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If you think Portland is simply a city filled with neurotic "Portlandia" types — vintage-clad, eco-conscious, organic, free-trade coffee-drinking, chicken-raising über-hipsters — you'd be wrong. Sure, you'll find all that (which is pretty cool), but you'll also find that Portland is a dynamic, cosmopolitan city offering cutting-edge restaurants, upscale shopping and vibrant arts. n And since it likes being green, Portland makes it easy to go carless. Take the fantastic MAX Light Rail (the public transportation system) or simply walk. With a short 2½ hour flight from San Diego, Portland may just become your weekend getaway destination of choice.
1 p.m: Kick off your weekend with a fun lunch on the go at one of Portland's food truck "pods," which collectively house more than 500 trucks (www.foodcartsportland.com). You'll feel energized by the spicy pork tacos with Korean BBQ sauce at Korean Twist or the Tofu Seaweed Wrap and pork pot stickers at Bulkogi Fusion (SW 5th Avenue and Oak Street).
2 p.m. : Soak in some culture at the Portland Art Museum (portlandartmuseum.org), which has impressive collections of Asian, Native American and Northwest art.
4 p.m.: Refuel with happy hour at Gruner (527 SW 12th Ave.), a stylish eatery offering craft cocktails and Alpine cuisine such as beet-pickled hard-boiled eggs and house-made charcuterie.
7 p.m.: Head over to Living Room Theaters (341 SW Tenth Ave.), a sleek movie house with a cafe/bar where you can share small plates and drinks before your flick.
10 p.m.: Enjoy a late-night dinner at Clyde Common, a foodie hangout housed in the hip Ace Hotel (1014 SW Stark St.). Cozy up to a communal table to chat with locals while you savor seasonally inspired and artisan dishes such as fiddlehead fern pasta, roasted local steelhead (trout) with barley, blood oranges and carrot vinaigrette, and grilled steak with bone marrow, smoked onions and roasted vegetable gratin.
9 a.m.: It's time for a caffeine and sugar buzz, so put on your comfortable shoes, head over to the famed Voodoo Doughnuts (22 SW 3rd Ave.), and be prepared to wait (it's worth it). Try kitschy treats like The Loop, a vanilla frosted doughnut covered in Fruit Loops, or go with a classic glazed or French cruller. Take your treats, exit Voodoo, turn left, and a few doors down, enter one of the many Portland-born Stumptown Coffee Roasters for a rich brew. Voodoo and Stumptown make a beautiful couple.
10 a.m.: Burn off some of your doughnut calories with a walk through the outdoor Portland Saturday Market (portlandsaturdaymarket.com); it has a dazzling array of local artisan-produced arts and crafts ranging from jewelry and textiles to glassware and pottery.
Noon: Quell stomach growls with a New York deli-inspired lunch of fluffy potato latkes, creamy cheese blintzes and hefty sandwiches, including hot pastrami and beef tongue on toasted rye, at Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen (1038 Stark St.).
1:30 p.m.: Pop across the street to Powell's City of Books (1005 West Burnside), the Promised Land for bookworms. With close to 70,000 square feet of retail space, it's easy to get lost, so grab a map on your way in. Really. Then, explore, read and relax.
4 p.m.: Feel like shopping Portland-style? There are myriad indie stores in the downtown area including Jonny Soles (fashion-forward men's and women's shoes), Mercantile (discriminating women's apparel and jewelry), Pinkham (women's millinery), and Canoe (minimalist, modern home accessories, jewelry, toys, and books).
8:30 p.m.: Reserve a table at The Imperial (inside Hotel Lucia), one of Portland's hottest restaurants. Start the evening with a superb handcrafted cocktail such as the "New Money" made with single barrel bourbon, amaro, hickory vermouth and bitters. For a sublime starter, order the tender duck meatballs with sweet prunes, aromatic spices and orange gremolata. If you're game, try the fried rabbit served atop a semolina corn cake with pickled watermelon rind and Laurelhurst honey or the spit-roasted lamb with farro, grilled radicchio and mint chutney.
9 a.m.: Walk a couple of blocks to Public Domain (603 SW Broadway) for exceptional handcrafted coffees made to order.
10 a.m.: Walk to the Pearl Street District to brunch at Irving Street Kitchen (701 NW 13th Ave.), which offers memorable dishes such as the salmon gravlax benedict with buttermilk biscuits, arugula and dill Hollandaise, and Mary's Organic fried chicken and waffles with fried egg and buttermilk syrup. Then explore the district's many unique independent shops such as EcoVibe Apparel (eco-conscious women's apparel), Hunt & Gather (custom furnishings and local artwork), and Eden (new and vintage jewelry, clothing, fixtures, books and more).
2 p.m.: Depending on your mood, walk to the Pearl Street Bakery (102 NW 9th Ave.) for a pick-me-up coffee and confection such as a ginger peach macaron or espresso walnut brownie. Or grab some pub grub and a cold one at Deschutes (210 NW 11th Ave.), Portland's award-winning brewery, offering an impressive variety of IPAs, ales, porters and sours.
4 p.m.: Head to the airport.
Getting to Portland
Southwest offers nonstop flights to Portland with competitive pricing. Downtown Portland is a 20-minute taxi ride from Portland International Airport and costs about $38. The MAX Light Rail red line (www.trimet.org) takes about 40 minutes and costs $2.50.
Recommended hotel
The centrally located Hotel Lucia is a vogue boutique hotel that includes two restaurants: The Imperial (featured above) and The Penny Diner (offering gourmet sandwiches, snacks and craft cocktails). 400 SW Broadway, (866) 986-8086, www.hotellucia.com. Doubles range from $194 to $324.


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"Who are the two best players on the field?" Kiszla asked. "In 2012, you had Von Miller and Peyton Manning. And more often than not, those were the two best players on the field, period, no matter who the Broncos were playing. There was no Von Miller in 2013."

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by Cheryl Coleman
When I started my initial research in order to purchase a Korat almost eight years ago, I never imagined that I would become so mesmerized by the beauty and intelligence of what many call "just another blue cat." Well, guess what - the Korat is not just another blue cat! Underneath that silver-blue exterior is a feline with remarkably human characteristics - and a history that has spanned hundreds of years.
Many people already know the history of the Korat, but it's always good to do a quick review! The Korat was discovered in Ampur Pimai of the Korat province in Thailand. The earliest known record of the Korat appears in The Cat-Book of Poems or Smud Khoi of Cats, produced in 1350-1767. This book presents the seventeen "good luck" cats of Thailand, including the Korat, and is presently located at Bangkok's National Library. It was named by King Rama V when he was asked where that cat had come from. There is much tradition and folklore behind the Korat. According to one of these folk tales, Korats with kinks in their tails are said to increase your luck.
The Thai people refer to the Korat as Si-Sawat cat (see-sa-what), but another Thai name and description of the Korat is as follows:
"The cat Maled has a body colour like Dok Lao.The hairs are smooth, with roots like clouds and tips like silver.The eyes shine like dewdrops on the lotus leaf."
Translation: Dok means flower, and lao is an herb, like lemongrass, with silver-tipped flowers.
The first Korats were imported into the United States by Cedar Glen Cattery in Oregon. They obtained a brother and sister - Nara and Darra on June 12, 1959. These cats were from the Mahajaya Cattery of Thailand.
But it wasn't until March 1966 that a Korat and Siamese breeder from Maryland moved at that year's annual meeting that the Korat be accepted into championship status. The motion was carried.
The first Korat Grand Champion in CFA was GC Jalna's Ming-Ti of Chu'n Ch'i, a male, and the first female Korat Grand Champion (the third Korat to grand in CFA) was GC Malaid's Doklao Noi of Si Sawat (imp.).
The Korat has a unique color matched by no other breed in the cat fancy. It is defined as silver-tipped blue, and it gives off an aura, or shimmering effect. The Thais describe this color as "rain-cloud gray," and the silvering effect as "sea foam." The color appears to absorb light, giving a "halo" effect. It is a single coat, short, and close-lying. The roots are light silver blue with the color increasing in shade up the shaft to a deeper blue until it reaches the tips, which are silver. The silver tipping is more prevalent on the muzzle and toes. The Korat is also only one color - silver-tipped blue; there is no other color accepted.
Another unique feature of the Korat giving it a captivating mystique is the head structure. This is the cat with five hearts, three of which are on the head. Looking at the Korat straight-on, you see the Valentine-shaped heart of the head, which can be gently traced around the head. The second heart is found by looking down over the top of the Korat's head, and the third heart is the nose. The other two hearts, which are not part of the head, are the muscular area of the chest when the cat is sitting, and the most-commonly-forgotten one, the heart inside the cat! As the cat matures, the heart shapes on the head become more pronounced.
The remaining features complete the overall beauty of the Korat. The eyes are large, wide-open, luminous, alert and always observant. The color is peridot green in the mature cat (two to four years of age), but kittens have an amber to golden-green eye color which gradually changes as they mature. The eyebrow ridge across the top of the eyes further accentuates and clarifies the heart-shaped face, and the ear set is a continuation of this heart-shape. The ears have rounded tips, with a large flare at the base. They give the Korat a very "alert" expression, complementing the heart shape, and not sitting too low or too high on the head.
The body is semi-cobby, with a tapering at the waist. The Korat does not appear to have much weight, but when it is lifted, one finds an unexpected weight - its heft is like lifting a stone. The feeling is that of a firm, steel-spring, with the Korat's body being compared to that of a body builder! The bulk of the weight is carried towards the front through rounded, well-developed, muscular shoulders. The neck is fairly short and heavy, connecting to a broad chest, with the shoulders somewhat wider than the chest. This body was designed by nature to be that of a surviving animal: graceful (even though it has the look of tremendous strength) and agile enough to move quickly.
The Korat is possibly the cat in the fancy that most closely resembles its original look - more than any other breed. Comparing a Korat from the earliest pictures to one from today, one finds little to no difference in the cats; they are, without a doubt, both Korats.
A friend of mine asked me why someone would choose to work with Korats rather than with one of the more popular breeds. There are numerous reasons why anyone starts working with a particular breed; but when it comes down to looks, personality and intelligence, the Korat has it all - especially intelligence. Korat owners will readily tell you it's the most intelligent cat in the fancy. Korats are extremely expressive. You can look at Korats and almost KNOW what they are thinking; and the scary part is they DO KNOW what YOU'RE thinking, as well! It's a look which wins you over completely! Once you meet and live with a Korat, you'll understand. They are extremely observant, will watch everything you do and then try to duplicate it. I talked with one breeder who used to give her Korat a treat from a plastic container. Within a month, her cat was OPENING the container, helping herself to the treats! My first Korat knew how to change the radio to the station she liked. We'd set it in the morning to one station, and when we got home it was on "light jazz." After the second time, we left it on the jazz station and it stayed on that channel. So, when she birthed her kittens she had the music SHE liked!
Korats are extremely loyal to their owners, giving their total love and respect. My favorite story depicting what "Korat Loyalty" is, comes from Saang Jahn cattery. The owner was bathing one of her whole males when the phone rang. She looked at the cat and told him to stay in the sink and wait till she returned. Well, she was on the phone a little longer than she had anticipated, and just knew when she returned that he would be gone. When she did get back to him, there he sat in the sink, shivering, with the expression: "Mom, I thought you'd NEVER get back!" How many cats do YOU know that would be so patient?
Korats are either going 100 mph around the house or are in "velcro-kitty" mode! They want to be with you, near you, and helping you all the time. If I'm doing things around the house, I always have several following and "helping" me out! They aren't "in your face," but like to be involved in your activities. There isn't a night that goes by that my husband doesn't have at least four Korats on top of him. It also doesn't matter that there's no room left on him to lay down - they'll position themselves on top of each other, never leaving their initial positions! When we have company, they're always there to investigate. Purses, coats, and anything left out all become the property of the Korat - including your friends!
Play time is very serious to the Korat; my first Korat taught me this. When I took out a feather toy for "Gracie," all six pounds of her trampled over my 15-pound household pet! I'd never seen a cat go after a toy with such vigor! It was "get the toy" at all costs, and half the time she didn't land on her feet! She concentrated so hard on that toy that all her senses went into "capturing" it! Some also enjoy playing fetch. They love to run and play, and won't stop playing even though they are panting and you're exhausted!
What kind of person breeds Korats? Several characteristics that I have seen prevalent in all the breeders is that they are strong-willed and very meticulous when it comes to breeding, maintaining and preserving the lines they work with. Korat breeders are fantastic historians when it comes to the breed. In addition to articles and various pictures from Thailand, I have seen pedigrees from Kon-Lek-Lek and Saang Jahn catteries that note good and bad points on each of the pedigrees. These pedigrees also include pictures of the cats! And almost every pedigree can trace its origins back to the first Korats that were in the U.S., Nara and Darra (unless other imports have been used in the breeding programs in later years). The one consistent trait in almost every Korat breeder or Korat owner I've met is that they would never be without a Korat, even if they were to start working with another breed!
Many have said that Korats are difficult to show, mostly because they're labeled as a "minority" breed (I prefer to call them a "unique" breed). However, as with most young kittens, you need to accustom them to a "show life." They have extraordinary senses of hearing and smell, and can hear things that are far off in the distance (such as a female in season across the showhall). They can also smell things that you may think no longer exist (such as the smell of another male or female). Even perfumes can occasionally get their hormones going! This can sometimes add to the challenge of showing a Korat, because Korats are aware of EVERYTHING!
Korats always voice their opinions in the show ring - both good AND bad! Korats are relatively quiet and not very talkative at home (unless they have something to say, such as "my food dish is getting lowÉit's time to feed me"); however, in the show ring, they will be telling you how they feel about the situation: "Don't lift me high in the air. Keep my feet on the ground. Give me a toy. Put me back in the cage. Take me home!" One particular judge referred to them as the "mother-in-law" cat! I just say they're "opinionated."
When playing with Korats, judges sometimes need to be careful, especially when they get a Korat "wound up." At one particular show a judge was playing with a Korat spay on the table with a sparkle toy. She was "spinning" the cat around the table when the toy slipped out of her hand and flew out into the audience - Korat right behind it! A friend of hers was in the front row, handed her back the toy, and the Korat went right back up onto the table - a perfect example of the "get the toy at all costs" mentality! Judges have many "tugs of war" with Korats and toys on strings. Guess who gets the toy?
It is unfortunate that there are not more Korats for judges to handle, but judges who have seen Korats frequently enjoy handling and recognizing them when they see quality. In the judging ring Korats do not like (and will not tolerate) being held up in the air. They prefer either to keep their hind legs on the table or to have a secure feeling when being held. Their heft does not easily give them a comfort level "high" in the air. Also, Korats should not be stretched; the body is semi-cobby, not long and lean. Lastly, there is no need to overhandle the head. The heart shape of the head can easily be seen by looking at the head straight on, and by looking over the top of the head. An outline of the heart can be gently traced around the face, but if the Korat feels it is being restrained by its head, it may panic. The Korat is extremely responsive to a gentle touch.
The first Korat to receive a national win was GC, NW Passport's Munn Kette. "Munn Kette" placed 7th nationally and was Best Cat in the North Atlantic Region in 1981. Other national winning Korats are:
GC, NW Jaltari's Rave Review,
12th Best Cat in Championship (1988);
CH, GP, NW Picat's Phaedra of ltari,
5th Best Cat in Premiership (1982);
and GC, GP, NW Jena's Toot-A-Loo of Soigne,
3rd Best Cat in Premiership (1992).
All of the current national wins have been earned by female Korats. To date, the highest scoring male Korat is GC Passport's Bubba of Mowl Sima.
The Korat is still a "unique" breed that has yet to be found by many. The next time you're at a show, ask a Korat breeder about their cat...you'll get more than you bargained for, and come out of that conversation a lot more knowledgeable about the breed. Korat breeders know their breed, they know their pedigrees, and they KNOW they've got the most intelligent cat around!
I would like to thank all of the people who contributed to this article, whether it was pictures, articles, or just plain history!
1. Daphne Negus, "The Eyes Shine Like Dewdrops on the Lotus Leaf - Korat Story," Tenth Anniversary Edition of The Cat Fanciers' Association Yearbook, p. 244.
2. Norma O'Neill, excerpts from article in "All Cats," Sa-Waht Dee Korat Club Newsletter.
3. Ibid
4. Negus, Tenth Anniversary Edition of The Cat Fanciers' Association Yearbook, p. 245.
5. Anonymous, "World's First Korat Grand Champions," copy of article from newsletter
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Who has time to fit exercise into their busy schedules these days? Or maybe there is time, but most of us simply lack the motivation to get up and do it. So what if there was an app that could give you that motivation? The Running Club app is a virtual running club that allows users to schedule live activities with friends in different locations. Running Club app creator, Eric Piazza, explains how it all came about:
"Most people assume that I am also an avid runner, but actually the opposite is true; I have a hard time getting motivated to run. But this lack of motivation was actually the reason I got the idea for the app. I found that the only time I would get out and run consistently was when I had a reason to run. Joining a local running club with some friends was a great motivator, but with two young kids and work piling up, I found I was missing more and more runs. With all the technology available in mobile phones I thought 'Why can't I just run with my friends through the phone?'. I got together with some colleagues and about nine months later the Running Club app was born!"
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- Users create an activity (run, cycle or walk) and invite friends to join.
- All participants from various locations join the live race and wait for the start time.
- Users get live feedback throughout the activity and are able to judge their performance against other participants.
- Once the activity is complete, participants can see their results and compare times with the others.
- Users can chat before and after the race, find friends and enjoy the social benefits of running, walking or cycling in a club.
- Users can also see their own real-time map as they go.
- The app also includes an integrated iPod which means users can change music without ever having to leave the app.
So, maybe this could be just the solution people need to prevent them from making those excuses as to why they don't have the time. Piazza adds, "you really have to try a group run to fully appreciate the Running Club app. There is nothing else like our app on the market, and the social experience you get from running 'with' your friends in other parts of the country, or meeting a new running partner is extremely satisfying".


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One Texas congressman warns supporting gun legislation will be a costly move. But he's willing to lend a sympathetic hand.
Rep. Steve Stockman called out several centrist Senate Democrats not to support the gun legislation, expected to be voted as early as Thursday. But if they do, he'll give them each a U-Haul gift card "to help with move-out expenses after they are defeated by voters in 2014."
The Republican from Friendswood named Alaska Sen. Mark Begich, Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor, North Carolina Sen. Kay Hagan, Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu, and Montana Sen. Max Baucus in his release. These Democrats have stood in support of gun rights, but a few have appeared to waver in their opposition of certain aspects of gun laws.
The offices of the named Senate Democrats have yet to respond to the Stockman's remarks when contacted by the Houston Chronicle.
Stockman's warning comes on the heels of reports that a deal on background checks has been reached, with the help of bipartisan teamwork by Sens. Joe Manchin and Pat Toomey. Both Manchin, a West Virginia Democrat, and Toomey, a Republican from neighboring Pennsylvania, label themselves as gun owners and, up until this point, have received high marks by the National Rifle Association.
"Background checks aren't cure all by any means but they can be helpful," Toomey said during a noon press conference on the deal.
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Who's Minding the Gender Gap in IT?
While companies no longer view gender bias as a problem they need to overcome in IT leadership, this month's data indicates otherwise.
Paul Rudnick, who wrote the screenplay for The Stepford Wives, noted that "men only evolve with a gun at their...
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head." The implication is that men are more stubborn and less prone to evolutionary advances than women.
On the TV series NCIS, medical examiner Donald "Ducky" Mallard notes that poison has been the "weapon of choice of women for centuries." The implication is that women don't like to get their hands dirty when "disposing of a problem," so to speak.
Wherever we cast our attention, the assumptions surrounding gender are part of the data flow that runs perniciously under the radar screen of how we perceive the world. Like it or not, gender is an easily observable and frequently behavior-influencing phenomenon. On various levels in the contemporary IT shop, your sex does matter.
This month's CIO Habitat delves into the issue of gender and the role gender plays in the IT workplace, particularly the extent to which sex correlates with generating high-value IT outcomes for business. Through the eyes of practitioners, we examine the state of gender consciousness in the IT industry. We contacted 140 companies (65 large and 75 midsized firms) in 17 vertical markets. Among our large-company respondents, 57% are women; among midmarket respondents, 35% are women.
More than any other Habitat topic we've researched, gender issues in IT forced us to really look at the empirical data. All respondents expressed the sentiment that sex shouldn't matter, but the numbers reveal a different story. Indeed, we all wish we lived in a world no longer driven by biology and instead ruled by rationality and results. But the data indicates we don't -- at least not yet.
Beyond Critical Mass
As far as hiring women in IT, large companies have reached critical mass; nearly 40% of staff are female (see Figure 1). Midmarket enterprises are not quite as far along, with women making up 22% of IT employees; but midsized companies have also achieved critical mass in the hiring of women.
Critical mass is not just a turn of a phrase here. It refers to the idea -- first discovered in physics -- that environments become self-sustaining after they reach a certain threshold. Malcolm Gladwell popularized this concept in his book The Tipping Point. Social science data indicates that once 13% of a population accepts a new idea, it's only a matter of time before at least 84% accept the idea.
A subtle but important insight arose during our research. We may be looking at the wrong population in sampling critical mass. Most data looks at the total number of men and women who work in IT. It would be more revealing, however, to survey the women now working in IT and ask whether a critical mass believes that pursuing a career in IT has a promising or a limited future. Every female respondent spoke of how difficult her career path has been and the sacrifices it required. These respondents weren't complaining; they were just articulating the reality for women in the IT industry.
This leads us to a significant challenge that all large- and midmarket-company respondents cite: The number of female IT workers is low and apparently decreasing. The shallow labor pool of female IT workers is particularly troublesome in certain regions of the U.S., including the South, the non-coastal West and the Midwest.
And consider this trend: While the percentage of women in the workforce remained largely unchanged between 1996 and 2004 (at 46%), the percentage of women in IT decreased during that period, from 41% to 32%, according to the Information Technology Association of America. The organization attributes this decline to the fact that one-third of women in the IT workforce occupy administrative jobs, a professional category that has been in free fall in recent years.
The CIO at a midmarket service company in the South says his greatest challenge is "having enough promotable women in the job pool to advance."
The CIO at a high-performance Midwestern transportation company was similarly frustrated with the diminishing pool of female candidates. "Out of more than 300 résumés, only five were [from] women," he says. "[My company's sector] seems to have fewer women in IT than other areas I have worked in, but there seem to be far fewer women that pursue IT as a career overall."
And as Figure 2 indicates, less than one-third of CIOs' direct reports are women. Midmarket respondents say that finding female IT workers requires more time and money than many midsized companies have available.
A female CIO at a retailer adds, "I have been tremendously successful in this discipline but cannot entice any of my nieces to pursue this field."
What's going on here? In a nation where more than half the population is female and in an economy where the proportion of women and men in the wage and salaried workforce is thought to be nearly equal (51% men and 49% women, according to the Families and Work Institute's 2002 data), why aren't more women working in IT? Why aren't we doing something to increase those numbers?
One possible explanation is that IT organizations have a long, sad history of not working well with HR departments (see "Can the Broken IT/HR Relationship Be Fixed?," May 2006 issue and "Delivering Value on the Human Side of Technology," June 2006 issue). While the non-IT part of the organization in both large and midmarket companies is mobilizing to recruit and assist women in networking activities, there are few programs specifically designed for women in IT (see Figures 3 and 4).
So despite the fact that our IT shops tend to think of themselves as "female friendly" (see Figure 5), there is a fundamental disconnect between that view and companies' efforts to groom women to enter the IT ranks.
Contention and Calculation
The subject of women's representation and achievement in disciplines historically dominated by men -- particularly science, math, technology, business, law and medicine -- perpetually raises controversial issues. It's been two years since Lawrence Summers, former president of Harvard University, raised a firestorm of protest when he speculated that "innate differences" between the sexes contribute to the small numbers of women in science and engineering. Despite his subsequent apology, his remarks still spark angry debate in the media and among academics.
At the base of the not-enough-women-in-IT problem is a similar and widely held misconception of what women can and should do. Some among you may remember John Fitzgerald Kennedy's farewell address to the French following a state visit in 1961. "I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it," he said.
JFK called to mind the egocentric and androcentic world we once lived in. His statement highlighted the roles men and women were expected to play. What made this particular sound bite pop was its reversal of the status quo: Men didn't accompany women; women accompanied men.
Extensive research indicates that gender differences in mathematical test performance are small and decreasing. Clearly there is no biological reason for women to lag behind men in IT leadership. Yet perceived differences do persist.
The enduring nature of gender stereotypes is exacerbated by the relative innumeracy of the general population; most people don't bring an understanding of statistics to their observations and thus don't necessarily know when a statistical difference is really a difference -- or whether, even if a difference is statistically significant, that difference really matters.
As the sidebar "He Said, She Said" shows, gender stereotypes are prevalent in IT. But when we look at views that are potentially influenced by gender, we must resist jumping to conclusions and focus on specifics. When stereotypes emerge (i.e., "Men have stronger math and science skills"), we should examine them by asking, "Under what circumstances?" and "In which situations?"
Social science data generally shows much more variation among men as a cohort and among women as a cohort than between men and women.
Networking: What's the Difference?
Still, it's impossible to ignore the fact that many Habitat respondents say men and women relate and express intimacy differently and that they also network differently. When it comes to playing well with others, does one gender have it over the other?
Gender scholars tell us that men conduct their friendships by doing something -- say, playing a game of golf. When talking to one another, men tend to prefer "male" topics like cars or sports rather than themselves. Men will spend hours together without once mentioning their personal lives, careers, health or state of mind. Sociologist Scott Swain calls this "closeness in the doing."
Women, on the other hand, network by sharing information about themselves, their emotions and their relationships. Women are said to relate face to face, while men relate side to side.
The female CIO at a global conglomerate says her own networking experience reflects such differences. "I think women network among themselves differently. In the women's networking group I actively participate in, when the women get together, we talk about things of a more personal nature, [such as], 'How do you balance work and family?' I have never heard of a men's networking group that deals with those types of issues."
The CIO at an oil company points to pretty entrenched differences between male and female networking styles. "Men and women are very different in how they network," he notes. "Guys fish, play golf, go to games and grunt. Women attend corporate events, lunch meetings and network."
Some respondents, however, are more divided on whether men or women make better networkers -- and whether the question is even relevant.
The male CIO at a midmarket division of a large private equity firm observes, "Some women are very good, and others need work. I think this is related to the individual personality and management style more than it is to gender." The male CIO at an educational institution concurs, saying, "I see networking as less a gender thing and more of an individual behavior. Generalizations do not seem to fit well."
One midmarket CIO expresses a real-men-don't-network state of mind, saying, "As a male, I see my own networking efforts to be a chore rather than a natural act."
The female CIO at a prestigious university says that, to some extent, women benefit from a difference in networking styles. "Women do not have the advantage or disadvantage of the old-boy network. Most women have to create their own girls network," she observes.
"These networks tend to start as smaller groups of women sharing social time and yet being able to discuss careers and other business topics as well. The groups result in many of the women forming long-lasting friendships that outlast their current jobs."
Women tend to share more of their lives than just their current jobs, she adds, as they strive for an integrated whole more so than their male counterparts, "who are often promotion or compensation focused."
The chief IT architect at a process manufacturer says that women "attempt to network within a company at a broader level than men. There are women's groups that meet to encourage and provide support across all disciplines," he says. "For men the networking tends to be direct contact; there are no cross-functional meetings or conferences that occur."
The female CIO at a fashion house wonders whether the shallow labor pool itself influences the differences in male and female networking styles. "It's just that there are so few of us in true executive roles that we all seem to know each other and send around the headhunter calls and keep in touch and ask each other questions," she explains. "It's easier to be closer to your network when there are a dozen or so in it, as opposed to what must be hundreds for most men."
Institutionalizing True Parity
In the journey to encourage IT leadership among women, we may be past the point of critical mass, but we're by no means far enough along to make that leadership self-sustaining. While three-quarters of large and midmarket firms say their IT organizations are family-friendly, in truth there is still much to be done to shatter entrenched gender stereotypes.
If companies are serious about achieving parity between men and women in this discipline, they must find ways to leverage those perceived or real differences between genders while increasing the number of women who occupy the top IT jobs. That means making a concerted effort to recruit and groom women for IT leadership roles. And that means institutionalizing outreach, training and networking programs for women.
Since only 25% of large companies and 5% of midmarket companies currently have such programs in place, companies are going to have to do a lot more than merely accept women in the IT workplace. They're going to have to actively open the door and invite women in.
For more on women in IT, see "Women in IT and in Charge"
SURVEY METHODOLOGY: Researchers contacted 140 companies (65 large companies; 75 midmarket organizations) in 17 vertical markets: banking, construction, consumer electronics, education, entertainment, fashion, food, government, insurance, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, philanthropic, publishing, retail, services, technology and telecom.


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Southwest High School's mariachi band places second in state
After slowly lowering wide sombreros to the floor, 18 Southwest High School mariachi players gripped their instruments, emitted passionate yelps — called gritos — and launched into the first piece of their Texas High School Mariachi Competition finals performance Saturday.
Senior Emily Mujica, 18, sang in clear tones that belied nerves and allergies and packed the song "Alegre y Enamorada" or "Happy and In Love," with emotion.
Drama — the element that sets mariachi music apart, according to Southwest's mariachi director Eddie Perales — palpably filled Edgewood Independent School District's Theatre for the Performing Arts as 16 mariachi bands from across the state vied for the top spot in their school size division.
The Texas Association of Mariachi Educators and the Mexican-American School Board Members Association, or MASBA, created the day-long competition to showcase student talent.
"Our ultimate goal is education," Grammy-winning mariachi educator Juan Ortiz told the audience. "One of the keys to success is to maximize all the abilities of students through education."
Students said the music connects them with their heritage and family members that loved the genre.
Southwest finished second in the 5A division behind Edinburg North High School.
Earlier in the day, Brackenridge High School freshman Manuel Valero, 15, kicked off his school's performance by raising a gleaming trumpet to his lips and letting a string of notes explode.
For Brackenridge, the only other San Antonio school in the competition, this has been a rebuilding year, said mariachi director John Nieto. Several experienced members had graduated, and others hadn't been able to compete because of their grades, he said. Rio Grande City High School won the 4A division while Brackenridge finished last.
"We've had so many obstacles just to get this far," Nieto said. "I couldn't be prouder of them."
For Brackenridge flutist Alejandra Tamez, 17, the turnover provided her first singing opportunity, but she had less than two weeks to prepare.
When she reached the microphone Saturday, the junior said she felt as though her knees might buckle.
"They had told me to just look at one spot and sing to that spot and forget about the people," Tamez said. "So I sang to the exit sign."
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Changfeng Energy Inc. ("Changfeng" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:CFY), a natural gas utility in China, announced today that the Company has started to sell gas to a ceramics manufacturer in the Pingxiang Industrial Ceramic Park (the "Park") in the Xiangdong district, Pingxiang city, Jiangxi Province, China. It marks the beginning of the commercial operation of the Xiangdong project.
Payment for the purchase of natural gas by the customer was made in advance through the smart card system.
About Xiangdong Piped Gas Distribution Project (the "Xiangdong Project")
The Xiangdong Project, the Company's first piped gas distribution project in Mainland China, was launched in early 2010 and the first phase of construction of the Xiangdong Project inside the Pingxiang Industrial Ceramic Park (the "Park") commenced in November 2011. To date, approximately 7.5 kilometers (4.66 miles) of pipeline has been buried underground, and a set of CNG (compressed natural gas) pressure regulators and gas processing facilities were installed.
The Xiangdong Project is located in Xiangdong District, Pingxiang City, Jiangxi Province, which is approximately 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) away from the city gate loading the gas from the branch of PetroChina's second West to East Pipeline ("WEP II") to Pingxiang City. The section of intra-provincial pipeline between the city gate and the Xiangdong Project location is regulated by the Jiangxi provincial government's energy planning authority and scheduled to be built by the second half of 2013. Prior to completion of the installation of this section of pipeline, no gas from PetroChina's WEP II can be accessed by the Xiangdong District. As a result, the Company intends to purchase CNG and supply gas to its customers through its pipeline and associated facilities.
The Company has the 50 years (2010-2060) for a period of exclusive right to operate the piped gas distribution business in Xiangdong district, within which the Pingxiang Industrial Ceramic Park is located.
About Changfeng Energy Inc.
Changfeng Energy Inc. is a local natural gas distribution company ("LDC" or natural gas utility) with operations located throughout the southern part of the People's Republic of China. The Company serves industrial, commercial and residential customers, providing them with natural gas for heating purposes and fuel for transportation. The Company has developed a significant natural gas pipeline network as well as urban gas delivery networks, stations, substations and gas pressure regulating stations in Sanya City & Haitang Bay. Through its network of pipelines, the Company provides safe and reliable delivery of natural gas to both homes and businesses. The Company is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and its shares trade on the Toronto Venture Exchange under the trading symbol "CFY". For more information, please visit the Company website at www.changfengenergy.com.
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NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Residents have rejected a budget that included money for extra school security in the wake of the December school shootings, with town leaders suggesting the spending and required tax increases were a hard sell.
Voters on Tuesday turned down the $72 million school budget by 482 votes and rejected the $39 million town government budget by 62 votes. Nearly 4,500 residents voted on the plans, which would have represented an increase of more than 5 percent next fiscal year.
First Selectwoman Patricia Llodra said the killings of 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School had an impact on the vote, the first since the massacre.
"We're very fragile as a community," she said. "We've lost some of our confidence."
Officials had put an extra $770,000 in the school and town budgets to hire extra police officers and unarmed security guards in each of Newtown's public and private schools. The plan was spurred by the Dec. 14 shootings.
Jeff Capeci, chairman of the Legislative Council, said the higher school budget also would have expanded half-day kindergarten to full-day and allowed for the hiring of a new high school administrator and for capital spending and technology.
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"I thought it was an incredibly high increase for this economy," Capeci said. "At the end of the day, Newtown voters thought it was too much of an increase."
Llodra called the spending increases substantial.
"It's just beyond the ability of our community to grapple with," she said.
In contrast, the current budget is up by a fraction of 1 percent over the previous year.
Newtown's budget troubles are relatively recent and are due to the recession, the weak recovery that followed and an aging population on a fixed income, Llodra said. A revised budget will be presented for a second vote.


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Milwaukee: Diner Burgers Shine at North Avenue Grill
Burger reviews in the Milwaukee area.
North Avenue Grill
7225 W. North Ave., Wauwatosa WI 53213 (map); 414-453-7225; northavenuegrill.com
Cooking Method: Griddled
Short Order: Tiny "new American diner" that serves breakfast all day, along with homemade soups, sandwiches, shakes and amazing burgers
Want Fries With That? Fries are a MUST. They're hand cut, crispy on the outside, light on the inside, and seasoned well
Price: Peppercorn Horsey burger, $8.95; Build-your-own burger, $6.95; Oreo shake, $3.95
Milwaukee isn't really much of a diner town. We've got a few, but they're a little bit overblown and overpriced. It's a weird thing, really, considering Milwaukee's got working-class roots.
So it took a little bit of searching to find a diner that wasn't one of the big tourist-attraction ones. No, neither politicians nor Rachael Ray have visited it like some other diners (ok, one in particular). But I'm willing to bet that North Avenue Grill has some of the best diner food in the city—and I'd stack the burgers up next to any other restaurant's, too.
North Avenue Grill recently came under new ownership at the beginning of the year. I hadn't eaten there before, but it's hard to imagine that the burgers could have been much better than they are now. The owner, Mike Topolovich, is also manning the grill, which is a great thing in this case. You can tell by the food that he really cares about sending out great product.
The half-pound burgers were thick and juicy, even if they were a little bit above the requested medium. There was still a little pink in there though, which is certainly better than a lot of places do with "medium." And in the cooks/owners defense, a salesman happened to come in as my burgers were on the grill—it's an open kitchen—which may have distracted him for just a minute too long.
But no worries, they were still some of the best burgers I've had in a while. The beef was well seasoned with salt and a good amount of black pepper. They were griddled on a flat top but still retained a nice char around the edges.
Onions turned out to be the star toppings of the night, on both the Peppercorn Horsey burger ($8.95) and a build-your-own option. The horsey burger was topped with crispy onion strings, which were freshly breaded while the beef was on the griddle. They were perfectly crunchy and not greasy at all.
The griddled (fried) onions on a build-your-own burger were just as delicious. I mean, look at some of those deep, dark caramelized bits. They were mostly sweet but with a little bite left. They're exactly the kind of fried onions other onions aspire to be.
The Horsey burger was topped with a relatively strong horseradish cream sauce. If you like horseradish, you'll love it. There wasn't too much sauce to make the bun soggy, either. The only thing I'd change is applying the sauce underneath the onion strings, as they got soggy quickly in the sauce.
When I think diner, I think good old American cheeseburger, which is why I went with American cheese and fried onions on the build-your-own ($6.95). Sometimes you really just have to have that gooey cheese, and here it definitely worked. The cheese stuck the perfectly toasted bun to the patty, making one cohesive sandwich, and I love when that happens.
The fries that come with the burgers are not to be overlooked. In fact, I could go here and make a meal just out of fries. They're hand cut and perfectly crunchy on the outside while being light and fluffy on the inside. They're tossed in a bowl with black pepper-heavy seasoning before they're served.
They also just started serving shakes for the summer, so I snagged an Oreo shake ($3.95). While it was a little bit thin and could have used more ice cream, it's still a great compliment to a diner burger and fries.
North Avenue Grill may not be the most famous diner around, but it should be. It's tiny, quaint, and the food is excellent on top of being extremely reasonably priced. I'm looking forward to going back to try the all-day breakfast menu, in classic diner style.
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Thanks again to my cousin Carol Mann for providing the above photo. I had not seen it before and am happy to have it in my collection. It appears doctored so I have asked for a scan of the original that has not been altered.
I have written of Gerrit van Leeuwen and Elsebina Maria Catharina Weenig before (at this link). I had a younger picture of Elsebina and another picture of Gerrit in his older years. But this is one of Elsebina older and you can see the resemblance from her other picture.
Gerrit was born 12 April 1823 in Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands and died 19 February 1906 in Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands. He was an organ builder and seller. He went into business with Christiaan Frederik Everdinus Weenig as an organ builder and seller, they also sold pianos. He later married Christiaan's younger sister, Elsebina. Christiaan and Elsebina were children of an organist, Christiaan Frederik Weenig. Gerrit and Elsebina married 22 August 1849 in Leiden.
Elsebina was born 15 November 1826 in Leiden and died 22 March 1884 in Arnhem. That places this photo pre-1884. She died at age 57. Gerrit died at 82. I don't know what year they moved to Arnhem (the city on the photo), but that would give us a narrower window in which the photo was taken.
If I get a better copy of the photo, I will provide it. Apparently Carol Mann has an original of this photo.


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By: Lanetra Bennett
Tallahassee, FL - She was called, the "Moses" of the Underground Railroad.
Descendants of the woman who led slaves to freedom live in Tallahassee, and, for a limited time, so do some of Harriet Tubman's artifacts.
Anthony Thompson, FAMU History Graduate Student: "this is a liberation piece. I can go and walk and say as I feel. Then, I'm going to go back and get my family some 70 times."
During a ten-year span, she escorted more than 300 slaves to freedom.
Anthony Thompson, FAMU History Graduate Student, stated, "when she had this pistol, she would say, I'm not going to let you go back. you're coming. Once you get this Undergound Railroad, once you come with me, you're not going back."
Anthony Thompson is teaching FAMU students about Tubman's pistol, which is now on display at the Black Archives.
Student worker Angelik Johnson touched it before it was placed in the case.
Angelik Johnson, FAMU Student, adds, "I was like oh, my gosh. It just gave me a rush because this is a part of history. It gave me an adreninline rush."
Tubman's ivory-handle sword is also on display.
Anthony Thompson, FAMU History Graduate Student: "she picked that sword up from a confederate soldier, not a union soldier, but a confederate soldier, hello."
Tubman's descendants, The Brickler Family, have had the pistol and cavalry saber since Tubman died in 1913.
Tubman's niece, Alice Brickler, lived in Tallahassee, Brickler's a fifth generation descendant of Tubman.
Alex Brickler, Harriet Tubman's Descendant, stated, "when you have a bar that's set that high, you have to grow tall enough to be able to reach it and be able to do justice to the history that is in your family."
Literature suggests that Harriet Tubman never actually used her pistol.
Tubman's descendant, Alex Brickler, is a graduate student at FAMU.
FAMU's Black Archives hope to keep Tubman's artifacts on display until April.
By: Lanetra Bennett
February 19, 2013
Tallahassee, FL - Harriet Tubman's pistol and ivory handle sword are now on display at FAMU. The items are at the Black Archives.
Tubman is known as the Moses of the Underground Railroad. She is well known for leading many slaves to freedom.
The exhibit will be on campus until April.
Tune in to Eyewitness News at 6 to hear from a 5th generation descendant of Tubman.


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A teacher at my old school once remarked to me in a conversation about higher education, "University is a reward for the intellectual, where one can do as one pleases and do very little work for a period of three years". However true or false this may be, it seems that many contemporary students have misinterpreted this concept. It is certainly not a rest or lapse period for decency and basic courtesy.
Student life is something that most of us have looked forward to from our early teens: we break away from our parents and begin to become our own person. We become domesticated, we become mature; we become adults. Alas, it isn't quite as straight forward as that. The average student dresses in baggy, comfortable clothes, goes out drinking at least five times a week, and probably comes close to (or actually partakes) in dealing in substances of disrepute. We are only young once, however, so perhaps such behaviour is acceptable.
Yet, just because we are students, it doesn't mean to say that we actually have to behave like them. Nevertheless, this is not a call for us to attend lectures in morning suits and address our peers with high reverence and grandiose language. A modern, savvy student is someone who respects and considers those around him. Many adults get cross with students and their lifestyle – perhaps they are jealous – they argue that they are slovenly and uncouth. Maybe they are right: there are times when one really doesn't want to be formal or worry too much about what others think.
However, I argue that University is a journey, a bridge. It marks a transition between childhood and adulthood. There used to be no word for the inter-regnum, until someone created the concept of a 'student'. A majority of students subconsciously believe that we become adults the moment we graduate, and this grants us with an excuse to behave as we wish for the three or four years in between. This is not the case. We become adults during the period of our enrolment. Some will grasp the (really quite straight forward) concepts of adulthood sooner than others.
As I say regularly, good manners are a skill for life, which will stand anyone in much better stead than any degree or qualification. Clarence Thomas said, "Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot". Think what you could do with both.
NB: Educated people go to 'University'. The rest go to 'Uni'.
William Hanson
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Multiparty Verified Code Execution on Modern Browsers
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AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012-13: SINGLES: Racked up a 14-2 record in his first season on the Mission Campus … was extraordinarily dependable during the season when he played locking down the No. 3 and 4 positions … bested then-No. 55 Tulane in a tough match, ultimately prevailing 2-6, 7-6, 6-2 … topped No. 70 Purdue 6-4, 7-6 … did not lose a match from Jan. 26 through Mar. 1 racking up seven straight wins … during the streak, he picked up strong wins against then-No. 50 BYU (7-6, 6-4) and then-No. 38 Boise State (6-2, 6-4) … DOUBLES: Combined with several partners in the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles positions … played with Tomasz Soltyka in a 9-8 win over Furman in the No. 2 position helping the team to a 4-3 win … teamed with Tom Pham to take down BYU's No. 2 doubles pair, 8-6 … defeated No. 38 Boise State's No. 3 doubles team, 8-7, with Eugene Muchynski.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was ranked No. 1 in Europe … participated in the European Championship … reached No. 61 in the International Tennis Federation (junior) rankings and 998 in ATP.
PERSONAL: From Sochi, Russia ... graduated from Peoples' Friendship University of Russia in Sochi in 2012 ... son of Aram and Susana Khacharyan ... has an older sister, Diana Khacharyan … interests include soccer and computers. He will be studying in the School of Arts and Sciences.
Why he chose Santa Clara?: "I chose Santa Clara because it has a very strong tennis team, a high level of education, perfect weather and because it's in California."


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Questions of ecommerce site owners on VPS or shared Reseller accounts
Hello members
I am not a account holder yet, still tire kicking. I have a small ecommerce site group; one shopping cart and a couple informations sites linked to it. I've been with another H-Sphere hosting service for a number of years and seek to change to a more responsive and reliable host. My choices are a VPS such as the Enhanced VPS account or another shared reseller account. If the shared environment is fast enough I would like the fully managed nature of it. If not, the VPS is the next step up.
My question is for current users, are there any oSCommerce carts hosted on your account that I can check out for site response on either a Fluid Hosting VPS or a Shared Reseller account?
Do you ever see unusual slowdowns or time outs of queries? Do you classify it as a small, mid, or large cart in volume of orders?
If you are on a VPS, and not a IT guru, did you find it difficult to manage yourself. I am a PHP and VB coder, and wrote all our office productivity applications and several web applications but never dealt with admin on a live server. My test box in the office has been up without any downtime for 2 years, but that was a simple LAMP setup that required few adjustments from defaults.
Email questions; Do you have problems with Comcast and other large providers blocking mail even temporarily if you are on a shared account? AOL?
Thank you for any suggestions or information you might offer.
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I've been here for four years and not had any issues so far.
My main email accounts use an email hosting provider... not that I don't trust the email hosting provided at FH (never had any issues), I think that email and web hosting don't really go together... not if you are serious about your email.
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Thank you for such a quick response I think I know where Ill be asking my questions from now on.
So, I think Ill go with the regular version of VBulletin for now and possibly upgrade to the Suite at a later time. I still need to educate myself on what the CMS really does apparently.
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Found this old post of mine from 4.5 years ago.
An update is in order. I got the VPS, loaded it with the site, forum and shopping cart plus a few test sites fro development just after I wrote the quires above.
A lot of things have changed since that time, our little web site and shopping cart grew a bit from 4 people to a seasonal 150 employees and the only constant has solid problem free fast page serving and database queries. I came back to the site only to see the new offerings and features for getting my own personal VPS.
It is hard to guess how many people are hosting with Fluid because there is so little activity on the forum which is a very good sign that people are too busy worrying about their business and not their server.
My philosophy about business has been simple regardless of field: the features, price, slick presentations, deals and size mean nothing in determining true value, it is instead the value a client places on their own problems that a provider or service can take away. My goal has always been to allow my clients to sleep an extra hour every morning by having fewer worries. My worries about web sites that generate the bulk of our sales now are NOT about servers and hosting. That essential part of the business is the only part that I do not have to worry about. One would only realize how good that is if they had prior histories of it being the major daily problem as it was when I wrote that post 4 years ago.
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A list of the Commissioned Officers in the Action of the 17th of January 1781. (Battle of Cowpens)
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Harvard brings a 14-10 record into the games this weekend (Harvard Athletic Communications).
The Particulars
The Harvard softball team opens its Ivy League schedule this weekend with doubleheaders at Penn and Columbia. The Penn games will be played Saturday, April 2, after originally being scheduled for Friday April 1, and the Columbia doubleheader was bumped back to Sunday, April 3.
About the Crimson
Harvard has had a great start to the season and enters the weekend with a 14-10 overall record. The Crimson finished its warm-weather swing to Florida and California with an 8-8 record, notching notable wins over Seton Hall, Michigan State, UC Riverside and San Diego. Since its return to the Northeast, Harvard has captured six of its eight games, including shutouts against Quinnipiac and Rhode Island.
Ellen Macadam has driven the offense so far this season, leading the team in batting average (.456), hits (36), runs (22), home runs (4) and on-base percentage (.517). Rookie Kasey Lange has shown a penchant for driving in runs, as she leads the team with 21 RBI in 24 games. Whitney Shaw is second on the team with a .352 batting average and 17 RBI and has swiped five bases on the year.
Rachel Brown has been stellar in the circle for Harvard, racking up two Ivy League Pitcher of the Week awards already this season. She ranks third in the nation in strikeouts per seven innings (12.1) and leads the league in strikeouts (156), wins (10) and opponent batting average (.177). Freshman Laura Ricciardone has been a consistent number two for Harvard, posting a 4-3 record and a 2.31 ERA in 12 appearances this season.
Last Time Out
The Crimson put on a hitting display against Rhode Island in its home-opening doubleheader, battering the Rams, 15-7 (5 inn.) and 10-0 (5 inn.), Tuesday afternoon. Whitney Shaw was the offensive hero for the Crimson, driving in four runs with a pair of RBI doubles in the first game and roping a two-run home run and an RBI single in the second for seven RBI between the two games. Kassy Shiotani and Ellen Macadam both went 3 for 3 in Game 1, and Rachel Brown and Laura Ricciardone were the winning pitchers for the Crimson.
Scouting the Quakers
Penn enters the weekend with an 8-9 overall record, riding a two-game win streak. The Quakers took down Rider, 6-4, in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday and blanked local foe La Salle, 6-0, in a single game Wednesday. Penn has already played eight games at its home facility of Warren Field and is 2-6 in those contests.
Kayla Dahlerbruch leads a balanced Penn lineup with a .370 batting average on the season, and her five doubles is also a team-best mark. Elyssa Gorney (.367 BA) and Brooke Coloma (.340 BA) are tied for the team lead with 18 hits this year while Alisha Prystowsky has 13 RBI to lead the team. Mikenzie Voves leads a deep Penn pitching staff with a 6-3 record, 3.26 earned run average and 32 strikeouts on the year.
Scouting the Lions
Columbia starts the weekend with an 8-15 overall record but is 2-0 in two games at Baker Field this season. The Lions split a doubleheader with Manhattan Tuesday, taking the back half of the twinbill, 4-1. Columbia takes on Dartmouth Saturday in its Ivy League opener before facing the Crimson in a doubleheader Sunday.
Emily Caruthers has started all 23 games for Columbia and leads the team with a .357 batting average and nine stolen bases. Anne Marie Skylis has provided the pop for Columbia in its non-conference schedule, notching a team-best 23 hits, two home runs and nine RBI as well as a team-high .500 slugging percentage. Karen Tulig has also driven in nine runs this season and leads the team with six doubles. Maggie Johnson and Prophet Gaspard have been the workhorses in the circle for Columbia. Johnson leads the team with a 2.32 ERA over 78.1 innings while Gaspard has team-high totals of six wins, 53 strikeouts and one shutout.
Up Next
Harvard steps back out of conference for a one-game engagement with Providence April 5 at Soldiers Field. First pitch is set for 4 p.m.


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60% Merino / 40% Bamboo-Rayon Roving
Bamboo is a cellulose based fiber and Merino (see Merino/Silk blend for Merino specs) is a protein based fiber. We have combined them here with the protein fiber having the edge. We dye this roving with acid dyes for the wool and because cellulose fibers don't absorb acid dyes, it creates a wonderful effect which gives the fiber a silvery/white quality that is quite ethereal. It does mean that colors turn out lighter. I have spun this into a very nice lofty yarn and was quite pleased.


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This is some of the best racing commentary I've ever heard, and it's from a driver in the middle of a race, sliding all over the track, and fighting for the lead.
It's all part of the madness that was British rallycross in the 1980s, specifically the 1987 Brands Hatch Shell Oils Rallycross.
The driver, John Welch, is in a 4WD, 460+ horsepower Ford Escort, and he's swapping first place back and forth with another Escort and a Group B defector Audi Quattro.


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