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Unraveling Breitbart's Pigford Conspiracy, Part 1: Sherrod And The Senate Supplemental
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This morning, we laid out how the conspiracy theory Andrew Breitbart has laid out with regard to the settlement of the Pigford black farmer discrimination appears to require the complicity of the Senate Republican caucus, the Bush administration, and Hillary Clinton, among others. Over the next few days, we will dissect the faulty logic and lack of basic research Breitbart employs in putting his conspiracy together.
This post examines Breitbart's theory that after his misleading video catapulted Shirley Sherrod's name into the headlines, Senate Democrats pulled funding for the Pigford II settlement from a supplemental appropriations bill because they were worried that because Sherrod was a prominent Pigford claimant, her story would draw attention to the lawsuit and lead to the exposure of the Pigford "fraud."
This theory makes no sense, for a variety of reasons. The Pigford funding was removed after Republicans voted en masse against passing a bill with that funding; it was removed not alone but as part of a package of $22 billion that the House had added to a previous version of the bill; Senate Democrats publicly slammed Republicans for voting against that funding; and Senate Democrats vowed to attach the funding to other bills.
What Breitbart Alleged
Breitbart has repeatedly alleged that Pigford funding was pulled from a Senate appropriations bill in the wake of the Sherrod debacle because they didn't want to draw attention to it.
For example, in a December 6 BigGovernment.com blog post he released at the same time as his Pigford report, Breitbart wrote (emphasis added):
Despite the firestorm, there was still an unanswered question -- why on God's green earth was Shirley Sherrod fired?
My 1400-word piece said Sherrod helped the white farmer. The controversial video clip featured the basis for her defense, The President and Tom Vilsack were doubly informed of the whole story by both me and Sherrod herself.
My first clue came, ironically, from the epicenter of Breitbart-hate -- MSNBC. It was a week into the controversy. Nation editor Chris Hayes was filling in for Rachel Maddow and reported that I was responsible for black farmers not getting their settlement money.
"Conservative con artist, 1; black farmers, 0," liberal Journolist Hayes said snarkily.
Black farmers? Settlement money? I had no idea what he was talking about. None.
Later I became aware that on a CNN discussion on "the Sherrod fallout," April Ryan of Urban Radio Network mentioned the Pigford settlement. Ryan described Pigford as a "litmus test" of the Obama Administration's relationship with black Americans.
A quick Google search revealed that Ryan and Hayes had been alluding to the incredibly conspicuous news that days after Sherrod was fired by the Obama administration, funding for the $1.15 billion Pigford II settlement was pulled out from a supplementary war funding bill."
Keep in mind that everything Breitbart is saying there about Hayes is false.
Similarly, in a February 9 appearance on WMAL's The Grandy Group, Breitbart said: "They pulled out the $1.15 billion in Pigford II, the same week that they pulled -- that they fired Shirley Sherrod. She was set to make $13.3 million in it and didn't want to draw attention to whom she was as it relates to Pigford. So I had to research this to figure out why I got hit as hard as I did."
What Actually Happened
On May 27, 2010, the Senate passed a $59 billion war funding supplemental bill that included no Pigford funding. On July 1, 2010, the House passed a different version of the supplemental that included more than $20 billion in additional domestic spending, including the Pigford funding.
On July 19, 2010, Breitbart smeared Sherrod as a racist. According to Breitbart's theory, the Pigford funding was subsequently pulled from the supplemental by Democrats who were worried about increased scrutiny and wanted to protect the settlement.
But that's not what happened.
On July 22, 2010, Senate Democrats brought the supplemental -- including the Pigford funding -- to a vote. It failed, 46-51. Every Republican present voted against it. If Breitbart's theory is to make any sense at all (and it doesn't), it would have to be the Republicans who were trying to cover up Pigford by keeping the funding from passing, while the Democrats were bringing attention to it by calling it up for a vote and then having the majority of their caucus supporting it.
After the vote failed, the Senate sent their original version of the bill -- without the $20+ billion added by the House, including the Pigford funds -- back to the House.
What did Pigford-supporting Democrats do next? They drew more attention to Pigford!
Immediately after the supplemental vote failed, the Senate Democratic Communications Center put out the following release (via Nexis):
Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement this evening after Republicans blocked approval of fair, legal settlements for African American farmers and Native American trust account holders for the third time in the last three months:
"I hoped that tonight the Senate could finally right a wrong that has been left unresolved for far too long. But Republicans stood in the way. For the fourth time in three months, Republicans blocked approval of the Pigford 2 and Cobell settlements for black farmers and Native American trust accounts respectively.
"As recent events have reminded us, the fact that justice and fairness were denied to black farmers for so many years continues to have ramifications today. That's why I have fought for so long to ensure that these groups, who were robbed of the resources and opportunities they rightly deserve, are made whole again.
"Republicans should be held accountable for standing in the way of justice for those affected. Their obstruction has not only hurt our economic recovery and our growth as a nation, it is now preventing individuals and families who suffered discrimination for decades from receiving a long-overdue resolution to their grievances."
A few days later, Gannett News Service reported that Senate Democrats were trying to attach the Pigford funding to another bill (via Nexis):
Black farmers are making one last push for congressional approval of a $1.25 billion loan discrimination settlement before Congress leaves town for the summer.
A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday Democrats will try to attach the settlement to a $30 billion small-business lending bill that might come up for a Senate vote Thursday
The settlement, known as Pigford II, was announced in February and would compensate those who were discriminated against by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in obtaining loans and subsidies but were unable to claim money from the original Pigford case, which was approved during the Clinton administration.
And by early August, TPM Media was reporting on two more failed attempts to pass the funds.
If Pigford supporters were trying to cover up the settlement by pulling the funding from one bill, what exactly were they trying to do by attaching it to other bill?
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Deutsche Welle (German pronunciation: , with a sound) or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio on 98.7 DZFE in 30 languages (DW Radio). It has a satellite television service (DW-TV), that is available in four languages, and there is also an online news site. Deutsche Welle, which in English means "German Wave", is similar to international broadcasters such as the BBC World Service, Radio Canada International, Radio Free Europe and Radio France Internationale.
Deutsche Welle has broadcast regularly since 1953. Until 2003 it was based in Cologne, when it relocated to a new building, the "Schürmann-Bau", in Bonn's former government office area. The television broadcasts are produced in Berlin. Deutsche Welle's World Wide Web site is produced in both Berlin and Bonn.
Deutsche Welle was inaugurated on 3 May 1953, with an address by German President Theodor Heuss as its first shortwave broadcast. On 11 June 1953, the public broadcasters in the ARD signed an agreement to share responsibility for Deutsche Welle. At first, it was controlled by Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk (NWDR). In 1955, when this split into the separate Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) and Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) networks, WDR assumed responsibility for Deutsche Welle programming. In 1960, Deutsche Welle became an independent public body after a court ruled that broadcasting from Germany was part of the federal government's foreign-affairs function. On 7 June 1962, it joined the ARD as a national broadcasting station.

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On Friday, July 30th, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3534, the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources (CLEAR) Act, which seeks to address the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico and implement reforms in federal offshore and onshore oil and gas leasing program by a vote of 209-193. The measure also includes language to reauthorize the LWCF through the year 2040 and authorizes full funding for the program.
LWCF projects range from preserving and protecting many federal lands, parks and forests to developing new recreational facilities including parks and trails in our local communities. LWCF was established by Congress in 1964 and is funded through the receipts from offshore oil and gas leases.
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Press Releases
Book Collecting Prize Winner Announced
After reviewing many thoughtful collections with themes from theater books to Cormac McCarthy novels, the judges chose Phuong Nguyen's collection of books on food and cooking as the winner of the 2014-15 Book Collecting Prize. Phuong graduated in December 2014 and is currently pursuing a masters degree at Temple University. Read more about Phuong's fascinating collection.
We would like thank everyone who entered the competition for sharing their wonderful book collections with us.
At a time when bookstores are closing, electronic texts are proliferating, and libraries are investing more and more of their resources into electronic media, it is easy for people to begin to see books as no more than discrete functional or disposable objects. This prize offers students the opportunity to build their own book collections. It encourages students to reflect on their lives, their learning, and their personal interests. Behind these considerations lie the larger recognition of the importance of the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library and the University Press to the Bucknell campus, for every great university and institution of learning has, at its center, a great library and a great press.
Sponsored by Bucknell University Press and Library & Information Technology.
Alana Jajko is 2014-15 Cynthia Fell Intern
Alana is a senior majoring in Studio Art and Creative Writing with a minor in Classics. Her work in art and writing is inspired by her relationships with place and nature. Memories and experiences at her grandfather's farm in Upstate New York have been subjects especially motivating to Alana's work, as well as her more recent travels camping through national and state forests across the United States, and joining a Bucknell Service Trip to the village outskirts of Kathmandu and the wilds of Chitwan National Forest in Nepal. Alana plans to continue exploring the human connection with nature, hoping to experience more of the natural world after she graduates.
Director Greg Clingham Invited to Talk at Emory
In September 2014 Press Director Greg Clingham was invited to talk about scholarly publishing at the Bill and Carol Fox Center for Humanistic inquiry at Emory University. He gave talks entitled "The Serendipity of Scholarly Publishing" and "The Monograph, Open Access, and the Future of Scholarship." Engaged and responsive audiences from several universities in the area suggested how important the future (and the past) of scholarly publishing is to many in universities.
Bucknell Alum Kate Parker to Co-edit Transits series
Kate Parker, Assistant Professor of English at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (and Bucknell University alumnus, BA '03, MA '04) has joined Greg Clingham as the series co-editor of Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture, 1650-1850 . Parker, formerly Editorial Associate of the Bucknell Press, has co-edited (with Courtney Weiss Smith, Wesleyan University) Eighteenth-Century Poetry and the Rise of the Novel Reconsidered (2014) in the Transits series, she is the co-editor of the forthcoming Sade's Sensibilities (with Norbert Sclippa, College of Charleston) in Bucknell's Aperçus series, and she has also published articles in Eighteenth-Century Fiction and forthcoming from Studies in the Literary Imagination.
Recent Reviews
Editing Lives: Essays in Contemporary Textual and Biographical Studies in Honor of O M Brack, Jr.
Edited by Jesse G. Swan
"Students of literary studies typically tend to view bibliographical and textual criticism as the most austere and objective areas of our cognitive domain, those methodologies aspiring most convincingly toward the status of the hard sciences. Many of the essays in Jesse Swan's fine Editing Lives support this reputation. However, by belonging to the genre of festschrift, the present volume also embraces a moving and subjective humanity, as it celebrates the life and career of the eminent Johnsonian whom friends and colleagues fondly called "Skip."
—Anthony W. Lee, University of Maryland University College; The Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer (volume 29, no. 1), March 2015
Enlightenment in Ruins: The Geographies of Oliver Goldsmith
By Michael Griffin
"Enlightenment in Ruins offers a critical revaluation of Oliver Goldsmith's contributions to enlightenment thought, focusing particularly on elements that align with Irish strains produced by contemporaries such as Edmund Burke…Griffin finds in Goldsmith imaginative geographies that subvert the discourses of imperialism by demonstrating that these "contain within them the possibility of their own parody and critique" (6)."
—Jill Bradbury, Gallaudet University; The Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer (volume 29, no. 1), March 2015
Eighteenth-Century Poetry and the Rise of the Novel Reconsidered
Edited by Kate Parker and Courtney Weiss Smith
"Eighteenth-Century Poetry and the Rise of the Novel Reconsidered is a provocative and timely collection well worth the attention of the reader who wishes, as Smith states in her introductory remarks, to "grapple with unexpected collisions and collusions between poetry and novels" (xiv-xv)."
—Timothy Ruppert, Slippery Rock University; The Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer (volume 29, no. 1), March 2015
Excitable Imaginations: Eroticism and Reading in Britain, 1660-1760
By Kathleen Lubey
"Although I cannot guarantee that in future I will read authorial instructions without cynicism, Excitable Imaginations gave me new ways of seeing many of the images and texts that I draw upon in my history course on seventeenth- and eighteenth-century sexualities. I highly recommend it."
—Marilyn Morris, University of North Texas; Journal of the History of Sexuality, Volume 24, Number 1, (Jan. 2015)
A History of Ecology and Environmentalism in Spanish American Literature
By Scott M. DeVries
"ISLE readers will find that DeVries possesses a thorough understanding of ecological criticism and environmentalism, exemplified by the book's introduction, where he establishes the theoretical framework for his study. For the benefit of those readers who do not have advanced proficiency in reading Spanish he provides an English translation of all Spanish quotations, including definitions of commonly employed Spanish American cultural and literary terminology. Readers who are unacquainted with Spanish American literature, beyond internationally known giants such as Gabriel García Márquez, Mario Vargas Llosa, or Pablo Neruda, will appreciate the sweeping scope of the author's work…As is the case with most groundbreaking studies, DeVries's work suggests myriad possibilities for future scholarship."
—Danion L. Doman, Truman State University; Oxford University Press Journals, Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and the Environment, vol 21, no 4, (Dec. 2014)
Rococo Fiction in France 1600-1715: Seditious Frivolity
By Allison Stedman
"A fascinating study that opens up and complicates our understanding of the literary field of seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century France, Rococo Fiction traces the literary rococo as it evolves from its origins in the work of Montaigne to the works of fairy-tale writers at the turn of the century."
—Anne E. Duggan, Wayne State University, Eighteenth-Century Fiction (Winter 2014-15)
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2010 Serra d'Or Prize for Research in Catalan Studies. In the Eye of the Storm: Contemporary Theater in Barcelona - Awarded the 2010 Serra d'Or Prize for Research in Catalan Studies
2004 Honorable Mention for the MLA's Katherine Singer Kovacs Prize.Giants of Delft: Johannes Vermeer and the Natural Philosophers: The Parallel Search for Knowledge during the Age of Discovery - A 2002-2003 Mitchell Prize Finalist
Feature Articles and Letters
"18th Century Titles Garner Recognition"
Bucknell University Press was recognized for its outstanding eighteenth century publications in the current issue of Studies in English Literature. || Read more
"Bucknell University Press's Annus Translatio"
Nina Forsberg, former Publishing Manager, in The Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer (September 2010). || Reprinted with permission.
"Bucknell University Press Marks 40th Anniversary"
The Bucknell University Press celebrated the 40th anniversary of the publication of its first book in 1969 with a series of literary projects that included publications highlighting Charles Darwin's contributions to science and discovery. || Read more of this Bucknell University website article.
"In Memoriam: Tom Yoseloff"
Jack Wheatcroft. December 27, 2007. Despite the richness and fullness of his life, and the peacefulness with which he gave up life, I know that you, family members and friends, gathered here to memorialize him, are grieving deeply, as I am, that Thomas Yoseloff is no more. || Read more of this commemoration eulogy by Jack Wheatcroft.
"Eighteenth-Century Studies from Bucknell"
James May, The East Central Intelligencer, VOL. 13, May 1999. Editor's note :Late last year we asked our member Greg Clingham to consider writing an article for the Intelligencer on the involvement of Bucknell University Press in eighteenth-century studies. || Read Greg Clingham's review of 18th Century Studies from Bucknell.
"University Press Flourishing"
E.J. Crawford, The Bucknellian, 2006. Toiling in virtual anonymity in the basement of Taylor Hall lies one of the most, productive and growing academic departments within the blanket of the University. And it has nothing to do with Management. It is the Bucknell University Press. || Read more from The Bucknellian.


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CES: Process Will Still Win in Mobile, Says Intel's Eul
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Inside Intel's (INTC) giant booth at the Las Vegas Convention Center at the Consumer Electronics Show today, I spent some time talking with the man leading the company's mobile computing charge, Hermann Eul.
The talk followed a press conference on Monday by Intel's head of perceptual technologies Mooly Eden, and a keynote address later that evening by Intel chief Brian Krzanich.
Things will be a little different this year for Intel after some limited successes last year in smartphones and tablets. Last year, the company had what Eul referred to as "research projects" in phones, with a lot of its deals being private-label phones for carriers, such as France's Orange. "We're not going to do that anymore," said Eul.
Instead, the focus will be on actually selling the company's Atom chip to smartphone makers directly. There is already some progress there, with a unit last year made by Lenovo. "We have a very good relationship with Lenovo," he notes. This week at the show Asus announced a forthcoming model with Atom in it. Other deals are in the pipeline, though Eul wouldn't name them.
As for tablets, last year saw an important win for Intel with Samsung Electronics (005930KS) in one of the Korean giant's 10-inch tablets running Google's (GOOG) Android software. Samsung's press conference on Monday was not as kind to Intel, as the newly announced Samsung tablets run Qualcomm's (QCOM) chips.
Eul calmly batted the matter away, observing "Samsung always has multiple sources for its chips," including Samsung's own in-house chip effort. When I pressed him on whether that could mean Samsung tablets with Intel chips later on this year, he vaguely indicated his ascent to the matter without committing himself or Samsung to anything definite.
Eul was more interested in talking about a bright-orange tablet for kids called the "Nabi" that will be coming out later this year. It's big, it's rugged, it runs Google's Android, and it has little clips on the back of it that kids can use to attach plastic squares with letters for forming words and such. Pricing is not disclosed at this time, but Eul said it is meant to be a "premium" product, even though it is for children.
Intel has two kinds of Atom chips for phones and tablets at the moment, both built in the company's 22-nanometer semiconductor process, "Bay Trail," and "Merrifield," with the former being targeted at tablets, the latter at smartphones.
Merrifield is especially important, as it will be the first time Atom offers its 64-bit support to mobile devices. Atom has had a 64-bit capability since its introduction in 2007, but 64-bit support was disabled in practice, in part because of power requirements of a mobile device. With the rising interest in 64-bit in smartphones and tablets, Intel is taking the gloves off. Google's Android doesn't currently support 64-bit memory addressing, but Intel is helping partners clear that hurdle: it has written its own 64-bit Android kernel. "We don't want partners to be held up" by Google's delay, said Eul. "And when Google does provide that, partners can just slot that code into place" on Merrifield systems, he says, in place of, or on top of, the Intel kernel.
Both Bay Trail and Merrifield have successors in the works, of course, as was described during Intel's analyst day back in late November. Bay Trail will transition to "Cherry Trail," and Merrifield will transition to "Moorefield." The former will use Intel's next-generation 14-nanometer technology, the latter will stay at 22-nanometer but move to four CPU cores from two.
While those chips are entering production this year and may sample to customers, Eul indicated they are somewhat more of a 2015 story as far as showing up in products. In 2015, Intel expects to unify tablet and smartphone lines with the so-called "Broxton" line, on 14 nanometer, again, disclosed at the analyst day. There is also a part with integrated baseband, "Sofia," for less performance-intensive baseband.
We ended our conversation on the topic of semiconductor process technology and whether Intel has an edge. Intel had for awhile now been talking about the ways in which competitors will stumble when they run up against really hard semiconductor problems. The company has even warned of a "transistor cliff," when the physics of circuitry make chips harder and harder at smaller sizes, perhaps too hard for anyone but Intel, something I wrote about during the show here last year.
Eul has a slightly different take on things. He points out that Qualcomm, and other competitors such as Nvidia (NVDA) and Broadcom (BRCM), all of whom are dependent on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to actually make the chips they design, will run into a problem as Taiwan Semi's technology stops scaling.
Intel had made the point at the analyst day presentation, and Eul repeated it: As TSM moves from 28 nanometer to 20 nanometer, it will run into a problem at the subsequent step, 16 nanometer, where TSM will not add any real reduction in transistor size. That, says Eul, means that 16-nanometer parts a few years from now will be stuck at a 20-nanometer feature size while intel presumably zooms ahead to 10 nanometer by that time.
And what that means is that, unable to scale the density of a chip as Intel can, Qualcomm and Nvidia and Broadcom and the others will not be able to integrate as many parts as Intel on a single semiconductor die.
And so to those who point out that Intel hasn't yet released its integrated baseband chip, Sofia, mentioned above, Eul contends the company will have the last laugh in a few years' time as Qualcomm and the rest hitting a scaling wall.
Intel shares today are down 16 cents, or $25.27, at 0.6%.


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Living in France has meant that my once-passing fancy for all things that swim has exploded into a very big love.
PARIS — Living in France has meant that my once-passing fancy for all things that swim has exploded into a very big love. From picking out the tiniest of bulots (sea snails) with needlelike tools and cracking open the claws of a fresh-caught homard (lobster) to learning that the best way to enjoy raie (skate) is with a simple lemon, butter and caper sauce, I have fallen hard. I find myself visiting the poissonnieres more often than I do the butcher, because I've learned that fish — which I once believed was a tricky thing to cook — is one of the easiest and healthiest dinners you can make.
And supersonic fast. Mussels? Just a few minutes, and they're steamed and ready to serve. Salmon, into the oven at high heat, usually takes less than five, depending on the cut. White fishes like flounder, cod, sole and snapper, ditto.
Fish is simple, elegant food.
If you replace meat with fish during Lent (which began on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13) but rely on restaurants to prepare it, try cooking your own this year.
The key is to find great fresh fish, then not overcook it.
Which is easy to do, wherever you are.
For those of you who are timid about fish, fear not. Fish isn't finicky; it just requires you to pay attention. Close attention. If you're one of those people who likes to throw something on the stove and then leave the room (and you know who you are), please don't do this to fish (or to anything, really). You'll end up with fish that's overcooked and dry, and when this happens, there's not much you can do to save it.
Enough of what not to do. Here are few tips on how to make fantastic fish every time:
Before buying any sort of fish, check to see what species are in season and plentiful, and not on any watch list as being overfished or harmful in any way. The Marine Stewardship Council (msc.org) and Monterey Bay Aquarium (montereybayaquarium.org) post updated lists of sustainable seafood and what to avoid buying.
Buy only fish that have clear eyes and the faint scent of the sea. Never buy fish that smells "fishy," as counterintuitive as that may sound.
Tell your fishmonger what you're planning to make and ask which fish would be best. Lots of the white fishes may be easily swapped out for one another, so he or she may guide you to a suitable choice that's readily available.
If you're not sure about how to cook a particular fish, just ask an expert. Many years ago, I remember buying a piece of fish and wanting to cook it en papillote ("in paper") to impress a guy I was dating. This was before the Internet, and I didn't have a cookbook that gave me any sort of instruction, so I just picked up the phone and called one of Dallas' top restaurants and asked to speak to the chef. To my surprise, he picked up the phone and was really happy to walk me through the (very easy) steps of steaming fish in parchment paper. I couldn't believe how easy it was, and my date? Totally impressed.
Keep a pair of tweezers in your kitchen drawer to remove pin bones. Although most fishmongers do this for you, it's always good to double-check and pull out any that were missed.
When in doubt, undercook your fish. I know I've said this already, but there's nothing worse than overcooked fish. I like my fish pretty rare and take it out at the first opportunity and I suggest you do the same; if it's not cooked enough for you, pop it back in for just a minute or two. To avoid a mistake, be sure to use your timer.
Baked Fish Sticks With Parmesan Oven Fries
Serves 2
1 cup breadcrumbs
sea salt and pepper
10 ounces medium-firm white fish, such as halibut
2 to 4 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds red-skinned potatoes, cut into sticks a la French fries
1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
about 2 tablespoons fresh Italian parsley, chopped
arugula, for serving
lemon wedges, for serving
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees and line two cookie sheets with parchment paper, a smallish one and a larger one for the fries.
In a shallow bowl or pie plate, mix the breadcrumbs with a pinch of sea salt and pepper.
Cut your fish into about 12 sticklike pieces (about 1/2 inch thick by 1 inch wide), coat in 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and dredge each piece in the breadcrumbs. Place fish sticks on your smaller cookie sheet.
Make the Parmesan fries: Place the potato pieces on the large cookie sheet, drizzle with 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and toss with your hands, making sure to evenly spread out the potatoes. Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper and bake for about 45 minutes, making sure to check on them frequently and toss them so they brown evenly.
When the potatoes are nearly done, put them on the bottom rack of your oven and place the fish on the middle rack. Let the fish cook for 2 minutes; then carefully turn each stick and cook for 2 more minutes. Then remove everything from the oven.
Sprinkle Parmesan and parsley all over the fries, and serve on a plate with the fish sticks. Garnish with a handful of arugula and sqeeze a lemon wedge over the top.
Nutrition information per serving: 788 calories, 22 grams fat, 102 grams carbohydrates, 46 grams protein, 53 milligrams cholesterol, 584 milligrams sodium, 8 grams dietary fiber, 25 percent of calories from fat.
Salmon With Creamy Mustard Sauce
Serves 2
2 salmon filets, 4 to 5 ounces each
1 tablespoon olive oil
sea salt and pepper
5 ounces Greek or plain yogurt
1 tablespoon of your favorite Dijon mustard
2 big handfuls of mesclun
1 lime, cut into wedges
fresh chives
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees and line a small cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Divide the olive oil between the two pieces of salmon, and rub it all over them. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and place on the cookie sheet.
Bake the salmon for 5 minutes (or less), depending on the thickness of the filets.
While the fish is cooking, whisk together the yogurt and the mustard.
Put a handful of mesclun and a wedge of lime on each of two plates. Serve the salmon next to the salad with a spoonful of the mustard sauce on top. Sprinkle with fresh chives.
Nutrition information per serving: 222 calories, 11 grams fat, 7 grams carbohydrates, 25 grams protein, 57 milligrams cholesterol, 185 milligrams sodium, 2 grams dietary fiber, 44 percent of calories from fat.
Salmon With Cherry Tomato Salsa
Serves 4
4 salmon filets, 4 to 5 ounces each, pin bones removed
2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
sea salt and pepper
1 clove garlic, minced
2 green onions, chopped
pinch of red pepper flakes
1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered
2 teaspoons capers
Splash of red wine vinegar
2 large leaves of fresh basil, chopped
Preheat oven to broil and place a rack to the middle. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
Lightly coat salmon filets with 1 to 2 tablespoons of olive oil and place on the cookie sheet. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
To start the salsa: Toss the garlic, green onions and red pepper flakes in a medium skillet with another tablespoon of olive oil and turn the heat to medium-low. Let this cook until you can smell the garlic, 3 to 5 minutes. Then add the tomatoes and capers and let them cook until tomatoes begin to soften, about 10 minutes.
When the tomatoes are soft, place the salmon in the oven and set the timer for 4 minutes (this should give you a medium-rare filet). While the salmon is cooking, add a splash of red wine vinegar to the skillet and 1/2 of the chopped basil. Remove the salmon and serve with a heaping spoonful of salsa on top; garnish with the rest of the basil.
Nutrition information per serving: 211 calories, 11 grams fat, 4 grams carbohydrates, 23 grams protein, 59 milligrams cholesterol, 126 milligrams sodium, 1 gram dietary fiber, 47 percent of calories from fat.


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Attached to the underside of the table top and the underside of the leaf, it swings the leaf through 180° and holds it with a clip in the folded position.
When unfolded, the hinge snaps into a rigid support position at 180°. No separate leaf support is necessary.
Each hinge measures 5" x 7-1/2" and is made from heavy-gauge (0.080") plated steel. 88 lb capacity, 12" maximum extension. Requires #6 screws (not included).


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Classics Direct - "Who are you?"
Classics Direct is a family run business established back in 2005 and is based in sunny West Sussex.
Unpleasantly surprised by the consistently poor quality of French painted furniture available in the United Kingdom even to this day, the Baker family embarked upon a mission to source quality hand-crafted antique reproductions that were truly affordable. They also sought to provide unrivalled customer care coupled with the flexibility to manufacture furniture to a customer's very own specification.
Classics now boasts an unusually diverse customer base which include high street retail chains and boutique hotels to footballer's wives and recent T.V. productions.
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All degree and minor programs require a minimum GPA of 2.0 (There are additional requirements for education students majoring in social sciences). All department majors are required to earn at least a "C" (2.0) minimum grade in any foundation course (100 level) specified within the student's major program and the three required methods courses: SS 201, SS 300 and SS 400. Students should contact the department secretary, Tai Lucas (firstname.lastname@example.com) in order to sign up for their required research seminar, SS 400, one semester prior to registration. An electronically submitted portfolio of work in the social sciences is required of all students in before graduating (conducted in the SS 400 seminar). The four elements of the portfolio include:
- Two "Course of Study" Statements.
- A written discussion of the student's course of study, including courses contributing to scholarly
development, steps taken to meet challenges in that development, and future plans based on the course of study;
- A proposal of a significant question or line of inquiry of importance to the student in the major and an account of having arrived at that question or inquiry. Included will be a discussion of several research sources of bearing on the student's question or inquiry, and a critical response to the inquiry's assumptions or a proposal for a methodology that answering the question would require.
- A written discussion of the student's course of study, including courses contributing to scholarly
- A research paper (previously submitted in a major course).
- A senior thesis (previously submitted in SS 400: Senior Research Thesis).
- A professional résumé (including the student's curriculum vitae).
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(**) Meets state requirements as academic major for students seeking elementary or secondary teaching certificates. B.S. degree awarded to education students. Program guide sheets for each major may also be obtained on the wall outside of Warner Hall 224.
Minor Programs in the Social Sciences
Conflict Resolution
Cultural Resource Management
International Studies
Multi-cultural Studies
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In this talk we will show that the classical Gaussian is infinitely divisible with respect to free additive convolution; this is a rather surprising result, as this distribution played a minor role in free probability. We will give a combinatorial background and motivation for this investigation, and show the main points of the analytic proof of the result.
This is joint work with M. Bo\.zejko, F. Lehner and R. Speicher.
Suddenly, the era of quantum computers arrives. We need matrix analysis to tackle some concrete problems in the confusing world of non-commutative geometry and non-commutative probability.
The non-commutative disk algebra An is the norm closed nonself-adjoint operator algebra generated by n isometries with pairwise orthogonal ranges. The automorphisms are determined by conformal automorphisms of the unit ball in Cn. I will discuss the classification and representation theory of the semi-crossed product of An by an automorphism.
We shall discuss recent progress on developing invariants to classify C*-dynamical systems.
Some remarks will be made concerning the functorial aspects of classification. For instance, the Connes-Takesaki flow of weights, known to be of critical importance as an invariant for von Neumann algebras, and to be functorial at the level of isomorphisms, will be shown still to be functorial when certain more general, although still rather special, homomorphisms are considered as well. This functor is then full, when the category of flows is considered with arbitrary homomorphisms.
Thoma's theorem identifies the extremal characters of the infinite symmetric group. We give an alternative proof of this characterization result based on noncommutative independence as it emerges from exchangeability through noncommutative de Finetti theorems.
This is joint work with Rolf Gohm.
Ten years ago, J. Mingo classified, up to translation, all one-dimensional tilings arising from the projection method applied to a line in two-dimensional space. The invariant, which is closely related to the continued fraction expansion of the slope of the line, is a sequence space with an equivalence relation. The associated quotient topological space is difficult to study because it is not Hausdorff (in fact, every equivalence class is dense), but there is an associated AF C*-algebra that has an easily computable Bratteli diagram.
In this talk I will describe how this sequence space and its associated C*-algebra can be constructed for projection tilings of a line in higher-dimensional space. A generalization of the usual continued fraction expansion is central to this construction; however, whereas in two dimensions the continued fraction expansion of the slope of a line is essentially unique, in higher dimensions there are many different continued fraction expansions with different convergence properties. Hence it is the continued fraction, not the line, that determines the sequence space and C*-algebra. I will describe some properties of the continued fraction that can be formulated in terms of K-theory.
We consider a quantum system S interacting successively with elements E of an infinite chain C = E + E ¼. Each interaction is characterized by an interaction time t and an interaction operator V acting on S and one of the E. We show that such systems reach an asymptotic state as time tends to infinity. We construct the latter state explicitly (by perturbation theory), linking it to the spectral data of an effective reduced dynamics operator. We explain the physical (thermodynamic) properties of such asymptotic states.
The mathematical framework is that of algebraic quantum (field) theory. We use the Tomita-Takesaki structure to represent the dynamics in a suitable manner by powers of a reduced dynamics operator. The long-time asymptotics is determined by spectral information of that operator, and is analyzed by perturbation theory in the coupling between S and C.
This is joint work with Laurent Bruneau (Cergy-Pontoise) and Alain Joye (Institut Fourier).
Second order freeness was invented by Roland Speicher and myself to do for fluctuations of random matrices what Voiculescu did for moments. Namely if one has two ensembles of random matrices XN and YN and one knows their limiting distributions and that they are asymptotically free, then one knows the limiting distributions of sums and products of XN and YN. If they are asymtotically free of second order then one can do the same for their fluctuations. The idea of first and second order freeness can be extended to freeness of all orders. I will discuss recent developments and problems in higher order freeness.
The first examples of simple C*-algebras with stable rank other than one or infinity were given by Villadsen, 10 years ago. Since then, other examples have been found (Toms); all of the existing examples admit a unique tracial state. It is therefore natural to ask whether examples can be found of simple C*-algebras with higher stable rank (including infinity) and more than one tracial state. I'll describe examples of such algebras that admit arbitrary tracial state spaces, and some of the difficulties involved in constructing these examples.
Locally compact quantum groups (LCQGs), as introduced and studied by Kustermans-Vaes in 2000, provide a category which comprises both classical group algebras and group-like objects arising in mathematical physics such as Woronowicz's famous quantum group SUq(2). In joint work with M. Junge and Z.-J. Ruan, we have investigated the quantum group analogue of the class of completely bounded multiplier algebras which play an important role in Fourier analysis over groups, by means of a representation theorem. This result yields an interesting class of quantum channels, and enables us to express quantum group duality precisely in terms of a commutation relation for these channels. In this talk, I shall mainly focus on very recent work with my Ph.D. student M. Kalantar which shows that those quantum channels with noiseless error correction can be identified with the intrinsic group of the dual quantum group. We thus assign, to each LCQG, a locally compact group that is an invariant for the latter; this functor preserves compactness as well as discreteness (hence also finiteness), and, for large classes of quantum groups, amenability. For Woronowicz's class of compact matrix pseudogroups, we always obtain a compact Lie group-which in the case of SUq(2) is precisely the circle group. Combining our construction with the above-mentioned commutation result, we can further assign, to each LCQG, a certain subgroup of the circle group that forms a numerical invariant generalizing Heisenberg's bicharacters, and may be used towards a classification of LCQGs.
Two existence theorems concerning KK-elements and rotation maps are proved. More precisely, let A and B be simple unital AH-algebras (with slow dimension growth) of real rank zero. Then any positive element in KK(A,B) can be lifted to a homomorphism from A to B. Moreover, if A is a unital subalgebra of B, the embedding can be perturbed by an approximated inner automorphism of B to realized any given rotation map, but keep the induced KK-element unchanged.
These two existence theorems were used in the classification of simple C*-algebras which are tracially AF after tensoring a UHF algebra.
This is a joint work with Huaxin Lin.
Suppose that A and B are two C*-algebras whose unitary groups U(A) and U(B) are isomorphic (as abstract groups say). Under what conditions are A and B isomorphic? Research in this direction spans half a century, with first results being published by Dye in 1954 and the most recent ones belong to T. Giordano and his pupils A. Booth and A. Al-Rawashdeh. Typically, such results state that the answer is positive under some simplicity-type assumptions on A and B. It seems however that up until recently there were no counter-examples in this direction. What could be the first example of non-isomorphic C*-algebras A and B whose unitary groups are isomorphic (even as topological groups with the uniform topology) was obtained back in 2003 by this speaker, in his examiner's report on Al-Rawashdeh's Ph.D. thesis, on the basis of the classical Milyutin's theorem about Banach spaces of continuous functions on compacta: namely, it is enough to consider A = C[0,1] and B = C([0,1]2). Recently, motivated by a conversation with Giordano, this speaker came up with further (commutative) examples in this direction, linked to research on equivalence relations between topological spaces determined by isomorphism of their free abelian topological groups and function spaces in pointwise topology, which was active in Moscow during this speaker's years in graduate school. Obstacles to constructing genuinely non-commutative examples will be also discussed.
We review the Connes-Moscovici local index formula from Hopf cyclic cohomology point of view. We associate to each Lie-Cartan pseudogroup a noncommuative-noncocommutative Hopf algebra which is responsible for the local index formula of the geometry invariant under the pseudogroup. We develop appropriated apparatuses for computing the Hopf cyclic cohomology of the Hopf algebras. Finally we discuss some open problems.
I will describe a class of C*-algebras for which the homomorphisms from C0(0,1] to the algebra can be classified by means of the Cuntz semigroup functor. I will discuss examples (simple and non-simple) of C*-algebras for which this classification fails, and some ideas of how to deal with them.
This is joint work with Luis Santiago.
We show that non-simple inductive limits of tree algebras are classified by their Cuntz semigroup. More generally, using the Cuntz functor we classified *-homomorphisms-up to approximate unitary equivalence-from inductive limits of tree algebras to a C*-algebra of stable rank one.
In this talk I describe recent results (jointly with Marco Merkli and Matthias Mueck) on existence and dynamical stability of stationary, non-equilibrium states in certain models of quantum statistical mechanics.
In [1], Baggett et al. introduced a general framework for multiresolutions and wavelets in a Hilbert space. Given a triple (H,G,d), where H is a Hilbert space, G is a discrete group of unitary operators on H and d is another unitary operator on H for which d-1gd is an element of G for every g Î G, they define both multiresolutions and wavelets. We investigate this situation when H=L2(R2), G comes from the natural action of a two-dimensional crystal group (wallpaper group) and d is defined by a dilation matrix compatible with the crystal group. The structure of the C*-algebra of the crystal group appears to be useful.
Joint work with Josh MacArthur.
The Cuntz semigroup is an invariant which promises to be important to the classification of C*-algebras. It is still far from being well-understood-in fact, its computation has only been carried out in some fairly restricted situations. In my talk, I will report on attempts to understand, and even compute, this invariant for certain commutative C*-algebras. We have a description of the Cuntz semigroup for the situation that the algebra is separable and the spectrum has dimension at most three.
In defining the Cuntz semigroup of A, a pre-order relation is imposed on the elements of ÈMn ÄA; the relation has been described (informally) Murray-von Neumann equivalence of the support projections. In our study of the Cuntz semigroup when A is commutative, we have taken this description seriously, thus using open projections to represent Cuntz elements.
This is joint work with Leonel Robert.
It was an open question for a while if there existed a simple, separable, exact C*-algebra which was not isomorphic to its opposite algebra. In a recent work with C. Phillips we gave an example of such a C*-algebra A and showed that it has the following additional properties. It is stably finite, approximately divisible, has real rank zero and stable rank one, and has a unique tracial state. Moreover, the order on projections over D is determined by this unique trace, and the C*-algebra tensorially absorbs the Jiang-Su algebra Z, and the 3¥ UHF algebra. We could also explicitly compute the K-theory of D, namely K0 (D) @ Z [\tfrac13] with the standard order, and K1 (D) = 0. Some open questions about simple, separable C*-algebras with some additional properties which are not isomorphic to their opposite algebras will also be discussed.
We consider endomorphisms and modular theory of the graph C*-algebra of a 2-graph on a single vertex. We prove that there is a semigroup isomorphism between unital endomorphisms of a 2-graph C*-algebra and its unitary pairs with a twisted property. We characterize when endomorphisms or automorphisms preserve the fixed point algebra of gauge automorphisms and its canonical masa. Some other properties of endomorphisms are also investigated.
As far as the modular theory is concerned, we show that the algebraic *-algebra generated by the generators of a 2-graph C*-algebra with the inner product induced from a distinguished state is a modular Hilbert algebra. We will also discuss the type of the von Neumann algebra generated by its GNS representation.
Let H be a separable infinite dimensional complex Hilbert space and B (H)+ £ 1 the set of positive operators on H of norm at most one. Considering B(H)+ £ 1 as a Polish space with respect to the weak operator topology, we prove that certain analytic subsets of B(H)+ £ 1 (that we call analytic P-ideals) are determined by lower semicontinuous submeasures on B(H)+ £ 1. This result generalizes a theorem of S. Solecki for the poset P(w)/Fin.


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Professional Courtesy: Roelof Botha
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by TeamDater on 2008-03-02
In the spirit of feedback, I emailed Roelof Botha out of the blue, after reading an article on him from Forbes a few months back. Even though he passed on taking next steps right now for investment, he was a complete gentleman, and got back to me on an incredibly timely basis. He gave me a look, and we emailed back and forth.
At the end of the day, that's all you can ask for. I think sometimes both sides forget we are all on the same team, and one is nothing without the other. Having been on our side, I think Roelof relates better than others, and I have respect for him.PRIVATE: Members Only
Don't Leave a Copy of Your Slides..Unless You Want Your Competitors to Have Them
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by anonymous on 2007-07-23
A Bit Arrogant
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-12-19
Be Careful These Guys Eat Their Own Young
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by anonymous on 2007-07-23
Similar Experience to Previous
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-08-29
Was initially pleasantly surprised to be scheduled for a full 1.5 hours for our pitch, a luxurious time frame...however, was not at all surprised (despite rumors that there had been a crack down in this area) to find that the scheduled time did not match reality. We began 30 minutes later than scheduled, due to the late arrival of the Sequoia partner.PRIVATE: Members Only (818 Characters)
Focus on Market Size
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by generalist on 2008-06-14
Sequoia Capital's investment strategy is very simple - the product/service has to serve a very large market. They can fix everything else (replace management, keep developing the product, etc.) but they can not fix the market. If you want to pitch them - make sure that your story shows a huge market for your offering.PRIVATE: Members Only (551 Characters)
30+ Minutes Late and Then Rushed Me
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-12-06
The Partner that we were scheduled to meet with (through a referral) was 30+ minutes late. He rushed us through almost every pitch slide in our presentation. As he hurried out of the room after 25 minutes he kept saying, "Let's stay in touch. Let's stay in touch".
Really bad formPRIVATE: Members Only
Why Work for Sequoia?
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-01-25
I have never pitched to Sequoia. However, I am in the process of fund raising with a pretty decent idea and a beta site that has got good feedback.
From the commentators above (see below), it seems like Sequoia is a real pain to work with. I quit wherever I was working because I wanted to do my own thing. My previous work place was a typical b-school haven full of "really smart guys" who are arrogant. Sequoia seems like that. It almost seems like you work for Sequoia instead of yourself (esp. if they are going to replace you). So why would I go through it again"
Or I am reading too much into it"
Btw- Was Marc Andreeson referring to Sequoia when he said "For example, some venture firms are very entrepreneur-friendly. Others are notoriously brutal. Interestingly, financial success in the venture capital profession does not seem to be correlated to entrepreneur-friendliness."
Play Book
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by bootstrapper on 2007-06-23
How the meetings usually go is standard among most VC. Make sure you know your market and have focus. Execution is #1 so know exactly how you have/will win customers, market share and make money.PRIVATE: Members Only (3786 Characters)
Practice First
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by tech_vp on 2007-05-23
A small tip. Before you take a meeting with Sequoia, practice on lesser name VC's first. We took our very first VC meeting of our fund raising exercise with them and I wish we would have done them last. VC's have a play book, they all pretty much ask the same questions. It's very nice to know what to expect before you walk in the door with these guys.PRIVATE: Members Only
No Small Deals
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by seller on 2007-05-08
Sequoia is a great partner, and will come to a decision quickly. One thing that sticks with them is ability to grow big. They do not want small (<$100M) exits, and will gauge founders views on this notion. Plans need to have long term view toward market building and revenue.PRIVATE: Members Only
Too Much Testosterone?
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-03-15
Tam Investor
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by bubblepopper on 2007-08-07
Sequoia is a "TAM" (Total Addressable Market) investor. Unfortunately, they view as expendable the founders and employees who take huge personal risk to help them address these markets. As an entrepreneur, I think they are the stereotype of the VC to be avoided.
To sum up:
"Knock knock."
"Who's there""
"Sequoia Capital""
"Sequoia Capital wh--"
Having said that, they are extremely bright guys, and because they are so powerful it's easy for them to bring in their buddies for additional rounds. And to state the utterly obvious, I would love to be a Sequoia LP.PRIVATE: Members Only (1114 Characters)
Very Professional, Prompt, and Quick Decision W/Feedback
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-07-08
Met with two partners at Sequoia and was very impressed with both. Took a meeting within a few days of receiving the executive summary. They listened, ask really good questions, said they would get back in a couple of days, did, was a no, but said they were happy to provide feedback, scheduled time for it, and gave good feedback...All in all, for a rejection, could not have gone better :)PRIVATE: Members Only
Thumbs Up on Sequoia, Roelof
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by dweekly on 2007-05-09
Even though our company ended up taking funding from another VC, our experience with Sequoia in general, and Roelof in particular, was extraordinarily positive. I came in half-expecting to be eaten alive, given some of the stories, but the partners were attentive listeners, kind, and gave wise and sensible feedback. I'd think with their kind of track record they'd be more standoffish, but I was pleasantly disarmed. Good guys!PRIVATE: Members Only (161 Characters)
Lesson Learned Only Pitch a Partner
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2008-01-11
We were bounced around the firm for our initial pitch and landed on Joe Dobrenski. Lesson learned, only pitch a real player in the firm.
Joe was a nice enough guy (I suppose), but a complete waste of our time. He was really really really late and then hurried us along. No eye contact or attempt to engage in a meaningful discussion. Bolted for the door after 20 minutes.
If anyone sells Dale Carnegie classes... please call on Sequoia Capital and sell them the basic intro course on how to win friends and influence people.PRIVATE: Members Only
Funding Notes
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by anon on 2007-08-09
The Top Dogs
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-05-26
These guys earn their reputations - good decisions fast.PRIVATE: Members Only (447 Characters)
Great Firm
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-03-15
Mr. X and Mr. Y
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by opus on 2007-05-13
They have two partners for each deal -- for privacy reasons I will decline to name the two partners on our deal. Mr. X has been very responsive and straight with us, an early stage venture spawned at MIT (we have no slick MBAs or presentation yet). Mr. Y was really cool too -- unlike lesser VCs that nag about our lack of a team, these guys really focused upon the consumer experience. However, getting beyond the talk to a deal was not (yet) possible for us. Look at their track record and not at their website's claims about "very early stage" 100K deals. All their recent deals are post-Beta w/ >$3million. That said, they are very responsive and give good advice. They are actually really conservative -- they'll get in when it's a sure thing.PRIVATE: Members Only (124 Characters)
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-03-21
Focus is on building things that can be worth $1B or more (otherwise, not worth their time...) Bring discipline and unbeatable rolodex to the table.PRIVATE: Members Only (155 Characters)
The End of the VC Days is Near: Sequoia Buys a Bank
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2009-10-22
At first, I was shocked to learn that Sequoia was part of a private equity consortium that bought First Republic Bank. Then, upon further thought, it's no surprise that top venture capitalists would start to abandon the venture capital model first...
Has venture investing gotten that bad? I know that top venture funds have the authority to do all types of deals, including public market investments. It makes sense for VCs to try and make money however they can, so I get buying a publicly traded technology company or even taking some innovative traditional businesses private, like a newspaper with a good online division.
BUT, buying a bank? Where is the innovation?PRIVATE: Members Only
Similar Experience to Others
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by mojojojo on 2007-12-28
Lots of meetings resulting in a suggestion to refocus the business on just a few current customers. Why would I need venture funding for that"PRIVATE: Members Only
Memories Mar the VC Maven
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by anonymous on 2007-08-18
Most of the partners at Sequoia are top-drawer. But a sour apple in the barrel can make it a harder decision for seasoned entrepreneurs to choose Sequoia.PRIVATE: Members Only (745 Characters)
Sequoia India Keeps It in Family
Fund: Sequoia Capital
Posted by Anonymous on 2007-08-07
Sequoia India recently committed $7M to a social netowork, MingleBox.com. The CEO of MingleBox is married to one of the Managing Directors at Sequoia Cap India. Is there a conflict of interest, you bet!PRIVATE: Members Only


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It's not the Size of the School, It's the Size of the Learning Communities
Technology's Influence on Today's Educational Spaces
FNI's Douglas Park School Opens in Regina, Saskatchewan
From Classrooms to Creativity Labs: A Look Into Rural Armenia
"Randall Fielding CUSP Conference Video"
"Should a Classroom Have Four Walls?" By François Jarraud, Le Cafe Pedagogique
"New Reasons To Specify Carpet in the Classroom" by Andrew Sibley, DESSO
The Causes of Inadequate Development In Educational Status And School Design In Iran In Recent Century by Samaneh Irvani
History of School Architecture in Iran by Samaneh Irvani
"High Performance Environments Make the Grade" by Adele Willson, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, SLATERPAULL Architects
"Learning by Design Part III" by James Theimer
"Learning by Design Part II" by James Theimer
"Learning from Helsinki" by Greg Stack
"Learning by Design Part I" by James Theimer
"EXPLODING THE PARADIGM: Five Ways Schools Must Change to Rescue the American Dream" by Patricia Kokinos
Book Review: "Schools for the Future: Design Proposals from Architectural Psychology" by Rotraut Walden (Ed.)
Are You Smarter Than A Sixth Grader?
Open Enrollment for the Online Advanced Certificate Program in Educational Facility Planning
Optimal Learning Environments: Social expectations, learning goals and the role of school designers by Bukky Akinsanmi, LEED AP, SHW Group, Dallas TX
Locker Options — Thinking Outside the Box By Tod Schneider, www.SafeSchoolDesign.com
IT'S EASY BEING GREEN—ONCE YOU KNOW HOW by Environmental Charter High School in Lawndale, California
Review of Ron Berger's An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship with Students Review by Clare Vogel
New Assessment Tool Offers Schools Best Bang for Their Buck by Clare Vogel
Lessons from the Mall: A School with a Commercial Aesthetic Makes Young Minds More Receptive by Randall Fielding, Annalise Gehling, published in the October 2008 issue of Edutopia magazine.
The Optimal Learning Environment: Learning Theories by Bukky Akinsanmi, LEED AP, SHW Group, Dallas TX
"Classroom Design for Living and Learning with Autism" by Clare L. Vogel, for publication in the May/June 2008 issue of Autism Asperger's Digest.
"Creating a 2020 Vision for School Design" - Videos and Article by Karl Fisch, Director of Technology at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado.
"Education 2020: From Knowledge to Wisdom" - Video presentation by Prakash Nair, President of FieldingNair International, past winner of the CEFPI MacConnell Award.
"Features of Advanced Learning Systems" - Article by Wayne B. Jennings, Ph.D., Chair of the International Association of Learning Alternatives.
"Designing School 2.0: Science Leadership Academy" - Article & Case Study by Chris Lehmann, founding Principal of the recently opened 1:1 laptop urban high school, Science Leadership Academy; named by the National School Boards Association as one of "20 (Emerging Educational Technology Leaders) to Watch" in 2006.
MediaSnackers Podcast Interview of Henry Giroux, the Global Television Network Chair in English and Cultural Studies at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada.
MediaSnackers Podcast Interview of Henry Jenkins, the of the Comparative Media Studies at MIT and the author of Convergence Culture
"Hector Garcia Middle School: A School's Design Aspires to Live Up to Its Name" - Article and Case Study by Peter Brown, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Director of K-12 Practice, Perkins+Will, lead designer on the soon-to-open Dallas, Texas based urban middle school.
"Tackling the Crime of School Design"
Book Excerpt from Rena Upitis, former Dean of Education at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario; currently Professor of Arts Education at Queen's University.
"Skulls and School Boxes: Student Brains That Want Out" - Article by Dr. Robert Sylwester, Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Oregon.
"Designing a Nexus of Communities in New Orleans" - Article by Stephen Bingler, AIA, REFP, NCARB, founding principal of Concordia llc., winner of CEFPI's 2001 James D. MacConnell Award.
"Reconsidering the Design of Schools through the Lens of Project-Based Learning". - Interview with Bob Pearlman, the Director of Strategic Planning for the New Technology Foundation; former President of the Autodesk Foundation.
"The 100 is There!: Helen Gordan Child Development Center" - Article and Case Study by Sheryl Reinisch and Will Parnell. Sheryl is an Associate Professor of Education at Concordia University with a focus on early childhood education; Will is the Co-Director of the Helen Gordon Child Development Center in Portland, Oregon.
"Making Space in New Zealand and Scotland"
Originally published by OECD'sPEB Exchange (2006/5). . Note: the piece is comprised of 2 articles. Part 1: "New Zealand: The Importance of Outdoor Space" is adapted from an article published in Children in Europe (12.05) written by Anne Meade, Co-ordinator, Early Childhood Education Centres of Innovation, New Zealand Ministry of Education. Part 2: "United Kingdom: A Multi-Faith, Multi-Needs Campus" was contributed by Fiona Ross, Media Officer, Glasgow City Council, UK.
"Redesigning Schools, Redefining Education" - Book Excerpt by Dr. Jon Wiles, author of twelve university textbooks and consulting educator in the areas of curriculum design and development.
"The Future of Learning Manifesto" - Article by Christian Long, author of the "think:lab" blog, President & CEO of DesignShare
"6 Essential Elements of Educational Facility Design", by Randy Fielding (co-published by CEFPI Planner, December 2006).
"Beware of the Sitting Trap in Learning and Schooling - 'Ergo-dynamic' concepts are decisive", by Dr. D. Breithecker, November, 2006. Note: This article is sponsored by VS America.
"Designing Healthy Schools Our Children Deserve", by Dr. Jeff Lackney and Christian Long (Co-published by School Planning & Management, November, 2006).
"The Impact of Room To Read" - Q&A with John Wood, founder and CEO of Room to Read, author of Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entreprenuer's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children. November, 2006
"Imagining the Future of the School Library". Q&A with Library Experts, Doug Johnson and Rolf Erikson, November, 2006
"Sparking School Design Via Project Based Learning". Q&A with John Sole, Project-based Service Learning Master Teacher and Founder of Guerilla Educators November, 2006
Beyond the School as Templeby Prakash Nair. Originally published in Edutopia magazine, July, 2006
"View From Denmark: Linking Aesthetics and Student Learning", by Ulla Kjaervang. November, 2006
Planning an 800 Year Old Campus as a 21st Century Marketplace of Ideas. Q&A with Pablo Campos, professor of Architecture at the Universidad San Pablo-CEU of Madrid, Summer, 2006
An Administrator's View: Beth Hebert Interview: Educational Impact of Innovative School Design and the Legacy of the Crow Island Elementary School, July, 2006
Master Classroom - Let Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein, and Jamie Oliver show you the future, byRandy Fielding, Jeffrey Lackney, Prakash Nair. Originally published in Edutopia magazine, June, 2006
Getting REAL, Part Two: The Philadelphia Story - Q&A with John Sole, Project-based Service Learning Master Teacher
The Journey of Utopia, The Story of the First American Style Campus in Europe, by Pablo Campos Calvo-Sotelo; Novascience Publishers, 2005
Planning for the Conceptual Age, PowerPoint presentation by Randall Fielding, AIA. Presentation given @ the CEFPI "Impact on Learning" conference, December 2005, Austin Texas
Edutopia Magazine Interview with Prakash Nair and Randy Fielding
discussing new ways of creating community-based schools.
Learning, Lighting and Color:Lighting Design for Schools and Universities in the 21st Century , by Randall Fielding, AIA
Conceptual Age ThinkersPowerPoint presentation by Randall Fielding and Prakash Nair. Presentation given @ CEFPI International Conference, 2005, San Antonio, Texas
Educational Commissioning:Educating Educators to Optimize their School Facility for Teaching and Learning , by Jeffrey Lackney
Community Learning Centers Redesigning schools to dramatically increase learning, by Dr. Wayne Jennings
Radically Rethinking Education, Q&A with Prakash Nair, DESIGNER/builder magazine
12 Design Principles Based on Brain-based Learning Research , By Jeffery A. Lackney, Ph.D.. Based on a workshop facilitated by Randall Fielding, AIA
Schools — Good for Children?, by Prakash Nair
The Great Learning Street Debate, by Prakash Nair, Fresh Perspectives, February 2005
Media and Technology Charter High School, by Laura Wernick
The L-Shaped Classroom: A Pattern for Promoting Learning, by Peter C. Lippman
Seattle Public Schools: Progressive Educational Reform via Building Design Guidelines, by Dale Christopher Lang, PhD
Building the Future: Lessons from Tasmania, by Prakash Nair. A version of this article was published in Education Week on February 4, 2004
Design of Child Care Centers and Effects of Noise on Young Children, by Dr. Lorraine E. Maxwell & Dr. Gary W. Evans, Cornell University
The Effects of Computer Workstation Design on Children's Posture , by Lorraine E. Maxwell & Kathryn L. Laeser
The Classroom as Global Media Center, by Prakash Nair. A version of this article was published by School Planning & Management Magazine in October 2003.
"Fresh Perspectives: A Fusion of Eastern and Western Philosophies to Plan Tomorrow's Schools", by Prakash Nair, October 2004.
Results of the 2004 DesignShare Awards Program Post-Occupancy Evaluation Program - Students and teachers tell us what they really think, by Jeffery A. Lackney, PhD, AIA
Coming Soon: Open Spaces Workshop, by Jeffery A. Lackney, PhD, AIA
Coming Soon: Awards 2004 Commentary, by Susan Wolff, Ed. D.
Imperatives for Change in Higher Education: "Part 1: Planning the Future of the American Campus" and "Part 2: Responding to Change - Nine Cues for Campus Planners", by Prakash Nair, January, 2003
Innovative Pedagogy and School Facilities, by Elliot Washor
Flexible School Facilities, by Frank Locker PhD, AIA, with Steven Olson AIA.
Empowering Learning through Natural, Human, and Building Ecologies, by Robert Kobet, AIA
Indoor Air Quality in Schools: The importance of Monitoring Carbon Dioxide Levels,, by David Sundersingh and David W. Bearg, PE
But Are They Learning? - School Buildings: The Important Unasked Questions, , by Prakash Nair, May 2002
Ed. Spec. (Educational Specifications) Forum - School board members, architects and planners debate the value of educational specifications. By Randall Fielding, AIA, Editor. Originated June 2002, new material added 03/20/2003
The Education Environment Program: Re-Thinking the Ed Spec, by David E. Anstrand, RA, REFP, & Edward E. Kirkbride, NCARB, REFP
Freedom & Creativity - A story of learning, Democracy and the design of schools, , by Bruce A. Jilk, January, 2002.
Design Features for Project-Based Learning, by Susan J. Wolff, Ed.D., February 2002.
Designing a High School for Collaborative, Project-based LearningHarbor City International School, by Randall Fielding, June 2002
A Perception of Architecture and Urbanism - An Approach to Education in the Popular Classes, by Mariza Weber Alves, October 2002
Educational Specifications Forum: A controversial exploration of the role of Ed Specs, by Randall Fielding, June 2002
Personalized Learning in a Global Context What the Committee on Architecture for Education Learned at MIT, by Randall Fielding, June 2002.
The Role of Wireless Computing Technology in the Design of Schools, by Prakash Nair, October 2002.
Dollars and Sense: The Cost Effectiveness of Small Schools, review by Randy Fielding. Published by Knowledge Works Foundation, 2002
School Safety: Problem or Goal , by Prakash Nair, 2001
"The Student Laptop Computer in Classrooms: Not Just a Tool", by Prakash Nair, 2001.
Innovative Learning Environments: AIA Amsterdam Conference Summary and Highlights, November 2001
AIA Amsterdam Conference Forum: An Interactive Forum on Innovative Alternatives in Learning Environments, November, 2001
Innovation and Standarization in School Building: A Proposal for the National Code in Italy. By Giuseppe Ridolfi, D.d.R, A.N.A.member, October 2001
What Art Educators Can Learn from Reggio Emilia, by Patricia Tarr, October 2001
City of Learning: UIA/UNESCO 15th Annual Conference: "Learning in Public Spaces", by Randall Fielding, AIA. Porto, Portugal, September 2001
55 Exemplary Educational Facilities from 21 countries - Published by The Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development, 2001. Book Review by Randall Fielding, AIA
Loving Children: A Design Problem, by David Orr, Professor and Chair of the Environmental Studies Program at Oberlin College. This article was first published in Designer Builder, October 2000
Education Through Technology Integration: A Template for School Design, by Prakash Nair, June 23, 2000. Presentation given as part of the "How Will We Design School Buildings for the 21st Century?" Conference
"Schools for the 21st Century: Are You Ready?", by Prakash Nair, July, 2000.
Lighting The Learning Environment, by Randall Fielding, June, 2000
Awarding Innovative Educational Design: The School Construction News' Design Share Awards 2000 Program Introduction and Commentary, by Jeffery A. Lackney Ph.D., September, 2000
DesignShare publications are submitted by designers, university professors, architects, planning consultants, educators, technologists, futurists, and ecologists. Publications include podcasts, detailed case studies, conference proceedings, interviews, original research, editorials, thesis projects, and practical design guidelines.


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Boeing Employees Choir's Music4Life Concert is Dec. 6
The Boeing Employees Choir will be featured at a special holiday concert this Friday evening, Dec. 6 in Burien. The free public event is a benefit for the Highline Music4Life™ program and is sponsored in-part by 4Culture.
"The Boeing ambassadors of goodwill are a wonderful way to start the holiday season," said event coordinator Julie Nelson of Windermere Real Estate and the Burien-White Center Rotary Club. "They have made five concert tours in Europe, one to Australia and New Zealand and will tour Scotland and Ireland in 2015. We can enjoy them right here in Burien."
Under the direction of Dr. David Chrysler, the concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Lake Burien Presbyterian Church, located at 15003 14th Av. SW in Burien. The choir sings approximately 20 concerts annually in a repertoire that spans Bach to Broadway. In case you're a Boeing employee, retiree or family member, the choir is accepting applications from singers who might be interested in that Scotland/Ireland trip.
Highline Music4Life is the local organization that acquires "lovingly used" musical instruments, gets them repaired if needed, and provides them free of charge to Highline Public Schools for use by students of low income families. The program was created two years ago by the school board and is also sponsored by the Rotary clubs of Des Moines, Burien-White Center and SeaTac.
"You don't have to be a Rotarian to support Music4Life," added David Endicott, the organization's President / CEO. "All that's necessary is that you understand the unique value that instrumental music plays in the life and education of a child."
More than 250 musical instruments have been acquired for Highline Schools' kids.
Research now shows that young people who participate in instrumental music programs tend to do better in math, science, history, literature, languages (both English and foreign), even in computer science and other desirable academic disciplines, Endicott said. "And that's in addition to what it teaches them in discipline and teamwork."
Besides the Highline program, Music4Life also operates programs supporting Seattle, Shoreline and Edmonds Public Schools. New programs are expected soon for other school districts in the area. The initiative acquires used instruments from the garages or attics of adults who understand that their highest and best use is to put them back into play. With adequate resources, Music4Life can also buy new musical instruments for school districts. Endicott emphasizes that resources developed in any community are tracked separately and used for the benefit of the students in that community, according to donor wishes, whether it's Highline or any of the others.
Currently, 75 percent of all fifth and sixth grade students in Highline Public Schools who participate in instrumental music programs are from families that are income-eligible. The Highline Music4Life™ program intends to assist at least half that number.
Highline Music4Life is supported in-part by grants from 4Culture, First Choice Health, Garvey Schubert Barer, the Highline Schools Foundation for Excellence, local Rotary clubs and other local community leaders.
For more information, visit http://highlinemusic4life.org.


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The evidence is everywhere. 190 million Americans are overweight – that's two-thirds of our current population. Research shows that 150 billion dollars will be spent in 2010 to fight obesity-related diseases. Scarier still is the statistic that childhood obesity has tripled in the last thirty years.
Even though we live in an amazing country with technological advancements and freedoms galore, our country has one of the smallest pools of practical nutritional knowledge.
Just look at the diet industry in America –it's big business supported by billions of American dollars. Unfortunately, most often these diet plans focus solely on food and not what you need to do each day in order to get healthy.
Stephen Hiatt and Kimberly Hiatt, health and fitness devotees have created a weight loss group therapy class to help San Juan County residents fight this epidemic and live healthier lives.
Stephen is a Psychiatric Nurse Specialist with 12 years of experience in the mental health profession. Both Stephen and Kimberly have a passion for health and fitness having competed in Ironman® triathlons and spent years coaching running and swimming classes.
The class, called "For the HEALTH of IT" weight-loss group therapy, will be held on Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. starting May 13. The class will run for 12 sessions with class size limited to 10 individuals.
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Students work in groups to investigate one of the following factors driving climate change: greenhouse gases, sea level rise and melting sea ice. The investigation involves conducting an experiment, connecting to real-world data and presenting a poster summary of their findings.
This is an activity about the solar activity cycle. Learners will construct a graph to identify a pattern of the number of observed sunspots and the number of coronal mass ejections emitted by the Sun over a fifteen year time span.
As science extension activities, this book of problems introduces students to mapping the shape of the Milky Way galaxy, and how to identify the various kinds of galaxies in our universe.
Students will use various objects in the classroom to experiment with nonstandard measurement. They will make estimates and test them out.
This is an activity about the rotation of the Earth and Sun, and the Earth's revolution around the Sun. In chalk, learners will draw the Sun-Earth system, complete with Earth's orbit, and then act out the rotation and revolution of a yearly cycle.
In this activity, students learn that light carries information. Students also discover that infrared (IR) radiation is a form of light that in some cases behaves like visible light and in other cases behaves very differently.
In this activity, student teams explore connections between parts of the Earth system, by examining a time series of environmental data maps.
In this activity, students perform a version of the experiment of 1801, in which ultraviolet light was first discovered by Johann Wilhelm Ritter.
This science news story explains the impact of the Hubble Space Telescope over the past two decades. The article describes the telescope, its many servicing missions, the public's favorite images, the top science findings, and the man for whom the telescope is named.
This activity is a kinesthetic exercise for students to experience rotation curves for themselves. The students are divided into two groups; one group will participate in the activity, while the other observes. The groups should switch for different parts of the activity.


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In Rainy Cleveland, Obama Slams Romney's Debate 'Tap Dance'
(CLEVELAND) -- Speaking before thousands of soggy supporters at a rainy Cleveland rally, President Obama Friday afternoon unveiled some new zingers against Mitt Romney's claims in Wednesday night's debate.
"My opponent, he was doing a lot of, a little tap dance at the debate the other night, trying to wiggle out of stuff he's been saying for a year," Obama told a crowd of 9,000 in the pouring rain at Cleveland State University.
"It was like 'Dancing with the Stars.' Or maybe it was 'Extreme Makeover' debate edition," the drenched president said to laughter from poncho-clad supporters. "No matter what he says, my opponent, he's a big believer of these top-down economics. He thinks that if we spend another $5 trillion on tax cuts that favor the wealthiest, we get rid of more regulations on Wall Street, all of our problems are going to be solved. Jobs and prosperity will rain down from the sky."
"I know I'm preaching to the choir here because you all are standing in the rain," he added. "But a little rain never hurt anybody. Some of these policies from the other side could hurt a whole lot of folks."
Obama continued to attack Romney for saying he would cut funding for public broadcasting to help reduce the nation's deficit.
"For all you moms and kids out there, don't worry, somebody is finally getting tough on Big Bird. Elmo, you better make a run for it," Obama joked. "Gov. Romney is going to let Wall Street run wild again, but he's going to bring the hammer down on 'Sesame Street.'"
"Boo," the audience replied.
"You want me to save Big Bird?" Obama asked as the crowd erupted into chants of "Save Big Bird!"
After the rally, the president made a surprise visit to the Cleveland West Side Market, where he stopped by the aptly named Michelle's Bakery.
"It is no coincidence that I'm stopping at Michelle's Bakery," Obama said, according to reports. "I just want to point that out. And she spells it the right way, with two Ls."
Obama ordered a variety of baked goods, including a piece of pumpkin cheesecake and zucchini bread, and insisted on having his picture taken in front of the sign that read, "Michelle's Bakery."
The president then worked his way around the other vendors, chatting with the patrons and proprietors. When he asked the owner of Rolston Poultry how business was going, the man light-heartedly replied, "terrible since you got here."
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