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Following the accidental death of their 3-year-old son, Sebastian, in October 2007, Horst and Luisa Ferrero received an $850,000 settlement from Shands HealthCare.
Following the accidental death of their 3-year-old son, Sebastian, in October 2007, Horst and Luisa Ferrero received an $850,000 settlement from Shands HealthCare. In March 2008, the Ferreros announced that they would donate as much as $1 million to match donations for patient safety programs and to build a freestanding children's hospital at Shands that would bring pediatric services spread around campus under one roof.
After supporters held raffles, runs and other events to help raise the matching money, the Ferreros and board members decided to hold a gala event to raise the profile of the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation and its mission.
Noche de Gala quickly grew into the grandest and most elaborate event on Gainesville's social calendar, selling out that first fall of 2008 with 720 attendees under a large tent on the grounds of Tioga Town Center. The event was moved to the 642-acre Besilu Collection horse estate near Orange Lake the following year, where it has drawn more than 900 people each year to the black-tie event — last year costing $450 to $600 per ticket — with fine dining from Embers Wood Grill and national entertainment acts under a 24,000-square-foot main tent and other tents housing bars, a charity auction and a VIP section.
Since the gala's second year, Noche de Gala has cost the foundation between $440,000 and $515,000 per year, according to tax records, making it almost certainly the largest charity production in North Central Florida and among the largest in the state.
Those involved with the foundation say they have faced questions about the price and the pageantry of the gala — including from members of their own board — but to generate the level of support the foundation has received, they say they needed to make a big noise.
"We're not doing it for the pleasure of doing a big event. We're doing this to change the pediatric care for the next generations, for children, for families, for the next generation of doctors," Horst Ferrero said in a recent interview. "Luisa and I started this as a legacy for Sebastian, but now it has become a project that has been fully supported throughout the state and throughout the community."
That support has included both U.S. senators from Florida — Democrat Bill Nelson and Republican Marco Rubio — serving as honorary chairs, University of Florida President Bernie Machen and wife, Chris, serving as event chairs; and Benjamin and Silvia Leon, owners of medical centers and the horse farm, providing the venue and a substantial annual donation. UF basketball coach Billy Donovan selected the foundation for the Infiniti Coaches' Charity Challenge, with the foundation receiving $100,000 after Florida fans cast the most online votes in 2011, and again for the current challenge, with voting ending on Wednesday. Local media have provided hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of free advertising. About 200 people volunteer for the event every year, and 120 sponsors help fund the festivities.
The foundation's board includes Santa Fe College President Jackson Sasser, local business leaders such as John Spence and Richard Allen, radio personality Storm Roberts, doctors and Shands administrators.
"If we were doing a bake sale or something like that, we would not have the two senators from both parties working as honorary chairs," Ferrero said.
"That's very powerful. Having two senators certainly has a big influence on decision-makers and a big influence on the perception of the effort, and the door has been opened for many other things."
Shands created the Sebastian Ferrero Office of Clinical Quality and Patient Safety and hired a chief quality officer, but when the foundation began in 2008, Shands leadership said a freestanding children's hospital was not economically feasible at the time. After Dr. David Guzick arrived as president of the UF&Shands Health System in 2009, he led a process to bring scattered parts of various clinical programs together in the same facilities so that cardiovascular services — for instance — would be in one place, as would cancer, neurology, musculoskeletal and pediatrics.
That included plans to turn an existing facility into a 175-bed, four-story Shands Hospital for Children at UF. Shands started by renovating the pediatric cancer unit and has converted the former emergency room into a pediatric emergency department. It is starting renovations on the facade and lobby, to be followed by construction of an intensive care unit and a neonatal intensive care unit.
The project has an estimated cost of $130 million over five to seven years. And $50 million must come from private sources such as the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation. Ferrero said he hopes the foundation can provide about 20 percent of that, which would be $10 million.
The foundation has received more than $9 million from donations and proceeds from the gala and has donated $3 million to the children's hospital, with more pledged as Shands meets certain milestones.
The Ferreros — who own Tioga Town Center — have personally donated $2 million, with part of that to defray costs of the gala. The foundation also received a $5 million pledge from Gainesville native Craig Silverstein, who earned considerable wealth with Google. Silverstein was the first employee hired by Google's two founders and recently left the company after serving as its director of technology.
Silverstein's mother, Dr. Janet Silverstein, was the endocrinologist who ordered the test that set off a chain of events that led to Sebastian's death. The death was a result of a series of medical errors by Shands employees and a pharmacy. She serves on the foundation's board.
After announcing that the foundation was donating another $1 million to the children's hospital at the Sept. 29, 2012, gala, Luisa Ferrero said, "Tonight it's not about Noche de Gala or any one individual or any one foundation. Tonight serves simply as an annual reunion where we get together and enhance our commitment to children. The real work happens out there every day."
The Ferreros
Horst and Luisa Ferrero hail from Venezuela, where Horst worked as a corporate lawyer after earning a master's in international business law from American University in Washington, D.C. He later earned a master's of business administration from the University of Florida. Luisa — who is fluent in Italian, English, Spanish and French — studied international commerce in Venezuela and inherited a 62-store musical instrument family business. After she left the business, the Ferreros moved to Gainesville, where they partnered with the Diaz family in developing the Town of Tioga residential community and in particular the Tioga Town Center office and retail center.
Sebastian was born in 2004, the first of four boys.
In October 2007, while taking a test to see if he was a candidate for growth hormone therapy, he was given an overdose of the amino acid arginine and died within 48 hours. Shands later admitted to a series of medical errors in a news conference as part of the settlement.
"Instead of turning inward into our grief, we decided to launch an effort in his memory so our loss and our love for Sebastian will serve as a catalyst so no other child or family will have to ever suffer such a tragedy," Horst Ferrero said. "We experienced back then firsthand how inadequate for families and children was the ER, which was then shared with adults, and how scattered were all the services around the campus."
He said the easiest and cheapest thing to do would be to just write a check to Shands, "but it would not have created the impact and would not have served as the catalyst of the overall effort of advocacy and galvanizing the community."
According to the foundation's Form 990 tax records, which are available for public inspection, the cost of the gala jumped from $59,000 during the first year at Tioga to $515,000 the next year, while gross receipts from cash contributions, ticket sales and a silent auction went from $316,441 in 2008 to $483,381 in 2009.
The cost dropped over subsequent years — $494,000 in 2010 and $492,000 in 2011, while gross receipts were $558,000 in 2010 and $505,000 in 2011.
The 2012 990 Form is not yet available, but according to the foundation, last year's event cost $440,000 and raised $1.2 million in revenue. However, the foundation counts non-cash in-kind contributions in its revenues. Subtracting the in-kind contributions of $380,000 would leave gross receipts of about $830,000 for the 2012 gala.
The vast majority of in-kind contributions — $350,000 — came from free advertising from local media, including $50,000 from The Gainesville Sun.
Although the IRS does not count in-kind contributions, Horst Ferrero said that is money the foundation did not have to spend on advertising to create awareness "that has been critical in moving us along in such a short period of time."
According to the foundation, the costs of the 2012 event included $142,900 for production and decorations; $107,400 for rentals, mostly tents; $68,150 for food and beverages; $33,900 for the auction; $32,900 for marketing; $18,300 for entertainment; $17,000 for consultants; $11,455 for miscellaneous expenses; and $10,395 for sponsor benefits.
Of the $450 to $600 ticket price, $110 was considered the price of food and entertainment — a benefit received that is not tax deductible — while the rest was considered a tax-deductible donation.
Charity Navigator, a donor advocacy group, analyzed the foundation's latest available 990 report at the request of The Sun.
Sandra Miniutti, vice president of marketing, said Noche de Gala was woefully inefficient as of 2010 — as are many special events — but that the foundation overall was efficient.
"From what our research shows, special events, especially these kind of gala activities, tend to be woefully inefficient ways of raising money, at least on the face of it, but obviously charities still do them for a reason," she said. "They do give them an opportunity to rub elbows with people who will perhaps make a substantial donation down the line."
The foundation as a whole has sizable revenue for a young charity, with 71 percent spent on programs, 12 percent on administration and 17 percent on fundraising, Miniutti said.
"This is pretty good efficiency for a charity that is so young," she said.
Other expenses
In 2010, the foundation commissioned a needs analysis of children's health care services conducted by SG-2 of Chicago at a cost of $118,000 to the foundation and consulting services by facility planners BDR Partners of Atlanta for $261,000, according to tax records.
Shands partnered with the foundation to split the costs of the needs analysis.
Guzick said in a recent interview that the study provided information Shands already had, but that it is not unusual for groups to want independent verification. He said the analysis also gave Shands and the foundation the opportunity to work together and discuss issues that confront a children's hospital.
The records also show that the foundation paid independent contractor Frankel Media Group between $244,000 and $284,000 per year for media services between 2009 and 2011 and paid event planner Keith Watson Productions $150,000 to $182,000 per year during the same time frame.
Frankel Media President Ryan Frankel said a lot of the expenses are pass-through costs to other vendors that Frankel Media handles for the foundation, such as printing brochures and producing videos.
Foundation accountant Bob Dale of Purvis, Gray and Company said the foundation paid what seems like a lot of money now for studies and consultants to raise awareness and create a basis for fundraising efforts and that those expenditures will become a small percentage of the overall effort over time.
He also cautioned that 990 forms provide information the IRS wants to know but does not provide a complete picture to the untrained eye.
For example, a requirement to subtract the value of food and entertainment from event gross receipts can make it look like events lost money, which he said causes a lot of heartburn for charities when the public reviews the records.
Overall gross receipts also include money that has been pledged but is not yet available to spend.
While Craig Silverstein pledged $5 million in 2009, that was contingent on Shands completing the pediatric ER, which was finished in 2011. And while a majority of the donation was recorded in the foundation's gross receipts for 2011, most of it was pledged to be spent over five years as Shands meets future milestones.
As a result, the 2011 tax form shows gross receipts of about $5.2 million, but the foundation reported that it took in about $1.8 million in revenue that year because that is all the cash it had on hand at that time.
Before pledging the donation, Silverstein commissioned Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors to do a risk assessment of the children's hospital project. During this research, he decided not to donate the money directly to Shands but to the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation, according to a report from Rockefeller.
Since the pledge would not be enough to complete the hospital, "fundraising and planning to complete the project would take years and would require local knowledge and long-term commitment," the report says. "In other words, he needed a passionate, competent local advocate who could sustain a campaign for the hospital."
While most of the money was earmarked for the hospital, a portion was designated for foundation operating costs because "Mr. Silverstein believes that the ongoing performance of the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation is central to the success of the hospital campaign."
Freddie Wehbe, who owns the Gator Domino's franchise, has served on the foundation board from the beginning. He said he hears all the time from people who disagree with the logic of spending so much money on the gala but said the awareness and brand recognition the foundation has raised for the children's hospital cannot be measured.
"I think the foundation needs to do a better job of explaining that," he said.
"I think (the Ferreros) need to be commended, and I'll sit down with anyone who wants me to explain to them from a business standpoint what the returns are."
He said a lot of people want to come to the gala to help the cause, while "half just want to have fun because it's become such a big event."
Board member and businessman Rick Staab has the perspective of someone who also runs his own charity — Tyler's Hope for a Dystonia Cure, named for the first of two of his children diagnosed with the neuromuscular movement disorder.
Tyler's Hope holds a golf tournament and wine-tasting event to raise awareness and money for dystonia research while also benefiting from other organizations' fundraising efforts. Staab said he initially was one of those questioning the gala but has come to understand the enormity of what the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation is trying to achieve.
"You're not going to go after a children's hospital doing wine events and things like we do for fundraisers," he said. "Otherwise it's elephant hunting with a BB gun."
The Tyler's Hope golf tournament cost $47,452 in 2010 and raised $171,889.
A check of available 990 forms for other nonprofits in Alachua County showed that nothing quite compares to Noche de Gala.
Among the largest, Haven Hospice spent $120,840 for its Viva event in 2010 and raised $143,328. Stop Children's Cancer spent $77,712 for its 2011 Fantasy event and raised $223,629.
Among the more successful events, the UF Dance Marathon spent $46,648 in 2010 to raise $757,066 for Shands.
Events for local chapters of state or national organizations such as the American Heart Association Heart Ball, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Kickoff to a Cure or the Children's Home Society of Florida Puttin' On the Ritz were not among the top two fundraisers for the parent organizations and were not singled out in their 990 forms.
Around the state, several South Florida charities hold similar or larger events. The Miami Children's Hospital Foundation spent $385,416 on its Diamond Ball in 2011 and made $779,219. The New World Symphony spent $498,284 on its 2010 gala and took in $2.1 million.
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County spent $929,409 and raised $3.9 million at its 2010 Concours D'Elegance in Boca Raton that included a dinner, hangar party, luxury car auction and car show over three days.
The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis in Miami spent $914,975 and raised $14.1 million at its 2010 sports dinner.
Even farther afield, the Robin Hood Foundation — the group that held the 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief — spent $9.4 million and raised $39.4 million at its annual benefit dinner for New York poverty relief in 2011, an event that featured Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett and Kid Rock at Manhattan's Javits Convention Center.
Guzick said the Sebastian Ferrero Foundation is among several groups, individuals and events that have contributed to the children's hospital, including the Climb for Cancer Foundation, Stop Children's Cancer, the Dance Marathon and NASCAR. The biggest donor is the Children's Miracle Network, which has donated $17 million over five years.
Guzick said the Ferreros have been important advocates for the children's hospital and patient safety.
"I've been very appreciative in the way they've galvanized support for the vision," Guzick said.
"There was a lot of skepticism," Horst Ferrero said. "People couldn't believe that this was going to happen. They were not sure if they should dedicate their time and their money to this effort if it was just a dream. But we were able to demonstrate that that dream was possible and it was doable, but to do that we needed to create awareness and education, and we have to use tools like the media that we embrace, and we need to have platforms like Noche de Gala."


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The Digital Divide - A form of Segregation?
Only a few people could dispute that technological advancement has not benefited humans, a creature of comfort. Tasks that once occupied much of a persons time have had the responsibility passed on to technology, from washing machines to automatic emails.
People currently have accessibility to more knowledge than ever before. Creativity and education thrive in modern day western society through such ground-breaking technology such as Laptops and the internet it can be used to access. The technology is often deemed more secure and reliable, free from personal human motives and influences. Naturally, technology is now our banker, teacher, librarian, and possibly soon to be our surgeon!
However, while technology takes on the responsibilities of these imperative roles in any society. The accessibility of this service becomes one of the most important issues to be addressed in the coming decades.
Only the developed countries have good access to technology. The developed countries being a minority in the worlds population, and also arguably the least needing it.
The entire human population is currently ruled a by the global markets and the worlds economies. It is increasingly becoming more and more competitive for an individual to make their way. Education and registered skills are needed, with technology providing a large source of developmental tools. It is increasingly concerning then, for someones future who is left out of this technological advancement.
For example, most of the worlds population do not know how to use a computer. In a world where a computer is a necessary tool for most employment positions, this lack of computer skills is illiteracy for the new age.
As comment 3 suggests, the new electronic interdependence recreates the world in the image of a global village. A barrier in a form of no access to this new founded global village will create a further gap in inequality, and new ranges in extreme wealth and poverty.
Little is being done to break down this barrier and establish a fair equal access to technology. It is hard to promote computers over food when it comes to aid, and it should be noted that producing a laptop for every individual is impossible. Our world is finite, only so much equipment can actually be manufactured.
However this digital divide, a split of the technology literate form the illiterate is a form of segregation. Whether done intentionally or not, this new form of modernization in the world is exclusive
To conclude, this technological advancement we are seeing today is developing with unfairness without equal social advancement. Michael Harrington is correct, that for the people on the wrong side of the digital divide are destined for more human misery unless this digital segregation is stopped.
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No Place for the Elderly?
Once upon a time, getting to an old age was an achievement. The chances of survival would decrease sharply as the years go by, and society always respect a survivor against the odds.
The high level of experience in the elderly was interpreted as wisdom to the inexperienced youth. It is still prominent today in rare situations, for example the British Queen was recently remarked as being as essential advisor to every U.K. Prime Minister. This was because, simply put, shes seen it all before.
However, modernization and technological advancement has de-valued old age in society. It has developed a society in which the elderly of today have been surveyed to belief they are a burden.
Improvements in healthcare, has prolonged many peoples lifespan. Old age is no longer the respected achievement it once was. This has also been shadowed by living in a time of great scientific advancement. Civilization has modernized rapidly over the past century, daily life isnt compatible today when compared to the time of an elderly persons youth.
Todays society requires the use and adaption towards technology. Society is also faster; more is expected of a person in a day than ever before. While comment four indicates this could be a challenge through daily life becoming more complex, I disagree that the elderly find this satisfying.
Old age always is accompanied with a loss of self-dependence. It is satisfying to grow something to gain a return, but again in terms of being old, this has changed in modern day society. Families are more distant and less intimate than ever before, largely due to being sacrificed to make way in a more modernized, competitive society.
I believe it is this lack of support that families cant give, and the de-value of a wisdom or experience that cant be used that is creating a sense of being a burden in the non self-dependent individual.
This is also a trend that is continuing an even becoming more extreme. Support and compassion for others is lost to ruthlessness and accomplishments in a persons working life. It is therefore only natural that when we grow old and find ourselves needing support, that we find the world becoming colder than we once knew.
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From the moment of its inception, the Commission on Higher Education has promoted three overarching goals to sustain and improve higher education in New Jersey: access, affordability, and excellence. The record shows remarkable progress toward the achievement of these goals during the commission's seven-year life.
The secret has long been out that students receive high-quality, affordable higher education here. A major reason for this has been the unrelenting emphasis New Jersey places on student financial aid. A firm belief in the premise that no student should be denied post-secondary educational opportunity by dint of socioeconomic status has driven us to serve needy students and their families. Many financial aid administrators and other professionals around the country recognize our state as the national leader in providing need-based student aid.
Since its genesis in 1977, New Jersey's Tuition Aid Grant (TAG) program has become a national showcase. TAG concentrates on students and families seeking to pay college bills. It has exemplified success, as acting Governor Donald DiFrancesco and the Legislature acknowledged last month when they increased funding to enable TAG awards for all eligible students.
For more than a decade, the state has also furnished TAG awards to part-time students who participate in the Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF). The state recognizes the pressures non-traditional students face in seeking college degrees. Last year, more than 500 EOF students received part-time TAG awards. These students' life circumstances prevented them from carrying full-time academic loads, but they still required support to meet their financial needs.
The Commission on Higher Education strongly advocates the extension of TAG awards to all part-time students who meet eligibility standards. An externally commissioned study last fall led the higher education community to include a request in the fiscal-year 2002 budget for $9.8 to $11 million to fund such awards.
The rationale for this request is clear. The growth and vitality of the state's economy depend on it. Despite strenuous efforts, part-time students, many of whom are low income and minority students, remain disproportionately underrepresented among those obtaining college and university degrees. Yet these segments of our population will make up an increasing portion of our labor force. New Jersey can ill afford to miss the chance to revitalize its high-tech worker corps by meeting the financial needs of part-time students.
We need to make a course correction in student assistance policy. Absent a conscientious effort to capture students who may be falling through the cracks, we may lose a prime opportunity to answer the oft-expressed pleas of employers for qualified people to sustain their businesses. Part-time students need TAG, too, and they deserve it now.
Al Koeppe of Manasquan is chairman of the Commission on Higher Education and president of PSE&G.


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Continuous Integration (CI) Best Practices with SAP – Artifact Repository
The purpose of this guide is to enable you to do first steps in designing your own CI processes using components like Gerrit, Jenkins and Nexus. These setup instructions for these components serve educational purposes only and are not meant as reference setup for productive purposes; for productive use, refer to the official component documentation.
What we offer in this part is not more than a basic recipe to set up a minimum installation including only those components on Linux that we consider as absolutely necessary to run a CI/CD process for development with SAP. However, the setup best suited to your concrete requirements cannot be part of this document because it highly depends on your concrete local situation, the network setup, the overall landscape into which the CI/CD process will be embedded, and so on. Therefore, we will restrict ourselves here to showing only the principles and the core elements.
If you are interested in other examples of CI/CD processes with a focus on specific needs and local conditions, just follow the references we provide to the official documentation for the described components. For each component, we provide hints to how the described setup could be improved. This concerns the professional and reliable operation, for example, further security activities and operational refinements.
Note: This document is restricted to the description of component installation on Linux. For installation on Windows, we refer to the installation documentation on the web.
There are a lot of artifact repositories on the market that would fit our purposes. In this document, we will show how to integrate the open source version of Nexus into the CI process.
Nexus is a repository manager, this means it is able to host many repositories. These may play different roles in the software development and release process (like snapshot and release repositories). Furthermore, it's possible to have repositories supporting different technical formats.
This document refers to a Nexus 2 release.
- An appropriate Java JDK version for Nexus is installed on the machine.
On the nexus machine, create an OS user
nexus. Any other OS user that will run the Nexus application will work as well, but this is the name we will use in this document.
Create a Nexus installation directory owned by
nexus. In this document, we will use
/data/nexus, but any other directory that follows the respective conventions will work as well.
Ensure that the file partition of the directory is big enough to store all the Nexus data including the binary artifacts uploaded to Nexus.
Log on as
Extract the downloaded Nexus installation archive into
Go into the configuration directory (which should be something like
/data/nexus/nexus-<release>/conf/) and open the file
In this document, we will keep the settings as they are, especially the default setting of the port Nexus is running with. But in your setup, you may choose whatever port is appropriate.
Switch to user
rootand create symbolic links as recommended by the Nexus installation guide:
cd /usr/local ln -s /data/nexus/<the versioned nexus installation directory> nexus ln -s /data/nexus/sonatype-work sonatype-work
If the directory
sonatype-workdoes not yet exist, it will be created on startup of the Nexus application.
Switch to user
nexusagain and start Nexus.
/usr/local/nexus/bin/nexus start
Open the URL
http://<nexus host>:8081/nexus. You should now be able to access Nexus and you should see some default repositories already configured, especially two of them named
Also, there is a user
deploymentthat has access permissions for uploading artifacts. The default user for administrator access is
To make Nexus productively runnable and secure, please follow the post-install checklist of the official documentation.
The content of this document is for guidance purposes only. No warranty or guarantees are provided.


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Best of 2009 in Entertainment News and Gossip.
Best of 2009: Johnny's Birthday
Entertainment Weekly named him Best of the Decade. For damn sure. He totally owned it. Up and down and all around, with the arty pics and the big blockbusters, and the cool factor, and the transition – from tortured bad boy to enigmatic family man, no one is the Depp. And this video of his birthday – a cake being presented to him in June in Puerto Rico during the filming of The Rum Diary, he is so humbled, genuinely moved by the gesture, and gracious in accepting it. Full Story
Best of 2009: Porny at the Chili Cook-off!
Please. You know it was coming. There's a special place in my heart for Jessica Simpson. She isn't evil inside like Ebola Hilton. Porny's issues stem from her father's f-ckery, and the lack of true friendship and brain mass. But she's not ill intentioned. There is genuine affection here. Full Story
Best of 2009: It's a famine of beauty!
It's a famine of beauty, honey! My eyes are stahving for beauty!This was my ringtone for a few months earlier in the year. Oh Andre Leon Talley. Oh Anna Wintour. Or Grace f-cking brilliant Coddington… It's not just the quote, it's every minute of The September Issue. Full Story
Worst of 2009: Ed Westwick at Teen Choice
You've blocked it out, haven't you? My Shamef-ck showed up at Teen Choice in August shamef-cking me to hell in his rolled up jeans and no socks and loafers, puckering his lips and posing like a cross dressing private school punk ballerina stuck inside a music box, what? I don't know what. Full Story
Best of 2009: Belligerate!
I was originally planning to write one massive Twi-Hard hatemail post to commemorate their email amazingness over the last year but then new photos of Robert Pattinson emerged today so why not split them up, highlighting some of the best? I wonder if you've forgotten some of their gems. Pattinson was spotted in London with his sister, having spent time with family for the holiday. Full Story
Best of 2009: Neil Patrick Harris
He was everywhere, but not too much. He was nominated but didn't win. He is nominated for a Golden Globe but will not host the show. He did however host the Tony Awards and the Emmy Awards and totally owned both nights and looked really, really handsome doing it. This was a year for Neil Patrick Harris. Full Story
Worst of 2009: Robo Dance
For weeks she was at the dance studio, and the paps were waiting, and the publicists were whipping us all into an anticipatory frenzy – Katie Holmes to perform on So You Think You Can Dance! Then she went to Australia to film a new movie… What? Oh, so it was pre-taped. Right. Well at least she looked good. Full Story
Best of 2009: Kristen Stewart steeze
Apart from that dumbass Harper's Bazaar shoot for the Sears catalogue which was totally not her fault, Kristen Stewart made very few missteps this year on and off the carpet. Not everyone can pull off a Joan Jett mullet the way Kristen Stewart pulls off a mullet – with a middle finger in the face of those who insist that girls should wear pretty bows and ringlets. Full Story
Best of 2009: American Sweetheart BitchFace
Nothing like a bitchface that lies underneath the milk and honey. And for so many it's so hard to believe. Because most of her characters have such sunny dispositions. Again, why is it that people can easily accept that politicians are liars and never the actors when the actors PRETEND TO BE SOMEONE ELSE for a living? In university one of my favourite political science courses was a 2nd year elective on The American Presidents. Full Story
Worst of 2009: Clingy SJP
It was the un-fun Photo Assumption, images of a wife apparently so grateful that her husband simply agreed to go out with her two nights in a row she could not conceal her gratitude and relief and insecurity on the carpet, even as photographers were shooting away. It was April 2009. And there had been many months of speculation that Matthew Broderick was stepping out on their marriage. Full Story
Best & Worst 2009: The attempted strangling of RP
Worst obviously because those crazy bitches could have hurt him, undeterred by the piss poor security, and best obviously because for those of us who are endlessly amused by the Twi-Hardery, this was some funny sh-t. Many of you were initially skeptical about all that hatemail – when you are sane, it's difficult to imagine the behaviour of those who are very much not sane. Full Story


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Station of the Cross for Children
>> Wednesday, April 20, 2011
So it is Holy Week. I wanted to do something spiritual for a change but I let the opportunity to attend a recollection pass. It was scheduled yesterday and I opted to just stay home and do housework instead. There will be a Pabasa on Thursday and Friday though and I know that we will be there to attend it. It really is different how they observe Holy Week in a foreign land. It is very much different than in the Philippines and although there are some areas that really do observe the Holy Week and perform Passion plays, the atmosphere is just different from what I have been used to as a child.
Looking back at the Catholic traditions that I have grown up to, I feel so blessed and lucky. I also want my daughter to grow up with such kind of experience because it is an important part of our being Catholics and Christians. I guess now that she is a bit bigger, I can slowly teach her about the bible and about who Jesus Christ is. And this Holy Week, I want to do the Stations of the Cross with her. I found this series of videos on YouTube that will just be the perfect material. Then we can all pray together as a family come Good Friday.
Here's the second part of the video. For some reasons, the uploader disabled the embedding of the first and third parts.
Here is wishing everyone a blessed Holy Week and a beautiful Easter celebration.
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Gary John Previts, President THE ACADEMY OF ACCOUNTING HISTORIANS
We have, as accounting historians, all been subjected to some form of intellectual affrontery by non-historians who question the value of our pursuits. This is a rather uncomfortable feeling, and places us on the defensive—when indeed non-historians are the ones who may well have tarnished history's name. It is they, being so desperate for clever historical material about accounting, that have promoted and perpetuated apocryphal items in order to pro-vide historical background in support of contemporary illustrations. The time has clearly arrived for us to take the offensive in citing these loose items and at the same time conduct research to develop valid replacements.
For example, the excellent bit of research by our colleague Mr. Albert Newgarden entitled "Goodbye, Mr. Hubbard" (The Arthur Young Journal, Spring/Summer 1969) destroys the mythical descrip-tion of the "typical auditor" attributed to Elbert Hubbard. Haven't we all heard it? ". . .[A] man past middle life, tall, spare . . . with eyes like a codfish ... as damnably composed as a concrete post. . . ." But as Newgarden shows, it is fiction—or folklore, for Hubbard did not write or say it at all. Indeed the quote refers to "The Buyer" (Volume III, Selected Writings of Elbert Hubbard, 1922).
Yet modern comments on the image of accountants ("Young Man Be An Accountant," Esquire, Sept. 1961, p. 71) and writings dating back more than a quarter century (Theodore Lang, N.A.C.A. Bulle-tin, Sec. 1, July 15, 1947, p. 1,377) relish the use of this fable.
Even Professor Horngren along with Professors Burns and Hendrickson have been "taken in" during the last decade using Hubbard's "quote." Horngren is victimized twice however, his most recent edition (Chapter 6, p. 174, item 14) as well as a previous edition (Chapter 9, p. 291, item 15) both carry on the tale. While Burns and Hendrickson include the story from Esquire in their 1967 edition of The Accounting Sampler, (p. 296) they make no reference to it in their 1972 revision. Of one point there should be no question,


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- twinkie launches
- soldering station and TV-B-Gone kits
- build area where you can make speakers or build a water rocket
- molding soap - particular mouse-shaped ones (maybe sell these?)
- Adam will talk about his MegaSquirt and demo it as much as possible
- Have people test the Monkey Puzzle
- Lock picking games
- Grilling out, munchies, and drinks
- some Raspberry Pi projects (MAME? Streaming the music for the event interactively?)
- Steve's Hit The Target and Win Candy game
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Each year, we celebrate and reward excellence through our major Hollywood events including the Britannia Awards, the Awards Season Tea Party, and the Television Tea Party.
We present a comprehensive year-round screenings program. The eclectic selection of titles includes contemporary films screened for consideration for the EE British Academy Film Awards, celebratory screenings of classic and award-winning films, and special US presentations of the latest British films making a splash in the UK.
Discover more about the prestigious Britannia Awards >
BAFTA Los Angeles hosts a year-round series of programming that develops deeper understanding of our industry and craft. We host seminars and panel discussions, bring film and filmmakers to inner city groups and provide scholarships for student filmmakers. We nurture and support emerging practitioners, encourage continued studies of the arts, and provide insights into new advances in technologies.
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Our membership is the backbone of our organization. Comprised of professionals from all disciplines of the industry, together we work to deliver our mission here in the US. Our members serve as mentors to those wishing to enter the industry, share their talents and ideas with their peers to enhance understanding, and celebrate excellence by voting in our annual awards. BAFTA Los Angeles provides our Members with a wide variety of activities including an extensive screenings program, Q&A sessions with the leading filmmakers, and networking and educational opportunities.


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Basic rating life
Composite bushings and thrust washers
The basic rating life of a composite plain bearing is expressed in number of oscillations or revolutions, or in operating hours. It represents the operating period under test conditions that is ended when one of the criteria for the end of the basic rating life is reached. Those criteria can be:
- increase in operating clearance
- plastic deformation of the sliding layer
- fatigue
Bronze, polyamide and filament wound bushings and strips
It is not meaningful to try to calculate the basic rating life for these products. In practice, the various influences and factors that affect the service life actually achieved, interact in a very complex manner and are not always completely quantifiable.
For additional information in case of inadequate experience with regard to the probable life of a bushing or in choosing an appropriate bushing size, contact the SKF application engineering service.


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15 Ways to Ditch the Drab
Amp Up the Orange
This cheery color—which appears opposite blue on the color wheel—is just the hue to reach for during the darkest of days. Light an aromatherapy candle with spicy scents like cinnamon and orange or simply wrap an orange scarf around your neck, says DeAnna Radaj, a feng shui expert. "Adding orange to your life will do wonders to cheer you up," she says.
Try a Plant Pick-Me-Up
Filling your home with green plants is a guaranteed pick-me-up during even the bleakest wintry days. "Plants not only brighten a room but they also add a big psychological boost," says John Sharp, M.D., a psychiatrist and author of The Emotional Calendar.
Bake and Deliver
Stick a tray of chocolate chip cookies in your oven and you'll warm your kitchen—and transform it into a delicious-smelling space in the process. "Go one step further and deliver a batch to a friend or neighbor and you'll transport yourself from a dark mood to a lighthearted one," says Zoe Saint-Paul, a life coach in Baltimore. "The small act of presenting something you made from scratch will do wonders to help you stay positive and cheerful through the winter months."
Live in the Moment
No matter how much you hate the cold or the gray or the short days, research shows that training yourself to focus on the present can help ward off winter blues. "Being mindful helps keep you grounded in what you're grateful for in your life, which makes you more optimistic and less likely to feel down," says Andrea Bonior, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist in Washington, D.C. "It also helps you experience the simple sensory pleasures of the moment—the smell of your hot coffee, the feel of your blanket, the sound of your friend's laugh—all of which can bring small oases of joy that can help chip away at the blues."
Tackle Your To-Dos Now
Give yourself a head start on spring. Paint a room, organize a closet, bag up clothes and take them to Goodwill, suggests Alison Kosakowski, who moved to Vermont a few years ago and has learned to adapt to cold, dark winters. The reward comes when the days get warmer. "While everyone else is busy with spring cleaning, you'll be outside enjoying the weather and feeling a sense of accomplishment for crossing tasks off your list," she says.
Get Moving
Snowshoeing, tubing, cross-country skiing, sledding, ice-skating—with the winter we've been having, you have no excuse not to take up some sort of active winter sport. Even if you just take a walk or shovel snow (you'll burn 288 calories per hour shoveling!), you'll feel your spirits lift. "A little fresh crisp air and getting your heart rate up can do wonders for your mental state," says Laura Kronen, author, lifestyle coach and founder of BeYouOnlyBetter.com.
Do a Coffee Trade-Off
As tempting as it seems to refuel with coffee on days when you're moving slowly, try a mug of green or white tea instead now and then. "High in antioxidants, these teas will perk you up without letting you crash like coffee does," says Monica McCarthy, a certified holistic health coach.
Start a Dinner Club
Everybody feels better if he or she has something to look forward to—and someone to complain to! Find a few like-minded friends or couples and agree to take turns hosting supper. The idea is to pick a theme for each meal and cut down on the work and cost by sharing the prep and grocery shopping. "The weeks will fly by as you look forward to socializing with friends," says Motherboard Mom Kosakowski, who formed such a club in Vermont. And when you're all together, your spirits are sure to lift with the good food and good company.
Don't Forget Your D
During the dark days of winter, your body doesn't get to bask in the sun's glory, which may leave you feeling more than a little lethargic. To help you feel like you spent the day in Key West, consider a daily dose of vitamin D (the current RDA for women is 400 to 800 IUs daily). You can get that from a supplement or from cooked salmon and mackerel, canned tuna and fortified foods such as milk and orange juice.
Find the Light
No matter the season, arrange your rooms to maximize the sun and natural light. "Daylight is important as a reference point because it helps maintain the body's natural circadian rhythms that are linked to light and dark," says Dr. Sharp, author and Harvard psychiatrist. If your house is naturally dark, consider removing dark window coverings, painting walls light hues to reflect what light there is or investing in a light-therapy box.
Do What Feeds Your Soul
Decide to embrace the indoors! Read those books you've been meaning to get to, watch those movies and start (or finish) the other projects that have been on your must-do list all year. And while you're inside, make your home feel a bit more luxurious. Treat yourself to some cheery pillows or a beautiful throw. A few small, inexpensive additions can transform the way you feel about a room.
Make a Real Connection
We love social media and all the new and old friends that are so easy to connect with online. But once you've used online resources to make those connections, do something old-fashioned, says Jenny Skoog, a fitness expert: Call those rediscovered friends on the phone instead of messaging them on Facebook. Then, make a date to get lunch with someone rather than tweeting her. "Rekindling an old friendship will get those butterflies churning in your stomach, stirring an overall happiness in your life," Skoog says.
Celebrate the End of a Season
With warmer weather coming, take the opportunity to celebrate what is quintessentially winter: Drink hot chocolate with marshmallows. Wear a wooly sweater. Build a snowman. These are things you get to do only at this time of year. Make a conscious effort to enjoy them—and you will.
Tap into Your Inner Mallrat
If the weather outside is still frightful, join the blue-haired ladies strolling circles around the mall. The endorphins from doing a heart-pumping circuit will do you good. And, suggests Skoog, "While you're at it, do a little retail therapy. Shop sales for bargains. Nothing puts me in a better mood than getting a great deal."
Look Within
As winter winds down, give into that whole hibernation theme and slow down, take time to journal, meditate or even seek out a therapist or support group if you think it would help boost your mood. Make sure you guard your own restorative me-time: "There's nothing wrong with saying no to a dinner party in order to say yes to a bubble bath and Enya," says Monica McCarthy, the certified holistic health coach.


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Plan for mobile devices (SharePoint Server 2010)
Applies to: SharePoint Server 2010
This article describes the mobile features in Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and important considerations for how to plan for mobile devices.
A complete discussion about Microsoft SharePoint Server Internet or extranet topology design is beyond the scope of this article. For more information about extranet topologies, see Extranet topologies for SharePoint 2010 Products: Model.
In this article:
About mobile features
Configure mobile features
Plan for mobile device access
Security considerations
About mobile features
Mobile features enable users to work with SharePoint content from their mobile devices. SharePoint Server provides a lightweight interface for navigating and accessing SharePoint document libraries, lists, wikis, blogs, Web Part Pages, and back-end business data. The mobile features include the following:
Mobile views, which display a view of SharePoint sites that is optimized for mobile devices.
The ability to view Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint documents in mobile browsers. This feature requires that Office Web Apps be installed. For more information, see Office Web Apps (Installed on SharePoint 2010 Products).
Mobile search experience for finding people, contact information, SharePoint content, and data.
Mobile My Sites for staying in touch with colleagues.
Mobile alerts, which enable users to subscribe to Short Message Service (SMS) alerts. The alerts are sent to users' mobile devices when a SharePoint list or item is changed.
Configure mobile features
This section describes how to configure mobile features.
Mobile views
By default, mobile views are enabled for most lists or libraries that were created in SharePoint Server 2010. You must enable mobile views for custom lists, custom libraries, or for lists or libraries that were created in previous versions of SharePoint and have been upgraded to SharePoint Server 2010.
A browser definition file contains a list of the mobile browsers and devices that can access mobile views in SharePoint Server. SharePoint Server uses the file to determine whether to redirect a mobile browser to the mobile view of the site. For example, if a mobile browser or device is not listed in the browser definition file, a standard view of the site is displayed in the mobile browser. The browser definition file can be updated by product updates. You can also modify the file to change the redirect behavior of a mobile browser or to add a mobile browser or device to the list.
For more information about mobile views, see Configure mobile views (SharePoint Server 2010).
Mobile alerts
The mobile alert feature enables users to subscribe to alerts that are sent by using Short Message Service (SMS). The alerts are sent to users' mobile devices when changes are made to a SharePoint list or item. To take advantage of this feature, you must configure a mobile account that will be used to send the SMS alerts. For more information, see Configure a mobile account (SharePoint Server 2010).
Plan for mobile device access
Mobile device access is largely influenced by the decisions that you make in your server farm and environment planning. The following sections describe how design decisions you make for your server farm can affect mobile device access. We recommend that you include mobile device access planning in your overall server farm and environment planning.
For more information about server farm planning. see Plan authentication methods (SharePoint Server 2010), Logical architecture components (SharePoint Server 2010), and Design sample: Corporate deployment (SharePoint Server 2010).
SharePoint Server supports multiple authentication methods and authentication modes. Not all mobile browsers and devices work with all the available authentication methods. When you plan for mobile device access, you must:
Determine the mobile devices that you must support. Then, learn the authentication methods that are supported by the mobile devices. This information varies by manufacturer.
Determine the sites that you want to make available to your mobile device users.
Determine whether you want to make SharePoint sites accessible for mobile devices when the devices are used outside the corporate firewall. If you do, the method that you use to enable external access can also affect mobile device authentication.
Consider the tradeoffs between selecting an authentication method that is supported by most mobile devices, implementing multiple authentication methods in your Web application, or deciding to support only a few mobile devices.
External access
Mobile device users can access a SharePoint site either by using a mobile browser or by using a rich client application such as Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Mobile 2010. This section summarizes how to make SharePoint sites accessible for mobile devices when the devices are used outside the corporate firewall. There are three methods for enabling external access:
Virtual private network server A virtual private network (VPN) server that supports Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), such as Microsoft Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG), enables you to publish SharePoint sites across the corporate firewall. The following steps summarize how to make a SharePoint site accessible from outside the corporate firewall when you use a VPN server:
Set up the VPN server.
Publish the SharePoint site on the VPN server.
Configure an alternate access mapping for the SharePoint site.
Add the SharePoint site to a zone that allows cross-firewall access.
Forefront UAG is the only VPN server that is supported by Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 on Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 6.5.
For more information about Forefront UAG, see Forefront Unified Access Gateway (UAG) (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=196384), SharePoint publishing solution guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=206256), and Deploying Forefront UAG for mobile devices.
Mobile proxy server Mobile proxy servers, such as Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Center and Blackberry Enterprise Server, help mobile devices work within the IT infrastructure of a company. To access a SharePoint site from outside the corporate firewall, the mobile proxy server must pass the mobile browser's HTTP headers directly through to SharePoint Server.
Direct Internet access The SharePoint site can be placed on the extranet. This method supports only Basic authentication. We recommend that you use a combination of technology and policy safeguards, such as SSL, with any Internet-facing servers.
For more information about mobile devices and external access, see Configure external access for mobile devices (SharePoint Server 2010).
Plan for SharePoint Workspace Mobile and Windows Phone 7
Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Mobile 2010, which is part of Microsoft Office Mobile 2010, is available on Windows Phone 7 and Windows Phone 6.5. SharePoint Workspace Mobile 2010 enables users to connect to a SharePoint site by using the Office Hub instead of the mobile browser. The following list describes planning considerations for SharePoint Workspace Mobile and Windows Phone 7:
Forefront UAG is the only VPN that is supported by Windows Phone 7.
NTLM is the only authentication method that is supported by SharePoint Workspace Mobile for intranet sites.
SharePoint Workspace Mobile does not support directly connecting to sites in the Internet zone. To connect by using SharePoint Workspace Mobile requires the following:
The SharePoint site is published over SSL on the Forefront UAG server.
The SharePoint site is published for SharePoint Workspace Mobile on the Forefront UAG server.
Users have configured the Forefront UAG settings on their Windows Phone device.
When a user connects to the published site, Forefront UAG identifies the user agent sent by SharePoint Workspace Mobile and responds with an HTTP 401 challenge. SharePoint Workspace Mobile uses the user credentials that are configured in the Forefront UAG settings of the mobile device to authenticate to Forefront UAG by using Basic authentication. Forefront UAG then authenticates the user to the SharePoint site.
A site that has a fully qualified domain name (for example, https://hrweb.contoso.com) is considered to be in the Internet zone by SharePoint Workspace Mobile.
By default, Windows Phone 7 users are redirected to the standard view of SharePoint sites. This is because the Windows Phone 7 user agent is not included in the SharePoint Server 2010 RTM version of the mobile definition file (compat.browser file). To see a mobile view of a site, users can append ?mobile=1 to the URL of the site. You can also add the Windows Phone 7 user agent to the compat.browser file. For more information about how to modify the compat.browser file, see Configure mobile views (SharePoint Server 2010).
The compat.browser file can be updated when product updates to SharePoint Server are released to include newer devices.
By default, the Windows Phone 7 mobile browser cannot authenticate to a site that is configured to use Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) token-based authentication. As a workaround, you can edit the compat.browser file, find the entry for the Office Mobile Web Access user agent, and change the
isMobileDevicesetting from
false. This enables the mobile browser to redirect the user to the sign-in site for the SPTrustedIdentityTokenIssuer that is associated with the Web application. If the identity provider security token service (IP-STS) uses an authentication method that is not supported by the Windows Phone 7 device, such as two-factor authentication, the user will still be unable to authenticate to the site.
Documents that are protected by Information Rights Management (IRM) cannot be opened by Windows Phone 7.
For more information about Windows Phone 7 and SharePoint Workspace Mobile, see Windows Phone Help and how to (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=202166) and Use Microsoft SharePoint Workspace Mobile (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=192854).
Security considerations
This section discusses security considerations for mobile devices.
Mobile devices can contain sensitive data or documents. Because mobile devices can be lost or stolen, we recommend that you set policies around mobile devices to help protect sensitive data and documents. This can include securing the mobile device by using a PIN or lock, and ensuring that you can remotely wipe the data on the mobile device. Available programs and features vary by mobile device.
You can educate users about how they can help protect their user credentials. This can include signing out of sites when they are done, not enabling any option that keeps them signed in or remembers their password, and frequently deleting cookies in the mobile browser. This can help prevent others from using their user credentials to log on to a SharePoint site if their mobile device is lost or stolen.
We recommend that you enable SSL to secure communication between mobile browsers and SharePoint Server.


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Stimulus money will fund nicotine vaccine trial
A $10-million grant to Nabi Pharmaceuticals of Rockville, Md., from the National Institute on Drug Abuse will fund a Phase 3 clinical trial of a new vaccine designed to prevent relapses among smokers -- the final step before the vaccine can be approved for general use. It is the first large trial of an anti-smoking vaccine.
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Some evidence suggests that the antibodies may persist for only six to 12 months, but that may be long enough to allow smokers to get through the extremely difficult first months of withdrawal.


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The Crimson rides a six-match unbeaten streak into the invitational (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 2 Harvard women's fencing team looks to remain unbeaten as it travels to Queens, N.Y., for the St. John's Invitational Sunday, Jan. 26. The Crimson will take on No. 6 Columbia, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 4 Penn State and No. 10 St. John's. Fencing is set to begin at 10 a.m. at the Taffner Field House.
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Last Time Out
Harvard kept its 2013-14 record perfect as the Crimson downed five opponents at the Tradition Tournament hosted by Sacred Heart at the Pitt Center Sunday, Dec. 8.
Sabre fencer Aliya Itzkowitz paced the Crimson's attack as the sophomore claimed victories in all, but a single bout for a 14-1 record. In the foil, freshman Hali Nelson and senior Alexandra Kiefer went 13-2, respectively, while epeeist Isabel DiTella paced her weapon with a 12-3 performance.
Related Link: Women's Fencing Goes Unbeaten at Tradition Tournament
About Harvard
The Crimson makes the trip to Queens for its first duals of 2014. Harvard brings an unblemished record, 6-0, into the tournament, marking the best start under head coach Peter Brand since beginning 6-0 in 2010-11.
The Crimson's undefeated performance has been highlighted by sabre fencer Aliya Itzkowtiz. The sophomore has only dropped a single bout to sit at 17-1. In the foil, senior Alexandra Kiefer and freshman Hali Nelson boast 16-2 records, respectively. Sophomore Isabel DiTella leads the epeeist with a 15-3 mark.
Rank and File
In the initial CollegeFencing360.com Fencing Coaches Poll, the Crimson women rank second, the highest seeding of the squad in program history. Harvard is one-of-four Ancient Eight schools in the top-ten as defending national champion Princeton took the top spot, Columbia ranks sixth and Penn sits eighth.
Related Links: NCAA Fencing Poll | Women's Fencing Earns Program-Best Ranking at No. 2, Men Seeded Fifth
Just Keep Winning
The Crimson rides a seven-match win streak that dates back to March 3, 2013 into the invitational. The seven-straight victories mark the longest streak for Harvard since the Crimson matched that number to begin the 2009 season.
Since Harvard women's fencing began in 1975 the Crimson has seen 51 opponents on the strip. Harvard has not dropped a match to 28 of its all-time competitors to hold unbeaten records against 54.9 percent of its all-time foes.
Face in the Crowd
Aliya Itzkowitz is one of Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd featured in the December 23 issue. The sophomore sabre fencer earned the honor that has been published in every week of the magazine since 1956, after helping the Crimson to its first 6-0 start under head coach Peter Brand since matching that record to begin the 2010-11 season. The London, England native has earned victories in all, but a single bout to hold a 17-1 record.
Related Link: Itzkowtiz's Featured in Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd
North American Cups
Over the course of three months, 14 Harvard fencers took the strip at USA Fencing's North American Cups to compete against athletes from across the United States and Canada attempting to qualify for both the 2014 Senior and Junior World Championships. The Crimson notched three podium finishes. Jerry Chang and Nina van Loon grabbed gold in the Junior brackets in their respective weapons, while Adrienne Jarocki took home silver in the Division I women's sabre.
Related Links: Ten Harvard Fencers Compete at USA Fencing North American Cup, Chang Captures Gold | Five Fencers Compete at December North American Cup | USA Fencing's January North American Cup Features 11 Crimson Fencers
About No. 6 Columbia
The Lions enter the invite at 9-3 after going 3-2 at the Penn State Invitational Jan. 12. Columbia is led by its foil squad that includes sophomore Jackie Dubrovich who has tallied the most victories for the Lions with a 32-1 record. Freshman Mason Speta and sophomore Sarah Yee pace the epee and sabre squads, respectively. Speta holds a 24-8 mark while Yee sits at 22-12.
Prior to taking the strip at the St. John's Invitational, Columbia will compete at the NYU Invitational Sat., Jan. 25.
All-Time Versus the Lions
In the 38th installment of the all-time series Harvard looks to snap Columbia's eight-match win streak. The Lions hold a 29-8 advantage in the series that dates back to 1980.
About No. 3 Notre Dame
The Fighting Irish makes the trip to Queens, N.Y., after opening their dual meet schedule Saturday, Jan. 25 at the NYU Invite. Notre Dame has sent fencers to individual tournaments including all three of USA Fencing's North American Cups.
All-Time Versus the Fighting Irish
Harvard looks for its first win over Notre Dame. The Crimson has met the Fighting Irish on the strip eight times since 1983, but has yet to come out victorious.
About No. 5 Ohio State
The Buckeyes carry a 9-1 record into the invitational after sweeping a six-opponent field at the Ohio State Duals Saturday, Oct. 5 to open their season. Foil has been the dominate weapon for the Buckeyes as the trio of junior Mai Shaito and sophomores Kyjah Coryat and Taylor McIntyre have combined for a commanding 83-7 mark, which includes a perfect 72-0 record at the OSD's. The sabre squad, which sits at 77-13 overall, is led by freshman Alexa Antipas and junior Celina Merza while rookie Eugina Falgui leads the epee team (74-16).
Ohio State will compete at the NYU Invite Saturday, Jan. 25 before taking the strip at the St. John's Invitational.
All Time Versus the Buckeyes
Since defeating Ohio, 15-12, in its first meeting in 2009, Harvard has dropped four straight against the Buckeyes to trail the series, 1-4.
About No. 4 Penn State
The Nitty Lions enter competition after going 5-1 at its own invitational Sunday, Jan. 12, to boast an 8-3 overall record. Freshman Jessei Radanovich leads Penn State's epee squad (58-41) with a 27-3 record while sophomore Clarisse Luminet's 18-4 mark paces the Nittany Lion's foil fencers. Graduate student Heather Nelson has notched 16 victories for the sabre team.
All-Time Versus the Nittany Lions
Sunday marks the second meeting between Harvard and Penn State this season. The Crimson downed the Nittany Lions, 16-11, to snap Penn State's two-match win streak in the all-time series that dates back to 1980. Despite the victory, Harvard trails the series, 6-10.
About No. 10 St. John's
The Red Storm opened its dual season with a 3-3 showing at the Brandeis Invitational Sunday, Dec. 8. St. John's downed Brandeis, Yale and Cornell, and fell to Boston College, Brown and MIT. Epee proved to be the Red Storm's strongest weapon as the squad teamed up for a combined 46-8 mark in Waltham, Mass. Senior Alina Ferdman paces the epeeist performances with a 16-2 record. Senior Alexandra Tannous and Marta Hausman boast 15-3 marks in sabre and foil, respectively.
Prior to hosting the invitational, St. John's makes the short trip to New York, N.Y., for the NYU Invite Saturday, Jan. 25.
All-Time Versus the Red Storm
In a series that began in 1989, Harvard trails St. John's, 3-6. The two programs last met in Queens, N.Y., a year ago when the Red Storm edged the Crimson, 16-11.
What's to Come
The Crimson will fence for its fourth Ivy League title in Providence, R.I., Feb. 8-9.


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Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler is the author of eighteen books. The Accidental Tourist won the National Book Critics Circle Award in 1988. In 1989 she won the Pulitzer Prrize for her novel Breathing Lessons. 'The Beginner's Goodbye' is an extract from her novel of the same name, published in April 2012 by Knopf in the US and Chatto & Windys in the UK.


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OK, so I have finished Mr. Boo's blankie (i need to get a pic of him with it for all to see) and he is in LOVE with it!! It was his best friend last week when he was sick with a cold and tummy bug at the same time. YUCK!! It was his tent/hiding place, his snuggle buddy and just his blanket to keep warm under. Now that I am finished with it I have been working on the before mentioned baby goodies. So far I have finished the star blanket, two pink snuggle bunnies (one is going to be on its was to Nebraska soon) , and two washcloths that are folded and rolled to look like bunnies. Thanks to Kathy North and her idea on Ravelry.com. I didn't use her pattern but I did use her idea so I wanted to give her credit for that. Below are all the pictures. I will post pics of the other snuggle bunnies when I finish them. The other two will be a different color. I can't wait to see how they turn out!! Oh and jump over to Gingerbreadgirls blog and check out some of the fun stuff she is doing. Have a great day all and God Bless!!
This is the basket of goodies so far. I picked this HUGE basket up at Hobby Lobby one day when they were having a 1/2 price sale.
Here is a closeup of the bunny washcloths (I still have a few more to finish but you get the idea). The basket they are in, is actually a tissue box cover that matched the basket. I plan to fill it with the cute little bunnies.
Here is the star blanket. I couldn't get the whole thing in the picture but this is most of it. I love the way it turned out.
And last but not least here is the Cuddle Bunnie Blanket. I love making these they work up so fast. I can make one in just a couple hours.


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