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Courses in this area focus on developing oral communication skills by studying communication theory and then practicing these vital skills. Courses include Public Speaking, Small Group Communication, Interpersonal Communication, and Argumentation and Debate. At some colleges and universities, this area is referred to as Communication Studies, but traditionally, these skills were studied under the heading of Rhetoric.
Any student who expects to interact with others in their educational, personal, or business life will benefit from these courses. Oral communication skills are routinely listed by employers as one of their top requirements, across job fields and disciplines. Our courses give students not only the opportunity to learn information about the skills employers demand, but also a non-threatening place to practice those skills.
Effective communication skills are vital to any job, but several jobs rely heavily on effective communication skills. Those jobs include advertising, communication educator, electronic media/radio-television broadcasting, print or electronic journalism, public relations, and theatre and the performing and dramatic arts. Salaries will vary widely in these fields, but one cannot put a price on effective communication skills – in any field.
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Cindy Stover: I started as an adjunct instructor in the ENGL department in 1993, becoming a full time instructor at MCC in 2001. I earned my Graduate and Undergraduate degrees at the University of Nebraska at Kearney . I enjoy teaching a variety of classes found within the HUMS department, as well as my involvement in the Passport program and TRIO program here at MCC. I believe the opportunities for students are endless; you will find the curriculum challenging yet attainable, administered by professional educators who are committed to providing the best education possible for all students attending MCC.
I look forward to meeting you in the classroom!
Mary L. Umberger: Ms. Umberger has taught SPCH courses at MCC since 1993, and earned her M.A. and PH.D. in Communication from the University of Maryland at College Park. She enjoys teaching at MCC because of the diversity and enthusiasm of her students, the professionalism of her colleagues, and the added bonus that she learns interesting trivia from all the speeches in her classrooms. Thanks to her students' informative and entertaining speeches, she has stimulating cocktail conversations!
Jan Vierk: Ms. Vierk began teaching speech at the high school level a goodly number of years ago. Since that time, she earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. She did adjunct teaching for Metropolitan Community College for several years before becoming a full-time instructor at the College. She enjoys teaching speech because getting up in front of people used to scare the be jeepers out of her until she got to the point where she loves performing in front of an audience, with public speaking being one outlet. Her goal for each class she teaches is to help the students find more confidence in their public speaking voice.
While MCC doesn't offer degrees or certificates in SPCH, we support many other programs at the College. The course most required by other programs, certificates, or degrees at the college is our Public Speaking class, which is transferable to all area institutions. All other SPCH courses are also transferable to area institutions.


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This week (today through Sunday) includes three home games, four road games (including the final split squad date) and a day off on Wednesday.
ESPN is televising today's game with their "A" team: Dan Schulman, Orel Hershiser, Terry Francona and Buster Olney. ESPN will be back two more times, March 26 (Red Sox) and March 29 (Rays). Terrific national exposure for Bright House Field.
Today's game is also on The Comcast Network and MLB.com.
Red Turned Green
Phillies red normally dominates the Bright House Field scene during spring training games. During Saturday's St. Patrick's Day game, about half of the fans wore green. Phillies donned green jerseys and caps. Many of the jerseys will be used at charity events for Phillies Charities, Inc.
Of course, the person or thing with the brightest green that day was Phillie Phanatic.
Minor League Cuts
Staff had a meeting following Saturday's games in which nine players were released:
pitchers Ryan Feierabend, Kasey Kiker, John Mariotti, Jesus Pirela, Casey Barnes and Lionel Bastida; infielder Alan Schoenberger and outfielder Brian Gump.
More cuts are expected following this week. Final minor league games at Carpenter Complex are March 31.
Around Camp
**Tuesday, the Phillies bus to Sarasota (9 a.m.) for an afternoon game against the Orioles.
**Two Class A minor league teams will be playing at Carpenter Complex against the Tigers on Tuesday afternoon. There's no admission charge. It is also possible a big league player or two will be in one of those games.
**Phillies Latin scouting staff will arrive Tuesday and spend the week at the minor league camp.
**Phillies radio broadcasts on Tuesday and Thursday (at Blue Jays) will feature Brian Seltzer, Reading Phillies broadcaster, and Larry Andersen.
Spring Training Memories
Bob Miller (RHP, 1949-58)
"My first spring training was 1950 in Clearwater, Athletic Field. Number 19 was hanging there for me. What a thrill it was to put on the Phillies uniform for the first time in spring training. My roommate was Curt Simmons, I believe. I remember coming out of the clubhouse for the first time and there must have been a thousand people cheering us. I loved spring training. It was a chance to get out of the cold weather in Michigan and go to a beautiful place like Clearwater. It was always great to see the guys again. I just loved being a big league player and being a Phillie. There was nothing to dislike about spring training."
More Alumni spring training memories can be found at www.phillies.com/alumni.

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RICHMOND, Va. – A familiar face will rejoin the VCU Men's Basketball coaching staff. Head Coach Shaka Smart announced the addition of Jesse Bopp to the Rams, he will take over Director of Basketball Operations duties. Bopp served as a graduate manager during the 2009-10 campaign, Smart's first season at VCU.
"We're excited to add Jesse to the staff," Smart said. "He brings terrific energy and will be a great relationship builder at VCU."
Bopp will handle the Rams' day-to-day operations, overseeing team travel, scheduling, practice schedules and much more.
"The chance to return to VCU and work for someone who I consider a mentor is something for which I am truly appreciative," Bopp said. "What Coach Smart has done at VCU is unprecedented, and I am eager and humbled to begin working for him, his staff, the players and all those involved with VCU basketball."
Bopp rejoins VCU after spending three seasons as the Head Basketball Coach and Assistant Dean of Students at Vermont Academy. During his three years, the Wildcats posted a 48-43 record, including three straight NEPSAC playoff appearances. He coached six All-New England selections and helped facilitate the development of numerous players that are currently playing at the collegiate level.
In addition to his time in Richmond, the New Hampshire native was a graduate assistant on Billy Donovan's staff at the University of Florida during the Gators' 25-win season in 2008-09.
Bopp played his college basketball at Plymouth State University, graduating in 2007 with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. During his year at VCU, Bopp also earned his master's degree through the Center for Sports Leadership.


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The US space shuttle Endeavour took its final flight on Friday, making a spectacular series of flypasts over California before landing in Los Angeles where it will retire near its birthplace.
Riding piggyback on a specially fitted Boeing 747, the shuttle flew over San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge before heading south to take in the Hollywood sign and Disneyland, later landing at LA International Airport (LAX).
"It's so cool, and so sad," said Todd Unger, 28, among thousands who camped out from the early hours at the Griffith Observatory overlooking the city and the nearby iconic hilltop Tinseltown sign.
"It's the end of an era. But it shows what America can do, we can be really proud," he added, waving a Stars and Stripes flag as the shuttle banked over the Hollywood Hills.
Cars were parked bumper-to-bumper up the winding roads leading up to the observatory, as Angelenos turned out en masse in several parts of the city to witness Endeavour's final flight.
The shuttle had spent the night at Edwards Air Force Base north of Los Angeles, the last leg after a two-day trip across the country from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Before reaching the West Coast, it flew over Tucson, Arizona, to honour former lawmaker Gabrielle Giffords, who survived a horrific shooting last year and whose astronaut husband Mark Kelly commanded Endeavour's final mission.
"It was pretty spectacular... The people of Tucson got an incredible view of this remarkable machine," Kelly told CNN, adding, "It's really a testament to American ingenuity."
After arriving on Friday afternoon, the shuttle will spend a few weeks at a United Airlines hangar at LAX, before being transferred to the California Science Center, where it will go on display on October 30.
Endeavour, which flew more than 115 million miles (185 million km) in its two-decade career, completed its final mission last year.
After the space agency NASA brought an end to the 30-year shuttle program last year, major US cities battled for the right to house one of the shuttles.
Enterprise, the prototype that never flew into space, is now on permanent display on the runway of the Intrepid aircraft carrier in New York.
The Kennedy Space Center will keep Atlantis, and Discovery is on display at a museum outside Washington.
Two other shuttles were destroyed in flight. Challenger disintegrated shortly after liftoff in 1986 and Columbia broke apart on re-entry to Earth in 2003. Both disasters killed everyone on board.
Endeavour's trip to Los Angeles is a homecoming of sorts. It was built in Palmdale, north of Los Angeles, as a replacement for Challenger.
Its last, 12-mile road trip to its final destination is scheduled to take two days, starting on October 12.
That operation is not without controversy: locals have protested because some 400 trees are being cut down along the route, and power lines and other obstacles reconfigured, to make way for the giant winged space craft.
The California Science Center has promised to replant four times as many trees as are removed.
"Before the Endeavour lands at its final destination, there's one more leg on its amazing journey," LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said on Friday.
"In less than a month, we'll have a chance to see a site as impressive as today's flyover - the Endeavour travelling through our streets and hundreds of thousands of people cheer it on."


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Lebanon Township
Lebanon Township
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- Population: 6588
- Size: 32 sq miles (82.88 km2)
- Established: 1798
- Distance from NYC: 59
- Distance from Philadelphia: 73
- Distance from Newark: 49
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About Lebanon Township
Tucked into the northernmost corner of Hunterdon County, Lebanon Township's longstanding rural heritage can be witnessed on a drive through its 32-square mile borders. Bucolic landscapes include an abundance of wide open spaces, conservation land, parks and working farms. The township's terrain is characterized by acres of forests, rivers, streams, gorges and mountain ranges.
With approximately 6,500 residents, the township borders both Warren and Morris Counties, offering access to a network of local and interstate highways. Surrounding towns include Washington Township, Long Valley, Clinton, Readington, Califon and Annandale.
The first record of Lebanon Township appears in 1731, and it was incorporated as one of New Jersey's first 104 townships in 1798. Back in the 1700s and 1800s, small hamlets had names like Woodglen, Anthony, Red Mill and Bunnvale. Bunnvale was named for a prominent area land holder named Bunn, and Bunnvale Road is named in his honor. Hoffman's Crossing Road traversing the South Branch of the Raritan River was named for the local family who ran a basket factory. Today, the Woodglen General Store is a reminder of a simpler time. A sign outside the store was placed by the Hunterdon County Cultural Heritage Commission, recognizing it as one of the few remaining general stores from the mid-1800s.
Community Life
Popular community-wide events include the annual 4th of July parade down Main Street, Sunday in the Park Car Show at Lebanon Memorial Park each fall, and Day in the Park celebration every September. The township's Recreation Commission sponsors a summer day camp for school age children at the YMCA Camp Bernie on Turkey Top Road, an annual Easter egg hunt and a visit with Santa.
The Bunnvale Library at 7 Bunnvale Road is located in a former one-room schoolhouse built in 1915. The adult collection is located upstairs, while the lower level contains books for children and youths. Proud of its history, the library retains the schoolhouse's original school bell, punched-tin ceiling and maple floors.
The Lebanon Township Athletic Association was founded in 1980 by parents of local children from Lebanon Township, Califon and the surrounding communities. What began with 150 children in a soccer program has grown steadily over the years. The association currently includes about 1,000 participants in the soccer, basketball, T-Ball, softball and baseball programs.
Public school students attend the Valley View School from kindergarten to grade four, moving on to the Woodglen School for grades five through eight. Although both schools are located in Lebanon, they have a Califon mailing address. Upper level students go to Voorhees High School in Lebanon, which also takes students from Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge and Tewksbury. The school is part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District.
Lebanon Township has a number of private preschools, and there are numerous private elementary and high schools located throughout Hunterdon, Morris and Warren Counties.
Real Estate
Lebanon Township offers a diverse mix of housing styles, from authentic Colonial homes dating back to the 1700s to newly-constructed luxury dwellings. Architecture from nearly every era is represented, whether it's a century-old farmhouse sited on a multi-acre property or a modest one-level home on a smaller lot. Lebanon Township's Main Street is lined with well-kept Victorian and Colonial homes from past centuries. Waterfront homes are located along the Musconetcong River and the South Branch of the Raritan River, providing a serene setting all year long. There are also a select number of townhomes, condominiums and rental apartment complexes within the township.Back to top
Route 31 runs through the township, providing access to Interstates 78, 22 and 287. Local bus service is provided by New Jersey Transit, with New Jersey Transit train service on the Raritan Valley Line located at Cherry and Central Avenues, a half-mile mile south of Route 22. The weekday trip from Lebanon to Penn Station in midtown Manhattan takes about 135 minutes, a bit less for those headed to Hoboken or Newark.
Lebanon Township is approximately 60 miles west of New York City, and about 45 miles from Newark Liberty International Airport. Lehigh Valley International Airport in Allentown, Pennsylvania is about 40 miles from the township.
Local Attractions
Round Valley Recreation Area at 1220 Lebanon-Stanton Road has trails for mountain biking, hiking and horseback riding as well as camping facilities. Its 3,654 acres are also perfect for winter sports like cross country skiing, sledding and ice fishing. The pristine Round Valley Reservoir permits swimming on a lifeguard-protected beach, fishing in its waters stocked with lake trout, and even scuba diving. Measuring over 2,000 acres, the reservoir is about 180 feet deep, making it the deepest lake in the state.
Township of Lebanon Museum is located at 57 Musconetcong River Road. The museum is housed in what was once the New Hampton School. New exhibits and events can be found on the museum's calendar, and admission is free. A sampling of programs has included a talk about the poetic language of old grave stones, an exhibit of needlework by a 100-year old resident and a Crafts for Kids class.
The Columbia Trail is well-suited to hikers, bikers and cross country skiers since its flat surface is a former train line. The seven-mile Hunterdon County portion of the trail runs from High Bridge to the Morris County line. It can be accessed from several points in Lebanon Township.
Miquin Woods is a former Boy Scout Camp located on Newport Road in Lebanon Township. Known as Camp Watchung when it was created in 1928, the camp closed in 1981. In 2003, Hunterdon County acquired the 302-acre property for recreational use.
Memorial Park on Bunnvale Road across from Woodglen School serves as a community centerpiece for this expansive township. All the development and improvements in the park have been donated and include a playground, regulation softball field with an electronic scoreboard, a walking path, pavilion, volleyball and horseshoe pits, basketball courts, a restroom and concession facility. The park's 9/11 Memorial honors township resident Richard Cudina; it contains the largest piece of steel recovered from the World Trade Center site.
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Balloons spring to life on Stamford streets
STAMFORD -- His foot sprung up first.
The 50-foot tall cave man came to life slowly, his body morphing from a flat pool of colorful vinyl on the asphalt of Hoyt Street to an identifiable page right out of history as dozens of children looked on.
First the foot. Then another. Then a leopard-print tunic started taking form.
And after a while, Fred Flintstone was standing tall and proud at the corner of Summer and Hoyt streets.
Daniel Mihok knew exactly who the balloon was going to be way before the 6,000 cubic feet of helium started pumping through Flintstone's body. He and his mother have a tradition of walking along the sidewalks of Hoyt and Franklin streets and guessing who the flattened balloons would turn into. He was right on 20 of 21 accounts this year; he mistakenly guessed that the Mighty Mouse balloon, which will be used as an understudy, was Mickey Mouse. But that's OK, since his mother didn't get it right either.
She thought it was Underdog.
"I think it's a tie," said Daniel's mother, Linda Mihok.
"We've been doing this for at least four years," said Daniel who reminisced about seeing Miss Piggy's likeness blown up a few years ago.
He's grown with the parade, Linda said. While Daniel's favorite balloon is now Mr. Potato Head, Thomas the Tank Engine had been at the top of Daniel's list when he was younger. And while Daniel has grown over the years, and his tastes have changed, Linda said she still treasures the tradition of watching the balloons spring to life on Stamford's streets.
Traditions are a big part of the inflation party, which is in its 14th year.
Craig Pucci's 5-year-old daughter Sophia sat perched on his shoulders, capped in a powder pink hat, and clutching a newly purchased stuffed unicorn, her eyes glued to Flintstone as he took his shape. Pucci and his wife are both teachers in Stamford, and the family treks down from their home in Trumbull every year to see the balloons inflate.
For the Pucci family, the annual excursion is a beloved tradition, and Sophia doesn't know what a November would even be like without the inflation party. They've been coming since shortly after she was born, her father explained as Sophia rattled off a list of balloons she'd beheld over the course of the afternoon. She'd spotted the Lorax, Elmo and Kermit the Frog, who was still working his way to life a few yards away. But Fred Flintstone, he was the most exciting part of the whole spectacle, she said through a smile that revealed a missing front tooth.
"It's a lot of fun. They've been enthusiastic and excited about it all day," Craig Pucci said. In addition to the excitement of getting to see favorite characters in real life, Sophia gets to take home a new toy each year from one of the vendors on the streets. This year it was the unicorn.
It's a nice chance to get to spend some quality time with his wife and daughters, but it's also an opportunity for him to wear a smile of his own, he said.
"Fred Flintstone is probably my favorite balloon too," he said. Sophia and her sister watch the cartoon every morning as they get ready for school, so seeing the twinkle-toed caveman in real life is an extra-special treat for them, Craig Pucci said.
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I started smoking again in November and I'm finally ready to quit… again. Here's the quick back story: I had my first cigarette at 14 years old, hated it, but kept going in the interest of peer pressure. The addiction took hold and I've been smoking on-and-off ever since (that's about 20 years). I've made a handful of attempts in earnest to quit over the years, trying everything from the gum to the patch to the pills. While nothing has obviously worked 100%, I have found success along the way. I've also learned what doesn't work.
Big, bold decisions don't work for me. I can't declare "I'm going cold turkey!" and expect anything but falling off the wagon within a week. Weaning off cigarettes doesn't work either. It just drags out the process. If I can't limit myself now, how can I possibly limit myself gradually over time? I tried the medication Chantix which gave me crazy dreams and did a number on my psyche. The gum was a total waste. It tasted awful and upset my stomach.
Enter the patch. It's my old reliable friend. I've quit for months and months at a time on that thing and I'm about to go back on it. The patch delivers a steady dose of nicotine all day long. I find very few cravings immediately after putting it on. And while the patch is meant to be used for just a few months, steadily decreasing the daily nicotine dose, I'll wear it much longer. The way I see it, I may not be cutting the nicotine addiction, but I'm not smoking either so at least my chances for lung cancer decrease.
This time around, I'm adding something new in addition to the patch. I finally joined the eCigarette club and bought a V2Cig to help bridge the gap between smoking full-time and using the patch full-time. The V2's taste decent and do a pretty good job of emulating smoking with the look and feel. It's a nicotine mist (for lack of a better word) so it should satisfy the cravings too.
So… this should be an interesting weekend. I've got 2 packs of smokes left (which I will not throw out), a month-long supply of patches, and the equivalent of two packs of the rechargeable refillable V2s. Today, I begin again the process of transitioning to a nicotine-free life.
For those of you thinking about quitting for the first time, the smoking cessation products are great crutches. But more important than the method is the desire to quit and having the support around you to do it. Close friends or family who smoke should put your good health as a priority over their addiction and not smoke around you. Stay away (at least until you have a handle on the addiction) from the places which encourage you to smoke — certain bars, clubs, parties, wherever you find smokers uniting. Over time, the cravings will lessen, your nose will begin to hate the smell of smoke, and the day you break down and have one (which is not uncommon), that first puff will probably taste nasty. Those are all good natural changes that can keep you strong even in the most enticing times. The beginning is always the hardest. As they say, a journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step. Today, I'm putting my shoes on.
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Oetzi the "iceman" suffered a number of injuries at the time of his death, including the fatal arrow wound in his back, according to researchers who recovered red blood cells from his mummified remains.
Researchers were able to retrieve a blood sample from the iceman's wounds – the oldest such sample on record – and found evidence of clotting. Their results were published Wednesday in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface.
"This observation confirms that the Iceman sustained several injuries before his death," the study says.
A team of researchers led by Albert Zink of the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, used an atomic force microscope together with Raman spectroscopy, a technique that uses refracted light.
They found that healthy-looking, doughnut-shaped blood cells remained preserved in the iceman after more than five millennia.
The scientists also found traces of haemoglobin and fibrin, a protein that's known to degrade quickly in a wound, suggesting that Oetzi died shortly after he was shot with the arrow.
Earlier analyses of Oetzi's body said that he died violently from an arrow lodged in his left shoulder. They also found that he had the blood of four different people on his clothes (he was wearing three layers of clothing made from goat, deerskin and bark).
The discovery of a blood cells is the latest in what the scientists described in their study as "one of the oldest forensic puzzles."
An analysis of the iceman's DNA that was published in February found that he had brown eyes, type O blood, and was lactose intolerant. It also found that he was genetically predisposed to coronary heart disease and showed signs of the earliest known infection with Lyme disease.
The well-preserved, mummified body was found in 1991 on the Tisenjoch Pass in the Italian part of the Oeztal Alps, which is why the iceman was nicknamed Oetzi.
Since then, researchers have conducted many studies on the body, including using genetic material, and found out a lot about Oetzi and how he died.
Previous DNA samples taken from the iceman's intestines showed mutations typically found in men with reduced sperm function that can render them infertile.
In addition to the information about Oetzi's eye colour and blood type, DNA tests have shown that he shared a common ancestor with people who now live on the islands of Corsica and Sardinia.


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L'Oreal Color Riche Anti-Aging Serum Lipstick Review, Photos, Swatches (Part 1)
L'Oreal Color Riche Anti-Aging Serum Lipstick: Pucker Up Pink, Peach Parfait, Compelling Coral, Spicy Pink
L'Oreal Color Riche Anti-Aging Serum Lipstick ($9.99) is a newly released lipstick formula from L'Oreal — similar to the orignial Color Riche line, but with an Anti-Aging Serum core. If you notice, there's a small teardrop of "Anti-Aging Serum" that runs through the middle of the lipstick. These are designed to help improve the look of lips, including minimizing fine lines. The way the product does this is mostly by acting as a lip plumping lipstick thereby minimizing any lines.
This post features four shades:
- Pucker Up Pink (#102) is a neutral-cool raspberry pink with frosty shine that goes on fairly opaque.
- Peach Parfait (#401) is an orange-y coral with a frosty shine that is semi-sheer when it's actually applied. (It looks nowhere this bright on my lips–more like a peachy nude.)
- Compelling Coral (#402) is a coral-pink with a frosty finish and goes mostly opaque.
- Spicy Pink (#704) is a dark raspberry-pink with a soft sheen and a bit of frost in its finish. It goes on semi-opaque.
I haven't tried the original Color Riche formula (at least not that I can recall), but this formula is soft and lightly creamy with decent color pay off. I find the average wear time is just about two hours (assuming no eating/drinking) before it's faded away enough that it needs to be reapplied. In terms of colors, I liked Pucker Up Pink and Compelling Coral the most–I felt these shades flattered and delivered in terms of color. Peach Parfait was a bit misleading, going on much sheerer and paler than it appeared, and Spicy Pink wasn't as dark as it looked in the tube as it was on lips.
I have two gripes: the packaging feels incredibly cheap. It has a metal look, but it's either plastic or a very cheap metal–it's extremely light and just feels cheap. The outside casing still holds fingerprints (always annoying). The scent of these lipsticks smells of stale perfume and a bit of the trademark scent of lipstick. It's just not pleasing, and I'd love it more if L'Oreal would switch to something less cloying (like vanilla or whatever).
Also, if you dislike lip plumping products, you should opt for the regular Color Riche line, as these do have a slight tingle. The tingle is about a three on a ten point scale (with DuWop Lip Venom being a ten for me). These are best purchased when your local drugstore or mass retailer has these on sale for buy one, get one. I find $9.99 a bit steep otherwise.
- Product: 7/10
- Value: 7/10
- Ease of Use: 8/10
- Packaging: 5/10
Recommendation: If you're on a budget and are looking for non-drying lipsticks that give you decent color, L'Oreal's new Color Riche Anti-Aging Serum Lipsticks are a good choice!
Availability: Drugstore.com
See swatches…
Pucker Up Pink, Peach Parfait, Compelling Coral
Peach Parfait, Compelling Coral, Spicy Pink
L'Oreal Pucker Up Pink Color Riche Anti-Aging Serum Lipstick
L'Oreal Peach Parfait Color Riche Anti-Aging Serum Lipstick
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I guess the thing that was most jarring was the idea that a woman should be ashamed of her sex/gender. And not as a group, like saying "I am ashamed of all other men" but as an individual. It just was just shocking.
I have been insulted in some truly bizarre and laughable manners before. Including one time where I was accused of being a tranny because "no educated girl" could argue what I was arguing and, therefore, I "must have a dick".
I don't think that it's sexism, however. The majority of internet boards, especially the ones I've sen and that are attached to news articles or opinion pieces, are absurd. Everyone is angry, all the time, and no one seems to want or even try to engage in any discourse. Rather, as soon as you say something someone doesn't agree with they are immediately a "liberal", "conservative", "woman", "fag", "bastard", "dyke", "Christian", etc. etc. I've been ridiculed by total strangers before when I'm agreeing with the general point of their argument but it a roundabout, nuanced way. I don't believe that the person on the other end is incapable of understanding what I'm saying, rather they can't, or more likely won't, take the time to understand what I'm saying and that I'm agreeing with them.
I was referring more to the group of assumptions that led to the name calling rather than the name calling itself, particularly the assumption that one group has more to gain by hiding their identity within it than another. As I said above, I would have thought it less unusual if I have been out and out called a name.
Something funny happened today that really have me an awful taste in my mouth and I feel that this is a good place to talk about it. I was arguing with (or trolling, but that's besides the point) somebody on the Economist's comment section when the person I was talking to demanded to know my career status and gender, assuming I was an unemployed female undergraduate because I defended the discipline of gender studies in theory (I said that it was, in theory, a useful discipline). Well, I made up a job that would sound impressve to him (I'm going to assume this person was a man and you shall see why below) to shut him up and said that my gender did not matter.So, at this point, he says that I must be a woman. At this point, I checked my genitals to be sure I am a man and found that I had not mystically changed genders. But let's look at all the sorts of sexism in that claim of his:1. My gender has some impact on the validity of my arguments.2. Only a woman would be interested in the study of gender issues.3. A woman would want to hide her gender online for no particular reason.And then he implied that I could only work in an office as a personal assistant or secretary, moving the sexism from implicit to overt. I'm surprised he didn't just say to make him a sandwich - if you're going to be a complete asshole, you might as well go for broke. Right?
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VALLEY, Ala. - The Millsaps Majors Football Team went into Valley, Ala. to take on NAIA foe Point University on Saturday afternoon. The Major Offense was terrific all day as they went into the record books with 582 total yards on the afternoon (5th in school history) en rout to a 54-28 blowout.
The Majors (3-0) started things off with a bang as they received the opening kickoff and freshman Zach Cart took it 91 yards to the house to put Millsaps on top 7-0 early on.
Point (0-3) went three and out on their first possession as the Majors defense swarmed around the Skyhawks including a sack from sophomore Alex Jackson.
Millsaps went forward on their first offensive drive as senior Garrett Pinciotti completed passes to senior Kegan Joplin, sophomore Trevor King, and sophomore Mike Barthelemy to get into Skyhawk territory. The Major drive stalled around the 20 and sophomore Beau Brady came on to attempt a 36 yard field goal that sailed wide left.
Both teams exchanged three and outs as Point took over at their own 18 yard line and put together an 11-play drive; however, it ended with sack by sophomores Jeff Milner and Leland Elchos to force a Skyhawk punt.
The Majors got the ball back and complete passes to Cart and Joplin, but couldn't do much else and punted back to Point.
The Skyhawks struck two play into the second quarter to even the score as they connected on a 79 yard touchdown to make it 7-7.
The Majors responded with a beautiful 15-play, 72 yard drive as Barthelemy was the work horse, carrying eight times for 31 yards and the eventual touchdown to put Millsaps up 13-7.
The Skyhawks went three and out as the Major offense went to work again. Pinciotti started the drive off with a nine yard completion to sophomore Charlie Strauss. After no gain from Pinciotti, Barthelemy bursted into Point territory with a 27 yard run to put Millsaps in business.
After a short run, Pinciotti completed a 13 yard pass to Strauss and a nine yard pass to sophomore Trevor King to put the Majors on the five. Freshman Taz Watson capped the drive with his first career rushing touchdown to make it 20-7.
The Skyhawks received the ball back late in the second to only turn it back over to Millsaps as sophomore Nick Arnold came away with an interception.
The offense with back to work as the throwing of Pinciotti and the running of Barthelemy and Watson got Millsaps into Skyhawk territory again.
After getting the defensive line to jump, Pinciotti took the quick snap and found King down the sideline as he made the catch and juked by a defender for a 44-yard touchdown and a 27-7 lead going into half.
Point took the opening kick of the second half and went 66-yards down the field in nine plays to cut the Major lead to 27-14.
However, the Major offense responded as Barthelemy exploded out of the gates with a 46 yard rush down to the Point 30 to start the first drive of the second half. The Majors got inside the redzone, but faced a 4th and 6 from the 11 yard line. Pinciotti went back to pass and found Joplin in the endzone, who made spectacular catch to push the Majors lead to 34-14.
The Major defense then caused their second turnover of the day as sophomore Zach Bell notched his fourth sack of the season and forced the football loose where Elchos recovered to give Millsaps 1st and 10 at the Point 26.
This time it only took one play as they Majors ran a flea-flicker and Pinciotti found Joplin again for his third touchdown pass of the game and a 40-14 lead.
Millsaps continued to harass the Skyhawk offense as the defensive front of Alex Stewart, Joiner Stewart, Milner, Bell, Elchos, and junior Blake Price were in the backfield most of the afternoon.
The Majors got the ball back midway through the third and again put together a balanced drive with Pinciotti completing passes to freshman Jamie Edwards, sophomore Matt Wahl, and Joplin, while Barthelemy and Watson steadily drove Millsaps deep into Skyhawk territory.
Barthelemy capped the drive with his second touchdown of the day from five yards out and the Majors were in control 47-14 as the third quarter came to a close.
Point added a touchdown, but Millspas responded as backup quarterback Konner Joplin came into the game and finished off a four play, 78-yard drive with a touchdown to his brother, Kegan, his third receiving touchdown of the day, to make it 54-21.
Point added a touchdown with just over a minute left, but the Majors took their third straight victory, 54-28.
Pinciotti finishes his afternoon going 21-for-31 for 273 yards and two touchdowns while Konner Joplin added 4-for-7 for 50 yards with a touchdown. Barthelemy rushed 21 times for 153 yards and two touchdowns and Watson added 10 carries for 97 yards and a touchdown. Joplin was impressive and led all receivers with nine catches for 100 yards and a career high three touchdowns. He now has five touchdowns so far this season. King added three receptions for 79 yards and a touchdown.
The Majors rushed for 259 yards as a team and passed for 323. They also added 182 kick return yards and were 7-for-13 on third down conversions
Defensively the Majors were led by junior Dustin Harscher with eight tackles. Bell added seven to go along with a sack, a forced fumble, and 1.5 tackles for loss. Joiner Stewart got to the quarterback 2.5 times on the afternoon to go along with five tackles. Milner and Jackson each added a sack while Elchos had 0.5 sacks.
The Major starters were terrific again defensively as they held Point to only 254 yards of total offense before being subbed in by the second team in the fourth quarter.
Millsaps now heads into its bye week this upcoming Saturday, but return to action on the 29th as they travel to Danville, Ky. for their opening Southern Athletic Assocation game against the Centre Colonels. Kickoff will be set for 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time from Danville and 12 p.m. for those watching it on College TV Ticket in the Central Time Zone.


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NEW DELHI – Sentencing arguments will be heard Wednesday for four men facing the death penalty after an Indian court them found guilty of raping and murdering a 23-year-old physiotherapy student in December. The closely watched case has angered, shocked and electrified the nation, sparking tougher laws, fast-track courts, violent public protests and extensive soul-searching.
Judge Yogesh Khanna ruled Tuesday in a 230-page decree that the four defendants, ages 19 to 35, were guilty on all 13 counts, including rape, murder and kidnapping. Another suspect reportedly killed himself in prison, although his parents claim it was murder, and the sixth was a juvenile at the time.
India rarely executes death-row prisoners, but the government is under enormous pressure after the verdict to hang the men, India's preferred execution method. "This is a good day, but we're not content," the victim's brother said in a telephone interview after the verdict. Under Indian law, the victim has not been named. "We'll be satisfied when they're all hung, including the juvenile."
The case was among the more exhaustive in recent memory, involving over 100 witnesses, extensive forensic evidence and more than 115 hearings over seven months. "1 Verdict, a Billion Prayers," said a headline on a local TV network.
The four defendants have denied involvement. "This is not a fair trial," said A.P. Singh, a lawyer for the defense, who told reporters outside the court that his clients would appeal. "They should have been acquitted but they have been framed under political pressure."
The case has sparked strong passion across India, in part because the victim embodied the Indian dream. Born into a poor family in impoverished northern Uttar Pradesh state, she attended college with money from the sale of the family farm, studied hard and moved to the capital to pursue a promising career.
On Dec. 16, after watching the film "Life of Pi" at an upscale mall, she and a male friend boarded what they assumed was a normal commuter bus, on which she was gang raped, and they were also assaulted with iron rods. Police say the gang then tossed them onto the road naked. She died of internal injuries two weeks later in a Singapore hospital.
The case highlighted the government's lumbering response and the plight of women in India, which tends to rank near the bottom on international women's status surveys. In 2011, New Delhi's National Crime Records Bureau reported that a rape takes place in India every 20 minutes.
While rapes happen in every country, women's rights groups say of particular concern is a common view in India that harassment is the victim's fault, easily avoided if she had worn different clothes, submissively called her attackers "brother" or cloistered herself at home, suggestions made by politicians and religious leaders after the attack.
Two-thirds of women living in Delhi, the metropolitan region that encompasses the capital of New Delhi, reported being sexually harassed in the past two years, a 2012 survey found. "In Delhi, men often stare, try and touch me, brush against my body," said Reena Bisht, 21, who recently moved here from a village in northern Uttrakhand state. "I've learned to move away and avoid eye contact. Sometimes I tell them to keep away."
The case also highlighted India's ill-trained police and creaky court system. While Tuesday's verdict was delivered within nine months, most criminal cases take years or are dropped completely. The conviction rate for rape cases is 15% in New Delhi and 26% nationally.
"There are over 90,000 cases pending," said Ranjana Kumari, director of New Delhi's Center for Social Research, a think tank. "These investigation methods and judgment system need to be applicable to other cases, that's my hope."
Even as the four defendants face execution, the juvenile received a three-year sentence, the maximum applicable, sparking a debate over whether juveniles should be charged as adults in extreme cases.
The case sparked a new law that increases penalties for gang rapes and defined acid attacks, stalking and voyeurism. Critics said India has many well-intentioned laws that aren't implemented, while women's groups criticized it for not considering marital rape.
The case has dented India's international reputation. Earlier this year, a trade group reported that 70% of the tour operators it surveyed in the first quarter of 2013 saw bookings canceled, especially involving women from Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia.
It has also made prosecutors and police in Delhi, dubbed the "rape capital of India," more responsive to crimes against women, gender-rights groups say.
Some question, however, whether society is on a witch hunt. Sandesh Chopedekar, executive director of the Men's Rights Assn. in Pune, said many innocent men are being prosecuted. "Society is headed in the wrong direction," he said. "Whatever a woman says becomes evidence."
The U.N. released a study Tuesday of attitudes in several Asia-Pacific countries, including China and Bangladesh but not India. It found that nearly half of the 10,000 men surveyed reported being physically or sexually violent toward a female partner, while nearly a quarter said they'd raped a girl or woman.
Of those who admitted to rape, over 70% said they did so with legal impunity, most adding that they felt entitled to have sex, whether or not the woman consented.
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Tanvi Sharma in the New Delhi bureau contributed to this report.


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Showtime on Friday released its official trailer for the eighth and final season of "Dexter," finally revealing who his main foe will be—aside from himself.
Dr. Evelyn Vogel (Charlotte Rampling), a neuro-psychiatrist called in to help Miami Metro, seems to make Dexter (Michael C. Hall) a bit nervous. She's an expert on all the things that make psychopaths tick.
"They have no empathy," she and Dexter agree.
She seems to figure out Dexter from the get-go, challenging him to the point where he slams her up against a wall. That's a pretty dumb move for a woman who doesn't appear to be able to protect herself. A Showtime release suggests Vogel—well, it reads "a mysterious woman" so it could be someone else--offers first-hand information on Dexter's past.
Dexter's biggest worry, though, should be Deb (Jennifer Carpenter). She's snorting, drinking and bedding everything or everyone within reach. It definitely appears she's gone way off the rails after learning her brother is a serial killer and, you know, after that thing she did.
Speaking of that thing, the new season picks up six months after LaGuerta's murder. You think Deb will rat out Dex? Will she get clean, or come clean about what she did?
"Dexter" returns at 8 p.m. CT June 30 on Showtime. The series also stars Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Aimee Garcia, David Zayas, Geoff Pierson and James Remar.
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Last night the Royal Opera House rolled out the red carpet to welcome the leading lights of the film industry for this year's BAFTA awards.
Ben Affleck's fast-paced Argo received three awards including Best Director and Best Film, while Sam Mendes's Skyfall won Outstanding British Film as well as Best Original Music, marking the first time the Bond franchise has won a major award for fifty years.
Tarantino's Django Unchained and Ang Lee's Life of Pi also received two awards, while Ann Hathaway and Daniel Day-Lewis were also recognized for their roles in Les Misérables and Lincoln respectively. View the full list of winners.
Opera-fan Stephen Fry hosted the ceremony, which included a performance by singer-songwriter Paloma Faith. The full ceremony is available to watch again on BBC iPlayer.
The awards, now in their 66th year, have been held at the Royal Opera House for seven years running. Later this year, the auditorium will once again roll out the red carpet for the Olivier Awards, which celebrate British theatre.
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Fresh, bright salads are a delicious way to start the new year.
Oranges aren't exactly the first salad ingredient that comes to mind, but there are plenty of reasons to invite them into the salad bowl. They add zip and acidity to a salad, but they also add sweetness. Their juice can be a nice alternative to lemon in a vinaigrette, and their texture can breathe life into a relatively dry, leafy salad.
These three recipes aren't for fruit salad, which is something else entirely. Rather, they're for green salads that get a boost from the flavour of fruit.
Blood oranges aren't available year-round and not all grocery stores stock them, so ask someone in the produce department for help if you can't immediately spot them. At first glance, blood oranges don't look all that different from a more traditional orange; it's the deep, bright purple-red inside that gives the fruit its name. If you've never sampled one before, now's your chance.
To learn how to segment an orange — a handy skill in the first two recipes — look for the how-to video on our YouTube channel at youtube.com/TheBlueFlameKitchen.
Arugula with Blood Oranges and Pomegranate Seeds
Arugula is a salad green with a bitter peppery taste. Look for it in the produce section of large grocery stores.
1. To prepare dressing, place blood orange juice, vinegar and honey in a blender; blend to combine.
2. With machine running, pour oil through opening in lid in a thin steady stream, blending until combined.
3. Combine arugula, blood oranges, pomegranate seeds and cheese in a bowl.
4. Add some dressing and toss to coat. Serve immediately. Remaining dressing may be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Serves 6.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 288 calories, 22.9 g fat, 5.8 g protein, 17.3 g carbohydrate, 3.1 g fibre, 85 mg sodium
Cook's Note: Blood oranges are sweet but tart red-fleshed oranges. Look for them in the produce section of large grocery stores. If unavailable, navel oranges and fresh orange juice may be substituted in recipes calling for them and their juice.
Strawberry Orange Salad
Combine greens, oranges, strawberries and onion in a bowl. To prepare dressing, whisk together next 6 ingredients (oil through poppyseed). Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat. Sprinkle with almonds and serve immediately. Serves 6 to 8.
Orange County Spinach Salad
2 tbsp (25 mL) thawed frozen orange juice concentrate
To prepare dressing, whisk together first 7 ingredients (oil through cayenne). Peel oranges and slice crosswise. Cut slices into quarters. Peel and pit avocado. Cut avocado into chunks. Combine oranges, avocado, almonds and spinach in a bowl; toss with dressing to coat. Serve immediately. Serves 8 to 10.
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East Coast Contractor Modernizes HVAC System for Modern Group Ltd.
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When Modern Group Ltd, a privately owned distributor of material handling, construction and maintenance products in the Mid-Atlantic region, decided to improve energy efficiency at their world headquarters in Bristol, PA, facilities manager Joe Dutco approached area plumbing and heating expert K.E. Seifert, Inc. for a solution.
Having grown frustrated with high operating costs, lost revenues and maintenance problems, Dutco tasked Bob Pietrangelo and his staff at K.E. Seifert with updating the HVAC system for Modern Group's 65,000 square-foot facility, which houses both offices and warehouse space.
Upon inspection, Pietrangelo and his team learned that the building was heated by a 40-year old, 1.8 million Btu/hr boiler that had been previously converted from oil to gas. Always running, the boiler featured a 1,000-foot, three-inch constant loop of heated water. Heat was provided by a combination of hydro coils and unregulated baseboard and electric heaters. This aging system resulted in a lack of individual zone control, failing equipment and incredibly inefficient heating and cooling.
Though the original assignment given to K.E. Seifert simply involved replacing the equipment for energy efficiency based on engineer-generated specifications, Pietrangelo and the team changed the entire scope of the job after examining the existing design and listening to the client's wish list of comfort requirements.
They redesigned the entire HVAC system, properly calculating load requirements, providing individual area controls and installing Lochinvar® KNIGHT® Heating Boilers for energy-efficient heating.
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To ensure energy efficiency and customer satisfaction, the K.E. Seifert team completely redesigned the system by eliminating almost all of the existing piping and splitting it into zones with individual area controls for better control and efficiency. To conserve additional energy, unoccupied settings were also utilized.
Where there was once a single baseboard zone for 11 offices and three other areas of the building, they installed a new baseboard circuit with 14 separate zones, each with individual controls to allow for consistent, stable temperatures throughout the building. The first and second floor air handler circuits were split up, the bathroom areas were grouped together under a separate control circuit and the lobby/atrium area was separated into its own circuit.
They eliminated the continuous perimeter three-inch supply and return and brought each zone back to a central area in the boiler room. All new piping was installed above drop ceilings.
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After discarding all of the provided design and load criteria, the K.E. Seifert team performed a proper load calculation and discovered that the true load requirement was actually 400,000 Btu/hr, or 30 percent, less than what they were initially told. This revelation, coupled with Pietrangelo's experience with the Lochinvar KNIGHT Heating Boiler and knowledge of its advanced features, prompted the team to recommend two KNIGHT 399,000 Btu/hr boiler models rather than the originally specified 600,000 Btu/hr boilers recommended by a different manufacturer.
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Through the redesign of the HVAC system, K.E. Seifert was able to convert the boiler room at the Modern Group headquarters from a dirty, dungeon-like room to a clean, organized space that showcases the quality of the equipment and installation. Since Modern Group also sells, services and installs commercial backup generators, they are now utilizing the remainder of this area as usable showroom for their generator controls and equipment.
In terms of energy cost savings, the KNIGHT has reduced the heating bill by more than half. In November 2007, Modern Group used 87.9 ccf to heat its facility, while only 32.6 ccf were used in November 2008. Since the degree days were the same for both periods, 44 degrees, Joseph Dutko, Director Safety & Facilities for Modern Group, states, "It certainly looks like we have made the right decisions with the plumbing and heating equipment."
The result is an energy savings of 63 percent!
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IUCN has been making a hard sell to delegates at the World Water Forum in Marseille on the case for investing in natural infrastructure. But what does it mean on the ground?
Ganesh Pangare is Head of IUCN's Water Programme in Asia. He believes that by using the concrete examples of our work in the field we are changing hearts and minds and bringing investment in nature to the centre of the water debate.
Tanguar Haor is a unique wetland ecosystem in northeastern Bangladesh that is of both national and global significance. The wetlands were designated a Ramsar site (Wetland of International Importance) in 2000 and declared an Ecologically Critical Area in 1999 after the Government of Bangladesh recognised the ecological importance of the area and the over-exploitation of resources.
Ganesh looks first at the Tanguar Haor.
Ganesh also takes a look at IUCN's work in China, supplying clean water to the country's capital of Beijing.
But is business at the World Water Forum getting the message that investing in natural infrastructure is a cheaper alternative to large scale infrastructure projects.
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Mr Horta-Osorio, a strong critic of the false PPI claims, wrote to Chris Grayling to ask him to look at changing the law on who covers the cost of processing claims.
Lloyds pays a handling fee of some £850 for administering a claim to the Financial Ombudsman Service.
The letter, sent in mid-November, said that while the bank is happy to continue to pay the £850 for cases that are proven to be valid, claims management companies (CMCs) should cover the costs for those they lodge which are proven to be invalid or bogus.
Under the current system, Lloyds and its peers have to pick up the Ombudsman's costs, whether they are found to have mis-sold or not.
A source indicated that the letter "focused on the concept that the CMCs are getting a free ride".
"They can lodge any number of claims, and not have to pay for them," the source said.
The source went on to indicate that while the bank is happy to pay the Ombudsman's fee for cases where it is found to have mis-sold, it does not think it is fair that the CMCs face no penalty if they file cases inappropriately.
In November, Lloyds set aside a further £1bn to cover compensation for customers mis-sold PPI, bringing its bill to date to £5.28bn.
The bill for the industry now stands in excess of £12bn, with further provisions expected from the banks in their year-end results, with Barclays first to report on February 12.
Last April, Mr Horta-Osorio said a quarter of PPI cases reported to it turn out to be false, and that up to 50pc of those received from CMCs had no merit. "It is fraud and I think we should stop that," he said.
The Lloyds chief wrote to the Ombudsman last autumn to seek to amend the system, but was told that legislation would need to be changed in order for that to happen, hence the letter to Mr Grayling.
In October last year, Natalie Ceeney, chief executive of the Financial Ombudsman Service, publicly disagreed with banks' accusations of fraud and said claims dismissed often turned out to be justified.
In part as a result of Mr Horta-Osorio's efforts, the Ministry of Justice is now understood to be in talks with the British Bankers Association on the subject of who covers the cost of false claims.
A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "The Government is stepping up its efforts to tackle the compensation culture, and to ensure effective regulation of claims management companies.
"We are looking closely at ways in which we minimise the financial burden on banks, which is created by the poor practice of some claims management companies."
The spokesman added that Mr Grayling has, in the past few days, formally responded to Mr Horta-Osorio, but did not give details of the reply.


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New Zealand v Argentina, Rugby Championship, September 8
Pumas will stick to their guns
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September 1, 2012
Sir Graham Henry has been working with Santiago Phelan © PA Photos
Sir Graham Henry has encouraged Argentina to remain true to their roots during their maiden Rugby Championship.
The Rugby World Cup-winning All Blacks coach has been on board with the Pumas as a consultant, helping to bring them up to speed as they take on Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
Argentina coach Santiago Phelan is currently preparing his side to face the All Blacks in Wellington next weekend, and he confirmed that Henry's advice had been to hold on to their rugby heritage.
"We want to take as much from him and ensure we take the best parts to make us a better team," Phelan told allblacks.com. "We spoke to him about how we function and he made it clear that Argentina should retain its core values.
"The scrum, maul and defence. He doesn't [want to] try and change the character of Argentina rugby. [Henry was] just adding little things to our team and keeping the good things that the Argentina rugby philosophy has."
Phelan has been boosted by the recovery of fly-half Juan Martin Hernandez from injury to face the All Blacks, having missed their 16-16 draw with the Springboks.
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RICHMOND, Va. – VCU Head Women's Basketball Coach Marlene Stollings completed her coaching staff today with the addition of Aseem Rastogi as the program's Director of Player Personnel.
Rastogi's responsibilities will include oversight of community, alumni and university relations, coordination of team managers, assisting with the program's male scout team, database oversight and camp coordination.
"Aseem brings a wide range of skills to our program with a passion and excitement that will be contagious," Stollings said. "He is an intellectual with a diverse background who will complement our staff in many capacities. Aseem is a strong student of the game with a visible eagerness to learn and grow. His future in athletics is limitless."
Rastogi joins VCU after a two-year stint as an Athletics Diversity Council Graduate Assistant at the University of Oklahoma, where he served in multiple capacities. At Oklahoma he combined his athletic business and student development acumen, working in Compliance, Event Management, Ticketing, Marketing/Community Outreach, Development, and Athletics Academics. In addition, he coordinated Diversity and Inclusion programming for the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
The Fairfax, Va., native received his Master's of Education in Adult and Higher Education with an emphasis in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration from Oklahoma in May 2012. While completing his degree, Rastogi coached Boys Basketball at Norman North High School, both as a freshman assistant and head coach, as well as a varsity assistant. In addition, he co-founded Leadership Education for Athletics Professionals (LEAP), a graduate student organization focused on personal and professional development for those seeking careers in athletics.
"Coach Stollings is a fearless leader with a high level of clarity and attention to detail," added Rastogi. This, along with her aggressive offensive basketball style, knowledge of the game and relentless work ethic, made it a no-brainer to want to work with her. She is a visionary in this game and I can think of no better place to be than with her as a member of her staff as she leads the way to many A-10 championships and NCAA Tournaments."
Rastogi completed his B.S. in Sport Management with a minor in marketing at Old Dominion University in May 2010. As an undergraduate, he served in many roles, including team manager for the women's basketball team, Program Assistant for Monarch Maniacs, Athletic Programming and Spirit/Pride/Tradition activities on campus. Rastogi also served students as a PREVIEW/orientation counselor, Freshman Summer Institute leader, and on various university committees. While serving as a team manager, Aseem organized the Mini Monarchs' Kids Club Youth Outreach Program and all social media for the women's basketball program.
Outside of his studies at Old Dominion, Rastogi was selected as one of 30 participants in the USOC's Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere (F.L.A.M.E.) Program in August 2009. He also completed an internship from 2009-10 with The As One Foundation, founded by NFL star Devard Darling, whose mission is to bring American football and sports education to his native country of the Bahamas.
Rastogi graduated from W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va., in 2006, where he served as president of one of the largest DECA Chapters in the country, sending over 27 competitors to international competition in 2005-06. He competed in Sports and Entertainment Marketing and Financial Analysis on the State and International levels.


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Lupo and Nicolai warm up for Moscow with Italy's first European gold
There was barely one seat left on the stands of the centre court for the gold medal match whereby a week blessed with sun and world-class matches came to an end. Lupo and Nicolai could stand the pressure and claim Italy's first gold medal since the European Championship was established back in 1993. Samoilovs and Smedins, on the other hand, had to be content with silver as they had done already last year in Klagenfurt.
Bronze went to Austria's Clemens Doppler and Alexander Horst who upset reigning European champions Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira (18-21, 21-16, 15-12). Nicolai received also the award for the smart player of the tournament presented by CEV car partner smart.
The win continues the tremendous unbeaten start the Italian pair have made to 2013, having won the two previous FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournaments they had participated in April (Fuzhou Open and Shanghai Grand Slam) and sets them up nicely for next week's Moscow Grand Slam.
The ambiance was just great on Sunday afternoon as more than 2,000 fans had come together for the final act of the European Championship played this year on the white sand of Poetto beach. Daniele Lupo squared off on the sand as motivated as ever and before doing this he paid tribute to a young fan, Sasha Volodarskiy, the son of the Tournament Director of the Moscow Grand Slam and a die-hard fan of his, who had prematurely passed away a couple of months ago at the tender age of 12.
After this emotional introduction, the match got started in the very best way for the home guys who claimed their first two-point lead at 10-8; once again Lupo was absolutely outstanding in blocking while Lupo's work in defence contributed a real Beach Volleyball show to the delight of the home crowd. However, their opponents showed no intention of paving the Italians' way with gold and regularly hit back to keep the score close. It was – as expected – a match where two different playing styles were showcased: on one hand, Lupo and Nicolai mostly relied on their fine touches, whereas the Latvians were full of power and energy whenever they hit the ball. After another tie at 17, it was Nicolai who made the difference for the home duo with three consecutive points that propelled the "Azzurri" to a 21-19 set win.
However, their consistency dropped down quite dramatically in the early phases of the second set where they quickly trailed 8-4; the Latvians looked in full control of the game and displayed their wide array of combinations to widen their lead to as many as six points (13-7). Though the Italians tried hard to get back on track, they did not succeed in doing this, with many errors in serving and Lupo facing problems to stand the pressure as the Latvians regularly served on him.
After a speedy 21-14, the tie-break got started in a somehow critical way for the Italians who had to come from behind (6-4) as the ambiance was getting really "hot" on the stands. The score was finally drawn at 8-8 but again the Latvians broke away and by the time they had their first match ball at 14-13, Lupo asked for a medical time-out as he suffered cramps in his right leg. Back in action, and with the support of the noisy and passionate local crowd, Lupo warded off that match ball but the Latvians had another opportunity to win this much coveted European title before Smedins served on the net. At 15-15, it was again the moment for Nicolai to shine and two blocks by the MVP of the Championship sealed the 17-15 that added a piece of history for Italy's beach volleyball family with their first European gold.
Once again, similarly to what he had done after the semis, Nicolai addressed the crowd saying "it was our dream and we made it come true with your help." "This is the result of a long-term project," he added after the awards ceremony, "and we are now on a winning streak of more than 20 matches if you combine this Championship with the two stops of the World Tour we had already won. Everything is working just fine for us right now and also in the difficult moments we kept confident that we would win this match. It was time to achieve this, now or never again. This is the kind of victory everyone can only dream about: you win European gold at home and in such dramatic way! We will now rest and celebrate for a couple of days and then travel to Moscow for the next Grand Slam. When you start winning, you want to continue the same way, it's a good feeling that we want to get to experience again and again."
Clemens Doppler had still much credit from last year's European Championship in Klagenfurt where his home campaign had ended on the centre court with a torn ACL that prevented him from continuing the tournament. On Sunday, on the white sand of Poetto beach, Doppler and partner Alexander Horst got what they wanted, i.e. a European medal, after edging 2013 gold medallists Pablo Herrera and Adrian Gavira of Spain (18-21, 21-16, 15-12). This way Doppler could write history by becoming the first player to stand on the European podium with four different partners, namely Nik Berger and Peter Gartmayer with whom he had shared gold in 2003 and 2007 and Matthias Mellitzer, his partner in 2010 in Berlin where he settled for the silver.
Actually Doppler and Horst did not start that well and it seemed like they were still lacking energy at the beginning of the bronze medal match. Herrera and Gavira, on the other hand, started out strong (7-4) and widened their lead up to four points (14-10, 15-11); a late comeback by the Austrians helped them reduce the gap to one point (16-15, 18-17) but the Spaniards simply had more energy down the final stretch to bring it home at 21-18. The teams completed their side-outs up to 6-6 in the second set before Doppler and Horst broke away by scoring three straight points (9-6); Horst provided his contribution in serving and was well supported by Doppler, who accounted for the widest margin with a lucky ace (18-13). The Austrians held on to their lead and stretched the game to the tie-break (21-16).
The final set followed the same plot, with a very close start up to 6 all before the Austrians claimed a small break (10-8) and quite significantly it was Doppler who scored the last point to get his revenge after last year's shocking injury in Klagenfurt (15-12).


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The fourth day of Nick's first harvest was given over to Spumante.
Spumante had been given that nickname when he was a child for his seeming effervescent personality—and it stuck all the way into his forties. His real name was Frank Guzzi, and his business was selling Finger Lakes grape juice at the New York City Farmer's market.
The Mennonites went back to work for John's winery, as he had a harvest coming due, so Nick got himself some family and friends to pick the fourth and final day of the Aurora harvest. He had to train everyone of course, and that made his day long and hard; but the picking got done, and the grapes were in good shape. All that was needed was Spumante to show up with his truck, which he ultimately did and only a few hours later than he promised.
Nick had heard stories of Spumante not showing up at all, so he considered himself lucky when the bubbling personality pulled his truck up by the side of the road. When he climbed down from the cab of the truck to get the lay of the land for backing into the area where the grapes were stacked, Spumante was too ebullient for a man his age. Nick expected that he was drunk. He wasn't drunk. He was, in fact, a disarming fellow, one of those people who draws you in by the force of his personailty. Nick could plainly understand the nickname.
Behind the effervescence was a liberal man with a 1960s sense of revolution. He opened the conversation not about why he was late, not about what he was there to do, but about the economic mess that Reagan had perpetrated on the country with his "trickle down" theory that managed to trickle down the highest interest rates and inflation in quite some time. Apparently, Spumante was having business financial trouble.
After a few minutes of bubbling over, Spumante told Nick that he would not be able to give him the money that he was supposed to have brought with him for the grapes. Nick briefly thought about telling him to move on but then he figured that the work was done, there was no way he could sell the grapes to anyone else that evening and there was no guarantee that he could sell to anyone else at all. He had no choice but to give Spumante credit.
They agreed that Nick would be paid as soon as Spumante returned from New York City, where he claimed he would sell out the juice. To make Nick feel better, he also claimed that the fellow who would press the grapes for him also agreed to wait for the money.
"OK, Spumante, I'll expect that you'll be here with the check the day after you return home—right?"
"You got it Nick. No problem," then, as is often the case with people who don't know when to stop, he went on, "Art told me that you were a stand up guy, the kind of street smart fellow who could read a person, and I'm glad you can see that I'm not out to screw you…"
Nick cut him off, mainly because he knew that the rest would only make him uncomfortable and possibly annoyed, as he realized that he was being schmoozed by someone with no immediate ability to pay for the grapes that he was buying.
Spumante jumped back into the truck and proceeded to jockey it into position to back onto the property without having to set his two front wheels on the property across the road, which belonged to someone else. Unfortunately, the truck was too large for the number of "k" turns it took plus, Spumante didn't seem to have a handle on gauging where his rear tires were at any given moment; soon enough, one of them wound up in the roadside ditch, a catastrophe that was made worse by Spumante's reaction, which was to laugh uncontrollably.
"What the fuck is wrong with you, Spumante? Have you got bubbles for brains?"
"Aw, lighten up Nick. I'll get outta the ditch."
After two attempts, Spumante was deeper into the ditch, with the truck looking precariously like it might roll over.
Nick started up his vineyard tractor and went to find the chain that was hooked on each end for towing and that he remembered seeing somewhere in the barn when he bought the place. Nick's friends and family nibbled on fried chicken on the front porch and enjoyed the show.
Towing the truck out proved rather easy and as soon as he got the truck onto the road Nick told Spumante to stand aside while he would maneuver the rig onto his property and in front of the stack of grape boxes. Spumante made his way over to the front porch to eat some chicken and to enjoy the show himself.
Ultimately, it all turned out fine: the crew loaded the truck, Spumante sped off to his friend's press deck, and Nick got to eat the last of the fried chicken before it was time to call it a day.
Two weeks later, Nick was on the phone with Spumante trying to be calm.
"Nick. I will send you the check soon. Things aren't going right."
"Spumante, I gave you credit when you needed it under the assumption that you would be here weeks ago with payment. This is no way to start a business relationship. You're a fun guy, but you are not going to win me over with that stuff, not if you plan to screw me. I don't take kindly to being screwed, and right now, things aren't going right for my business either. So please, don't hit me with your problems; find a way to send me a check."
The check arrived two days later—post dated. When Nick deposited it, he expected it to bounce, but it did not.
It was a couple of years before he ran into Spumante again, at a wine tasting.
"Hey, Spumante. It's Nick. Remember?"
"Yes, I remember you. Do I owe you money?"
"No. You took care of that."
"In that case, how the hell are you Nick?"
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