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Hoby Hetherington, PhD
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Yale Cancer Center: Radiobiology & Radiotherapy
Research Interests
Brain; Brain Neoplasms; Epilepsy; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Metabolism; Neurosurgery; Radiology; Seizures
Research Summary
Patient-oriented epilepsy research at Yale has led to major advances in the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy. Yale was one of the first centers in the world to perform epilepsy neurosurgery, and remains at the forefront in developing innovative brain imaging methods, deep brain stimulation, other neurosurgical techniques, medication trials, and additional novel approaches.
Specialized Terms: High field methods and hardware for magnetic resonance imaging; human brain; metabolism and dysfunction in epilepsy; magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging
Extensive Research Description
Our group focuses on the development (hardware and software) and application of magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) techniques for the evaluation of neurological disorders. MRSI allows the chemical composition of the brain, including major neurotransmitters and metabolites, to be mapped at spatial resolutions of 0.5 milliliter (approximately a cube of 1/3 of an inch) or better. These measurements allow us to evaluate the biochemical status of the brain, including: 1) how well neurons are functioning; 2) the extent to which energy production in the brain meets demand; and 3) levels of the primary inhibitory and excitatory neurotransmitters. Although we have worked in a variety of areas (Alzheimer's, Multiple Sclerosis, Migraine, Addiction) our work currently focuses in two main areas: Epilepsy and Brain Tumors, with minor projects in Schizophrenia and Parkinson's.
All of our human work is performed at 7T, of which approximately 25 system exist world wide. Spectroscopic studies are typically limited by SNR; however with increasing field strength, the SNR grows at least linearly. Unfortunately, power deposition grows by the second to the third power of the field strength, making conventional lower field (3T) spectroscopy methods unfeasible at 7T due to excessive tissue heating. Further due to tissue RF field interactions the homogeneity of conventional RF detectors degrades substantially resulting in a factor of two in inhomogeneity across objects the size of the human head. Finally the static magnetic field inhomogeneity grows linearly with field strength, degrading spectral resolution. To overcome these limitations the more technical components of our work focus on four areas: 1) the development of new multi channel ("transceiver") RF arrays which improve homogeneity and decrease power deposition; 2) the development of specialized hardware and software for ultra high magnetic field homogeneity within the brain; 3) and pulse sequences which utilize RF shimming concepts to provide anatomical localization with out the use of gradients thereby minimizing power deposition and eliminating chemical shift dispersion errors and 4) pulse sequences to acquire measurements of a variety of metabolites including NAA, glutamate and GABA.
Although there has been significant advances in the development of new drugs to treat epilepsy, about 1/3 of all people who have epilepsy continue to experience seizures. These seizures have a significant impact resulting in shortened life spans, a much higher incidence of psychiatric disorders, and, on a personal level, increased incidences of divorce, loss of jobs and revocation of driving privileges. In these subjects, surgery can provide an alternative when the location within the brain giving rise to the seizures can be identified. In neocortical epilepsy, surgical treatment is typically only successful in ½ of the patients due to the limitations of conventional imaging methods in finding the origin of the seizures. In many other patients a failure to localize the seizures or their proximity to areas of key brain function preclude surgery as a treatment option. In epilepsy our work includes two main areas: 1) the application of MRSI to identify where seizures originate from for the purposes of surgical planning and 2) to better understand the biochemical changes associated with epilepsy so as to develop alternative methods for the medical treatment of seizures for patients in which surgery is not an option.
Brain cancer remains amongst the most difficult to treat of all forms of human cancer. Although there has been significant progress in the development of new agents and the use of focused radiation to treat brain tumors, results vary dramatically amongst individuals. For this reason, monitoring of the effects of treatment are critical in determining the course of therapy, balancing treatment of the tumor versus damage caused to the brain due to the toxicity of the agents and approaches used. Unfortunately, conventional imaging methods (MRI and PET) can not discriminate the effects of radiation and chemotherapy from tumor regrowth during the first few months of therapy, delaying optimal therapy. Failure to treat tumor regrowth quickly results in poorer outcomes and tumor control, while additional courses of radiation and chemotherapy result in significant brain damage and loss of function. Our work is focused on using MRSI methods to resolve between tumor regrowth and brain injury due to therapy, using characteristic changes in tissue energy production seen in radiation injury. By resolving tumor regrowth from radiation and chemotherapy injury we will be able to more optimally manage treatment, using additional radiation treatments or other chemotherapeutic agents for tumor regrowth, or giving steroids to treat brain injury due to therapy.
Development of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging (MRSI) methods to evaluate the metabolic effects of seizures for improving presurgical localization and medical treatment.
Development of MRSI methods for the evaluation of the response of tumors to treatment.
Development of multichannel RF coil technologies for high field human brain imaging.
Development of software and hardware for improved B0 shimming for high field human brain imaging.


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The share of Americans moving hit a new low this past year, according to the Census Bureau (via The New York Times' Economix blog). Just 11.6 percent of Americans moved their residences between spring 2010 and spring 2011, less than the then record low of 11.9 that was recorded in 2008, at the height of the economic crisis, and the lowest level since the Census began tracking this in 1948. With home prices depressed and credit tight, Americans are less able to sell their existing homes at a profitor secure financing for a new home.
The reason that the rate dropped as low as it did, according to Alison Fields, chief of the Census Bureau's Journey-to-Work and Migration Statistics Branch, was because of "a drop in the likelihood of people moving from one location to another within the same county." Such moves are usually elective; only 18.6 percent are job related. But 35.8 percent of longer moves are driven by jobs. And as the Times' Catherine Rampell reports:
Many economists are much more concerned … by the low share of Americans who are moving between counties and between states. Declines in this type of migration have been partly blamed for continued high levels of unemployment: stuck in underwater homes they cannot sell, many unemployed workers are unable to move to areas where there are more job opportunities.
There is growing concern that being stuck contributes to higher levels of unemployment. Urban expert Aaron Renn, who blogs as "the Urbanophile," recently added himself to the ranks of the stuck: "I'm one of them," he Tweeted. "Marooned in Chicago because I can't unload real estate."
If home ownership was once considered a boon, for many it is now a burden. While there has been some debate among economists over the extent to which being stuck in underwater homes has constricted Americans' ability to take advantage of employment opportunities in other places, the data suggests it is significant.
One thing that is beyond any doubt—Americans, who a century ago spread out across a continent—are now moving at almost half the rate they did in the 1950s. From 1951-1952, for example, 20.3 percent of Americans changed residences, the beginnings of the great suburban boom. Post-crisis, a new trend has begun to emerge: America the Stuck.
Stay tuned for additional posts on this subject. Tomorrow I turn to the state-by-state geography of being stuck.
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Little Green Bee-eater
A little green bee-eater dries out in the middle of a rainstorm at Kodiyakkarai Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu. Beeeaters feed on insects which they catch on the wing. Rainy days make their life difficult as most insects rest during the downpour. A break in the weather brings out both insects and beeeaters.
Displaying Greater Prairie Chicken
A greater prairie chicken male displaying at a predawn lek in Central Wisconsin. Prairie chickens belong to the grouse family. They used to be widespread across the country, but loss of habitat has significantly affected their population. The prairie chicken leks in occur in early to mid spring when the weather in Wisconsin is still cold as seen in the frosted grass all around.
Parenting in the Spotlight
A parent Clark's grebe feeds a juvenile on a late fall evening. Clark's grebe juveniles stay with their parents through fall during which they learn to feed. During this time the parent grebe ends up feeding the juvenile often.
Great Egrets and Forster's Tern in Rain
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Spot-billed Pelicans
A flock of Indian spot-billed pelicans gather on a dead bamboo trunk to cool off in the midday heat. Pelicans use their large pouch as radiators to remove body heat.
Dancing Whooping Cranes
As the evening draws to a close, a flock of juvenile whooping cranes dance in a recently harvested corn field in Wisconsin. These magnificent birds have been raised by the Crane Foundation and radio tagged for tracking.. I was trying an abstract and liked the ghostly image which seems to convey the danger these cranes are in.
Feeding American Avocets
I came across this group of avocets feeding in a Bay Area harbor late one evening. It was interesting to observe the flock feeding in a circle. One avocet would dredge the bottom bringing up invertebrates and crustaceans, and the next member would move in to feed in that spot. The steady movement of the birds and low light gave a opportunity for an abstract.
Early Morning Snowgeese
Roosting snowgeese at dawn in Bosque del Apache. With their large numbers and bright plumage, snowgeese are always pleasing to photograph as a group in the soft morning light.
A male osprey takes evasive action as the female comes in to land on their nesting platform near the Snake River in Wyoming. It was great to see the pair take turns bringing in sticks for their nest. Despite not being able to see the eyes of either bird, I liked the image for the tension from the contrasting poses.
Evening Geese
Canada geese are often the first birds to arrive to their spring grounds and register their presence through loud honks. I could hear this trio's honks even at a distance one early spring evening and the wing beats as they came closer. I captured this pan blur as they sped past me to their evening roost. The reeds and grass are still dry in early spring in Wisconsin and provide a nice background color palette.
Cormorants at Noon
A flock of Indian cormorants cooling off during noon at Vendanthangal Lake. The branches of the tree provide a strong counterpoint to the cormorants.
Median Egrets
A flock of median egrets preen and socialize on the Kaveri river as they prepare to settle in for the evening. Preening is an important exercise for all birds to remove parasites and dirt. I liked the light and reflections, and the contrasting poses of each egret.
Crane and Canada Geese
A flock of Canada geese were feeding in grass along with a sandhill crane at Bosque Del Apache NWR. Occasionally they would all raise their heads to scan their surroundings for danger. Non-predatory birds usually feed in flocks where several pairs of eyes are available to spot signs of danger. I found the scene with golden grass and distant cottonwood trees very attractive.
Sandhill Cranes Feeding at Sunset
Sandhill cranes feed on the Rio Grande river at sun down. I was drawn to the texture of the water in the evening light.
Curious Nuthatch
A white-breasted nuthatch observes me at a feeder after a snowstorm in Milwaukee. I found the texture of its perch as interesting as the nuthatch itself.
Yellow-headed Blackbird in Habitat
Male yellow-headed blackbirds are striking looking birds with their black and bright yellow plumage. One of the images I had envisioned of this species was in its spring habitat where the blackbird would stand out against the green surroundings. So, I was happy to see this blackbird fly into a pack of reeds and show up a few moments later. It stayed for a few seconds before darting back into the reeds, but that was enough for me to fire a couple of shots.
Willets at Sundown
A pair of willets feed in the last light in a Bay Area harbor. The rays of the setting sun made these birds glow.
Evening Cranes
Sandhill cranes gather to roost in the Platte River in the midst of their migration. Cranes roost standing up in shallow water bodies where any approach by predators is quickly audible. Here, the weather was cloudy and dark until the sun came out for a few minutes at end of the day and created an arresting scene.
Feeding Avocets
A flock of avocets feed at evening in the Great Salt Lake, Utah. The birds are starting to lose their breeding plumage.
Shadow of the Spirit
A raven flying out of its nest on a cliff in the southern Utah. In the desert southwest, ravens are a common species and build their nest out of reach of ground predators. The birds and its shadow stood out against the wonderful red rocks providing a contrast of both scales and colors.
Barn Swallows
A flock of barn swallows settle down for an instant on a dead tree branch making for an interesting group shot. Initially the group consisted of the swallows on the right. As I was about to click, a single swallow sat down on the left end to balance the composition.
Greater Flamingos
A flock of flamingos are in the middle of their social dance at end of the day near Vedaranyam. The occasional red of their wings and elegant poses contrast well with the blue of the sea.
Chaos at Dawn
On one of the mornings at Bosque del Apache, I noticed an unusually large snowgeese flock portending a spectacular take off. I was not disappointed and with the sky providing a perfect backdrop, it was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Snowgeese Take-off
After creating images of snow geese in large numbers, I wanted to take a closeup of their take off. This smaller group along with the clear blue waters and warm morning light created an intimate scene.
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SHSU Named To Community Service Honor Roll
March 27, 2012
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Sam Houston State University has been recognized by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S. Department of Education for its commitment to community service and service-learning.
SHSU was named to the 2012 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for its contribution of more than 600,000 hours of service, worth over $8,150,000.
This is the second time in two years the university has received national recognition for community engagement. SHSU was awarded a "Community Engagement Classification" by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching last year.
"The Honor Roll designation is further validation of the significance and impact our faculty, staff and students have on the quality of life in our community," said SHSU President Dana Gibson. "We understand that the community is home to our university, many of our faculty and staff, and to our students for the time during which they are working toward their academic goals. We want to be responsible citizens and improve and contribute to the quality of life for those who have provided us a place to live and work.
"In addition, we want our students to learn the value of community engagement and giving back," she said. "Service opportunities help them with their total development while they are attending SHSU."
Community engagement has become an expectation for students who are members of student organizations, including fraternities and sororities, honors programs, athletic teams, student orientation programs, and learning communities, according to Joyce McCauley, an engaged scholar and professor in the College of Education.
"It is also incorporated into academic curriculum through more than 100 courses, across all six colleges, which have earned the special designation as academic community engagement courses — classes in which community engagement is tied to the course learning objectives," she said.
McCauley also noted the way SHSU has provided institutional support for community activities, including financial allocations, faculty recognition, and awards.
"SHSU truly models the way community engagement is incorporated into a learning culture to positively impact the quality of life," she said.
"Through service, these institutions are creating the next generation of leaders by challenging students to tackle tough issues and create positive impacts in the community," said Robert Velasco, acting CEO of CNCS. "We applaud the Honor Roll schools, their faculty and students for their commitment to make service a priority in and out of the classroom."
"Preparing students to participate in our democracy and providing them with opportunities to take on local and global issues in their course work are as central to the mission of education as boosting college completion and closing the achievement gap," said Eduardo Ochoa, the U.S. Department of Education's assistant secretary for postsecondary education.
"The Honor Roll schools should be proud of their work to elevate the role of service-learning on their campuses. Galvanizing their students to become involved in projects that address pressing concerns and enrich their academic experience has a lasting impact – both in the communities in which they work and on their own sense of purpose as citizens of the world. I hope we'll see more and more colleges and universities following their lead."
The President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of exemplary community service and achieve meaningful outcomes in their communities. Inspired by the thousands of college students who traveled across the country to support relief efforts along the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, the initiative celebrates the volunteer spirit that exists within the higher education community.
The Corporation for National and Community Service, which has administered the Honor Roll since 2006, admitted a total of 642 schools to colleges and universities for their impact on issues from literacy and neighborhood revitalization to supporting at-risk youth. Of that total, 513 were named to the Honor Roll, 110 received the recognition of Honor Roll with distinction, 14 were identified as finalists, and five received the Presidential Award. For a full list of recipients, visit www.NationalService.gov/HonorRoll.
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The New England Patriots dug a 28-point hole Sunday night against the San Francisco 49ers. With all of the fumbles and mistakes, it started to resemble the Patriots-Jets game from Thanksgiving.
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"I'm really proud of the fact our guys never blinked an eye down 28 points against probably the best defense in the league," Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said on WEEI-FM this morning.
The Patriots scored 28 points in less than 20 minutes. Still, Brady was disappointed with the effort overall in the 41-34 loss. He noted it was a sloppy game with a ton of fumbles on both sides, although the Patriots failed to recover their fumbles. He gave the 49ers' defense a lot of credit for applying pressure, but he also said many of the Patriots' problems were "self-inflicted."
He especially was disappointed at what happened after New England tied the score at 31.
"We kind of gave it to them at that point. We didn't do anything on offense," Brady said. "We didn't put up the kind of fight I wish we would have been able to."
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It's not surprising Brady feels that way. We take the other angle.
At the toughest moments in the biggest game of the season, the 49ers responded. They hit back. San Francisco's tired defense, on the field for more than 90 plays, created pressure out of nowhere.
Despite giving up a ton of yards in the second half, it was a big-time performance in a big game by one of the best defenses in football.
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Whales Exhibition Features Intricately Carved Feast Dish main content.
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The Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast—roughly 20 diverse communities united by a common language—share a rich oral tradition. Stories passed down from generation to generation tell of ancient encounters between human ancestors and animals such as the bear, raven, wolf, or whale.
One such tale inspired this exquisite carved feast dish, featured in the special exhibition Whales: Giants of the Deep.
Animal imagery in Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw artifacts may serve to depict a close family association with a species, even common ancestry in Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw mythology. The connection is said to confer supernatural powers and special privileges on living human kin, including rank and the right to perform certain dances and songs.
"Individual families will have a totemic identification with a specific creature," says Peter Whiteley, curator of North American Ethnology in the Division of Anthropology. "But, as well as natural species serving as social symbols, there is also a sense of a fundamental lack of distinction between the human and natural world."
Aptly, the feast dish depicts a killer whale with a human head and a second human head within its dorsal fin. The human is Siwidi, a mythic hero who travels undersea in a canoe that transforms into a killer whale.
The dish was most likely used to serve fish oil, a delicacy, during a potlatch, an elaborate ritual of feasting and gift-giving.
The dish, one of a dozen artifacts from the Museum's anthropology collections added to the Whales exhibition while it is on view in New York, was collected for the Museum in 1901 by ethnologist George Hunt, the son of a Tlingit noblewoman and an English trader. Multilingual and well-versed in the Kwakwa̱ka̱'wakw culture of his native Fort Rupert on Vancouver Island, Hunt was a uniquely valuable field collaborator with the renowned anthropologist Franz Boas, including during the Jesup North Pacific Expedition from 1897 to 1902.
Together, Boas and Hunt built an unrivaled collection for the Museum.
A version of this story appears in the Spring 2013 issue of Rotunda, the Member magazine.


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- "Candy Crush Saga" is among most-downloaded mobile games for Android, Apple devices
- Game is most popular app on Facebook, where it has almost 32 million fans
- Report: Its creator, London-based game publisher King, has plans to go public
- Gamer: "If I'm not careful, it can suck up a half hour or an hour real quick"
Julia Enright often plays at night while watching TV. Billy Byler plays in the airport while waiting for his flight. University student Breanna Reboca, a skilled multitasker, plays on her phone while walking to class.
Their addiction? "Candy Crush Saga," an easy-to-play, hard-to-master puzzle game that's seemingly ensnared everyone from your kids to your co-workers to your Aunt Sally. Launched last year, the game is now the most popular app on Facebook, where it has almost 32 million fans.
"Candy Crush," as it's usually called, also is among the most-downloaded mobile games for Android and Apple devices and has more than 15 million daily users, according to AppData, an analytics firm. The game has been such a hit for its creator, London-based game publisher King, that the company has plans to go public, according to a report Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal.
Like predecessor "Bejeweled," to which it's often compared, "Candy Crush" requires players to form chains of brightly colored tiles -- shaped like jelly beans, lemon drops and other candy pieces -- to earn points and advance. The game also borrows from mobile-game blockbuster "Angry Birds" in that players must successfully complete one level before going on to the next.
"It looks like the most childish, simple, throwaway game you could ever think of. And then you start playing it," said Byler, a pastor to young adults in Wichita, Kansas. "It's challenging, and a real test on your brain, because you really have to think about what your next move is going to be."
The phone version of the game has 365 increasingly difficult levels, and it's not unusual for daily players to be stuck on a level for several weeks at a time -- a source of much frustration for many Facebook commenters.
The basic version of the game is free, although players only get five "lives," or chances, a day without paying for more. Some obsessed players have even hacked the game to get access to unlimited play.
Enright, of Waukesha, Wisconsin, got hooked after she began playing the game three months ago with her boyfriend. Now she's on level 213.
"I got a lot further than he did, and now he's given up," she said, with a trace of pride. "I've always liked puzzle games -- 'Tetris' and games like that."
Players also can share their "Candy Crush" progress with friends via Facebook -- something that Byler was reluctant to do at first because he was weary of friends posting "FarmVille" updates.
"I didn't want to be that guy," said Byler, who limits his "Candy Crush" public postings to other players within the game itself. Byler is on level 254 and has been surprised by how hard it can be for him to put the game down.
"If I'm not careful, it can suck up a half hour or an hour real quick," he said. "I have to put the phone down and read a book or something."
The game's cruelly seductive nature has even inspired a spoof trailer for a fake film, "Candy Crush: The Movie," about people grappling with their addictions to "Candy Crush," "Temple Run" and other mobile games.
"In the beginning, it's fine. You can go in and out of these (game) worlds as you please," says one character. "The thing is, the longer you stay in this world (of "Candy Crush"), the more likely you are to be imprisoned." The clip has been viewed on YouTube more than 3.6 million times.
Casual mobile games appeal to people like Enright because unlike traditional console games, they can be played in bite-sized chunks while waiting for a bus. A game like "Candy Crush" also feeds on people's competitive nature. Who wants to quit halfway through when there are more levels waiting to be conquered?
"I really enjoy it. It helps pass the time," Enright said. "I'm going to just keep going until they run out of levels."


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Family & Consumer Sciences
Program Overview
Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) encompasses the study of relationships among people and their personal environments, focusing on the impact of the physical, biological, and social environments on human behavior and development. If you have an interest in a career that involves serving consumers and families in developing living skills, food and nutrition habits, or managing living and working challenges, then a degree in family and consumer sciences is an excellent choice for educational advancement.
The general FCS curriculum prepares you for employment in businesses; agencies serving families; for transfer to FCS teacher education and career pathway programs at a university; and for productive family living and wise consumer decisions.
Upon graduation you will be qualified to apply nutrition science and culinary techniques that improve health and promote longevity, assist individuals and families in directing their short and long-term financial plans, design and implement life management strategies that improve individuals and families' quality of life, and give direction on apparel selection using fashion principles and knowledge of textile characteristics and personal style.
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If teaching is your passion, the family and consumer sciences education option will prepare you in transferring to a university and achieving the California secondary teaching credential. Our curriculum provides a comprehensive background to teach in Home Economic Careers and Technology (HECT) departments in California high schools.
Instructional assistantships/internships are available in the local high schools to gauge the student's affinity for a future in teaching. There are additional courses available as electives in each subject area to provide an area of specialization for future teachers. The goal is to develop competence in the eight career path subject areas relevant to teaching Family and Consumer Sciences.
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The fashion studies curriculum will prepare you for a career in one of the fastest growing industries in California. Courses are designed to provide the foundation for transfer to a four-year institution or technical schools specializing in fashion/costume design, production, and merchandising.
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The fashion merchandising curriculum will help you acquire needed skills for immediate employment in sales and merchandising, and for transfer to technical schools, four-year programs in fashion merchandising, and executive training programs for major specialty or chain stores. Our courses also offer general interest education if you simply want to explore new opportunities or update your job skills.
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The interior design merchandising curriculum is designed to provide a foundation for transfer to a four-year institution or technical school specializing in interior design. Our coursework will help you acquire needed skills for immediate employment as a specialty store salesperson, design product representative or owner/manager of your own business. From required coursework to elective classes, you will learn to integrate design principles and textile characteristics with your personal style to create and present projects and a portfolio tailored to your chosen career.
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Llewellyn Hinkes-Jones is a Washington, D.C.-based writer whose work has also appeared in the Toronto Star, Morning News, Washington City Paper, and the Awl.
Agenda 21 conspiracy theories – those that posit the United Nations is preparing to take over the United States by way of bike lanes and smart growth (previously seen here, here, and here) – may seem at first glance like the zealous rantings of those with too much time on their hands. How else to describe the people that appear at local town council meetings with bullhorns and placards decrying an international socialist conspiracy in local zoning codes?
But these tirades are actually part of a longstanding tradition in American politics of grandiose paranoia as political shibboleth against environmentalism. That these theories have now been officially adopted into the GOP platform is less surprising than you might think.
The Agenda 21-related conspiracies are only the most recent incarnation of this country's property rights movement, which has long used disruptive techniques to foment dissent against environmentalists and land regulations. Often associated with groups like the John Birch Society and the Heartland Institute, and seen most prominently in the 1990s as the Wise Use movement, property rights groups oppose any government interference in land rights.
This might appear on the local level as a farmer's dispute over zoning regulations, but it more often involves the struggles of natural resource-dependent industries against environmental regulations: coal plants fighting pollution controls, logging companies battling clear-cutting restrictions, and chemical plants fighting waste disposal regulations.
In the case of the UN's Agenda 21 and the anti-smart growth fervor it has spawned, the attention is largely coming from development and construction companies. Their ire is aimed more specifically against septic tank regulations, wetlands protections, and any other restrictions on new construction in rural areas.
Any local decision that might set legal precedent for future use can become worthy of a campaign of paranoid rhetoric. And sometimes Agenda 21 is accused of manipulating the strings of just about any situation in need of an opponent. When Fort Collins, Colorado, was looking to replace its system of private garbage collectors with a municipal system, numerous voices decried the influence of the UN's tentacles in municipal waste disposal.
At a certain level, the technique works. Several groups have been successful in stopping large-scale public works projects with accusations that have little basis in reality. By acting at a very local level with enough volume, these groups and individuals have been able to overwhelm, or at least derail, council members unprepared to deal with a fusillade of nonsense about international governance and legal minutiae. Accusations about ceding U.S. sovereignty to an international organization easily appeal to nationalist sentiments, and there's plenty of circumstantial evidence found in local recycling initiatives that parallel the UN's ideals.
Most importantly, this type of fearful rhetoric helps create a perceived enemy to rally against. If all of these urban planning and environmental regulations are part of a nefarious plot for world domination, then anything is up for grabs. Any insignificant recommendation about traffic circles to avoid congestion, smart meters for monitoring energy usage, or tracking greenhouse gas emissions becomes suspect.
These Tea Party tactics were passed down from the Wise Use era, with some of the same names repeated. In the '90s, threats of a UN socialist takeover were used to thwart environmental protections in state parks back when conspiracy theories were distributed by fax machine rather than Internet connection. But it goes back even further. Some of the Sagebrush Rebels that helped usher Reagan into the White House were comprised of public lands ranching groups who used fear-mongering to fight the environmental protections of the Carter administration. And then there are the lesser-known Sagebrush rebellions of the earlier part of the 20th century, who also incited political action by spreading fears of a looming government conspiracy to steal peoples' land.
It's only recently that the focus of the country's anti-environmentalism movement has turned to urban planning. It may seem absurd, but as long as these types of strategies help to protect oil, gas, coal, logging, mining, ranchers, land developers, and other natural resource industry groups from government restrictions and fines, then we'll continue to hear about the threats to private property ownership that this "global socialist conspiracy" represents.
Photo credit: Chris Keane/Reuters
A new study claims the effects of neighborhood change on original lower-income residents are largely positive, despite fears of spiking rents and displacement.
At a daycare in a gentrifying Brooklyn area, is the entrance of racially diverse, middle-class families income integration, or more akin to colonization?
"The rise of the rest" may soon become a reality as once-lagging cities see growth of creative class employment.
Metro areas in the U.S. with higher cognitive and people skills, versus motor skills, perform better economically and are more resilient during downturns.
Lime has joined rival Bird in establishing a safety advisory board tasked with helping the e-scooter industry shape local regulations—and shake its risky reputation.


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Karmin Hard at Work on New Album … While on Airplanes
If you're a plane next to Amy Heidemann and Nick Noonan of Karmin, don't expect them to revel in an in-flight movie or doze off. It turns out that's where the engaged couple actually knock out a lot of their songwriting for the upcoming album.
Noonan explained to MTV, "We're living on airplanes, so while we are there, we figured we might as well try. So I'm on the laptop and recording things, so we have some ideas." Heidemann added, "We look really strange on airplanes, because people are like, 'Are those people dancing over there? And she's scribbling something?' It's weird."
The duo is working on their followup to 'Hello,' which boasts the enormous hit 'Brokenhearted.' "We've started working on a new album, and that's, like, the most exciting thing for an artist," Heidemann said. "We'll be cooped up in the studio." Noonan concurred, "I think the entire month of November, we just cleared that entire thing. We're just gonna go in and try to make some magic."
One difference between their upcoming record and 'Hello'? More vocals from Noonan. "One thing that the fans wanted and that I really am excited about is having more of Nick singing," Heidemann said. "It felt very Amy-heavy on our last release, so more of Nick." Nick also joked that there will be "more gospel choirs." We heart these two!
One thing the duo recognize got them this far? Their Karminites! "We are so grateful and we feel really blessed, and we can't wait to see what next year brings," Heidemann enthused. "There's a lot of cool stuff in the works."


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Wednesday, March 4, 2009
On the Street……New York Look, NYC
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expert layering
so refreshing. I love her little jean jacket, and her bulky scarf. That light from behind her is perfect. great shoes too
I love the style … The scarf on the neck is always a charm …
Pretty! Spring in winter. Denim jacket + that skirt are an unexpected combo. Very nice!
I am loving the jean jacket under overcoat looks I keep seeing. It adds so much visual interest. I would personally remove the jean jacket as well once I was inside. I think its best as an outdoors statement as it breaks up the dressiness of the overall look.
The woman is not trying too hard and she looks fresh and lovely… like spring is on the way.
I want to like this look, please help me. I love the scarf, I like the jean jacket, fitted perfectly! I think the shoes are killer. I guess my beef is the fabric of the skirt, and whether it goes with the rest of the outfit, especially the brocade. Maybe Prada made brocade so collection-specific that it looks instantly old? Jorge from WPB
I love the layered denim. I have been thinking about incorporating that into my transitional look from winter to spring. Here it it done just right.
Beautiful lady, beautiful smile, beautiful outfit.
layering with jean jackets is rarely ever bad… i like the juxtaposition of the shrunken jacket with the boxy, drapey coat.
First comment Yay!
Very cutish look!nice shoes
Great look. Love the denim jacket. Have been trying out a similar thing, but not managed to make it work so well. Fantastic scarf
really cool.
love the jacket
She is standing like Hedi Klum – look at her feet!
ohhh she's pretty
I love the skirt and the coat, and she makes the whole thing work, but to me the denim jacket looks slightly uncomfortable worn like that.
I love how the light is shining through her hair…. She looks like an icon in this light!! Or sort of angel…
No one dresses better than New Yorkers!
Mary-Kate Steinmiller from Milwaukee, WI!
great layering!
I have to disagree with the title of this post…but that's just my personal view on a typical NY-look.
She looks scandinavian to me. And I'm not talking about the girl ('cause she coincidentally looks like Swedish girl).
A typical NY-look to me is a Sex And The City lady. :)
But that's because I have watched way too many episodes of SATC. :)
Lovely pic though!
i love her style it's pretty sweeet
The girl from two posts down is Jennifer Aniston, and this girl is Alicia Silverstone.
Lovely layers, but how about a pic of the lady to the right?
Sunny Girl :)
I like how she is looking.Maybe only jeans jacket under such a good coat making view lil bit negligent!
I've always wondered how all girls in New York have killer killer painful heels and walk in them all day. I love them but I can't walk hours in them. Do you just bear the pain? Do you carry an extra pair of walking shoes?
i love the denim jacket under the coat, great look!
Jack Daniel I 100% agree with you!
While I think she looks fantastic and I'm loving the look, it is so un-NYC.
I live in Manhattan and that is just not a style I've ever seen…
I see a lot of 'hipster' these days. Or, a better representations would be to photograph the lady wearing the strappy high heel bootie in the bottom right corner of the pic.
Great pic tho!
interesting. the jean jacket just looks uncomfortable to me for some reason…
I love the return of the jean jacket. I used to have some great vintage ones .. I definitely need to dig those up! I love this look with the scarf because I find a scarf can always liven up an outfit and its perfect for a day that has a bit of a chill to it. I love her shoes too.. where did she get them!
What are those shoes?!
Love on her scarf and her denim jacket from '94!
it shows the contrast between winter and spring. The woman would like to wear light clothes, but its too cold to do this without scarf and this beautiful high quality coat.
The dress she is wearing seems to be from Dubai. There are merchants who have those coloured fabrics in their sortiments.
But i think the designer is from america or westeurope.
What i absolutly love: The SHORT jeans jacket.
A bientĂ´t,
I remember her – she had the flower necklace in bryant park. I like the denim and the skirt.
Isn't she one of the Teen Voguettes? She always looks great. Conservative but with a slightly funky edge and/or witty personal twist.
I like what she's got going here. I'm a big fan of the tight jean jacket 'neath the bigger coat.
I love that she's not wearing all black. Most fashion people who live in black just look to me like they want to be safe or "cool" and actually have no imagination (K. Lanphear and E. Alt are, of course, heavenly exceptions – they rock it).
I'm with everyone else; the denim jacket underneath that amazing coat is an interesting juxtaposition. she looks great….is she from the teen vogue team?
eek that denim should burn. cute outfit otherwise.
Well I love that ! Love the satorlialist too
It almost seems randomly put together, but all the pieces fit so well.
a little denim jacket is and always will be a basic piece in one's wardrobe..
Extremely interesting when it's not too cold or just not warm enough to go outside without something extra…
Love the way she has turned her scarf around her neck …
i love her style! cool!
Excellently understated. Is it the khaki colored overcoat w/ the black buttons that pull everything together so well? Is it the little denim jacket that gives the look a spark? Is it the black and gold skirt, the structured black and gold bag and the black shoes that are giving the look some polish? I'm not really sure but she certainly looks effortless.
I love the look, well selected overlays, Kisses from Barcelona
It's Mary-Kate Steinmiller! Associate Market Editor at Teen Vogue. How do all of the editors at Teen Vogue look so chic?
Great mix. I love it! Don't know about the reference to NY look but keeping warm with layers works everywhere.
Love this outfit. I'm not a big fan of the denim, but s
omehow this works!
The photo is absolutely wonderful. Love the light.
I love her look. Does anyone know what kind of shoes she is wearing?
Great photo. She obviously is quite confident in her sense of style. You can pull nearly any outfit off with the right attitude. It's the light shining from within. So pretty!
What a relaxing outfit. Everything is well-planned and yet so imperfect. I like her style. It leaves space for my imagination too.
I like the structure of the handbag and her skirt.
Not too much of a fan of the shirt…too wild, wild West for me!
she is a kind who knows how to style herself effortlessly! very nice…
Like Jorge, I really want to like this. I like the individual pieces, but the whole seems less than the sum of its parts. I think what it's missing (IMHO) is a pop of color, especially with that great expanse of very neutral coat. Swap in a rich colored scarf and straighten the coat lapels and we're cookin' with gas. I'd really like to see it without the coat and scarf, 'cause I'm sure that it's great.
Such a great look for her!
I love it how she makes this jean jacket look so elegant
that jean jacket is a pleasant surprise!
HATE the denim.
On anyone, really.
Just think it belongs on the legs and if you're gonna do a denim jacket or shirt, at least do a darker wash.
But that's just my style.
Other than that though, I like this shot, the light yadda yadda but also her coat and the scarf – such lovely light neutrals.
PS would also like to know how New Yorkers – since they walk everywhere – can bear such shoes all day long? What's the secret?
love that coat!
I like how I'm seeing a lot more looks these days incorporating denim in this fashion.
I've never seen soo many layers look so well together!
i love how she mixes fabrics, this is exquisite!
What about Lisbon some day?
She looks great! No hard edges.
I'm seeing these denim jackets and I'm wondering what to do with the one my husband gave me. You know, the arms are too long and it's not like I could wear it as is (or even one my own size). I keep looking at the jacket, the fabric, the yarn, the beads … the beadazzler!
At my age, and in my town, I can beadazzle.
to the poster wondering how us ny-ladies do the heels – yes, there is usually a pair of flats or flip flops stuffed away in those giant bags we schlep around with us! In any office I've worked in here, there was always at least one woman who kept several pairs of fabulous heels tucked away in her desk or cabinets. The routine – walk to work in something more comfortable, spend the day in towering beauty, perhaps wear them home if you have some place to be.
Love. Can anyone ID the shoes?
I'm surprised to see a Sart outfit that doesn't do it for me! No idea why…maybe it's the scarf in a snake coil? Maybe it's not a particular piece, but just how they all bake together. Oh, the unpredictable tyranny of personal taste! :)
To the person who asked about this young woman's previous appearance on this blog: Her photo, taken in Bryant Park, was published on 9.8.08. Only reason I know that is because the storialist–who often writes free verse based on the sartorialist's photos–wrote about her then, and again today.
(He also did a great piece on Signor Pipoli, whose photo appeared here yesterday.)
Not an "eye catcher" but she looks lovely…her stance only adds to how good this really looks. Love how her scarf seemed entwined with her blond hair
absolutely stunning as always miss mk.
this is gorgeous-really charming and chic but still looks comfortable.
The shoes are Gucci Fall 08
hmm i actually dont like the denim jacket.. they usually don't do it for me and teh wearer must do it perfectly for me to appreciate it. however, i do love the heavenly lighting that is cast upon her!
love the layers! oh i wish we could layer here where i live
This makes me excited for winter. Layers are most fabulous, especially in this instance.
Great style.
i like the mixing of jeans jacket and classical (wool) coat.
Great combination of neutrals. and I can't believe no one is mentioning the ombre scarf. It is gorgeous the way she's managed to wind it around.
i really like this shot (also a lot more and the fashion bit) with the natural light from the back which i think did a perfect outline of the subject and highlighted the details in front. inspiring works you have there. btw what camera you are on?
Both sweet and sophisticated.
But she really doesn't look American, unless she's in the fashion business and goes to Europe a lot.
The most intriguing use of denim ever.
this light… oh my god… she looks just like an angel…
ok she is great.. but shes not 50 yet everybody…. this look is nice but made her look 20 years older…. i feel like… this gorgeous face and those sweet feet posing…do not belong to this body …but i admit… its hard to layer all those stuff and look good..and i admit…she did a good job… but no fun at all
Love love love it. Especially the denim jacket underneath, perfect layering.
beautiful outfit!
She's so lovely! Beautiful outfit!
Simply the best!
she's rather angelic looking, i cant stop looking at her beautiful hair hehe!
i like how she looks like she's not trying too hard.. and she actually looks comfortable.
never in a million years would i think to put together an outfit like this, but on her, it works. i especially love her skirt, its divine!
love the scarf, jean jacket and long coat combination.
just gorgeous!
Those shoes and that scarf are absolutely divine. She obviously knows how to layer properly and definitely thinks about what she wears.
-Sophie (http://bonjourmodele.blogspot.com)
Very nice light


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In the new comedy "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," Andy Samberg plays Jake Peralta, a gifted but lazy detective who has some growing up to do.
The former "Saturday Night Live" regular says when he was offered the show, the one thing he knew for sure was that he was going to get "to wear a cool leather jacket." But he also thought it was important that his character be smart and not just a jerk who loves to clown around.
"I think it's important for the show to work — because, otherwise, why do you care to track stories and stuff like that — if he's not actually good at it?" Samberg said. "Then when he's being kind of a jackass, you can forgive him more and be on board with him more. When we first talked about it, it was more like he was going to be kind of like McNulty from 'The Wire,' but instead of drinking problems and philandering, he was doing gags in the office."
While Jake's behavior is tolerated by his old commander because of his brilliant crime-solving abilities, when a new one arrives he is asked to toe the line, causing friction. The new by-the-book captain, Ray Holt, is played by Andre Braugher, who spent years as a detective on the gritty police drama "Homicide: Life on the Street."
"They're a funny group, all of them, from beginning to end," Braugher said about the "Brooklyn" cast. "You know, there's a different spirit with a comedy. So there's a little bit of a learning curve from the pilot to the first couple of episodes. But I'm watching these guys like hawks. So I feel like I'm getting on board and exploring a new way that works."
The creators of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" aren't making "Barney Miller" though, which was centered around the squad room. In their show, there is action, even gunplay, and there are bad guys to be caught.
"It's always about finding the line," said Dan Goor, one of the executive producers. "If the crime is too silly in the first place, it's very hard to write a compelling story because the audience just checks out. They don't care if you solve the crime."


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Teachers in Chicago are on strike. You will hear from the usual anti-government, anti-union crowd that this is another instance of greedy public employees trying to get more money, but that is just wrong and here's why.
The teachers say they are fighting for smaller class sizes, investments in neighborhood schools and additional services for students — fighting for the tools they need to succeed. For so long school districts have been cutting budgets and then blaming the teachers when the students don't do as well.
Chicago teachers have been in negotiations since late 2011, fighting for many important things including art and music classes, playgrounds, libraries (160 schools in Chicago have no libraries and the city has cut back on Chicago Public Library hours, preventing students from internet access to do homework), maintaining a manageable class size, not closing inner city schools, among other very important issues.
Chicago is currently planning to close 60 local community schools (mostly in the inner city) and then open up 100 mostly non-union schools.
On money: Last year the city said they didn't have money and took away a 4% raise teachers were scheduled to receive. Later it was discovered the money was shifted to the Chicago Police.
Tools To Succeed
Many cities have been cutting budgets, increasing class size, cutting back on services for students and then blaming the teachers when the students don't do as well. The problem is that the teachers do not have the tools to succeed.
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) writes in Treat teachers as equal partners at USA Today,
Mayor Rahm Emanuel came into office wanting to make major changes in Chicago's schools, and he wanted to do it quickly. For reform to work, changes must be done collaboratively and correctly, not just quickly. Chicago's teachers want to be treated as equal partners in this effort.
… Today, 42% of neighborhood elementary schools are not funded for a full-time art or music teacher; 160 Chicago elementary schools don't have libraries. Teachers report classes of more than 43 students and not even enough chairs for them all. And teachers often lack textbooks and other materials up to six weeks after the start of school.
Chicago teachers are calling for a better day, not just a longer day, by investing in art, music and libraries. They are calling for smaller class sizes, investments in neighborhood schools and health care, social workers, meal services and additional services for students.
They want to focus on teaching and learning, and have legitimately objected to the district's fixation on high-stakes testing that is narrowing the curriculum and being used to sanction teachers. And they are calling for a fair evaluation process and additional professional development to help all teachers improve.
Astroturf Billionaires
The next problem is the huge Wall Street-backed effort to privatize schools, for profit. The billionaires are able to pay for high-end PR campaigns, blaming teachers and diverting attention away form what they are really up to. Kenzo Shibata, a Chicago teacher, writes at HuffPo in The Battle of Chicago Teachers Union Vs. Out-of-Town Billionaires, hilites the following video:
Stop Hurting Kids
"Teacher X" writes Why I'm Striking,
When you make me cram 30-50 kids in my classroom with no air conditioning so that temperatures hit 96 degrees, that hurts our kids.
When you lock down our schools with metal detectors and arrest brothers for play fighting in the halls, that hurts our kids.
When you take 18-25 days out of the school year for high stakes testing that is not even scientifically applicable for many of our students, that hurts our kids.
When you spend millions on your pet programs, but there's no money for school level repairs, so the roof leaks on my students at their desks when it rains, that hurts our kids.
When you unilaterally institute a longer school day, insult us by calling it a "full school day" and then provide no implementation support, throwing our schools into chaos, that hurts our kids.
Read the rest. it's good.
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A SignOn petition started by a local parent: Stand with Chicago teachers,
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April 4, 2007
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The Schedule
Friday, April 6 - 7 p.m.
No. 5 UCSB vs. No. 7 Cal State Northridge
Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, Calif.
Against Cal State Northridge:
Last Meeting: 2/28/07 at Northridge
Result: CSUN 3, UCSB 1 (23-30, 30-23, 30-27, 30-26)
2007 Series: Tied 1-1
2006 Series: CSUN led 3-0
All-Time Series: UCSB leads 41-27
Last UCSB Win: 1/6/07 at UCSB
Result: UCSB 3, CSUN 1 (30-25, 24-30, 30-17, 30-22)
Current Streak: CSUN one win
Gauchos Top Stanford for the Seventh Straight Time
UCSB hit a scorching .447 en route to a 3-0 sweep over Stanford March 31 at Robertson Gymnasium. Evan Patak tallied a match-high 18 kills to bring his career total to 1,987. Scores of the match went 30-25, 30-26, and 30-26. UCSB dropped in 61 kills with 15 errors in 103 attacks. It was the first time the Gauchos had hit over .400 since Feb. 17 when they swung at .462 in a three-game win over Long Beach State. Patak hit .452 and added two digs, two blocks, and an ace. The Gauchos got solid play from their middles as Theo Brunner put away 14 kills and hit .650 and David Kennedy had seven kills and a match-best five blocks. Outside Bryan Berman totaled 11 kills and hit .526, while he and libero Tyson Norton each had a match-high nine digs. Sophomore setter Max Klineman racked up 52 assists and four blocks. Stanford, which entered the match hitting under .200 for the season, posted a .333 percentage. The Cardinal was led by Evan Romero's 14 kills and three service aces. Matt Ceran and Kawika Shoji each had 12 kills, while Shoji and Jarod Keller finished with six digs apiece. Setter Miki Groppi had 39 assists. UCSB swept the season series with Stanford as it took a 3-0 victory Jan. 13 at Stanford. The Gauchos have won the last seven contests between the two squads dating back to the 2004 season.
It Takes Five to Make a Thing Go Right
For the second time this season, UCSB went five games with Pacific and picked up a victory March 30 at Robertson Gymnasium. Evan Patak pounded a match-high 30 kills and sophomore setter Max Klineman tallied a season-high 58 assists to lead the Gauchos to a .362 hitting percentage. Pacific won the opening game 34-32 before UCSB clamped down to win the next two by scores of 30-19 and 30-17. The Tigers out-hit the Gauchos .344 to .194 in game four to win 30-21, but UCSB closed out the match with a 15-11 victory in the fifth frame. Patak recorded the 30 kills with just six errors in 58 swings, good for a .414 attack percentage. It was the sixth time this season that the two-time All-American had totaled 30 or more kills. Patak also added four service aces, four blocks, and three digs. Three other Gauchos hit double-digits in kills as middle Theo Brunner had 14, middle David Kennedy amassed 11, and outside Bryan Berman added 10. Libero Tyson Norton set a new career-high with 17 digs as UCSB dredged up 50 balls on the night. Pacific, which hit .236 for the match, had two players with double-doubles as Pekka Seppanen posted 21 kills and 12 digs and Maor Nutkevitch finished with 14 kills and 13 digs. Simon Chen-Byerley chipped in with 10 kills and setter Garrett Morales had 46 helpers. Pacific started strong at the net, out-blocking UCSB 6-0 in the first game and then holding an 8-3 advantage after two games. However, the Gauchos turned the tables and out-blocked the Tigers 10.5-1 over the next three sets to finish with 13.5 blocks to Pacific's 9. Brunner led all players with six total blocks.
Valley Voice
Cal State Northridge enters the week with a 16-12 overall record and is tied for fifth (with UCLA) in the MPSF with a 10-9 mark. CSUN needs one win in its final three matches to clinch a spot in the MPSF tourney. The Matadors closed out their home regular season with 3-1 wins over Stanford and Pacific last week. After Friday's match in Santa Barbara, CSUN plays at Pepperdine (4/12) and at USC (4/16) to finish the regular season. The Matadors No. 7 ranking in the AVCA poll this week is its second-highest of the season (6th on 2/5). Dan Rhodes leads the team in kills, averaging 4.23 a game with a .301 hitting percentage. James Lischer is hitting .447 with a team-high 93 blocks. Rhodes and Isaac Kneubuhl are the team leaders in digs, each averaging 1.54 per game. Travis Bluemling and Sean Pedersen have split setting duties, averaging 11.45 and 7.96 assists per game, respectively. Northridge is hitting .301 while opponents are swinging at .262. The Matadors are 11-4 at home and 3-7 on the road this season.
Patak Named MPSF Player of the Week
Evan Patak was named the MPSF Co-Player of the Week this Monday. Patak averaged 6.0 kills and 7.12 points per game while hitting .427 over two wins against Pacific and Stanford. He totaled 48 kills, six blocks, five aces, five digs, and 57.0 points in eight games. In the 3-2 victory over Pacific on March 30, Patak recorded a match-high 30 kills, the sixth time this year he has had 30 or more. He hit .414 with six errors in 58 attempts and added four aces, four blocks, three digs, and 37.0 points. In a 3-0 sweep over Stanford the next night, Patak again had a match-high with 18 kills, hitting .452 with four errors in 31 swings. He also had two digs, two blocks, an ace, and 20.0 points. It is the third time this season that Patak has received the honor and he shares this week's accolades with Dio Dante, a middle blocker from the University of Hawai'i.
Friday's match will be the final career regular season contest for nine Gaucho seniors - Bryan Berman, David Kennedy, Bart Kowalski, Tyson Norton, Derek Otte, Evan Patak, Aaron Richman, Drew Wilson, and Armen Zakarian.
The MPSF Tourney Picture
UCSB, along with Pepperdine, UC Irvine, and BYU, has clinched a spot in the eight-team MPSF Tournament and can assure itself of hosting a quarterfinal by winning two of its final three regular season matches. The play-in match for the seventh seed will be contested April 18. The MPSF's top seed, which Pepperdine can clinch with one win this week, receives a bye in the quarters, which will be held April 21 on campus sites. The semis (April 26) and finals (April 28) will be played on the campus of the #1 seed. The tournament winner gets an automatic berth in the NCAA Championships May 3-5 in Columbus, Ohio.
Poll Position
Here's a week-by-week look at where UCSB has stood in the AVCA Coaches Poll this season:
April 2 - 5th March 26 - 5th March 19 - 5th March 12 - 4th March 5 - 4th Feb. 26 - 4th Feb. 19 - 3rd Feb. 12 - T 3rd Feb. 5 - 4th Jan. 29 - 3rd Jan. 22 - 4th Jan. 15 - 6th; Jan. 8 - 6th Preseason - 6th
The Gauchos have been ranked second, their highest-ever, on two occasions in the AVCA poll, most recently on Jan. 23, 2001.
On the National Front
Gauchos among the national statistics leaders (all matches):
Ben Brockman: 19th in digs (2.13)
Theo Brunner: 3rd in hitting (.540)
David Kennedy: 17th in hitting (.423)
Bart Kowalski: 12th in assists (12.28)
Evan Patak: 1st in aces (1.020), 1st in points (6.97), 3rd in kills (5.57)
UCSB: 3rd in hitting (.360)
In the MPSF
Gauchos among the MPSF statistics leaders (MPSF matches only):
Bryan Berman: 8th in aces (0.31)
Ben Brockman: 5th in digs (2.04)
Theo Brunner: 2nd in hitting (.518)
David Kennedy: 4th in hitting (.442)
Bart Kowalski: 8th in assists (11.91)
Evan Patak: 1st in kills (5.76), 1st in aces (1.08), 1st in points (7.27)
UCSB: 1st in hitting (.361), 1st in aces (1.89), 2nd in kills (16.10), 2nd in assists (15.17), 6th in digs (9.01), 10th in blocks (2.58)
A Patak on the Back
Two-time All-American Evan Patak has been UCSB's offensive workhorse this season. Not only does he have a team-high 546 kills, he's accounted for 1,084 of UCSB's 3,054 attempts this season (35%). The next closest Gaucho is middle Theo Brunner with 480 swings, 604 fewer than Patak. The opposite has led UCSB in attempts in all 27 matches to date. Patak has posted 40 or more attacks 12 times this year, with a season-high 71 at Hawai'i (2/8). He's had double-digit kills in all but two contests and has put down 30 or more in six matches. Patak has led UCSB in kills in 24 matches has gathered a team-high in points 25 times.
Hitting New Heights
At .360, UCSB is third in the country in attack percentage and leads the MPSF, hitting .361 in league matches. UCSB has hit over .400 11 times and posted a season-high .506 percentage against USC Jan. 31. The Gauchos are on pace to to set a new single season record for hitting as the current mark is .348 in 2002. Opponents are swinging at .319 this year.
Ace (west of) Ventura
UCSB has been dangerous from the service line all season, collecting a single season record 189 aces to date. The Gauchos lead the MPSF with an average of 1.89 aces per game in league matches. Evan Patak has a school single season record 100 aces this year and continues to lead the nation in that category at 1.020 per game. The next closest player in total aces is Paul Carroll of Pepperdine, who has 50. Patak holds UCSB's career ace record with an amazing 245. In comparison, teammate Bryan Berman is second on the list with 89. Patak and Berman have accounted for 128 of UCSB's 189 aces this season, 68%. Opponents have aced the Gauchos 127 times.
Milestone/Record Watch
Evan Patak needs 13 kills for 2,000 in his career...With 26 assists at Cal Baptist March 27, Bart Kowalski moved into fifth on UCSB's all-time career list with 2,810...Bryan Berman is 11 aces short of 100 for his career, which would make him just the second Gaucho in history with triple-digit aces (Patak is the other)...Berman needs 18 more digs for 500 in his career...At .540, Theo Brunner is on pace to smash his own single season hitting record of .486, set in 2005...Brunner owns UCSB's top two hitting records as he posted a .439 clip in 2006...Brunner needs just one more kill for 800 in his career...At .360, UCSB is on pace to break its single season hitting mark of .348, set in 2002...The Gauchos set a new single season record for aces this year...Ken Preston collected his 500th career win this season.
Preston Joins Half-Grand Club
With a 3-0 sweep at IPFW March 3, UCSB head coach Ken Preston collected his 500th career victory. Preston has 18 winning seasons under his belt, including eight campaigns with 20 or more victories. He is UCSB's second active coach to eclipse the 500-win plateau at the school. Hall of Famer Kathy Gregory, who just completed her 32nd year as head coach of the women's volleyball program, picked up her 500th career win in 1995. Women's basketball coach Mark French has 500+ career wins, but not all have come at UCSB.
Double-Double With Cheese
Three Gauchos have recorded a total of five double-doubles this season:
Evan Patak (2): 32 kills, 17 digs at Hawai'i (2/8); 40 kills, 13 digs at Pacific (1/12)
Aaron Richman (2): 10 kills, 10 digs at UCLA (2/23); 14 kills, 10 digs vs. Cal State Northridge (1/6)
Armen Zakarian (1): 11 kills, 10 digs vs. Cal State Northridge (1/6)
Grand Attendance
For the Pepperdine match on Feb. 3, UCSB's Robertson Gymnasium hosted 1,068 fans. It was the highest attendance figure since 1,422 packed in on Jan. 27, 2001 vs. Stanford. The attendance record for a UCSB match is 4,310 against UCLA on April 22, 1983 in the Thunderdome. The Robertson Gymnasium record is 2,935 vs. UCLA on April 12, 1997.
UCSB Grabs Four During Early Signing Period
Ben Douglas (Mountain View, Calif.), Jeff Menzel (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Blaine Nielsen (Corona del Mar, Calif.), and Jake Scalise (San Marcos, Calif.) have committed to play for the Gauchos in 2008. Douglas is a 6'6" outside hitter from Mountain View High School. A member of the Spartans' varsity team since he was a freshman, Douglas is in his fourth year with the Bay to Bay Volleyball Club. Menzel is a local standout from San Marcos High School. The 6'5" opposite/outside hitter is a two-time All-CIF honoree and a 2006 All-Channel League First Team member. A versatile athlete, Menzel is also a first team all-league basketball player and a wide receiver on the Royals' football team. Nielsen is a 6'4" outside hitter out of Corona del Mar High School. A 2006 All-Pacific Coast League selection, Nielsen captained the Sea Kings to a league title and a second place finish in CIF Division II. In 2005, Corona del Mar won the CIF crown. At the club level, Nielsen captained Balboa Bay to Junior Olympics bronze medals in 2005 and 2006. Scalise is a 6'2" outside hitter from Mission Hills High School of the Division II Valley League. An all-league first team and San Diego County all-section pick, Scalise was also tabbed Mission Hills' MVP.


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BAYBORO � Pamlico County commissioners voted down a proposed Tall Structures Ordinance Monday that would govern wind farms and communication towers.
BAYBORO � Pamlico County commissioners voted down a proposed tall structures ordinance Monday that would govern wind farms and communication towers.
The split 4-3 vote came after a public hearing in which a half-dozen community speakers voiced split opinions on the ordinance. While the wording covers towers, the gist of the ordinance was aimed at potential wind turbine farms, which were first proposed in Pamlico County this past August.
Following the denial vote Monday, Commissioner Paul Delamar III asked the county legal staff to look into the county�s options and also asked that the ordinance be sent back to the planning board. That motion passed by a 7-0 vote. Earlier in the meeting, a motion by Commissioner Kenny Heath to send the document back to the planning board was defeated 4-3.
The vote to accept the nine-page ordinance included Delamar, Chairman Ann Holton and first-term Commissioner Pat Prescott. No votes by Heath, Jimmy Spain, Chris Mele and Carl Ollison defeated the matter.
�I am disappointed that we had the opportunity to pass an ordinance and failed,� Holton said.
Mele asked that the planning board consider an �original� version of the document, which she said was stronger in its wording.
Among one of the changes the board did agree on was changing the language regarding setbacks to include it being measured from �existing grade.� Ollison, a member of the planning board, made that recommendation, noting it would keep anyone from building up a high base and then erecting a wind turbine tower.
The proposed ordinance had limited the height of windmills and communication towers at 500 feet, with a setback of 2.5 times the height to the property line of landowners not involved in a tower project. That comes to a maximum 1,250-foot setback.
The ordinance, it was noted, did not cover any of the county�s municipalities, where most of the county�s 13,000 residents live.
During an early presentation by the commissioners and facilitated by Holton, it was noted that it would require 143 acres to place one tower if it was surrounded on all sides by non-participating land owners.
Heath reiterated an earlier request that the county send representatives to visit a wind turbine farm to see and hear them in operation.
�We spent $25,000 to fight ferry tolls. We can spend a couple of thousand to ensure we have a more perfect (tall structure) ordinance,� he said.
Ollison complained that the planning board was rushed to complete the ordinance, a statement challenged by Delamar, who pointed out that the commissioners sent the matter to the planners last August.
Mele expressed concerns about federal subsidies for wind energy companies, the negative impact on nearby Cherry Point air station�s training mission over the county and low-frequency repetitive noise. She called the setbacks �inadequate,� a word she used at an earlier meeting to describe the overall ordinance.
For now, the county has no ordinance governing the building of communication towers or wind turbines. The commissioners did not set a date for the planning board to report back.
Spain did ask that each commissioner submit their concerns about the ordinance in writing to the planning board.
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Can you take down Mephistopheles? The Endless Depths RPG challenges you to get past hordes of enemies from giant bats to skeletons to demons and overpowering giants. Down into the depths you will go, dodging traps and collecting weapons. And if you have enough luck and skill, you will face off with the lord of demons himself.
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* A rogue-like RPG with a strategic combat system
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Powered by the TitanFire RPG system, Endless Depths creates strategy in combat by putting the emphasis on defenses like blocking, parrying and dodging. While other combat systems are about whittling down the red bar of your opponent's health, TitanFire is about breaking through the enemy's defenses using abilities like quick strikes, set up maneuvers and feints. The magic system plays a similar role, with most spells being blockable and all spells being dodgable. The system is augmented by the freedom to choose up to three different skill sets.
Endless Depths RPG is a rogue-like game, a category that includes classics like Rogue, Moria, Omega, Angband and even newer games like Diablo.
Note: The public domain tilesets used in Endless Depths come from the RLTiles collection. Some tiles have been modified by the author.


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Some 25 years after the original Kid Icarus game for NES captured the hearts and imaginations of gamers worldwide, Kid Icarus: Uprising brings the action and adventure of this beloved series to new heights - and new visual dimensions - on the Nintendo 3DS system. The dark goddess Medusa and her Underworld Army have returned, and they've got their sights set on the heroic angel Pit. With the aid of Palutena, goddess of light and guardian of the human race, Pit must fend off this malevolent threat. The richly immersive graphics of the Nintendo 3DS system offer incredible depth as Pit battles enemies by air and by land.
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IIHF.com: Lucas Aykroyd reports Frans Nielen's shoulder injury will keep him out of the World Championships for Denmark.
The World Championships begin on May 2nd. It looks like Sean Bergenheim for Finland will be the only New York Islander participating.
Ottawa Citizen: Announced Tuesday the formation of the goalie equipment working group which will meet June 11th in Toronto. Rick DiPietro will be a player representative with Martin Brodeur and Ryan Miller. Garth Snow will be representing the NHL with Jim Rutherford (Carolina) Doug Risebrough (Minnesota) and Brett Hull (Dallas), Dany Heatley and Mike Cammalleri (Kings) represent the skaters.
NYI Fan Central Comments:
Isles website also updated this with a quick word from Garth Snow.
Cape Brenton Post: Greg Macvicar reports on Team Norway playing Team Slovenia in International Ice Hockey Federation exhibition game tonight will honour retired Montreal Canadians forward Mike McPhee of River Bourgeois and New York Islanders defenceman Aaron Johnson of Port Hawkesbury during the ceremonial faceoff.
Calgary Sun: Randy Sportek has agent Wade Arnott's comments on his client, Eric Nystrom who is an unrestricted free agent this July with the writer speculating about the Islanders.
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Sorry folks, too much Robert Nilsson/Frans Nielsen coverage has had me writing Robert in a few posts lately. Obviously it's Eric Nystrom. Hopefully he signs with the Isles so I can get his name correct if for no other reason.
Of course Robert Nystrom is Bobby Nystrom's correct name. For twenty points anyone want to take a shot at his correct middle name ?
Nielsen, DiPietro, Snow, Johnson & Nystrom
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From pins to pedals
SJU graduate, wrestler hits bike tour with gusto
By Christa Schmidt '11
Munkhbaatar "Mogi" Baatar was an All-American wrestler and four-time national qualifier at Saint John's University, but when he graduated in May, the longest distance he had biked at one time was about 10 miles. Less than two months later, he began working his way around Minnesota on a bike.
Baatar, a physics major from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, attended a Youth Environmental Activists! (YEA!) Minnesota retreat June 16 in Eagan, Minn., to pursue his interest in sustainability and renewable and alternative energy. There, he met bikers Reed Aronow (Roseville, Minn.) and Justin Lindenberg (Elkhorn, Wis.), who were visiting on their first stop of the second Bike Minnesota 350 ride. The pair started earlier that day at Como Park in St. Paul, Minn., and after hearing about their focus on clean energy, local agriculture and bike transit, Baatar decided to join them.
"They seemed to be very motivated people, and I was looking for an adventure," Baatar said. "I had a few other things to take care of before I could go, but I joined up with them on June 21."
His first day on the trail was also the group's most difficult one. The group started at 10 a.m. and biked over 100 miles from an alpaca farm in Lester Prairie to Sauk Centre in 90-degree heat. They reached their final destination in Sauk Centre around 2 a.m. the next day.
The group arrived at SJU on June 23 to tour the new solar farm. On the first Bike Minnesota 350 trip in October 2009, Aronow had visited the site as it was being built and talked with construction workers and College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University Sustainability Fellow Theo Eggermont.
The group spent their last night at Minnesota State Auditor Rebecca Otto's 80 percent carbon-neutral home in Marine on St. Croix before finishing at the Harriet Alexander Nature Center in Roseville on June 26.
Despite his sore muscles and numerous mosquito bites, Baatar enjoyed his adventure. In addition to raising awareness and learning more about sustainability and renewable energy, the trip also served as a tour of rural Minnesota.
"I met a lot of great people, and it's promising and motivating. If I work with green energy, I don't think I would actually be working because I would really enjoy it. It's fun and solves problems for the future," Baatar said.
"The trip reminds me of St. Benedict. He moved out alone to live differently and was very isolated at first, but then other people joined him," Baatar said. "A lot of what I'm learning and seeing doesn't come across in mainstream media. The [environmental] situation isn't hopeless. We can fix these problems by making individual changes."
The name Bike Minnesota 350 comes from the organization 350.org, a solutions-based organization founded by Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature. The organization uses 350 because it is the highest number of safe parts per million of carbon dioxide in the air, and also because the number is not limited to one language, therefore opening up the opportunity to connect with international communities.
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Simplex Manufacturing, which makes aerial applications systems for helicopters, has acquired Helipod International. The purchase gives Simplex access to Helipod's certified accessory products for Robinson helicopters, including cargo pods, spray systems and other specialty items.
"Helipod represents an important milestone in our overall strategy of acquiring value added product lines and businesses that are focused on the aviation industry," says Simplex COO Mark Zimmerman. "We are very excited to be partnering with Peter [Maloney, founder/CEO of Helipod] and look forward to his assistance in developing new technologies and expanding our line of FAA-certified products."
Under the deal, the two companies will merge their distribution networks. However, Simplex will continue to manufacture products in the U.S., while Helipod will maintain is plant in New Zealand. "We were impressed with their large distribution network and their extensive product line," says Maloney.