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I'm sweating my ass off. The AC is blasting but it's not doing much, and the temperature gauge is reading 119˚. I can barely focus on it, though, because it's more important I keep my eyes on the stretch of tarmac in front of me as I rush through Arizona's vast emptiness at 168mph in a 750hp M3.
Yes, you read that correctly… 750hp. And what do you expect from numbers that are almost twice what the factory put out? Problems – lots and lots of mechanical problems.
But there weren't any. Go ahead, scour the internet and see how many tuning companies claim "stock drivability." Probably most of them, but the percentage that follow through on the claim is closer to zero than you'd imagine, and you know what? I'm sick of it.
ESS Tuning, on the other hand, could make a different claim along the lines of, "Drives smoother than stock and has a tendency to make Ferrari owners cry." The owner of this M3, Drew Johnson, has a piggybank capable of putting him into pretty much whatever he wants, but while his friends pick Porsches, Lambos, Ferraris and GT-Rs, Drew found himself dumping large sums of money into a car that shouldn't be this insane.
"My friends were kind of stunned by the car," Drew gloated. "Nobody really understood how I could walk away from a 458 Italia or modified Porsche Turbo, but that's why I love it." In fact, Drew's a big fan of "closed course" racing, and you can catch his videos on YouTube under the screen name "DLSJ5".
This M3 is a straight-line specialist, and while that wasn't BMWs plan, it does so damn well. To put things in perspective, this Imola Red M3 weighs around 3700 lb, giving it a power-to-weight ratio of 4.9hp/lb.
Sure, those are just numbers but considering a Bugatti Veyron has 4.2hp/lb, and, if you've been under a rock for the last few years, that's one of the fastest road cars ever.
Like most of us who battle the modifying addiction, Drew's M3 has gradually become faster. And more expensive. What does it take to make this much power and not throw a rod through your oil pan? A fully built bottom-end with forged internals and 10:1 compression. This was
in preparation for the stage 3 ESS VT3-750 supercharger kit, along with some heavy-duty changes to the fuel delivery, reverting to a fixed fuel pressure regulator, telling new-age technology to shove it.
The nice thing about the ESS centrifugal blower is that it gives linear power delivery, instead of the all-at-once feeling of a whiney roots-style blower, or the wait-and-hold-on nature of a big turbo.
Driving this stage 3 car with a light foot is easy, and it's not that loud. But you can tell by the deep ESS exhaust note that it's a rocket. All it takes is a small nudge from your right foot to scare whatever wildlife exists nearby, or Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes, in my case.
The blower makes 13psi at 8500rpm, and getting there is a ride you could charge people for.
Gearshifts are Ferrari fast, thanks to custom ESS programming for the DCT trans. First gear is almost useless, while second teases you with traction if you roll into it, but be careful because it'll kick sideways without warning. Third is probably the most fun – you have grip most of the way through, but by 6000rpm you feel the tires shimmy as they use every centimeter of contact patch to hold on. The feeling you're about to careen off the road to a fiery death persists even at the top of fourth gear, and while it's a little unsettling, it's mostly awesome.
There's one thing Drew doesn't care about, though, and that's making his car handle or stop. "I just like to go fast," he laughed. "I've never been much of a track guy, so I don't bother to change the suspension, but maybe it's time…" Yes, Drew, it was time 200hp ago.
The M3 is scary at speed. If there's one thing you want above 140mph it's stability, confidence and road feel. What Drew's M3 provides is how you'd imagine a blindfolded lap dance to be; exciting and smile-inducing, until you really start to wonder exactly what's going on.
The front tires feel as if they're levitating, and minor steering adjustments do nothing to correct your approach. Sometimes it wanders near the edge of the road but the only thing that gets you back on course is to let off the throttle. But this is a hard command to communicate between brain and foot when you're enjoying the speed so much. It accelerates from 120-150mph with the urgency of an Evora S from 20-40. It… is… awesome.
Unfortunately, Arizona's ludicrously hot desert afternoon isn't all butterflies and rainbows. Remember we said this high horsepower modified car had no problems? Well, they did finally arrive, but it had nothing to do with what ESS fitted.
There's a reason manufacturers do hot weather testing, because intense heat has a knack of destroying everything, and if a car does well in crazy heat, it'll do fine anywhere.
After almost passing out from dehydration and too much sun exposure for a fair-skinned New Yorker, I stopped shooting to sprint up the road and get the AC pumping again. Approaching a gentle curve around 100mph, the power steering failed, making me really appreciate power steering in general.
Popping the hood, I saw the accessory belt dangling off the pulley, and the drive belt beginning to fray and entangle itself around scorching coolant tubes. But, hey, who needs AC and power steering in this weather?
Luckily for me, Dustin Newkirk from ESS Tuning volunteered to return the stricken stage 3 car back to the shop without AC, while I had a chilly stage 1 ESS supercharged M3 waiting for me to drive back.
Stage 1 ESS M3
Director of Sales for ESS Tuning, Roman Zepeda, has chosen to live in Arizona, in the heat I won't stop complaining about, and has a jet-black M3 for his daily driver. "I love the performance and balance of the car," he told us. "Plus the fact it can be used as a practical daily driver."
Starting with the chassis, Roman tossed a set of KW Street Coilovers on the M3, giving it a forgiving but planted ride. For such an aggressive stance, it absorbs road imperfections like a Town Car, but with absolutely no body roll. He gave HRE the task of outfitting his ride with some aggressive P43SC wheels, which were as concave as physically possible.
While boost and horsepower are two of Roman's favorite things, he chose to keep the car civilized with a healthy punch over the factory numbers. The stage 1 ESS VT1 kit makes 535hp, which is no slouch. In fact, it seems crazy that 535hp is the first stage for any forced-induction kit, but nobody's complaining.
While the stage 3 car is completely bananas, stage 1 gets up and goes in a deceiving manner because Roman opted to keep the factory exhaust. So the V8 rumble is there, but it's by no means invasive. There's no road noise inside the cabin either, so everything happens without making a fuss.
Even better; this is a complete package. Slowing from triple-digit speeds is effortless with the AP Racing big-brake kit – a huge reassurance after Drew's stage 3. So with its performance and balance, this is definitely how all M3s should be.
Drew Johnson
Burbank, CA
3999cc V8 32v with built ESS bottom end, 10:1 compression, ESS VT3-750 supercharger kit, exhaust system and ECU tuning
seven-speed DCT transmission with ESS programming
H&R springs
Wheels & Tires
19x9 f, 19x10.5 r Morr VS8.2 wheels, 265/35 f, 295/30 R19 r Bridgestone Potenza RE-11 tires
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Millmont Mennonite Church (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA)
The Millmont Mennonite Church, in Millmont, Pennsylvania, USA, began as a Summer Bible School under the direction of Amos Hershey. It was held from 1951-1954 as an outreach of the Hershey Mennonite Church (Lancaster Conference).
After the Hershey Mennonite Church discontinued sponsoring this outreach in Union County, Amos Hershey continued to visit this area. In 1962, he was asked to direct a Summer Bible School in the area under the leadership of the Juniata District of Lancaster Conference.
The interest of the community in Bible school led to holding church services. The first service was held 11 November 1962 in the former high school building in nearby Hartleton. The Norman Yoder, Norman Groff, and Crist Yoder families founded the new congregation.
In 1963 the congregation purchased a small empty Methodist church on 2nd Street in the village of Millmont for $3,000. This white structure was built in the late 1800s by the German Baptist Brethren, Methodist Episcopal, Lutheran, and Presbyterian denominations who worshiped in it on a rotating schedule. The property was deeded to the Methodists in 1899. The Mennonites held their first service in this meetinghouse 28 July 1963, with a dedication service on 13 October 1963.
The Wayne Kauffman family increased the number of families at Millmont to four. They were followed by the Paul Longenecker family in 1964, the Howard Weaver and Elam Metzler families in 1965, and the Paul Kilmer family in 1968. Deacon Eli Graybill from Juniata County and Amos Hershey helped with preaching in the early days. The first ordination was held 13 March 1966 when Norman Yoder was ordained as minister. Paul Longenecker was ordained as deacon on December 10 of the same year.
With only a small entryway and auditorium, the building soon was not adequate for the growing congregation. There was no room for expansion on the tiny lot so land was purchased on the outskirts of the village. A basement was constructed and in the fall of 1971, after the belfry was torn away, a truck pulled the little church house on wheels the short distance to the new location. An addition was built on the east end where the belfry had been to provide indoor restrooms, a stairway to the basement, and a vestibule.
Howard Weaver was ordained as minister in 1974 and bishop in 1984. In 1978 the decision was made to transfer affiliation from Lancaster Conference to Mid-Atlantic Mennonite Fellowship (MAMF). David Swartzentruber joined the ministry after he moved into the area from South Carolina in 1981. James Weaver was ordained as deacon 27 January 1985, to replace retiring Paul Longenecker.
During 1988-89, the growing congregation added a new auditorium on the north side, installed new benches, and transferred the pulpit from the west end to the north. The old section was completely remodeled and the former little Methodist meetinghouse was no longer recognizable. In 2012 the building had a face-lift when tan siding replaced the white of many years, new windows were installed, and stone was laid.
Roy Longenecker was ordained as minister in 1990 to replace retiring Norman Yoder. In 1994 Roy was ordained as bishop. Lewis Hoover was then ordained as minister in 1996.
In 1997, when the congregation had outgrown the facilities, an outreach was established near Milton. A group of about 50, including Bishop Roy Longenecker, became part of the new congregation named Shalom Mennonite Church. In 2003, Philip Siegrist was ordained as deacon at Millmont to assist James Weaver.
Roy Longenecker requested a release from bishop responsibilities at Millmont on 19 October 2009. In 2010, Jonathan Schmidt of the Haycock congregation was appointed by MAMF to serve as bishop at Millmont. Minister David Swartzentruber and deacon James Weaver resigned in the fall of 2010. A year later, Nathaniel Reiff was ordained as minister on 18 September 2011.
In 2012, the Millmont and Pleasant View (MAMF) congregations partnered to found a mission church in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. On 16 September 2012, Mark Weaver, of the Millmont congregation, was ordained as pastor for the developing church.
In 2013, the ministry team at Millmont consisted of ministers Lewis Hoover and Nathaniel Reiff, deacon Philip Siegrist, and Jonathan Schmidt serving as interim bishop. Membership as of 1 January 2013 was 83.
Stauffer, Romaine, ed. Mid-Atlantic Mennonite Fellowship, 1972-2013. Myerstown, Pa.: Little Mountain Printing, 2014.
Additional Information
Address: 1310 Millmont Road, Millmont, Pa. 17845
Phone: (570) 922-4405
Denominational Affiliations: Mid-Atlantic Mennonite Fellowship
Millmont Mennonite Church Pastoral Leaders
|Norman Yoder
|Howard Weaver
|David Swartzentruber
|Roy Longenecker
|Lewis Hoover
|Nathaniel Reiff
Map:Millmont Mennonite Church (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA)
|Romaine Stauffer
|Date Published
|May 2014
Cite This Article
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Guide to the University of California, Santa Barbara, Chicano Studies Institute records UArch 25
Scope and Content of Collection
- Department of Chicano Studies collection, UArch 15.
- El Centro collection, UArch 71.
- Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) records, UArch 20.
- Affirmative Action collection, UArch 35.
- Centro News, an EOP/Student Affirmative Action publication, in Serials Short Runs.
- Encuentro, a Chicano EOP publication, in Serials Short Runs.
- La Gaceta de Santa Barbara, Chicano Studies Department publication, in Serials Short Runs.
- Laberinto del Centro, Chicano Studies Center publication, in Serials Short Runs.
- Si Se Puede, El Congreso publication, in Serials Short Runs.
- Public Information Office (PIO) Subject files, UArch 12.
- UCSB Ethnic Studies Protest collection, CEMA 93.
- MEChA (El Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan) Collection, CEMA 36.
- Laberinto del Centro
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Series I. Administrative Files
Subseries A. Background Documents and Reports
Origins and Objectives I. c. 1963-1970
Contents and Introduction
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Programming Activity
A. Research c. 1970-1972
B. Academic c. 1970-1972
C. Student Services c. 1969-1973
D. Public Service c. 1970-1971
E. Public Information c. 1970-1971
III. Participation c. 1969-1971
IV. Funding; V. Facilities c. 1969-1971
VI. Structure and Administration c. 1969-1972
Documentation on the Origin and Purpose for the Center for Chicano Studies 1974
Graduate Affairs document
Section I
Section IV
Section VI
Section VII
A Report on the Center for Chicano Studies at UCSB: Jan. 1970-Jan. 1972 Feb. 1972
Contents and Introduction
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Annual Report 1972-1973
A Report on the Center for Chicano Studies: Jan. 1970-Jan. 1975 Jan. 1975
Section I, Background
Section II, Purposes, Goals & Objectives
Section III, Programs & Activities
Section IV, Accomplishments
Section V, Problems
A Report to the President of the University of California from the Student Affirmative Action Task Groups July 1975
Report on Activities Sept.-Oct. 1975
Alternative development strategies, general literature c. 1975-1976
Student Affairs Report on Chicano Students n.d.
Plan of Operation n.d.
Subseries B. Financial Files
Budget c. 1970
Budget c. 1970-1971
Center for Chicano Studies Review Project June 1974
Proposed budget for El Congreso 1974-1975
Budget 1975-76, 1976-77
Budget 1976-77
Miscellaneous / unlabeled
Central Duplicating
Central Garage
Central Stores
Check Request (non-payroll)
Computer Center
Miscellaneous, entertainment requests
Learning Resources
Low Value Authorization
Physical Plant
Purchase Orders
Recharge Forms
Travel Advance
Travel Vouchers
Budget Fiscal Year July 1, 1977-June 30, 1978
Adjustment Requests
General Ledger - Final
General Ledger - Interim
General Ledger - August-June
La Escuela
Project 47, 20962
Project PSE, 20968
Budget 1978-1979
Adjustment Requests
Central Reprographics
Central Stores
Check Requests
Computer Center
Learning Resources
Misc. invoices
Overdrawn Accounts
Pacific Duplicating
Purchase Orders
Transportation Services
Travel Advances
University Center
Budget 1979-1980
Cumulative Report Aug. 1979-May 1980
General Ledger June 1979-June 1980
General Salary Increase
Budget Fiscal Year July 1, 1980-June 30, 1981
Final Cumulative Report June 1980
General Ledger June 1980-Jan. 1981
General Ledger Feb-June 1981
General Ledger - General Salary Increase
Ledger Fiscal Year 1981-1982
Grant Funding
Expired Grants
Report PR070 July-Oct. 1981
Dec. 1981-May 1982
FIPSE - General
FIPSE - Report PR070 July 1981-Dec. 1981
FIPSE Jan. 1982-May 1982
Ledger Fiscal Year 1982-1983
June-Nov. 1982
Miscellaneous/unknown Dec. 1982-Feb. 1983
Affirmative Action budget 1977
Accounting Office payroll deadlines June 1, 1977
Misc. payroll/budget notes c. 1979
Center employment payroll charts c. 1970-1980
Subseries C. Subject Files & Miscellany
Academic advising c. 1975
Ad Hoc Chicano Implementation Committee Response to the One-Page Summary of the Ad Hoc Review Committee Report on the Center for Chicano Studies n.d.
Advisory Committees 1970-1971
Copies to JUNTA May 1970-Jan. 1971
Correspondence Jan. 1970-Feb. 1971
Meetings Apr. 1970-May 1971
Proposals c. 1971
Reports July 1970-Feb. 1971
Misc. committees, notes
Affirmative Action Advisory Committee 1976-1978
Affirmative Action Committee 1967-1972
Affirmative Action Plan (Chicano component), UCSB 1975
Assembly Bill No. 86 Oct. 2, 1973
Assembly Bill 1329: manual, proposal 1975
Assembly Bill 1329: reports, analyses, perspectives 1977
Bureau of Educational Personnel Development (BEPD) & Resource Management Corporation (RMC) Questionnaire for Projects Funded Under the Education Professions Development Act (EPDA) of 1967 1971-1972
Bilingual education philosophy n.d.
Bilingual education federal guidelines c. 1974
Bilingual education: Title VII Proposal 1974-1975
Browning Ferris Industries (BFI) strike March 6 (no year)
Campus survey 1972-1974
La Causa publications list; "The National Character of Mexico: Myth or Reality," 1972-1973
Census 1970 materials c. 1970
Center for Chicano Studies / Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Affirmative Action Recruitment Project & EOP film, Villa & De Necochea 1975-1977
Chicano EOP (Educational Opportunity Program), internship recruitment slide proposal 1975
Chicano EOP (Educational Opportunity Program), internship recruitment slide proposal - personnel 1975
Chicano Studies and Chancellor's Ad Hoc Committee, "Binder 1 of 2," c. 1978
Chicano studies brochures and flyers 1972-1973
Confederation of MECHA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan) 1973-1974
Data requests and status reports 1974-1975
Draft, response to Report of President's Task Force on Chicanos and the UC c. 1975
Faculty - Academic Senate 1974-1975
Faculty Development - To Meet the Needs of Non-traditional Students: An Overview and Case-study from a Unique Multi-racial Institution, Blake & Saufley, UCSC n.d.
Instructional development proposal (proposal for evaluation of Chicano Studies curriculum) 1976
Junta Directiva 1970-1975
Misc. newsletters, including Hoy, 1972-1975
National Chicano Health Organization (NCHO) 1974-1975
ORDA (Office of Research Development & Administration) memos & bulletins 1982-1983
Personnel Activity Report 1976-1977
"Pre-Med Group" - jobs in government; catalogs 1972-1975
President's Commission on Campus Unrest 1970-1972
Promotional booklet for Chicano Studies c. 1970s
Reforma (National Association of Spanish Speaking Librarians in the US) 1984
Santa Barbara School District Executive Committee, meeting agendas & minutes 1975
Schools - literature, articles & papers 1974
Schools - misc. notes, correspondence, etc. 1975
Statistical Summary, Center for Chicano Studies 1970-1973
Task Force on the Evaluation of Student Participation in the Governance of the UC, Departmental Chair Questionnaire Apr. 18, 1975
UC Steering Committee 1974-1976
Series II. Research, Projects & Grants
Subseries A. Research by Name
Arce, Robert - La Escuela internship agreement Oct. 1, 1978-June 30, 1979
Carlos, Manuel - NIE (National Institute of Education) proposal 1975-1976
Casas, J. Manuel - Project 22, Internal Speech and Problem Solving Strategies of Bilinguals 1978
Casas & San Miguel
County CETA (Comprehensive Employment & Training Act) A852, closing financial report acct. 8-447620-20977 Oct. 1978
City CETA "Careers" contract 5518, quarterly reports Mar. 1979-Sept. 1980
City CETA expense report 4318, acct. 8-447620-20981 Mar. 1979
City CETA, closing report, contract 4318, March portion Mar. 1979
City CETA, contract 5518, expense reports acct. 8-447620-20982 Apr. 1979
City CETA expense reports acct. 8-447620-20982 May-June 1979
City CETA, contract 5518, quarterly report June 1979
City CETA expense report acct. 8-447620-20982 July 1979
City CETA "Career Services" draft materials July 1979
City CETA "Career Services," request for extension July 1979
City CETA expense reports acct. 8-447620-20982 Aug-Sept. 1979
"Careers" final report, financial 8-447620-20991 Oct. 1, 1979-Sept. 30, 1980
City CETA contract 4961, "Career Services Training..." second extension Oct. 1, 1979-Sept. 30, 1980
City CETA "Careers" contract 4961, fund 20991 Oct. 1979-Sept. 1980
City CETA, contracts 5518/4961, correspondence 1979-1980
City CETA contract 5518 1979-1981
"Careers" final report, financial 8-447620-20982 1979-1980
Chavarria, Jesus
Department of Health, Education and Welfare (DHEW) 1973-1975
NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) postdoctoral fellowships, Mexican-American studies 1972-1973
Table of contents
I. NEH fellowship announcement
II. Correspondence
III. Winners/Alternatives - Zamora, Carlos
III. Winners/Alternatives - Gomez-Quinones, J.
III. Winners/Alternatives - Reyes, Donald
III. Winners/Alternatives - Baiocco, C. Norma
III. Winners/Alternatives - Vega, W. A.
III. Winners/Alternatives - Hagood, Richard A.
III. Winners/Alternatives - Ornelas, C.
IV. Applicants Considered - Arreguin, E.
IV. Applicants Considered - Arterton, F. C.
IV. Applicants Considered - Briones, E.
IV. Applicants Considered - Britton, J. A.
IV. Applicants Considered - Carranza, E.
IV. Applicants Considered - Craven, G. A.
IV. Applicants Considered - Farr, K. R.
IV. Applicants Considered - Garza, R. J.
IV. Applicants Considered - Gonzalez, R.
IV. Applicants Considered - Hanley, B. L.
IV. Applicants Considered - Hanley, D. E.
IV. Applicants Considered - Martin, F. V.
IV. Applicants Considered - Petesch, D. A.
IV. Applicants Considered - Sanchez, F. A.
IV. Applicants Considered - Stouffer, W. B.
V. Application Requests, no files
VI. Late Applicants
Mailing addresses of applicants
Cruz, Josué - Project 28, Preference of Non-handicapped Chicano Children Toward the Handicapped 1978
De Necochea, Fernando
7-7980 Research development project n.d.
Research results dissemination Feb-June 1976
Miscellaneous 1972-1973
Flores, Henry - Proposals 1976
Garcia, Eugene E.
NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) 1976
Ford Foundation 1976-1977
NIE (National Institute of Education) proposal 1977-1980
OHD (Office of Human Development), "Bilingual Development: A Four Year Follow Up," proposal Sept. 1979
OHD (Office of Human Development), "Bilingual Development: A Four Year Follow Up," Committee on Activity Involving Human Subjects paperwork Sept. 1979
"Bilingualism in Children and Families and Schools: A Follow Up," NIE (National Institute of Education) proposal Nov. 1979
Interamerica, "Bilingualism in Children and Families and Schools: A Follow Up," proposal Nov. 1979
NIE (National Institute of Education) G-79-0130, vouchers & receipts, expenses 1979-1980
"Linguistics and Social Interactions," proposal 1979
Garcia & Gonzalez
Grant OEG 90-C-1258, "National Study of Early Childhood Bilingualism"
(01) Proposal 1977-1980
01 Period, invoices/expenses 1977-1979
(01/02) Supplies/expenses 1979-1980
(01/02) Travel 1979-1980
(01/02) Correspondence 1977-1980
(02/01) Committee on Activity Involving Human Subjects paperwork July 25, 1978
(01/02) Personnel 1979-1980
First extension, proposal 1979
Second extension, proposal 1979-1980
Fund 23558, supplies & expenses 1979-1980
Fund 23558, travel expenses 1979-1980
Fund 23558, personnel expenses 1978-1979
Salary & wage payment, financial status report, 01 period 1977-1979
Project 24, National Conference on Language Assessment in Bilingual Education 1977-1978
Garcia, Gonzalez & Perissinotto
"Linguistics and Social Interactions," NIE (National Institute of Education) proposal Oct. 1978
"Linguistics and Social Interactions," NIE, Committee on Activity Involving Human Subjects paperwork 1979-1980
"Linguistics and Social Interactions," Resubmitted proposal, NIE July 1979
"Linguistics and Social Interactions," NIE, correspondence 1979-1980
Garcia, Mario - General research grant 1975-1976
Gonzalez, Gustavo - Proposal 1974-1976
Gonzalez, Tomas
Library Training Program, AEP I Experimental, course evaluations/questions 1976
Library Training Program, AEP I Experimental, report 1976
Library Training Program, AEP I Experimental, correspondence & bibliographies 1976
Leal, Luis
3-7980 Research Development Project (I) 1979-1980
3-7980 Research Development Project, invoices, cultural arts 1979-1980
Project 26, Mexican/Chicano Arts and Humanities Program Development 1977-1978
Lomeli, Francisco
Center budget binder 1978-1979
Academic Senate general research funds, "Brief History of Chicano Literature," 1979-1981
Faculty development affirmative action, summer grant, "Chicano Literature: 19th and 20th Century Discoveries," 1978-1979
Faculty development affirmative action proposals, "Brief History of Chicano Literature," 1980-1981
Instructional development, "Curriculum Development Workshop on Chicano Literature," 1980
Proposal, "A Study of the Creative Process in Chicano Literature," 1979
Student affirmative action project, fund 8-447620-52930-3 1979
Lomeli & Leal - 8-7980 Research development project 1980
Ornelas, Carlos
Chicano political communications study
General file 1969-1972
Proposal 1971-1976
Preliminary reports, surveys, etc. 1970-1971
Reports 1970-1971
Surveys 1970
Computer printouts 1970
Casa de la Raza, research grant 1976-1977
FIPSE (Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education) proposal, "Bilingual Traineeships in Community Clinics," 1976-1979
Ortiz, Isidro
Project 27, various study projects: Political Socialization, Community Organizations, Desegregation 1978
Proposal for Community-based Spanish-speaking Neighborhood Preservation Project in Santa Barbara 1978
CETA (Comprehensive Employment & Training Act), NIE (National Institute of Education) proposal, "Impact of Prop 13...," 1978
Research development project (I) 1979-1980
Padilla, Amado M. - NIMH (National Institute of Mental Health) proposal for an Abstracted Bibliography and Review of the Literature on Mental Health Issues Relevant to Spanish Speaking Minority Groups in the US 1972-1973
Padilla, Fernando V. - Research project, "Development of State Science Policy," 1975-1976
Perissinotto, Giorgio
"Maintenance of Spanish: Mechanisms of Language Reinforcement by Peers, Parents and Siblings," proposal 1980-1981
"Maintenance of Spanish: Mechanisms of Language Reinforcement by Peers, Parents and Siblings," Committee on Activities Involving Human Subjects paperwork 1980
Perissinotto, Garcia & Gonzalez - "Analysis of Linguistic & Social Interactions in Mexican-American Children," Jan. 1980
Sanchez, Julian - WEEA (Women's Educational Equity Act) Program, "A University Recruitment, Retention, and Career Advancement Program for Reentry Chicanas," 1980
Sanchez, Patrick - CSU Fullerton, Centro project 1974
San Miguel, Guadalupe
"Educational Policy, Racial Discrimination, and Chicanos in the Southwest," NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) proposal Sept. 1979
"Challenges of Segregation: Mexican Americans and the Politics in Texas, 1929-1979," NIE (National Institute of Education) grant May 1980
Talamantes, Ines - General research funds, Academic Senate, "Becoming a Woman: Structure and Meaning of Isanaklesde Gotal," 1979-1980
Thornton, Toni C. - Fellowship 1973-1974
Trujillo, Robert G.
Hispanic Information Management Consortium, UCLA/UCSB/NEH, correspondence (Richard Chabran - UCLA) 1980
Hispanic Information Management Consortium, intercampus agreement UCLA/UCSB, originals & drafts Mar. 1, 1981-Feb. 28, 1982
Valencia, R.
OHD (Office of Human Development) Grant 90-C-1777, "The Relationship of Parental and Home Characteristics to Mexican American Mothers' Perceived Expectations of the Actual Cognitive Performance of their Preschool Children"
Binder - Proposal 1977-1978
Binder - Preschools 1978
Binder - Phone log Oct-Dec. 1978
Budget worksheets 1979-1980
Correspondence & finances 1978-1979
Supplies & expenses 1978-1979
Travel expenses (01) 1978-1979
Personnel expenses (01) 1978-1979
"Mexican American Parents' Estimations of Child Intellectual and Academic Performance"
NIE (National Institute of Education) proposal Jan. 1980
Original proposal n.d.
Committee on Activities Involving Human Subjects paperwork Jan. 1980
Proposal for annotated bibliography on Chicano early childhood development June 1975
La Escuela Internship Program Oct. 15, 1975-Oct. 16, 1976
La Escuela Internship Program Oct. 17, 1976-Sept. 30, 1977
La Escuela Internship agreement July 15, 1977-June 30, 1978
"Co-contract / ETV and the Regent County CETA 15, 16 & PSE July 15, 1977-June 1978"
Canceled & adjusted file 1978
Misc. notes & correspondence 1966-1972
Valencia & Cruz - Project 23, Study of Mexican-American Mothers' Expectations of the Cognitive Skills of Preschool Children 1977-1979
Vasquez, Richard - List of agencies 1974
West & Jensen
Data #1 n.d.
Data #1 spreadsheets
Zamora, Carlos - NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) postdoctoral 1972-1974
Subseries B. Research by Subject
La Escuela Tiburcio Vasquez, bilingual multicultural project
General file 1976-1977
Emergency School Aid Act Proposal 1976-1977
Report of audit on La Escuela Tiburcio Vasquez June 1-Sept. 30, 1977, July 11-Sept. 30, 1977
County CETA A901, closing financial report acct. 8-447620-59421 Nov. 1, 1978-Sept. 30, 1979
La Escuela, agreement 1979
Internship agreement, invoices 1979-1980
School and Community Relations Project
CETA (Comprehensive Employment & Training Act) Project 47-6044 - Contract & amendment, internship program, July 15-Sept. 30, 1977
County CETA 6044 - Acct. 8-447620-20962, closeout report July 15-Sept. 30, 1977
CETA Project 47-8444 - Contract, internship program Oct. 1, 1977-July 14, 1978
CETA Project 47-8444 - Correspondence, internship program Oct. 1, 1977-July 14, 1978
CETA Project 47-8444 - Expenses, internship program Oct. 1, 1977-July 14, 1978
County CETA 8444 – Closing financial report Oct. 1, 1977-July 14, 1978
CETA Project 47-6044 – School/Community relations survey 1978
CETA Project 47 – Final report, "original" xerox 1978
CETA Project 47 – Final report, corrections 1978
CETA Project 47 – Final report, corrected copy originals 1978-1979
CETA Project 47-8444 – Closing report 1978
"School-Community Relations: A Look at Parent Involvement at Franklin," June 1978
Bilingual broadcast media project, final report 1978
Bilingual Education Newsletter project, CIJE (Current Index to Journals in Education) & RIE (Resources in Education) literature search, ERIC database, 1966-1977 July 1977
Chicano library development project c. 1975
Experimental programs for opportunities in advanced study & research in education 1978-1980
Milpas Community Center, Associated Students donation 1971-1973
Proposal for research/training in language assessment/billing c. 1979
Research development project 07427-7, 1979-1980
Santa Barbara County Community Action Commission, work program grant 1975-1976
Summary of Housing & Community Development Act of 1977 Oct. 1977
Title VII Project, Santa Barbara c. 1973-1975
Subpart F – Youth, community conservation & improvement projects, draft Aug. 18, 1977
Instructional development & Chicano Studies video project, "Conversations with Chicano Poets," 1977-1978
Partnership Program multimedia project 1976-1977
Subseries C. General/Miscellaneous
Proposals & Research – Proposals 1968-1975
Proposals & Research – Research 1968-1975
Proposals & Research – Research 1968-1975
Reports & Projects – Reports 1969-1975
Reports & Projects - Projects 1969-1975
File of information for Annual Report 1970-1976
"The Study of Early Childhood Bilingualism: Strategies for Linguistic Transfer Research," Eugene E. Garcia
"Education Vouchers: A Report on Financing Elementary Education by Grants to Parents," Center for the Study of Public Policy Dec. 1970
"The Sociocultural Context in Education," Luis M. Laosa June 1976
"Trends in Bilingual Education and the Law," Herbert Teitelbaum & Richard J. Hiller 1976
"U.S. Office of Civil Rights (DHEW) Lau Remedies: Administrative Feedback," John B. Lum, Lau Project
California state agency internships 1975-1976
File of information for Annual Report 1975-1976
Preschool Bilingual Research Program, Progress Report, July 1, 1975-June 30, 1976, Eugene E. Garcia Aug. 10, 1976
"Teacher Behaviors and Cultural Responsiveness: Theoretical and Practical Considerations," Robert A. Cervantes June 1976
"Preschool Bilingual/Bicultural Education for Spanish-Speaking/Surnamed Children: A Research Review and Strategy Paper," Padilla, Wagner-Gough, Amaro-Plotkin & Amodéo Dec. 19, 1975
Proposals & grants for various projects 1976-1977
Research development 1978-1979
Project 1-78, Luis Leal
Project 2-78, Isidro Ortiz
Project 3-78, Manuel Casas
Project 4-78, Francisco Lomeli
Project 5-78, Gustavo Gonzalez
Project 6-78, Gonzalez/Perissinotto
Project 7-78, Jose Cuellar
Project 8-78, Public policy forums
Project 9-78, Center publications
Project 10-78, Cultural arts program
NEH (National Endowment for the Humanities) research program guideline 1978-1979
OHD (Office of Human Development) application for grant 1979
Economics & discrimination articles c. 1975
Research development project (I) 0-2980 1979-1980
Contracts & grants, general 1970-1973
Misc. grant finances 1974-1975
Series III. Programs & Seminars
Subseries A. Special Student Services
Special Student Service (SSS), "vol. 2," June 1, 1968-June 30, 1972
Campus Relations
Chancellor's Office - Chancellor Cheadle, V. I.
Chancellor's Office - Executive Vice Chancellor Snyder, J.
Chancellor's Office - Chicano Assistant to Chancellor Herrera, R. E.
Counseling Center
Reading Study Center
Graduate Division, Dean Collins, R. O.
Graduate Division, Associate Dean Fagan, B.
Contracts & grants, Reese, P.
Vice Chancellor, Business & Finance
Financial Aid
Affirmative Action Committee
Reports & conferences
"Alphabetical file"
Information requests
California Reading Clinics
Najera, Carlos
Padilla, Christine
Sanchez, Julian
Santa Barbara County Mental Health Services
Scheff, Tom
Valencia, Richard
Progress Report, Special Student Services Project
Personnel Management Association of Aztlan
Off Campus Relations - Educational Institutions
Office of the President, University Extension
Marshall University
Gardner, David P., Vice Chancellor U.C. Berkeley
San Diego State
Virginia Commonwealth University
Off Campus Relations - Government
Off Campus Relations - Community Action Commission, Santa Maria
Special Services general file (1 of 2) 1970-1973
Special Services general file (2 of 2) 1970-1973
Special Services Project meetings 1971
Proposal & report information 1971-1972
UC Berkeley Special Services Program, EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) 1971-1972
Proposal to Commissioner of Education for disadvantaged in division of Student Services, July 1973-June 1976 1971-1973
Trio Program – Upward Bound, Talent Search & Special Services 1971-1973
Contracts & & grants 1971-1973
Narrative program description 1971-1973
Peer Group Program 1971-1973
Description & letters of progress of the Chicano Studies Program 1972
Peer Group Program budget 1972
Tutoring services 1972
Response to EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) 1972
Career Services 1972
Reports & conferences 1972
Chicano Studies Student Services Review Report Jan. 1972
Library Services May 31, 1972
Quarterly Report, Peer Group Program Fall 1972
Quarterly Report, Minority Placement Fall 1972
Contracts & grants, correspondence Dec. 1972
Special Student Services Project, "vol. 2," July 1, 1972-June 30, 1973
Campus Relations
Chancellor's Office - Chancellor V. I. Cheadle
Chancellor's Office - Gifts and endowments
Chancellor's Office = Executive Vice Chancellor J. Snyder
Planning, Analysis & Budget, R. Jensen
Chicano Assistant to Chancellor, R. E. Herrera
Placement Office
Vice Chancellor Student Services
Dean of Students Reynolds, Lyle G.
Counseling Center
Reading Study Center
Financial Aid Office
Information Systems, R. Kroes
Center for Black Studies, A. Akoni
Black EOP (Educational Opportunity Program)
College of Letters & Science, A. P. Alexander
Contracts & grants, P. Reese
Graduate Division, Dean, R. O. Collins
Graduate School of Education
Sociology Department
Administrative Committees - Physical Planning Committee
Chicano Organizations - MECHA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan)
Chicano Organizations - La Raza Libre
Off Campus Relations - Educational Institutions
Cal State Fullerton
Cal State Los Angeles
Cal State Sacramento
Cal State San Diego
Oklahoma State Stillwater
San Diego State
UC Los Angeles Extension
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Off Campus Relations - Government
Internal Auditing
Legal Defense Center
Reports & conferences
Information requests
Alphabetical file
Alurista, Alberto
Arroyo, Luis
Barragan, Martha
Bovar, Lonnie
Campos, Connie
Nakatsu, Gail
Padilla, Chris
Paciano, John
Stevenson, Mike
Tavera, Hank
Unzueta, Manuel
Evaluation & financial report on Peer Group Program 1972-1973
HEW (Department of Health, Education and Welfare) annual report 1972-1973
Minority placement 1972-1973
Statistics 1972-1973
Information request, Mary Venegas, May 9, 1973 1972-1973
Peer Counseling Program 1972-1973
Trio project proposals 1972-1974
Proposal to Commissioner of Education for disadvantaged in division of Student Services, July 1, 1974-June 30, 1975 1972-1974
Proposal to Commissioner of education for disadvantaged in Chicano Studies, May 1973-June 1974 Mar. 30, 1973
Special Student Services Project OEG 9-72-0127, Chavarria, "no. 2," June 1973
Budget notes & projections
Central stores rentals
Central stores requisitions
Consultant agreement
Duplicating services
General requisitions
Inventorial equipment
Payroll timesheets
Telephone bills
Transfer of funds
Travel vouchers
Work orders
Subseries B. Bilingualism Seminar
Mexico City seminar 1971
Participant support
Summary & evaluation
Seminar participants evaluations 1971
Contract & grant proposal 1971
Seminar for Bilingual Instruction 1971-1973
Award notification
Chavarria, misc. notes 1971-1972
Seminar for Bilingual Instruction, Financial records 1972-1973
Budget notes
Consultants 1971-1973
Mexico City seminar 1972
Curricula information from 1972 seminar participants 1972-1973
Report 1972
Budget plan 1972-1973
Mexico seminar 1973
Report on the 1973 Summer program in Mexico
Seminar "carry over," 1973
Grants manual and general instructions
Budget notes 1973-1974
Budget reports
Honorariums 8-408520-23430-3
Report on status of applicants 1973
List of conferences Mar-June 1973
Financial Report, Bilingualism Seminar, Cuernevaca Mexico Summer 1973
"UNEX – Instruction," c. 1973
Award notification
Budget report
Budget notes
1973/74 budget request
Budget breakdown
Budget notes & projection
General Bilingualism Seminar files
Report on Bilingualism Seminar, rough draft c. 1972
Participants – General file 1971-1973
Participants – Carlos G. Velez 1971
Participants – Course questionnaire 1972-1973
Survey – General information c. 1974
Survey – Results, Chicano Studies programs & courses c. 1974
Bilingual survey summary sheets 1971-1973
Misc. grants & reports c. 1971-1973
First Annual Multilingual-Multicultural Conference, California State Department of Education, San Diego Apr-May 1973
Institute at Colorado State University 1974
Subseries C. General Programs and Events
Student Affirmative Action (SAA)
EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) SAA Program accounting invoices
General ledger 1982
Memos/letters 1981-1983
"2010" In state travel June 30, 1982
"4000" Mail Sept 30, 1981-June 30, 1982
"4100" Telephone July 1981-June 1982
"8000" Campus services / supplies/materials July 1981-June 1982
"8000" Copying/printing Jan-June 1982
Expenses 1979-1980
Bilingual Cooperative Work-Study Program, coordinator Richard Vasquez 1975-1976
Partnership Program outreach film, project coordinator Luis Torres 1976-1977
El Congreso 1975
Seminars for SAA Outreach Program 1972-1976
Visiting Lecturers Program
Visiting Scholars Program, general file 1972-1973
Announcements 1972-1973
Visiting lecturers program 1974
Visiting lecturers 1976-1977
Visiting Faculty Lecturers Program 1977-1978
Visiting lecturers 1979-1981
Chicano writers lecture series, video agreements 1977
"A Decade of Chicano Literature, 1970-1979" Roundtable Conference May 23-24, 1980
Drafts & preliminary organization worksheets 1980
Papers, originals & drafts 1980
Correspondence 1980-1981
Honoraria May-June 1980
Audio, refreshments, S&E, transportation (expenses) May-June 1980
Holiday Inn Motel May 1980
El Paseo dinner list, checks May 1980
UCen 2284, lunch n.d.
Mexican/Chicano Labor in U.S. Conference, June 26, 1976 May-July 1976
Second UCSB Roundtable Conference on Mexican & Chicano Labor, schedule, Oaxaca, Santos, Mattas June 24, 1977
Summer Institute for Chicano Studies 1970-1971
Management Seminar, Management by Objectives May-June 1974
Third World Counselors in Higher Education Conference, Apr. 5-7, 1978 1977-1978
Panel on Immigration and Public Policy, Oct. 5, 1977 1977-1978
Chicano art exhibit, Manuel Unzueta May 6-31, 1973
Film series 1977-1978
San Francisco Mime Troupe 1974-1975
El Teatro de la Esperanza 1976-1977
Daniel Valdez concert 1975-1976
Cultural events 1974-1981
Bilingual/Bicultural Work-Study Program 1975-1976
Library skills class 1975-1976
Proposal for Institute of Chicano Faculty and Graduate Students on Research Methodology in Chicano Cultural History Feb-Mar. 1974
Chicano Arts & Lectures Program 1975
Mini-Corps Program Oct. 1987
Misc. programs 1975
Misc. notes 1972, 1975
Event posters c. 1977
Series IV. Correspondence
Subseries A. General Correspondence by Date
Incoming Dec. 3, 1968
Fiscal Year July 1, 1969-June 30, 1970
July 1969-Mar. 1970
Apr-June 1970
Outgoing Aug. 1969, Jan-June 1970
Fiscal Year July 1, 1970-June 30, 1971
July 1970-Jan. 1971
Feb-June 1971
July 1970-June 1971
Fiscal Year July 1, 1971-June 30, 1972
Vol. I, Incoming
July 1971-Jan. 1972
Feb-Mar. 1972
Vol. II, Incoming
Apr-May 1972
June 1972
Vol. III, Outgoing
July 1971-Mar. 1972
Apr-June 1972
Fiscal Year July 1, 1972-June 30, 1973
Vol. I, Incoming
July-Sept. 1972
Oct. 1972-Mar. 1973
Vol. II, Incoming Apr-June 1973
Vol. II, Outgoing
July 1972-June 1973
Fiscal Year July 1, 1973-June 30, 1974
Incoming July 1973
Incoming Aug. 1973-June 1974
Outgoing July 1973-Mar. 1974
Outgoing Apr-June 1974
Fiscal Year July 1, 1974-June 30, 1975
July 1974-June 1975
July-Sept. 1974
Oct. 1974-June 1975
Fiscal Year July 1, 1975-June 30, 1976
July 1975-Feb. 1976
Mar-June 1976
July 1975-June 1976
Fiscal Year July 1, 1976-June 30, 1977
July-Dec. 1976
Jan-June 1977
July 1976-June 1977
Fiscal Year July 1, 1977-June 30, 1978
Index (incomplete)
July-Oct. 1977
Nov. 1977-June 1978
Index (incomplete)
July 1977-Mar. 1978
Apr-June 1978
Fiscal Year July 1, 1978-June 30, 1979
Incoming July 1978-June 1979
July 1978
Aug. 1978-Mar. 1979
Fiscal Year July 1, 1979-June 30, 1980
Incoming July 1979-June 1980
July 1979
Aug-Sept. 1979
Oct. 1979-Jan. 1980
Feb-June 1980
Fiscal Year July 1, 1980-June 30, 1981
Incoming July 1980-June 1981
July 1980-Apr. 1981
May-June 1981
Fiscal Year July 1, 1981-June 30, 1982
Incoming Nov. 23, 1981, Feb. 8, 1982
Fiscal Year July 1, 1982-June 30, 1983
July 1982-June 1983
July 1982-Apr. 1983
May-June 1983
Fiscal Year July 1, 1983-June 30, 1984
July 1983-June 1984
July 1983-June 1984
Subseries B. Correspondence by Subject
Bilingualism Seminar correspondence
Chronological index July 6-Dec. 27, 1972
July-Dec. 1972
Chronological index Jan. 9-June 29, 1973
Jan-June 1973
Chronological index July 3-Sept 29, 1972
July-Sept. 1972
Chronological index Oct. 9-Dec. 31, 1972
Oct-Dec. 1972
Chronological index Jan. 2-Mar. 19, 1973
Jan-June 1973
Correspondence re: proposals & reports c. 1973
Misc. correspondence 1971-1972
SAA (Student Affirmative Action) internship files, correspondence 1971-1973
July-Dec. 1971
Jan-June 1972
July-Dec. 1972
Jan-Apr. 1973
May-Aug. 1973
Information requests, correspondence 1972
Information requests, correspondence 1973
Affirmative Action Program correspondence 1973-1975
Chicano EOP (Educational Opportunity Program), internship recruitment slide proposal, correspondence Apr-Dec. 1975
Centro bilingual/bicultural work & study program, correspondence from Paul Flores July 18-Aug. 15, 1975
Correspondence re: Critique of Bilingual Education Project c. 1974-1975
Correspondence on student recruitment Nov. 1975
Library correspondence Sept. 19, 1972, Sept. 18, 2002
Series V. Audio
Dr. Albert Camarillo (13 tapes) May 26, 1976
A Decade of Chicano Literature, Reels 1-7 (14 tapes) c. May 1980
Chicano Steering Committee meeting with Hitch n.d.
"La Chicana," n.d.
Panel 1, Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Border n.d.
Side 1
a) Julio Rivero, Intro to Concept of Perspectives on the U.S.-Mexico Border
b) Oscar Martinez, "Chicanos and the Border Cities: A Historical View"
c) Julio Rivera – Footnote
Side 2
a) Mario Garcia, "Politics and the Mexicans of El Paso, 1890-1920"
b) Ricardo Griswold del Castillo, "Border Newspapers, 1909-1914"
Tape II, Mexican Immigration n.d.
Side 1
a) Griswold (cont.)
b) Mexican Immigration
c) Francisco A. Rosales, "Origins of Mexicano Immigrants to Chicago During the 1920's"
Side 2
a) Rosales (conclusion)
b) Gilbert Cardenas, "Critique of Public Data on Mexican Immigration and Illegal Aliens"
c) "Some very excellent comments concerning political economics"
Tape III, Political Sociology n.d.
Side 1: Armando Gutierrez, "Development of Raza Unida Party: Ideological Development"
Side 2: "A discussion Cristal"
Tape V, The Politics of Containment n.d.
Side 1
a) Opening Comments, Daniel Moreno
b) Richard Santillan, "Chicano Political Self-Determination: A Case Study of the Attempted Incorporation of East L.A."
c) Fred Cervantes, "Chicano Voter Participation in Incorporated Los Angeles: The Case of the 14th Councilmanic [sic] District"
Side 2
a) Cervantes, conclusion
b) Discussion
"Discussion between several people about education & teacher's organization, mostly speaking English," n.d.
The Concept of National Minorities, Fred Cervantes, U.S.C., Observation on Soviet Minorities, Policy: Nationality in a Post Industrial Society n.d.
Dr. Albert Camarillo of UCLA for Dr. Garcia of UCSB May 26, 1976
Race & Labor in the South West, David Montejano, Andrés Jimenez n.d.
Colloquium: Ethiopia, Philippines & Colombia n.d.
"Emma Sanchez: Discussion on what the participants want to hear," n.d.
Science & Man Conference, Mexico D.F.: Discussion on developed & underdeveloped nations n.d.
Dr. Feliciano Rivera n.d.
Ralph Guzman talk, c/o Roberto Aguilar n.d.
Juan Rodriguez; Juan Bruce
Side 1: Juan Rodriguez - Essay on Tomás Rivera Apr. 7, 1977;
Juan Bruce – Novoa, "Themes & Space of Chicano Writers," Apr. 11, 1977
Russell A. Ruiz lecture, Presidios of California, UCSB Library Apr. 15, 1981
Poetry reading by Jose Montoya, Centro Chicano May 5, 1981
Meeting re: Center and Chicano EOP / other move Dec. 12, 1983
Chicano Studies UCen Pavilion, P. Richardson Mar. 11, 1985
Latins in the Media, UCen Pavilion (2 tapes) Mar. 4, 1985
Chicano Studies, Engr. 3108, subject: Americanization, tape #1 and 3 Aug. 16, 1985
Chicano Studies, Engr. 3108, subject: Americanization, tape #2 and 4 Aug. 16, 1985
Chicano Studies, Engr. 3108, subject: Americanization, tape #6 and 8 Aug. 17, 1985
Chicano Studies, Engr. 3108, subject: Americanization, tape #9 Aug. 17, 1985
Chicanos and the Social Sciences (7 tapes) May 22-23
Mexicano/Chicano "Encuentro" (2 tapes) May 12, 1982
Topic: "La Metodologia de la Castellanizacion Grupos Indigenes," Sra. Profa. Gloria Ruiz de Bravo Ahuja July 30, 1973
"Lengua, Cultura & Cambio Social," Sra. Profa. Margarita Nolasco Armas July 30, 1973
Tema: Preparacion Profesional de los Maestros Indigenes, Profa. Arana July 30, 1973
Benjamin Gonzalez: Alfabetizacion en Lengua Indigenes July 31, 1973
"The Machinery of Suppression in Don Porfirio's Mexico," Dr. William Dirk Raat, Dept. of History, State Univ. of New York-Freedonia, Centro Conference Rm Apr. 29, 1981
Tape II of III, "Immigration Conference," a.m. workshop, Speaker Rose Ochi, Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy; Carlos Vasquez, professor, Cal State Dominguez Hills n.d.
Tape III of III, Carlos Vasquez (cont.), workshop: Carlos Vasquez, Bert Corona, Rose Ochi, Maria Gonzalez, Maria Cabreras, Carlos Perez, Carmen Mejia, Marcos Vargas, Gil Cuevas, et al n.d.
Prof. Lorenzo Meyer, Colegio de Mexico, Seminario #4: "El Sistema Politica Mexicana Contemporanea 1900-Present," July 5, 1973
Jorge Alberto Manrique, Seminar #6 July 17, 1973
Jorge Alberto Manrique, "La Violencia en El Arte Mexicano," Seminar #6 July 17, 1973
Villegas, Seminario #7 July 18, 1973
Jose Moreno de Alba, Seminar #9, La Univ. de Mexico, Hablo sobre su trabajo July 24, 1973
Luis Villoro, Seminar #5 July 12, 1973
Prfa. Josefina Vasquez de Knauth / Seminario #5 July 10, 1973
Unlabeled tape of meeting n.d.
Series VI. 2017 Addition circa 1970s-2003
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Annual Reports 1972-2003
Miscellaneous Reports and background on founding of Chicano Studies Institute
Background on Chicano Studies Institute, as well as the founding of the Chicano Studies Department
Programming activity and student services (1970s); Special Student Services Project (1972-1973); Correspondence with Chancellor's Office (1969-1970s); 1973 program in Mexico; El Congreso bylaws, (circa 1977); 1979 Chicano Survey; Faculty advisory committee meeting (1979); affirmative action materials (1995) 1969-1995
Affirmative action materials (1995); Legal Chair memos (1993); Hispanic Agendas (1990); Chicano Studies memos and minutes (1989-1992); Mexican Studies Program (circa 1989-1992); Hunger Strike outcome, (1994-1996); 1998 Latina/Latino policy research program proposals; Incoming correspondence, (early 1970s); correspondence (1994-1998) 1970s-1998
Committee on Latino Research, SCR 43; Committee on Education Policy and Academic Planning (1996-1997); Rodolfo Acuña v. Regents of the University of California; Center for Chicano Studies, miscellaneous materials, (1996-1999) 1996-1999
Miscellaneous research and conference papers; 1999 Letter from Mexican Department of State
Miscellaneous posters and news clippings
Miscellaneous photographs


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"Hey, check me out everybody! I'm dancin', I'm dancin'!"
Having wrapped his third Borderlands DLC - The Secret Armory of General Knoxx - we caught up with Claptrap for a quick Q & A to discuss fame, breakdancing, and most importantly, his upcoming collectible. Read on...
FIGURES.COM: Borderlands turned you into an overnight sensation. How are you handling the new-found fame?
You exhibit some mad b-boying (b-boting?) skills in Borderlands. Which movie moves you the most: Breakin' or Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo?CLAPTRAP: What does being famous really mean anyway? Sure, Lady GaGa does my laundry on Tuesdays but only because that's J. Lo's day off. Am I better than regular people? Sure, but that's true for ALL celebrities. Listen, fame has its perks but I refuse to let it change who I am... on the inside. I'm still the same lovable robot I was before my breakout role in Borderlands. So what if I enjoy shoulder rides from Matt Damon every now and then...
Speaking of articulation, toy company NECA is producing a Claptrap action figure. What's the best part about having your own collectible?Ha! Seriously, who told you to ask me about this? Heheh... man, this really takes me back:
1984. Stylin' in my red Bugle Boy parachute pants and high-top Kaepa tires. It was there on the set when Ice-T and I first met. He showed me some smoove pop 'n lock moves and I dem'd him how to throw down some friggity-fresh rhymes. Back then we were both tryin' to fake it till we'd make it. Well he got his big break with that movie and I ended up makin' it all the way to the cutting room floor. But don't feel bad for Ice, I hear he's doin' a'ight these days... and playin' Borderlands. Fo' realz, yo*.
[*NOTE: Ice-T really is a Borderlands fan.]
We're told that the Claptrap action figure even talks! Can fans expect to hear any of your def beatboxing?You mean besides having a constant reminder of just how ridiculously good-looking I am?! Is it terrible that I want to make out with NECA's prototype? Hey Im not talking about sex here... maybe just some dry humping. But seriously folks, it looks *that* good.
The other great thing will be leaving it on night stands as I ready up to sneak out the door...
Other than the two obvious reasons I just stated, it'll be nice that all my fans will be able to have me on their shelf staring back at them as they play the game. We're through the looking glass, people!!
You've been shot and brutally beat - multiple times - by bandit thugs in Borderlands. Does the thought of kids playing rough with your action figure bother you?Who am I to refuse the wants and desires of my adoring fans? Never in a thousand years could I be that cruel!! But alas, it will be nigh-impossible to include ALL my best lines because there are just too many to choose from. So, I guess I am despicable after all... cruel because there's only so much I can give. <sigh>
You have a hit game and an action figure on the way. What's next for Claptrap? Borderlands the musical?Yes, in the game I get beaten by bandit thugs and midgets. And midgets are just shorter, cuter versions of kids, am I right? So don't worry, children, you can't cause any harm unless you put me in your mouth and choke on it. Since we're on the topic, all the pretty ladies should know I'm required by law to have a Choking Hazard warning on my "package". I'm just sayin'...
Oh, I've been fielding various offers, as they've been pouring in, but everything in front of me seems like typecasting - mechanical buddy, robot sidekick, homicidal cyborg - I've got so much more to offer! I've got range*! I'm even thinking of doing a little off-Broadway for a few weeks... word is Wicked needs a new Tin Man. But all that is secondary to the next game, Borderlands II: The Legend of Claptrap's Gold. At least that's what I'm calling it for now.
[*NOTE: Fans can see an example of Claptrap's incredible acting skills HERE.]
"Unce! Unce! Unce! Unce! Ooo, oh check me out. Unce! Unce! Unce! Unce! Oh, come on get down."
Sounds like Claptrap has a bright future ahead of him and we wish him the best of luck! Someone else staying busy is NECA whose Claptrap action figure is nearing completion. Pictured is an exclusive first look at the figure about 50% done which NECA aims to have out late summer/ early fall 2010. Because the figure is still early in development, NECA stresses that the following information is still very tentative and subject to change. The goal is to have the Claptrap figure stand approximately 4.5 inches tall and to include a display base to pose him on. The figure will feature a wide range of articulation to recreate Claptrap's in-game movement, including fully articulated arms, antenna, working shocks, and a wheel that can roll and pivot. NECA also plans to incorporate sound, some from the game and perhaps some created just for the figure. An SRP of $13.99-$14.99 is expected.
Special Thanks:
* David Eddings - Voice of Claptrap,VP Business Development & Licensing at Gearbox Software
* Randy Falk - Director of Product Development at NECA


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/usr/bin and currently I can start it by typing
sublime_text in console. Whenever I start it its icon appears in the Shell's Dock but I can't pin it, and it doesn't appear in the Applications menu either.
How do I add it?


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Apple Nut Hotcakes
Meet the Cook: Not only are these an old family favorite, they're a neighborhood favorite as well. We have several bachelor neighbors who all rave about them. My husband (who built an addition on our house to hold all of my cookbooks!) and I have three grown children and one grandchild. -Barbara Nowakowski, North Tonawanda, New York
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Makes10-12 cakes
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup milk
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 egg whites
- 1/2 cup shredded peeled apple
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1-1/2 cups apple juice
- In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. In another bowl, combine milk, butter and vanilla; mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter with apple and nuts. Pour batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto a lightly greased hot griddle; turn when bubbles form on top. Cook until second side is golden brown.
- For syrup, combine sugar, cornstarch and allspice in a medium saucepan; stir in apple juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, about 6-8 minutes. Serve over hotcakes.
Nutrition Facts3 each: 464 calories, 19g fat (7g saturated fat), 29mg cholesterol, 636mg sodium, 64g carbohydrate (34g sugars, 3g fiber), 11g protein.
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May 26, 2012
These didn't turn out very well. The batter was so thick, it was really hard to get the pancake to cook all the way through and there wasn't enough apple flavor. I didn't make the syrup because I didn't have any apple juice, but I've made other apple pancakes and used regular syrup and they've tasted great. I guess I'll stick with my other recipes.
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English alt-rock band Keane formed back in 1997, but it wasn't until 2004 that the group really took off with the release of "Hopes and Fears," and the single, "Somewhere Only We Know" which became a huge hit resulting in a Grammy nomination for the band - Best New Artist. Since then, they haves achieved mainstream success and released three additional full-length studio albums, 2006's "Under the Iron Sea," 2008's "Perfect Symmetry," and this year's "Strangeland," as well as 2010's "Night Train" EP.
The fact that Keane stand on their own, with songs so gorgeously filled with shimmering pop radiance is the reason, why we've chosen the band as one of our Artists To Watch for 2004.


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Hunkydory Summer
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FotoMagico 4 Review: Creating Slideshows on a Mac
- Easy to use
- Supports layers and multiple audio tracks
- Automatically shows iPhoto, Lightroom and other image folders in browser
- Relatively expensive
- Requres drag-and-drop of some folders into browser
- Would benefit from more transitions and special effects
Boinx's FotoMagico is perhaps the most sophisticated slideshow creation software available for Mac users. In this review, we take an in-depth look at FotoMagico 4, a major update with several cool new features, most notably the ability to use layers and a timeline complete with audio waveform.
New users, especially those with at least a cursory understanding of slideshow creation, will be able to produce a slideshow quite easily with FotoMagico 4. It took me less than 15 minutes to put together a short slideshow the first time I used the product.
Templates can be created quite easily with FotoMagico, so that you don't have to reinvent the wheel each time and, with version 4, FotoMagico is now compatible with retina displays.
Current users will make the transition to version 4's user interface and new features without much of a learning curve. Although .ssd and .ssp file formats are no longer supported, any previously created .fms files can be opened, played and edited in the latest version.
That said, there are some features and time-saving tips that aren't necessarily intuitive or obvious, so be sure to take a look at the Boinx site and the software's Help section.
Also of note is that previous versions of FotoMagico (FotoMagico Home and FotoMagico Pro) have been incorporated into version 4 and the price has dropped to about $100 (from $140). As a result, there is no additional discount for upgrading from a previous version. However, a free upgrade to version 4 is available for those who purchased 3.x Pro after 10/9/2012. FotoMagico Remote, which controls your show with an iPhone, is available at the App Store for $4.99.
Other than the addition of the Timeline and Audio Waveform, the user interface hasn't changed much in FotoMagico 4. It's clean, straightforward and easy to navigate with dropdown menus and drag-and-drop simplicity.
The Stage (which is the main screen with the Start and Finish windows), takes up the bulk of the window, but the size of the sidebar can be adjusted and the Timeline and Audio Waveform can be compacted if you need more screen real estate.
Beyond the addition of a toolbar with dropdown menus, most of the action takes place in the sidebar and timeline. Four browsers are listed under the sidebar, one each for accessing features for images, movies, and audio and a fourth entitled "options" with subsets of additional adjustments for the three types of media.
Image Browser
The Image Browser provides access to photos from iPhoto, Aperture, Adobe Lightroom and Finder folders that contain images. The latter is a little misleading, though, since I had to drag and drop a number of folders with images into the Image Browser.
I would much rather have direct access to all folders on my hard drive and external drives via the browser to save the extra step of adding them manually. Once the folder has been added to the browser, you can scroll through each to see thumbnails, which can be enlarged or made smaller via a slider.
You can also search for images, open a preview and call up image information (EXIF data) all from within the browser. The structure is basically the same for movies with the addition of iTunes as a source. The Audio Browser includes GarageBand and iLife Sound Effects along with Music and Sounds folders.
An Options Inspector provides additional tools and actions for images, movies, titles and audio. Here, for example, slide duration, transition and some color correction adjustments are available for still images. Movie volume, ducking (fading audio at a certain point within the movie), adding a color border, color correction/saturation adjustments and more are available under movie options.
For titles, you can choose a font style and size, color, opacity, alignment, and animation and even adjust kerning and leading for the ultimate in finetuning. The Audio Inspector allows users to loop the audio, link the timing to the slides or lock in the timing. You can also adjust volume, ducking and fades.
One of the best feature additions to the program is layers. Now, each slide can support up to six layers of still images, video and titles, each with its own animation. That means that you can have the background image zoom out, while other images can each move left-to-right, up-and-down, etc.
Since, by nature, layers overlap one another, sometimes it's difficult to choose or move a single layer. To isolate a layer, it can be locked and moved without affecting other elements.
Timeline with Audio Waveform
The other big addition in FotoMagico 4 is the Timeline with Audio Waveform. While the Storyboard is still available, the Timeline/Audio Waveform combination makes it much easier to finetune adjustments.
Audio markers can be inserted a couple of different ways including by running the slideshow, clicking on the audio track and tapping the M key to mark when a slide should advance to the next image. Given that the rhythm of a slideshow and audio track (at least for me) is almost instinctive (like tapping one's foot), tapping the M key seems the most natural and organic way to time slide transitions.
Real-Time Color Correction for Movies
Also new to version 4 is the ability to color correct movies non-destructively and in real time. (Prior to version 4, this was only available for still images.) Another new feature is an adjustable border for movies and photos.
When you design a slideshow that you really like or want to use repeatedly for your clients, it's easy to save a slideshow and later drag and drop different images onto the Storyboard or Stage. Of course, you can change the audio track, too. It's pretty simple and efficient.
Alternatively, you can designate certain images as placeholders to be replaced by others. However, it seems easier just to save one slideshow — complete with animations — and replace the images, titles and, if needed, the audio track, including the option to include a narration.
FotoMagico 4 handles just about all common image types, including RAW (as long as the OS version you're using supports it) and it won't crop panoramas. Importantly, FM4 posts a warning if, for example, the image is too large and it provides a one-click option to resize the selected image or to resize all the images in the slideshow to fit the Stage resolution. You'll also get a warning if, as I did, you set a slide's duration for too short a time given the transition and transition time selected.
If you plan a long slideshow or presentation, you can break the show into sections or chapters. For business presentations, you can also add notes to appear on a teleprompter or Boinx's iPhone Remote app.
FotoMagico 4 offers a number of sharing options. Fortunately, these don't require a whole lot of technical knowledge to use, although they also offer options for those who want to determine various parameters such as compression and frame rate.
The first of these sharing options is a Standalone Player, which has some limitations. For example, it will only play on an Intel Mac running OS X 10.6 or newer with a "reasonably modern" graphics card, i.e. a Mac that will run FotoMagico 4.
Also, if you use DRM-protected audio, it will only play on five different computers, and these need to be authorized (just as if you purchased a DRM-protected song from iTunes and wanted to play it on different devices at home). On the up side, you'll get the best quality this way, according to Boinx. Additionally, you can limit the number of times the slideshow can play.
You can also give the slideshow an expiration date. For example, if you've prepared a slideshow for a wedding client, once the client has paid for it, you can send a copy with no expiration date. Better yet, you can enter information so that the end of the slideshow shows the name of the slideshow, copyright information, a link to contact the author (and a button that automatically opens an email addressed to author with the title of the slideshow in the subject line), a link to author's webpage, and a link to Boinx.
Other sharing options include QuickTime, YouTube, iPhone, iPad, AppleTV, and DVD. All of these sharing options are relatively easy to set up and export, especially since FotoMagico 4 alerts you to any problems and offers suggestions on how to rectify the issues.
Another new feature, added in a recent 4.1 update, alerts you if and when a duplicate photo, video or audio track is being used in a single slideshow. Version 4.1 also fixes a bug that did not alert users to new updates. So if you have FM4 installed, please be sure to update it now.
Even newcomers to slideshow software can quickly create a simple show using FotoMagico 4's Instant Slideshow feature. Slide show creation can be "instant" indeed, so if you're in a real hurry, just use the default settings. However, users can also select various options including slide duration, transition, and animation, among other parameters.
More complex slideshows are relatively easy to create. It's best if you have at least a little knowledge of standard slideshow and video terminology, such as in and out points. No worries if you don't, though, since all you have to do is click on FotoMagico Help to get a full rundown of terminology and instructions on how to create a slideshow. The Help section is well organized and clearly written.
Once you have the basics down, it's easy to grow into the program by playing around with various features and adjustments if you'd rather explore than read through Help files.
I used a 2012 MacBook Pro with 8GB of RAM to create several short slideshows, none of which took more than 15 minutes to put together. Rendering time was pretty fast, depending on the complexity of the show.
Of course, a very short slideshow that took two minutes to render on my laptop may take longer on yours, but it seems that FM4 doesn't have any performance lags, whether it's in rendering or making real-time adjustments.
Overall, it doesn't take much time to become accustomed to FotoMagico 4's user interface, features and tools. Just be sure to dig around a little to discover all that this slideshow software has to offer.
For Mac users, slideshow software probably doesn't get a whole lot better than FotoMagico 4. The software has been around for a while and the latest version brings with it some significant new features. It's fast and easy to use. In the right hands, it can be a useful tool for creative and business output.
I have to say, though, that as a crossplatform reviewer, I have used the Windows-only Photodex ProShow Gold and ProShow Producer slideshow software for a number of years. While I haven't done a feature-by-feature comparison between the Photodex products and FotoMagico 4, even ProShow Gold (the least expensive of the Photodex applications) offers a broader feature set — including a broader range of transitions, effects and image editing options — than FM4.
Still, FotoMagico 4 is an excellent piece of software that will probably remain permanently installed on my MacBook.
System Requirements:
Mac OS X Lion v. 10.7 or later
Mac 2009 or newer
$99.99 (Apple App store or www.boinx.com)
- Easy to use
- Supports layers and multiple audio tracks
- Automatically shows iPhoto, Lightroom and other image folders in browser
- Relatively expensive
- Requres drag-and-drop of some folders into browser
- Would benefit from more transitions and special effects


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BERKELEY — There are no due dates or fines, no alarmed exits or burly security guards — you can't steal books that are free — and no admonitions to keep voices at a whisper.
In fact, at the Little Free Libraries, where signs encourage passers-by to "take a book, return a book," talk is encouraged.
"It starts conversations," said Pieter Schouten, who hosts a little library on Dowling Place, along a route he says is popular with folks going from the Mokka Cafe on Telegraph Avenue to Alta Bates Hospital.
"I never thought something so simple could make such a difference to a neighborhood," he said.
Schouten's little library is part of a worldwide network of free libraries that started in 2009, in Hudson, Wis., when Todd Bol built a small replica of a one-room schoolhouse to honor his mother, a teacher.
He mounted the schoolhouse — actually an elaborate box — on a stake outside his home where neighbors would pass by, and filled it with books, according to the organization's website.
As the concept grew, the Little Free Library became a nonprofit corporation that encourages building communities through the free exchange of books. There are now more than 10,000 little libraries in 52 countries, the website says.
From afar, the little libraries often look like birdhouses — or like mailboxes imitating birdhouses — though there is reportedly one made from an old phone booth in the Rockridge area of Oakland and newspaper articles talk about others made from old suitcases, microwave ovens and even a minifridge.
Typically a Little Free Library holds one- to two-dozen books, though some have shelves that can hold more. Little Free Library sells ready-made libraries and kits for home assembly; they also offer plans people can download free to make their own.
In Schouten's case, his daughter's second-grade class at the Escuela Bilingüe Internacional constructed his library using Little Free Library plans. Schouten bought the library at a school fundraising auction about nine months ago.
Across town, Joe Hellerstein, the steward of the little library near the intersection of Marin Avenue and Santa Barbara Road, decided not to use either the ready-made structures from the Little Free Library or its plans.
He went down to Urban Ore and found an old wooden box that suited the purpose. (The Little Free Library website encourages the use of recycled materials.)
Hellerstein got the idea from the source. He's from Wisconsin and visits annually.
"I saw them there and was charmed," he said. People come by on their daily walks, and the titles are constantly changing, Hellerstein said.
"Occasionally, somebody will dump a technical manual, but mostly it's good stuff," he added.
Even if you build your own container, the Little Free Library website encourages registration, which entails a modest fee and includes little signs with the Little Free Library logo, a charter number and the option to have the registrant's library address plotted on a map, which is available online.
Not all free libraries are part of the network. There's one at Rose Street and Shattuck Avenue and another sporting Christmas lights on Carleton Street near San Pablo Park that appear to be independent. There's a table at Berkeley's Washington Elementary School where children are encouraged to leave and take books. The name "Little Free Library" is trademarked, but the concept, of course, is free to anyone who wants to set up an exchange.
Most of the little libraries in the Berkeley-Albany-El Cerrito area are near residences, but Kathleen Glenn decided to put hers in front of her framing shop on Stockton Avenue in El Cerrito.
It was a birthday gift from her daughter, who, Glenn said, knows how much she values community.
"People love it," Glenn said. "Little kids' books really go fast."
Glenn said she loves holding real books in her hands and sees her little library as contributing to their preservation. "I don't want to see books disappear," she said.
Learn more
The Little Free Library is at www.littlefreelibrary.com.


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March 2011
Doing Dallas for HELLHOLE
Two cities left of the 13 cities, and I still have energy. In fact, with great turnouts in Chicago and Atlanta, I got a boost to keep trudging along on the marathon. And last night's signing in Dallas drew the biggest crowd of the whole tour—so far. Houston, you have a last chance to kick it up a notch tonight.
HELLHOLE Book Tour, Week Two: Atlanta Pizza Party and Book Signing
I'm in the Atlanta airport right now, getting ready to board…seems like I just got here yesterday. Wait, I did…
Yesterday, after rounding up my baggage in the claim area, I met the driver Robert, who had already arranged his schedule of dropby bookstores. It felt strange to be coming through the Atlanta airport for something other than DragonCon. Rebecca and I have come to DragonCon for the past twenty years or so, missing only once; it is definitely one of our favorite cons of the year. The town seemed empty without all the extra fans.
Day 13 of HELLHOLE tour: Covering Chicago
6:30 AM in the lobby of the hotel in downtown Dayton (worst in-room hotel coffee ever!), I asked if the hotel offered a shuttle to the airport—they did, but it had departed fifteen minutes earlier.
HELLHOLE Tour Day 12—Birthday and Booksigning in Dayton
With yesterday's lunch of fried chicken and dinner of pepperoni and sausage pizza, it was not a good cholesterol day (and it didn't lead to a good night's sleep either).
HELLHOLE Tour: Lexington, Kentucky…a Day off, sort of
I left home (alas) back to the Denver airport for my trip to Lexington, Kentucky for the next leg of the Hellhole tour. I arrived at O'Hare Airport with a lot of extra time—we landed 25 minutes ahead of schedule, but then I had two hours of layover anyway. I had plenty of time to call Rebecca, our fan club president Deb Ray, and catch up on my email. I am also starting work on our third Terra Incognita crossover rock CD, and I completed several letters to Shawn Gordon (exec producer) and Henning Pauly (score).
HELLHOLE Book Tour: Home Again in Denver, for 1 Day
The prospect of going home again is worth getting up at 4:30 AM.
Last Day of the West Coast HELLHOLE Tour
Since the past two days in LA did not start early, I had caught up on my sleep. Wednesday, however, I was scheduled for an hour-long interview at 7 AM with a Denver radio station, KHOW, to talk about my Thursday signing in Denver. Brian and I had train tickets to San Diego a couple of hours later, and the hotel desk warned us we might not have enough time to get to the train station. I called ahead, hoping to start the interview a few minutes earlier in order to give us a little more travel time.
Book Tour Day 8: Even More HELLHOLE in LA
It seems a long time since I've spent two nights in a row in the same bed. With two signings in the greater Los Angeles area (Pasadena and Huntington Beach), we stayed at a centrally located hotel in Beverly Hills as our base.
Ken picked us up again in the morning to spend the day driving around to bookstores. I was in the room trying to upload the previous blog and photos in a very, very slow internet connection (and the cell phone dropped calls several times…funny, I would have thought Beverly Hills to be Cell-Phone Central).
HELLHOLE in LARead more
HELLHOLE Tour Day 5—San Francisco
After yesterday's overnight trip on the Amtrak from Portland down to San Francisco, I awoke surprisingly refreshed. I don't usually sleep well on the train (with the jerking and lurching it's like someone constantly shaking you awake). Brian and I each had cramped sleeper compartments (I think they're called "cozy") with a little table and a bench seat, and a private coffin-sized bathroom cubicle about half the size of an airplane toilet. But the train took us where we needed to go. We were pulling into Sacramento when I woke up, with rain sheeting the window.


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Moffat commented on the announcement saying " 'It's about time. Technology has finally caught up with Doctor Who and your television is now bigger on the inside. A whole new dimension of adventure for the Doctor to explore.'"
This is not the first time the Whoniverse has touched upon three dimensions. The Children in Need charity special Dimensions in Time has touched upon it. As well as the Series 5's first teaser trailer (that can be seen in HD and 3D here.)
This news has already been criticised by many fans. Some saying "What's the point when barely any people have 3D TVs?". Others have wondered why they're going to be spending the money on 3D rather than trying to make it longer than one 60 minute special. Some are wondering whether it's going to be true 3D, or simply a 2D to 3D conversion.
My feeling is that this will be done in the same way as the Olympics. BBC One (HD) will both show 2D, while BBC HD picks it up in HD.
According to the Guardian (which means as far as we know right now, it's unconfirmed direct from a Beeb source), It's also been said that the 50th Anniversary will be making it's way into cinemas. The BBC's controlling of Drama commisioning has said: "We will be doing it on cinema screens as well. We are working out the logistics of that at the moment because we need to make sure the main BBC1 experience remains absolute value for money for the audience."
How will this go down? Only time will tell, but IMHO, 3D alone? Bad idea. Mix it with cinema releases in both 2D and 3D? Much better.
BBC Source. Guardian source.


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VICTORIA - The B.C. government is backing away from demands that the province's teachers sign a new 10-year contract and is instead offering a shorter term with a signing bonus if a deal can be reached quickly.
B.C. Teachers' Federation president Jim Iker, who is also the union's chief negotiator, said it's a welcome move but just one step toward a new contract.
"Teachers will be relieved to see it off the table," said Iker. "It was unfair, unreasonable and an unworkable proposal from the beginning. It was more about partisan politics and electioneering.
"We've been clear that we want a settlement that is fair to our teachers and provides better supports for our students."
Education Minister Peter Fassbender said he and Premier Christy Clark have heard opposition from the BCTF to a 10-year contract and the government will introduce a new bargaining mandate to teachers today.
"One of the major elements is that we're prepared to negotiate the first step to a decade of labour peace by putting a six-year term on the table," said Fassbender.
"The second thing we're doing is putting a time-limited signing bonus on the table as well so we clearly show we want an agreement. We want that agreement before the end of the school year. We think it's critical for students, parents, teachers, trustees, everyone to know that we can look forward to labour peace come September."
The move comes as the BCTF and government appeared set to dig in on a lengthy dispute over a new collective agreement.
B.C.'s 41,000 teachers began the initial stages of limited job action in April by not supervising students outside the classroom and not performing administrative duties.
The government has responded by threatening to force the teachers federation to pay the full cost of its benefits during job action, which could cost approximately $5 million a month.
Clark's Liberals campaigned in last May's provincial election on negotiating a 10-year contract with teachers. Fassbender said that's still the goal, but it can also be accomplished with a six-year deal and then immediate negotiations on reforming the bargaining system to try to extend labour peace to a full decade.
The signing bonus amount and exact deadline won't be revealed until the government's chief negotiator, Peter Cameron, tables the offer to the BCTF today, said Fassbender.
"This isn't the end of negotiations, but it is a clear signal on behalf of the premier, myself and government that we want a deal," said Fassbender. "We want it before the end of the school year."
Iker said he hopes the government comes to the table with new proposals that address the issues of smaller class sizes for students, class composition guarantees and minimum levels of specialist teachers who work one-on-one.
Iker said the union has already moved from its initial support for a three-year contract to a four-year agreement. "We're closer."
Iker said he couldn't comment on the proposed signing bonus because he hasn't seen it. "(Today) we'll be at the bargaining table and we'll take a look at it."
However, he added, it's only one factor. "This government is still pushing zeros, a non-retroactive increase in year one and another zero in year two. We've just come off two legislated zeros.
"We're open to compromise. Bargaining is about moving forward, not backward."


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Updated at 7:05 ET
Democrats in Virginia are accusing state Republicans of taking advantage of a prominent civil rights leader's trip to Washington for the presidential inauguration to pull a "dirty trick" in order to take control of the state Senate in the 2015 elections.
The state Senate is split 20-20 between Republicans and Democrats. On Monday, while state Sen. Henry Marsh (D) — a 79-year-old civil rights veteran — was reportedly in Washington to attend President Obama's second inaugural, GOP senators forced through a mid-term redistricting plan that Democrats say will make it easier for Republicans to gain a majority.
With Marsh's absence, Senate Republicans in Richmond had one more vote than Senate Democrats and could push the measure through. The new redistricting map revises the districts created under the 2011 map and would take effect before the next state Senate elections in Virginia and would redraw district lines to maximize the number of safe GOP seats.
The move was a surprise to just about everyone, including Republican Gov. Bob McDonnell who has not yet pledged to endorse the new district lines, which must now go through the GOP-controlled House of Delegates and finally across McDonnell's desk before final approval.
Some of the sparse details from the AP:
After the measure was sprung on unsuspecting Democrats, its sponsor, Republican Sen. John Watkins of Powhatan, defended it as an effort to create another majority black Senate district. What he didn't say is that it would create even more GOP-dominant districts.
Democrats are outraged.
"It goes against every tradition," state Sen. Creigh Deeds (D), the party's 2009 gubernatorial nominee, told TPM Monday. "It was a dirty trick."
Deeds' office is still going through the new Senate maps pushed through by Republicans. Early reports indicate that Deeds may be among the hardest-hit. Regardless of whether the bill eventually becomes state law, Deeds said the Republican move could damage the fragile comity in the evenly-split chamber.
"Everything else we have to do this session is in jeopardy," he said.
Details on Deeds' district changes from the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
The new Republican map lumps into the same district Republican Emmett W. Hanger Jr., R-Augusta and Democrat R. Creigh Deeds of Bath.
McDonnell's office is non-committal on the new maps, saying the GOP move came as news to McDonnell as well.
"The Governor was very surprised to learn that a redistricting bill would be voted on by the Senate today," Tucker Martin, a spokesperson for McDonnell, told TPM. "He has not seen this legislation. If the bill gets to his desk he will review it in great detail at that time as he did with prior redistricting legislation."
Politically, the move coud derail McDonnell's ambitious agenda for his last year in office ahead of a rumored run for higher office. Optics-wise, the state Senate GOP's move could reverberate far beyond the Commonwealth: after using the absence of civil rights leader Marsh to push through the legislative changes, the Senate adjourned in honor of a well-known Confederate general.
"On motion of Senator Stosch, the Senate adjourned in memory or [sic] General Thomas J. 'Stonewall' Jackson at 4:10 p.m. to convene Tuesday, January 22, 2013," read the official minutes of the legislative day.
According to the progressive blog Blue Virginia, Deeds also took to the state Senate floor to speak about Jackson after the new district lines were approved.
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Inspired by my son, Austin, and his love of dinosaurs, we've published a book filled with dinosaur facts, chuckle-worthy illustrations by artist, Alison Seda, and a poem of easy tips to teach some basic manners and friendship ideas.
The book is called, "Dino Manners." It's for kids ages 4 - 10. It helps them learn to be a good friend, resolve conflicts, stand up for themselves, AND learn about dinosaurs!
You can order it here, directly from us or buy it in the "usual places."
PDF ORDER FORM or click BUY THE BOOK up top.
A couple of activity pages to hold you over until your books arrive!
Continue reading "Welcome to the Official Dino Manners Book Website." »


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Sunday, March 20, 2011
It's Shag-adelic, baby!
25 comments:
- LynS said...
'Shag' is one of those words that so clearly delineates the differences between British/Australian and America English. You just can't imagine labelling a scarf 'shag' in Australia! But words aside, this is one of the Lynne Barr 'new scarves' I've been tempted by for some time. So pleased to see it's worked so well. (I'll leave it up to people cleverer than I am to make the inevitable comments about shags and the Knitters Guild AGM)
- 20 March, 2011
- Gidgetknits said...
Oh brilliant! A scarf that made me giggle like a twelve year old boy! You're amazing. It looks great too!
- 20 March, 2011
- Michelle said...
At least with that scarf you'll never be cold like a shag on a rock.
Love it!
- 20 March, 2011
- Dorothy said...
What an interesting scarf ... and an equally interesting last paragraph ! LOL
- 20 March, 2011
- kgirlknits said...
hehe, you do love a good pun, it is true ;)
lovely end result, most wearable I'd say. such a gorgeous colour, too
- 20 March, 2011
- Bells said...
oh funny. I knew you'd get mileage out of 'shagging'.
It's turned out great. I really like it! I'm tempted....
- 20 March, 2011
- 1funkyknitwit said...
There's nothing like a good shag... scarf that is ;D
Great scarf and book I too love Lyn's patterns they are innovative and interesting. Your version looks very cool indeed and looking forward to seeing you wear your shag ;)
Nice pics btw, the model is working a charm ...lol
- 20 March, 2011
- Lynne said...
It certainly is an interesting looking scarf and lives up to its interesting name!
- 20 March, 2011
- kim said...
Well, it looks like you've had quite the shag-fest! I've been wanting to try this yarn, but when I saw it at Stitches East, I thought it was, as you said, not the softest. I like the interesting scarf construction.
- 20 March, 2011
- amy said...
Well, LynS, I'm not sure why anyone would call a scarf a shag in America, either. The puns were inevitable.
And of course you have no intimate knowledge of long johns!! From what I've heard about those Sydney winters they're barely worthy of the name "winter"... your "low" temps are practically sandal-wearing temps here. :)
- 20 March, 2011
- roxie said...
Looks like a fun knit. Maybe you could do it with softer yarn, get some other knitters to join you, and have an on-line shag-along.
- 21 March, 2011
- Sarah said...
Oh you do shag beautifully :)
- 21 March, 2011
it was fun to watch you get so much joy out of the name, and i think the end result will suit you very well when the wild southerlys blow. once this rain stops. lovely!
- 21 March, 2011
- Donna Lee said...
To me the first thing I think of when I hear the word Shag is shag carpeting, shag haircuts, not shagging as intimate activity!
I like the design of your scarf. It looks like a fun thing to knit. I haven't seen BT's new yarn but have heard lots about it. No one has mentioned that it's scratchy, yet.
- 21 March, 2011
- Olivia said...
That is really cool looking. In the first photo, curled up, it is little like a stylised rose. I love the sculptural aspect.
- 21 March, 2011
- Probably Jane said...
To my perverse delight, on the fron t cover of the new Piecework Publication, 'Knitting Traditions' they announce 'Mittens to Knit and Shag'! I'm not saying this was the only reason I bought it...
Shagging through the Knitters Guild AGM gave me my favourite mental image.
Lovely scarf BTW!
- 22 March, 2011
I'm not sure that I'm up to any shagging puns - but I love the scarf. Maybe a hair conditioner bath will soften it up a bit?
- 22 March, 2011
LOL@all the puns. I've never seen red long johns anywhere except movie cowboys, either, hmmm.
The scarf is shagadelic!
- 22 March, 2011
Oh that is groovy, baby, yeah!
What a stunning colour, and good to know about Shelter too... I've wondered how it knits up and washes for a while now. Aren't you a lucky thing to have some to show off? :)
- 22 March, 2011
- WildflowerWool said...
Love it!
- 23 March, 2011
- MadMad said...
Just got home from vacation, and thrilled to come home to a post from you - much better than a bag of wet bathing suits and dirty laundry and unpacking! The scarf is cute!
- 23 March, 2011
- Unknown said...
Ohh I love the style and colour of your scarf. Nicely Done!
ps. i added your blog to my blog list.
- 23 March, 2011
- Yoga Knitdra said...
Look's greatm, yeah baby!
- 26 March, 2011
- Alwen said...
And now that you have a Shag scarf, you can think about a pair of shagged (thrummed) mittens. Heh.
- 28 March, 2011
- Jodi said...
Fabulous. Love, love, love both scarves. You're pick patterns I might overlook, and then showcase how awesome they are. Perhaps you should make a blog where you comb through Ravelry for forgotten/overlooked gems? :) Thanks for sharing!
- 05 April, 2011