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In this paper we have attempted to demonstrate how honeynets can help us understand how botnets work, the threat they pose, and how attackers control them. Our research shows that some attackers are highly skilled and organized, potentially belonging to well organized crime structures. Leveraging the power of several thousand bots, it is viable to take down almost any website or network instantly. Even in unskilled hands, it should be obvious that botnets are a loaded and powerful weapon. Since botnets pose such a powerful threat, we need a variety of mechanisms to counter it.
Decentralized providers like Akamai can offer some redundancy here, but very large botnets can also pose a severe threat even against this redundancy. Taking down of Akamai would impact very large organizations and companies, a presumably high value target for certain organizations or individuals. We are currently not aware of any botnet usage to harm military or government institutions, but time will tell if this persists.
In the future, we hope to develop more advanced honeypots that help us to gather information about threats such as botnets. Examples include Client honeypots that actively participate in networks (e.g. by crawling the web, idling in IRC channels, or using P2P-networks) or modify honeypots so that they capture malware and send it to anti-virus vendors for further analysis. Since our current approach focuses on bots that use IRC for C&C, we focused in the paper on IRC-based bots. We have also observed other bots, but these are rare and currently under development. In a few months/years more and more bots will use non-IRC C&C, potentially decentralized p2p-communication. So more research in this area is needed, attackers don't sleep. As these threats continue to adapt and change, so to must the security community.


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"As a Major League baseball player for the Milwaukee Brewers who works in Wisconsin under a union contract and whose right to bargain collectively is guaranteed under federal law, I support the thousands of public sector employees who are threatened with the loss of that right under recently-proposed state legislation. These employees are real people with real families whose livelihoods, careers and futures are being jeopardized. I urge the government of Wisconsin not to take away this most basic of union and human rights."

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INDIANAPOLIS – To celebrate the 40th anniversary of NCAA Division II, the NCAA offices have worked with conference commissioners to produce a 40th Anniversary Tribute Team. Georgia College basketball alum Dr. Amy (Amundson) Smith was named as the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) women's student-athlete representative.
Dr. Smith serves as a member of the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Specialty Section at MD Anderson Cancer Center Orlando.
"I was fortunate enough to have crossed paths with Amy in her time as a student-athlete at Georgia College when I came here as an assistant coach," said Wendell Staton, GC Director of Athletics. "Even then, you could see strong evidence of the balance in her life that the NCAA Division II holds so dear. She was, and remains a great example of the successes that can come from hard work. We're honored to call her an alum."
Dr. Smith was a member of GC women's basketball from 1988-92, the formative years of the PBC, while completing a pre-med degree in biology. She also held a music minor, focusing on playing the piano.
"I loved being a student-athlete," Dr. Smith said. "The combination for me is what made college fun. I loved being part of a team; it was like having a ready-made family in many ways. There is a richness that comes when you are part of a team, sticking together even when things are tough, appreciating that everyone on the team is important regardless of what position they play or how much game time they see."
Board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Smith received her medical degree from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. She completed an internship and pediatric residency at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver, where upon completion, she continued her training by completing a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology and bone marrow transplantation with special training in pediatric neuro-oncology.
Prior to joining MD Anderson – Orlando, Dr. Smith worked as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Florida with a joint appointment to the Department of Neurosurgery, McKnight Brain Institute.
Dr. Smith has received many honors and awards including the Best Doctors in America distinction in 2009 and 2010 and the 2010 Royal Lady award from the Ocala Royal Dames for Cancer Research for her advocacy on behalf of childhood cancer patients.
Despite the long list of professional success, Dr. Smith was excited about the NCAA's honor.
"I am so surprised and yet thrilled to be named for this honor," she said. "I feel very grateful that Georgia College would nominate me and even more privileged to be chosen."
Dr. Smith and her husband Keith Smith, also a Georgia College graduate in business and finance, have been married 17 years and have an eight-year-old son, Lucas.
Developed through a partnership with the Division II Conference Commissioners Association, the 40th Anniversary Tribute Team highlights one male and one female from each of the division's 23 current conferences, plus two at-large nominees. Conferences were asked to submit a list of nominees representative of Division II's ideals.
"This group of former student-athletes is meant to reflect the core values of Division II athletics," said Josh Looney, associate director of Division II. "Commissioners have helped identify a diverse group of championship individuals from Division II's 40-year history. Not only did these former student-athletes act as champions in athletics and in the classroom, they've gone on to live championship lives as well.
"This group is a true representation of Division II's commitment to providing its student-athletes a 'Life in the Balance' that extends beyond athletics."
Each member of the Division II 40th Anniversary Tribute Team will receive a commemorative 40th Anniversary gift and will have their accomplishments profiled through Division II media channels.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at www.twitter.com/BobcatSports and www.facebook.com/gcbobcats for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Combustion Of Kerosene-Air Mixtures In A Closed VesselC. Strozzi, P. Gillard, and J-M. Pascaud
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The aim of this work is to present a simple multiphysics simulation using COMSOL able to describe combustion of kerosene vapours in a closed vessel. The emphasis is on the mechanical effects of the reactive processes. The evolution of the thermodynamical variables (pressure, temperature, concentrations…) is obtained by solving several coupled transport equations for: the mass continuity, the momentum, the temperature and the fuel concentration. This work relies on laminar and weakly compressible flow assumptions. Addressed issues are the ignition induced by a heat flux and the subsequent flame propagation. This work may be useful for the understanding of accidental explosions of aircraft kerosene tank submitted to a projectile.


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Back in July(!), Jim and I decided we would really like to make custom Christmas cards to send out to our friends and family. We love Tanya's work for her letterpress company, Snap+Tumble so we contacted her with our idea based on this holiday tune.What Tanya came up with is so beautiful, we couldn't wait to drop them in the mail.
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This past fall a group of faculty led discussions centered on 5 different potential disruptors of higher education: (1) the student cost and debt spiral; (2) the digitization of everything; (3) the regrouping of American communities, including communities of faith; (4) the changing profile of prospective Luther students; (5) the measurement of educational excellence by learning results. These discussions were continued with the Board of Regents. The faculty discussion leaders and members of the Board all read College Unbound by Jeffrey Selingo. Workshop participants will receive a copy of College Unbound. We will discuss the ideas in the book, what we perceive to be Luther's particular strengths and what challenges five whirlwinds might or might not pose to Luther in the coming years.
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Get your cholesterol checked, donate blood and receive the latest health information from local professionals at Health Expo 2008, set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 1 at West Brunswick High School in Shallotte.
The event is sponsored by The Brunswick Beacon.
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Toposes (topoi) as classifying toposes of groupoids
For example, if a topos E is the object classifier, or the preseaf topos on a small category C, is there a way of describing its localic groupoid? More generally, is there a way of describing the localic groupoid of the classifying topos of a geometric theory T in terms of T?
(By 'the localic groupoid of a Grothendieck topos E' I mean the localic groupoid, G, such that E = BG, where BG is the category G equivariant sheaves - such a thing is not uniquely determined, so I'll take any description.)
Has someone written down this dictionary somewhere already?
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Garbage has to be dumped somewhere, but not in my backyard, well at least not North Carolina's. It is so easy to slumber through issues that seemingly don't affect us. Hang on! This guy named Gary Horton opened my eyes with his article in Friday's paper.
My neighborhood on Charlotte Road is busy as a bee. So much so that I have long delays pulling out of my driveway. Now, our county administration is mulling over the merits of some new funds in the treasury versus about 176 dump trucks hauling garbage right down in front of my home.
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'Her' filmmaker Spike Jonze shares creative insights
CANNES, France — Creative ideas can come from any place and arrive at any time, be it walking down a city street or chatting with a friend, says filmmaker Spike Jonze.
But they are particularity forthcoming for him after he takes a nap.
That was one of the personal insights he shared with USA TODAY during an interview Monday in this French Riviera town, which is the location of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the advertising and marketing industry's biggest awards competition and trade show.
CANNES CREATIVITY FESTIVAL: See some of the winning ads, stars take the stage
While seated in a sun-filled room just off an even more sun-drenched hotel terrace, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Her also talked about how too much tension can thwart creativity.
But if there's just enough pressure, creativity can blossom, he says.
"There's a difference between stress and pressure," says Jonze. "On set, there's a lot of pressure. But it sort of heightens the moments."
Earlier in the day, Jonze joined Gaston Legorburu, the worldwide chief creative officer at digital marketing agency SapientNitro, for an on-stage discussion about storytelling.
Their session was part of the extensive programming at the festival.
Jonze, who directed Where the Wild Things Are and Being John Malkovich, talked of how the feedback of others who see his work helps him to create the best communications.
Although it's uncomfortable at times, he says, it does help him to make improvements.
"As soon as someone else is in the room, you see it through their eyes," he says.
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He also spoke about the conception of the movie Her, which is about a man's complicated, emotional relationship with his advanced intelligent operating system.
The film arose from questions, and anxieties, he had about relationships, said Jonze, who was once married to fellow filmmaker Sofia Coppola.
Among his thoughts: "What makes a relationship succeed or fail?" he said.
As for what's next on the professional front, he said there was nothing major on his agenda.
"I'm really just taking a break now," he says. "I'm tired."
That gives him more time for one of his hobbies: surfing.
Jonze, 44, who was a skateboarder, says he now prefers skimming over waves instead of pavement.
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The Evaluation Report is NOT:
- An analysis of your budget and spending activities. The only time this information would be relevant to include in an evaluation report would be if one of your main goals is to improve cost efficiencies.
- An An accounting of your program activities, except as they are relevant to any assessment of learning outcomes, professional development, or organizational restructuring.
- A student or faculty satisfaction survey. (Statements of satisfaction with program activities may be contained in the Annual or Final Performance Reports written by the project director.)
- A feel-good essay about your particular educational innovation. Don't assert that your innovative approach is valuable, instead provide evidence. (For the sake of this report, please assume that the reader of your report is highly skeptical about your project's goals and design.)
- A place for vague assertions. We want to avoid evaluation reports that sound like the following:
|During the past year, we have worked to perfect our model. Now we can claim with confidence that the consortium is functioning with great efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity. Faculty members from the participating institutions have developed a wonderful rapport and their individual institutions remain strongly committed to the program. Interactions among the schools run smoothly. Student credit transfers, for example, take place without a hitch. To conclude, we continue to meet our stated objectives, and, more importantly, we are able to offer our students an invaluable experience.
- What model are they perfecting?
- What data have they provided to back up their claims of great effectiveness?
- We are glad they all get along, and credit is being transferred smoothly, but this information has no business being in an evaluation report. It should be in the Annual Performance Report.
- What stated objectives are being met?
- This paragraph gives us no information with which to independently judge whether students are receiving invaluable experiences. We just have to take their word for it.
- Would a skeptic find this report to be convincing evidence of the value of the project?
A FIPSE Evaluation Report IS:
- An opportunity to document educational outcomes for postsecondary students or professional development for those working in the field of postsecondary education, including changes in learning patterns, attitudes, and behaviors, and acquisition of knowledge or skills. If your project impacts K-12 students or teachers, you may discuss that here, but it should not be the sole focus of your evaluation since FIPSE grants are to improve postsecondary education.
- The evaluation may also include assessment of other outcomes, particularly if the project aims to change organizational structures, create cost efficiencies, or achieve other ends not specifically represented by learning.
- An opportunity for YOU to learn. Project directors should consult with the outside evaluator to review findings as the project develops so that appropriate changes can be made to the project.
- An opportunity to show FIPSE your research instruments – surveys, interview questions, etc. Please include a copy of original instruments with your report. That way if we see that you are asking intriguing questions that might work well in assessing other projects, we can add your questions to a list of suggestions for others. (We will never make your research instruments public without prior permission from you. You also retain the copyright for your original research instruments.) If you are using established assessment tools, please provide a brief description of the tool. This is particularly important if it is a field-specific assessment test.
- An opportunity for you to be specific about who benefited the most and the least from your project as you designed it – e.g., sophomores or seniors, men or women, those in community colleges or those at large research institutions, those who are new to your field or those who have already completed several prerequisite courses in your field, etc.
- An opportunity for you to explain what revisions, improvements, or enhancements you would make, funding permitting, to increase the value of this project in the future. If you have ideas about how to make projects like yours more cost-effective, that information will be valuable for others to know.
- An opportunity for you to briefly mention any policy implications of your findings. These may be implications for policy on campus, at similar institutions, state-wide, or nationally.
You will NOT be penalized for frankly identifying things that need improvement or did not work as hoped. On the contrary, such insightful analysis will be viewed positively because it helps us to advise other grantees in the future. FIPSE funds innovation and we understand that there is some risk involved in that endeavor.
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In 1881, Denver rival Madames Mattie Silks and Katie Fulton settled a jealous dispute by taking up pistols against each other in a duel over bruiser and gambler Cortez Thomson (who ironically (or deliberately), was the only person injured in the duel). Mattie went on to become the most successful and influential businesswomen that Denver has ever known. She kept steady "business" for 42 years until she ran off with a railroad tycoon, only to return a decade later to resume "business" for another 20 years. Made with soft Italian black leather with two double-buckled straps on a 2.5" Fellowship-hi heel and tunite Bellevue sole, this zipped knee-high boot always kept "business" opportunities coming back for more. Keep pushing west and beyond your imagination.
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Depending on your pet's size, you may prefer a thinner or shorter chewy dog treat. Avoid giving a large dog a very small treat. These can pose a choking problem if your pet can swallow them whole. While most dogs will still try to chew the treat, it is always best to err on the side of safety. A very small dog could be given a lighter chew treat to avoid muscle strain when lifting. Also keep in mind dogs that have gum or teeth problems, especially senior canines, may have a difficult time with a very hard chew bone or other similar treat. If this is the case, look for softer rawhides such as pig ears.
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Where to Chew
Some dogs have no problem with others being nearby when they are enjoying dog treats. However, it is in their nature to defend their food. If someone unfamiliar or another dog were to approach your pet while chewing, he or she may growl or even nip. If you have other dogs or visitors, consider placing your pet inside a kennel or other safe confinement. This provides a barrier between your pet and others. Plus, your pet will feel more relaxed knowing he or she is chewing in the safety of a den-like environment.
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The best things to see and do in Hokitika
Hokitika is the cool little town on the West Coast of the Southern Alps, NZ. Learn what there is to do and see in this picturesque, seaside tourist town.
Impressive surroundings and a wealth of gold, timber, pounamu jade and productive dairy land makes Hokitika a place strongly influenced by the land and its resources.
It provided early pioneers with many challenges but also with beauty and riches too hard to ignore (and over 100 pubs!). Modern day visitors appreciate its riches too -- with good reason.
Scenic landscapes, quality arts and crafts, a vibrant history and laid back attitude make Hokitika your ideal place to enjoy the true character of the West Coast.
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Hokitika is located centrally on the West Coast and is surrounded by the Southern Alps, multiple lakes and rivers, and the Tasman Sea.
This variety of landscapes offers views all around (including Aoraki Mt Cook) and a wealth of activities such as biking, hiking, fishing, boating, hunting and an 18-hole links golf course.
It is also easy day trips to attractions including the Hokitika Gorge, Pancake Rocks, Shantytown and the Glaciers.
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Hokitika boasts a wide variety of quality arts and crafts galleries. Artisans are inspired by local materials, creating arts and crafts featuring pounamu jade, gold, wood, glass blowing, copper, the rare ruby rock and much more.
The galleries often double as workshops providing visitors the unique opportunity to meet the artists and watch them at work. It is a fun day walking around town to view all the shops.
Vibrant History
Hokitika's interesting culture and history are also prevalent throughout the town. It can be explored easily on the town's heritage trail, viewing the town's historical buildings or at the local museum.
No doubt some long time locals have some interesting stories to share too!
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No traffic lights, no fast food outlets, no mega stores...just a picturesque town on the beach. You can relax and enjoy a simpler way of life in Hokitika while still having the benefit of a full service, walkable town.
Hokitika is a cool little town to enjoy the true character of "the Coast".
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Women In Power: Hypervisible, Still Unseen
This article originally appeared on CNN.com on March 4, 2014.
By Ava Thompson Greenwell
Recently, University of Illinois Chancellor Phyllis Wise, who is Asian-American, was bombarded with harassing tweets when she decided not to cancel classes at the Urbana-Champaign campus during January's severe weather.
Upset over the decision, some students attacked her with racial and gender slurs. The harsh hashtag-- #f---phyllis -- reinforced notions that the sexual domination and objectification of women are still major problems in our society and on our campuses.
Would the students have engaged in attacks on gender and race had the chancellor been a white man? Somehow, I don't think so.
There was no respect for Wise's position, nor her credentials -- but her high-visibility job made her stand out.
The duality of being hypervisible and simultaneously invisible is the latest identity quagmire that some highly accomplished women must navigate. They are hypervisible because they are often the only one of a few in their position -- thus, they stand out.
Yet because of their gender, and sometimes their race, their presence is not the norm, and others are not used to seeing them in these roles. Those same women who worked hard to climb the ladder to success sometimes find that they are out of place and unwelcome, rendering them invisible in certain situations.
It's almost as if they're saying, "I see you, but I don't respect you and therefore I'm not going to acknowledge you as a human being."
While women have moved into positions of power, they have not moved with ease.
It's perplexing, given women's accomplishments over the decades, that it continues to happen 50 years after the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which banned employment discrimination.
But it is also not new. Pioneering journalist Ida B. Wells was threatened with murder after speaking out publicly in the 1890s. She became hypervisible after she criticized the lynching of black men. When whites ransacked her newspaper office with the intent to kill her, she only escaped the attempt on her life because she was out of town.
Today, powerful, public women are not usually threatened with murder. But their opinions are often discounted, disregarded and dismissed -- or they are personally attacked.
In my research on the experiences of black women television news managers, I discovered this same dichotomy. On the one hand, these executives are highly recruited for their production and management skills.
On the other hand, a little more than one-third of the 40 women interviewed described feeling invisible in editorial meetings where their ideas were not always given full credit until they came from someone else, usually a white man.
This rendering of women's ideas and personhood as invisible has consequences.
Psychologist Derald Wing Sue calls these subtle and not-so-subtle snubs "microaggressions" and says they can lead to higher stress levels and more illness.
As highly accomplished women move into spaces previously reserved for men, they might face more of these microagressions, which are often magnified in a social media, Internet age.
As college classrooms become increasingly female with more students of color, how can we teach that hard work and persistence will get them noticed, when the truth is, it might simultaneously render them invisible?
How do we stop the disrespect?
First, we must acknowledge it and say it's wrong. Silence is not an option. This is what Phyllis Wise did when she wrote an essay addressing the hateful tweets. "What was most disturbing was witnessing social media drive a discussion quickly into the abyss of hateful comments and even threats of violence," Wise wrote in Inside Higher Ed.
Secondly, we must continuously teach that the disrespect of women online or in person will not be tolerated. The University of Illinois example reminds us that if cyberharassment can happen to a woman as highly accomplished as Wise, all women are vulnerable. There is an urgent need to educate.
Lastly, we must continue to see ourselves as leaders, regardless of whether others are used to seeing us in that role.
Only when women in positions of power become the norm will they be able to fully exercise that power.
- Ava Thompson Greenwell is an associate professor of journalism at Northwestern University.


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Editor's note: Jeff Yang is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal Online and can be heard frequently on radio as a contributor to shows such as PRI's "The Takeaway" and WNYC's "The Brian Lehrer Show." He is the author of "I Am Jackie Chan: My Life in Action" and editor of the graphic novel anthologies "Secret Identities" and "Shattered." The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
(CNN) -- Before my parents left Taiwan in 1967, they were given a gift box full of America: A collection of the greatest Broadway cast recordings of all time, lovingly pressed into 50 sleek disks of vinyl. For over a decade, the contents of the box were the only music played in our home.
My sister and I came of age listening to Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Sondheim and Styne and Strauss. And when we were finally ushered into the dark of an actual Broadway playhouse to experience firsthand the unique alchemy that occurs when music and theater meet, we were hooked for life.
All of this is just to explain why I'm conflicted by the controversy that's erupted over the recent revival of W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic operetta "The Mikado," which is being presented in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Seattle's Gilbert & Sullivan Society, one of the oldest light opera companies in the nation.
It's hardly surprising that the Society would choose "The Mikado" for its diamond jubilee year. It is the most frequently staged of Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas and a perennial favorite of the Society. Every time, they have done it the same way: As a photocopy of the Victorian original, with Caucasian actors wearing garish facepaint and outfits that cartoonishly approximate traditional Japanese garb.
There's a term for this kind of racial costuming: Yellowface. It's a phenomenon that seems to be resurgent.
We saw it in Katy Perry's geisha-inspired performance at the American Music Awards in November, in a January episode of the hit sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" and a month later, in the opening sketch of the venerable comedy program "Saturday Night Live."
Each time, the use of yellowface has been defended as loving homage or harmless parody. Each time, when Asian-Americans have pointed out that we don't find the wearing of cosmetics and wardrobe to simulate Asian appearance to be "loving" or "harmless," our concerns have been dismissed.
Which is why, despite my deep personal love of musical theater, I think these "traditional" productions -- yellowface productions -- of "The Mikado" have to end.
They are the deep-drilled root of the yellowface weed: the place from which the scourge keeps springing back, even when its surface expressions are plucked. There are older examples of yellowface in entertainment than "The Mikado," but none so popular, and certainly none that have been as popular among mass audiences for as long -- 129 years and counting.
I want to be clear that I'm not saying that "The Mikado" shouldn't be performed at all.
Its biting satire and splendidly silly stage play make it quite possibly Gilbert and Sullivan's greatest work. But when it is performed by an all-white troupe of actors dressed and made up as Asians, it shifts from a brilliant comedy of manners to, as Asian-American actress and blogger Erin Quill says, a "racist piece of crap."
Quill, a musical theater veteran and original cast member of the bawdy Off-Broadway hit "Avenue Q," is actually quoting herself. That's the first line spoken by Cheryl, the character she plays in the indie film "The Mikado Project," a mockumentary that follows an Asian-American theater troupe forced to put on a production of "The Mikado" in order to stave off bankruptcy.
"In the movie, the artistic director makes a desperate attempt to convince us that it won't look like yellowface, because underneath the costumes and makeup, it's Asians playing Asians -- or at least the Asians white people think we are," says Quill, who also co-wrote the screenplay. "Obviously, the company is not down for it."
By demonstrating that Asians can't present a "traditional" version of the show without looking and feeling ridiculous, the film aptly exposes the uncomfortable racial reality behind operetta's fanciful farce. But it then goes on to show how little it takes to make a version of "The Mikado" that isn't offensive: A commitment to multiethnic casting and an end to the use of makeup to ape "exotic" Asian features.
And while we're at it, maybe change the cast names to something that don't sound like schoolyard slurs? There's no reason why Nanki-Poo, Ko-Ko and Yum-Yum couldn't be Namihiko, Kaku and Yume, all names that Japanese humans might actually be called.
Change is painful. Hardcore fans find the suggestion of any kind of alteration of G&S's works to be anathema. But live theater is unsettled and organic by nature. No two performances are the same, and shows are revived time and again, with each new production adding contexts that enhance rather than erase the original.
Indeed, "The Mikado" has seen the wildest set of adaptations of all of Gilbert and Sullivan's works.
1939 saw the first staging of "The Hot Mikado," a jazzed-up edition of the opera featuring an all-black cast, which has since itself been revived dozens of times. In 1987, Monty Python member Eric Idle headlined a much-celebrated version of "The Mikado" for British television, which was traditional in all respects, except for resetting the antics at an English seaside resort.
Even "traditional" productions embrace mutability and modernity.
The song "I Have a Little List," sung by Ko-Ko the Lord High Executioner, details a lengthy set of individuals who "never would be missed" if they were to encounter the business end of a chopper. Every "Mikado" production customizes the lyrics of the song, rewriting them to lampoon present-day celebrities and situations. If Ko-Ko can sing about Kardashians and customer service operators, there isn't any reason why the rest of the play can't be updated as well.
A hundred and thirty years ago, Asia was exotic and alien and strange; today, sushi is sold in 7-Elevens (now a Japanese-owned chain!) and there are 18 million Americans who trace our ancestry to that continent, but keep our homes and hearts right here.
Isn't it time to lower the curtain on yellowface for good?
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I visited Cascade Brewing's First Annual Scottish Ale Festival yesterday. Since this is the first year, I expected to see a smallish crowd. I was wrong. As I walked up to Cascade, I saw a line of people waiting to get in. Fortunately, it wasn't raining.
They served 10 ales, and I tasted these:
- House, Upright Brewing Co. Made especially for the fest, this is a Scottish Ale with a spicy twist.
- Splinters Bourbon Barrel Aged Strong Scotch Ale, Black Raven Brewing Co. Loads of bourbon flavor and less malty sweetness. Very nice!
- McShagger Scottish Ale, Cascade Brewing Co. This one had a bit of smokiness to it, very smooth.
- Hoppy with Woodsman, Schooner EXACT Brewing Co. You can't have a beer fest in Oregon without a hoppy beer. At 60 IBUs, this was it. While the Scottish Ale style is generally mildly hopped, this provided a nice change of pace.
- Brigadoonery Scottish Ale, Coalition Brewing Co. I sampled this after I drank a Cascade sour ale (see below). I expect Brigadoonery is good, but palate was out of whack after drinking the sour.
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While I was never a big fan of Fruit Loops cereal, I'd consider starting every morning with one of these! It tastes it good as it sounds. However, I made the mistake of sampling Fruit Loops in between Scottish Ales. I should have waited until I finished...sour and Scottish ales don't play well together. Oh well, I'll remember that for next year.
If Cascade holds the festival again next year (and I hope they do), I expect they'll improve the overall traffic flow. The fest was held in the production side of the facility and it was packed! Beer was served in a small area towards the back and there were long lines.
Overall, I enjoyed the festival. I like the idea of an event dedicated to a particular type of beer and I hope to see more smaller, style-focused festivals like this. Also, big kudos to Cascade for allowing customers to reuse old beer festival mugs! Three dollars saved on a mug = three beer samples. Thanks guys!
One last thing, Stone Porridge was great! Check out the short video clip below of Brewmaster Ron Gansberg jamming with his band.


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Mary Barbercheck, Ph.D.
- B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara,1980. Environmental Biology
- M.S. University of California, Davis,1982. Plant Protection and Pest Management
- Ph.D. University of California, Davis,1990. Entomology
Current Post-doctoral Researchers:
John Wallace (co-supervised with W. Curran, Department of Plant Sciences)
Ebony Murrell (supervised by J. Kaye, ESM)
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Ecological applications, disease ecology and biology
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Biological soil quality and sustainability - A major area of emphasis in my research program is on the impact of agricultural practices on soil biodiversity and function. Soil organisms are tightly linked functionally to above-ground interactions and are involved in ecosystem processes such as nutrient cycling, carbon storage, maintenance of plant diversity, biological control of human and agricultural pests, and bioremediation, and therefore, are of critical importance to ecosystem function and productivity. Agricultural management has generally been driven by production at the expense of the environment and, in many cases, the use of pesticides and fertilizers has masked the importance of soil biota. Consequently, there is a lack of data on the value of services provided by soil arthropods in maintaining soil structure, soil fertility, antagonism and control of pest organisms, and in mediating processes such as decomposition and mineralization. This information will be critical as the use of synthetic inputs in agriculture become more restricted and/or less desirable. The long-term goal is to identify practices that encourage productivity and minimize costs associated with synthetic inputs and damage from insect pests.
Biology and ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi - Entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi important natural mortality factors for soil-dwelling insect pests, and currently the ones with the greatest potential for successful commercial use. The goal of my research on entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi has been to clarify aspects of their biology and ecology that relates to their successful use as conserved or applied biological control agents. Projects have ranged from very practical to fairly basic - from efficacy trials to the effects of insect food plant on the biology and ecology of entomopathogenic nematodes and the effects of selection on several aspects of their biology. Another current area of emphasis is the impact of agricultural practices on the occurrence and abundance of entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi.
International Programs/Experience:
International Teaching: Insect Nematology. Short Course on Insect Pathology for Central America and Mexico. Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Dec. 6-11, 1999.
International Research:
Rivers, A., M. Barbercheck, B. Govaerts and N. Verhulst. 2016. Conservation agriculture practices contribute to an even arthropod predator assemblage and increased predation in a rainfed maize-wheat system. Applied Soil Ecology 100: 81-90
Eben, A.U. and M. E. Barbercheck. 1997. Mexican Diabroticites: I. Laboratory tests on host breadth of Acalymma and Diabrotica spp. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 82: 53-62.
Eben, A.U. and M. E. Barbercheck. 1997. Mexican Diabroticites: II. Tests for preference of cucurbit hosts by Acalymma and Diabrotica spp. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 82: 63-72.
Eben, A.U. and M. E. Barbercheck. 1996. Sculpturing of the eggshell of some Mexican diabroticites (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Coleopterists Bull. 51: 80-85.
Eben, A.U. , M. E. Barbercheck & M. Aluja. 1996. Field observations on host plant associations and natural enemies of diabroticite beetles (Chrysomelidae: Luperini) in Veracruz, Mexico. Acta Zoologica Mexicana: 67: 47-65
1982-85, Agricultural Researcher (Nematology), Plant Protection Research Institute, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Barbercheck, M.E. 1986. Control of Meloidogyne javanica in dormant grapevine nursery stock (research note). Phytophylactica 18: 39 - 40.
Barbercheck, M.E. and Heyns, J. 1986. Occurrence of Xiphinema in South African plant improvement vineyards. Phytophylactica 18: 59 - 61.
Barbercheck, M.E. and Von Broembsen, S.L. 1986. Effects of soil solarization on plant-parasitic nematodes and Phytophthora cinnamomi in South Africa. Plant Disease 70: 945 - 950.
Barbercheck, M.E., Smith, P.C., and Heyns, J. 1985. Occurrence and distribution of Xiphinema in vineyards of the Bree River Valley. Phytophylactica 17: 27 - 30.
International Presentations:
Randhawa, P., I. Ahmed, D. Luthe, M. Barbercheck. 2016. Uncovering the effects of cover crops and soil characteristics on Metarhizium-plant-insect interactions in an organic cropping system. Society for Invertebrate Pathology Annual Meeting, Tours, France, July 25, 2016.
Barbercheck, M.E., C. Mullen. 2014. The seedcorn maggot and Metarhizium are related to maize yield in an organic, cover crop-based farming systems experiment. Society for Invertebrate Pathology Annual Meeting, Mainz, Germany. Aug. 3-7, 2014.
Barbercheck, M.E., C. Mullen. 2013. Occurrence of Metarhizium anisopliae in an organic, rotational no-till cropping system. Society for Invertebrate Pathology Annual Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. August 12-18, 2013.
Ellis, K. E., M.Barbercheck. 2013. Evaluation of native bee visitation and floral resources of early-season canola (Brassica napus) cover crop mixtures. 2013 International Conference on Pollinator Biology, Health and Policy. August 14-17, 2013. University Park, PA
Barbercheck, M. E. 2011. The real dirt: Harry Kaya's influence on entomopathogenic nematode ecology. Invited presentation for cross-divisional symposium: "The careers of Harry Kaya and Lerry Lacey: High impacts on science and scientists. Aug. 8 – 11, 2011. International Congress of Invertebrate Pathology & Microbial Control, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Jabbour, R., Barbercheck, M. 2008. Habitat complexity effects on nematode movement in maize. Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Coventry, UK, August 3 - 7, 2008.
Trauger, A., C. Sachs, M. Barbercheck, K. Braiser and N. E. Kiernan. 2008. "Our market is our community": women farmers and civic agriculture in Pennsylvania, USA, Agriculture, Food and Human Values, Victoria, BC.
Jabbour, R., Barbercheck, M., Mullen, C. 2007. Effect of soil management on naturally occurring entomopathogenic fungi during the transition to an organic farming system J. Society for Invertebrate Pathology Annual Meeting, Quebec, Canada, August 2007
Barbercheck, M.E., and C. M. Greenwood, 2004. Response of soil fauna to inundatively and cadaver-applied entomopathogenic nematodes (Invited Symposium Paper) Society for Invertebrate Pathology 37th Annual Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, Aug. 1-5, 2004.
Barbercheck, M.E., J. Wang and C. Brownie. Adaptation of entomopathogenic nematodes to insect food plant. VIII International Colloquium on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control. XXXV Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology. August 18 to 23, 2002. Foz do Iguassu, Brazil.
Koenning, S. and M.E. Barbercheck Influence of diverse agricultural systems on the population dynamics of free-living, plant-parasitic and entomopathogenic nematodes. Fourth International Congress of Nematology, 2002, Teneriffe.
Barbercheck, M.E. , Mueller, P. et al. Desarrollo y Implementacion de un Estudio de Sistemas Agricolas al Gran Escala y Larga Duracion. I Simposio Internacional sobre Ganaderia Agroecologica, La Habana, Cuba, 6-8 December, 2001.
Barbercheck, M.E. , Mueller, P. et al. Investigaciones Sobre la Ecologia del Suelo en el Centro de Sistemas Agricolas Ambientales. IV Taller Internacional sobre Recursos Fitogeneticos, Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, 3-4 December, 2001.
Newman, C.M. & M. Barbercheck. 2000. Interaction between soil mites and entomopathogenic nematodes. ESA Annual Meeting, Dec. 3-7, 2000. Montreal, Canada
Barbercheck, M.E. 2000. Evaluation of non-target effects of native and introduced entomopathogenic nematodes. COST 819 Symposium on Entomopathogenic Nematode Bacterial Complexes - Current Achievements and Prospects for the Future, Maynooth, Ireland, 12-16 April, 2000.
Barbercheck, M.E., L. C. Millar. 1999. Non-Target Effects of Entomopathogenic Nematodes. IOBC International Symposium "Evaluating Indirect Effects of Biological Control. 10/17-20, 1999. Montpellier, France
Barbercheck, M.E. and J. Wang. 1997. Insect host plant effects on the biology of entomopathogenic nematodes. Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology, Banff, Canada, Aug.24-29, 1997
Barbercheck, M.E. 1994. Tritrophic level effects on entomopathogenic nematodes. VIth International Colloquium on Invertebrate Pathology and Microbial Control, Montpellier, France, August 1994.
Barbercheck, M.E. 1985. The effect of soil solarization, fallow, and EDB fumigation on plant-parasitic nematodes. Nematological Society of Southern Africa, Stellenbosch, SA, 1985
Relevant Publications:
Rivers, A., M. Barbercheck, B. Govaerts and N. Verhulst. 2016. Conservation agriculture practices contribute to an even arthropod predator assemblage and increased predation in a rainfed maize-wheat system. Applied Soil Ecology 100: 81-90.
Sachs, C.E., M. Barbercheck, K. Brasier, N.E. Kiernan, A. R. Terman. 2016. The Rise of Women Farmers Sustainable Agriculture. University of Iowa Press.
Ellis, K., Barbercheck, M. 2015. Management of overwintering cover crops influences floral resources and visitation by native bees. Environmental Entomol. 44 (4): 999-1010. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvv086
Jabbour, R., T. Pisani-Gareau, R. G. Smith, C. Mullen, M. Barbercheck. 2015. Tillage mediates legacy effects of cover crops on ground-dwelling arthropods during organic transition. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 31(4): 361-374. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1742170515000290
Schipanski, M.E., M. Barbercheck, M. R. Douglas, D. M. Finney, K. Haider, J. P. Kaye, A. R. Kemanian, D. A. Mortensen, M. R. Ryan, J. Tooker, C. White. 2015. A framework for evaluating ecosystem services provided by cover crops in agroecosystems. Agricultural Systems 125: 12-22.
Schipanski, M., R.G Smith, T.L. Pisani-Gareau, R. Jabbour, D.B. Lewis; M.E. Barbercheck, D. A. Mortensen, J.P. Kaye. 2015. The structure of multivariate relationships influencing crop yields during the transition to organic management. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 189: 119-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2014.03.037
Stuart, R.J., M.E. Barbercheck, P.S. Grewal. 2015. Entomopathogenic Nematodes in the Soil Environment: Distributions, interactions and the influence of biotic and abiotic factors. Ch. 4, pp. 97-136. In "Nematode Pathogenesis Of Insects And Other Pests - Ecology And Applied Technologies For Sustainable Plant And Crop Protection." R. Campos-Herrera, ed., Springer.
Barbercheck, M., K. Brasier, N. E. Kiernan, C. Sachs, A. Trauger. 2014. Use of conservation practices by women farmers in the Northeastern United States. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 29(1): 65 -82.
Wyer, M., M. Barbercheck, D. Cookmeyer, H. Ozturk, M. Wayne (Editors). 2014. Women, Science, and Technology: A Reader in Feminist Science Studies, 3rd Edition. 600 pp. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group http://www.routledgementalhealth.com/books/details/9780415521109
Kiernan, N.E., M.E. Barbercheck, K.J. Brasier, C. Sachs. 2012. Women farmers: Pulling up their own educational boot straps with Extension. Journal of Extension 50 (5): 5RIB5. http://www.joe.org/joe/2012october/rb5.php
Campos-Herrera, R., M. Barbercheck, C.W. Hoy, S.P. Stock. 2012. Entomopathogenic nematodes as a model system for advancing the frontiers of ecology. Journal of Nematology 44(2): 162-176.
Neher, D., T. Weicht, M. Barbercheck. 2012. Linking invertebrate communities to decomposition rate and nitrogen availability in pine forest soils. Applied Soil Ecology 54:14-23.
Barbercheck, M., N.E. Kiernan, A.G. Hulting, S. Duiker, J. Hyde, H. Karsten, E. Sanchez. 2012. Meeting the "multi-" requirements in organic agriculture research: Successes, challenges, and recommendations for multifunctional, multidisciplinary, participatory projects. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 27:93-106
Lewis, D.B., J.P. Kaye, R. Jabbour, M.E. Barbercheck. 2011. Labile soil carbon accumulates under reduced tillage during agroecosystem transition into organic management. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems 26: 342-353.
Greenwood, C. M., M.E. Barbercheck, C. Brownie. 2011. Short term response to soil microinvertebrates to application of entomopathogenic nematode-infected insects in two tillage systems. Pedobiologia 54: 177-186.
Jabbour, R., and M. E. Barbercheck. 2011. Soil microarthropod response to the application of entomopathogenic nematode-killed insects in maize and flower strip habitats. Pedobiologia 54: 243 - 251.
Smith, R. G., M. Barbercheck, D. Mortensen, J. Hyde, A. Hulting. 2011. Effects of cover crop and tillage system on crop yields, weed abundance and net returns during the transition to organic feed grain production. Agronomy Journal 103:51-59.
Smith, R. G., T. Gareau, D. Mortensen, W. Curran, M. Barbercheck. 2011. Assessing and visualizing management practices: A multivariable hands-on approach for education and extension. Weed Technology 25: 680-687.
Ward, M. J., M. R. Ryan, W. S. Curran, M. E. Barbercheck, D. A. Mortensen. 2011. Cover crops and disturbance influence activity-density of weed seed predators Amara aenea and Harpalus pensylvanicus (Coleoptera:Carabidae). Weed Science 59:76-81.
Gareau, T.L.P. , Smith, R. G., Barbercheck, M. E., Mortensen, D. A. 2010. Spider Plots: A Tool for Participatory Extension Learning. Journal of Extension 48(5): 5TOT8, http://www.joe.org/joe/2010october/tt8.php
Trauger, A., Sachs, C., Barbercheck, M., Kiernan, N. E., Brasier, K. 2010. The Object of Extension: Agricultural Education and Authentic Farmers in Pennsylvania, USA. Sociologia Ruralis 50: 85-103.
Jabbour, R., Barbercheck, M. 2009. Soil management effects on entomopathogenic fungi during the transition to organic agriculture in a feed grain rotation. Biological Control 51: 435-443.
Smith, R.G., R. Jabbour, A. G. Hulting, M.E. Barbercheck, D. A. Mortensen. 2009. Effects of initial seed bank density on weed seedling dynamics during the transition to an organic feed grain crop rotation. Weed Science 57: 533 – 540.
Barbercheck, M.E., D.A. Neher, O. Anas, S.M. El-Allaf, T.R.Weicht. 2009. Response of soil invertebrates to disturbance across three resource regions in North Carolina. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 152: 283 – 298.
Barbercheck, M., K. Brasier, N. E. Kiernan, C. Sachs, A. Trauger. 2009. Meeting the Extension Needs of Women Farmers: A Perspective from Pennsylvania. Journal of Extension, http://www.joe.org/joe/2009june/a8.php.
Brasier, K., M. Barbercheck, N. E. Kiernan, C. Sachs, A. Schwartzberg, A. Trauger. 2009. Extension Educators' Perceptions of the Educational Needs of Women Farmers. Journal of Extension, http://www.joe.org/joe/2009june/a9.php.
Jabbour, R. and M. E. Barbercheck. 2008. Soil and habitat complexity effects on movement of the entomopathogenic nematode Steinernema carpocapsae in maize. Biological Control 47: 235-243
Trauger, A., Sachs, C., Barbercheck, M., Brasier, K., Kiernan, N.E., 2008. Agricultural Education: Gender Identity and Knowledge Exchange. Journal of Rural Studies 24: 432-439.
Wyer, M.B., M. E. Barbercheck, D. Cookmeyer, H. Ozturk, M. Wayne. 2008. Women in Science and Technology. 2nd Edition. Routledge, NY.
Stuart, R.J., M. E. Barbercheck, P. S. Grewal, R. A.J. Taylor, C. W. Hoy. 2006. Population Biology of Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Concepts, Issues and Models. Biological Control 38: 80-102.
Mueller, P., N. Creamer, M. Barbercheck, M. Bell, C. Brownie, A. Collins, K. Fager, S. Hu, L. Jackson, S. Koenning, N. Kuminoff, M. Linker, F. Louws, S. Mellage, D. Monks, D. Orr, C. Raczkowski, J. Seem, C. Tu, M. Wagger, R. Walters, A. Wossink, and W. Zhang. 2006. Long-Term, Large-Scale Systems Research Directed Toward Agricultural Sustainability. Pp. 79-98 in: Long-term Field Experiments in Organic Farming (J. Raupp, C. Pekrun, M. Oltmanns, U. Köpke, Eds.)(2006). ISOFAR Scientific Series No 1. Verlag Dr. Köster, Berlin, Germany. ISBN-Nr. 3-89574-590-1
Barbercheck, M. E. and Hoy, C. W. 2005. A systems approach to conservation of nematodes. In: Grewal P. S., Ehlers, R.-U. and David, Shapiro-Ilan, D. I. (Eds), Nematodes as Biocontrol Agents, CABI Publishing, CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, UK, pp. 331-347.
Barbercheck, M. and L. D. W. Duncan. 2004. Abiotic Factors. In: R. Gaugler, A. Bilgrami, (Eds.), "Nematode Behaviour", CABI Publishing, CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon, UK , pp. 309-343
Neher, D. A., J. Wu, M.E. Barbercheck, O. Anas. 2005. Ecosystem type affects interpretation of soil nematode community measures. Applied Soil Ecology 30: 47-64.
Eaton, R. J., Barbercheck, M., Buford, M., Smith, W. 2004. Effects of organic matter removal, soil compaction, and vegetation control on collembolan populations. Pedobiologia 48: 121-128.
Barbercheck, M.E., J. Wang, and C. Brownie. 2003. Adaptation of the entomopathogenic nematode, Steinernema carpocapsae, to insect food plant. Biological Control 27: 81 – 94.
Neher, D., M. E. Barbercheck, S. El-Allaf, O. Anas. 2003. Effects of Disturbance on Decomposition of Cellulose and Lignin. Applied Soil Ecology 23:165-179.
Mueller, J. P. M. E. Barbercheck, M. Bell, C. Brownie, N. G. Creamer, A. Hitt, L. King, H.M. Linker, F.J. Louws, S. Marlow, M. Marra, C. W. Raczkowski, D. Susko, M.G. Wagger. 2002. Development and implementation of a long-term agricultural studies: Challenges and opportunities. HortTechnology 12: 362-368.
Millar, L. C. and M. E. Barbercheck. 2002. Effects of tillage practices on entomopathogenic nematodes in a corn agroecosystem . Biological Control 25: 1- 11.
Hummel, R., J. F. Walgenbach, M. E. Barbercheck, G. G. Kennedy, G. D. Hoyt, C. Arellano. 2002. Effects of production practices on soil-borne entomopathogens in western North Carolina vegetable systems. Environmental Entomol. 31: 84-91.
Millar, L. C. and M. E. Barbercheck. 2001. Interaction between endemic and introduced entomopathogenic nematodes in corn. Biological Control. 22: 235-245.
Costa, S., M. Barbercheck, & G.G. Kennedy . 2001. Mortality of Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) after sub-lethal stress with Bacillus thuringiensis and subsequent exposure to Beauveria bassiana. J. Invertebr. Pathol. 77: 173-179.
Wyer, M.B., M. E. Barbercheck, D. Cookmeyer, H. Ozturk, M. Wayne. 2001. Women in Science and Technology. Routledge, NY. 376 pp.
Costa, S., M. Barbercheck, G.G. Kennedy. 2000. Sublethal acute and chronic exposure of Colorado Potato Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to the d- endotoxin of Bacillus thuringiensis. J. Econ. Entomol. 93: 680-689.
Research Interests
- Ecological Applications
Sustainable and organic agriculture; Biological soil quality and sustainability; entomopathogenic nematode biology and ecology
- Disease Biology and Ecology
Sustainable and organic agriculture; Biological soil quality and sustainability; entomopathogenic nematode biology and ecology
- Integrated Pest Management
IPM in organic cropping systems
- Biocontrol and Insect Pathology
Entomopathogenic nematodes and fungi; conservation biological control


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Luchea's player did not join us again, and so she became an NPC. Side note: The Wyld Hunt is an organization that forms to hunt and kill Solar Exalted who are considered demons by the largest government and largest religion in the setting. Its members are often sent ahead to scout out reports of sightings. Another important thing to remember is that Gaias' motivation is to find and gain revenge on a man in black who destroyed his village. Finally, the great tree I keep talking about towers above the rest of the forest (think a mile or more) and is obviously spiritual in nature.
Our seventh game began in the chamber of the Council of Three Oaks.
It was decided that the Council and an accompanying party would
approach Luchea to discern her intentions and goals in the area.
Gaias, Nine and Wataru decided to follow the Council to the farm where
Luchea was staying. As they left the council chamber, they heard that
the people in the square had been disturbed by the appearance of a man
dressed in black who claimed to be of the Wyld Hunt enquiring about
the location of Luchea. He had been informed of her location and had
left the city.
The group proceeded to the farm with the Council and arrived to find
another confused and upset mob. After questioning a few people, they
found out that a man in black armor had fought with Luchea and
injured her. He then threw down a challenge to all who would fight him
and carried her into the forest. Another man was seen in the forest
waiting for him. The group tracked the footsteps of the man in black armor
a ways into the forest with the help of a hunting dog that they borrowed.
When the dog became confused, they showed it Luchea's knife and told it
to follow her scent. The trail they were following split, with Luchea's
scent going in one direction and the tracks of the man in black armor
going in another. Gaias decided to follow the tracks while Wataru and
Nine followed the trail of Luchea's scent.
Gaias followed the tracks and came to a clearing where he encountered
the man in black armor. They fought and, during the battle, Gaias was
poisoned and fell unconscious.
Following Luchea's scent, Nine and Wataru lost the hound they
borrowed and encountered Aesis, Gaias' hound. Aesis showed them to a
place in the woods where Luchea's orichalcum spear was hidden in a
bush. Examining it, Nine saw an inscription in Old Realm on the haft
marking the bearer of the staff as a person who carries authority in
the sight of the Unconquered Sun. They decided to come back for it later
and continued to follow Luchea's scent trail. Aesis' path took them near to
the great tree, where they met up with Rami and continued onward.
Wataru stealthily approached the clearing around the great tree and saw
two men clad in black talking angrily as well as the bodies of Luchea and
Gaias. Returning, the three formed a plan to distract and attack the pair
of men and rescue Luchea and Gaias. Surprised, both men ran from the
fight at their first chance.
Luchea's body had been mangled and desecrated in a ritual fashioned
to channel power into the great tree. Wataru spotted a large crack
running down the trunk of the tree and Nine resolved to perform a
ritual prayer to summon the god of the tree. She prepared ritual
elements and asked Rami to retrieve a musical instrument to accompany
the prayer. While they waited for his return, Nine used her artifact to
quickly heal Gaias, revealing her nature as a Solar Exalt to both
Wataru and Gaias. Rami returned with a wooden flute and a large,
masterwork, woven tapestry of the great tree he said he retrieved from
the city god. Nine performed a summoning prayer and successfully called
down the god of the great tree with the help of Wataru and Rami.
Nine conversed with the god and asked how she could help it heal the
damage done by Luchea's ritual death. The god responded by saying
that to heal the damage would be to dishonor Luchea's sacrifice and
that the door had already been opened. When the conversation turned
towards Nine learning sorcery, the god replied that she was not
worthy to learn the secrets the god had to teach her because she had
no authority and no power.
To be continued ...


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Below you'll find our suggestions for the very best PlayStation Vita accessories with a nice mix of those that Sony suggest and those where we reckon you can do some improvements of your own.
PS Vita Cradle
With the Vita as impressive a video device as it is one for gaming, having something to prop it up while you tuck into your latest feature-length download is going to save you a set of dead arms and a lot of shifting around in your seat.
The PS Vita Cradle has a USB and line-out sockets on the rear for you to charge and exchange media - should you be plugged into a computer - as well as make a real mini-theatre of it if you've got some decent external speakers to plug in too. There's no official UK figures at the moment but, with it retailing at $20 in the US, expect to be paying about the same in sterling over here.
PS Vita memory cards
You can grind your teeth all you like but the fact is that Sony has gone back to using its own version of over-priced removable media instead of letting you use the microSD cards that you've been careful not to inhale or drop down the cracks of your keyboard. The machine comes with a mildly poxy one out of the box but, given that the memory card is where you'll be storing the bulk of your videos, music and such forth, you should really treat yourself to something a little more capacious.
The dream purchase here is the 32GB bad boy which can handle something like 16 full games, 24 movies, 9,000 songs and 6000 photos all at the same time but it will set you back a frosty £80 or so to get shipped in from overseas. Luckily it only weighs the same as a six helium atoms which brings the cost of postage down a touch. Otherwise there are 16- and 8GB versions at £27 and £38 respectively.
Uncharted shock proof Vita case
With such a lovely, sensitive screen and all those delicate controls, you'll need to carry around your PlayStation Vita with quite some care - that is, unless you encase that thing in shock-resistant foam and then that foam in some double-hard material. That's what Thrustmaster is offering with this limited edition PlayStation Vita case that's all safari style and done up to look like the kind of thing that Uncharted's Nathan Drake might carry his Vita around in.
Quite reasonable at £17.99, it includes slots for six games as well as compartments to protect your Vita mini-sticks. It has the Vita game's Golden Abyss title on the top cover as well as an aluminium dog tag of the man himself. If you're not into Uncharted or beige or both, then you can pick up basically the same thing in black with straight Vita branding on the top instead.
PlayStation Vita portable charger
The Vita battery isn't too shabby but you can bet you'll have days when you wish there was more. Enter the official PlayStation Vita portable charger which is the next best thing to having a spare battery, given that you can't actually remove or replace the power pack inside Sony's latest gaming handheld.
It works pretty much as you'd expect. You charge the thing up from the mains and then plug it into your Vita when needed and it'll bring you 1.5 times the charge that your internal battery can manage. That works out as an extra seven hours video and at least four more hours of gaming. The portable charger will also hold its charge for up to one year which is also seriously impressive. Not too bad at all. Only available overseas at the time of writing but expect it to land on British shores soon.
Car Adapter
Of course, portable power is only going to get you so far. Sometimes, you're just going to run out of juice. What might come in handy in that instance is a car adapter and PS Vita cable kit which might wind up your partner/parent while they're trying to have a conversation with you/use the gear stick but if it's a long journey and there's gaming to be done, then, well, there's gaming to be done.
There is an official PS Vita adapter available in the States but in the mean time you can pick up a third party version for £11.95 instead.
Screen protectors and wipe
Screen protectors aren't many people's idea of a good time. OK, screen protectors are nobody's idea of that but you'll see who's laughing last when you accidentally run your keys against the Vita's OLED display in your pocket. Well, OK, again, screen protectors don't laugh, we'll give you that, but you know what we mean. You'll be sorry.
So, instead, invest in a pack of two Subsconic screen protectors, specially cut for the Vita, which also come with the bonus gift of a micro-fibre, anti-dust, anti-your finger grease screen wipe. At £4.99, there's not much to lose. Apart from your £4.99, of course.
PlayStation Network Card
Digital downloads are still very much a part of the PlayStation handheld experience even though you can buy Vita games on dedicated Vita cards. Whether its movies, music, apps or PSP games, you're going to need a fair old stack of that virtual cash which comes in the form of PlayStation Network Cards loaded and ready to go.
They can be bought in all sorts of denominations online or from just about any consumer electronics retailer out there but, if you fancy getting a better exchange rate, you can head over to the likes of eBay where you'll get about a fiver knocked off face value.
Decent headset
Sure, you can go for the official PlayStation Vita in-ear headset if you fancy but there's going to be something better out there on the audio front given that they only cost somewhere in the region of £20. Instead, a set of Klipsch ProMedia in-ear gaming headphones will do the trick. Once priced at just under a tonne, you can pick them up for a cut price £40 on Amazon.
They're noise isolating to make sure that you're not disturbed by non-gamers around you and the soft oval tips mean that they're comfortable to wear for long periods of time. With these in you lug holes, you'll be able to hear a virtual pin drop.
Portable speakers
Of course, sometimes those people around you might want to hear what your Vita is playing and sometimes you might want them to too. Most often that's going to be when your device is doubling as a make shift boom box with its job to pump the tunes to all around. As always, there's plenty of options on the portable audio front but a good choice right now that marries quality with convenience is the Jawbone Jambox.
Cheap, it isn't, at £159 but this wireless speaker works over Bluetooth with your Vita banging out 85 decibels through a pair of sophisticated tweeters and woofers and a simple bass system of sorts. It comes in all sorts of funky colours but, best of all, weighs just 347g and will last up to 10 hours on a single charge.
PS Vita wrist strap
Like screen protectors, the official PS Vita wrist strap is probably the last thing on your list of most wanted accessories but it's going to save your console from getting robbed from your hands or dashed on the pavement when it accidentally slips from your grip.
Gaming is an involving pastime - at least, it should be or you're doing it wrong - and it's easy enough to become oblivious to your environment while you stand at the bus stop trying to beat your record on Wipeout 2048. Add in the Klipsch ProMedia and it's total absorption. The only trouble is that you seem to have to buy the official PS Vita travel pouch in order to get the strap.
Your other option, if you'd rather not deal with the wrist strap, is some nice, tight gadget insurance. Check with your bank account or home contents policy just in case you've actually got that kind of facility already. You'll need to call up your provider and register the fact that you own a Vita and hang on to your receipt for the moment when it hits the fan.
Otherwise, there's plenty of good gadget specialist insurance companies that you can can find out there on the web, most of whom will hook you up for around a fiver a month. A wrist strap is cheaper but it's your choice.
PlayStation Vita Starter Pack
Finally, if you're on a limited budget but still want to pimp your PlayStation as much as possible, then a good option is the PlayStation Vita Starter Pack which will set you back just £19.99. Inside, you get the cleaning cloth, wrist strap, screen protector, official carry case, a simple pouch and a game cartrige case for carrying around your top titles.
They're not as premium as some we've mentioned here but it's a lot of functionality without too much cost. After already shelling out a whole £240, it might just be what the doctor ordered.


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