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Brown Butter Toffee Blondies
A couple weeks ago, my TV converter died. (I'm too poor for cable.) Boyfriend, like always, came to the rescue, giving me his. I'm sure this was merely to avoid a serious meltdown when I couldn't watch my shows, but I was grateful. (Because, really, I NEED to watch The Biggest Loser and Glee. Not want. Need. Desperately.) The only thing he asked for as payment was a batch of Toffee Blondies. Well, it took me a month, but I finally paid him back!
I'd made these for Boyfriend before—back in the pre-blog days—and apparently they were pretty memorable if he was asking for them again 2 years later! Honestly, I'm kind of surprised he even remembered them at all, since they were devoured by his roommates in about a day. Baked goods in a house of 3 boys don't stand a chance. But they must have made a good impression!
From what I could remember of them before, the recipe as it was written seemed almost too sweet for me. Baking them this time, I decided to cut the sugar down by ¼ of a cup to mellow it out a tiny bit. They're still best with a tall glass of milk because they're really rich, and it's a good idea not to eat them as a midnight snack, because they've still got enough sugar in them to keep you up all night (trust me), but I think they were better this time around. They're super thick and perfectly chewy, and with 2 and a half sticks of butter, they're completely indulgent. Paula Deen would approve. You may want to cut them into even smaller bars, because believe me, you can't eat just one. Even if you're completely dazed in a sugar coma, you'll be back for more.
Brown Butter Toffee Blondies
Adapted from Martha Stewart's Cookies
Makes 16
1 ½ cups (2 ½ sticks) unsalted butter, plus more for pan
2 ¼ cups all purpose flour, plus more for pan
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons salt
2 cups packed light brown sugar
¼ cup granulated sugar
3 large eggs
2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup plus 1/3 cup (1 8oz bag) toffee bits, divided
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 9x13-inch baking pan. Line the pan with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the long sides; butter and flour the parchment.
2. In a saucepan over medium heat, cook the butter until it turns golden brown, skimming off the foamy solids with a spoon. Remove from heat and let cool. While cooling, in a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
3. In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine cooled browned butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar, stirring together with a wooden spoon until combined. Attach the bowl to the electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, and add eggs. Beat on medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add vanilla and beat until combined. Add flour mixture, a little at a time, beating until just combined. Add in 1 cup of toffee bits and mix on low until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan, and spread evenly with an offset spatula, smoothing top. Sprinkle remaining 1/3 cup of toffee bits over top of batter.
4. Bake, rotating halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Using parchment overhang, remove from pan and place on a cutting board to cut into squares with a serrated knife.
7 comments:
- MERgetsMRSed said...
I made these a few weeks ago and they were a huge hit. Soooooo rich, but soooooo good!
- May 14, 2010 at 5:19 PM
- sarahe said...
these look amazing! definitely in my "to-make" pile. and i'm like you...my poor hubs rarely gets to eat the treats i make, and i cannot live w/out my shows! (i'm addicted to glee...)
- May 14, 2010 at 7:22 PM
- Ingrid said...
Oh, no I CAN eat one whole one. And not just some skippy one either. It would take a half of gallon of milk but I could do it. :)
- May 16, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- Danae - The Busty Baker said...
lol Ingrid- I can (and did) eat a whole one too! lol that's why I suggest cutting them smaller.. So when you go back for seconds (because you will), you won't feel as guilty!
- May 16, 2010 at 5:43 PM
- Esi said...
I love blondies of all kinds. Love the brown butter here.
- May 18, 2010 at 4:37 PM
- Butter Hearts Sugar said...
I cant wait to make/eat these. My boyfriend keeps telling me i am trying to make him fat, he never says no to tasty treats though.
- May 19, 2010 at 9:44 AM
- sarahe said...
you inspired me in my baking funk! made these tonight :)
- March 20, 2011 at 10:54 PM


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A bouncer (BNC for short) is a piece of software used to relay the communication between an IRC client and the network it is connected to, acting as a Proxy.
So, whats the point you ask? The reasons and benefits of using a bouncer are many and include hiding the real IP you are connecting from, protecting your nickname and channel from being taken on networks that don't provide channel-/nickname registration and most of the time they'll also notify you of private messages that came in when you've been disconnected – of course only when the bouncer can stay online being connected from a server.
From one bouncer to an other, the functionality differs and that's where this comparison of the most common ones tries to help.
All of the below tested bouncers are compiled from source since the most packages provided by distributions usually are outdated – if there are any packages provided at all.
First, we'll start with the oldest and well-known psyBNC and see how it'll hold up to its modern counterparts.
The latest available download is from June 2005 October 2008 so in that case it'd be a sure bet to even rely on the package available from the distribution of your choice but i'll install it from source nevertheless.
The configuration is pretty painless and even sports a ncurses-powered ASCII-interface. Adjust the options as you see fit (at least set up an user), exit the configuration screen and enter a quick "make" – if everything went right you're ready to run the compiled executable after a little while.
psyBNC has the usual features like logging messages while you're disconnected, keeping your nick, has an integrated partyline, supports the use of vHosts and also supports the use of SSL for all connections – however SSL from your client to the bouncer is not enabled by default and must be enabled in the config-file.
Speaking of configuration, changing settings and setting up new users and networks can be done only via IRC as there is no official webinterface to bouncer provided.
All in all, psyBNC is a solid bouncer with a host of features to explore and basically does everything you'd expect from a bouncer, however configuring it seems to be a daunting task for the new user because of the sheer number of commands and options.
The next bouncer we'll take a look at is shroudBNC or sBNC for short.
The most recent release of sBNC is version 1.2 for which there is no webinterface available as opposed to its legacy version, 1.1 where you can configure some aspects of the bouncer via the web.
Installing it is just as painless as psyBNC and the initial configuration is done when you start the bouncer for the first time. To get you started easier the bouncer provides you with an example on how to connect to the network of your choice and also points to its generic help.
Just as with psyBNC, the configuration is done via IRC but is structured a bit clearer and is way less confusing and overwhelming. SSL connections both for clients and servers are also supported and the bouncer is scriptable with the well-known language TCL.
Moving on to the muh bouncer:
Installing the muh bouncer is just as painless as the others, however the initial configuration needs to be edited by hand.
Once you've done that the process is the same as with the others – connect to the bouncer, join channels – done. muh logs messages you get while you're away and replays them on command, the other options available include reconnecting to the network and re-reading the config-file which about sums up what you can do.
Theres no support for any kind of encryption so think twice when you connect from public networks like WiFi hotspots and public libraries – your password could easily be logged or sniffed.
Overall, muh really is a bare-bones approach to an IRC bouncer – no frills, no fancy things to play with but all the really necessary features.
The final candidate in this review is ZNC:
The installation of ZNC is no different from the others and a basic configuration will be created on the first run – after that you can configure it either from IRC or the provided webinterface where you can configure every aspect of the bouncer and the users.
Log replay, Away-logging and auto identify are just a few of the modules that are provided with ZNC – there are many more available, like one that extends your bouncer with Twitter functionality. If you want to create your own modules you can do so either in C++, TCL or PERL programming languages.
ZNC, just as the other bouncers, is capable of using vHosts and SSL support is offered for every connection, from client to bouncer and from bouncer to the server.
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Tile, typically a bathroom and kitchen flooring essential, has been used in more home-design applications in recent years. Today's hardwood-simulating planks, subway and marble-look tiles, as well as other new
Tile, typically a bathroom and kitchen flooring essential, has been used in more home-design applications in recent years. Today's hardwood-simulating planks, subway and marble-look tiles, as well as other new textures, patterns and shapes, are among the most popular home trends.
From flooring to walls, tile is literally a cool and in-demand design element for modern builders and improvers. Here's how to plan, budget and implement your tile installation project.Tile installation considerations
Tile has always been best-suited for bathrooms, mudrooms and kitchens. It's perfect for areas that may encounter moisture because it's durable, easy to clean and water resistant. Today, even more rooms are getting a tile makeover.
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For floors, make sure that the tile you choose is rated for flooring.
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Floor tiles can be used on walls.The location
If it will be installed in wet or moist areas, such as baths and entryways, the tile should be slip-resistant.Regional housing differences
Gartner notes that labor costs vary by where you live. In warmer areas of the nation, tile installation costs are likely to be lower, compared to costs in the mid-Atlantic, the Midwest or the Northeast.
That's because houses in warmer regions are often built on slabs, Gartner says, with concrete subfloors.
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In the nation's cooler climates, houses are typically built with plywood subflooring, so there are higher material and labor costs due to the additional preparation required.
� MORE: �See costs of other home improvement projectsHow to budget for tile installation costs
National estimates are practically useless. For example, Fixr.com, a service referral site, says the average cost to install tile flooring for a 200-square-foot area is between $700 �and $2,000. That's a mighty broad range.
HomeAdvisor, a service-pro referral site, gets a bit more granular, saying that the average per-square-foot price of tile ranges from $1.30 for ceramic to $7.50 for marble.
There are many pricing variables beyond simply the type of tile, including:Old material removal.Subflooring preparation.Costs related to flooring changes, such as electrical and plumbing modifications.And general installation labor.
Forget ballparking. Gartner says to take a more direct route to budgeting by getting real-life estimates. She should know; Gartner owned a flooring store for more than nine years.
'The best way to budget �is to get estimates,' she says. 'Start with what you want. Pretend for a second that budget doesn't matter.'
Consider whether you want tiles everywhere, just in some rooms or as accents. 'Then get three contractors to come in and give you an estimate,' Gartner adds.
After receiving 'the budget doesn't matter' estimates, you can begin finding ways to reduce costs and prioritizing what you want to spend your money on.
'Sometimes, if you switch materials, it will impact the labor,' Gartner advises. 'Natural stone is a good example. That will cost you more on the labor.'How to reduce tile installation costs
There's not much you can do about the labor costs in your area, but there are ways to reduce your project's total ticket:Choose a less-expensive tile, which can lower your product and labor costs.Reduce tile coverage to fewer rooms or smaller areas.Trim other project costs, such as not replacing a tub or vanity in a bathroom, or forgoing a kitchen island.Does tile enhance the value of your home?
Most major home improvements add to �the �home value, but few, if any, return your total investment in materials and labor. Hardwood floors generally add more value than tile flooring, Gartner says.
New wood flooring recovered 91% of its cost, according to the 2017 Remodeling Impact Report by the National Association of Realtors. And wood-look tile is popular these days. However, the costs of hardwood flooring versus tile can vary by where you live, so you'll want to compare the two before making a final decision.DIY tile installation
For do-it-yourselfers looking to reduce costs, attempting tile installation may not be the way to go because of the expertise and equipment required, as well as proper floor prep.
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'The biggest issue is when people install tile on top of any sort of wood. When you do that, the hardwood (or plywood) expands and contracts naturally through the moisture " the humidity and temperature " and so the wood expands but the tile does not. The tile is brittle and tends to crack,' Gartner says.
However, tile backsplashes are a possible DIY project, mainly because they're going on a wall and not taking the constant stress from foot traffic that floor tiles do. Surface preparation is less of a factor, too.
And many backsplash tiles these days come inside a mesh backing, perfectly spaced for easy installation.
Hal M. Bundrick, CFP is a writer at NerdWallet. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com. Twitter: @halmbundrick.
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The Seattle Seahawks will have their offensive X-factor in Super Bowl XLVIII.
Percy Harvin passed concussion protocol and has been cleared to play against the Denver Broncos, the team confirmed Thursday to NFL Media.
With Harvin on the field, the Seahawks are a much more dangerous offense. Before the receiver suffered a concussion in the divisional-round game against the New Orleans Saints, quarterback Russell Wilson targeted Harvin prolifically.
Harvin was optimistic earlier Thursday that he would be able to play, but he downplayed the significance.
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text: Hi, Check out the Visualization Roll over in www.rocksclusters.org... The SDCS Rocks guys have got such a system setup.... 3x3 panels... driven by a Rocks cluster with 9 compute nodes (Shuttle XPC + NVidia cards) and 1 frontend.... Contact me offline if there is more interest... or post to the Rocks mailing list. Cheers! laurence Evan Cull wrote: > Hi all, > > I was told this list would be a good place to ask for advice on the > following project. (I've tried to search through list archives for > related info, but I haven't managed to spot anything so far.) > I'm helping with a project that want's to drive a wall of about 50 LCD > panels with a linux cluster running Syzygy: > http://www.isl.uiuc.edu/syzygy.htm > > I was considering a cluster of either 50 single processor nodes or 25 > dual processor + dual output graphics card nodes. I suppose 50 dual > processor nodes would be nice, but I'm pretty sure that's well out of my > budget range. I'm betting that the 50 single processor nodes would > easily have twice the graphics performance of the 25 dual nodes because > they have 2x as many video cards. The tradeoff here is that the dual > processor nodes might be more useful for other more general computing > tasks we could run on them. > Does anyone here have experience buying rackmountable cluster nodes > *with graphics cards* who can point me to a vendor? > > For that matter, have any of you built a similar system & have any > suggestions / comments? > > thanks, > Evan Cull > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: laurenceliew.vcf Type: text/x-vcard Size: 150 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://www.beowulf.org/pipermail/beowulf/attachments/20041013/432b1a47/attachment.vcf>


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Happy 2012 everyone!
I trust you're having a fantastic start to the year, with exciting possibilities and golden opportunities greeting you 🙂 If you missed our NYE performance on Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde (France's most popular variety show that's been running for 14 years now and still going very strong), you can watch it here:
60 million viewers around the world tune into it and we've been asked to come back this year by the TV producers… Really awesome that we can make Singapore proud again! And speaking of which…
On the days leading up to The Mind Heist, I've been extremely strict with myself in all the necessarily preparations for this mind experiment happening this Saturday that sees J C & yours truly attempting to set a world record for reading the minds of 100 different people in 1 sitting.
So that means more healthy food with lots of water, more meditation, more yoga and absolutely no alcohol, no late nights and no sex (I just leave that space blank on application forms).
As I poke on my keyboard, I have to admit that I'm feeling completely whacked out and exhausted. Don't get me wrong now. This girl is still deeply excited about this never-been-done-before stunt which will take place at Sinema Old School. It's just the mental and physical fatigue from all the intensive mind training, that's getting to me.
However, I'll definitely do my utmost BEST, simply because I want to do my country proud & I don't believe in making excuses. You know… It's incredible but us two Singaporeans, received the sincere blessings from Mr Vanni Pule, international president of the International Brotherhood of Magicians.
Sign ups online for The Mind Heist have been encouraging, though plenty of people shared that they were highly afraid of getting their thoughts read by us, but were content to simply witness our mind heisting process. Hmph. Wusses!!! 😉
But seriously, I'm deeply moved and very appreciative of all the sincere support we've got from people not just here in Singapore, but from all over the world too… from Taiwan, to France, England, America, Australia, Spain, India, Canada, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East… it's extremely touching! THANK YOU EVERYONE 🙂 The event as you know, will be streamed live on the internet in real time, so anyone anywhere will be able to join in!
The media (magic and mainstream) has also been nothing but super with event pre-publicity for The Mind Heist. In fact, several have even arranged for their plucky reporters to be part of the 100 in this mind experiment.
Just yesterday, we were on 987FM's highly popular Muttons on the Move, with radio DJs Justin Ang & Vernon A:
If you missed us on the airwaves yesterday, here's the video of us mind-heisting both JA & Vernon in the 987FM studio!
We're also featured in an exclusive interview on the OMY lifestyle news portal:
As well as, on 4-pages of popular online news and entertainment portal, xinMSN:
ShinMin Daily News also published our story on their newspaper:
We were meant to be on 91.3FM this morning but our dear friend radio DJ Rod Monteiro was rushed to the hospital yesterday after getting a mild stroke while on air. Highly unexpected and very worrying, because Rod is such an active sporty guy. It's shocking for me because I was just texting my friend yesterday. Please pray for his speedy recovery!
Oh yes…
J C & I will be on Channel News Asia's AMlive on Friday 8AM, so do tune in. Something very wicked this way comes 😉 And prior to that, we'll be on Class95's CarTunes with popular radio DJs Jean Danker & Bobby Tonelli at 6:30pm tomorrow (Thursday). Also, look out for our exclusive interview in the TODAY newspaper coming out very shortly.
A shout out of thanks to our friend Nicholas Chee, founder of Sinema Old School, for this picture taken with his smart phone. They've completely dressed up the place for us, mucho kudos to the passionate Sinema TV team.
We're gonna make history this Saturday, Singapore!!!


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Gold jewellery exports from India rose for a second straight month in March as raw material supply improved after the RBI allowed more banks to import bullion, with industry officials saying the upward trend looks set to continue.
Struggling with a ballooning trade deficit, government last year imposed a record duty of 10 per cent on overseas purchases of gold, the second-biggest expense in its import bill.
That hit gold jewellery exports, with shipments in the fiscal year that ended in March dropping around 40 per cent.
But the country shipped $992.03 million worth of gold jewellery in March, up 6.1 per cent year-on-year, the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) said. It exported $718.36 million worth of jewellery in February.
Indian jewellers such as Gitanjali Gems, Malabar Gold and Kalyan Jewellers have opened stores abroad to limit the slump in sales caused by the import rules.
"There is also a fair amount of demand so exports are rising ... We are releasing new designs and entering newer markets to boost exports," said Rajesh Mehta, chairman of Rajesh Exports, which mainly ships jewellery to Dubai.
"I expect a jump of 10-12 per cent in India's gold jewellery exports this fiscal year," said Mehta.
Several government officials, including the Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, have hinted at a gradual removal of import restrictions as the current account deficit is under control, a move that could coincide with the formation of a new government after elections end this month.
Gold imports almost doubled in March to 50 tonne after more banks were allowed to import the yellow metal, a move that many saw as the first significant step towards easing the tough import curbs.
The amount of gold jewellery shipped by India is directly related to its imports after the country enforced the so-called 80/20 rule in July, making it mandatory to export a fifth of all gold imports.
"The outlook is very positive for exports as difficulties in getting supplies have gone," Pankaj Kumar Parekh, vice-chairman of GJEPC told Reuters.
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Gold jewellery exports from India dropped 39.6 per cent to $7.86 billion in the last fiscal year, while total gem and jewellery exports also fell 11 per cent to $34.75 billion.
Exporters are eyeing the outcome of the country's general elections, with the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party having spoken against the gold import restrictions.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - MIT's 20th-ranked women's swimming and diving team closed out its 2007-08 dual meet schedule with a 167-122 loss to No. 4 Amherst College on Saturday afternoon in Zesiger Pool. With the setback, the Engineers' final dual meet record dropped to 6-4, while the undefeated Lord Jeffs improved to 7-0 with still one more head-to-head match-up on their ledger.
Senior diver Doria Holbrook provided the highlight of the afternoon for the Cardinal and Gray, as the co-captain won both the one-meter and three-meter diving competitions. Her scores of 300.10 points on the one-meter board and 295.95 points on the three-meter board each outdistanced the runner-up by more than 50 points.
Fellow senior Sasha Brophy provided MIT's other victory, winning the 500-yard freestyle in a near personal-best time of 5:13.43.
It was fitting that all three of the Engineers' victories on the afternoon came courtesy of seniors, as the meet served as the final home dual meet in the careers of seniors Holbrook, Brophy, Erika Erickson, Annika Larsson, Jackee Nowicke and Katy Sorensen.
Tech's other most impressive performance occurred in the 1000-yard freestyle, as Rachel Price (11:18.62), Ariadne Smith (11:27.67) and Erickson (11:46.27) combined to finish 2-3-4 and secure a significant number of points for the Cardinal and Gray.
Following the meet, head coach Dawn Gerken put forth special praise for her seniors.
"Congratulations to our seniors," she said. "They are a phenomenal group of student-athletes who have really helped build great tradition and pride in the MIT Swimming and Diving Program."
MIT will return to the pool on Saturday, Feb. 9, when it will travel to Middlebury, Vt., to participate in the Middlebury Invitational at 1:00 p.m. Amherst will also next compete on Feb. 9 at 1:00 p.m., as it will host Springfield College.


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Minnesota Lawmakers to Debate School Levy Reliance
ST. PAUL (AP) - Next year's big debate over how to reshape the Minnesota tax system will include a serious discussion about school reliance on property tax levies.
That's if incoming Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk gets his way.
Bakk says he wants to minimize the need for schools to go to local taxpayers to fill in funding gaps. He hasn't offered a specific proposal for scaling back the current referendum-based system without costing schools.
Bakk's desire for change is rooted in a belief that levies have put districts across the state on unequal footing.
Ninety percent of Minnesota districts have such levies in place.
Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has signaled his intention to put a major tax package on the table in January.
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Show us the green! Look out, because today's featured cosplay is Jade, from Mortal Kombat, the awesome assassin who also happens to be Princess Kitana's best friend.
And you can definitely see how close the two are since they seemingly dress the same way. We'd love to find out where these two ladies shop, since it's probably the only successful outfitter in the realm of Edenia. Her signature green outfit is representative of her name and has become iconic, just like the skintight suits that Kitana and Mileena wear.
Russian cosplayer Evgeniya is seen here wearing two different versions of Jade's suit, wielding her staff with both of them. She adopts Jade's poses naturally and gives off a very sexy vibe, just by standing or sitting there! We like her with or without the mask, so this piece of cosplay is one of the big winners in our book.
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NHGRI Director to Receive International Ethics Prize
NHGRI Director to Receive International Ethics Prize
In recognition of his continuing efforts to improve human health through genetic research and his support of ethical, legal and social implications analysis of genomic science, Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), will be awarded the inaugural Inamori Ethics Prize this fall.
The honor comes from the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland. The center will present the award to Dr. Collins at a September 4 symposium at Case Western's Severance Hall, which will also feature a lecture by Dr. Collins.
"I applaud the Inamori Center's leadership in the field of ethics, which is a necessary complement to scientific research," said Dr. Collins. "With great knowledge comes great responsibility. The Inamori Ethics Prize is testament to that, and it is with immense gratitude that I accept this recognition."
Founded in July 2006, the Inamori Center at Case Western Reserve University is supported by a gift from Dr. Kazou Inamori, founder of Japan's Kyocera Corporation, an international firm supplying communications and electronic products and services, and the Inamori Foundation, Kyoto, Japan. The Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence works to foster ethical leadership by collaborating with people and entities from the regional to international level and by sponsoring research, symposia and scholarships. Its annual ethics prize is given to someone who dedicates him or herself to, in Dr. Inamori's words, "serve humankind through ethical deeds rather than actions based on self-interest and selfish desires."
"Developing criteria for the prize, we wanted to honor someone who reflects Dr. Inamori's values, someone who has conducted his life in an exemplary fashion and accomplished something of real benefit to humankind," said Gregory L. Eastwood, M.D., director of the Inamori Center. "Dr. Collins seemed to really fit both of those requirements very well."
As director of NHGRI, one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Dr. Collins led the NIH component of the international Human Genome Project (HGP), which sequenced the human genetic blueprint. Many consider the effort, successfully completed in 2003, to be the most important scientific undertaking of our time.
In addition to his long list of contributions to scientific leadership and basic genetic research, Dr. Collins is known for his close attention to ethical, social and legal issues in genetics. Throughout the HGP and other projects that build upon its foundation, Dr. Collins has been a strong supporter of NHGRI's Ethical, Social and Legal Implications (ELSI) Research Program. The program has been a pioneer in fostering basic and applied research on the ethical, legal and social implications of genetic and genomic research for individuals, families and communities. Dr. Collins also has been a strong advocate for protecting the privacy of genetic information and has served as a national leader in efforts to make sure that genetic information is not used to discriminate against people in employment and health insurance.
In addition to his role as director of NHGRI, Dr. Collins heads a laboratory dedicated to researching both rare and common diseases. Throughout his career, his teams have made a number of important discoveries, including the genes responsible for cystic fibrosis, neurofibromatosis, Huntington's disease and Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome, along with genetic variants associated with coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Collins received a B.S. from the University of Virginia, a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from Yale University, and an M.D. from the University of North Carolina. Following a fellowship in human genetics at Yale, Dr. Collins joined the faculty at the University of Michigan, where he remained until becoming NHGRI director in 1993.


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Annual, perennial herb, shrubs, trees, generally stellate-hairy; juice sticky; inner bark tough, fibrous
Leaves alternate, simple, petioled; blade generally palmately veined or lobed, stipules present
Inflorescence often leafy; whorl or involucre of bractlets often subtending calyx
Flower generally bisexual, radial; calyx lobes 5, margins abutting in bud; petals 5, free (fused at base to filament tube, so falling together); stamens many, filaments fused into a tube surrounding style, tube fused in turn to petal bases; pistil 1, ovary superior, chambers generally 5 or more, style branches, stigmas generally 1 or 2 X as many as chambers
Fruit of 5many disk- or wedge-shaped segments, loculicidal capsule, or berry
Genera in family: 100 genera, 2000 species: worldwide, especially warm regions; some cultivated (e.g., Abelmoschus , okra; Alcea ; Gossypium , cotton; Hibiscus , Malvaviscus )
Recent taxonomic note: Recently treated to include Sterculiaceae [Angiosperm phylogeny Group 1998 Ann Missouri Bot Gard 85:531553; Alverson et al. 1999 Amer J Bot 86:14741486; Bayer et al. 1999 Bot J Linn Soc 129:267303]
Mature fruit important for identification.
Annual, perennial herb, sometimes from long, creeping rhizomes
Stem generally erect or base ± decumbent
Leaves generally mostly from near stem base; lowest blades generally crenate to shallowly lobed, upper blades generally deeply lobed (generally ± compound)
Inflorescence generally spike- or panicle-like, generally more open in fruit; bracts at pedicel base 2, generally stipule-like; bractlets subtending calyx generally 0(3)
Flower: calyx lobes = or > tube; petals purple or rose-pink to white; stamen-tube with generally 2 series of ± fused filaments near tip; stigmas linear, on inner side of style branches
Fruit: segments generally 510, indehiscent, generally ± beaked, walls thin
Seed 1 per fruit segment
Species in genus: ± 25 species: w North America
Etymology: (Greek: combination of 2 names for mallow)
Reference: [Hitchcock 1957 Univ Wash Publ Biol 18:196]
Highly variable and difficult, with many local forms; some plants will not key with certainty. Additional work warranted.
Perennial from fleshy taprootSee the CNPS Inventory for information about endangerment and rarity.
Stem 24 dm, long-bristly, somewhat stellate near base
Leaves (all but 13) basal; lobes ± ternate, segments linear to elliptic
Inflorescence spike-like; upper flowers crowded
Flower: calyx 47 mm, uniformly finely stellate, marginal hairs longer; petals 912 mm, deep rose-pink, veins darker
Fruit: segment ± 2.5 mm, smooth, ± beakless
Chromosomes: 2n=20
Ecology: Moist meadows in open woodlands
Elevation: 16002500 m.
Bioregional distribution: San Bernardino Mountains (Bear Valley, Bluff Lake).Threatened by development, vehicles, grazing.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 3, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:AEGR), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative, life-altering therapies for patients with debilitating and often fatal rare diseases, today announced that on May 1, 2013, Aegerion granted stock options to purchase an aggregate of 55,900 shares of common stock to seven new employees under the inducement stock option program described below. Each stock option has an exercise price per share equal to $43.65, the closing price of Aegerion's common stock on the grant date; vests in equal monthly installments over four years; has a ten year term; and is subject to the terms and conditions of Aegerion's Inducement Award Stock Option Plan, and the terms and conditions of a stock option agreement covering the grant.
As Aegerion previously announced, in support of the company's build of its U.S. commercial organization and international expansion, the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors approved the reservation of 1,000,000 shares of common stock to be used exclusively for the grant of non-qualified stock options to individuals who were not previously an employee or non-employee director of Aegerion (or following a bona fide period of non-employment), as an inducement new hire stock option award material to an individual's entry into employment within the meaning of Rule 5635(c)(4) of the NASDAQ Listing Rules (Inducement Stock Options).
About Aegerion Pharmaceuticals
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative, life-altering therapies for patients with debilitating, often fatal, rare diseases. For more information about the company, please visit www.aegerion.com.
CONTACT: Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Amanda Murphy Manager, Investor Relations (857) 242-5024
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We take a lot pride in giving our merchants all the tools and insights they need to succeed. As a platform, we're always working with third-party developers and services to help you integrate the latest and greatest functionality into your store as the need arises for you.
If you haven't already had a look yet, the Shopify App Store is a continuously growing collection of plugins (apps) that extend the functionality of your ecommerce store. We've now got more than 500 apps, double that of last year, for online store owners to choose from and we're always adding new ones every week.
But for now, here are 10 brand new apps to check out, so go ahead and have a peek:
Social Login
Social Login lets your users register and login to your Shopify store using their existing social media accounts which includes Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. This gives you access to permission-based, first-party social data to get you on the right path of building meaning relationships with individuals interested in your store.
Custom Orders
The Custom Order app allows you to create and modify products on the fly when you enter orders. It also lets you manage your orders with unlimited custom statuses that automatically update your customers.
Looking to print your designs on t-shirts, posters, or canvas? Printful has got you covered. This app enables you to outsource your printing and shipping, making it easy for you to focus on marketing and growing your store.
Concierge makes it easy to manage subscribers, create emails, and decide what's the best content to deliver to your customer's inboxes. In essence, it'll send product emails to your customer without giving you the hassle of figuring out the details.
If you've ever wanted your customers to be able to see the finer details and workmanship of your products then Scope is the app for you. It's a powerful product viewer that comes packed with three distinct ways to showcase your high-resolution images.
Gleam Competitions
Gleam is an online competitions platform to help you engage with your online community. Whether you're looking to grow your newsletter signups or get more social followers, there's nothing like competitions to tap into your visitors natural instinct to win.
Ever wanted to run a sweepstakes directly on Shopify? Well this app will let you do just that. Accomplish your goals to grow that email list, followers, and most importantly sales with this easy-to-use app.
Recommendify takes in all your product data to distill similarities between products, it'll then serve similar products pertaining to whichever product page a visitor is on. Need we say more?
S Loyalty: Fan Builder
In the world of ecommerce, Fan Builder lets you build the perfect win-win. Visitors engage with via your social profiles and email and in return they receive a product discount when they buy a product.
Catalog Machine
Catalog Machine lets you build online and pdf catalogs consisting of any or all your Shopify products. Create both catalogs and brochures as needed and easily custom edit your designs.
Hopefully, you get a chance to check out the nifty apps listed above and use them to work your ecommerce magic as you start out on another year full of goals, dreams, and ambitions. Good luck!


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Brewco Inc. Builds a Modern Stave Mill for Brown-Forman
Brewco Inc. designed a state-of-the art stave mill capable of producing precision parts for barrel making. This facility cuts quartersawn white oak, which is a much more labor intensive process than conventional plain sawing. Find out how Brewcos customized saw systems can tackle the most demanding jobs.
By Ed Brindley
Date Posted: 4/1/2013
The next time you sip a glass of good bourbon realize that wood has a lot to do with the unique flavor you enjoy. Wooden barrels used to age the bourbon give it a distinct flavor and are an example of how specialized wood products can revolutionize an industry.
Brown-Forman Corp., a leading maker of distilled alcoholic beverages and wines including Jack Daniels® Tennessee Whiskey and Woodford Reserve® Bourbon, manufactures its own wooden barrels and the staves used to construct them. The process, much more involved than anything required to make pallets, focuses on quarter sawing of white oak to produce staves. Brown-Forman recently turned to Brewco Inc. to manufacture its newest stave line, which was installed last year in Stevenson, Ala.
This new stave plant has two Brewco HRS-18 Stave Resaw Systems, which brings the total number of Brewco Stave Mills to around a dozen sold in the last five years or so. The majority of stave producers, including Brown-Forman, use two HRS-18 Stave Resaws in their plants. While Brewco has supplied several pieces of mill equipment to Brown-Forman in other locations, this installation represents the first time Brown-Forman has relied on Brewco to design, supply, and install the complete mill from end-to-end.
There is a total of 53 pieces of equipment. The debarker and chipper are supplied by different companies, while Brewco supplied 51 pieces, beginning with the log decks and log troughs, a seven-foot diameter merchandising saw, a log halving saw, a quartering saw, two resaw run-around systems, stave edgers, turntables, and a variety of essential material handling equipment. This complete mill concept was designed by David Piper, a sales engineer and co-owner of Brewco. David Piper, with over 40 years of industry experience worked closely with Brown-Forman over many months to conceive this layout which is centered around Brewcos flagship resaw, the B-Series Resaws. The Brewco B-Series Resaws have developed a reputation of being able to successfully run a two-inch wide band blade, the widest blade that can be run and maintained without the aid of a saw filing room.
Bill Hendrix of Brewco said, A two-inch band can handle eight times the side load of a narrower one-inch blade. This wider blade along with our patented floating guide create the ability
for this resaw to cut faster along wider width materials. Its production is
essentially the same as a wider band at a lower saw cost since an expensive saw blade filing is not necessary.:
Hendrix added, Our patented floating guide, which adjusts to the width of the lumber, is particularly important when sawing stave lumber because our floating guides are constantly adjusting between cutsmany times between four-inch to 18-inch wide material. Stave manufacturing requires constant adjustments to cutting widths, much different from making similar cuts from one cant to another as is often the case in pallet manufacturing.
Brown-Forman has existing stave mills, facilities that make barrel parts, but has found the need to increase barrel capacity. So, it turned to Brewco for a new stave mill. Brown-Formans existing cooperage plant is located in Louisville, Ken. , but its Jack Daniels® whiskey distillery is close to the Alabama line in Lynchburg, Tenn. Deciding to build its new stave mill closer to its Jack Daniels® distillery, Brown-Forman opened the new facility in Stevenson with state-of-the-art equipment.
Both Brown-Forman and Brewco are members of the Associated Cooperage Industries of America, Inc. (ACIA), which was founded in 1934, and is located in Louisville Ky. The purpose of ACIA is to serve as a contact point for its members, distribute available information about the wooden barrel with an emphasis on white oak barrels, and promote the common interests of those in the industry. Its membership includes cooperage plants, producers of stave and heading materials, several distillers and vintners, and other firms throughout the world whose business interests are allied to the wooden barrel industry.
ACIA members are manufacturers and dealers in new and used white oak barrels, kegs, planter barrels, bungs and French oak barrels, bourdon and wine barrels, barrel staves and headings, and specialty barrels.
Innovation Created by Accident
Wooden barrels are a good example of specialized wood products. New oak barrels add up to 60% of the flavor to bourbon and 100% of the color. White oak is ideal for whiskey barrels because it wont leak. Its cell structure is such that you cant blow air through them. You can blow through red oak cells. In white oak, tylose plugs the cells so white oak makes tight barrels to effectively hold in the whiskey.
American bourbon with its characteristic color and flavors was discovered by accident. Thanks to the Louisiana Purchase in the early 1800s, the United States gained access via the Mississippi River to ship whiskey from Kentucky past New Orleans and up to the Northeast. More than likely the charring actually started from bending the barrels into their characteristic shape. The inside of the barrels were heated over open fires to bend the staves more easily into the shape of the barrel, which charred the inside of the barrel.
Clear whiskey was put inside the charred barrels and shipped up to the Northeast population centers. People quickly found out that charring added flavor and color to the whiskey and soon developed a preference for the red whiskey and started requesting it. Thus, it became standard to produce bourbon in charred barrels.
Brewcos Bandsaw Design Works Well for Specialty Applications
All whiskey, bourbon, and wine barrels are made from quartersawn white oak. Quarter sawing means cutting at a 90-degree angle from the growth rings. The grain on the face of a quartersawn board will be parallel lines that are straight, tight and run the length of the board.
Structural benefits to quartersawn oak include less twisting, warping and cupping. And it does not allow liquids to pass through it the primary benefit that quarter sawing provides for whiskey barrels.
Quartersawn hardwoods are often associated with quality products. Cutting quartersawn material is more labor intensive than conventional plain sawing, and it yields less lumber. But the characteristics of the grain from quarter sawing make this style of cutting more attractive for applications where the beauty of the wood is important. In the case of barrels for spirits, quartersawn is preferred because of the nature of the grain. To quarter saw a log, a log has to first be cut into four quarters. A board will then be cut off of one of the two flat faces; then the next board will be cut from the opposite flat face. The sawing process alternates between the two faces.
Quarter sawing is somewhat more difficult to do than just sawing a log across the grain into slabs, and it produces considerably more wood fiber waste than other sawing techniques. The waste ratio of quarter sawing white oak logs into barrel staves is about 47%, but the whiskey and bourbon making process requires quartersawn material to take advantage of the structural characteristics of the wood needed for stave material.
The face of a barrel stave goes across the growth rings instead of parallel to them. Quartersawn oak for barrel staves requires wood that is free of defects and has the sapwood removed. So, sawn staves go through a sap edger and then a heart edger to complete the resawing steps required to produce staves that are no more than 5-1/2-inch wide.
Quarter sawing is accomplished in a smooth manner. A log section reverses its direction with each pass through the sawing system. The shorter face is always placed flat on the conveyor. This way the portion of the log closest to the heart stays next to the fence. This process helps maintain the structural characteristics desired in quarter sawing white oak.
Due to the high waste ratio naturally involved in the stave manufacturing process, it is critical that the bandsaw make extremely accurate cuts at high speeds. This is an ideal situation for Brewcos
B-Series two-inch band resaws.
Brewco was the pioneer of a two-inch band resaw. While many sawing machinery manufacturers have stuck with one-inch and 1-1/4-inch wide bandsaw blades, Brewco has stressed the speed and accuracy you can get with its saws that run two-inch bands. It has a patented floating guide system, massive 40-inch diameter wheels, a 75 hp motor, a cogged belt drive, 12,000 lb. oil filled heavy duty hubs, an all hydraulic drive with automated feed speed adjustment, a 45° hydraulic driven hold down system, 18x18 cutting capacity, and an easy to use cartridge style pressure guide system.
Brewco has a video of its HRS-18 stave resaw system running at C.B. Robinson Stave Company on YouTube. You can see some of the features discussed above on the internet. Brewco says this system averages over 90 lineal feet of staves a minute. Hendrix said, Our HRS-18 Stave Resaw cuts 10,000 staves a day with no problem. Quarter sawing is popular for some applications such as whiskey barrel staves because of the grain in the wood.
New Stevenson Plant Overview
White oak logs first go through a Precision debarker and then move through a Brewco 7diameter chop saw merchandizing package to be cut to the logs to the desired length. The bark and wood residue goes through a hog to a dust bin before being sold for boiler fuel. The cut-to-length logs proceed through an opening in the wall inside to the stave plant. Each log section goes through a Brewco halving saw, the second of many Brewco manufactured saws, resaws, edgers, and trim saws that Brewco includes in its stave mill system. These log halves, cut through the heart, are then conveyed to Brewco quartering saws where they are cut into two log quarters, called bolts. Barrel staves are one of the wooden products that require a log to be quartersawn. Quarter sawing is somewhat more difficult to do than just sawing a log across the grain into slabs and produces considerably more wood fiber waste than other sawing techniques.
Since quartersawn oak requires wood from specific layers of the tree, sawn staves go through a sap edger and then a heart edger to complete the resawing steps required when producing staves that are no more than 51/2-inch wide.
Scraps from the two resawing and ripping stages go down a waste conveyor to a Precision chipper. The short pieces that are used to make up the barrel tops and bottoms, which are called headings, go to a turntable on the floor to be inspected and stacked. Rejected pieces from both turntables move by conveyor to a waste conveyor which services residue from the resaws, edgers, and sortation tables. An elevated turntable serves as a rework area. The quality requirements for staves require that some pieces be reworked to avoid sap wood, splits, knots, etc. So, the rework station at this turntable has another edger and a double end-trim saw to be used as needed.
From the log infeed deck through the rework table, the entire system requires about nine people, not including forklift drivers and lumber stackers. One of the most interesting aspects of this entire system is the attention to materials handling. In particular, the turntables in the stave resaw systems are designed so that a sawn stave board is taken off the bottom of a bolt, while the remaining log section turns around and comes back to the resaw operator in such a fashion that the log has been turned end-for-end when it returns to the operator. He can then lay the log section down on its shorter face before it goes back through the two-inch bandsaw.
The established Louisville cooperage plant uses white oak grown in Missouri, Arkansas, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia. Brown-Formans new stave mill, which is running in northern Alabama, will bring in white oak logs from the surrounding areas of north Alabama, northwest Georgia and southeast Tennessee.
Brown-Forman Barrels and Products
Brown-Forman was founded in 1870 in Louisville, Ken. Its well-known brands include Jack Daniels®, Southern Comfort®, Finlandia® Vodka, Woodford Reserve® Bourdon, Canadian Mist®Whiskey, Early Times®, Old Forester®, Korbel® champagne and Chambord® Liqueur.
In order to control quality and cost, Brown-Forman is the only distiller that makes its own wooden barrels, which we have seen are an important element in the distillery process. Barrel staves are made from high grade, tight grain, slow growth, quartersawn American white oak. Oak used for barrel staves is straight, free from knots, and seasoned by drying naturally in the open air for between six to nine months. The sun, wind, and rain help the wood mature. At the cooperage, the staves are trimmed into a double taper and set on their ends within an iron hoop. The coopers alternate between narrow and wide staves around the hoop to build strength and structure. A strong stave is chosen to be drilled in its center for a bung hole. A barrel typically has about 33 staves, approximately 36 inches long, about an inch thick and various widths.
Mike Goldston, president of Brewco Inc., worked closely with the corporate office of the publicly-traded company Brown-Forman to ensure its satisfaction with the compliance of the various legal, accounting, and safety issues.
The Barrel Making Process
Barrels have historically been used to store and transport both dry goods and liquids such as wine and alcoholic spirits. Dry goods barrels are often made from pine, while wine and whiskey barrels are made from white oak. Cooperage, the art of barrel making, is a very old skill. The barrel making process has changed very little over more than two millennia. Wine or whiskey barrels are made from staves which are assembled and shaped into a bulging cylinder with flat heads or ends. Metal hoops, usually galvanized for wine barrels and steel for whiskey barrels, hold the staves in place.
U.S. law requires that Bourbon whiskey must be stored for at least two years in new, charred white oak barrels. Bourbon has to be at least 51% corn and aged in new oak barrels. The process of distilling bourbon uses iron-free water.
The wood is cut into staves which are super heated and bent into ovular form. The barrel is then toasted by a fire to caramelize the sugar in the wood. The barrels are fired to burn out the inside and produce a charcoal crust layer inside. An even char contributes to the consistency of the flavor. The barrel is filled at the distillery, closed with a bung in the bung hole and transported to the warehouses to age for a minimum of two years. When the temperature rises in the summer, the liquid expands into the inner layers of the barrel, and with lower winter temperatures, it moves back into the barrel. This constant movement of the liquid into and out of the barrel contributes to its amber color and taste. The white oak barrel is a very important part of the whole bourbon making process.
When the golden bourbon is removed from the barrels after aging, the barrels are sold for a variety of other options. Many are sold in Europe where they are reused to make Scotch and Irish whiskey, rums in Jamaica, and tequilas in Mexico. They are not reused for aging bourbon, which by law requires new white oak barrels.
For more information on Brown-Forman, visit their website at www.brown-forman.com. For more information on the history of the stave industry, visit the American Cooperage Industry of America at www.acia.net.
For more information on Brewco and equipment for the pallet industry, visit their website at www.brewcoinc.com, or call their office at 800/237-6880.


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- On your Mac or PC, click Watch Now to start streaming.2 If you choose Watch Later, you can find the title in the Rented tab. To stream the title, hover your cursor over the title and click , or click to download.
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Movies that you rent are available to watch on each device associated with your Apple ID. Make sure you're using the latest version of iOS, tvOS, or iTunes available, then follow the steps below to find your rentals.
You can download your rental on an iOS device or computer and stream it on another. For example, if you rent and download a movie on your iPhone, you can stream it on your Apple TV. But you can't stream your rental on more than one device at a time.
You also can't download your rental to more than one device at a time. To download your rental on a different device, make sure that you're connected to the Internet, then delete it from the first device. Then, on the second device, find the rental and tap the download icon .
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Open the iTunes Store app and search for the movie that you rented.
You can also find your rentals in the TV app or Videos app. In the TV app, tap Library and look for the Rentals section. In the Videos app, tap Rentals. If you don't have any current rentals on the Apple ID that you're signed in with, you won't see a Rentals option in either of these apps.
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Open iTunes, then click Movies in the upper-left corner. Click the Rented tab at the top of the iTunes window.
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Open the iTunes Movies app, then swipe up on your Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote and select Purchased. Select Rentals in the left sidebar.
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Unbelievable: Kevin Richardson With 38 Lions! "King" Of Lions
South African lion tamer Kevin Richardson doesn't fear his animals. He's developed a close relationship with the lions that allows him to interact with them as one of their own.
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CSU System Overview of Policy & Operations
Guidelines in the 2001 WASC Handbook of Accreditation suggest that campuses in a system (like the CSU), prepare an institutional presentation that "briefly describes system objectives, policies, and operations, and provides an analysis of educational effectiveness." WASC allows this to be accomplished through a portfolio, such as the one provided through this reference site.
Brief Overview of CSU Policy and Operations CSU System, History, Mission, and Effectiveness
- The History of California State University
- The Mission of the California State University
(as adopted by the Board of Trustees November 1985)
- Access to Excellence (succeeds Cornerstones)
- Access to Excellence Accountability Plan
(succeeds Cornerstones)
- System Governance and Administration
- The Board of Trustees
- Academic Senate CSU
- California State Student Association
- Alumni Council
- California Faculty Association
- Agencies External to the System
- Communication With and Delegation of Authority to CSU Campuses
- System Policies and Operations