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The UMUC Information and Library Services Newsletter
Fall 2012 • Volume 12, Issue 3
Previous Issues
In this issue
From Stephen Miller
Associate Provost, Information and Library Services
On behalf of my colleagues at the UMUC Library, I extend best wishes to all new and returning students, faculty, and staff. Welcome to the Fall semester!
In this newsletter, we introduce you to some of the members of the Library staff who make possible your 24/7 access to research resources. Please familiarize yourself with your librarians! We will continue to feature additional staff members in the Spring 2013 newsletter.
There have been some recent updates and improvements to Library electronic resources. As always, comments are welcome regarding these changes.
The Library continues to represent UMUC at conferences on the national level, and UMUC librarians will be published in several scholarly journals. In addition, several members of our staff have been recognized for significant contributions to librarianship. Congratulations to all!
UMUC librarians are available for research assistance through a variety of formats including 24/7 e-mail and live chat, as well as in-person and via telephone during regular business hours at our Largo location. Instant messaging is also available during selected hours from the Ask a Librarian page.
Please remember: Faculty are encouraged to take full advantage of the Library's liaison program and course-related library instruction.
All the best for the Fall semester!
Meet the Library Staff!
Whether it is downloading one of thousands of full text articles from the Library's wide array of databases (now numbering over 125!), ordering books that are delivered to your doorstep, requesting reserved readings for your Web Tycho classroom, or obtaining assistance with a particularly knotty research topic, just about all UMUC students, faculty, and staff make use of the UMUC Library. But did you ever wonder who works behind the scenes to provide library services, whether you are around the corner here in Largo--or around the world? In this and several of the next issues of the Library Newsletter, we introduce you to the various teams whose mission it is to ensure that all of UMUC has 24/7 access to Library resources and services.
Digital Resources
Lenore England
Lenore England, Digital Resources Librarian, is responsible for electronic database, e-book, and e-journal management and vendor negotiations. She is aware of any upcoming changes to database interfaces and content and keeps the Library staff apprised of any new developments regarding electronic resources. In addition, she works with vendors to ensure that electronic resources are properly maintained and any issues are dealt with quickly to provide patrons with the best Library experience possible.
Li Fu, Peter Burslem, Kee-Young Moon, John Coogan
The Systems Team ensures that all library systems run smoothly so patrons have continued access to library resources. Li Fu, Digital Services Librarian, provides support for electronic resources access and the library Web page, answers technical questions, and performs maintenance on Find It and Journal Finder. Peter Burslem, Library Web Specialist, provides programming and technical support for Web pages, electronic document delivery, and library operations. Kee-Young Moon, Advanced Technologies Librarian, is responsible for developing new and innovative online resources, implementing new technologies, and working to improve the functionality and appearance of our Web, instructional, and multimedia resources. John Coogan, Systems Librarian, manages the library Web site, cataloging, and IT issues for the library.
Document Delivery
Jung Moon, Mark de Jong, Binwi Ngwa-Suh, Austin Smith
Have you ever received an article that was not available in full text in library databases? If so, you can thank the Document Management Team. They are responsible for ensuring the timely delivery of books and articles to UMUC Library patrons. Mark de Jong, Document Management Librarian, manages the Document Delivery team. Jung Moon, Library Associate for Document Management, coordinates circulation and document management operations and student employees. Library Technicians Binwi Ngwa-Suh, Austin Smith, and Lina Amer (not pictured) assist with circulation and document delivery.
Electronic Reserves
Megan Baker, Yu-Hsiu Wang
Need to have book chapters, articles, lecture notes, or links to Web-based resources included in your Web Tycho classroom? The Library's Electronic Reserves Team can help you with that. Just submit a request and Yu-Hsiu Wang, Electronic Services Librarian, and Megan Baker, Library Technician (Electronic Reserves), will locate the materials, obtain any copyright clearance necessary, and load the materials into your classroom.
These are just some of the people who work to ensure that all of UMUC's students, faculty, and staff enjoy 24/7 to Library resources and services. Please see the next issue of our newsletter in the the Spring to meet more of the Library staff!
Electronic Resources News
New Enhancements to RefWorks!
RefWorks, a Web-based citation management tool, now includes an updated and improved Write-N-Cite feature, which is built directly into Word and no longer displays as a separate page. Write-N-Cite allows you to auto-format your research citations as you write, provides better formatting for footnotes, and gives improved support for all platforms, both in Windows and Mac.
New ProQuest Interface Released!
A new ProQuest interface for the following resources provides users with better options for cross-searching within ProQuest resources and saving research. Be sure to take a look and let us know what you think!
- ABI/Inform Complete
- Christian Science Monitor
- Criminal Justice
- Dissertations and Theses
- GenderWatch
- New York Times Historical
- New York Times
- ProQuest Computing
- ProQuest National Newspapers
- Social Services Abstracts
- Baltimore Sun
- Wall Street Journal Historical
- Wall Street Journal
- Washington Post
UMUC Library Staff News
- Real-time Global Instruction in a Virtual Environment
Barb Mann, Assistant Director for Public Services, and Julie Arnold Lietzau, Course Manager for UCSP 611, have been invited to present at the 13th Annual Lilly Conference on College and University Teaching and Learning – T.C., to be held in Traverse City, MI, September 20 - 23, 2012. Their presentation, entitled Real-time Global Instruction in a Virtual Environment, will focus on the successful use of web conferencing to provide real-time connections between students and instructors in the asynchronous learning environment, fostering a sense of community and reinforcing learning. Planning considerations, "nuts and bolts" of conducting such sessions, and assessment will all be discussed.
- Centralizing Effective Electronic Resources Assessment: Successful Collaboration Leading to Innovations
Lenore England, Digital Resources Librarian, and Barb Mann, Assistant Director, Public Services, will present a poster session at the Library Assessment Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia in October. The poster, titled Centralizing Effective Electronic Resources Assessment: Successful Collaboration Leading to Innovations, will discuss the effective use of a centralized site and collaboration between the reference staff and Digital Resources Librarian, which has ultimately fostered innovations in assessment of electronic resources.
- Electronic Collection Assessment and Benchmarking to Demonstrate the Value of Electronic Collections
Stephen Miller, Associate Provost for ILS, will also present a paper at the Library Assessment Conference in Charlottesville, Virginia in October. Titled Electronic Collection Assessment and Benchmarking to Demonstrate the Value of Electronic Collections, the paper will discuss two projects that were developed and undertaken by ILS to show how well the Library's electronic collections match the university's curricular needs. The projects resulted in strong external validation of the quality and comprehensiveness of the Library's database collections in meeting the needs of UMUC's academic programs.
- Optimizing Your ERM: The Application of Business Process Management to Operation
Lenore England, Digital Resources Librarian, Li Fu, Digital Services Librarian, and Stephen Miller, Associate Provost, Information and Library Services, co-authored an article entitled "Optimizing Your ERM: The Application of Business Process Management to Operations" in Technical Services Quarterly.
- Virtual Reference at a Global University: An Analysis of Patron and Question Type
Joseph Rawson, 24/7 Services Coordinator, Megan A. Davis, Reference and Instruction Librarian and Regional Services Liaison, Julie Arnold Lietzau, UCSP Course Manager, and Clare Miller, Reference and Instruction Librarian, co-authored an article entitled "Virtual Reference at a Global University: An Analysis of Patron and Question Type." The article will appear this fall in the Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning.
- Coutts Award for Innovation in Electronic Resources Management
Lenore England, Digital Resources Librarian, has won the Coutts Award for Innovation in Electronic Resources Management. This award "recognizes significant and innovative contributions to electronic collections management and development practice" and is sponsored by the Collection Management Section of the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services. Ms. England received her Masters in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University in 1998 and has been a librarian at UMUC since 1999.
- Miriam Dudley Instructional Librarian Award
Barb Mann, Assistant Director for Public Services, is the 2012 recipient of the ACRL/IS (Association of College and Research Libraries/Instruction Section) Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. This award recognizes a librarian who has contributed significantly to library instruction in a college or research library. Ms. Mann was cited for her leadership in the creation of a thriving information literacy program and her success in providing information literacy instruction in conjunction with UMUC's Distance Education program. She received her Masters in Library and Information Science from the University of South Carolina in 1995 and has been employed by UMUC since 2006.
For Your Information...
An appointment may be made to meet with a UMUC librarian for research assistance. Appointments are available in a variety of formats, including in-person at the Academic Center in Largo during business hours, as well as by phone, e-mail, and via Web conferencing. Please use the request an appointment form to schedule a time for research assistance.
Need to find us? Please visit Locations and Hours for more information.
Faculty Corner
Library Liaisons
The UMUC Library provides library liaison services to UMUC faculty. We welcome the opportunity to work closely with faculty to provide tailored library services to individual classes, whether it be visiting your online or face-to-face class, assisting in adding information literacy components to specific course assignments or projects, or providing handouts or online resources customized to your discipline or current course topic. Please keep the liaison librarians in mind when you have library related questions, need extra help with research, or need instruction on how to use our resources.
- Megan A. Davis
TGS: Information and Technology Systems
- Rocco DeBonis
TGS: Teacher Education
- Julie Arnold Lietzau
TGS: University College Special Programs (UCSP) and COMM 600
- Clare Miller
TGS: Management, Accounting, and Finance
- Ryan Shepard
TGS: Cybersecurity
- Cynthia Thomes
TGS: Business and Executive Programs
- Rocco DeBonis
TUS: Center for Student Success (CFSS)
- Barb Mann
TUS: Department of Communication, Arts, and Humanities (COMM)
- Robert Miller
TUS: Department of Social, Behavioral, Natural, and Mathematical Sciences (SCIP)
- Ed O'Donnell
TUS: Department of Business and Professional Programs (BAPP)
- Ryan Shepard
TUS: Cybersecurity, Department of Computer Information Systems and Technology (CITE)
As the Fall 2012 semester begins, UMUC librarians look forward to working with you and your classes, either via Web Tycho or on-site, in the provision of library resources instruction. The transferable skill building and concept understanding that librarians offer in these sessions provide both a deeper comprehension and comfort level for your students in locating, evaluating, and using information relevant to their studies. This preparation and reinforcement will hold your students in good stead as they deal with the vast amount of available information during their academic careers and as productive employees and citizens. Please complete the Faculty Request for Library Instruction form to schedule one or more sessions for your classes.
Need instruction but don't have time to schedule a facilitated session? Consider adding a stand-alone instruction module to your Web Tycho classroom. Please contact your library liaison for more information.
Questions? Comments? Need more information? Please contact Barb Mann, Assistant Director for Public Services, or Information and Library Services.
We look forward to working with you!
Hot Sites... Authentic Assessment
UMUC recently redesigned its curriculum to include what is known as authentic assessment--a form of assessment based on tasks (such as creating a business or marketing plan) students would accomplish in their professional lives. To learn more about authentic assessment, please visit these Web sites specifically chosen by UMUC Librarians.
Authentic Assessment Toolbox
The Authentic Assessment Toolbox contains much useful information, including standards, tasks, rubrics, and more. The site was created and is maintained by Jon Mueller, a Professor of Psychology at North Central College in Naperville, IL.
The 10 Learning Outcomes
This site contains authentic assessments created by faculty at Miami Dade College in a variety of disciplines, including emergency care, education, and the natural sciences.
This Web site, a "clearinghouse for assessment, evaluation, and research information" contains the essay The Case for Authentic Assessment, by Grant Wiggins. Mr. Wiggins is a widely-known advocate of authentic assessment in education. He is president of Authentic Education in Hopewell, New Jersey and earned his Ed.D. from Harvard University.
This Web site features helpful information about authentic assessment, including its history, authentic assessment data analysis, and more.


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I'm feeling like we're almost, almost settled into the new house... we finally have internet! While we're still missing a ottoman/coffee table, end tables, lamps, artwork, kitchen table... (I could go on), we do finally have a new TV hanging and wireless internet. Another big piece of the puzzle is that my kitchen is back in business (until we start DIY remodeling next week, that is).
Last week my Mom came up to see the house and she was just about to leave when I said, "Actually, can you watch Emma for just 5 more minutes while I throw this chicken in the oven?" Literally, that was all it took. Maybe even less time. This was our first official meal that didn't come in a pizza box or a takeout container and it was the perfect thing to kickoff a new season in our new house.
I made this recipe two weeks ago for a video shoot for MyWellBeing.com as part of a video entitled "Easy Entertaining." I challenged myself to prepare a complete dinner party worthy menu in one pan, that could be assembled in minutes and baked in the oven. No fuss. This is the recipe that I came up with. I feel like I am a relatively humble cook, but I've got to say, this was sooo good. I don't know if it was the fact that just the three of us (me, Mike & Emma) haven't sat down together for a homemade meal in weeks, or the fact that until now we haven't had a dining room to sit in, or that we were sitting in my new dining room chairs (that I love), but this cozy little dinner in our new house finally made us feel like we were at home.
So, after all this build up, I hate to disappoint, but I can't share the recipe just yet. It will be on the mywellbeing.com website in just a few days (Update! Here is the link!) along with a video featuring yours truly (yikes!). Here are my photos from our first dinner at home and some behind the scenes photos of the video shoot. Enjoy!
I did 4 easy entertaining videos. This set is set up for easy to assemble appetizers.
I hope to be able to share the videos soon!

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A burdensome Lenten journey
Even Jesus didn't want to take the journey he had to take before reaching Easter Sunday.
Guest blog post by Lisa Calderone-Stewart
We are more than half-way through Lent. It's the time when lots of us have simply given up on any "Lenten resolutions" we've tried to keep.
For folks like me with terminal cancer, Lenten symbolism is "slap you in the face" obvious: The monotonous desert that seems so lifeless but is actually full of life, the longing for living water, the need to escape spiritual blindness and enter the light, the clinging to the absolute faith that life will follow death.
Right about now, we might be tempted to say, "Enough already! We get it! Sin, death, Jesus, life, yadda, yadda, yadda! Can't we just skip over the rest of Lent (including Holy Week) and simply do Easter? We all know what happens! We are just so tired of purple!"
That's how I feel about dying: "Can't we just skip those painful last few weeks or months and get to the 'after life' part?"
It's funny that we worry about this sort of thing, even though we know the ending. Even though we know the glory of Easter awaits us, we still fear the journey that gets us there.
Jesus knew this better than any of us. And he was afraid, too--enough to sweat blood. Just like us, he prayed to skip over the pain and not have to go through with it.
I often wonder: What if we didn't know?
Here's a rambling, tongue in cheek, stream of "conscience" look at Lenten spirituality and how we often end up fighting the journey. It happens to all of us--including church workers and priests! I wrote this poem a few years ago, before I was sick, but I like returning to it every year. Even now, it gives me that "boost" I need to keep walking the journey--and to keep wearing purple.
Lenten Ramblings
Fasting, alms and prayer.
Now and then… it's hard to care!<
Forty days, not counting Sundays…
Don't eat meat on all the Fridays…
You can tell, I'm just too spent!
Just too spent to care for Lent!
OK! I know! To fast is good!
Solidarity with the neighborhood…
On the other side of town
Where the poor are struggling down...
And alms are needed. Each donation
Helps a charity organization
Bring food and clothing to the poor.
We give and give; they still need more.
Prayer will bring us close to God.
It makes me feel especially odd
To pray out loud when I'm alone.
And yet I talk on my cell phone!
Hands-free ear piece -- I'm just saying
How could you tell I wasn't praying?
Who's to know which one I'm doing?
Why do I feel so strange in choosing?
It comes to this: I'm not the type
To get all thrilled with Lenten hype.
Yet it's our sacred faith tradition,
Not a silly superstition.
More time with fasting, alms and prayer;<
I slowly remember why I care.
Again I gradually understand
And want to follow God's command.
Every year, I hear the readings.
Every year, I feel the pleadings.
Sometimes it takes me forty days
To recognize my sinful ways.
I hide myself behind my door.
Please don't make me face the poor.
The sick, the old, take them away.
I do not want their stares today.
I cannot bear to hear their cry.
I do not want to wonder why.
And forty days will come and go.
I learn what I already know.
The same thing happens every year.
It takes so long for me to care.
It takes so long for me to change.
I start out acting odd and strange.
I end up acting strange and odd.
Yet oddly closer to my God.
I pray a bit, I fast some more.
I start to care about the poor.
I start reflecting on my death.
I pause to take a deeper breath.
My shallow, arrogant, selfish ways
Are ruining my earthly days.
My pride trips me; I take a tumble.
I want to be more simple, humble.
Just when things start looking bleak,
I rediscover Holy Week.
I rediscover paschal pain,
The paschal promise of joy again.
Forty days in desert heat
Without a thing for him to eat
Jesus walked with blistered feet.
He calls to me, so I must go,
Although each Lent can scare me so.
I never know what I will find
So deeply hidden in my mind.
Forty days. And then I see
The glory that is meant to be.
First Lenten purple, then Easter white,
And everything will be all right!
I know it comes; it does each year.
And still I feel that Lenten fear.
I hate to start. I hate to go.
Imagine if I didn't know.
Guest blogger Lisa Calderone-Stewart is the director of Tomorrow's Present and an author and speaker on youth leadership. Read more about her interfaith youth program in Student Teachers, from January 2006.
Lisa was diagnosed with terminal cancer last year. For more on her story, see "The dying wish of a youth ministry pioneer." You can also read Lisa's personal blog Dying to Know You Better, and she has a novel, Made To Write, available at the link. Her blog posts on USCatholic.org can be found at Final Thoughts.
Guest blog posts express the views of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the views of U.S. Catholic, its editors, or the Claretians.


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The first season of Arrow has come and gone. The anticipation of CW's newest superhero series based on DC Comics Green Arrow seems like a long time ago and now the wait for Season 2 begins. Following on in the same grounded tone as Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Trilogy," Arrow attempted to bring a modern day and grounded Green Arrow to television. No villains with outrageous superpowers, no Supermen or aliens from another world. Arrow recreated some fan favourite villains such as Firefly, Deadshot, Count Vertigo, China White and Deathstroke while depicting them in a realistic and grounded manner. And it works particularly well for the series.
Starting off I'll continue with my comments about the realistic and grounded manner in which Arrow depicts it's world and characters. Straight away you'll notice the tone is reminiscent of Christopher Nolan's Batman films and I find that that's exactly what the showrunners were aiming for. It's a modern retelling with familiar, yet redesigned, characters. All the fantastical and sci-fi elements of the comics are stripped away for something reminiscent of a crime drama starring a vigilante. Arrow is less of a superhero series and more of a crime drama with weekly targets/cases with an overarching plot pushing the series forward. Action scenes can be frantic, close ups that try to put you right in the middle of the action, and even some shaky cam used to enhance the frantic and fast paced nature of the action.
A major change from Comics to Screen is Arrow's willingness to kill. He's prone to leaving his targets alive, dead if necessary, but the fact is that he will kill and it raises questions of morality in the show. Is it right for Arrow to take lives in the pursuit of a greater good? This theme is constant throughout the series as Detective Lance, steadfast in his belief in the law, relentlessly pursues Arrow. But even in times of desperation the Detective is forced to turn to Arrow for help so whose method is more effective? The steadfast detective or the vigilante? Perhaps a midground between the two. When is it right to take a life in pursuit of the law and justice? An interesting theme throughout the series that many might not take notice of.
Alongside the modern day Arrow we see Oliver Queen's past and the series does a nice job of distinguishing between one era and the other. Ollie's experiences on the island are darker. Simple use of colour reduction in the image makes it seem more like reliving a hazy memory of Ollie's past. All the while it helps us dig deeper and learn more about Oliver's experiences on the island and the events that drive him to become the vigilante we see in the present. It's a great offset to the modern day and helps to break up the pace of an episode.
Beginning with Oliver being found after 5 years deserted on an island and his return home the first episode serves as a great introduction to the cast of characters. Ollie puts on the hood for the first time and we learn of his father's "List." A book full of names that are systematically destroying Star City. Ollie resolves to see each and every name on his list crossed out as he tries to save his city and make it better for everyone.
Now early on in the series the storytelling seems fast paced. Too much information and too many things happening too early on in the story. Three episodes in and someone already discovers his identity, Diggle, who becomes a great central character throughout the series and a partner to Ollie. Five episodes in and Oliver is already caught and questioned under suspicion of being the vigilante with his name cleared by Diggle dressing up in his attire. It's a rough start to the series and everything seems to be happening too fast, but the series soon afterwards settles into a nice pace. When you view the events of the whole season as a whole it works out well. But even then those events seemed to happen too quickly and early on in the series. Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg do fine work on the writing and with additional writers on some episodes, Geoff Johns included, the episodes have their ups and downs, but overall finishing on a high.
Once the flow of storytelling settles the quality quickly rises as the series gets progressively better. We see fan favourite characters introduced and brought into the mythos of the series, though some are better used than others. Characters like China White, Deadshot, Vertigo and Huntress are put to greater use as their characters appear and reappear as mainstay villains throughout the series and are likely to continue through to the second season. Others, however, like Firefly and the Royal Flush Gang are killed off to never be seen again. In some ways it works in context of the series, but fans of those particular characters may find it frustrating to see these notable names and characters killed off. Deadshot was amongst these notable names after being killed off in the third episode until he is brought back much later in the second half of the season.
On the flipside of the table we also see some new friends and allies brought into the mix. Early on we're introduced to Felicity Smoak who starts off as an employee at Queen Consolidated as an IT Expert and later in the season becomes a tech expert assisting Oliver and Diggle. Jessica De Gouw is introduced as Helena Bertinelli aka The Huntress who becomes both an ally and enemy to Oliver. She's set on delivering and handing out justice, but in a much more violent manner than Arrow. Then while we never see him put on the mantle, Colton Haynes is nicely setup towards the end of the series to become Red Arrow, while Willa Holland's Thea is often referred to as Speedy suggesting a crime fighting future for her character. This follows through with Laurel as she is shown to be more than capable of defending herself and hinting towards her future as Black Canary. Even on the island Ollie makes friends with Manu Bennett as Slade Wilson / Deathstroke and Celina Jade as love interest Shado.
Arrow features a diverse mix of characters all of whom are well cast. Stephen Amell works great as Ollie and while there are times when he might fall flat he's overall a great choice for the role. Katie Cassidy and Colin Donnell as Laurel Lance and Tommy Merlyn, respectively, work great together and the constant love triangle between the three works really well. Particularly towards the end of the season. Willa Holland is a lovely choice for Ollie's younger sister Thea who throughout the season battles drug and alcohol addictions before slowly and progressively turning a new leaf as she meets her own love interest with Colton Haynes as Roy Harper. Suddenly Thea goes from being the one needing help to being the one helping others. David Ramsay and Emily Bett Rickards are great additions to Oliver's team of crime fighters as Diggle and Felicity. Ramsay is a great offset to Oliver's almost reckless nature early on in the series while Rickards' bubbly personality makes her a humourous addition to the series while drawing plenty of her own dramatic scenes throughout the series.
To finish off I need to mention Susanna Thompson as Moira Queen, Paul Blackthorne as Detective Quentin Lance and Colin Salmon as Walter Steele. All three are fantastic in their roles. Susanna as the protective mother torn between doing what's right and what will keep her family safe. Paul as the overprotective father, devastated at the loss of one daughter because of Oliver and unwilling to lose another. The steadfast detective who believes in the law and will stop at nothing to bring in Arrow. Then finally Walter as the new stepfather of Thea and Oliver.
But of all the casting in the series none stands as high in regard as John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn. Barrowman makes for a fantastic villain throughout the series. Charismatic, strong, persuasive and ruthless and while his overall plans for the undertaking seem terrible, you can't help but feel compassionate for the loss he himself has suffered. This is particularly great in the finale when Tommy learns of his father's plans and Barrowman plays a recording of his wife's dying message. That message being what sends Barrowman on his path to becoming the Dark Archer.
By the time you reach the finale you're likely to love just about all the central characters. Everyone sporting some of their most dramatic scenes in the entire series. Walter, leaving his family knowing the truth of why he was kidnapped. Moira, wanting to set things right and revealing her participation in the Undertaking and her subsequent arrest. Thea, frightened for Roy's life as the threat to the Glades is revealed, running into the chaos to find and rescue him. Roy himself selflessly running to the aid of others. Felicity, desperate to stop the Undertaking as she works with Detective Lance to stop the devices planted by Merlyn. This leads to some great moments in which Felicity is shaken by her failure as one of the devices brings havoc to the glades. Oliver is at last put to confrontation against Barrowman's Dark Archer and the stakes are the highest in the series. Oliver puts Barrowman to rest after a desperate struggle, but fails to save the Glades. And in a redeeming moment for Tommy he sacrifices his life to save Laurel's. Oliver arrives, but not in time to save Tommy. Season One comes to a devastating ending with lives lost and Oliver overall having failed in his mission to save the city.
Rating: 4.1/5.
Overall, Arrow had a bit of a rocky and fast paced opening, but once it settled into it's groove it quickly became one of the best series currently on television. The cast all settled well into their roles and by the end of the series you're wholly invested in what comes next. With the devastating ending of the Season Finale it's surely a long wait to what will hopefully be a great Season 2. Any Green Arrow fan should be watching this series.


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Players of the Week - No. 8
Jeffries, a 5-foot-10 senior forward set two single-game school records in the win against NCCAA member Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) on Oct. 22. The native of Kalundborg, Denmark, notched a program-record seven goals and two assists for a school-best 16 points. The goals and points output are both NAIA single-game highs this season.
Putz, a 6-foot-3 senior goalkeeper recorded 12 saves in 184 minutes with two wins over Clarke (Iowa) and No. 6 Grand View (Iowa). He started the week with four saves in the 3-0 victory over Clarke. In the 2-1 win against Grand View, he made eight saves and helped hand the Vikings their second loss of the season. The native of Swisher, Iowa, ranks 45th in goals against average (1.13).
Offensive Nominees: Mario Perez, Texas at Brownsville; Devon Strecker, Doane (Neb.); Cody Shelton, Biola (Calif.); Gordy Gurson, Robert Morris (Ill.); Danny Cawley, Taylor (Ind.); Oliver Gore, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Alex Chavez, Kansas Wesleyan; Aaron Kinnes, Corban (Ore.); Juan Maffey, Mount Mercy (Iowa); Dylan Barduzzi, Columbia (Mo.); Domenico DeGrazia, Oklahoma Christian; Trent Popp, Asbury (Ky.); Marc Miller, Union (Ky.); Mayowa Tola-Isaac, Northwood (Fla.); Dominic O'Connor, Jamestown (N.D.); Rod Gaffoglio, Central Christian (Kan.); Joe Carver, Madonna (Mich.); Goffin Boyoko, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.); Paul Seddon, Houghton (N.Y.); Richard Isberner, Rio Grande (Ohio); Matheus Barbosa, Menlo (Calif.).
2011 Men's Soccer Players of the Week (Offensive; Defensive)
Week 1: Billy Forbes, Lubbock Christian (Texas); Zack Schultze, Reinhardt (Ga.)
Week 2: Trent Remmich, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.); Sam Winstanley, Illinois Tech
Week 3: Lebogang Moloto, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Cody Poteat, Hastings (Neb.)
Week 4: Veit Couturier, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Will Akers, Cal Maritime
Week 5: Eddy Campbell, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Collin Cone, Grace (Ind.)
Week 6: Paul Islas, Fresno Pacific (Calif.); Steven Waite, Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
Week 7: Nate Polak, Hastings (Neb.); Alex Palomarez, Menlo (Calif.)
Week 8: Bill Jeffries, Lyon (Ark.); Josh Putz, Mount Mercy (Iowa)
Defensive Nominees: Tom Luckey, Houghton (N.Y.); Dejan Milosevic, Texas Wesleyan; Aaron Carman, Doane (Neb.); Robert Hall, Lyon (Ark.); Aaron Reynolds, College of Idaho; Michael Mesle, Ottawa (Kan.); Josh Giuliano, Taylor (Ind.); Joachim Soderstrom, Rocky Mountain (Mont.); Scott Parkinson, Science & Arts (Okla.); Matt McKenna, Columbia (Mo.); Yuta Nomura, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Nils Carlson, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Andrew Stewart, Milligan (Tenn.); Connor Whitham, Oklahoma Wesleyan; Reece Richardson, Indiana Tech; Vignir Johannesson, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.); Neil Thompson, Judson (Ill.); Cody Adams, Vanguard (Calif.); Alex Palomarez, Menlo (Calif.).


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Thanks to Priceless Joy for hosting FFftAW.
Shadow the horse was spirited and wild; the same could be said of her mistress Evelyn. Although Evelyn's parents tried to tie her down to a man of prosperity and 'good breeding' at twenty-one, she had refused their efforts. More than a decade later she was a renowned Dermotologist and still fiercely independent.
Evelyn had expected to be alone with her thoughts riding Shadow in the morning. Then, Ryder had appeared on his chestnut horse. He was the neighbour's son who had left home at twenty-two to become a successful artist. He was as attractive as ever.
He cut Evelyn off with his horse, so she was forced to ride Shadow in the ocean surf. Ryder tipped his riding hat to her, his brown-eyes glimmering at Evelyn with challenge.
She had never been a woman to back down, so she raced Ryder back to the stables on his property and won. Ryder had grinned at her with charm and Evelyn for once, allowed herself to be affected. She remained with Ryder long into the following day.
"Back In The Saddle" – Matraca Berg
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ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training 2019/2020 Dates
Canadian Mental Health Association
During this two-day workshop you will learn how to:
Applied Suicide Intervention Training is held over two consecutive days. Participants must attend both days. This is an interactive workshop. Registrants must participate the full 15 hours to receive certificates of completion
$210.00 per person
Student: $100.00
(* CMHA staff members please call the office for payment details)
Registration: 8:30-9:00am.
Workshop: 9:00-4:30pm at St. Joseph's Heritage, 63 Carrie Street.
Spaces are limited! Register early.
Due to high enrollment, spaces will not be guaranteed until receipt of payment. Payment must be received within 5 business days of the workshop. Please provide minimum 24 hours notice to cancel or defer your registration. Last minute cancellations or absences are non-refundable.
Student subsidies: We have 4 student subsidies available at $100.00 each, awarded on a first come, first serve basis and upon receipt of payment. To register online at the student rate, please contact (807)345-5564 for the discount code.
If paying by cheque, please send payment (along with a copy of your registration confirmation) payable to:
Canadian Mental Health Association, Thunder Bay Branch
200 Van Norman Street, Thunder Bay ON P7A 4B8
The Canadian Mental Health Association, Thunder Bay Branch, is part of a national non-profit organization that is dedicated to enhancing and promoting the mental health of individuals, families, and community through advocacy, education and mental health services.
CMHA is funded, in part, by the United Way of Thunder Bay.
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Phone: 330-643-9030
How We Can Help
We can do lookups and provide scans and copies of materials as detailed below. All requests will be fulfilled within three weeks. If a request requires more time, you will be notified. We cannot undertake extensive research. For in-depth research assistance, a list of local researchers for hire is available on the Summit County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society website.
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Obituaries, Articles, Vital Records and Copies from Print Publications
- Limit each order to no more than five items and submit only two orders per month.
- Please be specific in your request, including index citations when possible. (See additional information below.)
- There is no charge for items sent electronically. Please let us know which file format you prefer – JPEG or PDF.
- A fee of $.05 per copy plus a $1.00 mailing fee will be charged for all requests sent by U.S. mail. Please provide your full name and mailing address with your request.
Reproductions of Archival Items
- High quality digital files of photographs and archival print, audio or video materials are $2.00 per item. See our Reproduction Order Form for details. Fees may be higher for materials from some collections. Please contact us for more information. Note: Researchers may visit Special Collections and make their own photocopies at $.05 for black and white and $.25 for color copies, or may scan items for free. Some materials are restricted.
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Several resources are available to help you locate information pertinent to your research:
- Akron Beacon Journal Subject Indexes, 1841 - 1939 (for obituaries, look under "deaths" and under the last name)
- Akron Beacon Journal Obituary Indexes, 1937 - 2012 or the Ohio Obituary Index
- Microfilm holdings
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- The Archives Catalog, an index to our archival collections
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PBW has reached the West Coast. Creators of the New-York based beauty and wellness booking app announced today that beauty professionals and patrons in Los Angeles County, Riverside County, Sacramento County, and the Bay Area can now add their profiles to, and book appointments using, PBW's app.
This expansion marks the first group of major US cities added to PBW's service area that are not along the Eastern Seaboard. The move aims to connect beauty professionals in Los Angeles, North Hollywood, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, Sacramento, Palm Springs, and Palm Desert with the 20 million Southern California residents across the four-county area.
PBW offers users the opportunity to book with stylists, beauticians, nail techs, and wellness experts on a secure, user-friendly platform. Clients can search PBW's mobile app to find services by location, a provider's Instagram handle, or their area of expertise. Users also have the option to search for trending and popular services and techniques to find the profiles of local service providers.
Earlier this year, stakeholders at PBW reported the company had expanded its service to include all five of New York's iconic boroughs. Within a month, the company added Boston-Cambridge to its service areas. As the entertainment capital of the US and home to LAX, one of the nation's second busiest international airports, Los Angeles has become a world-renowned testing ground for emerging beauty and wellness trends.
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg was dealt a stinging blow on Monday when a state Supreme Court Judge quashed his plan to ban the sale of large sugary drinks in the city's restaurants and other venues.
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You'll Like The 2009 Lexus IS If...
Sporty handling, an engaging personality and multiple powertrain and packaging configurations make the 2009 Lexus IS well worth considering by anyone who believes that small is beautiful and that a car is much more than a mere transportation appliance.
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Some purists might argue that the Lexus IS lacks the handling precision and crisp visual tailoring of BMW's 3 Series, which remains the benchmark in this category. Limited rear-seat room might also draw frowns from all but the most modestly-scaled passengers.
What's New
Both the IS 250 and 350 receive a slight exterior freshening, touting new front and rear bumpers, grille and tail light clusters. Interior changes include folding rear headrests, new interior colors and new seat and door panel sew patterns. The IS 250 gains Lexus' Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management system (VDIM) as standard equipment, while all IS sedans receive improved suspension and steering tuning.
Interior Features
Impressively finished and rich in soft-touch surfaces, the 2009 Lexus IS cabin is a relatively intimate space. Optitron electroluminescent gauges, user-friendly controls, a tilt and telescoping steering column and logically arrayed switches on the instrument panel's center stack emphasize its driver-friendly character, although bright sun can make the secondary readouts and navigation screen display difficult to read. Leather upholstery is standard in all versions, and optional wood accents can replace basic brushed aluminum across the line. Comfortable and supportive power front seats are a welcome home for those up to six feet tall, but modest head and leg room make the three-across fixed rear bench seat best suited for sub-adolescent passengers.
Exterior Features
Sharing the Lexus "L-Finesse" design language that was introduced with the GS, the IS has a clean, muscular appearance with a slight wedge profile accentuated by blackout B-pillars that serve to integrate the side glass into a single visual element. Other keys to its aggressive character include a power bulge on the hood, prominent shoulder ridges, well-defined fender flares and sculpted lower door sills. Finishing the look are 17-inch alloy wheels with V-rated 225/45 all-season tires on the IS 250 AWD and 225/45 front with 245/45 rear tires on the other two models. Rear-drive models also can be fitted with 18-inch wheels and tires as an upgrade.
Driving Impressions
Underpinning the Lexus IS is an enthusiast-oriented suspension that delivers good overall control and effectively limits body pitch and roll motions during aggressive cornering maneuvers. The new steering setup is still slightly heavy on-center (the straight-ahead position) but merits good marks for being positive and linear. Powerful anti-lock disc brakes (ABS) on all IS models seamlessly interact with the Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management system. While the IS 350 is the clear prime mover of this family, even the IS 250 AWD feels fairly quick around town and easily copes with the cut-and-thrust of daily commuting as well as freeway passing moves. With its revised chassis settings and wheel and tire upgrade, the optional Sport Package endows either rear-wheel-drive model with an extra measure of handling responsiveness.
Pricing Notes
The Lexus IS has a fairly attractive Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) schedule that begins with an IS 250 with manual transmission at around $32,000, the IS 250 AWD at closer to $35,500 and the IS 350 starting just below $37,500. Be sure to check the Fair Purchase Price to see what customers in your area are paying for the IS 250 and IS 350. All models of the IS line also enjoy a significant monetary advantage when compared to the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Audi A4, Cadillac CTS and Acura TSX, both in initial cost and with respect to residual values. While the IS 250 and IS 250 AWD rank above average in that critical area, the IS 350 is projected to have a slight edge with its long-term numbers.
Notable Equipment
Even the baseline 2009 Lexus IS 250 with 204 horsepower and six-speed manual transmission (or optional six-speed paddle-shifted automatic) has a comprehensive array of standard equipment that includes numerous power assists – including 10-way power driver's and passenger's seats – plus dual-zone automatic climate control, power moonroof, SmartAccess remote keyless entry and start, a 194-watt 13-speaker audio system with six-disc CD changer, Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Vehicle Dynamic Integrated Management (VDIM) and anti-lock disc brakes. The IS 250 AWD adds a sophisticated all-wheel drive system, heated front seats and an automatic transmission as standard equipment, while the 306-horsepower IS 350 is available with the automatic only and features larger wheels and brakes. All IS variants are fitted with front, front-side and front and rear side-curtain airbags.
Notable Options
Key IS upgrades include the Premium Package (wood trim and leather heated and ventilated seats) and the Luxury Package (which adds cornering bi-xenon headlamps, rain-sensing wipers, power tilt/telescoping steering column, seat memory and more). IS rear-wheel-drive models also offer a Sport Package (sportier suspension tuning, high-performance wheels and tires and other features for the 350) and the X Package (the Sport Package suspension and wheels, and a front spoiler). Another option combines voice-activated DVD Navigation, with backup camera and Bluetooth, and a Mark Levinson 14-speaker 300-watt Premium Surround Sound Audio System. The navigation system is also available as a stand-alone option, as are the bi-xenon headlights, SIRIUS or XM Satellite Radio, an impact-mitigating Pre-Collision System and Dynamic Cruise Control and several other worthwhile items.
Favorite Features
Paddle-Shift Automatic Transmission
Optional in a base IS 250 but standard on the IS 250 AWD and IS 350, this slick sequential six-speed allows you to use the fully-automatic mode or shift for yourself via either steering wheel-mounted paddles or an up or down push on the conventional console-mounted gear lever.
Optional Sport Package
While the well-tuned standard suspension will likely please most buyers, the Sport Package is firmer and includes an 18-inch wheel and tire upgrade that elevates any rear-drive IS model – but especially the IS 350 – to near-BMW 3 Series levels of agility and fun without detracting from the basic ride comfort.
Under the Hood
Two technology-intensive, all-aluminum V6 engines provide clean and comparatively fuel-efficient motivation for the IS line. The 2.5-liter version uses dual Variable Valve Timing with Intelligence (VVT-i) and direct-to-cylinder fuel injection to develop 204 horsepower and 185 pound-feet of torque, sufficient to take a rear-drive IS 250 from zero to 60 miles per hour in a bit under eight seconds with either transmission, and to send the IS 250 AWD to that speed in about 8.5 seconds. The 3.5-liter V6 in the IS 350 adds secondary port injection and cranks out 306 horsepower and 277 pound-feet of torque. Backed with the mandatory paddle-shifted multi-mode (Normal/Sport/Snow) automatic, it propels the fleetest member of the IS family to the 60-mph benchmark in less than six seconds.
2.5-liter V6
204 horsepower @ 6400 rpm
185 lb.-ft. of torque @ 4800 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 18/26 (manual), 21/29 (automatic), 20/26 (AWD automatic)
3.5-liter V6
306 horsepower @ 6400 rpm
277 lb.-ft. of torque @ 4800 rpm
EPA city/highway fuel economy: 18/25
Editors' Notes
The current "entry level" model for the Lexus sedan line, the IS consists of the IS 250 in rear-drive or all-wheel-drive variations and the more potent rear-drive IS 350 – as well as the high-performance version, the IS-F (reviewed separately). Visually reminiscent of the larger GS, the IS melds sporty looks, enthusiast flair, a generous roster of standard equipment and legendary Lexus quality into a premium four-door sedan specifically intended to steal buyers away from the gold standard of this segment, the BMW 3 Series. Other competitors include Acura TSX and Audi A4, both of which are marginally more spacious inside.


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EVENT DATE: Apr 16, 2012
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The Trinity Boston Foundation's mission is to change the odds for Boston youth. We are inspired to increase rates of high school graduation, college matriculation and completion, and to strengthen families and improve community health and safety.
Trinity Education for Excellence Program: TEEPoffers Boston Public School students a Roadmap to Excellence curriculum that to date has sent 100% of our six-year graduates to. TEEP's mission is to create a safe community where every member is inspired to discover, empowered to achieve excellence, and individually affirmed. This tuition-free program operates year-round with high staff engagement and a belief that investment over many years yields the highest impact for students.
Trinity Boston Counseling Center: TBCC recognizes that mental health care and especially treating trauma, is essential to reducing rates of youth violence and incarceration. The Counseling Center has served over 600 individuals since its founding in 2002. Staffed by licensed clinicians as well as interns from area graduate schools, we offer clients the opportunity to examine their lives and make positive changes. A majority of our clients live in high-poverty neighborhoods and we have developed a particular focus on working with youth committed to the Department of Youth Services.
Sole Train: Boston Runs Together: a running and mentoring program for Boston youth. We aim to inspire urban youth to realize their potential, and to achieve the seemingly impossible, by training for and running a half-marathon. Our goal is to build a safe, supportive community that believes in the promise of every member, where healthy habits are instilled, confidence and resilience are honed, and one's sense of connectedness and possibility is expanded. Nearly all participants begin with little, if any, running experience. In 2011 we had 23 youth and 25 mentors train with us. In 2012, we aim to offer the program to a minimum of 75 youth and 50 mentors on at least 3-4 teams.
Bostonians for Youth: Trinity Boston Foundation's annual fundraising dinner, which celebrates Boston youth and those who support them. Designed as a collaborative venture among multiple nonprofits, the vision is to encourage awareness and action around violence prevention and safe communities for Boston youth, and to celebrate a spirit of cooperation and partnership.


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This weeks Shoe of the Week is so versatile I don't even know where to begin. Fashion week really inspired me and after various runway shows I was feeling a little peep toe. Not only do these Vida Perforated Studded Sandals by bebe have a peep toe, they're also partially perforated which give a super sexy feel on top of studding! The gold studs look great against the black leather but the gold 4 inch heel is the real show stopper. The boot can also be worn high or rolled down with a button on the back. Would look great with a pair of jeans or a sexy mini skirt, but the options really are endless!
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Twitter has made some adjustments to its Android and iOS apps, and its mobile site that make things a little easier to follow. The keyword is synergy.
First of all, in the Discover menu, tweets, activity, people Twitter thinks you should follow are condense in one simple stream. Search has also streamlined so you view tweets and, photos, and accounts in one place. On the iPhone front, there's now a dedicated search button (a little magnifying glass), which already existed on the iPad and Android apps, but is new to the Apple phone. And in the Connect tab, it's now easier to change what you see—new followers, just interactions, retweets, whatever—right within that section. Also when you click links now, Twitter takes you straight to that URL rather than just expanding the tweet. Overall, it's an update that just makes sense. [Google Play, iTunes via Twitter]


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Quiche Lorraine Recipes
Quiche Forestiere (Mushroom Quiche Recipe)
Quiche is a typical savory French pastry. In case you've never had one, it's an open-faced egg and cheese filled savory tart. This particular recipe is for a rustic, mushroom-filled quiche called quiche forestière. It can be served warm or cold and it's perfect for a picnic.
After attending my friend Alexia's wedding in the countryside this weekend, we're back in Paris and spent the day at the Jardin des Tuileries with baby Aria. Later, we headed to the Carousel and she adored riding the merry-go-round horse. We stopped for lunch at a lovely boulangerie in the 4ème arrondissement on 4, rue du temple. We had an amazing croissant aux amandes (almond croissant), pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant) and quiche.
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Quiche Lorraine Recipe
Quiche Lorraine, as its name indicates, is a savory tart that originated in the north-eat region of France, la Lorraine. The word quiche is derived from the word "Küchen", which means "cake" in German. What makes the quiche Lorraine stand out is the addition of bacon or lardons to the traditional quiche ingredients.
I made mine with turkey bacon, herbes de Provence and leeks and prepped the dough the night before. I flavored it with herbes de Provence and caramelized onions. You can prepare both the crust and filling separately in advance and assemble at the last minute for a quick and easy dinner meal. Accompany with a salad, serve the dish on your patio (or anywhere outdoors) and you'll feel as if you're sitting on the terrace of a café in France!
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Edward W. Gillespie is an American Republican political strategist and former Counselor to the President in the George W. Bush White House. Gillespie, along with Jack Quinn, former Chief of Staff to Vice President Al Gore, founded Quinn Gillespie & Associates, a bipartisan lobbying firm.
Gillespie was born August 1, 1962 in Browns Mills, New Jersey. He is a graduate of The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. While at CUA he began his career on Capitol Hill as a Senate parking lot attendant. He is married to Cathy Gillespie and has three kids, John, Karen, and Mollie.
He began his political career as a telephone solicitor for the Republican National Committee in 1985. He later worked for a decade as a top aide to former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-TX), and was a principal drafter of the GOP's 1994 "Contract With America." In 1996, he became Director of Communications and Congressional Affairs for the Republican National Committee under Haley Barbour. In 1997, Gillespie formed Policy Impact Communications, a public affairs communications firm, with Barbour.


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Attorneys for an Army general charged with sexual assault will try renegotiate a plea deal with a new set of military officials.
The judge in Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair's case sent the jury of generals back to their duty stations on Tuesday morning, indicating that the trial is not likely to resume soon.
Judge Col. James Pohl made the offer for another try at a plea deal Monday after finding evidence that the case may have been improperly influenced by political concerns.
The twist came with the Pentagon under heavy pressure from Congress and beyond to combat rape and other sex crimes in the military.
Sinclair, 51, is accused of twice forcing a female captain to perform oral sex. He has admitted to an affair but denied assaulting the woman.


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Ukraine, Putin TV and the Big Lie
You won't believe what the Russian media is saying about America right now.
Professor Sergey Markov is that rarest of species—an English-speaking pro-Kremlin pundit. That makes him just about the only Putin backer who regularly pops up on global TV screens to explain the rationale behind seemingly irrational Russian policies. He understands the international audience and does his best to retain an air of respectability. But all of that changes when he switches to Russian.
This is how Markov justifies the Russian invasion of the Ukrainian region of Crimea in an interview with one of Russia's most popular tabloids, Komsomolskaya Pravda: "Had Russia failed to interfere, Crimea would have come under pressure from police forces controlled by radicals and from neo-Nazi militants. Within a month, they would have established their government in Crimea and within one or two years they would have driven out almost all Russians."
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The best propaganda always has a tiny grain of truth. The vast majority of people in Crimea are ethnic Russians or Russophone Ukrainians who felt uneasy about the victory of pro-European protests in Kiev, which indeed had a very visible Ukrainian nationalist component. At the start of the protest, Independence Square in Kiev was awash with the red and black banners of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army—an anti-Soviet World War II guerrilla movement, which Russian propaganda dismisses as Nazi collaborators in a blatant oversimplification of history. Ultra-nationalists from the Right Sector coalition played a key role in the physical defense of the protests against riot police.
But all that is a far cry from Nazis taking over Kiev, an image now being stamped into the brains of Russian and East Ukrainian audiences 24 hours a day on Kremlin mouthpieces from television to newspapers, websites to official statements. Never mind that Kiev's pro-democracy movement was overwhelmingly liberal, tolerant and, toward the end of it, increasingly Russian-speaking: to Putin's propaganda machine, it's all an American and European plot to destabilize Russia and turn the Russian people into slaves of the West. If Americans puzzling over what to make of Ukraine's revolution and the crisis in Crimea could only hear what's being said about them, they'd be shocked.
Just a sentence later in the interview, Markov concedes that the specter of a Nazi takeover is overblown. "Of course it wouldn't take the same radical forms as in Nazi Germany. But they have a plan to turn Ukraine into Latvia or Estonia: Russians becoming second-tier citizens, Russian language banned."
Again, a kernel of truth: After they became independent in 1991, Latvia and Estonia denied citizenship to hundreds of thousands of ethnic Russians who had moved into the two Baltic countries in the Soviet years. They were issued special "non-citizen" passports, which allowed them to stay, work and own businesses, but denied voting rights. It was unjust, but it didn't lead to people fleeing to Russia in any significant numbers. On the contrary, Baltic countries became a destination for Russian capital fleeing the corruption and graft of Moscow. The Russian language was never banned, though, and an ethnic Russian is now the mayor of Latvia's capital, Riga. All of this is something Russians never get told by their state-controlled media.
Having explained the horrors awaiting his Russian audience, Markov reaches a crescendo. "Crimea is not their main target, they really don't care about it," he continues. "Their main goal is to turn Ukraine into an anti-Russia within three years, install a Kiev version of [former Georgian President Mikheil] Saakashvili as president and then to start a rebellion in Russia proper."
Any Russian reader will know that by "them," Markov means the United States and its European allies, which becomes clear from the newspaper's next question: "Will NATO deploy troops next to Rostov and Kursk [Russian cities near Ukrainian border]?"
"Had Putin failed to request permission [from parliament] to use force [in Ukraine], NATO would have gone much further than Rostov and Kursk—it would have been in Moscow. The goal of those who staged a coup d'etat in Kiev is to bring the likes of [Russian opposition leaders] Nemtsov and Navalny to power in Moscow. Russia would have been simply carved up," answers Markov.
In recent years, Western strategists have shown little interest in post-Soviet politics, too busy dealing with the turmoil in places like Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Northern Africa. But many Russians sincerely believe that all the West cares about is how to destroy their country.
Tell this to Russians brainwashed by state propaganda and they'll be outraged: How come all the West cares about is how to destroy Russia? Libya, Egypt, Syria and now Ukraine are just preludes to the main attack—aimed like a missile at Moscow.
And Markov is fairly tame next to some of his compatriots. While Putin's ministers are showing a degree of restraint, deputies in the State Duma, Russia's Parliament, are letting their freak flags fly.
"So what—these Yankees, who shut their parliament when temperature drops to -15C, want to lecture us?! Dumbheads!!," tweeted nationalist MP Ilya Drozdov, apparently referring to recent weather calamities on the East Coast. That was after he ripped off a few tweets mocking proposed new U.S. sanctions intended to punish Russia for the invasion. "Hooray!" he tweeted, hearing about the United States suspending military cooperation. "Hooray again!" he went on, hearing about the United States suspending trade talks with Russia. When word came of the Russian retaliation—the decision to re-introduce the ban on the U.S. pork—Drozdov wrote: "No entry for pigs from the USA."
By invading Ukraine, MP Andrey Tumanov suggested in an interview with Sobesednik magazine, Russia is merely following America's lead. "Russia should learn to be as shameless as the U.S. They live according to jungle laws. Anyone who is behaving decently and honestly they regard as a loser."
Another MP, Vladimir Nikitin, waxed apocalyptic in an article on Ukraine for the regional website Pskovskaya Lenta. "The main battle of World War III is under way in Ukraine," he writes. "The aggressor is Western civilization, which includes the U.S. and Europe." After a long, unhinged rant, he concludes: "The American-style globalization has already led to a global crisis and may still lead to the demise of humanity."
And here's the most depressing part: All of these views are completely mainstream in Russia.


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Unable to get the swine flu vaccine in her area, Demi Knight Clark has been hoping exercise will help to keep her healthy this winter.
After working out on and off for several years, Clark, 32, of Fort Mill, S.C., decided to commit to a regular exercise program this summer to boost her health and ease work stress. Since then, she's been doing yoga, including power yoga, about four days a week and Pilates on another two.
Swine flu has been going around her community, and when her two young children came down with fevers and other flu-like symptoms last month, "I flew right through it," says Clark, who runs her own public relations and marketing firm.
In fact, since sticking with a fitness routine, she's never felt better. "I feel like I've got a suit of armor on," she says.
Studies have concluded that exercise can enhance the immune system, but is the effect great enough to stave off swine flu?
While researchers haven't studied exercise and swine flu specifically, they have explored whether physical activity can enhance immunity and combat colds and, to a lesser extent, seasonal flu. Their findings suggest that moderate physical activity can help boost immunity but that extreme exercise can weaken the body's defenses.
"There is evidence that moderate exercise or physical activity can be beneficial in terms of reducing the incidence and severity of upper respiratory tract infections from all causes," says Jeffrey Woods, a professor of kinesiology and community health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. "And at least one report … has shown that exercise may be protective against influenza-associated [deaths] in the elderly." Interactive: Is it a cold, the swine flu — or something else?
Woods recently published an article in the journal Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews that summarized the research to date on the impact of exercise on the common cold and flu.
One study, for instance, followed 547 healthy adults ages 20 to 70 over the course of a year and found that compared with sedentary individuals, those who engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity reduced their risk of upper respiratory tract infections by almost a quarter.
"The evidence seems pretty strong that folks who are moderately physically active have a somewhat higher level of protection," says Michael Flynn, chair of the department of health and human performance at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, who also has studied exercise and immunity.
Don't overexert yourself
The exception is people who train extremely hard, to the point of overtraining, or who compete in grueling endurance events such as marathons, Flynn notes. In these cases, people may be more susceptible to respiratory infections, at least temporarily, than those who don't exercise at all.
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Researchers aren't clear on exactly how exercise might rev up the immune system. Woods' laboratory work in animals suggests that moderate exercise can help by reducing the body's inflammatory response to a respiratory virus, resulting in less illness severity and fewer deaths, at least in animals.
Experts agree that more human studies are needed to clarify the role of exercise in preventing or reducing the severity of colds and flu. But such research can be difficult and even unethical to do because people, understandably, aren't eager to be voluntarily exposed to colds, and certainly not the flu, in the kinds of studies that would provide more definitive answers.
If it's intuitive that healthy and fit people will recover more quickly from flu, is it also correct to think that unhealthy people might be more susceptible? Perhaps, according to doctors who have made anecdotal observations about who's hardest-hit by swine flu.
Flu activity around the countryObese people, for instance, seem more at risk for flu-related pneumonia and other complications and slower recoveries, says Dr. William Schaffner, chair of the department of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
Still, about a third of people who develop serious complications from swine flu were perfectly healthy beforehand, Schaffner points out. "This is an illness that can afflict a very healthy child or adult and make them very sick," he says.
The other two-thirds have underlying illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, lung disease or compromised immune systems, he notes.
So while there are "bits and pieces of evidence that exercise enhances the immune system," it's not clear if the effect is strong enough to effectively battle the likes of swine flu, Schaffner says.
"Relying on it completely is not a good bet," he says.
Woods agrees that moderate exercise should be viewed as an adjunct to other preventive measures against respiratory viruses, including the H1N1 virus that causes swine flu.
"First and foremost, if you have a chance to get the vaccine, get it," says Woods. Also be sure to take other recommended precautions, such as washing your hands and avoiding sick people.
But should you also steer clear of the gym? Could going there to help keep you healthy and protect against the flu backfire if you're picking up the very germs that cause it?
It's true you could get sick at the gym. But there's no reason to think the gym is any more risky than other places where people congregate, says Schaffner. "The group at the gym isn't a whole lot different than the group at the office," he says.
People who are sick with the flu aren't likely to be clocking many miles on the treadmill anyway. Still, people can spread respiratory viruses before they develop symptoms, so be sure to wipe off the machines and seats before (and after, to protect the next person) you use them, advises Schaffner, and use plenty of hand sanitizer.
And if another exerciser is coughing or looking ill, he says, play it safe and "work out at the other side of the gym."
Clark, the yoga and Pilates devotee, isn't too worried.
"After all," she says, "how many sick yogis do you see?"
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Another week, another bailout: U.S. throws more funds at AIG
WASHINGTON — American International Group's reporting Monday of the largest quarterly loss in U.S. corporate history, and an announcement of yet another government bailout, reignited debate about whether failing financial institutions should be nationalized or simply allowed to sink.
The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve, moving before markets opened, unveiled a plan to have taxpayers own nearly 78 percent of AIG and gave it another $30 billion of Wall Street bailout money.
That's on top of the $40 billion it received in November and its government rescue on Sept. 16. AIG has received more than $162 billion in taxpayer aid in four separate efforts to save the insurer.
With all that rescue money, AIG on Monday still posted a $61.7 billion fourth-quarter loss. Most of AIG's top management is new, brought in after the government rescue, so coming on the heels last week's revamped bailout of Citigroup, the bank's third, it raises the question: Is good money being thrown at bad institutions?
Wall Street seemed to think so, falling Monday to 12-year lows. In a dismal start to March trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than 4.2 percent, falling 299.64 points to 6763.29, the lowest close since April 25, 1997.
As the Dow fell below 7000, the S&P 500 fell below 700 in trading but closed down 4.7 percent, or 34.27 points, to 700.82, its worst close since Oct. 30, 1996. The Nasdaq fell 54.99 points to 1322.85.
As regulators fire more bullets that don't fell the financial monster, a growing number of economists, led by New York University's Nouriel Roubini — nicknamed "Dr. Doom" — are calling for the outright nationalization of big banks to strip out their bad assets and the sale of these institutions back to the private sector.
The rationale of this kind of nationalization, tried successfully in Sweden during the 1990s, is that the money thus far pumped into institutions such as AIG and Citigroup, whose shares are now virtually penny stocks, simply isn't bringing them back to health.
However, one of the lions of finance came out Monday against nationalization, particularly the Swedish model.
"Their successful approach revolved around a handful of banks, but we have 7,500, as well as many (savings and loans) and credit unions, which would have to be flushed into government hands," Bill Gross, managing director of PIMCO, the world's largest bond fund, said in a note to investors on the Newport Beach, Calif., company's Web site. "Regulators are overwhelmed as it is."
In the case of AIG, nationalization has a range of problems. Its troubles are rooted in the financial side of its operations, not in its insurance business. Policyholders are protected, and the government agreed to take two of AIG's international insurance arms — American International Assurance and American Life Insurance — into a trust. That move seeks to build a protective ring around healthy insurance operations at AIG to prevent further problems from its financial markets operations.
Monday's rescue revamp, however, gives the government so many convertible preferred shares of AIG that taxpayers could soon own almost 78 percent of the company. To critics, it means AIG already has been nationalized in all but name.
"It's a cowardly nationalization. It's a hideous and corrupted nationalization," said Christopher Whalen, managing director of Institutional Risk Analytics, which analyzes and rates banks and their risk management.
AIG should be allowed to enter bankruptcy, he said, because state insurance agencies could easily oversee the breakup of the insurance operation while the financial arms that are producing such steep losses could be liquidated.
White House spokesman Robert Gibbs defended the decision to pump more taxpayer money into AIG.
"The Treasury Department and others felt that the systemic risk of doing nothing was simply unacceptable," Gibbs said. "Today's actions further continue allowing the process of orderly — the orderly restructuring of AIG."
Although few analysts cheered the government's action, many think it's the least-worst option for now.
"I think in the case of AIG and Citi, they are just too big to fail. There are too many links to the international financial system," said Mark Zandi, the chief economist at Moody's Economy.com, in West Chester, Pa.
If they let AIG fail, regulators risk "Lehman Brothers on steroids," Zandi said, referring to the financial turmoil that followed September's bankruptcy of a global investment bank.
"If you save them you are saving yourself. That is the logic," he said.
AIG was the largest underwriter of credit-default swaps, the complex insurance-like instruments that allowed investors to bet on the potential default on all kinds of bonds, especially the mortgage bonds whose collateral is pools of U.S. mortgages and commercial properties.
The fourth-quarter results include $7.2 billion in unrealized losses and credit valuation adjustments at AIG Financial Products. AIG is thought to have reduced its credit-default swap exposure from $500 billion to $300 billion.
In rescuing AIG, however, the government has really rescued the people on the other end of trillions of dollars in bets in the unregulated swaps markets.
It's not clear exactly who's on the other side of AIG, although it's widely thought to be investment banks such as Goldman Sachs and other big institutional investors, as well as global banks in Europe and elsewhere.
Monday's joint statement from Treasury and the Fed hinted at that in explaining another move to keep AIG afloat, noting that it operates in 130 countries.
"Given the systemic risk AIG continues to pose and the fragility of markets today, the potential cost to the economy and the taxpayer of government inaction would be extremely high," the government said. "AIG provides insurance protection to more than 100,000 entities, including small businesses, municipalities, 401(k) plans, and Fortune 500 companies who together employ over 100 million Americans."
(Greg Gordon contributed to this article.)
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Numbers sell, and if you wanted to sell a cookbook or a health book or a home decor book, you tout "150 Elegant House Plans" or "100 Best Herbal Cures" or "300 Organic Time-Saving Rodent Deterrents." (I'm sure there are marketing folks who know why this works).
But "Young House Love: 243 Ways to Paint, Craft, Update and Show Your Home Some Love," by bloggers Sherry and John Petersik, lives up to its numbers' promise on every single page.
The couple left New York advertising jobs while they were still in their 20s to marry, buy a small home in Virginia, renovate it and create a family. Neither had wielded paintbrush or prybar before.
Their learning curve was steep. Their attitude, undaunted. And their budget next to nonexistent.
They shared it all on younghouselove.com – the good, the bad, the had-to-DIY-it-over. During their five years of blogging, they also created the ultimate DIY project, daughter Clara, now two-and-a-half, and Burger the Chihuahua is also part of the clan.
The book scampers through the major living areas of a home, storage, art, painting, entertaining, exteriors and more, with projects, tips, ideas, advice, and their own home-wars stories, including John's solo demolition of the old bathroom – Sherry was pregnant at the time. While it's missing an index, there are materials sources for every project and a great list of other blogs and zines. The ideas for getting meaningful but inexpensive art on your walls could have been a book in themselves.
We got to chat with Sherry, 30, and John, 31, by phone when they were in Minneapolis on the book's recent tour.
Q: Your blog, with its 1 million unique visitors a month, obviously struck a big nerve. Why did that happen?
Sherry: We are not experts. We felt our way along in the dark, using Google. We made all the mistakes – like painting our trim with flat-finish paint and then going, "Why does it look so dingy so soon?" Of course, I'm crying and cursing as I repaint all the trim in our house.
Q: I think there's a fear factor about decorating and home renovation. People are very afraid of making mistakes, and the two of you seem pretty fearless about it.
Sherry: What we like to promote is, it should be fun. No one's life is on the line. It's only decorating! So something goes wrong. So you wait, back up a minute. If you're afraid, then you get closed and get paranoid, and things will look the same five years later.
Q: You've got a new and different house now. Tell me about a project on it that might have you scared.
John: The deck is a good example of what gave me chills. Whole new territory for me. I hadn't done an outdoor construction project where I had to ask things like "Is it going to fall? Is it going to collapse and hurt someone?
Q: So what would be your advice for someone facing that fear factor?
John: Go for it, but also prepare yourself. I find a lot of comfort in over-researching. Not only do you have experts out there, but you have lots of folks like us with blogs who can give you personal accounts of how it's going to go. You can read the professional remodelers and contractors, but you miss a lot about what could be potential pitfalls. And yeah, you might come up against something that you don't have an immediate solution for. We survived; you can survive.
Here's one set of handy tips from the Petersiks' book – just in case you're itching to try a spray-painting project such as the chandelier pictured at right.
1. Skip the cheap two-dollar stuff in favor of the six- to seven-dollar quality stuff. (We like Rust-Oleum's trigger spray nozzle because it allows the paint to go on thin and even and prevents it from getting all over your fingers.)
2. Keep the nozzle 8 to 10 inches away from whatever you're spray painting.
3. Always keep the can moving. If you're a-sprayin', your arm better be a-swayin'.
4. Three thin and even coats are better than one thick and gooey one. You really want to create a mist, not a heavy, wet coating. If you see drips forming, you're applying it waaaaay too thick.
5. Spray paint has yet to go no-VOC, so try to apply it outside while wearing a mask, and let it cure as long as the instructions recommend (usually twenty-four hours, but we try to double that when we can).
6. You can "seal" any spray paint (to limit off-gassing once you bring it inside) by applying two thin coats of a product like Safecoat Acrylacq, which is low-VOC and nontoxic.
7. We generally like to spray paint smaller items (chandeliers, frames, lamp bases, small stools, and metal side tables) but prefer to use a small foam roller and a paintbrush to tackle larger items (desks, tables, and dressers).
– From "Young House Love: 243 Ways to Paint, Craft, Update & Show Your Home Some Love," by Sherry and John Petersik (Artisan Books, 2012)


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The heroism and holiness of these people, however, is inferred from the whole family atmosphere around Mary in the Scriptures. Whether we rely on the legends about Marys childhood or make guesses from the information in the Bible, we see in her a fulfillment of many generations of prayerful persons, herself steeped in the religious traditions of her people.
The strong character of Mary in making decisions, her continuous practice of prayer, her devotion to the laws of her faith, her steadiness at moments of crisis, and her devotion to her relativesall indicate a close-knit, loving family that looked forward to the next generation even while retaining the best of the past.
Joachim and Annwhether these are their real names or notrepresent that entire quiet series of generations who faithfully perform their duties, practice their faith and establish an atmosphere for the coming of the Messiah, but remain obscure.