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Drake Apologizes for 'YOLO,' Recreates Bar Mitzvah in 'SNL' Monologue [VIDEO]
Host and musical guest Drake gave the 'SNL' viewing audience a serious lesson in his history during his opening monologue on Jan. 18, going so far as to recreate his Bar Mitzvah with an assist from new cast member Sasheer Zamata as his new Aunt Rhonda.
He revealed that he is not only Canadian, but that his real name is Aubrey and that he is responsible for the creation of the now ubiquitous term "YOLO" aka "You Only Live Once," apologizing for your obnoxious friends and coworkers overusing it. He also confessed that growing up both black and Jewish made for a very interesting Bar Mitzvah back in 1999.
Cultures collided in this flashback sketch, in which Drakob, as he called himself, delivered a rap to celebrate the fact he was becoming a man. In the rap, Drizzy referenced Lenny Kravitz, LeBron James, Manischewitz, Yeezy and Weezy and dating "Rihannica," since that rhymed with Hanukkah.
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The 2013 Bristol Festival of Ideas aims to stimulate people's minds and passions with an inspiring programme of discussion and debate throughout the year.
The authumn 2013 brochure can be found in PDF form here. A Princeton University Press author, Martin Ruhs, will be at one of the events to speak about his book, The Price of Rights: Regulating International Labor Migration at The New World Economy discussion on November 22nd (see page 7 of the brochure).
The following is a description of the discussion from the brochure:
The idea that the world's centre of economic gravity is moving to the BRIC nations – Brazil, China, India and Russia – and other economies formerly known as 'developing' has become familiar. But what are the implications for the West of this historic shift in economic power, towards the countries with the majority of the world's population and resources? Equally, what are the challenges and opportunities ahead for the fast-growing economies of Asia and Africa?
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Have a little free time? Need a break? Take the opportunity to tour the Cartoon Research Library (http://cartoons.osu.edu/) located on the Ohio State University campus. The Cartoon Research Library holds the largest collections of original cartoon art in the world. The collection includes editorial cartoons, comic strips, comic books, graphic novels, sports cartoons, and magazine cartoons. Currently on display is the works of Sam Milai (March 23, 1908 April 30, 1970), an artist and cartoonist of the Pittsburgh Courier. Find out more about the exhibition at http://cartoons.osu.edu/exhibits.php.
Tour begins at 3:30 on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 and lasts between an hour and an hour and a half depending on questions. Numbers are limited for the tour so please sign-up online or at the sign-in sheet on the message board at the conference. The Cartoon Research Library is a short drive or bus ride north on High street (#2 bus) to Ohio State University; the Library is in the same building as the Wexner Center for the Arts, on High Street between 15th and 17th avenue.
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Tour OSUs Digital Union, which is the place on campus to put your hands on emerging technologies. The Digital Union is an experimental space where faculty, staff, and students can learn about and test everything from video and audio equipment to surface computing and lecture recording systems. The tour will include the new Learning Collaboration Studio, a classroom designed with radical flexibility in mind. The Studio is the spot where faculty can test-drive accessible technologies, interactive whiteboards, videoconferencing and virtual environments and experiment with their use as teaching tools. The tour will end with a screening of digital media projects from the Digital Union.
Tour begins at 3:00pm on Tuesday, October 28, and lasts roughly an hour. Please sign-up online or at the sign-in sheet on the message board at the conference. The Digital Union is a short drive or bus ride north on High Street (#2 bus) to Ohio State University, then 2 blocks West on 18th Ave. The Union is Room 370 in the Science and Engineering Library on the OSU campus.
Columbus Landmarks Foundation Ghost Walk
Join us for a spooky hour long walking tour right at your front door well leave from the conference hotel. The stories take place in some of our city's finest historic structures. From Abe Lincolns last dance to the mayor who still looks after the city hear tales of early Columbus and its residents. Halloween customs and forgotten cemeteries of Old Columbus Town add to the atmosphere. Cost is $10 for conference attendees, proceeds to benefit the non-profit Columbus Landmarks Foundation (http://columbuslandmarks.org).
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The Retirement Industry Trust Association (RITA) and the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) joined forces to conduct a webinar Wednesday on the risks of self-directed IRAs.
Tom Anderson, RITA president, founder and vice chairman of PENSCO Trust and Matt Kitzi, NASAA enforcement section chairman and Missouri securities commissioner, held forth on some of the opportunities presented by self-directed IRAs and how sometimes those opportunities can become pitfalls when exploited by fraudsters.
Former Texas Securities Commissioner Denise Voigt Crawford moderated the discussion, which covered the difference between conventional and self-directed IRAs, warning signs of possible fraud and what investors should do if they suspect fraud.
As a class, self-directed IRAs have been around for 30 years. Anderson explained that they are "functionally same as other IRAs, but the owner of the IRA or someone they designate makes all the financial decisions."
Self-directed IRAs basically fall into two types, the first of which allows the IRA owner to choose nontraditional or alternative investments such as real estate; private equity, domestic and foreign; precious metals—"or just about anything outside the disallowed class," according to Anderson. That lets the owner take advantage of specialized knowledge— for example, a real estate broker with years of experience might choose to invest in real estate rather than the stock market.
The second type of self-directed IRA uses more conventional options such as stocks, bonds and mutual funds, but again, the owner chooses among the investments rather than being restricted to a limited field of choice.
Kitzi said that the problems regulators have seen with self-directed IRAs have nothing to do with the fact that they are self-directed and everything to do with scam artists and products or investments that are not legitimate in one way or another.
Someone who is overly aggressive in pushing an investment should be a red flag, said Anderson. So should the "scarcity tactic," in which the investor is told that there are only a limited number of shares available or the opportunity must be acted on within hours. Another warning sign is an overly optimistic estimate of returns, particularly without paperwork to back it up. Investors often fall for these, particularly if it's an area about which they know little or nothing.
Not being provided paperwork is a warning sign in itself—if there's no offer of documentation, such as a phone solicitation—as is being told that the IRS or the plan's custodian has approved the investment. Neither custodians nor the IRS ever approve investments, stressed Anderson, and Kitzi agreed, adding that scam artists will often misrepresent custodian activities, suggesting that there's an extra level of due diligence being done by the custodian when that is not what the custodian does. If investors suspect fraud, both said they should do their homework and check up on the person offering the investment through everything from a Google search to calling references. Also, investors should check the FINRA website and see if the asset in question has been registered on the SEC's EDGAR database.
Kitzi said the first thing they should do is suspend activity on their IRA, since often fraudsters will sneak in a document for the investor to sign that gives the scammer the right to access the account—which could be drained by the time the authorities catch up with the scammer.
They should also, he said, make a "call to their custodian or representative, and then call their state securities regulator and provide the information we ask for." Time is of the essence. Anderson warned specifically against saying anything to the suspect, since that could trigger flight; a fraudster can get the windup and flee to Mexico—or, as in a case Kitzi related, to Guatemala. (The fraudster eventually ended up in custody anyway, but the investors' money was spent by then.)
Kitzi also said a scammer could try to persuade an investor not to call in the authorities, saying that it will ruin the deal or that they want time to get their paperwork in order. They also sometimes claim that the investor can do nothing because he signed a waiver against calling in the authorities.
"If a promoter tells you you can't call a regulator because you signed documents that waived your right to do that," said Kitzi, "that's not accurate. There's no such thing as a waiver or release that applies to fraud." But "people believe it," he added. "They tell regulators to stop and back off and let the plan alone."
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On the occasion of Facebook's 10th birthday, Mark Zuckerberg sat down with Businessweek to reflect on what the magazine generously calls the company's pubescent period. (Please. A decade in social network years makes Facebook more like 45-years-old.)
In keeping with this middle-aged maturity, Zuckerberg's annual vow is straight out of Miss Manners. Rather than the precocious (learn Mandarin) and bro-cious (only eat animals he's slaughtered himself) yearly challenges he's set for himself before:
For this year he intends to write at least one well-considered thank-you note every day, via e-mail or handwritten letter.
"It's important for me, because I'm a really critical person," he says at Facebook's sprawling corporate campus in Menlo Park, Calif. "I always kind of see how I want things to be better, and I'm generally not happy with how things are, or the level of service that we're providing for people, or the quality of the teams that we built. But if you look at this objectively, we're doing so well on so many of these things. I think it's important to have gratitude for that."
Zuckerberg previews this newfound grace when Businessweek reminds him that Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel published emails regarding Facebook's $3 billion acquisition offer:
Asked about having his private messages made public, Zuckerberg seems pensive, not upset. "Oh, I don't know, that's probably not what I would have done," he says, and then suggests that Spiegel's move was a forgivable error in judgment. "Whenever I speak to entrepreneurs, they always ask me what mistakes [they] should try not to make. I actually think that the thing is, you're just going to mess up all this stuff, and we have [as well]."
Further down in the interview, which delves into Facebook's new one-app-at-a-time strategy, Zuck offers what sounds like the opening lines of a thank you letter to all of us:
Former Facebook employees say identity and anonymity have always been topics of heated debate in the company. Now Zuckerberg seems eager to relax his old orthodoxies. "I don't know if the balance has swung too far, but I definitely think we're at the point where we don't need to keep on only doing real identity things," he says. "If you're always under the pressure of real identity, I think that is somewhat of a burden." Paper will still require a Facebook login, but Zuckerberg says the new apps might be like Instagram, which doesn't require users to log in with Facebook credentials or share pictures with friends on the social network. "It's definitely, I think, a little bit more balanced now 10 years later," he says. "I think that's good."
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The benefits of public cloud are so tempting that many organizations have been quick to adopt; only to find out of the downsides and risks the hard way—being confronted by them! The list of potential risks can get long and include alarming items like lackluster performance, costs considerably higher than expected, and the ever looming security violations.
So how does one move to adopt public cloud services, gaining the benefits while minimizing the risk? Caveat emptor, buyer beware, is a good start place. Cloud promises come fast and furiously. You need to make the time and devote the effort to understanding and documenting your needs and expectations. Then compare these to the array of promises and develop a guiding roadmap for public cloud adopting.
To help customers execute this seemingly daunting but vital task, Cisco has developed a comprehensive set of Cloud Adoption Services. These focused services help customers adopt public cloud with confidence. Bob highlights some of the key elements available to customers in this video. All of which focus on helping customers develop a comprehensive roadmap to guide the organizational transition to public cloud and in the process create a more responsive, innovated IT organization.
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Japanese and New Zealand marine scientists are to study two active undersea volcanoes and life forms near their vents using a mini sub, they said Thursday.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand Japanese and New Zealand marine scientists are to study two active undersea volcanoes and life forms near their vents using a mini sub, they said Thursday.
The seafloor study is the first in New Zealand waters by a submarine capable of diving to the bottom of the world's deepest oceans, said New Zealand project leader, marine scientist Cornel de Ronde.
The mini sub, Shinkai 6500, can carry three people to the ocean floor for up to eight hours.
The probe will collect geological samples, hot fluids, gases, and organisms from around the vents of the active Brothers and Healy volcanoes about 300 kilometers (190 miles) out into the South Pacific Ocean from New Zealand.
Scientists also plan to take video footage of spectacular seafloor geological formations during their 17-day trip aboard the Japanese maritime research vessel, Yokosuka, which sails from the northern port of Auckland on Monday.
De Ronde said studies have already shown Brothers Volcano has two distinct vent sites, and "the chemistry of the hot fluids emanating from the two vents differs markedly."
The most active New Zealand offshore volcano, Brothers lies in 1,850 meters (6,100 feet) of water, belching a 700-meter (2,300-foot) -thick plume of very hot liquid carrying minerals such as gold from its large crater.
"The advantage of Brothers ... is that we can study two very different vent habitats inside the one volcano," he said.
The expedition will focus mainly on the biological wealth around the vents, he added.
The other dive target was likely to be the nearby Healy Volcano.
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- GHISLAINE LYDON: Ph.D. Michigan State University, 2000.
Western Africa (pre-colonial and colonial, Muslim, francophone); Institutions; Commerce; Law; Women
310-825-4214/4601, email@example.com
- WILLIAM H. WORGER: Ph.D. Yale University, 1982.
Southern Africa, Pre-colonial to the Present; Social and Economic History of Africa; Labor and Law
310-825-1768/4601, firstname.lastname@example.com
Emeritus Faculty
- EDWARD A. ALPERS: Ph.D. University of London, 1966.
Eastern Africa; African Diaspora and the Indian Ocean; Lusophone Africa; Women; Islam
310-825-2347/4601, firstname.lastname@example.com
- CHRISTOPHER EHRET: Ph.D. Northwestern University, 1968.
Early history of Africa; Pre-colonial Eastern, Central, and Southern African history; Historical Linguistics
310-825-4093/4601, firstname.lastname@example.com
- MERRICK POSNANSKY: Ph.D. Nottingham University, 1956.
African Prehistory and Archaeology; Historical archaeology; Caribbean
310-825-4601, email@example.com
These are exciting times to be a historian of Africa. Recent publications, such as the edited volume by John Edward Philips (UCLA Ph.D. 1992), Writing African History (Rochester University Press, 2005), demonstrate to what extent the field is growing in new and dynamic ways. Since Jan Vansina's path-breaking work on oral history, scholars of Africa have been thinking comparatively, applying rigorous methods and analytical tools, and developing innovative approaches a broad range of historical sources for reconstructing Africa's past.
The African History Program at UCLA embraces an interdisciplinary perspective. With three professors of African history, UCLA offers a strong combination of regional specialization, methodological expertise and theoretical debate. Our courses cover many geographic areas and time-periods of African history from the distant past to modern times, with a current emphasis on Northwestern, Western and Southern African history. We do not see the Sahara Desert as representing a geographic, and by extension a cultural, divide between "Arabs" and "Black Africans," but rather as an active space with deep, broad and diverse historical connections. Nor is Africa limited to the confines of a continent in our vision, but extends through the Atlantic to Europe and the Americas, eastward through the diasporas of the Indian Ocean, and across the Sahara to the Mediterranean world. In other words, our approach is all-inclusive of Africa's many Diasporas across deserts and oceans.
UCLA faculty represents a unique combination of expertise. Andrew Apter brings an anthropological perspective to West African religion and politics, locating coastal-hinterland relations within Black Atlantic modernity. Ghislaine Lydon is broadly interested in the economic and cultural history of western Africa with a focus on Islamic institutions, long-distance trade and women's history. William Worger's expertise is in South African history, where he has worked on industrial segregation and labor in the 19th century, legal institutions and apartheid in the 20th.
UCLA is an internationally recognized center for the study of Africa. In addition to the James S. Coleman African Studies Center, founded more than fifty years ago, UCLA has a number of research centers and departments with expertise in Africa. These include the French and Francophone Studies Department where several scholars specialize in the study of African literature, and postcolonial and philosophical discourse; the Department of World Arts and Cultures with strengths in western and Central African performance, art and religion; the Departments of Geography, Anthropology and Comparative Literature with specialists of Africa and the Maghrib; the Center for Oral History Research which offers methodology workshops and is developing its role as an archival repository for digital oral sources; the Fowler Museum with the largest collection material from Africa and the Africa Diaspora west of the Mississippi; the Marcus Garvey Papers Project housing the official Garvey archives; and the Young Research Library, a top-rated resource with archival holdings, collections of rare books, journals, microfilm and digital resources for the study of Africa. In addition, the Business, Law, and Medical Schools all have faculty with field experience and expertise in Africa.
UCLA is also the home of the African Activist Association, one of the oldest and most dynamic graduate student organizations in North America. Aside from community organizing and raising awareness, graduate students take turns as editors of the association's scholarly journal Ufahamu.
The city of Los Angeles offers a propitious environment for studying African history. It is home to sizeable communities of Africans from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and beyond. Every summer, a month-long African festival and marketplace brings together artists and vendors from across the African Diaspora. During Black history month, the Pan-African Film Festival is a unique opportunity for students and faculty to meet and view the latest movies and documentaries. There are a range of performances, restaurants and clubs run by the African community of LA. Moreover, the Getty Museum holds unique collections of private papers, newspapers, artwork and other material culture from Africa.
Graduate Studies
Since 1957, 121 students have successfully completed dissertations in African history at UCLA. The scholarly excellence generated by UCLA's graduates has long been recognized both nationally and internationally. Graduate students in African history have received national awards, particularly Fulbright grants and scholarships from the Social Science Research Council. They have an outstanding record in both job placement and publishing their monographs by reputable university presses. Ninety percent of students entering the graduate program in African history since 1981 who completed their doctorates have secured permanent employment, the majority in university positions. UCLA graduates account for ten percent of all historians of Africa employed in tenured and tenure-track positions in the United States, and thirty-three percent of professors of African history in California (according to the American Historical Association). In recent years, UCLA graduates have secured the following academic positions:
Nwando Achebe – Michigan State University
Jeremy Ball – Dickinson College
Regan Buck Bardeen, Lawrence University
Shimelis Bonsa Gulema – SUNY Stony Brook
José Curto – York University, Canada
Thomas J. Desch-Obi – Baruch College, City University of New York
Mary Dillard – Sarah Lawrence College
Roquinaldo Ferreira – University of Virginia
Karen Flint – University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Tiffany Gleason — University of Californial-Merced
Cymone Fourshey – Susquehanna University
Rhonda Gonzales – University of Texas, San Antonio
Matt Hopper – Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Patrick Malloy – Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, Iowa
Laura Mitchell – University of California, Irvine
Phoebe Musandu, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, Qatar
Emily Musil — Lafayette College
Willis Okech Oyugi — Oberlin College
Shobana Shankar — Georgetown University
Bridget Teboh – University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Caroline Vieira-Martinez – Chapman University
Constanze Weise — University of Arkansas-Monticello
Awet Weldemichael – Queens University, Canada
Future Prospects for Historians of Africa
Informed reports suggest that there will be a continuing demand for historians of Africa for the foreseeable future. The numbers of new jobs still exceed the numbers of new African history Ph.D.s on the market. Although budget difficulties are likely to cause short (and perhaps longer) term problems in hiring, the fact that at least one-third of Africanist faculty nationally will retire by the end of 2015 means that there is an excellent chance that there will be jobs for students entering the program now and graduating as is the norm in about seven to eight years' time. In short, there will be a considerable national demand for historians of Africa, even if the total number of academic positions nationwide does not increase (see Robert Townsend's 2007 article in Perspectives, "History PhD Numbers Lowest in Almost a Decade as Job Listings Continue to Rise").
Moreover, the demand for historians of Africa seems certain to grow even beyond the numbers needed to replace current faculty. With national calls for courses to reflect to an ever greater extent the diverse heritage of the United States, and with growing interest in World History, there is going to be an ever greater need for faculty who can teach the history of non-Western cultures. Many of our students have competed successfully for positions that emphasize World History, African Diaspora, and other non-Western fields of specialization together with African History. Moreover, there is likely to be considerable demand for such specialists in the future as universities and colleges reconsider their teaching priorities.
Source: American Historical Association
All applications to enter the program from individuals interested in the professional study of African history are welcome. Early expressions of interest in the program via email correspondence are particularly encouraged and should be addressed to the faculty member whose interests seem to match most closely those of the applicant. Application materials must be completed online.
Application materials include:
- GRE Scores
- Three Letters of Recommendation
- Completed Applicant Profile Sheet
- Statement of Purpose
- Official University or College Transcripts
In addition to the materials requested of all students applying to the UCLA graduate program in history, those applying to the Africa field must also provide a sample of their written work. This sample, of no more than ten pages in length, could be an excerpt from an undergraduate or graduate paper or a masters or honors thesis or a published article.
Requirements for the Doctorate in African History
The doctoral program in African history at UCLA has four components—coursework, languages, written and oral examinations, and dissertation. Students entering with a BA degree will need to fulfill the requirements for an MA in History—no more than two years of coursework, and a four-hour examination in African history—before proceeding to the doctorate. Students entering with an MA do not have to fulfill the same requirements, but in most cases their program of study will require the completion of at least one year of coursework in African history before proceeding to the written and oral examinations for the doctorate.
Students should complete the coursework and language requirements during their first six quarters of study at UCLA, and schedule their doctoral written and oral exams during their third year. The fourth year should be spent carrying out dissertation research overseas, and the fifth or sixth year writing up the findings. The aim of any student's doctoral studies should be the production of a publishable dissertation which contributes original ideas to historical knowledge.
Students should bear in mind that at UCLA during the past fifteen years the mean time to candidacy (i.e. the satisfaction of all requirements except the dissertation) for all graduate students in history was 4 years, and to the successful submission of the dissertation and award of the Ph.D., 8 years. These figures are largely consistent with those for students in most other disciplines in the Social Sciences and Humanities, but many students in the Africa history graduate program obtain their doctorates by their sixth or seventh year.
Within the African history field, we encourage people to move expeditiously through the program, completing coursework and oral examinations within the first two to three years, doing research in Africa in the third or fourth year, and then completing the dissertation in the fifth and/or six year. Note that students in history are not eligible for any form of financial aid from the department after their seventh year as a registered student in the doctoral program (i.e. not counting up to six quarters of official leave of absence), although some university-wide grants are not subject to this limitation.
Students with considerable background in African history or African studies are encouraged to accelerate their program by applying for national grants at the beginning of their second year, and, if successful, they could start their fieldwork research in Africa in their third year. In any event, all students should apply for extramural funding in the fall of their third year (for more information see the section below on Financial Assistance).
Students entering the doctoral program with a BA must obtain an MA at UCLA. The minimum standards for the MA degree as established by the Graduate Division, are:
- One year in graduate standing at the University of California (including two terms at UCLA).
- Nine graduate and upper division courses (of which at least six must be graduate courses).
- B average required in all courses applied toward the master's degree.
- Successful completion of a comprehensive written examination.
For the award of the MA with African History as the major field, the History Department requires also that a minimum of six courses be at the graduate level, that only one course in the "500" series and none in the "300" series be counted, and that first-year students must enroll in the History 204 fall seminar.
The 204 seminar aims to introduce students to key methodological and historiographical debates. On occasion it also provides a forum for the presentation of research papers and dissertation chapters, or for grant application and proposal writing. First year students are also strongly encouraged to enroll in African Studies 201A, an inter-disciplinary seminar offered by the Interdepartmental Degree Program in African Studies each fall quarter. This course could substitute for a History 200/201 during the first quarter of study in the graduate program.
Successful progress in the graduate program is measured by a four-hour comprehensive exam. Students entering with a BA should take the written exam in May of their second year, while students entering with a MA should take the written exam in May of their first year. Together with coursework, success in this exam will determine whether or not students will be permitted to continue toward the doctorate.
The examination, which is confined to the major field of study, attempts to assess the candidate's ability to synthesize a broad body of knowledge in African history. Students preparing for the examination should be conversant with the historiography of the continent, especially with regard to changing interpretative paradigms, and to key debates about significant historical questions and various methodological approaches that often span the disciplines of African studies. Students can use the annotated African entries in the American Historical Association Guide to Historical Literature (1995 edition) as an introduction to historical writing about the history of the continent and its peoples. They should also discuss their reading lists and the format of the examination with relevant faculty members.
Since full-time study requires the taking of at least 12 units per quarter, students in the MA/Ph.D. program will choose the balance of their courses from those subjects that they plan for their "fields" of concentration (a total of four including "Topics in African History" as the main field, and "Survey of African History"—which requires evidence of teaching ability—as a related field) for their oral exam, and in areas that develop their research expertise such as languages.
In selecting fields, students should consider subjects that fit well with their major area of specialization, and that provide a solid teaching core for the future. Since the members of each student's doctoral orals committee will be composed of faculty in the fields selected, students should ensure that they take courses from, and develop good working relationships with, relevant faculty members. Such fields can include subjects within history—e.g. South Asian History, Middle East History, Latin American History, African-American History, World History, European History, Women's History–as well as across disciplines—e.g. Anthropology, Linguistics, Political Science.
All students must produce a substantial research paper based at least in part on primary sources as part of the requirements prior to taking the Ph.D. Qualifying written and oral examinations. Students should complete all coursework requirements by the end of their sixth quarter in residence (for a sense of how to schedule coursework, see the Recommended Program of Study).
Students at the master's level must demonstrate proficiency and pass an examination in at least one foreign language, and in the doctoral program at least two, one of which must be an African language, and the second a relevant European or African language. Students must have completed one of their language requirements (demonstrated by passing Education Testing Services or departmentally-administered exams in European languages, and UCLA internal assessment in African languages), no later than the end of their sixth quarter in residence and both before they can take their Ph.D. Qualifying Examination.
In cases where the field deems it appropriate, coursework or alternate languages may be used to fulfill the language requirement, subject to the approval of the field coordinator and faculty adviser. The coursework option would only be available for less frequently taught languages and the student should have 'B' or better in the coursework.
UCLA regularly schedules classes in elementary Swahili, Arabic and Afrikaans. Arrangements can sometimes be made for instruction in additional languages so long as qualified teachers are available. Students can also take advantage of the intensive language training offered every summer by overseas programs or at several of the Title VI African Studies campuses in the United States (SCALI). Competitive scholarships are made available at the host institutions to assist students to meet the costs of attending such programs.
Relevant European languages besides French include Dutch, German, Italian, and Portuguese. Significant amounts of source material also exist in Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. All of these languages are taught on a regular basis at UCLA.
Advising and Forming Committees
Students entering the program should have a general idea about their area of focus, both in terms of the African region of interest and the time-period of focus. But it is not uncommon for students to change their regional focus after entering the program. First-year students should select a working advisor to meet with regularly and provide academic guidance. By the second year, students should start thinking about forming their doctoral committees and selecting a committee chair or co-chairs. You can find more information on the Graduate Intranet under How do I form my committee?
Students prepare a total of four fields:
- Survey of African History
- Topics in African History (on a regional basis)
- Other History Field (outside of African history)
- A Fourth Field in History or an Outside Field (e.g. Linguistics; Anthropology; Archaeology; Art History; Sociology; Geography; World Arts and Culture; Ethnomusicology; French and Francophone Studies, etc.).
The outside fields are determined usually through coursework and independent reading. Typically outside field committee members are faculty with whom students have taken at least one graduate-level seminar. Students are encouraged to start thinking early on in the program about choosing their outside fields and enrolling in selected seminars.
Doctoral Written and Oral Exams
- Written examination
Students must pass an eight-hour written exam designed to assess their knowledge of the broad parameters of African History and of specific debates within the field. This examination will be set by the chair of the candidate's doctoral committee and the candidate's performance will be discussed at the subsequent oral examination. Students should consult closely with their chair and with other relevant faculty members in order to fashion a program of reading that reflects the thematic and geographic emphases of their individual program.
The written examination must be taken no later than the end of the ninth quarter of graduate study in the doctoral program or before the end the third year. Students who enter the program with an MA in African Studies or in an Africa-related discipline, and have a clearly defined dissertation topic, may well be ready to schedule their examination earlier in the doctoral program.
- Oral examination
The oral examination should be taken within a period not exceeding six months from the passing of the written examination. The oral examination has three basic components: (i) a return to issues raised in the written examination; (ii) an oral examination by committee members in the two outside fields; and (iii) a defense of the written doctoral research prospectus.
The prospectus (which can be written for credit as a History 596 or 597) must contain (i) a full statement of the dissertation topic and theoretical contribution; (ii) an historiographical discussion of the literature bearing on the topic; (iii) a statement of the methodology to be employed; and (iv) a summary of the sources sufficient to demonstrate the validity of the topic. Before the exam, the approved prospectus will be distributed to each member of the candidate's committee and will form an integral part of the oral examination.
The aim of the examination is to assess the extent and quality of the candidate's broad knowledge in a range of fields within history and, if appropriate, in an associated discipline, and to determine readiness to carry out independent research, usually overseas, on a specialized topic. Candidates who intend to apply for national research fellowships at the beginning of their second year of study, and who succeed in securing funds, will need to complete the oral examination before the end of the Fall quarter of the third year of study. Most grants require that the recipient take up funds before the end of the calendar year in which they are awarded.
In general, students should schedule their oral examination toward the end of their third year in the graduate program or by the end of the following summer. According to History Department policies, the maximum period from graduate admission to the completion of the written and oral qualifying examinations should not exceed nine quarters. If a student fails the oral exam s/he may retake it within a period not to exceed six months. Students who successfully pass the written and oral examinations advance to candidacy for the doctorate and are eligible for the award of the degree Candidate in Philosophy (C.Phil.).
The dissertation, normally ranging between 300 and 500 pages in length, should be on a topic of historical significance and must demonstrate originality in choice of subject, theoretical contribution and methodological approach. It should show a thorough mastery of the relevant sources, demonstrate the author's ability to carry out independent research, and communicate the results of this research in excellent literary form. All students should aim to write dissertations of publishable quality. The Chicago Manual of Style, provides the definitive guide to the formal presentation of scholarly writing. There is generally no oral defense of the completed dissertation in the Department of History.
Financial Assistance
All applicants to the graduate program in history are considered for merit-based financial aid by faculty members in each field, with all final decisions made by the department's Graduate Admissions Committee. Starting in 2013-2014, all students admitted to the department will receive a 5-five recruitment package. The History Department takes very seriously the issue of financial aid and tries as hard as possible to ensure that student needs are met. Each year the Graduate Awards Committee engages in an exhaustive reevaluation of every continuing student in the graduate program.
For financing their doctoral research and fieldtrips, students can apply to both UC-based and national funding agencies. The most important national fellowships that support research in Africa are the Fulbright-Hays administered by the Department of Education (DOE), the Fulbright fellowships administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), and the grants awarded by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). The deadlines for application to these programs are usually in September, October or November of each year. Awards that have a narrower thematic and/or geographic focus are offered annually by theCouncil for American Overseas Research Centers (such as the West African Research Center in Dakar, Senegal, and the American Institute of Yemeni Studies in Sana'a, Yemen), the Belgian American Educational Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. Mac Arthur Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the Wenner-Gren Foundation and numerous other organizations.
African and other international students can apply for grant money from SSRC, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Wenner-Gren Foundation, and other fellowship-granting institutions including UCLA (International Institution Awards, UC Awards of various kinds, History Department travel grants, etc.).
For details on these and other fellowships consult the UCLA Graduate Division's website (which also includes information on internal and external grants in its database). Two very useful websites that provide access to information resources on all of Africa (not related to grants but to research planning) are maintained by Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania. Refer also to the American Historical Association's website containing information on Grants, Fellowships, and Prizes of Interest to Historians.
For students at UCLA and elsewhere, the period when students return from research in the field and need uninterrupted time to write is also the period when financial assistance is most critical and funding sources are scarcest. Some SSRC fellowship awards include funds to support a six-month write-up period after the research is completed, but most dissertations take at least a year to write. History students can apply for Teaching Assistantships through their seventh year of study but not beyond. Speedier completion of the comprehensive examinations means that students will have more years later in the program in which they will be eligible for departmental support.
The Graduate Division awards a restricted number of highly competitive dissertation fellowships. Some outside agencies also offer write-up awards, such as the Mellon Foundation/ACLS, American Association of University Women, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation, and the Spencer Foundation (for topics on education). Information on most of these awards is available from the Graduate Division's website.


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Monterrey Magic
- By Thomas Matthews
- | From Kevin Bacon, May/Jun 00
The late afternoon sun lies on the Pacific Ocean like beaten silver. Hawks circle tall Monterey pines. The scent of wood smoke rises from cedar-shingled bungalows tucked into the steep hillside. Breathless sighs mingle with the sound of crashing waves. Some happy couple, I think, is enjoying another perfect day at the Highlands Inn.
From the balcony of my suite, sun-warmed even in February, I watch the waves crash, the birds soar, and I can trace the bright line where the ocean meets the sky. The inn's staggered rows of two-story buildings are so skillfully set into the landscape that the viewer and the view remain completely private, leaving my neighbors a mystery, or perhaps even a dream.
In this combination of grandeur and modesty, the resort is a faithful reflection of its site, the California coast between Monterey and Big Sur. The dramatic encounter between restless sea and rugged cliffs provides an endless interplay of sound, light and scent, somehow at once exhilarating and deeply peaceful. It's no wonder that artists have been drawn to its natural beauty for decades, and no surprise that the wealthy have followed their lead, replacing cottages with mansions that still, for the most part, strive not to dominate but to marry the incomparable landscape.
This sympathetic partnership can be seen in the splendor and drama of Pebble Beach Golf Course on the Monterey Peninsula, or in the picturesque perfection of quaint Carmel, or in the way vineyards caress the hillsides by the flourishing wineries of Carmel Valley. It's an alluring combination of natural beauty and first-class comfort, the ability of money to create a place where wealth seems beside the point. When it comes to this Monterey magic, few places can match the Highlands Inn.
Located four miles south of Carmel on a wild stretch of coastline between Point Lobos and Big Sur, the Highlands Inn has been coddling Californians since 1917. Back then, guests were met at the train station and brought over a rutted, one-lane road to modest lodgings in small cabins scattered across the steep hillside. Those guests enjoyed electricity, heat and running water--extraordinary luxuries at the time. In 1983, the present bungalows were built. Yet the inn's essential character of luxurious modesty remains intact.
Today the inn, which became a Park Hyatt hotel in 1999, offers 142 rooms, including 105 suites. They nestle into small, cedar-shingled buildings, linked by brick stairways and lush gardens, above a main lodge that serves as the social center of the resort. The front desk, restaurants, gift shop and services are grouped here; athletic young men bound back and forth from the lodge to the bungalows to deliver luggage, room service, or anything else the guests might require.
Most of the suites have balconies with views of the ocean; inside, they feature wood-burning fireplaces, kitchens, and large bathrooms with spa bathtubs and showers. Sliding panels allow the various areas to be closed off for privacy, but the basic layout is open and airy, with clean modern lines emphasized by wood details, muted colors and functional furniture. The decor favors comfort over opulence, and while renovations are scheduled to refresh and upgrade the rooms, the ambience faithfully reflects the legacy of the inn's original cabins.
If you can tear yourself away from the balcony views or the cozy fireplace, outdoor activities abound. On the property, a heated pool and several small whirlpool spas refresh the weary; complimentary bicycles make it easy to explore Point Lobos State Reserve, with its rocky cliffs and tidal pools, sea lions and otters, vivid light and endless views. Tennis, horseback riding, whale watching, fishing and golf are all available nearby, and the cheerful Highlands concierge staff can arrange for entrée almost anywhere.
Desires to explore and acquire can also be satisfied by less demanding pursuits. Carmel is home to dozens of art galleries and upscale shops, while Monterey offers one of the state's most renowned aquariums and the cheerful tackiness of Cannery Row. Wine lovers can explore this emerging region's bounty at A Taste of Monterey on Cannery Row, or enjoy the scenic route through the vineyards of the Carmel Valley, where tasting rooms make enjoyable stops at such wineries as Chalone, Lockwood, Galante and Jekel.
The region is also distinguished by its abundance of fine dining and an extraordinary concentration of award-winning wine lists. Four area restaurants have earned Wine Spectator's highest honor, the Grand Award--Monterey's Sardine Factory, Carmel's Casanova, Sierra Mar in the Post Ranch Inn in the heart of Big Sur, to the south, and Pacific's Edge in the Highlands Inn itself.
For an elegant dinner with outstanding cuisine, try the ambitious new Bernardus Lodge or the aristocratic Stonepine Estate, both in Carmel Valley; Club XIX in the Lodge at Pebble Beach; and Anton & Michel in downtown Carmel. More casual alternatives include Tarpy's Roadhouse, in the striking 1917 Ryan Ranch homestead in Monterey; the adventurous cuisine of Bradley Jones in Carmel; and the stunning ocean views of the Rocky Point Restaurant on the way to Big Sur.
Despite the temptations beckoning you to leave the Highlands Inn, however, the most luxurious and self-indulgent pleasure may be simply relaxing at the resort. Linger over coffee on the balcony, birdwatching with the supplied binoculars. Explore the spectacular gardens, where flowers bloom all year against a backdrop of Monterey pines and cypresses, and craggy coast oaks. Dip in the pool, or sip a drink on the terrace of the California Market, the inn's casual restaurant. The inn often features guest appearances by musicians such as award-winning bassist Dennis Murphy and others who have stopped in on their way between San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Save room for dinner. While many restaurants can boast a spectacular setting or outstanding food and wine, Pacific's Edge delivers the best of both worlds. The Highlands Inn eatery, a culinary standout since the 1980s, earned its Grand Award in 1991 from Wine Spectator and recently was named one of that magazine's top 20 U.S. restaurants.
Hyatt has put a new team in place, and the progress continues. Wine director Peter Hiers maintains the 1,300-selection list. Backed by a cellar of nearly 30,000 bottles, the restaurant's broad international selection specializes in Burgundy, especially the classic whites of Domaine Ramonet, and California, with a comprehensive selection of local bottlings. Philip Baker, the young chef de cuisine, came from The French Laundry in Napa, and has worked with Jean-Georges Vongerichten and David Bouley in New York. His dishes emphasize the natural flavors of local ingredients, with a light but assured approach to sauces and seasonings.
As for cigar smoking--well, this is California. Nonetheless, general manager Ulrich Samietz plans to turn a patio off the main dining room into a smoker's retreat, and the inn stocks a humidor. "After all," Samietz maintains, "a good cigar is part of a great meal."
After you savor a cigar or a digestif on the terrace, watching the stars and the waves, it's only a short walk through the fragrant, discreetly lit gardens back to your room. It's no wonder that the Highlands Inn celebrates 350 weddings a year, and countless anniversaries. If romance runs like a vein through the earth, this must be the mother lode.
I never did meet my moonstruck neighbors. But I like to think of them leaving Pacific's Edge after a fine meal, letting go of one pleasure to embrace another, impatient, yet savoring the brief delay as they made their way through the gardens. Because it's not the restaurant or the rooms, fine as they are, that make the Highlands Inn such a special place: it's the magic of those in-between moments, which can't be bought or kept but only caught and released. They cast a spell that will keep you coming back for more. T
Thomas Matthews is the executive editor of Wine Spectator, Cigar Aficionado's sister publication.
Food and wine connoisseurs can crisscross the United States to search for the best from American chefs and top international winemakers. Or they can simply relax and let the feast come to them, at the Masters of Food and Wine, held annually at the Highlands Inn in Carmel, California.
At the 14th annual event this past February, 26 chefs gathered to give demonstrations and cook meals for groups ranging from 20 to 200. The culinary stars included Jacques Pepin and his daughter, Claudine, Chicago's Charlie Trotter, and three of America's top French chefs, Jean-Louis Palladin, Michel Richard and Jean Joho. Forty-eight wineries poured their best bottles, during the lavish meals and at small-session vertical tastings that featured such standouts as Roederer Cristal Champagne and Bordeaux's Château Mouton-Rothschild.
Nearly 10,000 plates of food were served at this year's event, including 260 pounds of foie gras. About 18,000 crystal glasses were hand-polished by 45 sommeliers who poured 3,500 bottles. Despite the extraordinary scope of the offerings, the Masters remains an intimate event, because the hotel's size limits the crowd and facilitates friendly interaction between the participants and the guests. It's not often that home cooks and wine collectors can mingle with top chefs, winemakers and sommeliers from around the country at "cast parties" that last well into the wee hours.
The most extravagant meal of the event was the Rarities Dinner on Friday night. Seating was limited to 24 people, who paid $2,500 for a nine-course feast prepared by Trotter of Charlie Trotter's, Richard of Citronelle in Washington, D.C., and Lincoln Carson, the pastry chef of Picasso in Las Vegas. The dinner was held at the James House, an extraordinary private house built of local granite on a cliff overhanging the sea, designed by architect Charles Sumner Greene.
An amazing lineup of 23 rare wines was served in flights organized by region, which encompassed four countries on three continents. Among the highlights were a rich and vibrant 1969 Montrachet from Maison Leroy, a long, graceful 1949 Château Cheval Blanc, a muscular 1971 Château Petrus, and an extremely rare 1971 Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley's famed Eisele Vineyard.
"The ticket prices don't even come close to covering the cost of this meal," commented Highlands Inn general manager Ulrich Samietz, as he surveyed the small but happy crowd. "But we wanted to prove we could deliver the ultimate dining experience." No one present would have disputed his success, and the satisfaction of both chefs and diners heightened the anticipation for the sequel, at the Masters of Food and Wine in 2001. --TM


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As Emma Thompson points out, there have been millions of books written for children, but there are only a handful of characters that have really stuck — among them, Winnie the Pooh, Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan and Mary Poppins.
"They are atomic characters — that is sort of something I came come up with to describe them — because they speak to something universal," says Thompson, who plays P.L. Travers, creator of "Mary Poppins," in the Disney Studios movie "Saving Mr. Banks."
The film tells the story of Walt Disney's attempt to secure the rights to the book — a two-decade process — finally getting the author to leave London reluctantly for two weeks in 1961 for creative meetings on the Disney lot in Burbank. It turned into a rather tumultuous trip.
"She wasn't emotionally consistent in any way," Thompson says. "Everything about her is contradictory, which is why people didn't know what to expect, and, I think, neither did she."
A writer herself, Thompson won an Oscar for her adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility" (1995). It was her second Academy Award, having been named best actress for "Howards End" (1992). So she seems to be the perfect fit to portray the author who didn't want to be "labeled." Now there is talk of another best-acting nomination for Thompson for playing Travers, not the most likable of characters.
As an example, the author — who had final say over the making of the movie — supposedly demanded that red not be used in the filming of "Mary Poppins" because she had gone off the color.
On this day, Thompson is wearing large dangling white earrings and a white blouse. Her hair is loose and a shimmering blond as opposed to the tight brown curls she wore in the film to play Travers.
How true "Saving Mr. Banks" is to real events is open to interpretation. Perhaps it is as true as how much the movie "Mary Poppins" is true to Travers' vision of her title character. There was no doubt the author at times could be exasperating. Tapes survive from some of the studio sessions in which she acts dreadfully toward the Sherman brothers, Robert and Richard, who co-wrote the film's memorable songs.
"If you listen to the tapes of her talking to those boys, it's almost impossible. You just can't bear it because every time they open their mouths, she is on them," Thompson says. (Tape excerpts are played as the end credits roll on "Saving Mr. Banks.")
Thompson admits that some of the story has been smoothed over in the telling. "I think the challenge of it was making sure the audience didn't become overwhelmed by irritation."
The day before the interview, Thompson had dipped her hands and feet in cement outside TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The recently renovated grand old movie palace was where "Mary Poppins" — starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke — had its world premiere in August 1964.
Travers was not invited. By that time, Walt Disney had had enough of the author's eccentricities and was worried how she would react. The film mogul, who had created the "Happiest Place on Earth" in Disneyland as a place to take his daughters, had pursued the rights to "Mary Poppins" as a promise to them to make a movie out of their favorite book.
Kelly Marcel's script, which was adapted from an early version by Sue Smith, is partially inspired by Valerie Lawson's book "Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P.L. Travers." Originally, the idea was to do a story on the life of Travers, who had an extraordinary and unconventional life, traveling in literary circles with the likes of W.B. Yeats and T.S. Eliot.
Marcel's version incorporated a lot of material from the 1964 film that went on to win five Oscars, including best picture and best actress for Andrews. "Saving Mr. Banks" also made Walt Disney a character, and that meant only Disney Studios, which owns the rights to all the "Mary Poppins" movie material, could really make the picture.
Chief executive Bob Iger approved, and Marcel was granted access to the studio's archives, including the Travers tapes, which the author insisted on making because she didn't trust Disney on the adaptation of her creation. John Lee Hancock ("The Blind Side") was brought in to direct, and in a shrewd bit of casting, one of Hollywood's most likable men, Tom Hanks, agreed to play Disney.
While there was a lot of footage of Disney from the TV show he hosted, as Hanks notes, "It was Walt already being Walt," something of a character he created. The actor received access to some of the Disney family archive through the late Diane Disney Miller, Walt's oldest daughter, who had been a fan of "Mary Poppins" as a child.
Disney was a cultural icon, and there have been numerous books and documentaries that have explored his personality and business practices, with opinions about him landing all over the map. "Saving Mr. Banks" is hardly a incisive portrait of Disney the man, although it shows his toughness and perseverance and does allude to his heavy smoking — not shown on screen for ratings considerations. (He died of lung cancer in 1966.)
But there is no doubt that the man who gave us Mickey Mouse was far more complex than his image. Travers, who died at age 96 in 1996, was, too. The title "Saving Mr. Banks" refers to the father in "Mary Poppins," whom the Disney people wanted to turn into something of a nasty sort in the movie. The author couldn't understand that. She felt they didn't understand the story, and was already suspicious of the studio's intentions, fearing the Disneyfication of Mary with songs, dances and animation.
"Saving Mr. Banks" also incorporates the story of Travers' own early childhood in Australia and her own difficult relationship with her father, a banker. The film eventually ties some of this loosely together. It's hard to say if Travers would have approved. She was an academic and something of a seeker, pursuing various metaphysical inquiries, including the spiritual teachings of George Gurdjieff; she didn't much cotton to psychoanalysis.
She called her relationship with Disney an "uneasy wedlock" and was in Japan studying Zen when the film was being shot, according to Lawson's book. Her main contact during filming was with Andrews, whom she had befriended earlier. Those moments are not shown in "Saving Mr. Banks."
On the surface, Travers would seem an unlikely candidate to create the much beloved "practically perfect" nanny.
"She always said, 'I didn't create her,' " Thompson says. "In the film she says, 'She flew in through the window,' and I do understand what she means. Writing is so interesting. I love the phrase that inspiration is the activity of pulling the writing chair up to the table because, in fact, it's only by sitting there and putting in the hours that something will happen."
Thompson says she knows from her own experience that "sometimes something happens and the next day, you don't know who wrote that. You can't remember writing it. That must've been what happened to her," she says.
The actress-screenwriter has a couple of her own writing projects in the works. One was made into a film. "Effie Gray" is a look at the relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray, played by Dakota Fanning, but Thompson, who is also in the film, doesn't know what is happening with it.
"It's one of those experiences that happens sometimes when the production team parts company with the creative team," she said.
Thompson also wrote the screenplay for the new version of "Annie" being filmed, starring Quvenzhane Wallis of "Beasts of the Southern Wild," and she just finished the second draft of the new "Bridget Jones" movie. "I really enjoy writing comedy at the moment."
In the movie "Mary Poppins," the character is a no-nonsense nanny who is also pretty and sweet. In Travers' novels, Lawson describes her as "tart and sharp, rude, plain and vain." For a while, the author managed to reconcile the two. She praised the film upon seeing it, having solved the problem of not being invited to the premiere by showing up in Hollywood and forcing Disney's hand. Later, her opinion supposedly soured, and when she was approached by producer Cameron Mackintosh about a stage musical version in the 1990s, she agreed on the condition that no American-born writers would be involved. Still, her "Mary Poppins" books remain in print, the movie is in many homes, the musical a giant hit, and that is something of a victory.
Thompson believes you can't kill characters like Mary "whatever you do to them. That is one of the reasons Mary Poppins survived her journey into Walt Disney's film and remains powerful. She did not lose her essence."


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Kings Point, NY – The United States Merchant Marine Academy Mariners (9-12, 1-10) defeated the Cougars of Medgar Evers College (0-24, 0-14) by a 71-20 score Thursday night in Kings Point, NY.
USMMA was led by freshman guard Marlee Chovich (Oregon City, OR) who tallied career highs in points (16), rebounds (6), and three-pointers (4).
Merchant Marine also received solid scoring production from senior captain Tamara Kaileh (Kings Park, NY) and sophomore guard Demi VanDerWal (Springfield, IL) who notched 11 and 10 points respectively.
Sophomore forward Sara Ellenberger (Phoenix, AZ) nabbed a game-high 11 boards while sophomore forward Rebecca Resor (Bay St. Louis, MS) fell just one shy of grabbing her ninth double-digit rebound game of the season.
The Mariners scored the first 10 points of the game and 20 of the first 24 as Merchant Marine took a 29-9 lead into the break.
In the first half, USMMA outscored the Cougars 10-0 on fast breaks and 14-4 on points in the paint.
Merchant Marine built on their lead in the second half as the game ended with nine different Mariners tallying points and 10 different Mariners grabbing rebounds.
USMMA ended the contest on a 12-3 run, shooting 47.6% from the field and 41.7% from downtown on the game.
The Mariners have now won two consecutive games as they return to Landmark Conference play against Juniata (16-6, 7-4) Saturday February 9, at 2:00 PM. Prior to the contest, USMMA will be honoring their senior captains for their four years of service, dedication, and leadership to the academy and the women's basketball program.


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Now if they can get to work on the backlog in treatment then i will be impressed.
A note I got from the VA:
A Historic Success for Veterans ServiceThis week, we reduced the disability claims backlog to 98,535 claims - an 84% reduction from its peak and a historic low. This reduction means that Veterans' disability claim decisions are being delivered more accurately and efficiently. The faster Veterans receive completed claim decisions, the quicker they can access the benefits they are entitled to.As we mark this important milestone in VA's history, we commit to continuing our efforts to improve. We will never waiver in our dedication to providing the best possible service to Veterans, Servicemembers, their families, and Survivors.
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Now if they can get to work on the backlog in treatment then i will be impressed.
Of course, there is more to it than just timeliness...as in making the right determinations...the cynic in me says that they are tending to err on the side of approval because then they don't get resubmits and/or complaints...
It's hard to even say, "I hope that's not happening'...because it doesn't bother me too much if disabled vets get more than they might otherwise...
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In practice, I don't think the civil service system hires the most qualified anyway...with or without the disabled vet preference. Some people just get lucky, others don't...the civil service hiring system seems pretty dysfunctional to me...I'm not in it, but it seems that way to me.
I think people would still submit for it...so I don't think this would fix the problem. Not to mention, it's just wrong...disability should be separate from retirement pay. I do think, however, that probably a lot of things are compensated that shouldn't be...but take retirement out of the equation.and eliminate concurrent receipt of benefits for those already receiving retired pay. That would fix the problem in no time flat.
I think if you limited compensation to things that were actually caused by performing your duty...rather than things that simply happened to you while you happened to be active duty...that would eliminate a lot of claims.
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The thing is, it is a government program, a government process. There have been so many alterations, exceptions, special cases, and defensive mechanisms added in order to prove that the law is being followed, that knowing how to work within the system becomes far more important than being qualified.
Then there's a bit of the military mindset built into the current system, too. Once the system determines who the list of potential hires are, only special interest programs can over-rule the selection official's interpretation of how that groups ranks internally. And they do. Frequently. But, back to the idea I started this paragraph with, once you are on the list of referred people, the paperwork guys think anyone on the list is as good as anyone else on the list. They are all "good enough", and the rest is interpretation. Kind alike how the USAF says a SSgt CST is a SSgt CST, and any one is as good as another for getting the mission done.
Back from the bit bucket. Somebody flushed the buffers on me, though . . ..
The Airman and Family Readiness Center even runs a 2-days class on "The 10 steps to get hired for a federal position"
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are likely to see active trade in Monday's session are BlackBerry Ltd., CME Group Inc., and Kellogg Co.
BlackBerry US:BBRY shares were down 18% in Monday's premarket trade after the smartphone maker said it had abandoned attempts to find a buyer.
Instead, the company will raise $1 billion from Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited and other investors through privately placed convertible debentures. Fairfax had been trying to line up the financing to take the company private.
Alongside the financing, BlackBerry announced that John Chen would take over as interim chief executive of the company, replacing CEO Thorsten Heins. Chen had been chairman and CEO of Sybase Inc. Prem Watsa, chairman and CEO of Fairfax, will be BlackBerry's lead director and chair of the compensation, nomination and governance committee.
CME CME, +0.40% reported third-quarter profit rose 8.6% after the exchange operator's trading volume improved by 11%. The company reported earnings per share of 71 cents, or 75 cents per share when tax and foreign-exchange costs were excluded.
Kellogg K, +0.11% unveiled a plan Monday to trim its workforce by 7% over the next four years. The cereal-maker also announced a 2.5% increase in third-quarter earnings. Analysts at Deutsche Bank on Tuesday reiterated the stock's buy rating, noting its cost savings are on track and its 3% dividend yield.
Tenet Healthcare Corp. THC, -1.96% is likely to post earnings of 46 cents a share in the third quarter after the market close on Monday. The health-care services company recently completed its purchase of Vanguard Health Systems Inc. for about $4.3 billion.


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Teen dating is part of our kids growing up.
Now this part of life is compounded with the use of the digital world.
Skout, a mobile flirting application that uses GPS technology has been linked to three instances of sexual assault in recent weeks. In response, the under-18 portion of the community has been shut down as its organizers work to develop better safeguards.
The mobile dating site, which was originally created for adults, uses GPS technology that allows users to see nearby singles. In a safety precaution, the app does not reveal street addresses.
However, if you were at your neighborhood grocery store, you would be able to check your phone to see if another single was in the area, check the profile and then send an IM or text if you were interested in meeting that person.
In the teen version of Skout, the app pinpointed other users' locations within a half-mile radius, and though it was supposed to be a safeguard, it proved to be the perfect tool for predators to scout their victims. In all three instances, adults took advantage of underage teens; but GPS is also a tool that can be used in teenaged dating abuse.
A technologically savvy teen can use GPS to monitor a dating partner, either through cell phones or other devices. Often, GPS isn't needed to monitor a teenager's location.
With the ability to update a Facebook status, Tweet or even "Check-in" via Facebook, teenagers are revealing their locations all the time.
In the past, teen dating abuse was more easily identified. Ten years ago, when landlines were the norm and phone bills had limited minutes, abusive behavior like excessive phone calls would have been easy to identify. Today, teens can put their cell phones on silent and receive unlimited texts, masking abusive behavior from parents.
"I call it an electronic leash," said psychotherapist Dr. Jill Murray in an interview with ABC News. "I've had girls come into my office with cell phone bills showing 9,000 text messages and calls in a month. This is all hours of the day and night. And it's threatening.'Hi. How are you? Where are you? Who are you with? Who are you talking to?'" Considering a teen's constant attachment to his or her cell phone, the potential control for the abuser is virtually unlimited.
In addition to the private world of text messaging, the world of social media offers abusive teens a public platform to humiliate and degrade their partners.
Teens can use Facebook or Twitter to insult their partners or reveal embarrassing, false or intimate information about the victim. Abusive partners can even use this potential public humiliation as a form of blackmail.
You might be surprised to learn just how common it is for teens to develop an abusive relationship. The National Center for Victims of Crime cites that over 40 percent of both genders report having been involved in some form of dating violence at least once during high school.
If you recognize that your teen is in an abusive relationship, your first reaction may be to begin limiting freedoms such as Internet and cell phone use, but often teens in an abusive relationship don't confide in their parents for fear of such restrictions.
Remember, the victim in an abusive relationship is often made to feel as though he or she has done something wrong. A reaction that could be seen as a "punishment" could only increase feelings of low self-esteem and could further alienate your teen from you and other positive support groups – while the abuser will see the opportunity to slip into the position of the ally.
Instead of revoking mobile access, you could recommend this app for your teen. It was made for college students, as a peer-based support system to help escape social situations, but it can easily apply to the teen dating world. In this app, GPS is used to empower the victim, proving that technology can be a helpful tool in avoiding abuse.
The app is called "Circle of 6" and it allows users to easily contact 6 people with discreet SOS messages:
"Come and get me. I need help getting home safely. My GPS coordinates are…" and "Call and pretend you need me. I need an interruption."
If you notice that your teen's partner is becoming too controlling, a good strategy is to engage in a project or take more trips together. You can also offer to facilitate outings for your teen and his or her friends. You can also go on trips and invite your teen and his or her significant other. The goal is to offer your teen examples of healthy, positive relationships that will contrast the negative emotions spurred by the abusive one.
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