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Ibn 'Arabi and Rumi
Being Fully Human
May 3-4, 2013, Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, California
The Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society and the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley are pleased to present the second in a series of conferences on Ibn 'Arabi and Jalaluddin Rumi. In 2011, The Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society and the New York Open Center held the first of this conference series.
Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240) and Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273) are unquestionably the two great pillars of Islamic mysticism. They appeared in the same century, one from the Muslim West, the other from the East, bringing a glorious new vision of human potential and realization that has been a source of inspiration ever since. Their words continue to touch us directly, inviting us to explore the heart as the place of wisdom and love.
This conference dedicated to both these spiritual masters will be a unique opportunity to explore and discuss their teachings with leading scholars in the field. There will be lectures and workshops as well as traditional and original musical/artistic performances.
Conference Overview
Note that registration is limited, so please register early!
The conference consists of 5 plenary talks and 8 workshops. The workshops are in two groups of four. You may enrol in one workshop in each group.
Due to space considerations, workshop capacity is limited, so pre-registration is highly recommended to ensure a place in your prefered workshops.
Friday May 3, 2013
Keynote speech by William Chittick, poetry readings, and musical concert.
You may register separately for Friday night's keynote and concert if you do not wish to attend Satuday all-day.
Saturday May 4, 2013
Plenary Session with Todd Lawson, Nargis Virani, Carl Ernst and Olga Louchakova-Schwartz. Workshop sessions are presented by all 5 speakers plus Kabir Helminski, Carol Bier and Tasnim Fernandez. There will be a panel discussion at the conclusion of the second workshop session.
Note: Full registration includes Friday night keynote and concert, as well as all-day Saturday. Lunch on Saturday is included.
The Saturday conference is located at the Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology at 2301 Vine Street, Berkeley CA 94708. Directions can be found on their website. You can also contact the School here for further information. The location of the Friday night event will be announced soon.
Go to the Location page for detailed directions and maps
Friday Night Concert:
Celebrating Sufism through Poetry, Music and Dance
Yuval Ron
Yuval Ron is an internationally renowned World Music artist, composer, educator, peace activist and record producer. Among his many honors, he composed the songs and score for the Oscar winning film West Bank Story, was the featured artist in the Gala Concert for the Dalai Lama's initiative, Seeds of Compassion, and has collaborated with Sufi leader Pir Zia Inayat Khan. Read more...


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The scramble for Antarctica
For all the attention that the brewing competition for natural resources in the rapidly melting Arctic has gotten in recent years, things have been relatively quiet in Antarctica, despite similar ambiguity over territorial control and potential for major resource grabs: The continent's oil reserves are estimated at up to 203 billion barrels - the third-largest in the world - and perhaps even more importantly in the coming century, its ice holds 90 per cent of the world's fresh water.
But there's a sign this week that things may be heating up a bit on the South Pole with China's unveiling of its fourth Antarctic research base - the UFO-shaped Taishan - with a fifth planned for next year. (Japan, Germany, and Italy already have five stations, and Britain and the US have six.)
Vaughan Winterbottom of Australia's Lowy Institute writes that:
Some have questioned China's motivations for expanding its presence on the southern continent. "The country is rapidly building research stations - a method of assertion on a continent where sovereignty is disputed," wrote Nicola Davison on ChinaDialogue in November. In Stars and Stripes, Seth Robson commented last year that "China is boosting its presence in Antarctica with an eye on the icy continent's vast untapped resources".
For now, mining is prohibited under the Antarctic Treaty, but that will be up for review in 2048 and a number of countries may try to jockey for position before then.
The treaty also forbids new territorial claims by countries on the continent but passes no judgment on previous ones, which has occasionally led to some controversy. Britain and Argentina have overlapping claims and - in the midst of the dispute between the two countries over the Falkland Islands - Argentina objected last year to London's decision to name a large swath of Antarctic territory after Queen Elizabeth II.
Chile, Argentina, Britain, Norway, France, Australia and New Zealand have current claims on Antarctic territory, but given the ambiguity involved, you can probably expect a lot more countries to be angling for a piece of the Antarctic pie over the next 30 years.
The scramble for Antarctica | Stuff.co.nz


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Pineda Pessimist
I don't want to be that obnoxious person that's all, "I told you so."
But I really did tell you so.
I really don't want to be that fan who feels overly-bitter towards a player so soon, but I really can't help it. It's not like I wanted this to happen – I just had a feeling that it would. Am I glad I'm right? Am I right, or am I jumping the gun here? I'm not glad, because I want what is best for my team. And I hope I'm just overreacting.
It's all just so confusing.
Okay, I admit it: I never really fully accepted the Jesus Montero/Michael Pineda trade (what a surprise!). I still think my tears and fears were justifiable. Surely, I understand that you have to give if you want to get in trades. But from the beginning, I felt this trade wasn't equal. Jesus Montero – in very limited Big League action – went above and beyond my expectations. It's not so much that he hit .328 with 4 HR in 18 games with my Yanks last year. It was the way he hit: raw power to all fields. The ball just jumped off his bat in a way I've never seen from any other 21 year old rookies. I can't get his opposite field line drive home run out of my head. And obviously, being the most highly-touted prospect in New York meant that the pressure was on. But that wasn't any kind of excuse for him. Montero still performed. It would have been a lot of fun to see him grow as a ballplayer on the Yankees.
Michael Pineda's stats from 2011 appear to have been impressive: a 3.74 ERA, a 9-10 record on a stinky team, and a guy in the conversation for Rookie of the Year. Looks pretty good. But after digging deeper into the stats and discovering that his ERA post-All Star break was an A.J. Burnett-reminiscent 5.12, and his ERA away from the pitcher-Heaven SAFECO Field was a mediocre-at-best 4.40, his "good" doesn't look as "pretty." What annoyed me about this trade wasn't that the Yankees traded away Jesus Montero – it's that they traded away Jesus Montero for a guy who was good for about half a season in SAFECO Field. Obviously, Pineda has great potential. But so does Montero. For the Yankees, I believe Montero had higher potential than Pineda does, simply because he fit the Stadium so well. And power to all fields that he possesses is something beneficial no matter what ballpark you play in. Again, I realize that both players are young and need time to develop, but if they are willing to wait for Pineda to develop, I don't see why the Yanks weren't willing to watch Montero grow. They needed pitching (which it's hard to have enough of), but they do appear to have an abundance of starters as it is right now. And they have the luxury of being able to sign guys via free agency, like they did with Hiroki Kuroda, who are proven pitchers. This trade bothered me because I didn't think the Yankees got the talent back for Jesus Montero. Pineda too has a lot of potential, but I think that for the Yankees, he won't be as beneficial as Montero would have been.
But here's what scares me: now, I don't think Michael Pineda appears anywhere near as good as Jesus Montero. I thought this trade wasn't equally balanced before. Now I'm really worried, and I know it is early, but this definitely looks like a problem.
Last night was actually the first time I was able to see Michael Pineda pitch from the beginning of a game (pitiful, I know, but I've been so busy between work and school that I've barely had time to do anything fun). I haven't really been following Spring Training too closely, and that really bothers me because I love Spring Training (rookies galore!). I've only been able to get the gist of it, and all I knew about Pineda was that he wasn't doing well. I saw it last night, and it wasn't pretty.
My brother had told me that Michael Pineda came into camp in not-too-great shape. He was a little fat, and supposedly, Pineda has the potential to get big like CC if he doesn't control himself. I'm sorry, but there is no excuse for coming into camp out of shape. You're on the New York Yankees for goodness sake. Show a little respect, or some work ethic. How a young man whose job it is to play baseball can let himself go like that is something I don't understand. I was so annoyed at Phil Hughes for being a fatty last season, but apparently he learned his lesson. Look at Hughes now – he looks like a different pitcher, just as I was ready to write him off as lazy and stinky for good. I'm proud of him. But Pineda…really? Everyone's eyes are on you, you've got a lot to prove here in New York, and you have the nerve to start out your Yankees career by not being anywhere near physically prepared to pitch? That alone makes me think he's not Yankees material. First impressions mean a lot. That's just unacceptable.
CC Sabathia is chubby, but he can still pitch. If Pineda happens to have a larger body type that doesn't interfere with his performance, then that's fine. But that's the problem: he's not pitching well. At all. Last night, I didn't know what to expect. I knew Pineda was a guy who was struggling, but what I saw was a guy who could not locate (Martin's target was never hit), who had no velocity (most fastballs between 88-91mph), and who had horrible body language on the mound. He allowed 6 runs in 2.2 innings, he threw 70-something pitches, and his ball to strike ratio was awful.
Oh, and now his shoulder hurts.
Really? REALLY? Try being physically ready to start playing baseball. What did you think was going to happen? And his attitude on the mound last night showed me that he's not mentally ready for this either. Even David Cone made a note of that during the broadcast. Michael Pineda might not even make the starting rotation – that's how bad he has been. Imagine that: the Yankees traded away their best prospect for a guy that might not even make the team. So much for wanting to win immediately, Yankees – like a Triple-A pitcher is really going to help you out. This is the New York Yankees. If you're not going to perform, you're not going to play – end of story. Nothing is guaranteed just because you're supposed to be a good pitcher – you've got to show it. Sure, it's a competitive, high-pressure atmosphere in Spring Training, especially because the Yankees have the pitching depth. But that is absolutely no excuse to suck. It's competitive for all the guys who are trying to prove their worth, and some guys have stepped up. I mean what did you expect? You're going to pitch for the Yankees; it's not exactly an easy ride. If you can't handle Spring Training, how do you expect to handle Yankees/Red Sox games, or postseason games where everything is amplified and means so much more?
I can't believe this. I didn't think he would be this bad. I finally was able to see Pineda pitch last night, and I thought I would see a little something to get me excited, to get him on my good side. Nope. The complete opposite happened.
Am I being too harsh? Perhaps. It is only March, but I don't know if that's a good thing or not….only March and already having physical, performance, and maturity issues with this kid who was supposed to be so great. My brother jokingly said that the Yankees should try and swap Pineda now while he still has some value. I wonder how long that will be a joke for. I just knew this was going to happen. I really didn't want it to. I want to win this year. But I didn't think this move was right, and so far, it's showing.
Michael Pineda, I know it's early, but it's wearing thin already. You've got a lot of work to do. I don't want to hate you, but if you're going to make me hate you, then I have no choice but to hate you. I know you didn't mean for this to happen, but it's up to you to fix it.
Show me you can do it.
*Update: MRI showed that Pineda has shoulder tendinitis. He'll begin the year on the DL. WOW. 😦


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Freshman Nguyen looks to continue his stellar fall season at the Harvard Halloween Invitational this weekend. He currently sits with a 4-2 singles record and a 4-1 doubles mark. (Photo courtesy of Gil Talbot)
Flight A Draw
Flight B Draw
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Crimson will host its final home event of the fall season this weekend, welcoming participants from Army, Amherst, Dartmouth, Tufts and Brown to the Murr Center. The individual tournament will feature three single draws (A,B and C) and two for doubles action.
The Season So Far
Harvard enters its third tournament of the fall season this weekend and second hosted in Cambridge, Mass. At the Chowder Fest on Sept. 23-26, freshman Denis Nguyen had a sterling tournament, earning a 2-1 record in both singles and doubles action. Harvard competitors totaled five singles victories and 10 doubles wins against USC, Michigan and Texas A&M. At the Northeast Regionals in Ithaca, N.Y., the doubles parings of Allistair Felton and Casey MacMaster advanced to the championship round, falling to a team from Princeton 8-5.
Two Heads Are Better Than One
While the fall season is about getting back into game shape, gearing up for the spring season and working on the fundamentals, it is tough to ignore Harvard's brilliant doubles play so far this year. Senior Alistair Felton and Sophomore Casey MacMaster are 5-2 as a pair, and the team of junior Andy Nugyen and freshman Denis Nguyen stand at 4-1 as a tandem.
Nguyen Baby, Nguyen
One of the Crimson's most impressive players so far this year has been freshman Denis Nguyen. He currently sits with the best singles record on the team with a 4-2 mark and is part of a doubles pair with the second-best doubles mark.
Scouting Army
This is the fourth tournament that Army has competed in this fall, most recently sending players to the ITA Northeast Regional tournament in Ithaca N.Y. Asika Isoh and Henry Jang-Milsten fell to Columbia's Winston Lin and Haig Schneidermann 8-2 in the round of 16. Meanwhile Isoh made it to the round of 32 where he lost to Brown's Soufiane Azargui 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Scouting Amherst
Coming into this weekend the Lord Jeffs are 3-0 in dual matches this season after defeating John Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon and MIT. In their latest match with MIT, Mark Kahan recorded his 21st consecutive singles victory earning a 6-4, 7-6 (3) win over Edwin Zhang in the No. 1 slot. Kahan would also team up with Chris Dale defeating Mathew Kalak and Zhang in the top doubles match by a score of 8-6.
Scouting Dartmouth
Dartmouth enters this weekend after having a strong showing in the ITA Northeast Regional tournament hosted by Cornell. Junior Xander Centenari made it the farthest for the Big Green, advancing to the quarterfinal round but falling to St. John's Vasko Mladenov in two sets, 6-2, 6-2. Dartmouth Sophomore Cameron Ghorbani reached the round of 16 for the Big Green, but was defeated by Matija Pecotic, of Princeton in the round of 16, 6-2, 6-3.
Scouting Tufts
The Jumbos stand at 3-0 on the season after defeating Roger Williams College, Salve Regina and Babson. In their latest match, Tufts won all three doubles matches and took five of six singles contests to defeat host Babson 8-1. Andrew Lutz and Kai Victoria manned the number one slot during the match defeating their opponents 8-2. Ben Barard, Austin Blau, Morrie Bossen and Zach Ludwig all had straight-set victories in singles play.
Scouting Brown
The Bears enter this weekend's tournament with a ton of confidence after winning 30 of 35 matches in the Brown Invitational earlier in the month. Brown went 20-2 in singles competition and 10-3 in Doubles action. Senior Andrew Yazmer and junior Tom Deighton, went a perfect 5-0 during the tournament while juniors Mike Hill and Timmy Klanke and freshman Daniel Hirschberg went 4-0.


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SEOUL, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- A South Korean central bank's policy board member hinted at policy rate cut in the near term, confirming the governor's recent suggestion that monetary policy will go in line with fiscal policy.
"The recession trend will last for the time being," Ha Sung Keun, Bank of Korea (BOK)'s monetary policy board member, told reporters on Monday. "There is no change in fundamentals as quantitative easing is like a solution to prevent bubble with another bubble."
Going through the Lehman collapse to the eurozone fiscal crisis, central banks in the United States and Europe poured massive liquidities into the global financial system. The liquidity- pouring movement was joined by Bank of Japan (BOJ), which promised to make Federal Reserve-type asset purchases a year later.
His comments suggested that the liquidity-pouring measures failed to improve the global economic fundamentals to a large extent, fueling expectations that the central bank would cut its policy rate further amid the still gloomy outlook.
BOK Governor Kim Choong-soo said on Jan. 14 that monetary policy can be effective when it comes with fiscal policy, indicating that the central bank may lower the borrowing costs further in accordance with the expected fiscal stimulus.
The new administration under President-elect Park Geun-hye was widely forecast to unveil new stimulus measures such as the supplementary budget in the first half to boost economic growth in the early period of the new presidency. The new government will take office in late February.
Touching on the weaker yen, Ha noted that "it is not too much to say that currency war has started" with the BOJ's plan to pour massive yen into the system, worrying that protectionism was increasingly stronger.
The South Korean currency surged 19.6 percent to the yen in 2012, triggering concerns over the weakening of price competitiveness for local exporters that are fiercely competing with Japanese rivals in the global market. The currency rallied 7. 6 percent versus the U.S. dollar.
Hyundai Motor's fourth-quarter profit fell despite its record global car sales due to the stronger won worsening its profitability. The country's No. 1 carmaker depends on overseas markets for more than 80 percent of sales.
South Korean Finance Minister Bahk Jae-wan cautioned that expansionary monetary policy in Japan will lift costs through various channels such as higher government bond yields in the long run. The nation's Vice Finance Minister Shin Je-yoon warned over the currency war possibly accelerating.
The BOK kept its benchmark interest rate on hold at 2.75 percent at the January rate-setting meeting after cutting the rate by 25 basis points in July and October 2012 respectively.
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posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 9:48 am
Hi, Dr. Muthen,
I am wondering if my model is identifiable.
I have repeated measures on three constructs (A, B, and C). The repeated measurements are NOT structured at all. Patients have different number of measurements, different time points, and different range of time periods.
I am fitting a linear growth model for each construct (with random intercept and random slope) and what I really want to do is to predict "slope of C" by "slope of A" and "slope of B". I had no problem up to this point.
Now I want to include an interaction between "slope of A" and "slope of B" to predict "slope of C". I created an interaction term using "xwith" command.
I tried several variations of my model. None worked. I got either "NOT ENOUGH MEMORY SPACE ..." or "NON- POSITIVE FISHER INFORMATIOn MATIRX ... DUE TO THE STARTING VALUES BUT MAY ALSO BE AN INDICATION OF MODEL NONIDENTIFICATION ... "
I am wondering if the model with interaction between two slopes are even identifiable when the time points are so unique (no common values).
posted on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 5:14 pm
It sounds like this model should be identified. Not enough memory space suggests that you have many dimensions of integration - you can check in the error message and also by requesting Tech8 and looking at the beginning of the screen printing. The interaction itself only contributes 1 more dimension so it sounds like you don't have continuous outcomes because if you don't you have many dimensions of integration even without the interaction.
The Fisher info matrix message does suggest non-identification, but you would have to send the input, output, data, and license number to
to get this figured out.
giovanna caprara
posted on Monday, August 25, 2008 - 5:19 am
i'm interested in creating an interaction between two slopes. I'm running a parallel processes LGC using a mulple cohort approach. I have specified in the analysis section
Type = random MEANSTRUCTURE MISSING ;
and in the model
inter | sm XWITH ss;
robz ON inter;
the output is
ALGORITHM = INTEGRATION is not available for multiple group analysis.
Is something wrong in my syntax?
is there another way to create such intection in a multigroup analysis?
thank you
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Monday, August 25, 2008 - 7:42 am
In this case, the multiple-group analysis has to be done via "Knownclass", which is an option within Type = Mixture.
Kara Thompson
posted on Friday, October 07, 2011 - 12:13 pm
We are examining the effects of int and slp of 2 variables measured at 4 time points, as well as their interaction, on change (slopes) in mental health. We have tried using the xwith command to calculate our interaction terms between the two intercepts. However, we have many intergration points, and we are not sure why. Is it possible our model is saturated? or that the use of time scores in the LGM is causing problems?
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks
ANALYSIS: Type = Random;
Algorithm = integration
i_sup s_sup | fdsupp1 fdsupp2 fdsupp3 fdsupp4 AT TIS1_12 TIS2_12 TIS3_12 TIS4_12;
i_anx s_anx | anx1 anx2 anx3 anx4 AT TIS1_12 TIS2_12 TIS3_12 TIS4_12;
i_act s_act | acdif3 acdif5 acdif7 acdif9 AT TIS1_12 TIS2_12 TIS3_12 TIS4_12;
iactisup | i_act XWITH i_sup ;
i_sup ON agecen12 momeduc1 frtotave;
s_sup ON agecen12 momeduc1 frtotave ;
i_anx ON agecen12 momeduc1 frtotave ;
s_anx ON agecen12 momeduc1 frtotave i_sup i_act iactisup;
i_act ON agecen12 momeduc1 frtotave;
s_act ON agecen12 momeduc1 frtotave;
anx1 (54);
anx2 (54);
anx3 (54);
anx4 (54);
fdsupp1 (55);
acdif3 (56);
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Saturday, October 08, 2011 - 3:04 pm
I can't tell for sure from what you give. Please send the full output and your license number to
Chong M. Chow
posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 9:54 am
Dear Drs. Muthen,
I have a general question about interaction effect between two latent slopes. If I follow the traditional Aiken and West method , the simple effects of the independent variable (depending on the high versus low levels of the moderator) can be tested. If I find that two latent slopes interact, how can I test the simple effects using Aiken and West's method?
Any insights from you would be appreciated.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, April 02, 2013 - 10:15 am
See our FAQ "Latent variable interactions".
posted on Thursday, May 02, 2019 - 9:40 am
I have run a parallel process growth model. My main interest was an interaction between the two slope terms, which I created using XWITH. While I found the interaction to be significant, the estimates for several of the covariates in the model changed quite dramatically when adding the interaction. Most notably the baseline covariate of the outcome variable (correlated at .5) became non-significant. Based on what I have read on the Mplus support site, it seems that the model with latent interactions is a different model, so the estimates will change. However, I am wondering whether they are reliable to report, or whether it is only important to report whether or not the latent interaction is significant? Thank you in advance!
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, May 02, 2019 - 5:04 pm
That sounds suspicious but we need to see the full output to say - send to Support along with your license number.
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Monday October 21, 2019; 07:58 am EDT
It was a mostly great year
The rockfish season this year was, on the whole, great. It didn't start until June because spring was a three-month mix of heavy rains, high winds, muddy water and low temperatures. While that early scenario was disappointing for anglers, it was fantastic for the fish, because just about every species that reproduces in the Chesapeake had a very successful spawn.
In spite of the spring weather, the June bite started out hot. Live-lining took the limelight right from the beginning, particularly around the Bay Bridge. While light-tackle jigging produced fish for many of its advocates, swimming small, live, Norfolk spot on a 5/0 hook down into structure or onto a marked school of rockfish was a sure ticket to a hard-bent rod. Lots of stripers over 30 inches were caught throughout June and into July.
The only difficulty with live-lining in 2011 was locating the right-sized Norfolk spot. Having lost almost the entire yearling class in the Chesapeake to a cold-water fish kill during 2010, anglers had to make do with older and bigger spot as bait. Attempts at substituting small white perch proved inferior in tempting a good rockfish to eat.
White perch are still deep over shell bottom. Bloodworms on the bottom will tempt the black-backs into your cooler and provide a tasty meal. The yellow perch haven't started yet, but it won't be long. Something is always biting on the Chesapeake.
In Season
Whitetail and sika deer, muzzleloader: thru Dec. 31
That difficulty was only a mild irritation, however. Chumming and fishing cut menhaden deep became the more popular and effective technique later in the summer, but those who managed to find appropriately sized spot and stuck with live-lining rarely came home skunked.
Then came the shallow-water bite. In spite of torrid August temperatures, stripers frequented the shallows and moved up into the rivers almost from the first week of that month. Throwing top-water plugs and flies in the early morning and late afternoon almost always ended in churning melees, as schools of voracious rockfish from three to eight pounds would hit anything that sputtered, popped or chugged across the water.
That wonderful part of the season ended abruptly, however, when Hurricane Irene tore through the mid-Bay later in the month. The debris from Irene, drifting down from the Conowingo Dam releases, only managed to interfere slightly with the ongoing bite. But those interruptions were to prove a ghastly warm-up to what was to follow.
Tropical Storm Lee arrived in early September with a record deluge of heavy rain in our region and then up into Pennsylvania, inundating the entire Susquehanna River drainage. Floodwaters and an overwhelming amount of storm debris from those northern areas gushed down into the Chesapeake and pretty much put a stop to all activities on the Bay.
The Chesapeake remained dangerous and filthy for the rest of September. Though the Bay slowly cleared and fishing improved, subsequent releases of dirty water from the Conowingo Dam continued to vex us for weeks.
October eventually turned on, especially around the Bay Bridge, as a soft-crab bite developed unlike any I had ever seen. Almost every bridge support held pods of good-sized stripers, and they liked nothing more than a big chunk of soft crab drifted down into their midst. Fishing the Bay once again returned to excellent.
The top-water bite, unfortunately, never resumed due to the murky waters. But November and into December gave birth to a light-tackle jigging bonanza as rockfish began to school deep and feed up for winter. Bass Assassins and Stingsilvers, often fished with a small dropper fly, were taking fish everywhere in the Bay. Migratory fish also began to show and in early December trollers whacked some jumbo stripers.
The mid-Bay season for most of us ended as it began, with a good Bay Bridge bite right up to December 15, the last day of the season. A large school of three- to eight-pound fish had gathered around the structure, particularly the Eastern Shore Rock Pile.
Feeding on young gizzard shad, the stripers also took Bass Assassins, various metal jigs and even bull minnows on bottom rigs. The bite persevered right up until the season ended even though a small fleet of sport fishing boats hovered over them almost continually.
Rockfish season reopens next April 16. Until then, clean and service your tackle and give thanks for a unique sporting experience on a beautiful piece of water unlike any other in the world. There is no place like the Chesapeake, and no better fish than our rock.


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Liberty News
Varsity sport of the mind
Do you know the name of the British general who won battles at Salamanca, Victoria, Toulouse and Belgium? How about the composer who, at age 17, composed "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel?" What about the name of the Caribbean city on the Gulf of Paria that is the only world capital to contain the name of a foreign country?
If you knew the answers to be Arthur Wellesley, Schubert and the Port of Spain, you might make a good member of the Liberty University Flames Quiz Bowl team.
The varsity quiz bowl team consisting of Kelly Hamren (captain), Zachary Curtis, Sara Davis-Leonard, Nicholas Orta and Robbie Mullis was crowned champion in January's Big South Conference Quiz Bowl for its third consecutive tournament victory. Graduate student Jeff Taylor also competes in challenges with the team.
In February Liberty placed sixth out of 15 universities in the regional College Bowl tournament held in Blacksburg.
The team practices using question banks from the National Academic Quiz Tournaments (NAQT) and College Bowl every Tuesday. The questions range from pop culture, music, art and history to biology, sports, mathematics and literature.
"We found that in the Big South Conference some teams practice sporadically and some not at all," said Liberty's Honors Director and quiz bowl team co-coach Dr. Jim Nutter. "It's a huge advantage for us that we practice every week, we know each other's strengths and can work toward that end."
The team competes in an on-campus tournament, regional tournament and the Big South bowl every year for a team trophy and individual plaques. In 2007 the team also competed in a tournament against William & Mary.
During competition teams answer toss-up questions for the chance to answer three bonus questions per toss-up, giving a possible 40 points. Also during competition, four players are starters while the fifth is an alternate.
"It's a little intimidating because it's very rapid fire," Nutter said. "They have buzzer systems and as soon as you buzz in, you have to answer immediately."
Liberty's Quiz Bowl team was formed three years ago when the Big South Commissioner pushed the schools to compete in activities outside of athletics.
Dr. Emily Heady, director of Liberty's Graduate Writing Center, assistant professor of English and co-coach of the team, was a member of the Ohio State Quiz Bowl team.
"At Ohio State it was extremely competitive, but in the Big South it's more fun and everyone enjoys meeting great people from the other schools," she said.
Heady, who has been with the team since its inception, is moving into a 12-month administration position and will leave her post as coach of the team.
"My role was really to teach them how to play and now they just need to practice and study," she said. "When we started it was like we had four individuals, now we really play like a team."
Nutter said the team enjoys friendly rivalry with Radford, VMI and North Carolina at Asheville.
"I remember our first year we played VMI and they only got one question right the entire game and it was about Strawberry Shortcake, and it wasn't the dessert," Nutter said. "We thought it was so funny we were beating VMI at military history questions and that's the question they got right."
The varsity team practices against the school's junior varsity team and each fall semester try-outs are held against the Varsity team members for any undergrad who seeks a spot on the team.
Curtis, who has been part of the team all three years of its existence, says he enjoys competition because it gives him a chance to test his knowledge.
"It's one of the most strenuous and entertaining exercises of intellect and it's challenging on many levels," he said.


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The La Plata County 4-H interstate exchange club has just returned home from a wonderful week visiting with Pipestone County, Minn., 4-H.
The interstate exchange is a two-year program. This year our club traveled, and next year we will host their members here in Colorado.
It is a great opportunity for our youths to experience the culture of another area and to build lifelong friendships with other 4-H members and families. Over the years, La Plata County 4-H has exchanged with clubs from Pennsylvania to Oregon.
This year we experienced the Power of the Plains. Pipestone County is in the southwest corner of Minnesota and borders South Dakota to the west. However, our visit started with a day in the Twin Cities, about four hours northeast of Pipestone. We were picked up in a purple school bus and headed to the state capitol in St. Paul. The capitol is a beautiful display of famous architect Cass Gilberts work. We enjoyed the rest of the day at the enormous Mall of America. Youths had fun playing in the amusement park inside the mall and visiting the underground aquarium.
The rest of the week was spent on the prairie surrounded by corn and soybean fields. Pipestones slogan is Peace pipes, pioneers and progress.
Pipestone is home to the Native American Peacepipe Quarries. We saw firsthand the quarrying of this sacred red stone and crafting of peace pipes at the Pipestone National Monument. The monument provided a great history of the area and importance of peace pipes to the native culture.
Another highlight was the progressive supper their club organized. This helped us build a strong group culture by visiting some of the different farms where our members were hosted.
We started at an annual vegetable farm with salads from their abundant garden, and then moved to a dairy farm, and then to an Angus cattle farm for a barbecue, before finishing off at a horse farm where the kids could ride and also play in their pool and enjoy smores at a bonfire. Yes, a bonfire, which was a treat as well as fireworks on the Fourth of July for us Coloradans.
Pipestone was unique in that dotted along the beautiful prairie countryside are rows of wind generators and wind and solar businesses. We took a wind power tour at Juhl Wind Inc. and saw how this expanding business was making a great economic and environmental impact in the plains.
The trip wouldnt be complete without going to one of the 10,000 lakes of Minnesota. We had a great time at Lake Shetak State Park tubing, swimming and camping out. Also, we saw the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant in De Smet, S.D., to get the complete prairie experience.
Overall, the greatest success came with 4-H youths from different states just having good old-fashioned fun. Every day the laughter got louder and smiles bigger. We thank all the Minnesota families for their kind hospitality and the planning and organizing of their 4-H program coordinator, Lisa Kelley. We look forward to next summer showing off La Plata County.
email@example.com or 382-6463. Greg Felsen is La Plata County 4-H youth development agent.


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Signs of the Times
Under Water around the Bay Area has been taken off SFGate. This was an interactive feature that showed what percentage of each zip code's homes had mortgages on them for more than they were worth. While it was a great idea, the data hadn't been updated in several years. Thanks to Burbed reader JF for reporting the broken link; we've removed it from our collection.
Meanwhile, when Burbed readers send in listings to some neighborhoods, we can't write them up fast enough. This cute Palo Alto house sold for over $300K, or 23% over the asking price. And the Redfin agent says it's impossible to park nearby!
With this crazy overbidding, can the $800,000 crapshacks of 2006 be far behind? Is Burbed about to discover that what's old is new again? This is going to be GREAT! We can rerun every single house from six years ago and nobody could tell the difference!
Tell us what you're seeing at Open Houses, or about anything. It's Open Thread time!


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Junk Food Banned From Schools, But Will It Help Fight Obesity?
A roundup of news clippings we're reading that affect the way we eat.
Junk food has gotten a lot of press recently. The USDA just implemented a ban on selling junk foods in schools, including from cafeterias and vending machines. The ban was a provision of the politically popular 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, which also included improved nutritional standards for school lunches and breakfasts.
The ban of junk food sales through school vending machines will affect kids in the coming 2013-14 school year. Instead of selling candy bars and sodas, schools will ideally vend healthier snacks like granola bars, juices, and whole grain products. The idea is that kids will develop healthier eating habits in school and maintain those habits for a lifetime—and maybe even pass on healthier eating patterns to their parents. But some opponents question whether this approach is effective, or if it will just result in lost revenue for the schools.
This announcement was well-timed with another high-profile article from Atlantic author David H. Freedman, who writes about the potential for junk food to actually end obesity. He argues that fast food companies are already noticing that customers want healthier options, and are adding lower-calorie versions of their dishes to menus across the country. He blasts the nation's "Pollanites" for blindly ascribing to a belief that locally-sourced vegetables can turn around the nation's obesity crisis. Instead of latching onto produce and whole grains as the only sustainable, healthy dietary choice, Freedman asks if moderately healthier junk food could help the nation collectively lose weight without spending a premium for more "wholesome" foods.
The school junk food ban, and the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act as a whole, emerged partially as a result of Michelle Obama's campaign to end childhood obesity. This campaign is informed by the writings of Michael Pollan and other sustainable food advocates. But Freedman has a point when he writes that the lifestyle promoted by the "Pollanites" is often only accessible to families or individuals with enough income to afford expensive food. So where does this leave us?
Could healthier junk food or fast food provide an easy way to address the nation's rising obesity rates?
About the Author: A student in Providence, Rhode Island, Leah Douglas loves learning about, talking about, reading about, and consuming food. Her other work can be found at her website.
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East CW Land Represent!
Delev lands first blow
CW Land Democratic Republic's Spas Delev has landed the first Grand Slam blow against their bitter Western rivals by upsetting 29th seed Jojo Mustard in the 3rd round of the Australian open overnight. Confidence was high on the western side of the Great CW Wall after Mustard took the first set 6-4, as things looked to be going as planned. Delev, however, had other plans, as the temperamental bulgarian-born Easterner upped the ante to claim the second set in impressive fashion 6-3. From there on in, it was the diminutive world no.73 who controlled the outcome of the match eventually winning in 4, 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3.
Delev was not without his troubles though, almost blowing it in what was the most important game of the match. A 1 set a piece, and serving for the 3rd at 5-4, Delev handed Jojo 3 break back points, only for the 29th seed to live up to his "Mustard" name and waste his chance to regain the ascendency as Spas saved all 3 break points and served it out to take the set 6-4. The spectators could have been forgiven at times for thinking that this was actually a re-enactment of the now defunct womens tour, as both players struggled to hold serve at crucial moments throughout the course of the match.
Speaking with Delev after the match, the Davistow resident felt he had all but broken the resolve of Mustard after that vital last game of the 3rd set.
"I felt pretty nervous out there serving to close out the 3rd, and the double first up certainly didn't help! I knew though, even whilst facing 3 break points, that Jojo didn't have the topki to hold his nerve and break back at such a vital moment in the match"
"Once I had it back to 30-40 I could see he was broken, and that the set, and match, was mine for the taking. Not to say the final set didn't have it's moments though, but I knew I had it in me, this one's for Nykänen"
"Altman will be a tough opponent in the 4th, he's the 9th seed, and has a vastly different style of play to mine, but I'm up for the challenge, bring it on!


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This Friday, April 5, Amoeba will be on hand at First Fridays at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles. We'll be selling $20-for-$15 gift certificates (limit four per person) and giving away other goodies. The first 30 people who come to our table and say "boogaloo" get a free Amoeba T-shirt!
The show this Friday features electronic composer Dan Deacon and art-rockers Japanther, as well as talks on the periodic table, with hands-on activities and discussions as to how the periodic table relates to the arts, history and mythology. The discussions start at 5 p.m. and run until 7 p.m., while the performances go from 8-10 p.m. Meanwhile the DJ lounge will feature KCRW's Anthony Valadez and a DJ set from L.A.-based indie pop duo Kisses from 5:30-10 p.m.
Pre-sale tickets for this event are sold out, but a limited number of tickets will be available at the Museum's South Entrance the day of the event starting at 5:00pm.


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The 2010 Wine Blogger's Conference is a little more than a month away. The third annual conference, which takes place in Walla Walla June 25th to 27th, brings three hundred wine bloggers and industry professionals together. The conference focuses on academic information related to blogging as well as a series of wine tasting events (see the agenda here).
For those attending the conference, there are a couple of items I want to point out. The first is a lecture by Dr. Kevin Pogue titled "The Terroirs of the Walla Walla Valley." Pogue is chair of the Department of Geology at Walla Walla's Whitman College. The talk is scheduled at an unfriendly 8am Saturday morning and is listed as 'optional.' However, for those with any interest in Washington wine or the forces that have shaped the state's terroir, this lecture is mandatory.
Later on Saturday I will be participating in a breakout session on "The Washington Wine Industry" with writer Paul Gregutt and Coman Dinn, Director of Winemaking at Hogue Cellars. The session offers the opportunity for attendees to "Learn about the history and current status of the Washington wine industry, including weather, terroir, appellations, varietals, and more" – all in forty-five minutes. While any one of these topics could obviously fill an entire day, I would like to know what attendees would be most interested in hearing about the Washington wine industry. Leave a comment below with your questions or send an e-mail to me at email@example.com, and we will take the topics up during the session.
Finally, winners of the WBC-or-Bust contest were announced yesterday. Twelve wine bloggers who wrote posts over the last several months on various aspects of Washington wine will be taking a bus trip from Seattle to Walla Walla in advance of the conference. The bus will make stops in Woodinville, Yakima Valley, and Red Mountain along the way to educate the group about Washington State and its wines. Congratulations to all.
See you in Walla Walla!
Calling all wine bloggers
The 2010 Wine Blogger's Conference is a little more than a month away. The third annual conference, which takes place in Walla Walla June 25th to 27th, brings three hundred wine bloggers and industry professionals together. The conference focuses on academic information related to blogging as well as a series of wine tasting events (see the agenda here).
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Rand Sealey Says:
Thanks, Sean, for your "heads up" on the Wine Blogger's Conference. I will definitely sign up for Dr. Pogue's lecture and your session on "The Washington Wine Industry."
I think a historical perspective on "The Washington Wine Industry" would be informative. The industry has come a long, long way since 1969 when I started Esquin. Two pivotal events would be Nawico's decision in the late '60's to expand planting vinifera varietals in the state, and the reduction of the tax on wine from 26% (which would have severely hobbled the wine industry) to a flat gallonage tax in 1973. The Washington Wine industry would not be where it is today if these two things had not happened.
Sean P. Sullivan Says:
Rand, excellent suggestions! Look forward to seeing you in June.
Beau Carufel Says:
I'd love to see a little bit on the future of Washington wines, what "new" varietals are being planted and their impact on the more established grapes that the state is known for. If possible, a discussion of the wine market's acceptance (or lacktherof) to these new offerings would be interesting to hear.
Sean P. Sullivan Says:
Beau Carufel, many thanks for your thoughts. We'll try to touch on these.


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Children's preexisting symptoms influence their reactions to disaster coverage on TV
After a natural disaster occurs, we often find ourselves glued to the TV, seeking out details about the extent of the damage and efforts at recovery. While research has shown that exposure to this kind of coverage is associated with symptoms of traumatic stress in youths, new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that the relationship isn't quite so simple. The new study finds that while the amount of exposure to disaster coverage matters, children's preexisting symptoms of posttraumatic stress also play an important role.
As part of an ongoing study, Carl Weems and his colleagues at the University of New Orleans followed 141 fourth through eighth graders, all of whom attended a single school in a New Orleans neighborhood that had experienced massive damage and flooding following Hurricane Katrina in August of 2005. The children were evaluated for PTSD symptoms 24 and 30 months after Katrina. The researchers also evaluated the children's PTSD symptoms and amount of disaster-related TV viewing one month after Hurricane Gustav, which made landfall on August 31, 2008.
To assess perceptions of self-harm, the researchers asked the children whether they thought they would get hurt during Hurricane Gustav. To measure their overall distress, they asked the children how scared they were during the hurricane. The data were collected as part of the school's counseling curriculum, and the children completed all of the measures in a group classroom setting with the assistance of trained staff.
About 25% of the children said they had watched "a lot" of disaster coverage on TV, while 31% said they had watched "a whole lot." The amount of Gustav-related coverage that the children watched was associated with their PTSD symptoms post-Gustav. Subsequent analyses revealed that pre-Gusatv symptoms, perceptions of self-harm, and viewing of disaster-related coverage were all predictors of symptoms of PTSD following Hurricane Gustav. But, as the researchers predicted, the relationship between TV viewing and post-Gustav symptoms depended on children's pre-Gustav symptoms. The relationship between TV viewing and post-Gustav symptoms of PTSD was significant only for children who had high levels of pre-Gustav symptoms.
The study is one of the first to use a prospective design to examine the relationship between TV viewing and children's stress reactions after disasters, allowing the researchers to investigate the role of possible factors that might contribute to children's symptoms both before and after a natural disaster.
Based on their findings, Weems and his colleagues believe that preexisting symptoms could be an important tool for identifying which children are most likely to be negatively affected by watching disaster-related coverage.
"Practitioners with young patients who have anxiety disorders such as PTSD may wish to emphasized to parents the potential effects of media," the researchers conclude.
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Model and actress Christa Speck, who became a celebrated Playboy Bunny and later married "H.R. Pufnstuf" producer Marty Krofft, died March 22 of natural causes. She was 70.
Working as a secretary at Bank of America, Speck was discovered by Playboy and subsequently served as a Bunny in the Chicago club, lived in the Mansion and was featured in the mag's 60s pictorials "Playmate Holiday House Party," "Playmate Pillow Fight and Bunnies" and "The Playboy Mansion."
Speck set a fan mail record for her day and was selected by editors and readers as one of their 10 favorite Playmates from the mag's first decade.
Born Aug. 1, 1942, in Danzig, Germany, Speck was named Playmate of the Month in September 1961, and in 1962 she netted Playmate of the Year.
She is survived by Krofft, their three daughters and five grandchildren.


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Liberty News
Pastor Matt Holman speaks to Liberty students
The Rev. Matt Holman enlivened Liberty's last Friday convocation of the semester as he spoke about never "crying uncle" but pressing on and holding onto the hope that a relationship with Jesus Christ can bring.
Holman, lead pastor at Landmark Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, is known for being an animated and witty speaker. He jumped, laughed, shouted and even did little dances across stage, mixing in humorous tales of his own college experience at a strict Bible college 30 years ago with Biblical lessons from Nehemiah's life pursuits.
Holman's two children are LU alumni.
There are two convocations left this semester. Tony Nolan is scheduled to speak on Monday, April 28. Nolan has served as Tour Pastor and Communicator for Casting Crowns Lifesong Tour and the Winter Jam Tour. He is a popular speaker for youth leader conferences and is the author of the devotional book, "Faith Fuel - a refueling journey."
On Wednesday, April 30, Liberty Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. will close out the semester.
Three weekly convocation services give residential students the opportunity to hear world-class speakers address topics ranging from dating and relationships to biblical prophecy and archeology. The services also give the student body a chance to worship together and to be kept up-to-date on campus announcements and upcoming events.
For more on spiritual life at Liberty, visit www.liberty.edu/spirituallife/.


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A few weeks before I left for BlogHer, I started hearing the murmur. The grumble about how it's a clique, a self-congratulatory A-Listers club, how those people think they're so much better than everyone else and how we'd never be caught dead going to that thing. Granted, this murmur comes from a small group, but they're vocal. They have anonymous hate blogs set up just for BlogHer chatter.
I'll admit that the words "I am so not cool enough for BlogHer" have come out of my mouth. The words "I am WAY too cool for prom" and "Gawd, I'd never want to be a cheerleader" also have. Why? Because I am an insecure moron, that's why. I worried for a long time that no one would like my blog, I worried that no one would ask me to the prom, and I worried that I'd never actually MAKE the cheer squad. So I just never tried.
I am so not sad about the cheer squad thing, btw.
Anyway, I was talking to my friend Loralee about BlogHer before we left, about the negativity we'd seen surface, about some nastiness she'd run into that kind of affected her personally. And then she forwarded this link (which is dead, because she closed down her blog, but still. It was awesome).
I started reading this post, written by a woman I'd never heard of before, and instantly my big, long, sharp pointy-finger started doing its big, sharp pointy-finger thing. I slowed when I read this:
I see you all the time, and you never make it in my group—or clique, as you so scathingly might prefer to call it. (For some reason, groups of friends are verboten these days, apparently.) You stagger away, stung and confused, convinced that we're all just a big bunch of meanies who didn't think your hair looked nice enough. Because believing that is easier than taking responsibility for the way you act. Believing that is easier than forgiving yourself for letting your feelings dictate your actions. Believing that is easier than taking a hard look around and realizing that maybe it's your own damned fault.
I came to a screeching halt when I read this:
If you are that person or have ever even kind of resembled that person, this list is for you.
I read that YOU, and I started over. I started from the beginning and I pointed that awful finger right back at myself, and I took a pretty decent bitch-slap. And Schnozz, thanks for that bitch-slap.
I read somewhere that the traits we hate most in others are the traits we are the most afraid to admit we possess. I, for one, will willingly admit to being guilt of that. For judging someone for doing something I do 23 1/2 hours a day. For climbing on my moral soapbox. For being an insecure bitch. Insecurity is the least attractive quality, if you ask me, and it just so happens to be one of my most predominant ones.
I took that post of Schnozz's to BlogHer with me, and I kept reading it over and over again, saying, "Dude, just this once, just let this shit go and have fun. Just go in there and know you should be in there, that you are just as good as everyone in that room, that you have nothing to worry about."
I did exactly that. Just ask Schnozz. I tackled the poor girl when I saw her. I tackled everyone when I saw them. Some, well, some I tackled PLUS.
I pushed my shoulders back, checked my insecurities at the door, and had a fucking blast. I made a ton of new friends. I concreted a ton of old friendships. I walked right up to people I admire, people I look up to, people who maybe intimidate me a little bit (my fault, not theirs.) I didn't care; I just put it out there. And I had more fun than should be legally allowed. I made a total horse's ass out of myself, I laughed until my poor bladder couldn't take it anymore, and no one snubbed me, no one looked down their nose at me, even before I read that post and they all knew who I was.
All because of one blog post that totally smacked me upside the head and said, "Um, check it, yo."
Every time I read another blog post, Tweet, whatever, about what bullshit BlogHer is, what a nasty, cliquey thing it is, I want to ball this post up and shove it down someone's throat. But, well, that's not very classy, now is it? But I do think that maybe it should be mandatory reading for, well, just about everyone. Because maybe it'll make you understand where your troll is coming from (a troll is someone who goes around bashing people on their blogs. They tend to be nasty to the n'th degree), and why it's really important to just ignore them. Maybe it'll help you understand why someone is talking shit about you on their blog, in the bathroom at work, or AT THE PTA MEETING. Or maybe, just maybe, it will make you realize something about yourself, just like it did for me.
And with that, I nominate Schnozz's post, simply entitled The Reasons, for Suburban Turmoil and Petroville's Perfect Post for July, 2008. (And I thank Schnozz, profusely, for saving me from my own damn self.)


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OJS Workflow: Stages
(April 2014) The staging navigation bar is a critical feature in OMP and a new addition to OJS. Some recommendations have been made to clarify the information design of this tool. We need to decide on one for OJS 3 beta and test with users.
Current Screenshot
Currently, the bar is used to indicated three distinct pieces of information:
- place of submission in the workflow
- place of user viewing the workflow (indicated by dark blue colour and size of tab)
- publication status (indicated by colour of production tab - green or light blue)
Informal user feedback indicates this is not clear and may be trying to accomplish too much.
Recommendation A (John):
- Single style of font, with use of size, caps, gray-scale, and hyperlink color.
- Sections (Editorial Workflow, Dashboard, etc.. ) are identified at top of every page.
- Sections are made up of Pages, with Page titles hyperlinked.
- Tabs identify the active Page within a series of Pages in a Section, as they are throughout the site for Review Rounds, Uploads, Metadata, Issue Management, etc.
- Pages are identified as un-initiated (blank), Initiated, or Complete.
- Sections open on the first Initiated page.
- Pages are Initiated by the first entry of data (e.g., file) whether forwarded from a previous stage or manually uploaded.
- With PRODUCTION, instead of COMPLETE, use PUBLISHED
See: linked PDF mockup (revised)
Also see previews for the same recommendation A (Bruno):
I added the incomplete state to make sure we capture cases where users work on two stages at the same time. The incomplete also should represent an stage that still has a task notification pendent.
Recommendation B (John):
- ATTACH the word "STAGE" immediately below the current workflow stage in the workflow bar to reinforce the current stage.
See comments within the linked google document.
Recommendation C (Ubiquity):
- Simplify colour usage
- Show the current stage in dark blue, and all completed stages in lighter blue – and future stages (that are locked until previous stages are completed) greyed-out.
See page 28 of linked document.
Recommendation D (CDL Report)
- A new progress bar with clear typography and only two color states (one for active state and one for inactive state) needs to be designed.
See page 103 of CDL report.
Recommendation E (PKP Sprint):
- Simplify colour usage; disassociate colour from viewing location; use colour only for manuscript location
- Use size for viewing location
- Use white background (black text) for non-completed buttons
- Use grey for completed buttons
- Use blue for current manuscript location
- Eliminate green / blue for production
Recommendation F (PKP Sprint):
- eliminate use of colour
- instead, use a checkmark icon when a stage is completed
- use size to indicate current viewer location
Example: First two stages completed, viewing editorial stage, manuscript is in editorial stage.
Recommendation G (PKP Sprint):
- eliminate tabs, use time line icons
See images at the end of this linked google document.
See "discussion" tab at the top of the wiki page.
Recommendation A (24 April 2014)
- just "complete", "initiated", and blank states
- we can't tell the current status, so don't indicate it
- leave off "published" as a state - keep it simple for now, reserve right to re-implement later
- align how tasks are used with this status bar
- permit editors to view any tab, but indicate work hasn't started yet
- tie editor decision to author notification
- Condition for "complete" marking: a decision must be recorded to move a submission on to the next stage, and no outstanding tasks should be active on the stage.
Prototype by Bruno (https://github.com/beghelli/omp/tree/omp-prototype), hosted experimentally on Alec's Openshift account.
Micro-evaluation Responses (May 2014)
User feedback all positive. Suggestions included adding some kind of progression indicator (step 1 > step 2 > step 3, etc.), unread message indicator on tab, and adding more emphasis to the current tab.
Detailed information is available here.
See http://pkp.sfu.ca/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8710 for Bugzilla entry for the workflow stage-specific elements.
See http://pkp.sfu.ca/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8760 for a Bugzilla entry for the tab styling changes, which will be site-wide.


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Obama to view tornado destruction in Arkansas
President Obama will travel to Arkansas Wednesday to visit communities devastated by the recent deadly tornadoes, Arkansas Sen. Mark Pryor announced Saturday.
The storms tore through large swaths of central Arkansas Sunday, killing 15 and injuring more than 150. More than 260 homes were destroyed and numerous businesses damaged.
"We have disaster relief funding headed our way, but there's more we can do to give Arkansans the help they need," Pryor said in a statement. "I'm pleased the president is headed to Arkansas and can see the devastation firsthand."
Obama has already declared Arkansas' hardest hit county to be a major disaster area, making Faulkner County eligible for federal assistance.
Sunday night's twister was a category EF4, with winds of at least 180 mph. One of the tornadoes was so strong it picked up a truck from Mayflower, Ark., and hurled it 27 miles to Vilonia, Ark.
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -- Whether it's from dealing with your difficult boss, a never-ending mortgage or just taking care of your kids, we all get stressed out.
Now, experts say there's a cure and it's as simple as laughing.
It's called "laugher yoga" and students at Immaculate Conception in Eau Claire had the chance to try it out during their after school fitness program called COR.
"My friends tell really fun jokes to each other and we write really funny books, comic books," says 3rd grader Henry Axelrod.
5th grader Elena Bourget says she was looking forward to doing laughter yoga.
"It's just a great way to express your emotions," says Bourget.
But Dr. Jodi Ritsch says you don't need a reason to laugh in order to laugh.
"Unfortunately as adults we don't really do that very much. Kids are better. Toddlers are the best. We can learn the most from them. They're good laughers," says Ritsch who is a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire and also a certified laughter yoga teacher.
She also says not to let the word "yoga" in laughter yoga scare you away. It's nothing like bikram or shtanga, just to name a couple of popular types of yoga.
Students had the chance to laugh, jump around, make animal noises and dance during laughter yoga.
"We just do silly things and laugh and we do that for about 15 to 20 minutes. Then we deep breathe," says Ritsch.
At the end, Ritsch says students took part in the last stage of yoga where they feel the chemicals released by their body from the exercise.
Experts say bodies cannot tell the difference between real laughing and fake laughing, so it'll always produce that chemical of joy.
The exercise ultimately boosts the immune system, can lower blood pressure, takes away stress and even help burn some calories.
"I see a lot of people who are under stress and if all of us could spend some good quality time laughing. And it's really hard to stay angry at people when you're laughing with them so its really a world peace movement, laughter yoga," says Ritsch.
According to Laughter Yoga International, the concept is the brainchild of Dr. Madan Kataria, a physician from Mumbai, India. He took a group of five people toa park in 1995 and launched the first "Laughter Club."
It's now a worldwide phenomenon with more than 6000 Social Laughter Clubs in around 60 countries.


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Scrum Sevens
March madness
ESPNscrum Staff
March 3, 2011
The Calcutta Cup shows the damage done to it by Dean Richards and John Jeffrey © Getty Images
Maybe it's the fresh snap of spring in the air, or the invitations for a cheeky post-match beer, but rugby players and fans seem to lose their way a little as the calendar ticks over from February to March. Danny Cipriani was this week fined and warned for helping himself to a free drink in a Melbourne nightclub, and he's not alone in choosing the first week of March to ready the hot water. In our latest Scrum Seven we've taken a look back at some others in the week's rogues' gallery.
Dean Richards' and John Jeffrey's kickabout, March 5, 1988
Two penalties from Jon Webb and a drop-goal from Rob Andrew were enough to see England to a 9-6 victory over Scotland at Murrayfield, but it was the after-hours kickabout held by Scotland replacement John Jeffrey and England No.8 Dean Richards that made the headlines. Their 'ball' was the 110-year-old Calcutta Cup, wrought by Indian craftsmen from the silver rupees contained in the bank account of the lost Calcutta club, and their 'pitch' Edinburgh's Princes Street. The duo were reprimanded for their behaviour, but Richards escaped with a slap on the wrist and a one-game ban. Jeffrey, more appropriately, was suspended for six months. "When we took it away it wasn't damaged and when we brought it back it was," Jeffrey admitted. "I have to say we were responsible."
The law catches up with Andy Powell, March 2, 2010
Wales No.8 Andy Powell was banned for 15 months following his now-fabled trip along the M4 in a golf buggy, which he had 'borrowed' from the team hotel in the wake of a thrilling Six Nations win over Scotland in Cardiff. The former British & Irish Lion was dropped from the squad for the rest of the tournament and pleaded guilty at Cardiff Magistrates' Court, where he was also ordered to pay a £1000 fine and £100 costs. "I realise that many young sportsmen and women look up to international rugby players and that some of them may be amused by my antics with a golf buggy," he said. "However, they should note my regret and be aware that I do not excuse or condone drink driving in any form."
Danny drops off some tickets, March 6, 2008
Two days before he was supposed to make his full England debut against Scotland at Murrayfield, Cipriani fell foul of the intrusive British paparazzi as he was snapped leaving the Isis nightclub in Mayfair, central London, after midnight. He was there to drop tickets off to a friend, and by most accounts, was harshly treated as he was dropped from the Calcutta Cup squad in what would become one of a number of disciplinary scandals to dog the talented playmaker before his recent move Down Under. "Danny's gutted. He only popped into the club to give a friend some tickets for the game," a friend of the player's told The Sun newspaper. "He didn't touch a drink all night."
The battle of Cardiff, March 7, 1987
England rolled up to face Wales in a Five Nations clash without a win in Cardiff since 1963 and duly set about altering that statistic by any means necessary. For lock Wade Dooley that meant punching Wales No.8 Phil Davies square in the chops, while referee Ray Megson attempted to calm the mayhem by warning Dooley, prop Gareth Chilcott and hooker Graham Dawe about their on-field behaviour. The bullying tactics did not work out for the visitors as a try from prop Stuart Evans and the boot of Mark Wyatt secured a 19-12 win for the hosts, while Dooley, Chilcott and Dawe were all dropped for England's next outing.
England take their ball and go home, March 1, 1884
In front of 8,000 fans at Blackheath, England beat Scotland by a goal to nil, but the fixture ended in acrimonious circumstances. The visitors kicked up a storm in protest to Richard Kindersley's second-half try, pleading with the Irish official that there had been a knock-on prior to the score. The referee was unmoved and Scotland duly lost, but with England refusing to back the formation of an International Board to deal with circumstances such as this, the fixture was scrapped the following season. Isn't it nice that bureaucracy such as this doesn't still affect the game? Oh, wait…
Scott's troubled bow, March 5, 1983
John Scott's debut as England captain did not quite go to plan as his side were thrashed 22-12 by Scotland in London. Roy Laidlaw and Tom Smith scored tries for the Scots in only their fourth win at Twickenham, while Scott contributed three of the opposition's points by losing his cool and throwing a punch at a lineout. The Cardiff No.8 was not spared by the media either, with the Guardian branding him a "disaster … he failed to lead, inspire or direct".
Baying for blood in Paris, March 1, 1958
As the events of last week proved, relations between England and France are rarely harmonious, but in 1958 the animosity from the Paris crowd was reserved almost solely for their own side and in particular, the selectors. With England cruising to a 14-0 win thanks to a try from the brilliant Peter Jackson and a brace from his fellow wing, Peter Thompson, the fans at the Stade Olympique Yves du Manoir in Colombes found their voice and called for those responsible for picking the side to be dealt with in a particularly primal manner. "They were called distinctly rude names and some of their forbears too, and a yell went up for the blood of the chairman," reported The Times. Rude names - how vulgar.
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During its 54th annual conference, held in Boise, Idaho, Sept. 14-18, 2013, Toby Velasquez, president of the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators (NASBLA), presented a President's Award to Capt. Spencer Cole with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, for his inspiring leadership of the organization's Preparedness & Response Committee.
At the end of his/her term, the NASBLA President selects individuals to honor with this special recognition for their contributions during the past year to boating safety and the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.
Under Capt. Cole's leadership, the Preparedness & Response Committee has delivered exceptional value to NASBLA, always aware of the financial impact. When appropriate, Capt. Cole deferred actual committee meetings in favor of a far more cost-effective virtual meeting, allowing the committee to remain productive and proactive. Those cost savings leveraged limited resources and afforded his committee the opportunities to participate on a national stage in Washington when needed most.
"The Preparedness & Response Committee has been instrumental in several of NASBLA's finest moments with regards to safety and security. Preparedness comes in many forms and this committee has played an important role in shaping national legislation and policy," said Velasquez when presenting the award.
A few of the committee's accomplishments include:
Congressional drafting assistance in the FEMA Port Security Grant Program;
FEMA and USCG accepted narrative within Port Security Grant applications;
Drafting assistance in support of the USCG Re-Authorization, regarding training;
First National Scholarship delivery of the Tactical Operators Course in Washington, D.C.; and
First memorandum of understanding between the USCG and NASBLA on National Training Standards.
Along the way Capt. Cole built new partnerships with NASBLA's associates and partners from every corner of the maritime community. His committee has kept stakeholders informed of funding and training opportunities.
"We look upon Capt. Cole as a valued committee chair, always prepared and articulate in his delivery, a model for future NASBLA committee chairs to emulate," added Velasquez.
About NASBLA
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
I'm Always Home. I'm Uncool.
The so-called experts proclaim to know who's going when, what teams need what, who they're going to draft, and whether the GM wears boxers or briefs. This is a house of lies! Then you take the Packers, and the so-called experts who already know nothing, know even less. It would take Professor Charles Xavier to actually know what Ted's going to do with each of his picks, and that's only if he ripped it from Ted's mind. Thompson will take a draft prediction and destroy it before you can say, "trade-down". From here on out, I am only interested in what is real. Real people, real feelings, that's it. That's all I'm interested in..... But hey, mock drafts drive traffic right? Ha! You bet they do.
So now you think I'm going to do a Packers' mock draft don't you? Nope, not even close, so move along if that's what you're after. Because mock drafts aren't cool, and regardless if the only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone when you're uncool, I refuse to stoop to doing a mock draft. 1) Because I'd have a better chance hitting the jackpot at Oneida Casino than accurately predicting who the Packers will take and 2) I've already found the sure-fire means for figuring out the future of the Packers:
Listen to THIS with a candle burning and you'll see the Packers entire future.
As good friend of the Ranter, D the Dragon, said the other day: "ESPN? Mel Kiper? He's a drunken buffoon posing as a poet. Give me The Packer Ranter. They got the courage to be drunken buffoons, which makes them poetic."
So.....who goes at 23?
15 comments:
- A_Lerxst_in_PackerlandApril 10, 2010 at 12:08 PM
I thought who was on first...ReplyDelete
Pretty much about how I feel about the draft hype, too.ReplyDelete
- PackersRSApril 11, 2010 at 12:04 AM
What's this draft you speak of?ReplyDelete
- GraffinApril 11, 2010 at 11:32 AM
That "Bring on the Heroes" song is fucking epic. And hilarious.ReplyDelete
As are most of those songs, Graffin. Equal parts epic and hilarious.ReplyDelete
I think "G-Force Has the Guts" smashes the absurdity ceiling.
- for shizzleApril 12, 2010 at 12:55 PM
Only interested in real people, real feelings? Are we feeling a little fragile, Hillside?ReplyDelete
I think we can all learn a lesson from Penny Lane when it comes to draft predictions/hopes.ReplyDelete
"I always tell the girls, never take it seriously, if ya never take it seriously, ya never get hurt, ya never get hurt, ya always have fun, and if you ever get lonely, just go to the record store and visit your friends."
Hey listen to me. As a Packers fan under TT draft talk is all we got for 3 months of the offseason. Believe me I love TT but Feb, March and April are pretty slow months for us fans if we didnt gab about the draft the whole time.ReplyDelete
That said I have no clue who we take. Hopefully a OLB and an OT somewhere in the draft...
- Pashaww!!April 13, 2010 at 9:11 AM
Graham, it sounds like you need a hobby. Maybe can help Franklin talk about his feelings. You probably won't enjoy it, but it would kill some time. Just remember; you must have the talking stick if you want to share.ReplyDelete
"Real people, real feelings." =sad.
Someone is in desperate need of getting laid.
LOL. No other comment.ReplyDelete
Pashaww, you're the most tired of internet cliches, the internet tough-guy/Don Juan, who thinks that every issue can be solved by either beating it up, or humping its leg. Also, stop piggy-backing on shizzle's comments, the least you could do is come up with something real.ReplyDelete
Go watch Almost Famous and calm down.
- Pashaww!!!April 13, 2010 at 10:29 AM
so . . . just how long has it been?ReplyDelete
- pashawwApril 13, 2010 at 3:44 PM
calmer than you areReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 31, 2010 at 9:12 PM
I would like to exchange links with your site www.blogger.comReplyDelete
Is this possible?
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2010 at 9:24 AM
I would like to exchange links with your site www.packerranter.comReplyDelete
Is this possible?