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By Kim Strathearn, KF16, Turkey
If It Is Tuesday, it must be Izmit. Maya's Kocaeli / Izmit branch is about 1 ½ hours away from Istanbul and every Tuesday, either Aylin or Asu, or both from the Istanbul office make the trip to approve borrower applications. These visits always take place in the business or home (if that were she works from) of the potential borrower.
The office is located in a small mall in the downtown area. Pelin (now on maternity leave) and Songül staff the office.
The Foundation for the Support of Women's Work (FSWW) conducted a pilot micro-credit project in Istanbul between 1995-1997. Ninety-one women took micro loans up to $200 with six and twelve month repayment terms. The interest rate was based on the same rate as Halk bank loans. Clients were low-income women with small businesses in sectors such as trade (62%), manufacturing, and service. The businesses were mostly runs from home, the rest in neighborhood markets, street stalls or a rented shop or stalls. Although the arrears rate was 12%, all the loans were repaid.
The 1999 Marmara earthquake (7.2 on the Richter scale) was the impetus for the Kocaeli / Izmit office. The earthquake changed the priority for FSWW and they postponed their project for Istanbul and conducted two market research projects in 2000 and 2002 in the area hardest hit by the earthquake, Kocaeli. Their research found the women micro-entrepreneurs were mostly low-income, primary school graduates, and married with small families of two to three children. As in Istanbul, their businesses were mainly in trade (66%), manufacturing (26%) and service (8%) sectors focusing on food production, small jobs, sales from home, garment stitching / repair, handicrafts and hair dressing.
Mostly home-based (74%) or working out of small shops which they rented or owed, or market stalls, the women wanted financing to improve their business sites, buy fixed assets or for working capital. The only sources of credit were wholesalers or bank credits given against the guarantees of registered businesses. But the vast majority (80%) of the women entrepreneurs' businesses were not registered or they could not find guarantors. Some of the women did not have the confidence to apply to banks or needed loans below amounts loaned by banks. Some others lacked confidence in the profitability of their businesses and therefore were afraid to take credit from the banks and were hesitant in borrowing even from their relatives because of fears of not being able to repay.
FSWW established Maya Enterprise for Micro Finance in June 2002. Maya disbursed it first loans in Kocaeli / Izmit in August 2002 after the training of personnel, distributions of promotional materials and the establishment of operational procedures. Maya distributed the first loans in Istanbul in June 2003, and started lending in Düzce in August 2004, Sakarya in 2005 and Esikşehir in July 2010. Unlike the other three branches, the Kocaeli / Izmit branch does not receive support (office space, rent, and utilities) from the municipality as it was set up on its own by FSWW.
I have had the pleasure of meeting current Kiva entrepreneurs Nezahat and Asli in prior visits to the Kocaeli / Izmit office. Last week I visited the Kocaeli / Izmit branch and met Filiz. Filiz has worked as a bookkeeper, car painter, and a tailor. Filiz learned the trade growing up helping her mother and father in the family's home tailoring business. Her father died at a young age and all 5 siblings learned the trade to help support the family. It was during a period of unemployment when Filiz did not want to remain idle that her mother, who is now retired, helped her start her own tailoring business. Filiz has ambitious plans for her business. She is looking at a space in a street off the main shopping area in Kadıköy (district on the Asian side of Istanbul) so she can more easily follow market trends and is planning to create her own brand. All this she hopes will lead to opening her own workshop, where she will be able to offer employment to other women tailors.
Filiz's energy and enthusiasm are evident by what she has accomplished so far and I have no doubt that she will accomplish even more in the future. I am hoping to talk Filiz into letting me hire her to make me a few pieces for my own wardrobe. You see, I am the opposite of Turkish women who tend to be shorter and more curvy while am taller and more angular. When I first came to Turkey (my first time living here was 1989-1991), I could not buy any clothes –the sleeves of shirts, jackets and coats, and the legs of pants were never ever long enough. Plus if pants fit nicely at my waist, I could gather handfuls of fabric at the hips and if they fit nicely at my hips then I could not get them to button around my waist. Now I can buy a few things but still have to do the majority of my shopping when I travel back to the USA.
Shoes were another story. I still can hardly find size 10 shoes, let alone any with low heels. I am 6 feet tall and do not need or ever wear 3 to 4 inch heels. Ever tried walking in 3-4 inch heels on cobblestones and very uneven surfaces? I hate to admit that once I got to the point where I had a fleeting impulse to smack the smirking sales boy when he pointed to the clunky hiking boots in the men's section when I asked if the store carried size 42 shoes. Fashionista I am not, so I could not imagine pulling off wearing men's boots with a suit, skirt or dress! This was after he welcomed me into his shop with "buyurun agabeyi". This phrase loosely translated means how can I help you older brother? I got that a lot when people just assumed that I was an "ağabeyi" (older brother) from my height without taking a good look and well since I could not find any shoes that fit, I was not wearing dresses or skirts. I guess it did not help that I had short hair as well (majority of female hair length here is long). In all fairness it was not meant disrespectfully. In fact, "agabeyi" or "amca" (uncle) is the respectful way to address a male older than oneself, however he should have called me "abla" (elder sister) or "teyze" (aunt). It is just at that time, I really did tower over both men and women and tall women were very uncommon. Now I do not even bother to look in shoe shops windows and just stock up when I go home.
One time I went to a female dentist. I happened to glance at her shoes and saw her feet were as big as mine. So I asked her where she bought her shoes. She hemmed and hawed for a while. I course I kept pressing because I though the answer would solve all my shoe problems. Eureka, I have hit pay dirt, the mother lode! She finally sheepishly said she bought them at a shoe store in Şişli (a district in Istanbul). I naturally asked for the name and address of the shop. Once again after pressing for an answer, she sheepishly said you know the store were the transvestites shop. Huh no, where is that I asked? No matter that I was pleading with her for the name and address, she wasn't going to give it up. Then I got the look from my Turkish friend that had brought me to this dentist–her dentist. You know the look that said cease what you are doing you are embarrassing me–yes that look. So I left with nicely cleaned teeth but wondering how I was going to find that shop!
I really really really want to hire Filiz. Ohh how I dream about or maybe more accurately, drool over thoughts of having clothes that fit properly in all the right places, in the colors, fabrics and textures that I want …… but at this point Filiz prefers making costumes. Wish me luck!
Other blogs about Maya:
Home to a New Adventure: Hoş Geldiniz Maya
If It is Thursday, It Must Be Sakarya + What is Bohça?
Kim Strathearn is a Kiva Fellow serving in Istanbul with Maya. Kiva's new Field Partner in Turkey. To learn more about Maya and their clients, please visit their Partner Page, join our newly created Friends of Maya Lending Team, or make a loan to one of their awesome clients. Looking for gifts that make a difference this Holiday Season, consider the gift that changes lives, Kiva Cards. What could be better that giving the gift of helping someone?


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It's a collection of 26 tracks that 25-30 years ago helped to shape what we now know as 'world music'.
ritchie wrote:
The good thing is, that he is still 'very much alive' in our thoughts, views and deeds.
Nigel w wrote:A year ago today... and our loss is marked by the belated release this week on Nascente of a compilation album Charlie and me started putting together one morning in his record-lined basement three or four years ago, called ''80s World Music Classics: When The World Was Young''. . . .
will vine wrote:.Now did anyone ever hear anything of the possiblity of Ace releasing CG's Radio Picks Vol 2 ? - every time i've tried to email Ace my mail just seems to disappear into cyberspace
Jonathan E. wrote:After mucking about with the search a bit, I eventually found the original topic in which Lewis R proposed this 80s World Music Classics: When The World Was Young compilation. Both Gordon Neill and Neil Foxlee quickly and tantalizingly pointed to another earlier thread (or perhaps two threads) of discussion that unfortunately gives a 404.
Jonathan E. wrote:Those sleeves are familiar.
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Ian A. wrote:Jonathan E. wrote:Those sleeves are familiar.
Unfortunately though they got the wrong Baaba Maal one, a Sterns cover not Djam Leelii that the track included came from. Which looked like this:
kk wrote:looking forward to this one, especially after Howard's reassurance that it's "free of most of those nasty 1980s keyboard sounds"
Jonathan, you can find it for few dollars less on CDWow
Nigel w wrote:Was a bit premature on the release date -it's April 18. [ . . . ] It's a handsome-looking thing, too, with a nice 12 page booklet. So sad that Charlie himself never saw it come to fruition.
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Publication date: 29 Nov 2007
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Venus has no seasons, slow rotation and a very massive atmosphere, which is mainly carbon dioxide with clouds primarily of sulphuric acid droplets. Infrared observations by previous missions to Venus revealed a bright 'dipole' feature surrounded by a cold 'collar' at its north pole. The polar dipole is a 'double-eye' feature at the centre of a vast vortex that rotates around the pole, and is possibly associated with rapid downwelling. The polar cold collar is a wide, shallow river of cold air that circulates around the polar vortex. One outstanding question has been whether the global circulation was symmetric, such that a dipole feature existed at the south pole. Here we report observations of Venus' south-polar region, where we have seen clouds with morphology much like those around the north pole, but rotating somewhat faster than the northern dipole. The vortex may extend down to the lower cloud layers that lie at about 50 km height and perhaps deeper. The spectroscopic properties of the clouds around the south pole are compatible with a sulphuric acid composition.
5 March 2008
Using two ESA spacecraft, planetary scientists are watching the atmospheres of Mars and Venus being stripped away into space. The simultaneous observations by Mars Express and Venus Express give scientists the data they need to investigate the evolution of the two planets' atmospheres.
The new results probe directly into the magnetic regions behind the planets, which are the predominant channels through which electrically-charged particles escape. They also present the first detection of whole atoms escaping from the atmosphere of Venus, and show that the rate of escape rose by ten times on Mars when a solar storm struck in December 2006.
The new observations show that, despite the differences in size and distance from the Sun, Mars and Venus are surprisingly similar. Both planets have beams of electrically charged particles flowing out of their atmospheres. The particles are being accelerated away by interactions with the solar wind, a constant stream of electrically charged particles released by the Sun.
Interestingly, this full-on interaction does create a weak magnetic field that drapes itself around each planet and stretches out behind the night-side in a long tail. Venus's atmosphere is thick and dense, whereas that of Mars is light and tenuous. Despite the differences, the magnetometer instruments have discovered that the structure of the magnetic fields of both planets are alike.
"This is because the density of the ionosphere at 250 km altitude is surprisingly similar," says Tielong Zhang, Principal Investigator for the Venus Express magnetometer instrument at Institut für Weltraumforschung (IWF), Österreiche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Austria. The ionosphere is the surrounding shell of electrically-charged particles created by the impact of sunlight on the planet's upper atmosphere.
The proximity of Venus to the Sun does create an important difference, however. The solar wind thins out as it moves through space so the closer to the Sun it is encountered, the more concentrated is its force. This creates a stronger magnetic field, making the escaping atmospheric particles move collectively like a fluid.
Another illuminating difference between Mars and Venus is that Mars displays strong small-scale magnetic fields locked into the crust of the planet. In some regions, these pockets protect the atmosphere, in others they actually help funnel the atmosphere into space.
Publication date: 29 Nov 2007
Copyright: Nature Publishing Group
The occurrence of lightning in a planetary atmosphere enables chemical processes to take place that would not occur under standard temperatures and pressures. Although much evidence has been reported for lightning on Venus, some searches have been negative and the existence of lightning has remained controversial. A definitive detection would be the confirmation of electromagnetic, whistler-mode waves propagating from the atmosphere to the ionosphere. Here we report observations of Venus' ionosphere that reveal strong, circularly polarized, electromagnetic waves with frequencies near 100 Hz. The waves appear as bursts of radiation lasting 0.25 to 0.5 s, and have the expected properties of whistler-mode signals generated by lightning discharges in Venus' clouds.
Publication date: 29 Nov 2007
Copyright: Nature Publishing Group
Venus has no significant internal magnetic field, which allows the solar wind to interact directly with its atmosphere. A field is induced in this interaction, which partially shields the atmosphere, but we have no knowledge of how effective that shield is at solar minimum. (Our current knowledge of the solar wind interaction with Venus is derived from measurements at solar maximum.) The bow shock is close to the planet, meaning that it is possible that some solar wind could be absorbed by the atmosphere and contribute to the evolution of the atmosphere. Here we report magnetic field measurements from the Venus Express spacecraft in the plasma environment surrounding Venus. The bow shock under low solar activity conditions seems to be in the position that would be expected from a complete deflection by a magnetized ionosphere. Therefore little solar wind enters the Venus ionosphere even at solar minimum.
Publication date: 29 Nov 2007
Copyright: Nature Publishing Group
Venus, unlike Earth, is an extremely dry planet although both began with similar masses, distances from the Sun, and presumably water inventories. The high deuterium-to-hydrogen ratio in the venusian atmosphere relative to Earth's also indicates that the atmosphere has undergone significantly different evolution over the age of the Solar System. Present-day thermal escape is low for all atmospheric species. However, hydrogen can escape by means of collisions with hot atoms from ionospheric photochemistry, and although the bulk of O and O2 are gravitationally bound, heavy ions have been observed to escape through interaction with the solar wind. Nevertheless, their relative rates of escape, spatial distribution, and composition could not be determined from these previous measurements. Here we report Venus Express measurements showing that the dominant escaping ions are O+, He+ and H+. The escaping ions leave Venus through [b]the plasma sheet (a central portion of the plasma wake) and in a boundary layer of the induced magnetosphere[/b]. The escape rate ratios are Q(H+)/Q(O+) = 1.9; Q(He+)/Q(O+) = 0.07. The first of these implies that the escape of H+ and O+, together with the estimated escape of neutral hydrogen and oxygen, currently takes place near the stoichometric ratio corresponding to water.
The new results probe directly into the magnetic regions behind the planets, which are the predominant channels through which electrically-charged particles escape.
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMUNV5QGEF_index_0.htmlVenus Express reboots the search for active volcanoes on Venus
ESA's Venus Express has measured a highly variable quantity of the volcanic gas sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere of Venus. Scientists must now decide whether this is evidence for active volcanoes on Venus, or linked to a hitherto unknown mechanism affecting the upper atmosphere.
On Earth, sulphur compounds do not stay in the atmosphere for long. Instead, they react with the surface of the planet. The same is thought to be true at Venus, although the reactions are much slower, with a time scale of 20 million years.
The SPICAV (Spectroscopy for Investigation of Characteristics of the Atmosphere of Venus) instrument analyses the way starlight or sunlight is absorbed by Venus's atmosphere. The absorbed light tells scientists the identity of the atoms and molecules found in the planet's atmosphere. This technique works only in the more tenuous upper atmosphere, above the clouds at an altitude of 70–90 km. In the space of a few days, the quantity of sulphur dioxide in the upper atmosphere dropped by two-thirds.
Jean-Loup Bertaux, Service d'Aeronomie du CNRS, Verrières-le-Buisson, is the Principal Investigator for SPICAV. "I am very sceptical about the volcanic hypothesis," he says. "However, I must admit that we don't understand yet why there is so much SO2 at high altitudes, where it should be destroyed rapidly by solar light, and why it is varying so wildly.
The variation appears to be smaller in the lower atmosphere. "With VIRTIS, we monitor sulphur dioxide at an altitude of 35–40 km, and we have seen no change larger than 40% on a global scale over the last two years," says Giuseppe Piccioni, VIRTIS co-Principal Investigator, IASF-INAF in Rome.
The only way to be absolutely certain that active volcanism is taking place on Venus is to see a volcano in action. This is not easy when you are trying to look through 100 km of thick, cloudy atmosphere.
The first is to look for localised increases in sulphur dioxide that would indicate a large plume of the gas issuing from a volcano. The other way is to look for hot spots on the surface that can be shown to be fresh lava flows.
In both cases, the instrument to use is VIRTIS. "No thermal anomaly has been detected so far," says Pierre Drossart, Observatoire de Paris, France, and co-Principal Investigator on VIRTIS.
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMMJ432VBF_index_0.htmlThanks to the unique ability of its VIRTIS spectrometer to use these spectral windows, Venus Express has mapped the atmosphere over many orbits and has covered the lower atmosphere for the first time.
The atmosphere of Venus is dominated by carbon dioxide but as VIRTIS looked on, it detected the signature of carbon monoxide, an unusual find in the planet's deep atmosphere. Looking further, in higher resolution, scientists also found carbonyl sulphide and water vapour. Since the early 1980s these molecules were known to exist on Venus, but before Venus Express they had never been measured and mapped so extensively and accurately.
Carbon monoxide is such a rarity on Venus that it can be used as a tracer to monitor circulation patterns in the atmosphere. It is like studying the flow of fluorescent ink dropped into a liquid to reveal the circulation pattern in the liquid itself.
The presence of carbonyl sulphide is usually linked to carbon monoxide: wherever there is abundant carbonyl sulphide, there will be little carbon monoxide and vice versa. Past observations have already suggested that this is the case, and VIRTIS has mapped the distribution with greater accuracy.
Here we go searching for volcanos again
coloring mineComment: Most of the 'volcanoes' on Venus are electrical scars. That may be why no obvious lava flows occurred during the Magellan Orbiter radar surveillance of the planet. A steady fall in sulfur dioxide levels detected by the Pioneer Orbiter over a time span of several years may have been due to a giant volcano erupting shortly before. But it also possible that another simple nuclear reaction is taking place at the surface of Venus, involving the combination of the two atoms of oxygen in an oxygen molecule to form one atom of sulfur. It is a process occurring today in plain view on Jupiter's moon, Io. In any case, volcanoes are an electric discharge phenomenon so that the discovery of active volcanoes on Venus cannot be used as a distinguishing test for or against the electrical model of Venus.
Introduction to Venus
Venus is often considered to be Earth's sister planet because of their similarities in size and density, and their neighborly positions in the Solar System. Assuming two planets so close to each other would have condensed in a similar fashion during the birth and growth of the Solar System, many scientists believed that the two would have similar histories and features. Up until the 1970's and 1980's, however, we humble earthlings were unable to see the surface of Venus due to the thick carbon dioxide clouds that shroud the entire planet. Radar and photographic information obtained during the Venera, Pioneer Venus, Vega, and Magellan missions provide new insights into the surface features and forces acting on our close planetary neighbor.
Three major geologic provinces exist on Venus. They are the smooth lowland plains which comprise about 20 percent of the total surface area, the rolling volcanic uplands, ~70 percent, and the mountainous highlands, ~10 percent. This module will show features from each of these provinces, and outline the geologic forces acting on each in order to help you better understand their formation.Lowlands:
These large plains consist of extensive, probably basaltic, lava flows and could be compared to the Earth's ocean basins in respect to extent and composition. Features seen within the lowlands include broad bowl-like depressions, flood lavas (similar to the Columbia River Basalts on Earth), lava channels that can extend for hundreds of kilometers, and compressional ridges. The largest lowland feature is Atalanta Planitia, which is located east of Ishtar Terra (~165° E Long., 65° N Lat.) and is about the size of the Gulf of Mexico.
Important geologic concepts related to formation of the lowland plains include:
-Lowlands are typically manifested as circular depressions.
-Hotspot volcanism that would produce large shield volcanoes is not observed.
-Extensional rifts like those on hot spot swells have not been identified.
-Lowland plains are dominated by compressional features.
The lowland plains also contain ridges and valleys that comprise sinuous ridge belts braided together for thousands of kilometers around topographic basins such as Atalanta Planitia and Lavinia Planitia. A general lack of many large volcanic and impact related features in the lowlands indicates that this area may have been formed by strong compressional tectonic forces as the venusian mantle was convecting and thus wrinkling the surface.Uplands:
Uplands represent a transition of terrain from the lowland plains to the highlands. Doming of the lithosphere implies large upwelling thermal plumes from the mantle that are possibly responsible for creating these uplands. Doming resulted in extension of the crust above, and led to predominantly extensional tectonic features, such as fracture belts, troughs, grabens, and rifts. The best example of an upland dome is Beta Regio, (Figure 12 in Chapter 7 of the text) located around 280° E. long. and 30° N. lat. This region is 2500 kilometers across and contains a huge shield volcano, numerous crisscrossing faults, and several circular coronae.http://wapi.isu.edu/Geo_Pgt/Mod10_Venus/mod10.htmHighlands:
The highlands of Venus have been compared to the continents on the Earth. They are the highest elevations on Venus, with mountain peaks up to 11 kilometers above the mean, large wrinkled mountain chains, and relatively flat, plateau-like expanses. The highest area on Venus is located in Ishtar Terra which lies in the Northern Hemisphere and is about the size of Australia. The largest highland region on Venus is Aphrodite Terra which is located near the equator and is more than half the size of Africa. Like the lowlands, the features in the highlands seem to be primarily compressional in origin, suggesting that the area was formed by crustal thickening over a downwelling mantle. Compressional folds, ridges, and troughs within Maxwell Montes, the highest point on Venus and one of the large mountain belts within Ishtar Terra, indicate lateral crustal movement.http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/venus.htmlAlthough Venus is similar to Earth in size, mass, and density, its surface environment is hostile, with mean surface temperatures of 475 degrees Centigrade, a lack of water, and a thick atmosphere dominated by CO2 gas. More than 98% of the Venusian surface has been mapped at a resolution of about 100 meters by NASA's Magellan mission in 1990 through 1994. Regional variations in surface height are shown in the image left, where highlands are depicted in white to tannish colors, uplands in greenish colors, and lowlands in bluish colors. The entire surface of Venus is younger than expected due to a massive resurfacing event associated with flood basalt volcanism. These vast lava plains are best preserved in the lowland regions. The relative ages of impact craters on the lava plains suggest that this voluminous outpouring of basalt could be as young as 300 million years ago, or as old as 1600 million years ago. All of the well-developed volcanic features discussed below appear to be younger than the global resurfacing event.
Introduction: There are 4 main types of large radial/
concentric volcanic/tectonic features on Venus: coronae,
novae, arachnoids and calderas.
1) Coronae are structures with diameters of 100 to over
1000 km [1-5]. According to [3] "these features are defined
by a dominantly concentric or circular structure consisting of
an annulus of concentric ridges or fractures, an interior that
is either topographically positive or negative, a peripheral
moat or trough, and, frequently, numerous volcanic and tectonic
landforms in the interior". Coronae have varied topographical
shapes, radial and concentric fracturing and compressional
tectonic structures for their annulae are common,
as well as massive volcanism [1-5]. Coronae are the result of
updoming and fracturing on the surface due to interaction of
hot mantle diapirs with the lithosphere and its subsequent
gravitational relaxation [1-9]. According to [10] there are
514 coronae on Venus. There are a few geological [1,4,5],
numerical [2,7] and analog [8,9] models of coronae formation.
2) Novae are "radially fractured centers" 100-300 km in
diameter and 64 have been identified on Venus. According to
[3] novae are "structures that have prominent radial fracture
patterns forming a starburst or stellate pattern in map plan
which generally consist of a plexus of graben". Dense radial
fracturing, upraised topography and massive volcanism are
common for novae. Concentric tectonic features are observed
in some, similar to coronae [6]. Novae are the result of updoming
and fracturing of the surface due to interaction of
mantle diapirs with the lithosphere [1-9], and radial fracturing
caused by dike emplacement [6]. There are a few geological
[1,4-6], numerical [2,7] and analog [8,9] models of
novae formation.
3) Arachnoids are features "characterized by concentric
or circular pattern of fractures or ridges and radial fracture
patterns or ridges extending outward for several radii" [3].
According to [11] 265 arachnoids are observed. They are
most common between 50 and 175 km diameter and are
represented by depressions [3,12-14]. Small amount of volcanism
is connected with them [13-14]. They are formed by
evolution (collaps) of rather small mantle diapirs with rather
deep position [3, 12-14]. High tangential stress by diapir
collaps take place during formation of arachnoids that leads
to radial compressional features formation. Some of arachnoids
are corona-like [14].
http://www.geology.sdsu.edu/how_volcanoes_work/venus.htmlArachnoids are smaller than most coronae, but have a similar genesis. They features differ from coronae in that they contain a network of both radial and concentric structures that gives the appearance of a spider sitting on interconnected webs of bright lines, hence the name arachnoid, which is Greek for spider. The radial structures appear to be dike intrusions that stand out as ridges. Although it is thought that both coronae and arachnoids form in association with rising plumes of mantle, the magmatism associated with arachnoids may be largely intrusive, whereas magmatism associated with coronae is largely extrusive. There have been 265 arachnoids thus far identified on Venus.
4) Calderas "are defined as circular to elongate depressions
not associated with a well-defined edifice and are characterized
mainly by concentric petterns of enveloping fractures,
geologic characteristics indicative of a depression, and
a smooth or dark central region with the appearance of late
filing lavas" [3]. They are between 40 and 80 km in diameter
[3,15,16]. [11] includes 97 calderas. Formation of this calderas
is related to evolution (collaps) of rather small magmatic
diapirs and a small volume of pressure release melting
in a diapir head, mechanically similar to arachnoid and coronae
[5,6,14,16]. Some of calderas are corona-like [15-16].
Moderate or poor volcanism is connected with most of calderas
[15-16]. Formation of this calderas occur without previous
formation of large strato- or shield volcano [15-16].
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Here is a fun tribal drawing that I think you guys will really like. I love drawing spiritual things especially different things from the Native American culture. I know I made a few paw tutorials before, but I never did a tribal version. Here is my interpretation on "how to draw a tribal paw", step by step. I absolutely love how this drawing came out because it has that spiritual essence with the design and coloring. I really try to open my mind whenever I draw new tribal art because it is an important form of art that supposed to hold meaning. You can really tell the difference between tribal designs that are thought out, and tribal designs that are just thrown together. In the beginning drawing tribal patterns was confusing and difficult, but now I have the knack for it, and I love it wholeheartedly. I think you will enjoy this tutorial because you can either use it as an artistic peace to alter, or you can just draw your tribal paw to use for you're next inking design. As for me, I will be back with some more fun stuff for you guys to do. Adios mi amigos!
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Stockton, CA
Jack F. Beyer
May 4, 1922 - September 19, 2013
Jack F. Beyer was born in Stockton on May 4, 1922 and passed away on September 19, 2013. He is preceded in death by his wife Adele Beyer and brother Kenneth Beyer. He is survived by three children, Richard Beyer, John Beyer (Lori) and Cheryl Beyer. One sister, Ethel Cole and three grandchildren Stephanie, Nick and Jeff.
He was a Navy veteran of WWII. A member of the Ed Stewart Post #803 for 60 years where he proudly served on the Honor Guard. He enjoyed bowling, pinochle and loved his LA Dodgers.
There will be visitation at DeYoung Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 from 9:00 am - 10:30 am followed by graveside services at Rural Cemetery at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, a contribution can be made to Hospice of San Joaquin, 3888 Pacific Ave., Stockton, CA 95204. Online guest book at deyoungchapels.com


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Despite statewide epidemic, Summit County steers clear of whooping cough
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Throughout 2012, incidences of pertussis, a disease also known as whooping cough, rose across the nation. As early as April last year, some states began declaring epidemics with thousands of cases reported. Colorado declared epidemic status Aug. 20. At the end of the year, there were 1,505 cases reported, the most recorded for the past six decades.
The majority of the cases reported in Colorado, according to data from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, occurred in Jefferson County (277), Denver (211) and Adams County (206). The same chart showed only one reported case for Summit County for all of 2012.
"We have not had any reported cases of pertussis all year," Summit County Public Health director Amy Wineland stated in an email. "Though it is a reportable illness, it is possible that there are some cases in the county that are being treated that have not been reported to us."
A smaller population may be one reason that the county has been spared so far, as most of Colorado's cases are concentrated in areas of high population, such as the Denver metro area.
However, while Summit County seems to have avoided an outbreak, that is no reason for people to drop their guard.
"Statewide, we are considered to still be having epidemic levels of the illness and continue to encourage everyone to be up-to-date with their pertussis vaccinations," Wineland stated.
Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a contagious disease, usually transmitted by air when an infected person coughs or sneezes. One sick person can potentially infect up to 12 or 15 others.
The disease affects all ages, from infants to adults. One of the symptoms is a persistent cough that lasts for weeks. The disease has been known as the '100 day cough.' As it gets more severe, the cough forces all the air out of the sick person's lungs, causing them to draw in a big breath, often creating a 'whooping' sound, for which the disease is named.
The cough is not the only symptom, nor is it necessarily always present. According to Wineland, for the first seven to 10 days after exposure, a person will show the signs of a mild cold – runny nose and a low-grade fever. Within two weeks the symptoms become more severe, including coughing fits that are usually worse at night.
Infants are highly susceptible to the disease, which can turn deadly if not properly treated. They do not always exhibit the cough. The most common symptom for babies is apnea, which is when they struggle to breathe, or stop altogether. More than 50 percent of infants under the age of 1 with pertussis end up hospitalized.
Prevention methods include a safe, proper cough, conducted into the elbow, not the hands which are then used to touch common surfaces such as handrails or door knobs. Regularly washing hands also helps.
Vaccination is a good way to prevent coming down with pertussis. Anyone who works with children on a daily basis is recommended to get the vaccine. Adults, teens and children over the age of 5 can get a pertussis vaccination, called a TDaP shot, which gives a combined vaccination for tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis. The vaccinations can be found at the public health office and various pharmacies around the county including Safeway, City Market and Walgreens. Anyone unsure of where to get the vaccine or whether they need to receive it should contact their health care provider.
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You'll Like The 2010 Toyota Prius If...
If getting the most mileage out of each tank of gas is high on your list, the 2010 Prius is a stellar choice. With EPA-estimated city/highway fuel economy ratings of 51/48 mpg, your fill-ups will be few and far between no matter the road you take.
You May Not Like The 2010 Toyota Prius If...
Fully loaded, the Prius may not be what you consider a bargain at $32,500, even with potential future fuel-pump savings in mind. Those who are leaning towards a hybrid but want to save more upfront may be interested in the somewhat similar-looking (but smaller) Honda Insight, which starts in the $20,000-range and maxes out just under $24,000.
What's New
For 2010, the Toyota Prius enters its third generation, with a thorough revamping that includes new styling inside and out, a larger, more powerful engine and, as expected, even better fuel economy.
Interior Features
The interior of the Prius has been significantly updated for its third generation, and is best appreciated in the lighter interior color choices, which create more of a two-tone effect. The new contoured dash is the most notable of these changes, imprinted with a "swirl" pattern of sorts and housing a vehicle information cluster that shows a variety of fuel-usage related displays accessible through Touch Tracer Display "wheels" on the steering wheel. These touch-sensitive button wheels control the radio volume, station, information display and air conditioning temperature and, to help drivers keep their eyes on the road by not having to look down when making a selection, the information is repeated in the vehicle information cluster. In a nod to using more ecologically sound materials in the cabin, plant-derived (and recyclable) resin plastics are used in various forms, most notably the driver's-side seat cushion and door scuffs.
Exterior Features
The now-familiar aerodynamic profile first introduced on the second-generation Prius returns for 2010, but changes have been made to further enhance its energy-saving design. Visually, these modifications include new energy-efficient LED taillights and sharper, more squared-off edges that improve the vehicle's coefficient of drag. And, in order to allow for more rear headroom, the apex of the roof has been moved back, giving the hybrid a windswept look from the side. As in the previous generation, the base Prius rides on 15-inch wheels, while buyers wanting a sportier-looking hybrid can opt for the Prius V and its 17-inchers.
Driving Impressions
Like all hybrids, driving the 2010 Toyota Prius is a remarkably quiet experience. The transition between gasoline engine and electric motor (most commonly felt while idling at a light), is even smoother in this generation, making it almost imperceptible. The new "EV," "Eco" and "Power" buttons are welcome additions, allowing the driver to exercise a little more control over the vehicle's fuel consumption and throttle response. While pressing "EV" operates the car in ultra-quiet electric-only mode (battery power, speed and distance permitting), choosing "Eco" modifies the throttle response so that no matter how lead-footed or determined a driver may be, the vehicle won't rapidly accelerate. This mode also affects the air conditioning operation and shuts it off when the vehicle is left idling. On the flip side, the "Power" button, when pushed, increases throttle response, allowing for more lively acceleration akin to a regular gas-powered four-cylinder vehicle. We can say that after considerable time driving in all three modes – on a healthy mix of both road and highway – our fuel economy numbers easily trumped those of the EPA without much effort.
Pricing Notes
The base 2010 Toyota Prius II has a Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of a little under $23,000 – which is in line with the last generation's base-model price in 2009. Each trim adds slightly to that price, with the Prius V ringing in at just over $28,000. Adding the Advanced Technology and Navigation packages will up the total to nearly $32,500. To find out what the Prius is being sold for in your area, be sure to peruse our Fair Purchase Prices to see what others have paid. The compact Honda Insight ranges from $20,500-$24,000, while the midsize Fusion Hybrid goes for nearly $28,000-$32,000 and Toyota's own Camry Hybrid stickers in from $27,000 to $32,500. The Prius has historically retained an above-average resale value regardless of fluctuating gas prices, and we expect this new model year to be no exception.
Notable Equipment
The base 2010 Toyota Prius II comes equipped with a wide variety of standard features, including a tilt/telescopic steering wheel with A/C controls and Touch Tracer Display, height-adjustable driver's seat, auto up/down on all windows, push-button start, two 12-volt power outlets, a tonneau cover and auxiliary input jack. Moving up to the Prius III adds an upgraded JBL AM/FM/CD changer with satellite radio, Bluetooth and eight speakers, while the Prius IV trim is enhanced with a leather interior, heated front seats with driver's lumbar support and an auto-dimming rearview mirror. The top-of-the-line Prius V adds 17-inch alloy wheels and energy-saving LED headlamps and foglamps.
Notable Options
Techno-savvy Prius shoppers will likely be interested in the optional power moonroof with solar-powered ventilation and remote A/C operation to help keep the vehicle cool. A number of advanced safety systems are also available for the top-of-the-line Prius V, including Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, the Pre-Collision System, Lane Keep Assist and Intelligent Parking Assist, all offered in the Advanced Technology Package - which includes the Navigation Package.
Favorite Features
Solar Roof Package
Opting for the Solar Roof Package nets you a power moonroof that self-ventilates (thanks to solar cells mounted on top) to help keep the car at a constant temperature. And, just to be sure the interior is at a comfortable temperature upon entering, using the A/C button on the key fob allows managing the interior temperature for up to three minutes from afar, provided the vehicle's battery is well charged.
Power Button
Although the Prius is a lean, green, gas-saving machine, sometimes a little more power is warranted. For those situations, putting the car into "Power" mode gives you some extra oomph to get where you need to go.
Under the Hood
The 2010 Toyota Prius is powered by a 1.8-liter four-cylinder Atkinson-cycle gasoline engine matched with an electronically-controlled continuously-variable transmission. It is rated at 98 horsepower, and is a step up from the previous generation's, which was a 1.5-liter powerplant that offered only 76 horsepower. The total hybrid system horsepower (gasoline engine and electric motor combined) for 2009 was only 110, but for 2010 it's up to 134. The 2010 Prius' fuel economy ratings of 51 city/48 highway eclipse those of the previous generation, and individuals wishing to max out their mileage can make use of the vehicle's "Eco" button, which modulates throttle responses and air conditioning operation to improve fuel efficiency. On the other end of the spectrum is the "Power" button, which increases throttle response to allow for faster acceleration, a boon to anyone trying to get up to freeway speed quickly.
1.8-liter in-line 4 with 60-kilowatt Permanent Magnetic Synchronous Electric Motor Atkinson Cycle Hybrid
98 horsepower @ 5200 rpm (gasoline engine); 80 horsepower (electric motor); 134 hp net total hybrid system
105 lb.-ft. of torque @ 4000 rpm (gasoline engine); 153 ft.-lb. of torque (electric motor)
EPA estimated city/highway fuel economy: 51/48
Editors' Notes
The Latin word prius means "to go before." Used as a vehicle name, it certainly fits the world's first mass-produced and best-selling hybrid, with well over a million sold to date. The Toyota Prius, now in its third generation for 2010, has gone from being the quirky vehicle of choice for those wanting to live a greener lifestyle to a mainstream and fuel-thrifty mode of transportation appealing to families and empty-nesters alike. And, along the way, it has inspired other car companies to increase their efforts in the hybrid market. However, when it comes to covering the most ground using the least amount of fuel, the Prius handily takes the cake from its competitors with its EPA-estimated 51/48 city/highway mpg ratings.


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Friday, February 17, 2012
I Wish I Liked Bananas
54 comments:
- the cuby poet said...
I am so sorry to hear about this sad dietry news and I don't know the book this came from! When my kids were little they chose a book from the library called "Little green balls of mushy poison"and and I had a real problem getting them to eat peas for a age after reading it!!
- February 17, 2012 at 5:44 AM
- Steve Surratt said...
The last time I ate a banana was after the Star City 5K (when it was combined with the half marathon) in 2007. I was in such agony I could not stay long enough to get my award. Never again! Banana's are evil!
- February 17, 2012 at 6:05 AM
- cat said...
Gee, has to be Dr. Seuss. I Wish That I Had Duck Feet?
- February 17, 2012 at 6:13 AM
- Clint Baker said...
Thats very cute Lisa! We just bought bananas from Sam's last night. lol
- February 17, 2012 at 6:18 AM
- E @ Act Fast Chef said...
Oh I have no idea which book it is modeled after!!! Do tell...
I only like bananas in smoothies or covered with PB.
- February 17, 2012 at 6:25 AM
- Kasey @ TFOMplus2 said...
It sounds pretty Dr. Suess-ish to me. Like maybe Green Eggs and Ham? Either way, you crack me up! And my babies would be mortified that you called their FAVORITE food "gooey, slimey, nasties'. :)
- February 17, 2012 at 6:32 AM
- Beth said...
i would say Dr. Seuss "green eggs & ham" ... i feel sad that you don't like bananas. they need to be a certain stage for me ... not to ripe or not to green ... i prefer them in a smoothie or with other fruit. so does that mean you don't like banana bread or something else with bananas within the mix? (:
- February 17, 2012 at 6:51 AM
- JDaniel4's Mom said...
This is such fun to read! I happen to love bananas.
- February 17, 2012 at 7:46 AM
what about banana pudding? can you really be from the south and not like banana pudding?!
- February 17, 2012 at 8:10 AM
- Greenacresmama said...
Lisa, you still crack me up. :)
- February 17, 2012 at 8:22 AM
- Jill said...
Great poem! I'd be so sad without bananas. I'm sorry you don't like them. :(
- February 17, 2012 at 8:24 AM
- LOVE MELISSA:) said...
So cute and so happy. YOu have to link this up on the Sat laughs. I love bananas,lol
- February 17, 2012 at 8:25 AM
- Kim said...
I wish I had duck feet:) Deaglan and I read this almost every night for six bloody months! I'm afraid Naveen will get his hands on it and demand to read it for another six. Great job on the poem. I love bananas so I can't relate. Every week we run out of bananas mid week even though we load up at the grocery store.
And this is weird...last night I had dreams about bananas. In my dream our grocery store was charging one price for all the bananas you could take home. It was bittersweet because they were all ripe.
- February 17, 2012 at 8:48 AM
- Sagittarian said...
oh,.. i like the poem, nice.:) I love bananas here,:) about the book, hmmmm, I can't remember, what about the cartoons?? hehee, B1&B2? Yay!!:)
- February 17, 2012 at 8:59 AM
- Valerie said...
I'm not a big banana fan, except for the small apple bananas you can get in Hawaii. Of course, maybe it isn't the apple bananas after all, but where I am eating them;)
Very cute poem, Lisa!!!
- February 17, 2012 at 9:52 AM
- TexWisGirl said...
oh, i'm so glad i DO like bananas. help keep the blood pressure lower, too! :)
- February 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM
- Out on the prairie said...
Very nice verse, I eat mine often.
- February 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM
- My Journey With Candida said...
I am a Sam, A Sam I am.... I do not like Green Eggs and Ham!!
I do love bananas though!! Did you write that poem? Good job if you did.
- February 17, 2012 at 10:13 AM
- Karen said...
Bananas have so many benefits... you really can't stand them? I have banana Chocolate chip bread on the counter right now, would that help?
- February 17, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Debby@Just Breathe said...
I haven't got a clue. I enjoyed the poem!
- February 17, 2012 at 10:46 AM
- Green Girl in Wisconsin said...
Aw, that's a great tribute to bananas from someone who won't eat them.
- February 17, 2012 at 10:51 AM
- The Incredible Woody said...
I wish I liked bananas too :(
- February 17, 2012 at 11:21 AM
- Nancy Reinke said...
LOL. I just finished a banana right before pulling up your post. How did you know? The poem is reminiscent of Dr. Seuss.
- February 17, 2012 at 11:59 AM
- Betsy from Tennessee said...
Hi Lisa, I'm sure it's Dr. Seuss... I love "Green Eggs and Ham"
I love bananas and eat 1/2 of one every day. They are so rich in potassium which we need....
Thanks for your thoughts on Word Verification... Why don't you publish a post on it also????
- February 17, 2012 at 12:39 PM
- Helene said...
It kind of sounds like Green Eggs and Ham??
Very cute poem!!
Can bananas really help you lose weight? I'm not wild about them but I'd happily eat 10 a day if I thought it would help me lose some more weight..LOL
- February 17, 2012 at 1:11 PM
- Deborah Ann said...
What a fun post! LOVE bananas...
- February 17, 2012 at 1:32 PM
- Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell said...
I'm not sure what it's modeled after, but I sure liked it! I like bananas a little bit, but just a little bit.
- February 17, 2012 at 1:51 PM
- Becca said...
Awesome poem...great creativity! I love bananas...but according to my doctor they are one of the most unhealthy fruits out there. I don't think you're missing out too much. I also think kiwis have a ton of potassium but don't quote me on that ;)
- February 17, 2012 at 2:04 PM
- Melodie said...
I don't know where it is from but it is pretty funny!
- February 17, 2012 at 2:47 PM
- Kim @ Stuff could... said...
I wish I liked bananas more...I do like them occasionally
- February 17, 2012 at 3:57 PM
- Ginny said...
Oh my, I can't guess the book, but I hate bananas, too!!! And just like you, I have tried to like them, they have so many good things in them. Phil will eat them in the car and the smell is not good, especially when he leaves the peel in the car for three days, GAG! I even have a post coming up about bananas.
- February 17, 2012 at 5:21 PM
- HeyDahye said...
That is so cute! Love the post.
- February 17, 2012 at 5:44 PM
- Michaele said...
I feel the same way about apples : (
Bananas have to be just the right amount of black spots on them. Very entertaining Lisa.
- February 17, 2012 at 7:39 PM
- GardenofDaisies said...
Your poem sounds very Shel Silverstein-ish to me! (Where the Sidewalk Ends)
My daughter loved to make banana breakfast smoothies. My son was always picky about which part of the banana he would eat... he wouldn't eat what he called the "dead end". (the end where you can see the little tiny brown dot.)
- February 17, 2012 at 9:39 PM
- Tweedles -- that's me said...
I love bananas
- February 18, 2012 at 12:44 AM
- Michelle said...
- February 18, 2012 at 1:11 AM
- Emily said...
Oh! I want to say Green Eggs and Ham, but it's in reverse. What is it? It's funny!
I go through phases with bananas. Sometimes I think they're delicious and then for no reason whatsoever I just can't stand them. The sight! The smell! Yuck!
- February 18, 2012 at 5:49 AM
- Nancy Claeys said...
I don't know about the poem, but I'm surprised you don't like bananas. They are so good for you. Bad girl! :)
- February 18, 2012 at 7:03 AM
- Jeremi said...
i love bananas -- wish i loved to run too : )
no idea which book .....
- February 18, 2012 at 8:24 AM
- Sally said...
How cute is that! For myself, I used to love banana and peanut butter sandwiches.
Hope your weekend is going well!
- February 18, 2012 at 1:00 PM
- laughwithusblog said...
Absolutely love this! My husband is always trying to sneak some in the smoothies. I can smell a dime size piece in a whole blender full a mile away! I had to share this on Facebook! :)
- February 18, 2012 at 4:11 PM
- Chatty Crone said...
Very Clever - I think Dr. Seuss! sandie
- February 18, 2012 at 6:34 PM
- Angela said...
Cute poem Lisa! I don't like bananas either but because they give me serious heart burn! Even if I eat it at 10am I'm feeling the pain 12 hours later.
- February 18, 2012 at 10:31 PM
- Andrea (ace1028) said...
Oh, Lisa - one dislike we have in common, because I developed an aversion to them when I was pregnant and never outgrew it! :( There are so many smoothie recipes I have to avoid because of them, blech! I don't know what book it is but I feel like I should. The "tune" and tone sound right! when my kiddo started eating them it was BAD around here!
- February 18, 2012 at 11:34 PM
- Michael Manning said...
I'm not a Mom, nor a Mr. Mom. But I do like bananas. Have you tried chopping up some in a blender with other friut and juice? ;)
- February 19, 2012 at 12:21 AM
They do smell kind of gaggy, but taste great in a milkshake.... otherwise I don't care for them much, Mrs. Seuss.
- February 19, 2012 at 2:55 AM
- Tracy said...
ummm, I love bananas...remind me if I'm ever with you NOT to peel it in your presence...
- February 19, 2012 at 12:14 PM
- Sally said...
Hey Lisa, just wanted to tell you, my reader says you posted this morning, but the link isn't working.
- February 19, 2012 at 12:50 PM
- Lou Belcher said...
I don't have a clue about the book, but I love bananas...cute poem. Have a great day.
- February 19, 2012 at 3:26 PM
- Robyn said...
Cute poem! I eat them with peanut butter ... yummy!
- February 19, 2012 at 5:24 PM
- Fernando Santos (Chana) said...
Olá Lisa, belas Bananas...Espectacular....
- February 19, 2012 at 8:49 PM
- Michelle Renee said...
lol...eat old rags? Ha.
I like bananas, but they have to be a certain ripeness before I'll touch them. It's the only food I'm picky about. :)
- February 19, 2012 at 9:43 PM
- Nicole said...
Very cute! Sorry bananas make you want to run away... lol If we ever meet I will make sure I don't peel one in your presence. :)
I'd say it sounds pretty Dr. Suessy... Green Eggs and Ham?
- February 20, 2012 at 10:02 AM
- The Pepperrific Life said...
I like how you're getting all "Seussical" there :)
Oh, I love bananas! I love those banana popsicles covered in chocolate.
- February 22, 2012 at 2:00 AM


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Q&A with Sophomore Goalkeeper David Morton
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Although just a sophomore, Salinas, Calif. native David Morton is in his second season as the starting goalie for the 11th-ranked UC San Diego Men's Water Polo team. The 6-foot-1 Salinas High School graduate was an honorable mention All-WWPA selection in 2008 and his 259 saves ranked as the seventh-highest single season total in UCSD history. He's already chalked up 195 in the Tritons' first 22 games this year. "David got a lot of experience last year but this year I think he's turned the corner as far as really understanding what it takes to be a goaltender at this level," said Head Coach Denny Harper. "I've told him that it almost always comes down to goalie play in the championship situations and I think he's poised to have some big games down the stretch for us." With the WWPA Championships less than a month away, Morton took time to talk about his team's prospects and what it's like playing his position at the college level.
Q: How
did it feel last year as a freshman to find yourself starting for UCSD against
the top collegiate teams in the country?
MORTON: Last year was an incredible experience that I will certainly never forget, but it was very tough starting as a true freshman in the cage. The Division I level is a huge difference from the high school level and it was a struggle for me to get some confidence and play well on a consistent basis.
Q: Talk about some of the highs and lows you experienced last fall...
MORTON: Like I mentioned, it was hard for me from a consistency standpoint last year. I had a lot of big performances and a lot of poor performances and I needed to be a more consistent in my position. Last year I went from having four saves against LMU and eight against UCSB at the SoCal Tournament, to having 19 saves against UCSB and 10 against LMU the following weekend.
Q: How
much better prepared did you feel coming into the 2009 season than you did in
your first year?
MORTON: This year I had a lot more confidence and experience entering the 2009 season, which has allowed me to play well on a much more consistent basis. Over the course of the last year I have made a lot of significant adjustments to my game, which have made me a much better player this year.
Q: Can
you compare the physical and mental requirements necessary to be a top
collegiate goalie?
MORTON: Physically, a collegiate goalie is typically tall and lanky, which allows them to cover a large portion of the cage with their wingspan. A goalie must also have very strong legs so that they can cover the vertical distance of the cage. A good goalie will be able to egg beater out to his waist and hold it for several seconds.
Mentally a goalie must be the toughest on the team. The goalie is the last line of defense and his role is pivotal to the team's success. He needs to be able to be able to bounce back after being scored on and maintain mental composure and focus throughout the entire match.
Q: You
dealt with some injuries and went through a rough period earlier in the year.
How difficult is it performing in goal at this level when you're not at 100%?
MORTON: Earlier this season I suffered from a hyper-extended elbow and a strained MCL in my left arm from which I am still recovering. As a goalie, it was tough to block the ball with an injured arm and I played a little tentatively to prevent further damage. At the collegiate level, you can ill afford to have a weakness because players will find that weakness and exploit it.
Q: What
part of your game has improved the most since coming to UC San Diego?
MORTON: I have improved in a lot of areas, but I believe the biggest step I have made has been being able to focus on the ball and not the shooter so I don't get faked out or surprised by good shooters. My strength and conditioning have improved, as well as my communication skills in the pool.
Q: Talk
about the UCSD coaching staff. What does each bring to the team?
MORTON: We have an excellent coaching staff between Denny (Harper), Brad (Kreutzkamp) and Glenn (Busch). Each coach plays a unique role and brings a unique personality and all three have been pivotal to our success. I believe Denny is a very respected and renowned coach on the national level. He has more coaching experience than any other coach out there and knows everything there is to know about the game. He is great at motivating guys and getting them to push themselves to new limits and always work harder.
Brad, who was recently selected to be the UCSD women's head coach, was and is still a very significant part of the coaching staff -- always bringing intensity and energy to practices and games. Both Brad and Denny have been phenomenal at developing players to compete against opponents from the top D-I teams who are essentially paid to play.
Glenn, who is primarily the goalie coach, has been vital to my development as a collegiate goalie so far and is great at getting us to work hard in conditioning.
Q: This
has been a crazy fall with the unexpected closure of Canyonview Pool for more
than a month, throwing practice schedules into disarray and games to be played
off-campus. How difficult has that scenario been from the players' perspective?
MORTON: Losing Canyonview put the team in an incredibly difficult situation. We essentially lost all home field advantage and were thrown out of routine by having practice very late at night and early in the morning. However, we don't like to use the pool as an excuse for any disappointments we may have had. We tried our best to turn a negative into a positive and now that we are back at Canyonview, I expect us to start getting into a better groove and rhythm as we approach the WWPA Championships.
Q: What
were your feelings when you found out that Canyonview was going to be
MORTON: I was extremely excited to find out that we had our pool back, especially since we are approaching crunch time in our season.
Q: Are
you looking forward to the first game back at Canyonview against Santa Clara,
Saturday, Nov. 7?
MORTON: Definitely. I miss the crowd we have for Canyonview games, which I believe gives us a huge home field advantage compared to other schools. It will be nice to play at CV where we are very comfortable and I'm expecting it will pay huge dividends in a very important conference match up against Santa Clara.
Q: Salinas
isn't the first place one thinks of when the talk comes to water polo hotbeds.
How did you get started in the game and what do you like most about it?
MORTON: My high school coach was a close family friend of mine growing up. He was a two-time Olympian and an All-American at UC Irvine. He encouraged me to try out for the team and ever since then it has been my favorite sport. I personally enjoy the physicality of the sport and the conditioning it requires.
Q: The
toughest situations for a goalie have to be penalty shots or one-on-one breakaways.
How do you approach each of those?
MORTON: Like I mentioned earlier the goalie is the last line of defense and so I approach each of these situations like its the last ball I'll ever block.
Q: What
are three things you'd like to accomplish before graduating from UCSD?
MORTON: I want to be a team captain, an All-American, and win the conference championship which would put us in the NCAA Final Four.
Q: Outside
of water polo, what do you enjoy about San Diego and UCSD?
MORTON: I really enjoy the beach life and laid back atmosphere. Surfing is one of my biggest hobbies so I enjoy surfing some of the best breaks on the entire the West Coast.
Q: What
can you share about your academic pursuits and what type of long term future
plans you have?
MORTON: I am currently majoring in international studies with primary track in economics. After UCSD I am planning on going to law school and possibly coaching some water polo.
Q: There
are a lot of new faces in the UCSD lineup this year and, as mentioned previously,
it's been less than a smooth road so far. Does this team have an upside we
haven't seen and what do you expect to happen between now and the end of the
MORTON: This year's starting lineup has seen a lot of unexpected changes after returning only two of our seven starters from last fall. I think this year's team is very capable of winning a championship, it is just a matter of putting all the right pieces together when it counts. We have had a less than ideal season thus far, but that won't matter if we finish strong. The conference championship is the key to the season. We win that and we go to NCAA's, which is always our primary goal. Our team hasn't been as consistent as we would have liked this year but we have played some big games with great defensive intensity and defense wins championships.
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World Health Day 2014: Drawing Attention to Vector-Borne Diseases
More than half of the world's population is at risk of contracting diseases carried by small organisms like mosquitoes, snails and sand flies. These vector-borne diseases have a horrific impact on the world's poor – increasing school absenteeism and high health costs, hindering economic potential, and causing debilitation and even death.
To draw much-needed attention to these "small organisms that carry serious diseases," the WHO is raising awareness of vector-borne diseases and their impact on the world's most vulnerable communities as part of World Health Day on April 7th.
Preventable vector-borne diseases, including schistosomiasis, dengue, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis, disproportionately affect the world's poor and kill a million people each year. Protection from these diseases is possible, however, and the Sabin Vaccine Institute (Sabin) is working to fight NTDs through coordinated research and development, strategic communications and advocacy efforts.
Sabin's Global Network for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) is working to raise the awareness, political will, and funding necessary to control and eliminate the most common NTDs, including lymphatic filariasis (LF), which is spread by mosquitoes and causes painful and debilitating swelling of the limbs. As part of this effort, we recently announced Abhishek Bachchan as our END7 campaign celebrity ambassador, helping us to raise awareness and reduce India's high burden of NTDs.
While medicines help control and treat infectious and neglected diseases, effective vaccines also play an important role in combating vector-borne diseases like dengue fever, leishmaniasis, Chagas diseases and schistosomiasis.
Transmitted by mosquitoes, dengue alone affects nearly half a billion people. As part of the Dengue Vaccine Initiative (DVI), Sabin is laying the groundwork for dengue vaccine introduction in endemic areas by building coalitions amongst health experts and influencing decision makers so that, once licensed, vaccines to prevent dengue can be swiftly adopted.
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Khloe Kardashian and Simon Cowell on "The X Factor."
At least she has a good sense of humor! When Khloe Kardashian made her co-hosting debut on "The X Factor's" first live show Oct. 31, the 28-year-old E! reality star wore a sheer purple blouse that accidentally exposed her left nipple. Judge Simon Cowell, 53, joked that the studio's air conditioning unit must have been "on high" and said Kardashian's ensemble was "distracting."
When Us Weekly caught up with Lamar Odom's wife the following night, Kardashian admitted she was actually grateful Cowell addressed the elephant in the room. "I didn't mind that he talked about it because it was there!" she explained. "Like if you didn't talk about it, it would have been weird."
Cowell called the incident "hilarious" and admitted the studio is "freezing" during tapings. "We were all told off today, 'Under no circumstances are you allowed to mention the word 'nipple,'" he explained to Us. "I said, 'I didn't say the word!'"
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"All I said was the air conditioning was on," he added. "You've all got dirty minds!"
Kardashian said she didn't have time to do a full dress rehearsal since "everything got moved up because of the hurricane and my stuff got stuck on the East Coast. "I tried the top on, it was lined with a nude lining, and I was like, 'Oh, this is fine.' We double taped it, and the first time I ever went onstage was when it was live!"
She continued, "Production was telling me 'areolas' in my ear! They were like, 'Your areolas are out' -- literally! And I couldn't do anything until the break - that's live TV!"
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LA Auto Show
The talk (or more accurately Green Wash) at the LA Auto show makes me cringe. I ignore the entire show the best I can, but others who are more ambitious infiltrate and spread their green message. Green LA Girl posted some of her thoughts on her LA Times blog. Are you skeptical of Chevy's 'From gas-friendly to gas-free' ad campaign? You should be. It is only an ad campaign.
Lastly, some good people at Rain Forest Action Network approached Toyota's General Manager about the hypocrisy of selling themselves as green while suing the state of California for setting fuel standards higher than Federal regulations. He responds by knocking the camera out of his hand.


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Communication is made up of three parts: the words we use, the tonality of our voices, and our body language. We use all of these traits everyday to let the people around us know how we feel and think. 55% of our communication is through body language; approximately 38% is based on tonality of the voice and 7% on our actual words.
So with this in mind, ding ding, round 2 of the election debate, and they're off…
David Cameron leans into the podium to show us he is ready for action his tone is slightly aggressive and his brow is knitted. He starts by using the audience members' name, great for rapport building, whilst maintaining eye contact. The wording David chooses is reflective initially and then he uses BUT; this changes the direction of his answer, allowing him to change the subject. As the debate progresses the hand gestures, a softened fist with the thumb running along the side of the index finger conveys a middle of the road speaker. By the end of the debate David has been adopting the precision grip, hand turned upward pinching fingers together. This implies that he will attend to the smallest details and can be trusted to get it100% right.
Nick Clegg begins in an up right posture, chin in a neutral position, ready to take on the question. He begins with an anecdote about chocolate, adds a pinch of humour and then backs it up in the language of the audience with facts. The words, his tone and body language are all congruent. The hand gesture of palms facing, shoulder width apart, fingers splayed and pointed towards the audience. This is an attempt to connect with them and close the gap.
Gordon Brown starts well with a smug smile, very small hand gestures, strong-planted feet, which give him balance and make him, appear comfortable. The tone and use of language made the audience sit up. The humour card is played with Gordon comparing David and Nick to his two squabbling children. This is quickly followed up with an embracing gesture, arms out in front, drawing the audience toward him. Gordon is using this to say I will keep you safe, very fatherly, whilst influencing you to his way of thinking. The final gesture that seems to appear most frequently from Gordon is the palm down, generally associated with authority and directive behavior. A type of 'I am in charge and that's final'!
I hope that when you watch round 3 you will start to notice these gestures and by doing so, get a clearer picture of what is actually being said.
The fantastic thing about all the speakers is that they have been coached brilliantly! I think they will all need to pull something very interesting out of the bag for the next debate.
The poet and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "What you are doing speaks so loudly I can't hear what you say." Too true!
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There is a thread on here about whether long armers trim quilts before returning. One thing that is mentioned repeatedly is stay stitching (SS).
I did a quick google search and SS came up regarding sewing but not a lot with quilting. I understand it's a straight line around the edge, but I don't know when it would be used.
So I finish a quilt top, quilt it, trim it, attach the binding with machine, hand finish the binding to the back. At what point would the SS be done? For non-bias edges, do you notice a huge difference with SS? Thank you as always!