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Tesla Model 3 pre-orders have begun in some parts of the world
By Chris Ziegler Mar 30, 2016, 6:41pm EDT
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If you were to take a really serious, old-school iPhone launch day with big lines in front of Apple Stores, but substitute a $35,000-plus giant gadget in place of a phone, you'd get Tesla Model 3 pre-order day. It's getting real out there.
Take this scene from Australia, where it is now the morning of March 31st — the first day that deposits for Tesla's mass-market sedan are being taken — and stores have begun working through the line of people waving their $1,000 deposits:
Model 3 order day starting in Australia pic.twitter.com/T6aUnG5BCv
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 30, 2016
Basically, people are paying $1,000 to put their name down for a car they haven't seen, know very little about, and probably won't get for two years (perhaps longer in Australia, considering that Tesla has said that right-hand-drive versions would come later). There are many reasons for the pandemonium — Elon Musk's mystique, the general greatness of the Model S, the conditioning we've collectively received over the past decade to line up for new gadgets — but this marks the first time that many will actually be able to afford a Tesla.
It's a perfect storm of hype, really. American locations will start taking deposits tomorrow morning — but if you want to wait to actually see the car, Tesla's event will take place in the evening.
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A self-described "Nutcrackerologist," Jennifer Fisher has written a book about the popular ballet.
Jennifer Fisher, associate professor of dance, will speak on "Nutcracker Nation: How an Old-World Ballet Became a New-World Christmas Tradition." Fisher will trace the evolution of "Nutcracker" from its 1892 premiere in St. Petersburg, Russia, to its present-day status as a seasonal staple. 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2. University Club. $11.50-$13.50. RSVP to 949-824-7960.
Former Joffrey ballerina Jodie Gates will direct new dance works by Claire Trevor School of the Arts graduate choreographers. 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, Dec. 3, 4 and 5; 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Winifred Smith Hall. $9-$13. More: 949-824-2787.
Men in Blaque, the Women's Chamber Choir, the Alumni Choir and the University Chorus will perform holiday songs for the entire family. With Joseph Huszti conducting. 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5; 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. Student Center, Crystal Cove Auditorium. $7. More: 949-824-4913.
E.O. Wilson, Pellegrino University Research Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, will discuss "Evolution and the Future of the Earth." Wilson, an acclaimed biologist, naturalist, theorist and author, has received more than 100 international awards, including two Pulitzer Prizes, the National Medal of Science and the Audubon Medal from the National Audubon Society. 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering. Free. More: voicesatbeckman@nas.edu or 949-721-2266.


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With the events and activities it organizes, santralistanbul aspires to be an international platform for arts, culture and learning, inspired by a comprehensive, multi-dimensional and interdisciplinary vision which promotes urban regeneration.
In its original incarnation, before restoration and conversion into santralistanbul, the Silahtarağa Power Plant is the Ottoman Empire's first urban-scale power plant. The facility went into service on the Golden Horn, Istanbul's oldest industrial area, in 1911 and supplied the city with electricity up until 1983. Today, the power plant stands as a unique industrial heritage site following its conversion into santralistanbul, a project which involved the collaboration of public sector, private sector and non-governmental organizations alike. Opening its doors on 8 September 2007, santralistanbul is one the most exhaustive conversion projects to be carried out in Turkey in the field of arts and culture.
santralistanbul has hosted over 20 national and international exhibitions since opening, among them Modern and Beyond, Uncharted and Yüksel Arslan Retrospective. Together, these exhibitions have attracted more than 500,000 visitors. In addition, santralistanbul has welcomed numerous leading international artists and thinkers for various events.
santralistanbul is a sum of many parts. These comprise, variously: the Museum of Energy, Turkey's first industrial archaeology santralistanbul is a sum of many parts. These comprise, variously: the Museum of Energy, Turkey's first industrial archaeology museum which came about with the conversion of the power plant's original turbine rooms and meticulous preservation of its contents; the Main Gallery building, a 3500 sq m space for contemporary art exhibitions and cultural events which was named an International Architecture Awards winner in 2010, which houses exhibition spaces; santraldükkancafe, Lokma, Lokanta Sosyal, Şütte, ISS, No 55, Cassarisso, Oneller, Cafe Nero and Espressolab, dining, refreshment and entertainment venues of award-winning design, which were converted from the maintenance workshop and and storage buildings of the former power plant.

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Healthcare is complicated for the simple reason that people are complicated. Every human is unique, and the problems they experience that lead to hospitalization are in no way trivial. This puts enormous pressure on healthcare providers to ensure safety for their patients. There is an opportunity for improvement in every aspect of health care; from the operating table to prescribing medication post-op, mistakes are made, and unfortunately, lives are lost. More lives, in fact, than the deaths attributed to motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDS.
In addition to lives lost, national costs associated with preventable, adverse medical events cost more than $20 billion per year. Investing in patient safety can significantly reduce these costs, leading to lives saved and fewer wasted dollars. This is a serious problem, and while there is no one solution for eliminating preventable patient deaths, there are ways to reduce adverse medical events through IoT.
Exhibit 4 outlines findings that risks of making medical errors were significantly for longer shifts. Reducing clinician responsibilities can lead to fewer mistakes. Fewer mistakes lead to better patient outcomes. IoT is well poised to reduce the time that clinicians spend away from their patients, leading to better patient safety.
Compliance management takes precious time away from face-to-face time with patients. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires continuous temperature monitoring in order to ensure the efficacy of vaccines, as part of their Vaccines for Children Program (VFC). Additionally, the CDC requires assessment and recording of temperature data for units that store vaccinations. These requirements are necessary to ensure that the VFC program is effective; without proper temperature controls, vaccinations could lose their effectiveness, rending the program fruitless.
The mandates as outlined by the CDC are time-consuming, nevertheless important steps in keeping the population free of disease. The burden from these responsibilities can be automated and simplified through IoT devices that capture temperature information and create reports based on that information. Wirefree devices record temperatures extraordinarily accurately and are not subject to mistakes from human-error. Automated reports are stored in the cloud, and can be delivered on-demand. This reduces storage requirements and dramatically reduces the time it takes to prove compliance.
IoT not only simplifies compliance management but ultimately leads to significant reductions in the time it takes to meet these compliance requirements. This allows clinicians to spend more time with their patients, leading to improved patient safety.
Clinicians' responsibilities are endless. Pharmacists, in particular, have an incredibly important role in ensuring successful healthcare outcomes: safe and effective medication use. This requires face-to-face time with patients in a setting that encourages dialogue in order to best understand patient needs and set proper expectations. In order to foster this notion, regular tasks that can be automated should be automated.
There are a number of medications, vaccines in particular, that require cooling to ensure efficacy. As outlined above, continuous temperature checks are mandatory to meet regulatory guidelines. To simplify this process, remote monitoring with a centralized dashboard consolidates the effort required to monitor temperature, again enabling clinicians to spend less time on tedious tasks.
Patient safety is a priority for healthcare professionals worldwide, but because of its complexity, requires a conscious effort on the part of clinicians and health administrators alike. Leveraging IoT and advances in healthcare technology will reduce the time that clinicians are spending away from their patients, and enable them to focus more of their efforts on improving patient safety.


Abstract: Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) trimethylates lysine 27 of histone H3 (H3K27me3) to regulate gene expression during diverse biological transitions in development, embryonic stem cell (ESC) differentiation, and cancer. Here, we show that Polycomb-like 3 (Pcl3) is a component of PRC2 that promotes ESC self-renewal. Using mass spectrometry, we identified Pcl3 as a Suz12 binding partner and confirmed Pcl3 interactions with core PRC2 components by co-immunoprecipitation. Knockdown of Pcl3 in ESCs increases spontaneous differentiation, yet does not affect early differentiation decisions as assessed in teratomas and embryoid bodies, indicating that Pcl3 has a specific role in regulating ESC self-renewal. Consistent with Pcl3 promoting PRC2 function, decreasing Pcl3 levels reduces H3K27me3 levels while overexpressing Pcl3 increases H3K27me3 levels. Furthermore, chromatin immunoprecipitation and sequencing (ChIP-seq) reveal that Pcl3 co-localizes with PRC2 core component, Suz12, and depletion of Pcl3 decreases Suz12 binding at over 60% of PRC2 targets. Mutation of conserved residues within the Pcl3 Tudor domain, a domain implicated in recognizing methylated histones, compromises H3K27me3 formation, suggesting that the Tudor domain of Pcl3 is essential for function. We also show that Pcl3 and its paralog, Pcl2, exist in different PRC2 complexes but bind many of the same PRC2 targets, particularly CpG islands regulated by Pcl3. Thus, Pcl3 is a component of PRC2 critical for ESC self-renewal, histone methylation, and recruitment of PRC2 to a subset of its genomic sites.


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The final slimming straw!
Slimming World reveals top 10 reasons people want to lose weight
The top reason for wanting to lose weight, according to slimmers* who have shared their stories with Slimming World, is to be confident in having their photo taken.
To mark Slimming World's 50th anniversary, the weight-loss organisation has today revealed the top 10 reasons people decide to lose weight. The list also includes making day-to-day life easier, moving around with ease, improving health problems and feeling good in clothes.
Dr Linda Papadopoulos, expert psychologist, comments: 'When it comes to weight loss it's important that people aspire to and can visualise themselves achieving success – whatever that 'success' looks like to the individual. Committing to losing weight can feel like a daunting task for us all, so it can be really helpful to focus on the reasons why losing that weight is so important and what the real benefits will be to your lifestyle – whether it's feeling a million dollars for a wedding day, being full of energy to play with the grandchildren, or simply feeling comfortable on holiday.
"Finding a reason why is only the beginning, though, and it's vital that people also get regular support to make healthy changes to their eating and activity habits and to help them stay focused, committed and encouraged. Working together with others to share experiences and solutions to challenges and to celebrate successful weight loss and behaviour change can keep people motivated to achieve long-term success. Slimming World groups surround us with like-minded people, offer support, and give us the opportunity to focus on ourselves, our goals, and share solutions to common challenges and pitfalls."
"With nearly a million members attending a Slimming World group each week, we've got a great understanding of what motivates someone to want to lose weight and how they change their lives once they make the choice to join."
Jenny Caven, Director of External Affairs
"The reasons are remarkably consistent, some members don't feel comfortable with having their photograph taken, some want to be healthier, and some just want to make day to day life easier.
"Capturing the top 10 reasons in this way shows anyone struggling with their weight that we are not alone and that getting the support from a group of people with the same goals can lead to life-changing differences. We are proud to have 50 years' experience in supporting members to achieve their weight-loss dreams and learning how to stay slim and healthy for life."
Top 10 Reasons People Want to Lose Weight
With 50 years of experience in helping people to lose weight, Slimming World reveals the top 10 reasons their members want to lose weight
1. To enjoy having my photo taken
2. Improve health problems
3. Feel good in my clothes
4. Move around with ease
5. Play with my children/grandchildren
6. Enjoy my holidays
7. Wear fashionable clothes
8. Making day to day life easier
9. See my children grow up
10. Improve mental wellbeing
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*From November 2018 to June 2019, 500 Slimming World members gave their reasons for losing weight.
About Slimming World
Slimming World was founded by Margaret Miles-Bramwell (OBE, FRSA) in 1969 and is now celebrating its 50th anniversary. There are now more than 19,000 weekly groups supporting 900,000 members across the UK and Republic of Ireland. Groups are run by a network of 5,500 community-based Slimming World Consultants, who receive specific training in the role of diet and physical activity in weight management, as well as sophisticated behaviour-change techniques. Slimming World's healthy eating plan, Food Optimising, is based on the science of satiety and energy density. Our phased activity programme, Body Magic, eases members into activity until it becomes an intrinsic part of their daily routine. The principles behind Slimming World's philosophy are based on a deep understanding of the challenges faced by overweight people and recognition that those who struggle with weight carry a double burden, the weight itself and a burden of guilt and shame about their weight. Slimming World's programme integrates practical, up-to-date advice with a highly developed support system based on care and compassion, and Consultant training focuses on facilitating, encouraging and empowering members to make changes in a supportive, warm and friendly group environment. Consultant training is delivered through the Slimming World Academy. Slimming World also invests in a comprehensive research programme to develop its support for long-term weight management. The group support provided by Slimming World is recognised as effective by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the NHS.
For more information about Slimming World's approach visit www.slimmingworld.co.uk or call 0344 897 8000. Follow Slimming World on Twitter at www.twitter.com/slimmingworld or become a Slimming World fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/slimmingworld
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These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution, cause affected applications to crash, potentially leak sensitive information, and allow privilege escalation or unauthorized access in a number of different contexts.
Full details about the vulnerabilities can be found on Mozilla's website.
NCSC recommends that administrators, where possible and in accordance with their organisational policies, update Firefox and Thunderbird to the current latest available version 22.0 and 17.0.7 respectively.


It was reported yesterday that the campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was the victim of a massive hacking attack. A large trove of emails was dumped online less than two days before France goes to the polls to choose its next president. Unsurprisingly, most of the fingers are being pointed at Russia as being behind the attack.
During last night's Overtime segment of Real Time with Bill Maher, host Bill Maher brought up the hacking while also noting that Macron may not be as prone to scandal due to his own personal history.
After some uncomfortable laughter from the panel and audience, Maher pointed out that Macron met his wife, Brigitte Trogneux, when he was 15 and she was his high-school drama teacher. The French presidential frontrunner would eventually marry her in 2007 when he was 29 and she was 54.
Currently, Macron is way up in the polls, with the latest one showing him holding a 26-point lead over Marine Le Pen, his far-right opponent.


Hosted by Wesley E The Flava Lab is here to provide all that listen with good quality music; to let them know that there are still artists that create music that you can play around your parents, around your kids and not worry about what is said. Artists that create music for the love of music and not for the money. The Flava Lab is all about hitting you with a throwback track or the latest flava that you need to feed your soul; step into the Lab.


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Manchester Airport celebrates record September - thanks to university freshers
International students from across the globe touched down in Manchester, which serves as a gateway for more than 25 universities within a two-hour drive
Sam Yarwood
Tens of thousands of freshers flying in to start their studies have helped Manchester Airport record its busiest ever September.
Last month, a whopping 2,671,199 passengers made their way through the terminals taking the annual total for the UK's third busiest airport to almost 25 million.
International students from across the globe touched down in Manchester, which serves as a gateway for more than 25 universities within a two-hour drive, to start their academic courses.
Ahead of the start of term, representatives from York, Sheffield, Huddersfield, Bangor, Stafford, Liverpool and Keele universities were spotted in the airport's terminals.
Burnt-out Samsung tablet caused flight to be diverted to Manchester
Passenger figures were also boosted by holidaymakers jetting off to soak up the last of the summer sun.
As the summer holidays came to an end, lots of people took advantage of cheaper prices to make the most of the Mediterranean.
Majorca, the Costas and Tenerife all featured in the airport's top five most popular destinations in September.
Further afield passengers were also jetting off in large numbers to Dubai, Orlando and New York.
Ken O'Toole, Manchester Airport CEO, said: "It's been another excellent month for the airport as we continue to break passenger records on a monthly basis. It was also particularly pleasing to see the large numbers of international students arriving into the airport ahead of starting their studies.
Dog missing for EIGHT months found - inside Manchester Airport
"The wide range of institutions from as far as Wales, Scotland, the North East and Yorkshire meeting the students only served to highlight the importance of our connectivity and wide reach of our catchment area."
September also saw Flybe launch its new service to Luxembourg, whilst Austrian Airlines celebrated its one year anniversary of flying between Manchester and Vienna.
Airport staff were delighted to welcome back a large number of Team GB's northern based Paralympians who were returning from the games in Rio.
There was an 11 per cent increase in aircraf movements in the month with more than 18,600 planes coming and going from the two full length runways.


Lawren is no doubt one of the most talented up and coming CHH artists. He's only released two singles, "Craxyr" and "HVNTS", but both of those tracks were very impressive. Between family, working the night shift as a manager at IKEA, and trying to start his rapping career, Lawren has a lot on his plate. His first EP, HVNTS, drops today March 5th. He graciously gave some time to answer some questions about his faith and music.
BN: What are the biggest influences and motivations that led you to join the Christian Rap scene?
Lawren: I started as a secular rapper when I was 17 with some friends just doing the vocals without anything else except using monitors for the instrumentals. I actually stopped rapping when I was saved, but I decided to start again three years after becoming a Christian. Musically, Lecrae was the biggest influence, but I enjoy the good secular rappers like Kendrick Lamar as well.
BN: In your music you talked about not being raised in the church in your youth. How do you feel God has brought you from where you were then to where you are now?
Lawren: I can't explain it. The best way I can describe it is "supernatural", literally. I was blaspheming before, but my desires changed quickly after being saved. It was like a Saul to Paul transformation.
BN: It is not easy independently making music. How has your experience been as you have created your first EP?
Lawren: It's been really hard. I would've dropped the EP earlier if it wasn't for the funds. We artists have lives, jobs, and families. I don't have the assets like Lecrae has with Reach. I'm a double indie, an indie artist in an indie genre. It's been really rewarding, but working nights is a long day. It's a grind. I have to set my deadlines and try to keep them. I live in Miami with the area code 305 that's why the albums is dropping March 5th.
BN: How has your family's experience been so far as you've begun creating music?
Lawren: It's a sacrifice for the family. My wife has to take care of the baby more often. She's been a huge support for me. My wife challenged me to go for the first EP. The album is as much hers as it is mine.
BN: Your first two singles, "HVNTS" and "Craxyr", turned some heads from the get go, how has it felt hearing the reactions to those tracks?
Lawren: Craxyr was a huge surprise. I wasn't sure how people would react. I never thought anyone would like my music, but I got the confirmation with Craxyr. I actually wasn't going to release HVNTS. Again, I wasn't sure, but I decided to release it on Christmas Eve. It was another great confirmation and actually was an even bigger hit that Craxyr.
BN: Where did the idea of the HVNTS title come from?
Lawren: It's actually pretty simple. Jesus has proclaimed us to love the people of the world but not things of the world. We're the "Have-Nots" because we have nothing in this world. Our hope is with Jesus.
BN: What are your goals and plans once the EP is released?
Lawren: Long term I want to be secured as a top artist. I know I won't be the best, but I want to be recognized for good music and glorifying Jesus. The ministry is talking to the students and kids who don't know Jesus. You have to tell them the truth. It's getting off the stage and sharing the Gospel in the neighborhoods.


Police are investigating after two men attacked a man and stole his bike in Luton on Friday, March 22.
The incident happened at around 10pm at the junction of Austin Road and Lucerne road, Luton.
The victim was riding a Specialised Crosstrail bike along Austin Road and stopped at the side of the road to roll up a cigarette. Two men then approached the victim and knocked him off the bike before stealing it.
The suspects were unsuccessful in also stealing the victim's bag, but did manage to steal some items from within it, including some medication. They left the scene on foot along Lucerne Road in the direction of Moat Lane.
The attackers are described as two Asian men, who were both wearing dark clothing with their hoods up.
DC Mandy Godfree, investigating, said: "This was an unprovoked and nasty attack and we would like to hear from anyone in the area who may have seen or heard something.
Anyone with any information can call police on 101 or through the force's online reporting centre, quoting reference 40/16794/19.


Hola, bloggers! Welcome back to my second post of the day! Just a quick post to pop in and remind everybody that there is still time to join the challenge at Kenny K's Krafty Krew. The theme is to use the Colors of Fall. That encompasses A LOT so grab those deep persimmons, rich purples, and decadent olive greens and create something fun and fabulous to celebrate the cool crisp days of Fall.
I opted for something a bit Halloweenie, so I took Vanity and gave her a lovely green pallor. Confession time...see that orange blob on the top of her arm? That's what happens when you don't get enough sleep and you nod off at your desk coloring an image. I'm lucky I didn't take a Copic in the eye. Ouch! Find Vanity and lots of other wonderful Kenny K designs in the Kenny K Download shop.
Beautiful Halloween card, and love that spiderweb paper you used in the BG!


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A Superlative GFAF Expo Roundup: Part 1
As many of you know, I spent Saturday and Sunday at the Gluten-Free and Allergy-Free Expo in Secaucus, New Jersey. I found the experience so rewarding that I wanted to give out a few awards of my own.
Speaking of which…don't forget: Today's the last day to enter my giveaway! I'm sending out a package full of sample-size treats from various vendors. Take my celiac personality quiz (you don't have to have celiac disease!) and report your results for a chance to win.
The event was enormous, with both large, well-known companies and smaller companies local to the NJ/NY area or working to expand to it. Despite the size of the crowd, the venue itself was large enough that I rarely felt claustrophobic and had to wait in line to speak with a vendor. I tasted about a million great things, and there were about a billion things I wanted to say about the event, so I'm going to split up my report across a couple posts. Without further ado, here's Part 1.
Cleverest name
What's in a name? Plenty, when it comes to branding (notwithstanding the incredible ability of Rudi's and Udi's to coexist comfortably in the same market with such ripoffy-sounding names). My favorite was "Sevierly Good Gluten Free." I love it because it's a play on the owners' last name (Sevier/severe) that connotes both really good food and strictness/seriousness—an important quality to most gluten-free consumers.
I'd be severely remiss if I didn't also mention this Washington State–based company's standout product: their cinnamon roll mix, which they'd made without eggs or dairy for samples and which blew a certain GF behemoth's version out of the water.
Most accidentally convincing sales pitch
This goes to El, of El's Kitchen. She was selling bagel chips, both plain and mixed in to what she called "Chex mix without the crap." She elaborated, "No gluten, no MSG…," but all I could think was, "I can take this home and put Chex in it." I was sold.
P.S. The mixes are super good, even without Chex.
Best photo opp
One photo was blurry, one had a fingertip…whatever, just pretend it's a pumpkin.
After sampling every flavor of "Super Seedz" sold by Kathie's Kitchen, my sister and I got stickers and were told that we were now Seedlings (which, like Sevierly, is a great name, because it suggests that we are being scattered to the wind with the germ of their success hidden within us, ideally to land somewhere fertile and sprout, spreading the word about their brand…am I taking this metaphor too far?).
Every flavor was good (e.g., Coco Joe, mmm), but on the second day, when we returned with cash, we decided we'd had enough sugar and went for the Tomato Italiano (two for one on Expo day—a deal!).
Most disappointed not to see there
Krumville Bake Shop, of Williamsburg. I met the owner, Antonella, at this summer's NYC Celebrate Celiac event, and I really can't sing her praises enough. She sent me home with several of her apple-ginger muffins, which include whole grain flours and shredded apple throughout—so although still an indulgence (with the taste and texture to match), they're at least a little virtuous. We froze the muffins and enjoyed them, reheated, over the following weeks (sometimes with peanut butter…swoon).
If you live in the New York area, you can find Krumville at Smorgasburg on Saturdays through November 23rd, selling sweet and savory goodies. I know I'll be making my way there myself!
Best brownie
Photo © Yarden Sachs | Flickr
Without a doubt, this goes to Whipped Pastry Boutique. Not only was it the best brownie at the Expo, but it may be the best brownie I've ever had. Like the Krumville muffins, I tried these first at the Celebrate Celiac event, and I also carried home several for the freezer. Fresh or reheated, these are chocolatey, moist, sitting at the most perfect possible intersection of gooey/dense and light/cakelike. No frills, no mix-ins, no nuts: just brownies.
Better than Betty? Dunno, haven't tried hers yet. But my money's on Whipped. We got to take home a bunch of samples again, but I'll definitely be scouting them out around the city once our supply runs dry.
Most likely to be recreated in my home kitchen
Okay, maybe this is a bit mean, but the Kitchen Table cheese crisps struck me as an ingenious idea not quite worth the price tag for someone, like me, who prefers to make my own when possible. They're just Parmesan cheese and seasonings, baked into chips, like the crispy bits you'd scrape off your baking sheet after making a pizza. Now, don't get me wrong: they're awesome. If you're looking for a ready-made salad or mac & cheese topper, or an especially decadent cracker, and you aren't prone to sticker shock, definitely buy a pack or two. Every flavor was good.
Everybody Eats. Hands down. The co-owner, Pedro, was terribly nice, although he did seem to like me less once I told him, after he'd rhapsodized about the smoked salmon and prosciutto topping possibilities, that I was a vegetarian. He bakes in Red Hook (Brooklyn), and I've meant to try his bread for ages. Both the multigrain and baguette were out of this world. When we decided to buy a baguette, Pedro urged us to "choose our own—they're all different." I felt a couple up (through the plastic) and selected the one that felt right. Next time we have company, we will be pulling it out of our freezer to make some (meatless!) crostini.
Most embarrassing moment
At the New Planet stand, my sister and I did a full flight of beer tastings. The rep there, by the way, was also the only one to card us. He also read my birth year aloud, prompting a fellow taster to comment, "Since when does '89 mean 21?" Guess we look young. But that's not the embarrassing moment.
Not gluten-free…just seemed appropriate.
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That was when a rep from the Freedom Foods stand came by to barter for bottles. He and the New Planet rep had twin Aussie accents and got to talking about it. Eventually, the cereal rep turned to Althea and me and told us that in Australia they eat cereal with beer, for breakfast.
"Like, in the beer?" we wondered.
He nodded earnestly, stringing us along until he couldn't help but laugh. He also called us idiots, which you'd think would be bad salesmanship, though we still bought two boxes of Corn & Psyllium Flakes later (we think he was joking).
Anyway…apparently people don't substitute beer for milk in Australia. And apparently I'm incredibly gullible.
On a more serious note, and speaking of being gullible: I left many of my usual food suspicions at the Expo doors, leaving it up to the event's organizers to have sufficiently vetted everyone in attendance. I asked fewer questions and read fewer labels before sampling.
Then, on the way home from the event, I pulled out a full energy bar I'd been given. Though the label says "gluten free" on the front, on the back it says "manufactured on equipment that also processes peanuts, tree nuts, egg, and wheat." I never would have eaten the samples had I known that.
In many cases, I did check the back of the box before sampling, mainly out of curiosity about the other nutrition info, since I was assuming everything was gluten-free. This time, I'd already chowed down on samples of two different flavors before finding out this critical info. Not cool. And not my wisest moment. We have to be the keepers of our own health. And, for me, that means NO POWERCRUNCH BARS.
Do you relax your guard at gluten-free events and gluten-free-friendly restaurants, or do you stay as strong as ever?
Note that there was absolutely no "committee" involved in the making of this post; all opinions are strictly my own and entirely dictatorial. For these "reviews," I was not compensated with anything other than huge amounts of free samples and a sugar high. Thank you to the organizers who made this event possible, and particularly the vendors and other attendees who made it a fantastic weekend.
P.S. Find Part 2 here.
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Gluten-free prosody
My new gluten-free NYC apartment: a paean
My new apartment's wonderful,
though not without its quirks.
We've everything we'll ever need—
assuming that it works.
A fourth-floor walkup—healthy, right?—
ignore the crumbling stairs.
My bedroom is (still) windowless,
but meh—fresh air—who cares?
We're not in Brooklyn, near our friends,
or even close to work—
and if we don't get AC soon,
I think I'll go beserk.
The stovetop and the water tap
don't get—precisely—hot;
the dishwasher does not get things
as shining as it ought.
The toilet leaks, the ceiling squeaks,
the countertops are few—
but GF ears are thrilled to hear
"appliances are new."
The neighbors keep the volume pumped
throughout the day and night—
but dinner's safe, my roomie's great,
and so I feel all right.
The walls may quake, the tiles break,
the fruit flies come to breed—
but everything is gluten-free,
and that's all that I need.
Since a picture's worth a thousand words, here are a few. Yes, I was exaggerating for poetic effect (it wouldn't be a New York apartment without a quirk or several). But I wasn't kidding about the walkup. Every step of that is real, and my aching GF glutes are proof.
A messy workspace, just for us—with wooden spoons that it's okay to have because all the food in the house is gluten-free! And yes, that's a dishwasher, beloved of the neurotic and the gluten-phoboic, and a washer-dryer, which has nothing to do with gluten but is awesome.
This is the pantry of someone who buys Chex by the carton. Not to mention bulk coffee (yes, I'm hooked again).
This is the beautiful, comfortable, more-expensive-than-anything-I'll-ever-be-able-to-afford-on-a-book-publishing-salary designer couch that I inherited when my office got reorganized—and that my poor dad and a helpful acquaintance wrestled all the way up four flights of stairs only to find it was in fact too large to fit through the hallway and into the door. It went home to Brooklyn in exchange for my former roommate's Ikea couch. Luckily tears are gluten-free, though I'm not sure about all the crow I ate.
To those who sympathized when I bemoaned my loss of mess or worried that I'd be homeless right about now, thanks for the support. Maybe there's a gluten-free dinner party in our future.
To those in New York:
a) You feel me on the quirks, right?
b) I've still got a whole bunch of tickets to give away to the Celebrate Celiac event this Saturday, so leave me a comment on my last post if you'd like to go, and I'll get your name on the list. Until then, hope you're holed up somewhere with an AC unit on high.
Tagged apartment hunting, Chex, cooking, counter space, Emily Dickinson, gluten-free food, gluten-free kitchen, gluten-free poetry, my beautiful German designer couch, New York City


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The Transgender Persons Act – A Legal Facade
A few months back, when Anjana Hareesh[1], a queer who died of suicide became the headlines of newspapers in the country, social media sprung to action to discuss the rights of LBTQ community in India. But where do we as a county stand in affording the legal protection and validation to this community?
The pre-colonial era of the country and its mythological history affords an entirely different status to the LGBTQ community from what we see today. From Ajunan to Shikandi in mythical stories to courtesans of the Mughal Kingdom, the community has always been treated at par, if not at a higher pedal. With the reign of colonial forces, the scenario drastically shifted. The colonial-era rules vigorously sought to criminalize the hijra community and to deny them civil rights. Hijras were considered to be separate caste or tribe in different parts of India by the colonial administration. The legacy of the rules continued to reflect in the Indian society in some way or other even in the post-colonial India.
POSTCOLONIAL STRUGGLE
Even after ages of human civilization, the LGBTQA+ community are not considered gender normal. They do not fit into society's concept of normalcy. Transphobia, like all other socially constructed stigmas, has been successful in putting the minority community in constant distress discrimination and prejudice. From struggling with their own selves against the body that doesn't fell their own, to a family that either disowns them, fails to accept their identities or sends them for therapy; to a society that ridicules, discriminates and ostracises them and to live in society build on notions of caste hierarchy, patriarchy and misogyny, they indeed live their lives like it is a crime to have been born.
The community's struggle of finding a voice has been a long one. It was only in the year of 2014 that the transgender community was legally recognized as the third gender. The struggle to get the minimum right of recognition bore its fruits only in the year 2014 when the Supreme Court of India recognized the Transgender Community as a third gender through the NALSA judgment[2]. This was followed by yet another landmark judgment in Navtej Singh Johar case[3] wherein the courts decriminalized Section 377. The judicial outlook did seem to be a rainbow at the end of the tunnel. However, the legislative action heralded as a significant step in recognizing and protecting the transgender community has been met with great opposition and resistance from the community. The act is its very essence goes against the considerations of NALSA judgment.
DENIAL OF AUTONOMY
The legislation under the facade of protection combats every single thing that was aimed at through the landmark judgement. The NALSA judgement celebrated to be a vanguard of progressiveness, recognises the right to the self-identification of gender. This divorces the idea of one's gender from the idea of an officially assigned identity. It essentially transcribes to liberate Trans and gender non-conforming individuals from medical surveillance and invasive procedures to withhold their gender identity. The Act, in contrast, reduces a person to their genitals. The Act[4] mandates for the process of submitting an application to District Magistrate for the legal recognition of one's transgender identity, and it makes getting an ID as male or female dependent on first registering as transgender, and then supplying proof of surgery. Even though the Act makes deviance from the earlier introduced bill that mandated for a test through a screening committee, this still continues to be antithetical to self-identification and adds more layers of bureaucracy and red-tapesim.
After years of battle for even the minimum of basic human rights, the 2014 judgment recognising transgender's as the third gender and affording equal status came as a boon, but nevertheless, the act defeats this victory. The act reduces the community and treats them at a level inferior to others. The provisions of the act ranging from those affording lesser punishment to sexual abuse against transgenders to not prescribing penalties for discrimination at workplaces, the act disrobes the community of equality and dignity. The government has ignored and failed to build an awareness and sensitisation campaign around the verdict as stated in the judgment and has failed to address civil rights like marriage, adoption, social security benefits and lot more that would otherwise constitute the bare minimum of individual rights.
The Act has been passed even after being vehemently criticised by the community. The prevalent transphobia and exclusion are not the only predicaments that fall upon the transgender community. The struggle of living in a body that doesn't feel like their own to facing the stigma associated with the same, the individuals of the community often lives with shambled mental health. With a shocking statistic which shows, eighteen per cent of transgender's to have suffered physical abuse, 62 per cent subjected to verbal abuse and 99 per cent of them have suffered social rejections on more than one occasion, the extend of mental health disorders they suffer are unfathomable. The lack of financial resources to access mental health facilities and the practice of "therapeutic counselling[5]" to reconfirm one-self into "normative" gender roles have kept the community at bay from having access to decent mental health care. Even when the basic rights are divorced from their existence, the other prevalent social evils of caste, class discrimination are embodied in their day to day lives. The grips of silencing the voice of dissent have been fastened across the LGBTQA community as well. The current legislation has only contributed in adding more perils to their lives.
The judiciary and legislative should work hand in hand to confer to its citizen's equal protection of their rights. The legal recognition of their rights and existence can in fact go a long way in creating an impact in the societal outlook. The biggest hurdle is the parochial attitude and social resistance to think beyond their ideas of normalcy and fitting things into neat brackets and include transgenders as a normal part of daily lives. The key is to sensitize the public and to create an impact in the mind-set of the legislatures.
[1] https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-student-dies-goa-death-puts-focus-inhuman-conversion-therapy-queer-people-124683
[2] https://www.livemint.com/Leisure/vSUXHq74FRGtAPTXDfsWGO/Supreme-Court-recognizes-transgender-rights.html
[3] https://indiankanoon.org/doc/168671544/
[4] https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/13091?locale=en
[5] https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/the-pain-and-cruelty-of-conversion-therapy-11591975439448.html
Chaithanya B Ampadi
Chaithanya is a fifth-year BA LLB (hons) student from The National University of Advanced Legal Studies (NUALS). She has a keen interest in the field of Constitutional Law, Corporate Law and Taxation Law. She enjoys researching and writing articles about socio-legal issues. She can be reached at ampadichaithanya7@gmail.com.
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AmazonBasics 18-Piece Dinnerware Set, Service for 6 for $31.99 shipped. Here is a screenshot for reference. These are made of AB-grade porcelain and BPA-free. The set includes 6 each: 10.5″ dinner plate, 7.5″ dessert plate, and 5.5″ bowl.


A graduate of a Bachelor's degree in Human Resources Management, Vickie is definitely a smiling and devoted person. That is why they call her Ms. Involved. For her, all opportunities and projects are ways to grow professionally and personally.
Either through her coordinating position in a day camp, where she worked for 7 years, or through her implications at the university (student association and inter-university competitions), Vickie always seeks to outdo herself. In addition, she worked for 6 years in the field of customer service and has perfected her sense of diplomacy and her constant professionalism.
Vickie firmly believes that effort is the key to success. If you gave everything you had, success is within reach.


SAN FRANCISCO (CN) – Attorneys for a Bay Area man dying of lymphoma asked a San Francisco jury Tuesday to award their client $412 million in damages against Monsanto for failing to warn that its popular Roundup weed killer can cause cancer, in the first-ever trial over the herbicide's alleged carcinogenicity.
Describing plaintiff DeWayne Johnson's four-year battle with cancer, Baum Hedlund Aristei Goldman attorney Brent Wisner said the illness had caused chunks of his client's skin to fall off his body, forced him into endless rounds of debilitating chemotherapy, and turned him into a pariah whom strangers shunned for fear of infection.
Unless the jury awards damages high enough to punish Monsanto, he said, the company will keep destroying lives like Johnson's.
"If that number comes out and it's not significant enough, champagne corks pop, attaboys everywhere," Wisner said, asking the jury to picture a boardroom full of unscrupulous Monsanto executives celebrating a verdict in their favor.
Johnson, 46, sued the agrichemical company in 2016 after he was diagnosed with mycosis fungoides, a skin-based non-Hodgkin lymphoma that caused cancerous lesions to form over most of his body.
He said he developed symptoms after he was twice drenched in Roundup and regularly had it drift into his face while spraying schoolyards for his job with the school district in Benicia, a suburb of San Francisco.
Although U.S. and European regulators have concluded Roundup's active ingredient glyphosate is safe, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified it in 2015 as a probable human carcinogen, triggering hundreds of lawsuits against Monsanto in the United States, including Johnson's.
His lawyers argued during the bruising four-week trial that Monsanto has known for decades that Roundup is carcinogenic but didn't include a cancer warning label or instruct users to wear protective clothing for fear of disrupting its $6.6 billion global business.
Monsanto, meanwhile, insisted Roundup is safe. It argued the herbicide could not have caused Johnson's lymphoma because cancer takes at least 2.5 years to develop, and Johnson used Roundup for just one summer spraying season before developing symptoms the following fall.
The science on a link between glyphosate and non-Hodgkin lymphoma is uncertain. Some researchers say studies finding a link suffer from measurement errors and design flaws, overestimating cancer risk. Others criticize studies finding no link for their statistical methods they say underestimate risk, and have accused regulators of ignoring guidelines for the evaluation of herbicides.
Johnson's and Monsanto's attorneys likewise sparred over the research throughout trial, presenting competing but equally plausible narratives of its implications.
In closing arguments Tuesday, Wisner said epidemiological, animal and cell – or mechanistic – studies all show glyphosate is carcinogenic. He noted that Monsanto didn't have an expert witness testify about the cell studies, which he said show the strongest evidence of a link.
"They could've brought in a mechanistic person but they didn't even bother," he said, because doing so "would have been a disaster" for the company.
But George Lombardi, Monsanto's attorney with Winston & Strawn, reminded the jury an expert witness suggested last week that mycosis fungoides is inherited and not caused by changes in cells.
"The whole idea that DNA damage and oxidative stress is at the root of mycosis fungoides is not supported by the evidence," Lombardi said, also disputing that the animal studies had shown a link between glyphosate and cancer.
Lombardi encouraged the jury to instead look at the epidemiological research, which IARC found was the least supportive of a finding of carcinogenicity. In particular, he asked them to consider the federally backed Agricultural Health Study, which looks at the long-term exposure to pesticides of farmers and other pesticide users. The ongoing study has twice found no association between glyphosate use and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Monsanto says the Agricultural Health Study is the best of its kind due to its size and comprehensiveness. But Johnson's experts have slammed its use of a statistical tool called imputation they say created a 20 percent error in the results that invalidate its conclusions.
Key to the case, however, is whether Johnson used Roundup long enough for it to have caused his cancer.
According to Lombardi, Johnson's attorneys fudged the dates of Johnson's spraying accidents to look as if they happened before his symptoms appeared.
While Johnson's lawyers said the first accident happened in summer 2013, Lombardi said it actually happened nearly a year later, in spring 2014, making his exposure time too short.
In June, German pharmaceutical giant Bayer completed its $63 billion acquisition of Monsanto after approval by U.S. and European regulators. Bayer told Reuters that same month it plans to retire the Monsanto name.
Johnson seeks $373 million in punitive damages, $39 million in compensatory damages and that Roundup carry a cancer risk warning.
A Monsanto spokesman said the company had no comment on Tuesday's proceedings.
The jury begins deliberations Wednesday.


One of the best Estonian organists will play again in Lviv! After the huge success of the previous concert, Ulla Krigul will play her recital on March 15 in the Lviv Organ Hall. Music of the most famous contemporary composers of the world, Arvo Pärt,and the brilliant performance by Ulla, his compatriot. Something to hear only at the Lviv Organ Hall!
Estonian music in tandem with Estonian poetry. Orysia Fedunyak will read poems by Maarja Kangro, Andra Teede, Triin Soomets, Elo Viiding and others.
Ulla is a first performer of the several works by the young Estonian composers and brought this music to Lviv.
Organ Hall would like to thank the Embassy of Estonia in Ukraine for organizing the concert.


You know life is short. And you hope you'll have plenty of time to do all the things on your bucket list.
But it's still too easy to get stuck in a life that doesn't come close to the one you wanted.
And you tell yourself you're just being realistic and making the best of things.
So, what's the point of reading "Life is Short" quotes, and how would you even use them?
Have a mug created with a favorite "Life is Short" quote and use it often.
Create a desktop wallpaper featuring a favorite quote and inspiring images.
Keep a note or a small rock in your pocket inscribed with a short quote.
Add a favorite "Life is Short" quote to your email signature.
Whatever you do, keep the phrase "Life is short. Enjoy it!" fresh in your mind and let it inspire you to look for new growth experiences and opportunities to contribute.
And allow the following quotes to help you enjoy your life more.
"Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows." ― Michael Landon Jr.
Did these quotes inspire you?
I hope the quotes in this article have inspired you to take action on something today.
Life is too short to spend it stuck in one place (figuratively, at least), and if you don't already have a bucket list, may the words you just read help you create one and make some plans.
You were made to learn, to grow, and to contribute in a unique way.
The more you live your life, the less you'll worry about how short it is. You'll be too busy enjoying it.
Who knows what you'll do next!
Travel to a new place that interests you or someone you love.
Reach out to an old friend or to someone you've hurt.
Face a long-standing fear and overcome it.
Try something you've always been curious about.
Start training for a job you'd love to do.
Whatever you do first, may your courage and resourcefulness influence everything you do today.


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Едіт Патту () —— американська письменниця, автор кількох романів у жанрі фентезі.

Біографія
Едіт Патту народилася в місті Чикаго, США. Письменницею вирішила стати у віці 10 років під впливом прочитаного твору Клайва Стейплза Льюїса "Хроніки Нарнії". Має два дипломи магістра — з літератури та з бібліотечної справи. Заробляла на життя роботою в книжкових магазинах та бібліотеках, доки не здобули популярність її романи в жанрі фентезі. Одружена з Чарльзом Емері, професором психології (Ohio State University), має доньку. Романи Патту отримали кілька американських нагород, зокрема, роман «Схід» (, 2003 р.) увійшов до ТОП-10 найкращих книжок для підлітків у рейтингу American Library Assotiation (ALA). З 1995 року мешкає з родиною в місті Коламбус, штат Огайо.

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 Songs of Eirren («Hero's Song» (1991), «Fire Arrow» (1997));
 Mrs. Spitzer's Garden (2001);
 Схід (, 2003);

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Письменники фентезі США
Наукові фантасти США
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Browsing Archive December, 2008
December 31, 2008	Latest Mets News Joe Janish
New Green Home Jerseys for Mets
In an effort to better tie in the New York Giants' side of their history, the Mets will be wearing green home jerseys as "alternates" in lieu of the traditional blacks.
From what I gather, the green matches the color of the Citi Field seats, which as you may know are a tribute to the green seating in the old Polo Grounds.
The green dye used to produce this particular hue is 100% organic, made from a mixture of soy and lentils. According to a person familiar with the team's thinking, the use of this dye is part of a new "green" initiative by the Mets to be more earth friendly. In fact the jerseys are consumable, and, strangely enough, those sold at retail will have detachable green wafers made from the same material so you can "sample" the flavor — though I'd suggest you smear a little mustard on them before taking a bite.
These photos were sent to me by a MetsToday reader:
I checked with two different Modells stores in the Hudson County area, and both said that these jerseys would be in stock shortly after the new year. One sales rep confirmed the report:
"Yeah dude, that's the new Mets jersey. Pretty dope, bro"
Naturally, I'll be adding these jerseys to the MetsToday store as soon as they become available.
In the meantime, have a safe and happy New Year!
***** UPDATE *******
Turns out this green dye — the one supposedly produced from a mixture of soy and lentils — is in fact made from people! That's right … soy-lent green is people! As such the Wilpons have decided to go back to the old black jerseys as an alternate.
December 31, 2008	Buzz Joe Janish
Mets Make Lowe Offer
According to the several sources, including the New York Times, the Mets have offered Derek Lowe a three-year, $36M contract.
If the Mets can get Lowe that cheap, I'll be amazed. I find it hard to believe that no other team in MLB can afford a 3/36 deal for Lowe. If I were Brian Cashman, for example, I'd be on a flight to get to Lowe's house ASAP to make a better offer. Think about it: the Brewers signed Jeff Suppan to a 4/42 deal back in the winter of 2006 — and Suppan was, back then, in a similar place as Lowe, though not quite as accomplished. I realize the economy has changed in the past two years, but #2/#3 starters who can crank out 200 innings a year and have impressive postseason numbers remain a rare commodity. If the Brewers, for example, allow the Mets to sign Lowe to such a paltry deal, then Milwaukee owner Mark Attanasio should be tarred and feathered for his remarkably inane, "woe is me" comments of last week. Three years and $36M is a bargain for a talent like Lowe — a bargain that ANY small market team can easily swallow, from St. Louis through Kansas City to Milwaukee.
Of course, my fingers are crossed that Lowe is crazy enough to accept such a low-ball offer — though that seems like hoping against hope with Scott Boras advising him.
On another note, it is my opinion that if the Mets do in fact sign Lowe to such an affordable contract, they should then have plenty of extra dough to throw at Oliver Perez as well — and spend it on the bipolar lefthander. Enough of this "one or the other" nonsense — sign them both! Last I checked, the Mets have only two healthy MLB starters returning, and will need all the rotation help they can get.
December 30, 2008	Rumors Joe Janish
Mets After Andruw Jones?
Back on October 21st, we threw out the idea of the Mets trading Luis Castillo to the Dodgers for Andruw Jones. Exactly ten days later, Joel Sherman dreamed up the same deal (hmm …. is it possible he reads MetsToday?). On Monday afternoon, Buster Olney reported that the Mets were indeed talking to the Dodgers about Andruw Jones — however, those talks did NOT necessarily include Luis Castillo. Naturally, there is already at least one source poo-poohing Olney's scoop. Seems everyone wants to be either the first to report a rumor, or the first to squash it.
So let's pull back for a moment, and look at this rationally. First, the Dodgers have absolutely no interest in Castillo. A month ago, when the left side of their infield was empty due to free agency, they might have, but in the last few weeks they signed both Casey Blake and Mark Loretta (as well as Rafael Furcal). Blake almost certainly will start at 3B, pushing youngster Blake DeWitt to 2B. Loretta is the ideal backup for all infield positions and insurance if DeWitt suffers a sophomore jinx. In other words, Castillo doesn't fit. So if Jones comes to the Mets, it's a near guarantee that Castillo will not be wearing Dodger blue.
But that doesn't mean Jones to the Mets is dead — the Dodgers are still desperate to shed his contract, and are operating as if he was not on the roster. Otherwise, why would they be kicking the tires on Adam Dunn, Bobby Abreu, and, of course, Manny Ramirez? Clearly they've given up on the idea that Jones can succeed in LA, and — come hell or high water — he'll be gone before spring training. There aren't too many other teams in MLB who have the money to take a gamble on the $15M left on Jones' contract … heck, few teams can handle taking on HALF of it. The Mets have the resources to do it, though, and might be willing to do so if it costs them next to nothing in return — and if the Dodgers are willing to throw in a young pitcher such as 24-year-old LOOGY Greg Miller.
But then what about Castillo? Is there some way that he can be jettisoned while Jones jets his way into Flushing? Perhaps, but only if a third team is involved. Is this getting too complicated? Too unbelievable? Maybe, but it's happened before. One need only look to the immovable contract of Mike Hampton back in the winter of 2002. If you remember, the Rockies were on the hook for around $70M over 6 years at the time, and Hampton was coming off a miserable 7-15 season with a 6.15 ERA. However, they managed to move his hefty contract — eating a nice portion of it — by involving both the Marlins and the Braves, as well as seven players. Where there's a will, there's a way. Can Omar Minaya pull off a similar heist? Time will tell, but one thing's for certain — Orlando Hudson is waiting very patiently, quietly, and idly, hoping something breaks with one of the two New York teams. He won't wait forever, but it's kinda strange that not a peep has come from his camp this winter. Methinks that Minaya has made a contingency offer to the O-dog, perhaps with an expiration date.
Personally, I like the idea of rolling the dice on Jones. When he's right, he's a rare talent, with the ability to put a team on his shoulders and carry it. If he wants to play in MLB beyond 2009, he will have to put up decent numbers, so one would think he'll be motivated to, at minimum, arrive to spring training in shape, ready to rock and roll. My inside source confirmed that Jones' major issue at the plate had to do with his leg injuries — it's hard to hit when you don't have solid legs beneath you — and that his condition was exasperated by being overweight and out of shape. The same source also told me that, in-season, Jones worked his fanny off — there was only one player who put more time in after hours, and that was Manny Ramirez. I'm betting that no matter where Jones winds up, he'll have a better year than most corner outfielders.
Whether that year will occur in Queens is anybody's guess. In the meantime, keep your hands away from the hot stove — the fire is still stoked and going strong.
Red Sox Pick Up Penny
The Boston Red Sox have signed Brad Penny to a one-year, $5M contract, which can reach $8M through incentives.
Nice pickup by the Bosox, and a good fit for the somewhat troubled righthander. Penny has the potential to be a dominating starter with ace-like stuff, but his injury-riddled and underperforming 2008, lackluster work ethic, and abrasive personality make him a question mark. Since Boston needs him only to fill out the back end of the rotation, and have Justin Masterson as a backup, it's an ideal low-risk, high-reward gamble for them. From Penny's perspective, he has an opportunity to rejuvenate his career, and position himself for a ridiculous contract next winter — all he has to do is win 14-20 games in the beastly AL East.
I don't believe the Mets were ever rumored to be interested in Penny, which is slightly disappointing. Those who only saw Penny against the Mets probably came away unimpressed, as Penny struggled mightily against the orange and blue, particularly at Shea. However, when healthy, he's the righthanded version of Oliver Perez — some days he looks unhittable, other days he can't get out of the fourth inning. On a one-year, $5M deal, I would have hoped the Mets at least kicked the tires on him — even though I hate him almost as much as Scott Olsen. At the end of the day, though, he doesn't seem to have the type of personality that can handle New York. That said, it will be interesting to see how he fares in Boston, whose media and fan base can be just as, if not more, demanding than NYC.
Yanks Steal Cash, Nats Snatch Gustavos
The Yankees have taken Cash directly from the Red Sox — Kevin Cash, that is. Fitting? Ironic? You make the call. In any case, yes, it's true, the Yanks have signed backup catcher Kevin Cash.
Speaking of swiping backup backstops, the Washington Nationals signed Gustavo Molina — formerly of the New York Mets. Wait till they find out — as the Mets did — that Gustavo is NOT one of the "Molina catching brothers", despite being named Molina, and despite being a catcher.
Further intriguing, the Nats also signed pitcher Gustavo Chacin. They now lead all of MLB in Gustavos. Meantime, the Mets no longer lead the league in Reyeses … Argenis has been released and Al is expected to sign elsewhere.
December 23, 2008	Latest Post Joe Janish
Buy Me To the Moon
With the recent signing of Mark Teixeira for $180M over 8 years, the New York Yankees have spent a total of $423.5M on three free agents this winter.
Add in the $248M still owed on Alex Rodriguez's contract, and the Bronx Bombers have committed over a half-billion dollars ($671.5M to be exact) to three ballplayers over the next eight years.
If that's not an attempt to buy a World Series Trophy, I don't know what is.
Based on this winter's signings, the Steinbrenners clearly did not have any investments with Bernard Madoff (unlike another baseball team father-son ownership based in New York City … though, we're assured that little financial scandal won't affect their organization in any way).
The immediate reaction by 99% of people is that this enormous outlay of cash by the Yankees is despicable, unfair, and/or "exactly what's wrong with baseball".
Hmm ….
On the one hand, it's slightly upsetting that Teixeira did not choose to join his hometown Baltimore Orioles, who have some bright young arms, athletic outfielders, and a future superstar catcher on their horizon. Adding a solid All-Star bat like Teixeira might have been the last piece of the puzzle to push them into contention at some point within the next 2-3 years. Already the toughest division in baseball, the AL East would have been even more competitive if the O's joined the ranks of the elite.
But now, it's a three-team race among the Yankees, Red Sox, and Rays — who have to prove 2008 wasn't a Cinderella season. No matter how much the Blue Jays and Orioles improve, it's doubtful they'll sniff the postseason before 2012. Though, you never know.
Does that make the Yankees a big bully? Is their spending this winter as obnoxious as everyone says — particularly in this difficult economy? Are the Yankees singlehandedly "ruining baseball" ?
No, no, and no. And no to any other such nonsense.
First off, the Yankees had over $80M come off their 2008 budget thanks to the expiring contracts of Bobby Abreu, Jason Giambi, Andy Pettitte, Mike Mussina, Carl Pavano, and Kyle Farnsworth (yes, I know Farnsworth was traded, but it was nonetheless another $5.5M off the books). With all that coming off, it's entirely possible that the Yankees' 2009 budget will be BELOW their 2008 spending even with the additions of Teixeira, C.C. Sabathia, and A.J. Burnett. Heck, they may still have room to sign Manny Ramirez. Yes, their payroll is still going to be a good $70M or $80M more than the next-highest spenders, but they're not going above and beyond what they've been doing since 2003. And guess what? Despite spending more than any other team for the last five years, the Yankees have yet to make a World Series appearance. Huh.
Secondly, while every other team in baseball is crying about the economy, claiming they can't afford to pay for free agents — and in many cases, laying off non-player personnel — the Yankees are HIRING. If the Steinbrenners follow up these big free agent signings with an announcement that they're cutting their administrative staff or stadium maintenance people, then something stinks. But that doesn't appear to be the case. In these tough times, I openly applaud business owners like the Steinbrenners, who instead of laying off people for fear what the future might bring, are instead investing in their future and seeking to improve and grow their product.
Obviously, the Yankees can afford to pay all these ridiculous salaries — they must be doing well. Would you prefer that they sat on their money, or hid it somewhere, rather than doling it out? Consider this: with the signings of three All-Stars, how many Teixeira, Sabathia, and Burnett Yankee jerseys and T-shirts will be sold? How many more baseball gloves with those players' "autographs" on them will leave the shelves? How much money will Teixeira, Sabathia, and Burnett themselves spend, now that they're ultra-millionaires? My guess is all three will put at least some of their earnings back into the economy, as well as into charitable foundations. Spending money in these tough times shouldn't be frowned upon — it should be embraced and encouraged. Somehow, it all trickles down, eventually.
Finally, it is not the Yankees "ruining the game" by spending boatloads of money. If anyone is "ruining" baseball, it's the San Diego Padres, who are dismantling their team piece by piece because their owners are in the midst of a divorce. To me, it is vastly more despicable for a teams like the Padres and Marlins to run "fire sales" in an effort to reduce payroll — and in effect, put a minor league team on the field. I understand that small market teams can't compete, financially, with the Yankees, Red Sox, Cubs, etc. But if they can't figure out a way to generate the minimum $40-60M to cover a Major League payroll, then either find a new management team, sell the club, or go to the minors — in my opinion there are too many MLB teams anyway.
Which brings me to another point that isn't related to the Yankees, but with MLB in general. We've heard that the Diamondbacks and Blue Jays have been "forced" to lay off administrative personnel during this offseason. It's also been reported that MLB had to cut their staff significantly, specifically in their MLB Advanced Media / website department. Can someone please explain to me how and why there are teams and MLB itself cutting staff when they made more money in the last five years than they ever have in history?
It was widely reported last winter that MLB.com paid out $30M to each club, after it generated nearly $400M in revenues. MLB Advanced Media's growth has been fast and furious, and I find it VERY hard to believe that revenues were down in 2008 — if they were, they couldn't be down by much. MLB.com's user base, paid subscriptions, and traffic all went up. In addition, it was also widely reported that MLB as a whole made over six billion dollars in 2007 — an all-time high — and set attendance records. Following that momentum, several teams during the 2008 season set records again for attendance and ticket sales (including our New York Mets). So for the last two or three years, baseball has been absolutely booming, bringing in money faster than they count it — yet, teams (other than the Yankees) are crying poverty and adding to the unemployment rate. Is it me, or is something rotten in Denmark?
Perhaps I'm in the minority, but the money being thrown around by the Yankees is, to me, refreshing. At least there is one team doing well enough to feel they can put their profits back into the company, with an eye toward improvement and long-term growth.
December 20, 2008	08-09 Offseason Joe Janish
Last Year's Scrap Heap
Last winter we regularly combed through the scrap heap in search of possible nuggets for the Mets to consider. Strangely enough, few if any of our recommendations were acted upon by the Mets. Is it possible that Omar Minaya and Tony Bernazard do NOT read this blog? Crazy thought, I know.
Anyway, the recent signing of Jody Gerut to a one-year, $1.775M contract by the Padres reminded me that he was one of players we discussed here prior to the opening of 2008 spring training.
Padres sign OF Jody Gerut to a minor league contract.
This doesn't really mean much to Mets fans, since Gerut is a lefthanded hitting outfielder — and we already have Endy for that role. But it's intriguing to me anyway. Gerut finished fourth in the AL Rookie of the Year voting in 2003, when he hit 33 doubles, 22 homers, drove in 75 runs, and batted .280 in only 127 games for the Indians. Then he fell off the planet due to knee injuries, and hasn't appeared in an MLB game since 2005. However, he's tearing up the Venezuelan league this winter, to the tune of .390 with 80 total bases in 40 games. It appears he's healthy, and motivated to win a job somewhere. The Padres might have a find in this guy.
In that same article from late last January, we also liked Sean Burnett, David Aardsma, Jeremy Affeldt, Octavio Dotel, Franklyn German, and Mike Myers. OK, we missed on Myers, but the other five enjoyed mixed success. Let's review each of them.
Sean Burnett
What was said in January:
… while researching Gerut, I noticed that former #1 pick Sean Burnett had a 2.45 ERA in Venezuela. Burnett looked promising in a short trial as a 21-year-old in 2004, then succumbed to elbow issues and Tommy John surgery, which eliminated him from competition for all of 2005 and part of '06. It appears he's now healthy, and was never a flamethrower — more a control guy with a hard sinker. If his velocity is near the 88-90 range, he has the control and guile to be a solid #4 at the MLB level. He's still on the Pirates' 40-man, and it might be interesting to watch his progress. If he cracks the 25-man roster, who knows — he might be trade bait come July.
What happened in 2008:
Burnett did make the Pirates' 25-man roster and appeared in 58 games, posting a 4.76 ERA and 1.60 WHIP. Not great by any means, but he held LH hitters to a .171 batting average, .238 OBP, and .271 SLG. Add in he's only 25 years old and still recovering from his elbow issues — and still very cheap — and suddenly he's a bargain LOOGY with some upside.
David Aardsma
Aardsma was a 2003 #1 pick after becoming Rice U's all-time career saves leader. He was rushed to the bigs by the Giants, was knocked back down quickly, and bounced to the Cubs and White Sox in the past two years. Personally, I think this kid has great potential, but needs to stay in one place long enough to build his confidence and prove his worth. He just turned 26 years old, and could be one of those guys who could blossom all at once and "come out of nowhere" — a la Cla Meredith or Tony Pena — to become a valuable middle reliever. After Aardsma was DFA'd, a part of me hoped the Mets' brass was on the case, but the BoSox moved quickly in acquiring him for two non-prospects. I think he could have been a nice addition to the bullpen depth — particularly since he still has options.
Aardsma played a fairly important role eating up innings out of the Bosox bullpen, appearing in 47 games and striking out 49 batters in 48 IP. He walked 35, though, and posted a 5.55 ERA and 1.72 WHIP. Before you scoff at those numbers, however, check out what he did outside of Fenway Park — 23 IP, 15 H, 19 K, 13 BB, 2.25 ERA, 1.21 WHIP. That walk rate is still high, but this is clearly a guy who had troubles pitching with the Green Monster at his back. Away from Boston, Aardsma had numbers comparable to Juan Cruz.
Jeremy Affeldt
… had he not been offered a spot in the Reds' rotation, he might have been a nice fit in the old Darren Oliver role.
OK, he wasn't really a "scrap heap" guy, but his strong 2007 in Colorado only earned him a 1-year deal with the Reds. In Cincinnati he had another strong season, which he parlayed into a 2-year, $8M contract with the Giants.
Yes, I've been advocating the acquisition of Dotel all winter. And I still think, even at two years, he would have been worth it. If the Mets were willing to give flash-in-the-pan LOOGY Scott Schoeneweis a three-year deal, I see no logic in failing to offer a two-year deal to Dotel, who has tons more upside and significant experience in both closer and setup roles. Yes, his fragility is a concern, but that's why he came as cheap as he did …
72 G | 67 IP | 92 K | 52 H | 29 BB | 1.29 WHIP | 3.76 ERA
Like Affeldt, Dotel was hardly a "scrap heap" guy, but teams were shying away due to concerns about his health. The two-year deal given by the ChiSox seemed risky. Well, as you see he appeared in 72 games and had a crazy amount of strikeouts — just the type of "swing and miss guy" the Mets admitted they needed desperately in their 2008 bullpen. The one negative was susceptibility to the gopher ball — he allowed a dozen dingers. Still, how would the Mets' season have played out if Dotel was one of the relief options?
Franklyn German
German is a flamethrower who once rated higher than Joel Guzman in the Tigers' organization. German stands 6'7″, weighs 270 lbs., and hurls the ball in excess of 100 MPH. Why he hasn't done much is something of a mystery — his strikeout totals in the minors have been insane (career: 531 Ks in 495 IP) but he hasn't been able to stay on an ML roster. I've seen him pitch both in Detroit and in the Dominican League, and can't figure it out — in the Dominican, he's been an intimidating, effective closer. He was a free agent this winter and chose to stick with Texas despite spending all of 2007 playing for their AAA team. I would have liked to seen him as one of cans of paint the Mets throw on the wall this spring — a Jorge Julio type that Rick Peterson could have had fun with. But then, I guess that project slot has been filled by Joselo Diaz.
What happened in 2008
As usual, German had trouble getting out of AAA, mainly due to control issues. He did manage to open the season in the bigs and pitch in 17 games with the Rangers, hurling 22 innings, allowing 18 hits, 13 walks, striking out 15 and posting a 2.08 ERA. After a three-inning outing in late May, he was DFA'd, signed by the Pirates, spent the rest of the year in AAA, and then in August was traded to the White Sox for a player to be named later. I'm not certain, but believe a big league club has already invited him to spring training.
Like last winter, we'll be sifting through the scrap heap in search of hidden gems between now and the opening of spring training 2009. Hopefully Omar and co. are paying attention this time.
Dock Ellis Dead
The man who claimed he pitched a no-hitter while high on LSD has passed on at the age of 63.
Dock Ellis — and yes, "Dock" was his given first name — enjoyed a colorful 12-year career in the big leagues during the 1970s, including a 17-game stint with the Mets in his final MLB season in 1979. Strangely, his 1980 Topps baseball card displays him as a Met, despite the fact that the Pirates purchased his contract from New York in late September of 1979. Unfortunately for Ellis, the deal came too late to be included on the postseason roster, in the last year the Pirates made it to the World Series (and won).
Interestingly, Dock Ellis was once traded for Doc Medich. It was a deal that also sent Willie Randolph from the Pirates to the Yankees — one of a string of steals by Yankees GM Gabe Paul in the mid-seventies.
Looking back on his career, one of his best seasons — when he went 17-8 with a 3.19 ERA in helping the Yankees get to the World Series in 1976 — Ellis struck out only 65 and walked 76 in 212 innings. The sabermetricians would have had a field day with those numbers had they been around back then.
But the numbers weren't the craziest thing about Dock Ellis … in addition to pitching on acid, he also wore curlers on the field, was once maced by a security guard, and began one of his starts against the Reds by intentionally plugging the first three batters he faced. He tried to bean the fourth, as well, but Tony Perez managed to duck four times and draw a walk.
After his playing career, Ellis eventually cleaned up and remained sober to his dying day. He devoted a good portion of his time during retirement counseling ballplayers on the dangers of drugs.
I'll leave you with this, from the 2005 Dallas Observer article "Balls Out" — which by the way is an excellent article, and a fair alternative to purchasing Dock Ellis in the Country of Baseball
on June 12, 1970, Pittsburgh Pirate and future Texas Rangers pitcher Dock Ellis found himself in the Los Angeles home of a childhood friend named Al Rambo. Two days earlier, he'd flown with the Pirates to San Diego for a four-game series with the Padres. He immediately rented a car and drove to L.A. to see Rambo and his girlfriend Mitzi. The next 12 hours were a fog of conversation, screwdrivers, marijuana, and, for Ellis, amphetamines. He went to sleep in the early morning, woke up sometime after noon and immediately took a dose of Purple Haze acid. Ellis would frequently drop acid on off days and weekends; he had a room in his basement christened 'The Dungeon,' in which he'd lock himself and listen to Jimi Hendrix or Iron Butterfly 'for days.'
A bit later, how long exactly he can't recall, he came across Mitzi flipping through a newspaper. She scanned for a moment, then noticed something.
'Dock,' she said. 'You're supposed to pitch today.'
Ellis focused his mind. No. Friday. He wasn't pitching until Friday. He was sure.
'Baby,' she replied. 'It is Friday. You slept through Thursday.'
Ellis remained calm. The game would start late. Ample time for the acid to wear off. Then it struck him: doubleheader. The Pirates had a doubleheader. And he was pitching the first game. He had four hours to get to San Diego, warm up and pitch. If something didn't happen in the interim, Dock Philip Ellis, age 25, was about to enter a 50,000-seat stadium and throw a very small ball, very hard, for a very long time, without the benefit of being able to, you know, feel the thing.
Which, it turns out, was one of the least crazy things that happened to him on that particular day.
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The Formation of Parental Language Ideology in a Multilingual Context: A Case Study in Taiwan
Rene Chen
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Education (EdD)
In the past ten years, the number of English cram schools has tripled in Taiwan and more than 70% of fifth and sixth graders claim they attended cram schools before receiving formal English education in primary schools. In response to pressures of both globalisation and localisation, the government introduced a school policy of learning a Taiwanese minority language, in addition to Mandarin, in 2005. The majority of parents, however, are not keen to encourage their children to learn a Taiwanese second language compared to the 'trend' of learning English (as a foreign language). This study explores family language policies using a multiple-case-study strategy with twelve families whose children attend a language school in Taichung, Taiwan, with two additional cases from different geolinguistic areas. The main focus is on how parents form their ideologies about language and language learning. The data were gathered using semi-structured interviews. The macro- and micro-factors which underpin the parents' language ideologies are the central focus of analysis. Amongst these families the process of ideology formation involves more than three languages, English, Mandarin, Minnan and Hakfa (which, in this study, is the only representative of other minority languages spoken in Taiwan). The three Chinese languages appear as 'mother tongue' in various combinations amongst the parents in the study. The findings indicate that the influence of macro- and micro-factors on parents' language ideologies is complex and interactive, rather than linear. Significant macro-factors identified include the local, national and global sociolinguistic environments, government policies and economic factors, notably the labour market. Macro-factors, as well as micro-factors, do not influence parents' ideologies in isolation from each other. Similar, shared macro-contexts are responded to in diverse ways by the parents in the study, with familial mother tongue, educational experiences and different perceptions of the social roles of language all playing a part. Parents' language ideologies are, therefore, clearly not structurally determined, but neither do the parents act as 'free agents' in their ideological choices which, in turn, have an impact on family language management and language practices. The complexity and fluidity of the Taiwanese language situation and the rapid social, political and economic changes that are taking place in the community make this study particularly valuable in enhancing our understanding of how personal language ideologies evolve.
John Lowe (Supervisor)
parental language ideology
Chen, R. (Author). 1 Mar 2011
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Q: Randomize/shuffle cards in stack with jQuery I am building a very simple memory game for a small project. The logic is as follows:

*

*click on the input field to choose with how many pairs would you like to play

*create divs with classes card1, card2 etc.

*clone divs and randomize their place in the array

Here is my script (fork in JSFiddle):
$(".button").click(function () {
    // get the value from the input
    var numCards = parseInt($('input').val());

    for (var i = 1; i <= numCards; i++) {
        // create the cards
        $(".container").append("

") &&
        $(".card" + i).clone().appendTo(".container");
    }

    // randomize cards in stack
    var cards = $(".cards");
    for (var i = 0; i < cards.length; i++) {
        var target = Math.floor(Math.random() * cards.length - 1) + 1;
        var target2 = Math.floor(Math.random() * cards.length - 1) + 1;
        var target3 = Math.floor(Math.random() * cards.length - 1) + 1;
        cards.eq(target).before(cards.eq(target2)).before(cards.eq(target3));
    }
});

what I need now is to adjust the 3rd step, meaning to dynamically create the target vars, and the last line of the code
cards.eq(target).before(cards.eq(target2)).before(cards.eq(target3));

So please make me a suggestion - how would you do it? And bare in mind this is a project for beginners. Thank you!

A: Here is the version of the code in jsfiddle - http://jsfiddle.net/007y4rju/6/
Please, check if the behavior is consistent with the original code.
$(document).ready(function () {

    $(".button").click(function () {
        // get the value from the input
        var numCards = parseInt($('input').val());

        for (var i = 1; i <= numCards; i++) {
            // create the cards
            $(".container").append("

") &&
            $(".card" + i).clone().appendTo(".container");
        }

        // randomize cards in stack
        var cards = $(".cards");
        var startTarget = Math.floor(Math.random() * cards.length - 1) + 1;
        var collection = cards.eq(startTarget);
        var nextTarget;
        var i;
        for (i = 0; i < cards.length; i++) {
            nextTarget = Math.floor(Math.random() * cards.length - 1) + 1;
            collection.before(cards.eq(nextTarget));
        }
    });
});

A: $(".button").click(function () {
    // get the value from the input
    var numCards = parseInt($('input').val());

    for (var i = 1; i <= numCards; i++) {
        // create the cards
        $(".container").append("

") &&
        $(".card" + i).clone().appendTo(".container");
    }

    var parent = $(".container");
    var divs = parent.children();
    while (divs.length) {
        parent.append(divs.splice(Math.floor(Math.random() * divs.length), 1)[0]);
    }
});

see jsfidle: http://jsfiddle.net/007y4rju/8/
source: http://jsfiddle.net/C6LPY/2/

A: You can randomize index in a class name (card%i%) when cloning divs. Then you don't need to shuffle cloned divs; you can append them as is.
$(".button").click(function () {
    // get the value from the input
    var numCards = parseInt($('input').val());

    for (var i = 1; i <= numCards; i++) {
        // create the cards
        $(".container").append("

");
    }

    var aIndices = [];
    for (var i = 1; i <= numCards; i++) {
        var ix;
        do ix = Math.round(Math.random() * (numCards - 1)) + 1;
        while (aIndices.indexOf(ix) >= 0);
        aIndices.push(ix);
        // clone
        $(".card" + ix).clone().appendTo(".container");
    }
});

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Music faculty members Randy Mitchell and Martha Krasnican will perform as part of the Indiana State University Faculty Artist Series at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 in the Recital Hall of the Center for Performing and Fine Arts.
Compositions performed with Krasnican include "Cavatine" by Camille Saint-Saëns, Eric Ewazen's "Adagio" and Donald White's "Sonata for Trombone and Piano."
Mitchell will be joined by music faculty members Todd Gallagher, bass; and Brent McPike, guitar; along with Tom Whiteman, drums and Chris Bales, piano, members of the Student Jazz Combo on additional musical selections.
Krasnican is the director of the accompanying program at ISU and principal keyboardist with the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra. She graduated with distinction from the Eastman School of Music. As a collaborative artist, she has worked with major performers across North America and Europe, including engagements with the Western Horn Symposium and several World Saxophone Congresses. Krasnican has performed as a soloist with the Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra, premiering two piano concertos written for her by her husband, Daniel Powers.
Admission is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the music department at (812) 237-2771.
Music faculty members Randy Mitchell and Martha Krasnican will perform as part of the Indiana State University Faculty Artist Series at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 9 in the Recital Hall of the Center for Performing and Fine Arts.


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Fund for Education Abroad [FEA] (Scholarship Program)
Award Website: http://www.fundforeducationabroad.org/
Duration: minimum of 4 weeks
Student Status: enrolled as an undergraduate at a college or university in the U.S
Citizenship: U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.
Up to 15 awards up to $10,000 each
Open - November
Close - January
Fund for Education Abroad Scholarships
Up to 15 awards. Up to $10,000 each. There are also several awards additional awards designated to meet specific parameters.
Application DEADLINE is typically in November in recent years. FEA awards appear to support study abroad in any country so long as other requirements and preferences are met.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident of the U.S.
• Must be currently enrolled as an undergraduate at a college or university in the U.S.
• Must be applying for a study abroad program eligible for credit at the student's educational institution
• Must plan to study abroad for a minimum of 4 weeks in country
• Is committed to supporting education abroad in his/her campus community through work with the FEA and his/her campus education abroad staff upon return
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• FEA strongly encourages students to apply who represent a group that is traditionally underrepresented in education abroad