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A different approach: Golf in Okinawa
Failing at golf in a beautiful, outdoor setting feels so much better than shanking 5-irons in front of a computer screen with a bucket of balls and some local champion in a Tiger Woods wardrobe at your side.
Which is why I've chosen the Kise Country Club (KCC) in Okinawa to make my not-so-triumphant return to the game.
The rolling greens of this championship course carpet a coastal nook on the western side of the main island of Okinawa Honto with enough trees, sand traps and water hazards to keep your ball from getting onto the green, and enough pleasing views of the East China Sea to keep you calm in the face of yet another bad break.
I arrive at KCC for a 6:45 a.m. tee time with my wife, Katie, in tow. She hates mornings, but loves the idea of driving a golf cart.
She's also fascinated by the role of the caddy, although she knows even less about this game than I do. (Flashback to 6:25 a.m., hotel room, Ritz-Carlton Okinawa: "Ok, we better get you out on the court, mister.")
The clubhouse staff welcome us with friendly smiles and bows, then start asking questions that would disarm me at any time of the day, in any setting.
"Do you need a stiff shaft?" inquires Kazuki Inada, who has worked at KCC for eight years.
"Um, why would I need a stiff shaft?" I reply.
Inada explains the difference between a stiff (steel) and regular (graphite) shaft, something I probably should have looked up online before I arrived. I opt for regular.
"What's this course like, by the way?" I ask after Inada hands me my clubs.
"Easy," he replies. "It has long holes."
We zip along a path to the first hole on the nine-hole Ocean Course (the remaining nine are on the Woods Course). The grinding sound of cicadas and mocking caws of crows fill the air as I take my first swing of the morning.
Relax and swing. Then relax some more
According to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), about 6 million people head to Okinawa annually. Only about 5 percent of the islands' visitors come from abroad.
JNTO representative Mamoru Kobori says the island chain's "world-class golf courses" attract some in this bunch.
"We can safely say Okinawa has almost everything to be recognized as Asia's premier marine resort island," he says.
Golf commentator and course consultant Masa Nishijima says players who travel to these islands come for more than just the game.
"They feel the charm of the climate and enjoy the country dishes of Okinawa," he points out.
Nishijima notes that while Japanese golfers sometimes jet to other tropical locations in Asia to play, that's changing.
"They can now get to Okinawa for less because of the spread of low-cost air carriers," he says. "The Naha Golf Club, the Southern Links Resort and the Kise Country Club on the main island are good."
Good, yes, but some would argue the best of Okinawa's nearly 30 courses aren't on par with the top locations found elsewhere in Japan.
But Itaru Osaka of Hiroshima, who I meet halfway through my round at KCC, says they offer a less structured and more relaxed atmosphere.
"I like the view," he tells me, looking out over the fairway at the sea, which shimmers in the distance. "Plus we can drive onto the fairway with the carts. And we don't have to take a rest. Usually, we have to take lunch and wait an hour."
Another player I encounter along the way, a Mr. Tachikawa, calls the rules at some courses "strict" and "stupid." He's obviously racing through his round, so I let him play through.
"This course is number one. You picked the best one," he says over his shoulder. "It's easy."
Post-game repose
The course might be easy for Tachikawa, Inada and Okinawa's famous export, Ai Miyazato of the LPGA, but for novices like me, it's a challenge.
The holes are by no means the longest in Japan (the 964-yard seventh hole at the Satsuki Golf Club in Sano holds that honor), but the fairways feel like a haul, the sand traps are sinister and the water hazards are hungry enough to swallow three of my balls.
But the setting and the experience make all the difference.
When I feel hot and sweaty walking the fairway, the sea breeze quickly cools me off. When I feel frustrated by my performance, I stop to soak in my surroundings, from the lush vegetation to the turquoise waters of the East China Sea.
When it's all over, I retire to the pool at the neighboring Ritz-Carlton Okinawa, which overlooks the sixth hole (see above), and watch the action from a deck chair. Time passes and I get up to wander through the adjacent library to scan the titles on the shelves: Golf Course Architecture, Turf Irrigation Manual, My Story by Jack Nicklaus, A Golfer's Life by Arnold Palmer.
Palmer once said golf is without a doubt the greatest game mankind has ever invented.
I can't say I agree. But at least in a beautiful place like Okinawa, he sounds about half right.
Kise Country Club, 1107-1 Kise, Nago, Okinawa; +81-980-53-6100; www.kise-cc.jp. Green fees from ¥15,000 (US$170) per person.
Ritz-Carlton Okinawa; 1343-1 Kise, Nago, Okinawa; +81 980 43 5555; www.ritzcarlton.com/Okinawa


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The Funniest Things Our Kids Have Said 1 of 26
Assume the position
I was squatting in the store looking at stuff on the bottom shelf, and my 2-year-old yelled, "Mommy, are you making poop?!"
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Funny Things Kids Say 2 of 26
Say your prayers
Jesus, please let me have some more ice cream. Amen."
Submitted by Tamra
Funny Things Kids Say 3 of 26
Time to recharge
I tell my 2-year-old that his ears must be tired because theyre not listening, and he responds, Umm no, theyre not tired. I think their batteries died.
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Funny Things Kids Say 4 of 26
I'm currently 7-months pregnant. I have a 9-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl. When I found out I was having a boy, I told my daughter, and she said, "Why does God keep giving me brothers?" Submitted by Jacqueline
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6-year-old: "Mom, I had a great day. I got lunch — wow, look at those birds — I had pizza."
Mom (laughing): "I think you are ADD."
6-year-old: "ADD? Whats that? Does that mean Im pregnant?"
Submitted by Jessica
Funny Things Kids Say 6 of 26
Just stating the facts
My 3-year-old went up to a family friend and said, Hey, youre always brown, and Im always white. All we could do was laugh. He doesnt know. He just knows his colors.
Submitted by Jessica
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Parents first
At the age of 3, when being coaxed to give her great aunt a kiss, Maggie said, "YOU kiss her!"
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Thats what commas are for
Mom: "Shes a baby. All she does is sleep, eat, poop."
Little Boy: "Mommmm, thats disgusting! Why does she eat poop?"
Submitted by Jackie
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Is that what theyre called?
"Mommy, I dont want to wear shorts. I want to wear my LONG-SLEEVED PANTS!"
Submitted by Elana
Funny Things Kids Say 10 of 26
Hygiene is key
Sometimes I wear my hair crunchy when I don't feel like straightening it. My 4-year-old son announced very loudly in public, Its okay if you forgot to brush your hair today, Mommy, as long as you remembered to brush your teeth!
Submitted by Jenny
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When, indeed?
3-year-old Meaghan: "When do I get to have a penis?"
Submitted by Stephanie
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I was breastfeeding my newest addition, and my 2-year-old said he wanted to eat, too, so I explained that I was breastfeeding. He yelled and said, "Me eat boobies, too!"
Submitted by Nicky
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Got Bud Light?
When my son was four, his very NON-DRINKING, CHURCH-GOING grandparents took him to the grocery store, where he pointed to the beer and insisted they not forget "Daddys favorite drink."
Submitted by Sami
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A small misunderstanding
We had just explained camping to our two-year-old when I walked into his room and heard his cat crying from his play tent. He said, Its okay, Mom. Im just crapping with the cat. Turns out we needed to work on how camping was pronounced.
Submitted by Caitie
Funny Things Kids Say 15 of 26
Priorities, priorities
My 3-year-old told the doctor, "Will you please stop talking? I can't hear my game." Submitted by Jennifer
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Pregnancy confusion, part I
I am pregnant with baby number three right now, and my 3-year-old asked if I ate the baby that is growing in my belly. LOL!
Submitted by Sam
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Grass has feelings too
When our neighbor was mowing the grass, my 4-year-old told me, Mommy, the mans are hurting the grass. Tell them to stop!
Submitted by Teresah
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Hey, big spender
I was at the bank with my 2-year-old, and the teller asked her how she was doing. She said, I need some monies.
Submitted by Amy
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No idea where he learned that one ...
One of our daycare kids came up to me holding his head and said, "I have a headache. It's a bad one. It's pissin' me off." I had to turn my head real quick and giggle. He's 3. Submitted by Elizabeth
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Mr. Fix It
While in the potty-training process, my 3-year-old was standing at the potty for about 5 minutes. I said, Go potty, Jayvion, and he said, I cant. My wee-wees broken. I need a screwdriver and hammer to fix it.
Submitted by Jessica
Funny Things Kids Say 21 of 26
The most wonderful time of the year
A week before Easter, my 6-year-old asked, Is it Peep season?
Submitted by Jenny
Funny Things Kids Say 22 of 26
Assume the position
When my daughter was about 2 years old, she pooped on the floor in her room. She asked me to come see. I walked in her room and asked her what had happened. She said to me, I don't know, it just fell out! Of course I had to laugh at that!
Submitted by Robin
Funny Things Kids Say 23 of 26
Potty mouth
My sisters young son came home from preschool, and he used the word damn. My sister informed him that was a bad word, and he couldn't use it. He said, Damn isn't a bad word. F--- is a bad word!
Submitted by Jennifer
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Pregnancy confusion, part II
I'm pregnant right now, and a few months ago while babysitting my 5-year-old niece, I was about to drink a glass of lemonade, and she yelled at me saying the lemonade was going to burn the baby's eyes.
Submitted by Margaret
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Returning the favor
When I was preparing my 4-year-old nephews bath once, he said So you bought this bubble bath for me? I replied, Yes, just for you! and he said, Thank you! I'm gonna have to buy you some bubble shower!
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Lee Crow to run for Bryant City Council
Lee Crow has announced he is seeking a position on the Bryant City Council this November. He will vie for the Ward 3, Position 1 seat currently held by Adrian Henley.
Crow said he disagrees with Henley's choice to maintain a website in opposition to the mayor while spearheading a stalled recall effort.
"I don't believe his goals are Bryant's goals," Crow said. "They elected Mayor Dabbs, and more than the majority of the people I talk to are happy with the job she's doing. Henley clearly wants to remove the mayor. I want to respect the choice the voters made in electing Mayor Dabbs, and work with her the best I can to meet the challenges of running this city. This is a defining difference between me and my opponent."
Crow will have an open door policy with constituents in Ward 3, he said. "I want to be someone that the people of my ward can come to any time, express their concerns and know that I will be addressing issues affecting them and Bryant every time the Council meets. Politics has no place there, only progress."
Although he's running for Ward 3, Crow said he cares about all of the needs in Bryant, even if they do not fall in his sector.
Crow said he thinks the fire department and police department should be Bryant's main budgetary concern, followed by water and street.
"Those departments provide our protection," Crow said. "If you have a fire or get into an accident that's who you call…Without funding, what kind of police and fire departments are you going to have?"
Crow says Bryant needs to focus on needs before wants. "This is a need."
In addition to the basic needs of the community. Crow wants to focus on some special needs.
"As someone heavily involved in various charitable organizations, in Bryant and Saline County, I have become keenly aware of some of the special needs of our citizens and welcome the chance to address those needs from the Council," Crow said. "Our city is still in a stage of unprecedented growth that requires more attention than my opponent has provided while pursuing priorities that the city doesn't share."
Five years ago, Crow and his wife started the NICU Christmas Care Package program. They provide care packages to families who have to spend their first Christmas in NICU at Baptist Health Medical Center in Little Rock. Through this program, Crow has gotten to know other parents of special needs children and feels it should be a priority to make at least one playground in Bryant that is completely accessible to kids with special needs, whether they are in a wheel chair, have autism or multiple sclerosis.
In addition to the charitable organization he started, Crow has also volunteered for the Boys & Girls Club, I Can Dance and other causes.
Crow has lived In Bryant for 9 years, where he lives with his wife Amanda and their two daughters, Bethany and Bailey. He is employed by Blue Cross/Blue Shield, where he has worked for 15 years. He is a graduate of John Brown University with a bachelor's degree in organizational management.
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EFSA proposes harmonised default values for use in its risk assessment
When carrying out risk assessments, scientists may need to use default values at different stages of the evaluation process. Default values and assumptions can be of a methodological nature (e.g. rounding numbers) or used to take into account uncertainties for instance in extrapolating results of animal toxicity studies to human populations. EFSA's Scientific Committee has published guidance for harmonised default values to be used in EFSA's risk assessments when insufficient or no actual measured data exist.
Default values used in risk assessments should always be scientifically justified and be based on existing data representing average (typical) values for the missing information. The guidance focuses on the most commonly used default values by EFSA's Scientific Panels, Scientific Committee and Units. It identifies harmonised default values for body weight, total liquid intake, a number of uncertainty factors used in establishing health-based guidance values, and factors for converting chemical substance concentrations in feed or drinking water to doses utilised in experimental animal studies to assess toxicity of the substances.
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The Scientific Committee highlights that whenever actual data are available, these should be used instead of the default values. For example, when assessing the possible adverse health effects of a chemical substance for a specific sub-population (e.g. women of child bearing age), actual body weight data for this population should be used in the exposure assessment. Therefore, EFSA's Scientific Panels, Scientific Committee and Units may use alternative values in their assessments if scientifically justified.
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More than four-dozen sites in and around Athens reveal the many stories of the lives and legacies of the men and women who shaped the Confederacy. Visit the fascinating Crawford W. Long Medical Museum in Jefferson. Then head to Washington to experience a working plantation and hear the legend of the lost Confederate gold. Pick up a brochure and map at the Athens Welcome Center, or call the Athens Convention & Visitors Bureau.
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Tuesday December 18th: ripe with tradition, Applecrest Farm Orchards
It has been family owned for generations. Applecrest Farm Orchards gives visitors a very traditional Fall experience. With corn on the grill, bluegrass music, and old fashioned cider donuts, we take you tonight to the largest orchard in a state!
Plus, it's a meal on the move. The Big Love Mexican Diner draws crowds wherever it goes and serves up burritos, tacos, and quesadillas all prepared for love.
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Rachel Starr Thomson is a writer, indie publisher and editor. She's the author of Letters to a Samuel Generation, Heart to Heart: Meeting with God in the Lord's Prayer, the Seventh World Trilogy, and other books published by Little Dozen Press. In her other life she's a poet/storyteller/narrator/singer for Soli Deo Gloria Ballet, a Christian performing arts company.
Rachel dwells in southern Canada, where she loves to take long walks, read good books and drink hot tea. She is passionate to know and love God and to see others worship him in spirit and in truth.
If you're a woman who appears to be within childbearing age, people make assumptions. Learn how to handle their expectations with grace and femininity.
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WCSU Alumni Day Trips & Travel Program
Alumni can take advantage of wonderful travel opportunities and day trips while supporting their alma mater. Travel with a group of friends or book a more intimate reservation. The following trips are planned in 2013:
Lunch at the Culinary Institute of America
Saturday, March 29, 2014
RSVP by Friday, Feb. 28
Join the WCSU Alumni Association for an afternoon of elegant dining at the Culinary Institute of America located in Hyde Park, N.Y., where we will enjoy a four-course banquet at the brand new Bocuse Restaurant.
The price of $95/person includes round-trip transportation, lunch and gratuity. Transportation will depart the WCSU Midtown campus (University Hall) at 9 a.m. Arrival back in Danbury will be around 4 p.m.
Call (203) 837-8298 to RSVP or complete the Culinary Institute of America Reservation Form.
Newport, Rhode Island
Saturday, May 3,
RSVP by Thursday, April 3
Join us as we tour the historical buildings and sites, beautiful coastline and the largest collection of colonial homes in the country. Our tour guide will share Newport's history and delight us with tales of this charming "city by the sea."
The price of $90 per person includes round-trip transportation, bus driver tip, tour guide, entry fee into Rough Point and taxes. Transportation will depart the WCSU Midtown campus (University Hall) at 7 a.m. Arrival back in Danbury is around 8 p.m. Parking is available in the University Hall parking lot and in the White Street parking garage.
Call (203) 837-8298 to RSVP or complete the
Hudson Valley Boat Cruise, Lunch and West Point Tour
Saturday, June 14, 2014
RSVP by Wednesday, May 3
Join alumni, faculty, staff and friends for a day trip up the Hudson River, featuring a Pride of the Hudson two-hour cruise, lunch at the Thayer Hotel and tour a of West Point.
The price of $110/person includes round-trip transportation, boat cruise, lunch, tour, taxes and tips. Transportation will depart the WCSU Midtown campus (University Hall) at 8 a.m. We will depart West Point at around 4 p.m. Parking is available in the University Hall parking lot and in the White Street parking garage.
Call (203) 837-8298 to RSVP or complete the Hudson Valley Reservation Form.
Alumni Family Day at Lake Compounce
Saturday, Aug. 2,
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Spend a fun-filled day with your family and fellow alumni at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Conn.
Cost is $38 per person (children 3 & under are admitted and eat for free). Price includes admission, parking, all-you-can-eat lunch buffet in the lakeside catering pavilion from 12 to 2:30 p.m., unlimited free soda all day throughout the park, unlimited use of rides, shows and attractions (except the Skycoaster), unlimited access to Splash Harbor, Connecticut's biggest water park.
To reserve your family's day of fun, complete the Lake Compounce Reservation Form or call (203) 837-8298. Limited tickets are available. Tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis. No reservations can be taken after Friday, July 11, 2014.
Tarrytown, N.Y., and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Oct. 18,
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Join WCSU alumni and friends for this fall trip to Tarrytown, N.Y. for a day of fun, festivities and haunted enchantments.
The price of $109/person includes bus transportation, tips, taxes, entry into Sunnyside, the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze and dinner. The bus will depart WCSU's Midtown campus (University Hall) at 12:45 p.m. Arrival back in Danbury will be around 11 p.m.
Call (203) 837-8298 to RSVP or complete the Tarrytown, N.Y., and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow Reservation Form.
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In the five years since the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) began to clean up the old Atlas Mill site, crews have hauled 7 million tons of waste away from the 130-acre pile. In June alone, they moved almost 77,000 tons of tailings from the edge of the Colorado River to a long-term disposal cell near Crescent Junction.
Grand County UMTRA Liaison Lee Shenton stands on the overlooks above the pile during his weekly visits to the site, and he's impressed by the noticeable drop in elevation. Before the cleanup work began, the pile was more than 80 feet thick; it contained an estimated 16 million tons of uranium mill tailings and contaminated soil, according to a DOE overview of the project.
"You can already see down to the floor," Shenton said. "It looks like they've moved a lot more than [44 percent]."
When he first began to visit the site, the northwestern end of the pile didn't stand out so much; according to Shenton, it sat at roughly the same level as state Route 279.
But Shenton said he's noticed a real difference in the last couple of years, as lead contractor Portage, Inc., and its team came up with more efficient ways to excavate and remove the mill tailings.
"They're just learning new things that work better than they did three or four years ago," he said.
However, Shenton expects that the overall pace of cleanup work will slow down as the project team shifts more of its attention to the southern end of the tailings pile.
While the northern section closest to Arches National Park's main entrance was about 65 feet deep, Shenton estimates that the pile at the other end of the property is 50 percent deeper.
"It looks huge from the river," he said.
The southern toe of the pile also stands out for the kinds of waste it contains.
When the Atlas Mill was decommissioned in the 1980s, the mill's operators dismantled and demolished structures that stood on the property.
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Last weekend, I travelled to St. Louis with five other SMU students to take part in the annual Clinton Global Initiative University.
CGI U, hosted by President Bill Clinton, is a meeting that invites students from over 300 universities and 75 countries to examine pressing issues and learn from renowned public figures. The conference, which was held at Washington University in St. Louis, examined several issues, including environment and climate change, education, peace and human rights, public health, and poverty alleviation. The meeting featured several notables, such as Muhammad Yunus and Stephen Colbert.
I had the opportunity of representing SMU at the conference with five other students – Rahfin, Daiskuke, Timm, Josh and Chibundu. My commitment, which fell under the Peace and Human Rights section, involves The Nari Kit. The Nari Kit is a transitional crisis kit that provides battered women with basic necessities as they transition from critical situations to a secure environment.
Rahfin and Daisuke represented their organization, Green Riba, which is dedicated to delivering zero-interest loans to entrepreneurs in Dallas. Timm and Joshua represented Props Social Ventures, which gives D/FW entrepreneurs the chance to jumpstart their business with student-operated microloans. Chibundu provides students in North Memphis with after-school tutoring and mentoring to help guide them from middle school to high school and then through college and beyond.
With over 1,000 students from all over the world in attendance, the conference was an unparalleled experience.
The conference included several sessions that focused on the primary issues of conversation. One of the first sessions, called "Getting off the Ground: Stories of Starting Up," featured a panel of innovators who shared their insights and experiences of launching their own businesses. Speakers at this panel included Chelsea Clinton, Mark S. Wrighton, President Bill Clinton, Kenneth Cole, Jack Dorsey, William Kamkwamba, and Zainab Salbi. The panel of entrepreneurs spoke on how young innovators should accept preliminary failures as part of the process of getting started and shared lessons they learned from their own experiences.
President Clinton made an interesting point when he stated, "Your commitments say a lot about what you care about and what kind of world you want to live in." Zainab Salbi, founder of Women for Women International, explained that "the way to implement our imagination is to believe in ourselves and believe that we can do it."
The second session, titled "A Better Future for Girls and Women: Empowering the Next Generation," featured public figures who discussed ways that today's youth can support women and girls in having a brighter future. The panelists spoke on how students can work to empower girls and women. Speakers included Chelsea Clinton, Shabana Basij-Rasikh, Hawa Abdi Diblawe, Stephen J. Felice, and Muhammad Yunus. Shabana Basij-Rasikh explained that "it really takes persistence, patience and the belief that you can do something." Dr. Yunus pointed out that "the power of technology can go far beyond what it was intended for. Technology can transform everything."
I also attended a working session, titled "The Human Rights Information Revolution," which was part of the Peace and Human Rights section. The speakers included Sarah Kendzior, Sabrina Hersi Issa, Emily Jacobi, and Alec Ross. The panelists spoke on digital human rights activism and increasing Internet access all over the world. The panel examined how the Internet can be a tool for human rights, as well as a human right. Alec Ross stated, "Any of you can leverage your social and mobile networks to raise a lot of capital for your campaigns."
The last plenary session, which was called "Solutions without Borders: Working with Unlikely Allies," examined the necessity for collaboration. Speakers for this panel included Bill Bishop, Will Allen, Claire McCaskill, Sara Minkara, and Brendan Tuohey. The panelists spoke on how to form effective partnerships, and the significance of cooperation over conflict. Senator McCaskill said, "I know you're all going to be the shining stars leading this country."
I attended another working session called "Modern Day Slavery: How do we end human trafficking?" The panel featured Alex Wagner, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jeannette Richardson-Baars, and Dan Viederman. The panelists spoke on the major issues related to trafficking and how CGI U representatives can support the fight against trafficking. Jada Pinkett-Smith spoke about the new Be Safe application that she is involved with, and stated, "We're hoping the Be Safe app will become the new 911."
The closing conversation was certainly the highlight of the night – with speakers President Bill Clinton and Stephen Colbert. Colbert's talk doubled as a taping for his show, and the excitement in the room was beyond palpable. The closing conversation added a lighthearted touch to the conference, reminding students that commitments should be exciting. President Clinton explained, "We're all tied together. We live in an interdependent world." When asked about CGI U, President Clinton said, "The great thing about Clinton Global is that it has created a global network for giving."
After the closing conversation, I headed to office hours with Gary White, co-founder of water.org. White spoke on the initial struggles of his now famed nonprofit venture, and gave us advice on how we can utilize resources around us to bring our commitments to fruition.
After office hours, I made my way to a working session with Chelsea Clinton for Women and Girls related commitments. The working session not only served as an avenue to network with like-minded students, but also gave us insight on how we can continue working to support women and girls. The weekend concluded with a service project with Gateway STEM High School. The morning kicked off with a talk from President Clinton, Chelsea Clinton, and the principal, Dr. Beth Bender, who all spoke on the importance of giving back. CGI U students worked on various restorative projects around the school. President Clinton closed out the weekend saying, "If you want a future of shared prosperity, everyone has got to be a part of it."
CGI U was certainly an unparalleled experience. From the valuable connections I made to hearing the inspiring words of today's leaders, I came back from CGI U more inspired than ever. CGI U isn't just a place to discuss ideas, it's a place where today's youth takes concrete steps towards creating a better future.


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The Acute Care for Elders unit is different from most hospital units in that patients receive comprehensive treatment by a full team of healthcare providers including nurses, physical occupational therapists, recreational therapy, a social worker and a nutritionist led by a team of geriatric specialists. These geriatric specialists are a trained to look for problems that are complex and unique to the older population. The Wake Forest Baptist ACE Unit is certified by the Program for Nurses Improving Care for Health System Elders (NICHE).
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Hey Mac -- thanks for sharing your stories with me. I feel honored that you decided to type to me -- since you don't do that so much anymore. You have a very interesting life -- orcas and wolves and coyotes. I would love to see that stuff. I am introverted myself -- so I understand how you would prefer cats to people.
I think it will be a full moon tonight - so I will think of you howling with the coyotes. Take Care -- hope to chat with you later! : )
Mac - you are certainly not dumb. I read your most intelligent reply to my discussion. You are very smart!
I can tell you read books by scientists.
You have a very important job! : )
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Misgivings Day Weekend 2013 is Almost Here
It's that time again!
This Sunday is Misgivings Day, and that means it's time to start some serious Halloween fun.
This year I have big plans to kick off the season starting Friday, and if you want to follow along, be sure to take a peek at my Instagram feed that evening. Otherwise, I'll be posting pictures later this month.
There will be jack O'lanterns, candy, pumpkin flavoured treats, monsters and even trick or treating. I am very, very excited (sore eyes or no sore eyes).
So what will YOU be doing this Misgivings Day Weekend? Might I suggest horror movie marathons and pumpkin beer? Or perhaps some prop building is in order. I know many of you are already doing some Halloween activities.
I've fallen behind on everything since the accident, and am trying desperately to get figures ready for the Bazaar of the Bizarre on Oct 12th in Toronto. Once that is done, I can focus on my own Halloween theme for this year's gathering.
Whatever your plans, I hope it's ghoulishly good.
Happy Misgivings Day!
A Happy Misgivings Day to you Ghoul Friday! May the season ahead be full of dreadful things, wicked wonder and pumpkin-y food.
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Fantastic idea, Misgivings weekend - we will certainly join you in maybe a horror movie and beer. Its so great that lots of people are really into Halloween, we just love it in our house. For me, the best part is thinking what we are going to to and all the preparations. Happy Halloween!
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Tegeticula is one of the two genera of true yucca moths, which offer one of the classical cases of coevolved obligate mutualism between species. Females use unique tentacles on their maxillary palps to actively collect and compact pollen from the flowers of their yucca hosts. Yucca pollen is very sticky, and it adheres (without aid of the tentacles) to the underside of her head. Once loaded, the female oviposits into yucca flowers, walking up to floral stigmas after oviposition and actively pollinating the flower with a small portion of her pollen batch. In so doing, she assures that lack of pollination will not cause the flower to abort. This is critical, because her progeny feed only on developing seeds. The larvae only feed on a modest proportion of the seeds, thus making it possible for this herbivore to actually be of net benefit to its host. Over evolutionary time, yucca moths and yuccas have evolved complete mutual dependence on each other (Riley 1892, Pellmyr et al 1996b).
A considerable body of literature has accumulated on ecological and evolutionary aspects of the yucca-yucca moth interaction; a comprehensive reference list for the early literature is provided in Davis (1967), and much of the subsequent work is referenced in Powell (1992) and Pellmyr et al (1996). Recent empirical work has focused on the stability of obligate mutualism (Pellmyr and Huth 1994, Richter and Weis 1995), reversal of mutualism (Pellmyr et al 1996a), and moth behavioral plasticity in pollination and egg dispersal decisions (Addicott and Tyre 1995).
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This year, the Showcase provides a context for The People's Poetry Gathering, a festival of over one hundred events celebrating our nation's oral traditions. This 'Woodstock for Words' brings practitioners of a wide range of oral poetries––including cowboys, decimeros and griots––to explore the relationship between popular recitation traditions and contemporary poetry.
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About a hundred days since the launch of IBM MobileFirst, we are still pretty busy creating market awareness of IBM's leadership in enterprise mobility. Thus, there are a huge number of events upcoming, including a number of them in Europe. I will be at the Utrecht and Madrid events.
June 4, Utrecht Netherlands: IBM SolutionsConnect.
June 5, Vienna Austria: IBM BusinessConnect.
June 6, Madrid Spain: Encuentro en IBM MobileFirst. Tengo muchas ganas de volver a Madrid. ¿Nos encontraremos otra vez?
June 11, La Hulpe Belgium: IBM SolutionsConnect 2013.
June 11, Lausanne: IBM Technology Day 2013.
June 13/14, Bad Nauheim Germany: IBM SolutionsConnect 2013.
June 18, London: Mobile Enterprise Summit. (The specific event link appears to be broken, sorry)
Right now we don't have a specific events page for IBM MobileFirst. I'll see about adding one somewhere....
These events should be exciting opportunities to raise awareness around the complete IBM MobileFirst portfolio. I'm looking forward to meeting new and existing customers and partners and talking Worklight, Tealeaf CX Mobile, Rational Test Workbench, and more.
Not going to an IBM MobileFirst event anytime soon? You can still catch up on the latest. The mobile keynote from IBM Impact is online on our livestream site. In it you can see Forrester's Ted Schadler, Avnet's Sean Wyrick, the CEO and CIO of ING Direct Canada, and several key IBM executives providing the latest news and insights regarding our mobile enterprise solutions. Good stuff.
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Lars Olufsen | 5/17/2013 7:44:44 AM
Denmark coming, Ed?
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Darryl Miles | 5/19/2013 2:24:25 AM
Hi Ed,
Yes, having and upcoming events page on the MobileFirst page is a great idea. I'd also like it to have links to a range of recordings from various conferences too.
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Henrik Sjöstrand | 5/25/2013 1:03:09 AM
@Lars we also have a Mobile App Development and Management with Worklight Bootcamp (a one-day IBM POT) planned in Copenhagen on June 20. Focus is on Worklight but I always introduce the full MobileFirst offering. Open for customers, partners, IBMers.
Contact me (first name @se.ibm.com) or Christina Möller in DK.
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Derbyshire Times staff are setting a fine example as they sign up for the DT and JE James Flagg Cycle Challenge for Ashgate Hospice.
Editor Graeme Huston, reporter Jon Cooper and advertising rep Shaun Pritchard will be joining the ever-growing number of fundraisers taking on the 55 mile bike ride across the Peak District.
The 2014 event offers a 55miler, a 25miler and a 10miler and aims to raise thousands of pounds for the Chesterfield-based hospice, on Ashgate Road, at Old Brampton.
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The 25 mile route will go from the hospice via Cutthorpe, down to Baslow, up to Curbar and to Ashford-in-the-Water, before returning through Pilsley to Baslow and back along the previous route. The 10 miler goes from the hospice via Cutthorpe and towards Baslow before returning via Brampton. Riders get sponsor forms and a map. Entry is £20 and people can register via www.ashgatehospicevents.co.uk/bike/bike.htm or can contact email@example.com, Emily Evans on 01246 568801, or Derbyshire Times' Jon Cooper at email@example.com and on 01246 504524. Volunteer marshals can call Emily and Jon.


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The Detroit Lions placed Alex Carter on injured reserve with a designation to return Sunday, meaning the rookie cornerback will miss at least the first half of the season.
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ABU DHABI, Jan 18 (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy made an inauspicious start to his Nike career, and there was certainly no tick against his scorecard, as the world number one missed the cut at the $2.7 million Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday.
The Northern Irishman, playing with new clubs and a new ball, swished and swooshed his way to a second successive three-over 75 in his first competitive outing since signing a massive sponsorship deal with the U.S. sportswear firm on Monday.
McIlroy followed a run of three straight pars with bogeys at the fourth, fifth and seventh before birdies at the eighth and ninth offered some hope that he might squeeze into the final two rounds on Saturday and Sunday.
However, the 23-year-old looked a picture of despair after dropping more shots at the 10th and 14th to post a six-over total of 150 in the European Tour event at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
"It was pretty much the same as yesterday," McIlroy told reporters. "When you don't hit the fairways on this course you can't score.
"I didn't drive the ball well, I didn't putt well again and my iron play wasn't anywhere near the standard that is usual for me. All aspects of my game were off.
"I'm also struggling with my swing a little bit. I feel like I'm spinning out of it a lot, hitting off the heel. I just need to put in a bit of work on the range," said McIlroy.
"I knew it was going to be a tough week with everything that's been going on. I was looking forward to getting back to the course and doing what I'm comfortable with - it just didn't work out like that."
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McIlroy temporarily ditched his new putter on Friday after having struggled with it in the opening round.
"I just felt the greens I've been practising on in Florida are a lot faster than these ones here," he said. "The Nike putter is great on those.
"Here it's a weight issue more than anything. I could feel the head of this heavier one I used today is a little better but even when I got the ball to the hole it didn't go in so it was to no avail."
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The XF35mmF1.4 R is the lens that X-mount users love the most.
In addition to the great image quality it delivers, It has other reasons, such as the natural angle of view and lens size, to be chosen as the most preferred X-mount lens.
And if we were to recommend another lens in addition to the XF35mmF1.4 R, it would be the XF23mmF1.4 R.
The XF23mmF1.4 R is like the big brother of the XF35mmF1.4 R.
Take a look at the lens construction.If you take out the first two elements and the last element, you will realize that the lens looks very similar to another lens. Yes, the XF35mmF1.4 R.
XF23mmF1.4 R places the wide conversion lens (the first two concave lenses) to achieve the wider angle. And the last lens at the rear corrects the aberration of the wide angle.
In addition to the wider angle, the XF23mm also now has the inner focus.
The AF speed, the only weak point of XF35mmF1.4 R, has been resolved in XF23mmF1.4 R.
The focus speed is shortened approximately by 2/3. If you use a camera equipped with the phase-detection AF system like the X-T1, then the focus time is as fast as 0.168 sec. Indeed, the XF23mm is the big brother of the XF35mm with superior performance.
Generally speaking, 35mm equivalent angle of view would be categorized as "Wide angle".
But think of it more as a "standard lens that is a bit wide".
It may take a little time to get used to the feel of the distance between the subject, but the method is exactly the same as the standard lens. Take a shot at the same distance as the XF35mmF1.4 R and enjoy the different angle of view.
The image quality is very similar to the XF35mmF1.4 R.
The clutch MF ring is already an enough reason to make the purchase and add it to your lens lineup.
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