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Decisions by desert cucurbit growers on participation in a voluntary host-free period this summer in the West and Mexico, will likely impact the severity of a relatively new cucurbit virus in fall 2007 cucurbit crops.
The menace is the cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV) that infects the Cucurbitaceae botanical family including melons, cucumbers, gourds, and summer and winter squash. The sole vector is the B biotype of the sweet potato whitefly, Bemicia tabaci. CYSDV is not transmitted in seed. The plant holds the virus for seven to nine days.
CYSDV symptoms mimic water stress and occur first on the plant's older leaves. Then interveinal chlorosis, a yellowing between the leaves, streaks the leaves that later turn bright yellow. Older leaves drop as the plant's internal transport system breaks down.
While CYSDV-resistant varieties are not yet available, germplasm research in the pipeline shows great promise.
CYSDV researchers, cucurbit growers, pest control advisors, and others huddled at a workshop in Yuma, Ariz., in late July, to strategize on the identification, spread, and management of CYSDV in the West and Sonora, Mexico.
CYSDV was first confirmed in the desert cucurbit growing areas of Imperial Valley, Calif., Yuma Valley, Ariz., and Sonora, Mexico, in the fall 2006 melon crop.
"In early fall 2006 melons, there was virtually no virus reported," said Milas Russell, Jr., a melon grower in the Yuma and Imperial valleys, and president of Sandstone Marketing Inc., Yuma. "Ninety days later there was 100 percent infection of the crop from Niland, Calif., to the Tacna, Ariz., area. How did that happen? The volunteer melons and late summer commercial melons were suspects."
"The only thing growers can do is destroy volunteer plants when they emerge to create a gap," Russell said."We need to encourage our neighbors to do the same." Russell grows cantaloupes, honeydews, and mixed melons.
As part of the voluntary host period, Russell plowed down his melon fields following the 2007 spring melon harvest and prior to the suggested July 15 plow-down date in Arizona. The hope was to keep cucurbit fields clean until Aug. 15. Yet, due to a tight crop production window, Russell planned to first water his fall crop in early August.
While CYSDV infected 100 percent of Russell's 2006 fall melons, 15 percent of his spring 2007 crop had CYSDV. The spring virus didn't reduce melon quality or yield, Russell said. The CYSDV was located sporadically in his fields and around the edges.
An estimated 10 growers produce melons in the Yuma and Imperial valleys.
Laboratory tests confirmed CYSDV in 2006 fall melon plant samples in California and Arizona, plus melons and squash grown in Sonora, Mexico.
CYSDV typically devastates cucurbits by reducing fruit size and sugar content, plus shortening the product's shelf life.
Eric Natwick, University of California Imperial County Cooperative Extension director, Holtville, Calif., was instrumental in two CYSDV symptom surveys conducted in spring 2007, in the Imperial Valley.
The first survey was an early season examination of commercial melons, plus melons planted at the Desert Research Extension Center in Holtville. Of the 50 collected samples, all tested negative for CYSDV.
The second survey, in late June, consisted of three teams including: Natwick; Robert Gilbertson, University of California, Davis (UCD) plant pathologist; William Wintermantel, USDA-Agricultural Research Service plant pathologist, Salinas, Calif., and the Imperial County ag commissioner's office.
They trekked through every watermelon and cantaloupe field in Imperial County in search of CYSDV symptoms. One plant sample tested CYSDV-positive in independent tests at Gilbertson's UCD lab and Wintermantel's ARS lab. The infected plant material was from a field northeast of Holtville.
A survey of 2007 fall melons in Imperial County is planned.
During the host-free period this summer, many Western and Mexican melon growers planned to plow down fields to reduce and prevent CYSDV spread into the fall 2007 crop.
CYSDV has a Middle East pedigree dating back to 1985. By the early 90s, CYSDV was a serious problem in cucurbit production in the Middle East and Mediterranean regions. The virus moved into West Texas and southern Mexico from 1999 to 2002.
University of Arizona virologist and whitefly vector biologist Judith Brown, Tucson, Ariz., is focused on finding CYSDV answers. She confirmed CYSDV in the Yuma Valley in fall 2006 in her Tucson lab. Brown also confirmed the first 2007 spring CYSDV positive on April 28 in Somerton, Ariz., located south of Yuma. In addition to the Yuma Valley, the virus has been confirmed in the Harquahala Valley and Maricopa County.
The whitefly is an excellent CYSDV vector that makes management of the virus difficult, Brown said. She advocated the summer host-free period to remove virus hosts from the ground for an extended period of time.
"Growers should remove volunteer plants, clean out the fields after harvest, and have an amount of time to bake this virus out — about 6 to 8 weeks is recommended. That's tough for growers to tolerate as they juggle planting and harvesting schedules."
Wild hosts can likely serve as reservoirs for the virus to overseason in the summer and winter. Yuma County Cooperative Extension agent Kurt Nolte and Yuma Agricultural Center research/extension entomologist John Palumbo are monitoring whitefly populations near commercial fields in the Yuma Valley.
The goal is to understand the interrelationship between the virus and the vector. Thirty-one yellow sticky traps were placed in melon fields and are checked weekly.
"In the fall melon crop, we will also experiment with several management techniques, including row covers and new pesticides to help mediate the virus problem," Nolte said.
About 90 percent of the watermelons in the Yuma Valley are transplanted while most cantaloupes are direct seeded, Nolte said.
A potential culprit of the virus could be infected seedlings, Brown said. "If plants are infected, chances are they are coming from out of state, not from nurseries here."
To learn even more about CYSDV, Robert Gilbertson of UCD is developing a specialized lab test, a polymerase chain reaction or PCR, to detect CYSDV in whiteflies.
In June 2007, UCD released a CSYDV brochure available on the Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program website at www.ipm.ucdavis.edu. Gilbertson, Wintermantel, Natwick, UC Cooperative Extension farm advisor Tom Turini, and several others authored the brochure. Turini is a former UC farm advisor in Imperial County who is now based in Fresno, Calif.
Until resistant plant varieties are available, Gilbertson offered growers suggestions to help manage CYSDV in melons:
Select the most vigorous and well adapted varieties;
When using transplants, use pathogen-free, whitefly-free transplants;
Treat prior to planting with neonicotinoids to manage whiteflies in the field;
Plant immediately after a host-free period if a period is conducted;
Don't plant in old established fields;
After the season, sanitation is important — pull up the plastic and plow the fields under. Institute a host-free period in between fall melons and spring melons. This can clearly knock down the amount of virus in the ecosystem.
Brown is optimistic about future CYSDV-resistant varieties coming online. In the meantime, she encouraged growers to consider row covers and longer host-free periods. She repeatedly asked that suspect plant samples be sent to her UA lab for analysis.
Growers cannot stop the virus from spreading, Wintermantel said. "Your goal is to keep CYSDV from quickly spreading. If you can minimize the numbers of whiteflies, then you'll reduce the spread. That's the best advice I can give you until there is a resistant variety out there."
Milas Russell and others said available funds for CYSDV research are limited. He encouraged growers to contribute $2 per acre toward an overall goal of $5,000 to $10,000. Contributions can be mailed to: Yuma County Farm Bureau, 1129 S. Arizona Avenue, Yuma, Ariz. 85364.


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Recall looms for gun control backer in Colo.
Jun. 03, 2013
DENVER (AP) — Gun-rights activists in Colorado turned in petition signatures Monday to set up the first recall in state history of a state lawmaker after he backed some of the strictest gun control measures to become law in the U.S. this year.
The opponents of Democratic Senate President John Morse said they turned in twice as many signatures as needed Monday to put Morse back on the ballot. Carting white paper boxes of petitions, the gun-rights advocates said Morse will pay for backing a series of gun control measures that were signed into law earlier this year.
"This shot will be heard around the world," said Bill Adaska, a retired engineer from Denver who volunteered to gather recall signatures in Morse's Colorado Springs district. "This is the race, right here, that's going to show Washington and Chicago that when you come after our guns, we're going to take you out."
Adaska is referring to a gun-control package that made Colorado the first state outside the East Coast to significantly ratchet back gun rights after last year's mass shootings in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, Mass. The Colorado package included expanded background checks to include private and online gun sales, plus a 15-round limit on most types of ammunition magazines.
Morse backed the gun control measures, and sponsored an even stricter measure to gun owners liable in some cases for damage caused by their weapons. Morse scuttled that liability measure when it appeared it didn't have enough support to clear the Senate.
A defiant Morse responded Monday to the recall petition by insisting he won't resign and that national gun groups have targeted him in an effort to scare politicians nationwide away from addressing gun control.
"This turns into a national race," Morse predicted.
Even if he loses his seat, Morse said, the gun measures were too important not to adopt after a bloody 2012. He insisted that he's never aspired to another office and wouldn't mind losing his political career over the gun bills.
"Keeping Coloradans safe from gun violence is very worth your political career," Morse told reporters.
Talking about last year's Connecticut school shooting, Morse added, "We had 20 6-year-olds shot in the face, and we have the other side arguing we should do nothing, and I'm sorry, that doesn't cut it."
The National Rifle Association sent a political mailer in support of the Morse recall effort. However, recall supporters insisted the effort was home-grown and conducted without national support. They hired petition gatherers, and local gun shops contributed firearms and ammunition to reward people who volunteered gathering petition signatures.
"I ran this campaign. The NRA did not run this campaign," said Rob Harris, organizer of the recall effort. "We the people are making a stand against the people who refused to represent their constituents."
Morse, a former police chief, is term limited and has one year left in office. If Republicans pick up his seat, Democrats would still control the Senate, in addition to the House and the governor's office.
The Colorado Secretary of State has 15 business days to verify signatures. After that, Morse has a period of time to challenge signatures before a recall election is set. The latest possible date for a Morse recall vote would be early October.
No state lawmaker in Colorado history has ever faced a recall vote. The special election would ask whether Morse should be recalled, and if so, who should replace him. Voters would answer both questions, though the second wouldn't be counted if Morse holds on.
Any candidate with 1,000 signatures could make that second part of the ballot, except the incumbent, opening the door for a Democratic candidate as a replacement. Democrats hold a narrow registration advantage in the district.
Gun-rights activists are still working to recall another Democrat, Sen. Angela Giron of Pueblo. Signatures in that effort aren't due until next week.
Recall efforts against two other Democratic lawmakers who backed gun control have already fizzled for lack of support.
If this year's efforts against Morse and Giron succeed, they would be the first lawmakers to face recall votes since Colorado adopted the recall in 1912, said Joshua Spivak, who tracks recall elections nationwide at the Hugh L. Carey Institute for Government Reform at Wagner College in New York.
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The 2010 NEWMAC Coach of the Year, Milton Gooding enters his fifth season at MIT after serving as the head coach of traditional regional power Amherst College for 10 years. During his tenure with the Engineers, he has amassed an overall record of 43-21-6 resulting in the highest winning percentage in the program's history (.657). In addition, the squad's four-year home ledger of 25-5-3 yielded the best winning percentage (.803) among all NCAA Division III New England soccer programs.
Gooding's teams have registered two undefeated seasons on Roberts Field, an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2008, and Institute records for longest unbeaten streak (13 games), shutouts in a season (11), and fewest goals allowed in a season (13).
Upon his arrival at MIT, a major component of Gooding's philosophy has been a focus on national and international recruiting. As a result, the Engineers have received numerous All-Conference, regional, and national citations and have been a mainstay in the NSCAA New England rankings.
Gooding is widely considered one of the region's top coaches and his career winning percentage of .676 ranks among the highest active winning percentages in the nation. He guided Amherst to the NCAA regional finals three times between 1997 and 2006, while adding trips to the Elite Eight and NCAA Final Four. Along with his father and co-head coach, Peter, Gooding compiled a record of 106-46-14 in his tenure with the Lord Jeffs.
For the last five years, Gooding has also been heavily involved with the Adidas Elite Soccer Program which is designed to identify the top 150 high school soccer players around the country. Before arriving at Amherst, Gooding served as the head assistant coach at Kenyon College, helping to lead the Lords to an undefeated season, a No. 1 national ranking and a trip to the NCAA Final Four. In two years with the Kenyon program, the Lords amassed a record of 32-3.


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Construction begins on Alley Burger House
Within the gutted building that once housed Beausejour's French cuisine at 170 State St., a burger joint is rising.
The Alley Burger House aims to invent a new kind of hybrid experience – a subterranean speak-easy-style cocktail bar with top-shelf drinks for grownups; an upscale restaurant and milkshake bar for all ages; and a play area with bowling lanes, a karaoke stage and a climbing wall for youngsters.
The three-story project is the brainchild of Los Altos resident Mary Heffernan and her H&H Co., proprietor of Bumble, Area 51, Play! Los Altos and three other projects under development in Los Altos.
Heffernan hired Marty Cattaneo, formerly of Dio Deka in Los Gatos, as head chef, and he said he's developing a menu based on the burger as "cornerstone."
"We are currently testing out beef purveyors, grind mixes and bun recipes to ensure that our burger is set apart from the rest," he reported, adding that they're experimenting with nontraditional sides such as kale chips, fried peppers with smoked yogurt, and brussels sprouts with a soft poached egg – as well as a kids' menu.
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Children ages 3-5 and their parents are invited to Hidden Villa for "The Scoop on Poop," a gardening class for preschoolers, 2-4 p.m. April 25.
Participants will collect the ingredients needed for a spring garden – including fertilizer. And on a farm full of pooping animals, there are many kinds of fertilizer to be found.
The class costs $20 for a parent-child pair. Registration is required.
Hidden Villa is located at 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills.
For registration and more information, visit www.hiddenvilla.org.
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Los Altos-based Strike Brewing Co. saw two of its bottles reach the shelves of local Safeway stores this month.
The year-old company's India Pale Ale and Brown Ale are available in 22-ounce bombers at Santa Clara County Safeways.


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Students at three Alabama high schools have been building hunting blinds for disabled hunters as part of a project funded by a community development committee.
The blinds, for deer and waterfowl hunters, will be set at the 240-acre Cherokee Physically Disabled Hunting Area in northwest Alabama. Three blinds will be available for disabled hunters to use in the upcoming waterfowl and deer seasons, according to Mitchell Marks, a wildlife biologist for the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, Wildlife Section. Eighteen sites for disabled hunters are located on state public hunting lands in Alabama.
A $5,000 grant from the Colbert County Community Development Committee paid for materials for the blinds. The grant was applied for by the county's road department, according to Assistant Colbert County Engineer Jeremy Robison. The road department asked for help from students at Colbert County and Cherokee high schools and the Muscle Shoals Center for Technology.
Joel Retherford, building construction instructor at the Muscle Shoals Center for Technology, told the Florence TimesDaily in this report that about 40 students in the schools have been working on the project in carpentry classes.
"That's the great thing about this," Retherford told the TimesDaily. "They love it and they really enjoy getting in there on something big like this."
Coleman Patterson, 74, has limited mobility due to hip surgery and arthritis. But he doesn't plan to quit hunting.
"I'm not in a wheelchair, yet, knock on wood, but I'm about two steps to it," Patterson told the newspaper. "There are a lot of people who are handicapped that like to hunt."
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The Mayflower Mile will be the fifth leg of Monticello Raceway's year-long Heritage Drivers Series and will go to post on Thursday afternoon, August 29th. The event will feature the driving talents of drivers of English extraction, which includes any country part of the United Kingdom.
The annual series, which showcases drivers of eight different ethnicities, will culminate with the winning drivers of each preliminary leg competing in a finale—the All America Cup-- later this fall.
Featured in the Mayflower Mile is the meets leading driver Bruce Aldrich, Jr. He has drawn Badlands And Art and they'll start from the four- hole. A five- time winner this season, the fastest in a time of 1:56.4 the pacer has been rated 7-2 on the morning line.
The morning line favorite, however, is Where U At (9-5) and will have Chuck Poynton in the bike when they leave from post two. In from Saratoga where the pacer was competing in $10,000 claiming races he was individually timed in 1:56.4 when he finished fourth in his first Mighty M outing last week. Poynton won the inaugural event with in 2005 with I'm In in a 2:00.1 clocking.
Another former Mayflower Mile winning driver, Greg Merton (2010), who is also a past Monticello Raceway driving leader, has drawn David's Road (8-1), a considerable outsider. The pacer will be looking for his second seasonal triumph when they start from the seven-hole.
Kyle DiBenedetto, whose mom was born in England, has drawn Mor Winning Ways. Consistently pacing around 1:59 the veteran gelding was a 2:00.3 winner earlier this year. They'll leave from post three.
The field has also drawn an amateur driver in Peter Gerry. He'll handle Beal Hanover from the coveted pole position. A non-winner thus far this season Beal Hanover won four races last year, the fastest in 1:56 right here at Monticello.
Other drivers rounding out the field for the Mayflower Mile are Rick Harp, Pat Beeler, and Mike Merton.
The winning driver of this contest will join the winners of the other preliminary legs in the series finale. Those who have already earned a berth in the All America Cup include; Dennis Watson ( Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Pace), Jimmy Marohn, Jr. (St Paddy Pace); Bobby Krivelin ( Passover Pace) and Veronica Merton (The Lady Godiva).
Defending champ and two-time Mayflower Mile winner, Billy "Zeke" Parker, Jr. was unavailable for this year's competition.
Post time for the 11 race card will be at 12:50pm. The Mayflower Mile is the fifth race on the program.
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures are edging higher ahead of reports on manufacturing in March and construction spending in February.
After a three-day Easter holiday weekend, Dow Jones industrial futures were up 10 points at 14,507. S&P 500 futures edged up 0.4 point to 1,563.10. Nasdaq futures were up 3 points to 2,814.
The Institute for Supply Management is expected to report Monday that its manufacturing index grew for the fourth consecutive month in March, albeit at a slightly slower pace than in February.
Separately, the Commerce Department is expected to report that spending on construction projects rebounded in February, after a decline in January.
Both reports are expected at 10 a.m. Eastern time
Asian markets finished mostly lower on Monday. European markets remain closed for the Easter holiday.


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WAR HORSE's Matt Dickson to Direct THE MAN-MADE ROCK, Starring Martin LaPlatney & Stephen Bradbury at 4th Street Theatre, 12/7-16
Next month, Broadway's Matt Dickson (who just finished a run in Lincoln Center's War Horse and also appeared in all three parts of The Coast of Utopia) will direct the premiere of THE MAN-MADE ROCK, a dramatic comedy which will run from December 7-16 at the 4th Street Theatre.
Set in Texas and written by Justin Adams, the cast will feature Broadway veterans Martin LaPlatney (the original Broadway cast of Amadeus, Roundabout's recent The Road to Mecca) and Stephen Bradbury (Dividing the Estate, the original cast of A Few Good Men on Broadway) alongside Blake DeLong, David Marantz (One Life to Live, As The World Turns) and Jon Krupp. Dickson's recent directing credits include Flannel & Lace (Ensemble Studio Theatre), Courting (undergroundzero festival) and In the Zone (Williamstown Theatre Festival).
Taking place in the dripping heat of an East Texas afternoon, in THE MAN-MADE ROCK Kyle Holley has returned home from New York City to confront his past and divulge his secrets over an afternoon of fishing with his father. When they run into one-time family friend Bobby Cartman, a brooding alcoholic with secrets of his own, intentions are swept away as their chance encounter forces unforeseen confrontation. In an environment where honest emotions are seldom discussed, five men on a fishing barge must battle to sort out their sordid history and move forward with their lives.
The production team also includes Kelly Lockwood-Larson (Production Manager), Cate DiGirolamo (Stage Manager), David Arsenault (Set Design), Daniel Dungan (Technical Director/Lighting Design), Andrea Hood (Costume Design), Megan Watters (Scenic Painter), Libby Froeber & Daniel Dungan (Sound Design), Ron Blacksmith (Graphic Design), Shawn Kimball (Shop Supervisor), Zach Harrison (Website Designer), Stephanie Klapper (Casting Director) and Joseph McGee (Producer).
THE MAN-MADE ROCK will run from 12/7-12/16 at the 4th Street Theatre (83 East 4th Street), with performances Wed.-Sat. at 7:30pm, Sat. at 2pm, Sun. at 3pm and Monday at 7:30pm. Tickets, priced at $15, can be purchased online at www.BrownPaperTickets.com or by phone at 800-838-3006. For more information on THE MAN-MADE ROCK, visit www.TheManMadeRock.com.


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Bill Gates unveils massive green-energy plan at start of climate talks
PARIS — Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates unveiled plans Monday by an international coalition to invest billions of dollars in clean-energy projects to combat global warming.
Gates, whose personal fortune is estimated by Forbes at about $80 billion, said during the summer that he would invest about $1 billion over the next five years to clean-energy projects. In Paris, he said investors have committed about $2 billion so far to the initiative.
"We need to be exploring many different paths — and that means we also need to invent new approaches," Gates wrote in a blog post announcing the project. "Private companies will ultimately develop these energy breakthroughs, but their work will rely on the kind of basic research that only governments can fund. Both have a role to play."
Andrew Steer, president and chief executive of World Resources Institute, a climate research group, said the Gates announcement gives a major boost to the climate talks.
"This unprecedented partnership will unleash significant funds for clean tech, and prompt innovation to deliver clean, affordable energy to billions of people," Steer said.
"India's leading role in this initiative is particularly noteworthy," he added. "Prime Minister Modi stands alongside other leaders of emerging economies in demonstrating how international cooperation can spur clean-energy access and advance economic development."
I saw and interview with Gates, and he said in the future ALL energy will be very cheap. Oil and fossil fuels, but also cheap green energy.
He said cheap green energy is the answer to lifting the world's poor up into first world standards and middle class (because that kind of lifestyle requires a lot of energy), and he said green energy is also the answer for climate change.
So he's looking at it from #1 a growth perspective and then #2 it's beneficial to the climate.
The age old paradox though is just that more people is more people -- if we get twice the first worlders as we have now, and everyone's onto mostly green energy, then that adds up to the same as current pollution. So, still too much pollution.
But anyhow I'm not knocking it, putting money into green energy makes more sense than the climate treaty stuff. So far this is just Gates and other private philanthropy -- that's really what government ought to be doing, as well.


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Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery bet Bleecker & Houston. Check www.bowerypoetry.com for a schedule of upcoming events, including poetry, literature readings, music and theater. UPCOMING EVENT, SEGUE READING SERIES, Saturdays thru May 26, 4-6pm. $6, goes to support the readers.
Comix, 353 W. 14th St., www.comixny.com, 212-524-2500: Visit the website for up to date information on upcoming shows featuring headline comedians and established New York-area comics, alternative comedy, improv and sketch comedy as well as music and variety acts. Full dinner menu available. Cover plus minimum purchase required for most shows.
In The Flesh Erotic Reading, Erotic Writers and Editors from around the globe come together for hot stories from across the sexual spectrum. Free candy and cupcakes will be served. Wed., March 21 at 8pm. HAPPY ENDINGS, 302 Broome Street. Free. http://www.inthefleshreadingseries.blogspot.com.
Pink Pony West Poetry Reading Series, Call for more information on upcoming readings. Takes place on Fridays at 6pm. THE CORNELIA STREET CAFE, 29 Cornelia St., bet Bleecker & W. 4th Sts. $6, includes one free drink. 212-989-9319.
Poetry Project Events, THE POETRY PROJECT, 131 E. 10th St. 212-674-0910. Check the website for upcoming events. www.poetryproject.com.
Slide Slams, An opportunity for artists of Asian and Asian-American descent, as well as those who have been influenced by Asia, to submit work for a chance to present and talk about it. Also meet and network with other artists, critics and curators. To participate, send 4-6 images of your work, your artist statement, an abreviated artist statement and if you would prefer to present on Tues., May 15 or 22. Apply by mail or email by April 26. firstname.lastname@example.com. Asian American Arts Centre, 26 Bowery, 3rd floor, NY, NY 10013. Attn: Vikki/Slide Slams.
Spring Poetry Series, A series of poetry readings. Fri., March 23 & April 27 at 6:15pm. NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, 53 Washington Square South. Free. Photo ID required. 212-998-3650. www.nyu.edu/kjc.
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Alta McNish, 80 - December 17, 2008
Alta B. McNish, 80, of North Platte, formerly of Grand Island, died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at the Great Plains Medical Center at North Platte.
Services were held Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Apfel Funeral Home of Grand Island with the Rev. Mark Borchardt officiating. Burial took place at the Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery at Grand Island.
McNish was born Oct. 7, 1928, at Pierre, SD, the daughter of Otis and Elizabeth (Babb) King. She grew up at Wilmot, SD, and received her education from Wilmot High School, graduating in 1946.
She moved to Topeka, KS, in 1952 and was united in marriage to Elmer L. McNish, June 9, 1953, at Topeka. The couple made their home at Hiawatha, KS, before moving to Grand Island in 1971, where she has made her home since and provided daycare for 15 years.
McNish enjoyed reading and working crossword puzzles, country music, watching the Royals and Cubs baseball teams, and especially being with her grandchildren, according to family members.
She was preceded in death by: her husband, Elmer on Nov. 17, 2003; her parents; two brothers; and one sister.
?Survivors include: two daughters and sons-in-law—Mona (Mark) Lawrence of North Platte, and Beth (Mike) Tockey of Cozad; six sons and daughters-in-law—Dan (Shirley) McNish of West Hallifax, VT, Kerry (Deanette) McNish of Kearney, Mark (Carolyn) McNish of Ravenna, Bill (April) McNish of Charlestown, NH, Tom (Lisa) McNish of Hampton, and Tim McNish of Charlestown; 15 grandchildren, nine step-grandchildren and 13 step great-grandchildren; four sisters and a brother-in-law—Myrna Remund of Appleton, MN, Donna DeVille of Cheyenne, WY, Shirley Thompson of O'Fallon, MO, and Barbara (Jim) Madison of Browns Valley, MN; three brothers and sisters-in-law—Leslie "Bud" Bert King of Topeka, KS, Roger (Gayle) King of Melrose, MN, and Franklin (Cele) King of Sioux Falls, SD.
Memorials are suggested to the Callahan Cancer Center of North Platte.
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A merchant, town clerk, part-owner of many ships, and involved citizen, Ebenezer Akin lived nearly all of his 87 years in the town of Fairhaven, Mass.
This miscellaneous personal ledger includes documentation of Ebenezer Akin's work as town clerk and includes accounts for ships he may have owned, entries made as an estate executor, accounts of expenditures for clothing and incidentals, and accounts of lot purchases and loans. The volume also contains genealogical information about the Blossom family of Bridgewater and the family of Benjamin and Eunice Akin, Ebenezer's great-grandfather.
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Credit: Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz by Miguel Cabrera (painted in 1750), courtesy of Wiki Commons | Retrato de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz de Miguel Cabrera (pintado en 1750), cortesía de Wiki Commons
"It turned out that the hair grew quickly and I learned slowly. As a result, I cut off the hair in punishment for my head's ignorance, for it didn't seem right to me that a head so naked of knowledge should be dressed up with hair, for knowledge is a more desirable adornment,"
—from The Reply to the Very Illustrious Sor Philotea de la Cruz, written in 1691
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is considered the first great Latin American poet and one of the most important Hispanic literary figures. She wrote following the complex style of the Spanish Golden Age masters, particularly Luis de Góngora y Argote, and produced some of the most beautiful sonnets in the Spanish language, while excelling also as a dramatist. To learn more about Sor Juana, students and teachers can consult the EDSITEment-created timeline of her life.
Sor Juana was published in different parts of the Hispanic world during her lifetime and she enjoyed the reputation of being the premiere Baroque poet in New Spain (Mexico), which earned her both praise and vicious misogynistic attacks. Sor Juana was persecuted for being an intellectual and a woman, a nun, and a writer who wrote quite provocatively in the very Christian New Spain of the 1600s. The two lesson plans in this academic unit will introduce students to the life of Sor Juana and to some of her work. Students will gain an understanding of why Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is considered one of the most important poets of Latin America, and why she is also considered a pioneering feminist writer and poet.
(Click here for the Spanish version of this curriculum unit)
In the two lessons of this unit, students will
Sor Juana is also known as "El Fénix de América" (the Phoenix of the Americas) or "La Décima Musa" (the Tenth Muse). As a writer, she continues to inspire artists and to be present in Mexico as an important cultural and literary icon. Students and scholars alike continue to be amazed by the works of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, who was the first great poet of Latin America. As a 17th- century Mexican nun, Sor Juana dared to criticize a prominent theologian, for which she was persecuted. As a response, she wrote a key document in defense of a woman's right to have intellectual freedom and an education, this is called La Respuesta a la muy ilustre Sor Filotea de la Cruz (La Respuesta or The Reply is available through the Proyecto Ensayo Hispánico website). This document is commonly recognized as the "first feminist" writing of the American hemisphere which challenged the patriarchal and Christian establishments of her time.
During the time when Sor Juana was alive, 17th-century Mexico was a colony of Spain called La Nueva España (New Spain) and it was a part of the Nuevo Mundo (New World). Mexico City was established where the capital of the Aztec Empire had been built, atop of the great Aztec city of Tenochtitlán, and it was the seat of a Virrey (Viceroy), who represented the King of Spain. During Sor Juana's time, Mexico City had a population of roughly 100,000 people, out of which only 20,000 were castizos or criollos, or Spanish-blooded, and 80,000 were of other ethnicities, including mulattoes, indigenous, or mestizos, thus creating a caste system in New Spain. This time period is called the La Colonia, or the Colony. La Colonia started when the Aztec Empire was defeated by the Spanish Conquistadores led by Hernán Cortés on August 13, 1521, ending when Mexico obtained its Independence in 1821. La Colonia is also known as the time of the Viceroys' rule: el Virreinato (or Viceroyalty).
During la Colonia, social status, economic and educational opportunities were determined by gender, national origin, and ethnicity. The most powerful individuals in society were the castizos, people of Spanish-blooded parents born in Spain. They are also called peninsulares or Peninsulars (from the Iberian Peninsula). Following, were the criollos, people of white, Spanish blood but born in the New World. The people who were product of a Spanish-blooded parent, and an Indigenous one (usually a Spanish-blooded father and an Indigenous woman), were known as mestizos, or mixed-blooded. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a criolla, which gave her access to limited education, to the Viceregal Court, and to the educated elite. Most importantly, Sor Juana was able to enter a convent, where she was able to nurture her talent and knowledge, because she was a criolla. Only criollas and castizas could become nuns in New Spain (For more information on the caste system you can consult "The United States of Mestizo" in the NEH's Humanities magazine.)
Gender also played an extremely important role during La Colonia. Because education and knowledge were entirely reserved for men, the education women could have was very basic, furthermore, women were not allowed to pursue higher studies. Sor Juana broke this rule. She learned Latin when she was still a child, and later, joined the Order of San Jerónimo, taking her vows and entering the Convent of Santa Paula where life was not austere. in 1669. To learn more about this and other key dates in the life of Sor Juana, you can use the EDSITEment-created timeline of her life. Here, she was able to amass her own library, not an easy feat in the New World, and pursue her own writing and education, learning, as she would later recall, with no other teacher than her silent books. In some of the most memorable portraits we now have of Sor Juana, she appears before us in this very setting: surrounded by her precious library, pen in hand, and wearing the unmistakable habit of her order.
This unit will introduce students to the works of Sor Juana by studying, in Lesson 1, samples of her poetry in the sonnets "A su retrato" and "En perseguirme, Mundo, ¿qué interesas?" one of which the students will compare to a sonnet written by Spanish Golden Age poet, the great Luis de Góngora y Argote (1551–1627), whose work Sor Juana deeply admired. Students will also read, in Lesson 2, fragments of Las Redondillas and Sor Juana's groundbreaking Respuesta a la muy ilustre Sor Filotea de la Cruz (The Reply to the Illustrious Sor Philotea de la Cruz). Together, these lessons will help students build a foundation for the serious and in-depth study of literature and teach them about the Spanish Baroque, a literary period that Sor Juana so excellently represents. Students will also learn about the society and culture that produced Sor Juana and formed a background to her art.
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Kansas University will unveil their 2013 football team this Saturday against South Dakota at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.
The focus will be on quarterback Jake Heaps, who is being counted on to lead a much-improved KU team.
South Dakota is a perfect opening game foe for KU. The Coyotes play in the Missouri Valley and they finished 0-8 last season in league play and 1-10 overall. Kansas will crush South Dakota in a mismatch.
Look for Heaps, running back James Sims, and flanker Tony Pierson to have productive games against South Dakota. And it will be revealing to see how the new pass receivers perform. KU's offense will be able to move the football.
Saturday's game will give coach Charlie Weis a chance to use a lot of players and knock off some early season rust.
Nothing builds enthusiasm and confidence like winning, and KU will be off to a good start.
However, the celebration may be short-lived because the Jayhawks have to play Rice on the road in their second game. That will be a much sterner test for Kansas.
Everything to this point has been pure conjecture for KU's 2013 team because there are so many new players.
After they blow away South Dakota, KU's fans will quickly assume that the Jayhawks are set for a solid season. That may be true, but it would be wise to wait and see how KU does on the road against a rugged Rice team.
The biggest unknown about the Jayhawks is their offensive line, which will have at least three new starters.
That's where it all begins. The feeling here is that the 2013 Kansas football team will bear little resemblance to the sorry 2012 ball club.
Weis and his staff know what they're doing and they have done an excellent job of recruiting and coaching.
Kansas will be a competitive football team this fall – just how much the Jayhawks have improved is yet to be determined.
Kansas State hurts postseason chances
Out of the wreckage of last Saturday's stunning upset to North Dakota State, nothing is damaged except for Kansas State's chances to go to a bowl game this season.
With just two non-conference games left – UL Lafayette (Sept. 7) and UMass (Sept. 14) – the Wildcats are in a precarious position so far as their postseason hopes are concerned.
K-State's football team wasn't upset on the field, they were drubbed.
NDSU rushed for 215 yards on 43 carries, an average of five yards per carry.
The Wildcats ran for 41 yards on 23 carries, an average of 1.8 yards per carry. Kansas State was outplayed by NDSU at the line of scrimmage on both offense and defense.
After the game, coach Bill Snyder said, "They play very, very hard. They're a tough football team ... they played harder than we did, they were tougher than we were, and they were better coached than we were."
Before the season, it was expected that K-State would have issues on the defensive side of the ball and that held true against the Bison. But with their offensive line returning intact, the Wildcats appeared all set to have a potent offense.
The biggest disappointment from the opening day loss was the play of the offensive line. They didn't block well on running plays and their pass protection left much to be desired.
Kansas State will win their next two non-conference games, but they will have to win four Big 12 games to qualify for a bowl game.
If the opening game was any indication, that will be a tall task. But it's way too early in the season to count the Wildcats out.
Coach Snyder has faced adversity many times during his illustrious career and he'll put an improved team on the field this Saturday at Snyder Family Stadium.
NFL starts up
In addition to college football, the NFL begins their season this week. The revamped Kansas City Chiefs begin the season with a game at Jacksonville on Sunday.
Jacksonville had a terrible 2012 season (2-14), same as Kansas City. One of the Jaguars' many problems has been at quarterback where Blaine Gabbert has never lived up to expectations.
KC will be greatly improved at the quarterback position with the experienced and talented Alex Smith. After the boring preseason games, KC fans are eagerly awaiting the debut of Smith.
It's vital to get off to a fast start and the Chiefs have a good opportunity to do that at Jacksonville.
However, unlike college football, there are no easy games in the NFL. The prediction here is that Kansas City will perform at a high level and come away with an opening-game victory.
-Mac Stevenson is a longtime columnist on collegiate and professional sports in Eastern Kansas.
Sports Potpourri: KU, K-State and Chiefs
Kansas University will unveil their 2013 football team this Saturday against South Dakota at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.


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|7 out of 10 : Good
|6 out of 10 : Average
|5 out of 10 : Below Average
|4 out of 10 : Poor
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|2008-07-07, 23:17
|Link #121
Goat Herder
Join Date: Jun 2008
Age: 31
Am I the only one here who thinks its rather ridiculous you're debating morals and relationships of fictional characters in a fictional world, that doesn't actually exist?
As it is we hardly have to worry about Saito forcing himself on Louise. As we saw in the episode, she is perfectly capable of fending him off.
|2008-07-07, 23:24
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True, but again I like when relationship is more mutual than this...
And you are talking to a hardcore evangelion fan.. Believe me, there discuss much more serious themes regarding coming from fictional characters...Like Heideggers time and being conception, Camus notion of human or the difference between libido and thanatos.
Basically a philosophy and psychology is also a fiction, sociology theories are also a fiction yet they are real in a sense as well. Just because the characters are fictional doesnt mean that the problems behind them are fictional either.
|2008-07-07, 23:33
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Heaven's Nightmare
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Why should you care?
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I agree. Fictional characters, real behaviors. That's what makes anime interesting, if not, then what's the point in watching? (out of topic)
I also thing Saito looks more like a rapist in the anime compared to the novels. Anyway, I already made my mind that ZnT Anime and ZnT Novels are different things and any similaryties are just coincidences
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|2008-07-07, 23:46
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Belgium, Antwerp
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The moment he's really forcing himself on her, then feel free to bash him.
|2008-07-07, 23:47
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Goat Herder
Join Date: Jun 2008
Age: 31
Its hardly fair to be comparing Zero no Tsukaima with Evangelion, of all things. This anime was not meant to be as serious, or as mindscrewing, as Eva. Like Deadwings said, which I agree with, the anime and the novels are different. And thus, one shouldn't compare the two. If you don't like how the anime is turning out... don't watch it! No one's forcing you to.
|2008-07-08, 00:31
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|2008-07-08, 04:06
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Rising Dragon, you are contradicting yourself when you are saying that we should not take ZnT anime fictional characters too seriously, but you are saying that Eva is serious though it is also made of the same fictional characters.
Yes those both animes are different in their genres but again I was commenting on your comment that one should not be taking fictional characters too seriously and gave and example of evangelion where the fiction characters are taken seriously leading to a serious discussions way beyond fictional characters.
What I want to say that you cannot just write down a possible seriousness just because it is a fictional character. Though it is a fiction the problems are still real existing in our everyday life and you can discuss them seriously enough even if it takes fictional characters to provoke it.
Yes, ZnT is much lighter gender and you can criticize the seriousness based on that but you cannot do so just because they are 'fictional characters'.
Classic books also have fictional characters and yet we can discuss them seriously too. It being a fiction is not a criteria to disregard the problems that it may have.
And even if its a lighter gender does that mean that it cannot have something serious in it?
It just depends on your personal point of view what you see in the anime or book, which always is different within different people.
|2008-07-08, 06:09
|Link #128
Destroyer of the Good
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: U.K
Age: 30
Wow that really sucked.The plot really is becoming more and more boring, the charcaters are getting more annoying as well. I nearly fell asleep in that episode, any hopes of this being as good as the first season are fastly disappearing.
|2008-07-08, 09:03
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poor saito, he has a girl that doesnt admit her feelings, gets jealous of other girls, and doesnt want to give him any loving. yep, i know the type!
saito needs to get down with the maid, the Princess or somebody else to a good degree for Louise to open up or give him some!! screw it go for the other girls Saito!!!!!!
|2008-07-08, 10:39
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|2008-07-08, 10:46
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the problem is...That he does like Louise the most.
You know it is not like in some shop where you can chose whom to like and when. Siesta would probably be more suited for normal relationship...Henrietta she is bit too two-faced to really grow the trust..and with Louise...the relationship will always be more exciting than with Siesta but also less calm and less safe...
But again Saito loves Louise... And this makes all discussions on who is more suited for him bit pointless.
seiji_kun, it was a fake ceremony. neither of them dwell on that fact further on, it is never remembered though you have to admit that the episode 1 would have been perfect for that given the situation...
Basically, Saito thinks that this all marriage thing was just Louise trying to try out new things before her supposed death (yes, he is not the brightest fellow around) while Louise is too prideful to admit it.
if it would have been such an important it would have been remembered but it is treated just as if it never happened for the aforementioned reasons.
Now if the ceremony would have been real and official they could not escape this fact by interpretation (or misinterpreting, on Saito's case), they would still be a husband and wife, yet the official ceremony never happened and even this fake one ended without conclusion.
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|2008-07-08, 11:26
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Join Date: May 2008
I gave it a 3, it was actively bad...
* Saito has the personality of a wet blanket, he's actively unlikeable as a lead. I wished for bad things to happen to him.
* When he acts heroic, he's so cliched, again, bad things should happen just for that.
* They failed to make the void familiar interesting even though they had so much material to work with. Same world as Saito, mage, poisoned an army, single-handedly redesigned a fleet. With everything, she was still horribly lame.
* The other characters walked around, they talked, but in the end they show no self-will, just marionettes playing out the roles that were assigned to them at the beginning of time without deviation. That's bad writing.
I can't believe I waited for this, this is irritating.
|2008-07-08, 11:30
|Link #136
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Belgium, Antwerp
Age: 34
And the anime wouldn't even have the time for Saito going in an arguement over that wedding. Like I said, the important part is the exchange of vows and that they clearly love each other. Which the anime made clear this episode that Saito is sure bout that now, or didn't he clearly said the important thing is "you love me, I love you".
And let's be glad that the ceremony wasn't official or they wouldn't have continue ZnT prolly. Like all romance animes out theire when theire is a perfect conclusion they'll prolly rap it up.
At least that's how an animeviewer who isn't able to read the ZnT novels beyond volume 5 sees it. I'm sure the novels explain it a lot better but that's not our fault, we're just trying to enjoy this series as much as possible and we can't see the flaws between anime Saito and novel Saito.
|2008-07-08, 13:01
|Link #138
Infamous Cheesethief
Join Date: May 2007
Location: In a tent, while i travel through Anime settings
Age: 28
I think it was a bit better than the 2nd series, but it needs a lot of work if they want to keep people interested, the story felt a little bland though, at least there was a hint of one, still, there wasn't a blinding amount of fanservice which is a plus, though i admit that i am only watching it to find out how come sylpide becomes human (or does she?)
All in all it does have potential, besides there is a whole series left so it could turn out really good (though that is unlikely in my opinion)
|2008-07-08, 13:15
|Link #139
Lost in my dreams...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 32
I would like to remind people that no spoilers are allowed in weekly episode discussion threads, as stated in the guidelines. If you want to talk about the novels, use the corresponding thread. But novel spoilers must not be posted in this thread. Thank you.
|2008-07-08, 13:35
|Link #140
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Australia
I wouldn't call anything Saito does, "forcing".
Even Makoto didn't "force" himself onto any of the girls in School Days, he knew they actually wanted what he was offering, that's not to say the plot wasn't idiotic though.
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The Vine Dawgz ROCK New Year's Eve event will be held from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday at 320 N. Washington St., Lodi.
The Vine Dawgz ROCK New Year's Eve event will be held from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monday at 320 N. Washington St., Lodi.
Tickets are $45 in advance or $55 at the door and include a wine glass, beer and wine tasting, raffles, door prizes, and a tri-tip dinner. For the party only, tickets are $35.
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Pre-registration is $20, and race day registration is $25. Entry forms are available at Fleet Feet Sports Stockton.
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The Rev. Willie A. Douglas, longtime civil rights/community activist, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Directors Aaron and Tama Brisbane of With Our Words Poetry & Slam will be honored with the Persons of the Year Award. Geraldine Hollis, author/civil rights icon, will receive the Education Award. Newly elected City Councilman Michael Tubbs will receive the Government Award. Gospel Artist/BET Sunday Best Contestant, Danetra Moore will receive the Young Adult Award. Bear Creek High School senior Tyana Dunn will receive the Outstanding Youth Award. The Rev. Dr. Alvin C. Bernstine will be the keynote speaker.
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BHE re-confirms Dr. Seth Galea
The Board of Higher Education (BHE), the executive governing body of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC) at its October 3rd meeting unanimously approved the motion to extend the tenure of Dr. Seth Galea'i as the college's president for another two years.
This past Wednesday, October 31, Dr. Galea'i officially accepted his re-confirmation during a luncheon held in appreciation of the BHE as well as the President's Advisory Council, a group of administrators who work closely with him.
"The Board decision was based on accomplishments such as the College achieving and maintaining accreditation status by WASC (the Western Association of Schools and Colleges)" said BHE vice chairman Pemerika Tauiliili, speaking on behalf of Chairman Uta Dr. Laloulu Tagoilelagi who is currently off island. "The process towards ASCC becoming a four year Institution is well underway," continued Tauiliili, "and Dr. Galea'i has established a good working relationship with faculty, staff, students and the Board. In spite of the occasional shortage of funds, the College maintains its payroll, its essential operating needs, and the needs of students. This is during a period where student enrollment has increased from 956 in fall 2000 to 1,795 in fall 2012. All in all, the Board hopes to work in close cooperation with President Galea'i and we wish him another successful two years."
Dr. Seth Galea'i became the ASCC President in 2008, succeeding the late Dr. Adele Satele-Galea'i who had stepped down for health reasons. During his administration, he has guided the College through challenging periods such as ASCC being placed on probationary status by WASC in 2009, as well as periods of expansion such as the development of the four-year Teacher Education and the many campus-wide renovations and upgrades recently made possible through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA).
"The probation status from WASC came as a surprise," recalled Dr. Galea'i, "but we immediately rallied around the idea of strengthening our focus on the identification and assessment Student Learning Outcomes, strategic planning and institutional effectiveness, which has made us all the more accountable to academic standards in the long run. By all of us at ASCC pulling together as a team, we were able to return to full accreditation in record time." Today, Dr. Galea'i's primary focus is on the accreditation of a four-year ASCC degree in Teacher Education, a process expected to culminate early next year. "We've worked in collaboration with WASC during the steps leading to our first Bachelors in Education degree," he said. "We have currently achieved Candidate status, which means our Bachelor in Education degree is now recognized by the US Department of Education and our students in the program can qualify for financial aid."
Candidate status for the Bachelor in Education degree is the last step before full recognition by WASC, but its development has entailed a complex process involving the two separate WASC accrediting entities. "Besides establishing a four-year curriculum and securing the necessary staff and facilities," said Dr. Galea'i, "the complexity of this process has to do with fulfilling the requirements of both the Accrediting Commission of Junior and Community Colleges (ACCJC) who oversee two-year institutions, as well as the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities (ACSCU) who we have been working with in developing our Bachelor degree.
"My hope is that we use Teacher Education as a template for developing four-year degrees in additional programs," reflected Dr. Galea'i. "Nursing and Business are two programs that immediately come to mind for similar development, but not the only ones. This will take time, but ultimately, I agree that ASCC could become the only US-accredited four-year institution in this region of the Pacific. I hope that all of the planning, expansion and improvements made during my time as president move us further towards that goal."
Working towards this long-term vision, Dr. Galea'i credits the BHE and his colleagues in the ASCC administration, faculty and staff for keeping the institution running smoothly on a day-to-day basis and focused on its mission and goals. "Without their professionalism, knowledge and dedication, we could not have enjoyed the recent progress we've made nor could we maintain our commitment towards the academic excellence we continue to strive for," he said. "I feel lucky that my colleagues make my job so much easier, and that the BHE has extended me both their support as well as enough latitude that our working relationship is balanced and productive."


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Die for Love
- A Jacqueline Kirby Mystery
- Letto da: Grace Conlin
- Durata: 9 ore e 12 min
- Versione integrale
- Data di pubblicazione: 19 09 2008
- Lingua: Inglese
- Editore: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Sintesi dell'editore
There's a sinister scenario being penned at this purple prose congregation. And when jealousy and passion are released from the boundaries of the printed page, the result can be murder.
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- L. Mansfield
- 24 07 2009
The Perfect Package - Great book, great narration.
"Die for Love" is a treat, with great narration supplied by Grace Conlin. Because I'm an Amelia Peabody fan, it took me a while to venture out into the other books by Elizabeth Peters, but I'm glad I did. "Die for Love" takes place at a Romance Writers' convention, and Peters taps into the high level of absurdity available in that situation. All of Peters' protagonists are gusty, self-assured women who don't hesitate to pursue whichever objective might capture their curiosity, and Jacqueline Kirby is no different. She is outrageous, outspoken, and delightful, and the cast of supporting characters are perfect foils for her pursuit of truth, justice, and a good meal (paid for by someone else).
I'm partial to Barbara Rosenblat's narrations of Elizabeth Peters' work, but Grace Conlin does a capable job, capturing Kirby's witticisms and sarcasm. I thoroughly enjoyed the listening experience and recommend it!
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- Marie
- 09 10 2013
Audible, please get the Rosenblat version
Elizabeth Peters is at her funny, charming best -- but the narration is terribly disappointing, especially when so many of Peter's books are read by Barbara Rosenblat!
Audible needs to get the whole Kirby series with Barbara Rosenblat as narrator.
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- Susie Buggs
- 19 09 2009
Sort of annoying
The librarian/detective lead character is so arrogant that it's very difficult to like her. She dismisses or demeans all the other characters including her boyfriend. So - the story itself was convoluted. I didn't enjoy it.
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- Wadie
- 25 07 2009
The usual enjoyable romp!!
How can you go wrong with Ms. Peters writing, Grace Colin narrating, and Jacqueline Kirby as the "star"?
I don't know if it is the first JK novel by Ms Peters but this is the start of her career as a writer of romantic novels. It is clever and has a fine mystery in the midst of the wonder that is Jacqueline and her purse!! I enjoyed it!!
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- Sassy1980
- 15 01 2013
Absurd, silly, and a lot of fun!
What happens when a lot of romance writers and wanna-be writers get together in New York? Lots of pink hearts everywhere, and a lot of cattiness. Jacqueline Kirby wants to get away from her dull librarian job in the mid-west, so uses the romance-writers convention as a tax-deductible excuse to hit the Big Apple. Along the way, she solves a murder, prevents another, and finds a new career! So absurd, you'll be laughing through the whole book!
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- Jennifer R. Golden
- 08 10 2012
Jacqueline Kirby Returns
Grace under fire is the order of the day when Jacqueline Kirby returns, this time to sort out the ills and the ill-matched of a writers' conference for romantic novels. She is her same predictably unpredictable self and manages to find the solution to this mystery with a twist. Peters' characters are quirky and satisfying and Conlin's narration, a great pleasure. She captures Jacqueline's nature with purring, yet brisk tones and gives the other voices individuality. It's a romp that races through cliches without becoming one. While not quite as unique as "The Murders of Richard the III", it remains a satisfying guilty pleasure and thorough enjoyment.
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- Virginia Mom
- 30 01 2017
stop using grace conlin
oh I think I should read books for a living. I hate conlin. she is monotoned. you can't distinguish characters in a running conversation. characters voices constantly change. when will you stop using her or give us an alternative? I probably would have enjoyed the book more with another narrator. I only downloaded it because I loved naked once more, but of course Barbara rosenblatt narrated that.
- Karen
- 20 01 2009
Die for Lov
Just thought that this being the last Vickie Bliss book, it would go out with a little more excitement. I had really been looking forward to this book and was somewhat dissapointed. Still love Vickie B and her boss. He is truly a hoot.
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CAIRO (AP) — Clashes between protesters and Egyptian security forces intensified after nightfall Monday, marking the anniversary of a bloody confrontation in Cairo, when 42 people were killed in a street battle months after the uprising that ousted the country's longtime president.
Hundreds of demonstrators threw rocks at police, who fired tear gas and birdshot in response. A medical official said 60 protesters and 10 policemen were injured. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief reporters.
The clash was a small scale reprise of one of the fiercest confrontations after last year's popular revolution, when the protesters who brought about the overthrow of longtime President Hosni Mubarak returned to the streets to demonstrate against the harsh measures imposed by the military, which took over from the ousted leader.
The persistent unrest reflects divisions plaguing Egypt 21 months after Mubarak's downfall in February 2011. While young, mostly secular activists spearheaded the uprising, the main winners in the aftermath have been fundamentalist Islamic movements — the Muslim Brotherhood, which won elections for parliament and president, and the more extreme Salafis, who have also shown considerable electoral strength.
That has left the frustrated liberal activists on the outside, demonstrating against both the military and the Brotherhood.
On Monday, protesters tore down a cement block wall between Cairo's downtown Tahrir Square, the focus of huge demonstrations last year, and the headquarters of the security forces.
While the casualties were lower, many of the scenes were almost eerily the same as a year ago.
Protesters riding motorbikes rushed the injured to a field hospital. Others carried pictures of demonstrators killed in last year's crackdowns by the military.
Demonstrators hung a banner read, "Muslim Brotherhood not allowed," while others chanted, "the people want to topple the regime," referring to Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, whose Muslim Brotherhood avoided street confrontations with the military rulers last year to focus instead on campaigning and elections.
Protester Abdullah Waleed said the protest was aimed at opening main roads that have been blocked for a year.
"While we were tearing down the cement blocks, security forces fired at us," he said. "I was wounded by (shotgun) pellets."
Last year's street battle, known as "Mohammed Mahmoud" after the name of the street where it unfolded, was triggered by a security crackdown on a sit-in by injured protesters. It set off days of sustained violence, with security forces firing tear gas, shotgun rounds and rubber bullets, wounding hundreds.
Rights groups and protesters have demanded retribution for the deaths in this incident and others.
In a report Monday, Human Rights Watch report said bringing those responsible for killing protesters to justice is a "key test" of Morsi's pledge to carry out reforms and hold police accountable.
"Mohamed Mahmoud is a major example of impunity for police violence against protesters," the group said, noting acquittals of police officers in cases related to killing of protesters.
"Since January 2011, the police have been literally getting away with murder, again and again," said Nadim Houry of HRW.
The tensions have not disappeared since the military relinquished power at the end of June, as evidenced by Monday's bitter confrontations.
Even members in different security forces battled each other.
An Egyptian security official said clashes erupted between civilian police and military forces in northern Cairo after police arrested a military officer over a traffic violation. Hundreds of soldiers encircled the police station where the officer was being held, trying to storm the station, while the police fired tear gas to disperse them, the official said.
The incident reflected a feeling among many that the military is acting as a state within a state. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to reporters.
The violence comes during tensions over the writing of Egypt's new constitution. Members of several liberal parties and representatives of Egypt's churches have announced their withdrawal from the 100-member constituent assembly tasked with writing the document, protesting what they perceive as attempt to impose ultraconservative Islamist content.
Liberals fear that would be the first step toward strict implementation of Islamic Shariah laws, endangering civil liberties, as well as the rights of minorities and women.
Also Monday, authorities arrested another member of Mubarak's regime on charges of using his position to accumulate wealth. The Justice Ministry ordered Monier Thabit, brother of Mubarak's wife, held for 15 days. A large number of associates of the ousted ruler face similar charges.


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April 25, 2013 - (Updated May 6, 2013 to add list of participating lakes in Kansas)
Registered anglers can catch tagged fish and win prizes worth up to $2 million
PRATT – Kansas anglers will again be fishing for money and prizes at select Kansas lakes this spring and summer. Cabela's sponsors the Fish For Millions program where anglers who catch tagged fish are eligible to win some amazing prizes. The Grand Prize fish is worth $1,000,000 or $2,000,000, depending if the lucky angler downloads the Cabela's Mobile App on their smartphone prior to fishing. Other prizes include cash, Ranger boats, a Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and Cabela's shopping sprees.
To be eligible, anglers must first register online at cabelasfishformillions.com. The contest begins May 4 and ends July 7, 2013. Those who register before May 1 will be given advance notice of which Kansas lakes have tagged fish swimming in them. Otherwise the participating lakes will be announced May 4. Up to 1,500 prizes may be awarded, and dozens of fish have been tagged and released in Kansas lakes. Visit the Cabela's Fish For Millions webpage and stay tuned for more information.
Update, May 6, 2013:
The following lakes have been stocked with tagged fish for the contest:
1. Milford Reservoir
2. Clinton Reservoir
3. El Dorado Reservoir
4. Cedar Bluff Reservoir
5. Hillsdale Reservoir
6. Perry Reservoir
7. Elk City Reservoir
8. Big Hill Reservoir
9. Toronto Reservoir


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Members enjoy golf on the world famous A. W. Tillinghast designed 18-hole Par 70 championship golf course and tennis on twelve (12) professionally maintained tennis courts. Paramount has hosted prestigious qualifying tournaments such as: MGA Met Open (2011), MGA Ike Championship (2012), MGA Met Amateur (2013), USGA US Open (2014), USGA US Amateur Four Ball Championship (2014).
Known as a family friendly club, Paramount Country Club features an oversized heated pool, children's pool, driving range, playground area featuring a jungle gym and a miniature golf course; all of which are surrounded by the estate's fountains and luscious gardens.
Paramount Country Club affords its members luxurious indoor and outdoor facilities on a historic site. Paramount's exquisite cuisine and gracious service are the perfect place to host an event or just have dinner. Additional accommodations at Paramount include overnight rooms in our newly renovated Member Cottage, banquet and meeting rooms, dining rooms, party rooms, an outdoor dining terrace with a barbecue pit and locker rooms equipped with a steam room. Paramount Country Club is truly the "Gem of the Ramapos".
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Ren Zhengfei, Huawei's Elusive CEO: We're Not Involved In Cyberattacks In The U.S.
This story has been updated to indicate that Huawei Technologies is not the similarly named toymaker Huawei Technology.
The founder and CEO of the biggest electronic equipment maker in the world has ended his self-imposed media silence after almost three decades, and he's using the spotlight to reiterate his coldness toward the United States.
Ren Zhengfei, who founded Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. in China in 1987 and led it as CEO to overtake Ericsson in 2012 and grab the No. 1 spot worldwide, gave his first media interview in 26 years in New Zealand this Thursday.
Ren said that Huawei has little presence in the U.S. and no connection with "the cyber-security issues the U.S. has encountered in the past, present and future." The company has long been suspected by the U.S. of being connected to cyberattacks against American targets.
Based in Shenzhen in the coastal province of Guangdong, Huawei provides communications equipment to enterprises and manufactures phones for the consumer market.
Ren has never given any media interviews, preferring instead to communicate via articles he writes periodically for the company's website. So it came as a surprise when Ren gave an interview to Fairfax New Zealand, possibly in an effort to be more transparent. He was in New Zealand this week after the company was awarded an important contract there.
In the interview, Ren said New Zealand is strategically important to Huawei. The company has invested 139 million New Zealand dollars ($117 million) in New Zealand in the past three years.
However, Ren did not appear as taken with the much bigger American market.
"Huawei equipment is almost non-existent in networks currently running in the U.S," he said. "We have never sold any key equipment to major U.S. carriers, nor have we sold any equipment to any U.S. government agency," Ren said.
That lack of sales in America may not have been his choice.
Ren's curt comment may in fact come from a history of bad blood between his company and the U.S. government. Huawei has long been suspected of cyberattacks in the U.S. and has been frustrated with the limit such suspicions have placed on the company's development in America.
After a U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee report last October specifically asked American companies not to do business with Huawei, the U.S. Defense Department's annual report to Congress this week laid blame for recent cyberattacks against the U.S. defense industrial base at the feet of the Chinese military. While Huawei was not mentioned this time, the report prompted the Indian government to initiate a close examination of the electronic equipment Huawei produced, according to Sohu IT. In comparison, New Zealand has welcomed Huawei with open arms.
According to Fairfax New Zealand, Ren also addressed his experience as an engineer in the People's Liberation Army, one of the reasons Huawei has been suspected of assisting the Chinese government in cyberattacks in the past.
"In 1978, China had not opened to the outside world," he said. "My personal philosophy then was to work hard for the people. Back then, any outstanding person would have joined the party."
Ren said that by the time he founded Huawei in 1987, it had been years since he was in the army.


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I just saw the super-ultra-atmosphere-piercing smash hit musical "The Book of Mormon" and had two conflicting feelings about it. Yes, it's entertaining, clever, and funny as hell, but also, has anyone noticed, that much like some of the lazier "South Park" episodes, its overarching conclusions are pretty vapid?
There's no denying that Trey Parker and Matt Stone (the duo behind "South Park" and "Team America") are insanely talented comedians and writers. I still think "South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut" remains their crowning achievement—one of the finest animated films and/or musicals ever. Over the years, as "South Park" has ebbed and flowed in its hit-or-miss reflections on American culture, I've maintained a consistent attachment to their brand of humor, and "The Book of Mormon" is that mojo on steroids.
Only Parker and Stone could get away with musical numbers that include the refrain "F*** You, God" or lyrics that describe raping babies to cure AIDS and have it all come off as completely endearing. Their virtuoso talents are often breathtaking, and if you're even remotely interested in talking about the best in American comedy, you have to watch how they do what they do.
However, I also walked out of "The Book of Mormon" reminded that Parker and Stone are not particularly sophisticated thinkers and that their acid lampooning of any given subject can sometimes go off the rails when they make, well, I'll say it: a really stupid point. This was never on better display than 2004's "Team America: World Police," which disguised itself as a satire of jingoism (think the song "America, F*** Yeah!") until it ultimately revealed itself as a full-throated defense of militarism, the Iraq war, and the senseless, counterproductive imperial bloodshed of the Bush years.
For those who haven't seen or don't recall the movie, this all comes out in the final speech in which a character explains that "dicks f*** pussies, but they also f*** assholes." It was an argument no less unthinking and cowardly than those proffered by the spoiled brat College Republicans cheerleading the Iraq invasion while never for a moment fearing they'd actually have to go fight in it.
Similarly, "The Book of Mormon" viciously sends up the silliness of Mormon doctrine and critiques religion as a bunch of nonsense. Ultimately, however, Parker and Stone play it safe by making the very familiar, very pedestrian, very typical garbled point that faith—no matter what that faith is—can be powerful and healing and bestow upon its followers great happiness.
It's the same lazy argument offered by so much pop culture, including the Oscar-winning "Life of Pi."
"We don't know what's true and what's not," the argument goes, "So as long as it's a good story, why not just believe it and have everyone be happy because of it?"
Thus "The Book of Mormon" ends with its missionary protagonists--who've questioned their faith and then gone off the reservation by inventing a bunch of (extremely funny) addendums to the Mormon faith--scaring off the African warlord antagonist with their nonsense and saving a Ugandan village.
In other words, "Use a bunch of First World myths such as Joseph Smith and his golden tablets to repel those really stupid Third World myths like female circumcision."
This totally glosses over the central critique many of us have of religion: that one man's faith, one man's "harmless story" to help him live a better, more moral life, is another man's cutting off his daughter's clit. And the faithful have a lot of trouble understanding this critique because it challenges the notion that there's any such thing as a "safe, harmless story." I found it particularly interesting that female circumcision factored in as such a major plot point because anybody with the ability to read cannot escape the conclusion that all the major religions—Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and all their various sects—arrive at the same nexus of extreme misogyny and homophobia when their most ardent followers are allowed free reign.
Any ethos that rejects empiricism and scientific knowledge, that seeks to impose its arbitrary values on non-believers or rewrite history to suit its myths is by definition dangerous in that the only way it can survive and prosper is by denying truth and attacking those who point out its flaws.
There was nothing more telling to me than the playbill, which included three full-page ads for the Mormon Church. Smiling biracial models probably fresh off duty for a teeth-whitening campaign grinned above quotes like, "You've Seen The Play… Now Read The Book." Or "The Book Is Always Better."
This is not to say Parker and Stone's "The Book of Mormon" had to be some broadside firebomb against Mormonism. Mormonism gets a bad rap since the only thing that makes it any more ridiculous than its competitors is that its foundational stories supposedly occurred only in the recent, documentable past.
(Also, "Book of Mormon" totally leaves out that Joseph Smith and Brigham Young were child rapists who probably invented the whole thing so they could keep children in sex-slave harems as their "wives." Read Jon Krakauer's "Under the Banner of Heaven" for a gripping synopsis.)
So it's not that I didn't laugh my ass off at "The Book of Mormon" or that I'll certainly be in line for whatever projects Stone and Parker come up with in the future. I just think that while the comedy might be pitch-perfect, the messaging falls into a familiar dopey trap.


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Tool Test: General's Beefed-up Mortiser
A hefty machine doesn't dance around a bench.
By Glen D. Huey
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If your woodworking involves a lot of mortise-and-tenon joinery, you need a dedicated mortise machine. The new 5⁄8″ hollow chisel benchtop mortiser from General International (model #75-040 MI) is an excellent choice.
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Idina Menzel Performs 'Let It Go' With Son Walker in Her Arms!
Idina Menzel holds her adorable 4-year-old son Walker in her arms while performing at the Born Free Africa Mother's Day Family Carnival held at Hudson River Park Pier 45 on Sunday (May 11) in New York City.
The 42-year-old singer performed her hit song "Let It Go" alongside a group of young children, who she let sing into the microphone during the performance.
Idina is currently starring on Broadway in the new musical If/Then and the original cast recording will be released on June 3. You can pre-order it right now on iTunes!
"the @ifthenmusical cast album is up for preorder on @itunesmusic! excited for everyone to hear it June 3," Idina tweeted.
Idina Menzel Performs 'Let It Go' With Son Walker in Her Arms!
FYI: Idina is wearing Nili Lotan pants.