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Johanne Bélanger has served as a member of the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management Advisory Council since 2015. She has provided leadership and advice on curriculum, technology and trends in the industry, and is a committed guest speaker at the school. Back to top
Since 2016, Friedrich has been an Entrepreneur-in-Residence with Ryerson's Legal Innovation Zone. His experience and guidance has helped several startups navigate the challenging world of legal technology, contributing to the zone's (and Toronto's) status as leaders in the legal tech startup scene. Back to top
Bruce represented Ryerson as a speaker in Barbados, and connected with the DMZ to explore potential Caribbean partnerships. His support has helped position Ryerson as the university of choice for Caribbean students considering study in Canada. Back to top
As a member of the School of Accounting and Finance Advisory Council in the Ted Rogers School of Management, James has provided strategic advice on student employability, co-operative education, program structure, and market trends. His mentoring and guidance have helped scores of students discover new career paths. Back to top
A 2009 Social Work graduate, Marsha has played an important role building partnerships and providing strategic advice to Ryerson's Office of Equity and Community Inclusion. As a member of the Viola Desmond Awards Review Committee since 2015, and through her years of involvement with the Ryerson Diversity Institute, she has been an inspiring role model for alumni and students. Back to top
Bert has served as an outstanding guest lecturer with the Ryerson School of Journalism for many years. With his fellow Outstanding Volunteer Award recipients Ryder Gililand and Brian MacLeod Rogers, he has taught more than 2,000 students about the fundamentals of media law, and has provided vital, pro bono legal advice and assistance to RSJ students and publications. Back to top
James Bullock graduated from Merchandising Administration in 1965. He began volunteering at Ryerson in 1979, serving two consecutive terms on the Board of Governors, including two years as chair. James acted as liaison with Sears Canada, assisting with the company's donation of more than an acre of land, and a low-rise building at the corner of Church and Dalhousie streets – at the time, the largest private donation to Ryerson. Back to top
Ryerson's Human Resources department and Human Rights Services have been fortunate to have Edith Mannes, Margery Campbell, Vicki Green, and Secretarial Science '65 alumna Marianne Clark, as exemplary volunteers for many years. Together, they have donated thousands of hours assisting employee Sri Pathmanathan with his vision loss. By providing the opportunity for someone with a visual impairment to thrive within the campus community, they support Ryerson's commitment to accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion. Back to top
As a member of the Centre for Urban Energy Advisory Board since 2013, Tom's vision, advice and vast knowledge of the electrical power sector have enabled CUE to become a leading research centre at Ryerson. Back to top
After graduating from the RTA School of Media in 1995, Paul has served with the Ryerson University Alumni Association, and on the Ryerson Board of Governors. Initially serving as RUAA's secretary and treasurer, he also served as vice-president and eventually president. Thanks to his leadership, the RUAA has grown in size and vitality. Back to top
A 1982 Civil Engineering graduate, Patrick has volunteered with the Ryerson Urban Water program for close to a decade. In addition to his service on steering committees for research projects, workshops and conferences, Patrick has been a speaker at numerous symposia, a judge at several events, and a valuable mentor for students studying water management. Back to top
Ryerson's Human Resources department and Human Rights Services have been fortunate to have Edith Mannes, Margery Campbell, Vicki Green, and Secretarial Science '65 alumna Marianne Clark, as exemplary volunteers for many years. Together, they have donated thousands of hours assisting employee Sri Pathmanathan with his vision loss. By providing the opportunity for someone with a visual impairment to thrive within the campus community, they support Ryerson's commitment to accessibility, equity, diversity and inclusion. Back to top
Frank, a Senior Research Fellow with the Centre for Urban Research and Land Development, helped prepare CUR to launch by talking with planners, government officials and industry representatives to define its mission and gain support. He continually draws on his connections and reputation to contribute to the centre. Back to top
Ryerson Professor Emerita, Enid Collins launched her nursing career in Jamaica before coming to Canada in the early 1960s. In addition to serving as a volunteer on the Board of Governors from 1991 to 1993, Enid mentored students and colleagues in nursing and healthcare, particularly from minority groups, and paved the way for others following in her footsteps. Back to top
Gordon served as the vice-president of Ryerson's University Advancement department from 1999 to 2002, and has since been an ambassador at several campus events. At Ryerson, his commitment to volunteerism led to the establishment of the Dennis Mock Student Leadership Awards and, in 2001, he played a key role in bringing Nelson Mandela to the university to receive an honorary doctorate. Back to top
The Honourable David Crombie taught in the Public Administration program at Ryerson Polytechnic Institute. He was the first Chancellor of Ryerson after it became a university, and was conferred the title of Chancellor Emeritus in 2006. David pioneered city building at Ryerson, and created a strong legacy of civic engagement that continues to this day. Back to top
Beverley Dales graduated from Ryerson's business program in the sixties, a time when few women were enrolled. A volunteer for many years, she was part of the Ted Rogers School of Management Advisory Committee, an alumna representative on the Board of Governors, and a reunion coordinator. Bev also agreed to be the face of planned giving for the university. It was a tremendous loss to the Ryerson community when Bev passed away in 2016. Her passion and deep commitment will always be remembered. Back to top
As a startup founder in Ryerson's DMZ, Graeme is an advocate for Toronto's tech ecosystem. He assists dozens of entrepreneurs outside of Toronto in order to help promote the DMZ, and is deeply involved with its marketing, recruitment of startups and community-led initiatives. Graeme also reaches out to other founders, and generously shares his experience with his peers. Back to top
Marcel has spent over 13 years working with the LIFE Institute, a delivery partner in Programs for Fifty-Plus at The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education. He has taught at least two courses a year, and his ingenuity in sourcing space for classes and special events helped the LIFE Institute deliver 80 courses in one semester alone. Back to top
Susan has been an essential member of the Ryerson Image Centre docent team since it opened in 2012. Her infectious enthusiasm for the visual arts and art education captivates visitors of all ages and perspectives, and her commitment to making art accessible has created an enduring contribution to the Ryerson community. Back to top
Susan Fletcher has served as a field instructor to Ryerson social work students for over 12 years. She helps students gain real-world experience, and has gone beyond her role as a voluntary educator by seeking out additional professional development and training opportunities for students. Back to top
In 1989, Al Flood served as co-chair for the corporate sector of Ryerson's With Pride and Purpose fundraising campaign. Al was a member of the university's first Board of Governors from 1989 to 1996 and, over the years, has generously introduced to Ryerson many friends and colleagues who have gone on to become supporters, ambassadors and volunteers. Back to top
A Ryerson alumna, Lynda has served as an Advisory Council member for the Faculty of Communication & Design's School of Fashion for more than 15 years. She is an Alumni Achievement Award recipient and was also a government appointee to the Board of Governors in 1993, when Ryerson was established as a university. Back to top
Melody has served as a community coach to several startups at Ryerson's SocialVentures Zone since 2015. Her guidance has led them to focus their products, engage new customers and develop their businesses, and her enthusiasm and creativity have inspired students and young entrepreneurs to better communicate messages about their brands. Back to top
Mary is the clinical director at The Toronto Clinic, an organization which has been instrumental to the success of the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner program at the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing. As student placement preceptor, Mary draws upon her experience as a graduate of the Ryerson nursing program to champion innovative and positive experiential learning opportunities for students. Back to top
Ryder has served as an outstanding guest lecturer with the Ryerson School of Journalism for many years. With his fellow Outstanding Volunteer Award recipients Bert Bruser and Brian MacLeod Rogers, he has taught more than 2,000 students about the fundamentals of media law, and has provided vital, pro bono legal advice and assistance to RSJ students and publications. Back to top
Joel has been an invaluable community coach to Ryerson's SocialVentures Zone startups. Since 2015 he has assisted with branding strategies, provided workshops and offered one-on-one coaching. Joel has also helped Fashion Zone students develop their brands and grow their businesses. Back to top
Chris was a member of the Board of Governors from 2008 to 2017, and contributed his expertise to the planning of capital projects such as the Mattamy Athletic Centre, Ryerson Image Centre and the Student Learning Centre. Christopher's guidance also helped cushion Ryerson's employee pensions through the 2008 global recession. Back to top
Nancy has been a member of the Dean's Advisory Council in the Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science since 2011. She thoughtfully participates with great knowledge and passion, and consistently offers insightful perspectives, and helps ensure diversity and inclusion are always part of the conversation. Back to top
A Photographic Arts '76 alumnus, Ian was a member of the Ryerson University Alumni Association during its formative era, and served as its president from 2011 to 2014. He made a substantial impact on the Ryerson community through his board involvement, as well as in his role as alumni liaison for the university's annual fund. Back to top
Anthony joined the Ryerson Institute for Infrastructure Innovation Advisory Board in June 2016. As a trusted advisor, he has provided guidance on research projects, strategy and processes for selecting personnel, and the business model for the institute. Back to top
Michael, a 1978 graduate from Photographic Arts became a founding member and the inaugural president of the Image Arts Alumni Association in 2013. He was re-elected in 2018 and has been profoundly influential in recognizing the contributions of alumni to both the university and the film and photographic industries. Back to top
Since graduating from Computer Science in 2013, Greg has been an important participant in career mentoring and recruitment events, and volunteered his time and expertise to helping students connect with opportunities at Google, where he is a software engineer. Greg's guidance has helped many students make important career decisions, and we are grateful for his continued support of Computer Science at Ryerson. Back to top
Ana spearheaded a successful fundraising campaign in 2016 to create the Lucy Molnar Wing Lecture Series in the School of Image Arts. A lasting tribute to the Ryerson alumna and Ana's late friend, the lecture series brings celebrated filmmakers, photographers and new media producers to campus, and offers students and the creative community a chance to learn from some of the best in the industry. Back to top
Peter joined the Board of Governors in 2004, serving as Chair from 2006 to 2010. He helped lead the university through a period of remarkable reputational growth and campus expansion, including the development of the university's ambitious Master Plan. Peter also led a campaign to endow the Board of Governors Leadership Medal, an award recognizing academic excellence and outstanding student leadership. Back to top
As a member of the Midwifery Education Program Advisory Council from 2011 to 2018, Bridget played a vital role in providing advice on program plans and policies. Her depth of knowledge and engagement has helped to ensure that the program remains responsive to the needs of the community. Back to top
Brian has served as an outstanding guest lecturer with the Ryerson School of Journalism for many years. With his fellow Outstanding Volunteer Award recipients Bert Bruser and Ryder Gililand, he has taught more than 2,000 students about the fundamentals of media law, and has provided vital, pro bono legal advice and assistance to RSJ students and publications. Back to top
Wilbert coaches a number of teams in the SocialVentures Zone. He volunteers his time and expertise to help them overcome challenges and guide them towards their greatest chance of success. Back to top
By featuring one startup each week in NOW Magazine, Jason has opened a critical channel for startups in the SocialVentures Zone to share their work with the community, increasing the visibility and reach of SVZ enterprises, and raising awareness of their positive impact. Jason is ensuring Toronto reads about the amazing work being done by startups at the SVZ, and is working toward extending his coverage to the entire Ryerson zone community for even greater impact. Back to top
Michèle served on the Ryerson Board of Governors from 2008 to 2016. She was chair of the executive committee, a member of the audit and finance committees and vice-chair. Michèle brought her 30 years of experience in strategy, operations and communications in the arts, culture and non-profit sectors to help chart Ryerson's path. Back to top
Since graduating from the Ted Rogers School of Management in 2013, Gerald has supported countless student group events, connecting students with the industry, and serving as a mentor. He regularly provides guidance on capstone projects, speaks at student-organized panels, judges case competitions, and has assisted in providing internships and hiring Ryerson co-op students in the financial industry. Back to top
Since 2014, Marilyn has been a valued member of the Dean's Advisory Council for the Ted Rogers School of Management, providing expert advice and guidance to ensure TRSM remains a highly successful, innovative and community-driven institution. Back to top
Timothy graduated from Ryerson's School of Chemical Engineering in 1996. In 2008, he co-founded the nonprofit H2O 4 ALL, where he hires Ryerson co-op students and provides them with mentorship and hands-on experience that helps them become more socially-engaged engineers. Back to top
Fran Odette has served as a community member on the Disability Studies Student Awards Selection Committee for five years, and was president of the Canadian Disability Studies Association in 2017, the year that Ryerson hosted the Congress of the Social Sciences and Humanities. Back to top
The Ryerson Image Centre has been fortunate to have Toni on its docent team since opening its doors in 2012. Her enthusiasm inspires all visitors, and her dedication ensures that they benefit from an enriching experience through the power of the art on view. Back to top
The year after she graduated from Retail Management, Sara became president of the Ryerson Retail Alumni Association. With her team, she has planned annual events that draw fifty to a hundred attendees, including industry panels, a holiday market, tours of the Canadian e-commerce company Shopify, and the Retail Gala, which celebrates alumni and student achievements. Back to top
A graduate from the RTA School of Media, Valerie has been an outstanding leader, consummate host and eloquent advocate for Ryerson University and our students and alumni. She is chair of the Ryerson Blue & Gold Society, was a sponsor team leader with the Ryerson University Lifeline Syria Challenge, and has served as host and keynote speaker on many occasions, including the Ryerson Dinner and the Ryerson Urban Farm series on the Andrew and Valerie Pringle Environmental Green Roof. Back to top
Since graduating from Child and Youth Care in 2015, Marqez has graciously come back to Ryerson through the Tri-Mentoring Program to speak to first generation students about his experience as the first in his family to attend university. By sharing his journey, He has taught many high school students about the resources and mindset that make attaining a post-secondary education not only possible, but a reality. Back to top
Robert, a 1997 Business Management graduate, has been instrumental in helping the Ted Rogers School of Management build its alumni programming. As a Ryerson Alumni Achievement Award winner, mentor in Ryerson's Tri-Mentoring Program and former alumni speaker at convocation, Robert remains a passionate advocate for TRSM, its alumni and students. Back to top
Ed graduated from Business Administration at Ryerson in 1970. He has served as a member of the Dean's Council at the Ted Rogers School of Management, a key strategic partner of the TRSM Business Career Hub, an esteemed mentor to a great number of students, and frequent speaker at Ryerson student and alumni events. Back to top
Over the last two decades, alumnus Frank Sheffield has gone above and beyond in support of the Rams hockey team. In addition to spearheading an initiative in tribute to the late Rams Hall of Famer, John Saunders, Frank has maintained the Ryerson Rams Hockey Alumni website since 2000, and was co-founder of the $20 a Year Club for the Men's Hockey program. His efforts have helped bring Rams hockey alumni closer to Ryerson and given the current Rams hockey team matchless opportunities to perform at the highest level on and off the ice. Back to top
A 2008 Retail Management graduate, Abe has a long history of volunteering at Ryerson, including serving as a student member on the Board of Governors from 2006 to 2008 and alumni representative from 2014 to 2017. Abe served as marketing director with the Ryerson Retail Alumni Association from 2009 to 2011, and on the advisory committee for the Commerce Society from 2014 to 2017. Back to top
Chris has helped mentor close to 100 student innovators at the DMZ, and helps Ryerson and Toronto-based student entrepreneurs secure meaningful employment after graduation. As a startup founder in the DMZ, Chris hosts a variety of talks in the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, fosters an environment focused on social change through community-led fundraising events and, leading by example, encourages all members of the DMZ to participate in their community. Back to top
As one of the founding members and the current president of the Computer Science Alumni Association, Sully Syed has shared his knowledge and expertise with the Faculty of Science and the wider Ryerson community for over a decade. His commitment to strengthening and engaging the community of Computer Science alumni encourages a culture of participation and helps educate current students about the possibilities for their future career paths. Back to top
Ghufran Tarin is a dedicated Ryerson alumnus, role model and leader who has worked to further the presence of Ryerson students at Queen's Park. He has developed strategic partnerships for Ryerson's Department of Economics, helped facilitate and engage the Ministry of Finance to advance experiential learning opportunities for students, and has increased placement opportunities for both interns and graduates. His advocacy has elevated the reputation of the program. Back to top
A 1965 Chemical Technology graduate, John has assisted Ryerson Athletics in becoming the leading competitor it is today. He co-founded the $20 a Year Club for the Men's Hockey program, volunteered in a variety of capacities for major alumni events, and has worked for nearly a decade to increase alumni engagement. John's mentorship and support has made an indelible impact on the Rams Men's Hockey program. Back to top
Robert has been involved with Ryerson Athletics for many years as a hockey alumnus. As the inaugural chair of the Tri-Mentoring Program, Robert inspires and guides Ryerson students along their educational and career paths, helping to lead them towards a bright and successful future. Back to top
Dr. Varlese is a preceptor partner for the Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing's Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner program. As the chief medical officer at The Toronto Clinic, he has been instrumental in offering exceptional learning opportunities to Ryerson's Nurse Practitioner students. As champions of nurse practitioners and excellent clinical teachers, Dr. Varlese and his team have helped shape the careers of many graduates from the program. Back to top
Through events like the Women Founders accelerator program launch, Women in Tech and other DMZ alumni initiatives, Eva Wong has helped deliver world-class programming to support the growth of fellow entrepreneurs and increase the number of women-founded businesses at Ryerson's DMZ. On social media platforms and in the media, she emphasizes how the DMZ and Ryerson's entrepreneurial ecosystem have been pivotal to her success, and how more Toronto innovation communities can do the same for other early-stage startups. Back to top
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probably a short form of, for example, Flottmann or Flottweder, topographic names for someone who lived at a shallow crossing or ford, from Middle Low German vlot 'shallow'. from an Old Saxon personal name formed with flod 'flood'.
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Nina K., born in 1935, remembers : "Y. U. : Did Jewish families also work in the kolkhoze ?
Witness : Yes. Pinia was a well-respected blacksmith, Leiba was a miller, his family also made oil and had a machine for carding wool. As far as Guersh, is concerned, he worked in a kolkhoz as a cashier. They all worked.
The Pinia's family name is inscribed on the monument. Guersh had a wife, Esther and a son whose name I forget, he lived in Leningrad with his wife and his daughter Zoia. This Zoia often came for vacation and her grandparents', we were good friends. My mother took care of Guersh vegetable garden; they were pretty well-off. When Zoia's parents brought her here for vacation, she only played with me. When I had to go graze the pigs and I couldn't play with her, she always asked her grandparents why I hadn't come. So her grandmother brought her to our house and my mother told her "Go back to your home, the pigs are squeaking, we need to take them to pasture." As for Leiba, he had a girl, Nina.I didn't often go to their home, I always played with Zoïa, Guersh's grand-daughter. She was a nice girl. When I think about that again, I get tears in my eyes. (Witness N°867, interviewed in Chernovshchina, on September 28, 2014).
"In December 1941, the policemen carried out a mass shooting of perfectly innocent Soviet citizens. Upon their arrival in the village, the policemen left the village, gathered 21 people, residents of the village of Chernovshchina. They brought them by the road in the direction of the village of Yurovichi, and shot them behind the bridge. Among those shot was Guirch P. Fainberg, born in 1875, E. Fainberg, born in 1874, Boris Leybovich Shwartz, been born in 1938. Their properties were plundered and taken by the policemen." [Act of The Soviet Extraordinary State Commission, RG-22.002M.7021-91-15]
Chernovshchina is a very small village, composed of a few houses, situated 25 km southeast of Mozyr. 3 Jewish families lived in the village before the war. There was Leba's family who worked at the mill. Gersha's family worked in the kolkhoze. And Pinia's family worked as blacksmiths. The village was occupied by German forces during the summer of 1941.
According to local testimonies recorded by Yahad, we were able to reconstruct the fate of the local Jews. Before the arrival of the Germans, the Jews of the village wanted to escape, but they eventually gave up. At the beginning of the German occupation, local policemen came regularly to the village to pursue the Jews. The Jews were afraid and asked to hide at local residents' homes. Witnesses especially remember the local policeman, Anton, who was particularly motivated to chase the Jews. Pinia and his wife Khasia were the first to be killed by the local policemen, in September 1941, in a garden, and buried on the spot by a local residents.
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Laura & Richard: In the beginning…
Dating the boss isn't always a recipe for lasting happiness, but for Laura, dating her best friend's manager blossomed into a long-term relationship and beautiful London wedding. Richard popped the question after eight years of dating in June 2009, in NYC's stunning Rivington Hotel (hotelonrivington.com). "We'd been out to dinner, then to the top of The Empire State Building. I think he would have proposed then, but was too scared of the height," Laura remembers. " I wasn't completely surprised, everyone had expected it for a long time, but I wasn't anticipating it in our hotel room!"
Photography by Marianne Taylor
Laura & Richard: The venue
Back in London, the couple drew on inspiration from weddings they'd been to together to create their dream day. "We talked over past weddings, and paid attention at those we were invited to, trying to work out what guests liked and didn't," Laura explains. And first on their to-do list was finding the perfect venue. "We didn't want somewhere that felt like we were on a wedding conveyer belt, and The Trafalgar in Greenwich allowed us to tailor-make our day just the way we wanted it."
Laura & Richard: 30 dresses
After considering more than 30 dresses, Laura chose the very first one she'd tried on, an oyster-coloured satin La Sposa gown with a train. She teamed it with gold snakeskin Ted Baker peep-toes, a silver and pearl Tiffany & Co. bracelet (Richard's wedding gift) and chandelier earrings by Mikey. She finished it off with an ivory cathedral-length veil by Richard Designs. "I was very pleased with my choice, it pulled my whole look together and really made me a bride – especially as the rest of my outfit was so simple."
Laura & Richard: Suits you
Richard wore a classic blue three-piece suit with a white shirt, both from Reiss. He teamed this with a blue and purple floral tie from Marks & Spencer and a purple pocket handkerchief from Tie Rack, which all the groomsmen wore. He finished off his dapper look with brown shoes from Nicole Farhi and Swarovski cufflinks.
Laura & Richard: Maid up
Laura's two bridesmaids wore silver shot-silk strapless knee-length dresses from Coast with purple pashminas from Tie Rack to match the colour of the groomsmen's ties.
Laura & Richard: An eggcellent reception!
Laura softened the room with a scattering of rose petals, and tables were decorated with purple and green hydrangeas…and Kinder Eggs! "We didn't want to waste money on favours people wouldn't use or want. The eggs were a great talking point as everyone made their toys – way more fun than just a bit of chocolate!"
Laura & Richard: A design for life
Laura created all the invitations, table menus, place names and orders of service herself. " I was adamant from the start I'd do my own stationery as I'm a designer and it's something I love doing," she says.
Laura & Richard: The flowers
Laura carried a bouquet of purple and green hydrangeas and green roses by Karen Woolven. The centrepieces were made up of matching purple and green hydrangeas and to add extra interest, half were tall displays and half were low.
Laura and Richard: Sweet love
The couple's three-tier cake was created by The Sugarplum Cake Company, and was made up of a layer of truffle torte, a layer of carrot cake and was topped off by a layer of light lemon sponge.
Laura & Richard: Just gotta get a message to you…
"We invested in a guestbook made by our photographer using pictures from the engagement shoot," Laura says. "This was such a good idea as it got people talking and motivated them to write in it. I've been to so many weddings where there's a blank 50-page book and it's so daunting that people often don't bother. Ours was full to the brim with messages and we even ran out of room!"
Laura & Richard: Words of wisdom
"My motto was 'don't sweat the small stuff'," Laura says. "Would you notice if someone matched the ribbon on favour boxes to the ribbon on the cake? Think about what you liked at other weddings, focus on these things, and enjoy every moment."
Photography by Marianne Taylor


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Living the Island Life
The old man we helped paddles his boat along the coast at sunset, collecting his net.
For more calm and relaxing photos of Thailand, click here.
Babes, beaches and beer. Three Bs that can instantly relax almost any man. The beer on Koh Samui is priced roughly equal to some American bars, but the babes and the beaches come complimentary with the price of a room, though only the beach can be slipped into easily.
Our arrival was a welcome one, our simple wooden bungalow left waiting while we dove into the tide, my sexual frustration washed away in the sweet surf along with the funk from the bus and the 17 hour journey from Bangkok. Here was the island paradise we'd been promised, complete with a brilliant lilac sunset and rows of tanned and toned visitors splayed across the brilliant white surface leading to the water.
Lamai beach isn't the main beach of Koh Samui. It is, rather, the secondary beach; a long stretch of white sand lying in a cove beyond the southern outcrop of the main port. Though still playing host to many tourists, I am told Lamai is far less crowded than the main drag. The majority of resort goers seem to be Italian or Israeli, a smattering of Aussies, French, Brits and Germans mixed in for good measure. Matt and I, however, seem to be the lone Americans.
We wandered the coast from our distant corner of the beach down to the center of the cove and back. Restaurants offering overpriced meals and drinks litter the beach front, each with its own massage hut promising relaxation never before had in this earthly realm. Jet skis ready to peruse the deeper water number in the teens with at most a half dozen flitting about at once. The occasional boat slides softly by, rocking gently in the light waves.
The sands play host to leathery folks in their forties, complete with their entourage of children and spouses, as well as myriad young couples perfectly built and looking as though they lived at the beach and for the beach their entire life. Every cute girl seems attached at the hand to a boyfriend or a clique of three to five other attractive young woman. Like any collection of Europeans, the enticing curves of a topless sunbather grab the eye every once in a while.
SIDE NOTE: There's a definite irony to topless sunbathers and nude beaches as a guy. On the one hand, you hope to see breasts, beautiful and supple, hanging out there so lush and inviting. On the other hand, you're nearly guaranteed denial of service if you choose to look or approach at one of these glorious conventions of feminine curvature. In all honesty, bare breasts lack the same allure than a carefully clothed set mammaries offer unless they're been bared for your personal use and inspection. I'm not about to pop a chubby and gawk simply because some buxom beauty is wandering about topless, let alone under such innocuous circumstances. There's certainly the allure of voyeurism, but when you're part of the scene, it's simply not the same. And though all this is true and I don't find any sexual gratification in topless sunbathers, I still find myself hoping to see one as I lay idly on the beach, that moment of disappointment spurned for the same childish hopes I know are false.
The beach here is lovely, its soft white sand sinking perfectly between the toes. Footprints litter the length of habitable zone, an area damp enough to find solidity and dry enough not to stick to the feet like clumps of wet clay. The water quickly slides from ankle deep to easily six feet after only a handful of steps, the occasional mossy rock or piece of coral offering a foothold as I wade out. Like all the beaches of the South Pacific, the water is warm, inviting, yet cool and calming if needed.
We collapsed into bed shortly after the sunset, our sleep deprivation catching up with us. I attempted to read, but found my eyes drooping with regularity, my mind setting sail on pleasurable dreamscapes with or without my permission.
I had hoped to awake with the sun, and it may have happened, but I chose to ignore my waking for extra sleep on multiple occasions before rising and planting myself on our porch, the sea visible in the distance, the beach hidden behind two rows of bungalows in front of us. I tore through the remainder of my book before Matt woke and joined me (I'll post reviews of all my travel reading at some point, but for now, I'm 6 books in and will likely finish the batch with me before leaving Thailand).
I packed a backpack and we headed toward the beach to discover breakfast. Wandering in the other direction, we soon found ourselves at a large rock outcropping, no obvious path over. Me in my cheap Filipino flip flops and he in his heavily worn Tevas decided to brave the rocks and made our way over. Midway, we found that no true path reached across, save a small slippery ledge winding along the wall. Rather than climb back around, I chose to swim.
I leapt into the water, the deep ravine offering several feet between two large rocks, sharp barnacles lining each wall like razor wire splitting the dry from the wet and keeping it that way. I soon found my hands and feet line with small cuts dripping blood from the rocky edges I swam past.
As we rose above on the other side, the large penis shaped rock caught our eye. Apparently a destination to those people who believe in the aphrodisiac superstitions of the islands, the rock is a regular watering hole for people from all corners. Beyond it laid more beach and jungle, none of which looked too inviting.
We turned up the road in search of food, winding our way back up the coast inland. A small general store and a few strange restaurants jumped out at me, but the one place that interested us was closed, so we continued on. We passed travel agencies, bike rentals, tattoo parlors, and even what appeared to be a strip club before planting ourselves at a small restaurant whose prices were half what the beachside resorts were asking.
Returning to the water after lunch, we cut though a fancy resort hotel, its marble floors and koi ponds on redoubling the image that Koh Samui is a tourist paradise that could someday rival Hawaii. We relaxed beachside, letting the food digest before finally dunking ourselves among the waves once more.
The joy of floating in the ocean is one that I cherish. The utter feeling of weightlessness, the juxtaposition of the cool water and the warm sun, is all so incomparable to anything else in this world. I'm not a lap swimmer, but just floating there brings me eternal joy.
While we dried off and chatted on the beach under an umbrella, an old man and several Thai women slowly dragged a boat down to the water. Matt and I looked at each other, both of us knowing that we should help. We rose and, with a smile, grabbed the boat and ushered it quickly down to the coast, the others having difficulty with our rapid pace. The old man thanked us and one of the women offered us discount pedicures, which we declined.
We sat there enjoying the sun and breeze until the full moon began its rise over the distant horizon, my stomach rumbling at the mere thought of cheese. We ate a lovely dinner at our resort, high price and all, before playing a few games of pool and falling into bed anew.
The trepidation I felt on the ferry has apparently eloped with my tension and worry. There is no greater joy than the purity and the beauty of true relaxation. That's what Koh Samui is; true relaxation.


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Last night, I heard a lot of commotion outside my house. I looked out my windows but could not see anything. I heard the noise a few minutes later once again, and I called the police. I had no idea if someone was breaking into my house, but I knew that I was frightened. When the police arrived, they told me that I was fortunate to have contacted them. Someone had been trying to pry open my front door, and I knew then that I was going to get CCTV cameras so I was not left in the literal dark should something like this ever happen again.
I do not know much about cameras or security systems, but my son had been after me for a while now to finally cave in and get some cameras. He had showed me his own cameras at his house, all while sitting in my living room. I did like that he could see his house, mainly his front and back door, from anywhere because of an app on his smartphone. He told me that I could have the same, and I did not hesitate this morning to place a call to him.
He came right over, and he was relieved to see that the person who had tried to break in was caught in the middle of the night trying to break into someone else's house. I still wanted to get cameras though because I finally understood what my son had been trying to tell me all along. He went to the same website where he had purchased his own kit, and he bought me a kit that has four cameras in it. He told me that when it is delivered in a few days, he will be over to install them. He also told me he is spending the night here until I have my cameras installed, and I have to admit that makes me feel much better too.


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Kidney Bean and Cheesy Rice Casserole
A deliciously wholesome, economical and satisfying Southwestern-style cheese, bean and rice casserole your family will enjoy.
Recipe Ingredients:
2 (19-ounce) cans dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 tablespoon water
1 cup red onion, diced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 garlic clove, diced
1 (10-ounce) package fresh spinach, chopped
1 (16-ounce) jar no-salt-added picante sauce
8 cups cooked rice, no salt added
2 medium tomatoes, sliced
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat Monterrey Jack cheese
1/2 cup nonfat sour cream
Cooking Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Heat water in a nonstick skillet. Add onion, cumin, and garlic and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Add spinach and sauté until wilted. Set aside
- Combine dark red kidney beans and picante sauce together; spread 2 cups of this mixture in the bottom of 9x13-inch baking pan coated with nonfat cooking spray. Layer 4 cups of rice over bean mixture. Arrange tomato slices on top of rice. Layer spinach mixture, remaining rice, and 2 cups of bean mixture over tomato slices.
- Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Then sprinkle with cheese and bake, uncovered, for another 10 minutes or until cheese melts. Spoon 1 tablespoon sour cream on top of each serving.
Makes 8 servings
Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/8 of recipe): Calories: 402; Carbohydrates: 65g; Fat: 6g; Cholesterol: 20mg; Protein: 22g; Fiber: 11g; Sodium: 896mg (540mg if using dry beans).
Food Exchanges: 3 starch/bread; 2 lean meat; 1 1/2 fruit.
Recipe provided courtesy Michigan Bean Commission.


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Apr 28, 2016
Apr 28, 2016
Hey everybody!
Just a reminder there will not be an official meeting this THURSDAY (4/28) instead it will be on FRIDAY (4/29) in room 322 of the Business Building from 7:30pm to 9:30pm and it will just be a work day.
HOWEVER, we are going to have a fun night tonight (4/28), at Flames Eatery & Bar at 8:00pm. It's right across the street from the library on the corner of 4th and East San Fernando St.
Also you don't have to buy anything but they have pretty good food and you don't have to be over 21.
If you have any other questions feel free to e-mail us at [email protected] or leave us a comment!
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Coach Seiji Talks CrossFit for Motocross
by Racer X Virtual Trainer
|Coach Seiji has Andrew Short in the box during the off-season phase of training.
Virtual Trainer – Okay Coach, tell me the tale of how you ended up getting involved in CrossFit. I know a few years ago you went from hater to lover.
Well, my background is very heavy when it comes to physical therapy and traditional schooling. One of my first jobs was to work with a PT. For some reason, I guess from my education and work background, I am very good at biomechanics. When CrossFit first came out, it was my own fault, but I didn't go to a box or try to learn anything more about it. I just saw it on TV and from a distance, as a CrossFit group might be working out around town and stuff like that. From my point of view all I could see was that these people were doing very complex Olympic lifts and movements at high intensity and they would often fall out of form. From my physical therapy POV I thought this was really stupid and I dismissed the entire form of training. And I wasn't afraid to tell people about it. Long story short, it turns out that the guy who developed CrossFit, Greg Glassman is an underground motocross fan. One year when I was out in So-Cal a friend of mine came up to me, Chris Woƒrden, who at the time was working in motocross media and was an avid CrossFitter, came up to me and propositioned me that if CrossFit paid for my certification would I take the course and then form my opinion of CrossFit based on that. I agreed and found out that once I went, contrary to what I fully expected, that CrossFit is wholly based in science. I'm not sure if they do this on purpose but what I found out is everything they do is based in science which really shocked me. CrossFit made total sense to me once it was explained via biomechanics and physics. I totally got it.
We know that you work with a variety of clients from your professional riders Andrew Short, Jason Anderson, and most recently Jimmy Albertson to regular people in the gym. How and where does CrossFit apply to each of these groups?
I don't use it for my pros very much except in the off-season. I like it for that period because by design it is not specific and that part of the year I want broad and general training. Plus, the programs I build for my personal clients are based on what they need individually to become a better motocross athlete. My professional riders are normally not lacking in high intensity training. They need less of this in my opinion from general sources and their intensity comes from something more specific. I mean, I would never take my riders to the gym after riding all day and hit them with a high intensity workout like CrossFit. In the off-season that is a little different. But I totally think that if you are a regular guy or girl and you want to mountain bike on the weekends or run a 10K and ride your motorcycle, basically involved in a lot of activities but you only have three or four hours to train per week, then I don't think you can beat CrossFit as a training tool for that.
How do you see CrossFit fitting in for the guy who rides almost every weekend and has limited time during the week to train?
CrossFit is great for that guy. If you are a guy with a regular job and family, odds are you can only ride on the weekends. In motocross, lets say your technique is all there and everything else being equal, essentially it's the intensity level of the competition that is going to make you slow down. Either you cannot handle the physical intensity so you slow down so you can make the duration or you can't process your movements at high intensity and your technique falls off and you slow down. Either way you have to slow down. You could trail ride all day without training but once you get on a motocross track it's the intensity in the big picture that whacks you. And CrossFit at its core is basically doing as much physical work as you possibly can in a certain amount of time. So it's very intensity oriented. But if done correctly and you have good coaching and are doing what CrossFit was designed to do from the beginning then they are forcing you to do these complex movements with correct form from the core out, under time constraints at high intensity. Which almost fits motocross riding to a tee in another medium. That is why I think it converts to moto really well. You are supposed to be doing these complex movements with correct form and posture, under the gun, in a competitive setting. If you only have a couple of hours per week to train and the rest of the time you are not able to work out and you are only riding on weekends, I don't think you will have to worry about recovery issues as long as you plan it out right like CrossFit was originally designed to do, that is why I think it works really well for the average guy.
So if it works so well for the average guy why don't you have your professional athletes doing nothing but Crossfit?
Well first people need to understand that there is a big difference between elite amateur and pro riders vs. the regular guy who rides. Basically pros and elite amateurs have this huge block of time dedicated to not only training but also recovery. The recovery part is the big difference. So if you are a regular guy working with a job, well maybe you can go in on Tuesday and Thursday and riding once per weekend. So you have three days in there where you are active so that guy does not have the volume or intensity to have to worry so much about recovery from training. Odds are the regular guy does not have the amount of time available to train where he would have to really worry about recovery from training. But a pro rider is a totally different story. And I am speaking in totally general terms here but a pro rider generally puts in 20 or more hours per week in training, travels every weekend, and they are not training to be more fit in general terms. They typically have a very specific weakness they are trying to improve. They are looking for that one percent. The pro athlete just does not have the capacity for recovery from such a high intensity workout because they are working at higher volumes as a necessity. Pros are going 38 minutes on the roughest rack imaginable where as the local vet guy is typically racing for 12-minutes on a relatively smooth track with other vet guys. Not with other pros who are also dedicating 20 some odd hours per week to training and is differentiated in speed by a very small margin. So they are two very different things.
Yea and I think this is where a lot of amateurs get confused too. The only thing they ever see training wise on the internet is when a guy is going full tilt, balancing on a ball with flames shooting out his ears. They never see the recovery and lower intensity stuff. But then again this is where I think some of the other trainers in the industry get it wrong. For their riders is 100% all the time.
Yea, and I can't speak for any one else. I have my way and philosophies of doing things that are backed by years of my personal experience and education. How other trainers approach training for their rider is their business. But for sure, you see a lot of the high intensity stuff on the Internet. That is the fun and interesting stuff to show. Not very exciting to watch a guy do mobility, recovery sessions or a deadlift. The other thing is when you are personal training, the program for one guy is going to look vastly different than it looks for the next guy. Jason Anderson's program is completely different than Shorty's. But I do believe one of the biggest differences between a pro rider and weekend warrior during the season is the amount of high intensity training. Sometimes I'll be talking to someone about training and it'll be in the heart of the season and they are always shocked at how little high intensity training we actually do. Riding the motorcycle is where we get our intensity in the deep part of those seasons. It's not coming from the gym. It's not coming from the bicycle. Maybe that happened in the off season and early to mid season. Maybe that happened during the first month of supercross but the further into the season we get the intensity of off the bike work goes down.
Getting back to CrossFit, is it periodized? We talk an awful lot about periodization and how important it is on the site.
No it is not. Not at all. I guess it could be. I go to the CrossFit Games and I think if that is your job and you are a serious CrossFit competitor I would imagine they do some form of general periodization. Just by manipulating general intensity and general volume and stuff like that. CrossFit by design is not periodized. One of the things CrossFit tries to do is prepare the athlete in the general rather than the specific. They want to be good at a bunch of things and not great at anything. You would think that since I own a CrossFit gym I would do a lot of it myself but I don't. I am getting older and I need to still be able to train with my guys and one of the things we do a lot of is cycle. And bottom line is I need to be able to keep up with these guys and if I do too much CrossFit it takes all my energy and I would be too tired to ride. I get poked at a bunch at my gym because I don't do a lot of CrossFit. I have to explain to my members that for motocross, especially during the season we have to be very specific at what we do and CrossFit is anything but specific. In motocross we are trying to be absolutely great at one specific thing. In CrossFit you are trying to be good at a bunch of things.
Yea, and that is where I think CrossFit shines for the general athlete and fits in great with the Premium Training plans we have. The athlete gets the best of both worlds. Periodized workouts and when it comes time to do high intensity, CrossFit fits in very well. Especially on days when the athlete is scheduled to ride and he cannot. CrossFit is great for our Motocross replacement workouts.
Yes and that is especially true for amateur races. Amateur races are typically 10-25 minutes long and that fits in perfect with the typical CrossFit workout. And again remember, CrossFit is all about getting you to do as much work as you possibly can in a fixed amount of time. That is exactly what happens in a race. Lots of times you only have like 3 or 4 laps to do the most amount of work possible. That is what CrossFit is all about. The other element I like about Crossfit especially for the amateur is that it makes you more durable for sure. And this is important when you hit the ground. You want to be able to absorb the impact of a crash and a good way to absorb more energy is through stronger, bigger muscles. The way Crossfit uses Olympic lifts at high speed and velocity is going to prepare you better when something goes wrong. I think the way the training plans are set up on Virtual Trainer the motocross athlete is going to get the best of both worlds. Periodized training where CrossFit can be included during the high intensity periods and year around as replacement type workouts when you cannot ride.
Explain again why you think periodization is so important for the weekend warrior.
In general I thing people think periodization is more qualitative than it is. Periodization even means things like planning recovery cycles for the week and for the month. A simple periodization across a week would be if you know you are going to do CrossFit on Monday you know you will have to do a lower intensity workout on Tuesday so you can maintain some intensity so you can ride the motorcycle on Wednesday or anything over the weekend. If you are doing that in your week and the next week you are adding a little bit more and then the next week adding even more you are in fact periodizing your program. I think if you are trying to get the most from your CrossFit workout and you want to apply a little thought and you are willing to do that, you should be doing that. You should assume that your CrossFit workouts are the most intense workouts of the week so you can then raise the volume of your other workouts gradually over the course of the month and then you have a recovery week if you need it. I think you have to periodize the things around CrossFit because the CrossFit workouts themselves are not periodized. If you do this at least a little, you are periodizing and in my opinion that is the best way to approach training.
I think just the very nature of CrossFit forces people to periodize whether they like it or not. Not everyone likes to go to the gym and hurt every day so naturally you will do some lower intensity work.
Yes, for the people who are smart and listen to their body they will periodize even if they don't know they are periodizing. But the guy who is the hard core CrossFitter and doesn't stray from the CrossFit mentality is going to hammer it every time he does a WOD. This is where a good CrosFfit coach comes in and if he is programming correctly at the very least the WOD duration will go down if the intensity goes up and vice versa. I know we do that at our box. Typically Mondays are heavy days with shorter WODs with harder lifts and as the week progresses the WODS typically get longer and the weight decreases until Saturday when it's a team challenge where the WODS are long and the weights are light. We at least do that.
How do you think CrossFit fits in with the older athlete? Good or bad as you get older?
The scalability of CrossFit is something that doesn't get advertised or pushed. I think that CrossFit like any activity wholly depends on the quality of your coach. And that coach may in fact be yourself and how well you understand things. My favorite CrossFit client in my box is an upper 50 something year old guy who on day one we had to help him walk from his car to his first bootcamp. He was pretty much dysfunctional when he started. And he started with a PVC pipe squatting half way down. That's all he could do. Now we are two and a half years in (he did bootcamps before we opened) and I think he is just under a 300 lb. deadlift. He is a changed human being. He is the guy that I think CrossFit does a bad job of advertising the scalability of the workouts. People scale CrossFit all the time by doing lifts with less weight, slower and shorter duration of the WODs. It's just not pushed from the top at CrossFit for whatever reason. Functional movements like a deadlift apply to everyone no matter what phase of life you are in. You will always have to squat, bend over and pick something up without jacking yourself. So with CrossFit the movements are always the same but the loads and speed of movement are scaled.
It's funny how in a society with such an obesity problem CrossFit has been met with a fair amount of hatred. I think it's the way they present themselves as cultish but I also think there is a fair amount of jealousy from trainers like you who spent a good deal of time and money on your education and were like wait a minute, that's not the way I learned it so it has to be wrong. The popularity of it just rubs some people the wrong way too.
Yes, for sure and I was certainly guilty of that at first. Plus CrossFit has a different edge to their marketing. One thing I want to say about CrossFit and I know people will say that I drank the Kool-Aid and I'm a cult member. That's not it. Like I said 90% of my work day I am not doing CrossFit. But one thing I do universally across all of my training now, and it's because of CrossFit, is their definition of fitness. If you are college educated, your definition of fitness is something along the lines of being able to maintain a certain heart rate running for a certain length of time. Or I can do bench press or squat a certain amount. It's very segmented and that is the definition of fitness you are taught. It's almost too specific. And health is determined by clinical markers and measures. The CrossFit definition of fitness is about increasing your work capacity. It's very general and is all about defining how much total work you can do and how much you can do in a certain period of time. For the physics nuts out there it's all about work capacity in Joules and work rate in watts. How many joules of work can you do in a workout or across a week or a month. And then you introduce the intensity parameter by determining how quickly you can do that work which is joules over time which is power in watts. Once you see that on a white board or a piece of paper written out and that becomes your definition of fitness, it will totally click and make sense. At least it did for me. Then you tie in the health aspect and start looking at health…good health supports your ability to perform this work. Dude I was that guy at the level one certification thinking there was no way this was going to do anything for me. I went to school for 10 years and thought who are these people and they were just a bunch of muscle heads who want to eat bacon and beef jerky all day. I think it was by design that these two 40 plus women in my level one who were already level one certified murdered me on the run. They left me in the dust and they didn't say anything until the last day. They were killing me on the lifts and I was just kind of being all humbled. I thought I was this ex badass endurance athlete and these two house wives were murdering me. At the end of the last day we were all talking and I went up to them to tell them how impressed I was and it turns out that one of the ladies had done the iron man eight times and the other lady said she just pr'd her marathon time. That just drove it in to me even further that there was something to this and from that day forward I have been trying to learn as much as I can and apply it to my athletes.
Well thanks for sharing your thoughts and opinions on CrossFit. I too was a bit of a hater and now understand CrossFits place in the fitness world. It's all good!
Yea for sure. Thanks!
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Champions' Size and Experience Too Much For Stars & Stripes
By: Patrick Ronan | @pk_ronan
5'5" Boykins and 7'6" Ndiaye Too Much For Stars & Stripes
The combo of 5'5" Earl Boykins and 7'6" Mamadou Ndiaye grabs people's attention for obvious reasons, but don't forget that these guys can hoop.
They firmly reminded everyone of that Saturday night, as the Champions wrapped up the first day of the Jamboree with an 89-80 win over Stars & Stripes. Boykins led the way on offense for Champions with 28 points (9-20 FG), six assists and four rebounds in 30 minutes. Ndiaye finished with an efficient 10 points and six rebounds in just 10 minutes of action.
Champions shot 63.3% from the field in the first half – more than double the percentage of Stars & Stripes (31.4%) – to take a commanding 47-30 lead into halftime.
The second half stayed a double-digit game most of the way, but credit Stars & Stripes for playing until the final bucket. They outscored Champions 50-42 in the second half and proved they more than deserved to be out there with a team led by a 13-season NBA veteran.
Chris Shovlin was huge for Stars & Stripes – dropping 27 points (9-17), seven rebounds and five assists. Dave Januzzi looked good on the offensive end too, adding 18 points on 7-12 shooting, but the size and experience of Champions was overwhelming.
Despite the comfortable win, there are definitely some areas of improvement for Champions before they take on Silver Spring's Willows Runners tomorrow at 4:15 p.m. (Live on WatchESPN) for a spot in TBT2017. The biggest of which will be three-point shooting, as they shot just 15.4% (4-26) from downtown.


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A new $623,608 National Science Foundation S-STEM grant to the UT Arlington Mathematics Department will help undergraduates with up to $10,000 in tuition and fees as they pursue their future in teaching, research or other math-based professions.
S-STEM stands for Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. The recommended funding - which will be spread over four years - is the second S–STEM grant the math department has received. The first, which came in 2008, helped 46 students toward their degrees. A majority of those had come to UT Arlington from community colleges, and some graduates have continued to pursue advanced degrees in STEM areas.
"Mathematics is a key to real-life problems everywhere, from science and engineering to business, sports or music. By supporting students' interest in a math major we are training graduates ready to lead tomorrow's technological advances," said Jianzhong Su, professor and chairman of the UT Arlington mathematics department.
UT Arlington's S-STEM program is called SURGE or Scholarships for Undergraduates to Reach Goals in Education. To be considered for the SURGE scholarship, students must have demonstrated academic excellence and financial need and be pursuing a math degree in the UT Arlington College of Science. In addition to the funding, scholarship recipients also get access to a network of support in the form of peer mentoring, tutoring, faculty mentoring and industry mentoring with graduates of the department who work throughout Dallas-Fort Worth.
Members of the SURGE team and co-investigators on the new grant funding are Professor Tuncay Aktosun, Associate Professor Ruth Gornet, Professor Hristo Kojouharov, Associate Professor Barbara Shipman and Su.
"The S-STEM program is just one way that UT Arlington is putting a priority on encouraging undergraduates to pursue science and technology careers," said Pamela Jansma, dean of the College of Science. "Experience shows that support outside the classroom and involvement in challenging activities such as research keeps students moving toward their goals. The math department already is an example of excellence in those areas of engagement."
Last year, the mathematics department was named the 2013 winner of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department. That department was chosen for the recognition from 570 member AMS institutions. The Society noted that the department had doubled the size of its doctoral program over five years and bolstered those ranks with historically underrepresented groups.
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"Without wish to defend Micho as a coach but facts are that under Sellas Tetteh we played 16 matches winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 10 (Benin 0:3,Ivory Coast 0:5) and with Micho we had up to now played 22 matches, 9 wins 6 draws and 7 loses.
Its far away from perfection but we have improved with having our own Rwandan boys. Moreover is it correct that all coaches up to now have failed, however, let's be realistic; we are football minnows and any positive result on the continent has golden values to help us one day to be like Cape Verde. For that to happen we need more realistic people unlike this Daniel Kasule."
The above statement is part of a reaction from a dedicated reader of The New Times, Felicien Kanyombya, a resident of Kimironko to my column last week.
In the column I stated that the national football team coach, Milutin Sredojevic's two year contract, that expires in November, shouldn't be extended by the football federation and the Ministry of Sports of Culture.
My opinion is based on the results that the national team has recorded in competitive games that Micho has been in charge of. Those are Cecafa, Africa Cup of Nations and World Cup qualifiers.
According to the ministry and the federation, Micho was hired with clear terms which were taking Rwanda to Cecafa glory and to qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Former Sports and Culture minister Joseph Habineza made it clear when commenting on the decision not to extend Branko Tucak's contract, that his future as Amavubi boss depended on whether he qualified Rwanda to 2010 Africa Nations Cup in Angola.
Habineza kept his word and Tucak's contract wasn't extended. Now Micho has failed; will the ministry keep their part of the bargain?
The world over, a coach's tenure is only determined by results recorded in competitive games and Rwanda is no different.
Now that the team has failed, Micho shouldn't be retained. His team's chances of reaching the next round of the Fifa World Cup Brazil 2014 are lower than slim.
Amavubi have already lost to Algeria (away) and drawn with Benin (home), and their next qualifier is next month away to Mali before hosting Algeria, Mail and winding up the campaign away to Benin.
A quick look on the web shows that save for Otto Pfister and Ratomir Dujkovic, all Amavubi coaches haven't served more than two years since 1972.
It's high time the employers (The Ministry of Sports and Culture and the Football Federation) revised their ambitions based on the available resources.
For Rwanda's case, I believe a coach should be given four years and should be tasked to come up with a national football development plan. Short-term results shouldn't be the overriding factor but long term positive results and sustainability.
Rwanda isn't among the continent's football powerhouses though on rare occasions it upstaged Africa's best, especially when they play in front of their fans at Amahoro National Stadium.
Rwanda's targets of qualifying for Africa Cup of Nations and the World Cup should first be postponed and all energies be channeled into building structures. The chance of 2004 Afcon qualification was not built on; many chances have passed. The team wasn't followed up to ensure continuity.
The football administrators were only interested in short-term success.
This has also affected the national team's set up, thus witnessing lukewarm performances.
Micho is credited for transforming Uganda's SC Villa into a force to reckon with in the region, he improved the team's game tactically and, of course, winning the 2003 Kagame Cup was something so special that he got noticed on the continent.
His other jobs have included spells at Yanga (Tanzania), and Orlando Pirates (South Africa), St George (Ethiopia) and Sudan's Al HilalA coach of Micho's reputation shouldn't have accepted a two year contract well knowing that Rwanda has no structures that can bring success on the first asking.
Micho made his bed, now he must lay in it
"Without wish to defend Micho as a coach but facts are that under Sellas Tetteh we played 16 matches winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 10 (Benin 0:3,Ivory Coast 0:5) and with Micho we had up to now played 22 matches, 9 wins 6 draws and 7 loses.


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1. What are three things that are on your Christmas wishlist?
An electric breast pump, a Baby Bullet, and a new car. (What?)
2. What's your favorite Christmas song?
"All I Want for Christmas is You."
3. Do you have a favorite band or singer that sings it especially awesome?
Yes! Whoever it is who sings it on the "Love Actually" soundtrack.
4. Have you heard about the website goodreads?
Yep, and I love reading… I just don't do much of it, so it's not really my cup of tea.
5. What are three books you want to read?
The Millennium series: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest.
6. Do you hunt deer?
I do not, but my husband does. And so does just about every other person in his family. And my family. I LOVE venison, and it's a main part of our diet… I just can't bring myself to actually, physically shoot an animal.
7. Have you started Christmas shopping? Are you completely finished?
I have! I bought a few things online just the other day. Christmas is going to be pretty low-key around these parts this year, and a lot of people will probably be receiving pictures of Baby E.
8. Did you shop on Black Friday? What was the best deal you got?
I cheated and just checked out the online deals Friday morning. Weird to think that that day was actually the day before E was born… huh. Anyway, I only bought one thing, and I'm not even sure if it was actually a good deal or not because it's still in the box, but I bought this wireless all-in-one printer. It was $39 from Walmart, and it's normally $69.
9. What's one holiday tradition your family has?
My mom's side of the family always meets the Saturday before Christmas Day at my grandma's for a pre-Christmas Christmas. One of my uncles always dresses up as Santa while my aunt reads 'Twas The Night Before Christmas, then he passes out gifts. It was really cool when my cousins and I were all little, and now that we're grown and having kids of our own, it's a tradition I really look forward to pumping new life into.
As for MY family, I'm really excited for P and I to create new traditions for Baby E and us.
10. How many blogs do you read? Do you subscribe/unsubscribe often or do you purge every once in awhile?
Too many… I use Google Reader, and when I realize there's a specific blog I'm usually hitting "mark all as read" or otherwise ignoring, I'll unsubscribe. I tend not to subscribe to too many new ones, because it's already a bit overwhelming… but if there's a good one, I'll give it a shot!
Ten on Tuesday hosted by Chelsea. This week's questions by Sarah. Photo by Wesley Fryer.


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The ABLE Act gives families an inexpensive, tax-favored alternative to a special needs trust for loved ones with disabilities.
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Tax-Advantaged Savings for People With Disabilities: ABLE Accounts
For years, tax laws have included tax-favored programs to save money for retirement (IRAs), for health care (HSAs), or for college (529 plans). But there have never been tax-advantaged savings plans specially designed for people with disabilities. That changed with the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014 (ABLE).
Beginning in 2015, states were authorized to create savings plans that would allow people with disabilities or their family members to set up an ABLE account that can grow tax-free and can be used to pay for expenses related to living with a disability. Assets in the account are generally not counted toward the $2,000 asset limit for Supplemental Security Income (SSI). For many families, ABLE accounts could prove to be a pathway to independence and an inexpensive and easy alternative to special needs trusts.
Eligibility for an ABLE account
Eligible individuals must be blind or have a disability, and must be entitled to SSI or Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) benefits (even if they don't actually receive benefits). In addition, the onset of blindness or the disability must have occurred before age 26. Many of the definitions that shape eligibility will be determined by individual states, likely based on existing Social Security Administration definitions.
SSI, SSDI, and Medicaid eligibility
For most people, ABLE accounts will not affect eligibility or payments related to SSI, SSDI, or Medicaid. An exception: Payments for housing count as income for SSI purposes. Also, only the first $100,000 in the account is excluded from the $2,000 asset limit for SSI. An individual with more than $102,000 of assets will remain eligible for Medicaid, but will be suspended (but not terminated) from eligibility for SSI for as long as the individual's assets exceed the limit.
Contributions are with after-tax dollars
A person with a disability may have only one ABLE account for his/her benefit, but more than one person can contribute to it. Contributions to the account are made with after-tax dollars, and there is no tax benefit to the contributor.
The total contributions to an account (by all people) are limited to $14,000 each year. This limit may increase for inflation. Assets in an ABLE account grow free of tax, and there is no tax on the income or on the value of the assets while they are in the account.
Tax-free distributions from an ABLE account
Distributions from an ABLE account are tax-free as long as they are used to pay disability-related expenses. This is the case regardless of the beneficiary's age. Specific examples of allowable expenses are:
- Education
- Housing
- Transportation
- Employment support
- Health, prevention, and wellness costs
- Assistive technology
- Personal support services
- Financial management services
- Legal fees
- Funeral and burial expenses
If distributions are made for expenses not related to a disability, the portion of the payment attributable to earnings is taxed at the beneficiary's rate and there is a 10 percent penalty.
If the disabled person dies, any amounts in an ABLE account after Medicaid reimbursements will go to the decedent's estate or designated beneficiary, and will be subject to tax on the earnings (but not penalized).
States are still formulating their plans
Although 2015 federal legislation allows states to create these accounts, none have a plan operating at this time. Recent rule changes will allow a person to open an account in any state, although some may choose not to create their own plans. Details, such as how to structure account setup and which financial institutions will participate, are still being determined. The National Down Syndrome Society website has a list of the states that have provided updates of their ABLE programs.
In addition, it is uncertain how state and county disability service agencies will view the accounts. Some fear that government agencies providing financial support for people with disabilities may subject individuals holding ABLE accounts to a cost-sharing assessment or expect/require that payments for certain services come from the account. Nonetheless, ABLE accounts are expected to provide opportunities to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities.


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