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It's designed and layed out by my old pal and hero, Ed Benedict. This character even looks like him. I don't know if that was intended.
The funny part about this combination of talents is that Ed didn't really like his own cartoons. He loved the pure UPA approach. His favorite cartoon was that Wee Willie thing. He thought adding entertainment and good animation was debasing the whole idea of artistic style. He would get mad at the MGM animators for using timing and squash and stretch and all that "cartoonish action". You should have seen the face he would make whenever he squeezed out the hated word "cartoonish". He would lean real close to me just for the one word to make sure the steam from the disdain would melt my eyebrows.
I think that's the right attitude for him to have too. He's the designer. We need artists and we need cartoonists (but the cartoonists should be in charge, because they're the ones who will bring in the money that funds the artistic growth and pads the executives' pockets).
We need experimental cartoons as well as entertaining cartoons. The experiments seed the growth of the medium, the entertainers find practical uses for the new techniques. Sometimes, but rarely, you can find both those talents in one place. They were in great and precarious balance at Warner Bros. in the 1940s.
This gag really made Ed mad. He said he kept drawing stylized ducks, but every time Tex looked at the scene he said the joke wasn't playing funny. Tex eventually opted to do the scene using old fashioned 40s cartoon ducks because the joke worked better. I think Ed reluctantly agreed that that made sense, but it still outraged his pure artistic temperament.
Ed rolled his eyes at jokes this crass, which delighted me no end.
Silly Symphonies, UPA cartoons, early 40s Chuck Jones cartoons were all experiments in techniques. It's interesting that those cartoons are generally less entertaining than the cartoons made by cartoonists who used techniques they were already used to, but maybe that's the way it works.
How about this realistic dead deer on the hood of a car driven by stylized men? I bet that made Ed real mad.
I think this is what the cartoons studios are missing today. They need to spend some of their profits doing experimental shorts and then letting the entertaining talents find uses for the new techniques.
I think it's possible to achieve both at the same time, but either way we would promote healthy creative growth if we aimed at progress in both technique and entertainment possibilities.
This post was prompted by my Dad sending me this email:
John: Watch this fishing and hunting cartoon, this is what I call funny, especially if you are a fisherman or hunter.


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This is a really interesting video showing how Surface can be used to aid learning. Whilst this is clearly a Primary School, I'm sure you'll get the idea of just how Surface can transform some learning processes.
It is a great video showing how both Students and Teachers can engage and use Surface within Education. Without prompting they talk about the interface, collaboration and interactions and what it means to them. Are we really tricking them into learning!
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There's news the mother of 29-year-old Angely Fana – Eudosia Ruane – claims Burgos intentionally ran down her daughter over because she refused to go out with him. She has filed a report charging homicide.
He faces up to two years in prison on the hit-and-run charges. Burgos also faces an unrelated charge of illegal weapon possession. He also has an Oct. 23 court hearing in New York on assault and harassment charges after he allegedly threw his girlfriend to the ground.


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From: Mars Odyssey THEMIS
Posted: Thursday, January 6, 2005
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The landslide in this VIS image originated from the steep escarpment which surrounds the Olympus Mons volcano on Mars. This landslide is located on the northern side of the volcano.
[Source: ASU THEMIS Science Team]Note: this THEMIS visual image has not been radiometrically nor geometrically calibrated for this preliminary release. An empirical correction has been performed to remove instrumental effects. A linear shift has been applied in the cross-track and down-track direction to approximate spacecraft and planetary motion. Fully calibrated and geometrically projected images will be released through the Planetary Data System in accordance with Project policies at a later time.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission for NASA's Office of Space Science, Washington, D.C. The Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) was developed by Arizona State University, Tempe, in collaboration with Raytheon Santa Barbara Remote Sensing. The THEMIS investigation is led by Dr. Philip Christensen at Arizona State University. Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, is the prime contractor for the Odyssey project, and developed and built the orbiter. Mission operations are conducted jointly from Lockheed Martin and from JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
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I've been asked by many people how to leverage past experiences in an economic market such as the one we face. Rather than just share my ideas, I called industry experts to find out what they are doing, and I got their advice for club operators.
Many of the people I spoke with offered similar suggestions — renegotiate deals related to advertising, suppliers, vendors and landlords (extending your lease for a cheaper rate) and increase ancillary sales. However, they each had unique suggestions, too.
Alex Alimanestianu, CEO of Town Sports International (TSI), New York, says that his company is slowing its new club growth, which makes now a good time for TSI to get its house in order by focusing on operational excellence and improving the member experience. By doing so, the company will be poised to accelerate again when the economy turns around. The key is the quality, breadth and depth of management in the clubs. He says club operators should focus on training and development because it's a great time to be hiring talent where needed.
Alimanestianu also suggests optimizing club operating hours and your club's staffing model. In addition to that, he suggests implementing utility savings programs, such as TSI's installation of automated and centralized systems to reduce waste.
Because month-to-month membership demand has grown, TSI is re-pricing to be more competitive, something he says other club operators might consider.
Tim Miller, CEO of Crunch, New York, says that his club company remains committed to constantly looking at ways to elevate the member experience. In these times, when the consumer has many choices and each company is fighting for the same member dollar, it is more important than ever to stand out in the crowd and deliver a fun, alternative and innovative workout for members. Crunch, known for its cutting-edge programming, recently added new types of classes as a way to retain members.
Miller and his management team also took a new look at the business in the current economic climate and developed offers that not only help their members but also their bottom line. They recently introduced 30-minute personal training sessions since many members don't have time to work with a trainer for an hour. These sessions are a win-win — they let the member get in a focused, no-nonsense workout at an affordable price. The 30-minute offer has helped the company keep existing members as personal training clients and introduce new members to this service at a more appealing price point.
Miller also says that Crunch has committed to give each of its membership advisors additional tools, training and support to be the best sales people in the industry.
Ben Midgley, president of Planet Fitness, Dover, NH, cautions against cutting marketing budgets because marketing equals sales. Instead, he says you should reassess the rates you pay for all your venues. You should review old marketing programs to see what worked best, what was the best headline, from where it pulled, what promotion you offered and your return on investment. Then, determine how to modify the best promotions to fit the current economic conditions.
Midgley also recommends examining your sales process to ensure you capitalize on a positive experience for the new prospect and to become more creative in how you get referrals from existing members. The sales process also involves follow up, so revisit all old leads with appropriate offers and follow-up techniques, he says.
Matthew Stevens, CEO at Western Athletic Clubs (WAC), San Francisco, says that operators should consolidate resources by reviewing facility usage. For multiple club operators, consolidate hours of club usage. If you have three facilities within the same region, determine how you can adjust operating hours (close earlier, open later, make weekend adjustments) but in exchange, give access to an upgraded product, Stevens says. WAC is closing its Bay Club Financial District facility on Saturdays to save operating costs, but members will have full access to the San Francisco Bay Club and the San Francisco Tennis Club. By doing this, Stevens projects a 1 percent decrease in operating expense from labor, utilities and benefits savings.
Ray Wilson, founder of the former Family Fitness Centers and other fitness companies, recalled how he expanded his Family Fitness Centers during the 1980s recession when many clubs in California were closing.
"I told my partners that we would just have to work smarter and harder to survive," Wilson says. "I also told them that very soon we would benefit, as there would be less competition."
Clubs did start closing, and many of Wilson's clubs benefited by absorbing members from former competitors.
Wilson says that the health club business is more or less recession proof because when the public is not getting ahead economically, they turn inward and take better care of their health. And what other social entertainment can you get for the small cost per visit to a fitness center?
Eric Levine, CEO of California Wow (in Thailand and Vietnam), says that he has done several things to improve sales revenue. He says it's important to focus on the members you have since new member sales more than likely are down. He suggests offering special add-on prices for family and friends. His clubs are offering two-for-one pricing. Members can bring a nonmember friend to work out with for free. The company also offers lower prices for personal training in the mornings and afternoons.
Levine also is focusing on group exercise, adding "rock star" events, which are simply group exercise instructors offering one-day marathon parties. To participate in these parties, members must bring a friend.
"The name of the game today is to co-promote with your neighbors and barter whatever you can," Levine says. In that vein, he suggests that club operators partner with the local newspaper or a popular magazine to offer readers a 10-visit card whereby they can visit your clubs for 10 days free.
"You should be able to get that for free as the magazine or paper benefits greatly," Levine says.
Club owners also can partner with their local sports store to offer passes to their clubs for everyone who purchases something at the store. In return, the club owners get names and numbers of every person who purchased something at the sports store — great leads, he says.
Levine also offers some cost-cutting ideas. Rather than giving towels to members, he suggests adding a small monthly fee on EFT for towels. He also suggests cutting back on air conditioning in the summer and turning off the air conditioning one hour before closing. Club operators also must rethink purchasing anything they offer members that is not absolutely necessary, i.e. bottled water, apples, towels, magazines, etc.Continue on Page 2
Don Harbich, CEO, Steve Nash Sports Clubs of Canada, says that club owners must have a solid foundation for stimulating internal referral business. Club owners must emphasize promoting from your most loyal and active customers, perhaps through a loyalty program where members receive discounted dues, merchandise, cash or even trips for recommending new members. By doing so, you can maintain a steady revenue flow, even if your daily guest traffic has been affected. Plus, members who work out with partners or friends usually stay longer, which means you improve member retention by turning their family, friends and work associates into members.
Your daily sales and production requirements can be easily tracked for maximum efficiency using software programs, Harbich adds. These programs can help you efficiently track your sales team duties from leads, calls, appointments, shows, sales, referrals, corporate sales, etc. Efficient reporting helps you properly manage your sales and fitness team to maximize production.
Maximize your marketing, Harbich says, by extending the period of your promotions to stretch your marketing dollars. Instead of changing promotions every month, extend them for two to three months. Include mini incentives along the way so the promotions have legs for the extended periods.
Irina Razumova, president of Planet Fitness, a 35-plus club chain in Russia (not affiliated with U.S.-based Planet Fitness), says that today's economic situation is not new for her club company.
"We faced such a situation in 1998," Razumova says, "and even earlier when we were in the process of building our first club in 1990, during the beginning of the 'Perestroika' (the reinvention of the social and economic structure of Russia in the 1980s). We had to operate under the condition of an absolute market economic collapse."
Many companies use crisis as a legitimate reason for inside restructuring, Razumova adds. For Planet Fitness, this period, like all previous periods of crisis, is an opportunity for new business development, a reason for executive system perfection and for finding new methods of workouts and programming for current and potential clients.
In the past, clients who wanted to participate in separate programs, such as Pilates, boxing or swimming, had to purchase a full membership package. Now, Planet Fitness clients may pay for just the programs in which they want to participate, Razumova says.
I am sure many of you have fantastic ideas to share with the industry, so please feel free to e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com, and I will be happy to pass along the ideas.
Just remember one thing: In times like these, great leaders lead — they don't follow.
Mark Mastrov, founder of 24 Hour Fitness, is now an investor in various business opportunities. You can reach him at email@example.com.


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Mobile Spoon Recommends: Amazing Breaker – A Great Addictive iPhone Game
My brother has recently switched from Android (Motorola) to an iPhone. He is much happier with his new toy (who wouldn't be?), and now that the entire family is running iOS I finally have some reinforcement as he starts tipping me with cool apps I never heard about.
Yesterday, while we were in the middle of a family dinner, he showed us a game he used to play on his Android phone: Ceramic Destroyer, by RunnerGames. A really cool blasting game where your target is to use the bombs to explode various ceramics.
Apparently, there is no iOS version of this game, but guess what? There's an almost identical game in the AppStore called Amazing Breaker; an awesome ice-breaking puzzle game.
Amazing Breaker is one of the best ones I've ever played in my 4 years of iPhone-ownership. The graphics art work is amazing, the "Aim and Shoot" style is addictive and challenging at the same time. It's a huge fun. There's a free version that will let you play 15 levels, but believe me, you shouldn't waste your time on the free version. Go for the full paid version ($0.99) as this game will surely become one of your favorite ones.
Back to the family dinner: it was over. Once we started playing with Amazing Breaker, there was no one to talk to. We were all playing. Immediately addicted. Needless to say my wife and I had to continue our "contest" when we came back home (In fact, I suspect she is taking advantage of me investing time writing this blog post to extend her lead…).
So. Another recommendation from the mobile spoon: Amazing Breaker for iPhone. A great game. Addicting one. Check out the free version or start immediately with the full game.


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I was driving back from a dinner with Shami Khorana, president of India-based outsourcer HCL America, after a HCL customer event in Boston recently when I started thinking about how the concept of technology outsourcing has changed in the past year, and ways it will continue to change in 2013. HCL is playing a role here, and I'll get back to it and its initiatives in a bit. First, here's my list of seven changes that are impacting how we view and use outsourcing.
1. Outsourcing Within Your Own Company
CIOs have watched their technology budgets march off to other departments, notably the marketing department to implement social networks, the sales department to implement customer resource management, and most recently the human resources department to implement human capacity management. Chris Murphy has a good analysis of the CMO becoming a technology purchaser. I've argued that this dispersal is not a bad thing if the CIO still functions as the hub for privacy, compliance and the solution to tech chaos.
2. IT Loses Outsourcing Control
Those sales execs, HR bosses and CMOs have, in turn, outsourced their tech needs to service providers such as Salesforce.com, Workday and Hubspot, respectively. This outsourcing was the result of a realistic look at their primary job responsibilities. For example, the CMO's job is to get marketing and brand management right, not to be a software developer.
3. Outsourcing Hardware
IT departments have outsourced their role as employee hardware providers to Apple, Google and whatever other device catches the employee's eye. This BYOD-driven outsourcing has fundamentally altered the role of IT as the giver and taker of employee tech. Again, it's not a bad thing, but it does alter the IT department's role from hardware supervisor to gadget software administrator, responsible for figuring out how to keep the corporate data secure in a BYOD free-for-all.
4. SaaS, PaaS And IaaS
Software-as-a-service is a little easier to understand in that (as in the example of Workday or Salesforce.com) the model is fairly well defined. You sign up for the service and pay on a subscription basis. Platform-as-a-service has a lot of definitions, but I consider it more in the application layer where a lot of the nitty-gritty details of application development and deployment are taken on by the service provider, while the customer still has a responsibility on the infrastructure provisioning.
5. Crowdsourced Outsourcing
Want to find someone to tune your website, head over to Elance. Need an enterprise-level crowdsourced outsourcer, head over to Lionbridge. If you're looking for a keynoter for your event, visit Speakerfile. Check out the recommendations for a prospective new hire, go to LinkedIn. And on and on. Those wondering when crowdsourcing, popular in the consumer space, would hit the business world should stop wondering and start using the many outsourced, crowdsourced business services now available.
6. Tech Vendors Cash In On Outsourcing
Dell made its name assembling custom hardware ordered over the phone or online, getting paid for those boxes before they had to pay the suppliers. This was a very good business, but as founder Michael Dell recently told InformationWeek, those days are being eclipsed by Dell the services company. Building boxes was a decent business for HP also, but not so much anymore.
Cutting a deal between the box builders, the operating system developer and the chipmaker was a great revenue triad for box builders, Microsoft and Intel. Those days are gone, vaporized by the onslaught of Apple, Google, Lenovo, cloud vendors, tablets and smartphones. Dell is recasting itself as a services provider. HP is still trying to figure out what to do and Microsoft wants to have it both ways, selling the software and the hardware. It is hard to see this story having a happy ending for all the vendors, but turning your company into an outsourced services vendor is the best choice out there.


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Why Gamers Are Flocking to YouTube
The videogame industry has been increasingly embracing social media, and gamers are responding. Ian Sherr joins digits. Photo: Activision.
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Some seven years ago, when my dear K. and I met for a long weekend date in Paris. One morning we had a late breakfast at Bread & Roses, a lovely deli-cafe near the Luxemburg gardens. I cannot recall exactly what else we had, but we definitely had a really lovely smoked salmon and spinach quiche. I even wrote about it back in 2006, after baking it in Edinburgh (yes, back then I was still living in the beautiful capital of Scotland, and K. and I were having a long-distance relationship. We had no idea what life had in store for us, and definitely didn't think we'd be happy parents to three little kids in 2013 :))
The quiche is still a favourite with us, always bringing back nice memories of those promising spring days in Paris. I've modified the recipe a little over the years, and here's the adapted recipe for you, my dear readers.
Smoked salmon and spinach quiche
Serves six
NOTE that an American cup is 240 ml, an ounce is about 28 grams and 100 grams of butter is 7 Tbsp - in case you need to convert the measurements!
All-butter crust:
180 g all-purpose flour (300 ml)
100 g cold butter, cubed
a pinch of salt
2-3 Tbsp cold water
(Or use your favourite pâte brisée/shortcrust pastry recipe; you'll need about 300 grams).
150 g cold-smoked salmon or trout, chopped
300 to 450 g frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and squeezed dry
300 to 400 ml double cream/whipping cream/heavy cream
3 large eggs
100 g cheese, shredded
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Start by making the pie crust. If using your hands, then rub the butter into the flour (with salt added) until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs. If using a food processor, then place flour and salt into a food processor and pulse until combined. Add the cold butter and pulse until you have a mixture that resembles a coarse meal.
Add a spoonful or two of cold water and pulse again, until the mixture just clumps together. Mix until the the dough forms a ball. Press the dough into a greased or non-stick springform pan, 24 cm (9'') or 26 cm (10'') in diameter, going slightly higher up on the sides when using the smaller cake pan.
Place the pan into fridge or freezer for about 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 200 C (400 F).
Bake the pie shell in the middle of the oven for about 15-20 minutes, until golden and beginning to pull away from the sides of the pan.
For the filling, whisk together the cream, eggs, salt and pepper. Add the chopped fish, spinach and shredded cheese. Spoon the filling into the partially baked tart shell and continue baking for about 30-40 minutes, until the filling is set and golden brown.
Cut into wedges and serve either hot, at room temperature or cold. A nice green salad on the side would be nice.


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When I was a kid I watched the Disney "Treasure Island" every time it was on TV—Ahoy, ye mateys! I'd scream all over the house—so I was more than excited to see Syfy's "darker," updated version of the Robert Louis Stevenson classic.
It's colorful, ambitious and looks fabulous, but I advise you to DVR the four-hour affair (6 p.m. May 5, Syfy; 2.5 stars) and watch it over a couple of nights or you may lose interest. You'll likely lose interest any way; there is a reason Syfy is airing the entire mini-series in one Saturday night.
You also might dislike the updated ending, which isn't all that dark. I can't really tell you about it lest I spoil, but I will say it feels—like the scarlet macaw playing Long John Silver's should-be-green parrot—wrong. It's too PC for a schooner full of scoundrels.
Eddie Izzard, however, is the right man to play Silver, the pirate with the tattooed face who must saw off his own cannon-shot leg just minutes into the film. Izzard channels his tricky grifter character from "The Riches" to convey Silver's slippery, mixed up morality. One minute he wants to find old Captain Flint's (Donald Sutherland) treasure at any cost, the next he's mentoring young adventurer Jim Hawkins (Toby Regbo, also good), who has set sail with Flint's X map and a group of seemingly trustworthy adults to find Flint's gold.
But "Treasure Island," which also stars Elijah Wood, Philip Glenister and Rupert Penry-Jones bringing the swashbuckling fun, is all over the map, literally, when it comes to pacing. When it really sails, it cuts through the waves swiftly. But it loses wind so many times the thrills come only sporadically.
And the scarlet macaw? He doesn't say anything, not even "Ahoy, ye mateys!"


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Microsoft has added video messaging to the Skype app for iOS. In an update in December, under-the-hood improvements were made that were intended to support future feature launches. This morning, Skype added the ability to send video messages, each up to three minutes in length, to your Skype contacts.
To send a message on either the iPhone or iPad, select the person you wish to message to bring up the available contact options. There should now be a button labled "Video Message" on their contact sheet. Tap the button to be taken to the recording screen, the press record when you're ready. A small countdown from three minutes will appear. When you're done recording your message, tap the record button again. You will then be able to add a title and description to your message, delete or re-record it, or send it.
Skype says that they are currently testing this feature with a "group of mobile and Mac users" and it may not be available for everyone just yet. Video messaging on both iPhone and iPad was launched without a separate app update, so those wishing to use it should just have the latest update, which was released last week.
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Mar 27,2009
In Fashion: Spring coat check
by Sharon Mosley
Spring may have sprung, but there are still chilly days and nights ahead. It is cool enough to warrant wearing a coat, but not just any old coat. It's time to dig up the trenches, which is this season's go-to transitional topper.
Let's get real. We've all had those days when we want to cover up what we're wearing underneath, and a stylish trench coat will do just that. It can be a great wear-to-work piece, an evening coat or a raincoat. Or, hey, just toss it over jeans and flip-flops for a casual Saturday morning coffee date. You can easily make a style statement with the right coat.
The trench coat, especially at this time of year, is one of the wardrobe staples you can't live without — next to the little black dress and the black pump. All three together make for the perfect outfit; you can pair any one of them with almost any outfit. However, the worst part about them is that after awhile, these key items can feel stale or dated.
While a trench coat (created by Burberry in 1914 for British military troops in the "trenches") is a classic coat you'll turn to anytime of the year, this is the perfect season to update your whole "coat" wardrobe. No one coat does everything. A satin evening coat is not your best bet during a rainstorm or an Arctic blast of winter.
Here are some ideas to keep in mind when choosing a coat from fashion expert Paula Reed, author of the new book, "Style Clinic" (Collins Living, 2009, $27.95):
— The most versatile for almost all figures is a narrow, figure-skimming, three-quarter length coat that hits right on or below the knee. It is both modern and flattering. Curvier figures look good in its figure-skimming sleekness. If you are big-bosomed, go for an open collar that is cut on the wide side. It will never appear dated.
— A soft, belted style is the next most versatile shape for most figures. It works as easily with jeans and trousers as dresses. Just make sure the fabric is supple enough to drape, not clump.
— Belts are great figure enhancers unless you have substantial hips. A belted coat will give almost anyone an hourglass figure. But those who are short-waisted or wide in the middle look better in slim, tailored coats without a belt.
— If you are curvy, accentuating the narrowest part of your body — your waist — will give you instant glamour. Choose belted coats, whether they hit below the knee or mid-thigh. But a three-quarter coat that skims the body will look even better. Short, boxy styles as well as voluminous A-lines, which drop from the shoulders, will make your curves look bulky. Stick to tailored and curve-friendly options.
— Puffy parkas only work on slim women. If you don't want to add extra poundage, opt for unpadded versions.
— On petite women, belted shapes that sit on or just above the knee will look great. Short coats increase leg length. Proportion is the most important flattering element when it comes to choosing a coat.
— There's no easier way to update your basic look than to slip on a coat with a little attitude: op-art patterns, vintage or printed leather.
Sharon Mosley is a former fashion editor of the Arkansas Gazette in Little Rock and executive director of the Fashion Editors and Reporters Association.
Copyright 2009 Creators Syndicate, Inc.


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New Same-Sex Relationship Research Findings at American Psychological Association Are Latest Example
Recent studies and activities by faculty and staff are reinforcing Alliant International University's reputation as an LGBT-friendly institution.
A few examples:
- Alliant students, faculty and staff, plus family and friends, marched in the LGBT Pride 2013 parades in San Francisco and San Diego this summer for the second year of what is becoming an annual Alliant tradition. These events help Alliant take one more step forward in developing campus communities that both support and appreciate diversity.
- In 2012, Alliant added an optional question on its online application: "Would you consider yourself to be a member of the LGBT community? (Yes/No)." At the time, very few universities did this. (University of Iowa was the first public university to do so around the same time.)
- New research on the psychological benefits of same-sex marriage from the Rockway Institute for LGBT psychology & public policy at Alliant International University was presented at the American Psychological Association (APA) 2013 Annual Convention.
- In 2010, Alliant launched the nation's first Certificate Program in LGBT Mental Health and Human Services for graduate students and practicing professionals.
"Alliant, and its California School of Professional Psychology (CSPP), has become a national leader in LGBT psychological research and the translation of that research into public policy efforts," said Robert-Jay Green, Ph.D., founder and senior research fellow of the Rockway Institute and distinguished professor emeritus in the clinical psychology PhD program in San Francisco.
"American society is becoming more accepting of LGBT people and their relationships than ever before [see recent poll by Pew Research Center], and our commitment to LGBT studies and education is at the forefront of training culturally competent practitioners to work with LGBT populations."
About the Rockway Institute
Since its founding in 2006 as a national center for LGBT psychology research, education and public policy, the Rockway Institute has advanced the use of scientific and professional expertise to counter anti-gay prejudice and inform public policies affecting LGBT people. The institute is a part of CSPP within the Alliant International University system. Approximately 20 faculty members at CSPP who have special expertise in LGBT psychology are affiliated with the institute.
And since 2011, CSPP has offered the Rockway Institute certificate program in LGBT Human Services and Mental Health online. It is designed to meet the growing need for behavioral health professionals to develop competencies in working with LGBT individuals, couples and families. The program focuses on multicultural competencies specific to the intersecting identities of LGBT clients, and addresses the issues recommended by the APA's Ethical Guidelines for the Treatment of LGBT populations.


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Day of rest? Please. Summertime Chi is about soaking up every precious ray of weekend sunshine and partying like Monday might never come. Downtown bars have taken this YOLO logic to the extreme with the launch of two new Sunday day-drinking bashes, plus the revamp of one of the city's most popular Sunday parties. On a near-90-degree Sunday, I checked out all three in succession—apologies to my liver—to find out whether Roof, Drumbar and El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria were best for relaxing or raging. The results? You're going to want to call in sick on Monday.
FIRST STOP: Roof Sundays at Roof
201 N. State St. 312-239-9501
The Wit hotel's 27th-floor Sunday DJ jam is back for another summer with an upgraded space that includes a catwalk, raised DJ booth and retractable glass ceiling. The party starts at 2 p.m.; by the time my friend and I arrived at 3:30, space along the two narrow communal tables at the center of the patio was already at a premium.
What you're wearing: For ladies, it was maxi dresses and 4-inch wedge heels as far as the eye could see. For dudes, attire ranged from tailored pastel chino shorts to summer-weight jackets to tank tops. Servers in hot pants and heels deliver Roof-branded sunglasses along with bottle service, making the plastic frames a sort-of VIP status symbol.
What you're drinking: Bottle service wasn't in the cards for me, so I stuck with the London Lemonade cocktail, an easy-to-drink, slightly spicy mix of vodka, Pimm's, ginger beer and lemon juice ($12). My friend's Angry Birds ($12), a take on the paloma with a mezcal base, was over-the-top smoky, but I was generous and let him sip my cocktail. I was surprised to see at least half the partiers, both guys and girls, starting the day drinking off with Coronas.
Where to post up: Many of the prime booths are reserved for bottle service groups, making the communal outdoor tables the place to be seen and mingle. There weren't any seats open when I arrived, but I had a fine view of the boozy flirtation and bikini-clad go-go dancers from my spot just inside the doorway that leads into the indoor portion of the lounge.
Sights and sounds: The DJ wasn't anything special, but the louder-than-background-noise beats had a few brave ladies playfully dancing with guys. Most women were dressed to impress, making a girl in jeans, a white tee and flat sandals seem out-of-place. As soon as I saw an intoxicated dude try to dump a pitcher of water on his bottle-service waitress's tank top, I decided it was time to head to the next party.
Fist-pump level: 3/5
SECOND STOP: Rosé Sundays at Drumbar
201 E. Delaware Place 312-943-5000
Most of the limelight shining on Drumbar, the 18th floor indoor-outdoor lounge in the Raffaello Hotel, falls squarely on beverage director Craig Schoettler, the recognizable former Aviary mixologist known for his one-of-a-kind cocktails. But beginning at noon on Sundays, rosé wine and DJ beats are where it's at. Dudes, take your cue from Rick Ross: The pink stuff isn't just for ladies.
What you're wearing: Older hotel guests are working the Tommy Bahama-linen-neutrals look, but the younger crowd has a bit more flair. Breezy, bright-colored dresses with funky jewelry make sense for ladies, while dudes might want to swap the T-shirt for something with a collar. There's a vintage feel to the indoor portion of the lounge, so daytime dapper is the name of the game.
What you're drinking: Rosé all day. A menu of still and sparkling varieties is heavier on options by the bottle rather than by the glass. Since bottles begin in the $38-$50 range and glasses at $10-$23, we went with the second-least-expensive bottle (Bonus: The silver pedestal buckets that chill your bottle are pretty swanky). Of course, if wine just isn't your thing, the full cocktail menu is also available.
Where to post up: When the weather's nice, the green-cushioned couches on the terrace are the place to be, though my server told me that a city ordinance prevents Drumbar from broadcasting the DJ's music outdoors. If showers threaten, or if the music is especially important to you, perch on one of the tufted leather seats inside.
Sights and sounds: Drumbar's Rosé Sunday was by far the most low-key of the parties I hopped to over the course of the day, with hotel guests and 30-something couples pacing themselves rather than pounding drinks. Still, a bottle of wine under midday heat is no joke, so it was fortunate that our server was as prompt in refilling our water glasses and in delivering a complimentary bowl of truffle oil-dressed popcorn to each table. The flush I sensed in my cheeks around 6:30 p.m. felt like a familiar case of wine tipsiness, but fortunately it dissipated en route to the third and final party.
Fist-pump level: 1/5
THIRD STOP: Sunday 4210 at El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria
15 W. Hubbard St. 312-548-6841
What does 4210 mean? That's 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., the Sunday party hours at this newly opened River North Mexi-club. What does El Hefe Super Macho Taqueria mean? I'm assuming it translates to "long [bleep]ing line," since that's where I found myself standing at 7 p.m. on a Sunday. While hulking guys with expensive sunglasses were cherry-picked for admission ahead of me and my friend, I found myself growing increasingly frustrated and momentarily abandoning the line to use a Starbucks bathroom. After 45 minutes, salvation came in the form of a friend of my companion—they had previously worked for a restaurant and nightlife group together—who recognized my pal and ushered us through the doors.
What you're wearing: Neon. Or black. And not much of it. That pretty much covers—or doesn't really cover—the super-smiley, dancing-all-over-the-place 20-something ladies at El Hefe. Even our bartender, herself clad in a navel-baring El Hefe tank top, studded black shorts and a glitter whistle necklace, was rocking out while she efficiently poured shots. Guys sported Bulls jerseys and fitted white tees so as to better display their exceptional triceps and/or fresh tans.
What you're drinking: Shots. (Shots! Shots!) The wall-to-wall energy at El Hefe was so frantic that I never saw a cocktail menu, instead relying on a list of a couple dozen shots painted on one wall. After ordering two shots named—seriously—Alligator Sperm ($7) and [Bleep] in my Panties ($7), I needed to drown my discomfort at shouting X-rated shot names to the bartender over pounding music with a 20-ounce Hefe House margarita ($12) the size of my head. It did the trick.
Where to post up: Tables? What tables? I hardly saw a chair or tabletop that wasn't being danced upon, giving the whole room a multi-leveled, spring break vibe. A few select booths are outfitted with personal beer and liquor taps, but I could barely see them through the crowd of clapping, head-bobbing bodies.
Sights and sounds: I saw, in no particular order and seemingly for no particular reason, a 5-foot-tall inflatable zebra, a bottle of vodka with a lit sparkler shooting out of it and at least five sombreros. Like a tipsy Alice in Wonderland, I squished my way through wriggling bodies and tried to take in as much of the confetti and craziness as possible. Even though I was irritated by standing in line and not being able to hear myself think, I had to admit that, with a bit of help from that fishbowl-sized margarita, the party's energy was infectious. When I stumbled onto Hubbard Street an hour later and discovered that the sun was still out, my mind was officially blown.
Fist-pump level: 5/5
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Today Versatile, a division of Canadian company Buhler Industries, formally entered the highly competitive North American combine market with the release of the Versatile RT490 combine. This is the first new combine that the farm equipment industry has seen in over a decade.
The combine is just the latest in a series of line extensions orchestrated by Dmitry Lyubimov, president of Buhler Industries. Lyubimov has taken the Versatile brand name, long-known for its 4-wd tractors, into new markets, including sprayers, tillage and seeding equipment. This latest move to combines is designed to cement the company's future as a full-line manufacturer of farm equipment.
The new Versatile RT490 combine is modeled after the Russian combine Torum, which accounts for 80% of combine sales in Russia, Lyubimov says. Like the Torum, the Versatile combine, painted red, features a unique threshing system called a "rotating concave" rotary system. The 360-degree concave moves counter to the rotor to make full use of the thresher and separator and increase the amount of grain that gets processed, the company claims.
The combine has a four-stage feeder house with an inclined chamber and four feeding beaters. This design provides a more uniform flow of crop to the rotor than traditional feeder housing to maximize threshing capacity, Versatile says.
A 340-bu. grain tank comes standard. Hopper extensions, also standard, are controlled from the cab for transportation or storage.
The RT490 combine is powered by a 490-hp Cummins QSX 11.9L engine that meets Interim Tier 4 emissions standards.
Adam Reid, Versatile director of marketing, says this Class VIII combine has been thoroughly tested, both here and around the world, in nearly every crop grown in North America, including cereal crops, corn, pulse crops and rice.
Like other products in Versatile's product lines, the combine will be marketed under the niche of being reliable, durable, and easy to service and maintain, Reid says. "The RT490 is simple and convenient to operate and maintain," Reid says. "The number of lubrication points and mechanical drives that need adjustment is minimized and are easily accessible."
The combine will make its debut at Canada's Farm Progress Show, which runs from June 20 to 22. Farmers can register to attend one of six Versatile All-Star Events being held this summer to see the full lineup of Versatile farm equipment.
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Newsrooms are struggling with the dilemma of whether to use the names of illegal immigrants. Anonymous sources are under fire as threats to credibility. Yet identifying undocumented immigrants could lead to their deportation.
By Lucy Hood Lucy Hood (email@example.com), a former reporter for the San Antonio Express-News, is a Washington, D.C.-based writer.
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Gloria Rubio is an upstanding member of her community in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The mother of three young children, she and her husband are active in parent organizations at their children's schools. They volunteer at church, at a local drug-free program and at other community groups. Rubio, an undocumented immigrant born in Mexico, is also diligent about paying her taxes. She told reporter Ginnie Graham of the Tulsa World that she considered it a demonstration of loyalty and support to her adopted country.
Rubio was the subject of a story Graham wrote in March 2005 about a tax service in Tulsa that caters to both legal and illegal immigrants. Graham hoped to shed light on a segment of the city's burgeoning immigrant population that contributes to both state and national tax rolls. "The intent of the story was not to find an illegal immigrant," she says, "but to showcase this service that helps immigrants to assimilate and pay taxes."
Graham, who covers the social services beat, had written about undocumented immigrants before. At times she'd withheld a name at the request of an immigrant or an agency that had facilitated an interview, but whether to use Rubio's name in this particular story was never an issue. Rubio had spoken to community groups about paying taxes; the tax service had handpicked her to be a spokesperson for the story; and when Graham asked her if she had a problem with her name and photograph appearing in the paper, Rubio said no. "And we asked her again," Graham says.
About a month after the story ran, agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement showed up at Rubio's house. They arrested her and began deportation proceedings after ICE's Oklahoma City office received an anonymous letter containing a copy of the story.
A year later, Graham still wonders what she could have done differently. "If this were to come up again, I would make it abundantly clear what the consequences would be," she says. "We tried to do that with this case. We asked her several times, 'Are you sure?' We explained she'd be on the front page and her picture would be there...
"I still have a hard time with that case," Graham says. "It obviously didn't turn out the way I wanted."
Rubio's story illustrates a dilemma faced by an increasing number of newsrooms in areas where large immigrant populations are integral parts of the community. These immigrants make news for all the same reasons � good and bad � as anyone else. Some graduate at the top of their class, run large, multinational corporations or, as members of the armed forces, risk their lives in defense of the country. Others engage in gang activity, hold up convenience stores and cause fatal accidents while driving drunk.
They also make news because as immigrants they're effecting change at every layer of society. They're altering everything from the way teachers teach to the way preachers preach. Census data from 2004 put the immigrant population at nearly 34.3 million, almost double what it was in 1990. Immigrants now make up 12 percent of the population and, according to a study by the Pew Hispanic Center, an estimated 30 percent of them are in the country illegally.
Of the undocumented, 78 percent are from Latin America, most of them from Mexico, and in unprecedented numbers they are going to places they've rarely gone before. "The highest growth of Latinos in the country is not happening in the big cities," says Rafael Olmeda, assistant city editor of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel and vice president for print of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. "The largest percentage increase was in Raleigh, North Carolina. I love saying that, because it just shocks everyone."
In addition to North Carolina, they're going to Georgia, Nevada and Arkansas, as well as Utah, Tennessee and Iowa. And in many of these places, immigration has become a hot-button issue, pitting those who want to help immigrants assimilate against those who want them to go away. In fact, it's become a contentious issue nationwide, the result of both the immigrant influx and the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Five years ago, "The climate was a lot different," says Daniel Gonz�lez, an immigration reporter for the Arizona Republic. President Bush had just been elected, and one of the first things he did was meet with Mexican President Vicente Fox. "It looked like immigration reform was going to happen that year," Gonz�lez says. But it didn't, not that year, or the next, or the next.
It still hasn't happened. Meanwhile, antiterrorism legislation has brought immigrants under greater scrutiny, and anti-terrorism sentiment has spilled over into anti-immigrant sentiment, making immigrant sources � especially the undocumented � more leery about appearing in the press. "People are much more reluctant to be interviewed," Gonz�lez says, "and much more reluctant to let us use their name."
Richard Ruelas, a metro columnist at the Arizona Republic, says Arizona is one arena where immigrants have been thrown into the spotlight by divisive efforts to restrict their rights and/or send them home. "The rhetoric heats up," Ruelas says, "and that's when you see a tendency for the people to want to stay quiet."
In short, the undocumented are retreating, becoming less willing to talk, while interest in immigrant issues is on the rise. That means reporters and editors often must decide if they are willing to conceal the identity of an illegal immigrant if that's what it takes to get the story. And if they do, how do they do it? Do they use the first name, or the last? Which details do they include and which ones do they leave out? Is it ethical to use a name, even with permission, if it could get someone deported?
It's analogous to writing about rape victims, whistle-blowers and people living under repressive regimes. Figuring out if, when and how to do that can be a daunting task, and with the credibility of journalism at a low point, if not an all-time low, it's even more difficult today. A 2005 survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press found that newspapers' credibility with readers had fallen by 30 percentage points since 1985, when 84 percent of those surveyed said they believed most of what they read in their daily newspaper. That figure was 54 percent in 2004.
Some journalists believe that in the wake of fabrication scandals at such news organizations as the New York Times and USA Today, anonymous quotes should be used sparingly. "Survey after survey shows that readers think we just make up these quotes," says Owen Ullmann, deputy managing editor for news at USA Today, where a strict sourcing policy was put in place after the lies of former reporter Jack Kelley came to light in early 2004. "We try hard," Ullmann says, "to see if we really need to apply anonymity at the cost of reader skepticism or disbelief."
Editors will confront such balancing acts with increasing frequency as the immigrant issue moves to the forefront of debate, Ullmann predicts. "We'll be writing quite a bit about it in the coming months," he says, and each decision will be made on an individual basis. If another source can provide the same information, then there's no need to rely on an undocumented � and unnamed � immigrant. But "we've read stories before about people who are virtually treated as slaves or who suffocate in a truck," he says. "If one of them survives and tells an eyewitness story of their ordeal, I could see us granting them anonymity in that case."
According to Tom Rosenstiel, the director of the Project for Excellence in Journalism, the decision to use a name or not hinges on a simple test � not an easy test, but a simple test: "Does the information I'm getting by promising confidentiality outweigh what I'm withholding from my audience to get it?"
The Society of Professional Journalists' ethics code says journalism's top priority is to report the truth. Journalists should "identify sources whenever feasible," the code says, yet they should use "special sensitivity" when dealing with inexperienced sources, and they should "show compassion for those who may be adversely affected by news coverage."
Says Kelly McBride, ethics group leader at the Poynter Institute, "You have to assess the risk and make a decision that minimizes the harm to that individual but maximizes the ability to tell the truth."
The Arizona Republic is published in Phoenix, a city of 1.3 million people 150 miles north of the Mexican border. Like most other newsrooms, reporters and editors at the Arizona Republic make sourcing decisions about illegal immigrants on a case-by-case basis. But unlike most other newsrooms, the one at the Arizona Republic has a long tradition of covering immigrant issues and a long history of dealing with undocumented immigrants.
Phoenix is a major stopover for immigrants � legal and illegal � coming into the United States from Mexico. While many simply pass through on their way to destinations farther north, many others stay and settle in the Phoenix area, which is currently home to a foreign-born population of 304,000. Of the 810,000 immigrants statewide, an estimated 500,000 are undocumented. Of those, several have appeared in the paper, but never under a false name and very rarely without any name at all.
"We almost always try to name people," says immigration reporter Gonz�lez. In his six years covering either Latino affairs or immigration, Gonz�lez says he can't recall using an unnamed source. And the paper has a strict policy against the use of pseudonyms, so he typically works with � or around � the real name. "Mexican people have two last names," he says. "Sometimes we might use the least common of the two names."
Sometimes, he uses just the first name, or the first name and an initial, as he did in an October 2005 story about Javier P. and his wife, Janet, the parents of three children "who jumped a wall in Nogales in 1992," and, despite their illegal status, have become taxpaying members of the American middle class. Part of a four-day series, the story goes into great detail about the family. "They live in a tidy three-bedroom, two-bath house in a quiet northwest Phoenix neighborhood with leather sofas in the living room and a pickup and SUV in the garage," Gonz�lez wrote.
But he also chose to omit certain details, particularly ones that might have tipped off the neighbors. He didn't, for example, include the make and year of the truck or the names of the schools attended by the children. "We have all these details," Gonz�lez says, "which as a journalist is what you strive for, but you have to strike a balance."
Quite often, however, it doesn't become a balancing act. Both Gonz�lez and columnist Ruelas, who also writes extensively about immigration, have used the complete names of undocumented immigrants, and as far as they know, there have never been negative repercussions for sources in their stories or anyone else's at the paper. "There's such a large number of undocumented immigrants," says Gonz�lez, "it would be hard to figure out what Juan Martinez we're talking about."
Not only that, but the prevailing wisdom among immigration reporters and some attorneys is that the authorities are not likely to waste their time tracking down undocumented immigrants just because their names appear in the news stories. Ruelas says immigration officials have told him (unofficially) that they're not really interested in individual cases. "They're looking into smuggling operations," he says. "They concentrate on the big stuff. It's almost like the drug war. They're not concerned with the guy with the joint. They're concerned with the guy bringing in the truckload from Mexico."
But that's not always the case, Poynter's McBride says. Law enforcement officials may take action for any number of reasons. They may very simply have a visiting official to impress; or, as was the case in Tulsa, they may receive an anonymous note urging them to take action; or they may perceive a real threat. "Once you point out to law enforcement officials that someone is breaking the law," she says, "you sort of back them into the corner."
A case in point involved Raleigh's News & Observer. In March 1998 it published an in-depth story about an undocumented grocery worker named Julio Granados. The paper's purpose, McBride says, was to write about a growing community that was largely invisible to most of the N&O's readers. But the story attracted the attention of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (ICE's predecessor), and INS agents raided Granados' workplace and arrested him, four coworkers and a customer. (See "Too Much Information?" June 1998.)
At the time, then-Editor Anders Gyllenhaal (now editor of Minneapolis' Star Tribune) wrote an article saying those involved in the story thought they had taken all the appropriate steps, but in retrospect, the paper should have done things differently. "The fact is," he wrote, "we could have painted just as exhaustive a portrait of Granados without providing a road map that seemed to incite agents to make an example of someone who stands out merely because their story was published."
It's paramount that reporters be aware of the risks involved when they interview undocumented immigrants, McBride says, and they must know that there are no simple answers. "Journalists call us," she says, "and they want the rule." But there is no rule. Instead there's a process, one in which the reporter must evaluate whether the source is likely to be fired, deported or harassed. Is the source capable of assessing the risk? Does he or she understand the legal implications? "You have to ask a lot of questions," McBride says, "including what your own journalistic purpose is."
Gonz�lez, who has gone through the process many times, explains to his sources in as much detail as possible what the story is about, and he tells them very clearly what the consequences might be. At times, he says, the undocumented are willing to take the risk because they believe the story addresses an important issue. And some give their consent out of bravado. "It's important in those situations," he says, "to always make it clear that the person understands there could be an implication." And "once you've done that, you've done your job."
Across the country in Charleston, South Carolina � 1,500 miles from the nearest border crossing into Mexico � the city's burgeoning immigrant population is a very new phenomenon. Drawn by jobs in construction and landscaping, the immigrant community has rapidly become an integral part of the local economy. It grew in Charleston County by nearly 200 percent, from 5,832 to 15,409, between 1990 and 2004. "If you took away the ones that are illegal," says journalist Dave Munday, "we suspect it would kill the whole economy."
Yet until last spring the immigrant population was "fairly invisible," says Munday, a reporter at Charleston's Post and Courier. While the paper and other local media outlets have reported on the demographic shift in their midst, coverage of the immigrant community was sparse, Munday says, until a local politician brought the issue of illegal immigration to the forefront. Before that, there was rarely a need to ponder the pros and cons of naming undocumented sources. "I happened to be thrust into it," he says, "when the Rotary Club had a golf tournament."
It was a fundraising event the paper originally planned to mention in a blurb, but it morphed into a human-interest story when Munday learned that the proceeds would go toward a lifesaving heart operation for a young boy from Mexico. Munday didn't expect that it would become anything more than that, not until he visited the boy's home and learned that the family was in the country illegally. He returned to the newsroom, he recalls, "and said, 'Now what?'"
He checked with immigration officials, who told him they were typically busy chasing criminals and didn't have the time to pursue a single undocumented immigrant in North Charleston. He also checked with the Rotary Club, which did not have a problem with mentioning the boy's illegal status. But the family did, so Munday ultimately identified the boy only by his first name, Oscar, and mentioned that the family was undocumented. The alternative, he says, was that "we don't have a story at all."
That alternative � coupled with a growing inclination of immigrants to shy away from public exposure � concerns some journalists. There's a tendency "for the people to want to stay quiet," says the Arizona Republic's Ruelas. It's the result of heated anti-immigrant rhetoric, he says, and it worries him because it means that important stories will not be told, and other stories will be told in a way that skews perceptions. Take, for example, an undocumented high school student with stellar grades who is trying to get into college, or the college graduate prepared for a professional career. "It can be an education to some readers," Ruelas says, "to see a name and a face and not have it be a stereotype they associate with illegal immigrants."
Olmeda, of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, agrees. "I would hate to see good stories not told because of these considerations," he says. But there are other considerations.
"I don't advocate running out there," he says, "getting names, addresses and a picture, along with a map about how to get there for the ICE, all of which would be truth but not journalistically necessary."
Then again, he says, "It's not our job to protect the world... If you're here illegally, you're running the risk. As a journalist, I am not your risk. Your risk is what you've done."
It's easy to go back and forth. What's difficult, Olmeda says, is striking the proper balance between the need to tell the truth and an obligation to protect the people who are put in precarious positions because of that need to tell the truth.
"Is there a quick answer to that?" he muses. "Heavens no!"
Lucy Hood (firstname.lastname@example.com), a former reporter for the San Antonio Express-News, is a Washington, D.C.-based writer.
Correction: A photo caption on page 57 of "Naming Names" misidentifies Owen Ullmann, USA Today's deputy managing editor for news, as Daniel González, an immigration reporter for the Arizona Republic. AJR regrets the error and apologizes to both men.


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Student Scholar Day
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What is SSD? (from the Office of Undergraduate Research site)
Student Scholars Day (SSD) is held once each year to celebrate the scholarship and creative work performed by GVSU students. The day showcases faculty-mentored student work, shared through many venues, including (but not limited to) oral presentations, discussion and panel sessions, fine arts exhibits and performances, and poster presentations.
Student Scholars Day projects may be initiated as part of a course or as independent collaborations with faculty. GVSU encourages all students to consider enhancing their personal and professional development by engaging in scholarly and creative work with faculty, and to share their work with the GVSU community.
"Research experiences and creative practice projects – conducted in collaboration with and/or under the mentorship of concerned and dedicated faculty – have the potential to be transformative, moving our undergraduates to deeper understanding of and engagement with the world around them." http://www.aacu.org/
Please note that SSD is not a scholarship competition and does not offer monetary awards.


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Even within the author's extraordinary body of work, this stands as a radical achievement, a novel that demands to be read and reread.
McCarthy (No Country for Old Men, 2005, etc.) pushes his thematic obsessions to their extremes in a parable that reads like Night of the Living Dead as rewritten by Samuel Beckett. Where much of McCarthy's fiction has been set in the recent past of the South and West, here he conjures a nightmare of an indeterminate future. A great fire has left the country covered in layers of ash and littered with incinerated corpses. Foraging through the wasteland are a father and son, neither named (though the son calls the father "Papa"). The father dimly remembers the world as it was and occasionally dreams of it. The son was born on the cusp of whatever has happened—apocalypse? holocaust?—and has never known anything else. His mother committed suicide rather than face the unspeakable horror. As they scavenge for survival, they consider themselves the "good guys," carriers of the fire, while most of the few remaining survivors are "bad guys," cannibals who eat babies. In order to live, they must keep moving amid this shadowy landscape, in which ashes have all but obliterated the sun. In their encounters along their pilgrimage to the coast, where things might not be better but where they can go no further, the boy emerges as the novel's moral conscience. The relationship between father and son has a sweetness that represents all that's good in a universe where conventional notions of good and evil have been extinguished. Amid the bleakness of survival—through which those who wish they'd never been born struggle to persevere—there are glimmers of comedy in an encounter with an old man who plays the philosophical role of the Shakespearean fool. Though the sentences of McCarthy's recent work are shorter and simpler than they once were, his prose combines the cadence of prophecy with the indelible images of poetry.
A novel of horrific beauty, where death is the only truth.