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Monday: Foosball tournament
Tuesday: Bingo
Wednesday: Movies and muchies
Thursday: Knock-Out
Friday: Plastic bottle bird feeders
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Last weekend, the Olions Thespian Club, an after-school drama organization at Los Alamos High School, performed Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
Hermia (Rosemary Vigil), her lover Lysander (Eben Bold) and Demetrius (Jack Barkley), the man her father, Egeus (Xander Mancino), wishes her to marry, are brought to the court of Theseus (Devon McCleskey), the duke of Athens, as he prepares to wed Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons. Hermia and Lysander make plans to escape Athens after her father asks that she be either sent to a convent or killed.
Demetrius follows them after learning of their plans from Helena (Monica Clarke), who told him in an attempt to gain his love.
In the forest, Oberon (Devon McCleskey), the fairy king, and his queen, Titania (Morgan Ferry), quarrel over a servant of Titania's. Seeking revenge, Oberon sends his servant Puck (Kate Margevicius) to cause Demetrius to fall in love with the first thing that he sees after waking. Puck mistakenly makes both Demetrius and Lysander fall in love with Helena, causing them to fight over her.
Teen Pulse staff member Michael Booton asked students, "What do you think about the 'Kylie Jenner lip challenge? A recent fad in which people take a shot glass and apply suction to artificially enlarge their lips?"
Monday: Air hockey (Los Alamos), pool tournament (White Rock)
Tuesday: Horse
Thursday: Black jack
Friday: Mother's Day cards
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The 2015 Los Alamos High School junior/senior prom on April 25 was accompanied by the usual excitement, which leads up to a dance of such stature. Acquiring a date, buying a dress or renting a tuxedo and, of course, attending the dance itself.
One thing however, made this year's prom more unique: the venue. This year's "Moonlight Sonata" themed prom was held at Buffalo Thunder Resort and Casino this year, which, while providing complications such as price and transportation, made for a sophisticated and enjoyable evening for couples, groups and friends from LAHS.
Upon entering one of the larger ballrooms, students were greeted by a dark blue lit room, candlelit tables and a stunning ceiling decorated with blue lights to look like the night sky. Guests were then served a three-course meal, which was surprisingly delectable considering that the same entree had been prepared for everyone.
The dinner portion of the night was extremely well prepared and executed. The table arrangements, three course meal and atmosphere were all elegant. The dance portion however, missed the mark. This is very common among high school dances because one cannot please everyone when it comes to music genres.
Teen Pulse staff writer Wilbur Wang asked students, "If you could be an exchange student to another country, which one would you choose?"
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(Activist Post) In 2011 the consolidation of police departments to regional agencies became commonplace as budget cuts and funding were blamed for the cause of this merging of local forces into one encompassing police enforcement apparatus.
Under the creation of the Unified Police Department (UPD) in Salt Lake City, Utah jurisdictions and municipalities previously controlled by the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office was reallocated to UPD. This became the new police department and eventually the standard for other police departments across the nation.
The UPD dissolved the Sheriff's Office and installed a completely compromised police force that was essentially a hired security firm that could be manipulated by federal agencies or acclimated into a national police force in the future.
Two years ago Eric Cantor, Congressional Majority Leader, introduced a bill into the House of Representatives that encouraged private sector "police companies" to replace law enforcement on the State and local level by coercing a new police protectioninsurance that would tack on a fee to citizens for the use of "police protection".
Cantor justified this move of having citizens pay for the police to be called to scenes as a "communal service" that is contractual just as any other service or good is paid for. As a customer, the citizen would tell 911 dispatch their insurance information for payment purposes to be billed after the police were deployed to the scene, or services were rendered.
Turning local police departments into private security firms that provide services to the public was the scheme behind privatizing law enforcement.
Under state government contract, private security firms perform law enforcement services. With legislative bodies on both the state and Congressional level supporting this change, private corporations enter into contractual agreements with city councils to provide armed security patrol. Just as a rent-a-cop is hired to secure private property, local police departments are masked rent-a-cops that were hired by local government to secure their city.
This fact has been hidden from public scrutiny and has added to the blending of social perception of what the police are and what they do so that police services are able to function without question. At the same time, citizens are expected to pay fees for these "services" that were once inherent to life in a structured town or city.
In early 2012, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a report entitled "Homeland Security and Intelligence: Next Steps in Evolving the Mission" which outlined in part how to redirect efforts of the federal government from international terrorism toward home-grown terrorists and build a DHS-controlled police force agency that would control all cities and towns through the use of local police departments.
DHS maintains that "the threat grows more localized" which necessitates the militarization of local police in major cities in the US, and the training of staff from local agencies to make sure that oversight is restricted to the federal government.
The creation and implementation of fusion centers in urban areas was to "serve as focal points within the state and local environment for the receipt, analysis, gathering, andsharing of threat-related information between the federal government and state, local, tribal, territorial (SLTT) and private sector partners."
Private corporations have been parading as public servants policing cities and towns across America for quite some time without the knowledge of the average citizen. Just as the Department of Defense (DoD) hires private securityfirms such as DynCorp and Blackwater to stabilize populations of nations in foreign countries, the same ideology has been applied to American cities hidden in plain sight.
In states such as Florida , Minnesota , California , Louisiana and Massachusetts private security firms have replaced local police departments. Although they wear the same badges, these security firms are not there to uphold peace or enforce the laws and city ordinances. Just like any other corporation, they seek out opportunities to collect revenue for the benefit of the city that hired them.
Knowing that these private armed guards are employees of private security firms hired by the city explains the laundry list of police abuses toward citizens without punitive action. Police officers are routinely placed on "administrative leave with pay" during an investigation with Internal Affairs (which is another term for Human Resources).
Last year, Delaware was the scene of the introduction of legislation that would take away the power of the office of Sheriff because the seat is an election position and beyond the control of private security firms. The bill, HB 290, was created out of retaliation for an outspoken Constitutional Sheriff. According to the legislation "'Police officer' as used in this code shall not include sheriffs and sheriff deputies," and that it "is the intent of the General Assembly to specifically state the sheriffs and their deputies do not have any arrest authority."
Although this bill was stricken from the legislative docket, the Delaware Supreme Court stated that sheriffs and deputies are constitutionally enabled and empowered to authority of arrest.
The militarization of local police departments is not difficult to understand once it is known that these armed guards are employees of private security firms. This private public partnership (PPP) between city officials and those corporations contracted to preform services can easily be assimilated into the enhancement of DHS police state authority over townships and metropolitan cities within the United States.
The very idea of the Office of Sheriff is the antithesis of this scheme to implement a national police state. And for this very reason every Sheriff should be supported and their authority preserved as one of the last bastions of Constitutional protection citizens may have to rely upon.

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Last week I wrote about what to consider when choosing a diet to help you lose weight. Unfortunately, there is no best diet for everyone, but there are some characteristics that you should look for in a diet. For example, a weight loss diet should be low (but not too low) in calories, restrict portion sizes as a way to reduce calories, include healthy foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains and promote healthy eating habits.
Real weight loss success depends on more than selecting the right diet. In fact, as long as your diet is low in calories, you will lose weight. However, this weight loss may be temporary, and you, like many others, will gain it back later. There are factors beyond the specific diet you follow that are critical for losing weight and keeping it off. Since successful weight loss requires regular exercise, these same factors apply to exercise behaviors, too.
Eating is a behavior, one that is influenced by personal, emotional, social and even genetic factors. You can't change your genes, which can influence food taste preferences, so the emphasis should be on the other factors that affect food choices and eating habits.
One factor is that we use food as more than a source of nutrition and nourishment. Food is either the focus of or a part of many social occasions. Families gathering over a meal, coworkers celebrating a birthday with cake in the office or friends meeting up for drinks are a few examples. Since food is part of the event, there is an expectation that you will eat, even if you aren't hungry or are trying to eat less. Of course, there is nothing wrong with getting together with others in a setting that involves eating, but the fact that so many of our social gatherings include food makes it challenging to change your diet. Additionally, the food available in these situations is not always diet-friendly.
Relationships with others can either support or be unhelpful to changing your behavior. Many people find that programs like Weight Watchers, which include group support and being accountable to others, improves their adherence and success. You can get the same benefits from a friend, family member or coworker. On the other hand, other people in your life can interfere with your success. A well-meaning friend who bakes brownies for you or a family member who serves large portions or second helpings at dinner make sticking to your diet more difficult. Spouses and friends can knowingly or unknowingly make comments or decisions that can sabotage your best efforts.
Your own personal belief about your ability to make a behavior change, called self-efficacy, is critical to your success. The degree of your self-confidence is based on your own past experience, as well as your thoughts and feelings about the behavior you wish to change. Chances are that if you have tried and failed to lose weight several times in the past, you may feel less hopeful about your success this time. Think about it this way: Your past experiences have taught you what doesn't work and what not to try this time around. This information can help guide you to an approach that will work for you. Once you believe that this time is different, you have a better chance for success.
Because of the personal, emotional and social factors surrounding food and eating, losing weight and keeping it off is challenging, to say the least. Ultimately, you are responsible for what you eat and how much you exercise. Taking control of these factors is difficult – it requires saying "no" a lot – but essential for your success.
Brian Parr, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Exercise and Sports Science at USC Aiken where he teaches courses in exercise physiology, nutrition and health behavior.


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Dao De Jing
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Laozi's Dao De Jing includes my own translation and commentaries of the Dao De Jing, links to many other translations in different languages, and ....
- Guodian Laozi. On each page you'll find photographic copies of the Guodian Bamboo Slips with the Traditional and Simplified Chinese for each character, the Pinyin and Wade/Giles spellings and the English definitions.
-DDJ Concordance provides an index of all the Chinese characters used in the Dao De Jing with a list of each chapter in which they appear.
-Comparison Chart shows the various Chinese versions of the text.
Zhuangzi (Chuang Tzu) contains my own translation of the text, and....
- a Glossary / Index of the people and places mentioned in the book
- ZZ Links a list of helpful internet links and books about Zhuangzi.
The Links button above will take you to pages which contain links to other valuable resources on the internet about Chinese History, Chinese Characters (including Traditional, Simplified, Seal Script, Bronze and Oracle Bone characters), Chinese/English dictionaries, and a variety of other sites of interest.
The Book List contains the titles of books on Daoism that I have had in my own library and used as references in the past. It also includes either a brief summary of each book or a link to another site where you can find out more about them.
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I've written the Romanized spellings of Chinese words on this site in PinYin, which is the accepted spelling for Chinese words throughout most of the world. I've occasionally included the Wade/Giles spellings in parenthesis after the PinYin spellings, since many people are more familiar with that spelling of the Chinese words.
Thus: Dao is the same as (Tao).
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(RNS) A campaign ad including House Speaker John Boehner in a parody Cialis commercial has cost his Republican primary opponent a teaching job at a Christian college in Ohio.
J.D. Winteregg, the Tea Party candidate challenging Boehner in the 8th District north of Cincinnati, has been an adjunct professor of French at Cedarville University for three years. He taught one online class each semester but is not scheduled to teach any future classes, said Mark Weinstein, a spokesman for Cedarville.
Weinstein said Winteregg's views were not in line with the school.
"Cedarville University does not engage in partisan politics and holds a high regard for displaying Christian values in the community. When faculty or staff members participate in political conversations, advertisements, or endorsements — with the exception of faculty who provide expert media analysis as part of their professional roles — they are doing so as individual citizens," Weinstein said in a statement.
"Mr. Winteregg, in his recent political campaign video, did not represent the views or values of Cedarville University."
The ad, "When the Moment is Right," spoofs commercials for the erectile dysfunction drug Cialis by asking whether the Ohio Republican (using an alternate pronunciation of Boehner's last name) has "electile dysfunction."
Winteregg told The Washington Post he is hopeful he can beat Boehner.
Cedarville has undergone other turmoil in the past year with leadership turnover in what has been characterized as a conservative Southern Baptist takeover. The school recently shut down an independent student newspaper and has also restricted Bible and theology classes taught by female faculty to female students only.


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Tipperary Cocktail (No. 2)
1/6 Orange Juice. (1/2 of 3/4 oz Orange Juice)
1/6 Grenadine. (1/2 of 3/4 oz Grenadine)
1/3 French Vermouth. (3/4 oz Dolin Dry)
1/3 Dry Gin. (3/4 oz Martin Miller's Gin)
2 Sprigs Green Mint. (2 sadly nearly decimated Sprigs "Julep Mint", 1 Sprig "The Survivor" Lemon Balm)
Shake well and strain into cocktail glass.
I've been trying to grow Spearmint in my back yard for several years now.
Mint! Did you hear me? Trying to grow Mint! It's crazy, everyone else I know has to beat the Mint back with a stick, it grows out of control without them even trying.
However, I have been foiled on every attempt. One turned black and just disappeared, one got dried out in a couple days of inexplicably hot weather, the last plant chewed down to the veins by some unnamed pest.
It's just sad, I barely had enough to qualify as 2 sprigs in this drink, so I added some of the lemon balm that does grow like a pest in my back yard, self seeding and spreading everywhere.
This is a tad sweet, as a cocktail, really could use a dash of lemon or lime to balance out that Grenadine. On the whole, though, not so bad.
I suppose rather than being the tipple of choice among the Irish of Tipperary, this was more likely a beverage favored by the British Soldiers and Officers living in the Barracks.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.


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pterrett needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 18 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
Take an existing set of logos and make them work better on a certain joomla template
Usk Athletic Club
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Take an existing set of logos and make them work better on a certain joomla template. We are currently building a website for Usk Athletic Club using a Joomla Vortex template in Blue. The club has a number of sections (tennis/cricket etc) that have their own logos, all based on a shield design - an example of the type of shield can be seen at http://www.usktc.force9.co.uk/.
We do not want a radical redesign of the logos - just a way of making them stand out against this particular blue template - maybe slightly 3D, maybe something else.
The winner will be given .ai files of the existing logos (4) and be asked to adapt them plus make one other.
Output will be .ai/jpg/transparent gif
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Think about your favorite t-shirt. There's a good chance it feels nice, soft, and is more comfortable on your skin. Your favorite shirt is probably a ringspun cotton material. Traditionally, ringspun cotton has qualities that make it softer and more "comfortable" to wear. The material is commonly used in American Apparel products and Hanes Beefy T styles.
The secret is in the yarn processing. The "spinning" process produces longer, stronger strands. No chemicals are involved, but you can achieve a softer effect using chemical processes as well. The spinning process dates back to the Middle Ages when it was used to take the rough feel out of raw cotton. The spun fabric created more compact threads that ultimately resulted in more durable products.
Is it more expensive? Not necessarily. Designer brands, like American Apparel, may carry a slightly higher price tag, but customers justify the cost because they consider the brand to be superior in comfort, style and durability. More affordable options are available for just pennies more than you're probably paying for a traditional 100% cotton shirt. There are dozens of ringspun options available, so consider your options before you make a decision. If you have questions or need suggestions, just ask!


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Hayden Godfrey of Smithfield, Utah spent $450 this Valentines day to buy 900 carnations, one for each girl in his school. He really believes that on Valentine's Day, every lady deserves a flower. This year he made sure no one felt excluded. He told Mashable , "If it was up to me, Valentine's wouldn't be a day about couples, but a day about loving your fellow human beings."
His Facebook post with pictures of the flowers has been getting a lot of thank you messages and he clearly brightened a lot of people's day.


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Neo-Paganism is a general term for a variety of related religious movements which began in the United States in the 1960's, with literary roots going back to the mid-19th century Europe, as attempts to revive what their founders thought were the best aspects of ancient pagan ways, blended with modern humanistic, pluralistic, and inclusionary ideals, while consciously striving to eliminate certain elements of traditional Western monotheism, including dualistic thinking and puritanism. The distinguishing characteristics of Neo-Paganism include a perception of divinity as immanent, a multiplicity of deities of all genders, a commitment to environmental responsibility, and a creative approach to ritual.
What do Neo-Pagans believe about God?
Neo-Pagan theology has four principal characteristics: Neo-Paganism is pantheistic; it views divinity as immanent and the material world as a theophany, a manifestation of divinity. Neo-Pagans see the earth, the body, and sexuality as sacred. Neo-Paganism is polytheistic in that it recognizes a plurality of deities or aspects of Deity. Neo-Pagans honor the divine feminine; they recognize that divinity manifests itself as masculine and feminine, while also transcending gender. Neo-Pagans see divinity as changing or evolving, as part of a process that is itself divine, sometimes symbolized by a circle or a spiral.
Are Neo-Pagans ethical?
The Neo-Pagan belief in the interconnectedness of all things and the inherent divinity of all people and the world translates into an ethic of care and responsibility for other people and for our non-human environment. Neo-Pagans also honor the diversity of life, human and otherwise, and eschew sexism, racism, homophobia, and other forms of intolerance. Beyond that, Neo-Pagans embrace an ethic of freedom to satisfy individual needs and desires and pursue personal growth and happiness, while avoiding harm to others. Neo-Pagans reject any notion of a divinely prescribed law and concepts of sin or salvation.
What are Neo-Paganism's origins?
Neo-Paganism has its roots in the 19th century Romantic movement in England and Germany which saw ancient paganism as an ideological and aesthetic counter to the influence of Western modernity and industrialism. Neo-Paganism today is a product of the American Counterculture of the 1960's and 1970's. Early forms of Neo-Paganism integrated nature religion and feminist spirituality the mythology of Robert Graves' The White Goddess and Jungian psychology. Although Neo-Paganism draws inspiration from ancient religious myths and practices, it is a modern religion intended to meet modern spiritual needs.
What stories do Neo-Pagans tell?
The Neo-Pagan Mythos consists a series of allegories and stories that describe the life of the Goddess and the God in their various aspects. Some of the most common stories include: the birth of the Sun God at Midwinter, the celebration of the sexual union of Goddess and God in the spring, the battle of the Oak King and the Holly King at Midsummer, the sacrifice of the God of the harvest in the autumn, the descent of the Goddess into the underworld. These myths teach that everything is change, everything moves in cycles, and in this change there is balance between light and dark, life and death.
What do Neo-Pagans Believe?
For Neo-Pagans, the meaning of life is not to be found in another world or a hypothetical future existence. Neo-Pagans perceive a "deeper" (as opposed to a "higher") power, which is present in nature, in our own selves, and in the process of our lives. We seek to live in accordance with this deeper, sacred dimension. Neo-Pagans understand alienation or existential "rootlessness" in our own psyches and in our culture as the inheritance of modern humankind. We see this manifest in social injustice, patriarchalism, personal neurosis, and environmental desecration. We seek to cure this alienation by reconnecting with the sacred dimension of nature and our own selves. Neo-Pagans hold these things to be sacred: all life, the earth, nature, our selves, our bodies.
What gods do Neo-Pagans worship?
Neo-Pagans may worship or honor one or more gods of ancient or contemporary paganisms or even gods of their own imagining. Often these many gods are seen as aspects or "faces" of an underlying divine unity. Often these gods fall into recognizable archetypes. Many Neo-Pagans honor an immanent Great Goddess of nature or the Earth. Often the Goddess is seen as having a triple aspect concerned with birth, procreation and death. Many Neo-Pagans also honor a dying-and-rising god of animal life or the Sun, who is split into two complementary aspects, light and dark, gods of the waxing and waning year.


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Defending Conference championship team readies for Virginia
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Aug. 13, 2011) – Exactly 38 weeks had passed since the ETSU men's soccer team made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history and on Thursday evening, student-athletes, coaches and trainers all reported to Summers-Taylor Stadium to begin the first day of practice and their quest towards another NCAA Tournament run.
"It has been very good so far; the players have worked extremely hard," said head coach Scott Calabrese, on the first few practice sessions. "The thing that is really encouraging to me is that the vast majority of returners have come back very fit, and that shows quite a bit of commitment in the summer to build on what they've done in the spring."
Calabrese now enters his fourth year as head of the ETSU men's soccer program, having just led the squad to its first Atlantic Sun Conference championship in its youthful three-year history. The team's success in 2010 consequently earned Calabrese Coach of the Year honors from both the Atlantic Sun Conference and the NSCAA/Mondo South Region.
The Bucs return nine starters and 19 letterwinners from the 2010 Atlantic Sun championship squad that went 15-6-0 overall, including a 7-2-0 mark in Atlantic Sun contests. ETSU's 15 victories in 2010 marked a program-best in wins, which more than doubled their previous high of six in both 2008 and 2009.
On Sunday, the team will gauge itself against the 2009 national champion Virginia Cavaliers. Last year, the Cavaliers went 11-6-3 overall, 2-4-2 in Atlantic Coast Conference play, and advanced to the NCAA tournament for its 30th consecutive season. Virginia would; however, fall victim in the first round to Old Dominion, 1-0. The Cavaliers' 30-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances rank first among active streaks.
"We're starting to build up towards our Virginia game, which is going to be a great test for us," said Calabrese. "They're ranked 22nd in the country, two years ago they won the national championship and they're going to be a team that lets us know exactly where we are very quickly."
ETSU will travel to Charlottesville, Virginia on Sunday, Aug. 14 to square off against the Cavaliers in Klockner Stadium at 5 p.m. The Bucs open up the regular season on Saturday, Aug. 27 against Presbyterian in Johnson City, Tenn. at 6 p.m.
For more information on ETSU men's soccer please visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's soccer links.


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Transportation Commissioner Ted Houghton of El Paso, who jumped all over toll opponent Hank Gilbert at last week's meeting to divvy up stimulus funds, today said he had settled the matter with Gilbert with a phone call.
"I took care of that with Mr. Gilbert last night," Houghton said.
But to hear Gilbert tell it, things aren't exactly smoothed over. The activist said he thanked Houghton for his call of apology but characterized it as a "pretty feeble attempt" and added that he thinks Houghton should resign from the commission.
Houghton said he called because he thought the better of his actions, before anyone asked him to do so.
Last week's comments by Houghton were denounced in a letter from state Sen. Glenn Hegar Jr., R-Katy, who apparently thought Houghton had called Gilbert and his group, Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom, "idiots."
Houghton actually called them "bigots," as you can hear in this video provided courtesy of http://www.truthbetolled.com © (starting about 5:35 into it).
Hegar's misunderstanding is understandable, since Houghton's insult couldn't be heard at the meeting and he declined to repeat it.
TURF's Terri Hall said her group is using the video to fire up more support for House Bill 565 by Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio, to replace the five member commission appointed by Gov. Rick Perry with a single elected commissioner.


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President Barack Obama has canceled a trip to California next week so that he can stay in Washington "to work on the Syrian resolution before Congress," a White House official said on Thursday.
Obama has asked Congress to authorize a military strike in Syria after a chemical weapons attack on civilians two weeks ago, but many lawmakers from both parties have said they are undecided on whether to support the president's request.
(Read more: Investors shift focus from Syria to economy)
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OSF Opens 2013 Season on February 22
The Tony Award-winning Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2013 preview performances begin February 15, and the season will open Friday night, February 22 with Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, directed by David Ivers. On Saturday, August Wilson's Two Trains Running, directed by Lou Bellamy, takes the stage, as does Lerner and Loewe's classic American musical My Fair Lady, directed by Amanda Dehnert. Sunday afternoon in the Thomas Theatre, Shakespeare's King Lear opens, directed by OSF Artistic Director Bill Rauch.
"These four opening productions celebrate the full range of stories that reflect OSF's 78-year commitment to classical work," Rauch said. "There's a heartfelt and fresh take on a Shakespeare comedy, a searing American classic by the great August Wilson, an innovative rendition of one of the most beloved musical comedies, and an intimate encounter with Shakespeare's most epic tragedy. The other productions that will open throughout this remarkably exciting season include two more Shakespearean classics, another American classic-this one by Tennessee Williams-a contemporary retelling of the Robin Hood tale, and three dynamic and compelling world premieres-all demonstrating the power and diversity of the stories we tell."
The Taming of the Shrew (February 15 - November 3) by William Shakespeare
Lead Sponsor: U.S. Bank; Production Sponsor: Jed and Celia Meese; Production Partner: Jerry and Jeanne Taylor Family Foundation
The comic love story of Kate and Petruchio comes once again to OSF's stages, this time in the Angus Bowmer Theatre-the first ever staging in this venue. Directed by David Ivers, co-Artistic Director of Utah Shakespeare Festival in his directorial debut at OSF, this vibrant, brisk production is set in a re-imagined Padua, Italy where the tangle of masquerades and misdirection plays out against a backdrop of boardwalks, roller coasters and rockabilly music. But behind the arcades is the deeply serious matter of love, roles and who we really are.
The cast of The Taming of the Shrew features Nell Geisslinger as Kate, Ted Deasy as Petruchio, Robert Vincent Frank as Baptista Minola, Royer Bockus as Bianca, David Kelly as Gremio, Tasso Feldman as Grumio, Christiana Clark as Biondello, Jeremy Peter Johnson as Hortensio, Wayne T. Carr as Lucentio, JOHN TUFTS as Tranio and Tyrone Wilson as Vincentio. Others in the cast include Catherine E. Coulson, Terri McMahon, Mark Murphey, Brent Hinkley and Andrew E. Yabroff. Musicians in the band are Evan Davidson, David Burns McClure, and Michael Caruso.
Scenic design is by Jo Winiarski; costumes by Meg Neville; lighting by Jaymi Lee Smith; music and sound by Paul James Prendergast. Lue Morgan Douthit is dramaturg; Scott Kaiser is voice & text director; U. Jonathan Toppo is fight director, and Amy Miranda Warner is stage manager.
Two Trains Running by August Wilson; (February 16 - July 7)
Production Partners: Cynthia Muss Lawrence, Anonymous Applegate Donors
August Wilson's 10-play "Pittsburgh Cycle" is one of the greatest contributions to American drama, and this play, set in 1969, is about the characters' search for a future in the face of harsh economic realities and broken promises. This not-to-be-missed production is directed by Lou Bellamy (also his directorial debut at OSF), artistic director of Penumbra Theatre Company in St. Paul, Minnesota. Penumbra has produced more of Wilson's plays than any other theatre, and Bellamy has directed all of Wilson's plays, both at Penumbra and around the country.
The cast features Terry Bellamy as Memphis, Kevin Kenerly as Sterling, Josiah Phillips as Holloway, Kenajuan Bentley as Wolf, Tyrone Wilson as Hambone, and Jerome Preston Bates as West.
Scenic design is by Vicki Smith; costumes are by Mathew LeFebvre; lighting by Jaymi Lee Smith; music and sound by Martin Gwinup; dramaturg is Wind Woods; David Carey is voice & text director and D. Christian Bolender is stage manager.
My Fair Lady (February 17 - November 3) Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; Music by Frederick Loewe
Lead Sponsor: Peter and Helen Bing; Production Partners: Katie Farewell, Kevin and Suzanne Kahn, Betty and Jack Schafer, Avista
This ever-popular Tony Award-winning American musical, based on George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalian, comes to the Angus Bowmer Theatre for the entire season. Amanda Dehnert (Julius Caesar, All's Well that Ends Well) will direct this engaging and enduring story about class, language, love and independence. For this intimate production, two grand pianos will grace the stage and provide orchestration. Dehnert describes this two-piano version, written by Frederick Loewe, as "a beautiful way to hear the music again for the first time."
The cast features Rachael Warren as Eliza Doolittle, Jonathan Haugen as Henry Higgins, Anthony Heald as Alfred P. Doolittle, David Kelly as Colonel Pickering, Ken Robinson as Freddy Eynsford, Eduardo Placer as Zoltan Karpathy, Jeremy Peter Johnson as Harry, Chavez Ravine as Mrs. Higgins. Others in the cast are Kjerstine Rose Anderson, Mauro Hantman, Christina Acosta Robinson, Royer Bockus, Miriam A. Laube, Cecily Palzewicz, Leah Sanginiti, Justin Montalvo, Daniel T. Parker, Miles Fletcher, Rodney Gardiner and Chloe Brown. On the pianos are Matt Goodrich and Ron Ochs.
Scenic design is by David Jenkins, costume design by Devon Painter; lighting by Mary Louise Geiger; associate musical direction by Darcy Danielson; sound design by Kai Harada and Associates; and choreography by Jaclyn Miller. David Carey is voice & text director, and Jill Rendall is stage manager.
King Lear (February 21-November 3) by William Shakespeare
Lead Sponsor: Roberta and David Elliott; Production Partners: Lynne Carmichael, Hitz Foundation, The Hobbes Family
In an exciting scheduling change in the intimate Thomas Theatre, OSF will now run three plays in repertory. King Lear, directed by Artistic Director Bill Rauch, will run all season. In this way audiences will be able to see one of Shakespeare's most winning comedies and most celebrated tragedies at any time during the season.
In addition, two actors will play Lear in alternating performances. This will no doubt be a production that audiences will want to see twice. Staged in the round and in a contemporary setting, this greatest of Shakespeare's tragedies of a kingdom and two families in chaos, has an undeniably modern sensibility, revealing the dark and deadly consequences of human actions, as well as the human capacity for love and loyalty. Rauch has said of this play: "No other work captures so well what it means to be an aging parent, an adult child, a human being."
The cast features Jack Willis and Michael Winters in alternating performances as King Lear, Armando Durán as Kent, Richard Elmore as Gloucester, Raffi Barsoumian as Edmund, Benjamin Pelteson as Edgar, Vilma Silva as Goneril, Robin Goodrin Nordli as Regan, Sofia Jean Gomez as Cordelia, Barzin Akhavan as Oswald, Daisuke Tsuji as Fool, Rex Young as Cornwall, Peter Frechette as Albany, Tony DeBruno as King of France and Ray Fisher as Burgundy.
Associate Artistic Director and scenic designer Christopher Acebo has created the set. Costumes are by Linda Roethke; lighting design by Christopher Akerlind, and music and sound by Andre J. Pluess. Barry Kraft is dramaturg; Rebecca Clark Carey is voice & text director, and Moira Gleason is stage manager.
And coming later this season...
Opening the end of March is a world premiere production, The Unfortunates by 3 Blind Mice (Jon Beavers, Ian Merrigan, Ramiz Monsef) and Casey Hurt with additional material by Kristoffer Diaz. It's a play, a musical and a concert, and has been called a musical comic book with superheroes. Soaked with soul-stirring music, it's also a journey through American music.
In April Tennessee Williams' great American classic, A Streetcar Named Desire, opens. Directed by Christopher Liam Moore and the team that staged the extremely popular Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 2010, tickets for this production are sure to sell quickly.
On the Elizabethan Stage Shakespeare's Cymbeline and A Midsummer Night's Dream will share the same sylvan setting with the U.S. premiere of David Farr's The Heart of Robin Hood. Audiences can delight in this shared design, dubbed "into the woods," under the stars!
And opening at the end of the season are two world premieres, Naomi Wallace's The Liquid Plain (an American Revolutions commission and winner of the Horton Foote Prize) and Tanya Saracho's The Tenth Muse. The Liquid Plain, set in the late 18th century, is a searing, humorous and utterly compelling story of two runaway slaves, who plan a desperate and daring run for freedom. And The Tenth Musewill take audiences into a Mexican cloister, where young nuns' and servants' worlds are changed indelibly by the blazing and blasphemous writings of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.
Biographies of directors, designers and actors for the 2013 season can all be found here.
OSF's 2013 season runs from February 15 through November 3, offering 791 performances of 11 productions. The season is sponsored by U.S. Bank.
Previews, Openings and Tickets
Tickets remain available to previews and most opening performances. Patrons can save 40 percent on preview tickets. Please check ticket availability online or call the Box Office at 541-482-4331 or 800-219-8161. This season all "C" tickets are $25 for all performances. Preview and opening times and dates are as follows:
The Taming of the Shrew Friday, Feb. 15, 8 p.m. (preview)
The Taming of the Shrew Tuesday, Feb. 19, 8 p.m. (preview)
The Taming of the Shrew Friday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m. (opening)
Two Trains Running Saturday, Feb. 16, 8 p.m. (preview)
Two Trains Running Wednesday, Feb. 20, 8 p.m. (preview)
Two Trains Running Saturday, Feb. 23, 1:30 p.m. (opening)
My Fair Lady Sunday, Feb. 17, 8 p.m. (preview)
My Fair Lady Thursday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m. (preview)
My Fair Lady Saturday, Feb. 23, 8 p.m. (opening)
King Lear Thursday, Feb. 21, 8 p.m. (preview)
King Lear Friday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m. (preview)
King Lear Sunday, Feb. 24, 1:30 p.m. (opening)


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There is ever-growing national and international demand for qualified professionals and scientists who have expertise in one or more domains of social and environmental modelling and GIS-based spatial analysis and decision support. UCL's Geospatial Analysis MSc provides rigorous scientific and vocational training for the next generation of scientific modelling and decision-support professionals.
Key information
Programme starts
September 2019
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Note on fees: The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website.
Entry requirements
Normally a minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.
English language requirements
If your education has not been conducted in the English language, you will be expected to demonstrate evidence of an adequate level of English proficiency.
The English language level for this programme is: Good
Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.
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Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.
International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below.
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About this degree
The programme combines a rigorous treatment of underlying theory for, and methods of implementing and exploiting, spatial analysis and decision support. Optional modules provide the opportunity to develop expertise in modelling and analysis in one or more areas of social and environmental science with social and policy dimensions.
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.
The programme consists of four core modules (60 credits), four optional modules (60 credits) and a research dissertation (60 credits).
A Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits, full-time nine months, part-time two years) is offered.
A Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits, full-time 12 weeks, part-time one year) is offered.
Compulsory modules
- Geographic Information Systems and Science*
- Principles of Spatial Analysis
- Representation, Structures and Algorithms
- Geospatial Science*
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- Airborne Data Acquisition
- Climate Modelling
- Geodemographics and Population Geography
- GIS Design
- Network and Locational Analysis
- Spatial Decision Support Systems
- Spatio-temporal Analysis and Data Mining
- Surface Water Modelling
- Terrestrial Carbon: Modelling and Monitoring
- Web and Mobile GIS
All MSc students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of approximately 12,000 words and a poster presentation.
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The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials and laboratory and computer-based practical classes. Assessment is through independent project work, practical-based and written coursework, and the dissertation.
For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.
There is a national and international need for scientists with skills in GIS-based analysis and decision support complemented by a deep knowledge of domain-specific models and analytical methods that can be brought to bear on environmental issues and their social consequences. The MSc provides an ideal foundation for PhD research, or for prospective employment within research organisations, consultancies, government departments and a wide range of industries.
Why study this degree at UCL?
The Geospatial Analysis MSc is run by UCL Geography, which enjoys an outstanding international reputation for its research and teaching. The programme brings together the department's strong expertise in spatial science and social and environmental modelling.
Students enter a vibrant, enthusiastic, and international research environment in which collaboration and free-ranging debate are strongly encouraged. UCL's location, in central London, provides easy access to many key intellectual venues and resources, such as the British Library.
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Mug Shot
The other day one of the Worldwatch staff gave a talk on global climate change to a small Green Sanctuary church group. As is usual with these talks, a handful of people lingered afterwards to offer private comments or questions. The questions are normally polite creampuffs, and the speaker gets to enjoy the warm glow that comes from being regarded as an "expert." But this time one question didn't follow the script. A young woman reproachfully asked the staffer, who had been sipping from a foam cup of coffee prior to his talk, why he had done such a horrible thing?
So simple to use a ceramic mug instead, she chided-especially since he'd brought one, as a visual aid (when filled with hot liquid, it shows the world's coastlines receding as the polar icecaps melt).
Face flushing, the staffer mumbled something about how it's impossible to live a perfect life. Then he rather smugly pointed out that the questioner's polyester jersey was made from oil. And naturally most of his brain, as insulted brains do, immediately began working on a snappier comeback. By the time he got home, it went something like, "I compost, I recycle, I drive a hybrid gas/electric vehicle-fewer miles per year than average-I keep the thermostat at 68 in the winter and 78 in the summer, I have new storm windows and low-flow showerheads, I commute to work by bike and subway, I send money to pay for tree planting in Central America to offset my carbon emissions and restore rain forest, and I took a pay cut to work for the environment. And by the way, your sweater is made from oil, your cotton pants are unsustainable, your wool socks exploit animals-how can you live with yourself?"
When the fever passed, however, the stark truth remained: the questioner had a point. With a little forethought and effort, the staffer could have used a mug. Failing to do so was one more lost opportunity to make a small difference in landfill usage and/or greenhouse gases emitted or toxics released into the atmosphere. Billions of people around the world have little choice about their lifestyles, but even those of us lucky enough to have such choices often fail to make the sustainable ones. And those multitudes of failures, each one so trivial, add up to disaster. By the eco-footprint methodology, humanity exceeded the level of global sustainability sometime around 1978.
Can we ceramic-mug our way to a sustainable future? No-but we can't get there without it, either.
"Evolution is pollution," said economist Kenneth Boulding, one of the spiritual fathers of sustainability. He meant that all creatures live by using resources and creating wastes. That hasn't been a problem until relatively recently, because nature's genius has evolved a system that recycles everything-until now. But today there are so many people, we use so much stuff, and we've learned to make stuff that nature has not had time to develop ways of recycling, that humanity has crossed a critical threshold. We now have to turn around, retrace our steps over that threshold, and then take a different path-one that keeps our resource use and waste production within the limits the Earth can handle.
It's an old but difficult lesson. In A Short History of Progress, historian Ronald Wright argues that the early settlers of ancient Iraq, who built their towns and irrigated their fields and eventually destroyed their land via salination and waterlogging, probably didn't know what they were doing. No one had ever tried urban living, supported by agriculture, on such a scale before. But ever since then, most societies that have risen, thrived, declined, and finally collapsed had fewer excuses. In many cases, at least some members of those societies knew exactly what was happening, and how things were going wrong. (Plato, for example, described in detail how goats and deforestation destroyed the arability of ancient Greek farmlands.) Yet by some failure of communication within the body politic-like a boxer with a high pain threshold who doesn't feel the blood running down his face-those cultures seemed helpless to understand the damage they were suffering, and thus act collectively to avoid their approaching fates.
Humans haven't changed much in 5,000 years-we're still "only half-evolved towards intelligence; clever, but seldom wise," Wright says-but now we know better. We have the immense advantage of the long view, which reveals millennia of repeated blunders. Until now, those blunders were local. As the saying goes, however, every time history repeats itself, the price goes up. Wright observes that "the most compelling reason for reforming our system is that the system is in no one's interest. It is a suicide machine." That's new: the possibility of global calamity on a global scale.
So our plight is pretty obvious if we care to look, and most people reading this essay already know about it. The question is what to do. One option is to wait for our leaders to wise up and act. In theory, anyway, they could be persuaded to use the power they wield to promote sustainability. There is no shortage of policy options. But power, once held, evidently takes on a logic of its own, even in democracies. Though wielded in our names, it is often without our consent, sometimes without our knowledge and contrary to our wishes. Billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars, for instance, are spent every year-and blood is being spilled-to ensure access to the oil needed for our beloved SUVs and, yes, for our gas/electric hybrids.
In the developed world, which has both the resources and the chief responsibility for leading the world toward a sustainable future, our leaders and institutions are failing us. The U.S. government is reactionary on environmental issues. Even the environmental movement itself is pronounced dead. In Europe and Japan, the institutions are failing too, just more slowly. (The average U.S. citizen's lavish lifestyle is way over the global sustainable average, those of Europeans and Japanese somewhat over. Yet it's also obvious that people living in Europe and Japan are neither deprived nor miserable. Their example shows ours to be hollow, and points the way toward sustainability.)
But institutions are not the only, or even the best, engines of change. Institution-led, top-down solutions to the problem of sustainability seem unlikely. Although no angle should be ignored and we have to work the problem from all sides, it's wise to be skeptical of analyses that point to heroic utopian plans. They seem to demand a kind of metaphorical switch. Before, we're going to hell; flip the switch, and afterwards there's a transformation, a steady ascent to some utopian summit, unimpeded by politics-as if the multitudes of people on the planet were an untapped mass of pliable followers, passively waiting for the right crusade to join.
Institutions do respond, however slowly and reluctantly, to popular pressure. If systematic reform does happen, it might come from the stimulus of a few interest groups backed by a vocal "majority of the minority that cares." But it might also grow naturally out of an incremental change of heart by millions resisting the power of compound disinterest, prodded by a combination of social awareness and conscience. That would create a vast, steady, irrepressible thrust of millions of lives inching daily toward the next step. Most of us will never lead such a movement, but we can help launch one. Where institutions are blind, people must see, and lead them.
It is impossible to live a perfect life. But-not to be Pollyanna-ish about it-it is quite possible to do a bit better today than yesterday. The first step is simply mindfulness: be aware of the choices. The second step is to make different choices now and then. Get out of the comfort zone, a little. Feel a little "burn." (Remember to take the ceramic mug to your next speaking gig.) If you make a new, more sustainable choice every week or two for a year, then at the end you've made dozens of such choices-and transformed your life. Do it long enough, with enough company, and you've transformed the world.
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Ryder Cup no longer a pipe dream for Stirling graduate Richie 23/12/09
Stirling graduate Richie Ramsay is hopeful his Ryder Cup dream can become a reality after a maiden European Tour Golf victory on Sunday.
Referees Nationality could lead to more cards at Christmas 22/12/09
While universities keep their fingers crossed to get a home ties in the BUCS knock out fixtures in 2010, spare a thought for teams playing at home in the Champions League and Europa League with a Greek referee. Research from the University of Bath shows referees from Greece award more yellow cards...
Student Danielle Brown looks to retain her crown in 2012. 22/12/09
Paralympic archery Champion and University of Leicester student Danielle Brown is hoping that a move to full-time training next year will help her retain her crown at the 2012 Games.
BUCS supports Tennis Foundation with Co-ordinator positions 22/12/09
In September 2009, the Tennis Foundation joined forces with seven universities to create 'Tennis Coordinator' positions.
Loughborough nine named in England Students rugby squad 21/12/09
Nine Loughborough University rugby players have been included in a 36-man England Students Training Squad announced by the RFU. Finalist and back row player Phil Burgess returns to the national squad and is joined by eight fellow students hoping to make their debut in an England jersey....
BUCS Futsal- 2nd Regional Heat Results 18/12/09
The results and group tables for the 2nd regional heat of the BUCS Futsal Championships have now been produced.


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Rich Communications Suite -- SP Tool to Monetize the New Social Conversation Experience
By Mae Kowalke
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, service providers (SPs) are staying one step ahead by finding new and innovative ways monetize their offerings. For providers who recognize and leverage it effectively, the emerging new social conversation experience arising from the pervasive adaption and use of social media is proving to be a valuable tool in this endeavor.
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) has been busy developing solutions for fixed and mobile SPs to help them leverage the evolution of social media. On the mobility side, much of this development has been focused on two technical projects—Rich Communication Suite (RCS) and RCS-enhanced (RCS-e)—led by the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA).
In a recent white paper, "Building a Social Conversation Experience with RCS and RCS-E," Alcatel-Lucent researchers explain that RCS (developed in 2008) is intended to: "Leverage the global interoperability and ubiquity of existing voice services and Short Message Services (SMSs) and enrich them with Internet-type features more in line with user demand."


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Facebook has now stated it is the latest company to fall victim to a cyber attack, but added that there's no evidence that the attack affected any of the company's user data; Facebook revealed the details in a post on its security blog.
The blog post stated that the problems were caused due to a number of its employees checking out an unnamed mobile developer website on their laptops that had become infected with malware. The laptops themselves had malware installed on their PCs after they visited said website. Facebook added:
In this particular instance, we flagged a suspicious domain in our corporate DNS logs and tracked it back to an employee laptop. Upon conducting a forensic examination of that laptop, we identified a malicious file, and then searched company-wide and flagged several other compromised employee laptops.
The infected website used Java to transmit the malware. Facebook said they alerted Java creator Oracle and they have since issued a patch to Java that closes the exploit. This would seem to be just the latest in a string of Java-related security issues that have cropped up in the past several months. Facebook said that it has since "remediated all infected machines, informed law enforcement, and began a significant investigation that continues to this day."
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The SoCalLX club unites for a monthly, social gathering in Huntington Beach
Part of the car crafting culture has always been joining together for burgers and fries at a local diner, staying up late chatting about burnt rubber and spilt coolant. The SoCalLX club revolves around that very idea. Embracing the late-model Mopar, this Southern California car club joins together the first Friday of every month at Beach Burgers in Huntington Beach, CA, to meet new people, catch-up with old friends and chow-down on burgers while talking cars.
I recently traveled to El Toro, CA, for the annual SoCalLX club's "Spring Festival of LXs." It was at this event that I became familiar with a great group of guys and gals who take major pride in the ownership of the modern Mopar muscle. Whether you've supercharged your Challenger or kept your Chrysler 300 stock, this social club enjoys basking in sunshine and showcasing their cars. The main sticking point: "Where Southern California Car Culture Meets Modern Mopar Muscle."
Beginning in 2008 and still being produced, Dodge's resurrection of the Challenger, Charger and Chrysler 300 nameplates have been an enormous success. The power and performance of these cars stop nothing short than impressive. Compared to the iconic cars of the '60s and '70s, these LX/LC/LD vehicles certainly live-up to the expectation of "American Muscle."
The SoCalLX club accepts anyone with a late-model Dodge, Chrysler or Jeep product; this club has no fees, requires no window stickers, t-shirts to be purchased or any other malarkey that tends to follow a car club.
As long as you have a LX/LC/LD platform, just show-up to become a member. You can stay posted about events and car meets on their website. With hundreds of members and 8 years of being a club, Tom Gifford and Jon Welfringer are responsible for starting the SoCalLX club.
Merging two separate clubs, one for the Chrysler 300 and the other for the Magnum, they began accepting Challenger and Charger owners once the cars hit the market.
They're excited to have a strong following of members and are eager to have anyone with a passion for late-model Mopars to join the club. If you're in the Huntington Beach area, be sure to stop by Beach Burgers the 1st Friday of any month to meet some people with wicked rides and a similar interest.
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This is my favourite block. Just as I was putting blocks together I received my prize from Sew Mama Sew and this orange puppy fabric was in it. Considering that Indy, the retired racing greyhound, is part of the family in Lucca's house I had to include some of this. The top fabric is actually from another baby quilt that I made two years ago. I love including fabric with a little bit of history.
It was really hard to capture the quilting on this. I tried tonnes of different lighting options too. Hopefully you get the gist of it. I travelled vertically down the quilt, creating rectangular loops - for lack of a better term. The next line would be offset so the rectangle was in the vertical space left between two rectangles in the adjacent line of quilting. Does that make sense? If it doesn't and you are really curious let me know and I'll scan my sketch.
Yes, I did say sketch there. Quite often I will sketch out my quilting pattern. Rarely do I mark, but I find the repetition of sketching the pattern helps me work out kinks and get in the rhythm of the actual quilting. If I've ever taken an extended break from the quilting I will often do another sketch to warm up.
Finally, it would be mean to share a baby quilt without sharing a picture of the little man. Here is our nephew, Lucca, enjoying his quilt. His mom was wondering last week just which of his half dozen homemade blankets would become his blankie. I vote for mine.


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In terms of performance, soy biodiesel passes the test. But is it affordable? The verdict is still out.
Jan. 4--In terms of performance, soy biodiesel passes the test.
But is it affordable? The verdict is still out.
Buses burning soy run as well in cold weather as their counterparts on petroleum diesel. It works on old buses, requires no mechanical modifications and causes no mechanical problems, local bus service directors report after using the fuel in a yearlong pilot project.
According to Mike Clark, transportation director for the Monroe County Community School Corp., fuel filters also last twice as long when using the cleaner-burning alternative fuel. It even smells better, he said.
Bloomington Public Transportation Corp. general manager Lew May said he has observed a visible decrease in tailpipe emissions. Although no tests were administered on local buses, studies show using biodiesel reduces particulate matter by about 12 percent.
Not to mention that the fuel comes, in part, from Indiana soybean fields -- reducing dependence on foreign oil and potentially generating jobs in the Heartland.
But the single greatest roadblock to using the fuel in local bus fleets is money. A gallon of biodiesel today costs about 50 cents more than a gallon of conventional diesel.
The cost of the pilot program -- begun in late 2003 and involving a handful of buses from the school system, Bloomington Transit and Indiana University Campus Bus Services -- was a drop in the bucket, directors say. Running all buses on B20 -- the 20 percent soy biodiesel, 80 percent petroleum diesel fuel blend used in the pilot project, may not be feasible.
The school system made the switch this fall, however. With the help of a $30,000 state grant, MCCSC's 107 buses now are running on part soybean fuel.
A once-skeptical Clark went from sticking his toe in the bean patch a year ago to jumping in with both feet in August.
"We're done with the experiment and running it at 100 percent," he said earlier this year.
But the MCCSC may not be able to afford to do the same after this school year. In 2005, it is expected to join Bloomington Transit and IU in the undecided category. Much depends on the effects of a newly passed federal excise tax incentive.
Under a provision in the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 -- signed by President Bush in October -- biodiesel suppliers will get federal assistance equivalent to 1 cent per percentage point of biodiesel blended with petroleum diesel for so-called "first-use" oils.
These include soybean oil, which is used in soy biodiesel. That would mean B20 would cost 20 cents less per gallon, with the savings expected to be passed along to consumers. A half-cent incentive would apply to biodiesel made from other substances, such as recycled vegetable oil.
According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture study, the incentive is expected to bolster biodiesel demand from 30 million gallons in fiscal year 2004 to 124 million gallons per year.
That would fuel an economic surge in several sectors of the country's economy "including manufacturing, agriculture, and all sectors that provide support services to these industries," according to a report from the American Soybean Association and National Biodiesel Board. Up to 50,000 jobs could be created on a national level, the report says.
The tax incentive has a two-year life and was to take effect on New Year's Day. But some regulations still need to be written, pushing back the implementation date. As a result, some diesel customers are waiting before moving forward with alternative fuel plans.
Local bus directors say they will take another look at incentive-adjusted soy biodiesel prices when all the i's are dotted and t's crossed. In addition to federal regulations, they are watching variations in the price of fuel.
Soy-blended fuel cost 13 cents more per gallon than petroleum diesel in early December 2003, when Bloomington Transit began using the alternative fuel. This December, it was around 53 cents more per gallon. It hit 62 cents more in November.
Overall, the average difference throughout the pilot program has been about 44 cents per gallon for IU and city bus services, which are exempt from state sales tax. It's been about $1.64 per gallon for biodiesel, compared with $1.20 per gallon for conventional diesel, according to figures May compiled.
That difference may not mean much for a few buses, but for a city fleet of 37 buses and an IU fleet of 27, it's a different story.
"We're waiting to see what the final cost differential is going to be next month," May said.
Since the city and IU share space and gas tanks at the bus center on Grimes Lane, May said whatever decision is made will be made in cooperation.
Also to be figured into the decision would be the potential savings of buying in bulk, May said.
He said the White River Co-op estimated customers could save around 25 cents per gallon if they transport larger quantities of soy biodiesel. At present, only one tank at the Grimes Lane bus station is used for biodiesel, so tanker trucks can only be partially full when they deliver fuel.
If the city and IU bus services go to biodiesel fleetwide, they would also be eligible to apply for state funding, May said.
If all Bloomington Transit buses were to switch to biodiesel today, the annual cost increase would be around $75,000 -- though it would be less if savings from the federal tax incentive were included. Even on a $5 million budget, it's no small consideration, May said.
Another consideration is whether bus manufacturers will honor warranties on new buses if they run on alternative fuel. May said he'd heard talk they might not, but has received no definitive answer from manufacturers. In their pilot program, the city and IU used the fuel in older buses.
Clark said Monroe County school buses were still covered under warranty up to a B20 blend -- the blend being used.
Bloomington Transit plans to keep using the alternative fuel in at least a handful of its buses, May said. It has used biodiesel in about four to seven buses at a time since the pilot program began.
Likewise, the MCCSC system will continue burning the bean in all its buses through the winter.
Clark said he still has "some anxiety" over the tendency in cold weather of soy fuel to gel at higher temperatures, even though the MCCSC buses in the pilot program experienced no cold-weather problems last year.
Even so, he's warming up to the bean.
"I'm confident it will work," he said.
To see more of the Herald-Times, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.hoosiertimes.com.
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Students Win Case Study Competition By Developing Metrics For Skullcandy Training Efforts
March 2013
By Allie Jeppson
In search of finding a quantifiable way to measure training efforts, Skullcandy turned to USU students for a help during the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Marketing Case Competition.
The competition put participants into a real-life training and marketing situation as teams of two to five students were given a problem that the company was facing and 48 hours to put together a presentation that offered a solution.
This case asked students to analyze a college ambassador program that Skullcandy will be implementing in the future. Skullcandy is a global designer, marketer, and distributor of performance audio and gaming headphone and other accessory related products. The company markets its products under the "Skullcandy," "Astro Gaming," and "2XL by Skullcandy" brand names.
Huntsman School of Business alumnus and Skullcandy Global Training Manager Cohen Summers, told students in presenting the case study on Feb. 20, that the company was looking specifically for metrics, a way to quantify how well the new program is doing.
"Traditionally with a lot of marketing activations we challenged to find ways to quantify, in a tangible way, the return on investment," Mr. Summers said, adding that the company traditionally looks to "sell-through" metrics — a cause and effect relationship between an event and the sale of a product.
Skullcandy was launched in 2003 and quickly became, according to the company, one of the "world's most distinct audio brands by bringing unique technology, color, character and performance to an otherwise monochromatic space; helping to revolutionize the audio arena by introducing headphones, earbuds and other audio and wireless lifestyle products that possess unmistakable style and exceptional performance."
Mr. Summers said that many marketing returns, other than sell-through, are intangible, such as brand loyalty, awareness, and customer perception. The company was seeking a way to measure the impact of the program in order to justify spending the money that will be invested in it, he said.
After 48 hours of preparation, the seven participating teams presented their solutions to Skullcandy.
Students Jon Edwards, Ace Beorchia, Spencer Hall, and Brad Cannon took the first place prize winning an overnight stay in Park City, Utah near Skullcandy headquarters, a day on the ski slopes and a tour of the company.
The highlight of their presentation was the generation of a unique equation to specifically measure the effectiveness of an event hosted by one of the Skullcandy college ambassadors.
Ace Beorchia related the equation to a funnel that measured an event in layers. He said it first measured advertising success through event attendance. Then, in the next part of the equation, the number of students that visit a website because of an event is measured. Lastly, he said that the equation measured the number of sales related to a specific event.
According to Ace, the Skullcandy ambassador would then receive a score, based on the equation and according to event attendance, site-visits, and sales. An overall event score that would help calculate brand loyalty and awareness, as well as the effectiveness of the ambassador, would also be produced.
"The great thing about the equation is that many of the variables can be changed to add weight to one section, while also tailoring the numbers for each individual university," Ace said. "We understand that no two universities are the same so Skullcandy needs a measurement that is both uniform and flexible. That is what we created."
The equation created by the team reads:
Ea = A/αP
Eh = h/βA
Es = {[(S/xh)[(w1/xh) + (w2/xh)1.1 + (w3/xh)1.2]}
ETotal = .5(A/αP) + .15(h/βA) + .35{[(S/xh)[(w1/xh) + (w2/xh)1.1 + (w3/xh)1.2]}
E= Efficiency Rating
A= Attendance
P= Student Body Population
h= Website Hits from Event
S= Total Sales from Event
W= Weekly sales
α= Expected percent in attendance
β= Expected percent of website hits
X= Expected percent of sales
Mr. Summers stated that the overall event and experience was a great success for Skullcandy because of all the ideas and insight that they gained.
"It was a complete success and we are really, really excited about the results on so many levels," Mr. Summers said. "We look forward to doing more with the Huntsman School."
Skullcandy's products are sold and distributed through a variety of channels in the U.S. and approximately 80 countries worldwide. Those interested in more information may visit skullcandy.com, or facebook.com/skullcandy or follow the company on Twitter @skullcandy.


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What It Was Like Winning A Trip To Disneyland in the 1950s
I recently watched an episode of "The Jetsons" about Elroy winning a contest and getting to meet his spaceman idol from TV. The episode always reminds me of a story that Karal Ann Marling told me a few years ago, so I dug up the tape and transcribed the story below.
Marling is a retired professor, author and Disney expert who has written extensively on American popular culture. In 2008, I had lunch with her in Minneapolis and she told me this great story about a cereal box contest she won in the 1950s at the age of 12. She was living with her family lived in Rochester, New York at the time.
The story is pretty unbelievable:
When I was in eighth grade my mother was trying to control my younger brothers at breakfast with diversions and I was the one who had to put her plans into action. We used to buy cereal boxes that had games on the back. She got one set of cereal boxes that had coloring pictures on the back. She instructed me that I was to show my little brothers how to color these pictures and keep them quiet. So I colored the picture and then I passed it around and they all scribbled away, caused trouble and threw their eggs on the floor.
So, unbeknownst to me, my mother snipped it off the back of the cereal carton and sent all three of them in an envelope to the contest. There was also underneath a place where you could print -- legibly it said -- in 25 words or less why you wanted to be on the first 707 Boeing flight to the West Coast. Well, I did that too and about a month afterward my mother goes to the mailbox and there's big official-looking envelopes for my brothers. And she opens them up and they're from the contest and my brothers had each won third prize which were rollerskates -- they were giving away about 10 million sets of those. So the kids come home from school and by the time I got home they were dancing around the living room: "Ha-ha! We won the prize! We won the prize! We won the rollerskates!"
So I didn't think very much of it and went upstairs and did my Latin or whatever I was working on. A week after that a very official huge package comes for me registered mail and signed twice and all that stuff. Turns out I won the contest. So my mother and I got a two-week all expenses paid trip to Disneyland. And yeah, that was like going to heaven!
So off we went. And they put us up at the new Disneyland Hotel and I met Walt and he told me it would be nice if I came to work for him since I was such a good colorer.
Among other things Walt did was he asked me who my favorite movie star was. So I said Rock Hudson -- I was mad for Rock Hudson at that age. So he got on the phone and told his secretary, "Find Rock Hudson." He gets on the phone and says "I've got a little lady here who would love to meet you; this is Walt Disney. Suppose you could come stop by the studio?" Well, within 15 minutes this beautiful blue convertible with a white top pulls up and there's Rock Hudson out in front of Walt's office in the Animation Building. He took me out to dinner to 77 Sunset Strip.
My mother meanwhile was being entertained and they asked her who her favorite star was and she said Gisele MacKenzie, a singer on "Your Hit Parade." Sure enough, they produced Gisele MacKenzie and she and my mother went shopping at Bullock's Wilshire. We had a wonderful time.
Illustration of Sleeping Beauty Castle in 1955 (Source: Art of Disneyland book)


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1. the substitution of one thing for another.
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To substitute one thing for another, or the act of such substitution.
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To add insult to injury, after a tough day trying to requeen a nasty hive, I discovered that I had gotten a really bad batch of chigger bites - I'll skip the gory details for those familiar with chiggers. I've been bitten by chiggers before (much worse than a bee sting IMHO) but this was the worse case I've ever gotten. Any advice on how to rid an area of chiggers (near bee hives), and any advice on how to minimize the effects of a bite?


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For hundreds of years, Orvieto was a major stopping point along the road from Florence to Rome. It was so highly regarded through the centuries that it is only one of two cities outside of Rome to house papal residences. This classic hill town is still an essential destination on a visit to Umbria – where you can bask in a leisurely atmosphere while enjoying a spectacular cathedral, Classico white wine, and underground chambers dating from the Etruscan era.
Upon arrival, it's advisable that you bypass the lower, modern town and take the funicular up the hill from the train station to the enchanting old town. At the summit, built upon mounds of tufa stone a thousand feet above the valley, pause along the edge of the cliffs to admire the striking view of the surrounding countryside. From there you can board a shuttle to Orvieto's main square, Piazza del Duomo, adjacent to Orvieto's eye-catching cathedral, the town's most famous landmark.
I reserved a bed and breakfast just near the Piazza del Duomo, which made my arrival quite uncomplicated. I just rolled my bag a block down cobblestoned Via del Duomo into town. You can also be picked up at Piazza del Duomo for a return trip to the funicular. It beats paying for a taxi!
The cathedral, or Duomo, in the Piazza del Duomo may have the most stunning façade of any church in Italy. Dating from the 13th and 14th centuries, the Romanesque-Gothic cathedral inspires awe with its exterior of mosaics, stained glass, sculptures and medieval bas-reliefs. Panels on the marble walls depict stories from the Bible. In the Chapel of San Brizio in the interior of the Duomo, view frescos of the Day of Judgment by Luca Signorelli. These were a major inspiration for Michelangelo's Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo also studied Signorelli's work for its pioneering depiction of anatomically accurate nudes. (Signorelli spent years on the work while being provided with the finest of Umbrian white wine to see him through the project.)
The top of the hill is flat, which makes the town quite walkable. This is an excellent way to explore the layers of history here. Quite literally, layers. Orvieto was once a major center of the Etruscan civilization that predated the Romans. There are several tours inviting you to explore the labyrinths of underground caves, tunnels and wells below the town's surface. These passageways were originally constructed by the Etruscans to obtain water and hold off the Roman occupation. Underground Orvieto Tours is the most popular tour, although Well of the Cave, discovered by a local family while renovating their trattoria, and St. Patrick's Well are worthwhile visits also. There are as many as 1,200 caves under the town's surface constructed during various eras of Orvieto's history!
Orvieto has a tradition dating to ancient times of producing creative and varied ceramics. Several shops around town display these colorful objects, which reveal an impressive creativity by local artists. A medieval kiln in the center of town was recently discovered, and several pieces are exhibited at ceramicunderground.org. There are also two museums near the cathedral that display Etruscan pottery, dishes, and other artifacts.
Underscoring its significance as a center of culture, Orvieto is home to several festivals throughout the year, including the Umbria Jazz Festival and the Umbria Folk festival.
Orvieto is geared to pedestrians; there isn't a single traffic light in the town. One drawback to walking the narrow cobblestoned streets is dodging the few cars that wind – at times a bit too impatiently – through the narrow passageways where tourists and locals are wandering. But this just encourages the opportunity to get off the main streets to explore the non-touristy areas.
To truly appreciate the town's unusual setting, wind back down the hill and take a walk on the Rupe. This pedestrian path encircles the walled hilltop town beneath the towering cliffs of tufa stone on which the town is constructed.
After exploring Orvieto by foot, I climbed up a few hundred steps to the top of the clock tower for a panoramic late-afternoon overview of the town: a clear view of the Umbrian hills in the near distance, with the town below that has probably changed little in the past several hundred years.
There's no lack of outdoor cafes and restaurants in Orvieto. The square adjoining the cathedral is ringed with cafes and a popular gelateria. Take a break from strolling and embrace the opportunity to relax in the leisurely, timeless atmosphere the town provides. Early evening is a particularly tranquil time for a café stop, as most of the tourists have moved on by then. Young locals hang out in the square by the cathedral listening to music and fraternizing.
Orvieto can be enjoyed on a day trip from Rome, as it is only about an hour's drive north. But if you have an extra day, it's recommended that you make a visit to a nearby charming, automobile-free hill town called Civita de Bagnoreggio. Compared to Civita, Orvieto is a booming metropolis.
This tiny hill town that one can walk across in about five minutes sits on a plateau overlooking the Tiber Valley. In medieval days, 4,000 people lived here, but there are now less than twenty permanent residents and just a handful of restaurants and lodging opportunities. Most visitors, however, find Civita one of the most pleasant and memorable hill towns in Italy. A footbridge leads the way to town about a mile up the hill from the bus stop. For hundreds of years residents used donkeys to transport items to town on an older bridge.
Buses leave frequently from Orvieto for the 45-minute trip past vineyards and olive groves to Civita. Though many Italians I met had never even heard of Civita, those who were familiar with it could hardly contain their enthusiasm.
"That's a great place," a Tuscan friend of mine remarked when I asked him about the town, his eyes gleaming at the memory of his visit.
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- Intoxicating Florence, Italy — Jan. 24, 2011
- Rome (in a Day) — March 24, 2010
- Caffetteria Italia, Rome, Italy — Aug. 20, 2009
- Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy — Aug. 6, 2009


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