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Dental Office of: Dr. James C. Feng DDS.
UCLA Graduate with General Dentistry Residency
Faculty member at UCLA for 2 years under restorative division
Continue Education in Cosmetic Dentistry and Porcelain Veneer techniques
Hospital/Emergency Dentistry Training and Experience
Practiced all aspects of dentistry for 14 years
TOP DENTIST OF LOS ANGELES awarded 2010
Provide 24 hours emergency care:
--by appointment only.
If Doctor does not answer, cell phone problems try again in 10 min.
Location: Downtown Los Angeles in the World Trade Center Building open 24 hours
Parking in building is $8 a day before 10:00am
Building Security 24 hours
350 S. Figueroa St. , Los Angeles, CA 90071
Suite 551
Cross Street: Figueroa St. and 4th St.
Landmark: Next to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, and Across Street from Hyatt Hotel
Typical emergency starts at $460 and is all inclusive. We receive cash payment only for emergency care. ATM in building.
We Create Beautiful Teeth
One Smile at a Time
Dr. Feng helped hundreds of individuals achieve
their best, most beautiful smile. Now possible in 3 days.
Dr. Feng helped the Cirque du Soleil IRIS group with all their
dental needs including cosmetic, emergency and regular dentistry.
Our office receives 5 Star rating by most people because we take
excellent care of our patients and Dr. Feng does quality work.
We offer 24/7 Emergency Care for tooth pain, infection, trauma,
broken or chipped teeth. Dr. Feng has hospital dentistry training.
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The 5 W's. FULL REVIEW of Downtown Smile Design by Dr. James C. Feng
A 5 star dentist by most reviewers
Who: Dr. James C. Feng is a General Dentist in Downtown Los Angeles with emphasis on Cosmetic and Implant dentistry . He is detail oriented and a perfectionist who delivers quality and long lasting results. After all, his clientele include other Doctors, Lawyers, Business owners, Bankers, Hollywood producers and directors, Renowned Model Tera Patrick, among many other professionals and their staff. Many of his clients/patients also work in downtown. He received his Doctoral Degree from UCLA. He resides in Pasadena, CA with a family of 3.
What: Dr. Feng specialize in Cosmetic Dentistry and Implant Dentistry. He is highly experienced in Porcelain Veneers to enhance or create a dazzling new smile. Dr. Feng is also certified in treating Dental Implants, Braces using Invisalign, and all aspects of general dentistry. He also one among sleep disorder dentists who treats snoring and sleep apnea.
When: Dr. Feng's office is a private dental office. Their office takes care of a small group of clients/patients and he treats you like family. You will not sit in a waiting room full of people. Appointments are typically within the same week or same day. They purposely keep the office small to give you the attention you need. Dr. Feng's office does not sign up with reduced fee insurance plans or HMOs for the same reason. They are also punctual. They know your time is valuable so they stay on time. Office is open from Monday-Friday from 8am-5pm. Saturday from 8am-12pm.
Where: Centrally located in Downtown Los Angeles. Google Map: 350 S. Figueroa St. 90071. Dr. Feng's office is in a professional building on the 5th floor with a great view of the Disney Concert Hall, The Music Center, and Tennis Courts located above the World Trade Center. Local landmarks include: Across from Marriott Hotel, Next to the Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Parking in the building is available. Rates posted.
Why: Not only is Dr. James C. Feng trusted by his patients by referrals, he is also featured in Angie's List and maintains the highest rating with the BBB. He cares about his patients and delivers above their expectations. He is highly qualified as a graduate of UCLA and experienced with a great portfolio of cosmetic dentistry he's performed for his patients. Given the qualifications and experience, their professional fees are very reasonable. Not the lowest cost in town, but they make it up in quality of work. They are more affordable than some offices located in Beverly Hills or Hollywood who performs similar treatment. Expect to get more and better results for your dollars spent. He also offers professional discounts on complete smile makeovers and to those without dental insurance. Each case is different so you would need to book a consultation.
website: www.downtownladds.com and www.downtownsmiledesign.com (under construction)
Phone number: 213-488-0174 ($36 Consultation with Coupon from Yelp.com, regular $89: For one on one consultation with Dr. Feng up to an hour. You will learn a lot of things about your teeth and cosmetic possibilities)
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"Just a brief note in appreciation for the cosmetic dentistry you did so beautifully throughout the last month. I came to you quite by accident and could not have been happier than the great care, aesthetically and otherwise, you gave me. I would not hesitate in recommending your high quality professionalism to anyone in the future and you can be assured I will return. Again, thank you for your gentle kindness and brillant ability in your profession."
--Wendy Elliott Hyland, Author
"Dr. Feng, I thank you deeply for the superb work you have done to adjust Amadea's teeth. As an art professional, I dare say that what you have done is clearly a work of art. With deep regards and appreciation,"
--Nathan Zakheim, Art Restorer
"Dr. Feng: The new front teeth look absolutely outstanding!!! I love them!!! I don't know how you got them to be so nice but I'm so glad that you did. You should feel really good about what you've done for my teeth. I can't want to get the front bottoms done. And, as always, thank you for being sensitive to my needs by making sure I'm comfortable before starting treatment. Not only do the teeth look great but they feel great also...you're the absolute best, Dr. Feng."
--Stan Winstein, Engineer
"Thanks a million for taking such good care of me. I really appreciate you getting up in the dead of night to help me out...and all the care since."
--Sarah Hamblin, Videographer
"As a model and actress, my appearance is everything to me. I was unhappy with my smile and I believe that your smile and teeth are your most important features. After doing extensive research to locate the best cosmetic dentist, my search led me to Dr. Feng. I was not an easy case but Dr. Feng assured me that we could fix my smile and agreed to work until I was completely satisfied. His office is clean, bright, and friendly. He was patient, gentle, and courteous, and above all positive. I now have a beautiful smile that I am proud to show off and working with Dr. Feng was a great experience. I highly recommend Dr. Feng to anybody who cares about their teeth."
--Tera Patrick, Model
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Playa Paraiso
Playa Paraiso - a different view.
Playa Sirena beach
The tiny island of Cayo Largo is gifted with some of the best beaches of Caribbean. This was a perfect day after some stormy weather of couple of days.
The beach justifies its name - a true paradise.
Path to Eternity
Milkyway from the resort @ Cayo Largo
Herons' march
Two little blue herons playing around on Playa Paraiso beach
Wave surf
Waves surf at Playa Paraiso beach
A sailor working with his catamaran at the beach
Walk with the waves
Walking at the beach after her day long activities
Dinner time
Sharmistha @ Columbus restaurant of Melia Las Dunas resort
Swimming Pool
View of the pool of Mela Las Dunas at night
Playa Paraiso - one of the top five beaches of the world but still able to avoid the usual crowded beach-goers.
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Jay Cross is a champion of informal learning, web 2.0, and systems thinking. He has challenged conventional wisdom about how adults learn since designing the first business degree program offered by the University of Phoenix. Full Bio
Productivity in a Networked era: Not Your Father's ROI
by Jay Cross
Today's networked era requires a new way to make investment decisions that incorporates intangible assets and more accurately depicts how value is created.
The industrial age has run out of steam. Look at General Motors. Look at Chrysler. We are witnessing the death throes of management models that have outlived their usefulness.
The network era now replacing the industrial age holds great promise. Networked organizations are reaping rewards for connecting people, know-how and ideas at an ever-faster pace. Value creation has migrated from what we can see (physical assets) to intangibles (ideas). Look at Google and Cisco.
Understandably, seasoned executives, chief learning officers among them, are having a devil of a time shifting from the industrial age mindset of logic, certainty and bounded constraints to the network gestalt of interaction, self-organization, unpredictability and fewer limits to potential. The pressure is constantly on to meet quarter-to-quarter revenue and earnings targets that in turn accentuate the need to take decisions that support achieving those targets. At the same time, we are shifting into an era in which knowledge work and learning occur where re-engineered business processes collide with a participative and interactive ecology of information flows.
How can a chief learning officer hope to make informed judgments in this continually expanding networked environment that's flowing ever faster, spreading power among its members and producing outsized impacts in unpredictable ways? What to do?
One cherished industrial age concept that is proving particularly difficult to let go of is return on investment (ROI). But like Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles, old-school ROI's day in the sun is waning. In an environment of continuous flow and interaction, there's a need to consider an emerging metric: return on investment in interaction (ROII). The working definition of ROII is the observable development of capacity and capability to create economic values out of intangibles.
Consultants and smart-aleck MBAs will tell you if you want to sell a big project internally, you've got to talk ROI. It's the language senior managers understand. Being fluent in ROI talk addresses the "hard" tangible returns stemming from an investment in a specific project or capacity. It is supposedly the secret handshake that gets you to the inner circle of those who control budget dollars.
Let's look at what ROI was, how it needs to be changed and how to recapture its original intent in the network era, in which continuous learning and knowledge work are becoming inseparable. As Steven Forth of the LeveragePoint division of the Monitor Group puts it, "Too many people who talk about the ROI of learning are focused on being precisely wrong rather than directionally correct."
Traditional ROI
ROI is an accounting and financial management concept businesses use to decide where to make investments and to assess the success of investment decisions after the fact. ROI reduces both return — R, what you expect back — and investment — I, what you expect to put in to numbers — making it possible to compare one investment opportunity to another. The numbers tie back to categories on the balance sheet and income statement, (i.e. tangible assets and hard-dollar returns).
ROI is what you get for your money, divided by what you spent to get it. It's R/I expressed as a percentage. In a business culture that is skeptical of nonnumerical reasoning, ROI implies disciplined, mathematical rigor. It ties actions to intended results. It shows the logic of how results will be achieved.
Companies set up ROI hurdle rates to gauge whether there will be sufficient payback over a reasonable and defined period of time to justify the capital invested to acquire additional capacity or produce a defined result. Companies also use ROI to evaluate past performance. In retrospect, what was spent and what benefits were received? This simplifies making the case for similar projects in the future.
What You Can't See
In the network era, things you can't see are more valuable than things you can. Thomas Stewart sounded a clarion call in his book The Wealth of Knowledge with his exhortation that building the capacity to create economic value through things such as innovating and enhancing brand reputation is as important, or more important, than generating specific results from a specific initiative. Twenty-five years ago, intangibles accounted for less than a third of the value of the S&P 500. Today, intangibles can make up more than 80 percent of that value.
On paper, Google's net worth was about $30 billion at the end of 2008. That's what it paid for computers, buildings and stuff you can see, minus debts and the expense of wear and tear. Stock market investors value Google at $125 billion. Where does the extra $95 billion come from? Intangibles.
"Intangible assets — a skilled workforce, patents and know-how, software, strong customer relationships, brands, unique organizational designs and processes, and the like — generate most of corporate growth and shareholder value," wrote NYU Professor Baruch Lev in Harvard Business Review in June 2004.
Corporate decision makers say their goal is to increase shareholder value. In a networked, information-based environment, shareholders value brand, reputation, ideas, relationships and know-how. These assets don't appear on the balance sheet, but more and more often they provide a corporation's competitive edge. These most important aspects of the business aren't recognized by old-school accounting and therefore aren't factored into ROI calculations.
Organizations that make decisions based solely on things that are sufficiently tangible to be counted directly might as well consult a Ouija board to set their goals. Leaving the most important sources of value out of the ROI equation is not conservative — it's foolish.
Measuring intangibles involves making judgment calls, so managers often exclude intangibles from their ROI calculations. Several purported authorities on calculating ROI suggest taking intangibles into account by putting them on a list but refusing to estimate their value. This leads you to comparing numbers to words, apples to oranges.
You Must Manage What You Can't Measure
"You can't manage what you can't measure" was a mantra of industrial age management. Adopting F.W. Taylor's brilliant research and models, generations of managers have carried stopwatches and pored over measurements in a continual quest to make things work better. Efficiency was the road to riches in the slower-moving, predictable industrial age, and measurement was the proof of the pudding.
While the measurement meme works when your goal is to tweak the way you've been doing things and other operational decisions, it doesn't apply to making judgment calls, strategic choices or disruptive innovations.
Executives manage immeasurable things all the time. The more powerful the executive, the more likely he or she is involved in effectiveness — doing the right things rather than doing things right. Intuition, judgment and gut feelings guide these more important decisions. Qualitative assessment often can make up for a concrete numeric result.
Make a hypothesis of cause and effect. Interview a statistically significant sample of the workforce to see if the hypothesis holds up. Often, results obtained from social science research methods will produce more meaningful feedback than solid counts of the wrong thing.
The old "can't measure, can't manage" dodge doesn't free businesspeople from making decisions under conditions of uncertainty, and the network era ushers in uncertainty in spades.
Making Decisions in the Era of Networks
A business network is a group of individuals or organizations that are linked together by factors such as values, visions, ideas, financial exchange and collaboration to further the ends of the corporation. Business networks share common characteristics with all networks:
• They multiply like rabbits because the value of a network increases exponentially with each additional connection.
• They naturally become faster and faster because the denser the interconnections, the faster its cycle time.
• They subvert hierarchy because previously scarce resources such as information are available to all.
• Network interactions yield volatile results because echo effects amplify signals.
• Networks connect with other networks to form complex adaptive systems whose outcomes are inherently unpredictable.
Intangibles travel via networks, and networks are the infrastructure for doing business in the future. An overarching caveat here: Strategist and practitioner Stuart Henshall said trust is critical. "It's the one qualitative factor all networks depend upon."
ROI, the tool we once used to evaluate projects in stable times, clearly is not up to the task. The impacts of collaboration-based knowledge work are accelerating. However, the Western world is lurching from crisis to crisis, and executives are under constant pressure to perform. It's difficult for them to give up models they understand well.
In the future, organizational effectiveness will be defined by the interaction of workers in a networked environment. Exchanges of information and knowledge are what make peoples' brains work on a purpose and what gets the imagination going to formulate pertinent responses. However, the return on networked collaboration is less tangible than the results generated from stable and ordered sequential tasks that dominate the efficiency-oriented industrial era.
So we face the problem of convincing managers to adopt new mental models that incorporate the intangibles generated by a whole system, the organization and its interconnected networks. Making a business decision to invest in new ways of working is a complex process involving many factors and intricate tradeoffs, such as:
• Risks must be weighed against rewards.
• Short-term vs. long-term aims.
• Alignment with strategic initiatives.
• Scarce resources call for shrewd horse trading.
Identifying and Measuring ROII
The focus in this new world of work is to do what's important and involve those who know what's important, why it's important and what they know (or know how to find out) about a problem or issue. To begin measuring increases in productivity and value in a networked social computing environment, we propose return on investment in interaction (ROII), derived from the principles of Metcalfe's law of networks.
Some core assumptions about ROII :
• Continuous flows of information are the raw material of an organization's value creation and overall performance.
• Information flows are carried by links, alerts, RSS feeds, search engines, aggregation and filtering of content.
• All leading vendors' productivity platforms now feature collaborative social networking and computing.
• These platforms' architectures facilitate purposeful cross-silo communications and exchange.
In a June 2008 "The Network Thinker" blog post, social networking pioneer Valdis Krebs outlined four generic metrics that are becoming widely accepted as leading to observable, tangible measurable outputs:
• Increase in size of network.
• Increase in internal network connectivity.
• Increase in connection to valuable third parties.
• Increase in number of projects formed from all three factors above.
It's important to note here that we are not proposing a definitive answer, but rather the need to debate and clarify the issues. Each of the principles outlined above proposed by Krebs addresses the productivity of network activity. Unpacking them can help us understand how to begin to assess ROII.
Increase in Network Size
If we follow the logic of two heads are better than one, and therefore X heads are better than two, in social- and knowledge-building networks, we can expect to find:
• More engagement with an issue.
• More analysis by more people.
• More input from more people.
• More possibilities that may have been overlooked.
• Quicker and more comprehensive analysis.
CapGemini's relaunch of its knowledge management initiatives offers a great example. Its initial program wasn't working: 20 percent year-on-year usage decline, three and a half year average document age and an average of seven years to refresh current knowledge. It relaunched informally via word of mouth and within six months had 27,000 of 83,000 employees using it, involved in 900 communities exchanging information and pertinent knowledge on a daily basis. All that activity came without spending a single dollar on formal internal communications or training.
Increase in Internal Network Connectivity
Increases in network connectivity involve the degree, frequency, density and concentration of information flows between nodes in a social network. The organization is able to define better business and market intelligence, more frequent and tangible customer centricity and responsiveness, and clear instances in which cross-silo knowledge exchanges lead to tangible results.
At CapGemini, six months after the informal launch, the 900 communities of practice were using 500 forums, 500 wikis and more than 250 expertise- or project-focused blogs. Business results as defined in the previous paragraph are not long behind.
Increase in Connection to Valuable Third Parties
In today's increasingly interconnected environment, ignoring external parties that have an interest in products or services is a guarantee for trouble. These interested parties talk about brands or offer up opportunities, and organizations that respond rapidly and effectively to issues gain competitive advantage.
Ford Motor Co. opened up its launch of the new Sync service to customer input and conversation. With 1 million page views in less than 12 months, the company experienced a significant reduction in customer-service support costs as 10,000 customers began to offer each other tips, pointers and answers. Further, it began to receive significant tangible market intelligence as engaged users began to share product integration and compatibility experiences, tips and tricks.
Increase in Number of Projects
ROII is obvious when the scope, degree and intensity of interaction increase due to implementation of the three above principles. An increase in the number of projects creates value as people learn to work together effectively in networks, putting informal learning to work on resolving issues, creating opportunities and generating activity that enhances an organization's reputation for listening and responding effectively.
Fast Company recently published an article on Cisco Systems' large-scale adoption of social computing as the main means of working with information and knowledge. CEO John Chambers said that as a result, Cisco has gone from being able to focus on three to five strategic initiatives at a time, to now working on 26-27 strategic initiatives in parallel.
Informed Judgment
The heart of the matter is providing decision makers with an informed business case that ties investment to the results that it brings. A solid case describes results in business terms, such as increased revenue, better customer service, reduced cost or speedier time to performance.
Network returns are asymmetric, so simplistic count-'em-up approaches are no longer viable. But how can one make a solid network-era case to an executive who is still playing by yesterday's rules?
The answer is to improve the corporate network as a continuous process, not as a project with a hurdle rate. Improving network performance need not be all-or-nothing. It can be implemented in small stages. Break major decisions into numerous low-risk incremental decisions. Instead of making one major decision a year, CLOs might look at boosting network results as a series of monthly decisions. Continuous monitoring of the statistics of ROII would guide mid-course corrections.
Life was simpler when you could measure performance by counting the number of widgets produced, shipped or sold. Given that the networked workplace and markets are here to stay, how can managers begin to adapt and refocus long-standing mental models about what and where to invest precious energy and time? An effective response to this conundrum is qualitative assessment.
Create a hypothesis and use existing techniques — surveys, focus groups, facilitated brainstorming — to find out what employees and customers are doing and how they want to work together. Then, check it out with a wider sample of the workforce to see if it holds up. It's clear we are moving rapidly into a networked world in which responsiveness, innovation, gaining competitive advantage through learning faster and embedding knowledge into products and services are all important.
In a world of intangibles, we need to contribute to the productivity, viability and profitability of any given enterprise. We should rethink and expand our methods for making judgments about where, when and how we invest in the ongoing interaction between our employees and customers. That is the return on investment in interaction.


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Natalie is 5ft 9" (1,75cm) and usually wears Medium. EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION. All items are authentic vintage pieces and are one offs, signs of wear and tear add to their authentic identity. This garment has been hand picked for being the highest quality vintage, with no major flaws. The garment featured in these photos is the exact garment that you will receive and remember, we ONLY STOCK ONE OF EACH ITEM. The size listed is an estimate in measurements if you have any question just send us a message! ORDERS PLACED WILL BE DISPATCHED TWICE A WEEK. No next days over the weekends. However colors should be as they appear in the photos, some browsers and monitor settings may display them in a different way. If you have any questions regarding the item please feel free to drop us a message. Be sure to click follow in the header of our boutique to see our newer stock first.
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Think Local For Holiday Shopping
Support Dane Buy Local member businesses.
It's entrenched in the popular culture – for better or for worse – and we won't fight it. The holiday shopping season starts too soon and Black Friday doesn't appeal to us. But it is what it is and once again it's probably good for our economy and we WANT it to be good for our local economy so here's our opinion: when you buy, buy local. Certainly think local and buy local as much as you can.
If you do, for the most part you'll be helping Dane County's small businesses which comprise a major part of the county's local economy. Or think of it this way: seventy-three dollars of every one hundred spent at a locally owned business stays in the local economy, compared with forty-three dollars from a hundred spent at other businesses. The ripple effect of those dollars benefits a chain of businesses as well as local governments and the services they provide. Look for members of Dane Buy Local and help your community by keeping your holiday spending as local as possible. Happy shopping.


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Kirstie Alley is throwing the weight of her support behind Lady Gaga.
The Dancing With the Stars hopeful, who is no stranger to talk about her own weight struggles, came out roaring in defense of the pop superstar amid criticism that the "Alejandro" singer had packed on some pounds.
Lady Gaga strips down to discuss her battle with bulimia
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"I say more power to her," Alley told OK! magazine Tuesday after DWTS' results show.
"She is such a role model for millions of girls in the world and she should be whatever weight she wants to be and nobody should have to starve themselves."
Alley also brushed off talk of Gaga's fuller figure--"She gained, what, 30 pounds? Who cares!"--and praised the singer for urging fans to stand up for themselves and their bodies.
"I think it's good that she's saying this and starting the body revolution."
Lady Gaga labeled a "slut" by NYC politician for onstage pot stunt
One designer, meanwhile, is celebrating Gaga's gorgeous curves.
Thierry Mugler creative director Nichola Formichetti has released a new line of handbags that reportedly pays homage to Mama Monster's derrire.
"She doesn't know yet," the designer tells Women's Wear Daily, adding that the line "has a little bit of punk-rock feeling, but it's still quite chic."
Lady Gaga smokes a joint onstage in Amsterdam
Formichetti, whose new handbag collection features a sultry, curvy silhouette, has a close connection with Gaga, having styled several of the pop star's fashion shoots and music videos.
Gaga bravely tackled talk about her weight earlier this week by posting a photo of herself in her underwear with the caption "Bulimia and anorexia since I was 15," as well as creating a new channel on her site called "Body Revolution."
Indeed, Mama Monster is making good on her promise to empower fans to be proud they were born this way.


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The Alumni Memorial Union complex
of facilities and spaces can accommodate groups from as little as three persons to as many as 4,000
people. Completed in 1990, the building is arranged
on five floors and offers a variety of amenities and services
for the students, faculty, staff, alumni, and guests of
Marquette University. Many of the facilities are available
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The first floor is the location to many services used by students, staff and visitors. Directly off the main east entrance you will find the Marquette Spirit Shop the official home of Marquette clothing and gifts, as well as the Brew Bayou coffee shop. Also located on the first floor is a Town Bank branch with two ATM machines, the Commuter Lounge, the Office of Student Development, the Marquette University Student Government (MUSG) offices, the Center for Leadership, Service & Involvement, the Center for Intercultural Education, the LGBTQ+ Resource Center, Brooks Lounge which features pool tables and hang out/study space, smart meeting rooms in Room 157 and The Father John Naus, S.J., Room 163, and Union Station which is home to both the campus post office and card office.
The second floor is home to two dining facilities: the elegant Lunda Room and the bustling Marquette Place. The second floor services include the University Information Center, the Event Management and Catering office, the Union Administration office and the Campus Ministry office. The Chapel of the Holy Family, the Interfaith Prayer and Meditation Space, the Muslim Prayer Space and the smaller Eucharistic Chapel are also located on the second floor near the Campus Ministry office. The AMU second floor features six smart meeting rooms and one being a larger assembly size smart meeting room.
The Monaghan Ballroom is found on the third floor. The ballroom can be divided into five separate large meeting spaces. The Lynch Lounge is available as a pre-function space. The third floor also hosts eight small to medium size meeting rooms with four having smart meeting room capabilities. Nearby is the Office of Student Development where the Dean's office and New Student Programs is located.
On the fourth floor you may visit Auxiliary Services, Conference Services, Offices of the Vice President for Student Affairs, and University Special Events. The fourth floor contains one medium sized smart meeting room.
The fifth and top floor contains the Père Marquette Discovery Suite and the Board Room for Marquette's Board of Trustees.
The Weasler Auditorium is a full service theater complete with a built-in audio system, dressing rooms and stage. It seats approximately 500 and can be used for plays, speakers or even just a dance practice.
Located in Holthusen Hall (1326 West Wisconsin Avenue), the Varsity Theatre has a 32 foot stage and can accommodate 1,075 people in the auditorium for lectures: 724 on the orchestra level and 351 in the balcony. For concerts, the theater has a capacity of 700 people (all lower level seating).


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Two bedroom lagoon villa with 1200sf interior space and a total 2300sf under roof. Belizean Vernacular Construction. Timber Frame Design. Energy Efficient Metal Roof. Fully furnished by Samuel Amoia Associates. Galley kitchen. Indoor and Outdoor showers. Waterfront deck overlooking lagoon marina. Air Conditioned. Optional Salt Water pool - $35,000
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This email is circulating on Capitol Hill today. Byron Thomas, an intern in Senator Tim Scott's office, is trying to recruit other Congressional staff and interns to join him each morning to recite the Pledge of Allegiance before work.
I'm having flashbacks to being in elementary school.
Good luck Byron! You sir are a patriot.
Interns. They're always so bright-eyed and hopeful when they start out up on the Hill.


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Peugeot returned to the family-orientated seven-seat SUV segment with this second generation 5008 model. It's more targeted at Surbiton than the Serengeti but that's what buyers want these days. These people will love the integrated mobility solutions that can slot into the boot - and the luxurious, spacious cabin. It's also notably efficient and very safety orientated.
Back in 2007, an explosion in consumer interest in SUVs left Peugeot scratching its head a little. The French brand had no contender of that kind to offer and needed a short-term stop-gap model to compete in this growing segment. So the marque turned to Mitsubishi, whose Outlander 4x4 was re-branded as the Peugeot 4007. That car stayed on the market until 2012, when it was replaced in Europe by a smarter-looking 4008 model we didn't get in the UK. When the time came to replace the 4008, Peugeot knew that British buyers would want the new design - the car we're going to look at here, badged '5008'. The first generation 5008 was an MPV. Now, this moniker has been applied to a spacious seven-seat SUV. Is it any good? Let's find out.
Driving Experience
Despite this 5008 model's switch to SUV genre, Peugeot won't be offering it with 4WD, which won't really help with the rough and ready market positioning. In compensation, an 'Advanced Grip Control' system is being offered for extra traction on slippery surfaces. And there's 'Hill Assist Descent Control to ease you down slippery slopes. The car is being offered with two petrol engines - a 130hp 1.2-litre three cylinder PureTech unit with a six-speed manual or automatic gearbox. And a more powerful 180hp 1.6-litre PureTech powerplant, which is offered only with auto transmission. Most 5008 customers though, will still want a diesel, probably the 130hp 1.5-litre BlueHDi unit, which can be had with an EAT6 auto gearbox. If you want a bit more pulling power - as you might if you'll regularly be using this car to transport seven people - then a 180hp version with a 2.0-litre BlueHDi diesel is also available.
Design and Build
Peugeot hopes that this MK2 model 5008 looks every bit the mid-sized family SUV that so many buyers seem to want. Certainly all the hallmarks are there: a long, horizontal bonnet, a vertical front end and a raised body line. At the front, there's a wide grille with chrome fins, while the rear design features the gloss black strip and the signature LED 'claw effect' rear lights that aim to try and set the latest breed of Peugeot SUVs apart. Under the skin, it's all based on a light, stiff 'EMP2' platform. The 2.84m wheelbase and long 4.64-metre length should certainly make the car very spacious inside and the class-leading 1,060-litre boot capacity figure seems to bear that out. Three matching, separate, folding seats in the second row are provided, each adjustable in length and inclination. Plus there are two removable, separate, folding seats in the third row. There's also a foldable front passenger seat that will enable owners to carry especially long loads up to 3.20m in length. And, as is the current fashion, the option of hands-free motorised tailgate. At the wheel, the driver gets the newest version of the innovative Peugeot 'i-Cockpit' instrument binnacle design. That means a very compact steering wheel, a large 8" touchscreen dashboard and an eye-catching 12.3" high-resolution digital head-up display.
Market and Model
This 5008 is much pricier than its old MPV predecessor because it competes in a more expensive market segment. Likely rivals are 7-seat family SUVs like Kia's Sorento, Hyundai's Santa Fe and Mitsubishi's Outlander - maybe also Land Rover's Discovery Sport. That means pricing that sees the car selling mainly in the £28,000 to £39,000 bracket. To try and justify those kinds of figures, Peugeot has tried to offer class-leading standards of luxury. Body-hugging front seats feature an optional multipoint massage system, plus owners will be able to specify a thumping 'FOCAL' Premium Hi-Fi system and a huge panoramic opening glass roof. Media connectivity will, as you would expect, include Mirror Screen smartphone connectivity and a sophisticated 3D connected navigation system, this one linking into the TomTom Traffic system. There's also an arsenal of safety features including an Automatic Emergency Braking System, a Distance Alert set-up, Active Lane Keeping Assistance, Driver attention warning, Smart Beam Assistance, Speed sign recognition with a 'speed suggestion' feature, Active blind spot monitoring, Park Assist and for auto models, Adaptive cruise control with a stop feature. Built in to the design is the option for owners to add in innovative mobility solutions which can be integrated into the boot, namely the 'e-Kick', a very smart electrically assisted folding scooter, and the 'e-Bike eF01', a new electrically assisted portable bicycle.
Cost of Ownership
Peugeot is claiming class-leading running costs from this car's powertrains. Whether the choice is petrol or diesel, all versions are reckoned to stand out above their competitors with engines of the same power class. CO2 emissions are as low as 121g/km for petrol (up to 44.2mpg on the combined cycle) and only 107g/km for diesel (and up to 55.1mpg). All figures are WLTP-rated, converted to NEDC2. So how have Peugeot's engineers achieved such strong standards of efficiency? With the PureTech petrol models, the answer lies in lighter weight and a large reduction in mechanical losses that are due to friction. As for the PSA Group's BlueHDi diesel technology, well the concept here is based around a clever three-step after-treatment system designed to better eliminate the four nasty pollutants that diesel units usually put out - namely unburnt hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and particulates. The first stage sees the unwanted hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide elements converted into harmless water and carbon dioxide. In the second stage, that nasty nitrogen oxide also gets converted into water via a 'Selective Catalytic Reduction' process using a urea and water mixture called 'AdBlue' (something you'll have to get topped up every 12,500 miles). Finally, in the third step, a Particulate Emissions Filter eliminates virtually all particulates at a stroke. The result of all this is industry-leading diesel technology that many manufacturers are struggling to copy.
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- 6 speakers
- Solid - Bianca white
- Driver's lumbar support
- Height adjustable drivers seat
- Driver seat manual adjustment in longitudinal and back rest angle
- Solid paint
- Black diamond roof
- Imila cloth/Leather upholstery
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Cruise control + speed limiter
- 180 degree colour reversing camera
- 18" Detroit diamond cut alloy wheels with space saver spare wheel
- Imila cloth/Leather - Grey
|Body Glass
|Dark tinted rear glass
|Heated rear windscreen
|Gloss black windscreen surround
|Front windscreen wiper with magic wash cleaning system
|Electric front/rear windows with one touch/auto up/down
|Rear windscreen wiper with auto activation when reversing
|Heated rear windscreen with integrated antenna
|Dark tinted Rear side and tailgate windows
|Collision mitigation braking system
|Auto city emergency braking
|Rear disc brakes
|Front ventilated disc brakes
|Electronic parking brake
|Hill start assist
|ESP and ASR traction control with deactivation switch
|Sport mode
|Dynamic stability control
|Bluetooth telephone connection
|Driver Aids
|Electric power steering
|Rear parking sensor
|Blind spot monitoring
|Active lane keep assist
|Advanced Driver Attention Alert
|Lane departure warning system
|Peugeot connect SOS and assistance
|Speed limit recognition
|Driver Convenience
|Smartphone wireless charging plate
|Auto start and stop system
|Driver Information
|Trip computer
|Head up Display
|Mirror screen with mirror link and car play
|Peugeot i-cockpit with amplify configurable interior ambiences, headup display with distance alert, touch screen
|Multi function trip computer
|Sports button
|Headlight on warning buzzer
|Exterior temperature gauge with frost alarm
|3D connected navigation + voice control
|Mirror screen with Apple CarPlay and Android auto
|Peugeot i-cockpit with 12.3" headup digital instrumental panel, 8.0" capacitive touch screen and compact sports steering wheel
|Driving Mirrors
|Electric folding door mirrors with courtesy approach lighting
|Power folding door mirrors with blind spot detection indicator and auto dipping function in reverse gear
|Electrically heated door mirrors
|Nera black door mirrors
|Power folding door mirrors with indicator and auto dipping function in reverse gear
|Embellishment Trims
|Satin chrome instrument dial surrounds
|Gloss black B and C pillar and aerodynamic deflector trim
|Satin chrome dash trim
|Brumeo fabric interior trim
|Steering wheel audio controls
|DAB Digital radio
|MP3 connection
|USB socket
|Exterior Body Features
|Black and chrome front wing trim
|Chrome trimmed radiator grille
|Chrome boot sill trim strip
|Twin exhaust tailpipe
|Wheel arch protectors
|GT Line emblem in satin copper
|Stainless steel roof arches
|Gloss black rear cluster connecting strip
|Chrome rear bumper scuff plate
|Body protectors in black
|Black front wing trim with chrome detail
|Body colour door handles
|Aluminium roof rails
|Body coloured bumpers
|Body coloured rear spoiler
|Chrome trim to lower side windows
|Lion grey front bumper scuff plate
|Radiator grille in chrome edge trim with chequered design and black 'PEUGEOT' lettering
|Twin exhaust effect trim
|Exterior Lights
|LED indicators in door mirrors
|Peugeot smart beam assist
|LED headlights with LED fog lights, sequential LED indicators, sports front bumper and grille
|Auto self levelling headlights
|Rear LED Peugeot signature 'Claw Effect' lights
|2 X Rear number plate lights
|Automatic activation of hazard warning lights
|LED daytime running lights
|Chrome front fog light surround
|Door mirror mounted LED courtesy approach lights
|LED side indicator lights integrated into door mirrors
|Full LED headlights with LED fog lights with static cornering function, sports front bumper and grille
|LED sequential scrolling front indicators
|Dual zone climate control
|Heating/air conditioning outlet in rear
|Automatic dual-zone climate control
|Interior Features
|Front door pockets
|4 grab handles
|Stainless Steel Scuff Plates
|Front armrest with storage box
|Electric reach + rake adjustable steering column
|Android Auto
|Mistral full grain perforated leather steering wheel with aikinite stitch
|Aikinite stitching in armrest, gear lever and dashboard facia
|Retractable parcel shelf
|Rear side window blinds
|Illuminated glovebox
|3 x 12V power sockets
|Twin rear coat hooks
|Rear seat underfloor storage
|Rear centre console with air vents
|2 cupholders in front centre console
|Satin chrome interior door handles
|Fold flat front passenger seat with picnic table
|Gear shift indicator
|Satin chrome gear lever
|Roof lining - Mistral black
|Electric power steering with reach and rake adjustable steering column
|Flocked front door pocket interior with blue ambient lighting
|Mistral full grain perforated leather steering wheel with aikinite stitch detail and satin chrome 'GT Line' emblem
|Satin chrome digital instrument panel and touchscreen trim
|Satin chrome front door panel recess trim
|Satin chrome scorpion's tail and toggle switch trim
|Flocked glovebox interior
|4 Grab handles retractable and damped
|Front central armrest with butterfly-wing opening and storage compartment
|Interior Lights
|Front interior light with reading
|LED interior illumination
|Blue ambient lighting
|Dashboard and door panel ambient lighting
|Rear reading lights x 2
|Front interior light with 2 reading spotlights and rear interior light with timer
|Blue ambient lighting for connecting zone
|Blue ambient lighting to head up instrument panel
|Blue ambient lighting to front door panels, central storage and cupholders
|Interior lighting
|Visibility pack - 5008
|Children's pack - 5008
|Driver sport pack - 5008
|Safety plus pack - 5008
|Safety pack - 5008
|Driver SMART airbag
|Front passenger SMART airbag with deactivate switch
|Front and rear pre-tensioning and force limiting seatbelts
|Safe Distance Warning
|3x Front optimised safety headrests and rear retractable headrests with height adjustable
|Front side airbags
|Five 3 point rear safety belts
|Front and rear curtain airbags
|Front seatbelt unfastened audible+visual warnings
|Tyre pressure monitor
|3 Isofix location points
|Adaptive driver and front passenger airbags with including passenger airbag deactivation function
|Front three point retractable seatbelts height adjustable with pre tensioners and force limiters
|Rear three-point retractable seatbelts (x3) with pre-tensioners and force limiters in the outer rear seats
|Front optimised safety headrests and rear retractable headrests (x3), height adjustable
|Front headrests
|2nd row seat back tables
|Isofix child seat fittings x 3 in the second row
|Map pocket on front seat backs
|Flat folding rear seats
|Front passenger seat height adjust
|Headrests on 2nd/3rd row seats
|2 individual folding 3rd row seats
|Seatbelt unfastened on the move audible and visual alert for front and rear seats
|Front passenger seat manual adjustment in longitudinal and back rest angle
|Remote control central locking with two plip keys
|Rolling code transponder immobiliser
|Thatcham Cat 1 Ultrasonic Alarm
|Automatic door lock/re-lock after 30 seconds
|Child lock control of rear doors and windows
|Vanity Mirrors
|Illuminated vanity mirror
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|0 to 62 mph (secs)
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Amid the flurry of cybercrime news that dominated headlines last year, from rampaging hacktivists and cyberspies to rising sabotage threats to infrastructure control systems – there was something else: the cybercops on the beat did a better job, too.
While most studies and surveys found cybercrime was increasing and spawning more serious threats to society, one new study also finds that cybercops are doing a lot better at discovering criminal data breaches on their own – and then alerting the victim companies that frequently often had no idea of the financial and other data being stolen from their networks.
"The good news for organizations is that the effectiveness of law enforcement to detect breaches increased almost five-fold in 2011," according to the Trustwave 2012 Global Security Report, published by a Chicago-based cybersecurity company that tracks cybercrime trends.
Of the approximately 3,000 organizations that reported a cybersecurity breach to Trustwave last year, 33 percent had been notified by law enforcement. That's compared with just seven percent in 2010, the report said.
That nearly five-fold jump is mainly thanks to an increased focus on the problem, including more resources devoted by national crime units like the US Secret Service, Australian Federal Police, and the UK's Serious Organized Crime Agency, as well as international groups like Interpol.
"Law enforcement groups are just a lot more focused now on cybercrime than they were before," says Nicholas J. Percoco, senior vice president of Trustwave SpiderLabs. "We know that they really started stepping up their efforts in 2010, seizing more criminal systems, making more arrests, finding more victims – and doing a lot more victim notification."
Typically, agents invading botnet servers and other criminal computer networks discover stolen data – and they go tell the victim companies.
One might be forgiven for having missed that improvement, it was so overshadowed by bad news.
At least 58 highly publicized hacking attacks occurred in 2011, with victim organizations around the world ranging from law enforcement agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and governments, to defense agencies and military contractors, according to a Monitor tally of several studies.
Meanwhile, a global survey of 200 computer security professionals working in critical infrastructure industries warned that cyberexploits and cyberattacks on vital infrastructure are now widespread – and that the perpetrators range from cybercriminals engaged in theft or extortion to foreign governments preparing sophisticated attacks, the report says. The Stuxnet worm was last year's key example – a cyberweapon that targeted Iran's nuclear program and damaged it, and which experts say could be modified to damage other systems.
"Hacking has become a normal business practice for some countries, because there are no penalties and no consequences for bad behavior," James Lewis, director of the Technology and Public Policy Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington told the Monitor in an e-mail interview last fall. "This is a golden age for espionage."
Still, the feds were on the case. A January 2010 Monitor investigative report found that cyberespionage attacks believed to come from China had infiltrated computer networks belonging to at least three global oil giants. But neither Marathon Oil, ExxonMobil, nor ConocoPhillips realized the extent of cyberespionage attacks that hit them in 2008, until the FBI alerted them that year and in early 2009, the Monitor reported in early 2010. Some key oil company data were detected flowing from one oil company computer to a computer in China, according to documents obtained by the Monitor.
Yet amid the criminal debris of 2011 were hints of good news that indicated improvements by the cybercops. Botnets – those networks of enslaved computers forced to send out spam and malicious software that can steal passwords and banking information – were targeted by the good guys, who nailed a bunch of them.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation took down just such a "robot network," dubbed the "Coreflood botnet." That worldwide network, created by a Russian cybercrime gang, had taken control of 2.3 million personal computers and sucked up vast amounts of US financial and government data for almost a decade before being targeted for extermination.
Relief also came in the form of a drop in e-mail spam from around 50 percent of all e-mail messages over a three year span to only about 37 percent last year, the Trustwave report notes. The reason? Federal authorities working with Microsoft joined with university researchers and other security companies to nail the "Rustock botnet," which was responsible for up to 40 percent of Internet spam.
Meanwhile, the US Secret Service tracked down cybercriminals, including one that went by the hacker alias "f1ex." Agents, assigned to the New York Electronic Crimes Task Force, learned that f1ex, an overseas hacker with a long cybercriminal track record, was selling stolen credit card account numbers in the US that he had gotten through online forums.
Agents discovered during their investigation that "f1ex" was really Lin Mun Poo, a Malaysian citizen. So in October 2010, an undercover agent met with Poo at a diner in Queens and bought $1,000 worth of stolen credit card numbers. In a second meeting, undercover agents discussed with Mr. Poo setting up a "long term relationship." Poo was arrested and his laptop hard drive was found to hold 413,000 credit card account numbers with an estimated value of $206 million, according to Hugh Dunleavy, a Secret Service special agent, in an account in the Trustwave report.
On April 13, 2011, Poo pleaded guilty to "Access Device Fraud" and was sentenced last November to serve 10 years in a federal prison.
"There's no reason why law enforcement won't get better at what they're doing," Mr. Percoco says. "They're increasing their efforts and we'll being seeing more of these arrests – which is a good thing."


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The very first trailer for Sin City: A Dame to Kill For is chockablock full of all the great things that reside in Sin City. Sexy dancing, sexy sexin, gambling, fist fighting, bruises, sexy ladies, and people looking pissed off in the front seats of cars. Here we go again!
Directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez, the cast list for this thing is just insane. It's got, Josh Brolin, Eva Green, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jaimie King, Juno Temple, Jessica Alba, Bruce Willis, Mickey Rourke, Christopher Meloni, Jeremy Piven, Ray Liotta and Lady Gaga! So some new faces, plus some returning stars from the first movie.
Fingers crossed we get to see Chris Meloni punch fistfulls of paint blood out of Jeremy Piven! Sin City: A Dame to Kill For will debut on August 22.


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A great cast featuring Ryan Gosling, Kirsten Dunst and Frank Langella, a talented director in Andrew Jarecki, and a ripped-from-the-headlines murder mystery would normally have us foaming at the mouth. But any rational person knows that "All Good Things" will ultimately be a disappointment.
"All Good Things" is based on the true-life story of Robert Durst, scion of a wealthy New York real estate family who at the age of 7 watched his mother fall -- or possibly jump -- to her death off the family's home. He went on to become a cross-dressing suspected murderer who was once arrested trying to shoplift a sandwich and band-aids, despite having $500 in his pocket.
"Because it is impossible to know exactly what happened, we have not tried to replicate the history of the case, but to capture the emotion and complexity of this unsolved mystery that has for years been kept hidden from public view," Jarecki told the Los Angeles Times.
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The film was apparently given a stealth release in July to make it eligible for the Oscars. Considering the cast and director, a "re-release" in December as part of an Academy Awards push is understandable, but if this film was that good, it would've seen the light of day long before now. Instead, it's been sitting in a vault for more than a year.
And, besides, the only Ryan Gosling film that's going to be in the Oscar hunt will be "Blue Valentine."


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We can only assume that "Runaways" is gonna be awesome, cuz the guy who wrote the as yet unmade film has been hired to do the script for the next Iron Man film.
Drew Pearce has been brought in to script "Iron Man 3," reports Deadline. Director Shane Black had originally been thought to be handling those duties, though word is Pearce will be starting from square one and working closely with Black.
Pearce got the job in the strength of his script for "Runaways," based on Brian K. Vaughn's comic book about a group of teen heroes who band together to take down their parents' crime ring. The script was good enough to earn Pearce the "IR3" gig, but "Runaways" is still waiting to happen - weird.
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Steve Jobs' liver transplant helped inspire Facebook organ donor program
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said in an interview with ABC News that his friendship with Jobs came to mind as he worked on a plan to increase the number of organ donors. Zuckerberg never specifically spoke with Jobs about a Facebook donation tool before he passed away last October, but Jobs was publicly active in supporting improved organ donor registries.
"That definitely, I think, was something that we all had in mind as we were building this out," Zuckerberg said. "His story is just one of many, of people who both were able to have an organ transplant that made his life longer, and he was extremely thankful for that."
In addition to Jobs, Zuckerberg said conversations with his girlfriend, who is currently in medical school, also helped to inspire the new program. With the new feature, Facebook users can share their organ donor status in an effort to spread awareness, and users can control who can view their organ donor status.
Jobs was a major proponent of a California bill passed in 2010 that made it easier for residents to become an organ donor. It also created the nation's first living registry for kidney transplants.
Because of that bill, California residents must now accept or decline the option of becoming an organ donor when they renew their drivers license. Under the old system, residents had to affix a pink sticker to their license, which Jobs felt hurt the number of donations.
In 2009, Jobs underwent successful liver transplant surgery at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He said there weren't enough livers in California, which forced him to look elsewhere.
Following the transplant, Jobs returned to the stage in September of 2009 to introduce new iPods. Before his keynote, Jobs gave a short introduction in which he acknowledged his road to recovery, and said he was gracious for the liver he received from a person in their mid-20s who died in a car crash.
"I am alive because of their generosity," Jobs said at the 2009 event. "I hope we can all be that generous."


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COLUMBUS, Ohio – After a hard fought match at FC Dallas last Saturday (April 10), the Crew will enjoy its second bye weekend in three weeks, and will play in an exhibition match against the University of Louisville and Duquesne University tomorrow (April 17) at Crew Stadium.
The exhibition will consist of three, 45 minute periods, with the Crew participating in the first two periods. The Crew will play Duquesne at 10:30 a.m. in the first period, followed by Louisville shortly thereafter in the second period. The two college sides will then face off against one another in the day's final period. Tomorrow's exhibition is free and open to the public.
The Crew also hosted an exhibition doubleheader during its previous bye weekend, when it hosted Marshall University and Michigan State University on Friday, April 2 and came away with decisive 5-0 victories in both matches.
In its previous MLS match last Saturday (April 10), the Crew traveled to Pizza Hut Park to take on Western Conference foe FC Dallas and earned a 2-2 draw in the match-up. FCD's Jeff Cunningham opened the scoring in the match with a penalty kick in the 29th minute. Adam Moffat's first goal of the year drew things level in the 52nd minute. Steven Lenhart received a fine ball from Frankie Hejduk down the right side and sent a great pass to Moffat, who one-timed his shot into the left side of the net to tie the game. Guillermo Barros Schelotto put the Crew ahead in the 82nd minute with his second goal of 2010.
After the Crew was awarded a penalty kick try, Schelotto stepped to the spot, but was stopped on the try by Dallas goalkeeper Kevin Hartman. However, Schelotto quickly pounced on the rebound and headed it into the back of the net. FC Dallas would find the match equalizer on the match's last kick after David Ferreira was denied near post by Crew goalkeeper William Hesmer. The ball popped back into the midfield and appeared to strike Eric Avila's hand, but no call was made. Avila then found the ball at his feet as he struck a low shot that caromed off the far post and into the net to even the match in the final moments.
The Crew Soccer Academy 15/16 and 17/18 squads returned to action last weekend (April 10-11), as they traveled to St. Louis to take on SLSG Metro and SLSG Missouri. On Saturday (April 10), both squads faced SLSG Metro, with the 15/16s falling 1-0, while the 17/18s earned a 3-3 draw, thanks to goals by Kyle Culbertson, Ian O'Keefe and Matt Walker. On Sunday (April 11), the both squads took on SLSG Missouri, with the 15/16 squad kicking off with a 2-1 win, thanks to strikes from Matt Cameron and Rhodes Moore, followed by the 17/18 squad who earned another 3-3 draw, with two goals coming from Jacob Eganhouse and the third from O'Keefe. Both squads will again be in action this weekend (April 17-18), when they host the Dallas Texans on Saturday (April 17) at the Crew Training Facility at Obetz and Solar SC on Sunday (April 18) at Crew Stadium. The 15/16s kick off the action against the Texans Saturday at 1 p.m., followed by the 17/18s at 3 p.m. On Sunday, the 15/16s will face Solar SC at 10 a.m., followed by the 17/17s at 12 noon. All four matches are free and open to the public.
The Crew and Ohio State Buckeyes will once again meet on the field Tuesday, May 4, in the ninth annual Connor Senn Memorial Match. Game time is set for 7 p.m. at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State. Tickets for the event are $5 for adults and $3 for children and groups and can be purchased online at OhioStateBuckeyes.com, through Ticketmaster or by calling 1-800-GO-BUCKS. In addition to the exhibition match, the event features a silent auction that consists of a wide array of Ohio State, Columbus Crew and Major League Soccer memorabilia, including many autographed items, as well donations from a variety of Columbus businesses and organizations. The Connor Senn Memorial Fund was established by Dr. Lance Senn, Connor's father and a former member of the Ohio State tennis team. Connor collapsed during Ohio State's match at Akron Sept. 26, 2001, and died that night from a congenital heart defect. A native of Granville, Ohio, Connor was a freshman walk-on defender who had earned a starting position for the 2001 season. A plaque honoring Connor hangs outside the Buckeyes' locker room door and Connor's chair hangs in the locker room, which all the players on the 2001 team signed with personal messages to Connor, who was known for his tremendous work ethic, positive attitude and selfless play. Those wishing to make a contribution to the Connor Senn Memorial Scholarship Fund can do so by sending a check to Kristyn Carman, The Ohio State University, Gift Processing, The Ohio Union, Room 125, 1480 W Lane Avenue, Columbus, OH 43221 (fund # 246475). Please include your name and return address so you may receive documentation of your charitable contribution from Ohio State for your tax records.
Crew News & Notes
COLUMBUS, Ohio – After a hard fought match at FC Dallas last Saturday (April 10), the Crew will enjoy its second bye weekend in three weeks, and will play in an exhibition match against the University of Louisville and Duquesne University tomorrow (April 17) at Crew Stadium.


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Angels abound in the cemetery. They have been described since ancient times as the guardians, guides, and intercedents for humans; as well as carrying out heavenly tasks, and acting as messengers of God.
Angels are prevalently mentioned in the Bible during the Passover and Easter seasons. They are recognized in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, although most Eastern religions do not believe in angels.
It is an angel, which rolls the stone away to reveal an empty tomb on Easter Monday.
An agent of God can be seen pointing the way to heaven for a departed soul, or holding the wreath of victory over death.
There are also several famous angels found in the cemetery. In Thomas Heywood's Hierarchy of Blessed Angels, written in 1635, the Angels of the Four Winds are Gabriel of the north winds, Michael of the east winds, Raphael of the west winds, and Uriel of the south winds.
Gabriel is an angel in many religions including Judaism, Christianity and Islam. He is mentioned in religions such as Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, Anglican Communion, and the Catholic Church.
Gabriel is considered to be a kind angel who performs acts of healing. He is easy to identify in the cemetery – Look for his horn. Gabriel is usually shown with his horn in his hand or blowing his horn to indicate the Second Coming.
Another well known angel is Michael. Michael is an archangel and known as the holy fighter. He performs acts of justice and is considered the most "God-like" of the angels.
In the New Testament, Michael is the leader of God's armies against Satan's forces. He is considered an angel in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, Islam, Judaism, Anglicanism, and Oriental Orthodoxy.
Michael is usually seen with a sword, carrying a banner or scales (for justice,) or seen stepping on the devil.
Raphael may be seen holding a bottle or flask. He can also be identified when carrying a staff or fish.
Uriel is an archangel recognized in such religions as Judaism, Anglican, Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Oriental Orthodoxy. He is known as the "light of God."
Uriel is depicted in the Apocalypse of Peter as the angel of repentance. Uriel is also the angel that checks the doors of Egypt for lamb's blood. He is the keeper of the key to the Pit during the end of times, and can be identified carrying a sword or a palm.
Samael is regarded as an angel who is both good and wicked. In Judaism, he is the angel that tempted Eve. He is also the angel of death.
Samael is depicted in the cemetery as the grim reaper with a scythe in hand.
There are said to be over 30 varieties of angels, but most are not given names. They are shown to be like humans with wings and halos; acting as the servants of God, messengers of God, and who intercede between humans and God.
Angels are considered to be benevolent spirits, who protect and guide humans before and after death. This may be why they are so prevalent in cemeteries around the world – Helping those who have passed, and comforting those who remain…
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It's cold. It's cold enough for me to be cursing the fact that that I haven't been knitting and hooking warm winter woollies in the warmer months so that I could be safely cocooned in finished projects by now. The thing is, for most of the year I'm too hot or on the verge of over-heating, so when winter does roll around I'm a bit shocked to feel the cold at all.
I do have multiple crochet blankets to wrap myself in at home (which I do on a daily basis) but now winter is really here I want more. I want hand-knitted socks, cardigans, hats, jumpers, leg warmers, scarves… basically everything I spend most of the year convinced I won't really need!
Actually, the exception is socks. I started on my travelling socks in October, and they went everywhere with me as my on-the-go WIP until I finally finished them around New Year.
For such a simple sock, I made a bit of a hash of it, but as you can see, it all turned out okay in the end! I was keen to try a toe-up pattern, and I found Denise Bell's DVD Simple Toe-Up socks on Ravelry and decided to give it a try. It's a great pattern, very easy to use and customise, and I love the afterthought heel (the easiest heel I've ever knitted – and what Mr BAM calls a sneaky heel!). Sadly no pattern is 100% idiot-proof, and I got in a bit of a muddle with my measurements. When I cast off the first sock I could see I had put the waste yarn for the afterthought heel in an inch or two too early,
I had two choices: either frog over half the sock, including all the ribbed cuff (hell, no!), or chop off the toe, rejoin the yarn, knit the extra bit of foot and re-do the toe top-down fashion.
I chose the second option, and it turned out fine.Only the glitch in the colour sequence of the self-striping yarn gives it away.
But now I was faced with a dilema for the second sock: top down or toe-up? Reluctantly I decided on doing the second one top down so the toes would match, and fortunately the afterthought heel is the same whatever direction you start from. I did end up with a nice pair of socks, but not quite the toe-up ones I was planning!
The thing that really saved these socks was the beautiful, self-striping yarn I used: Rico Design Superba Bamboo in Green Mix.Not only are the colours gorgeous, but the composition of the yarn (50% superwash merino wool, 25% bamboo viscose, 25% polymide) makes it incredibly soft and warm, as well as machine washable.
I have quite wide feet, and I may have over-compensated a bit by using 64 stitches on 3mm needles. I could easily go down to 60 stitches for the next pair, and I'd be interested to see how using fewer stitches per round would affect the patterns in the self striping yarn.
Although I got some beautiful books full of sock patterns for my birthday in November, they are quite complicated and will require more concentration than I could probably give them at the moment. Besides, I still haven't really pulled off the DVD sock pattern properly yet!
So I cast on another simple pair of toe-up socks, this time for my husband, in Regia Highland Tweed.
Also pictured are my secret weapon when it comes to knitting socks on-the-go: HIya Hiya 30cm circular needles. I still need to use DPNs to cast on the toe, but then I can knit the rest on these without having to faff about with multiple, easily lost or snapped needles. They make knitting socks so much easier! I picked up my first 3mm pair at the Knitting and Stitching Show at Ally Pally, but I've since ordered them in 2.25mm 2.5mm,and 2.75mm too!
After Mr BAM's socks are finished, I'll cast on another pair of travelling socks for myself, but they'll take a while because I mostly work on them on the bus or in waiting rooms!
Impatient as always, I wanted some snugglesome knitting to wear now! This cowl WIP caught my eye on bonnyknits.com, and a quick raid of my stash produced some Stylecraft Carnival Chunky in the colourway Venice that would do the job. I downloaded the pattern from Ravelry (it's the Clairiere Cowl by Tricoquelicot) and a couple of days later… voilà!
Not a great photo, I know. Bonnyknits' finished version is far superior, and the pure merino wool she used shows off the twisted stitch pattern much better than slubby acrylic I used! I had to use yarn from my stash, that wouldn't make me itch that I could chuck in the washing machine though, so when you look at that way, the Stylecraft Carnival wan't too bad a choice for me! And it did keep me warm in the park yesterday!
I obviously need a hat too. Don't worry, I have already started one!


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|a grave in the Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Schnittke's Stone
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Exquisite M'lady!ReplyDelete
Yes...so many interesting juxtapositions here...quite a romp in the old cemetery. Thank you, Tess!ReplyDelete
That ending really packs a punch.ReplyDelete
Hi Tess, I love the poem. I think I actually like it much better not thinking about the picture. I appreciate that the photos are jumping off places, and this one, for me, has jumped off to a different place, but certainly one as interesting and beautiful.ReplyDelete
A very neat, sort of ekphrastic take on Schnittke and - at a guess - the day the music died.ReplyDelete
Manic, the photo prompt is just something to get the creative juices flowing...the fact that writers jump off into various places is my main objective! So happy you did!ReplyDelete
In fact, I'm hoping someone writes about Jello...ReplyDelete
love your poem and the picture..jello??? would that be raspberry or strawberry?!..x KayReplyDelete
The image, a wonderful find. Your words take it even further, to a new level. Very very good.ReplyDelete
Just that first line alone hits you! And I love the breath Mr.Stainforth takes before the reading! Prekrasniy!ReplyDelete
whew that last stanza is just fierce...i like tess...great image as well...ReplyDelete
I can't get that image of uncut hair out of my mind. Solid.ReplyDelete
Such an end to such a story!! What a narration!!! Beautiful, Tess!! Sad, but beautiful!ReplyDelete
How interesting that a poem, beginning in a cemetery and ending in a loud silence could have so much energy moving about. Well written, Tess. Thank you for sharing.ReplyDelete
A beautiful write, Tess!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSun Feb 05, 04:03:00 PM
Wow, "puberty rights relinquished" is a strong finish. Excellent write.ReplyDelete
Uncut hair of Russina graves...what an image!ReplyDelete
I love the opening stanza.ReplyDelete
Many perfect lines in this. Excellent.ReplyDelete
A toss up between the first stanza and the last for my favorite -- a great write.ReplyDelete
'miniscule breaths, ever-present ghosts' - shivers.ReplyDelete
perfect! Great image and your poem is wonderful. Jello? I'll give it a second try!ReplyDelete
This is a good poem, I liked it very much!ReplyDelete
The lines are notes on a bar . . the melody is haunting.ReplyDelete
The lines are notes on a bar . . the melody is haunting.ReplyDelete
yes, the ever-present ghosts.ReplyDelete
Wow. The photo is so breathtaking I can't write it immediately, like the prism will shatter into my chest somehow....ReplyDelete
Is this an actual grave? Do you know?
Your writing is, as usual, so gorgeous, Tess... I am speechless yet so deeply touched... in that beyond language, fumbling place....
I googled it. I found it. I need to go there as a lover of cemeteries. Wow. I am literally shaking... THANK YOU....ReplyDelete
Julie, thank you, yes, it's a grave in the Novodevichy Cemetery. Although Schnittke is buried in this cemetery, this is not his actual stone.ReplyDelete
a great cemetery...great prompt...as is your poem....THANKSReplyDelete
Wonderfully done, as always, Tess.ReplyDelete
Prolonged silence...a fabulous depiction.ReplyDelete
Music in stone and words. Or is that poetry in music and stone? Fine poem TessReplyDelete
"the uncut hair of Russian grave"ReplyDelete
A perfect image.
I like long wild runs! thanks-ReplyDelete
I love the way the images flash by, re-reading reveals so much more!ReplyDelete
Exquisite write!ReplyDelete
Tess, you take me there ... to a cemetery full of ghosts and so much more.ReplyDelete
love the..the uncut hairReplyDelete
of Russian graves...
You really opened a door with this one Tess. Now I have to find some Schnittke music!ReplyDelete
"the uncut hair of russian graves"ReplyDelete
talk about a unique image
...and the ending.
"The uncut hair of Russian graves." Brilliant. Splendidly done Tess! Nice Job!ReplyDelete
Outstanding. Oh, yes.ReplyDelete
really enjoyed this read.. as always, I am surprised by the varied emotions and takes on the same prompt...ReplyDelete
his puberty rights relinquished in loud silence prolonged...powerful..ReplyDelete
This is a wonderful image which prompts ghostly thoughts and words. Prolonged loud silence summons thoughts of eternity.ReplyDelete
Tess your words start us in one place and lead someplace unexpected...wonderfully crafted!ReplyDelete
A stunning write Tess....that first line is amazing!ReplyDelete
Anna :o]
This picture has so much meaning to it in so many ways.ReplyDelete
Great prompt. Lovely piece from you too. Heard it read aloud and it reads so well.
I saw a wedge shaped piece of heartReplyDelete
A fine tribute to the composer.ReplyDelete
Superb. Mouthwatering not just the creative juices it gets running!ReplyDelete
Dear Tess:ReplyDelete
"uncut hair" referencing (metaphorically) the uncut grass of the unkempt graveyard. WoW~!
"his puberty rights relinguished" as most young men are soldiers and barely out of puberty, usually 19 years of age. Love it~!
"in loud silence prolonged" an excellent metaphor of death. Fantastic~!
Always par excellence...and oh so memorable with the Manchesturian candidates low octaves. Merci Ronaldo as well; loved indeed~!
The entire poem is wonderful, and the last lines are magnificent. What a great write for this picture.ReplyDelete
I don't know of Schnittke, looks like I need to be doing my research :) But I thought this poem was excellent and like many others, loved the line "uncut hair of Russian graves"ReplyDelete
- AnonymousWed Feb 08, 04:26:00 PM
@chiccoreal ... thank you ... always good to take a deep breath and read one of Tess's poems ...ReplyDelete
@Caty ... check out my other blog ... Alfred Harrievich Schnittke ...
R.A.D., thank you for the lovely reading and also for the link to your Schnittke blog...ReplyDelete
Gentle readers, you make writing so very worthwhile. Thank you.ReplyDelete
Once again, not only did I get a wonderful poem but a bit of an education. I googled Schnittke and learned a tad about this composer and his polystyle, which I had never heard of before. Thank you again!ReplyDelete
Lots to discover in this one, Tess. Interesting how "polystyle" for me resonated with the multiple column-like fingers of the illustrated hands.ReplyDelete
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Love the POEM! I'm a new bloger/writer and just added myself to your folowers to support you, maybe you'd like to come follow me? Thanks!ReplyDelete
So are you only doing poetry now? I used to like visiting Willow Manor. Not a big poetry fan. *sigh*ReplyDelete
Moey, stay tuned...I plan to liven things up around here with some new posts...ReplyDelete
Great Tess! I've been followoing your blog since 2008. (Blog of Note).ReplyDelete
Excellent post, wonderful image , inspirational stuff. A pleasure to have made ur acquaintance even if only cybernetically ....Thanx.ReplyDelete
1. You can't fool me, that's the Sorcerer's Stone!!!ReplyDelete
2. I'm with Moey. Poetry is okay, but I like some posts with juicy details.
Ah, this is so crisp and perfect, Tess. I also love that it sent me to the dictionary for stave and polystyle.ReplyDelete
Thank you for your poetry.
A song among the uncut hair of Russian graves...ending in prolonged silence. Wonderful. Thank you.ReplyDelete


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Heidi Montag might be busy baring her new body for the world to see in itsy bitsy bikinis, but her sister-in-law, Stephanie Pratt, is showing some skin for a much different cause.
Stephanie is featured – sans clothing – in a new ad for PETA2 (PETA's young adult branch) and the organization's "Be Nice to Bunnies" campaign.
In the ad, an in-the-buff Stephanie poses in front of a pink backdrop with nothing more than a white rabbit covering her upper body.
"I think it's important for people to be informed consumers," Stephanie said. "Guinea pigs and rats and bunnies … [are] blinded, poisoned, and burned for such a useless experiment that's not needed."
The photo was taken for PETA's new iPhone cruelty-free shopping application, however, it was deemed to risque for the Apple iTunes Store, according to PETA.
Instead, the group also issued an ad featuring a fully-clothed Stephanie (still with bunny) for the app.
When it comes to her own fashion sense, the "Hills" starlet said she stays away from fur.
"I only wear fake fur because I don't believe in skinning animals for fashion," she added.
Stephanie is the latest in a long line of celebs who have bared all to help promote PETA, including Eva Mendes, Pamela Anderson, Khloe Kardashian, Joanna Krupa, Bethenney Frankel and Alicia Silverstone.
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The Google homepage Wednesday is dominated by an interactive doodle featuring a pair of hockey players, a bundled-up skater, and a bespectacled Zamboni driver. Click on the doodle, and a game launches; to win points, you must clean up the scratches and nicks left by the skaters before your fuel gauge hits empty. The doodle, of course, is an homage to Frank Zamboni, the mechanic and inventor of the four-wheeled ice resurfacer that bears his name.
Zamboni was born 112 years ago, on Jan. 16, 1901, the third child of Francesco Giuseppe and Carmelina Masoero, both of whom had immigrated from Italy. Frank grew up on the family farm, in Eureka, Utah, and worked from a young age as a mechanic – according to one biography, he was pulled out of ninth grade to assist his father in the fields. In 1920, Frank's brother, George, opened a garage in Southern California, and Frank followed him there.
Later, after a stint at Coyne Trade School in Chicago, Frank and a third brother, Lawrence, went into business under the aegis of Service Electric, later known as the Zamboni Bros. Company. Lawrence and Frank did mostly electrical and drilling work, but they also found time to construct an ice-making plant, and sell big blocks of ice to nearby produce packing plants.
In 1940, Frank Zamboni, now a family man – he'd married Norda Ileta Chamberlain in 1923, and together he and Norda had three children – helped open an indoor rink called Iceland, in Paramount, Calif. At the time, indoor ice skating was growing in popularity, and Iceland was a success, but there was a major problem: it was hard to keep the ice clean and fresh.
From the 1988 Los Angeles Times obituary for Zamboni:
It took five men 90 minutes each night to lay down a new sheet of ice. [Frank] Zamboni devoted the next eight years to replacing those five men and, when he did, it was with a machine only its mother could love. The awkward Model A Ice Resurfacer No. 1 sat on two old Dodge front ends and was powered by a war surplus jeep engine. A wooden bin caught the ice shavings. Despite its appearance, it resurfaced the ice in 15 minutes after scraping it, gathering up the shavings, washing the surface and then laying down a coat of fresh hot water that was spread by a towel.
These days, that "Model A Ice Resurfacer No. 1" is more typically referred to simply as a "Zamboni." A patent was granted in 1953, and by the late '60s, Frank Zamboni was selling machines to rinks and NHL franchises across the country. (Interesting side note: Zamboni initially wanted to call his company the "Paramount Engineering Company," but the name was taken, and he was forced to settle for his last name.)
Since the 1970s, the standard Zamboni machine has been the 500 series, which boasts a liquid-cooled engine; an "emission-free" Model 560AC electric resurfacer is also available. (Car and Driver has posted a pretty cool look at the controls of a 500 series Zamboni resurfacer.)
Frank Zamboni, who would have turned 112 today, died on July 27, 1988, in Long Beach, California. He was 87.
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SUNY Canton Veterans Association Launches Cellphone Drive for Soldiers
The SUNY Canton Veterans Association is collecting used cellphones to help deployed troops keep in touch with loved ones.
Donated phones are sold for refurbishment or recycling, and the profits are used to purchase calling cards for soldiers overseas. Donation bins are located in French Hall, the Richard W. Miller Campus Center, Cook Hall, Dana Hall and Cooper Service Complex.
"Our group has teamed up with Cell Phones for Soldiers Inc. to try and help our men and women in uniform stay in touch with their families and loved ones while they are deployed," said SUNY Canton student and Veteran's Association Treasurer Douglas A. White. "We are asking the SUNY Canton community for help to keep them connected to those at home."
So far, the student organization has collected about 30 used cellphones.
Cell Phones for Soldiers was founded in 2004 by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist. The charity has since provided 181 million minutes of free talk time to service members stationed around the world. On average, Cell Phones for Soldiers distributes 12,000 calling cards each week to military bases overseas and Veterans Affairs hospitals.
"Each year we have been humbled by the amount of people and organizations like SUNY Canton's Veterans Association that take the initiative to support our troops," said co-founder Brittany Bergquist. "The communication gap between those serving and their families is a crucial need that Cell Phones for Soldiers is committed to addressing for years to come."
Donations will be accepted until Dec. 15. For more information about the program, visit www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.
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