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Educational experiences at The Strong reflect the many ways students learn. The Theory of Multiple Intelligences—put forth initially by Howard Gardner—describes eight intelligences that everyone has and uses in various combinations to know, understand, and learn about the world.
In his book, Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, Thomas Armstrong describes the eight intelligences this way:
|Linguistic Intelligence: The ability to use words effectively, whether orally (e.g., as a storyteller, orator, or politician) or in writing (e.g., as a poet, playwright, editor, or journalist).
|Logical-Mathematical Intelligence: The capacity to use numbers effectively (e.g., as a mathematician, tax accountant, or statistician) and to reason well (e.g., as a scientist, computer programmer, or logician).
|Spatial Intelligence: The ability to perceive the visual-spatial world accurately (e.g., as a hunter, scout, or guide) and to perform transformations upon those perceptions (e.g., as an interior decorator, architect, artist, or inventor).
|Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence: Expertise in using one's whole body to express ideas and feelings (e.g., as an actor, a mime, an athlete, or a dancer) and facility in using one's hands to produce or transform things (e.g., as a craftsperson, sculptor, mechanic, or surgeon).
|Musical Intelligence: The capacity to perceive (e.g., as a music aficionado), discriminate (e.g., as a music critic), transform (e.g., as a composer), and express (e.g., as a performer) musical forms.
|Interpersonal Intelligence: The ability to perceive and make distinctions in the moods, intentions, motivations, and feelings of other people.
|Intrapersonal Intelligence: Self-knowledge and the ability to act adaptively on the basis of that knowledge.
|Naturalistic Intelligence: The ability to easily recognize and classify plants, animals, and other things in nature.
Key Points in Multiple Intelligences Theory
As Armstrong points out in Multiple Intelligences in the Classroom, beyond the descriptions of the eight intelligences and their theoretical underpinnings, additional points of the model are important to remember:
- Each person possesses all eight intelligences. Of course, the intelligences function together in ways unique to each person. Most people fall somewhere in between two poles—being highly developed in some intelligences, modestly developed in others, and relatively underdeveloped in the rest.
- Most people can develop each intelligence to an adequate level of competency. Although an individual may complain about his deficiencies in a given area and consider his problems innate and intractable, Gardner suggests that virtually everyone has the capacity to develop all eight intelligences to a reasonably high level of performance if given the appropriate encouragement, enrichment, and instruction.
- Intelligences usually work together in complex ways. Gardner points out that no intelligence exists by itself in life (except perhaps in very rare instances in savants and brain-injured individuals). Intelligences are always interacting with each other. To cook a meal, one must read the recipe (linguistic), possibly divide the recipe in half (logical-mathematical), develop a menu that satisfies all members of a family (interpersonal), and placate one's own appetite as well (intrapersonal). Similarly, when a child plays a game of kickball, he needs bodily-kinesthetic intelligence (to run, kick, and catch), spatial intelligence (to orient himself to the playing field and to anticipate the trajectories of flying balls), and linguistic and interpersonal intelligences (to successfully argue a point during a dispute in the game).
- There are many ways to be intelligent within each category. A person may not be able to read, yet be highly linguistic because he can tell a terrific story or has a large oral vocabulary. Similarly, a person may be quite awkward on the playing field, yet possess superior bodily-kinesthetic intelligence when she weaves a carpet or creates an inlaid chess table. The Theory of Multiple Intelligences emphasizes the rich diversity of ways in which people show their gifts within intelligences as well as between intelligences.


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The Dana Foundation, established in 1950 by industrialist, philanthropist, and legislator Charles A. Dana, is a private philanthropic foundation with principal interests in science, health, and education. The foundation's current areas of research emphasis are in neuroscience, immunology, and the effects of arts training on cognitive skills. Selected proposals have the potential to improve human health or functioning. Grants also support improvement in K–12 education, particularly in training professional artists to teach in the public schools. Specific grant-making programs in these areas are the basis for decisions on grant applications. No applications are considered apart from these grant programs. Additional information on current grant programs is available on our Web site, www.dana.org.
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The Central Connecticut men's track & field team sealed a third place finish at the 2012 Northeast Conference Outdoor Championships on Sunday. The team put up a total of 132 points in their performance. Mount St. Mary's hosted the conference championship in Emmitsburg, MD.
Monmouth earned gold at the meet winning the championship with 132 team points. LIU Brooklyn edged Central by six points posting 138. The Blue Devils placed ahead of fourth place Sacred Heart (95) and fifth place Mount St. Mary's (83).
Senior Sam Alexander took home both the 10,000m and 5,000m individual championships at the meet. On Saturday, the senior harrier claimed gold in the 10,000m crossing the line at 31:36.04. Alexander repeated his gold performance on Sunday winning the 5,000m in a time of 14:36.45.
Junior sprinter Aaron Radden earned gold in the 200m claiming the individual championship with a time of 21.18. Radden was .02 seconds short of a second individual title finishing second in the 100m crossing the line at 10.58.
Junior Colby Delbene and freshman Brian Biekert competed in the final round of the 1,500m on Sunday. Delbene finished as the event's runner-up in a time of 3:50.71 and Biekert finished sixth in 3:58.32. Delbene also finished second behind teammate Alexander in the 5,000m crossing the line at 14:39.38.
Freshman Jamal Fruster ran a personal best time of 48.01 in the 400m which placed him third in the event. Also marking down a third place finish was junior Nick Lindblom who ran the 400m hurdles in 54.64.
A pair of Blue Devils cracked the top-five in the 3,000m steeplechase. Freshman Patrick Hubbell placed second (9:22.88) and senior Anthony Gonsalves fourth (9:25.68).
In the relay events, the Blue Devils placed third in the 4x100m (41.72), sixth in the 4x400m (3:18.74), and fourth in the 4x800m (7:49.92).
After claiming an individual title in the high jump on Saturday, senior Matt Berube contended in the triple jump on Sunday placing third in the event with a distance of 14.59m (47'10.50").


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Directed by 24th STreet artistic director Debbie Devine, and starring Mark Bramhall, Tony Duran, Michael Redfield and Paige Lindsey White, Walking the Tightrope is a highly theatrical, stylized production that utilizes poetic language, circus arts, live music and multi-media to explore themes of grief and loss.
The deceptively straightforward story concerns young Esme, who visits her grandparents every summer at a seaside resort and is left to wonder why, this year, Nanna isn't there. On a more complex level, Tightrope explores the deep grief experienced by her grandfather over the death of his wife, and his redemption through the innocence and inherent joy of a young child.
Walking the Tightrope continues the groundbreaking work that earned 24th STreet Theatre last season's national TCG Peter Zeisler Award for risk taking and innovation in the American theater.
The highly lauded creative team includes set designer Keith Mitchell, sound designer John Zalewski, lighting designer Dan Weingarten, costume designer Ela Jo Erwin and video designer Matthew Hill.
24th STreet Theatre is known for being a leader in arts education and community outreach as well as for presenting quality professional theater for young and old alike. Using art as a tool to positively impact the world around them, 24th Street's programming includes free after school enrichment programs, Teatro Nuevo Latino Initiative projects, a music series, outreach programs for at-risk teens, free community events, professional development programs for teachers, arts-ed school workshops, gallery exhibits and international touring in addition to critically acclaimed season productions geared for both adult and family audiences.
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Guinness drops sponsorship of anti-LGBT NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade
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Catherine Thompson / Talking Points Memo: Guinness Drops Sponsorship Of NYC St. Paddy's Parade Over LGBT Ban
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Rebecca Fishbein / Gothamist: [UPDATED] Heineken, Sam Adams Pull Out Of St. Patrick's Parades Over LGBTQ Ban
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Boston Mayor Marty Walsh will not participate in South Boston St. Patrick's Day parade
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Richard Rowe / Americans Against the Tea Party: Anti-LGBT Policies Prompt Guinness, Sam Adams, Heineken to Boycott St. Patrick's Day Parades in NYC and Boston
Matt Pearce / Los Angeles Times: Citing exclusion of gays, Boston mayor skips St. Patrick's Day parade
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As U.S. Looks for Terror Links in Plane Case, Malaysia Rejects Extensive Help
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Russian TV host: Russia is the only country with capability to turn U.S. into 'radioactive ashes'
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Travis Gettys / The Raw Story: Anti-LGBT, pro-Putin propagandist: Russia could turn U.S. into 'radioactive dust'
Jim Hoft / The Gateway Pundit: Russian TV Host: Russia Is the Only Country With Capability to Turn US into "Radioactive Dust" (VIDEO)
Cheryl Carpenter Klimek / BizPac Review: Russian TV anchor: Russia capable of turning US into 'radioactive ashes'
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Ukraine crisis: Early results show Crimea votes to join Russia — Ukraine's Crimea region votes — Perevalnoye, Ukraine (CNN) — Preliminary results in Sunday's referendum on whether Ukraine's Crimea region should join Russia or become an independent state show overwhelming support for Russia.
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Robert Stacy McCain / The Other McCain: Crimea Votes to Secede from Ukraine, Join Russia; U.S. Lamely Objects
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Crimeans overwhelmingly vote for secession
Crimeans overwhelmingly vote for secession
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Christopher Miller / Mashable: Under the Gun, Crimea Votes Overwhelmingly to Secede From Ukraine
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Crimeans Choose to Join Russia in Vote, Exit Poll Shows
Crimeans Choose to Join Russia in Vote, Exit Poll Shows
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Scott Johnson / Power Line: Team of Nitwits reconvened
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U.S. rejects Crimea vote as invalid
U.S. rejects Crimea vote as invalid
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NRA opposition may sink Obama's surgeon general nominee — Senate Democratic leaders are trying to determine whether Dr. Vivek Hallegere Murthy has enough support. As some pro-gun Democrats break with the president, the White House declines to push for a vote.
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Much depends on Ginsburg — The 81-year-old Supreme Court justice should retire this summer to ensure Obama can choose a like-minded successor. — President Obama greets Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before his State of the Union address in January. (Michael Reynolds / EPA / January 28, 2014)
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Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps Sr. 'on the edge of death'
Westboro Baptist Church founder Fred Phelps Sr. 'on the edge of death'
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As a building professional, you're probably well-aware of the growing trend that sustainability and green building materials play in construction and home remodeling. While most homeowners will look into energy-efficient windows, green lighting and other investments, upscale clients could be turned on to one of the growing sustainable trends in the industry, radiant heat flooring.
At first glance, it may seem like radiant heating would simply add to a person's energy costs, but it can actually help evenly distribute heat throughout a home. According to TLC.com, forced-air heating that is channeled through ducts and vents can actually dissipate as it travels through ducts in your home, leading to wasted energy. By having the heat come up from the floors themselves, this can evenly distribute the energy throughout the home and can actually cut costs in the process.
There is plenty of research to back up these benefits as well. A joint study by the Danish Technical University and the University of Padua comparing the merits of radiant floor heating and radiators found that while the two were similar, radiant heating can achieve the same comfort level in a room with a much lower air temperature, reports GreenBuildingElements.com. This will mean that homeowners will spend less time fumbling with their thermostats to find the desired temperature, which can lead to wasted energy by starting and stopping the radiator continuously.
Best of all, radiant heating systems can be installed over many different flooring types, so homeowners don't have to feel limited by their new home improvement. Porcelain, ceramic and stone tile are the ideal flooring types to pair with radiant heat, but it can also be used with floor coverings like carpet and vinyl, reports BuildDirect.com.
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In addition, the proposal calls for dispensaries to be at least 600 feet away from K-12 schools, public parks, child care facilities, playgrounds and other dispensaries. There isn't a distance requirement from churches, libraries and youth-serving facilities -- restrictions that were included in a failed 2011 ordinance.
Filner also included a ban on pot vending machines which received local attention earlier this month when Medbox Inc. announced it was taking deposits in San Diego on its automated dispensing machines in anticipation of a new ordinance. The mayor said he didn't want them to be a distraction to getting an ordinance in place.
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Filner, who has been working with med pot advocates on the ordinance since January, said he's hoping the proposal finds middle ground between the competing interests of neighborhood safety and safe access to the drug.
"That's the emotional thing otherwise this wouldn't be a problem," Filner said. "How do you guarantee access to those who need it on humanitarian grounds but protect against problems that we know arise, whether it's access to children or intrusion on neighborhood quality of life."
He added, "So you have to find a balance and that's what we're trying to do here. I thought the original thing that the City Council passed was too strict. I thought that some of the things that (Americans for) Safe Access wanted were too open so we had to try to find a balance."
The proposal -- which could go before the City Council in early April -- is the mayor's attempt to end a years-long dispute over what rules and restrictions should be put in place for dispensaries since state voters approved the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes in 1996.
The City Council approved an ordinance in 2011 that was later rescinded after a successful petition drive by medical marijuana proponents who considered it too restrictive. That plan required all of the city's collectives to shut down and apply for permits and then limited them to some commercial and industrial zones.
Filner's proposal allows dispensaries to operate in all commercial and industrial zones as long as they don't violate distance restrictions.
Eugene Davidovich, local coordinator with the group Americans for Safe Access, praised Filner's leadership on the issue and said patients in the city are in need of a common sense approach to medical marijuana.
"The lack of regulations has forced many in our community to travel long distances or use the illicit market to obtain a medication that works for them," he said. "Mayor Filner has taken a humanitarian approach to this issue, one guided by common sense instead of a will to eradicate and undermine state law. We ... are confident that as a community we can come together on strict regulations that provide save access to those in need, ensure best management practices at dispensaries, and help establish a local industry that acts with integrity."
Scott Chipman, with San Diegans for Safe Neighborhoods, a group that opposes marijuana dispensaries, said he understands the mayor wants to help the seriously ill, but the proposed ordinance disregards the negative impacts pot shops will have on neighborhoods. He also expressed concern that there doesn't appear to be any proposed means to track who is providing marijuana to the stores or who is buying their products.
"There is a general sense that with proper regulation these pot shops will comply," Chipman said. "That has proven to be incorrect hundreds of times in San Diego. These operators are not willing to follow state or city regulations. Even now we have pot shops opening illegally in communities with the anticipation of a new ordinance. No matter how you try to regulate these stores the facts will remain: They are selling primarily to healthy recreational users and accessing large amounts of marijuana from illegal growers and marijuana cartels. The ordinance will not stop that."
Filner said he is proposing the $5,000 fee and 2 percent tax as ways for the city to recoup the costs of allowing dispensaries to operate.
"I also want a high enough fee that the fly-by-night guys are not just opening up like a corner store, but low enough so we don't say you can't be in business," he said. "So it's a balancing act."
The City Council had been set to consider the medical marijuana issue at its March 25 meeting but that hearing will now likely be used to discuss community development block grants which need to be considered by March 26 to meet federal requirements.
Council President Todd Gloria is working on a new hearing date for the mayor's proposal which would allow time for public comment and council discussion.
It's hard to predict how the council will vote on Filner's plan or if they will amend it in some way. Four current council members -- Gloria, Marti Emerald, Kevin Faulconer and Sherri Lightner -- supported the 2011 ordinance while Lorie Zapf didn't think it went far enough and David Alvarez said it was too restrictive. Newer council members Mark Kersey and Scott Sherman have never voted on the issue.


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Foreign Worker Abuse Rampant at U.S. Embassies
The United States already has a major image problem in the Arab world, and a new State Department report on the abuse of foreign workers at U.S. embassies in the region is sure to make it worse.
Via Foreign Policy's The Cable blog we looked at the report, which was released on Monday, and the findings in it are nothing short of disgusting. A picture of our embassies and consulates in several Gulf countries — such as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait — emerges wherein the employment of foreign workers there looks similar to that of the Gulf's gaudiest cities that were built on the backs of indentured laborers. It also seems we're getting dangerously close to what the State Department terms "trafficking in persons." From the report [pdf]:
OIG found several contractor practices that increase the risk of TIP. These practices include coercion at recruitment and destination (through debt bondage and confiscation of documents), exploitative conditions of work (including payment and wage issues and bad living conditions), and abuse of vulnerability (including abuse of lack of education and lack of information).
In other words, the U.S. government is using taxpayer money to pay contractors who dabble in what some would consider the modern day slave trade. Here are some of the details:
More than 70 percent of workers interviewed reported they live in overcrowded, unsafe, or unsanitary conditions. Workers' housing facilities range from shared apartment buildings with common areas to labor camps in converted commercial lots.
Yes, labor camps. Embassies are supposed to act as diplomatic outposts in foreign countries, and to project an image of the United States as a free, democratic society. So much for all that. And what's worse than living in squalor? Living in squalor and paying up to a year's salary just for the right to mow the lawn at an American embassy:
Of the 77 percent of interviewed workers who stated they obtained their jobs by paying a recruitment agency in their country of origin, nearly 50 percent of workers said they paid fees totaling more than 6 months' salary in the receiving country, and 27 percent reported paying fees of more than 1 year's salary.
OIG found that every contractor reviewed in Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the U.A.E. confiscated workers' passports.
The report found that, among other things, "language issues" have kept the State Department from finding out about these abuses sooner. Reports of widespread abuse like this, besides being completely repulsive and shameful, only negate the hard work of many of our foreign service officers and make American efforts at outreach in the region look totally hollow. We should probably fix that right now.


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Colony Allows Teens a bit of Latitude
Aksamit, Nichole. "Colony Allows Teens a bit of Latitude." Forum, 18 November 1999, sec. A7.
The modest women of Spring Prairie Colony share a quiet moment in the early morning sun on a trailer behind a tractor headed for a cucumber field northwest of Hawley, Minnesota.
Spring Prairie Colony, Minn.
Although Hutterites believe that if you spare the rod you spoil the child, the elder minister of this colony northwest of Hawley says teenagers are teen-agers and, as such, should be given a little latitude.
"As the apostle Paul said, we were all at one time very unwise," says John Waldner Sr. "Some people grow in stature faster than their mind and that sometimes causes problems. I guess the colonies aren't immune from that, but then I guess the control we have is different."
Waldner says the colony's small size, moral rules and dress code curb what have become common teen problems in the outside world: premarital sex, drugs and alcohol, violence.
"Sex in life has its time, and everything that leads to it prematurely starts with dress," he says.
At Spring Prairie, teen-agers' clothing, like adults', covers them almost from head to toe. Hutterite boys wear button-down shirts, long black pants, suspenders and caps.
Hutterite girls wear white button-down shirts under brightly colored vests and matching long pleated skirts with aprons. Their hair is always parted in the middle, pinned up in the back and covered by a bonnet or kerchief, depending on their age.
Makeup, jewelry and perfume are not allowed. Nor are radio, television or the Internet, although the colony does use computers for record-keeping and its business manager uses the Internet to locate goods or hard-to-find parts.
Smoking and drugs are strictly forbidden and only adults are allowed to drink small doses of alcohol, such as beer or homemade wine, "for health."
Colony schools and workplaces are small and teen-agers must often work with people outside their peer group - parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings - so peer pressure to do the wrong things is offset by encouragement from adults and younger children to behave in accord with the moral code.
"We can control it to a certain extent here," Waldner says. "But in schools where freedom overextends itself, what problems that can create!"
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Multitasking might offend yoga purists, but a new DVD combines traditional poses with light weights for a workout that's more burn than bliss.
Kimberly Fowler, the self-proclaimed creator of "hybrid" yoga, recently released "Yoga + Weights," a fast-paced, 30-minute workout using 3-pound hand weights. She is the founder of YAS Fitness Center, which combines spinning with yoga, and has a studio in Costa Mesa.
In a calm, steady voice, Fowler offers instruction for the yoga poses, which range from push-up style planks to downward facing dog. Weights are used for the majority of the sequences. If your legs burn while squatting back in chair pose, imagine the added intensity from hand weights stretched overhead.
But as the super-toned Fowler says, yoga comes first, weights come second. Form matters most. The workout can be done without weights, and Fowler says to put them down at any time. She emphasizes slow control of movement and breath.
The easiest weight segment involves alternating biceps curls from a lunging crescent pose. One of the toughest was holding both arms out at shoulder level in warrior two and lifting 2 inches for five reps. I also felt a burn in my quads and my arms when kneeling in hero's pose, and then rising upward with weights in hand and my arms stretched overhead before leaning back down onto my knees.
My only complaint is the short duration. I prefer a 60-minute workout, and based on a vigorous Yoga Pump class that 24 Hour Fitness used to offer, I know that much more can be done to combine yoga with weights.
Fowler is fairly stoic in her style. She keeps the commentary to a minimum and moves the workout fluidly between poses and from standing to mat. At times, the DVD cuts to a room full of participants, who are clearly real people of varying ages and body types. The choreography is distraction-free, and unlike most fitness DVDs, there is no music.
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Theory of oscillations may explain biological mysteries
Connect one pendulum to another with a spring, and in time the motions of the two swinging levers will become coordinated.This behavior of coupled oscillators---long a fascination of physicists and mathematicians---also can help biologists seeking to understand such questions as why some locations overflow with plants and animals while others are bereft, University of Michigan theoretical ecologist John Vandermeer maintains.
In the cover article for the December issue of the journal BioScience, Vandermeer summarizes theoretical work he has done over the past decade, leading to his conclusion that ecologists seeking to understand complex interactions in nature should pay closer attention to coupled oscillations.
The basic idea of oscillating populations is not new to ecology.
"We know that any predator-prey system, say lions and zebras for example, shows oscillations," said Vandermeer, who is the Margaret Davis Collegiate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. "If there are lots of lions preying on zebras, numbers of zebras decline; then because zebras are scarce, lions starve and their numbers dwindle, allowing the zebra population to build up again. You see this oscillation, changing on a regular basis from lots of predators with few prey to lots of prey with few predators. The pattern is like waves or pulsations."
What gets interesting is when two independently oscillating systems, such as lions preying on zebras and cheetahs preying on impalas, become connected through the invasion of a third predator---leopards, for instance.
"When they become connected, the situation is very much like connecting two springs together---the ups and downs get into regular patterns." In the case of lions, cheetahs and leopards, bringing leopards into the system causes lion and cheetah populations to oscillate in phase with each other----peaking and declining at the same time. That works to the leopard's advantage---when both lion and cheetah populations are low, leopards can pounce on the plentiful prey. But then lions and cheetahs increase again, eventually building up their numbers and combined competitive strength enough to drive out the leopards---at least until the next low point in the lions' and cheetahs' population cycles.
Predator-prey systems can also become coupled when a new prey species invades and competes for resources with prey species in two previously unconnected predator-prey systems. For example, an extremely fast antelope might begin competing with zebras and impalas for food. Even though neither lion nor cheetah is fast enough to prey on the new antelope, the antelope's activity links the previously unconnected lion-zebra and cheetah-impala pairs. In such a case, the ups and downs of the two original prey species are thrown into chaotic but coordinated patterns, Vandermeer said.
"That's what's known as coordinated chaos---a phenomenon that occurs in some physical systems, such as lasers, but hadn't been pointed out in ecology before." By oscillating out of phase with the other two grazers---zebras and impalas---the antelope can coexist with them, prospering when their numbers are low.
Considering such scenarios with the aid of mathematical simulations such as Vandermeer's can help address questions biologists have wrestled with for decades, such as how species that appear to be exploiting the same resources can coexist and why some predator-prey systems are particularly resistant to invaders.
"In the past, ecologists have taken a traditional Newtonian view of the world, where everything comes into a nice equilibrium," Vandermeer said. "But oscillations sometimes destroy that equilibrium. What I'm suggesting is that we ecologists need to acknowledge the inherent oscillation in consumer-resource systems, such as predator-prey, herbivore-plant and parasite-host systems, and start approaching these old ecological issues in terms of coupled oscillators."
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As a violinist who calls himself the "Viagra of classical music" and "Edward Violinhands," the South Korean virtuoso Amadeus Leopold is every bit as humble as his onstage performance is subtle. Which is to say, not at all.
When Leopold comes bounding onstage at the Mizner Park Amphitheater on Saturday to perform Tchaikovsky's complex "Violin Concerto," the charismatic musician and performance artist will likely be adorned with a Ziggy-Stardust-like mask of multicolored mascara and tall, black hair that terminates in a widow's peak. This will not, Leopold is quick to clarify, be a fashion statement.
"I just want to reinvent classical music, and throughout the years, I've become the music, whether it be Mozart or John Cage or Chopin," says the 25-year-old Manhattan-based musician, speaking by phone in advance of his headlining performance at the seventh annual Festival of the Arts Boca. "I was committed to show every emotion and every color of the music, and I just happened to go a little further than most classical soloists. I wouldn't call it a persona. I would call how I look the embodiment of the expression of the music."
Born Yoo Hanbin 25 years ago, Leopold will be backed by the Boca Raton Symphonia under the baton of guest conductor Constantine Kitsopoulos. By age 19, the Juilliard-trained violinist had already performed at the Grammy Awards, the Museum of Modern Art and the Louvre. The artist's signature flamboyance, stamped as it is with arresting bow movements, glam theatricality and androgynous costuming, was born in the Louvre, he says, after "feeling a great sense of responsibility to be artistic" amid the priceless art. The name was born there, too.
"The Tchaikovsky that I'm performing [Saturday] was the very first violin concerto that I studied with Itzhak Perlman in Florida almost a decade ago, so this is my personal, come-full-circle moment," says Leopold, who studied under the violinist at the Sarasota-based Perlman Music Program. "I learned how to do everything from Itzhak. I played that concerto last year with the Seattle Symphony, and he was there. The grin on his face when he met me backstage meant more than anything."
Leopold's avant-pop show joins a diverse bill of high-flying acrobats, taiko drummers, pianists and authors at the festival, continuing through March 16 at the amphitheater's 3,250-seat tent and the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center. (The festival opens Thursday with a performance by New Orleans' Preservation Hall Jazz Band.) But the violinist's youthful bravura, says longtime festival co-producer Charlie Siemon, stands among a "trifecta" of acts he is hoping will court younger first-timers to a classical concert. The other two include a show by 31-year-old organist Cameron Carpenter (March 14), he of the controversial keyboard interpretations of Mahler and Brahms; and Russian pianist and Internet star Valentina Lisitsa (March 15), whose muscular interpretations of Chopin, Beethoven and Rachmaninoff has topped 55 million views on YouTube.
"Amadeus told me, 'Classical music has been asleep for 100 years.' It's not that he's wrong. It's that these artists are examples of people who push the universe," says Siemon, whose day job is an attorney specializing in urban planning. He operates the festival with business partner Wendy Larson. "We've been looking for ways to reach out beyond the typical audience. That's why we have $15 tickets, and you don't feel like you have to dress in a stiff suit and tie. There's more interactions with artists. There's more cultural soul."
Joining Lisitsa and Carpenter are: the Peking Acrobats; taiko-hitters Kodo, bringing the percussive rhythms of Japan's Sado Island to Boca; conductor Peter Oundjian; and the gifted folks behind the Miami Beach-based New World Symphony. Padding the literary lineup will be authors David Ignatius ("Foreign Affairs: How To Fix the World"), young Miami novelist Patricia Engel ("A Writer's Life") and Australian writer Thomas Keneally ("The Case of Oskar Schindler"). Gen. George W. Casey Jr. and Michael Sandel will also discuss their new works.
"We've got some rock-star writers here," Siemon says. "There was a strong desire from the public to have people from Washington who weren't so-called 'commentators,' and Ignatius is that person. I think that blends nicely with Gen. Casey's talks of a post-9-11 world. Patricia Engel is perfect for aspiring young writers."
Constantine Kitsopoulos, a onetime Carnegie Hall conductor who worked on the Tony-winning 2012 revival of "Porgy and Bess," returns to the festival for his fourth time. Siemon didn't need to try hard to persuade the conductor to play Boca. Kitsopoulos met his wife, oboist and Palm Beach Symphony alumna Lynne Cohen, during a South Florida show 20 years ago. As the festival's musical director, Kitsopoulos recommended to Siemon his "Porgy and Bess" cohort, the Grammy-winning Audra McDonald. The dynamic singer and actress will perform American songbook classics on March 16.
"I've known Audra for about 21 years, and she's a great artist and colleague, a monster interpreter of songs, because she has this way of finding a deep, emotional connection to them," says Kitsopoulos, also leading the Boca Raton Symphonia during Carpenter's performance. "I think the thing that we wanted to do this year was surprise people with what they were going to see and hear. We want to reel some new people in and introduce them to the provocative style that these artists are used to doing."
Festival of the Arts Boca
When: Through March 16
Where: Mizner Park Amphitheater, 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton; and Mizner Park Cultural Arts Center, 201 Plaza Real, second floor
Cost: $15-$100 for each performance
Contact: 866-571-2787 or FestivaloftheArtsBoca.org


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A bit surprised they didn't go for long drop brakes and some decent tyre clearance as with the racelight t2 and tk2 frames. Maybe an aesthetic decision more than a practical one?
New for 2011/12 a titanium Gran Fondo frameset enters Kinesis's Racelight range, using the tried and tested geometry of the scandium version which we're testing alongside the GF_Ti as an experiment in comparing frame materials directly. The GF_Ti is all about taking advantage of titanium's ability to deliver a frame that's comfortable, durable, and long lasting.
Our test model has had a busy time with a mix of miles in the sun, rain and the odd hurricane thrown in for good measure encountering pretty much anything its likely to get thrown at it. As a bonus the scandium Gran Fondo has been ridden alongside on the same roads and in the same conditions with virtually the same finishing kit giving us a real insight into how much or how little the frame material does make.
Designed in the UK the Ti3AL/2.5V (2.5-3.5% Aluminium, 2-3% Vanadium) frame is manufactured in Taiwan from stress relieved double butted tubing. Titanium frames are renowned for their slight flex which is often attributed to the ride comfort so to keep things tight at the business ends the downtube is ovalised, horizontally at the bottom bracket, vertically at the headtube. This along with the larger diameter created by the intergrated headset gives a greater surface area to weld to, ideal for stiffness and longevity, speading the loads and forces over a larger area. Kinesis have been using integrated headsets for a long time and have no reported frame damage or reliability issues so the use of this style is obviously not a problem from their point of view. At the tail end the chainstays continue the beefed up theme from the BB area while the slender curved seatstays highlight the designers intent to use the comfortable 'give' of the titanium tubes.
The overall finish of the frame is a work of art with tidy welds throughout including double passes on the higher stressed areas. The real beauty is in the detail though, the engraved logo on the headtube is the first thing you notice and it really gives the whole frame a look of quality. Everything is welded including bottle bosses and rack eyelets, there is not a rivet in sight all adding to the longevity of the frame. A neat 'chain keeper' on the right hand stay to keep the chain tension tight when the rear wheel has been dropped out is a nice touch, something I never knew I needed until it was there. Industrial looking machined 7mm thick dropouts housing fixings points for rack and mudguards are in contrast to the bullet ended seat and chain stays they are welded to. A neat finishing touch is the machined titanium seat clamp, mating with the frame beautifully and matching the engraved headtube for looks.
The classic style lends itself to whatever build you're after, both the high end race orientated look our test model was adorned with or a more retro vibe (think Brooks saddle, 32 spoke wheelset) wouldn't look out of place. The brushed natural finish and subtle graphics all add to this neutral style and actually hide the varying tube profiles.
Available as a frameset comprising of frame, carbon forks, carbon seatpost, headset and titanium seat clamp giving you the flexibility to create a build relating to budget, ability, pose level etc. We'll take a quick butchers at what ours came with though just to whet your appetite.
The Reynolds Thirty Two carbon clinchers are first thing to catch your eye, a 32mm deep mid -section race wheelset weighing in at scant 1351g. A price tag of around 1700 quid though is pretty steep but the overall ride quality goes someway to reflect this. Using 20 DT Aerolite spokes front /24 rear mated to DT240S hubs with the nipples inverted inside the rim stiffness is high and the lightweight rim certainly aids acceleration as you flick up through the gears. Reynolds supply their own brake blocks with their carbon rims and braking in the dry is brilliant with excellent modulation as the heat gets into the rim, twisty descents see you creating gaps between you and following riders due to how late you can brake and scrub off speed without fear of locking up. The flipside of this is in the wet, you're better off taking your feet out of the pedals and slowing down using your socks. Basically it's a case of nothing, nothing, nothing, brakes grab and lock up!! To be fair this isn't exclusive to the Reynolds wheels as all carbon braking surfaces are pretty much the same.
The mechanical side of slowing down on our build was taken care of by TRP's magnesium calipers and price per gram these are even more extreme than the Reynolds wheels at just under £400 for 210g of material, a mere 50g saving over the alloy / Ti versions (£120) that we've tested on the scandium Gran Fondo and no noticeable improvement in braking power at all though!!
The 11spd Chorus levers, front and rear mech took care of the shifting duties and worked spot on throughout. The shift was light yet still refined and these were some of the best Campag shifters I've used to date.
FSA supply the SLK UD carbon / Kevlar handlebars paired with a matching aluminium stem. This setup has been on quite a few top end test bikes we've had pass through and it never fails to impress. The bar is stiff but the carbon allows enough flex to compliment the comfort of the frame and the shallow drop works well with the higher front end. The SLK Light compact chainset completes FSA's dominance and certainly looks the biz with the wide hollow crank arms and machined chainrings while the 50-34 setup is perfect for long hilly hours in the saddle.
The Oval saddle deserves a special mention, I know saddles are a personal thing and I seem to get on with most but the Oval has seen me rub chamois cream into areas that I never knew existed. No matter how I adjusted it was the same, more than likely due to the large width leaving a lot of material rubbing the inside of your legs as you ride.
Out on the road the overall comfort shines through from the moment you set off, the 2m radius seatstays (found to be the best compromise after many designs tested) absorbing the majority of road buzz before it reaches your rear end. This allows you to get off at the end of the ride feeling a lot less fatigued at your contact points. Weighing in at 7.9kg (17.4lbs) our test ride was by no means heavy but the GF Ti feels so much lighter on the move, yeah the carbon rims will remove a lot of revolving weight but mostly it is down to the sorted geometry it shares with its scandium sibling. The taller headtube and lengthened chainstays (in relation to their race frames) make sure weight balance is spot on front and rear which is most noticeable on the hills. While climbing you don't get the usual feeling of pushing the bike up through the pedals, it just feels like its attached to your feet and coming with you, almost like running in mid air.
On the downs that balance allows for great control through the corners with just a small shift of body position, the frame again absorbs the bumps along with the carbon fork allowing you to stay on your selected line. The fork works well with the frame matching the ride perfectly, stiffness is there but a small amount of flex keeps the comfort where it is needed. At the tail end of a sportive or audax on unknown roads this is always a welcome advantage, any tightening bends or surface imperfections can be dealt with even when your reactions might not be as sharp as they were at the start. Everywhere else the frame just gets on with its job and a lot of miles can be covered with very little effort. This isn't to say the GF Ti is uninspiring to ride, it is just on the lively side of neutral and any effort you lay down will be transferred straight through the pedals to the tarmac.
At £1399 for the frameset the Gran Fondo represents good value for money, there are cheaper (and many more expensive) titanium frames out there but the overall finish and ride are worth paying for. It is comfortable, fast and fun to ride and the ability to build it up to your own specification ticks pretty much every box. Toe overlap was the only real negative and that was without mudguards, not a major issue out on the open road but hit some traffic and it could soon become a concern. While we're on the subject of mudguards, if you want to go full length you're limited to a tyre width of 23mm, 28mm is possible though if you're willing to go commando. The review of the Ragley Cragg Vale back at the beginning of the year highlighted that this is an issue for some with a lot of riders wanting to run at least 25mm in the winter months. If you're happy with 23mm tyres, as an all rounder the Gran Fondo Ti is a cracking bike taking the sharp handling and performance of the scandium version but with added comfort. At just under 1.5kg for the frameset it is pretty light while being built to take a knock or two, trust me I tested it (the bike shrugged off a couple of scratches while 4 weeks on I've still got whiplash and a broken bone in my foot) and the beauty of titanium is a quick hand polish and it is as good as new. All in all the titanium frame delivers the best of all worlds, speed, lightness, comfort and longevity with only the toe overlap spoiling the party. It is one of the most sorted frames I've ever ridden and for everything except for out and out racing it will provide everything you need.
If you're going to the Cycle Show this weekend have a go yourself as word on the street is that the GF Ti is going to be available for test rides.
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Kinesis GranFondo Ti frameset
Size tested: 54
About the bike
State the frame and fork material and method of construction. List the components used to build up the bike.
A titanium frame with a carbon fork and seatpost designed in the UK while being manufactured in Taiwan
Tell us what the bike is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about the bike?
"This totally new frame uses the proven geometry of the Granfondo Sc and our own Custom Drawn Ti3AL/2.5V tubeset, the outcome is a superbly finished, smooth riding frameset, designed to go the distance and last for years. If speed, comfort, distance, adaptability and durability top your list, then this is the frameset for you." A frameset that will do everything you ask and last you a long time.
Frame and fork
Tell us about the build quality and finish of the frame and fork?
Beautifully designed and crafted
Tell us about the materials used in the frame and fork?
3Al/2.5V titanium tubing, butted and pre-stressed to create the ride feel from day one
Tell us about the geometry of the frame and fork?
All the info you'll every need is here http://www.kinesisbikes.co.uk/technical/racelight/gf_ti
How was the bike in terms of height and reach? How did it compare to other bikes of the same stated size?
It fitted like a glove to be honest, everything in proportion and well balanced
Riding the bike
Was the bike comfortable to ride? Tell us how you felt about the ride quality.
Very, stiff yet that small amount of flex to give a sublime ride
Did the bike feel stiff in the right places? Did any part of the bike feel too stiff or too flexible?
A perfect balance of stiffness and comfort
How did the bike transfer power? Did it feel efficient?
Yes very, no feeling of flex anywhere
Was there any toe-clip overlap with the front wheel? If so, was it a problem?
Yes, a problem in traffic if you forgot about it
How would you describe the steering? Was it lively, neutral or unresponsive? lively enough to keep you on your toes
Tell us some more about the handling. How did the bike feel overall? Did it do particular things well or badly?
Perfectly balanced and very easy to ride even when you're tired after a long day in the saddle.
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's comfort? would you recommend any changes?
Even the horrendous saddle couldn't take away the comfort from the frame
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's stiffness? would you recommend any changes?
FSA's SLK chainset is very stiff enabling you to get the power down
Which components had the most effect (good or bad) on the bike's efficiency? would you recommend any changes?
The whole setup works together
not really what its about
The drivetrain
Tell us some more about the drivetrain. Anything you particularly did or didn't like? Any components which didn't work well together?
Campags Chorus shifters provided a beautiful precise gear change
Wheels and tyres
Tell us some more about the wheels and tyres.Did they work well in the conditions you encountered? Would you change the wheels or tyres? If so, what for?
Perfect in everything but the rain with lightweight and great braking. They didn't feel much different to the Reynolds wheels on the scandium version which are £700 cheaper though
Tell us some more about the controls. Any particularly good or bad components? How would the controls work for larger or smaller riders?
The shallow drop bars, while expensive work well and provide comfort
Your summary
Did you enjoy riding the bike? yes
Would you consider buying the bike? yes
Would you recommend the bike to a friend? yes
About the tester
Age: 32 Height: 180cm Weight: 78kg
I usually ride: Genesis Flyer My best bike is: Ribble Gran Fondo
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Expert
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, commuting, club rides, sportives, fixed/singlespeed,
Stu knocked out his first road.cc review back in 2009 and since then he's chucked the best part of seventy test bikes around the West Country, a couple of them quite literally! With three alloy and two steel bikes in his fleet he's definitely a metal man (that'll be the engineering background) but is slowly warming to that modern carbon fibre stuff along with fat tyres & disc brakes.
It's not all nostalgia though, after spending the last few years in product design Stu keeps banging on about how 3D printing is going to be the next big thing and he's a sucker for a beautiful paint job too.
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A bit surprised they didn't go for long drop brakes and some decent tyre clearance as with the racelight t2 and tk2 frames. Maybe an aesthetic decision more than a practical one?
Sorry should of put this in the review:
The decision on the brakes is driven by the fact that using standard drop calipers gives a larger choice of high end componentry which this price/caliber frame is likely to be built up with.
Thanks for the update joemmo, Spot on. Larger choice of higher end componentry was a major consideration. We have frames for winter training, long drop brakes and larger tyres, I wanted the GF_Ti to have 'sportiness' + all round performance and the capability to take full 'guards, but big tyres weren't high on the list. In fact the comfort that the frame gives makes it feel as if you are on 25's!
The GF_Ti has been so well received that maybe we will look at following it up with a frameset that is set up for long drop, 28's and larger 'guards...
..maybe we will look at following it up with a frameset that is set up for long drop, 28's and larger 'guards...
Yeah, the Shimano BR-R650 brake, while officially being a non-series offer for just this situation (up to 57mm drop) it's really Ultegra-level in the hardware and all the better for being shiny-silver IMHO. I've just finished reviewing a Longstaff Audax bike with 28mm tyres and 'guards and the braking was still superb despite the longer drop obviously (but apparently only theoretically) disadvantaging the leverage somewhat.
I'm no expert but those head tube welds look niiice Normally I glaze over a little when Ti is discussed or reviewed but not this time.
I've just finished reviewing a Longstaff Audax bike with 28mm tyres and 'guards and the braking was still superb despite the longer drop obviously (but apparently only theoretically) disadvantaging the leverage somewhat.
I have to admit I do wonder whether there is much difference between those two brake systems. It would also be interesting to know whether a build for 28mm+'guards would really feel so different. And how much of the feel is due to those £1700 wheels? Questions, questions....
And how much of the feel is due to those £1700 wheels?
I run mine on Open Pros and I agree with all of the sentiments in the review above*. I'm sure it'd feel different if I snuck my Lightweights onto it, but the truth is there's just no need.
*Except the toe overlap - I only get that with the mudguards mounted, which isn't really unexpected.


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Parity hurting ACC's hunt for bowl-worthy teams
Virginia Tech and Georgia Tech have losing records with three
regular-season games remaining, leaving two of the nation's
five-longest bowl streaks in jeopardy.
The Hokies and Yellow Jackets are not the only Atlantic Coast
Conference teams with precarious postseason hopes.
The ACC may struggle to fill its eight bowl slots.
Saturday's North Carolina State-Wake Forest winner becomes only
the fourth team to qualify, joining Florida State, Clemson and
North Carolina has a winning record but is ineligible due to
NCAA sanctions. Miami, under NCAA investigation, could self-impose
its second-straight bowl ban. Miami (5-4), which plays at Virginia
on Saturday, needs one more win before it must make that
No. 8 Florida State and No. 10 Clemson are the league's only
ranked teams and Duke (6-4) has also qualified for a bowl for the
first time since 1994.
Coaches say parity has made it difficult for more teams to
emerge as bowl-worthy. It also could be there's just not a lot of
good football teams in the ACC.
It doesn't say much for the league when Duke, third in line for
bowl consideration, lost to Florida State and Clemson by a combined
margin of 77 points the last two weeks. The Blue Devils also have
an ugly 50-13 loss to Stanford. Duke's least lopsided loss was by
21 points to Virginia Tech.
ACC coaches talk about parity in the league behind the two
powers, but the perception is the league simply lacks depth.
"Clearly the bottom line is that I think conferences are
evaluated on how your top teams play and where they are," said
Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson. "Florida State has the one loss.
Clemson has the one loss. They're clearly the marquee teams of the
conference this year.
"I think for the perception to get better, you're going to have
to have stronger teams in the front, have somebody up there in the
top five or six. Until that happens, the perception is not going to
be as good."
Wake Forest's Jim Grobe is one of those who believes it's a
parity issue, not a talent issue.
"I've always said that anybody can beat anybody, but Clemson
and Florida State are the two teams that are leading the pack,"
Grobe said. "The rest of us are just good football teams that play
good football teams every week. Just look at our schedule. We're
playing pretty good teams week in and week out. It's one of those
deals where anybody can beat anybody, and that's typically
Virginia Tech has appeared in bowls 19 straight seasons, the
nation's third-longest streak, followed by Georgia Tech's string of
15. Each team is 4-5 and must win two of its last three games to
extend its season.
Virginia Tech's streak of bowl seasons began in 1993. Only
Florida State (30) and Florida (21) have longer active streaks.
The Hokies play No. 8 Florida State on Thursday night before
closing their regular season against Boston College and
Georgia Tech has games remaining against three teams with
winning records, including Saturday's game at North Carolina (6-3).
The Yellow Jackets play Duke (6-4) next week and are at No. 5
Georgia to close their regular season.
The Yellow Jackets need a win against the Tar Heels to bolster
their shaky bowl hopes.
"It's been a topic," Johnson said. "It's been one of the
goals for the season, to go to a bowl game and win a bowl game.
That's one of the goals the team set, so it's an important game in
that matter as well."
Virginia Tech's final two opponents, Boston College and
Virginia, have combined for only two conference wins. Virginia
snapped a six-game losing streak with its surprising 33-6 win at
N.C. State last week, leaving the Wolfpack (5-4) one win shy of
qualifying for a bid.
The Virginia win provided more evidence of the league's
"The league has kind of beat each other up," said Clemson
coach Dabo Swinney. "For whatever reason, there has been a lot of
back and forth in this league. Look what happened last week with
N.C. State. Virginia goes in there having lost six in a row and
goes into Raleigh and hangs (33) points on them. It's crazy."
Six teams in the league have four or five wins.
"I think our conference is probably more balanced than most,"
Johnson said, before adding Florida State and Clemson are the
obvious exceptions. "You could make a case – if you take those two
teams out – that everybody's kind of beating everybody."
Wake Forest (5-4) had lost three of four before last week's
28-14 win over Boston College.
"We were in a tough spot with four good teams left to play, and
they knew that we had to win two games to have a chance to play in
a bowl game, so we've got one out of the way," Grobe said. "Our
guys know what's at stake. They know that we've got to win another
game to get bowl eligible. … They know how important this game
is, but I think if you focus too much on being bowl-eligible and
you look at all that pie-in-the-sky stuff, what might happen, you
don't play very good football."
A decision by Miami to remove itself from postseason
consideration would weaken the ACC's pool.
At 4-2 in ACC games, Miami leads the Coastal Division. The
Hurricanes could clinch their spot in the ACC championship game
with wins over Virginia Saturday and Duke on Nov. 24.
The winner of the Dec. 1 ACC championship game in Charlotte goes
to the Orange Bowl. The BCS could take a second ACC team if it is
ranked in the top 14 of the final BCS standings.
The ACC normally is well-represented in the postseason. Since
2005, the conference has sent 58 teams to bowls, the second-highest
total behind the SEC's 61.
It's crunch time for the ACC's bowl-hopeful teams.
"The teams that can bring their best these final (three) weeks
are the teams that are going to be playing in bowl games," Grobe
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There's a new conventional wisdom forming in Washington, DC this July 4th, one that transcends party lines and the usual classifications of "left" and "right" as they're understood in that city. It's only being recognized now, because it deals with a number of different economic issues, but the underlying theme is the same: The American dream of financial independence and security is gone. The sooner you accept that and raise the white flag the easier it will be, so stop struggling.
Theyre saying the ideal of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is dead. Deal with it.
Why, there hasn't been this much unanimity among Washington elites since – well, since they "knew" there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Here's what they "know" now: The United States is doomed to a future of staggeringly high unemployment. Social Security is part of our national deficit and, like that notorious village in Vietnam, we need to destroy it in order to save it. And we must face an open-ended future where the public treasury and personal security are held hostage to the whims of a few "too big to fail" banks.


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Monday, March 26
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Some of you may not know this, but in addition to writing Food Blogga, I also create content for Pork, Knife & Spoon, the blog of The National Pork Board.
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Banish colds, flu, and H1N1, and boost your immune system this winter with these natural remedy foods.
Tall and sturdy, sunflowers seem to radiate good health -- and the seeds of these native North American flowers deliver on that promise. Two tablespoons give you more than a third of your daily requirement of vitamin E. This vitamin helps you resist the flu and upper-respiratory infections by boosting production of T-cells, a type of white blood cell that fights infection.
Pictured here, sunflower seeds are stirred into an autumn greens salad dressed with whole-grain mustard, maple syrup, and cold-pressed sunflower oil.
Other E superstars: almonds, wheat germ, hazelnuts, and peanuts.
Everything about these tender, rich-tasting nuts (pictured at top right) is larger than life, from the 150-foot trees they grow on to the amount of cold-fighting selenium they contain. (A single Brazil nut has 95 mcg -- nearly double the amount you need in a day.) Your body uses selenium to produce those infection-thwarting T-cells, which in turn destroy bacteria and viruses. Studies show that this antioxidant instigates the good bacteria in our intestines to attack bad bacteria and parasites like E. coli.
Don't go on a feeding frenzy, though. Too much selenium can be bad for your health; a small handful of nuts every few days is all you need.
These bumpy, briny bivalves inspire strong feelings: Gourmands revere them; squeamish eaters avoid them. If you're in the second camp, you may want to reconsider. High in protein, iron, and calcium, and one of the most environmentally friendly types of seafood you can buy, oysters also stand out when it comes to zinc. Six oysters provide 32 mg of this essential mineral -- four times the recommended daily amount. Zinc is so crucial that a deficiency in this mineral causes your body to function as if it's older than it really is.
Pictured here, oysters are cooked in an antioxidant-rich stew made from sweet potatoes and leeks.
Other zinc superstars: beef, crab, pork, chicken, cashews, beans, fortified cereals, and other grain products.
If you're looking for a side dish packed with flavor, you can't beat a sweet potato -- in season during the fall in most climates and winter in warmer climates -- and few foods rival it for beta-carotene content. The lining of your lungs and digestive system, the front lines of the infection war, depend on this antioxidant (which your body converts to vitamin A) to function properly. In addition, vitamin A protects the thymus gland, the body's production site for T-cells in children. Roasted, pureed, or fried (as pictured here), there's no need to hold back: For the most part, the body converts the amount of A it needs.
Cultivated for more than 1,000 years, these meaty, tender Chinese mushrooms have long served as both food and medicine. They owe their reputation as immunity boosters to a type of carbohydrate called beta-glucans. Unlike other immunity nutrients, beta-glucans don't create or regulate cells within your immune system. Instead, they act as a kind of decoy, boosting your body's immune response. When you eat shiitakes (or other beta-glucan-containing foods), your immune system reacts as if a harmful substance is present and kicks into high gear to protect you. In a 2004 animal study of swine influenza virus, the group given beta-glucans before infection developed a much milder case of the flu than those untreated. While the swine flu virus studied was not the same strain as the human H1N1 virus, the results show promise for beta-glucans' ability to prevent and treat the flu.
Pictured here, roasted shiitakes are served with garlic (a fellow superfood) and herbs atop rustic Italian bread.
Other beta-glucan superstars: yeast, maitake mushrooms, barley, and oats (particularly the bran).
Brown and fuzzy on the outside, green and luscious on the inside, kiwifruit takes the prize for vitamin C. Considered the go-to resource for staving off illness, C can help increase your resistance to disease and keeps your defenses strong. Just don't wait for the first sign of infection to start fueling up; studies show that taking large doses of C once a cold begins does not shorten its length or severity, but a regular dose of 75 to 90 mg per day might.
Pictured here, kiwis, lime juice, and chopped jalapenos make a delicious relish for this shrimp dish.
Note: Vitamin C is easily damaged by heat and water. Try to consume C-packed foods raw or barely cooked.
Regarded as one of the most potent cold and flu fighters, garlic combats a rogues' gallery of invaders, including bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses, thanks to the presence of polysulfides, a class of sulfur compounds. Ajoene, for instance, inhibits the growth of a broad range of microbes, including Staphylococcus aureus (a cause of staph infections) and E. coli. Garlic's most dynamic compound, allicin, blocks enzymes that help viruses spread. Allicin lies dormant in a clove until it's cut, chewed, or crushed.
Although garlic is often enjoyed roasted (as pictured in this soup), you can maximize its benefits by eating it raw -- or mince a clove and let it sit for a few minutes before cooking.
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