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There was a variety of desserts, appetizers and food choices for several hundred visitors to taste during the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance (SAACA) Celebrity Chef Showcase event on March 15.

Local chef Ryan Clark, of Agustîn Kitchen, gave visitors a unique dish to test their palate taking a chicken meatball, adding blueberries and topping it with a mole sauce.

Celebrity chef, Sandy D’Amato offered one of the crowd favorites at the event hosted at the Westward Look Wyndham Grand Resort.

D’Amato, who teamed up with local chef, Janos Wilder, presented Russian Shchi, a cabbage root vegetable soup.

“This event is. . .divine,” said Corrine Carlson-Cox. “There were so many flavors presented here tonight. Sandy D’Amato’s soup was wonderful. All the different flavors and the drinks here tonight just has my palate doing cartwheels.”

Adding an extra layer of flavors for the evening, was the popular bar Scott & Co. The downtown bar provided a mixture of drinks with spice, and kick with bases of tequila, whiskey and vodka.

Another of the night’s favorites was Chef Hugo Ortega’s Garnachas de tinga de conejo.

Ortega was paired with local chef Maria Mazon of Boca Tacos y Tequila.

Ortega presented guests with a small burst of flavor that consisted of sweet potato mesa cakes with rabbit stew.

While rabbit can sometimes be tough, visitors wouldn’t have guessed it from Ortega’s dish.

Ortega’s dish was so popular, supplies were running short two hours into the four-hour event.

Tucson resident Sandra Thompkins called the event “awesome”.

“Cooking truly is an art,” she said. “It’s really interesting to watch these chefs who know what they are doing work and create a dish.”

Besides being given the opportunity to taste the variety of dishes being presented, visitors were also given the recipes for each dish, which will allow them to make some of the celebrity favorites at home.

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Protective Styles: Brazilian Wool

Hey Guys,

How have you been?

August is almost over, this year is really flying.
So, loads of people have asked questions about the twists I had a couple of weeks ago.
The ones that were featured in this post and this post.

It's a little something called Brazilian wool.
I discovered it for the first time in February and only got a chance to get it done in June. One thing that drew me to it is that it looks like Marley/Havana twists but doesn't cost as much.
The small bundles cost N300 while the bigger ones (which haven't got the label) cost N450.
I used 35 strands per twist and 15 bundles which is wayyyy too much.
It was heavy, really really heavy. It was very long too and I found it hard to get it in a bun unlike the braids I did here.
I only kept it in for a week as it had already gotten pretty rough. My plan was to carry it for a month, while I was in London, but I had to loosen it because I can not go and suffer myself.
I put up a video which shows how the hair is used. I also talk about my experience rocking the hair too.
Have any of you done Brazilian Wool before? What was your experience like? How long did you carry it for?

I have tried out loads of different Protective Styles over the years, check out my posts on Ghana Didi, Ghana Weaving, Bob Box Braids, long micro braids, Box Braids, A Sleek Voluminous Puff and a Kinky Wig from Her Given Hair. Use the coupon code TUKE to get 5% off your order from Her Given Hair as well as a Free Protective Headband.

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  1. But it's so pretty!!!
    Sigh. One should really not kill herself.
    If it's painful or inconvenient, the hairstyle is not for me!
    Thanks for the tip :)

    1. Look, I know right!
      It came out really cute in the pictures.
      One reason I wanted to try this style is because it sorta looks like Marley/Havana Twists. Now that brands have started making cheaper versions of marley/havana hair (I wasn't going to spend 15-20k on jane noir/femi hair extensions) i might just try one out (like the one you used) and do crotchet twists.
      I know it will take less time and won't be as heavy.
      You're welcome

  2. I run away from any hairstyle that needs wool!
    I really cannot kill myself
    The first time and second time I tried it, I took it out the next day. Lol
    Your twists look beautiful though!

    1. Lool, I've learnt my lesson o!
      You're even worse than me, Hehe :)
      Thank you :)

  3. It's nice and really suits you. Lol @you can't suffer yourself, I totally understand. In my own case, I wouldnt even be able to handle it

    1. Looool, Thank you jare, beauty doesn't need to be pain!

  4. Pretty pretty Tuke.. Sorry it didn't last longer.

  5. The hair is nice but heavy and painful? Nah mehn. Try crochet twists next time. Maybe I should try crochet myself.

    Berry Dakara Blog

    1. Asin!
      And it got rough easily, probably cuz it was cut too big.
      Duffs trying crotchet twists next!
      Loads of cute affordable hair brands have popped up.

  6. This looks nice. When I had mine done, I had the stylist pre-twist the Brazilian wool and then crochet it onto my hair. Saved a whole lot of time and stress for me. I have really frizzy natural hair that pokes out of braids easily so crocheting helped with that problem. You should try it. From now on, no more sitting down for hours to braid, I'll just crochet it ;)

    1. Thank you, that would have definitely shortened the time taken to get it installed.
      I've only tried crotchet braids twice, it will most likely be my next hair style :)
      Thanks for the tips :)

  7. 35 strands per braid? Whaaattt? Too much but it sure does look beautiful tho! The half bun style rocks too. I think braids suits you so well. At least all the photos I have seen of you with braids are really beautiful. Just like the last comment said, my hair pokes out a lot with braids and since discovering crochet, that has been my regular hair style. But with cutting off my hair, it's back to braids cos I like to have leave outs with crochet and well twa isn't just possible for leave out!
    How are you?

    1. Yeah, definitely too much!!
      Awww, Thank you :)
      I'm good, how have you been?
      I rocked my Natural Hair for most of September and I might just do it in October too.
      My next protective style will most likely be crotchet braids, there will definitely be a post on it when I get it done :)

  8. oh my!the hair is soooo longgg!but it looks good on you.and the weight,maybe something not too long will work

    1. Yeah, it was really long.
      Thank you!
      If I ever do it again, I will definitely not make it as long or as thick.

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Carolyn Haines, a native Mississippian, now of Semmes, Ala., is a noted writer of stand-alone mysteries and the author of the charming “Bones” series of Delta mysteries. Haines — who has received the Richard Wright Award and who will later this month receive the Harper Lee Award for the Literary Arts in Monroeville — has taken some time out to solicit, collect and edit these 19 short stories, all set in the Mississippi Delta and contributed by writers with a strong Delta connection.
One dollar from each volume sold will go to the Rock River Foundation, to promote literacy in the Delta.
The foreword is by the actor Morgan Freeman, a native of Clarksdale, who is attempting to revive his home town through his fine restaurant Madidi and the Ground Zero Blues Club.
In general, the quality of these stories is very high and as one might expect there are common threads related to Mississippi and the blues. As in all collections, however, some stories strike this reader as better than others. Not surprisingly, two of the best are by James Lee Burke and John Grisham.
Burke and Grisham both write about Parchman Prison, arguably the most blues-producing spot on earth.
Burke's story “Big Midnight Special” is, not surprisingly, gritty. His protagonist, Arlen, is a heroin addict, a boxer and a blues fan. Life in Parchman is brutal, with cruel guards and even crueler inmates. Arlen, like Prewitt in “From Here to Eternity,” is being manipulated into boxing, which he refuses, and into killing. He finally manages his escape, an act of defiance and perhaps his last.
John Grisham's story is of the dreadful Graney family. All three Graney boys, Leon, Butch and Raymond, have done time in Parchman, but Raymond is on death row, to be executed soon. Oddly enough, this story is so miserable, it has a comic dimension. Brother Raymond has, while in prison, taken up “Buddhism, then Islam, then Hinduism, ... meditation, kung fu, aerobics, weight-lifting, fasting.” A self-styled blues writer and musician, he has also attempted to become a poet and a novelist. His semi-literate family try to read his pseudo-intellectually pretentious letters home with the aid of a dictionary. Of his mom, Inez, Grisham writes, “The letters drained her. The novels (eight of them) put her to bed. The poetry could not be penetrated.”
Raymond also has a high opinion of himself as a jailhouse lawyer, and this last delusion will prove fatal.
Another subject common to many stories here is the abused wife. Dean James' story, “My Own Little Room in Hell,” is of a 15-year-old wife, sold by her father to Mr. McAlister, twice her age and a racist sadist. This girl not only escapes but manages to send her vicious husband to his own little room in hell.
Carolyn Haines, in her story, “The Sugar Cure,” places the abused wife in Parchman Prison, as the wife of a guard, living on the grounds, but a prisoner, nevertheless. Nilla plots her escape and not only gets away but helps a black bluesman prisoner get away also.
The lousy husbands in this volume are truly rancid, but they have a short life expectancy.
Many of these stories are set in Clarksdale, in the building where Bessie Smith dies or in Freeman's club. Several involve Robert Johnson and his midnight crossroads deal with the devil, along with ghosts, curses and voodoo.
In some stories, the good people survive and even triumph, but as Alabama writer Albert Murray said of the blues, usually the message is that life is a dirty low-down shame that shouldn't happen to a dog.
This volume is fine work for a good cause and deserves an audience.

This review was originally broadcast on Alabama Public Radio. Don Noble is host of the Alabama Public Television literary interview show “Bookmark.” His latest book is “A State of Laughter: Comic Fiction from Alabama.”


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Love Quotes and Love Poems PDF Print E-mail
  • L O V E: L = Lake of Sorrows, O = Ocean of Tears, V = Valley of Death, E = End of life...
  • It takes three seconds to say I Love You,
    Three minutes to explain,
    Three hours to demonstrate
    Three Days to appreciate,
    Three months to produce it,
    But lifetime to prove it.
  • Love not one, Love not 2,
    Love the one who loves you too.
    Love not 3,4 or 5,
    Love the ones who love you more.
    Love not 6,7,8,
    Love the 1 who really wait.
    Love not 9, Love not 10,
    Love me every now and then.
  • Being single is cool,
    No worrying about anyone,
    No obligations and best of it, no heartaches.
    But you know what?
    If you’ll never get your heart broken,
    you will never learn to love.
  • I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore i have continued my faithfulness to you.
    Jeremiah 31:3
  • "A kiss is a lovely trick, designed by nature, to stop words when speech becomes superfluous."
    Ingrid Bergmen
  • Love is a temporary madness. It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being "in love" which any of us can convince ourselves we are.

    Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Your mother and I had it, we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two.

    Captain Corelli's Mandolin6. "Love is the beauty of the soul."
    St. Augustine
  • "Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies."
  • Find a guy who calls you beautiful instead of hot, who calls you back when you hang up on him, who will lie under the stars and listen to your heartbeat, or will stay awake just to watch you sleep... wait for the boy who kisses your forehead, who wants to show you off to the world when you are in sweats, who holds your hand in front of his friends, who thinks you' re just as pretty without makeup on. One who is constantly reminding you of how much he cares and how lucky he is to have YOU... The one who turns to his friends and says, thats her... "
Famous Love Quotes and Love SMS Text Messages PDF Print E-mail
  • To love someone is nothing, to be loved by someone is something, but to be loved by the one you love is everything.
  • To love is to risk not being loved in return. To hope is to risk pain. To try is to risk failure, but risk must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
  • A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
    Ingrid Bergman
  • The greatest pain that comes from love is loving someone you can never have.
  • Love is a symbol of eternity. It wipes out all sense of time, destroying all memory of a beginning and all fear of an end.
  • Love is like playing the piano. First you must learn to play by the rules, then you must forget the rules and play from your heart.
  • If you judge people, you have no time to love them.
    Mother Theresa
  • All good things must come to an end, but I wouldn't want it to end with any other people or be at any other place.
  • The worst thing you can do for love is deny it; so when you find that special someone, don't let anyone or anything to get in your way.
  • The course of true love never did run smooth.
    William Shakespeare
  • If you're asking if I need you, the answer is forever. If you're asking if I will leave you, the answer is never. If you're asking what I value, the answer is you. If you asking if I love you, the answer is I DO.
  • When I saw you, I was afraid to meet you... When I met you, I was afraid to kiss you... When I kissed you, I was afraid to love you. Now that I love you, I'm afraid to lose you.
  • Love is the beauty of the soul.
    Saint Augustine
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  • The dread of something after death
    The undiscover'd country, fromwhose bourn
    No traveler returns.
    William Shakespeare
  • The right wordmay be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
    Mark Twain
  • One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love.
  • To be, or not to be that is the question;
    Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
    The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
    Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
    And by opposing end them? To die, to sleep
    No more; and by a sleep to say we end
    The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks
    That flesh is heir to, 'tis a consummation
    Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep;
    To sleep, perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub;
    For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
    When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
    Must give us pause.
    William Shakespeare
  • He hath never fed of the dainties that are bred in a book; he hath not eat paper, as it were; he hath not drunk ink; his intellect is not replenished.
    William Shakespeare
  • Tragedy is an imitation not only of a complete action, but of events inspiring fear and pity. Such an effect is best produced when the events come on us by surprise; and the effect is heightened when, at the same time, they follow as cause and effect. The tragic wonder will then be greater than if they happened of themselves or by accident; for even coincidences are most striking when they have an air of design.
  • Painters and poets alike have always had license to dare anything. We know that, and we both claim and allow to others in their turn this indulgence.
  • Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,
    Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
    To the last syllable of recorded time,
    And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
    The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
    Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
    That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
    And then is heard no more; it is a tale
    Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
    Signifying nothing.
    William Shakespeare
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  • When love is lost, gaze into heaven for that u where your broken heart has been sent to heal.
  • It doesn’t take seeing someone to know and feel that they are there, you don’t have to see me to know that I’m here. You just have to trust that I’LL BE THERE when you need me.
  • Every teardrop is precious so better make sure that if you drop someone, it’s worth crying for “cause you can never pick them and put them back to your eyes”
  • If one day you like crying, call me. I don’t promise to make you laugh but I can cry with you. But if one day you call and there’s no answer, come and see me… perhaps it’s me who need you.
  • Never say goodbye when you still want to try.. never give up when you still feel you can take it.. never say you don’t love that person anymore when you can’t let go.
  • A broken heart may heal but we can never hide the scars.
  • My life consist of loving and if with loving I am familiar, it is because I have sorrowed much for there’s no fine lover than who suffered much.
  • A broken heart may heal but we can never hide the scars.
  • Let go the hand of the person you love but don’t let go God’s hand for he may be holding the person you love on the other hand to let you hold each other again.
Romantic Love Messages PDF Print E-mail
  • The world is no longer a romantic place. Some of its people still are however, and therein lies the promise. Don't let the world win..
    John Cage (ALLY McBEAL)
  • I’ll search for your hand in the cold winter, I’ll reach for your hand in the heat of summer but if my short life can’t reach the dawn of spring. I promise, in heaven.. I’ll reach you with my wings…
  • Are we friends or are we not?
    You told me once but I forgot.
    Of all the people I’ve never met.
    You’re the one I can’t forget.
    And if you die before you do,
    I’ll go to heaven and wait for you!
  • If loving you is wrong, I don’t want to be right. If being right means living without you, I wanna be wrong for the rest of my life.
  • If love can be avoided by simply closing your eyes, I wouldn’t blink at all for I don’t want to let a second passes having fallen out of love with you.
Birthday SMS Greetings PDF Print E-mail
  1. This message has No Fat, No cholesterol, No Addictive, this is all natural except, with a lot of sugar. But it can never be as sweet as the one reading it. Happy Birthday!!
  2. Many many happy returns of the day and May you Live lOng as Long as more Than Devil.
  3. Wishing u a day soft as silk.....  white as milk..... sweet as honey and full of money.  may all ur dreams come true.... HAPPY BIRTH DAY!!
  4. I know its your birthday today, I am sure u will give me treat in a big hotel.. so I shall talk to you in person there, because I don't know to express my feelings in SMS.
I Miss You Messages PDF Print E-mail
  • I’m wishing that one day you’ll miss me terribly, that’s no matter how hard you look for me, you wont find me.. Why? Because I want you to miss me the same way I’m missing you.
  • The word HELLO means:
    H – How are you?
    E – Everything I hope is alright
    L – Like to hear from you
    L – Love to see you soon
    O – Obviously, I miss You!
  • Can’t give you a kiss coz you’re to far.. Cant give you a hug for we’re miles apart and it seems I couldn’t give you my heart.. coz it’s been with you right from the start.
  • Nobody teaches a FISH to swim..
    A BIRD to fly..
    A TREE to grow
    And nobody teaches me to remember you.
    I Just do.
Friendly SMS Messages PDF Print E-mail
  • Suppose one morning you never wake up, do your friends know you love them? Sometimes “I Love You” can heal and bless, so tell your friends this 3 words and see what it can do. So just in case I did tonight… “I Love You”
  • The essence of the friendship is not the smile and gestures we give but a feeling when you discover that someone believes and willing to trust you.
  • CIRCLE means forever, no beginning and no end. Let our “Friendship” be not just endless line but a CIRCLE that goes on and on FOREVER.
  • Though loneliness and happiness you were there to guide me coz you’re my best friend I’ve ever had.
  • Friends are like puzzles, if one gives away that special piece, it can never be whole again. Friends Forever?!!
  • The essence of the friendship is not the smile and gestures we give but a feeling when you discover that someone believes and willing to trust you.
  • Special friends see heart to heart even when they don’t see eye to eye. You are indeed SPECIAL to me. Because I always see you in my heart.
  • One loyal friends is better than 10,000 family members
  • A smile makes us look younger.. Prayers make us feel stronger.. and friends? They make us enjoy life forever
  • However rare true love may be, it is still the less rare the true friendship.

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Beijing dismisses calls for Liu Xiaobo release

Appeals to free laureate by more than 134 Nobel winners, hundreds of activists fall on deaf ears.

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The Chinese government has dismissed a letter signed by 134 Nobel laureates calling for the release of 2010 Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo.

“China is firmly opposed to the outside world interfering in China's judicial sovereignty and internal affairs in any form,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei told a press briefing yesterday.

“Liu Xiaobo was sentenced to imprisonment by China's judicial authorities for violating the law," he said. Liu was jailed in for 11 years in 2009 for alleged subversion.

The Nobel laureates along with hundreds of Chinese activists had called on Communist Party secretary-general Xi Jinping in two separate letters to free Liu.

Both letters were made public on Tuesday ahead of Human Rights Day which falls on Sunday and just before Chinese writer Mo Yan receives his Nobel Prize for literature..

In their letter, the 134 laureates also called for the release of Liu’s wife, Liu Xia, who is under house arrest.

“We respectfully urge you to release Dr Liu Xiaobo, the world’s only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, and his wife, Liu Xia,” the letter said.

No government “can restrict freedom of thought and association without having a negative effect on important human innovation,” they stressed.

Among the laureates who signed the letter were Archbishop Desmond Tutu from South Africa and Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

In the other letter 297 mainland intellectuals, writers, activists and others petitioned Xi, the Politburo and the National People’s Congress to start legal proceedings to rectify the wrongful conviction of Liu and to stop isolating his wife.

It also called for the release of all those jailed because of their political views, expression of ideas and religious faith, and demanded an end to the surveillance of dissidents.

“The existence of prisoners of conscience does not help China establish an image of a responsible country. Ending this situation is an important criterion for China to move toward political civilization,” they said.

“China is facing many complex problems. Reform is not easy. Let’s do it together,” they added.

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Gauchos Roll On, 74-69, At San Francisco

Gauchos Roll On, 74-69, At San Francisco

Dec. 17, 2006

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Alex Harris scored 21 points, including the final four of a decisive 8-0 run late in the second half, to lead UC Santa Barbara to a 74-69 victory over University of San Francisco Sunday in the USF Memorial Gym.

The win was the third one in a row for the Gauchos (7-2.) The Dons Alan Wiggins led all scorers with 24 points. UCSB's Ivan Elliott scored 13 points, Chris Devine had 12 and Cecil Brown made 11.

Wiggins bucket with 4:47 left had given USF (4-7) a 63-60 lead when the Gauchos went on their clinching spurt. In the next three minutes, James Powell hit two free throws, Brown a short jumper and Harris a pair of free throws and a lay-in to put the Gauchos ahead 68-63.

Wiggins cut the margin to 68-66 with a 3-point play with 39 seconds left, but UCSB maintained its margin by hitting six straight free throws - two each by Brown, Powell and Devine.

The teams were tied 37-37 at halftime. UCSB had out-rebounded the Dons 19-9, but the committed 13 turnovers compared to USF's six.

Hitting 14 of its 16 attempts, UCSB enjoyed a big advantage in free throw percentage. USF hit 14 free throws out of 24 attempts.

Santa Barbara finished with a 38-26 advantage in rebounding and hit 53.1 percent of its field goal tries (26-for-49), compared to 44.1 per cent (26-for-49) for the Dons.

Sunday's game was UCSBs first since knocking off unbeaten Fresno State on Dec. 6. The Gauchos return to action on Tuesday, Dec. 19, when they host Vanguard University in a 7:00 p.m. game at the Thunderdome.


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UCSB's Seven-Match Winning Streak Comes to A Halt At Cal Baptist

Chad Kingi (Photo by Tony Mastres)
Chad Kingi (Photo by Tony Mastres)

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – In their first match of April, the No. 7 Gauchos were on the losing end of a 3-0 sweep at the hands of the No. 8 Cal Baptist Lancers, putting a halt to their season-best seven match winning streak.

UCSB – who had entered the match with the program's longest winning streak since 1996 – lost on Wednesday night for the first time since Mar. 1, a span of seven matches, bringing their record to 14-13, 10-11 in the MPSF. With the loss, the Gauchos have fallen out of contention for one of the top four spots in the conference and with it the right to home-court advantage in the first round of the MPSF playoffs. Still, the Gauchos clinched a playoff spot over the weekend and will assuredly see the postseason after missing out last year.

Cal Baptist improved to 15-12, 11-10 with the win, but are ineligible for the postseason in their first season as MPSF members.

Junior opposite Evan Licht paced the attack for the Gauchos, recording 13 kills in the loss. It was the ninth time in the past 11 matches that Licht has led the squad in kills. He was also effective with his jump serve, picking up his 19th ace of the season. Austin Kingi, Jonah Seif, and Grant Goswiller joined him in the ace department.

Sophomore middle blocker Jake Staahl made the most of his 10 attack attempts, finishing with seven kills and a .600 hitting percentage. Senior Dylan Davis, who entered the match with the highest hitting percentage in the country at .467, struggled a bit, hitting just .091 on five kills.

Seif, the UCSB setter,  recorded 36 assists in the three frames, while libero Chad Kingi finished with five digs.

While UCSB hit a respectable .277 on the night as a team, it was overshadowed by Cal Baptist's .414 clip. Guilherme Koepp (13 kills, .460 hitting percentage) and Aaron McAlmont (10 kills, .600) were both extremely efficient, while Levi Cabral (four aces, 11 kills, four blocks) caused problems for the Gauchos from all areas of the court.

Three of Cabral's aces came late in the first game, where Cal Baptist went on a 6-1 run after the score was tied 19-19 to take the game. Weston Nielsen's service error at 18-19 put Cabral at the service line, where he rattled off three aces in a row. Austin Kingi would put down a kill to make the score 22-20, but then three consecutive errors from the Gauchos (one serving, two attacking) would give the game to the Lancers.

The second set was wide open offensively, as the teams' combined .527 hitting percentage would attest. Neither side had a lead greater than three at any point in the frame, leading to a 24-24 tie. At that point, a UCSB blocking error and a game-clinching kill from Koepp would put the Gauchos in a 2-0 hole.

Cal Baptist would continue their hot hitting in the third, recording a .409 hitting percentage for the game to earn the sweep.

On Friday night, the Gauchos return home to host the No. 1 BYU Cougars at the Thunderdome. Though their overall win streak has been snapped, UCSB is still sporting a seven-match home win streak. For tickets to any and all of the three remaining home contests, click here.


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21 Genelle Ives
21 Genelle Ives
Height: 5-9
Year: Senior
Hometown: Dana Point, Calif.
High School: Dana Hills HS
Position: Forward
Genelle Ives played in 18 of the teams 22 games as a senior. She started ten games and had three points. She was eighth in shots taken at 21 and scored one goal and had one assist. Her play was down from her junior season when she was named Big West Offensive Player of the Year. Her best game came in conference play against Long Beach State, She scored a goal and had an assist, which helped the team win, 3-2. When Ives started the team was 3-5-2, but on the road with Ives in the starting line-up the team was 3-2-1. UC SANTA BARBARA
Ives was named Big West Offensive Player of the Year after leading the Gauchos in four offensive categories with 25 points, 9 goals, 78 shots, and 35 shots on goal...Eight of her 25 points came from assists, and her three game winning goals ranked her second on the team...One of her game winners was in a 4-2 win over Cal Poly, where her pair of goals was also accompanied by an assist...Ives, who appeared in all 22 games, starting 20 of them, scored in seven matches this season...In a shootout over Cal Poly in the Big West semifinals, Ives scored the only Gaucho goal...Ives, who was named Golden1 Athlete of the Week earlier in the season, was also given Big West co-Player of the Week accolades after she scored three goals and assisted on another in two weekend games in October. 2007
Genelle Ives redshirted the 2007 season after having preseason knee surgery. 2006
Ives was a First Team All-Big West choice after tying for the Gaucho team-lead with seven goals...She also had four assists for 18 points...Played in all 20 matches in 2006, starting 15 times...Ives scored a pair of goals in a Big West win at the league's eventual NCAA representative, Cal State Fullerton...Also scored goals against San Diego State, Arizona State, UC Riverside, St. Mary's and Cal Poly...UCSB went 5-0-1 when she scored a goal...In fact, Ives either scored a goal or an assist in all seven of the Gauchos' victories...Five of her seven goals came in Big West Conference play...Had 48 shots, including 28 on goal, both team-highs. 2005
Ives had an outstanding freshman season in 2005, leading the team in goals, points and shots...The forward was named Big West co-Freshman of the Year and Second Team All-Big West after notching six goals and six assists for 18 points on the season...Ives goal total was the sixth-highest in the Big West while her point total was tied for the seventh-highest...Ives never scored more than once in a match, but she recorded goals in games against Fresno State, Rutgers, Hawaii, UC Irvine, Pacific and Cal Poly...Ives best match came in a win over Hawaii when the she recorded a goal and two assists. CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL
Ives prepped at Dana Hills High School where she played forward...She was selected First Team All-South Coast League and Second Team All-Orange County following her senior season...In 2002 and 2003, as a freshman and sophomore, Ives was selected Second Team All-South Coast League...Tallied six goals and five assists as a senior...Her best offensive season came when she had 13 goals as a sophomore...She was a two-time Offensive Player of the Year for Dana Hills...Coached by Cindy Steinert...Played for the Southern California Blues at the club level where she was coached by Randy Dodge...The Blues were a 2005 Pateadores Tournament finalist, and a 2005 State Cup Finalist...She was chosen the Pateadores Tournament MVP after leading the Blues to the 2004 tourney championship...Ives was also chosen MVP of the 2003 Nomads College Showcase after helping her team to the championship...Ives also helped guide the Blues to the 2004 Fall Surf Cup title. PERSONAL
Born March 22, 1987 in Newport Beach, Calif...In addition to soccer, Ives hurdles for the UCSB track team. She competed in four years of volleyball, three years of track and field, and one year of surfing at Dana Hills HS...She is on Dana Hills ' Wall of Fame after earning 12 varsity letters and being selected to six all-league teams in three sports...Holds her high school's record in the 100 meter low hurdles (14.63) and in the 300 meter low hurdles (43.20)...Ives qualified for the 2003 CIF State Championships in the 300 meter low hurdles and finished sixth...She was twice chosen Dana Hills' track MVP...As a volleyball player, she was a First Team All-South Coast league selection in 2005...Also chosen her team's Best Defensive Player twice (2001 and 2002) and Best Offensive Player once (2005)...Majoring in environmental studies...Interested in marine conservation...She was a member of the Principal's Honor Roll at Dana Hills HS...The daughter of Robert and Adonna Ives. Career Statistics

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»Where there is nothing, everything is possible. Where there is architecture, nothing (else) is possible.«

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Keeping It (un)Real

Behind the facade of starchitect video marketing

  • “...these clips show architectures whose realisation doesn't appear to cost a drop of sweat or blood to anyone, because to be truly desirable, they first and foremost have to be perceived as friendly.” (Gif courtesy Davide Tom   “...these clips show architectures whose realisation doesn't appear to cost a drop of sweat or blood to anyone, because to be truly desirable, they first and foremost have to be perceived as friendly.” (Gif courtesy Davide Tom

At a time when major developments in Western cities tend to be more “investment” than “dwelling”, the role of the architect has evolved from designer of inhabitable space to producer of financial assets. In his video series The (Un)RealShit, architecture critic Davide Tommaso Ferrando critiques the marketing videos used by architects using video editing as a critical tool to unveil some of the new ways in which architectural ideology is being constructed and disseminated through the web. Here Ferrando explains the ideas behind his series for uncube, and presents three films featuring “self-building buildings”, Bjarke Ingels’ gestures and what he perceives to be the empty rhetoric of Daniel Libeskind.

That a big part of architectural production is lost to processes of commodification, and that through such processes its main representations – images and words – are being dramatically reshaped by marketing strategies, should be widely acknowledged by now.

Nowadays, most discourses about the “mediatisation” of architecture insist on stressing its proximity to the logic of spectacle and the role of the starchitect – itself a word that puts the discipline in relation with cultural spheres of mass consumption such as music, cinema and sport – as the keystone of the whole issue. It is certainly true that once architects become public figures, their transformation from persons into personages is inevitable – grumpy Gehry and his middle finger, Aravena the anti-starchitect, Bjarke the great communicator – but concentrating on these trivial topics diverts the gaze from the structural logics that stand behind the starchitect smoke screen, which are instead related to the effects of capitalistic dynamics on processes of urbanisation.

To put it simply: buildings designed by starchitects are worth more (and sell better) than those that are not, thanks to the narrative of success that the media spins for them. So the starchitect figure turns out to be basically a simulacrum specifically engineered by the real estate industry, for the legitimisation and reproduction of that – very big – part of the global economy that is based on land speculation.

Now, my claim is that the present situation is characterised by a further evolution of this phenomenon, which goes well beyond the starchitect narrative – although it still needs it – and that has been prompted by at least three recent and interrelated factors: the financialisation of the real estate market, the deregulation of urban planning and the explosion of digital communication.

First, the financialisation of the real estate market has resulted in the separating of “the dwelling” from “the building” and reduced architecture to a mere financial tool. As Alastair Parvin puts it: “…when we talk about the housing market, we should understand that what are being sold are not so much the homes as the mortgages – homes are just the vehicle”. Second is the deregulation of urban planning and the subsequent opening of the real estate market to an unprecedented number of actors – who have in turn been forced to invent specific discourses and communication strategies aimed at guaranteeing monopoly rents from their investments. Finally, the explosion of digital communication has allowed these same actors to create and globally disseminate their narratives via advanced communication tools. In this situation buildings end up entering the realm of communications in the same way as commodities enter a free and extremely competitive market: by means of promotional videos that represent them as friendly, special, unique, original or authentic (did you know that Gehry designs “spaces that have soul”?) so as to make them desirable to a transnational class of buyers.

It is precisely the characteristics of these devices that I am interested in exploring with The(Un)RealShit: an ongoing investigation into current practices of architecture marketing based on video communication. By using video editing as a critical tool I aim to unveil some of the new ways in which architectural ideology is being constructed and disseminated through the web.

What I have noticed, whilst browsing through the swarm of promotional clips posted in the YouTube and Vimeo channels of many architecture firms and real estate companies, is not just the rapidly growing tendency to recur to video communication for the representation of architecture, but also the presence in these clips of recurrent tropes. With The (Un)RealShit I have started to isolate and analyse these tropes separately, so as to better understand the logics they respond to. I then reassemble them into brand new clips that I use to criticise the whole phenomenon.

One such trope is the “self-building building”. Often used for towers and skyscrapers, this trope can assume a variety of autopoietic patterns: from the spontaneous assemblage of glass panels and steel beams to the weaving of gigantic noodles floating in mid air. Those familiar with the film Frozen will know what I'm talking about, given that Princess Elsa conjures an ice castle from the crust of a snowy mountain in the same way as Herzog & De Meuron’s “ultra luxury condo” Jade Signature sprouts out of a beach in Miami. Some may say that this is basically a cinematographic translation of architecture’s much studied process of Disneyfication. Yes it is, but more than that, it is also what author Robin Sloan calls “the Amazon move: absolute obfuscation of labour and logistics behind a friendly Buy button”. In other words, these clips show architectures whose realisation doesn't appear to cost a drop of sweat or blood to anyone, because to be truly desirable, they first and foremost have to be perceived as friendly. They need to hide the economic, political and environmental struggles that lie behind them, in order that reality can be perceived as a ready-to-buy commodity. But what about the conditions of the workers who will actually build them? Or the lives of the citizens who have been evicted for the privatisation of the land they will rise upon? Or the conditions of inequality they keep on perpetrating? To borrow an answer from Sloan: “We don’t know. We don’t get to know. We’re just here to press the button”.

If there’s an architect who knows how to take advantage of video communication, it’s Bjarke Ingels. Since the very beginning of his career he has shown a particular ease in front of the camera, starring in several short videos in which digital animations are used to visually enrich the explanations of his design ideas. One of the core ingredients of these clips is Ingels’ simple, visually charged gestures offering a dumbed-down interpretation of his projects, which are presented as the logical outcome of games of vectors and shapes, literally reproduced by the movements of the architects’ hands. “Simplification”, the second trope I have run into, may look like an innocent PR strategy, but there are implications here, namely, the actual relationship established by BIG’s projects with the discourses that explain them.

As much as they seem to respond to his storytelling manner, it would be naive to believe that the complexity of Ingels’ architecture can be reduced to some diagrammatic moves. If anything, in hiding the real process from the result and offering a deceiving and simplified version of it, BIG has found a way to effectively copyrights its ideas. Not only that, but one wonders in what way the architecture of BIG is being influenced by the way in which it is represented. If delivering buildings that can be easily understood in a video is becoming a trademark, then BIG’s architectural production surely comes to be defined by projects that can be explained in this way. Paradoxically, what was meant to liberate architectural thought could become its own cage.

Finally, I have dedicated the latest part of my video exploration to the “sloganisation” of architectural discourse. This familiar strategy assumes the well-worn technique of empty rethoric. In the case of Daniel Libeskind’s presentation of “Villa Libeskind” – his “first high-end residential project of a limited edition of 30 villas to be built worldwide"  – the architect relies on metaphors, hyperbole, rhymes and other rhetorical devices aimed at casting an aura of extraordinariness on his (terrible) project, so as to transform it into an object of desire for the mass of buyers its promotional video is presumably directed at.

Is there is anything new here? Yes: the fact that Libeskind’s (and others’) words are not written, but acted. Writing demands responsibility for the traces it leaves, as they remain visible and therefore accountable for - as those who follow Patrik Schumacher’s Facebook account know very well. Video communication, on the contrary, is characterised by the continuous replacement of its elements in time; each time a sentence is pronounced, it suddenly melts into air, substituted by the next one. The innately ephemeral condition of these media has allowed architectural language to reach new levels of trashiness, closing the gap between itself and TV advertising while expanding that which exists between words and things.

Davide Tommaso Ferrando is an architecture critic, editor, curator and educator, particularly interested in the intersections between architecture, city and media. He is member of the steering committee of the Italian Pavilion at the Biennale di Architettura di Venezia 2016.

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Whereas, the United States economy is today plagued by a growing gap between the rich and the non-rich; by a global recession and credit crisis; by debilitating waste and under-employment of human talent; by inadequate growth alongside shackled technological potential; by record-level trade and governmental budget deficits; and by an estimated “hidden debt” of $56.4 trillion (or $483,000 per household)* in future Social Security and Medicare entitlements, added to historically high Federal debt being imposed on young Americans and generations not yet born; and

Whereas, the sustainable growth and energy self-sufficiency of the American economy in the Twenty-First Century will require trillions of dollars each year of new and improved, life-enhancing technology, rentable space and physical infrastructure; and

Whereas, the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, as early as 1977, has declared broad-based ownership of new capital as an effective strategy for raising national productivity; and

Whereas, the national goal of equal economic opportunity has been blocked by artificial barriers to widespread capital ownership; and

Whereas, this policy objective has been frustrated by the systemic concentration of economic power and exclusionary access to future capital credit to the advantage of the wealthiest Americans; and

Whereas, the Federal Reserve System has stifled the growth of America’s productive capacity through its monetary policy, by monetizing public-sector growth and mounting Federal deficits and bailouts of mortgage loan sharks and their Wall Street syndicators; by favoring speculation over investment; by shortchanging the capital credit needs of entrepreneurs, inventors, farmers and workers; by increasing the dependency of families by burdening them with usurious consumer credit; and by perpetuating unjust capital credit and ownership barriers between rich Americans and those without savings; and

Whereas, there is a fundamental difference between asset-backed credit for productive uses and debt-backed credit for non-productive uses, consumption or speculation; the first being critical for stimulating private sector investment, savings and the supply of new marketable wealth, and the second being used to give people more inflated dollars to chase the same supply of existing wealth; and

Whereas, the Federal Reserve Board is now empowered under Section 13, paragraph 2 of the Federal Reserve Act to reform monetary policy to discourage non-productive and speculative uses of credit, to encourage accelerated rates of private sector growth, and to promote widespread individual access to productive credit as a fundamental right of citizenship;

Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Congress amend the Federal Reserve Act (1) to require the Federal Reserve Board to stop monetizing government debt through its buying and selling of U.S. Treasury securities, (2) to begin re-activating its discount mechanism to encourage private sector growth linked to expanded ownership opportunities for all Americans, and (3) to provide a lifetime ownership share in each regional Federal Reserve bank to every citizen as a fundamental right of citizenship.

To This End, we hereby petition the Federal Reserve Board to adopt a two-tiered money-creation and credit policy that sharply distinguishes between ownership-expanding, productive credit, and ownership-concentrating, non-productive and speculative uses of credit. The upper tier, reflecting the higher market costs of borrowing “old money” from existing domestic and foreign savings pools and existing assets, should continue to be maintained as a source of market-rate credit to public-sector borrowers, consumers, speculators, and for all other non-productive purposes. The Federal Reserve discount rate for the lower tier should be reduced to no higher than 0.5 percent as a one-time “service fee” for creating interest-free “new money” backed by sustainable, non-inflationary and broadly owned growth.

This new reservoir of Federal Reserve monetized credit should be reserved exclusively for commercial bank members of the Federal Reserve System to the extent they in turn make available in equal periodic allotments to every citizen through “Capital Homestead Accounts” (Special IRAs) direct access to capital credit at reasonable service charges and risk premiums, with prime rates set by market forces above the Fed discount rate to its member banks. Such expanded bank credit should not be subsidized by the taxpayers, and should be backed and collateralized by the newly acquired assets and private sector credit insurance to cover the risk of default.

Such ownership-broadening capital credit borrowed through local banks at the lower tier rates could be invested in “qualified” securities such as newly issued, full-dividend payout, full voting shares in a company for which a member of the citizen’s household works; companies in which the citizen’s household has a monthly billing account; for-profit Citizens Land Banks/Cooperatives/Corporations organized for large-scale local land and infrastructural development; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Homeowners Equity Corporations for turning renters into owners; production and marketing cooperatives and partnerships; family-owned and -operated businesses and farms; and mature companies with a history of solid earnings; and

Be It Further Resolved, that a copy of this Declaration of Monetary Justice be sent to the President and to members of Congress and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

Adopted on April 15, 2005 and amended April 8, 2010.
* Citizens Guide 2009, Peter G. Peterson Foundation (www.pgpf.org)

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Boston Police report finding a man with a gunshot wound at 564 Adams St. at 11:39 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

    Free tagging:

    yet another Boston man dies by firearm.

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    DEATH by firearm.

    Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11 to 7 to make gun trafficking a federal crime.

    Gun trafficking is how illegal guns flow from states with weak gun laws to states with strong gun laws.

    The eleven yes votes were 10 Democrats and Chuck Grassley. The 7 no votes were

    Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
    Jeff Sessions(R-AL)
    Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
    John Cornyn (R-TX)
    Michael Lee (R-UT)
    Ted Cruz (R-TX)
    Jeff Flake (R-AZ)

    Voted Yes on Gun Trafficking Law

    Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
    Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
    Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
    Dick Durbin (D-IL)
    Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
    Amy Globchar (D-MN)
    Al Franken (D-MN)
    Chris Coons (D-DE)
    Richard Blumnethal (D-CT)
    Mazie Hirono (D-HI)

    Republicans are defending the profits of gun manufacturers from illegal guns without regard to how trafficked guns are used in crime and to commit murder. The NRA works for gun manufacturers, not members. Members widely support advancing gun trafficking law and universal background checks.

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    You should keep those no voters on your clipboard

    By on

    I say that because anytime any legislation that actually might benefit Americans comes up, all you have to do is paste those names into your comment.

    Just add Kelly Ayotte and you'll be all set!

    Voting is closed. 15

    taking govt apart piece by piece

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    I have no doubt there are a group of extremists in government who want to burn it to the ground. That's one of the reasons the tea party doesn't care if they elect unqualified, inexperienced representatives. They aren't they to make good policy. They're there to destroy government.

    Robert Reich thinks so, too.

    Voting is closed. 16

    They voted NO because gun

    By on

    They voted NO because gun trafficking is ALREADY A FEDERAL CRIME. Like background checks existing laws aren't enforced enough!

    Voting is closed. 17

    We have an ineffective gun law? Don't try to fix it.

    By on

    Law enforcement agencies have long sought such legislation, saying current law – which targets only people making false statements to federally registered gun dealers – is too narrow and penalties are too paltry to deter gun trafficking and straw purchases.

    "In New York, nine out of 10 guns used in crimes are criminally trafficked, illegal weapons,” said Gillibrand, a Democrat who has been proposing federal gun-trafficking legislation since 2009, her first year in the Senate. “This bill is the best tool to begin to crack down on that.”

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    Another law would have made a difference?

    By on

    Because the strict Massachusetts laws banning murder and carrying a firearm without a license aren't enough of a deterrent, we should enact another federal law. That'll teach them. Brilliant!

    Voting is closed. 12

    60% of guns siezed in Boston are illegal. NY State 90%

    By on

    6 out of 10 illegal guns seized by Boston Police last year were trafficked to Boston from out of state, mostly from Tennessee and Virginia.

    This law makes that illegal whether the guns are sourced from federal registered gun dealers or anyone else. The penalties are severe, 15 years in jail.

    Voting is closed. 32

    That building

    By on

    Always the sketchiest in the Hemey Park near environs.

    Voting is closed. 17

    Most guns used to commit a

    By on

    Most guns used to commit a crime are stolen. If responsible gun owners would lock up there guns there would be fewer guns available to criminals.

    Voting is closed. 22

    It's simple

    By on

    There is no such thing as an illegal gun factory*. ALL guns used in crimes were once legal guns. And unless they were stolen from the factory, which would not be a large proportion, most were either passed into the hands of criminals through the negligence or culpability of legitimate gun owners.

    Voting is closed. 17

    yes, why did BPD delete

    By on

    I was hoping to look for the victim ID. I guess we need to talk about gun laws, but I am more worried about my neighborhood

    Voting is closed. 10

    A guess

    By on

    It turned out to be self inflicted. The BPD post never did name the victim.

    Voting is closed. 24


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Illegal Parking and Towing: West Campus Enforcement

In an effort to provide appropriate public safety services relative to the illegal parking of privately owned and utility vehicles in the populated area of West Campus, the Division of Public Safety in conjunction with the Departments of Residential Living and Residential Maintenance have initiated a new parking enforcement policy and towing agreement with the George Smith Towing Company, 3102 S. 61st Street, Phila., PA 19153, 729-8748.

Effective Wednesday, September 6, 1995, the towing of illegally parked motor vehicles in prohibited areas including fire zones will be enforced on a twenty-four (24) hour-seven day a week basis. Several parking spaces adjacent to the High Rise and Low Rise Residential buildings have been designated one (1) hour temporary parking spaces for legitimate visitors, student and staff residents, disabled persons, and contractors. These spaces will be assigned by permits only from Residential Living and Residential Maintenance office staff. The specific areas are:

1. Superblock Plaza Fire Zone - No Parking
2. 3800-3900 Locust Walk - No Thoroughfare - No Parking
3. HRN Service Drive - No Parking - (Except 1 Hour Zones)
4. High Rise Residential Halls - No Parking - Fire Zones
5. One Hour & Contractor Spaces - By RL - RM Permit Only
6. 1920 Commons Drive - No Parking - Fire Zone
7. Mayer Dormitory - No Parking - Rear and Dumpster Areas
8. All West Campus Grass Plots - No Parking
9. 3900 Irving Street - No Parking

--George E. Clisby, Chief of Campus Police

AWFA's Fall Start-Up: Dr. Rodin September 19

A reception for President Judith Rodin will launch the fall program of the Association of Women Faculty and Administrators, open to all women faculty and administrators in Bodek Lounge at 4 p.m. Tuesday, September 19. Information: Dr. Yvonne Paterson, 309 Johnson Pavilion/6076.

To Request a Study in Van Pelt Library

A limited number of small, lockable studies, located on the perimeter of the Van Pelt Library stack floors, are again available for faculty use during the 1995-96 academic year. These Studies can be requested for the entire year or for one semester. Van Pelt books which normally circulate can be charged to the studies. The studies are intended for the use of faculty who are working with the Van Pelt Library collections.

In past years applications were made through Department chairs. The Council Committee on Libraries has recommended a change in procedure to speed up the allocation process and to ensure a better use of limited resources. This year applications should be made directly to Emily Batista, Head of Van Pelt Circulation. Faculty are asked to send requests by e-mail or mail briefly outlining their needs for library space. Requests received before September 22 will be given first consideration.

Applications or questions to Emily Batista, head, Van Pelt Circulation. Voice: 898-7557. E-mail: batista@pobox. Fax:898-0559.

--Patricia Renfro, Associate Director Library Public Services,
Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center

OEHS Safety Seminars

These training programs are required by the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) for all who work with hazardous substances, including chemicals, human blood, blood products, fluids, and human tissue specimens. They are presented by the Office of Environmental Health & Safety (OEHS). Attendance is required at one or more sessions depending on the employee's potential exposure.

Chemical Hygiene: Comprehensive introduction to laboratory safety practices and procedures at Penn and the Chemical Hygiene Plan. For employees who have not previously attended Chemical Hygiene training at Penn. Required for all Penn employees who work in labs. September 14, 10-11 a.m. Class of 1962 Hall, John Morgan Building.

Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens: Significant information for employees who have a potential exposure to human bloodborne pathogens. Topics include a discussion of the Ex-posure Control Plan, free Hepatitis B vaccination, recommended work practices, engineering controls and emergency response.This course is designed for employees who have not previously attended Bloodborne Pathogens training at Penn. Required for all Penn employees potentially exposed to human blood or blood products, human body fluids, and/or human tissue. September 27, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Austrian Auditorum, Clinical Research Building.

Attendees are requested to bring their PennCards to facilitate course sign-in. Additional programs will be offered during the year; check PennInfo for dates and times. For questions: Bob Leonzio at 898-4453.

On Film and Performance

A new Interdisciplinary Faculty Seminar in the Humanities for the 1995-96 academic year will be co-convened by Deborah Wong of Music and Regina Bendix of Folklore and Folklife. Reflections and Refractions: Film, Performance, and Filmed Performance will bring together faculty whose research and teaching address performance theory- -whether in drama, music, folklore, ritual, or daily life. Each of five sessions will look closely at an example from the recent cinematic record of films about performance, i.e., films that examine or depict performance and performers as sites of cultural construction. The reflexivity of film-as-performance and filmed performance will be at the heart of our seminar.

A preliminary meeting to discuss the program and focus for the coming year will be held in mid-September. For information on joining: Regina Bendix (rbendix @sas.upenn.edu), Debbie Wong (dwong@sas.upenn. edu) or Janet Finegar(jfinegar@sas. upenn.edu).

Shortcuts to Bank Accounts

As a part of an effort to make obtaining banking services less of a hassle for new students, staff and faculty, the Office of the Treasurer has arranged for several banks to participate in New Student Orientations at a number of graduate and professional schools and to have new account materials available at the BookStore and in Houston Hall in early September. In addition, several of the branches will have Saturday and/or evening hours during the early part of the academic year. CoreStates, PNCBank, Mellon and our Student Credit Union will be joined by Commerce Bank, which opened a branch on campus on Walnut Street in the new Parking Garage Building on August 21st. Contact the Treasurer's Office for a schedule of early September events (898- 7256).

--D-L Wormley,
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The School of Social Work and the Boettner Center of Financial Gerontology

Spring 2002 Call for Proposals

Boettner Financial Gerontology Research Fund

Proposals Due: December 15, 2001

Aging--both population aging and individual aging--is a fundamental social, financial, and demographic characteristic of contemporary society. It is widely recognized that the quality of life of aging individuals and aging societies is intertwined with the acquisition and depletion of human resources, including financial resources. Of equal importance are the subjective characteristics of financial resources that can be as instrumental as their objective characteristics in affecting a person's quality of life. This awareness directs concern to such life-span issues as employment and retirement; spending and saving; planning for health, illness, and death. Attention must be paid to relationships among private sector institutions and public policies--especially as these influence personal and family decision making.

Note that the focus here is on the dynamics of aging: gerontology is the study of the multiple processes of aging. It is not simply a focus on "the aged" or "the elderly." Financial gerontology, therefore, is as interested in middle aging as in older aging, and in social and family inter-relationships among men and women of different ages and generations.

The Bottner Center of Financial Gerontology was established in 1986 through the interest and generosity of the late Joseph E. Boettner and his wife Ruth Elizabeth Boettner, to advance understanding of the relationships among aging, financial issues, and quality of life. In pursuing a comprehensive program of applied research in financial gerontology, the Boettner Center's aim is to support systematic investigation of the impact of both population aging and individual aging, on patterns of financial well-being within and across generations. The Boettner Center became affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in 1992 and with the School of Social Work in 1995. The goal of the Boettner Financial Gerontology Research Fund is to support social research by senior researchers, faculty and doctoral students that promises both to promote knowledge and to enhance professional practice and social policy, with the broader societal goal of enhancing the financial well-being and life satisfaction of aging persons in contemporary society.

Proposal Guidelines

A major objective of the Boettner Center is to encourage research that explores the linkages among aging, financial dynamics, and the quality of life of aging individuals, families, and populations. In pursuit of this objective, the Boettner Financial Gerontology Research Fund was established at the School of Social Work to support a program of small research grants in three important categories: (1) seed money for innovative pilot projects that can lead to proposals that will be competitive for external funding; (2) projects requiring modest support for completion and publication; (3) dissertation support for Ph.D. candidates.

Priority will be given to projects that develop new initiatives in one of three main areas: (1) research on policy and practice issues relevant to the major themes of financial gerontology, including but not limited to socioeconomic variations in retirement preparation, intergenerational care-giving, factors influencing patterns of spending and savings, and patterns of health care needs of middle-age and older-age populations; (2) conferences for either professional or public audiences on topics exploring linkages among aging, financial dynamics, and quality of life; and (3) curriculum development for graduate-level courses in social work and financial gerontology.

Eligibility for Boettner Research Awards: Proposals for the Spring 2002 competition are invited from University faculty and full-time research staff, conducting, or planning research in the areas listed above.

Doctoral students in the School of Social Work are encouraged to submit proposals to the Boettner Fund. To be eligible: by the start date of the proposed award, the student's dissertation proposal must have been accepted by the Graduate Group in Social Welfare. Boettner Dissertation Fellowships may include full or partial support for the appropriate academic period, thesis fees, and limited research expenses (the justification for which should be clearly identified in the budget).

Requirements for Proposals: The guidelines for proposals are as follows:

1. Size of Awards (Maximum per award):

  • Faculty and Senior Researcher Awards: $10,000
  • Student Awards: $5,000

2. Use of Funds: Data collection and analysis, research assistance, salary (including benefits), essential research-related travel, and manuscript preparation and publication costs

3. The Proposal: limited to 10 single-spaced pages

i) Cover page:

  • Name and Title of Principal Investigator
  • Title of proposal
  • Amount requested
  • 100-word abstract of need
  • Name of Co-Investigator or Thesis Advisor
  • Amount and sources of current research support
  • Other pending proposals for the same or related project

ii) Brief curriculum vitae of Principal Investigator (2 pages)

iii) Introduction: (2-3 pages): Statement of the objectives and significance of the work and its relevance to financial gerontology

iv) Description of the project (including research design, data sources, methods of analysis)

v) If the grant is for a pilot study, how will the project facilitate acquisition of future research funds, including funding agencies to be approached

vi) Brief plan for the completion, publication, and dissemination of results/materials generated by the project; if a conference, how conference proceedings will be edited and disseminated

vii) Budget (one-page): explicit as to amounts, use of, and rationale for requests; include timetable [one year preferred, two-year plan acceptable]

4. Submit 10 copies of the proposal, plus a disk with the proposal in WordPerfect or Microsoft Word format to:

Ms. Melissa M. Coleman
Boettner Center of Financial Gerontology
School of Social Work
3701 Locust Walk, Caster Building
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6214

5. Reports: A report is required at the proposed termination date of the project, and upon completion if there is an extension. To meet the public dissemination goals of the Boettner Center, two brief (one-page) descriptions of the project, aimed at the educated non-specialist, are required. The first, describing the proposed project, must be submitted prior to release of funds; the second, describing outcomes and results, must be submitted upon completion of the project. Individuals receiving Boettner Financial Gerontology Research Fund awards will also be asked to prepare a one-hour presentation on their projects as part of the lecture series sponsored by the Boettner Center and the School of Social Work.

6. Human Subjects: All research projects involving human subjects must receive Institutional Review Board approval prior to receipt of funding. Applicants are not required to receive IRB approval prior to submission of their proposal. However, funds will only be released to awardees following IRB review and approval.

Review Procedures: Proposals will be reviewed by the Financial Gerontology Research Committee of the School of the Social Work which includes representatives of the School and the Boettner Center. Applicants will be notified of the decision of the Committee approximately one month after the submission deadline. Funding will begin February 1, 2002. We anticipate funding three or four projects.

For additional information about the Boettner Center or the Boettner Financial Gerontology Research Fund, please contact: Ms. Melissa M. Coleman: Voice: (215) 573-3415; Fax:(215) 573-3418, or E-mail: mcoleman@ssw.upenn.edu.

Almanac, Vol. 48, No. 8, October 16, 2001

October 16, 2001
Volume 48 Number8

The grand old Quad will have three new College Houses when renovations are complete next fall.
Getting around University City will be easier for pedestrians and motorists thanks to new signage.
A $6.7 million NIH grant has been awarded to the Institute for Medicine and Engineering.
President Rodin will receive the Beacon Award at the upcoming celebration of 125 Years of Women at Penn.
Professor Peter Stallybrass will receive the MLA's Lowell Prize for most outstanding literary or linguistic study.
La Casa Latina: the Center for Hispanic Excellence has a new director.
The ICA has a new director of marketing and communications.
A new Entrepreneur in Residence program gives students a chance to meet and mingle with experienced entrepreneurs.
Research in the social and behavioral sciences involving human subjects must be reviewed by Penn's Institutional Review Board.


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Computer Donation, Recycling and Disposal Options at Penn

Electronic equipment that is broken or obsolete must be properly disposed of or sent for recycling. Do not place any electronic equipment in the trash, even if it is broken. Electronic equipment may contain heavy metals and other materials that can be hazardous to human health and the environment.

Computers and electronic equipment typically contain:

Lead--Computer monitors contain a picture tube known as a cathode ray tube (CRT). CRT's contain leaded glass, and are the largest source of lead in municipal waste. Solder used in printed circuit boards may also contain lead.

Cadmium--The largest source of cadmium in municipal waste is rechargeable nickel-cadmium (NiCd) batteries. These batteries are found in most desktop and laptop computers.

Mercury--Some electronic equipment also contains recoverable quantities of mercury, which is a toxic metal.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers discarded electronic equipment as characteristic hazardous waste under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Unwanted electronic equipment must therefore either be donated for reuse or sent for recycling.

Recycling may be arranged through your school's or center's computing services group. Penn's Center for Community Partnerships (CCP) accepts computer equipment donations. Equipment that can be refurbished is upgraded and donated to various organizations. Outdated equipment that cannot be donated must be recycled. A description of the CCP programs and contact information can be found at www.upenn.edu/ccp/programs/digitaldivide/donate.html.

Computer and electronic equipment that cannot be donated must be sent to an electronics recycler. Elemental Inc., an approved University vendor, will pick up all types of computer and electronic equipment, (215) 289-1475.

Penn Computing provides recommendations for preparing equipment for recycling or disposal including the removal of sensitive data and commercial software from the machines; see http://www.upenn.edu/computing/provider/recycle.html.

For questions regarding this program, please contact Jim Crumley at the Office of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety (EHRS), at (215) 746-5036.

Information can be found on the EHRS website, www.ehrs.upenn.edu.

-- Laura Peller, EHRS

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Human Resources: Professional and Personal Development

Take advantage of the programs offered by Human Resources to help further your professional and personal development. The Learning and Education (L&E) and Quality of Work Life (QOWL) departments are promoting several programs in the month of March, as listed below. Visit the Human Resources website at www.hr.upenn.edu for descriptions of the programs and to pre-register online. Registration is required for all programs.

Learning and Education programs
Learn valuable skills through American Management Association (AMA) programs, Brown Bag Matinees, Satellite Broadcasts, and other programs. For questions on L&E programs, call (215) 898-3400 or visit www.hr.upenn.edu/learning.

Tuesday, March 4, 9 a.m.--5 p.m.
AMA Program: Communicating with Diplomacy and Influence

Wednesday, March 5, 9 a.m.--5 p.m.
AMA Program: Communicating with Diplomacy and Influence

Wednesday, March 19, 11 a.m.--12:30 p.m.
Satellite Broadcast: "Leading in Difficult Times" by Rudy Giuliani

Wednesday, March 19, 12 p.m.--1 p.m.
Brown Bag Matinee:
Communicating Non-defensively

Thursday, March 27, 9 a.m.--5 p.m.
Franklin Covey: What Matters Most (time management workshop)

Friday, March 28, 12 p.m.--1 p.m.
Brown Bag Matinee: Salary Negotiations

Quality of Work Life programs
Human Resources continues to promote effective communication and health promotion with workshops presented by experts from PENN Behavioral Health (our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Work/Life Benefit provider), and Independence Blue Cross. For personalized assistance with dependent care issues and personal well-being, contact PENN Behavioral Health at 1-888-321-4433 or go on-line to www.hr.upenn.edu/quality/wellness/eap.asp.

For questions on QOWL programs, contact Orna Rosenthal at orna@hr.upenn.edu or (215) 898-5116.

Thursday, March 6, 11:30 a.m.--1 p.m.
Employee Assistance and Work/Life Benefit workshop: Assertive Communication

Thursday, March 27, 12 p.m.--1 p.m.
Health Awareness Workshop: Eating on the Run

Look for monthly updates on HR programs in future Almanac editions.

-- Division of Human Resources

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Height: 7.09" (180 mm)

The Union MX-12310 replacement battery consists of (1) High Quality 12V 32Ah battery.

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