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1. Bob Stiles, UCLA: The defensive back was the 1966 Player of the Game and was carried off the field after the Bruins' 14-12 win over No. 1 ranked Michigan State – mostly because he was unconscious. The Spartans tried a two-point conversion with less than a minute left after pulling to within two. Fullback Bob Apisa took the handoff and was near the end zone when Stiles ran at full speed and kept Apisa from tying the game. Stiles was the first defensive player to be honored with a player of the game distinction.
2. Brian Cushing, USC: As one of just two players to ever start in four Rose Bowl games, Cushing won as a sophomore, junior and senior. His most productive game was leading the Trojans with seven tackles and 2.5 sacks in the 2007 win over Michigan.
3. Dick Butkus, Illinois: The Big Ten MVP linebacker led the charge as part of the Illini's 1964 Rose Bowl 17-7 win over Washington. Playing both ways (he was also the center), he recovered a fumble and had an interception as the Illini held Washington to 59 yards rushing and 71 yards passing. He was inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1995.
4. Tank Carder, Texas Christian: The 2011 player of the game had three tackles for a loss, plus a sack on a key third-and-8 play. On a Wisconsin two-point conversion try that would have put the Badgers ahead late in the game, Carder blitzed and leaped up to knock down the pass.
5. Elmer Layden, Notre Dame: Best remembered as an All-America fullback and one of the legendary Four Horsemen of Notre Dame, he scored two touchdowns on interceptions in the 1925 game. He also had an 80-yard punt in the 27-10 win over Stanford.
6. Steve Emtman, Washington: Helping the Huskies in back-to-back Rose Bowl in '91 and '92, the Lombardi and Outland Trophy winner was co-player of the year as a senior for his undefeated team.
7. Michael Huff, Texas: During the Longhorns' national championship win over USC in 2005, the defensive back recovered a fumbled lateral from Reggie Bush, a play the changed the momentum of the game. He was also a key defender in stopping USC running back LenDale White from picking up a first down in a critical fourth-and-2 play in the fourth quarter, which led to quarterback Vince Young's game-winning drive. Huff was defensive player of the game.
8. Don Rogers, UCLA: The 1983 co-player of the game also tied a Rose Bowl record in the '84 game when he had two interceptions against Illinois quarterback Jack Trudeau.
9. Jack Del Rio, USC: the outside linebacker was co-player of the game in the Trojans' 1985 win over Ohio State.
10. Percy Snow, Michigan State: The middle linebacker was the player of the game in 1988 after the Spartans defeated USC.


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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Westminster students Jennifer Cantella and Joseph Ritchie taught a Sociology of Families course alongside Dr. Kristenne Robison, assistant professor of sociology and criminal justice studies, at an all-women's prison in Cambridge Springs.
To prepare to teach the course Robison enrolled in the week long Inside-Out Program. She enrolled based on the idea of taking 15 outside (Westminster) students to learn alongside 15 inside (incarcerated individuals). While the class at the Cambridge Springs Prison was not quite an Inside-Out course, Robison used many of the techniques she learned in the training during the class at Cambridge Springs. She plans to teach an Inside-Out class at Cambridge Springs next fall as well.
During the week-long training Robison learned about curriculum development, institutional relationships and interactive pedagogical approaches. She also spent two days working with a group of Inside-Out alumni.
"The training program was literally life changing," Robison said. "Part of the training happens inside a men's prison where the men train us to work with a prison population. I let my guard down to hear the stories of the amazing men who trained us and I shared my own stories with them. It was a very humanizing experience."
The sociology class at Cambridge Springs ran once a week from the first week of June through the first week of August. Cantella and Ritchie did not get paid to work at the prison, but instead volunteered their time. In addition, Cantella interned at the Beaver County Detective's Bureau and Ritchie interned at the Lawrence County Community Action Partnership. The students, however, have no regrets about how they spent their summer break from college.
"My experience at Cambridge Springs this summer was truly a blessing," Cantella said. "I was a little nervous at first but as the weeks went on I got to know the students more and more and was able to see how much they love to learn. However, they taught me so much more than I taught them. I'm extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to meet these women. It was an amazing experience and I will never forget them."
Cantella, a senior sociology and criminal justice major, is a daughter of Robert Cantella and Colleen Cantella of Conway and a graduate of Freedom Area High School.
Ritchie, a senior biology and sociology and criminal justice major, is a son of Carmen and Elizabeth Ritchie of New Castle and a graduate of Kennedy Catholic High School.
"When the inmates asked me what I expected when I went to Cambridge Springs I said that I thought it would be a mix between Escape from Alcatraz and Cool Hand Luke, Ritchie said. "However, my experience at Cambridge Springs was far more gratifying than I could have imagined. I worked in an environment where individuals were eager to learn and discuss and the students were open minded, inquisitive, intelligent, and hard working. I know that I was able to help the inmates learn about the sociology of the family, however, I feel that the lessons they taught me and the experiences that I walked away with were life altering and priceless. I was honored to be a part of this experience."
Robison, who joined the Westminster faculty in 2009, earned an undergraduate degree from Baldwin-Wallace College, master's degrees from The Ohio State University and Syracuse University, and Ph.D. from Syracuse University.
According to the Inside-Out program website, "Inside-Out is an opportunity for college students to go behind the walls to reconsider what they have come to know about crime and justice. At the same time, it is also an opportunity for those inside prison to place their life experiences in a larger framework. Inside-Out creates a paradigm shift for participants, encouraging transformation and change agency in individuals and, in so doing, serves as an engine for social change. Through college classes and community exchanges, individuals on both sides of prison walls are able to engage in a collaborative, dialogic examination of issues of social significance through the particular lens that is the 'prism of prison.' "
Contact Robison at (724) 946-6033 or email for additional information.

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This activity has students conduct a repeated measures ANOVA using data from a research scenario. Students determine the statistical analysis to use, identify the independent and dependent variables, set up a data file, enter the provided data, run the appropriate analysis, and summarize the results.
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Cindy Crawford has opened up about her failed marriage to Richard Gere in a candid new TV interview with Oprah Winfrey.
The model admits that, at 22, she was too young for marriage – and she was developing into a woman her husband no longer recognized.
In the upcoming "Oprah's Master Class" expose, Crawford says. "At 22, as a young woman, I was kind of still figuring out who I was and what I wanted to be … and he (Gere) was already 37.
"In some ways he knew I was still growing and changing; I didn't wanna hear it from him, because, at 22, you think you know everything and you think you're already formed.
"It's hard to change in a relationship because what one person might have signed up for and then all of a sudden you're not that anymore (sic)."
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Located at Greenleaf Cemetery in Tahlequah, OK.
Thomas Brewer
1833 - 1870
The following information is from Find A Grave. (http://www.findagrave.com/, Aug 2011, Alice Huitt Preston)
Thomas Fox Brewer (Cherokee) was the son of John C. Brewer b. 1809 d. after 1880, and Elizabeth Taylor b. 1818, daughter of Richard Fox Taylor; he had the following siblings: Oliver Hazard Perry, George Washington Sr. (buried at Greenleaf
He married before 1864 Adelaide Brady b. 1844 d. 17 Feb 1877, (Buried at Greenleaf) daughter of Samuel Brady and Mary Wilkerson. They had the following children: Mary Ellen b. 02 Sep 1864 d. 20 Apr 1894; William Gano b. 26 Feb 1866 d. 25 Mar 1883; Martha b. 1868 d. 1883; and Adelaide Belle Brewer b. 12 Mar 1870 d 04 Dec 1891.
Thomas is listed on the 1851 Drennan Roll: IL, 263; Education: May 1841, New Spring Place Mission School; Elected: 02 Aug 1869, Council from IL Dist., CN, IT; Military Service 1: 1861, Co. C. 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles, Capt. Daniel Coody, Col Stand Watie; Military Service 2: 1862, 1Lt/Capt, Co., M. 1st Cherokee Regiment, Capt. Oliver Perry Brewer, Col. Stand Watie; Starr's Notes: C073, b. 7/8/1833/d. 10/27/1870. [Source: Cherokee Lineages by James R. Hicks]


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Deborah Parkin is a photographer based in rural Northumberland, UK. She spent many years in Academia – researching for a Ph.D in Women's War Writing & teaching as well as gaining an MA in Holocaust Studies. Deborah has always been fascinated with childhood, whether it is recording her own memories of childhood, photographing her own children or other children. In her series Stillness in Time she wanted to photograph children using the wet plate collodion process – a process that requires stillness, the antithesis to the frantic, sometimes pressurized world these children live in. She wanted to record moments of stillness and disengagement from their immediate world. Her work has been published by Galerie Vevais & a softcover edition is to be released this Autumn. She has exhibited widely, including Japan, Europe & the U.S and her work is held in collections around the world.
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BELMAR, NJ – Belmar Mayor Matthew Doherty today announced that a Hurricane Relief Distribution Center is now open. The Hurricane Relief Distribution Center is at the Belmar Arts Council Building at the corner of Seventh Ave. and River Rd. (608 River Rd.) and will receive donations.
"We cannot express our gratitude enough to all of the people who have so generously been contributing food, clothing and their time towards Belmar's recovery," said Doherty. "We've also received an outpouring of support from people all over the world through contributions ranging from $5 to $2,500 to our website, Belmar.com. With the help of local, state and federal officials, the generosity of our neighbors and the strength and resolve of our residents, Belmar will recover, repair, and rebuild."
The center is a place for the public to bring donations to assist those in Belmar affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Belmar residents in need of care and supplies should report to the gymnasium at 601 Main Street for free food, water, clothing, care kits and cell phone charging stations. The gymnasium is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
Belmar officials stressed the ongoing need for flashlights (with batteries); shelf stable food such as canned tuna fish, peanut butter, and granola bars; baby food and toiletries.
Professional food service vendors who wish to volunteer on-site outdoor cooking operations and food service delivery, should contact April Claudio at 732-681-3700.
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Pat Kannar, Director of Product Marketing, Dell Precision, talked about the release of the Dell Precision M3800 ultra thin and light 15-inch workstation that represents the last product in their portfolio line of ultra workstations. Kannar said this is the first thin and light workstation in the market.
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Laura-Jane from our Scotland PR team considers the value of a PR degree as her fast approaching Masters Dissertation deadline looms.
The debate on whether a PR qualification is necessary is not new by any means but something we are reminded of every time a new recruit walks through the door. For some, a communications degree is a sought after attribute. For others, experience, tenacity and imagination are valued more highly. After all, these are qualities you can't teach.
So, in a fast paced PR world, what gives you the cutting edge? What will help you secure that role? What makes you more attractive to Account Directors when appointing a new client team or a candidate for the management track?
According to the latest CIPR 'State of the Profession' study, traditional PR requirements are becoming less important. The number of recruiters demanding degrees (PR or otherwise) from entry level candidates fell to only half (52 per cent), while on the job experience fell to 60 per cent. Critics may argue this limits the professionalism of the industry but it's actually the opposite. It widens the prospect of a creative and diverse workforce, with individuals who each have something different to add.
As a global agency we pride ourselves on our diversity. Some of us come with PR degrees or professional diplomas, or have been a journalist in another life; others started off with a degree or life experience as far away from communications as you can imagine. Thinking outside of the box and always being a step ahead, having the ability to put out fires before they start, and the talent to speak to almost anyone about anything, is what will make you stand out regardless of your background.
It is this diversity that gives us the cutting edge as a team, across both our regional and global networks. A number of our colleagues do not have PR degrees, but enhance Grayling's offer by bringing knowledge and expertise across a number of specialist sectors. This balance allows us to provide clients with trusted advice to support them in achieving their communications objectives.
Regardless of what side of the fence you sit on, there's no getting away from the fact that PR research and theory continues to act as a backbone to our industry. It drives innovation and development, and is why we strive towards 'excellence' in everything we do.
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Jaime Grutzendler, MD
Dr. Harry M. Zimmerman and Dr. Nicholas and Viola Spinelli Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience; Director, Center for Experimental Neuroimaging
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Neurology: Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) | Grutzendler Lab | Memory Disorders & Cognitive Neurology
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Vascular Biology and Therapeutics Program
Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology | Neuroscience: Neural Disorders
Yale Medicine
Office of Cooperative Research
Dr. Grutzendler obtained his MD at Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia where he was born and raised. He completed a medical internship in Internal Medicine and a residency in Neurology at Washington University/Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. This was followed by a combined clinical and research fellowship in the Alzheimer Disease Research Center and the Department of Neurobiology at Washington University and further neurobiology research training at the Skirball Institute of New York University. Dr. Grutzendler's clinical interests focus on neurodegenerative disorders with special emphasis in dementias such as Alzheimer's disease. He also leads a research laboratory focused on understanding brain function and the cellular basis of neurological diseases. His lab uses advanced microscopy to visualize neurons, endothelium, astrocytes, pericytes, microglia and oligodendrocytes in living animals with the goal of exploring their dynamic behavior and learning how cell-cell interactions develop. He aims to understand how these interactions are disrupted in disease states such as in Alzheimer's disease, stroke and demyelination with the ultimate goal of designing new therapies for these conditions.
Education & Training
|Universidad Javeriana School of Medicine (1991)
|Postdoctoral Fellow
|Skirball Institute/New York University
|Research Fellow
|Washington University in St. Louis
|Clinical Fellow
|Washington University in St. Louis
|Washington Univeristy in St. Louis
|Washington University in St. Louis
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American Society for Clinical InvestigationElected member (2012)
McCance Yale Scholar (2011)
NIH Director's Transformative Research Award (2010)
Brain and Immunoimaging AwardDana Foundation (2004)
New Scholar AwardEllison Foundation (2004)


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I'm a firm believer in personal development. Self-improvement is part of living a rich life. In fact, when I started this blog six years ago, the self-improvement category was one of the first I implemented. Over the years, I've published dozens of articles on the subject, including:
- Getting to now: How to beat the procrastination habit
- The power of yes: A simple way to get more out of life
- Luck is no accident: 10 ways to get more out of work and life
- How to build confidence and destroy fear
- Great lessons from great men
Now that I have solid control of my finances, my personal budget contains a lot of room for self-improvement spending. That includes paying for my monthly gym membership, taking Spanish classes, and more. There are always things I want to spend on to improve my life. (I'd love to be able to sing, for instance. Recently, a friend suggested that I might enjoy voice lessons. Maybe I would. Maybe I would.)
Plus, from time to time, I like to attend lectures and conferences. I like to read self-help books. I often take classes at the community college. I recently bought a set of CDs about improving memory. (And, in a move I find hilarious, I also bought the audio version of The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People — in Spanish! Two types of self improvement in one!)
I guess I'm trying to say two things:
- I believe personal development is important. For me, it's a part of true wealth.
- Because of this, I'm willing to spend a lot of money to be a better me. Right now, in fact, self improvement is my largest non-housing expense. And it's working. I have an awesome life, and I like who I am (and who I'm becoming).
I suspect there are a lot of others in the Get Rich Slowly community who spend money on personal development. There are probably a few of you who think such expenses are silly, but I'd wager most of us find these goals worthwhile.
So today, as part of the ongoing "how much do you spend on?" series, I'd like to know: How much do you spend on self improvement? How much do you spend on classes, lectures, books? How much do you spend on the gym, on language lessons, on learning music? Basically, how much do you spend on becoming a better person? What sorts of things do you use the money for? How do you feel about this spending? Do you regret it? Or, like me, do you think it's some of the best money you spend?
Author: J.D. Roth
In 2006, J.D. founded Get Rich Slowly to document his quest to get out of debt. Over time, he learned how to save and how to invest. Today, he's managed to reach early retirement! He wants to help you master your money — and your life. No scams. No gimmicks. Just smart money advice to help you reach your goals.


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"I could show you case after case," said Dr. Neil S. Wenger. "I could bet you million-to-1 odds these patients would not want to be in this situation."
He was talking about patients in critical condition who are "attached to machines, being kept alive" in hospitals, many of them suffering.
A common reason for that, said Wenger, director of UCLA's Health System Ethics Center, is that fewer than one-third of us make our healthcare wishes known in advance of critical illness or injury. So if we end up comatose after an accident, or with severe memory loss in old age, we're kept alive, regardless of the cost and regardless of what our wishes might be or how grim the prognosis.
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It's understandable. Nobody wants to think in advance about life ending. In our satisfied state of denial, we want to believe medical advances will keep us healthy until we die in our sleep at a ripe old age. But death doesn't always come on our terms, and failing to face up to other possibilities can put crushing burdens on loved ones — not to mention that soaring end-of-life medical costs are at the center of the national budget crisis.
"We use healthcare resources far out of proportion to any other country on the planet," said Wenger, who researches elder care for the Rand Corp. "We need to have a conversation about where society wants to put its resources [and we] might decide there are certain kinds of life extension that are not as important to us as educating kids and having adequate infrastructure."
Of course, none of us individually can solve all of these societal issues. But there are things we can do to make our own situations better at the end of life. It's never easy to think about your own demise, or the demise of those you love, or to start uncomfortable but necessary conversations about death. But since my father's health began to deteriorate this summer, I've talked to many medical people who say we need to get over our fears. Today, I'm passing along their advice. Consider it your guide to the final frontier.
One of the first decisions to make — in advance of any crisis — is whom you want making healthcare decisions if you're unable to do so on your own because of illness or injury. And that has to be done in writing.
Judy Citko, executive director of the Coalition for Compassionate Care of California, advises completing what's known as an Advance Healthcare Directive. An easy way to learn more about this is to visit her nonprofit agency's website, http://www.coalitionccc.org, which is loaded with good information on planning. And no matter what state you live in, you can get an Advance Healthcare Directive by going to Caring Connections at http://www.caringinfo.org.
The California form, which doubles as a living will, is free and can be printed from the website. On it, you can authorize a loved one or someone else to have power of attorney — or serve as your agent — to make healthcare decisions for you if you're unable. You can indicate whether you want your life "to be prolonged as long as possible" or, alternatively, that you don't want your life "to be prolonged if the likely risks and burdens of treatment would outweigh the expected benefits."
The directive is valid if signed by a notary public or by two witnesses. Another directive, known as Five Wishes, can be purchased online, and an explanation of how it works and where to get one can be found on Citko's website.
She also recommends that people with advanced illnesses talk to their doctors about a form known as POLST, or Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, in which patients can indicate whether they want resuscitation, feeding tubes, ventilators and other life-sustaining procedures. The form is usually bright pink to make it easier for emergency responders to locate.
Doctors tell me that a lot of patients say they've signed one form or another, but can't remember exactly what it was or where it is. So be sure to keep the person you've designated as your agent informed about your directives, make several copies and file one with healthcare providers. And make sure to include enough information. I've heard many complaints from patients and doctors that even though forms had been filled out, the patients' intentions are unclear.
Wenger says it's better to avoid listing medical procedures you do or don't want and instead list limitations and compromises you're not willing to endure. A patient might say "no feeding tube" but then be in a situation in which a temporary feeding tube could help return him to relatively good health.
In the spaces provided on the directives, Wenger said, you might write, "I would not be willing to live in a state where I can't recognize the people who are important to me…or where I can't be independent" in managing personal hygiene.
Families should also do their homework on where they want to receive care, said Dr. Bruce Chernof of SCAN, a Long Beach foundation devoted to improving medical and human services for senior citizens.
"Families spend a lot of time thinking about choices when it comes to things like maternity decisions," said Chernof, and they should do the same for elder care, whether it's an outpatient service, a hospital or a nursing home.
Medicare patients can qualify for free in-home hospice care — which includes a wide range of palliative care and services — if they have chosen to forgo curative interventions and a doctor concludes they are likely to be in the last six months of life. Palliative care is also available to those with a serious illness who will continue to receive treatment either in a hospital setting or at home. And rather than think of these programs as death sentences, think of them as a way to get the most out of the rest of your life. Palliative and hospice care can be cheaper than traditional care, but patient satisfaction and even life expectancy are often higher than in traditional care.
If nursing homes are a consideration, you can find ratings at http://www.medicare.gov/nhcompare, and if you'd like to locate an elder-care attorney or find links to other information on aging, go to http://www.aging.ca.gov.
None of this is pleasant business, for sure. But keep one thing in mind:
There's a better chance of avoiding taxes than that other thing.
INTERACTIVE: Share your story
To read more of Steve Lopez's columns on this subject or to share your stories about the end of life go to http://www.latimes.com/lifeanddeath
"I could show you case after case," said Dr. Neil S. Wenger. "I could bet you million-to-1 odds these patients would not want to be in this situation."


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After opening with a 15-point victory in the first set, White Oak had to battle from behind late in the next two sets, but the Vikings managed to do just that to sweep past Havelock in the Coastal 3-A Conference volleyball opener for both teams.
After opening with a 15-point victory in the first set, White Oak had to battle from behind late in the next two sets, but the Vikings managed to do just that to sweep past Havelock in the Coastal 3-A Conference volleyball opener for both teams.
Led by senior Emily McLain, the Vikings won 25-10, 25-22, 25-21 on Tuesday.
�I think it was pretty strong for us because we have a lot of young players,� said McLain, who had 7 kills, 5 hits and 4 blocks. �We kept trying to keep each other confident, and the score was going back and forth a lot. So we just kind of wanted to capitalize on the good passes and really finish.�
Time and again McLain stepped up for the Vikings (2-0, 1-0) when the Rams (0-3, 0-1) were ahead. In the second set one of her kills tied it at 11 and two others pulled White Oak within one, including 21-20 after WOHS trailed 21-17.
And in the third set McLain had two hard kills as well as two other winners to help keep the Vikings close after they again fell behind by four points. She also had a big block that gave WOHS the lead for good at 21-20.
�(She) changed the momentum, absolutely,� coach Brenda Wickwire said. �Sometimes I have to admit we had to say in our huddle, �OK, Emily is our go-to girl right now. In this position we have to change the momentum so this is how it�s going to happen.
��We�re not going to pass close to the net. Someone�s going to pass to that 10-foot line. That�s good enough. One of your setters, or whoever�s close, is going to put the ball in the air and Emily�s going to hit it,� which is exactly what happened on the very next play.�
Asked about stepping up, McLain seemed a bit embarrassed at the praise while acknowledging as a senior it�s her job to do just that.
�I kind of wanted to step up,� she said. �I really wanted to kind of show my team I was confident so that they would kind of follow. I want them to know to never give up. We can�t let down at all because the game was so close.�
While the Vikings won the opening set handily, they trailed briefly early before a 10-0 run, with nine of the points coming as Destiny Batchelor served. Batchelor had an ace and a service winner � she finished with 13 service points � in the run that gave the Vikings a 13-5 lead.
McLain closed out the set with a kill.
The Rams led for much of the second set before the Vikings rallied, scoring the final three points on two straight aces by Brooke Humphrey and a service winner when the Rams let the ball fall after some miscommunication to claim the set and a 2-0 lead in the match.
The third set was much of the same. White Oak trailed for much of the set and even after going up 18-15 saw the Rams come back to take a 20-18 lead on an ace by Airianna Thompson and a kill that went long by McLain.
But WOHS outscored Havelock 7-1 from there, with Natalie Mobley and Humphrey coming up with aces before a net ball gave the Vikings the match.
�I think what happened is the Havelock team actually picked it up a little bit (in the second and third sets),� Wickwire said, �and we weren�t quite as accurate with our passes and we were struggling a little bit.
�I have two young setters out there. Both are sophomores, but one�s just got one year of experience. They were out there working and they were hustling and doing their best to make it happen.�
One key to the win, Wickwire said, was her team�s ability to control Havelock�s strong middle hitter, Sha�Nice Frazier, who finished with just 3 kills.
�She was the biggest threat,� Wickwire said. �We felt like if we could stop that girl � she hit really vicious stuff in warm-up � that we would probably be in the best shape.�
Beyond that, Wickwire was pleased with her team�s effort.
�There was tons of effort and tons of hustle,� she said. �And very little of the time did they forget their jobs.�
Havelock 10 22 21
White Oak 25 25 25
LEADING PLAYERS�H: Thompson 3 kills 1 block; Singleton 4 kills; Frazier 3 kills; Robertgs 3 kills; Brown 2 kills. WO: McLain 7 kills, 5 hits, 4 blocks; Batchelor 13 points, 8 assists; Humphrey 8 points. RECORDS�H: 0-3, 0-1, hosts Swansboro on Thursday. WO: 2-0, 1-0, at Croatan today.


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Study: PrEP Adherence Curbs HIV Transmission in Straight Couples in Uganda
A study of HIV-negative heterosexuals who followed instructions for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) therapy indicated that PrEP was successful in preventing HIV. The researchers studied 1,147 HIV-negative individuals in long-term stable heterosexual relationships (average length of relationship was 8.5 years) with HIV-infected partners. Participants were from three Ugandan sites of the Partners PrEP study, which provided them with either Viread (tenofovir) or Truvada (tenofovir/emtricitabine). The group had six months of follow up left in the trial, had a median age of 34 years, and was 53 percent male.
Researchers tracked PrEP adherence by electronic pill bottle monitoring and unannounced home visits to count pills. Participants received counseling if adherence dropped below 80 percent.
Study participants had exceptional adherence levels, with an average of 99 percent for in-home pill counts and 97 percent for electronic monitoring. Of 404 individuals who received placebo, 14 were infected with HIV whereas of the 750 individuals who received PrEP, none was infected.
Researchers concluded that PreP could be very effective in preventing HIV transmission when recipients maintained their daily dosing schedule.
The full report, "Adherence to Antiretroviral Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention: A Substudy Cohort Within a Clinical Trial of Serodiscordant Couples in East Africa," was published in the journal PLOS Medicine (2013;doi/10.1371/journal.pmed.1001511).


text: When the condition of thermal equlibrium is imposed, then the temperature is determined as a function of ionization parameter for a photoionized plasma. Figure 8 shows the ionization and temperature of an optically thin low density photoionized gas with a ionizing continuum, as a function of ionization parameter. This can be compared with the results of KM82, model 7 (although that model was not optically thin for log()2). The current model is significantly more highly ionized; the ionization parameter where the abundances of O VII and VIII reach their maximum is lower by 0.5 dex in the current models. The temperature calculated here is lower; this may be due to a different choice of low and high energy spectral cutoffs which affect the Compton equilibrium temperature.


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Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for admission into the following Postgraduate Programmes in the various Schools of the University.
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Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart steering clear of Twilight conventions
ROBERT PATTINSON and KRISTEN STEWART will escape an awkward encounter at upcoming TWILIGHT conventions after they decided not to turn out to greet fans.
Stewart stunned devotees of the fantasy franchise last month (Jul12) when she admitted to an "indiscretion" with married director Rupert Sanders behind the back of her boyfriend and co-star Pattinson.
She has been lying low ever since, while Pattinson braved the spotlight last week (ends18Aug12) for a round of press duties for his new film Cosmopolis.
However, the pair, who are reportedly no long dating, have decided to avoid each other by not attending the final four conventions in Detroit, Los Angeles and New Jersey over the coming months.
A spokesperson for Creation Entertainment, the company behind the events, says, "Although Rob, Kristen and Taylor (Lautner) will not be with us this time out we will have a super lineup of other 'Twilight' stars and the weekend will be filled with special events, movie prop and costume displays, contests, panels, auctions, parties, exclusive merchandise, music and much more, including some surprises!"


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Irish Women Break WA's Skinny Dip Record
Thousands of Irish women have shed their inhibitions and their clothes on a secluded beach 50 kilometres south of Dublin for a world-record setting "skinny dip" to raise funds for a children's cancer charity.
Lucia Sinigagliesi, the Guinness World Records official that adjudicated the naked swim, said that 2505 women spent at least five minutes in the sea to set a new world record.
The previous record was set in Western Australia in 2015 when 786 participants swam naked to promote a positive body image near the capital Perth, in waters that are usually around 23C at that time of year.
On Saturday, the sea temperature off Magheramore beach, where the Irish swim was held, was a bracing 12C despite a recent spell of warm weather.
The swim has been an annual event since it was started by Dubliner Dee Featherstone in 2013, just weeks after her own mastectomy.
The events have raised more than 153,000 euros, not including what will be raised this year.
"Oh my god it was amazing. I have never been naked in front of anybody before, except my husband, and it was brilliant and bracing. It was great craic," Deirdre Betson from Dunboyne told a Reuters reporter after leaving the water.
"We are all different shapes and sizes and ages and it was just super."
This year the money raised will go to Aoibheann's Pink Tie, a charity set up in 2010 by Mick Rochford and Jimmy Norman, after Jimmy's daughter Aoibheann died from cancer aged eight.
"Aoibheann went to school with my daughter. She would have been seventeen this year. We did it in her memory," said Betson.


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RDJ & Joss Whedon
Look, any time there are new Robert Downey Jr photos, I will always try to post them, even if there's nothing to say beyond...I love him so much.
Today, though, there are new RDJ photos AND there's something new to say. Or, rather, it's what Joss Whedon has to say. Whedon is working on The Avengers 2. As you know, there's been some speculation that Marvel may no longer be able to afford RDJ, given that the other cast members may be asking for more cash money. Click here for Sarah's article about the situation last month. Whedon was asked about how the contract negotiations might impact the sequel, and what would happen if RDJ and Marvel can't come to terms. He told The Daily Beast that:
"He is Iron Man. He is Iron Man in the way that Sean Connery was James Bond. I have no intention of making 'Avengers 2' without him, nor do I think I'll be called upon to do that. I don't think it's in my interest, Marvel's interest, or his interest, and I think everything will be fine."
Sounds like RDJ will be back, non?
But you have to love Joss Whedon, you really do. Because Joss Whedon loves RDJ but he also loves heroines. This is why Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow was more than just tits in The Avengers. And he intends on continuing to give women a presence in The Avengers 2:
"Toymakers will tell you they won't sell enough, and movie people will point to the two terrible superheroine movies that were made and say, You see? It can't be done. It's stupid, and I'm hoping 'The Hunger Games' will lead to a paradigm shift. It's frustrating to me that I don't see anybody developing one of these movies. It actually pisses me off. My daughter watched 'The Avengers' and was like, 'My favorite characters were the Black Widow and Maria Hill,' and I thought, Yeah, of course they were."
Apparently the new female character they'll introduce in The Avengers 2 is the Scarlet Witch. You know what that means:
Casting speculation.
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How Does a Pediatric Brain Tumor Affect a Child's Cognitive Ability?
My nephew was just diagnosed with a brain cancer. He is 9 years old. What effects can cancer treatment like radiation have on such a young child? Can there be problems with developmental or behavioral changes/delays?
Carol Armstrong, PhD, Director of Neuropsychology Lab, Neuro-Oncology Program at CHOP responds:
There are many effects of a brain tumor, the surgery, and radiation therapy that affect your son's cognitive abilities, emotions, behavior, drive, and sense of himself. You will be able to see how he is changing, but you will have many questions about whether behavioral changes you see are because of his coping, his stress, or because of the injury to his brain from the tumor and treatments.
The radiation therapy also varies greatly from person to person, based on where the tumor is, the type, and the age of the individual, as well as other factors. The doctor wants to limit the cognitive impairments to the greatest extent possible, but there are changes that occur after radiation therapy. Often there is a decline in certain memory functions during the weeks/months after the full dose is completed, and then recovery of memory over two years. Other problems may onset a few years after, which do not remit. Memory seems most sensitive.
It is important for you to become involved with a major brain tumor center, and get a neuropsychological evaluation for your son, in order for you to understand the developmental and behavioral changes that are likely to occur. Delay is an unfortunate term, as the injury from tumor and treatments is a form of neurological injury, and the goal is mostly to rehabilitate and compensate, but undoing the damage is not possible.
It is also very important, if possible, for your son to be seen at a brain tumor treatment center, preferably one at a major medical center or university medical system.


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Mary Czaja best fits our needs to be an effective legislator
The people of the 35th have a choice to make to be their new voice in Madison next year. I have met all of the candidates and I believe that Mary Czaja fits our needs to be an effective legislator. Mary believes that Madison should look to how families budget, and live within our means. We should look to limit new spending, and cut up the credit card so we don't burden our children and grandchildren with mounting debt.
As a small business owner, Mary Czaja understands that only through new jobs, education, and smart effective reforms will we turn our economy around. We need a common sense voice of reason to fight for our values in the Capitol. Mary will fight for this entire district, not just a few special interests.
I knew Mary's parents, Ed and June Behling, for a number of years. They raised Mary with many of the values that we in northern Wisconsin admire. Mary has shown those values: strong work ethic, community pride, common sense resolve, and the ability to reach out to find the common ground. Please join me by voting for Mary Czaja this Nov. 6.
Bob Koth
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Czaja will work hard to improve economic climate in Wisconsin
Mary Czaja is running for the 35th Assembly District, which includes the townships of Birnamwood and Almon in northwest Shawano County. It includes the towns and villages of Birnamwood, Marathon, Aniwa, Eland and Bowler.
The global economic recession has made for tough times for families and businesses across Wisconsin. Mary Czaja is a successful small business owner from Tomahawk. She understands the issues and is stepping into the political arena for the right reasons. She has the leadership abilities as a job creator and successful businesswoman that we need in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Mary Czaja has common sense conservative values. She supports Freedom, the Constitution, and a Free Market Economy. She will work hard to improve the economic climate in Wisconsin and expand opportunities for all of us.
Please join me in supporting Mary Czaja for the 35th Assembly District in the November 6th general election.
Gary Tauchen
State Representative 6th Assembly District
N3397 S. Broadway Road
Bonduel, WI 54107
Authorized and paid for by Mary Czaja for Assembly
Czaja understands community and what we need most
With the general election only a few weeks away, we voters have a decision to make. Mary Czaja will be my choice for state Assembly. As a lifelong educator, I understand what it takes to provide the best education possible for our children. Mary will fight for responsible education reform here in the Northwoods because she understands our unique community and what we need most.
A third generation resident of Tomahawk, Mary has been very active in our community. She took over her parent's family business and she has served on numerous local boards, is an active member of the Tomahawk Chamber of Commerce, and was the founding board President for New Beginnings Day Care, currently Tomahawk Child Care.
Mary has raised her children here and now wants to give back to the community by making sure we have a bipartisan voice in Madison. I know she has what it takes to get our economy back on track and bring more good-paying jobs to our area.
Please join me on November 6th and vote for Mary Czaja for state Assembly.
Janiece Fischer
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Mary Czaja type of individual we would want in Madison
I encourage all eligible voters to exercise their right to vote on November 6. Regardless of your party affiliation or your political views, it is imperative that each of us make the time to have our voices heard in this election.
I am supporting Mary Czaja for the 35th Assembly and ask that each of you give consideration to supporting Mary as well. I had the privilege of working with Mary when she served with the Chamber of Commerce and the Main Street Program during my career as a City of Tomahawk employee. Mary was one of the persons on these committees who could be counted on to work towards consensus and to seek solutions that benefited the community as a whole. In the turbulent political climate of our current time, I truly believe this to be an essential personality trait required for success.
Mary's experience as a small business owner – hiring employees, establishing an operating budget, payroll duties – make her the type of individual we would want to represent us in Madison. Mary has always been there to assist this community with her time and efforts. Her willingness to do so again should be rewarded with her election to the State Assembly.
Don Johnson
Retired Chief of Police
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They endorse Mary Czaja for Assembly,
Tom Tiffany for State Senate
Mary Czaja is running to represent us in the 35th state assembly district. We want to thank her for making the effort and taking the time to get on the agenda at our town board meeting to give us the opportunity to meet her.
One of the questions asked was what she thought a living wage should be. This is an unfair question as there are so many variables such as where one lives, marital status, children, cost of living etc. She mentioned a doctor may require more, not because it costs more for him to live but because he has expenses such as paying his staff, paying off loans for many years of expensive education, carrying malpractice insurance, etc.
We don't feel she should be an expert in all fields, as she indicated she wasn't when asked a question pertaining to mining. Mining may be beneficial to our district and we should not close our minds to such a possibility. Mining would bring many good "living wage" jobs to our district but should be considered only after our representative has done a comprehensive study asking the help of experts to determine the safety to our environment.
We endorse Mary Czaja to be our next representative in the 35th Assembly District.
We would also like to endorse Tom Tiffany to be the next senator for the 12th senate district of Wisconsin. Tom has been our town supervisor for the past four years and is our current assemblyman. He has done a superb job in both.
Town of Little Rice residents,
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Don and Nancy Ritter
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Political endorsements: Czaja
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The following API is only available from declarative containments.
* ToolBoxtoolBox(): The toolbox of the Containment. The ToolBox is rendered as a separate item on the scene and provides access to the following properties:
** Array(QAction)actions: A list of actions provided by the Containment.
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There is a global object available to the Plasmoid called, appropriately, "plasmoid". It has a number of useful properties (some of which are read only, but many of which are read/write), functions, constant values and callbacks. Each are enumerated below. All of those are valid for both JavaScript and QML bindings.
See the section on Events above.
There are some events that are generated by Plasma for the Plasmoid. These can often be caught by providing a function assigned to a specific name in the plasmoid object. For instance, to get notified of form factor changes, one would provide a formFactorChanged method as follows:
plasmoid.formFactorChanged = function() {
print("the form factor has changed to: " + plasmoid.formFactor())
The following callbacks are used to notify the Plasmoid of changes in its running environment:
Other callbacks include:
In API v2, all of these callbacks can also be used as events. So, for instance, instead of implementing plasmoid.popupEvent, one could also write:
plasmoid.addEventListener('popupEvent', function(shown) { print('shown? ' + shown) } )
This would also suppress any calls to plasmoid.popupEvent.
Further documentation on these callbacks can be found in the relevant sections below.
A set of read-only properties (and in most cases notification functions) that tell the Plasmoid about its current environment:
A set of read/write properties that allow the Plasmoid to set various visual or functional properties:
var data = new Object
data["image"] = "konqueror"
data["mainText"] = "ToolTip title"
data["subText"] = "ToolTip descriptive sub text"
plasmoid.popupIconToolTip = data
The following API is only available from declarative containments.
Read Only Properties:
To paint directly on to the canvas, a widget may implement the paintInterface function in the plasmoid object:
plasmoid.paintInterface = function(painter) { /* painting code goes here*/ }
See the Painting section below for information about helpful classes and functions that can be used when implementing a paintInterface function.
Read/Write Properties:
var path = plasmoid.file("mainscript")
var pm = new QPixmap(plasmoid.file("images", "mypixmap.png"))
Configuration values can be defined using KConfig XT XML files in the contents/config/ directory of the Plasmoid's package. The default file that is looked for and used is contents/config/main.xml.
Read-write properties:
User customization can be offered by providing a Qt Designer file called contents/ui/config.ui in the Plasmoid's package.
It's possible to add some items to the popup menu of the Plasmoid.
In pure JavaScript plasmoids you need to define plasmoid.action_<name> function, where <name> is the first argument for setAction call, and this function will be called each time user clicks the item. Similarly in QML plasmoids you must define a function action_<name> in the root qml item that will handle the action click.


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The other morning I wandered out onto the stoop and the entire city was enshrouded in a blanket of fog. I ran inside to grab the essentials: slippers, hat, coffee and blanket, and then I sat on the edge of my stoop, on the edge of the world, watching the mysterious shapes appear and re-appear, until the sun had come up a bit more, and the fog had burned off, and everything was returned to normal. Such mornings remind me of my childhood, in a place that had major seasons. Southern California has seasons too: if you were to take a walk up into the hills, sycamore leaves would be all over the paths, the skeletons of milk thistles and goldenrod would stand out against the brown grass tinged with a slight frost, and the earth is that deep, dark, sodden brown that only happens after a few good rains. There are seasons in the hills. Its just that, being from the UK, I want more. And at this time of year, when friends are sending me pictures of first, second and third snows. When leaves are frosting over and wood fires are being burned, I start to feel a little ungrateful towards the constant sunlight. There are, however, solutions to self-imposed misery over something so silly. Namely, booking a trip north for me and Jam. And while it won't be to the snow this time, it will at least be to somewhere cold, incredibly beautiful, and very stormy (Big Sur). And I'm excited. I'm also excited about being out in the desert for Christmas. There will be trips up to the snow, and trips to gather some of my favourite plants, and trips to hang out in my favourite canyons, and it will be action-packed and very exciting.
In the mean time, a few things have been happening. The first being that I have been inundated with business for the holiday season (I am slightly overwhelmed with joy and gratefulness about said inundation). The second being that chanterelle season has hit Northern California so my foraging friends and I are getting out into the mountains at every possible moment because its not long before they come up here. A few heavy rains are a good sign, as are dropping temperatures and heavy marine layers. My searches take me further and further afield, setting off into the wilderness at a ninety-degree angle from my usual trails. Herbalist Paul Bergner talked once about how we expand when we leave the trails in our lives, and I can't help but think of him as I set off, big stick in hand, into the tall grasses and undergrowth. The third is that people are getting sick. This herbal elf has been making house calls, with a basket of elderberry elixir, lung grunge elixir, diaphoretic tea and, my new favourite, Fire Cider. Fire Cider is basically just spicy-stuff-infused apple cider vinegar. But man, let me tell you, if you have a blocked nose, or congested sinuses, of if you feel like you're starting to come down with something, it'll clear you up right away, while making you go 'WOOOOOOOHOOOO!' after you've swallowed.
The recipe is simple, and you can also alter it as you see fit: Juliet Blankespoor of the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine makes a roselle-hibiscus one that looks divine. If you hate horseradish leave it out, if you love horseradish, add more. If you want it super spicy, add more habaneros. If you're a vampire, leave out the garlic. Really, this is a basic structure and you're welcome to do with it what you will. And as for what to do with it... by the spoonful works well if you're coming down with something. I leave it on the counter and take a swig when I pass by.
Fire Cider
1 big bottle apple cider vinegar
8 cloves garlic
1 onion
20 sprigs thyme
1/2 cup chopped horseradish root
5 chopped habanero (or jalapeno) peppers
2 tb turmeric (dried works fine)
1/4 cup chopped ginger 1 cup honey (I used echinacea-infused honey, but you can use any type of honey you like)
Other things I used which you might or might not have access to:
calamus root (1/4 cup)
white fir needles (1/2 cup) (you can sub pine, spruce or any kind of fir)
yarrow flowers (handful)
Using a 1/2 gallon mason jar or something equivalent, chop up and throw in all the ingredients except the honey (using any additions or leave-outs you want), then cover with vinegar. Shake well, then leave somewhere prominent for a month. Prominent so that you notice it, and shake it when you notice it. After a month, strain out all the solids, then taste it. Is it spicy enough? Garlicy enough? Flavourful enough? If so, stir in the honey and bottle it. If not, tinker with it as you see fit, then add the honey when its ready.


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|What this man needs is a good short story...
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I recently read Best American Short Stories 2010, edited this year by Richard Russo who is one of my favorite writers. Straight Man? Amazing. Empire Falls? Amazing. My expectations were high. I generally enjoy reading BASS because it gives me a sense of what the literary establishment considers "the best" from year to year. I may not enjoy all the stories in a given year's anthology but I am always impressed by the overall competence in each chosen story. I don't think I've ever read a story in BASS and thought, "How did that get in there?" At the same time, I often find the BASS offerings to be shamefully predictable. The stories are often sedate and well-mannered even when they are supposedly not. I don't see a lot of risk taking and more than anything else, I don't see a lot of diversity in the stories being told. This year, though, BASS really outdid itself. Almost every story in the anthology was about rich or nearly rich white people to the point where, by the end of reading the book, I was downright offended. I know people will disagree with my thoughts here and that's fine, but I really think shit is fucked up in literary publishing. That's coarse but I cannot think of a better way to convey my frustration. Anytime I talk about this issue, that's the best way I can encapsulate my feelings. This issue has been on my mind for a couple weeks (and years) and two things triggered my… current pre-occupation with whose stories are or are not being told.I've had similar thoughts about many volumes of BASS. I don't think it's the guest editors' faults entirely -- putting the question of the stories' diversity aside for a moment, there seems to be a systemic force pushing the books toward the sort of stuff published by The New Yorker and Harper's and the best-known of the lit mags. The guest editors change, but it's rare that a volume is published where the guest editor's taste seems especially different from her or his predecessors'. The exceptions are volumes like those of Michael Chabon and Stephen King, but even there the exceptions are a few stories, not the whole -- and it's the whole that's really the issue. Individually, the stories in the books are 99% of the time unimpeachably "good": aesthetically accomplished (but not "difficult") and emotionally affecting (but not in any uncomfortable or challenging way), fitting a very mainstream idea of what "literary quality" means. And occasionally they're a whole lot more than that.
But an anthology isn't just a collection of good stories. There are more good stories published in a year than can fit in one book (or, if you're particularly critical, no single year produces an entire book's worth of good stories). An anthology's meaning and purpose, its implication and effect, derives from its selection.
I glanced at the table of contents for the Russo volume when it came out, and it seemed to me unadventurous, so I didn't read it. Previously, I'd been very excited when Salman Rushdie was announced as a guest editor, but when I saw his volume last year -- a volume that could have been called Best American Short Stories from Harper's and The New Yorker, Plus a Couple Extras -- I was appalled.
I've long been fond of John Gardner's 1982 BASS for two reasons: 1.) he wasn't much interested in fiction from the "slicks", and 2.) he said he'd read a lot of science fiction, but nothing much struck his fancy that he saw -- he clearly would have loved to have included at least one SF story, if he'd found one that fit. It's not that I hate the slick magazines -- I subscribe to them! -- but that they don't really need more exposure, at least not in the way that little magazines do. And in some ways, including a bunch of their stories feels like cheating: they pay so well and are so prestigious that they're able to attract the world's best writers, leading to a certain general level of quality. If you don't feel like exposing yourself to the whole range of American short fiction, sure, you can get plenty of entertainment, and occasionally even some enlightenment, from the slicks. But you're getting a very narrow vision of what American short fiction is and can be.
In some ways, Richard Russo's apparent preference for stories about rich white folks gives a good focus to the anthology. I mean, it's not a book I have any interest in reading (I don't even like The Great Gatsby, the rich white fantasy novel to rule them all!), but at least it's got some coherence, and the choice of fiction from the usual sources especially makes sense, since generally those are publications aimed at rich white folks (if their advertising is anything to go by, at least).
How about this, Powers That Be At Houghton Mifflin: Next year, get a guest editor who isn't a rich white guy, and encourage her or him to choose stories that aren't about rich white people and don't come from magazines primarily sold to rich white people. Sure, some of the best American short stories of that year will be excluded, but every guest editor always bemoans the fact that there were too many good stories to choose from, anyway. Encourage the guest editor to make a really individual selection, a selection that maybe nobody else would make. That's why you have guest editors in the first place, right? (No, probably not. The reason why you have them is for marketing, so that you can put a famous person's name in big letters on the cover. Nothing wrong with that -- if you don't sell books, the series will die. [Oh, do I know that!] But one of the main reasons you have guest editors is for the individuality of their selection, the personal vision, the independent taste. Right? Yes? Maybe?)
Remember the short-lived Beacon Best series? I loved those books, and they opened a whole world of literature to me. They were edited by Ntozake Shange, Edwidge Danticat, and Junot Diaz. The goal of the series was to show the diversity of of writing out there -- they didn't limit themselves by region or by form (the anthologies contained all types of "creative writing") -- and they certainly had a different feel from BASS and even The Pushcart Prize (which also includes a wide variety of types of writing, and only draws from small presses).
I don't know why the Beacon series only lasted three volumes, but I suspect it had something to do with sales. Sigh. As marketing strategies go, aiming for rich white folks isn't a bad one. With continued growth in the income gap, ever-rising Wall Street bonuses, and the U.S. government's utter subservience to corporations and businessmen, in the future the only people who will be left with any discretionary income for books are likely to be exactly the people Russo's BASS is all about.
And hey, somebody has to provide books for all those nice people in gated communities...


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