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JDC East Ukraine Efforts Intensify After Mariupol Attack
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As Ukraine's crisis continues, marked this past weekend by dozens of deaths in the Sea of Azov coast city of Mariupol, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) doubled down on its efforts to care for the most vulnerable Jews still living in the conflict-laden eastern part of the country.
'As we aggressively ensure the neediest Jews of eastern Ukraine have a lifeline at this time of ongoing conflict, we are also providing a critically important source of comfort and hope to those who often feel forgotten and scared,' said Michal Frank, JDC's Former Soviet Union Director. 'This message of Jewish unity, and action, is needed now more than ever as winter rages and the end of the crisis is nowhere in sight.'
As indiscriminate artillery fire slammed into a market, schools, homes, and shops in the city, JDC's local Hesed social welfare center, in cooperation with JDC's office in Dnepropetrovsk, engaged in round-the-clock monitoring of the nearly 600 Jews it aids in the city as well as the general Jewish population. Among the poor elderly and families JDC cares for, homecare, medicine, and food services continue uninterrupted, and new needs that have emerged after the weekend attack are being addressed. As an example, JDC will repair the windows of clients' homes that were knocked out by the blasts. Additionally, JDC is monitoring shrinking food and pharmacy supplies to ensure clients do not go without these critical supplies.
In the Donetsk and Lugansk regions, the conflict has led to scarce supplies, halted pensions, and other hardships for the elderly, impoverished, and people with disabilities living in pervasive fear. JDC's Hesed social welfare center in Donetsk is ensuring that food, medication, and home care are provided, even when locals have difficulty traveling around the city due to sporadic explosions and weapon fire. JDC's Winter Relief program, now in its 23rd year, is in full swing with blankets, warm winter clothes, and electrical heaters being distributed among more than 1,500 Jews in need in the region.
In Lugansk, where roads into the rest of Ukraine have been closed, JDC's Hesed social welfare center continues its work and clients there are getting the nutritional, medical, and homecare services they desperately need. With more than 1,700 benefitting from the Winter Relief program, JDC is working hard to keep these needy Jews warm, even as they brave war and winter.
Another feature of the conflict is the growing numbers of Jews applying for services through JDC's Hesed social welfare network in the region. Nearly 2,000 people, from the Donetsk and Lugansk areas alone, where JDC serves more than 100 locations, have been added to the system in the last four months.
'We stand at the ready to aid the new numbers of Jews seeking help and have been working tirelessly to ensure that they can survive this difficult time. Whether they remain in the east, or join the hundreds of thousands of others who have fled the conflict zone, JDC will be there for them,' Frank said.
JDC's work in Ukraine is undertaken in cooperation with the local Jewish community and groups like Chabad. JDC's work is generously support by its Board, individual donors and foundations, and our esteemed partners, including Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein and the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, the Jewish Federations of North America, World Jewish Relief, and the Conference on Jewish Materials Claims Against Germany.
Today, JDC has four major offices and operates and supports a network of 32 Hesed social welfare centers serving Jews in need in more than 1,000 locations across Ukraine. JDC's long history of working with Ukrainian Jews includes its work with the American Relief Administration in 1921 to administer an aid program for Ukrainians impacted by war and famine, including the Jewish community. Additionally, Agro-Joint, established in 1924, created Jewish agricultural colonies and industrial schools in Ukraine and Crimea.
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe's SGU24 is over. It was ambitious. It did not go perfectly. The first couple hours were very rocky. At one point around the 9pm EST mark I thought the whole thing might get shelved by a lack of bandwidth. Technical issues dogged the show during the entire program. The Skype connections were dodgy with freeze frames, jerky video, and dropped connections. The video feed from Justin.TV looked the best on my iPad and just a blocky mess on my iMac or on SR HQ's living room television. And yet in the end, they did manage to pull it off. I suspect a host of valuable lesson were learned by the Rogues and the support crew behind the scenes. Likely, the biggest one is that one can never, ever have enough bandwidth. That lone would have solved most of the worst offending technical issues. They pulled it off, so my hats off to them.
As an overall event it was a stunt, and while the show featured a number of guests, and news segments, and five science or fictions, the episode was more about the event itself than anything else. Unfortunately I missed some of the guests I looked most to seeing: Richard Saunders and Dr. Rachel Dunlop, as well as Frasier Cane and Pamela Gay. I did watch Phil Plait, Brian Dunning, Joshie Berger, as well as Adam Savages' brief appearance. However, Pa-pa Novella's appearance near the end of the show was wonderful and stole the show. The father of the Rogues was a robust 81 year old, and the childhood stories they shared was a great glimpse into how the brothers' Novella came to be what they are today. Also, Rebecca's brief phone chat with her mother was a bit of fun too. Yes, Rogues have families too. Jay showed another skeptical spoof with a gangster theme entitled "Truefellas." It was far better than the "The G Hunters," although I had the gut feeling Steve Novella was only modestly taken by it.
Overall, the show came off better than I thought it might. I am sure the Rogues had grander plans than what actually transpired. There are a hosts of suggested changes I could share and I am sure the Rogues are pondering changes if they try a video show again in the future. I don't wish to bore the reader with my ideas. Ok, I will share two. First, an audio feed for the fan to stream one's smartphone while out and about would have been great. To stream a video feed would kill my 3G caps. Therefore, when I left home I was left in the dark. Second, while I missed some of the guests on the show, there was a bit of a sausage-fest going on with the show. Yes, I missed Dr. Dunlop and Dr. Gay with Saunders and Cain respectively. I am aware there is fine balance between forced diversity with tokenism and the desire to have an interesting panel of guests given time and scheduling constraint, but this bit might have needed a tad more fine tuning. Maybe a spot with Hayley Stevens or a Skepchick would have jazzed this up a bit. Overall, I give the Rogues a ton of credit for the effort, and a gentile pass on some of the execution. If the SGU gang do attempt something similar in the future, I suspect the next effort will have a lot more polish.
Then I listened to the regular weekly episode of the The Skeptics Guide to the Universe. Yes, they still uploaded the normal weekly show as well as the live program. This episode was recorded at Dragon*Con 2011. George Hrab and Brian Brushwood (Mr. Brushwood was suppose to be a guest on the SGU24, but I believe a cascade of technical and scheduling snafus prevented it.) were guests. The episode was far more free flowing than your typical SGU episode. I enjoyed it for this change of pacing. I don't know if I would want all episodes to take on this vibe, but this episode it worked. If you want to hear some hard hitting skepticism this is likely not the episode for you. Although, the Rogues do get into a nice discussion/debate of nature vs. nurture in molding the personalities and interests of boys and girls.
So between the SGU24 show and the regular podcast I listened/watched about 14 hours worth of SGU skeptical goodness. If this were a buffet of skepticism, I would be stuffed, popping an antacid, and semi-comatose on the sofa.


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Q: Ceiling problem - Determining n0 for the convergence of 1/n Given that we have to prove that the sequence
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Can we now determine that $n_0$ is:  $n_0 = \lceil \frac 1 \epsilon \rceil $?
The problem is that $\epsilon > 0$ which makes it possible to set $\epsilon = 1$ which would also mean that $n_0 = \lceil \frac 1 1 \rceil = 1$
That would mean $\frac 1 1 < 1 $, or did I understand something wrong?

A: As you pointed out we cannot. I would put $n_0=\lfloor\frac{1}{\epsilon}\rfloor+1$.

A: For all intents and purposes, ceiling of $1/e$ is a fine answer, since for most limiting arguments, you care for small $\epsilon$; however, if it makes you happier, you can set $n_0 > \frac{1}{e} + 1$. The rest of the proof is fine.
Also, note that you don't have to find the smallest $n_0$ for the inequality to be true, you just need to find some $n_0$; so you could have equally said $500/\epsilon + 1000$

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Report and recommendations from the Languages Working Group on Scotland's language education policy.
1. The Working Group was aware of a range of research evidence that highlighted the importance of the link between performance in languages and business and the economy. It also heard anecdotal evidence that a lack of language skills among young Scots could disadvantage them when it came to employment opportunities. Scottish Government commissioned an internal consultant to conduct a literature review of recent research evidence and to talk to representatives from a range of Scottish businesses. The Working Group's recommendations draw on the consultant's report Talking the talk, so that Scotland can walk the walk: A rapid review of the evidence of impact on Scottish business of a monolingual workforce' which is available as an appendix to the overall findings of the group on the Government's website. This report references several recent UK-wide studies and seeks to extrapolate the findings from these studies into a Scottish context.
2. The 'Talking the talk' report draws on the 2007 report Costing Babel: the contribution of language skills to exporting and productivity' produced by economist James Foreman-Peck. This report compares levels of investment in language skills in the UK with those of our competitors and suggests that raising British standards of language competence to the rest of the world average would translate to a between a 3.5% and a 7% point 'tax' reduction on British trade. Taking account of the global financial downturn, in 2011 Foreman Peck suggested that this language 'tax' represented figures of between £7-17 billion. The central thread of this argument has not been challenged and while Professor Foreman-Peck acknowledges that he has not looked specifically at the Scottish situation, he has suggested that because the Scottish economy is more reliant on small and medium sized enterprises, the arguments could be more relevant here than for elsewhere in the UK. Taking the revised figure for 2011 and calculating it pro rata the minimum effect of a language 'tax' for Scotland would be over £0.5 billion.
3. Talking the talk also lists a number of studies from business organisations that regularly survey their members about demand for languages. Foremost amongst these is the regular CBI survey of their members on education and skills. For a number of years this survey has recorded concern by employers at the lack of language skills. They have identified that while a lack of language skills may not often lead to a direct loss, it dissuades businesses from entering into new global markets. It suggests that export businesses who place a high value on language skills achieve on average 45% more in sales. The CBI 2011 survey indicated that 76% of employers are not satisfied with young people's language skills, while 61% perceived shortfalls in international cultural awareness among school and college leavers.
4. In April 2011, the CBI's Making the UK the best place to invest set out a vision for the UK and listed the English language as a strength, but pointed out that "the UK is attractive to overseas business looking to enter the European market, but is struggling with the barrier of working in multiple languages"'. In November 2011 the CBI, in association with Ernst and Young produced Winning overseas: boosting business export performance, a report which seeks to demonstrate in a five point plan how UK business could hold its own on the global stage. This reported concern that the UK's skill base does not support export growth, commenting "Employers who can communicate in two or more languages - combined with an understanding of local cultures - can make all the difference in the conduct of business, consolidating relationships with existing suppliers and customers and opening the way to new contracts''.
5. The 2011 Education and Employers Task Force report highlighted the importance of languages to international trade at the level of individual enterprises, as a determinant of exporting success and to the nation, by underpinning growth. Demonstrating the growing awareness of this barrier at EU level, they quote a 2006 survey; in which 11% of SMEs acknowledged that they had lost business as a result of a lack of language skills and at a UK level. But this is also supported by Scottish evidence in research by Scottish Enterprise in 2010. More than 6% of exporting companies identified lack of language skills as a barrier; ahead of export finance, tariffs or trained staff more generally.
6. Talking the talk reports on views based on 15 interviews with representatives of businesses in Scotland. These companies or organisations included technology, engineering, food and drink exporters, hospitality and the petrochemical industry. They ranged in size from multinational companies and trade organisations to independent SMEs exporting a small range of products. These interviews confirmed that the business decisions taken in their organisations were influenced by the level of language skills available. Several felt that they are more cautious about approaching new non-English speaking markets and instead established strategies for coping with the skills gap - these varied from meeting the gap by employing foreign nationals; to avoiding more difficult markets altogether. Most companies were frustrated by the lack of skills of young people coming out of education.
7. The cost to Scotland of the lack of language skills was illustrated by a major petrochemical company, which cited a lack of language speakers as inhibiting their ability to bid for European sales jobs. The company also explained how employees were unable to take the opportunity of furthering their careers at the highest levels at European headquarters due to their lack of language skills.
8. More generally, the Universities Council of Modern Languages ( UCML) commission has demonstrated that international experience is a definite advantage in the jobs market, yet the number of UK graduates with languages and international experience is falling, hampering their ability to compete on the international jobs market.


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Prize Citation: Dinesh Sharma has written a highly accessible book on a significant topic - the history of computing in India - that is well-grounded in sources and interviews. The Outsourcer is full of fascinating stories on the beginnings of computing in India. Sharma does an excellent job contextualizing this story within broader Indian history and the history of computing in the West. Trained as a journalist, Sharma has produced a book that is both carefully researched and engaging to the reader. He regales and rewards readers with a great selection of anecdotes. The committee is pleased to award the 2016 Computer History Museum Prize to Dinesh C. Sharma for The Outsourcer: The Story of India's IT Revolution.
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WaterLine Stations, Stepford Connect Stations, Benton Zone,
Network Rail Stations
Stepford Express Stations
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The main entrance
Benton Bridge
Hampton Hargate
Port Benton
Cambridge Street Parkway
Terminus (WaterLine)
Coxly
West Benton
Stepford Express In the future.
16 (11 in use) (All of them will be used in the future
Number of Tracks
Depending on how they are counted, between 9 and 13
Benton is a major station in the Benton Zone. It is served by Stepford Connect services to Stepford Victoria, Stepford Central, St. Helen's Bridge, Port Benton, Stepford Airport Central, Leighton Stepford Road, and Edgemead, as well as WaterLine services to Newry, Newry Harbour, Connolly, Greenslade and James Street.
There are 16 platforms, and 11 of them are in use, with the remaining 5 planned to be used. Counting the platform by length all together makes 9.
Before the V1.1 update the station used to be very congested, but ever since December 31st, 2018 the station has been having very light train traffic (with some robloxians calling Benton "dead").
Platform Layout
1A WaterLine services to Greenslade, James Street and Connolly
2A WaterLine services to Newry and Newry Harbour
3 Terminating, WaterLine services to Greenslade
4A Stepford Connect services to Port Benton, Leighton Stepford Road, Stepford Airport Central and Edgemead
5A Future Stepford Express platforms
5C Terminating, future Stepford Express
6A Future Stepford Express towards Stepford Central
7A Stepford Connect services to
Stepford Central, Stepford Victoria and St. Helen's Bridge.
Benton has the highest number of platforms out of all stations on the Stepford County Railway network, with a total of 16. Benton was also the busiest station on the network until V1.1, now the busiest are Stepford Central and Stepford East. However, only 11 are currently in use.
Benton only had two platforms when the game was originally released.
It was also home to the Benton ROC, which is located just outside the main entrance. It was used for signalling the network. However, it was closed due to the new Stepford East ROC and the building was opened to the public, primarily for trainspotters.
This station and Port Benton are the only interchange stations between Stepford Connect and WaterLine.
The track setup shows that Platform 7A is only used by trains that came from Benton Bridge and 8A from the depot or Port Benton.
The sign at platform 1 has not been updated to include James Street.
This was one of the first WaterLine stations.
This station currently has more unused platforms than any other, with 5. When Express launches though, that title will be transferred to a 5-way tie between Morganstown, Whitney Green, Greenslade, East Berrily, and Beaulieu Park, with 2.
Walking distance is available to this station from Cambridge Street Parkway, Benton Bridge, Port Benton, and Morganstown Docks.
This used to be the only station all trains called at until V1.1 when Stepford Connect was extended to Morganstown and AirLink opened.
This station is one of 6 stations on the SCR network where the station is operated by network rail, not SCR.
This Station is the largest station in all of SCR with 16 platforms, however if you only count used platforms, then it would be Stepford Central with 12, while Benton has 11.
It is possible to get off a Stepford Connect train here, run to Port Benton, & catch the same train if it's bound for Port Benton.
The preserved Class 700 has been removed from the Benton Rail Operations Centre. Its whereabouts since then became unknown as it was not relocated to anywhere else in game afterwards.
This is one of 3 stations to have lettered platforms, along with Morganstown and Newry.
Currently, every Waterline route stops at this station.
On very rare occasions, if all Connect platforms towards Stepford Central and St Helens Bridge are occupied and you're on a train approaching Benton, there is a chance that the train would not stop at Benton and pass it via a track that doesn't have a platform.
This station is named in the real life Birningham New Street, located in Birningham, UK
Soon, Stepford Express will stop at this station via Platforms 5A, 5B, 5C (terminating) 6A, and 6B.
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Seedless watermelons are getting smaller and smaller. In 2001 Dulcinea Farms introduced a honeydew-size hybrid called PureHeart in a few stores in California; this year the company is planning to send 24 million to market. A product of conventional cross-breeding, the watermelons are as sweet and crisp as their seed-filled siblings. "The idea basically came from the consumer," says Kevin Migdal, Dulcinea Farms' president. "A 20-pound honker creates a real logistical problem when you're trying to get it into the fridge" ($5 per melon; dulcinea.com).


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Why Is William Horvath Influential?
According to Wikipedia , William John Horvath was an American politician and conservationist.Born in Shawano, Wisconsin, Horvath received his bachelor's degree in conservation from University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point and his master's degree from University of Michigan. He worked in conservation in Maryland and Pennsylvania before returning to Wisconsin to work for the Soil and Water Conservation Board. Horvath then worked for the National Association of Conservation Districts from 1972 until retiring in 2005. Horvath lived in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, served on the Stevens Point Common Council in 1975, and was president of the common council. From November 11, 1983 to the end of his term, Horvath served in the Wisconsin State Assembly having been elected in a special election. Horvath was a Democrat.
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"People coming to our country, they have responsibilities too."
In controversial remarks, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that Muslim women who fail to learn English to a high enough standard risk being deported from the United Kingdom.
"You can't guarantee you will be able to stay if you are not improving your language," said Cameron in statements to BBC Radio, warning that migrant Muslim spouses face deportation.
According to the British Prime Minister, immigration rules would now require Muslim women to undertake tests after two and a half years in the country to ensure their language skills were improving. Currently, immigration rules already require immigrants to sit English tests before being granted residency or coming to live in the country with their partners.
"After two and half years they should be improving their English and we will be testing them," added the Prime Minister.
The comments came as Cameron announced the implementation of a £20m fund that would provide English classes. Cameron said there are 38,000 Muslim women who did not speak English and 190,000 with limited English skills.
During his interview with BBC Radio, Cameron stressed that poor English skills leave people more susceptible to the teachings and messages of terror groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda.
"I am not saying there is some sort of causal connection between not speaking English and becoming an extremist, of course not," said the Prime Minister.
Cameron's recent statements have been criticized by the opposition and by members in the community.
Shadow Home Secretary Andy Burnham called Cameron's approach "clumsy" and warned that it could result in higher extremism in the country.
Tim Farron, the Liberal Democrat leader, said the comments left Muslim women isolated, adding that he supports English lessons and classes for anyone regardless of religion and race.
"Linking women in the Muslim community who struggle with the English language to homegrown extremism only serves to isolate the very people Cameron says he is trying to help," said Farron.
On social media, users were quick to criticize Cameron's stereotyping, with some warning that the new regulations would mean families risk being broken up if mothers are deported for not having adequate English skills.
It remains unclear to what extent this new rule will be enforced in regards to women of other religions and races.


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Basically we pigged out and ate a lot of yummy dim sum!!
Red bean paste......sth. I forgot the name.
I super love the filling in this yam ball! It's not too sweet and the filling doesn't overwhelme the taste of the yam outside either, I would say it's a perfect combi. Definitely my personal favourite tonight.
This fresh prawn roll is SUPER GOOD. The crispy fried beancurd skin outside is really crispy (duh) and the filling is really fresh and every bite is just prawns, prawns, prawns and more prawns! Totally worth a try imo.
Very sweet and very sour but nonetheless, a very refreshing dessert to end the dinner.


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The next episode will see the journey will continue into the Rain Bringer Village. In this post, I'll be discussing the spoilers of Fairy Tail 2018 episode 3. Also, this post will surely contain some spoilers, so whosoever does not like to read spoilers please stay away from this post.
The mission to bring the Fairy Tail team back together. In Fairy Tail episode 279, we saw Sherria and Wendy fought Orochi's wizard. We also saw how Natsu defeating Bluenote with one blow. The journey to reunite the Fairy Tail is now getting seriously started at last. Now, Natsu and co. are going to Rain Bringer Village to find their former comrades. We have already seen the preview of the next episode and it is clear from the preview that Juvia is going to be shown in the upcoming Fairy Tail episode.
In the upcoming episode, the focus is going to be on Juvia and Gray. It will be shown that they used to to stay together and train together as well. Juvia found something weird in Gray and after that, he was nowhere to be seen. It does seem that Juvia has been waiting for Gray ever since. So, in order to find Gray, Juvia will join up with Natsu and co. It will be clear to Natsu that Gray has been possessed by the black magic cult and in order to save him they need to find him as soon as possible.
Saber Tooth will also join up with Natsu's team in order to find Gray. So, the centre of attention of the next episode is going to be Gray and where to find him. So, let's see what adventures and action we get to see in the upcoming episode of Fairy Tail anime.
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Luv Aj Designer Amanda Thomas Sold Her First Collection at Age 16
"She is so f***ing cool." Mention Luv Aj accessories designer Amanda Thomas's name at any industry gathering and that statement will follow. With a personal style of black (Balenciaga) on black (Phillip Lim) on black (Dsquared2) and a line of turn-the-dial-to-eleven accessories, the 25-year-old has everything Instagram crushes are made of—just ask her 21,000 followers. But don't think the root of her success is superficial.
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"She is so f***ing cool." Mention Luv Aj accessories designer Amanda Thomas's name at any industry gathering and that statement will follow. With a personal style of black (Balenciaga) on black (Phillip Lim) on black (Dsquared2) and a line of turn-the-dial-to-eleven accessories, the 25-year-old has everything Instagram crushes are made of—just ask her 21,000 followers.
But don't think the root of her success is superficial; Thomas started interning at the age of 15, learning the ins-and-outs of the fashion industry, first in design and then PR, styling, and media—all while racking up a powerbook of contacts in the process. It's smart career strategy, if not an intentional one.
Luv Aj started as Thomas's after-school project at the age of 16. Only after three years, six internships, and a degree in graphic design did she make the line her mainstay. Now, with over 100 retailers carrying her line and super-savvy fans including Jessica Alba, Karolina Kurkova and Nicole Richie, it's easy to see that pacing it paid off.
As she preps to launch into leatherwear—That perfect leather jacket? Found!—Thomas opens up about getting her start, and keeping her edge in a cutthroat industry.
How did you get started? I was in high school and my mom said I either had to get a job or an internship. I thought an internship sounded way more fun, so I started interning for a local jewelry designer. There I learned a lot of the basics of making jewelry. I would go to flea markets and buy vintage necklaces to cut them apart and rework them. I happened to be wearing one of my pieces at Fred Segal and the jewelry buyer saw it and asked if I had any more. I lied and said yes. I went home and made a collection and they picked up every single piece. From there I picked up Madison, Lisa Kline and Kitson. I was 16 at the time.
Did you decide to make a career out of it right away? Not at first. I studied graphic design at Otis College of Art and Design and kept interning at different places--with Rachel Pally, then a PR firm, a Hollywood stylist, and finally WhoWhatWear. I realized I didn't want to do graphic design and decided to pursue Luv Aj instead. It was then that I made my first real collection and showed it to WhoWhatWear founders Hilary [Kerr] and Katherine [Power]. They loved it and ended up doing a whole story on it. The morning the piece ran I got 300 emails--Shopbop and Nordstrom wanted to pick up the entire line, and Urban Outfitters wanted to do a collaboration. That was my 'holy shit' moment. I cried for two days straight and was very overwhelmed. But I just started cranking away, making every piece by hand. I think I made 1,000 rings that summer.
And now you're stocked in over 100 retailers. How has being a designer changed over that time? As your brand grows your team grows, and my job has gone from being a jewelry designer to being a manager of people. I spend about three percent of my time actually designing. I design probably seven days out of a 365-day year.
Who are you managing? A lot of it has to do with production. Having a manufacturer is like having a husband. Under My Favorites on my phone are my mom, my sister, and my manufacturers. I literally call them that much. Then it's dealing with wholesale and e-commerce, for example customers contacting you about the ring missing from their order. And then there are my interns, making sure they know what they're doing all day. Our office hours are strange, we don't open until 11 am. And that's because I need the time to myself in the morning to just answer emails and get things done. Because the second people start coming in, I can't be at my computer.
What would you say is the most important thing to do well to be a successful designer? I think almost anyone can be a designer. A lot of people have great ideas and great taste—just look at Instagram. The most important thing is really being able to work smart. That's managing your time well, knowing when to say 'no' and when to say 'yes,' and knowing how to have a voice. You need to be assertive, but still nice so that people will want to work with you.
Of those things you named, none of them are creative. Is running a line not a creative thing? It definitely is. Especially with the sample process, which is the most fun for me. But even that's very technical. Where do I get this or that material? How do I put it all together? It quickly becomes not so creative.
Is it what you expected it to be? I guess I expected it to be more creative. But I don't mind that.
What do you think separates those make it and those who don't? As you grow, it only gets harder. So it becomes about your ability to manage stress and responsibility. Don't get stressed about stuff that's out of your hands. So an order is going to be late because your manufacturer is late—then go ask the stores for an extension. In the beginning my stresses were very basic: finding a showroom that wanted to rep me and making my jewelry. Now my stresses are crunching crazy accounting spreadsheets to find out if my profit and loss statements are looking good depending on the size of my next production run.
You've done your own laundry list of internships. Did you learn something from each one? They ended up being really important because they showed me what I didn't want to do. I'm also still in touch with almost all of my old bosses. Having those people that you can come to with questions—How do I do warehousing? What are my options with logistics?—is 100 percent integral to being successful in this industry. You can't figure everything out on your own.
What advice would you give to someone trying to get the most out of an internship? It's funny because I was an intern only three years ago, and now I'm managing interns for my own business. Interns need to know two things. One, if you're going to be there, please be there. Work hard, be eager. Two: Be a good listener. I don't want to have to tell you something twice. Bring a notebook and take notes if you have to. It goes so far. All of my good interns have gotten paid positions with me.
To what do you credit your growth as a brand? Social media has been a huge part of it. I've always been into social media. I really want my personality to come across, and a lot of the brand's fans are fans because they like the way I write and the things I post. I've also learned that my number one source of traffic are bloggers who wear Luv Aj and link to my site, so it's not necessarily via Instagram where you can't click to buy. And some of the top tier bloggers that post about me are not as great for traffic as some of the more random or niche ones.
So what's in the 5-year plan for Luv Aj? I want to continue branching out. I'm introducing leatherwear this season—jackets and tech cases all made with the most insane black leather hides and custom hardware. For fall 2014, I'm also working on bags and shoes, which are my next big baby. It's a whole new field and I'm still learning about it. I've done jewelry for so long and I've got it down—I can design a collection in one day if I need to. So I'm actually looking to begin outsourcing my jewelry production, which will free up a lot of my time.
Why did you decide branch out? I think I have the potential to do more, and I selfishly I wanted more for myself. I wanted the perfect leather jacket and a cool iPad case, and I saw a gap in the market. That's kind of the driving force with everything I do. I can't find what I want, so I make it.
Melanie Bender is a brand and marketing consultant with a work portfolio including Sephora, We Are Handsome, Topshop and Louis Vuitton. Find her on online at melaniezbender.com and on Twitter at @melliebe.
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Luv Aj is a jewelry and accessories line created in 2005 by designer Amanda Thomas. The 25 year-old designer combines a worn-and-torn edginess with a hint of femininity in her current collection, that ranges from bodychains to handpieces and everything in between. Internship Duties: As an intern at Luv Aj, you will be assisting with production and manufacturing of the current collection, shipping operations, stylist pulls, social media duties, and any other area that needs assistance.
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Poor rankings stymie graduate work prospects
A third of company directors refuse to recruit graduates from universities that are at the bottom of newspaper league tables, writes Jessica Shepherd.
Research for the Institute of Directors reveals that 32 per cent of its members avoid employing graduates from "certain establishments".
This means institutions at the bottom of national league tables, the institute told The Times Higher . The research was published in a letter outlining concerns about the higher education sector sent to Universities UK.
The letter from Richard Wilson, the IoD's head of business policy, says that one of the most pressing worries among company directors is graduates' standards of numeracy and literacy.
"Only 44 per cent of company directors believed that the graduates they employed had the skills necessary to perform their jobs efficiently," he writes.
"Directors would like to assume that the graduates they recruit have a basic level of numeracy and literacy, but unfortunately that is not always the case."
The institute suggests to UUK that the most common degree classification, the upper second, be subdivided to distinguish between very good and good graduates.
Mr Wilson says: "Greater weight on coursework, continual assessment and modules rather than reliance on final exams has exacerbated the trend of rising proportions of top degrees."
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As a result of iCloud breach in intimate photos of Jennifer Lawrence and other celebrities appeared in Web.
The star of "The Hunger Games" actress Jennifer Lawrence became a victim of hackers who published her private photos on site 4han. As per Mirror newspaper announcement the attackers broke into iCloud where Lawrence was keeping the shots from her smartphone.
Later the photos of another celebrities like Brie Larson, Ariana Grande, Bar Refaeli, Victoria Justice and others appeared in Web. Some of them have already confirmed the originality of the shots, the others deny everything or do not comment.
Based upon screenshots from 4chan the hacker has more photos of Kim Kardashian, Mary Kate Olsen, Kirsten Dunst, Rihanna, Wynona Ryder which have not been published yet. About hundred of celebrities became victims of this hacker attack.


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Mariska Hargitay ( /məˈrɪʃkə ˈhɑrɡɨteɪ/ mə-rish-kə har-gi-tay; born Mariska Magdolna Hargitay; January 23, 1964) is an American actress, best known for her role as New York City sex crimes Detective Olivia Benson on the NBC television drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, a role that has earned her multiple awards and nominations, including an Emmy and Golden Globe.
The daughter of actress Jayne Mansfield and actor/bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, Hargitay is a former beauty queen who made her film debut in the 1985 horror-comedy film Ghoulies, and her major television debut in the 1986 adventure drama series, Downtown. She appeared in numerous roles in film and television shows throughout the late 1980s and 1990s before being cast as Olivia Benson, a role that led to her founding the Joyful Heart Foundation, which provides support to women who have been sexually abused.
Hargitay was born at St. John's Hospital in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of actress and 1950s-era sex symbol Jayne Mansfield. Her father was the Hungarian-born former Mr. Universe Mickey Hargitay. Her first and middle names are Hungarian and refer to Mary Magdalene (Mariska is a diminutive of Mary). Her family name means "of Hargita". Hargitay was raised Roman Catholic. She has two half-sisters, Jayne Marie Mansfield and Tina Hargitay; two brothers, Miklós and Zoltán Hargitay; and a half-brother, Antonio Ottaviano (also known as Tony Cimber), a former director whose works include the female wrestling show Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling.
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Karen creates simple, contemporary ceramic sculptures, wallhangings and tiles. Her sculpture, usually figuartive are three-dimensional forms reminiscent of a line drawing or a simple illustration. Together or alone they bestow the essence of fairytale or myth. Often androgynous, their individuality is revealed by a simple characteristic, a bird, a tree or a building.
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Emeli Sande wants to write song for Stevie
Emeli Sande would love to write a song for Motown legend Stevie Wonder or Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox.
by : Elle Canada- Mar 9th, 2012
Emeli Sande would love to write a song for Stevie Wonder or Annie Lennox.
The 'Next to Me' singer would love to write for one of the people she idolised growing up, singling out the Motown legend and the Eurythmics singer.
She told the Yorkshire Evening Post newspaper: "There are so many people. I would love to write for someone legendary like Stevie Wonder or Annie Lennox."
Emeli also prefers to work after dark, as she concentrates better, and admits she has to know and trust the people she's working with before she can write properly.
She said: "There aren't any set rules, but I know the best kind of environment is at night for me.
"I can never write a good song if I'm around people that I don't trust or don't really click with. It has to be people that I really trust and I can share ideas with, that can really inspire me with conversation."
Emeli also admits to suffering writer's block, but is thankful it has never lasted too long.
She added: "Sometimes when I have been writing too much I kind of find myself thinking I have nothing to write about anymore, but it usually goes within a month.
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STATISTICAL BRIEF #219:
Co-pays, Deductibles, and Coinsurance Percentages for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance in the Non-Federal Workforce, by Industry Classification,2006
Beth Levin Crimmel, MS and John P. Sommers, PhD
In 2006, 62.6 percent of non-Federal employees enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance were required to pay a deductible by their health insurance plan.
In 2006, non-Federal employees enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance who were required to pay a deductible had an average single deductible of $682 and an average family deductible of $1,300. Both of these values varied significantly by the employee's industry.
Three-quarters of non-Federal employees enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance paid a co-pay for each doctor visit. The average dollar co-pay among these enrollees was $18.74. The amounts varied significantly by industry.
The average coinsurance for a doctor visit for employees enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance was 18.4 percent.
Employer-sponsored health insurance for current workers is one of the primary sources of health insurance coverage in the United States. According to data from the 2006 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Insurance Component (MEPS-IC), approximately 119.1 million of the 134.1 million employees from the combined workforce of the private sector and all state and local governments--non-Federal employees--worked where the employer offered health insurance. Of those employees who worked where health insurance was offered, approximately 73.3 million were enrolled. (Data not shown in tables.)
In recent years premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance have risen dramatically. However, premium costs are only a portion of the costs of health insurance. Other factors, such as whether an employee has a deductible, the size of deductibles and the size of co-pays also contribute to differences in cost of care.
This Statistical Brief examines what percentage of enrollees pay a deductible and the size of deductibles, what percentage pay co-pays and the size of co-pays, and also coinsurance percentages. These values are compared by industry classification. Only those estimates that had a statistically significant difference from the national average at the 0.05 percent significance level are noted in the text.
Among the 73.3 million non-Federal employees enrolled in employer-sponsored health insurance in 2006, 62.6 percent were enrolled in a plan which required they meet an annual deductible (figure 1). This percentage varied significantly by industry. A lower than average percentage of enrollees from State and Local Governments, 44.6 percent, had a plan with a deductible, while the percentage of employees who had a deductible was higher than average for employees in Mining and Manufacturing (70.2 percent), Construction (69.8 percent), Wholesale Trade (68.0 percent), Retail Trade (74.7 percent) and Other Services (70.4 percent).
Among enrollees who paid a deductible, the size of both single and family deductibles varied by industry in 2006. Enrollees who paid deductibles in the Construction and Retail Trade industries paid average single deductibles of $934 and $768, respectively, both higher than the national non-Federal average of $682 (figure 2). Enrollees who paid deductibles in State and Local Governments paid an average single deductible of $462, a value lower than the national average.
Among those employees who paid deductibles, those in the Retail Trade industry paid an average family deductible of $1,646, higher than the national non-Federal average of $1,300 (figure 3). Enrollees with deductibles in State and Local Governments and the Mining and Manufacturing industry paid average family deductibles of $937 and $1,180, respectively, less than the 2006 national non-Federal average.
In 2006, 75.4 percent of non-Federal enrollees in employer-sponsored health insurance paid a co-pay for an office visit (figure 4). In the Retail Trade industry, the percentage was lower than average, 65.3 percent. In Professional Services and State and Local Governments, 78.7 and 77.7 percent, respectively, of the enrollees paid a co-pay for an office visit. Both these values were higher than the national average.
On average, the 2006 co-pay for non-Federal enrollees with co-pays was $18.74 (figure 5). Enrollees with co-pays in Mining and Manufacturing, Construction, and Retail Trade paid higher than average amounts of $19.53, $20.73 and $20.76, respectively. Enrollees with co-pays in State and Local Governments paid a lower than average amount of $16.02.
Persons who do not have co-pays have a percent coinsurance. For non-Federal enrollees in 2006, the average coinsurance for an office visit for those enrollees who paid a coinsurance was 18.4 percent (figure 6). Enrollees with coinsurance in the Construction and Retail Trade industries paid higher than average rates of 19.7 and 19.3 percent, respectively.
This Statistical Brief summarizes data from the 2006 MEPS-IC. The data are available on the MEPS Web site at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/quick_tables.jsp or have been produced using special computation runs using the confidential MEPS-IC data available at the United States Bureau of the Census.
In this Statistical Brief, non-Federal employees include those working in private sector firms and state or local governments. Industry groups are defined within the private sector, in addition to one for all state and local government functions. The definitions for private industries are based on the North American Industrial Classification System.
A deductible is a fixed dollar amount during the benefit period, usually a year, that an insured person pays before the insurer starts to make payments for covered medical services. Plans may have both per individual and family deductibles. Some plans may have separate deductibles for specific services. For example, a plan may have a hospitalization deductible per admission. Deductibles may differ if services are received from an approved provider or if received from providers not on the approved list.
A co-pay is a form of medical cost sharing in a health insurance plan that requires an insured person to pay a fixed dollar amount when a medical service is received, regardless of the total charge for service. The insurer is responsible for the rest of the reimbursement. There may be separate co-pays for different services. For example, an enrollee may pay a $10 co-pay for each doctor's office visit, $75 for each day in the hospital, and $5 for each prescription. Some plans require that a deductible first be met for some specific services before a co-pay applies.
Coinsurance is a form of medical cost sharing in a health insurance plan that requires an insured person to pay a stated percentage of medical expenses after the deductible amount, if any, has been paid. Once any deductible amount and coinsurance are paid, the insurer is responsible for the rest of the reimbursement for covered benefits up to allowed charges; the individual could also be responsible for any charges in excess of what the insurer determines to be "usual, customary, and reasonable." Coinsurance rates may differ if services are received from an approved provider (i.e., a provider with whom the insurer has a contract or an agreement specifying payment levels and other contract requirements) or if received by providers not on the approved list. In addition to overall coinsurance rates, rates may also differ for different types of services.
About MEPS-IC
The MEPS-IC is a survey of business establishments and governments which collects information on employer-sponsored health insurance, such as whether insurance is offered, enrollments, types of plans and premiums. The survey is conducted annually by the United States Bureau of the Census under the sponsorship of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The private sector yearly response rate has averaged 78 percent for in-scope sample units. Approximately 4 percent of the original sample has been out-of-scope in a typical year. A total sample of 42,000 private sector establishments was selected for the 2006 survey, prior to accounting for losses due to nonresponse and out-of-scope cases. A total sample of 3,000 units was selected for state and local governments for 2006. The yearly response rate for the government sample has averaged 92 percent.
For more information on this survey, see MEPS Methodology Report's 6, 8, 10, 14, 17, and 18 on the MEPS Web site at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_stats/publications.jsp and the Insurance Component Survey Basics at http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/survey_comp/Insurance.jsp.
Crimmel, B.L. and Sommers, J. P., Co-pays, Deductibles, and Coinsurance Percentages for Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance in the Non-Federal Workforce, by Industry Classification, 2006. Statistical Brief #219. August 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD http://www.meps.ahrq.gov/mepsweb/data_files/publications/st219/stat219.shtml
AHRQ welcomes questions and comments from readers of this publication who are interested in obtaining more information about access, cost, use, financing, and quality of health care in the United States. We also invite you to tell us how you are using this Statistical Brief and other MEPS data and tools and to share suggestions on how MEPS products might be enhanced to further meet your needs. Please e-mail us at mepsprojectdirector@ahrq.hhs.gov or send a letter to the address below:
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Figure 1. Percentage of non-Federal employees enrolled in a plan with a deductible, by industry, 2006
Mining and Manufacturing
Utilities and Transportation
Financial Services and Real Estate
Percentage 70.2% 69.8% 66.5% 68.0% 62.4% 74.7% 60.1% 70.4% 44.6% 62.6%
Source: Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, AHRQ, Insurance Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2006
Figure 2. Average single deductible of non-Federal employees enrolled in a plan with a deductible, by industry, 2006
Dollars $661 $934 $663 $778 $655 $768 $726 $644 $462 $682
Figure 3. Average family deductible of non-Federal employees enrolled in a plan with a deductible, by industry, 2006
Dollars $1180 $1514 $1307 $1334 $1340 $1646 $1383 $1295 $937 $1300
Figure 4. Percentage of non-Federal enrollees who have a plan with a co-pay for an office visit, by industry, 2006
Figure 5. Average co-pay for an office visit of non-Federal employees enrolled in a plan with a co-pay for an office visit, by industry, 2006
Dollars $19.53 $20.73 $18.43 $19.49 $19.21 $20.76 $18.73 $19.33 $16.02 $18.74
Figure 6. Average percentage coinsurance for an office visit of non-Federal employees enrolled in a plan with a percentage coinsurance for an office visit, by industry, 2006
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A conversation with Arch. João Luís Ferreira
'Architecture is the victory of space over time. (...) It is the opposite of fashion. (...) It is what is not a passenger. (...) Architecture is the mirror of society'.
You founded Promontório studio with four classmates. What do you value the most in this partnership?
The fact that we started, the five of us, from a very young age, made architecture always overlap each other's personality, and this allows for less personal and more disciplinary reflection. There are other aspects, of practical nature, that are also very important and advantageous, such as complementarity and mutual assistance, but what I think is most interesting and relevant in this partnership is the idea that the work results from the debate and the meeting of experiences. We were colleagues in college, we started careers together, and what was more personal faded a little. The projects are done individually but all the discourse around the project and the production of the work are done in a kind of proximity regime, which dilutes the more personal and less disciplinary aspects. There is an affinity between everyone, we are obliged to reflect, and what results from our work is what we see ourselves as a group.
Fluviário de Mora was a candidate for the Mies Van der Rohe Prize, one of the most prestigious in Europe. How did you view this event?
I think it was good but I think the prizes are a "double-edged sword". They have the recognition factor, but they also produce a deification of people, which can even dismiss them from continuing to have the qualities that led them to win a certain prize. Prizes may have non-meritocratic factors associated with them. If there are 50 people and one of them wins a prize, that person is not necessarily better than the others. That person had, at a certain moment, a reason for recognition. There is a wrong tendency, from public opinion, to discredit those who have not won a prize. It seems that those who do not receive prizes have less authority. The prizes turn out to be a manipulation of the reality. It is good to receive prizes, or to be nominated, because it is a recognition. What is wrong is that we have no authority because we have not won a prize. A prize must be a 'plus', not what marks the continuity of the work. It is an exceptional thing that results from a certain moment. We can win a prize and never win any other again, and we are not worse for it. It is not normal for us to only do exceptional things. But there are people who, after winning prizes, seem to only do exceptional things, which they don't, they do an exceptional thing and then do normal things, like everyone else.
Architecture marks the era in which it is inserted. Do you have contemporary architect mannerisms?
I think not. As architects, we don't have to be architectural historians. We think and interpret with the knowledge we have. We can be more aware of our time or other times, depending on what we've studied. We can have a more historicist view or a fascination for a particular era. All of this influences our work. There is always a contemporary component, but contemporaneity is what people do at the same time. And there is no single truth at each time, there are many trends, many ways of interpreting reality. What may be characteristic of a particular era is more concerned with questions of principle than with things themselves. For example, there are immense movements of modernism: some are anti historicists, others recover popular architecture but refuse classical. There is no architectural language in modernism. I do it because I want to and I can do it, I don't have to justify it. The reason that is at the origin of contemporaneity is a reason that has to do with the will. In contemporary times, knowledge is dispersed, there is no unity of knowledge, as in classical knowledge. Being contemporary can be doing modern, post-modern or futuristic things… In modernity, people do not think according to the same principles, they all manifest themselves differently, it seems that we are all of spontaneous generation.
What are art and architecture for you?
Art is a complex thing. As a definition of art, I usually use a poem by Teixeira de Pascoais, called 'O Poeta' [the Poet], where he defines the poet but I extrapolate to art in general. The poem says: 'The poet is the one who rises to the heights of life and then goes back down here to tell others what he saw'. I think art is the vision of something, that some are lucky or have the merit of seeing, and manage to make a synthesis that others can understand. Architecture is the victory of space over time. We build a building and it remains. Even if it is destroyed, the memory remains and that is a way for time not to pass. The buildings age but the fact that we can go to a city, 30 or 40 years later, and see some things almost the same, shows the immortalization of architecture. The architecture started with the construction of tapirs, the Paleolithic tombs, a kind of places for the dead to live, because people believed in the immortality of the soul. The principle of architecture is this kind of liberation from time. And this is what I find most interesting about architecture. This idea that by creating a building, which characterizes the place, we are winning time. I would say that architecture is the opposite of fashion. While fashion lasts six months, architecture can last 30 centuries. Architecture is what is not temporary, it is what is established as definitive and must be thought of as a definitive thing. It is different from other arts: music may not be heard, poetry may not be read, theater may not be seen, but architecture is inseparable from our existence. We are forced to live with her. Architecture is the mirror of society.
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Der Taubenturm (französisch colombier oder pigeonnier) des Château de la Bréchinie in Grassac, einer französischen Gemeinde im Département Charente in der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine, wurde im 16. Jahrhundert errichtet. Der Taubenturm steht als Teil des Schlosses seit 1993 als Monument historique auf der Liste der Baudenkmäler in Frankreich.

Der runde Taubenturm aus Bruchsteinmauerwerk ist ein Eckturm der umfriedeten Schlossanlage.

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 Taubentürme in Frankreich

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Progress has been to Cunniff's liking
PUBLISHED: September 8, 2010 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: August 29, 2017 at 11:24 a.m.
LONG BEACH – All things considered, Long Beach State cross country coach Patrick Cunniff found much to his liking during the 49ers' debut Saturday morning during the Fullerton Invitational at Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea.
"I came away very gratified because it was a reflection of all the hard work the kids did over the summer," Cunniff said. "We saw a lot of depth in both teams."
The quality of depth – via newcomers and returners who made significant contributions as middle and long-distance runners under Cunniff for Andy Sythe's track and field program – could prove to be the calling card during Cunniff's fourth fall with the program.
And that depth made its mark in northern Orange County last weekend as both the men and women were second behind their UCLA counterparts in the team standings.
The men were led by junior Matt Maldonado, who finished 14th in 26 minutes, 15.8 seconds over the 8-kilometer course, and Bret Hasvold, a redshirt sophomore, who was 15th at 26:22.8.
Juniors Alisia Barajas (22:44.1) and Liz Ramos (22:47.1) were seventh and eighth, respectively, over the women's 6K course.
Each of those will need to come through with strong performances on Oct. 30 in Riverside if the 49ers are to improve upon the women's fourth-place finish and the men's fifth-place finish during the 2009 Big West Conference championship meet.
In a poll of the conference's head coaches, the 49ers were projected to finish fifth in each category late next month.
"I was a little surprised, on the men's side, based upon our track (spring) performances and by the number of graduation losses at other programs," Cunniff said. "I think it will be the most interesting (men's) race since I've been here. Cal Poly has had a death-grip on No. 1 and (UC) Santa Barbara has been a rock-solid second. They both had a lot of seniors but they both have great programs."
As for the LBSU men, "I think we've been `talented but young' the past couple of years," Cunniff said. "But we're not so young anymore. This season will be a test to see how we have matured as individuals and as a program."
Travis Kuhlman, the 49ers top finisher in 11th place in last year's Big West meet, didn't return to school for his senior season but Maldonado – 16th in the conference meet and the program's top finisher, at 55, in the NCAA West Regional meet in Eugene – should be one of the conference's standouts. Maldonado also placed second in the 1,500 meters at the Big West track championships.
"Maldonado had a great season on the track last spring," Cunniff said. "Matt was always a super-low mileage (in summer training) guy before he came here. But he's grown a couple of inches and gained about 15 pounds, so he is able to handle the heavier work now."
Another junior, Raul Arcos, was 37th in the conference meet last October and 88th in Eugene.
"He is ready for a breakout season," Cunniff said.
Hasvold and another sophomore who redshirted last fall, Nick Kelley, "had good track seasons and their strongest summers ever," Cunniff added.
Steven DeCastro, who finish 54th in the conference meet, is the men's captain and the squad's only senior.
Heath Reedy was one of the state's best distance runners at Buchannan High in Clovis last school year and is the men's top newcomer.
On the women's side, Anne Randall was 13th at the Big West meet as a freshman last October, while Alisa Barajas was 18th and a team-best 56th at the regional meet as a sophomore.
Jennifer Rodriguez, another captain, was 26th in the conference final and 73th in Eugene as a junior and established a program-record over 10,000 meters last spring.
"We've got the three fastest runners over 10,000 meters (Rodriguez, Barajas and Randall) in the program's history and that's the ultimate `strength event,"' Cunniff said.
The program also landed three top-flight transfers from community colleges that are expected to have major impacts in the fall and spring.
Lenore Moreno (Mt. San Antonio College) was a top-five finisher in the cross country state meet last fall and won state titles in the 5K and 10K in the spring.
Nina Moore won the state cross country championship and helped Glendale College to the team title as well.
Her Glendale teammate, Rosa Del Toro, is also a 49er. She was sixth in the state cross country final as a sophomore and won the state crown in the 1,500 in the spring.
The 49ers' next competition comes in the Aztec Invitational in San Diego on Sept. 18.
frank.burlison@presstelegram.com