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NEW YORK – September 5, 2012 – As Fashion Week begins, Bravo Media announces another strut down the runway giving the greenlight to the fifth season of the hit docu-series "The Rachel Zoe Project." Rachel Zoe has evolved from being a successful celebrity stylist into the Rachel Zoe brand. Her business has exploded and now includes accessories, apparel and more. Rachel has doubled her team and now has employees in New York and Los Angeles to keep up with her ever-expanding business. In her personal life, she is settling into her new Los Angeles home with husband Rodger and little fashionisto Skyler, who is now a walking toddler. Will her family grow as quickly as her business? Rachel proves that not only can she go "bananas," but can have her cake and eat it too. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com and follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/BravoPR.
"The Rachel Zoe Project" is produced for Bravo by Executive Producers Ken Druckerman, Banks Tarver, Angie Day, Rachel Zoe, Derek Wan of Left/Right Productions, and Executive Producer Charlie Corwin of Original Media.
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Bartle Bogle Hegarty has created its first global work for Dulux since picking up the business last year.
The TV and print campaign, which is supported by digital and PR, highlights how a newly decorated space improves not only the physical space aesthetically but also people's relationships in it.
A tired bedroom is transformed into a "boudoir", which improves a young couple's relationship; a child's bedroom turns into a "jungle", allowing the parents to sleep in for longer; and a "mancave" is created to give a couple their own space.
The work was created by Alex Ball and Rob Ellis, and directed by Paul Gay through Waspface.

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As of 11 p.m., Humberto was moving west-northwest at 10 mph about 120 miles west-southwest of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands. Its maximum sustained winds had increased by 10 mph since 5 p.m.
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Wat Phra Yai
This really is found on a rocky island that is incorporated in the northern end of Koh Samui. It houses a 15-meter high Buddha Statue from the modern Buddha in Mara posture using the beautiful island sky surrounding him. Before visitors can go into the area with the statue, they should don the proper traditional clothing to the area.
Na Muang Waterfalls
While Koh Samui has many waterfalls, the Na Muang waterfalls located inland are among the most breathtaking because they are ideal for doing things like swimming, exploring, climbing, or taking a picnic. The base of the first waterfall could be reached via the "staircases" created by the tree roots and rocks, as well as the base is really a large natural pool where water is cool and refreshing. The next waterfall is approximately half an hour away and is known as Namtok Na Muang or "purple waterfalls" because the rocks contain shades of purple. Between the two may be the Na Muang Safari Park where you may see monkey shows and continue on elephant rides.
Chaweng Beach
There is lots of exciting activity with this popular spot. You are able to go swimming or maybe relax on its beautiful sandy beaches encompassed by clear and funky waters. Another thing that this area is acknowledged for is its cabaret shows, or more specifically its kathoey cabaret shows that feature transgender women or effeminate males who dress and perform in classic cabaret or Thai dancing garb. The shows usually feature the dancers lip syncing to popular music and sometimes performing detailed choreography, making to have an enjoyable experience that is full of glitz and glam.
Hin Ta and Hin Yai
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Samui Aquarium and Tiger Show
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Samui Institute of Thai Culinary Arts
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Secret Buddha Garden
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Blasted by winds whipped up on the Aegean Sea, the Turkish island of Bozcaada sits close to the ancient city of Troy and has been known since the time of Helen and Paris for one thing: wine.
However, that may be all about to change. Earlier this month, another grape harvest on the island was coming to an end and with the final fruit of the season heading to the pressing room, vintner Mehmet Tanay was feeling gloomy.
"It will be an average year," he said.
Last year, he produced 600,000 bottles, but after the introduction of a new law designed to curb the sale and advertising of alcohol in Turkey, Tanay has lowered his expectations.
Although deputies voted for the law in May, it only came into force on Sept. 9, a move that Tanay and his fellow winemakers believe threatens their livelihoods and a tradition that stretches back generations.
Tanay estimates that his business has shrunk by between 5 percent and 10 percent in the months since the passing of the law, which bans advertising in the press and online; the sale of alcohol in shops between 10pm and 6am; and a total ban on its retail near schools and mosques.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended the law as a measure to improve the population's health, but critics see it as his latest attempt to "Islamicize" Turkey.
During the violent protests that swept the country in June, the law was consistently raised by demonstrators as the specter of a more hardline Muslim Turkey they say is being sought by Erdogan.
"We can't have wine tastings, we can't organize events, we can't advertise in newspapers," Tanay said. "We already couldn't advertise on TV, but now newspaper advertising is banned too. With these laws, we can't communicate."
Even a Web site advertising his vintage is gone, replaced with a black screen, while a popular wine festival is now a "grape festival."
As Bozcaada ponders its economic future — two-thirds of the island's 2,400 people are employed in the wine trade — others are worried about losing a part of their identity.
"Small producers don't want to sell their [vineyards] because it's part of their culture and they're attached to it. It's their heritage, often inherited from their parents and families," Bozcaada Mayor Mustafa Mutay said. "The islanders want to continue to produce wine and they will fight to be able to do that."
That may prove a challenge. Since taking power in 2002, Erdogan and his conservative Justice and Development Party have lumbered producers and drinkers with huge tax hikes.
Inflation is also a factor, but the price of Turkey's national drink, raki — an anise-flavored hard liquor — has risen by 272 percent since 2004, with beer bloating by 218 percent and wine by 163 percent, official statistics show.
The government raked in 4.6 billion Turkish lira (US$2.43 billion) in taxes from alcohol last year, up from 3 billion lira in 2010.
Erdogan's administration claims it has relieved the pressure on producers by boosting wine exports, which winemakers concede is true, but say is not enough.
"These restrictions have to be looked at differently," Tanay said. "Too many people depend on this sector."
However, Bozcaada's residents remain optimistic, believing that laws and taxes are nothing in the face of many Turks' desire for a nice glass of red.
"People come to Bozcaada for the wine. When they order a drink, it's wine," said Mahir, a restaurant owner on the island.


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John Maginnis: Treasurer's job too small for John Kennedy
State Treasurer John Kennedy is everywhere, never further away than today's headlines.
Since first elected in 1999, he has searched, plotted and inveigled to expand the duties and power of his office beyond what the constitution prescribes, which, by law and custom, is to shut up and write the checks.
A statewide-elected official has to do all he can to stay at least in the shadow of the governor and not to fade into the darkness of political oblivion. Kennedy has patiently, relentlessly, if only marginally expanded his official influence as treasurer and chairman of the Bond Commission. He has made good use of his assets at hand, particularly the once little-noticed Unclaimed Property Fund. What better way to touch the hearts of thousands by giving them back money they had lost track of and that was turned over to him?
Yet for so large an appetite for public service and attention, the governor's office seems better suited to his ambition. He clearly is interested in the job, as he regularly offers unsolicited fiscal advice, often in the form of stinging second-guessing, to Gov. Bobby Jindal, as he did to former Gov. Kathleen Blanco.
Lately, he has broadened and intensified his quest to establish himself as the state's leading watchdog of the public dollar. This fall, he went after community groups, defined as nongovernmental organizations, which have received state funding but not fully reported what they did with the money, as required by law. There may be little if any money left to recover from these groups, some now moribund, but Kennedy is using these examples to lecture the Legislature on how to stop future abuses.
With his crusade against the NGOs playing out, an investigative series by the Times-Picayune and Fox 8 News uncovering, among other abuses, blatant violations of campaign finance laws led the treasurer to call for the new Office of Debt Recovery to go after unpaid ethics fines, mostly owed by past unsuccessful candidates. The amount outstanding is only about $1 million, but the notion of tracking down deadbeat politicians makes for good headlines.
That inverse proportion of public dollars actually saved to publicity earned has caused his critics, often his targets, to label Kennedy as a grandstander bent on promoting himself instead of doing anything constructive.
Construction? He can do that, too. At a recent ribbon-cutting in Caddo Parish, Kennedy could claim as much credit for the newly completed 19-mile stretch of I-49 North as anyone else holding scissors. While completing the $671 million, 36-mile connection of Shreveport to Arkansas has been a priority of the Jindal administration, Kennedy has come up with big chunks of the funding with the help of his little old Unclaimed Property Fund. For all the money he tries to return, millions more pour in each year from dormant bank accounts and abandoned safety deposit boxes, utility and rent deposits and tax refunds, building up a kitty of more than $500 million. Kennedy had the bright idea for legislation to not leave that money in the treasury but to use it to back construction bonds for I-49. The state will issue $113 million in bonds next week, with $93 million to go to the last I-49 link to I-20, and $20 million for the longer road to go, I-49 South. It will take more than unclaimed property to build the southern link, from possible tolls to dedicated gasoline taxes, but, for now, idle refunds and deposits keep progress going.
All of the above has helped to earn Kennedy healthy job approval ratings among the three-fourths of likely voters who know him, according to statewide polls. Yet the ground he has staked out is still within the shadow of Sen. David Vitter, who, like Kennedy, might or might not run for governor in 2015. A recent independent poll by Southern Media and Opinion Research had Vitter leading comfortably at 30 percent, with Kennedy statistically tied with Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne in the high teens. It's questionable that all three of those Republicans would run, because the emergence of a strong Democrat likely would displace one of them. So far, only Dardenne is set on running, while Kennedy's decision might hinge on what Vitter decides.
In the meantime, acting like he could be governor gives Kennedy, who turned 62 two weeks ago, just enough to do.
— John Maginnis is an independent journalist who writes about Louisiana politics.


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Search through 4,680 items from across our internationally significant Egyptology collection. The full collection is one of the largest in the UK with nearly 20,000 items spanning from the Prehistoric (about 5300 BC) to the end of the Byzantine Period (AD 642). Month by month we are making more records available online.
Currently on display in Ancient Egypt Gallery, Level 3, World Museum
Author: Taylor, John
Publisher: Association Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth
Date: 1984
Author: Gatty, Charles
Publisher: The Committee of the Liverpool Free Public Library, Museum and Gallery of Art
Date: 1879
Description: 83 page illustrated catalogue of Joseph Mayer's Egyptian and Near Eastern collection that was on display. It also includes a small number of other collections, such as those given by Mr William Crosfield in 1861, some by Mr Charles Stoess in 1869, and others by Mr J. A. Tinne in 1870. Occasionally reference will be made to the provenance of objects, in particular if they are from the Joseph Sams or Lord Valentia collections. The woodcut illustrations were produced by the noted Victorian illustrator and engraver, Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt FSA. Compared to Mayer's 1852 catalogue there are more detailed descriptions for inscribed objects such as stelae, giving names and titles and the character of the text. Much of this information was provided by Samuel Birch of the British Museum who visited the collections in March 1877.
Author: Andrea Davies; Dirk van der Plas (ed)
Publisher: Utrecht University
Date: 2001
Description: CD ROM with 1500 objects from World Museum's Egyptian collection, including some destroyed in World War Two. This is now available online: http://www.globalegyptianmuseum.org/default.aspx
Author: Jansen-Winkeln, Karle
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Date: 2009
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This dashboard shows the results from macroinvertebrate sampling at this site. It displays three ecological indicators: macroinvertebrate community index, taxonomic richness and percent EPT.
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MCI sample history at this siteShowing:MCI for Awakino River at Awakino RoadMCI score
What do the icons mean?EXCELLENTMCI score of more than 119. Streams in excellent ecological condition. Indicative of excellent water quality and/or habitat conditions.GOODMCI between 100 and 119. Streams in good ecological condition. Indicative of good water quality and/or habitat conditions.FAIRMCI between 80 and 99. Streams in fair ecological condition. Indicative of only fair water quality and/or habitat condition.POORMCI less than 80. Streams in poor ecological condition. Indicative of poor water quality and/or poor habitat conditions.
Taxa richness history at this siteShowing:Taxa richness for Awakino River at Awakino RoadNumber of taxa
EPT history at this siteShowing:Percent EPT richness for Awakino River at Awakino RoadEPT %
The Cawthron Institute has worked alongside regional councils to verify the processes and methods used for macroinvertebrate data collection, processing of the data in the laboratory, quality control in the field and laboratory and the statistical analysis and interpretation of the results presented.
For more details on each tick, see our 'Can I Trust this Data?' Factsheet.
Macroinvertebrates are sampled at this site as part of council's stream health monitoring programme.
Macroinvertebrate sampling is done annually or more frequently at this site. Annual sampling provides enough data points for state and trend analyses to be calculated with sufficient statistical power for trend detection.
This site is a hard-bottomed site and appropriate sampling protocols have been applied. Data shown here have been collected using current best-practice based on Stark et al. (2001).
Macroinvertebrate sampling is done in all meso-habitats (i.e., pool, run and riffle), rather than just in riffle habitat, as Stark et al. (2001) suggest. All-habitat sampling provides a more comprehensive description than riffle-only sampling of the invertebrate community at a stream site. However, comparisons made between macroinvertebrate data collected in all habitat and data collected in just riffle habitat need to be treated with caution.
This council does not collect any macroinvertebrate samples for up to two weeks after a flood greater than three times the median flow as recommended by Stark et al. (2001). Therefore, data collected at this site is following best practice.
Samples at this site have been processed following protocol P2 which is recommended by Stark et al. (2001). However, the individual count number has been reduced from 200 to 100 (with a scan for rare taxa). Data processed at this site are therefore not following best practice and conclusions based on this data need to be treated with caution.
Data collected at this site had some form of field quality control done.
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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – The Georgia College softball team (6-2) extended its winning streak to four by sweeping Tusculum College (3-7), 3-2, and 2-0 Sunday at the Peeler Complex. Sophomore Abi LeRoy (Dublin, Ga.) was involved in the winning runs in both contests.
High drama returned to the Peeler Complex as the Bobcats recorded a walk-off win in the first game. Down 2-1 in extra innings, LeRoy singled to leftfield to score senior Whitney Okvist (Kennesaw, Ga.) for the winning run in the bottom of the eighth. Okvist's bunt single and stolen base put her in position to win the game. Senior Whitney Horton's (Acworth, Ga.) sacrifice fly scored sophomore Kristen Brooks (Brunswick, Ga.) to tie the game at 2-2 and set up the heroics for LeRoy, who led the team in hits with two.
The Pioneers took the lead on a solo home run by Tavi Parris in the fourth inning, and almost went up 2-0 later that inning but Brooke Rhodes was thrown out at the plate. Georgia College responded the following inning when Brooks' single scored junior Mikayla Sparks (Macon, Ga.) to tie the game. The Bobcat pair almost came through again in the bottom of the seventh to win the game, but Brooks grounded out to end the inning leaving Sparks on third base.
Sophomore starter Marisa Boyette (Marietta, Ga.) (2-1) went the distance giving up seven hits while registering nine strikeouts with no walks and one earned run.
In the second game, freshman Faith Flanders (Dublin, Ga.) (3-0) allowed just two hits in five innings with five strikeouts and freshman Carly Lewis (Seymour, Tenn.) earned the save pitching the final two innings. The Bobcats had a big fourth inning, while sophomore Becca Olson (Evans, Ga.) and LeRoy each had a pair of hits to lead the offense.
LeRoy scored the winning run when she stole home after leading off with a single in the fourth. Flanders doubled and then an Olson single scored Horton for the only two runs of the game. Georgia College got three of its seven hits in the fourth.
LeRoy finished the second game going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and run scored. Brooks and Sparks rounded out the Bobcat hits for the second game, with the latter getting a double.
The Bobcats are back in action Monday, Feb. 17 at Carson-Newman College for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
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BT has been forced to block web users in the UK from accessing an illegal download site following legal action by the Motion Picture Association (MPA).
The MPA started legal action against the ISP last month in a bid to ensure BT did not allow web users to access Newzbin 2, a members-only site that offers links to other locations on the web where music, movies and other content can be illegally downloaded.
"In my judgment it follows that BT has actual knowledge of other persons using its service to infringe copyright: it knows that the users and operators of Newzbin2 infringe copyright on a large scale, and in particular infringe the copyrights of the Studios in large numbers of their films and television programmes," said Justice Arnold, who was preceding over the case.
"It knows that the users of Newzbin2 include BT subscribers, and it knows those users use its service to receive infringing copies of copyright works made available to them by Newzbin2."
Justice Arnold also ruled that BT must use its own Cleanfeed technology, which is already used to block access to websites containing child sex abuse images, to prevent access to Newzbin2.
The MPA initially started legal action against the original Newzbin in 2010, which resulted in the site being ordered to remove any material that infringed copyrights. However, Newzbin went into administration and was subsequently sold to new owners and launched again as Newzbin 2 from the Seychelles.
The ruling marks the first time an ISP has been ordered to block access to a website relating to illegal downloads.
"This ruling from Justice Arnold is a victory for millions of people working in the UK creative industries and demonstrates that the law of the land must apply online," said Chris Marcich, President and Managing Director (EMEA) of the MPA
"This court action was never an attack on ISPs but we do need their co-operation to deal with the Newzbin site which continually tries to evade the law and judicial sanction. Newzbin is a notorious pirate website which makes hundreds of thousands of copyrighted products available without permission and with no regard for the law."
The MPA also said it is likely it will now request other ISPs to block the site.
A BT spokesman said the judgement was "helpful" and "provides clarity on this complex issue".
"It clearly shows that rights holders need to prove their claims and convince a judge to make a court order. BT has consistently said that rights holders need to take this route. We will return to court after the summer to explain what kind of order we believe is appropriate."
Nicholas Lansman, Secretary General of the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) said blocking websites featuring illegal content is "an issue that rights holders should seek to address in court, rather than through voluntary means".
"Today's ruling should go some way to offering clarity on what is a complex area. However, concerns about over-blocking, ease of circumvention and increased encryption are widely-recognised which means that blocking is not a silver bullet to stop online copyright infringement," he said.
"Rather, as the government-commissioned Hargreaves Review recently found, there should be more focus on offering innovative, fully-licensed content services to give consumers what they are clearly demanding."


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To display an angry, violent, and/or threatening reaction to or against something or someone, as does a dog or wolf when threatened. I will bare my teeth to anyone who tries to take away my land. We seemed to be getting along just fine, but she suddenly bared her teeth when I brought up religion.


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(CNN) — A helicopter crash in the North Sea off Scotland's Shetland islands killed four people, officials said Saturday.
Fourteen people have been rescued following the crash Friday, Police Scotland said.
"Our sympathies are very much with the families of those affected at this difficult time. All families have been informed and specially-trained family liaison officers are currently providing them with support," said Malcolm Graham, assistant chief constable of Police Scotland.
There were 18 people aboard; 16 passengers and two crew members. It went down Friday evening, police said
Shetland maritime officials first got word from a Scottish air rescue coordination unit that they had lost contact with a Superpuma helicopter, said Sophie Turner of the United Kingdom's Maritime and Coastguard Agency.
Authorities learned later that the aircraft ditched about two miles west of Sumburgh Airport in the Shetland isles, according to Turner.
Most of the passengers are workers on the Borstein Dolphin oil and rig platform, the spokeswoman said.
Nationalities were not immediately known.
Skies were misty with fog when the aircraft went down — conditions Turner said are not unusual for that area. She added that authorities had yet to identify the cause of the crash.
The Superpuma is a twin-engine helicopter that is often used to transport passengers given its relatively large cabin, according to its manufacturer, Eurocopter.


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The undeclared battle between Au and I over the office chair continues. And we've taken the fight downstairs.
We have the standard suite: a single, 2 seater and 3 seater set. Usually, Tom has the long sofa while I lounge on the 2 seater (It's closer to the idiot box and I'm blind as a bat).
Scoop and Au claim the end of the long sofa whenever they like, hang out on their rug, or sit on the stairs, peering down on us like little fuzzy gods. Scoop sometimes sits on us and he also has his own circular stool by the door.
Au is often busy with his newspaper stack under the coffee table, so he's mostly at toe level for the evening. If he wants a seat, he commands the single seater sofa chair or lies at the end of the long sofa. He's a cat who likes his space, so we don't expect him to sit on top of us.
But for the last few nights, I have only to leave my seat for a second, and Au hops up and takes possession of my place. He lies slap bang in the middle, ears back, daring me to move him off. First come, first served, he says with his eyes. Shove off somewhere else.
I'm bigger but he's playing politics. Au has maneuvered himself into the position of the underdog. If I pick him up and shift him, I'm a big bully.
I'm telling you: the standoffs are tenser than those in the cold war.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Sofa Wars
Posted by Ellen Whyte at 12:25 PM
3 comments:
LOL this is fun!
- Kitikata-san said...
Why of course Au is correct. Au had to wait for so long for you to get up and out of his resting spot. The least you can do is move to the carpet when you get back. Meow! LOL!
- Just Sharlene and the Spice Cats said...
Mmmm...the Spice Cats are more of a floor person. They hardly sleep on the sofa, maybe its too warm.
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Kamron and I went out for dinner this weekend with Miles. We were ambushed by wellwishers who recognized our cutie from the article our hometown newspaper did about him. Every comment was very positive, and lots of nice, harmless questions until...
There was a group of 8 or 10 very dressed up people at the table right next to us. They just kept staring at us and whispering and I just kept ignoring them. Finally, they designated a leader and sent her to get the scoop on our family. She opened her mouth to speak and here is what came out-
"We're Jahovah's Witness and we're not prejudice!"
No "hello". No "how are you." No "your baby is so cute". I really wanted to burst out laughing! I am pretty sure I have never introduced myself as, "I'm United Methodist, and I'm not prejudice" before. It's always the people who are trying to be so PC that come off as so un-PC. I have nothing against Jahovah's Witness, or any other religion for that matter, but her delivery just killed me! It was as if at that moment she had decided that she was going to speak for the entire organization! Has anyone else noticed that usually when you have to add the disclaimer, "I'm not trying to be rude/racist/prejudice BUT... it usually means that whatever follows the but is, infact, rude/racist/prejudice?
I can't even remember how I replied to her because I was just trying so hard not to laugh at her. She said a few other mindless things and then went back to her table who then stared and whispered some more after she took back her juicy gossip. I try so hard sometimes to remember that in our town, we are one of the only families who looks like ours and I try to put my best foot forward and represent with integrity, but... sometimes the bit@! just comes out in me and I can't help it. Odds are, I probably said something a little snippy to her as she shoved her religious flyers in my hand. I'm going to try to do better. Kamron handles weirdos way better than I do!
Today marks the beginning of our adventures in cloth diapering. I ordered all these cute cloth diapers before Miles even came home. But with the parasites, I felt like using cloth just left too much room for cross contamination in the laundry or in the handling, etc. Plus- the sheer volume of diapers involved in parasite ridding is enough to make even the most committed cloth diaperer lose her resolve. So we've plugged up landfills with our non-biodegradable diapers wrapped up in non-biodegradable plastic bags for the last 6 weeks. Starting today, we are *trying* to be a little kinder to mother Earth. Plus- aren't these diapers just cute?
I ordered them from a woman I met at a farmer's market last fall who runs her own company of Earth Friendly Baby Products. They are called Greener Baby. Miles seems to be really comfortable running around in the diapers and they are super absorbant. They aren't paying me to endorse them and they probably don't even remember that I ordered diapers from them months and months ago- but I love that the lady who makes them is just a mom trying to make a difference in the life of her family and the environment one diaper at a time!
We shall see how it goes or if the extra laundry just drives me bonkers!
P.S. Miles' bumble bee hat is one of a set of animals that cool aunts Peggy and Belinda brought over this weekend for the kids. And- there's even enough for mom and dad to get in on the animal action- LUCKY us! Here are the kids hamming it up with Peggy and Belinda. Really- after these gals ran around with the kids for an hour, it really did feel like we were in a zoo! They are super fun!
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Industry developed more slowly west of the Blue Ridge Mountains than in eastern Virginia, although there are several examples of early western Virginian entrepreneurship. At the end of the Revolutionary War, most of the industry located in what is now West Virginia operated in the Eastern Panhandle region, such as the iron furnace at The Bloomery in present-day Jefferson County, possibly as early as 1742. With the elimination of Native American threats and the improvement of transportation, industry soon spread across the mountains. By the end of the eighteenth century, a pottery factory and iron furnaces had been established near Morgantown, Peter Tarr had built an iron furnace on King's Creek in present-day Hancock County, and glass plants were built in the northwestern region of the state.
Meanwhile, convinced of the advantages of water for powering industry, George Washington selected Harpers Ferry as a site for one of the two national armories. In 1797, the government established an armory and arsenal at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers, which continued to produce weapons until the outbreak of the Civil War.
The first major regionwide industry was salt. The brine obtained from wells in the Kanawha Valley had long been used by Native Americans and pioneers, but never manufactured for profit. In 1797, Elisha Brooks used three hollowed sycamore trees as shafts and operated a salt works at the mouth of Campbell's Creek, capable of producing 150 pounds of salt daily. In 1807, David and Joseph Ruffner established a salt manufacturing works in the area of present-day Belle which produced 25 to 30 bushels daily. By 1810, the Kanawha Valley led the nation in the production of salt. Furthermore, the success at Kanawha Salines encouraged other salt works in western Virginia, including Bulltown (Braxton County) and on the West Fork River near Clarksburg, established by John Haymond and John George Jackson, respectively.
During the War of 1812 with England, the Kanawha Valley industry expanded, filling the void created by the absence of salt previously acquuired from England. In 1817, the numerous competitors in the valley joined forces to form the Kanawha Salt Company, the first business trust in the country. That same year, coal was discovered in the Kanawha Valley, and the salt works gradually shifted from wood to the use of coal as a fuel.
The salt industry continued to be an economic force in the Kanawha Valley until 1850, by which time the center of the meat packing industry had moved from Cincinnati to Chicago, taking salt manufacturing westward as well. By 1865, floods and the Civil War had destroyed all but one salt furnace in the valley.
The first major industrial city to develop in western Virginia was Wheeling. Already known for its glass plants which had been in business as early as 1820, Wheeling flourished on the thriving economy of the iron industry. In 1832, the Wheeling Iron Works established a large mill, producing up to 5,000 pounds of nails daily. By 1835, Wheeling had four iron foundries and four steam engine businesses. In 1849, Charles Ellet, Jr. extended the National Road across the Ohio River with a suspension bridge that was the longest single-span structure of that style in the world. Wheeling was viewed as a gateway to the west. The arrival of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in 1853 led to a dramatic increase in businesses and population. On the eve of the Civil War, Wheeling was second in the entire state only to Richmond in population.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A trio of UMBC track and field athletes have earned America East Performer of the Week awards after opening the outdoor season at the FSU Relays, the conference office announced on Tuesday afternoon. Senior Dennison Long (Greenbelt, Md./Eleanor Roosevelt/FIU) and sophomore Vincent Rentzsch(Oranienburg, Germany/Elite Sportschule Potsdam) swept the men's awards while junior Alisha Beeman (Bridgeport, Conn./Bunnell/Hartford) garnered the Women's Field Performer of the Week award.
After sitting out the indoor season, Long returned to his blistering outdoor form, taking second in both the 100m and 200m dash events at the competition in Tallahassee. Trailing only unattached runner Javon Young in each event, Long recorded a time of 10.57 in the short sprint and a new personal-best time of 21.09 in the 200m race. Both times meet the IC4A standard for the regional meet to be held at Princeton in May.
Rentzsch started his season off on the right foot for the second straight year, capturing the top spot in the javelin competition. The sophomore, who last year broke the school record and advanced all the way to the NCAA Championships in Oregon, bested the field with a top toss of 66.09m (216'10"). A versatile athlete, Rentzsch also competed in discus, placing seventh (40.47m; 132'9"), and shot put, taking eighth (13.93m; 45'8.5").
Having already claimed two school records during the indoor season, Beeman took hold of her third at the first meet of the spring season in the Sunshine State. The junior placed fifth in the javelin event, but earned the top spot in the Retriever record book with a heave of 41.92m (137'6"), good for ECAC qualification. Beeman also won the high jump event by clearing 1.68m (5'6"), the second-best leap in program history, and competed in the long jump (4.71m; 15'5.5").
The awards bring UMBC's total up to seven combined for the indoor and outdoor seasons. Senior Andrew Smith (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) and junior Mercedes Jackson (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown) swept the track honors on Feb. 11 while freshman Mercedes Tillman (Waldorf, Md./North Point) and sophomore Nneoma Edokobi (Rockville, Md./Richard Montgomery) won the women's awards, respectively, the next week (Feb. 18).
The UMBC track and field team hosts the 2014 Big Dawg Invitational this Saturday, March 29 at UMBC Stadium. The field competitions will commence at 10:00 a.m. with the women's hammer throw while the track events will start with the 3,000m steeplechase at 10:45 a.m.


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What is Harvard golf all about?
We hope you will take some time to review our Mission Statement, which outlines our core philosophy.
To understand the Harvard golf program, it is helpful to know the philosophies of the institutions that shape us -- the Ivy League and the Harvard Department of Athletics.
What is the Ivy League?
It is well known that Ivy League schools have highly selective admissions processes and outstanding academics. Less well known is the fact that athletics plays a primary role in the educational experience at Ivy League institutions. Member schools subscribe to a unique view of athletics as an extension of the educational experience that provides student-athletes an optimal level of balance and development. At the core of this viewpoint is that student-athletes will be 'representative of the student body'.
Visit the Ivy League's official website for more information.
Why is the recruiting process different for Harvard / Ivy League colleges and 'scholarship schools'?
The following link provides information on the Ivy League Admissions and Financial Aid process. Reviewing the information therein will help you get a better sense of the recruiting approach expected of coaches within the Ivy League.
How does Harvard Golf fit within the Department of Harvard Athletics?
The mission of the Harvard Department of Athletics is based upon "education through athletics". For our team members to have the best educational experience possible, they will strive to be their best in the classroom and on the golf course. Balancing these commitments while seeking excellence are conditions that help team members achieve the maximum benefit from the unique opportunity of competing in a varsity Division I sport.
Will the Harvard Department of Athletics support my desire for athletic success?
The depth and breadth of the Harvard Department of Athletics is a surprise to most people. We encourage you to take the time to learn more via www.gocrimson.com.
Harvard has the largest number of varsity sports of any college in the country and the most student athletes participating at the varsity level.
From a competitiveness perspective, we first measure ourselves with the Ivy League framework. We are proud that Harvard teams traditionally win more than 30% of the Ivy League championships contested each academic year. Beyond the Ivy League, many Harvard teams compete at the national level, garner rankings in the top 20 and win national championships.
At the individual level, Harvard is consistently well-represented at the Olympics and in professional sports. We will similarly support you in your pursuit of excellence. As with everything at Harvard, the resources are available to be 'world-class' in your chosen field. It is up to you to utilize these resources.
What is your recruiting philosophy?
We sincerely want you to:
● attend the school you most want to attend whether that is Harvard or any other school.
● make an informed decision about which college you most want to attend.
● pursue your dreams and hope we can support those dreams along the way.
We will not 'sell' you on Harvard or try to convince you that Harvard is the best school for you. If you are interested in Harvard as a potential option for your college education, we will be happy to provide you information to further your analysis and try to help you make the best decision for you.
If you decide that Harvard is the best school for you, we will provide honest feedback on your qualifications and, when appropriate, work with you to try to make admission a reality.
Can a prospect's candidacy for the golf team increase the chances of gaining admission?
We will support golf team prospects' applications for admission as appropriate. Support from a trusted and reliable source can make a significant impact on admissions decisions. However, since coaches are not admissions officers and do not make admissions decisions, we cannot and will not guarantee admission to anyone.
The amount of support we can provide and the number of candidates we are able to actively support is limited. Our support for a prospect is generally based upon their:
● likelihood of admission;
● ability to help our team achieve our Vision; and
● desire to put in the effort needed to be the best college golfer they can be.
What grade point average and SAT/ACT scores do I need to be considered for admission to Harvard?
The answer is complex. The quantitative components of an applicant's academic performance are only one part of a broad picture that is considered when the admissions department reviews applications. For more information on Harvard admissions requirements, visit the Harvard website.
Harvard is one of the most respected and selective colleges in the world. Accordingly, Harvard maintains the highest standards for admission. The Harvard Admissions office has the expertise and experience to evaluate candidates holistically. We are proud that our team members are representative of the Harvard student body.
For our initial evaluation of golf prospects we typically look for individual SAT I & II scores above 700 and/or ACT scores above 33. We would like to see grades above 3.80 (unweighted) on a 4.0 scale or the equivalent while taking a rigorous course load. There are many other considerations and other factors may be more important in individual evaluations. Harvard Admissions cares deeply about personal qualities such as character, leadership and interpersonal skills. It is not just about the numbers.
For more information on how standardized testing can help you maximize your options, please view our document on Test Prep FAQs.
What will make me a strong candidate for the Harvard golf team?
In order to achieve the vision we have established for our golf program, we need to continually attract and develop the best team members possible. As in the evaluation process for admission, there are many factors that affect an individual's ability to excel in our environment. The three attributes that we reference most frequently are personal qualities, tournament history and desire.
Personal qualities: We are fortunate that our team has developed great culture and chemistry. When positive team culture exist, magic can happen. Our efforts to maintain a positive team culture are an important part of our recruiting process. Accordingly, we need to get to know you before we consider providing our highest level of support in the admissions process. We want our top prospects to spend time with the coaches and team members on an overnight campus visit. Leadership, character, optimism, responsiveness and other personal qualities are assessed during our process. We encourage you to be equally careful in your evaluation of the colleges you are considering. You should confirm that the people at the school you choose to attend will inspire you to engage deeply and passionately in the classroom and on the golf course.
Tournament history: We are looking for a strong indication that you can score in the low-to-mid 70s in college tournaments. Scores from state amateur tournaments, USGA, AJGA, or similar national tournaments are generally helpful as the fields are usually competitive and the events are often contested on course setups that approximate the college level. High school tournaments, non-tournament rounds and handicaps are not necessarily indicative of college-level ability.
Desire: We believe that players can improve from high school to college with focus and effort. The best performers in most fields are those with the highest levels of desire that fuels their work ethic. Therefore, we need to learn how strongly prospective team members want to be the best collegiate golfer they can. Measuring prospective team members' desire is a difficult task. As difficult as this can be, we place more emphasis on desire than junior tournament scores.
How does the Harvard golf team establish contact with potential team members?
We approach recruiting in a different manner than many other programs. Our approach reflects our recruiting philosophy (above) as well as the competitive nature of the Harvard admission process. We encourage prospective student athletes to make initial contact with us via email at the beginning of their junior year indicating interest in our program. Prospects should direct all recruiting inquiries to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Who should contact Harvard?
We expect the prospective student-athlete to lead the communication process. Any prospect who is interested in the possibility of attending Harvard and playing golf should contact us. Keep in mind that golf is a Division I sport at Harvard and requires significant desire and commitment.
Occasionally, parents, coaches, and scouting services will contact us on a prospect's behalf. While it is great to have people who are supporting, encouraging, and mentoring prospects throughout this process, we prefer to work directly with prospects for a number of reasons:
● We want to get to know the prospect personally and we want the prospect to get to know us.
● Outreach is a good opportunity for prospects to demonstrate initiative and self-advocacy. These are two skills that show the level of maturity we like to see our prospective team members
● Outreach by the student indicates that they are interested and deeply engaged. Gaining admission to a selective school such as Harvard is far more likely to happen if the student demonstrates these qualities.
How often should I expect to hear from Harvard once I establish contact?
Infrequently. We do not make many phone calls to prospective student-athletes or bombard them with recruiting tactics. Instead, if we believe a prospect has the potential to help our golf program and has a good chance of gaining admission, we will let them know of our interest. We will then work to help them identify the college that they most want to attend. Contact is maintained on a regular basis with strong prospects.
New NCAA regulations allow us to call and text you as much as we like after the start of your junior year. This is not our style. We do not believe it is necessary or beneficial to be in constant communication with our prospects. Rather, we prefer to check in with prospects periodically throughout the year when we have significant information to share. We hope you will take the same approach.
We believe in an honest and transparent approach to recruiting. Our goal is simple – that students attend the school they most want to attend. We will let you know clearly and honestly where you stand. If you have a question and want honest feedback, please ask.
Can we meet?
We receive hundreds of requests for in-person meetings each year. To be efficient with our time and a prospect's time we limit in-person meetings to those with prospects we believe are strong candidates for our program. We meet with prospects who have established a strong academic fit (see above) and demonstrated the ability to help our golf team. For more information on requesting a meeting with the coaching staff, click here.
What can I do to have Harvard coaches see me play?
Seeing a prospect in action on the golf course can be helpful for us in the evaluation process. However, it is not a primary evaluation tool for us. We rarely travel to tournaments outside of New England.
We encourage our strongest prospects to play in a tournament near Boston in the summer before their junior or senior year so we can combine an opportunity to see them play with an unofficial visit to campus.
Even while we are interested in attracting the best players in the country to play at Harvard, we don't believe that extensive travel to tournaments is necessary or an efficient use of our time. Following are a few reasons for our limited recruiting travel:
● Watching players who have not expressed interest in Harvard and/or have not provided academic information is unlikely to be productive given the academic standards for admission to Harvard.
● We cannot talk to prospects at tournaments to get to know their thoughts and internal reactions to how they are playing - we can only observe.
● Watching a couple of holes, or portions of 1 or 2 rounds, provides a feel for how someone moves, or how someone reacts to good or bad shots - on those given days. But it's just a snapshot. To judge a player in that short period of time is challenging at best and we don't believe that it is the most productive use of time.
Instead, we believe in evaluating a larger body of work as a student, golfer and person. We look at grades, test scores, leadership roles and extra-curricular activities to determine a prospect's potential fit with Harvard. We evaluate your overall body of work as a golfer including long-term tournament results, length of time playing, practice routines, commitment to being the best you can be, etc. Finally, we use the quality of correspondence, phone calls, and in-person visits over a period of time to provide a better evaluation for both parties.
All that being said, we know some prospects like to see coaches observing them at tournaments. It feels good to receive attention, and we know that not attending tournaments can be misconstrued as a lack of interest. We prefer a far more straightforward approach. We will tell you where you stand. If you are not sure, ask. You can count on honest answers; always.
Logistics of playing golf at Harvard:
When is the Harvard golf tournament season?
We have two distinct tournament golf seasons per academic year. Our fall season commences upon the students' return to school around September 1st. We typically compete in three or four fall tournaments in September and October.
Upon returning from our spring break training trip, we compete in several tournaments including the Ivy League Championship. The winner of the Ivy League Championship receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals in May.
What practice facilities are available to team members?
We are fortunate that our home course for practice is The Country Club in Brookline - a course that is perennially ranked in the top 20 courses in the country and the site of several U.S. Opens, USGA events and the 1999 Ryder Cup. We practice at other areas courses occasionally, and have a relationship with TPC Boston as a primary practice facility.
On campus, team members have 24/7 access to our indoor practice facility. We recently upgraded the facility to include a 2,500 square foot short game area for putting and chipping. We have multiple indoor hitting bays and can facilitate detailed swing analysis with our Trackman. We also have access to the bubble that is installed over the football stadium during the winter months for short and medium range wedge work.
What is the day-to-day Harvard Golf practice and tournament schedule?
Below is an outline of the program that all team members are expected to follow. Individuals often develop additional practice routines based upon their goals and desire for improvement.
During non-tournament weeks we typically practice 5 or 6 days per week. During tournament weeks we typically practice 3 days per week in addition to the tournament practice round and competition rounds.
To minimize missed class time we strive to compete in tournaments that are held on weekends. For such tournaments we leave campus on Fridays and return on Sundays.
Per NCAA rules, one day per week must be free of athletic activities. Historically we have utilized Mondays as our 'off day'.
How do you determine which players go to each tournament?
Just as our team members must earn their membership, everyone must earn the privilege of representing the team and Harvard at tournaments. College tournaments typically follow the "play five count four" format. Almost all events are strokeplay, though we will occasionally play in match-play events.
Given that we carry more than five players on our team, we have established a system of qualifying during practice to determine which players travel to tournaments. Our system is a simple one -- we pre-designate 2-3 rounds that will count as "qualifying" and the five players with the lowest cumulative scores go to the upcoming tournament. Every tournament has a separate "qualifier", so every player has an equal opportunity to play his way into an event.
We believe this system is fair and allows us to bring the sharpest players to each tournament. Most importantly, the qualifying process is objective. There is no opportunity for favoritism and players always know what they need to do to qualify.
How do players keep their golf games in shape during the offseason?
There are three distinct periods of time that make up our 'off season' -- early November through mid-December, mid-December through the end of January, and February 1 to mid-March.
Early November through mid-December: Our fall tournament season typically concludes by the end of October. Golfers in the Boston area are able to play and practice outdoors until approximately Thanksgiving; for Harvard that coincides with the start of "reading period and exams". We hope that our team members will take a break from golf at some point during this 6-week period to help them re-charge their batteries in preparation for the winter and spring.
Mid-December through the end of January: When the first semester exams end in mid-to-late December our students are on winter break until the end of January. Most team members play and practice extensively in warm climates during this time. We also schedule our once-every-four-years international trips during this time.
February 1 through mid-March: We start our formal indoor practice routine on the first day of February with TPI workouts three times per week, practice in the stadium bubble 2-3 times per week and extensive use of our indoor practice area. We take a 9-day training trip to warmer climates during our spring recess in mid-March. We are fortunate to have traveled to the following locations and courses on recent trips:
● 2019 Northern California including Monterey and San Francisco area courses
● 2018 Southern California including PGA West, La Quinta and Los Angeles area courses
● 2017 Southeast Florida including training at Every Ball Counts, PGA National, Bears Club and Seminole
● 2016 South Carolina including Colleton River, Long Cove and Berkeley Hall
● 2015 San Francisco and Monterey, Calif. (Cypress Point, Pebble Beach, Spyglass, Monterey Peninsula CC, S.F. Golf Club, etc.)
● 2014 Southern California (La Quinta, PGA West, LA Country Club, Riviera)
If an individual wants to improve their game, we have everything necessary to accommodate that goal.
Do you have a golf fitness program?
We believe that golf-specific fitness training can help team members improve their game. Our strength and conditioning staff implements the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) golf-specific workouts for our team. The 25,000 square foot varsity strength and conditioning facility is available to the golf team at set times. The strength and conditioning staff works directly with the team during the workouts to make sure that team members are receiving the maximum benefit.
Since there are NCAA limits on the amount of hours that can be scheduled for practice we have decided to prioritize on-course practice time during the tournament seasons. During the tournament season, team members who want to continue their golf fitness are able to arrange times to work directly with the strength and conditioning trainers. Similarly, in the off-season when coaches are not allowed to organize athletic activities, team members are able to arrange workout times directly with the staff at the varsity workout facility.
With what other colleges do you regularly compete?
Tournaments typically include 12 to 20 schools from the surrounding area including Ivy League schools and many others. We are fortunate to have the resources to travel to out-of-region events each season to test our games against national competition. We seek out tournaments that will allow us to compete against some of the best teams in the country.
What are some of the results from tournaments in which Harvard has competed?
Complete tournament-by-tournament results are available on Golfstat and GoCrimson.com. We have a long and storied history in our program, as Harvard was a strong regional and national power in golf through the 1970s. The results from the 80's, 90's and early 2000's are not as impressive, but Harvard returned to prominence in the 2010s. In the 10 year period from 2010-19, Harvard golf combined to win eight Ivy League titles - men (2) and women (6).
The Harvard women's golf team emerged as the strongest team in the Northeast over the past decade, winning six Ivy Championships in the past eight years. Additionally, the Crimson women have also been strong on national level, finishing in the top-10 of the NCAA Regional Championship in 2015 and 2016.
On the men's side, Harvard won back-to-back Ivy titles in 2016 and 2017, which included the third-best Ivy League team-score of 874 at the 2017 championship at Stanwich Club in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Can I tryout for the team if I am admitted?
We believe in 'athletics for all'. For information on tryouts, click here. Once a student is admitted to Harvard and shows an interest in trying out for the team we will work with them to determine the best approach for a positive experience.
I see that the Men's and Women's teams share a Head Coach. How does that work?
We are fortunate to have Kevin Rhoads at the helm of our golf teams serving as the Head Coach of Men's and Women's Golf. Coach Rhoads is highly decorated as a teacher -- he is one of fewer than 350 golf professionals in the country who have earned the Master Professional designation, was the 2008 New England PGA Teacher of the year and, in 2010 was rated as one of the top 20 teaching professionals in the country under 40 years old by Golf Digest. Coach Rhoads also serves as the Teaching Professional at The Country Club. Given Coach Rhoads' dedication to the craft of teaching and comprehensive player development it is no surprise that both teams are thriving under his leadership.
Coach Rhoads travels to the majority of the both teams' tournaments and is present at nearly every practice. To support and supplement Coach Rhoads, we have two outstanding assistant coaches -- one each for the men's and women's teams. These assistant coaches are always present at their respective team's practices and competitions. The assistant coaches and the Director of Golf handle all non-coaching items so that Coach Rhoads can focus his time and efforts on team and player performance.
What does the Director of Golf do? Why is he recruiting me instead of the Head Coach?
The Director of Golf role is a unique feature of our coaching structure. Fred Schernecker '89 oversees the strategic and operational aspects of the program including fundraising, budgeting, and long-term planning, among other things. As a former student-athlete at Harvard who has enjoyed a successful business career, he is uniquely qualified to serve as an academic and career advisor to the team members and does so during four formal individual meetings each year with each team member along with many other interactions. Team members often cite Coach Schernecker as their best resource on campus and an instrumental figure in their experience as a student-athlete.
Prospects sometimes wonder why they are being recruited by the Director of Golf rather than the head coach. We want Coach Rhoads and the assistant coaches to focus their efforts on current team members, making their experience on the golf course the best it can be. And we believe our current structure and division of responsibilities enables us to do just that. We also believe that Coach Schernecker's role as the primary recruiter allows him to build a solid relationship with future team members that will continue through and after college.
For our top prospects, if there is a desire to interact with Coach Rhoads and/or the assistant coaches, we typically arrange that contact during on-campus visits and in the spring or summer of junior year.
Academic and Athletic Balance:
Will Harvard professors support me in the pursuit of my athletic passions?
Harvard admits students who have outstanding academic qualifications and aspirations. Most of those students are also excellent in at least one other endeavor. That 'other endeavor' is sports for the 15% of the student body that participates in varsity athletics. Professors are accustomed to working with students who have passions outside of the classroom. Most professors encourage and support students' pursuits in the athletic arena. That said, students are expected to do their part to make sure they are performing their best in the classroom. People are far more likely to respect you if you show respect for them.
How do students manage their time between academic and golf team commitments?
For most students, a primary difference between high school and college is that no one is telling them where to go, what to do or when to do it. They now control their own schedule. The ability to learn how to prioritize and manage time is an important part of the learning process for Harvard students, especially Harvard student-athletes. The amount of time team members commit to golf is significant and requires discipline in order to perform well in the classroom and on the course.
We often say that in order to achieve our goals, team members need to (1) get enough sleep; (2) stay on top of their schoolwork and (3) maximize their number of quality repetitions in the limited time we have. All three of these success factors require strong time management. Developing planning skills and exercising the discipline to say 'no' to items that are not priorities, are integral parts of the Harvard learning experience that reward student-athletes for a lifetime.
We work closely with team members -- especially freshmen -- to help schedule and manage their time. Team members are supported by a network of advisors including freshman proctors, peer advising fellows, concentration advisors, resident deans, and an upper-class mentor within the team.
Over 1,000 of the nearly 7,000 undergraduate students at Harvard compete in intercollegiate athletics, proving every day that Harvard students can be successful in the classroom and in athletics. Our golf team echoes that success as evidenced by our numerous Academic All American award winners and team grade point average consistently over 3.5.
Admissions and Financial Aid:
I am confused by the Early Action versus Early Decision process. Can you explain the difference and how applying early affects the chance of gaining admission?
Students who apply Early Decision and are admitted have a binding commitment to attend the school. Harvard utilizes the Early Action program, which restricts the applicant from applying to other Early Action or Early Decision programs but does not bind the student to attend. It is usually understood, however, that the student is applying early to their first choice. The chance of gaining admission can be increased by applying early depending upon many other factors including the size and quality of the early applicant pool and the recruiting situation of the sport involved. Students are encouraged to make this choice carefully.
The Harvard College Admissions site can answer many of your questions about the application and admission process.
I would really like to attend Harvard, but I have several offers for full scholarships. Can you provide any information that will help me with this decision?
Since Harvard applicants represent the "best and the brightest," they frequently have other opportunities available to them. Recruited athletes are often faced with this decision.
Harvard and other Ivy League institutions do not offer merit-based scholarships -- athletic or otherwise. Financial aid at Harvard is based strictly on need.
Harvard has an outstanding financial aid program that allows people from all financial backgrounds to attend. Harvard's financial aid initiative is quite impressive. Students whose families make less than $65,000 per year attend Harvard free of charge and students whose families earn up to $150,000 attend Harvard for up to 10% of their family income.
You are encouraged to review the following web page for more information on the Harvard Financial Aid program. I also encourage you to spend a couple minutes filling out the simple financial aid calculator. You may find that the financial aid package available at Harvard is better than the scholarship offers you are considering.


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A Washington University professor is suing mobile payments startup Square for fraud and patent infringement, claiming that he should be included as one of the company's co-founders, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Square, founded by Twitter's Jack Dorsey and a former owner of a glass-blowing business, Jim McKelvey, makes a credit card-swiping attachment for cell phones and tablets.
The legal battle over the patent on that card reader is tangled and has been going on for several years.
McKelvey told the Post-Dispatch last year that he thought up the idea for the card reader in 2009 and contacted his friend Dorsey to help develop it. He then contacted Prof. Richard Morley, who holds patents on several card-reading technologies, to help develop a prototype.
In December 2010, Square and its co-founders filed a lawsuit against Morley's company, REM Holdings 3, claiming that McKelvey was wrongly left off a new patent for the developed card reader device. Counterclaims followed and encompassed several patents. That lawsuit is still pending.
The new suit Morley filed Thursday against Square however, says that Morley alone invented the card reader and the magnetic stripe decoding algorithms on Square's app. Morley's attorney also said that that Morley helped the company on the business side by explaining the way credit cards are processed.
"Mr. Dorsey and Mr. McKelvey conspired with the objective of owning the lion's share of the company and excluding Dr. Morley from receiving his share as a co-founder," the lawsuit alleges. Essentially, Morley is claiming that he was ousted.
The accusation is unfortunate because Dorsey was previously accused of helping oust alleged co-founder Noah Glass from Twitter during that company's early years.
Amid speculation of an IPO later this year, Square responded with plans to vigorously fight the lawsuit.
Morley is seeking an unspecified amount of damages.
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MESA, Ariz. – A short-handed East Mississippi Community College men's basketball squad gave a valiant second-half effort against host Mesa Community College only to have a gutsy, comeback attempt fall just short Sunday evening. In the end, the visiting Lions dropped a controversial 84-81 decision in the third-place game of the fourth annual Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout held at Theo Heap Gym on the Mesa CC campus.
Despite the host Thunderbirds shooting twice as many free throws (26-13) as EMCC in the opening half of play, the Lions trailed by only six points (37-31) at the halftime break. However, a hot-shooting Mesa club opened the second half with a 10-2 run to jump out to a 47-33 advantage.
As the Lions were chipping away at Mesa's double-digit lead, the contest took an unfortunate turn with a minor skirmish at the 15:15 mark. After the slight altercation between teams was quickly resolved, the game officials ruled that multiple EMCC players left the bench during the encounter. As a result, seven Lion players were ejected from the contest and the visitors were forced to compete the remaining 15 minutes with only six players.
Even despite their shortage of players, a courageous EMCC contingent used a 9-1 run to trim a 10-point Mesa lead to a basket (71-69) with 2:50 remaining in regulation. The Thunderbirds responded with a guarded made 3-pointer by Anthony Hatfield and a subsequent dunk from Christian Griggs-Williams to lengthen the margin to seven points at 76-69.
From there, the under-manned Lions managed to cut the deficit to four points on four different occasions over the final minute of play. But, EMCC just didn't have enough manpower left at the end as Trey Brown and Mack Foster both fouled out during the game's final seconds. With only four EMCC players available for action to conclude the contest, the Lions fought to the bitter end as Jacolby Mobley's 3-pointer at the game-ending buzzer made it a three-point final outcome.
Mobley, selected the MACJC Men's Basketball Player of the Week prior to the Christmas holiday, pumped in 18 of his career-high 27 points in the second half against Mesa. The former Starkville High School standout hit 4-of-12 shots from beyond the three-point arc.
Also coming up big for the Lions in their second-half comeback attempt, sophomore guard A.J. Wade tallied 13 of his career-best 17 points after the break. The Northeast Lauderdale product was 5-of-11 from the field and 6-of-8 from the line.
Though he wasn't able to complete the third-place contest due to his second-half ejection, EMCC's Jarekious Bradley was named to the Fiesta Bowl Junior College Shootout All-Tournament Team. The Midland College transfer scored 21 points in the Lions' 73-59 win over 18th-ranked Central Arizona College on Friday and added 18 points against eventual tourney champion Salt Lake (UT) Community College.
Improving to 11-3 on the year, Mesa had four players score in double figures. Shyheim McClelland led the way with 18 points, followed by Griggs-Williams and Tylor Wimbish with 16 points apiece for the winners.
Along with having the obvious advantage in manpower numbers down the stretch, the home-standing Thunderbirds made six more free throws (35-of-45) than the Lions attempted (21-of-29 FTs) on the night. Mesa also benefitted from 7-of-10 three-point shooting in the contest. EMCC, now 6-4 for the season after going 1-2 in the Fiesta Bowl tournament, was also whistled for nine more personal fouls (32-23) than Mesa for the game.
In Sunday night's championship game, Salt Lake CC claimed a 57-48 victory over San Bernardino Valley (CA) College to earn its second Fiesta Bowl Shootout team title in three years.
The East Mississippi basketball teams return to the hardwood on Tuesday, Jan. 8 by playing host to rival East Central Community College. A 5:30 p.m. women's game will be followed by a 7:30 p.m. men's contest at EMCC's Keyes T. Currie Coliseum on the Scooba campus.


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Do our representatives really think that their time is best spent trying to repeal health-care reform? After the midterm elections, I wrote a blog about breast cancer survivors not wanting another fight, but it looks like the fight is on. Does the new Republican-dominated House of Representatives truly not care that breast cancer survivors are threatened by insurance company decisions that limit or deny their coverage — or even eject them?
I have been barraged with comments over the past few years from people newly diagnosed with breast cancer who can't get coverage. They either can't afford it or are denied for having a pre-existing condition. New reform is set to ensure that no one can be denied coverage for a pre-existing condition. Many people really do go without health insurance because of cost and more people are losing their coverage as jobs are lost. If you are diagnosed with breast cancer and don't have health insurance, the battle becomes finding resources and a means to pay for treatment.
Throughout the health-care reform debate, many Americans learned for the first time that we are the only developed country where health insurance isn't a right. We found out that insurance executives are among the top money-earners and insurance companies among the top profit-earning corporations — all made rich on the backs of healthy Americans who hope the money will be there for them in the event they need costly health care.
I am not a fan of the new requirement that all Americans must purchase insurance, but without everyone's participation, we won't see health insurance costs contained. Most other countries have much lower health care costs, precisely because everyone pays into the system in one way or another. The detriment of the American system is that while we are paying into a system that not everyone can access, huge profits are taking money out of the equation. The free market is part of a strong, healthy America, but it can't be at the expense of ensuring strong, healthy Americans.
A breast cancer diagnosis reminds us how vulnerable we are. Reviewing the cost of our treatments when the bills arrive reminds us how lucky we are to have insurance — for those of us that have it. It is time to think about our neighbors and whether they have health insurance. It is time to call our representatives and remind them that we are more concerned about the health of our neighbors than the earnings and profits of insurance executives. The health-care discussion must be about more than cutting the deficit and reducing costs — it needs to be about saving and extending lives.
It is time to stop fighting about health care. It is time to start caring about all Americans.