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Prairie Landmark vs. Vatican II: Strasburg Catholics
Split Over Renovation
Conrad, Marc. "Prairie Landmark vs. Vatican II: Strasburg Catholics Split Over Renovation." Bismarck Tribune, 1 February 1987, sec. A1, A12.
Strasburg – "Why are you doing this to my church, Father?" asked a 91-year-old parishioner last week.
Above him loomed Strasburg's Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, praised by many as the most beautiful in the state.
It has vaulted ceilings covered with large-scale paintings of biblical themes, colorful statues, ornately decorated confessionals, stations of the cross, a pulpit and a high, white altar flanked on either side by smaller ones. The building is listed on the National Register of Historical Places.
The elderly man helped build this marvel 75 years ago, and now he and many oh his neighbors fear the pressure of modernize will destroy its unique beauty.
In a community were nearly everyone is devout Catholic, the controversy over the cherished church is heartfelt and sometimes bitter.
Many parishioners, most of them older people, are wondering why their church must be remodeled to fit the strictures of Vatican II more than 20 years ago.
"Our forefathers went through a lot of sweat, heartaches and hardships to build this church," says Mylene Zacher of Strasburg, whose grandfather was among the founders.
"I feel it was a gift from our ancestors and we should keep it like it is."
The Rev. Jerome Kautzman, who has proposed changes in the church interior, soothes the parishioner and downplays the controversy.
It's an internal matter and he won't tell The Tribune specifically what he has in mind, but several parishioners say he plans to remove altars, confessionals, statues and other icons from the church.
The world council of Catholic bishops known as Vatican II called for changes in church liturgy that largely eliminated Latin Language. The council also called for a return to less ornate church décor in line with the simplicity of the earliest Christian churches.
Kautzman insists no changes will be made without the consent of the congregation. He admits not everyone wants change, but says only five had told him that they're against it.
Kautzman says that confessionals, the high altar, side altars and pulpit have lost their functional value in the church.
Several parishioners told The Tribune they aren't against remodeling as long as the beauty of their church is preserved. And they say they like Kautzman.
Others, including Al Kramer, are more adamant. "If you want to change liturgy, there are plenty of churches around," Kramer say. "You can switch churches. But leave this one intact."
Still, some people are in favor of Kautzman's ideas.
Leo Kramer of rural Strasburg says the church would look better if the confessionals, altars and most statues were removed.
Kramer says he thinks more parishioners are in favor of change than against.
Opponents argue that what their ancestors did should not be changed, he says, but "I also say, the same ones aren't driving a horse and buggy like their ancestors did, either."
Leonard Weichel, a former member of the Sts. Peter and Paul church council and its building and maintenance committee, disagrees. He says a door-to-door survey of parishioners would show at least 85 percent of the parish is against changing the interior.
Weichel resigned from both the church council and its building and maintenance committee because he's against making changes that the majority doesn't agree with. He says Kautzman is smart and uses "psychology" to get his way. "Business wise, it's one way – his way," Weichel says.
Al Kramer, a retired Strasburg businessman, agrees with Weichel, saying people in the congregation are opposed to change, but are afraid to speak up.
Many were christened in the church and expect to be buried in its cemetery.
Kramer says people feel trapped between the wishes of church officials and the legacy of their ancestors. They can't imagine changing the church any more than they can imagine disagreeing with a priest.
What gripes the 60-year-old Kramer is that the church seems to be imposing change on a parish made up of many senior citizens and few young people.
The older folks were reared with the Catholic faith, the most important force in their lives. "The Catholic religion was driven into us by our parents with a sledge hammer. And now all of a sudden you're supposed to change at my age?"
"Throwing away the statues is like throwing away the only
picture of your mother."
But Kautzman, who formerly served St. Joseph's Church in Mandan, says old people can accept change. He says people at St. Joseph's Church, which has just as high a percentage of old people as Sts. Peter and Paul, often accepted change more easily than teen-agers.
He says the simple prescriptions of Vatican II need to be studied to be understood.
"The people who are rejecting Vatican II simply haven't studied what it's all about."
Kautzman says the changes won't be pushed down the congregation's throats. He says the people are going through an educational process in which they will have a chance to explore their options and give opinions before decisions are made.
James Schwab of Strasburg said Kautzman recently gave a sermon about the need for the congregation to change. The priest piled rocks on one side of him and set a plant on the other. It was a simple illustration of his lesson: that the congregation has a choice of sitting like a pile of rocks or changing, which will enable them to grow like the living plant.
Reprinted with permission of the Bismarck Tribune
The Rev. Jerome Kautzman finds himself the center of attention over his proposed renovation of the church's interior.


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By now you have likely seen Congresswoman Michelle Bachman's Tea Party reaction to the State of the Union Address. And probably some of the reaction to her brand of revisionist history. If not, the couple of videos here will get you up to speed.
I think I have the whole thing figured out. Bachman has a crush on the founding fathers. She's got a journal somewhere where she has written "Michelle Adams", "Michelle Madison", "Michelle Jefferson" and "Michelle Washington" over and over and over… you can tell she gets excited by the way her quill pen sometimes runs out of ink when she forgets to re-dip it, and the exquisitely curled script becomes illegible. I suspect she ran for Congress when she saw definition 7 while looking for definition 1:

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KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — If bellyaching were an Olympic sport, Americans would win every medal.
OK, so holding the Winter Olympics at the one place in Russia where winter is little more than rumor defies logic, but U.S. snowboarders complained so much about halfpipe conditions being garbage it messed with their minds. Shaun White not only failed to win gold Tuesday night, he finished fourth and went home without a medal. After the Flying Tomato went splat, teammate Danny Davis kicked White after he had fallen down, suggesting fourth place was a gift from judges.
Being catty is threatening to become a nasty American habit at these Games.
When U.S. skier Bode Miller failed to medal in the downhill, he blamed Mother Nature. He skied like a champion, Miller insisted, but the stupid snow was slow. Blah, blah, blah. Wah, wah, wah.
Of course, ever since Americans landed in Russia, we all have been red, white and bickering. The reviews of the host country by visiting media members have read like an angry rant on Trip Advisor. Yes, my hotel room does look as if it were built by a high-school shop student. But the lodging was far worse at the 2002 Winter Games, back in the gold old USA, at a Salt Lake City hotel where the bedspread was 50 percent cloth and 50 percent cigarette burns.
U.S. snowboarders were shut out of medals in the halfpipe for the first time since the event was introduced to the Winter Olympics in 1998. "We let America down. Sorry, America," said Davis, who finished 10th among the 12 competitors who advanced to the finals.
It's true the halfpipe was a mess. They should have parked a tanker truck at the drop-in point, unloaded a thousand gallons of cherry flavoring and declared it the largest Slurpee in the world. But if some 15-year-old kid from Japan could turn the slush into a silver medal, then what was our excuse?
We're snow snobs in America. We grouse when there's a lump in the mattress. And we expect the rest of the world to speak English.
But aren't snowboarders supposed to be chill?
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We're living in a global society now. A society where a car isn't necessarily a product of the nation where the company is based. What car currently on sale is the most American without actually being American?
Some foreign cars are built in the USA of American made party, yes, that technically makes them American but the character isn't quintessentially American.
Character says a lot about a car. Cadillacs are now European sports sedans, but something like a Hyundai Equus is a soft cruiser that could be considered a successor to that relaxed American style of cruising. Hot rods like a C63 AMG would also be an homage to our hot rodding past.
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Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Robinson Crusoe
Dad's words popped into my head again as I read Emily Kerrigan's article in this month's Olive Magazine about six people (including me) who have changed careers and started up food related businesses.
Before the interview, we were all asked to think of five things that we wished someone had told us before we started our businesses- what we'd learned, mistakes we'd made along the way. I was the last person Emily interviewed and as we spoke she commented on the fact that there were many similarities in what we had each told her: be patient and remain positive through the times when business is slow; be prepared to be flexible and adapt if things don't work; trust your instincts and keep faith in what you are doing; and learn from the mistakes you make.
Last night as I read through the stories in the article I felt incredibly comforted that, even though I didn't know it at the time, I had not been alone. While I was getting Lantana started, there were many others experiencing the same doubts, frustrations, long hours, and highs and lows that I was.
So I'm adding one more piece of advice to anyone who is starting up their own business:
Don't feel that you are going through this alone. You're not Robinson Crusoe.
18 comments:
- James B said...
What a great saying with a real meaning.
- 7 January 2010 at 04:33
I just read the article in Olive - fantastic! You must be very proud of yourself.
- 7 January 2010 at 08:06
Congrats Shels! Love the picture of you at Lantana!
- 7 January 2010 at 21:40
- sameer said...
yeah lovely picture!
and thank you for the post too. mathew and i have found restaurant owners probably the best help and support out there as we finish 2 months at mooli's.
we will come and get a coffee just like old times soon!
- 9 January 2010 at 09:29
- mathew said...
thanks Shelagh! Robinson Crusoe had ok weather tho.
- 10 January 2010 at 17:29
- Shelagh Ryan said...
and beaches. Lucky buggar.
- 11 January 2010 at 03:04
- Liska said...
I just read the article and can't wait to visit London and Lantana Cafe. Happy New Year and all the best to you :)
- 11 January 2010 at 11:04
- Chew said...
Gorgeous pic. Nice one lady!
- 12 January 2010 at 15:49
- Shelagh Ryan said...
Thanks Chew. Lovely to see you and Jasmine the other day. Very impressed by your formidable blogging start to the year. Here's to keeping it regular in 2010.
- 13 January 2010 at 13:44
- 17 January 2010 at 02:14
- Jess said...
Congratulations and thank you for the words of wisdom :)
Jess from wheneverythingelseisaufait.
- 19 January 2010 at 21:48
Congratulations on your Olive article!
I just have to say, as much as I rely on Lantana for decent coffee on the north side of central London, sometimes I really wish I didn't have to. Your staff take customers for granted and can be rude, pushy and SLOW. I waited 20 mins to get my menu, 10 extra mins to get my order taken, then food 15 mins later. This incident was not a one off, there are particular staff members that need a reality check.
I'm sorry to describe negatives of what is decent food* and lovely coffee experience, though a good cafe is more than that. Sort the staff out- one can take orders, one cleans tables etc.
* Hopefully it's surely time for some new food options?
- 25 January 2010 at 11:47
- Shelagh Ryan said...
Dear anonymous of 25 January,
Obviously I am extremely disappointed to read your observations of the staff, particularly when I said how brilliant they are. I would really appreciate it if you could contact me directly on email@example.com.
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- 5 February 2010 at 22:53
Hi Shelagh
Thanks for your email address though i'd rather just leave my comments as is. I perhaps think you've had a word in your staff's ear's, as last time I was in, massive difference!
- 11 February 2010 at 09:39
- s said...
Fantastic and has inspiring. I have just set up a business (Indian cookery classes and have also started blogging (mainly images of dishes I have made with some recipes also available. Seeing your words has reminded me that its not just me! I'll def continue to read his blog - hope to visit your Latana next time I'm in London!
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Juan Pablo Cambariere designed and built this beautiful sidecar. Note the steering wheel for the kids too.
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A little steering wheel too
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I think President Obama's claim that the election results were a mandate is stretching reality ("On taxes, 'Americans agree' with Obama, Axelrod says," Nov. 12).
Approximately 120 million people voted in the election, and of that number a little more than 58 million voted for Mr. Romney. Mr. Obama's margin of victory was only about 1.6 percent. Almost half the voters opposed his policies.
Granted, Mr. Obama won a clear majority of electoral votes. But the huge number of people who voted against him does not give him the mandate he claims. What it does show is the great gulf between the way Americans see their government and how they want to be governed.
It is no wonder that citizens in 15 states have circulated petitions calling on the federal government to allow them to peacefully withdraw from a country where compromise appears impossible and civility is a forgotten attribute.
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- "She was a witch of prodigious skill and possessed of much gold"
- —Description[src]
The Maiden, is the female protagonist of the children's tale, The Warlock's Hairy Heart in The Tales of Beedle the Bard , a collection of stories written by Beedle the Bard.
The Warlock
- "It might have taken the warlock fifty years to find such a woman, yet it so happened that the very day after he decided to seek her, a maiden answer his every wish arrived in the neighbourhood to visit her kinsfolk"
- —The Warlock meets the maiden[src]
The Warlock decided to find an astoundingly beautiful, magically talented, and wealthy wife, so that he is envied by all[1], and it just so happened that he found a maiden whomet every expectation the very next day. The maiden was fascinated as well as repelled by the Warlock's cold and reclusive personality, but agreed to attend a feast at his castle. The Warlock attempted to flatter the maiden, but she confronted him saying that she would only believe these lovely words if she thought he had a heart. The Warlock thus took her down to the dungeon of the castle and showed her an enchanted crystal casket, within which lay his own beating heart.
Horrified, the maiden asked him to put the heart back inside his chest, and so he does. The maiden is so pleased that she runs forwards and embraces him. The heart, however, has become horrible in the long time that it has been separated from the body, and the scent of her golden hair, the silken touch of her soft white arms, and the gentle musical sound of her breath in his ear all pierced it.
The Warlock cut her breast open, so he could exchange her heart for his hairy one.[1]
When she met the warlock, she was fascinated as well as repelled by him, but agrees to attend a feast at his castle. The Warlock attempted to flatter the maiden, but she confronts him saying that she would only believe these lovely words if she thought he had a heart. The warlock then took her to the deepest dungeon to show his most valuable treasure, his own beating heart. The maiden was repelled by the beating heart and made the Warlock put it back in his chest. Once he had done so, the smell of her hair as well as the beauty of her skin pierced his newly awakened heart. Soon he kills the maiden to exchange his own heart for hers.[1]
Her kinsfolk
- "Her kinsfolk, however, deemed theirs a most suitable match and, eager to promote it, accepted the warlock's invitation to a great feast in the maiden's honour"
- —The kinsfolk[src]
The maiden came to visit her kinsfolk, when she met the Warlock. Even though the maiden thought that the warlock was strange and remote, the kinsfolk deemed them as a most suitable match and were eager to promote, therefore they accepted the warlock's invitation to a great feast in the maiden's honour.[1]
Physical appearance
- "Her beauty was such that it tugged the heart of every man who set eyes on her..."
- —The maiden's beauty[src]
The maiden is described as having heavy golden hair, silken white skin, and a soft, musical voice; she was of such outstanding beauty, that she tugged the heart of every man who set eyes on her.[1]
Personality and traits
- "... the unnamed maiden of The Warlock's Hairy Heart - acts more like our idea of a story book princess"
- —J. K. Rowling[src]
The unnamed maiden acts more like the idea of a Muggle storybook princess, than the rest of the heroines in The Tales of Beedle the Bard. Her main strength was probably her perception: she was able to sense the coldness that lay behind the warmth of the Warlock's flattery, where others failed to see it. She was also described as a prodigiously skilled, very wealthy witch.[1]
Magical abilities and skills
- Magic mastery: The maiden was described as a witch of prodigious skill.[1]
- Empathy: The maiden appears to have some version of magical empathy, as she is able to sense the true feelings and emotions of one, as she did with the warlock.[1]
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At first, it was funny to hear insurers, IT firms, and startups with no revenues compare themselves to Apple. Since the iPod launched in 2001, I've seen hundreds of presentations that liberally use "learnings" from Apple. 1) The word is LESSONS, not "learnings", my Hillbilly friend. 2) The comparison feels as fresh as that Michael Jackson impression your spouse has been doing since you started dating. 3) Drenching slides (or products) in an iconic brand's juices won't transmit innovation, like some benevolent plague. If that were possible, we'd never stop harvesting and packaging Brangelina extract. It's time for an intervention. Here's why brands must find their own voice (and scent)…and keep those synthetic Apple fumes from turning into laughing gas.He then offers a checklist of factors that it would take to be Apple: a visionary CEO, iconic products, $50b in cash, a million fanboys, and #1 or #2 in most product categories. Yes you can mention Apple in your analysis of the industry landscape, but "as the unicorn in the room."
The 'why you're not Apple' checklist:
I know I'm not alone. We've all been to the same Apple-laden meetings…er, orchards. How did those comparisons work out? Did that company become the most valuable in the world? Did that product become iconic and emulated by every company in Korea? Or, did it live and die in its sad PowerPoint tomb.
Using Apple as a model is the business version of ordering jeans after seeing them on Kate Upton. They might not look the same on you. Like Kate, Apple is a unicorn. It defies so many conventions that deconstructing its lessons is silly, unless it's the last thing between you and a lonely Saturday night at Harvard Business School. To quote my friend and fellow innovator Stephen Shapiro's book, Best Practices Are Stupid.
It's not that your company can't be Apple. It's that your company absolutely, positively will never be Apple. I'm not discounting your skill or vision. I'm simply acknowledging that Apple's success is a witch's brew of leadership, timing, technology, and culture. All those variables can't be replicated.
As someone who's studied Apple for almost 30 years, the reality is not just that Apple is one in a 100 million companies: it's that Apple's run from 2001 (the first iPod) to 2007 (the iPhone) to 2010 (the first iPad) — will never be repeated in the company's history. (Or as Faktor put it, "Even Apple won't be Apple forever.")
I remember when Neil and I started our company in 1987, we wanted to be the next Hewlett-Packard. Instead, we never got more than 15 employees, a few million in revenues and lasted only 17 1/2 years. Wanting (or posing or emulating) doesn't bring success: satisfying some need better than anyone else — in a way that's hard to copy — is what bring success.
When they started in a Los Altos garage in 1975, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak didn't imagine they would have a market cap bigger than IBM. Instead, they were just trying to bring a better PC to market than any of the other hobbyist-hackers out there. Customers didn't flock to the Apple II, Mac, iPod, iPhone or iPad because Apple wanted to change the world, but because they had a product that no one else had.


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Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart, who has backed the Fed's $85 billion in monthly bond purchases, said U.S. monetary policy should focus on creating a more dynamic economy after a recent cooling in growth.
"Recently there appears to have been some slowing" in job creation, Lockhart, who next votes on policy in 2015, said today in New York. Payroll gains have averaged just 148,000 over the past three months, he said.
Lockhart's comments help explain why the Federal Open Market Committee last week unexpectedly refrained from slowing its $85 billion monthly pace of bond buying, saying it needs additional evidence of sustained improvement in the economy. The decision sent the Standard & Poor's 500 Index (CME:SPZ13) soaring to a record close and pushed down the yield on the 10-Year Treasury note (CBOT:ZNZ13) the most since November.
"Monetary policy can help deliver appropriately favorable interest rate conditions that can promote a faster economic recovery, always in a context of low and stable inflation," Lockhart said today to the Blouin Creative Leadership Summit.
New York Fed President William C. Dudley said policy makers must "forcefully" push against economic headwinds as the U.S. has yet to show "any meaningful pickup" in momentum.
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Next Week's Tape: Housing, Inflation, and Fed Tea Leaves
New reports on housing and prices will dominate a holiday-shortened trading week in the U.S.
Trends in both are important to policymakers at the Federal Reserve. The Fed has been keeping interest rates low to spur home demand, but inflation hawks are keeping an eye on the price indexes to ensure cost pressures don't pick up too quickly.
On Wednesday, the Fed will release the minutes from its January FOMC meeting, so the market will have another shot at trying to divine what the Fed's thinking. Elsewhere on the macro front, it's appearing more and more like the politicos in Washington, D.C. are going to let the so-called March 1 sequester, a series of automatic spending cuts that start in the absence of a broad budget deal, go through. The market hasn't cared about this so far, but may as the date gets closer.


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The Budgie$ & Travel Awards, held at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore earlier this month, have named Dusit Thani Maldives Asia Pacific's Hotel of the Year.
The Budgie$ & Travel Awards celebrate the leadership efforts, accomplishments and ingenuity of Asia's low cost aviation and travel industries. The awards are held in conjunction with Travel Distribution World Asia, the leading platform for Asian travel suppliers, travel intermediaries and industry partners to assess & access best practices in the travel sector.
Travel Distribution World Asia invites industry innovators, forward thinkers and revolutionaries to share their expertise and industry know-how through a series of talks and panel discussions. With almost three decades of experience spanning the UK, North America, Africa and Asia, COO of Dusit International, Mr David Shackleton, was invited to deliver the keynote presentation "Applying international practice to local brands for sales growth in Asia." Mr Shackleton also accepted the Asia Pacific Hotel of the Year award on behalf of the Dusit Thani Maldives team.
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Kids at stoplights offering to wipe a windshield for a few coins, or little ones hawking goods at produce markets: In much of the developing world, it's common to see children as young as eight or nine hard at work.
And it's no different in Colombia, where an estimated 1.5 million children between the ages of five and 17 work in such situations for more than 15 hours a week. Nearly nine percent of kids aged five to 14 work, a 2011 government census found. Though the government was able to document the scope of child labor in Colombia, finding lasting solutions to end the practice, which can keep kids out of school and place them in dangerous work environments, has proved challenging around the globe.
But in Colombia, a new smart phone crowdsourcing application is helping authorities and researchers tackle the problem. Whenever users see a child working they can take a picture with their phone and log the location, which the app sends to the country's child welfare agency.
The app, available for iPhone, Android, and Blackberry phones, is called "Yo digo: Aquí Estoy" (I say: I'm here), and it also goes by the name KidRescue.
"It's a tool that puts the power to report child labor in the palm of anyone's hands," says Mauricio García, of the Colombian Family Welfare Institute (ICBF), which receives the information, including photos, global positioning system coordinates, and other details, sent by users.
Since ICBF started using the information gathered by the app last February, about 3,800 reports have been filed, and not all of them from cell phone users in Colombia.
"We've gotten reports from Asia and Africa, because anyone can download the app from their phone's app store," says Claudia Aparicio, head of Fundación Telefónica in Colombia, the organization that spearheaded the crowdsourcing project as part of a broader campaign to fight child labor in Latin America. The organization maps all reports but only in Colombia is action taken at this time.
Colombia is not, by far, the worst country in the region in terms of child labor. Bolivia for example has rates as high as 40 percent. "But Colombia does have a problem and the government agencies here are willing to try different things," Ms. Aparicio says.
The information is used principally to identify regions or parts of towns that are problem areas, and the times and periods when child labor is most common.
"We've discovered that most reports are filed in the afternoons and evening and during school breaks," says Aparicio.
ICBF takes the detailed information sent by users and sends it to agency social workers and psychologists on the ground who try to verify the information. Once a child laborer is identified, officials verify whether the child is enrolled in school, and may call the parents and children in for counseling.
Children are often expected to work in family businesses that can range from informal trash collection to small manufacturing firms. While often child labor is associated with extreme poverty, it's not always about putting food on the table. "Many people have the false notion that making a child work builds character and instills a sense of responsibility," says Mr. García, adding that many parents do not realize that they may be limiting their children's childhood.
The last resort is taking the children from the custody of their parents, says García. But agency intervention is often unwelcome. García recalls one effort to verify a report sent via the app that showed children working in a produce market.
"The workers there refused to let the officials in because often people see us as the child snatchers."
Still, the app has helped get more than 60 children across the country off the streets and back in school, according to Aparicio. She says the Colombia experience is a pilot and eventually the app may be used by welfare agencies around the globe to help the estimated 150 million child workers worldwide reclaim their childhood.


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Alright, so maybe the recently announced Ultimate WALL-E robot doesn't actually get down and dirty on video, but he does maintain a pretty positive attitude after being poked, prodded and generally invaded for a full five minutes. The latest collaborative effort from Disney and Thinkway Toys was spotted recently at Maker Faire, and if you're interested to see what exactly $190 will net you later this summer, head on past the break and click play.
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Whether baby lizards will turn out to be male or female is a more complicated question than scientists would have ever guessed, according to a new report published online on June 4th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The study shows that for at least one lizard species, egg size matters.
"We were astonished," said Richard Shine of the University of Sydney. "Our studies on small alpine lizards have revealed another influence on lizard sex: the size of the egg. Big eggs tend to give girls, and small eggs tend to give boys. And if you remove some of the yolk just after the egg is laid, it's likely to switch to being a boy, even if it has female sex chromosomes; and if you inject a bit of extra yolk, the egg will produce a girl, even if it has male sex chromosomes."
In many animals, the sex of offspring depends on specialized sex chromosomes. In mammals and many reptiles, for instance, males carry one X and one Y chromosome, while females have a pair of X chromosomes. In contrast, animals such as alligators depend on environmental cues like temperature to set the sex of future generations.
The new findings add to evidence that when it comes to genetic versus environmental factors influencing sex determination, it doesn't have to be an either/or proposition. In fact, Shine and his colleagues earlier found in hatchlings of the alpine-dwelling Bassiana duperreyi that extreme nest temperatures can override the genetically determined sex, in some cases producing XX boys and XY girls. His group had also noticed something else: large lizard eggs were more likely to produce daughters and small eggs to produce sons.
Despite the correlation, Shine said he had assumed that the association was indirect. In fact, his colleague Rajkumar Radder conducted studies in which he removed some yolk from larger eggs, more likely to produce daughters, to confirm that assumption.
"We were confident that there would be no effect on hatchling sex whatsoever," Shine said. "When those baby boy lizards started hatching out, we were gob-smacked."
Shine thinks there will be much more to discover when it comes to lizard sex determination.
"I suspect that the ecology of a species will determine how it makes boys versus girls, and that our yolk-allocation effect is just the tip of a very large iceberg," he said.
The authors include Rajkumar S. Radder, University of Sydney, Australia; David A. Pike, University of Sydney, Australia; Alexander E. Quinn, University of Canberra, Australia; and Richard Shine, University of Sydney, Australia.


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Are you moving freely yet?
Are you moving freely yet?
2016-11-08 - From strollers to travel? We recently surprised our friends, fans and customers by introducing luggage systems alongside our range of strollers. So what's the connection? We've always said that Bugaboo is a mobility brand - but what do we really mean by that?
On 6 September 2016, we unveiled the brand new Bugaboo Boxer to the world. It's not a suitcase, it's a luggage system. We've tapped into over 20 years of mobility expertise to design a luggage system that's revolutionary and that's going to change the way people move – again. We speak to Max Barenbrug, co-founder; and Madeleen Klaasen, chief marketing officer of Bugaboo to discover what "MOVE FREELY" really means to Bugaboo – and to find out why mobility has always been at the heart of our brand.
Madeleen Klaasen, chief marketing officer of Bugaboo
"People know us for our iconic strollers," says Madeleen Klaasen, marketing chief at Bugaboo. "But our company was never just about strollers; it has always been about helping people move freely."
"When I came for my very first meeting with Bugaboo 15 years ago, Max described his vision for mobility. This vision totally inspired me to take the job - as one of the first employees - and still gets me out of bed every morning."
So where did this passion for mobility first come from?
Max's journey
"It all started with my obsession with wheels…" says Max, co-founder of Bugaboo. As a young boy he didn't spend his days playing football with the other kids on his street, but instead was always found in the garage, busy inventing and building new types of bicycles and other vehicles. "I've ALWAYS had a thing for wheels — the way they get you from A to B with this weightless, gliding sensation that makes you feel free. That feeling of freedom, the sheer effortlessness of it, gives you energy. I spent my best hours as a kid tinkering away on bicycles and scooters. When I was 10, with neighborhood friends I made a 50-foot-long chain of bikes by taking off the front wheels and connecting them—much to the neighbors' amusement!"
Max continued to invent and to chase the idea of mobility, which took him all the way to university where he graduated with honors in 1994 at the Design Academy of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. His final graduation project was a stroller - the prototype for all Bugaboo strollers of today. So what started as one man's visionary design project has grown into a global business that has helped millions of people to get out and explore the world.
"In retrospect it was probably a little bit strange, but as a kid I was never happier than when I was hard at work inventing something totally new on wheels. Actually not much has changed since then!"
Max again: "We're a mobility company at heart. We believe that freedom of movement is essential to truly experience feeling free."
How does this vision resonate in the design of Bugaboo's products? Max explains: "Bugaboo is a design-led company and we create all our products from the perspective of movement. We are constantly looking around us, observing the world, and trying to pinpoint places where life can be improved – and become more fun. That's how we started: we saw how parents struggled to go out with their families. They were pushing around strollers that were not only unpractical – but ugly! We decided to change that – and we did. Now we wish to do the same for travel, because if you walk through any airport, train or bus station you'll see travelers struggling with their luggage. It's time for us to bring our design philosophy into the world of travel and change the way people experience travel. We integrate design and engineering to get the right functionalities and the right aesthetics: a Bugaboo product, be it a stroller or be it one of our luggage systems, is always an invitation to explore, to go outside and walk around without feeling there are obstacles in the way."
So there you have it: strollers and luggage systems, two product categories that at first glance seem disconnected, are in fact supported by a bigger vision – the idea of mobility.
"We believe it's not about where you are – but where you can go."
See for yourself how our new luggage system works in this film.
And if you want to find out more, take a look here.
The Bugaboo Boxer is available to buy online at Bugaboo.com. You can also try it out for yourself at the Bugaboo Brand Stores in Amsterdam and Berlin, our pop-up shop in New York City, and in Clerkenwell London Concept Store.
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[No, I'm not blogging again. This is just a GDPI experience post, that I put up on pagalguy's forum]
Graduation: 59.1
CET %ile : 99.54
Candidature Type: Type A
DATE and TIME: 22nd May, 11 am
GD Details:
GD Topic:
1) Bankers should use force or be friendly while recovering loans.
2) In order to solve the population crisis, male population should be sent to foreign countries.
No. of People Present: 12
Brief Snapshot of Discussion:
DTE has definitely run out of topics. What an absurd topic for GD.
About 4 people voted for the first, rest for the second one.
Points that were put forth:
-Skewed Gender ratio in India
-Requirement of labor in developed countries.
-Immediate solution to population problem as compared to other population control methods.
-Someone said, something about Australia, that's where I jumped in because Australia is the perfect example of male population being relocated (in their case forcefully) and then prospering.
Most people spoke against the topic. Few kept jumping either side of the fence. Here's the worst part, Compared to previously posted GD experiences I seemed to have an unusually over-enthusiastic group. Almost everyone was present, and everyone wanted to speak. People spoke simultaneously throughout the GD, but occasionally everyone listened to what was being said.
Overall fairly decent GD, no consensus reached, but everyone put forth valid points.
PI Details:
By far the most memorable interview I have ever had.
Panel Members:
2 men.
1 Professional Looking guy, had worn a tie. Probably South Indian. Looked a little impatient, wanted to get over with the interview. Let's call him Prof.
1 guy around 50 years who looked just like Amol Gupte, sans the beard. He had long hair, I cut my hair about 2 days back, if I knew this guy was taking my interview, I wouldn't have cut my hair. Let's call him Psychic (You will know why, very shortly)
The girl who went before me took over 40 min, so I was pretty anxious, wanted to get it done with. I enter the room. Both of them are discussing something, don't take notice of me for about 20 seconds, then one of them asks me to sit. Psychic takes my PI forms. The following transcript is reproduced to the best of my knowledge, any discrepancies are regretted.
Psychic: So, you studied at St. Mary's? Which St. Mary's did u study at?
Me: Kalina, Sir.
Psychic: Oh, so you're from the other corner of the city.
Me: Yes Sir.
Psychic: There's a girls school close to your school.
Me: Yes Sir, Mary Immaculate School.
Psychic: So you spent a lot of time behind these girls?
Me: *wide grin
Psychic: Who was your school Principal.
Me: Fr. Frank Fernandes for sometime, later Fr. Adrian Ferriera.
Psychic: Ok, tell me where do you see yourself 10 years from now?
Psychic: Wait, you wanted to be a priest?
Me: How do you know?
Psychic: I can tell.
Me: My Grandmother wanted me to be a priest, she always prayed for me, now a cousin of mine is studying to be a priest.
Psychic: So it's the 3 of you.
Me: ^2 (*damn!, i should have never activated google latitude, have I been followed?) Yes, How'd you know, we are 3 brothers? , do you know me, do you know my family.
Psychic: (*Points at my form) Its all in your form. (*there was nothing in my form apart from poor graduation scores)
(*Just before I felt the Psychic is going to predict the color of my underwear next, Prof. speaks up)
Prof: What's India's GDP?
Me: (*Do you know India's GDP? Well I know, it's $ 1.38 Trillion. But what do I end up saying) 8.5%
Psychic: That's not India's GDP (*Get's up and leaves the room)
Prof: Have you heard about the 2G scam. What's it about.
Me: Spectrum Allocation bla bla. Auctions are carried out bla bla. Prices were underestimated bla bla. A Raja dint follow practice, bla bla. Gave e.g. of prices in 3G spectrum allocation.
Prof: Do you think the terrorists problem will be solved if India gives Kashmir to Pakistan?
Me: No. Gave e.g. of terror strikes in Pakistan at Karachi, Islamabad, without provocation.
Prof: So when did you graduate?
Me: I haven't graduated yet, I still have to answer my Semester 8 exams.
(*Prof is surprised, looks at me, as if to say, how's that possible?)
Prof: Ok, what's the difference between Oracle something, and ERP something.
Me: I'm sorry, what? (*at this point I know, I don't know the answer, just hope he changes the question)
Prof: What's the difference between Oracle something, and ERP something (I think it sounded like See-Saw).
Me: I don't know, that's beyond my domain of knowledge (*Yea, I don't know why, but I said that)
Prof: OK, that's it.
(*what! that's it, i couldn't answer anything convincingly, please ask me the capital of libya, please ask me the capital of libya)
(*at this point Psychic enters, I shake his hand as I leave, and tell him if I knew you're going to be my panelist, I wouldn't have cut my hair, he smiles, I smile, Prof. just looks on)
Any other relevant details: There's no ARC verification being done at JBIMS, you need to go to Sydenham.


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Nuggets Breakdown: A closer look at center JaVale McGee
Since being traded to the Nuggets on Mar. 15, this has been an audition of sorts for Nuggets center JaVale McGee. And by all rights it has been a success so far. He's cracked the starting lineup and become a key cog in their success.
The Nuggets have a decision to make in the summer — McGee will be a restricted free agent. His performance now is dictating how coveted he is to this organization and others who are undoubtedly taking notice of McGee's improved play since the trade.
McGee's length, athleticism and aggressiveness are his greatest assets. Defensively, there isn't a shot in the lane he can't block or alter. Offensively, in the paint there isn't a ball he can't get right to the rim, and in fact we've already seen dunks over otherwise well-positioned defenders or reach-around layups and other acrobatic shots where his wingspan gives him a distinct advantage.
It's no wonder Nuggets coaches salivate at his upside, as noted in this piece about McGee written by Benjamin Hochman.
But lets breakdown how McGee gets things done and where he needs to improve:
McGee's post-up game has room for the most growth. He is right-hand dominant. Really right-handed. He's got a hook shot he loves to take, and he's still working on the success rate of it.
Right now, defenses know on a post-up that 90 percent of the time he'll turn over his left shoulder to take the righty hook. So, if he's on the right block, it'll be a baseline hook shot; if he's on the left block, it'll be a hook shot in the lane, and sometimes he might take a dribble or two to get into that one. There are instances where McGee tosses in a shoulder fake to get the defender a bit off-balance and give him room for a cleaner attempt at the rim. And yes, there have been a couple of instances where he's turned left, but he still finishes with the right hand.
Where He'll Improve: In the offseason, McGee will have to work on A) Refining the form on his right-handed hook to remove wildness and get more compact; B) Developing moves to his left and working on left-handed finishes to diversify his post game, and C) Smoothing out his footwork to bring it all together.
Not related to any of that is the fact that there's no sugarcoating McGee also needs an improved jump shot.
Moving on…
The Nuggets have been fond of getting him the ball in the post in two ways: First, simple early offense. McGee sprints down and posts up quickly, gets the ball and makes his move.
Second, as a trailer, he'll stop at the 3-point line and catch a pass from the wing. McGee quickly moves the ball to the other wing and dives down, usually receiving some sort of back screen from the point guard. He posts, and the player he passed the ball to on the wing provides the entry pass back to him. The Nuggets have run this play time and again since his arrival.
McGee has been flat-out deadly in three areas: Off cuts, in transition and on the offensive glass. Going into the Nuggets game at Orlando, in those three areas McGee shot a scorching 73 percent from the field, mostly because all of those instances put him in close proximity to the rim where he's arguably the team's best finisher.
Nuggets assistants have always been fantastic at getting the most out of their athletes. A well-rounded McGee would be one of their greatest accomplishments and a potential steal for the Nuggets because the upside here is he could turn into one of the NBA's best centers.
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Taking Stock
Patrick McIvor
I love this time of the year, I tend to be one of those lets just keep everything until the end of the year, just in case we need it, people. And at the end of the year I love look back so I can plan for growth and success in the new year. I want to know what works, what doesn't, what i want more of, and what I can do with less of, things I need to work on, things I need to stop and what can I do to be better and happy. Well this year for me it extra big because we closed our studio and are looking to move, so let me share what I learned.
What Worked in 2012
Social Networking, definatly worked for a lot of people in 2012 and hairdressers everywhere are realizing how important it is to TAKE BACK THE SOCIAL NETWORK. As a hairdressing community we had yet to full embrace technology but 2012 was the begin of the end for that. In 2013 not only will technology be part of our everyday lives where virtual interactions will be as important to our success as the personal touch has been to our industry. From education, to building our business to creating new experiences for our guests and the way we interact with our guests, technology and the social network are the next revolution in our industry.
What Didn't
Unless you were the exception, 1/2 off pricing deals. It sounded like a great idea and then we tried, you know who buys half off beauty services? People visiting large cities and want to try a big name salon they're never going to be visiting again and your own guests. Even with added incentives like "free" advertising, as a whole I think we learned our guests were smart enough to by them, but few who will risk their look to a half off deal are the type of guest that will stay, heck they only meet you because of a deal, and theres always a new deal coming.
More Please
Of the new unnatural trend in haircolor hitting the main stream guests, yes please. I love the fact that we are finally breaking out of the cycle of old ideas with "new" twists that we have seen for the past 2 decades. Finally i can see haircolor ideas that arent mixing the 20's and the 70's and any other past decades, from Kelly Osborne, Lauren Conrad, Nicki Minaji, Katy Perri, Lady Gaga, Pink to the Curilla Deville look and more, I love that commercally we are not look back this is new millenium color ideas.
What We Can Do With Less
Violence. It touches our industry way to often, and again this year. We need to realize as an industry we have tremendous power, 8 out of every 10 humans visits a stylists or barbers chair every 6 weeks. Thats a lot of lives and it is also one of the things most humans have in common the get their haircut, we can be a vehicle for change, we have the power and we can have conversation that can help us share with our guests information to help them be safe, get help and stop the violence.
Things I Need To Work On
For me this year thats easy I wanted to do more good and find new ways to share more ideas, while looking for ways to do more good by looking for ways that do less bad. The world is changing and I need to realize, do i real need to print any more on paper? can i eliminate mail that i am sent that could be digital, how can i reduce salon waste and be more profitable. And from this how can i find more time to be with my family.
Things I Need To Stop
Having the same old challenges. You know what the definition of insanity is right doing the same thing over and over, expecting a different outcome. What in your life has become that that same thing over and over, but you were hoping for a different outcome?
At holiday time it seems that we see everyone we see regulary and some special ones we are trying to fit in, and because it seems like we are trying to fit 6 weeks of appointments into 4 weeks, its as if its all on the table. In 4 weeks, from Dec. 3rd to Dec 31st, you will see almost all of your own work! Although a few guests will be unable to get in until after the New Year, in these 28 days most hairdressers will see 80% of their loyal guests, redoing for the holidays their past work.
So what is it that you want more of, or less, want to be better or stop the maddness once and for all? For ME I will be excited to share with you all of my new exciting plans for 2013 and look forward to sharing with you even more and seeing when Im out on the road share ideas.
Have a Happy New Year!


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DURHAM, N.C. – Duke head fencing coach Alex Beguinet announced the addition of 17 student-athletes who will join the program for the 2014-15 season. The group includes nine men's fencers and eight women's fencers.
"We are so happy to have these bright young people coming into the program this fall," said Beguinet, now entering his 30th season at Duke. "Each of them has special talents in addition to their fencing skills, and each will be a wonderful addition to the Duke community."
The group hails from nine different states and Brazil. Included in the class are seven saber fencers, seven epee fencers and three foil fencers.
Men's saber fencers joining the squad are Pascual Di Tella (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and Peter Yang (Portland, Ore.). On the women's side, Duke welcomes sabers Dara Buggay (Birmingham, Ala.), Haley Fisher (Kennesaw, Ga.), Jennifer Ling (Cranbury, N.J.), Natalie Moszczynski (Watchung, N.J.) and Alexandra Viqueira (Maplewood, N.J.).
"We will have a very nice women's saber squad this year," Beguinet said. "This squad will be young with five freshman women saberists joining rising sophomore Anjelica Hubbard, but some of the girls coming in have lots of experience and great results. I know this will be a good group and I expect good things from them.
"We are very pleased to have two good freshmen men's saberists coming in as well. We are counting on them add depth to our current strong men's saber squad."
Additions to the epee roster include men's fencers Alec Ajnsztajn (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Jared Garland (Hingham, Mass.), Dean Ischiropouplos (Philadelphia, Pa.), Dakota Nollner (Ogden, Utah) and Bobak Shadpor (Basking Ridge, N.J.), and women's fencers Sophie Caplin (Earlysville, Va.) and Caroline Keefe (Upper Montclair, N.J.).
"The epeeists who will join us are all remarkable student-athletes – both for the men's and the women's squads. Adding two more women epeeists will fortify that squad, and the four men's epeeists coming will certainly help strengthen that squad after graduating two of the best we've had in a few years."
Joining the foil squad will be men's fencers Sam Goodman (Rochester, N.Y.) and Jan Maceczek (Marlboro, N.J.) and women's fencer Samantha Meyers (Wyckoff, N.J.).
"In foil we have additions in each of the two genders, but we expect that all three foilists will quickly rise to the top of their squads."
Those fencers will join a Duke program that has logged four NCAA top-10 finishes in the past five seasons, including 10th place with four All-Americans in 2014.
"This has been an especially difficult year for students seeking admission to Duke, and we are very proud to call all of these incoming fencers Blue Devils," said Beguinet.
Incoming Duke Fencers
|Men's Fencers
|Alec Ajnsztajn
|Sao Paulo, Brazil
|Pascual Di Tella
|Buenos Aires, Argentina
|Jared Garland
|Hingham, Mass.
|Sam Goodman
|Rochester, N.Y.
|Dean Ischiropouplos
|Philadelphia, Pa.
|Jan Maceczek
|Marlboro, N.J.
|Dakota Nollner
|Ogden, Utah
|Bobak Shadpoor
|Basking Ridge, N.J.
|Peter Yang
|Portland, Ore.
|Women's Fencers
|Dara Buggay
|Birmingham, Ala.
|Sophie Caplin
|Earlysville, Va.
|Haley Fisher
|Kennesaw, Ga.
|Caroline Keefe
|Upper Montclair, N.J.
|Jennifer Ling
|Cranbury, N.J.
|Samantha Meyers
|Wyckoff, N.J.
|Natalie Moszczynski
|Watchung, N.J.
|Alexandra Viqueira
|Maplewood, N.J.
Fencer Bios
Alec Ajnsztajn (Men's Epee)
Intended Major: Engineering or History
Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil
High School: Ranked 7th on the 2014 Brazilian Junior National Points List … 38th on the 2014 Brazilian Senior National Points List … won bronze and placed 10th individually at the 2013 Brazilian Junior National Championships … two-time USFA Junior Olympic Qualifier … four-time Bernards High School Fencing Team Varsity Scholar Athlete… two-time team MVP… two-time first team all-conference selection … 2013-14 District 1 Champion … silver medalist at the New Jersey Squad State Championship … placed seventh at NJ State Individual Championship … NJIFA All-State second team … NJ Star Ledger All-State second team … National Honor Society… AP Scholar with Distinction… National Hispanic Scholar… National Merit Commended Scholar.
Dara Buggay (Women's Saber)
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
Hometown: Birmingham, Ala.
High School: Placed 3rd at the Wright Memorial and Regional Youth Circuit in 2014 ... took fifth at the event in 2013 ... runner-up at the Louisville Tournament ... third-place finish at the Pennsylvania Keystone State Games ... placed eighth at the Vanderbilt Tournament ... the 23rd-place finish in Division III at the 2014 March North American Cup ... 30th in Division II at Summer Nationals 2013 ... assistant coach for the Birmingham Fencing Club ... training to become a fencing referee ... member of the National Honor Society ... president of Mu Alpha Honor Society ... president of Latin Honor Society ... a second grade tutor in reading and writing ... a volunteer with Impact Alabama to screen young children to detect any early vision problems ... captain of a Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society
Sophie Caplin (Women's Epee)
Intended Major: Undecided
Hometown: Earlysville, Va.
High School: Founder and captain of the Tandem Friends Fencing Club ... led team to victory in the Central Virginia school championships 2011 ... placed sixth in Division II at the North American Cup in 2013 ... took fifth at the ROC in Division II in 2013 ... won gold at the 2012-13 Junior Olympic qualifier ... a USFA sanctioned referee in epee and foil ... serves as a youth foil coach at local fencing clubs in Virginia.
Pascual Di Tella (Men's Saber)
Intended Major: Undecided
Hometown: Buenos Aires, Argentina
High School: Member of the Argentine National Team, currently fencing with the cadet and senior national teams ... placed third in the 2013 Phoenix Junior World Cup ... placed sixth in the 2012 event ... won the 2012 South American Cadet Championship ... also the senior vice champion of the 2012 South American cup ... finished first in the senior point standings for all of Argentina in 2012.
Haley Fisher (Women's Saber)
Intended Major: Public Policy
Hometown: Kennesaw, Ga.
High School: Fenced at Nellya Fencers (Atlanta, GA), under coach Arkady Burdan for eight years ... top individual results include 2013 Junior Olympic (Baltimore, MD) Cadet silver medalist, Nov 2011 USFA North American Cup (Austin, TX) silver medalist and 2012 Summer Nationals (Anaheim, CA) Women's Saber Division 1A bronze medalist ... presently ranked 26th on the USFA Junior Pt.'s List and holds an A2013 rating ... has been a member of Nellya's Senior women's saber team, winning gold in 2012 and silver 2013, 2011 ... member of Nellya's Junior Women's Saber team that won gold in 2011, 2012 and 2013 ... member of USFA First team All-Academic and La Societe Honoraire de Francais.
Jared Garland (Men's Epee)
Intended Major: Undecided
Hometown: Hingham, Mass.
High School: Started fencing at DC Fencers' Club where he fenced for two years before spending the next six years with Boston Fencing Club … competed at the Junior Olympics in 2012-13 … placed third in the Bay State Games in 2013 … took third in the 2013 Fall Foliage Classic … third place at 2013 Danny Bukantz Division II ROC in senior epee … has competed in martial arts since age five … member of the National Honor Society … president of the Hingham High School Quiz Bowl Team … nationally ranked in the National History Bowl and Bee … also played the trumpet and sings.
Sam Goodman (Men's Foil)
Intended Major: Undecided
Hometown: Rochester, N.Y.
High School: Advanced to the top 32 at several North American Cup events in both junior and cadet … placed second in the 2012 St. Louis NAC in Division II … recorded a third-place finish at the 2011 Detroit NAC in Division III … an eighth-place finisher at the 2013 ROC in Buffalo in Division 1A … Fenced at Rochester Fencing Club … graduated at the top of his class … worked as a physics research assistant at the University of Rochester.
Dean Ischiropouplos (Men's Epee)
Intended Major: Public Policy
Hometown: Media, Pa.
High School: Placed 12th in the junior men's epee division at the 2013 January North American Cup … took ninth in the cadet men's epee bracket at the 2013 Junior Olympic Championships … was the 16th-place finisher in junior men's epee at the 2014 Junior Olympics … member of the National Honor Society.
Caroline Keefe (Women's Epee)
Intended Major: Biology and Global Health, or Biomedical Engineering.
Hometown: Montclair, N.J.
High School: A competitive figure skater until sophomore year in high school when she switched to fencing … led her high school squad in wins as a junior and senior … team captain and MVP as a senior … placed second in the New Jersey High School Individual State Fencing Championship … took fourth in the district individual championships as a junior … helped her epee squad place fourth at the district championships … participated in two USFA Summer Nationals, placing fifth in 2013 … member of the National Honor Society, Math Honor Society and French Honor Society…a volunteer fencing coach at various middle schools and the YMCA … studied Arabic for three years with goal of contributing, volunteering and working in impoverished and developing countries abroad.
Jennifer Ling (Women's Saber)
Intended Major: Undecided
Hometown: Cranbury, N.J.
High School: Placed 10th in the Junior Women's saber event in the 2014 Junior Olympics ... took fifth at NJISAA State Individual Tournament in 2014 ... captain of the High school fencing team in 2013 and 2014 ... placed 16th in the Cadet Women's saber event in the 2013 Junior Olympics ... took 28th at the 2013 Arizona Junior World Cup ... placed seventh at the NJISAA State Individual Tournament in 2012 ... claimed 13th at November NAC 2012 in St. Louis Missouri for Cadet Women's Saber.
Jan Maceczek (Men's Foil)
Intended Major: Economics
Hometown: Marlboro, N.J.
High School: Placed sixth at the 2012 European Cadet Circuit in Halle Germany … third-place finisher at the 2011 and 2012 Junior Olympics … took sixth at the 2012 January North American Cup in the cadet division … seventh-place finish in cadet at the 2012 July North American Cup … advanced to the top 32 at Division 1 Nationals in 2013 and 2014 … named to the USA Fencing All-Academic first team in 2012 and 2013 … interned at Sapient Global Markets in New York … volunteered at Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth … volunteered at Marlboro Township Library.
Samantha Meyers (Women's Foil)
Intended Major: Psychology
Hometown: Wyckoff, N.J.
High School: Fenced Varsity for first two years at Ramapo High School … competitive fencer in Europe during senior year … resides in Paris, France.
Natalie Moszczynski (Women's Saber)
Intended Major: Undecided
Hometown: Watchung, N.J.
High School: Four-year member of the varsity fencing team … won the district's freshman-sophomore competition as a freshman … won the district saber competition as a senior and placed sixth at the inidivudal state championship … four-time team MVP and co-captain of the saber squad … fenced with the Bergen Fencing Club … New Jersey All-State Fencing Team selection in 2014 … member of the National Honor Society … fluent Polish speaker.
Dakota Nollner (Men's Epee)
Intended Major: Bio-Medical Engineering
Hometown: Ogden, Utah
High School: Placed eighth at the 2012 Junior Olympics in Junior Men's Epee ... member of the National Honor Society ... Valedictorian of Bonneville High School, Class of 2014 ... National Merit Scholar ... brother of Duke fencer Dylan Nollner ('14), a two-time All-American and four-time NCAA qualifier.
Bobak Shadpoor (Men's Epee)
Intended Major: Biology, minor in Economics
Hometown: Basking Ridge, N.J.
High School: Member of Medeo Fencing Club where he initially started with foil with Coach Andrzej Zamlynny … switched to epee during 2013-14 season and earned his A2014 ranking in the weapon … placed 10th in epee at the During the 2013-2014 season, began fencing Epee and earned A2014 at a cup and later placed tenth at the Cobra ROC DIV 1A qualifier.
Alexandra Viqueira (Women's Saber)
Intended Major: Undecided
Hometown: Maplewood, N.J.
High School: Member of the Columbia High School fencing team ... helped the program win the 2012 New Jersey State Championship ... during freshman year, finished second in district and third in the New Jersey State Individual Competition ... during sophomore and junior seasons, compiled a record of 110-34, finishing fourth in the NJ State Individual Competition and third in district ... two-time all-state selection ... trained at the Peter Westbrook Foundation with Olympian Akhnaten Spencer-El ... posted top finishes of top 16 at 2013 Junior Olympics and 2012 January NAC ... has fenced internationally in Poland and Hungary ... did not fence as a senior while rehabbing from surgery.
Peter Yang (Men's Saber)
Intended Major: Economics
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
High School: Division II champion of the 2012 North American Cup in Milwaukee … member of the 2014 Portland Junior Olympic gold medal team … completed OMTA piano syllabus … 2011 OMTA Piano Romantic Festival Winner.


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Piura [1] is the capital city of the region of Piura in Peru.
Get in
National buses run along the Panamerican Highway from Lima to Tumbes & some to the frontier with Ecuador. Ormeño [2] (Lima to Guayaquil daily & Quito weekly), & Transportes Loja (Piura to Loja 3 times daily), have international buses to Ecuador.
Get around
If you enjoy beaches, you have to visit Mancora, Colán, Yacila, Punta Sal,Organos and Nunura (for surfers).
In the city of Piura there is wonderful colonial architecture, gorgeous plazas and parks, a large market, and a museum.
The city of Colán hosts the oldest church in South America, but has no priest and therefore is only used on Sundays for mass. The beach by this quiet town is much more relaxed than in Mancora. There are bungalows maintained by a retired Belgian man who also runs a restaurant for his guests. Rooms are very cheap at S/20 per night, but food is about the same price. To access Colán, one must get off at where the main highway intersects the road into the city and catch a moto or colectivo into town.
In Ayabaca is the famous statue of Sr. Cautivo, one of the most powerful saints in Peru. Every October thousands of pilgrims walk from as far as Lima and Ecuador to adore this miraculously created image of Jesus, which allegedly was carved by artisans who disappeared from a sealed room after completing the figure, accepting no payment. Ayabaca is also close to Bosque de Cuyas, one of the most accessible remnants of cloud forest on the western slopes of the Andes. To see the forest, which hosts over 140 species of birds in a mere 600 hectares, it is best to employ a guide for S/12 per day from the village of Yacupampa, about 5 minutes from Ayabaca in mototaxi. Lodging can be had in several hotels (S/15 - S/30 per night) around the main plaza in Ayabaca.
The city of Piura is among the best places to eat in Perú. Try ceviche; fish and other types of seafood are always fresh. Another options are leche de tigre (tiger´s milk, obviously is not made of a tiger), seco de chabelo, jalea, etc. Food is not particularly spicy in the Mexican sense, though there is a good deal of hot onion and citrus juice in ceviche. In Piura city you can visit El Caracol azul restaurant, La Santitos, Cafe Capuchino or Manos Morenas restaurant.
If you want to eat traditional food, you can visit Catacaos city or Sullana city (have a care in Sullana); both have great restaurants, particularly those of Don Carlos in Sullana. In the mountains around Ayabaca it is possible to find restaurants where they serve cuy (Guinea Pig), as well as food with more chili (aji).
In Piura, there is Suite Plaza Hostal (S/25-S/50), Hostal San Jose (bookable online, around S/25) http://www.hostalsanjose.com.pe/ , Hostal America (expensive @ S/55 a night). Other hotels and hostels exist, including ritzier places where you can pay American prices if you want. For example:
The Rio Verde [3] is quite nice, located in a residential neighborhood, at about US$85 per night.
Costa del Sol [4] has a location in town at about US$65 per night.
Get out
Transportes Linea [5] and Oltursa [6] have frequent buses to Chiclayo, Trujillo and to Lima.
Bus lines that run to the north include El Dorado, EPPO, and El Sol. There are frequent combis north to Mancora.


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Delivering Happiness; Proof …the "Golden Rule" is Profitable !
Does your business (do you) solve your customers' unresolved problems? Does your team's culture promote serving your internal and external customers to ultimately deliver happiness in their lives? Or, are you like the 90% of businesses out their hunkered down, focused on your numbers…driving costs out of your business…achieving your objectives…striving to hit your bottom line?
Businesses who passionately deliver happiness through solving their customers' unresolved problems grow rapidly and are significantly more profitable than those with an inward focus.
Market leaders passionately serve their market's needs and experience greater shareholder value than those inwardly focused.
If you read my blog, you know I enjoy reading. Some time ago one of my mentors said "leaders are readers" and this gave me a ravenous appetite to read and learn. I just finished: Delivering Happiness ;A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose by Tony Hsieh the founder of Zappos. The book is a quick read as it is written in a conversational tone that makes its overall message and stories connect. What I enjoyed most is you cannot argue with Zappos success having just recently been acquired by Amazon for $ 1 billion.
We know the "Golden Rule" is something we should all live by…." Do onto others as you would have others do onto you", however many business leaders are afraid of weaving this into the very culture of their businesses due to fear. The first fear usually comes from the CFO types out there…are you crazy, do you know how much that will cost us? (they are quickly won over when sales and profits grow exponentially)
Then there's the hard-driving, what DISC would say is a "Driven" personality types, who says…serve my market? I want to drive results through my market." (they can be convinced)
Lastly we also have the old school (market loser) mentality that says; I win you loose and the delivery of goods and services is about their personal needs and is not in any way connected to their customer's needs or problems. They look at each day as a competition to sell their product or service, to overcome the buyer's objections, and create a need for their product in their market. (they rarely change their beliefs and are often removed due to poor overall team performance)
The first two examples, the concerned CFO and the Driven leader can be convinced, however the business leader who is out for his own personal goals …well he or she will take a great deal of convincing and may never see the light based on my experience. The sad reality is this last type often looses what they are working so hard to create since they are focused on the wrong self-serving outcome.
I enjoyed this book as it truly captures the thoughts and emotions involved in the minds of entrepreneurs in the start-up phase of the business. Tony shares those bleeding edge of decision moments that brought me back to a number of personal experiences I have experienced. If you have launched a business or even a new product to some degree, you may have experienced;
Will we have enough cash?
Will that promised big order come in?
I now know what we need to do but can we truly afford to do it?
Will that big receivable we have been waiting on arrive in time for us to make payroll?
Should I continue to personally invest in this business or cut bait?
Can we find the funding we need in time?
I particularly enjoyed Tony's account of the roadblocks and the corresponding emotions we all face in launching anything new. In the past 26 years of launching new products, new businesses, I cannot recall one that we did not encounter unforeseen roadblocks. What we must quickly do is identify the issue with unfiltered data, focus on the solution, the objective we plan to achieve, and take action.
Businesses that face roadblocks like the proverbial deer in the headlights get run over.
What stands out most is how Zappos is a current example of a business that intentionally has woven the golden rule through their culture and their brand. Far too many organizations launch with an unintentional disconnect between what they say in their mission and value statements and what they actually do. This disconnect is felt internally as well as in their market and in both cases violates trust.
Establishing trust is the most critical foundation in building win-win relationships with your internal and external customers.
Zappos intentionally set out to create their culture and clearly defined their culture in terms of 10 core values;
- Deliver WOW through service
- Embrace and Drive Change
- Create Fun and a Little weirdness
- Be adventurous, Creative, and Open-Minded
- Pursue Growth and Learning
- Build Open and Honest Relationships with Communication
- Build a Positive Team and Family Spirit
- Do more with less
- Be passionate and Determined
- Be humble
Tony goes on to say; "many companies have core values, but they don't really commit to them. They usually sound more like something you'd read in a press release….We believe that it's really important to come up with core values that you can commit to."
So how about your company….
Do you have core values? Can everyone on your team rattle them off…or just HR?
Are your core values intentionally woven into how you serve your market…or are there exceptions to the rule?
Have you intentionally set out to build trust with your internal and external customers?
Does your team authentically live the core values of your organization in all they do…or are their very actions breaking trust with your internal and external customers?
Do your team members have the freedom (and sense of safety) to boldly challenge practices not in align with your core values?….even if one of your senior leaders is violating them?
As I mentioned in a blog that discussed Delivering Happiness, this is not just a book…
Delivering Happiness is more than a business model …it's a Movement
So I ask you again;
Is your business, (you), your team, delivering happiness to your internal and external customers?
What is the cost to your bottom line if one of your competitors intentionally sets out to serve their market when you continue your inward focus on your goals and your bottom line?
check out the interview with Tony http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2010/07/14/VI2010071401317.html
great content, return to decency http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/a-return-to-decency-john-jantsch
It is energizing to see a culture of doing the right thing and helping people succeed
[…] leaders we must be intentional about the values and principles we weave into the fiber of our cultures. Just as goals not written down are just dreams, failure to intentionally state and reward the […]
Here's Tony talking about customer focus as the key to retail success in down times:
[…] The Golden Rule, applied to managing people, helping buyer's solve their problems, will never let you down. […]


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AA needs money to operate, though Tradition 7 asks we keep no more that a prudent reserve to continue fulfillment of our "Responsibility Pledge", but we do NOT get paid for 12 Step work.
"Freely have ye received, freely give...professionalize our Twelfth Step, the result has been the same: Our single purpose has been defeated. Alcoholics will not listen to a paid twelfth-stepper." (12 x 12, pg 167)
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Maybe its something in the 'alcoholic' gene, or part of the alcoholic personality that kept me on the look-out for the 'angles'. I always thought, "And how much do you have to make before I am well?" when faced with a paid-professional. (I'm better today, and have respect for those very same folks who labor so hard to help others).
This non-professional aspect was a life-saver, as I looked suspiciously at those old drunks who were trying to help me, wondering what they got out of it, when they told me, "We stay sober trying to help someone else. Period. You may or may not make it, but you're helping us."
However, when we have non-12 step functions such as sweeping the floor or maintaining the building we meet in, paying reasonable wage to one qualified or skilled, even if also an AA member (rather than allowing Shakey the New Guy to volunteer to replace the roof) is perfectly OK (and maybe safer all around )
Another facet of our 'non-professional' principle is listed in the checklist below (Question 4), in that AA has NO subject matter experts. Make use of what others have to offer, freely take what you can and leave the rest for others to use, but understand we are ALL one drink away from a drunk (myself included), because there is no second class in AA.
Practice These Principles…**
Tradition Eight: Alcoholics Anonymous should remain forever nonprofessional, but our service centers may employ special workers.
1. Is my own behavior accurately described by the Traditions? If not, what needs changing?
2. When I chafe about any particular Tradition, do I realize how it affects others?
3. Do I sometimes try to get some reward—even if not money—for my personal AA efforts?
4. Do I try to sound in AA like an expert on alcoholism? On recovery? On medicine? On sociology? On AA itself? On psychology? On spiritual matters? Or, heaven help me, even on humility?
5. Do I make an effort to understand what AA employees do? What workers in other alcoholism agencies do? Can I distinguish clearly among them?
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7. Have I paid enough attention to the book Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions? To the pamphlet AA Tradition—How It Developed?
** These questions were originally published in the AA Grapevine in conjunction with a series on the Twelve Traditions that began in November 1969 and ran through September 1971. While they were originally intended primarily for individual use, many AA groups have since used them as a basis for wider discussion.
12 & 12 and Traditions Check List reprinted with Permission AAWS