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"Private Wojtek," a brown bear adopted by a unit of Polish soldiers during World War II, is to be honored with a memorial statue in the Scottish capital.
After the war, Wojtek found a new home in the Edinburgh Zoo. The Wojtek Memorial Trust hopes to have the statue in place in Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh in time for the 50th anniversary of the bear's death in 2013, The Scotsman reported Saturday.
The Polish Second Corps, fighting with the Allies in Persia after their homeland fell to the Germans, adopted Wojtek as a cub from a local shepherd, trading the bear for a stash of canned meat. Wojtek traveled with them to Egypt and participated in the Allied invasion of Italy.
Aileen Orr, author of "Wojtek The Bear: Polish War Hero," said the soldiers hoped to take Wojtek back to Poland after the war. But they had to leave him behind in Scotland, where their unit had its peacetime camp.
Wojtek was not just a mascot. The bear helped carry ammunition and is said to have picked up bad habits -- drinking beer and smoking cigarettes -- from his human companions.
By the end of the war, the bear was a symbol, appearing on the buttons of the Polish Transport Corps.
"The soldiers dearly wanted to take Wojtek back to Poland," Orr said. "They used to dream of traveling from their camp in the Borders to Edinburgh, marching with the bear from Princes Street to Leith Docks then boarding a ship and setting sail to Gdansk in Poland. There, they would hold victory marches through all the cities and towns on their way to Warsaw."
The Trust hopes to have delayed victory marches, parading the statue in Warsaw and Edinburgh.


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Pepper & Jack Smothered Cheeseburgers
To add a little bite to your burgers, just add peppers. The cheesy pepper-onion topping and chipotle glaze lend the chicken patties Southwestern flair. —Deborah Biggs, Omaha, NE
Total TimePrep: 30 min. Bake: 25 min.
Makes4 servings
- 1/2 cup honey mustard salad dressing
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon minced chipotle pepper in adobo sauce
- 1 egg white, beaten
- 1/4 cup crushed tortilla chips
- 3 tablespoons minced seeded jalapeno peppers
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 poblano peppers, julienned
- 2 Anaheim peppers, julienned
- 1 medium sweet red pepper, julienned
- 1 small onion, halved and sliced
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 slices pepper Jack cheese
- 4 hamburger buns, split
- For glaze, combine the salad dressing, lime juice and chipotle pepper in a blender; cover and process until blended. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the egg white, tortilla chips, jalapenos and salt. Crumble chicken over mixture and mix well. Shape into four patties. Place in a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan.
- Bake at 375° for 9-11 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 165° and juices run clear, basting occasionally with glaze.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute peppers and onion in oil until crisp-tender. Remove from the heat; stir in cilantro and salt.
- Top burgers with pepper mixture and cheese. Broil 4 in. from the heat for 2-3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve on buns.

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[Translate to francais:] HOPE calls for a Sustainable Development Goal on the Ocean
[Translate to francais:] A "Declaration of HOPE" was issued at the close of the Healthy Oceans - Productive Ecosystems (HOPE) on 4 March, calling for urgent action to better protect the marine environment following a wake-up call in the form of the first comprehensive overview of the state of EU seas. Among the 400 attendees were 15 EU Environment Ministers and representatives from Member States, academia, industry and other organizations, including the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO).
[Translate to francais:] Organized by the European Commission on 3-4 March 2014, the conference provided an opportunity for those working with the European marine environment to discuss the findings of an assessment report published by the European Commission in February, offering the first comprehensive overview of the state of EU seas. It showed that more efforts are urgently needed if the EU is to reach its goal of a healthy and productive marine environment: by provding clear and comprehensive information on the problems, the report allows the ocean community to understand what can be done to improve the situation. Next steps were discussed in detail during the Conference.
During the second day, dedicated to the solutions, IOC-UNESCO programme specialist Julian Barbière provided an international perspective on the implementation of the Ocean Chapter of the Rio+20 Outcome Document. He demonstrated that a healthy ocean is central to sustainable development, and presented possible targets that could make a difference if included in the international development agenda.
The Declaration of HOPE calls for 11 concrete actions; first and foremost, it calls for Europe to "take the lead in implementing the Rio+20 conference chapter on oceans through the UN post-2015 framework, including through considering a Sustainable Development Goal on Oceans and supporting the UNCLOS implementing agreement on biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction". It also calls for increased research budgets devoted to understanding the ocean and its role in supporting life, halting biodiversity loss and improving the conservation of vulnerable marine habitats through an effectively managed, well connected system of protected areas, and involving the public in ocean protection.
A concise report summarizing the main points of discussion will be published in the coming days on the HOPE website, where presentations are already available.
Related links:
- Declaration of HOPE (pdf)
- Presentation: Session on The international perspective: Implementing the Oceans Chapter of Rio+20 (pdf)
- Commission Report on the first phase of implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD)
- HOPE Conference website and videos
- HOPE programme and presentations


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MacBook Air promises all-day battery
- Apple says Air can gets 12 hours on battery%3B our test was closer to 8
- Bolstered battery is the main upgrade in the new Airs
- Other improvements are modest
SAN FRANCISCO — At the start of Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference on Monday, I was among a throng of journalists racing for the limited rows of seats with power strips. Try explaining to an editor that you ran out of juice in the middle of CEO Tim Cook's presentation.
A less frenzied but no less important chase for the few available power outlets is a common ritual at airports, lest you board a cross-country plane with no options for plugging in.
Suffice to say, battery power is a precious resource that we all can relate to, whether using a laptop in a boardroom, classroom or at 35,000 feet. Those of us who use tablet computers when we travel are generally spoiled; we're accustomed to battery-life ranges that go from quite decent to excellent. We can't usually say the same for our laptops.
So Apple's promise of an "all-day battery" on the new MacBook Air models introduced at WWDC gets your hopes up. The bolstered battery is the main reason to consider upgrading from an older Air or a rival computer; most other changes — while welcome — are relatively modest.
In my quick but harsh battery test in a San Francisco hotel room — I've only had a test computer for a day or so — the Air indeed proved to have very good stamina, if falling short of the 12-hour battery max that Apple achieved under somewhat less stringent testing conditions.
Design-wise, the latest Airs look nearly identical to their predecessors: sleek aluminum unibody construction, smooth and large multitouch trackpads, inviting backlit keyboards. These are good-looking premium laptops.
As before, versions come in two basic sizes: models with an 11.6-inch LED-backlit display and models with a 13.3-inch screen. (My test model was the larger one.) And as before the machines don't come cheap: $999 or $1,199 for the 11-inch model, depending on storage options, and $1,099 and $1,299 on the larger version.
Apple now starts users off with 128 gigabytes of flash storage, more generous than on the prior generation, but still cramped compared to the storage you'd get on the less reliable hard drives that are now passé on Mac laptops. If I had my druthers, there'd be more capacity on the computer itself, even with the push these days to cloud storage. But flash is expensive. You can boost the storage capacity on the Air to as high as 512GB on certain models.
A USB optical drive for DVDs and CDs is a $79 option.
The laptops weigh 2.38 pounds and 2.96 pounds respectively, so these remain light workhorses. At 0.11-inches at their thinnest point and 0.68 inches at the thickest, the machines are appealingly thin as well.
The computers have 1.3 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processors, high-end Intel graphics, and 4GB of memory. You can upgrade the processors and memory. Each has a pair of USB 3 ports, a Thunderbolt port and Apple's proprietary MagSafe 2 power port. Each also has a 720p high-definition FaceTime camera. Only the larger model has an SD card slot.
For now the machines run OS X Mountain Lion, the last version of Apple's venerable Macintosh operating system that carries a Big Cat nickname. At WWDC, Apple previewed OS X Mavericks — you'll almost certainly be able to upgrade the Airs to Mavericks when the software is released this fall. It's not clear what Apple might charge.
The Airs are also compatible with the latest flavor of Wi-Fi networking, what geeks refer to as "802.11ac." The promise is up to three times faster Wi-Fi and better range as well, but you'll need compatible 802.11ac networking gear, which I didn't have for my test.
None of the models has the stunning "Retina display" that is a headline feature on pricier MacBook Pro models. Though the 1366-by-768 native resolution on the smaller Air model and the 1440-by-900 on the larger screen version are nice, the displays are no match for their Retina-based siblings. I suppose Apple kept Retina off the MacBook Airs as a key differentiator with the Pro models. The lack of Retina also keeps the price in check, while helping balance battery considerations.
On 13-inch Airs like my test model, Apple claims you can get up to 12 hours of wireless Web surfing, and up to 10 hours of iTunes movie playback. The smaller models reduce those numbers to 9 hours and 8 hours. The extra juice can be partly attributed to bigger batteries — the flash storage inside the computer is compact. The Intel chips inside (codenamed Haswell) are also way more power-efficient.
I've always taken manufacturer battery claims with a grain of salt. There are multiple factors: screen brightness, whether network radios are turned on, what you're doing in general. I usually run a harsher test than manufacturers — including Apple — do, by cranking brightness to the max, turning off all power-saving measures, and streaming a video over Wi-Fi. Apple tests at a 75% brightness level.
In my informal test, the Air delivered a pretty impressive seven hours and 48 minutes. It's not quite a full business day but awfully close, and my results suggest you can easily make it unplugged through presentations or flights that go a lot longer than Tim Cook's remarks. Even at that, I always keep one eye open for a power outlet.
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What is sex therapy, and what happens in a sex therapy session? -- Bill, 34, Ft. Lauderdale
Sex therapy is the treatment of any kind of problem related to sex by a person who specializes in these issues. Problems suitable for sex therapy range from erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, low sexual desire, sex addiction, painful sex, lack of sexual confidence, unwanted sexual fetishes, and many more issues.
Sex therapy involves talking about concerns so that individuals or couples better understand what's going on and find ways to deal with it. Many couple's sex problems are really communication problems—and sex therapy can open up that communication and allow feelings to be expressed in a neutral and safe space. Just being able to talk candidly with a partner can lead to resolution of misunderstandings and insight into patterns of behavior that are "stuck" or dysfunctional.
A common sex therapy technique is called "sensate focusing," which is a set of exercises for couples or individuals that increase awareness of sexual needs, preferences, and body responses. The goal of sensate focusing is to shift attention away from the genitals, at least temporarily, so that other sensual possibilities can be explored and so that a couple can gain greater appreciation for the full range of pleasure that is possible with sex. You can learn more at the website of the American Association of Sexuality Educators counselors and Therapists.
Dr. Harry Fisch is a board certified urologist at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He's here to answer reader questions in an effort to get guys to "man up about health."


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Mysterious bus cruises town
At first glance, it looked like the Bush campaign had hit Charlottesville.
But when the "Yes Bush Can '04" bus stopped on the Downtown Mall at Second Street October 21, with an amplified voice extolling, "Vote for Bush, the end is near. Vote for Bush, Armageddon is at hand," passersby looked again.
Maybe it was the nuclear missile strapped on top. Perhaps it was the slogan, "I'm telling the truth." Definitely, it was the picture of George Bush with the crazed eyes on the side of the bus that suggested this vehicle was not officially from the Bush campaign.
"Yes Bush Can" is a national satirical group that often gets invited to real Bush events by unsuspecting supporters. According to its website, the bus came into Charlottesville October 19 to rebut bike-riding "ecoterrorists." It circled the Downtown Mall the next day until it was run off by police.
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wow. 30003000 riders. that is a big race.
Riding the Strade Bianche in the rain is like mountain biking. You really have to hold on tight and keep an eye on your line as there are potholes, ruts and gatherings of loose stone everywhere, any slight miscalculation could end up in disaster. We however, and everyone else around us seemed to manage just fine, well, all apart from the bruised palms.
L'Eroica, meaning 'The Heroic' is a race held every year in Tuscany, giving up to 3000 like minded, fanatical individuals the chance to ride and race on the 'Strada Bianche', the famous white gravel roads of Chianti and to spend two days wallowing in pure cycling nostalgia. In true heroic style only pre-87 bikes are allowed. So there are no auto-indexing gears – this is golden era cycling where shifters are mounted on the down tube, where tubular tyres are also favoured, alongside chrome, cloth bar tape, solid colour paintwork and water bottle holders that attach at the front and where the woolen jersey reigns. Any man interested in the traditions of the Italian cycle race can certainly get his fill here.
The morning of day one of L'Eroica in Italy's stunning Gaiole in Chianti was the flea market, but it seemed to be more of an expo than anything else.
The old man selling his wares on a crudely constructed table, blue cloth and all, after I asked him the price of a particular Cyclisme post-card he proceeded to reel off the names of what seemed like all of his cycling heroes. He spoke loudly and one by one he pointed with his chubby index finger at his heroes on his pink-bordered postcards and with the exception of "Merckx" and "Hinault" all the names he shouted were Italian and two names battled for his prize, "Coppi" and "Bartali".
As well as being a place where you could purchase items, the site of the flea market was also for registration and this was a great place to see many of the stunning bikes that would be on the road on Sunday. All, of course pre 1987 as it indicates in the rules and all, of course Italian, of which is not indicated in the rules. I saw lots of beautiful bikes that afternoon but one instantly caught my eye. Francesco Moser's hour record bike. The actual one. I had seen this bike, an amazing example of technology and engineering a handful of times in photographs and old footage but this, being able to see in the flesh had made my afternoon. Fortunately this one will not be ridden on Sunday
That evening, all of our group from Le Coq Sportif were invited to a social dinner at the school hall. Local food was on offer and of course lashings of local wine. Where we sat, there was a singular man at the end our table peering into his plate. Four or five seats down and with no one in between we asked him if he would like to join us, he said "Si".
Soft in tone, grey haired with tanned skin stretched across his face and pale blue eyes peering out of his head and speaking no English with us speaking no Italian. We get a pen and start communicating in pictures. He talked (drew) of his preference of northern Italy and the beauty that can be found there by drawing a crude outline of Italy with a line across it and an X underneath. We talk of his favourite Italian marques, Aprillia, Moto guzzi, Ferrari, Maserati which then led him onto likening Ferrari cars to Bianchi bicycles. Legnano to Maserati. I asked him of Pinarello, he does not answer. I make no assumptions on this.. He drew the numbers 3 and 8, the route he'd do tomorrow, it seems he had recently completed 1000km in ten days so his legs were still tired and sore.
The exterior of the building had a party going on at the Le Coq Sportif 'Caravan du Coq' a transformed Citroen HY van looking fabulous in French national colours. There was Grappa on offer and music, so we mingled a while and finally, as midnight came close we decided to head home, the next day we were racing.
7am. The horn of our pick up van wakes us out of our deep Grappa sleep. I am sure I set my alarm but it seemed the van beat us to it. We got up, packed and ready for day two of L'Eroica. The reason every person has come here, to ride the strade bianche.
Our short, chubby van driver, completely Italian with Black wavy, greasy hair and crooked, coffee stained teeth waited for us outside, ready to take us back to Gaiole. We had to collect our previously chosen bikes from the workshop and get our race numbers attached to our jerseys.
Along the way into Gaiole out of the hills we begin to see many riders already on their journeys and most to complete the 200km route. One gentleman catches my eye, a seasoned rider, slim in build and looking resplendent in full black and white Peugeot kit matching perfectly with his period correct, late 70s pro race bike. He had begun his journey and I wanted to begin mine.
It was Baffi season in Gaiole - the time of year when a man sports a moustache - baffi. In keeping with tradition 90% of the riders have a moustache to complement their woolen jerseys and black woolen shorts with embroidered sponsors names reading horizontally across the legs. It is a sea of headwear too, black Le Coq cycling caps everywhere looking like a cotton made mountain range.
People set off intermittently at 15 minutes and as we waited for Philip Diprose of The Ride Journal to locate his lost yellow bike we all made our final preparations for the day, toilet stop and bidon refill - water out and water in. I thought we should offer to race the French folks in our party but that turned out impossible since they were doing 35km and we were doing the slightly lengthier 75km. On offer was also 110km and 205km for those brave enough.
We set off and headed out of Gaiole into the picture postcard scenery of the Tuscan hills. One minute in and as we began our first accent one of the crackled leather toe straps of my borrowed bike had snapped and it became instantly clear that I was in for a treat.
The first section of Strade Bianche came in the Brolio area, steep and lined with lanterns and casualties of the white gravel. The novices among the massive group of hundreds pushed their bikes up while the more butch muscled their way up through the chaotic crowds, standing on the cranks as they went. Big Italian lungs bellowed out into the forest and "Forza Forza!" echoed around like the voice of a Soprano in an amphitheatre.
At the top of the first gravel climb and into the narrow lanes of the Chianti vineyards we notice a woman straddling her bike with a crowd around her. The sound of lens shutters rattle and we head closer, she has a large owl standing on her handlebars. My friend Matt had asked me earlier if I had seen the woman with the owl and I did not believe him, I should have.
Into the narrow lanes of the Chianti vineyards and I felt moisture on my face and it wasn't my own. It was raining. You can imagine what happens when you mix water with chalk but we don't fear, in the spirit of the heroic we continue along the road without even a mention of the wet stuff falling sideways from the sky. But not before we replaced Matt's punctured tub and a sharp lesson in the dark art of attaching a-tub-to-a-rim-in-the-rain. Luckily a fellow Englishman, Sam, on his once pristine clay splattered Saronni Red Colnago Super kindly offered up some tub tape and a helping hand at seeing us in trouble. Some pressure and a few curses later we were back in play and moving.
This is the point where some mountain biking skills pay off… as does a well pedded pair of gloves. Making the bikes handle over wet chalk is not easy, especialy on a set of road tyres. It certainly underlines how heroic those old time riders were.
Hungry after eating only a small breakfast and a small piece of Pumpernickel loaf, we followed the perfectly placed permanent road signs into a small historical cobblestoned village where we gained our checkpoint stamps and finally a food stop. Sugary cakes and honeyed bread were on offer plus water and juice for those who wanted it. As well as being the first food stop for us it was also a chance to see how others were getting on, most likely hungry and covered top to toe in chalk. They were, and the bikes. I realized everyone is equal on the strada Bianche.
Three quarters of the way in the sun came out and after a good few quick kilometers of smooth black tarmac the road turned white and pointed upwards and off into the distance, so steep in parts that wheels were spinning in the dust under the pressure of the turning cranks. It is not like climbing on 'normal' smooth roads because you are no longer only at the mercy of your heart and legs, you are now at the mercy of the path too.
Now thirsty after lugging me and my heavy 1970s Paletti up and over the hill, like an oasis came food stop number two, more lavish than the last with hot food, Tuscan bean soup and cured meat, olives, thick cooked sausage and this time, unlike the last, there is Wine (I drank water). This place was heaving with people eating, drinking and sharing stories and over to the side there were bikes leant up against each other shoulder to shoulder like pals. Full of adrenaline and eager to finish I ate my food, refilled my bidon and left. I would have loved to have stuck around a while but the lactic acid was building in my legs and the dreaded cramp was in the post.
Nearing the finish line and beating the cramp, as a reward for all of our hard work, a right hand turn off the main road into an eternal tooth chattering, rattling, roller coaster descent down into Gaiole for the race for the pink jersey *crowd goes wild*. Everyone in the big ring thrashing their bikes on the outside of the lane, head down, hands gripping the drops of their bars, sprinting. I was and am so glad this race exists. It's legendary and I now know what all the fuss is about. The moment tickets go on sale next year, I am buying one, or two.
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I rode the full 205km and it truly is an epic event not to be underestimated. The climb up to Montelcino, which is 14,5km of strada bianchi with pitches in excess of 20% is not to be underestimated - the control at the top a welcome reprieve and a glorious descent. Luckily, I chose to ride file-tread cross tubs on my Gios meaning I could descend the washboard, rutted dirt roads with abandon. The whole atmosphere of the event is superb and refreshingly relaxed. Retrobike write-up here: http://www.retrobike.co.uk/?p=1162
Sounds brilliant fun Gavin - well done mate....Love to give it a go, and I have a '86 Olmo Competition which would work a treat. How tight are they on the pre - '87 rule. My son rides a 753 team issue peugeot from I think '88. It has shifters on the down tubes so I reckon it would be ok???


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A common weak spot on most laptops is the DC power jack. If someone trips on the wire while you have the power adaptor plugged into your laptop, chances are that the power jack will get damaged.
On most laptops the DC power jack is soldered directly to the motherboard and there are only three or four small pins holding it in place. Unfortunately that makes the power jack quite weak. Any sideways pulling of the DC power cord while attached to the laptop will usually dislodge at least one of these pins, breaking the solder around it. Modern laptops use quite a lot of power, from about 70W to 120W or even more. The bad electrical connection from the dislodged pin will cause sparks and heating that will eventually burn a hole through the motherboard and can even be a fire hazard. The usual signs of that are:
- The battery is not charging properly or stays at half charge despite that you have been using the power adaptor.
- The screen flickers (the brightness is changing) while the power cord is plugged in. This is caused by the laptop switching between DC power (screen is brighter) and battery power (screen is dimmer).
- The DC plug gets hot after a few minutes of use and may even smell of burning.
- There are "scratching" sounds coming from the DC jack.
All of these symptoms are caused by poor contact between the DC power jack and the motherboard.
There are several models of laptops that are resistant to this problem. All older Dell laptops that use the three pin DC power jack are usually not affected, probably because the power cord pops out easier. Also some older Sony Vaio models, and 1-2 Toshiba models where the DC jack is attached to the case away from the motherboard and all new Apple laptops, where the DC power cord is magnetically attached to prevent any damage to the laptop if someone trips on it.
To test for broken power jack:
- Remove the battery
- Plug in the power cord
- Start the laptop
- Gently wiggle the DC power plug on the back of the laptop
If your laptop shuts down abruptly (looses power), find a repair shop that can resolder or change the DC power jack as soon as possible, as the motherboard has already started to burn around the dislodged pins. Some repair shops will offer to replace the whole motherboard, however the price of a new motherboard together with the labour charge for installing it will usually be greater than the current value of your laptop and can go well over a thousand dollars.
Replacing or re-soldering the DC power jack is not an easy job too. It usually takes two to three hours depending on the damage and the model of the laptop. To reach the power jack, the laptop has to be completely disassembled and the motherboard taken out. Then if the board around the dislodged pin is badly burned, the power jack has to be un-soldered and the board has to be patched. After that a different power jack has to be installed, attached to the case of the laptop and connected with wires to the motherboard, as the patched board wouldn't be strong enough to support the original type of power jack that was soldered directly to the board.


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This August 8, the F-35 has dropped its first bomb ever and I'm sure it won't be the last. Watch this Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter test aircraft completing its "first aerial weapons release," as the US Navy puts it.
The plane dropped a 1,000-pound GBU-32 Joint Direct Attack Munition from its internal weapons bay over an Atlantic test range. [US Navy]


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Welcome to the website of the Office of the General Counsel at Indiana State University.
The Office of the General Counsel strives to provide appropriate, timely, and accurate legal advice to the President, the Board of Trustees, and to university leaders and employees, while serving the university community with integrity and a deep respect for ISU's mission and values. The General Counsel is also responsible for maintenance of the University Policy Library (formerly the University Handbook.) We've developed this site to provide you with information about the important functions of the office and links to the Board of Trustees, Office of the President, and the Equal Opportunity and Title IX Office. Please feel free to contact us as listed below.
The Office of the General Counsel is led by ISU General Counsel, Bridget K. Butwin.
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To insert a picture within a page, place your cursor where you want the image to be placed. Then click the "Insert Image" icon, this will open a new window where you can insert image details. Click the folder icon to enter the Asset Manager and choose a photo.
The General Tab: (Image URL, Image Description, Title)
The Appearance Tab: (alignment, borders, dimensions, spacing)
The Advanced Tab: (Swap Image and Miscellaneous settings)
*Tip: If you are not sure what dimensions you want, you can leave the width and height settings blank. Once the graphic is inserted, you can select the graphic with your mouse and adjust its size by clicking on one of the resize boxes around the picture and dragging your mouse. You can also move the picture around the page this way.
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Kaloo began with a dream…
A father's dream, to invent different soft toys for his little boy. As a modern father, his vision was softness and comfort using innovative materials in a rainbow full of colours. His aim was to create the doudou his little boy had dreamt of. A little bear, an emotional symbol for all toddlers, was then chosen as the brand's emblematic animal.
Because dreams can come true, Kaloo came to life one beautiful morning in late 1998. Kaloo, whose name was inspired by this one little boy, Lucas… Because a child's everyday life should be filled with wonder and softness to encourage their evolution, Kaloo, with its' modern design and innovative themes creates a complete world for children to revisit timeless classics.
Each Kaloo product is the culmination of a long history and the collaboration of various departments brought to fruition. The concept originates from within our creative designer's team. A theme is elaborated on and a story defined. These words are then translated into a drawing; the impression is transcribed into shapes, patterns and materials. Special attention is paid to the material, ensuring quality of touch and colour harmony – our brand signatures. A rough draft is then passed to the workroom. The initial form is then modified and reflected upon until a final model is perfected. Each product is put through rigorous quality control tests to ensure sewing resistance, torque, tension, drop, impact, fire resistance and toxicity.
All Kaloo products bear the CE stamp, synonymous with compliance to European safety standards.
Once arranged in their round gift boxes, a Kaloo soft toy just has to wait for a baby's arms...
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