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Kyle Hendricks outpitched Clayton Kershaw, Anthony Rizzo and Willson Contreras homered early and the Cubs won their first pennant since 1945, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 Saturday night in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series. The drought ended when closer Aroldis Chapman got Yasiel Puig to ground into a double play, setting off a wild celebration at Wrigley Field. Cleveland Advances To World Series, Beating Toronto By The Associated Press • Oct 19, 2016 Carlos Santana and Coco Crisp homered and rookie Ryan Merritt delivered shutdown pitching as Cleveland beat Toronto 3-0 to win the American League Championship Series in five games. The Indians are heading to the World Series for the first time since 1997 and will host the first two games. Cleveland last won a World Series in 1948. Mike Napoli's double off of Blue Jays starter Marco Estrada put Cleveland on top in the first inning. Estrada also gave up two home runs. 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The body was discovered outside a home on Iron Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, and detectives are trying to determine whether the person was killed by the blaze or another cause, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Rob Hahnlein said. The home also may have burned, he said. Kerala, India: At Least 100 Killed In Temple Fire By The Associated Press • Apr 10, 2016 A massive fire broke out during a fireworks display in a Hindu temple in south India early Sunday, killing more than 100 people and injuring at least 200 others, officials said. The fire started when a spark from the unauthorized fireworks show ignited a separate batch of fireworks that were being stored at the Puttingal temple complex in Paravoor village, a few hours north of Kerala's state capital of Thiruvananthapuram, said Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, the state's top elected official. 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Nasr al-Ansi, a top commander of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP as the branch is known, appeared in an 11-minute Internet video posted Wednesday, saying that the massacre at Charlie Hebdo was in "vengeance for the prophet." The paper had published cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad, which is considered an insult in Islam. GM Puts Volt Into 'Neutral' To Let Sales Catch Up By The Associated Press • Mar 2, 2012 General Motors will suspend production of its Chevrolet Volt electric car for five weeks amid disappointing sales. A GM spokesman said Friday that the company will shut down production of the Volt from March 19 until April 23, idling 1,300 workers at the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. "We're taking a temporary shutdown," said GM spokesman Chris Lee. "We're doing it to maintain our proper inventory levels as we align production with demand." 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Harmony's Home Visit Program is one way our staff supports students and families through the educational process. Harmony teachers visit more than 7,000 homes each year to answer any questions families might have, often helping parents work through confusion about the college application process or provide student resources.
We want to ensure our students know that they have the support of both their school and their family in their academic pursuits. Educators from all grades have made the commitment to build communication between themselves and families by visiting the homes of their students.
We encourage you to contact your campus to request your home visit today!
Parents play a significant role in supporting their children's health and learning, guiding their children successfully through school, and advocating for their children — and for the effectiveness of schools.
Parental engagement in schools is defined as parents and school staff working together to support and improve the learning, development, and health of children and adolescents. To increase parental engagement in school health, schools must make a positive connection with parents.
Schools should also provide a variety of activities and frequent opportunities to fully engage parents such as:
- Opening day activities: barbecue, hot dogs, etc.
- Parenting Can Be Fun Workshop/Conferences.
- Family adventures within one hour's drive.
- Helping your kids choose alternatives to alcohol or drugs.
- Math festival
- Health night/physical fitness.
- Family science fair
- Summer make-and-take (reinforcement activities for summer).
- MEAP night.
- Coffee with the principal.
- Pumpkin decorating/pumpkin facts and scary stories
- Family board game series.
- Positive discipline
- Classroom/class newsletters/hotlines
- Monthly learning nights with a potluck
- Career days
- Programs for multicultural awareness and appreciation
- Volunteers can help struggling students read tests, listen to their reading, and chaperon field trips
- Frequent traveler passports with students' pictures on them-each time a parent attends an event, the child gets a stamp in his/her passport. After four stamps, his/her name goes into a drawing.
- Create something special for non-English speaking families
- Build a family timeline night (History)
Harmony Public Schools has recently purchased a software program that will manage, track and recruit volunteers for its 54 schools. The program, VOLY.org, was customized for HPS by Volunteer Now, one of the largest volunteer centers in the country. The system is smart phone-friendly and launched with the start of the 2017-2018 school year.
Community engagement through the HPS volunteers plays a vital role in enhancing educational opportunities for HPS students. The VOLY.org technology saves time and money by simplifying and standardizing volunteer management across the district, making it easier for individuals and groups to become involved in schools and placing volunteers where they can be most effective for students.
Like Amazon.com and other commercial sites, the system "learns" specific volunteer interests over time and sends recurring and new opportunities of a similar nature by email, encouraging volunteers to continue or increase volunteer efforts. It provides automated tools for outlining potential volunteer opportunities available at each of HPS campuses; tracks, schedules and reports volunteer activities; and allows for remote check-in and check-out. To register: harmony.voly.org.
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New conventional cotton varieties being developed by university breeders probably won't replace huge chunks of biotech cotton acres any time soon, but if the excellent fiber characteristics of UA 48 are any evidence of what's to come, they could turn a few heads.
Interest in public sector conventional varieties has grown in recent years, according to Kater Hake, vice president of agricultural research, Cotton Incorporated, especially with growers looking more closely at cost efficiency. "Conventional varieties are not going to take over or be more than a few percentage points of total acreage," Hake said. "But growers want choices, and public sector varieties are a choice."
University of Arkansas cotton breeder Fred Bourland, who developed UA 48, says a primary motivation to develop conventional cotton varieties has been resistant pigweed. "Producers are saying they're having to use a conventional weed program anyway, so a conventional variety would help them reduce some of their technology fees. We're not going to put biotech companies out of business, but we want growers to have some alternatives. The window may close quickly. But for now, we have one that is ready."
UA 48, which will be available in 2011, "yields very well, particularly in the north Delta," Bourland said. "Its fiber quality is off the scale. It's very unusual to have that type of fiber quality and yield, plus it's very early. We think we've made a breakthrough from that standpoint."
Bourland said in a strip test in 2009, UA 48 had a staple length of 42, with length uniformity 2-3 percentage points above most varieties, while the strength "ran around 36-37 grams per tex. We'd like for the micronaire to be a little lower. But it's right in there with most commercial varieties."
The breeding effort is not limited to Bourland, director of the Northeast Research and Extension Center, Keiser, Ark. Other breeders working on conventional varieties include Jane Dever, Texas AgriLife, Wayne Smith, Texas A&M, Gerald Myers, LSU AgCenter, Ted Wallace, Mississippi State University and Peng Chee, University of Georgia.
Cotton Incorporated has provided funding for the efforts as well as fellowships for cotton breeders, "which has really given us a jump start," said Bourland.
Hake said Cotton Incorporated is not only looking at HVI data on conventional candidates, but also "how well they spin into yarn, and then fabric."
Hake noted that three Arkansas cotton varieties, including UA 48, "have higher yarn strength than competitive varieties. So we definitely can have very high quality with competitive yield."
Under the initiative, public sector breeders also participate in a germplasm sharing network, "which is very important," Bourland said. "It's made a big difference in cotton breeding the last few years. Used to be, with all the patented transgenes, we were limited on what we could cross with. This public sector network is extremely vital for the exchange of materials."
The conventional cotton breeding effort is part of "a long term effort in cooperation with various universities to create better cotton germplasm," Hake said "Anything that we can do to improve cotton, particularly from a genetic standpoint, adds to the loan value of cotton."
This includes improving stress tolerance in conventional cotton varieties, according to Hake. "It is a priority, especially in west Texas. A lot of damage occurs in west Texas due to pollen sensitivity. You'll see that particularly in the seed counts of dryland cotton."
Breeders are also "digging deeply into their bag of tricks" to isolate any useful characteristics in wild cotton, Hake said.
"We're also looking at gene therapy for cotton," Hake said. "This allows you to take cottons that normally don't flower and force them to flower so we can access the genes out them and utilize them."
Hake said that scientists are working on identifying markers to select for nematode resistance. "Right now, we have multiple traits for both reniform and root knot nematode resistance and the markers that go with them. The challenge for the breeders is that you have to combine four of them to get the equivalence of nematode control for Temik. Only after the loss of Temik has the effort become urgent. Fortunately, we have enough lead time to incorporate these traits."
Scientists also believe they are closing in on a potential solution to cotton root rot which could be ready for the market in 2011 or 2012.
Hake says Cotton Incorporated is also focusing on expanding the value of cotton beyond its use as a fiber. Scientists are working on developing varieties without gossypol in the seed, "which would make cotton seed even more valuable for dairy cows. It gives us more flexibility in terms of feed."
There is also a growing market in building materials made from cottonseed, including the use of cotton burs in conjunction with fungi to produce a biodegradable replacement for Styrofoam. "There is a furniture manufacturer already shipping its products in this environmentally friendly and biodegradable cotton."


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A glucagon test measures the amount of a hormone called glucagon in your blood. Glucagon is produced by cells in the pancreas. It helps control blood sugar levels.
How the test is performed
Blood is typically drawn from a vein, usually from the inside of the elbow or the back of the hand.
- The site is cleaned with germ-killing medicine (antiseptic).
- The health care provider wraps an elastic band around the upper arm. This is done to apply pressure to the area and make the vein swell with blood.
- The health care provider gently inserts a needle into the vein. The blood collects into an airtight vial or tube attached to the needle.
- The elastic band is removed from your arm.
- Once the blood has been collected, the needle is removed. The puncture site is covered with a bandage to stop any bleeding.
In infants or young children, a sharp tool called a lancet may be used to puncture the skin to draw blood. The blood collects into a small glass tube called a pipette, or onto a slide or test strip. A bandage may be placed over the area if there is any bleeding.
The blood is sent to a laboratory. There, a test called radioimmunoassay (RIA) is used to check for the hormone glucagon in the blood.
How to prepare for the test
Your health care provider will tell you if you need to fast (not eat anything) for a period of time before the test.
How the test will feel
When the needle is inserted to draw blood, some people feel moderate pain. Others feel only a prick or stinging sensation. Afterward, there may be some throbbing.
Why the test is performed
Glucagon stimulates the liver to release glucose. As the level of blood sugar decreases, the pancreas releases more glucagon, and vice versa.
The health care provider may measure glucagon level if a person has symptoms of:
Cushing syndrome
Glucagonoma(rare tumor of the pancreas) with symptoms of a skin rash called necrotizing migratory erythema, weight loss, mild diabetes, anemia, stomatitis, glossitis Growth hormone deficiency in children
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Multiple endocrine neoplasia type I
Normal Values
The normal range is 50 – 100 pg/mL.
Note: pg/mL = picograms per milliliter
Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.
The examples above show the common measurements for results for these tests. Some laboratories use different measurements or may test different specimens.
What abnormal results mean
Abnormal results may indicate that the person may have a condition described above under Why the Test Is Performed.
What the risks are
Veins vary in size from one patient to another and from one side of the body to the other. Obtaining a blood sample from some people may be more difficult than from others.
Other risks associated with having blood drawn are slight but may include:
Excessive bleeding
Fainting or feeling light-headed
Hematoma (blood accumulating under the skin)
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The White House point woman on immigration, Cecilia Muñoz, predicts a comprehensive immigration overhaul should pass this year, including a path to citizenship. The biggest obstacle? "Political will," she tells WSJ's David Wessel.
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Complete Portfolio of Certifications Meets Demand for Skilled Data Center Networking Professionals
Complete Portfolio of Certifications Meets Demand for Skilled Data Center Networking Professionals
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - Nov 20, 2012) - Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) today announced a comprehensive, job-role-focused training and certification program that allows customers and partners to maximize the value of their IT infrastructure, based on a virtualized environment and cloud architecture. This announcement includes a comprehensive Career Certification portfolio consisting of the Cisco CCNA® Data Center, CCNP® Data Center and CCIE® Data Center, as well as a robust product training portfolio.
Explosive data growth and new transformational technologies are changing the way organizations operate today. According to the Cisco Global Cloud Index, annual global data center IP traffic will reach 6.6 zettabytes by the end of 2016 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 31 percent. The growth of data and these new technologies affect not only IT systems and infrastructures, but also the practitioners that design, install, operate and manage them. New job roles are emerging that require next-generation skill sets. New proficiencies and knowledge are needed for organizations, managers and individual practitioners to maximize the benefits of these technologies.
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Welcome to the UK's largest network of higher education exhibitions!
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| New nomination deadline for 2019 nominations: 1 October 2018
The award nomination requires a minimum of 3 endorsements.
In 1982, on the occasion of its thirtieth anniversary, the IEEE Computer Society established the Computer Entrepreneur Award to recognize and honor the technical managers and entrepreneurial leaders who are responsible for the growth of some segment of the computer industry. The efforts must have taken place over fifteen years earlier, and the industry effects must be generally and openly visible.
The award is a museum-quality sterling silver chalice commissioned from Washington DC artist Michael Schwartz. The gold-plated crown below the cup displays the alternating symbols of the IEEE and the Computer Society, supported by clusters of laurel leaves, an ancient symbol for outstanding achievement.
All members of the profession are invited to nominate a colleague who they consider most eligible to be considered for this award. Awarded to individuals whose entrepreneurial leadership is responsible for the growth of some segment of the computer industry.
| Diane B. Greene
Mendel Rosenblum
|For creating a virtualization platform that profoundly revolutionized modern computing.
| Sandy Lerner
Len Bosack
|For founding Cisco Systems and pioneering and advancing the commercialization of routing technology and the profound changes this technology enabled in the computer industry.
|For inventing PostScript and PDF and helping to launch the desktop publishing revolution and change the way people engage with information and entertainment.
|Edwin E. Catmull
|For creating the practical foundations for a torrent of computer graphics applications, which made computers indispensable in computer animated film, computer design and manufacture, flight simulation, and entertainment.
|Bjarne Stroustrup
|For pioneering the development and commercialization of industrial-strength, object-oriented programming technologies and the profound changes they fostered in business and industry.
|Michael Dell
|For his entrepreneurial leadership in revolutionizing the personal computer industry through direct consumer, build-to-order and assembly-on-demand.
|Clive Sinclair
|For his spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, which has been a source of inspiration and guidance to the computer industry worldwide.
|For their entrepreneurial leadership in the creation of the personal computing industry and the profound changes it has fostered in both business and personal life.
|George Schussel
|For his entrepreneurial leadership in professional development, continuing education, and technology assessment.
|Andrew S. Grove
|For his important contributions to the computing industry and profession as an entrepreneurial leader, advisor, and mentor.
|Daniel S. Bricklin
|For pioneering the development and commercialization of the spreadsheet and the profound changes it fostered in business and industry.
|For entrepreneurial spirit, innovation, and impact that has served as a role model for the entire computing industry.
|J. Presper Eckert
|For pioneering design work resulting in creation of the world's first large-scale electronic general-purpose digital computer.
|Gene M. Amdahl
|In recognition of his entrepreneurial efforts in the development of a strong and competitive mainframe industry.
|Erwin Tomash
|For recognition of early pioneering work with computer equipment peripherals.
|In recognition of their early contributions to microcomputers and silicon components.
|For pioneering work with concepts and development of minicomputers.
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LOS ALAMITOS, Calif., 2 March, 2010 – Cisco Systems co-founders Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner are the winners of the IEEE Computer Society's 2009 Computer Entrepreneur Award, joining the ranks of a who's who of technology leaders honored with the award over the past quarter-century. Bosack and Lerner co-founded Cisco Systems in 1984, pioneering the widespread commercialization of wide area network (WAN) technology to connect geographically disparate computers over a multiprotocol router system. The company, which landed more than $200,000 in contracts during its first year, went public in 1990, and is now a networking equipment powerhouse with a market cap of more than $140 billion. Before Bosack and Lerner left the company in 1990, it produced revolutionary technology such as the first true multi-protocol, multi-media Layer 3 device, and IGRP which enabled path redundancy. This technical foundation that the pair established still persists at Cisco and throughout the Internet today.
Bosack, now CEO of telecommunications engineering company XKL, is currently working on creating fiber optic systems that can achieve unprecedented data transmission latency speeds. Lerner now runs Ayrshire Farm, a certified organic and humane Virginia farm operation, restaurant, and butcher shop, and is involved in various philanthropic endeavors.
Among the previous winners of the Computer Society Entrepreneur Award are Hewlett-Packard co-founders William Hewlett and David Packard; Microsoft's Bill Gates and Paul Allen; Apple Computer co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak; Dell Computer founder Michael Dell; Intel's Gordon Moore, Robert Noyce, and Andrew Grove; and Bjarne Stroustrup, the father of C++. In 2008, Edwin E. Catmull, co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and president of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios; and Adobe co-founders John E. Warnock and Charles M. Geschke; received the award in recognition of their accomplishments.
The Computer Entrepreneur Award, established in 1982, is given to individuals whose entrepreneurial leadership is responsible for the growth of some segment of the computer industry. The efforts must have taken place more than 15 years previously, and the industry effects must be generally and openly visible.
Bosack held technical roles at AT&T Bell Labs and Digital Equipment Corp. upon graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. After earning a master's degree in computer science from Stanford University, he became director of computer facilities for the university's computer science department. While at Stanford, Bosack, Lerner, and others at Stanford contributed to development of the Arpa Internet, overcoming incompatibility challenges to successfully link the university's 5,000 computers across a 16-square-mile campus area. After graduating from Stanford University with a master's degree in statistics and computer science, Lerner worked as the director of computer facilities for Stanford's Graduate School of Business and as director of networks systems and computer services at Schlumberger Computer Aided Systems Laboratory prior to founding Cisco. After leaving Cisco, Lerner founded the cosmetics company Urban Decay. In 1992, she established the Centre for the Study of Early English Women's Writing and the Chawton House Library in Hampshire, England, donating her collection of women's writing published before 1830. The library has become the pre-eminent center for the study of early women's writings and has a degree-granting partnership with Southampton University. Lerner has also worked with animal welfare and animal rights organizations, creating and improving animal shelter internetworking. She has been awarded four honorary PhD degrees and numerous awards for her charitable efforts.


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Older teams have run the same strategy for years to deal with the NBA's 82-game grind: go through the motions in the regular season, make sure you're healthy and rested for the spring. But these Lakers, built to win in the postseason, wouldn't even be in the playoffs if they started today. They're 10th in the West, and nine-and-a-half games back of the Clippers in the Pacific. It's now 2013, and L.A. needs to hit that extra gear—if they even have one.
After a home loss to Philadelphia, Kobe Bryant is wondering too. He was frank when asked why the Lakers can't seem to engage the turboboosters on command.
"Because we're old as shit. What do you want? We just got to figure out how to play when we don't have that energy. We got to change things up a little bit defensively. We got to figure out what we want to do offensively, figure out what we want to do on nights when we don't have those legs or have that energy.
"You just saw an old damn team. I don't know how else to put it to you. We're just slow. You saw a team over there that was just younger and just had fresher legs and just played with more energy, and we were just stuck in the mud. I think individually we all have to figure out how to get ourselves ready each and every game to have a high level of energy. That's all that is."
Barring experimental German blood-spinning, here's an idea to keep old legs fresh: don't hire a point guard and coach best known for "seven seconds or less." (Mike Brown's quasi-Princeton offense, which favored constant motion and passing, wasn't much better for a team that would prefer to spend these cold months on autopilot.)
With Steve Nash back, the Lakers' offense has looked more lively. But even if they find a comfortable pace, they've already dug themselves a sizable hole. If they don't want to face the West's elite in the first round—or miss the playoffs altogether—they're going to have to expend more energy than they'd like over their last 51 games. That doesn't bode well for a team that was hoping not to have to try this early in the season.


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Federal agents have expanded their examination of the now-bankrupt California solar power company Solyndra, visiting the homes of the company's CEO and two of its executives, examining computer files and documents, iWatch News and ABC News have learned.
Agents visited the homes of CEO Brian Harrison and company founder Chris Gronet and a former executive, according to a source who agreed to speak only on the condition of anonymity because of the legal sensitivity of the situation.
Gronet, reached at his home Friday morning, did not dispute that his home was visited by federal agents a day earlier.
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Our second episode is here!!! *Applauds*
We always take delight in digressing on whatever topic we're talking about....but that's our charm, eh? :-p Great fun was had with help of alcohol, potato chips and sweets! This time, we were recording from Elemm's
So, let's get the show started!
Thank you for mentioning us!
- Stitch Stud and His Bride
- SSK (on their virtual SnB session)
- Lime & Violet
- It's a Purl, Man
- Charles Lifestyle & Knitting
- Ms. B: Springgrass Socks from Craftoholic, Gentleman's Fancy Socks from Knitting Vintage Socks and the Chevron Scarf from Last Minute Knitted Gifts
- Cashyie: Periodic Table Garter Stitch Blanket (!!!) and ...drumroll... SOCKS! Well, the start of socks anyways.
- Elemm: "Boyfriend Socks" by Alice Bell (frogged back and needles put back in), "Icarus Shawl" from Interweave Knits Summer 2006 and "Clementine Shawlette" from Interweave Knits Spring 2007
- Pictures of my progress: Boyfriend Sock, Icarus Shawl, Clementine Shawlette
- Should men wear shawls? Get your men to wear shawls or ask for their opinions! Post your answers in the comment on send us an email at:
Life in Germany with Ms. B: Yarn shopping dilemma....hand-painted yarns are a rarity here! Go check out her compilation of online yarn shops and indie dyers in Germany here.
Knitting "auf Deutsch" with Elemm:
- Garn = yarn (usually refers to the thread itself)
- Wolle = wool, yarn
- Bambus = bamboo
- Schurwolle = virgin wool
- Seide = silk
- Baumwolle = cotton
- Acryl = acrylic
- Masche(n) = stitch(es)
- anschlagen = cast-on (Maschen anschlagen, "Ich schlage (Maschen) an")
- abketten = bind-off/cast-off ("Ich kette ab")
- stricken = to knit
- rechts stricken = knit (so: rechte Masche = knit stitch)
- links stricken = purl (so: linke Masche = purl stitch)
- schlechte Podcaster, kein Keks = bad podcasters, no cookie
The drawing for our contest! Congratulations to I play with Pins & Needles (Wollmeise) and Celtic Knots (Knit Picks)! We have contacted you via email already and will be sending out the prizes as soon as possible!
- WWKIP-Day: the unofficial Munich section. We're going to meet at 11.30 a.m. on this coming Saturday, 09th June. The meeting point will be at the Feldherrnhalle on the Munich Odeonsplatz. Please tell us if you're coming, so we will know who we should be expecting!
- Benediktbeuren Textile Market (22nd-23rd September 2007): Biggest textile market in Germany. Meet the Wollmeise in person! Fondle her gorgeous yarns before making the purchase. There will be a sock-workshop with Yarnissima, the designer of the Digitessa! The Knitters Uncensored Team will be there and we all will be having a PJ-Knit-Party! This is an open invitation to all the listeners, as well as to all podcasters out there! It's on during Oktoberfest, what better excuse to combine yarn with beer?!
- Ms. B will be going to Ally Pally in London for the Knitting & Stitching Show in October
A skein of sock yarn, 2 balls of Tini's own hand-dyed sock yarns (this got Cashyie into knitting her first socks with DPNs!), yumminess of Chocolatey death....not to mention the to-die-for Russian Chocolate scented coffee! (All food items are all gone now!) Thank you so much! Vielen tausend Dank von uns allen!
- Knitters Uncensored Theme song written, produced and performed by Ms. B and her DH (please tell her that her singing is wonderful!)
- "Lip Syncing to the Song" by Billy Reid...and just for the sakes of it, here's the video of the song:
Leave us comments (coz we're comment-ho's) or write us an email at:
Until the next time, keep knitting!
Yours (with 2 snaps in a circle and a cherry on top *winks*),
Ps. The show titled with "Kolenyas" need a bit of explanation: "Kolenya" is a pattern for fingerless mittens that I knit. You can find the pattern by Sheep and no city HERE.
Pps. Also thank you to Socks in the City for mentioning our podcast in her latest episode! Glad that my segment could be of help! (I'm adding this in right now because I'm listening to her while writing up the show notes)


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Hoboken, NJ (PRWEB) January 24, 2014
The National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA) announced the recipients of this year's NADIIIAA/JOSTENS Community Service Awards, and Stevens Institute of Technology was the winner in the One-Time Project Category.
In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the teams and student-athletes of Stevens mobilized to provide help to those in need in Hoboken. Numerous teams and individuals raised funds, some brought water up high-rises to the elderly who were not able to leave their apartments because of power outages, some prepared and served food at shelters, some helped the National Guard, others volunteered with the Red Cross, and much more.
Their goal was simply to help in any way they could. Their impact was felt by a huge number of people, whether they were the elderly, those in need of food or water, people looking for information, or those in medical need. In one way or another, the Stevens student-athletes touched almost every segment of the community with their selfless determination.
"We would like to think the NADIIIAA and Jostens for their generous support of this award and recognition of community service at the NCAA Division III level," said Rogers. "This honor is shared by many of our student-athletes and staff who truly made a difference in Hoboken after Hurricane Sandy's devastating effects on our town. I could not be prouder of these individuals and look forward to continuing to do everything we can as an athletic program to give back to the community whenever possible."
Each of the selected institutions and conferences is being recognized for the impressive community service projects performed by its student-athletes during the 2012-13 academic year.
"Congratulations to Stevens on earning the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators Community Service Award for the outstanding service to the people of Hoboken in response to the devastation from Hurricane Sandy," Empire 8 Commissioner Chuck Mitrano said via email. "It is an outstanding reflection of the student-athletes and leadership at Stevens and very well deserved."
The awards program is co-sponsored by the NADIIIAA and Jostens and is intended to recognize the many contributions Division III student-athletes regularly make to their campuses and local communities. Recognition is given for projects in three categories: One-Time Projects, An Array of Projects, and Ongoing Projects. The winners this year in each of the three award categories are respectively: Stevens, SUNY College at Oswego, and SUNY College at Oswego.
In addition to receiving commemorative trophies, the NADIIIAA and Jostens will make a $1,000 contribution to the general scholarship fund at each of these institutions. The awards were presented during the NADIIIAA Reception at the NCAA Convention held in San Diego, California on January 18, 2014.
This marks the third time Stevens received the Jostens Community Service Award from the NADIIIAA. The Ducks were first acknowledged after 9/11 and again in January of 2009 for the department's involvement in the 'Duckling Program' at area elementary and middle schools.
In addition to the overall winners, Salem State University, Albion College, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Wentworth Institute, and Johnson & Wales University received "Awards of Merit." St. Mary's University of Minnesota, Wheaton College (MA), Alvernia University, Arcadia University, Springfield College, Otterbein University, Haverford College, Western New England University, and the University of Southern Maine received "Honorable Mention" recognition.
The NADIIIAA is an association comprised of athletics administrators from the nearly 450 institutions and 43 conferences competing at the NCAA Division III level. A primary purpose of the NADIIIAA is to encourage the continued development of athletics programs focused on the student-athlete and based on sound educational philosophy. The honorees were selected by a committee of athletic administrators chaired by Brian Curtin, Director of Athletics at St. Joseph's College in Maine.
Minneapolis-based Jostens is a leading provider of products, programs and services that help people celebrate important moments, recognize achievements and build affiliation. The company's products include yearbooks, class rings, graduation products, school photography, employee and achievement awards, and products for athletics departments and their fans. Jostens is the exclusive sponsor of the NADIIIAA.
The NADIIIAA expresses its appreciation to Jostens for its support of the NADIIIAA and its sponsorship of this award.
About Stevens Institute of Technology
Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University®, is a premier, private research university situated in Hoboken, N.J. overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Founded in 1870, technological innovation has been the hallmark and legacy of Stevens' education and research programs for more than 140 years. Within the university's three schools and one college, more than 6,100 undergraduate and graduate students collaborate with more than 350 faculty members in an interdisciplinary, student-centric, entrepreneurial environment to advance the frontiers of science and leverage technology to confront global challenges. Stevens is home to three national research centers of excellence, as well as joint research programs focused on critical industries such as healthcare, energy, finance, defense and STEM education and coastal sustainability. The university is consistently ranked among the nation's elite for return on investment for students, career services programs and mid-career salaries of alumni. Stevens is in the midst of a 10-year strategic plan, The Future. Ours to Create., designed to further extend the Stevens legacy to create a forward-looking and far-reaching institution with global impact.


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FRIDAY FEB 1st – LIVE WEBCAST OF GREENER GADGETS CONFERENCE HERE >
The groundbreaking Greener Gadgets Gadgets conference opened up this morning in New York City and of course we are on the scene first hand to cover it for you. Many of you have asked about videos and webcasts for those of you who aren't in the area — and we are happy to announce that we are doing a LIVE WEBCAST of the event today, and you can catch it here >
Live Inhabitat coverage of Greener Gadgets Conference after the break >
Inhabitat's own Jill Fehrenbacher and Marc Alt kicked off the day with their introductory remarks, setting the tone for the day by highlighting the three themes of the conference: Materials and Life-Cycle, Energy, and Social Sustainability.
*Stick around until the end of the day when we present the Greener Gadgets Competition, and we'll announce the winners here live!
"CELL PHONES" Depicts 426,000 cell phones, equal to the number of cell phones retired in the US every day
Chris Jordan gave the first keynote speech of the conference. He showed many of his beautiful yet haunting digital images of waste, both e-waste and plastic trash. Chris said that he's attempting to "show the scale of mass consumption" through his artwork. His images visualize the statistics we constantly read about, and in many ways, they pack more of an emotional punch than statistics ever can.
He also talked about how the electronics industry has a great potential to bring "coolness" to the green movement. He said that Michael Jordan transformed basketball into something cool, and we need a similar champion. Can gadgets do for sustainability what Michael Jordan did for basketball? Chris Jordan started the day with both an inspiring talk and a challenge to those at the conference: to make green gadgets cool.
Mary Lou Jepsen, the former Chief Technology Officer of OLPC, talked about a lot of the technologies that are in the XO laptop. The XO has received a lot of attention for being a groundbreaking educational tool, so it was great to hear Mary Lou Jepsen talk about all of the green technologies that went into the laptop. A lot of these green technologies were developed out of necessity, mostly the innovations in power consumption.
Jepsen got a little provocative when she said, "If we rely on industrial designers to lead the green revolution in electronics and gadgets…we will fail." Basically, Jepsen thinks technology needs to be the real driver. She said that she started working on the XO after many people told her that it couldn't be done. She thought, "If people say it's impossible, that must be an interesting project, I'll do that."
Jepsen is now working on PixelQi, a spinoff of OLPC. PixelQi is working on applying technology from the XO to other laptops and devices. The more that these components are produced, the less expensive those components will be for the XO. Mary Lou Jepsen's smart approach to business, technology, and sustainability is a great model for development.
Speakers: Jeff Omelchuck (EPEAT, Green Electronics Council), Rene St Denis (HP Product Takeback and Recycling), Grant Kristofek (Sustainability Champion, Continuum), David Conrad (Head of Environment for North America, Nokia), Andrew Dent (Vice President Materials & Director of Library, Material ConneXion), Douglas Smith (Director, Corporate Environment, Safety and Health, Sony)
The panel was an interesting mix, with three people from industry, Andrew Dent from Material ConneXion, and Jeff Omelchuk from the nonprofit EPEAT. The main topic of the discussion was electronic recycling and reverse logistics, specifically how we should go about both receiving used electronics from consumers and then dismantling, disposing, and reusing materials from electronics.
Andrew raised an interesting question when he suggested that electronics manufacturers pursue a rental model, rather and an ownership model, so that the product's return is built into the process. Rene responded that HP does this with enterprise customers, but it's more difficult with personal computing consumers. Grant proposed a hybrid model, comparable to Netflix: you own the product and keep it as long as you want, and when you return it, you get a replacement.
Everyone seemed to agree that we need to provide more education to consumers, which would in turn lead to a shift in values and priorities. Rene aptly noted that the two groups that weren't represented in the panel: consumers and the government, both of whom are crucial to enacting the kind of change we need.
During the Q&A period, one audience member asked about why there isn't more standardization and modularization of components, which could allow end-users to upgrade their devices themselves. David Conrad admitted that this hasn't traditionally been the approach to development, but we at Inhabitat certainly think such flexibility is a great approach for consumer electronics manufacturers to pursue.
The main point of John's talk was that responsible design is smart business. He talked about how HP's approach to sustainable products can create a competitive advantage, bring in new customers, reduce costs, and build up a brand.
He also noted two commitments that HP has made in 2008: 1) All PCs will use 25% less energy by 2010, and 2) Change manufacturing process to use recycled content in new inkjet cartridges. We certainly appreciate HPs public declarations of their sustainability goals, and hope they keep pushing them.
John also talked about power use, which is emerging as a big theme today, and the topic of the Next panel…
Valerie Casey of IDEO moderated this discussion with Ryan Block (Editor-in-Chief, Engadget), Gregg Chason (VP Industry Affairs & Relations, Philips Consumer Lifestyle North America), Douglas Johnson (Senior Director, Tech Policy & International Affairs, CEA) and Allyson Klein (Manager, Server Tech and Software Strategy, Server Platform Group, Intel Corp).
This panel primarily focused on how electronics companies can better communicate their product's sustainability, especially energy efficiency, so that consumers can make informed decisions. Ryan proposed a standardized labeling system, similar to the FDA's Nutrition Facts labels on food packaging.
Valerie referred to EnergyStar products as being in a "bucket," where consumers both know neither how EnergyStar compliance is defined, nor how to distinguish extremely efficient products from less efficient ones.
Valerie also mentioned an Eco-Patents Commons between IBM, Sony, Nokia and others, where these companies share patents related to environmental responsibility, and such collaboration is crucial to greener gadget efforts.
During the Q&A session, Mary Lou Jepsen questioned Allyson about the power consumption of Intel's chips, since the team at OLPC has made some significant innovations in that arena. Mary Lou offered to work with Intel on such work, and Allyson said she'd love to talk with Mary Lou after the panel. It was a fun moment, and it's exactly what this conference is about!
*Stick around until the end of the day when we present the Greener Gadgets Competition, and we'll announce the winners here live!
Up next we are moving (in many ways) with…
In this last panel of the day, we got a real look into the future. From MTI's micro fuel cell to Solio's portable solar charger, from the HYmini wind generator to M2E's kinetic energy charger that uses power generated by the movement of people walking around, the technology shown was really exciting.
Katie Fehrenbacher (Earth2Tech) asked what some barriers to mass adoption were, and a couple panelists mentioned battery efficiency. It was valuable that Christina from Boston Power was on the panel, as her company's efficient and environmentally responsible battery might provide some answers.
Regan from M2E also talked about the high degree of skepticism about kinetic energy-powered devices, but M2E uses magnets, and it works. We can't wait to see this in our cell phones!
Stay tuned for Natalie Jeremijenko, artist and director of the xDesign Environmental Health Clinic at NYU. And, coming up soon, we will present the Greener Gadgets Competition, and we'll announce the winners here live!
We started the day with two keynotes: one with an artist and one with an innovator in education. This last keynote was given by Natalie Jeremijenko, who is an artist, an educator, an activist, and quite a bit more. It's hard to confine Natalie to any labels, because her work spans many disciplines.
Natalie talked about how she's looking for new ways to restructure manufacturing practices, which she calls "the most toxic of human activity." With her students, she developed How Stuff Is Made, a collection of visual essays on how different products are made.
Like Chris Jordan, Natalie is looking to make invisible data visible. She works with students to modify consumer-grade robotic toys to sniff out toxic waste. All of Natalie's work was really inspiring, and she's redefining how we use technology and interact with devices.
Stay tuned for the results of the Greener Gadgets Design Competition!


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August 15, 2004
a poorly planed dinner
Thursday, August 12
Okay, it was cancelled at the last minute, and today was the day to invite the guest over for dinner.
Before deciding what to make for today, I had asked him to ask them what they cannot (or don't want to) eat; this is something I always consider whenever feeding someone for the first time. I might not be able to always make them something they love, but at least I want to avoid making something they cannot eat or even see.
Unfortunately, he didn't seem to have asked them about it, but I guessed, considering there were meat, fish, and vegetable when we barbecued the other day and everyone seemed to eat a lot, that anything not so eccentric should be okay.
Originally, we were going to make salad, herb-roasted vegetable, porc au cidre, and barbecue chicken. But we had already made two of them just a couple days before, and thought that the same pork dish would be too much (for us), while the salad seemed fine. Then we rethought about the menu and decided that we would make orange-flavored chicken instead of apple pork, and barbecue beef instead of chicken, and the vegetable dishes as planed. We were all set.
We went out to buy some of ingredients that were missing, and came home to start cooking right away. While he prepared orange marinade for the chicken and cut up the vegetable, I prepared beef (half with barbecue and the rest with salt & pepper) and dessert.
A little past 5:30 the guest came. He was a great host who served a little snack and drinks, kept a conversation with his friend and his wife, while at the same time entertained kids with balloon animals. I, on the other hand, did the last-minute rush in the kitchen, occasionally chatting with the guests.
It was at this point when the truth came out. Our guests for this evening, it turned out, would not eat meat except for the father. It was only for us (and well, the father) that they had beef and pork the other night; mother and kids did not eat them. What a disaster, I thought - we had a whole lot of meat but not fish! I felt so bad and so embarrassed. So did him, naturally, who hadn't bothered to ask them about their food preference. It was too late, however, and we had to serve what we had - they were being so nice telling us not to worry, and "we can survive with all the vegetable and rice".
And they did, to my great relief. We roasted a lot of vegetable and it disappeared in seconds (I didn't eat the vegetable at all), and they gave us a lot of raves. The chicken and beef, both of which turned out pretty good, were quickly gone, too (I think he and his friend tried to live on the meat, saving the vegetable for the rest of us). We were all stuffed, and ready for the dessert.
I put the pan in the oven right after I had some food at table with the guests. I made nectarine tart, an application of the peach tart mentioned in Amanda Hesser's book Cooking for Mr. Latte: a food lover's courtship, with recipes (2003, W.W. Norton & Co.) again. It was an easy recipe that tells you to mix up the ingredients of the tart dough directly in a pan, arrange the fruit wedges, and cover them with a layer of crumble-like batter.
This time I used nectarine instead of peach, as I couldn't find readily good peach. I mixed two kinds of nectarine; white and "honeysweet" nectarine. I had already tried white ones, but honeysweet nectarine was a first-timer. They looked pretty much like regular nectarine inside and out; the flesh might have been a beet more orangy. They were very ripe and sweet - I was almost tempted to use the honeysweet kind for the entire tart, as the white ones weren't rightly ripe (some part was still not ripe while other part was rotten, stuff like that).
It sure was easy to make, but took a little long time to bake, especially when we had tired and bored children. The father almost suggested they should go home, but the wife shrugged off; "we are having dessert!"
And here comes the tart. It might have been a bit underbaked (I felt I shouldn't keep them wait any longer - I took it out of oven at 30 minutes, rather than 35-40 minutes as instructed in the recipe), but looked totally fine, and tasted entirely good with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. An 8-inch pan went almost empty with a small piece left, and everyone was happy - including kids and myself.
It was nevertheless bad that we actually served something they couldn't eat in such a major portion, and we promised we would make up for that.
posted by chika at: 8/15/2004 10:41:00 AM
2 comments:
- Estelle said...
Chika: I am sur you did your best to please your guest, so you shouldn't feel bad! How were you supposed to know they would not eat meat? I am sur they appreciated the efforts you put in this preparation!
- 1:55 PM, August 16, 2004
- chika said...
Hi Estelle,
thanks a lot for your thoughtful words. I guess they liked the food, and we all enjoyed the evening, and that was the main thing :-)
- 6:40 PM, August 16, 2004
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Since 2008, United States law enforcement has tracked 667 incidents of maritime smuggling along California's coastline, a dramatic uptick from years prior due to successful crackdowns on the land border. Most of the ocean encounters involved panga boats, small, fast, stripped-down vessels often laden with marijuana and migrants that Mexican smugglers zip from south-of-the-border ports to Southern California shores.
While 3,007 arrests have been made and more than 121 tons of drugs seized over the last four years, this Sunday marked the first time that a law enforcement agent was killed responding to suspicious panga activity in U.S. waters, a sign that the sea-bound smugglers are becoming more audacious and violent in their tactics.
Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard and second in command on the patrol cutter Halibut, suffered a fatal head injury when a 30-foot panga lurking in the middle of the night near Santa Cruz Island rammed his boat. From Redondo Beach, Horne was 34 years old and leaves behind a pregnant wife and small child. He was remembered by his fellow sailors as a "friend, a "confidant," and "the glue that held our crew together."
Two men operating the panga were arrested and charged with Horne's death. They await trial in Los Angeles. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, and Santa Cruz Island has been shut down and evacuated of visitors and National Park Service workers as authorities comb the 97-square-mile area for evidence. Tuesday morning, several bales of marijuana were found floating near the scene, but officials didn't say if the discovery is linked to the case. Coast Guard and National Park Service media representatives couldn't confirm or deny reports that two suspects remain at-large on the island.
Though details surrounding the collision were initially vague, a clearer picture of what took place emerged from the criminal complaint filed Monday afternoon in L.A. District Court. Drafted by a Homeland Security special agent, the affidavit is based on interviews with 16 Coast Guard officers, a Border Patrol agent, and the two defendants.
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Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda wants to take personal responsibility for injecting design and performance pizazz into the Lexus brand.
In essence, Toyoda is setting out to be the automaker's equivalent of the late Steve Jobs, the legendary boss of Apple.
A story in last week's Automotive News by Asia Editor Hans Greimel lays out how Toyota's boss is getting more hands-on with the luxury brand
Toyoda recently reorganized his company into four groups, one of which is solely devoted to Lexus. The other three groups report to an executive vice president who reports to Toyoda. The Lexus group reports directly to Toyoda.
Greimel quotes Toyoda as saying that at Lexus design reviews, the room is full of engineers and businessmen who bring plenty of left-brain firepower to the discussion. "My role is to simply talk with the right side of my brain," Toyoda said.
That sounds strikingly similar to the role Jobs played at Apple.
Lots of computer and consumer-electronics companies make gadgets that technically range from competent to excellent. What largely set Apple apart was Jobs' insistence that the company's products met his uncompromising standards for clean designs and user-friendly interfaces.
In the auto world, there's a long tradition of a boss with a singular vision for his cars. Think Henry Ford, Enzo Ferrari and Soichiro Honda. But the list is overwhelmingly populated by engineers.
Akio Toyoda is not an engineer.
What he brings to Lexus is a hard-earned reputation as a driver, a man who understands a car's driving dynamics and handling, and his sense of style. Toyoda has often shown more fashion flair than his gray-suited Japanese colleagues.
Here's a minor example.
During a visit to New York recently, Toyoda donned three different sets of eyewear in one afternoon: his usual business glasses for an interview, a trendier pair for a Lexus press conference and a set that fit in perfectly with the hipster crowd invited to a party to launch Lexus' new global marketing campaign.
Of course, taking on the responsibility of being the arbiter of Lexus style and performance will require more than an awareness of how to accessorize one's wardrobe. And Lexus has certainly had some superb stylists who sought to give the brand's vehicles designs that were beautiful and emotionally engaging.
But the end products have all too often shown that terrific designs were not a top priority for the senior executives who signed off on Lexus' vehicles.
Whether Toyoda is truly capable of performing the role he is taking on remains to be seen. But you have to admire his audacity in taking on the challenge.


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This is a story.
There was a great Karate master who had four senior students. Sadly, he was in failing health and wanted to teach the secrets of the art to at least one student before he died. So he called them all together and said, "Students, I fear that I may die soon and want to teach one of you the inner mysteries of our art. But I need to give you a test first."
At that handed each of them a big wooden bucket. "Fill this and return to me next week and I will select one of you to become my successor."
A week passed and the students gathered before their master, each with their bucket covered by a cloth. The master asked the first student to show what he had brought.
The student removed the cloth and handed his master a bucket filled with coins.
"Do you think this will entitle you to the secrets of our art?" yelled the master, spilling the coins onto the hard wooden floor.
The second student bowed and removed the cloth from his bucket. He held back the urge to grin because he felt sure he had done better than the first student.
The bucket was filled with one hundred dollar bills!
The master was even more enraged. He kicked the bucket sending the hundred dollar bills flying across the room. The bucket hit the student in the head and knocked him to the floor.
The third student actually laughed. He had trained for over thirty years and was a rich business man. "Sensei," he said, "I'm sure you will like this!" He pulled back the cloth and revealed a bucket filled with the finest diamonds.
The master could not have been more angry! He actually beat the student with the bucket until he was nearly unconscious.
Now everyone's eyes turned to the fourth student who had sit quietly with his bucket. "So what have you brought? "demanded the master." The other students were certain that the master would kill the student if he disappointed him. They anxiously knelt around the bucket. Who knows? Maybe the master would kill them too!
The fourth student calmly removed the cloth revealing a bucket filled with water. "What's this?" asked the master.
"Sensei, for the last week I have done nothing but train. This is a bucket filled with my sweat. I have ten more outside."
"You are my successor and I have nothing left to teach you!" exclaimed the master. "The secrets of Karate are written in sweat, not ink."
"What about us?" asked the other students. "What do we get?"
"I'll tell you what," said the master, "you all go outside and drink the other buckets filled with sweat! Maybe you'll learn something! And don't forget this one!"
Skill in Karate cannot be purchased. We each have to fill up our buckets with the sweat of training.
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This is the *new and improved* version of the kneading and folding video I posted a couple of days ago. As per some of your suggestions, I addressed the volume levels, intro commentary and video angles. I like it a lot better, and I hope you do to. In addition, I used Hamelman's multigrain dough this time, instead of whole wheat. (Floyd, could you put this video on the first thread also instead of the first video? I removed the first one already from YouTube- thanks in advance). Next video will be on shaping.


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Wabash College Awards Tenure to Fourby Howard W. Hewitt • December 19, 2007 Share:
Four Wabash College professors have earned tenure, achieving an important milestone in any teaching career.
Professors Rick Warner, William Turner, Jennifer Abbott, and Michelle Rhoades have all been granted tenure by the College.
"This year's tenure review candidates are a really impressive group," Dean of the College Gary Phillips said. "The central question a tenure review must answer is do we find evidence of an effective teacher/scholar who, as the Faculty Handbook states, "support[s] the mission of the college through excellent and innovative teaching, continued scholarship and creative work, and leadership in the life of the community."
Phillips said the bar for a successful tenure review is high at all institutions but particularly at Wabash where teaching excellence is required. "Michelle, Jennifer, Rick and Will have demonstrated by ongoing reflection on teaching, student evaluations, direct observation by faculty colleagues, and more the qualities of mind and heart that make for transformative teaching and learning on our campus. Each in her or his own way is the sort of teacher/scholar that for 175 years has changed the lives of Wabash men. The celebrated teacher/scholar luminaries of the College's past have now added to their group four new stars."
History Professor Rick Warner called tenure an affirmation. "When tenure is awarded at Wabash College, the community is expressing trust - trust that the professor will continue to bring all of her or his skills into the classroom each day, trust that we will continue to stay active in the scholarly community, but most importantly trust that the professor will continue to be a good fit for the community. As we know from the Gentleman's Rule, trust is precious. Tenure is precious."
As a Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science, Will Turner appreciates the acceptance tenure represents. "I feel as if I have finally found a home," Turner said. "I especially appreciate the liberal arts environment and the way students, faculty, and staff interact to discuss almost any topic at any time. I would have never considered attending a place like this as an undergraduate, and now I think that attitude was a mistake."
For all four professors the news is a thrill. "It feels like a big vote of confidence," said Professor of Rhetoric Jennifer Abbott. "I'm looking forward to many more years of teaching and researching at the College."
History Professor Michelle Rhoades found similar joy in receiving the tenure news.
Much is said about teaching at Wabash and many often refer to the experience as one of give and take.
"When we are at our best as professors, teaching is not something that is done to our students; rather, learning is something that is done with them," Warner said. "At Wabash College we place a higher value on discovery than on memorization. The classroom experience is interactive here. Yet learning and teaching transcend the classroom door. Wabash students learn in the living units, in the professor's office, and across the globe. I am honored and excited to have been charged with teaching another generation of Wabash men. And I look forward to learning from them."


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I am looking for information on a 1973 program called Banacek, the episode is called season 1, episode 7 called the Greatest Collection of Them All. I really want to know what happened to the pictures? How did they disappear off the truck? Thank you.
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The Keryx Project allows users with limited internet connectivity the ability to download and update packages for Ubuntu.
The real beauty of Keryx is that access to a Linux computer is not required to access and download updates as the application runs from a USB drive and works with Linux, OS X and, perhaps most vitally in many situations where internet access it limited, Windows.
How it works
To use Keryx you first have to create and save a "project" to your USB drive. This is simply a snapshot of your currently installed packages on Ubuntu computer.
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Michael Madsen and Heidi Golden Hearts Rock
Photography February
Gilbert photographer Michael Madsen and Fountain Hills mixed-media artist Heidi Golden share a predilection for heart-shaped stones - both artists have a keen sense for spotting that familiar shape in nature, and have collected them for years. It wasn't until the artists began staging gallery exhibits of photos that they learned how many others seek and celebrate "heart rocks" in nature. Visit this week and see their "HeartsRock" photo arrangements.
"Enroll in a class with Michael; a basic photography workshops here February 16 on the theme "Switching To Manual."
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There's good reason for the word 'art' to appear within the wordheart," said Madsen; "and what we're trying to create is a 'heARTwork,' a singular art project that taps into this unique community!"
Their colorful and timely gallery exhibition that returns by popular demand during the month of Valentines Day; visitors last year embraced the larger-than-life gallery-wrap prints on stretched canvas.
"We are eager to meet fellow heart rock collectors at our gallery opening reception Saturday at the Arboretum, and hope they'll bring their most special heart rocks along for us to see and appreciate -- and to share their heart rock stories with us, and meet other enthusiasts."
Two recent examples highlight this page; the image above and at right shows one of the vivid sycamore leaves that lined the floor of Queen Creek Canyon east of Superior one Fall when Madsen hiked the riparian drainage in search of Autumn scenery."That was a perfect day - I even found a new stone," recalls Madsen: "a heart-shaped rock with black and gold, complementing the vivid burnt-orange color of the fallen sycamore leaves along Queen Creek Canyon."
"We have created more than a thousand photographs from careful collaboration and heartfelt composing," said Madsen, whose Heart Rock greeting cards are featured at the Tohono Chul botanical garden in Tucson; more recently in the Emerson Art Gallery at Fountain Hills. Heartsrock was the first ever art purchase for the newly renovated Southwest Institute of Healing Arts(SWIHA) for permanent display -- where you can also find a Hearts Rock Cafe designed around the pieces; and cards in the gift shop. For the past four years Madsen has collaborated with Heidi Golden, the concept and collection curator of the show, to create this exclusive showing of art to reach viewers hearts, and to inspire.
"The response from our first showing was beyond our expectations," said Golden. "We are opening 2014 with our Valentines show at Boyce Thompson Arboretum, fine art photography and greeting cards will be on display and for sale as Valentines Day gift ideas for people you love."
Having a Bachelors of Science in Design from the ASU College of Architecture and a life long pursuit in photography Madsen, has developed a keen eye for composition and graphic design. His 26 year architectural background is reflected in his use of strong lines that pull viewers into original artwork that he dubs "Natural Photography."
"When I look through the lens, my artistic intent is to arrange elements into a composition that satisfies the eye," said Madsen, "whether the photo is for business or pleasure, my goal is to attract the viewer's attention."
Born of Danish parents in Lincoln City, Oregon, Madsen has traveled in Thailand, Mexico, Morocco, Jamaica and the Bahamas. In addition to living in Stockholm, Sweden, for nine years; he has also backpacked through 13 countries in Europe. Madsen is a popular photography teacher at the Arboretum, with classes ranging from "Switching To Manual" to "Macros," "Fall Color" and his "Christmas Camera Crash Course." Having traveled, hiked and photographed throughout Arizona, Madsen is a excellent resource for discovering outdoor destinations that provide inspiring photographic possibilities.
His involvement in photography has led him to clients with similar interests; his artistic creativity is perhaps at it best in the highly successful photographic documentation of Heidi Golden's personal "Hearts Rock" collection. Golden often joins Madsen in the field and helps with natural design of the scenes to showcase her hearts and Madsen's talent.
Heidi Golden is a tuning fork artist and also soft tissue therapist, she was introduced to Madsen through a mutual friend on Valentine's Day 2009.
"We went to the Tucson Rock And Gem show. It was a magical day, a heart-shaped rock fell off a larger specimen (It's the rock used in the photograph "From Eden with Love" shown to the left) and landed right into Michael's hand, hmmm.... coincidence?"
"On a short hike the next morning it was clear to both Michael and I that our combined gifts, along with Mother Earth's gifts, could bring greater joy to hearts far and near and, like a ripple on the water, together we are raising the love vibration!"
"I began collecting heart-shaped rocks when I moved to Flagstaff in 1997. They really started catching my eye and attention when I was healing a broken heart, and it was then that I intentionally started collecting the heart rocks. I began working with crystals and minerals as well, I call them charmers, and a heart-shaped bead went on almost every piece. I started giving them to friends and they joyfully started telling me their heart stories and showing me their heart rocks and photos of hearts; we all were refreshed and renewed by this feeling of unity and awareness! As my collection of heart shaped rocks grew to approximately 200, I knew that I needed help to fulfill my vision of affecting as many hearts as possible!"
The Hearts Rock Fine Art Photography collection is a unique fusion of Michael's focus on the details of nature with Heidi's vision that resonates with all. Correspond with photographer Michael Madsen via email to firstname.lastname@example.com
All photos in their exhibit were available for purchase; prices range from small-framed pieces at $2 to large-framed works at $555. For other information call 480 310 2374 , or check out http://heartsrock.org/1/Home.html
Boyce Thompson Arboretum is at highway 60 milepost #223 near the historic copper mining town of Superior, a drive of about 45 minutes due East of Mesa. From September-through-April visitors are admitted from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., and the Arboretum closes at 5:00 p.m. May-through-august hours are 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. New exhibits begin each month and may be seen daily during business hours; the Arboretum is an Arizona State Park and daily admission must be paid to enter the Visitor Center where our gallery is found. A membership may be purchased in the gift shop on the day of your visit.
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Worst Globe Overkill: Olivia Wilde
She's a lovely girl. She's really nice, she is. But… she needs to stop trying to make herself happen. I don't understand why Olivia Wilde shows up at everything and suddenly books every movie. Who decided this? Do you feel her It? Because I don't feel her It.
All I feel is that dress blinding me.
All I feel is embarrassment for her that it wasn't enough for her to try to blind me with her dress, her shoes had to come in with a follow-up punch.
All I wonder is whether or not Carrie Underwood wanted to stab her for stealing the gown she wanted. That should be an automatic rejection, right?
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Would Carrie Underwood wear this dress?
If yes…
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