A report released today by the University of Minnesota's Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport shows that girls are participating in sports in record numbers, but their participation in physical activity outside of organized sports is

Ibaraki JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). April 27 (Sun), 10:00-12:00 in Hitachi, Ibaraki Japan. Elaine Gilmour, Miyagi Gakuin Women's University.

Ibaraki JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). April 27 (Sun), 14:00-17:00 in Hitachi, Ibaraki Japan. Alastair Graham-Marr, ABAX.

Nara JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). April 27 (Sun), 14:00-17:00 in Nara Japan. Jesse Crisler.

Sapporo ETJ (English Teachers in Japan). April 19 (Sat), 19:00-21:00 in Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan. Various speakers.

Yamagata JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). May 10 (Sat), 13:30-15:30 in Yamagata Japan. Heather Dow.

Shinshu JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). May 3 (Sat), 8:10-13:30 in Matsumoto-shi, Nagano Japan.

Gifu JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). May 3 (Sat), 19:00-21:00 in Gifu Japan. Mike Stockwell.

Pan-SIG JALT (Annual JALT Pan-SIG Conference). May 10 (Sat), in Kyoto Japan. Call for papers due February 15, 2008.

Longmen (Dragon's Gate) Grottoes, in Luoyang, is one of the three most famous places with extensive stone inscriptions in China. The caves house an overwhelming number of Buddhist inscriptions and images, as well as historical materials concerning art, music, religion