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Tuesday, August 30, 2005
R-R-R-Road Trip !!!
The UMass Football Fanzone Blog will be on the road for the Richmond and Colgate games.
I believe that I will be able to update the blog with images and notes from Richmond and for a couple of days after.
However, I will be off the net for a few days the following week.
If I can't get the remote to work at Richmond, then this blog will be silent until 09/13 when I return. Then I should have tons of stuff..
Stay tuned!
Friends of Football Project
Their next major project is raising funs to upgrade McGuirk stadium with field turf.
Here's why. While UMass does not have an artificial surface now, the field does turn into a swamp when a drop of rain falls...
Two UMass captains may miss the Richmond game
The UMass game notes are up. The extended game notes show that two UMass Captains may miss the Richmond game.
Senior captain Colin Stoetzel Sr.OT 6-6 290 and Senior Captain Serge Tikum Sr. LB 6-0 226 may be out against the Spiders.
The two deep chart has Sr. Transfer Brent Caldwell 6-3 290 and So. LB Cesar Rosario 6-2 220 starting in their place.
Matt Dougherty predicts the 2005 season
Note that Dougherty predicts UMass will make it all the way to the semi-finals, the last four teams in the playoff bracket!
It's a must read for UMass fans.
Monday, August 29, 2005
Two new links
- Richmond Fans site. By Rivals. Active Football messageboard. Registration is required to post.
- GoHens.net Delaware site. Active message boards. More up-to-date Hens info than on the Delaware athletic dept site. Registration is required to post.
If smack is your thing. Any Given Saturday has an excellent smack board here .
Tutt position still a mystery...
Another article on Stacy Tutt here. Looks like we will see Stacy Tutt in several positions. The UMass Football Fanzone thinks that Richmond will try to use Tutt at both QB and WR. The Spiders were next to last in the A10 in offensive production last year. Even though they beat us with Tutt at QB last year, I don't see them keeping the status quo just for us.
Note that this blog has done a number of articles on Tutt in the past. See blogs of 8/17, 8/16, 8/15. Scroll down. I still can't point blogger to a specific past blog.
Sunday, August 28, 2005
UMass Cheering
Just recently found a link to UMass Cheering. Both the all girl and the co-ed squads do a great job.
I've added UMass cheering to the links column on the right.
Saturday, August 27, 2005
Thursday's Question and Answer with Coach Brown
Two bits of information of note:
• UMass' 2005 freshman recruit Chris Zardas 6-1 230 from St. John's Prep has been unable to practice with the team due to right knee injury suffered during his high school career. He is a Rivals two star recruit.
• UMass' 2005 freshman recruit Tony Nelson 5-10 from Germantown Md is not with the team as he has not yet received clearance from the NCAA Clearinghouse. Clemson's reneging on a scholarship offer to him sparked some controversy. He is a Rivals two star recruit.
Friday, August 26, 2005
Richmond has the UMass game notes up
The Richmond Athletic Dept has the game notes for UMass here .
I noticed that the Richmond two-deep has freshman Levi Brown listed as the starting QB.
Wonder if we'll be seeing him instead of Tutt?
Coach Brown's Show starts 08/30
Tuesday will be the start of Coach Brown's show at 7:00 pm.
The UMass article is here.
UMass fans will be able to listen to both the show and UMass games (starting with Richmond) via the internet here.
I have Verizon DSL and the audio link has worked fine in the past.
I'll be at Richmond (god willing), and won't need to listen :)
UMass Receivers
There is a good article here from the Springfield Union about UMass' receivers.
This year the 2002 A10 Rookie-of-the-Year R.J. Cobbs 5-11 190 has been moved to WR. He will also do some punt and kickoff returns as well as some duty as RB. His career statistics as a receiver are 21 catches 140 yds 6.7 avg 1 TD 24 lg. All of those catches have been out of the backfield as a tailback.
In a two receiver set, the other starter will be Brandon London 6-4 210. He has excellent hands. His career totals are 38 catches 467 yds 12.3 avg 3 TD 35 lg.
Senior Dominique Stewart career 66 catches 744 yds 11.3 avg 2 TD 41 lg will probably be the third wideout. I've met his parents several times and they are just great people.
Sophomore J.J. Moore had a great year in 2004 32 catches 389 yds 12.2 avg 4td 40 lg. His 32 catches broke UMass record for receptions by a freshman (formerly held by Adrian Zullo 1998). He will push Stewart for the third spot. The Springfield Union had an article on him here.
UMass will also have two new WR's for 2005. My favorite is Rasheed Rancher 6-5 187. I think Rancher will be an impact player in the future. He has NFL size. He and backup QB Liam Coen hooked up for a nice play in the Spring Game. Coen was flushed out of the pocket and spotted Rancher who had broken off his route. While running, Coen motioned for Rancher to take off. Rancher instantly went back into his pattern and Coen hit him on the fly for a nice gain. It was really a great football play.
Also available this year will be Victor Cruz 6-0 200. He was one of UMass' top rated recruits in 2004 (one star Rivals), but ended up going to a year of prep school. Given the depth of the UMass receiving corps, he might get a red shirt.
Red Shirt Freshman Ryan Logan 6-2 217 is the subject of an article here.
The image to the right is a scan from the UMass 2005 press guide.
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Payton and Buchanan Watch List is out
The Sports Network has published its preseason Payton Award and Buchanan Award Watch list.
Who won last year? No fair peeking...
The Sports Network article is here. UMass' take on the article is here.
UMass is the one of only two schools with candidates for both awards (Steve Baylark and Shannon James)
Other A10 Schools:
UNH has two for the Payton award. David Ball WR and Rickey Santos QB
For the Buchanan: William & Mary Tony Lazotte DB, Delaware Tom Parks DT
Marcel Shipp is Back!
Marcel Shipp played in his first game of the 2005 season recently. He averaged 8 yds/carry against the Chiefs.
Shipp missed all of the 2004 after suffering a severe leg injury in practice.
There is a nice article here about his comeback.
Shipp has averaged over 4/yds a carry over his NFL Career.
Marcel is a Minuteman legend after he led UMass to its 1998 National Championship. He was the all-time leading rusher in the A01 with 6,250 yards. He set UMass career records in carries (1,215), yds/game (130.2), all-purpose yds (7,759) and 63 touchdowns.
He also rushed for 244 yards against Georgia Southern in the 1998 National Championship game (then a Championship Game record)
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
Former UMass coach leads CCSU to success
Speaking of former UMass coaches; have you seen what a good job former UMass Defensive Coordination Tom Masella is doing at Central Conn. State University?
CCSU went 8-3 last year. Masella led them to their 1st conference championship ever. It was also their first winning record in 17 years!
Masella spent two years at UMass (2002-2003) as Defensive Coordinator under Whipple. He was not hired when Coach Brown brought his entire coaching staff from Northeastern.
Also on the CCSU staff is Frank Forcucci. He spent five years with UMass working with the defense. He is now Defensive Coordinator for the Blue Devils.
CCSU opens with Colgate on 09/03/05 (the week before we go to Hamilton).
Monday, August 22, 2005
Neal Brown joins the Delware coaching staff
While reading this article on a Delaware receiver, I noticed that former UMass WR Neil Brown (2002-2003) was wide receivers coach for the Hens.
"Delaware needs a major contribution from Ingram, who has delivered before. In 34 career UD
games (18 starts), Ingram has caught 105 passes for 1,259 yards and four touchdowns. A few
more have slipped through his hands.
He's got superior talent, as much if not more than Justin and David," said new wide receivers
coach Neal Brown, a former wideout at Kentucky and Massachusetts. "He has to be more
consistent, more dependable and be a leader."
Brown's totals with UMass were 58 catches 721 yrds 12.5 Ave. 4 TD. Brown spent two years with Kentucky before playing for the Minutemen. He had been working as a graduate assistant for two years prior to his joining the Hens.
The image above is a scan from the 2002 UMass press guide.
Delaware's website apparently has not been up-dated as the coaching page does not list him.
Greenfield Recorder on UMass preseason
Note that he picks UMass go 9-2 and make the playoffs !
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Another Article on Cuko
Try bug-me-not first for registration codes.
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Article on UMass' new FB Frank McDonald
There is a nice article on UMass' new starting fullback Frank McDonald here .
Kudos to "Old Cage" who first posted the link on the UMass Hoops Board.
McDonald is a 6-0 240 pd fullback who transferred from Northeastern in 2003. Because he was a lateral transfer, he had to sit out 2004 as per NCAA rules.
Both of the starting fullbacks in last year's two-deep Rich Demers 6-1 225 and Steve Wysocki 6-1 240 have graduated.
Note that I did a blog on UMass transfers on 08/12/05. Scroll down, I still can't point blogger at a specific post...
Friday, August 19, 2005
Cuko & UMass News
The Springfield Union has an article by reporter Jeff Thomas. Read it here .
Some interesting tidbits:
- Cuko went 4 for 5 in attempts at the scrimmage
- Fireworks on tap for the 09/17 night game with Albany
- Live streaming video of the UMass home games will be available through the UMass website
- UMass-Army will be televised via ESPN Classic (Great! ESPNU is "vaporware")
Thursday, August 18, 2005
The Sports Network A10 preseason predictions out
Their Pre-Season A10 outlook is out. It's a must read for UMass fans.
They pick UMass second in the North Division.
UMass' Defensive Line Bulks UP
The main reason was graduation losses from 2003. Last year UMass lost seven of top eight defensive linemen and all three of the starting linebackers. We went into Spring 2004 with only 14 scholarship defensive players on the roster.
As the this article from the Springfield Union discusses, the UMass defensive line was both inexperienced and small. At the best of times the UMass defense averaged 220 pds from end to end. When starting DE Keron Williams went out, we played 202 pd DE Ola Sansusi against Delaware. Not a good match-up with the physical Hens. Note that Sansusi is a good pass rusher (he helped block the PAT that won the Maine game in overtime), but he is not a run-stopper.
When starting DT Jason Leonard separated his shoulder against JMU, we played a true freshman against one of the top rushing teams in the nation.
Last year UMass allowed five teams to rush for 200 yards-----and lost all five games.
This year, things are looking up.
First, we have more bodies with 15 defensive linemen on the roster. The big additions are Lehigh transfer John Hatchell 6-2 270 and Maryland transfer Patrick Powell 6-4 265. Jason Leonard has recovered from his shoulder injury and is up to 280 pds.
So the DL will probably look like this.
• Keron Williams 6-1 254 (2004 All-A10)
• John Hatchell 6-2 270
• Justin Schweighardt 6-1 265
• Patrick Powell 6-4 265
Much better don't you think?
New Uniforms
Yesterday was UMass' annual media day. Read about it here . An image gallery is here .
This was also the debut of the new Nike Uniforms. In the dozens of images, there is not one that features a full length close up!
The image above of Raunny Rosario is the best I could find that shows the details of the uniform.
Rosario is an interesting and inspirational story. He lost an eye in a childhood accident. Despite this , he was a two time Boston Globe All-Scholastic in high school. He had 3,669 career yards and 52 touchdowns.
At UMass, he has been mostly a back-up for Baylark. However, when given the chance he has been very effective. His career totals are 190 899 4.7 3 TD. His longest gain is 62 yards.
4.7/yrds/carry is pretty impressive! He should break a 1000 yards for his career this year.
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Richmond Part V
Richmond's website has a story about the Spiders Adam Goloboski. We've already talked about him in a blog below (scroll down).
Goloboski was named first team All-A10 by I-AA.org. Note that I could not find the citation on I-AA.org's website.
Richmond returns the entire front seven of its defense in 2005
First Scrimmage for UMass
Noteworthy was the performance of Armando Cuko Fr. 5-11 180 from Beverly, MA. Cuko hit field goals of 37, 42, 39, 47 and 44 yards. It does not say how many he missed :)
Cuko is the only kicker on the UMass squad after last year's starter Michael Torres transferred
(first entry in this archive. I still can't point Blogger to a specific post) to a I-A school in Florida
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
Richmond Part IV
16 days until we open at Richmond. See another article on Richmond here .
Richmond was 3-8 in the overall last year and 2-6 in the A10. One of their two A10 wins was against us.
This year most pundits picked Richmond 4th (Athlon Sports) or 5th A10.Richmond finished 11th in total offense and 11th (18 pts/game) in scoring offense. They finished 8th (27 pts/game) in scoring defense.
They do return eight starters on offense. Other than Tutt, the top returning player is probably David Freeman (188 att., 945 yds., 5.0 ave., 5td). He is #30 shown above. He and Globoski (below) were picked preseason All-A10.
On defense the top returning player is Adam Goloboski (116 TT, 51UA/65 AT). He had a season high nine tackles against UMass last year. Joining Goloboski are eight other starters.
The middle of the Spiders schedule is brutal when they play @Maine, @ Vanderbilt, Villanova, @ Delaware, Hofstra and @ JMU.
The Spiders had a highly regarded class of recruits . It will take them another year or so before they start to make noise in the A10. And hopefully they won't beat us two years in a row.
Images are from the Richmond Atheletic Dept. Photographer is not listed.
Monday, August 15, 2005
Richmond Recap
It is seventeen days until Sept 1, 2005 when UMass opens its season against Richmond under the lights at 7:00 pm at City Stadium.
Last year on Sept. 18, 2004 Richmond defeated an unbeaten UMass team 24-14 at McGuirk. It would be the start of a four game losing streak for the Minutemen.
The box Score:
Richmond 7 14 3 0 24
UMass 14 0 0 0 14
Richmond UMass
First Downs 18 12
Rushing yards 42-204, 29-85
Passing 31-12 132 1, 33-19 230 1
Total offense 73-336, 62-315
Punt returns 6-29, 5-8
Kick returns 3-57, 3-48
Punts 7-35.9, 9-34.7
Fumbles 1-1, 1-1
Penalties 6-40, 15-111
Third Down Conversations 7-16, 1-14
Red Zone scores 2-3, 1-3
Couple of things jump out. In a previous blog (scroll down) we talked about Stacy Tutt , who had a career game, passing for two TD's and running for another. He had 132 yards passing and 117 rushing.
The 15 penalties for 111 yards probably figured into our atrocious 1-14 third down conversations that day. UMass looked flat after our emotional win over Colgate, but the penalties problem would dog UMass for the rest of the season.
Images from the UMass athletic Dept website. Photographer not listed.
Saturday, August 13, 2005
More stuff from training camp
There are more images from the UMass Preseason camp here.
The main UMass sports page has two video clips of interviews with Head Coach Don Brown.
Can't be much fun practicing in the heat and humidity that have covered New England for the last week!
Friday, August 12, 2005
UMass Transfers
Here's my take. Note that I do not have any special "insider" information. I do not even live in Massachusetts. And if the UMass Athletic Dept has noticed my blog, they've done an excellent job of containing their enthusiasm.
The ten transfers are:
Brent Caldwell OL Sr. 6-3 290 Syracuse
Jon Carnes OL So. 6-4 290 Rutgers
Shawnn Gyles DB Jr. 6-0 180 Northeastern
John Hatchell DL Jr 6-2 270 Lehigh
Taylor Humphrey QB Fr. 5-11 205 Hawaii
Matt Lawrence RB Jr. 6-1 198 UConn
Frank McDonald FB Jr. 6-0 245 Northeastern
Michael Meggett DB Fr. 6-1 205 West Virginia
Patrick Powell DE So. 6-4 265 Maryland
Justin Schweighardt DE Sr. 6-1 265 Ball State
Lateef Taylor DL So. 6-1 290 Cincinnati
I think their contributions this year will be as follows:
1. Schweighardt transferred in 2003 and started on the DL last year (25UT 10TT 35 TT 1Sack 1.5 TFL). He has been moved to DE this year.
2. Brent Caldwell played well in the spring game. Since he has only one year of eligibility left, why bring him in if he's not going to play.
3. Frank McDonald transferred in 2003 and sat out the 2004 season. He started in the Spring game and probably will start in September.
4 Jon Hatchell transferred in 2003 and sat out the 2004 season. He has set several UMass bench press records and started in the Spring Game. The Fanzone expects him to start in September.
That's it. Two I-A transfers starting and two from I-AA. Note that I think there will be only three new starters in 2005 and two of them will be from I-AA. Possibly the one new 1-A transfer starting will be an OG. There should be little fodder for comments that UMass won because we loaded up on 1-A transfers.
1. Matt Lawrence. UMass lost last year's back up Bryan Smith because of academic reasons (he'll be back next semester). Lawrence played well for UConn and would start if any thing happed to Baylark
2. Brent Caldwell is the backup center
3. Partick Powell is an awesome physical specimen and may push last years transfer Justin Schweighardt for playing time later in the season.
1. Shawnn Gyles. Transferred this year and must sit out per NCAA rules (lateral transfers in the same division must sit out a year)
1. Taylor Humphrey. Injured his shoulder in the spring. Will be in the mix next year after Tim Day graduates.
2. Michael Meggett. Highly rated safety will probably sit out a year to preserve four years of eligibility in UMass' talent heavy secondary.
3. Lateef Taylor is still a work in progress. May play on short yardage situation.
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Pre-Season Rankings
The UMass website has an article on the Sports Illustrated pick here .
The Fanzone does not put much stock in most polls. The AGS poll has proven to be the most accurate in the past.
Outlets that specialize in I-AA football tend to know more (in some cases a lot more) about I-AA football
Case in point is Street & Smith, which does a good job with I-A, but dropped its I-AA coverage several years ago. This year they did do a Top 25 and included the laughable pick of LaSalle (3-8) last year in the MAAC. To be fair, the Fanzone thinks this is a "typo" (The Fanzone knows a thing or two about typos), Street & Smith probably meant Lafayette (8-4 in the Patriot League in 2004)...
The Fanzone would pick UMass as around #15 or #16 pre-season. Certainly, UMass is a lot better team this year. We have more athletes, especially on defense. But until we do it on the field, we're still 6-5.
Wednesday, August 10, 2005
Stacy Tutt Part II
Stadium and practice images
The UMass website has more images from 2005 preseason. See them here. The images are unattributed, but probably are by Assistant Athletic Director for Media Affairs Jason Yellin.
My comment is on the new paint job for McGuirk. Although this is a modest expenditure, it shows that entropy is not being allowed to take over. I remember a conversation with UMass Head Coach Jimmie Reid (1986-1991). He told me it was a constant struggle to keep UMass from dumping stuff that it no longer used, but did not want to throw away, at the stadium. In recent years the north side of the stadium has been paved and now the seemingly yearly small projects.
It shows! McGuirk is looking pretty good.
Now if they could only do some work on UMass' sad looking field house!
Tuesday, August 09, 2005
KAEO Richard Lapham
Richmond may move Tutt to WR
Last year was a facinating year for UMass football. Despite the heavy turnover in players (UMass only had 14 scholarship players on Defense in the spring of 2004), and a new coaching staff, UMass finished with a winning record. That record could have been better by two games.
One of thse two losses was this year's opening opponent Richmond (who won only two A10 games in 2004), The Spiders beat us on the play of Stacy Tutt. He earned A10 Player of the Week for his performance against UMass. He threw for two touchdowns and ran 41 yards for another. He was 12-31-1-132 and 2 TDs passing, and rushed 18 times for 117 yards and 1 touchdown.
His Hail Mary touchdown pass with 0:00 left in the first half was play that beat UMass.
Now there is news that Richmond is considering moving Tutt to WR.
Richmond finished at 3-8 and they are hoping to get more talent on the field by possibly playing RFr. Will Healy or true Fr. Levi Brown at QB.
This will poise a challenge for the UMass Defense. Tutt scrambled. He is most effective when running around making plays. Both Healy and Brown are more pocket players.
Every A10 game is important and the changes going on in Richmond should make the game under the lights at UR Stadium on 09/01/25 even more interesting.
Monday, August 08, 2005
News Story on the first day of practice
The UMass Website has a story on the first day of preseason camp for the UMass football team.
There is also a image gallery by Assistant Director of Media Relations Jason Yellin. The image to the right is by him.
It's FREE. Thanks Google!
However, it does have some quirks. The longest thread in the support section is how to make blogger point a specific previous entry. Most people can't get that feature to work. I'm one of them. To get around that problem, I've set the posts to be archived by week, which is probably more in tune with football anyway.
If this is your first visit, be advised that images in the archived section may not show right away. I use FireFox and IE6 (however if FireFox does not stop wiping my bookmarks, I may switch to Opera). If you visit an archived post and see just a caption and a small rectangle, then click on the rectangle and the image will load. At least it does with FireFox and IE6...
One loaded your browser should cache the image. Note that in most cases, you can click on the image for a larger view.
Also, I've repeatedly set Blogger to notify me when someone posts a comment. That does not seem to work either. So I may miss your comment. If you really want me to know something, e-mail me. In addition, there does not seem to be a way to edit a comment once it's posted.
The Blogger formant is somewhat restricting and I may move the Fanzone to an independent server to give me more control over the presentation.
Visitors should note the "next blog" button at the top. Clicking on that button will take you on a long strange trip through the hive mind of blogging humanity. There are porn blogs, chamber of commerce sites, Icelandic poetry reviews and lots of "my-life-sucks" blogs. There is even one written in Arabic by the "Avenger". Don't know what he's ranting about, but he uses lots of exclamation points...
Sunday, August 07, 2005
UMass Football opens practice today!
Hopefully UMass will avoid any serious injuries during the 29 days of practice allowed by the NCAA.
UMass opens under the lights at Richmond on Thursday, September 1, 2005. The probability of this blogger being at the game has waxed and waned during the last couple of weeks. Right now things are looking up.
This issue is related to "SPU"s. As shown in the Blogger Profile section, I'm also into Amateur Astronomy.
This is a quote from the Glossary section of "A Practical Guide to Lightcurve Photometry and Analysis' by Brain D. Warner
"SPOUSAL PERMISSION UNITS (SPU'S) Credits issued by one spouse to another so that the recipient may do something in the future, e.g. purchase a telescope, without incurring the wrath of the spouse issuing the credits. There is no actuary table that defines the number of SPUs required to cover the cost of any given act. Their value is often volatile and subject to seasonal if not daily fluctuations. Note that SPUs do not accrue interest and, indeed may loose value over time. Therefore, it is usually wise to redeem the SPUs as soon as possible after they are issued."
SPUs also apply to permission to go to away football games more than 200 miles from home!
Friday, August 05, 2005
UMass Helmet History
The UMass Helmets above are a scan from the 2005 UMass Press Guide. The source of helmets is The Helmet Project. Click on the image to enlarge.
The sequence is missing the 1972 helmet (probably because the Helmet Project does not have a image of that helmet.)
The lesser known Helmet History Site does have an image. That's the one below.
I know for a fact that the players hated the 1972 version.
If I were "building" the perfect UMass helmet, I would go with the "type" 1988 helmet with the current type 2003 black and maroon center stripes.
I would rank the helmet history this way in order of preference.
- Type 1988
- Types 1993 and type 2003
- Type 1970
- Type 1989
- Type 1962 and type 1986 (don't like the "Penn State" look)
- Type 1963
Thursday, August 04, 2005
UMass ties for first in Preseason Standings
The A10 held its annual preseason Media Day yesterday. See the official article here
UMass tied for first with UNH in the North division by Coaches and Media.
Note that I list UMass below UNH for two reasons: UNH had more first place votes and to avoid the
A10 first place hex. First place votes in parenthesis
2. UMass (12)
3. Hofstra (4)
4. Maine
5. Northeastern
6. Rhode Island
In the South Division
2. Delaware (6)
3. William & Mary (6)
4. Villanova (6)
5. Richmond
6. Townson.
The image is UMass Coach Brown and Shannon James being interviewed at the Media day.
Friends of UMass Football Golf Day
On Monday, the UMass Friends of Football held their annual Golf Day and meeting. It's their major fund raiser and social event. Over 125 UMass Friends of Football had a great day of golf and friendship.
Athletic Director John McCutcheon attended. UMass Basketball coach Travis Ford and UMass Hockey Coach "Toot" Cahoon also put in an appearance.
Former UMass Football head coaches Dick MacPherson, Bob Pickett and Mike Hodges attended.
The image on the right is by me (It's too dark, sorry).
Signs are by "Signman", who should have his own website, but does n0t as far as I know.
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
Oh, I'm blogging my life away
An interesting read is this account of the blog universe. According to Technorati, there are over 14.2 million blogs. The problem is that only about 13% are updated at least once a week.
Outside of the UMass Fanzone, the only I-AA bogs that I'm aware of are:
- The 13 Yard Line
- The Lehigh Football Nation
- TSPN Daily ( with links to the interesting non-blogs: SWAC Page , MEAC Fan Page and Onnidan Black Colleges Online)
If anyone is aware of any more active I-AA blogs let me know.
Tuesday, August 02, 2005
UMass Press Guide Part II
Click on the image to enlarge.
Information about ordering a copy is in my previous Blog.
The guide is written and edited by Jason Yellin, Assist. Athletic Director of Media Relations.
Monday, August 01, 2005
The 2005 UMass Football Media Guide out
The UMass 2005 Media Guide is out. Follow this link for a preview and order form.
The Fanzone gets one every year and it's great for UMass Football browsing (especially during the football deprived seasons of spring and summer).
The 2004 edition was 200 pages of UMass information. It is well worth the $15 publication cost.
The UMass Football Media Guide is well produced. The guide has won awards in the past for its production even against the mammoth guides issued by I-A teams. Check out this amusing story how the NCAA has put an end to escalating I-A media guides (


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In addition to UT Arlington's academic policies (www.uta.edu/catalog), the College of Nursing requires all RN to MSN students understand and adhere to the following policies:
- Students must have at least a minimum 3.0 prerequisite GPA to be admitted into the RN to MSN program.
- Students must sustain at least a 3.0 GPA throughout the duration of the BSN program in order to transition into the MSN program.
- A minimum of 19 nursing licensure credit hours, leading to an Associate Degree in Nursing, is required for admission into the College of Nursing RN to MSN program. A minimum of 28 nursing licensure credit hours are required to satisfy the nursing licensure component of the BSN degree. Students deficient in nursing credits may take up to three additional nursing courses (9 credit hours) to attain the needed minimum 28 nursing credit hours.
- Students must hold a current RN license with at least two-years of work experience as an RN in the United States.
- Students who do not successfully complete the prerequisite in the current start date will be dropped from the next-level course, even if the courses are taken concurrently (e.g. If dropping ENGL 2338, students must also drop N3345).
- Students must take ENGL 2338 Technical Writing prior to OR concurrently with NURSU 3345 Professional Nursing. If concurrently enrolled and the student decides to drop ENGL 2338, the student must be dropped from NURSU 3345. Financial penalties will be assessed.
- Students must take NURSU 4465 prior to OR concurrently with NURSU 4685 Capstone. If concurrently enrolled and the student decides to drop NURSU 4465, the student must be dropped from NURSU 4685. Financial penalties will be assessed.
Failure of Nursing Courses:
- Degree seeking students in the College of Nursing are not permitted to continue in the RN to MSN program, or enroll in additional courses, if they receive any combination of "D" or "F" in three or more nursing courses.
- Transfer students who received a combination of "D" or "F" in three or more nursing courses in a RN to BSN or RN to MSN program at another institution are ineligible for the RN to MSN program.
Transition to MSN:
- In order to continue in the RN to MSN program, students must complete the following courses with an overall 3.3 or higher GPA:
- N3345- Role Transition to Professional Nursing
- N3315- Holistic Health Assessment Across the Lifespan
- N4325- Nursing Research
- Students whose GPA falls below a 3.3 in the above courses are automatically switched to the RN to BSN program to continue taking courses. Students are eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
- All prerequisite coursework must be completed prior to enrollment in any graduate level courses (upper division nursing electives).
- Students may enroll in graduate level upper division nursing electives in the final 12 credit hours of the RN to BSN program.
- The graduate level courses used as upper division electives satisfy six credit hours of RN to BSN course work and six credit hours of MSN course work.
- The following MSN courses are permitted to satisfy the upper division electives requirement:
- N5327- Analysis of Theory for Nursing (5 weeks)
- N5366- Research (10 weeks)
- Students must complete the MSN electives prior to Capstone or may only take one graduate level upper division elective concurrently with Capstone.
- Students not enrolled concurrently for an entire calendar year after the BSN degree is conferred will be required to take an additional 6 credit hours to meet the upper division graduate level course requirements for the MSN program.
- Once the BSN degree is conferred, an application to the graduate school will be required for students who do not enroll concurrently for an entire academic year.
Drop Policy:
- Students who have enrolled in UT Arlington for the first time in fall 2007 or later are permitted to drop no more than six courses with a grade of "W" during their entire undergraduate career. This limit includes all transfer work taken at a Texas institution of higher education and to second baccalaureate degrees. For more information, go to http://wweb.uta.edu/ses/recordsandregistration/content/student_services/six_course_drop_limit.aspx
Tuition Guarantee:
- Students admitted to a cohort are guaranteed the tuition price in place at the start of their program under the following conditions: http://academicpartnerships.uta.edu/tuition/tuition-guarantee.aspx
International Students:
- International students with either F1 or J1 visa status are ineligible to participate in the RN to MSN program.
TOEFL Requirement:
- Students with a native/first language other than English are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language to enter the College of Nursing. Please note the College of Nursing has more stringent TOEFL requirements than UT Arlington.
- If the student's native/first language is not English and if he or she does not hold a bachelor's or higher degree from an accredited U.S. institution, the TOEFL exam is required for admission to the College of Nursing even if the student has met one of the stated UT Arlington University exemptions.
- Students may provide documentation of graduation from an English secondary school in their native country or the United States to waive the TOEFL requirement.
- Students who have graduated from a secondary school or college in the following countries are exempt from the TOEFL: Anguilla, Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Canada (except Quebec), Cayman Islands, Dominica, Grenada, Grand Cayman, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Liberia, Montserrat, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad/Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, and United Kingdom.
- Students must have a passing score in order to waive the TOEFL requirement. To view the required scores, visit the UT Arlington Undergraduate Catalog: http://wweb.uta.edu/catalog/
- The Texas Success Initiative has been developed by the state legislature to ensure student success at institutions of higher education. If students are found liable in any area (Reading Writing, and/or Math) they must contact a University College Advisor. For more information, please visit www.uta.edu/TSI
- Students liable in Texas Success Initiatives (TSI) areas of Reading, Writing, and/or Math will not be admitted to the College of Nursing until they are complete in all three areas.
- Students found liable and granted a term exemption by University College will be prohibited from enrolling in any courses until they are complete in all three areas.
Graduation Ceremony:
- All requirements for graduation eligibility must be met in order to walk the stage for graduation.
Students, who are unsuccessful in completing all UT Arlington College of Nursing courses and/or other graduation requirements, will not be permitted to walk at the graduation ceremony. This includes courses in which an incomplete has been assigned.
- Students who complete Capstone prior to graduation and are concurrently enrolled in a general course, in which the grade has not been recorded, may participate in commencement and pinning ceremonies if students provide documentation from the professor of the course verifying successful academic progress.


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Eli is very serious about his art. He is often imaginig images and colors in his head that he wants to get out on paper. Sometime she copies a picture that he's seen.
Eli was so thoughtful and gave his best piece to our new neighbor and then was overjoyed when he saw it displayed in the window.


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Memories of War - The Hospital
January, 2013. Part 2 of my Grandpa's World War II story takes place in a Hospital in Italy where he was held as a Prisoner of War.
Learning Italian through the daily newspapers and a English-Italian dictionary would prove to be a life saving endeavour.
Memories of War - The Capture
September, 2012. For years my Grandfather wouldn't talk about his war experiences and I was amazed to discover that my Dad really only knew the bare bones of his story. It was only recently, when we (the grand kids) started asking questions, did he start talking about his experience before getting comfortable enough to write down his memoirs. The stories seem endless; it only feels right to capture his experiences from being captured by the Germans, his eventual escape after learning Italian through a English-Italian dictionary before skiing out the remainder of the war in Switzerland.
He might be 93 but tells a good story


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Meet my latest crush, Nivea Fruity Shine Pink Guava. Oh-my-gosh, I love it so much! It is my favorite out of all the Nivea Fruity Shines I have tried. It comes in a pink guava-colored tube with a new slanted design cap. The color is suuuper gorgeous with just the right amount of pink shimmer- not too jhatak (Hindi word for 'in-your-face')
Look at that color! It is a coral pink, which is exactly pink guava (unlike The Body Shop Born Lippy Pink Guava lip balm) It smells almost like pink grapefruit.


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Derry City and Strabane District Council says it has no concerns rubbish from its domestic waste streams is being illegally spread on farmers' fields in the Northern Ireland countryside.
Last week the Sentinel revealed how the DoE was investigating allegations mixed rubbish, potentially originating from local councils' waste streams, is being illegally spread on farmers' fields.
Green MLA Steven Agnew said: "Illegal disposal of waste in Northern Ireland is a major problem and that this seems to be another indication of how strong enforcement of regulation is needed."
The Sentinel asked the local Council if it was aware of any such activity in this area.
A spokesperson said it wasn't and that all its waste streams were fully accounted for.
A spokesperson for Derry City and Strabane District Council explained that green waste is currently collected at civic amenity sites throughout the district.
In a statement the spokesperson explained: "Signage is located at each container on site and contents are monitored by recycling attendants to ensure they do not become contaminated.
"Green waste from the Derry area is then collected by RiverRidge Recycling company and taken to Letterloan in Coleraine where it's then turned into compost and sold to the public. All facilities involved in the processing of the green waste are regulated by the NIEA."
The same thing happens in the Tyrone area of the Council.
"A similar process is followed in Strabane, where green waste is collected at household recycling centres under the monitoring of staff, before being taken to a facility called Simpro. Here the waste is used as a soil conditioning material on the owner's land. This facility is licensed by NIEA.
"Recently a kerbside green waste collection has also been introduced in Strabane, the content of which is taken to NWP where it is composted. "Again NIEA are aware of the facilities where the green waste is sent for processing."


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On Jun 3, 2009, at 2:34 AM, Ojan Vafai wrote: > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 5:59 PM, Doug Schepers <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > Ian Hickson wrote (on 6/1/09 7:37 PM): > HTML5 has the following dependencies on DOM3 Events: > > * Mutation events > There are a number of parts of HTML5 where what HTML5 should say > depends > on what happens with mutation events in DOM3 Events. (My preference > would be for mutation events to be either replaced wholesale or made > asynchronous, so that they are queued on the event loop instead of > being > fired as the changes happen, since the latter can result in serious > complexities and makes it very hard to maintain invariants during > the > execution of algorithms.) > > I also prefer this, but have heard that it breaks some existing > code, and doesn't do what some authors want. I'll to to come to > consensus on the best option here. The way mutation events work now makes all core DOM operations slower and more fragile if you implement it. I'm curious what existing code is broken. > > I wonder how many of the cases of what authors want would be better > served by higher-level APIs. For example, Google Wave is a very > heavy user of mutation events to track user input. But they use > mutation events because they happen to be the only thing that > captures all text input that users make. In practice, mutation > events are too noisy and too low-level for their needs, but they > serve as a catchall. They'd much rather have something that > expresses higher-level actions. > > For example, one idea we came up with for their use case is having > something like a cancellable onExecCommand event that would fire > whenever an execCommand was called and to spec it such that all text > editing is required to go through an execCommand (e.g. undo, redo, > insertText, bold, etc). These are much higher-level and less noisy > than mutation events and wouldn't have a number of problems that > mutation events do (e.g. performance penalties, crashiness > complexities, etc). I'm not sure it makes sense to mandate that user typing or other direct manipulation (say, dragging a selection) acts as if execCommand had been invoked. I think it may make more sense to have an event similar to HTML5's oninput on <input elements> also available on contentEditable regions. That's pretty abstract, so it doesn't have to be tied to execCommand, but it can be spec'd to fire whenever the contents change for any user-initiated reason, with the option to coalesce for changes in rapid succession. Regards, MaciejReceived on Thursday, 4 June 2009 10:38:14 UTC
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This is from DNAinfo New York.
It seems very one wants to blame their troubles on the Jews.
How in the Hell do this black misleaders sleep at night?
Jessie Jackson called New York City Hymie Town.
CROWN HEIGHTS — The alleged "knockout" attacks on Jewish residents ofCrown Heights may stem from ongoing racial tension between the neighborhood's black and Jewish communities, a newly-elected Brooklyn politician said.
Councilwoman-elect Laurie Cumbo, who was elected to represent Crown Heights starting in January, released an open letter Tuesday saying that many of her black constituents told her they feel threatened by the growth of the neighborhood's Jewish community — and she fears the tension could be spiking the recent violence.
"Many African American/Caribbean residents expressed a genuine concern that as the Jewish community continues to grow, they would be pushed out by their Jewish landlords or by Jewish families looking to purchase homes," Cumbo wrote in the 1,200-word letter, which was emailed to supporters and posted on her Facebook page.
"I respect and appreciate the Jewish community's family values and unity that has led to strong political, economic and cultural gains. While I personally regard this level of tenacity, I also recognize that for others, the accomplishments of the Jewish community triggers feelings of resentment, and a sense that Jewish success is not also their success."
She added that these sentiments among black Crown Heights residents "offer possible insight as to how young African American/Caribbean teens could conceivably commit a 'hate crime' against a community that they know very little about."
Cumbo posted her letter a week after she was quoted making similar remarks to The Jewish Week.
Rabbi Chanina Sperlin, a longtime Crown Heights community leader who stood alongside Cumbo at a press conference condemning the knockout attacks last month, said Cumbo's letter completely missed the mark.
"I saw her letter. I told her I totally disagree," Sperlin said. "I think she has a lot to learn in this community….she's coming in on such a left foot, and she didn't even step into the City Council yet."
Sperlin added that Cumbo's claim that African Americans and Caribbean Americans were unfairly feeling the brunt of the real-estate crunch ignored the pressures equally faced by their Jewish neighbors.
"I don't know where the wild dream is coming from that Jewish people want to kick African Americans out of their houses…but it's definitely not coming from the Jewish community," the rabbi said.
Crown Heights Youth Collective President Richard Greene, who has spent his career working closely with neighborhood teens, said he, too, felt Cumbo had jumped to conclusions about the recent attacks.
"I would definitely disagree with that — I think we're going much better now than we've ever been before and I see us continuing that way," Greene said. "What is happening is some undisciplined folks who are the exception and not the rule. Whether it's Crown Heights or Brownsville, it's the exception and not the rule."
The Anti-Defamation League went further, saying that the letter "evokes classic anti-Semitic stereotypes."
"As an organization that has worked for more than 20 years to improve Black-Jewish relations in the aftermath of the Crown Heights riots, we are troubled by the incoming councilwoman's sentiments, particularly her comment about resentment over Jewish economic success, which evokes classic anti-Semitic stereotypes," New York Regional Director Evan Bernstein wrote in a statement.
"Still, it seems from her letter that she means well and we would be open to meeting with her and others in the community to continue the dialogue."
New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind also weighed in, writing in a letter to Cumbo on his blog that he was "dismayed" by the councilwoman-elect's message.
"Expressing, as you have, a sympathy for those who hold the success of the Jewish community in contempt — as a success 'not their own' — almost rings as an apology for those who are committing violent crimes as a response to their resentment," Hikind wrote Wednesday.
"As you state later in your letter, if one person attacks another, regardless of the motivation, there is no justification for such an action."
As of last week, the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force was investigating at least seven attacks in Crown Heights, Midwood and Borough Park as possible anti-Semitic bias crimes, while police try to determine whether the attacks are connected to the violent street game in which teens attempt to knock unsuspecting victims unconscious with a single punch. The attacks include a 19-year-old Hasidic man who was punched in the face on Kingston Avenue near Crown Street by a group of eight teens on Nov. 10 and a 78-year-old womanwho was hit over the head in Midwood on Nov. 9.
In her letter, Cumbo characterized the attacks as part of a breakdown in relations between African-American and Caribbean-American residents and the Lubavitch Hasidim, who have lived together in sometimes-uneasy proximity for decades.
The most notorious clash between the groups took place during the Crown Heights Riots in August 1991, when a 7-year-old black boy was hit and killed by a Hasidic driver as part of a motorcade for a Lubavitcher rebbe, setting off four days of violence.
"The African American/Caribbean/Jewish community had come a long way since the Crown Heights Riots over twenty years ago," Cumbo said, adding that she met with a local rabbi at a community meeting last month to discuss educating the neighborhood's youth about their history "in order to prevent it from spiraling out of control."
"Today, most young people are not even aware that the Crown Heights Riots even happened," she added.
"I believe that it is critical for our communities, and especially for our young people, to gain a greater understanding of one another so that we can learn more about each other's challenges and triumphs despite religious and cultural differences," Cumbo wrote. "When I assume office in January, I will be working with local leaders to plan a series of events that will bring our young people together."
The councilwoman-elect said that while there is never any justification for violence, "In many ways governmental neglect, outside uncontrolled influences and failed leadership have led to the breakdown that so many young people of color are currently facing.
"We should never blame a victim, or try to explain away any wrongdoing… Yet, since the issue of race has been unfortunately been introduced into the conversation about the current epidemic, I pray that I can assist in bringing my Jewish and African-American/Caribbean constituents to a far better relationship and understanding."
She also slammed the media for raising alarm over assaults on Jewish victims while failing to communicate outrage against violence in the black community.
"As the media has recently focused our attention on the 'Knock Out Game,' I am challenged with the reality that a 66 year old grandfather was shot and killed earlier this week while dropping off money in Fort Greene's Walt Whitman Houses to help a family pay for Thanksgiving dinner," Cumbo wrote.
"There was no public outcry or calls for swift legal action for this loss of life or for the dozens of others that were killed in the public housing developments this year in the District."
"We must all come together across religious and racial lines anytime someone in our community is attacked."
Cumbo said Wednesday that she's gotten a lot of feedback about her letter online, adding that it was primarily positive.
She added that "if these attacks are driven by hate crimes, we have to understand where that hate is coming from, we just have to understand it. We may be able to arrest the individuals that were involved, but how do we prevent it from happening again?"


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One piece of advice I always give Brides is to NOT buy your dress until you've found your venue! Even if you loveee that mermaid style stunner, it might not fit your scene quite like you imagined. This wedding planned and designed by A Charming Fete, however, nailed the dress and venue combo—a Lela Rose number was the perfect match for this garden soiree. Don't you agree? See more from Lauren Gabrielle in the full gallery below!
From the Bride, Annaliese… The ceremony was held in an English-style garden belonging to Cleveland's Western Reserve Historical Society. Living in New York City, with over a third of our guests traveling from outside of Ohio, it was important to us to select locations that were significant to the history of the city of Cleveland. It was also imperative to Tom and me that every design element was timeless, elegant and purposeful. Our amazing wedding planners at A Charming Fete along with our florist and caterer all understood my aesthetic perfectly and it was a very collaborative design process from start to finish, despite many of our meetings and communications done remotely.
My dress was an ivory silk sheath gown by Lela Rose. I decided that I wanted my veil to be more dramatic and Miranda Park created a custom cathedral-length piece with blusher and hand-stitched lace detail throughout. My jewelry was by New York based Dannijo, as an ode to our home for the last seven years. Our bridesmaids wore soft, flowing dresses by Jenny Yoo and Amsale that matched the garden. The guys dressed in classic navy suits, Tom topping off his look with a black bow tie and Del Toro slippers.
For the ceremony, the florist created a hedge of larkspur and white stock flowers situated behind where we exchanged our vows, and it turned out to be one of the most beautiful elements of the wedding. The bouquets were a mix of white peonies, garden roses, ranunculus, tulips, jasmine and dusty miller. Tom's childhood friend, Nick Estrate, officiated our ceremony. We had a book made by Shinola with our wedding date embossed on the cover and inside it has the ceremony that I transcribed in calligraphy, alongside Nick's personal notes and speech. It is a now the most beautiful and meaningful memento that we get to have forever.
The reception took place at a former 1920s hotel and speakeasy. As a nod to the era, we greeted guests in the venue's rotunda with a champagne tower, French 75s and Old Fashioneds, along with passed hors d'oeuvres. It was important to us that the rest of the evening be separated into two parts, an intimate dinner and then the party to follow. Dinner was held in an adjacent space, candlelit and romantic with modern floral touches. Vases were filled with clusters of white tulips, a long center table was dressed in beautifully embroidered lace tablecloths and topped with crystal stemware. We started dinner with our first dance to Lana Del Rey's Lucky Ones. Tom being a chef, took charge of our menu selections together with the experts at Spice Catering. Custom menus by Meg Morrow—who did all invitations for us—rested on each guest's plate with a single hellebores. We decided to introduce one pop of color on the tables through Positano-inspired bread and butter plates, which is where we were honeymooning. After dinner, we offered guests a selection of cakes and lavender sablé cookies by French-trained Kimberly Coryea of Hummingbird Bake Shop. The night concluded with Hemingway cigars on the terrace and guests dancing the night away.
Photography: Lauren Gabrielle Photography | Floral Design: Molly Taylor and Co. | Wedding Dress: Something White | cake: Hummingbird Bake Shop | Stationery : Meg Morrow Fine Paper | Ceremony Location : The Western Reserve Historical Society | Reception Venue: The Ballroom at Park Lane Villa | Bride's Shoes : Manolo Blahnik | Bridesmaids' Dresses: Amsale | Bridesmaids' Dresses: Jenny Yoo | catering : Spice Of Life Catering Co. | Hair and Makeup: Beauty Therapy | lighting : Rock the House Entertainment | DJ : Cleveland Music Group | Tuxes : Menguin | ceremony music : Cleveland Music Group | Custom Veil: Miranda's Vintage Bridal | Dinnerware Rentals : Event Source | Draping: Sitting Pretty Linens | Linens : La Tavola Fine Linen Rental | Lounge Furniture: Borrow Vintage + Eclectic Rentals | Planning and Design : A Charming Fete | Wedding Dress Designer : Lela Rose | bread and butter plates : All Occasions


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Data Protection & Privacy Laws 2015
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If all continues to plan, the end of 2015 will welcome the most significant piece of privacy legislation in 20 years. The EU's General Data Protection Regulation is poised to supplant the Directive of 1995 and put in place an EU-wide scheme that would see vastly increased powers for data protection authorities, new requirements for data breach notification and, perhaps, new working definitions of things like 'purpose limitation' and 'data minimisation'. Of course, that 'perhaps' looms large. We won't know until after the trilogue negotiations are finished just which definition or regulation we'll need to comply with going forward. That has much of industry on pins and needles, and rightly so.
Daniel Farris
"In the US, companies are confused. Led again by California, 13 US states have passed new privacy-related laws, and 52 other bills were introduced in state legislatures during 2015 alone. Two different bills – the Protecting Cyber Networks Act and the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act – passed the federal House of Representatives, and the Senate recently passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, which now must be reconciled. Most importantly, however, the effects of the EU Court of Justice's Schrems decision have US companies reeling. The current environment is characterised by anxiety and confusion. Most companies are investing in data security and privacy compliance, and most want to be good corporate citizens, but regulators are making that an increasingly difficult task."
Raymond Doray
Lavery, De Billy, LLP
"The main challenge for companies operating in Canada results from the Canadian legislative structure under which privacy matters are regulated by federal and provincial statutory regulations, both broad and focused. For example, the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) applies to personal information collected, used and communicated in the course of commercial activities within those provinces and territories that have not enacted substantially similar legislation, and across Canada, to exterritorial transfers of data. It does not apply to employee personal information, unless it is held by a federal undertaking."
Fernando Roman Sandoval
PwC Mexico
"The Mexican privacy law was issued in July 2010, but after five years many companies still do not understand the impact and importance of the law and privacy. We have seen over the last year that companies are being more conscious about the financial and reputational impact of this law because the authorities are establishing high monetary penalties for non-compliance in all types of business and sectors. Previously, companies in Mexico believed that privacy simply involved notifying data owners of the purpose for which their data was being used. However, they are now becoming more aware that privacy involves many different aspects including technical, physical and administrative security measures, and also involves making changes to their processes and how data is handled to mitigate risks such as data loss, leakage or malicious usage."
Bridget Treacy
Hunton & Williams
"The degree to which different companies understand their privacy and data protection compliance obligations varies considerably. In general, companies that operate in highly regulated industries, or routinely process large volumes of personal data – such as banks, pharmaceutical companies, search engines, or insurance companies – are the most likely to have well-structured risk management procedures deeply embedded within their respective corporate cultures. Many other companies, however, do not fully understand their data protection obligations, or focus their attention too narrowly on data security while neglecting broader compliance requirements. For example, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently issued a £200,000 fine – the largest ever issued for direct marketing offences in the UK – to a company that had failed to understand its compliance obligations."
Claire François
Hunton & Williams LLP
"Companies are getting a better understanding of their data protection obligations under the current regulatory framework. This may be explained by a number of factors, including the fact that the French data protection authority (CNIL) regularly publishes guidance. For example, on 19 February 2015, the CNIL published practical information to remind companies of best practices related to Bring Your Own Device programmes. On 2 September 2015, the CNIL released new guidance to help child-directed website publishers comply with French data protection law. However, the CNIL has not taken an official position in every instance and companies are constantly developing new technologies involving the processing of personal data, which may raise questions on how to reach compliance in these new circumstances."
Wim Nauwelaerts
Hunton & Williams LLP
"The ongoing discussions about the proposed EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the more active enforcement approach taken by certain Data Protection Authorities, as well as some major data incidents, have made privacy and data protection compliance a recurrent topic in the press. This has moved compliance up the agenda of many companies, which are increasingly investing significant efforts to fully understand and comply with their obligations under data protection laws. This is especially the case for businesses that handle massive volumes of data, such as cloud service providers, or routinely deal with 'sensitive' personal data, such as health-related information."
Alain Grosjean
Bonn & Schmitt
"Companies usually see data protection and all its binding rules as an impediment to their development. On the contrary, a real programme for data protection should be perceived as a commercial argument, a real asset. The European Regulation that will come into force next year will impose on companies a certain number of protective measures. The European Regulation proposal contains important sanctions for non-compliance with its provisions. Companies will, in any case, have to comply with principles like accountability that will completely change the way they process data. It is up to them to turn these obligations into a positive policy consisting of protection, security, trust and transparency. I do believe that companies can clearly benefit from this age of evolving laws."
Elsebeth Aaes-Jørgensen
Norrbom Vinding
"Companies tend to focus on their primary business with customer needs as their first priority. Their second priority is complying with accounting principles and tax regulation. Generally speaking, efforts are dedicated to other administrative procedures only to the extent that companies have the time and manpower to do so. For many years, data protection was regarded as one of the things that would be given attention when time permitted. But in the last few years, the understanding of, and focus on, data protection and privacy have grown tremendously, and efforts related to complying with the data protection legislation are increasing. And there is no doubt that – with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on the horizon – data protection will be given even higher priority in the future."
Alfredo Gallistru
PwC Italy
"In order to have a better understanding of the local context, it is worth highlighting the limited number of large-size operators and high number of medium and small-size enterprises operating in Italy. However, large operators represent a significant portion of the country's competitive potential, so the degree of awareness of privacy issues varies. Large companies operating in Italy have a satisfactory understanding of privacy issues, as the officers in charge work constantly to ensure their company follows the most recent decisions and guidance of the authorities. Possible areas for improvement include appointing a responsible officer, such as a privacy officer, capable of overseeing a holistic approach, better communication among corporate functions such as legal and IT, and better enforcement of system requirements."
Takashi Nakazaki
Anderson Mori & Tomotsune
"Large Japanese companies are aware of their duties of confidentiality and data protection under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI). However, many small and medium-sized companies are unaware of their duties, since private businesses which have less than 5000 individuals listed in their electronic or manual database at any time in the past six months are exempt under the APPI's small business exception. This exception will be abolished under the amendments to the APPI which will come into force in 2017, and as a result, small and medium-sized companies must be prepared to achieve compliance with their new confidential obligations and ensure protection of personal data and privacy. Large companies must also reconsider their privacy policies, internal data protection rules and information security systems following the 2017 amendments."
Manuel Maisog
Hunton & Williams LLP
"The frequency and extent of abusive uses of personal information, such as unwanted text advertising messages, in China suggests that companies are not as aware of the risks and duties associated with personal information as they should be. Repeated enforcement campaigns, in which suspects are rounded up for investigations – seemingly in wholesale waves – as well as repeatedly reactive rulemaking in which regulations are promulgated only after and in response to an event or crisis, seem to suggest weaknesses in the overall attitude with which privacy related risks are regarded in China."
Chin-Jui Chang
PwC Taiwan
"Taiwan passed the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in April 2010 and it came into force in October 2012. The PDPA applies to all companies, individuals and public organisations and is a milestone piece of legislation. After three years of PDPA enforcement, the awareness of data protection in Taiwan varies by sector. The Taiwanese authorities enforce the data protection order to those companies who hold a large amount of personal data, such as firms in the telecoms, e-commerce and especially the financial services industry. Accordingly, those companies have committed considerable resources to boosting cyber security under the PDPA, particularly compared to companies in other industries. Most firms have implemented Personal Information Management Systems (PIMS) in order to comply with the regulation."
Grace Guinto
PwC Australia
"Australian organisations are playing catch-up with the rest of the world. However, the amendments that were made to federal privacy legislation 18 months ago, together with recent high profile enforcement actions taken by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) against organisations that were deemed to have violated the privacy of their consumers, has raised the profile of this topic to the board and C-suite executives. There are still varying degrees of privacy maturity across Australian organisations. Some believe a simple update to their market-facing privacy statement is enough to satisfy their duties of confidentiality and data protection, while others have used their privacy compliance efforts to drive forward their responsibilities and build a competitive advantage by engendering consumer trust."
Steve McCabe
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22 Questions on Taoism
These questions were submitted to us by a student studying Taoism, and they were answered by Bill Helm, Taoist Priest and Director of the Taoist Sanctuary.
1) How does Taoism affect your daily life?
Taoism gives me a daily perspective on the reality of a changing universe filled with Qi energy which enables me to more gracefully bump along inside it.
2) Describe a Taoism major holiday. What is its purpose and how is it celebrated?
The Winter Solstice would be a "marked event" that is celebrated by doing ritual that involves acknowledging the importance of the time and its special relation to each of us and the natural world.
3) What about Taoism do you appreciate most?
The non-denominational aspect is very special and the ability of Taoism to recognize the limitation of words which enables a person to participate in multidisciplinary practices each of which seeks to acknowledge and recognize the Divine Infinite Source that gives rise to every tradition.
4) What part of Taoism might you have problems practicing/believing/ agreeing with?
The culture-heavy Chinese religious traditions which have evolved from the original source teachings of the founders.
5) Does Taoism teach a belief in reincarnation? What happens to the soul after death according to Taoism?
Depending on the historical beginnings of different traditions within Taoist religions there may be a belief in reincarnation.
The older systems see the soul as separated into the Hun and Po, the spirit and vital souls which separate at death .The Hun may be developed sufficiently to retain integrity and move to a higher vibrational plane or simply be reintegrated with the source. The Po, the vital soul becomes reintegrated with the earthbound source energies of the planet.
6) Do you believe in more than one God?
Taoism recognizes the multiple manifestations of the one Infinite Source of all manifestation.
7) How does Taoism resemble any other religion?
Taoism has a tradition of humanitarian values that honor the divine Tao within all of us and recognizes the value to practicing human kindness and service.
8) Do you have any dietary restrictions or requirements?
During certain time periods the value of a restricted vegetarian diet is recognized as helpful to purifying the practitioners Qi energy body.
9) Does Taoism promote the preaching, dissemination, or conversion of others to your faith?
Since Taoism is essentially a wisdom tradition it does not proselytize or seek to convert others to its practice. At the same time it is a reality that you must make your service and teaching accessible to the general public to sustain a viable level of members and teachers.
10) Who influenced you to convert to Taoism? How has your life changed since then if you were not born Taoist?
Since I never converted to Taoism that question is not relevant. How I became a practitioner of Taoism was as a result of meeting a Taoist teacher and other practitioners who impressed me with their level of function and the knowledge that helped them achieve that level.
11) Are your other family members Taoist?
My wife is a practicing Taoist.
12) Do you visit a Taoist temple on a regular basis?
I am the director of the Taoist Sanctuary, which is a non-profit educational-spiritual school for teaching traditional Taoist and Chinese practices. I go to the Sanctuary on a regular basis.
13) If given the opportunity, would you convert religions or stay with your beliefs?
I usually try to avoid my beliefs and move toward my experiences of Tao.
14) What are your views on other religions? How do your Taoist beliefs affect these views?
My general view is towards accepting the origin of all traditions as being uniquely inspired by someone's culturally based experience of the Divine Infinite Source of all manifestation. This enables me to accept many religious traditions as being valid expressions of the Divine Infinite Source.
15) In your opinion, what makes Taoism unique compared to other religions?
The unique aspect, if there is one, is the appreciation and value of the body as an expression of the Divine Infinite Source. The body is the vehicle for developing an evolving consciousness and not the barrier to evolution which should be despised and repressed.
16) What is your opinion on wu wei?
My opinion is that it is a state of consciousness that is very hard to maintain. It is hard to react to life as it is happening and not try to control the Tao as it is manifesting.
17) Which Taoism branch are you most associated with (philosophical, religious, folk)? Why? Which do you think is most important?
We are a part of the wisdom traditions and have a strong philosophical-healer-warrior flavor. Probably because of the teachings and personal preferences of myself and my teachers who came before me.
18) Do you have a favorite Taoism phrase or quote?
Peace is easily maintained;
Trouble is easily overcome before it starts.
The brittle is easily shattered;
The small is easily scattered.
Deal with it before it happens.
Set things in order before there is confusion.
A tree as great as a man's embrace springs from a small shoot;
A terrace nine stories high begins with a pile of earth;
A journey of a thousand miles-starts under one's feet.
He who acts defeats his own purpose;
He who grasps loses.
The sage does not act, and so is not defeated.
He does not grasp and therefore does not lose.
People usually fail when they are on the verge of success.
So give as much care to the end as to the beginning;
Then there will be no failure.
Therefore the sage seeks freedom from desire.
He does not collect precious things.
He learns not to hold on to ideas.
He brings men back to what they have lost.
He helps the ten thousand things find their own nature,
But refrains from action.
19) What is your favorite Taoism document?
Chuang Tzu's Inner Chapters
Gia Fu Feng-Jane English translation
20) In your own opinion, where do you think Taoist people stand in society today?
They stand on their own two feet, as thinking, feeling, energetic individuals.
21) Have you yourself influenced another to become Taoist?
22) What part of Taoism motivates you to keep practicing it?
The mystery of the Divine Infinite Source.
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Farmer, Adrian, Richard T. Holmes and Frank A. Pitelka. (2013). Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.
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I'm the proud mother of a fussy eater. My youngest, Asher, will not let fruit or vegetables pass his lips. We have tried and tried but boy oh boy he is stubborn.
Discovering that we could sneak in fruits and veggies into tasty smoothies and he wouldn't be the wiser was a game-changer for me and my husband.
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- 1 cup fresh or frozen berries – strawberries, raspberries, blueberries
- If you're using fresh fruit, add 1/2 cup of ice
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- 2 small bananas
- 1/2 cup water (add more for lighter consistency)
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How To:
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- Serve fresh.
Preparation Time: 5 Minutes. Servings: 4
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- 1 banana, frozen or fresh
- Handful of Italian parsley
- 1 cup spinach leaves
- 1/2 cup of low-fat milk or water
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- Slice the banana and remove the seeds from the grapes, if any.
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Preparation Time: 10 Minutes. Servings: 1
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- Top it with cinnamon powder and serve chilled.
- You can replace regular milk with soy milk or almond milk if you want a dairy-free smoothie.
Preparation Time: 5 Minutes. Servings: 4
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Nestled between the Queensland Coast and the World Heritage Listed Great Barrier Reef, South Molle Island is a gem in the heart of the Whitsunday's 74 stunning islands. The largest of the Molle Island group, South Molle Island features undulating terrain and tropical flora including lush grasslands, rich areas of rainforest, private sheltered bays and outlying reefs. The Molle Islands are comprised of North, Mid and South Molle Islands and these are practically joined, a causeway enabling guests to walk from South Molle Island to Mid Molle Island at low tide. South Molle Island is home to an array of unique fauna with birdlife being the most prolific species inhabiting the island. Here you'll find a vast number of boisterous and colourful birds including lorikeets, currawongs and even the endangered stone bush curlew.
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My inspiration for the Lives Well Lived project was my 103 year old Italian grandmother who enjoyed exercise, making the best lasagna you've ever tasted and being with family. She showed me by example, that age is truly just a number.
I started filming my grandmother cooking about five years ago, when she was 99 years old. I filmed her at the gym because I thought, no one will believe that my grandmother is still working out. I asked her if she could give me a few words of wisdom, and that was the beginning of this adventure.
The "graying of America" is no longer a futuristic prediction: The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show over 50 years ago and Baby Boomers are turning 70. As I was approaching my 50th year, I began to reflect on my own life in a very different way. My grandmother was my guide for how to gracefully move through life and how to age with dignity, strength, and humor. I began a quest to search out other people, who like my grandmother were living life to the limits.
In our society, the elderly are often overlooked. I want to bring that generation to the forefront. Our greatest role models are those living full and meaningful lives in their later years. Lives Well Lived celebrates the incredible wit, wisdom and life experiences of seniors who are living life to the fullest. Although they may have seen the worst of humanity, their outlook is still optimistic. Their stories are about perseverance, the human spirit, and staying positive in the midst of the great challenges.
Four years and forty interviews later, I listened; capturing the images, ideas and ideals of those who are proving that aging is something to cherish. Through the film, I hope to inspire people of every age to think about what they can do in their own lives to achieve the longevity of both health and spirit that these people have achieved, and to realize that growing older can be a journey to be celebrated.


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No. In South Australia a water licence will be established for you, free of charge, by the department upon your first approved water entitlement transfer. Similarly, a water account will be established upon your first approved water allocation transfer.
While the establishment of a water licence or water account is free of charge, a transfer fee is still payable on the water entitlement or water allocation transfer itself.
In New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria, there may be account establishment fees to consider in addition to the usual transfer fees. For example, in NSW, there are fees and the water account is called a 'Zero Share Water Access Licence' account.
No. There are no limits on either the number or volume of transfers that may be made each year. There are fees, however, associated with the transfer of water entitlements and water allocation so multiple transfers will attract multiple fees.
We acknowledge and respect the Traditional Custodians whose ancestral lands we live and work upon and we pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection and the relationship that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country.
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