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2011-2012: Placed seventh in the 200 IM, eighth in the 100 breaststroke and twenty-second in the 200 breaststroke at the Ivy League Championship meet...Also swam the breaststroke leg on the 200 medley relay at the league meet, finishing third and breaking a Brown University school record...Swam a time in the 100 backstroke (58.39) that ranks her twenty-fourth all-time at Brown...Earned her third varsity letter.
2010-2011: Scored at the Ivy League Championship meet in the 100 breaststroke (6th), 200 breastroke (10th) and the 200 IM (9th)...Swam legs on the 200 freestyle relay (4th), the 400 freestyle relay (4th), and the 200 medley relay, which finished fourth and set a Brown University school record...Finished the season ranked in the top 25 all-time at Brown in the 100 breaststroke (2nd - 1:03.30), 200 breaststroke (2nd - 2:17.78) and 200 IM (3rd - 2:03.03)...Earned her second varsity letter.
2009-2010: Placed sixth in the 100 breaststroke at the Ivy League Championship meet, breaking the oldest school record in the books…Also scored in the 200 IM (9th) and 200 breaststroke (14th) at the league meet, and swam legs on the 400 medley relay (5th) and the 400 freestyle relay (5th)…Won the Florence Filippo Award as the women's team MVP for the 2009-2010 season...Earned her varsity letter.
Before Brown: Lettered in swimming for four years at Falmouth High School...Recognized as the Class B Female Swimmer of the Year in Maine in 2008 and 2009…Named the Portland Press Herald Female Swimming MVP in 2008 and 2009… Given Falmouth High School Female MVP honors in 2008 and 2009… Named the Forecaster's Most Outstanding Winter Athlete for two consecutive seasons.
Personal: Kristin Jackson is the daughter of Roberta and the late John Jackson of Falmouth, ME… She has two older siblings, Nicholas and Nerissa, and a younger sister, Emily…Enjoys biking, napping, being a vegetarian and yoga…Concentrating in environmental studies.


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All we need are two safeties to tie and one more to win in overtime
Fg here we come
If Sanchez can't get the ball in the end zone with this field position, then crucify Sanchez, Rex and Sparano at midfield.
Great field position.
Score should be 7-6 any minute now, chill out everyone.
no more passes. we can't even run a screen. run, we can get 6 yards and be in FG range
McKnight didn't run it in......FG
Mcnight do good things every time, but lets run Greene up the gut more
down to the 15
go JOE
good block by Moore and Gates
McKnight has more power than Greene.
no way the jets throw the ball from here on in. Tennessee should have 9 people in the box.
Fade to Bray
Time for my weekly post...
huge play by sanchex there to recover the fumble./

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Most web tools that are re-shaping commerce are doing one thing, handing over control to the users from the producers. They are democratizing the factors of production so that anyone with access and ideas can now play. They do this through cutting out two things that existed and thrived in the industrial era: middle men and gate keepers. The power of collaboration has been touted as a revolution consistently since the the word web 2.0 exited the mouth of Tim O'Reilly. I think it is entirely justified. This is particularly the case with the latest disruptor to emerge – crowd funding. The reason that funding our projects from the crowd changes everything, is because it doesn't really change anything.
All things have always been funded by the crowd, we just didn't know it before.
To bring this idea to life let's consider a couple of examples:
Debt funding via banks is a form of crowd funding: They take our deposits, assess and carry the risk of 'sub-letting' our deposits on margin. Essentially banks make money from crowd funding projects and managing the organisation of it.
Capital raising via VC firms is a form of crowd funding: They take large portions of their venture money from Superannuation or 401K funds which has been allocated to 'high risk' investments. This is typically between 1-5% of the total asset allocation. Again, our money is being allocated in our behalf from which transaction profit margin is made.
The point is that pretty much every type of investment that involved aggregated money, has always been the money of the 'audience' hidden within a structured system. A system which we are now re-structuring with deomcratised tools so that we can organise our capital amongst ourselves. So that we can access each others funds without permission from financiers. So that we can decide what is worth funding. So that we can make the margin available on float capital. And this is just the start of the inevitable changes to the financial system.
The very truth about crowd funding is that before it arrived in its current 'web organised' form – we got locked out of the system that our money funded. And it feels like crowd funding of micro projects is just the begging of something much bigger and more important. The question for aspiring entrepreneurs is how can we disrupt the finance industry further with newly connected commercial eco systems?


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WITN'S Lindsey Fry spoke to the Stephenson family in Greenville with two adopted girls from Russia. They say Russia's ban on adoption to Americans is devastating news.
Russian president Vladimir Putin signed a bill saying Americans are no longer allowed to adopt Russian children as of January 1st. The Stephensons adopted 2 sisters from Russia in 2005, Milena and Natasha. The sisters were 12 and 8 at the time and now are 19 and 15 years old. They are heartbroken for their friends back at the Russian orphanage who they say may now never be adopted.
"I don't know how the Russian government can do this. It breaks my heart. There are a lot of children who have their hopes up and they will never have family unless they change the law," said Natasha Stephenson who was adopted from Russia.
The Stephensons say they are staying optimistic that someday the law will change and allow American families to adopt from Russia again.
As for those who are still trying to adopt, the Stephensons encourage them to stay strong and persistent.
American families have led in overseas adoptions of Russian kids, with more than 60 thousand children in the last 20 years.


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DELTONA - Science Olympiads at Galaxy Middle School earned their spot in the state tournament in March.
Co-coach, teacher Brian Innes, said he was thrilled because the students hurdled over two major obstacles in the qualifying regional competition; they are a very young team, made up mostly of sixth-graders, and they were competing against several private schools with larger budgets that concentrate on science curriculum.
Science Olympiads is an after-school activity. Members learn technical and engineering skills with hands-on experiments, testing and essay skills that ready them for the Olympiad competitions. At Galaxy, 35 students participate; four eighth-, six seventh- and 25 sixth-grade students.
Ramesa Ahasan, 14, is one of the eighth-grade members.
"Science interests me so much with all the possibilities. You can learn new, exciting things. It's a challenge and I like a challenge, "said Ahasan.
Science Olympiads started in the Macomb County school district, Michigan in 1982. The idea came from a magazine article about a science competition in Delaware. It's now a national science experiment marathon. Teachers are given free lesson plans, rules and project criteria. Students then practice building the projects and study together for the competition.
In February, Galaxy students, split into two teams, took third and fourth place in the Northeast Regional competition. Sixth-graders Seth Walley and Brittney Soukup joined the team this year.
"I was very nervous (at regional)," said Walley. "You have to work quickly, efficiently and precisely in experimental design. I liked to form the experiment from hypothesis to application in less than an hour."
Sydney Moss, 13, worked on the Mission Possible task in the regional competition. She's confident her team can take first at state and move into the national competition.
"We have a pretty strong team. Everybody is focused," said Moss.
Her teammate, Taylor Huggins, 11, described the competition as an adrenaline rush.
"You're going from one place to another (performing experiments) and studying in between as you go," said Huggins.
What strength does she bring to the team? "I remember anything I read," said Huggins, smiling.
Co-coach, teacher Jeff Krob, said training for a win is the reason the students meet twice each week. "We're competing in the state level and we're a public school system," said Krob, emphasizing the word public. "We are on par with (private) science schools."
The state tournament will be held at the University of Central Florida on March 23.
Galaxy students earn trip to state Science Olympiad tournament
DELTONA - Science Olympiads at Galaxy Middle School earned their spot in the state tournament in March.


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I wanted to say thanks for all the thoughts and prayers over the past week while I was going through my bowel resection. As my wife noted in another post, I came home from the hospital yesterday (2/9/2014)! It was really nice to sleep in my own bed... and also really nice not to have the daily 3am visit from the hospital lab vampires to draw more blood :). I feel really good too and am actually working from home today. I am going to put together another post later today to talk about the surgery itself just to shed light and take away fear for anyone else that mighht have to walk down that road in the future.
Thanks again for all the support!
Re: Thanks for the Warm Wishes and Support(2/10/2014 - 12:09pm)
Glad to hear you're well!!! Remain that way my friend...I'll be praying for you.. All the best!!
Let's work for better treatments....for a cure!!!!
Re: Thanks for the Warm Wishes and Support(2/10/2014 - 2:46pm)
So happy for you, Kevin.
Don't Stop Believing
Re: Thanks for the Warm Wishes and Support(2/10/2014 - 7:37pm)
Hey Kevin,
So very, very glad you are home and on the mend. Rest in the hospital is an oxymoron isn't it?!!! Hang in there. I wish you a very speedy recovery!!! c
Enabling advocacy!!!
Re: Thanks for the Warm Wishes and Support(2/11/2014 - 12:01am)
Glad you're home Kevin and doing well. Tell Megan not to drop any banannas on your stomach like my wife accidentally did to me during my recovery. We laugh about it now but it was funny at the time! Hope you guys don't get hit too bad by the ice storm. Take care.
Re: Thanks for the Warm Wishes and Support(2/11/2014 - 9:57am)
Great to hear from you... glad you are recuperating well!


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When Davidson County commissioners received Apple iPad tablet computers in 2011 to use as a tool to assist them in their daily duties, Larry Potts was extremely apprehensive.
When Davidson County commissioners received Apple iPad tablet computers in 2011 to use as a tool to assist them in their daily duties, current chairman Larry Potts was extremely apprehensive.
He's not anymore.
Besides being able to download meeting agendas and minutes from the commissioners' website, Potts said the device serves as an integral part of keeping connected with all facets of county government.
"I had very strong reservations at first, because I'm not the most technology savvy person," Potts said. "It's definitely a money-saver and a time-saver."
Before the advancement of iPads and smartphones, Potts recalled how he would have to rely on faxes and emails to view critical county documents that needed his attention. Thankfully, those days are over.
"I was very apprehensive at first, but it's been an excellent change to government," Potts said. "If you're going to be a 21st-century county, you need 21st-century technology."
Potts also said the iPad is beneficial because it keeps commissioners connected to the county whenever they are away from their office on a job site or traveling for business purposes.
"It reduces phone calls, faxes and making unnecessary trips," Potts said. "It also increases productivity."
Commissioner Fred McClure said he lobbied for several years for the commissioners to be given such a device.
"It's been a real advantage and allows us to do research," McClure said. "It has reduced paperwork."
McClure also used his iPad at a recent national conference of county commissioners in New Orleans.
Commissioner Don Truell said the tablets have been a substantial money-saver for the county since large documents no longer have to be printed out.
"We don't need to print out a 100-page document for each commissioner anymore," Truell said. "The bad thing is that it's hard to thumb through a hundred pages on the iPad."
Truell praised Joel Hartley, Davidson County's chief information officer, and his staff for the implementation of the tablets.
"(Hartley) and our entire IT department have done an excellent job in keeping the county up on technology. I'm really pleased with the iPads," Truell said.
Hartley, meanwhile, said the commissioners began using iPads in June 2011. The county purchased iPad2s (16GB of storage, Wi-Fi and 3G wireless capability) for each commissioner with a keyboard case at a cost of $670.70 each. The Verizon service for the 3G on the units costs $37.99 per month for each.
In January, the iPad2s were replaced with iPad Airs (16GB, Wi-Fi and the faster LTE wireless capability), keyboard case and a two-year Apple Care contract for each commissioner at a cost of $698.05 each. The Verizon service was moved from the older units to the new iPads, and the cost remained the same at $37.99 per month for each. The iPad2s were reused in other county departments.
Commissioner Steve Jarvis said the use of the iPad makes him much more accessible to his constituents and allows him to provide immediate answers via email.
"This technology is a thing of the future, and if we don't move forward with it, we'll be moving backwards," Jarvis said. "I am very pleased with using the iPads, and I don't know what we'd do without it."
Debbie Harris, who works as clerk to the board, said the iPads allow her to keep in constant contact with the commissioners, if the need arises.
"The iPads have made it so much easier for them to carry out business and made them more accessible to the public," Harris said. "It makes it much easier for us to be able to get information to them and not have to constantly feel that we are bothering them by having them on the phone, since they all work during the day."
Vice chairman Todd Yates said the iPad is an excellent time-saver because he can access meeting minutes from the commissioners' website. Yates added the device is also an example of creating a paperless work environment.
"Before we had these, they'd give us notebooks full of minutes and agendas," Yates said. "It's an invaluable tool, no doubt."
Commissioner Sam Watford agrees with his colleagues that the iPad is a definite cost-savings instrument because it cuts down drastically on the amount of paper generated.
"They sure are a time-saver, and they've become a way of life," Watford said. "You don't have to read word for word with every document. You can get right to the section you need."
David Exum can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 227, or at email@example.com. Follow David on Twitter: @LexDisptachExum


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SplashWrench signs
new client The Deli
After completing a successful two-year engagement with The Morgan House Restaurant, SplashWrench LLC announces it recently signed The Deli, a fast-casual artisan sandwich eatery by Jason Kohn, owner of Downtown House of Pizza in Downtown Fort Myers.
The Deli will take a noticeably-different approach to the classic sandwich, with artisan breads and fine ingredients like premium deli meats and cheeses, fresh avocado, homemade horseradish sauce and spicy peppers. The Deli is located at 1512 Hendry St., in downtown Fort Myers. Opening is scheduled for Oct. 1, 2012.
SplashWrench is a specialized agency with over 40 years of combined experience in print and advertising design, strategic marketing, public relations, website design and social media strategies with offices located in Cape Coral. Clients include privately owned small businesses in New England and the Southeastern US. The company is managed and operated by James George and Patricia George.
Visit SplashWrench at www.splashwrench.com.
Life Made Easy accredited member of National Home Watch Association
Life Made Easy, LLC, of Cape Coral, has become an accredited member of the National Home Watch Association. Cindy and Jerry McKay founded Life Made Easy LLC in 2011. The McKays have more than 30 years of home care and maintenance experience. They serve Cape Coral and the surrounding Pine Island area. The McKays can be reached at (239) 770-5618, or you can visit their Web site atwww.lifemadeasy.net.
The National Home Watch Association was formed in order to establish and maintain the highest industry standards for Home Watch and absentee homeowner services throughout the United States and Canada (www.nationalhomewatchassociation.org).
Partners named to U.S. News & World Report
Best Lawyers list
Pavese Law Firm partners Stephen E. Dalton, Diane L. Jensen, Neale Montgomery, Christopher J. Shields were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2013, in partnership with U.S. News & World Report.
Dalton was selected for his work in the practice area of real estate law; Jensen was chosen for her work in the practice area of bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization law; Montgomery was selected for her work in the practice area of land use and zoning law; and Shields was chosen for his work in real estate law.
First published in 1983, selection for Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprised of more than 4 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country.
Pavese Law Firm, paveselaw.com, is a full-service law firm with offices in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and West Palm Beach. The firm provides a broad range of legal services for individuals, families, small businesses and large corporations. Practice areas include agricultural, banking and finance, bankruptcy, business and taxation, civil litigation, community association, employment, environmental and water, estate planning, probate and trust, family, land use and government, and real estate law.
30 companies to
participate at Hispanic Chamber Job Fair
The Southwest Florida Hispanic Chamber of Commerce invites the community to its 2012 Fall Job Fair on Thursday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hodges University Fort Myers Campus, located at 4501 Colonial Blvd., Fort Myers.
Participating companies include Collier County Public Schools, FOX 4, State Farm, Hodges University, Lowe's, MundoFOX, Prudential, ShaBro Alternative Office Solutions, Visalus Sciences, Latino 97.7, Take Shape for Life, Wells Fargo, Univision, Lee Memorial Health System, Telemundo, Fifth Third Bank, LCEC, Lee County Supervisor of Elections, Red Salon & Spa, Avon, TZ Insurance Solutions, JJ Taylor Distributing, Ondas de Amor, Hope HealthCare Services, Devcon Security, Home Depot, J.Lodge, Liberty Tax Service, National Bartenders and Casinos School, Juice Plus+ & and more!
Anyone interested in changing careers or in need of a job is welcome. This event is free to the public. For information about the Job Fair, please call the Chamber at 239-418-1441, or send an e-mail to email@example.com.
Edison Mall to host job fair
Edison Mall invites the local community to attend a job fair to be held at the mall on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Many Edison Mall retailers will be seeking candidates to fill more than 150 positions that include full-time, part-time and seasonal work.
Attendees are asked to come dressed to impress in professional attire and have copies of their resume on-hand.
The job fair is free and open to the community.
It will be held in the Edison Mall Dillard's Court, 4125 Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers,
Fain joins Encore
National Bank
Encore National Bank has announced that Richard Fain has been named senior vice president of commercial lending for Lee County.
Fain will work at Encore National's south Fort Myers office located on Summerlin Lakes Drive.
Fain has nearly two decades of banking expertise, working as a retail and business banker at some of the country's largest banks.
Fain grew up in Fort Myers, graduating from North Fort Myers High School. He left the area to attend college and play football on scholarship at the University of Florida. In 1991 he was drafted and played three years in the NFL, one year for the Cincinnati Bengals and two years for the Chicago Bears.
In 1994 he returned home to pursue a banking career in Southwest Florida. He spent most of his career working as a business banker at many national banks such as Bank of America, SunTrust and Wachovia/Wells Fargo.
Encore National Bank's five convenient locations are in South Naples at 3003 Tamiami Trail N., North Naples at 10600 Tamiami Trail N., Fort Myers at 7920 Summerlin Lakes Dr., Sun City Center at 1653 Sun City Center Plaza, and in Port Charlotte at 2120 Kings Highway. For more information call 239.278.5505 in Fort Myers, 239.919.5888 in Naples, 1.813.634.8001 in Sun City Center, 941.258.3055 in Port Charlotte. For more information, visit www.encorenationalbank.com
Berkey selected
to Connect Florida's Statewide
Leadership Institute
Pavese Law Firm attorney Kathleen Oppenheimer Berkey, a land use, zoning and local government attorney and certified land planner at Pavese Law Firm in Fort Myers, has been selected to participate in Class III of Connect Florida's Statewide Leadership Institute.
Berkey is one of 37 young professionals selected to the Statewide Leadership Institute, a year-long educational program of Connect Florida, a non-profit organization created by Leadership Florida to assist young leaders in making a positive impact on Florida.
Connect Florida is the first statewide young professional organization in the nation, specifically working to connect and engage Florida's leaders in the 21 to 39 age range. The Statewide Leadership Institute curriculum offers an intensive orientation to the issues facing our state and is designed to enhance the participants' leadership skills, provide practical experience in community service, and facilitate opportunities to interact with statewide leaders.
Berkey joined the Pavese Law Firm in 2011 and her practice focuses primarily on resolving land use and zoning, real estate and environmental issues related to the development of land.
Pavese Law Firm is a full-service law firm with offices in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and West Palm Beach. The firm provides a broad range of legal services for individuals, families, small businesses and large corporations. Practice areas include agricultural, banking and finance, bankruptcy, business and taxation, civil litigation, community association, employment, environmental and water, estate planning, probate and trust, family, land use and government, and real estate law.
Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz named Lee County Heart Walk signature sponsor
In recognition of the firm's 50 years of service to the Southwest Florida community, the law offices of Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A., have been named the signature sponsor for the American Heart Association's 2012 Lee County Heart Walk on Dec. 8 at Centennial Park in Fort Myers.
An AHA study has found that if an individual reaches age 50 and is in good heart health, it is an indication that they are more likely to continue to be heart healthy for the remainder of their life.
The Heart Walk is a national walking event that promotes safe exercise and wellness through community and corporate participation. Thousands of people will walk at more than 2,000 locations across the U.S. to fight heart disease and stroke, our nation's No. 1 and 3 killers.
Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A., remain actively involved with numerous local charities and causes, including PACE Center for Girls, Blankets for the Homeless, AMI Kids, Toys for Tots, American Legion, Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Habitat for Humanity.
A full complement of legal services are available to clients in its Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Lehigh Acres and Port Charlotte offices. Areas of practice include personal injury and accidents, wrongful death, wills and estates, real estate, insurance, guardianships and commercial and construction law. For more information, visit www.JusticeStartsNow.com, call **LAW (529) on a mobile phone, or 239-334-1146.
Greater Fort Myers Beach Area Chamber's Annual Tapa Hop Sept. 18
Tickets are selling fast for the Greater Fort Myers Beach Area Chamber Annual Tapa Hop which will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 18.
Tapa Hoppers will be transported to participating locations by trolley for an evening of fun and tapas at five participating member locations. Locations will provide a variety of tapas and a cash bar.
Participants will be treated to a variety of items and be asked to vote for their favorite.
Check-in begins at 5 p.m., at Parrot Key Caribbean Grill. The first Beach Trolley will depart at 5:30 p.m. All trolleys will return to the Big Game Waterfront Grill by 9 p.m. for dessert, the final prize drawings and poker run awards. With the nominal additional purchase of $1 per Poker Score Card (no limit - while they last) the player will draw a playing card at each of the six locations. The winner will be determined at the final restaurant location.
Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door and can be purchased at the Greater Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce on online at www.FortMyersBeachChamber.org
The Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce represents more than 400 local businesses: working to promote a positive business climate in the Fort Myers
Beach area by providing networking opportunities, community events and tourist information. For more information about the Chamber please call (239) 454-7500 or visit www.fortmyersbeachchamber.org
FGCU SBDC to host
seventh annual Business and Breakfast event
The Small Business Development Center at Florida Gulf Coast University will host the seventh annual Business and Breakfast event, sponsored by Fifth Third Bank, Saturday, Sept. 29, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the Southwest Florida Enterprise Center, 3903 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Fort Myers.
The business and breakfast event includes one-on-one sessions with prime contractors and government officials, along with the opportunity for subcontract work. In addition, there will be a meet-and greet-opportunity with federal, state and local agencies and the ability to see what resources are available to small businesses in the local area.
There is no cost for the event, and a continental breakfast provided by Costco Wholesale is included.
To register or for more information, visit sbdcseminars.org or call (239) 745-3700.
completes 1,800th job
Skip McTighe, local master crackologist, announced last week that his company, Concrete Maintenance Systems Inc., recently completed its 1,800th crack repair job.
Since 2002, the company has specialized in repairing cracks in pool decks/lanai, driveways and docks using it's proven FlexSeal Crack Repair System.
For more details call 941-639-4520 or email
email@example.com. Web site www.endcracks.com 941-639-4520 email@example.com
announces expansion
FamilyHelpandCare.com (www.familyhelpandcare.com), an online recruiting venue for families and qualified care providers looking to connect, has announced plans to expand its service to include the entire state of Florida.
Currently serving Southwest Florida, FamilyHelpandCare.com provides an easy to use, online service to families searching for qualified care providers that meet their specific childcare needs.
FamilyHelpandCare.com offers services that help individuals and families manage their personal childcare needs such as finding newborn care, full and part time childcare, after school care and the occasional babysitter. With this expansion, Florida families are now able to search for childcare and find qualified nannies, childcare providers and babysitters within their own area, officials said.
Jensen receives Alexander L. Paskay Professionalism Award
Pavese Law Firm partner Diane L. Jensen was presented with the Alexander L. Paskay Professionalism Award at the annual meeting of the Southwest Florida Bankruptcy Professional Association held on Sept. 12 at the Edison Restaurant, Bar and Banquet Center in Fort Myers. The award honors Jensen for achieving outstanding effectiveness in the presentation of matters to the Bankruptcy Court, for her reputation for thorough preparation, demonstrating civility and courtesy to opposing counsel, appropriate courtroom demeanor, ethical conduct and professionalism at the highest level and long-term service to the bankruptcy bar. The award was created in honor of the late Judge Alexander L. Paskay for his outstanding contributions to the legal profession.
Jensen joined Pavese Law Firm in 1973 and became a partner in the firm in 1978. Her practice areas include bankruptcy, real estate and estate planning and probate. Jensen is a member and past-chair of the Southwest Florida Bankruptcy Professional Association. She is also a member of the Lee County Bar Association. Jensen has been selected to the list of Best Lawyers in America for 2013 for her practice area in bankruptcy and creditor debtor rights/insolvency and reorganization.
IBERIABANK promotes Golden to senior
vice president
IBERIABANK, a 125-year-old subsidiary of IBERIABANK Corporation, has announced that Lee Golden has been promoted to senior vice president. Golden, who joined IBERIABANK through the Florida Gulf Bank acquisition in July, serves as the retail market manager for Lee County. He is responsible for overseeing the management, business development, staffing, and overall administration of IBERIABANK's 11 branches in Lee County.
Golden holds the Series 6 and 63 licenses and is licensed to sell Life, Health and Variable Annuities. He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida.
IBERIABANK has 276 combined offices, including 186 bank branch offices in Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas, and Florida, 22 title insurance offices in Arkansas and Louisiana, and mortgage representatives in 59 locations in 12 states. IBKC also has eight locations with representatives of IBERIA Wealth Advisors in four states, and one office of IBERIA Capital Partners, L.L.C.


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Rep. Barney Frank was on CNN's State of the Union, and he didn't mince words when GOP Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "hinted at something bad" regarding the David Petraeus scandal. She implied that the Obama administration or the FBI kept it quiet until after the election, but refused to get too specific with her accusations.
"Are you suggesting there was some coverup, that the FBI are playing games? I think we ought to be explicit about this. I'm troubled by the implication of your statement and are you suggesting that something wasn't legitimate here? Because that would trouble me."
"' Excuse me, 'great concerns' is kind of a weasel word…"
"It seems to me frankly you're kind of hinting at something bad, and I don't see what that could be."
"I think that if this was an investigation into David Petraeus's bank account instead of his sex life, all of us would be paying a lot less attention to it."


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Canadian Official Admits Last Copyright Bill Was Solely About Keeping US Diplomats Happy
from the and-the-latest? dept
Of particular significance are comments Haggart obtained from Michele Austin, who served as Maxime Bernier's chief of staff when he was Industry Minister.This is tremendously problematic for a variety of reasons. While the pro-stronger-copyright's more entertainingly ridiculous spokespeople are trying to spin a new story about how modern copyright only works if it's all based on the US's system, that's empirically absurd. The problem, as has been shown over and over and over again, is the simple fact that there remains no empirical evidence that stronger copyright benefits either creators or society as a whole. In fact, a lot of the evidence these days suggests exactly the opposite. Because of that, locking the entire world into a single system, based on nothing but claims from a particular industry, seems unwise. In fact, you would think that the exact opposite position would make sense. We would be much better off with a system where countries tested varying types of copyright law, so that we could actually see the impact and start to make actual decisions based on the data, not claims from those who abuse the system for profit. Tragically, rather than do that, it looks like Canada has decided to just go with the most political expedient system, even if that comes at the expense of content creators and the public at large.
According to Austin, the decision to introduce U.S.-style DMCA rules in Canada in 2007 was strictly a political decision, the result of pressure from the Prime Minister's Office desire to meet U.S. demands. She states "the Prime Minister's Office's position was, move quickly, satisfy the United States." When Bernier and then-Canadian Heritage Minister Bev Oda protested, the PMO replied "we don't care what you do, as long as the U.S. is satisfied."


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Workout Prospector Enhancements
July 15, 2013
Today we are announcing the first in a series of Workout Prospector® enhancements. Today's enhancements streamline the exception reporting and decision making process for Freddie Mac Standard Modifications. Also, Servicers are now able to process the terms of Freddie Mac Streamlined Modifications in Workout Prospector instead of using external proprietary systems.
Freddie Mac Standard Modification
Servicers are no longer required to submit information on Standard Modification exception requests using Exhibit 95, Freddie Mac Standard Modification Exception Transmittal. Instead, Servicers will submit comments via Workout Prospector. This enhancement allows Servicers and Freddie Mac to communicate quickly, eliminates the need for additional documentation, and leads to faster resolution of exceptions.
The "Comments" section is available for Standard Modifications only and is located under the "To Do" section on the main screen in Workout Prospector.
Additional enhancements include:
- Consolidating edits from Servicers and Freddie Mac on to the same model centrally located in Workout Prospector. This helps reduce file transfers and potential errors caused by editing a model outside the Workout Prospector environment.
- Providing automated status updates for any pending exception request through Workout Prospector (Yes/No/Return to Servicer). This provides a clean audit trail and replaces off-line communications.
Servicers are reminded to comply with applicable law, including any adverse action notice requirements, when denying current borrowers for a modification.
Freddie Mac Streamlined Modification
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Nancy Siler represents Wilton Brands, and she's going to show how to give a butterfly cookie a painted effect using thinned royal or cookie icing to create kaleidoscopic patterns. Then, she adds other items for added flair. Lisa Rojas is a mixed media artist and designer and she's going to be using Graphic 45 papers, a vinyl record and embellishments to create a beautiful wall hanging. Her company is Stampin' Queen Creations. Marty Van Ness is a spokesperson and home economist for Butterball. She's going to talk about "go to" recipes for family celebrations, including snack ideas for kids, healthy lunch ideas, and ideas for using leftover turkey. She also has innovative turkey recipes for dinnertime.
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Ripken closed the event by discussing with the audience the fundamentals and life lessons imparted upon him by his father, Cal Ripken, Sr.
Prior to Ripken's keynote address, head coach John Szefc thanked various Maryland baseball supporters and introduced the 35 members of the 2014 squad. During the introductions, Szefc recognized Andrew Amaro and Ben Brewster. Amaro and Brewster were voted most improved positional player and most improved pitcher, respectively, by the team at the conclusion of fall practice.
The Terps open the season Feb. 14-16 at 23rd-ranked Florida, then return to College Park for their home opener against Rider on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. The Terps first home series is set for Feb. 21-23 against Bryant.


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Patch 4.3 might be coming sooner than we think, with this past week's torrent of information about the upcoming content, Dragon Soul. With it comes transmogrification, a new in-game system designed to let players have some flexibility and customization options when it comes to what armor they are wearing. Your stats will stay the same, but the look of your items can be changed over and over again. I'm a big fan of transmogrification and enjoy throwing together new armor sets and outfits in anticipation of this new feature.
Is there a way to make cataloging, wish-listing, and creating outfits even easier? Oh, you bet there is, through the wonderful world of addons. This week's workhorse is MogIt, your one-stop shop for creating outfits and checking out what gear looks like, creating a wishlist of gear to collect, and more. If you're nuts for transmogrification, then MogIt needs to be in your addon arsenal.


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Happ's pitching and the Phils' offense defeat the hapless Astros as the Phils win, 8-0.
Behind the pitching of J.A. Happ and the bullpen, and the relentless bats of the Phils' offense, the Phils defeat the presently winless Astros, 8-0. The Phils, with their victory, and with losses by both the Braves and the Marlins, took sole possession of 1st place in the NL East.
The Phils took a quick 1-0 lead in the first as, with runners on first and second, and with one man out, Ryan Howard hits an RBI double, knocking in Jimmy Rollins, who has earlier walked, moves up to second on Placido Polanco's single, and then went to third on a Chase Utley fly out, while sending Polanco, who had earlier singled, over to third base. Two batters later, with runners still on second and third, and now with two outs, Raul Ibanez joins the Phils' hitting parade with a two-run double, scoring both Polanco and Howard, giving the Phils a 3-0 lead. After being kept from scoring on bases loaded opportunties in both the second and the third innings, the Phils added to their lead in the fourth when, with one man out, Utley hits a solo home run, his first home run of the season, to make it a 4-0 Phils' lead. Three batters later, with a runner on second, and now with two men outs, Ibanez hits an RBI double, knocking in Howard, who has earlier doubled, making it 5-0 Phils. The Phils continued their scoring in the fifth as, with a runner on second, and once again with two men out, Polanco hits an RBI double, scoring Rollins, who has just doubled, giving the Phils a 6-0 lead. One batter later, the Phils increased their lead to 7-0 as Utley hits an RBI single, knocking in Polanco. As the Phils were scoring, their starter, J.A. Happ, continues where he left off from his rookie season, as he blanks the Astros in six innings, pitching out of trouble, as he gives up only six hits and two walks, while striking out five Astros, followed by the bullpen which pitches four shut out innings, while striking out five more Astros. The Phils add their last run in the seventh as, with runners on first and second, and with one man out, Polanco hits an RBI single, knocking in Carlos Ruiz, who has earlier singled, and has gone to second on a walk to Rollins, while sending Rollins to third, while he would move up to second on the throw, giving the Phils an 8-0 lead. That would be the final score as Jose Contreras pitches a 1-2-3 ninth.
J.A. Happ gets the win as he pitches six strong shut out innings, plus two batters, giving up just six hits and two walks, while he strikes out five. His record is now 1-0 with an 0.00 ERA. David Herndon, Danys Baez and Jose Contreras combine for four shut out innings, giving up just two hits (Herndon), while striking out five (Herndon (2), Baez (1), Contreras (2)). Bud Norris took the lost as he lasts only two and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on six hits and four walks, while striking out three. His record is now 0-1 with a 10.13 ERA. Wilton Lopez pitches an inning and a third, giving up two runs on three hits, while striking out one. Brian Moehler pitches three innings, giving up three runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out one. Chris Sampson pitches a scoreless inning, giving up just a hit. Jeff Fulchino also pitches a scoreless inning, striking out a batter.
The Phils' offense had sixteen hits in the game, with Polanco leading the attack with four hits, including a double, while knocking in two runs, as he increased his batting average to .579. Raul Ibanez followed with three hits, including two doubles, knocking in three runs, as he raised his average to .267. Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth all followed with two hits each, with Rollins' hits being a single and a double, scoring two runs; Utley's hits being a solo home run and a single, knocking in two runs while scoring one; Howard's hits being two doubles, knocking in a run, while scoring two; and Werth's hits both being singles. Carlos Ruiz had one hit, a single, scoring a run. The Phils' offense had seven extra-base hits (2B (6), HR (1)) in the ballgame. The Phils' offense had ten hits or more in their first four games, doing so for the first time since 1926.
The Phillies (3-1, 1st NL East), will continue their road trip to Houston with a night game against the Astros (0-4, 6th NL Central). The game will be played at Minute Maid Park and will start at 7:05 pm Eastern (6:05 pm Central). The ageless wonder Jamie Moyer (0-0, -.–) will start the game for the Phils, hoping to continue from spring training. Felipe Paulino (0-0, -.–) will start for the Astros, trying to put a stop to the Astros four game slide. The Phils will try to win their second straight series of the season with a win tonight.


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Anna Nicole
How well did the tale of a waitress turned Playboy model and billionaire's wife translate to the operatic stage? Helen Wallace finds out
Overheard audience opinions are always rewarding at Covent Garden: 'Absolutely monstrous!' hissed an outraged matron from Tunbridge Wells. 'Well, I never thought I'd see the day a new opera made me laugh!' retorted another, cheerier soul.
Opening in a week when a young girl died of a botched buttock implant procedure, Anna Nicole, the story of the silicone-enhanced, Texan trailer-trash pole dancer who married a billionaire, failed to inherit and died of an overdose is without doubt an opera of our troubled times.
Created by Richard Thomas (Jerry Springer, the Opera) and Mark-Anthony Turnage, and gleefully directed by Richard Jones, it's a wickedly exuberant, 'in-yer-face' morality-tale for a 'reality'-soaked society. While the regular audience around me clearly divided on questions of taste, critics recognised it as an opera in the most venerable tradition.
Most loved it: for its outrageous panache, pace, wit and the superlative performances of soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek (Anna), tenor Alan Oke (Howard Marshall), baritone Gerald Finley (Howard Stern, the lawyer) and mezzo-soprano Susan Bickley (Anna's mother).
Hugh Canning of The Sunday Times pleaded for its immediate revival, settling on Handel's Semele as its true model. The Telegraph's Rupert Christiansen was impressed by the way 'Turnage seems to have found precisely the right musical idiom for such a drama – an Americana, brashly orchestrated and violently propulsive which embraces jazz, blues, musical comedy and lounge smooch so ingeniously … as to transcend mere pastiche.'
Others disagreed: for Michael White (The Telegraph), there were too many obvious musical quotations, and the libretto gave us 'too much information' which Turnage couldn't keep up with, but had 'nothing of profundity to say about its subject'.
Fiona Maddocks (Observer) enjoyed it but detected this imbalance too: 'Turnage feels straitjacketed by the internal rhymes and relentless dazzle of Richard Thomas's text.' This was the crux of the matter for Andrew Clements (The Guardian), who, alone among reviewers, awarded it only two stars: 'There are very few moments when the drama is driven by the music, when the cartoon-like scenes, with cliché texts and schoolboy humour, are given shape and purpose by Turnage's contribution.'
Some felt that amplification was unnecessary and drowned out the subtler aspects of scoring (like the presence of jazz trio Peter Erskine, John Paul Jones and John Parricelli) but I learnt that it had been considerably toned down by the time I saw it towards the end of this run (it closes Friday 4 March), and the increasingly beguiling score came shining through, with Erskine's drum lending an irresistible kick, and conductor Antonio Pappano swinging it like a pro.
The question is, was it more than a naughty postcard from Hollywood's seamier edge? I think so: this Anna Nicole is essentially innocent (unlike the real one, who did leave her octagenarian hubby out in the rain and feed him raw bacon); by the time of her death, she has our sympathy, and this move into tragedy is largely driven by a powerfully lyric, but inimitably Turnagian score, full of keening saxophones and glistening sonorities.
But there is a problem: Westbroek has to be the most wholesome blonde you ever saw. Not for a moment do we believe this statuesque woman with a celestial soprano could really be a stripper, even when she wiggles her hips a little and croons a hymn to designer Jimmy Choo.
A more dangerous, raunchier Anna Nicole would ratchet up the tension, and make it feel more like a (very) high-class musical. Which brings me to another opera-musical-morality tale: Bernstein's Candide. As a structure, Anna Nicole is infinitely better; but, cruel though I feel saying it, if only it had half the wit and the subtlety of Candide's best numbers, we'd all be laughing a lot louder.
Helen Wallace is consultant editor of BBC Music Magazine
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December 13, 2012 by Wayne Allyn Root
Hello, I'm Wayne Allyn Root for Personal Liberty. House Speaker John Boehner is negotiating like a man who believes he is already outflanked and defeated by President Barack Obama. As a Republican, I am embarrassed for Boehner and my party.
As a small businessman who has survived through his street smarts and negotiating skills (often up against much wealthier deep-pocketed competitors), I have some pointers for Boehner. I'm going to teach him out to negotiate from strength, not weakness. My goal is to prevent a GOP "brand suicide" in these fiscal cliff negotiations.
First, winning this negotiation is about winning the media battle. You need a winning argument. Doesn't Boehner know that this battle has already been won in England? Why aren't the House Speaker and his lieutenants in the media day and night, pointing out that the U.K. tried Obama's exact idea of a "millionaire's tax" only a year ago and it proved a disaster. Two-thirds of the millionaires in the U.K. disappeared in one year: from 16,000 to 6,000. Either they moved to other countries with their money, or they slowed down and stopped working so hard.
As a result, tax revenues plunged, instead of increasing. Two years ago, British millionaires contributed 9 percent of all taxes. After the special tax on "the rich" passed, this same group produced 4.4 percent of all taxes. In other words, U.K. politicians damaged their economy, and proved that revenues go down with the same "millionaire's tax" that Obama now demands.
There is no debate. The case is settled. The "millionaire's tax" is a proven failure. Get that message out before we kill our economy just like the U.K. did.
Second, winning this negotiation is about winning the public relations battle. Obama travels the Nation, stopping in the homes of middle-class families and asking them how paying $2,000 in extra taxes would affect them. Brilliant.
The face of the top 2 percent isn't a billionaire. It's the small-business owner, the professional, the family farmer. The GOP needs to win over the American public by showing them the faces of small business that will be affected by higher taxes.
The GOP should purchase national TV infomercial time and introduce America to farmers who will lose their farms because of this new tax; doctors who will lay off nurses; homeowners who will no longer pay the mortgage on their underwater homes if they get hit with higher taxes or loss of deductions; small-business owners who, because of a tax increase, will lay off half their employees.
Show the voters real faces and real stories. I know people with each of these stories — including me. Maybe Warren Buffett and Bill Gates can afford a tax increase, but most small-business owners are struggling to pay bills and keep their businesses going. We are hurting, too. We cannot afford a tax increase. "The rich" that Obama is attacking aren't billionaires. They are you and me – small-business owners. Why is it OK to present us with a tax increase for Christmas?
Third, Obama claims this tax increase is "just going back to Clinton-era rates." The GOP needs to take the offensive to debunk this misleading statement. The Bill Clinton economy was fueled by a GOP Senate and House that forced Clinton to cut spending, cut rules and regulations, lower capital gains taxes (to encourage investment, thereby creating jobs), and end welfare as we know it. And the GOP Congress killed government-run healthcare, too. The Clinton economy boomed because government, spending and entitlements were much smaller than today.
Each time Obama demands Clinton-era tax rates, Boehner should say: "Let's go back to the size of government, spending and entitlements under Clinton. Let's eliminate all the rules, regulations and mandates since Clinton. Then, we can compromise and raise rates to Clinton levels."
Fourth, Obama claims his victory was a mandate for tax increases. So let's give Obama's voters tax increases. Why is Obama defending the Bush tax cuts for 98 percent of Americans? Obama is admitting that Bush was right: Lower taxes are good for the economy. He says a tax increase now would devastate the economy. Really? If lower taxes are good for Obama's voters (who voted for higher taxes), why wouldn't they be good for everyone? This argument makes Obama look foolish and hypocritical. Boehner needs to take the offensive.
Fifth, point out that Obama created the fiscal cliff with $5 trillion in new debt. He is a spending addict. There is no "tax problem." Taxes aren't low. Obama has more tax revenues than any President in history. He's just spent it all and then some. If high taxes worked, why are the PIIGS (Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain) all bankrupt and insolvent? And closer to home, why isn't Detroit an economic model for the Nation? Why have more than 1 million citizens escaped from California in the past decade? There is no debate; this is already settled. Big government, big taxes and big spending destroy economies.
Lastly, let me give Boehner a hint about the art of negotiating. Obama already showed his hand a year ago. He asked for $800 billion in new taxes. This time, he asked for $1.6 trillion. That was a negotiating tactic. When Boehner came back with an offer of $800 billion, he handed Obama 100 percent of what he wanted in the first place. How dumb is that? How weak is that? Who taught Boehner how to negotiate? A librarian?
Boehner needs to point out there is only one antidote for this mess. Canada proved it in the 1990s. Its political parties agreed to compromise with massive spending cuts and tax cuts. That combination worked. Its economy healed. Its debt crisis ended.
That Canadian miracle proves that Ronald Reagan missed the other half of the equation that would have put our Nation on the right path 30 years ago: combining big tax cuts that encourage, motivate and reward entrepreneurship, investment and financial risk-taking with big spending cuts. That's the half that never happened under Reagan: the spending cuts. Put those two together, and we get the greatest economic explosion in world history.
But Obama wants the disastrous opposite: tax increases combined with more spending and more debt to solve a spending and debt crisis. That's like being diagnosed with cancer and asking your doctor for more cancer, which is why Boehner needs to get strong, be bold and take the offensive.
If the GOP caves on tax hikes, it is committing "brand suicide." Going along with tax hikes as a compromise is not the answer, simply because it's going along with damaging the U.S. economy.
In any negotiation the only way to win is to walk in prepared to walk away from a bad deal. Speaker Boehner, this is how you win a negotiation.
I'm Wayne Allyn Root for PersonalLiberty.com. See you next week. Same time, same place. God bless America and capitalism.


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Not everyone wants to live across the street from a festival that lasts for several days and draws tens of thousands of people in the process.
Roger Leone loves it. He doesn't just enjoy Lisle's annual hot air balloon festival, he helps organize it as a member of the Lisle Eyes to the Skies Committee.
"This time of year is almost like going into the holiday season," he says a couple of weeks before the festival's opening, which is today in Community Park near Route 53 and Short Street. "It's just a great, great type of energy that comes to town."
The festival, which runs through Saturday (with the carnival continuing through Sunday), draws people from throughout the region and neighboring states. They come for the spectacle of the hot air balloons, fireworks that light the sky for three nights, musical entertainment, a craft show, children's activities, a July 4 parade and food, all for a $5 admission price.
What Leone likes best is the setup. A former chairman of the Eyes to the Skies Committee, he remains in charge of logistics and layout; orders tents, lighting and infrastructure; plans what goes where; and looks at the best way to get people in and out smoothly.
"I love putting things together," says Leone, who runs his own general contracting and painting business. "It's just a good feeling -- we did it again, we made it."
Proceeds from the festival benefit six local organizations, including the Lisle Rotary, to which Leone's wife, Lisa, belongs. Because of his wife's membership in the Rotary, the Leones have been longtime volunteers at Eyes to the Skies, which started 31 years ago.
When the former Lisle Fourth of July Committee disbanded in 2008 and a new committee of Lisle residents formed in 2009 to keep the festival going, Leone's wife suggested he join.
"It's one of those things you fall in love with," he says. "It's a great group of volunteers. We're all very proud of it."
Kari Altpeter, who is in charge of the 300 to 500 volunteers who work at the festival each year, credits Leone with helping to keep the festival committee together.
"Roger has been a good, strong, organized leader," she said. "He lives and breathes the festival. He's infectious."
Because he lives so close to Community Park, Leone drives through the festival site on a regular basis and always looks for ways to improve the layout and logistics. Altpeter said that attention to detail shows.
"He really puts himself in the shoes of the guests," she said.
Best fest
Leone says he considers Eyes to the Skies the best festival in Northern Illinois. It's been featured on "The Today Show," "Good Morning America," "Wild Chicago" and CNN's "Headline News"; named to the Illinois Festival Hall of Fame; and selected for six years as one of the country's 100 top tourist destinations by the America Business Association.
"The balloons are the key attraction," Leone says. "We get people from all over because you don't have a chance to see hot air balloons in the Midwest."
Twenty to 25 balloonists are coming to the festival, with many of them from Texas and Mexico, where the climate is more conducive to ballooning. A few are local and some come from Michigan.
"They really take pride in their balloons, so it's not hard to get balloonists here," Leone says. "They do a great job of putting on a show."
Tethered balloon rides, offered at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. weather permitting, are very popular, Leone says. The rides cost $20 for adults, $15 for children and are free for people with disabilities on a balloon that can accommodate wheelchairs.
Leone acknowledged that he's too busy organizing to have taken any balloon rides himself, but he says the balloon glows held in the evenings are a sight to behold with all the balloons inflating at the same time.
"It's an absolutely breathtaking sight," Leone says. "It's a kaleidoscope of colors."
Shooting off fireworks at 9:45 p.m. for three nights in a row also sets the festival apart, he says. The fireworks on July 4 last about 20 minutes and are synchronized to music. The fireworks shows on July 5 and 6 last 10 to 12 minutes, Leone says.
Something for all
The festival brings about $50,000 a year to divide among the six partnering organizations, which provide the bulk of the volunteers, Leone says. This year's festival will be much the same as other years, but small changes have been made to improve it, he says.
The 2013 Eyes to the Skies will have a couple new carnival rides, new food vendors and an expanded children's area. The musical lineup includes the recent addition of the Chicago Six featuring '85 Super Bowl champs Dan Hampton, Otis Wilson and Steve McMichael performing at 5:30 p.m. July 6.
Set in an 110-acre park, the festival has room to offer two stages, two food courts and room to spread out.
"There's something for everybody to do," Leone says. "It's quite a large operation."
After the festival is over, the Eyes to the Skies Committee members will give themselves a couple weeks break and then go back to meeting monthly to plan next year's event.
Leone, who also coaches at Benet Academy in Lisle, says he enjoys the teamwork among the 18 to 20 people who plan the festival.
"It's a good group of people who have become friends," he says. "I don't think you can ever get enough of just having good relations with people and enjoying their company."
The festival has been going on almost as long as Leone has lived in Lisle. He moved here 34 years ago after marrying his wife and the couple have raised two daughters in town.
Leone calls Lisle a well-run town and praises the Lisle Park District for how it prepares the park for the annual festival.
"It's a beautiful setting," he says. "I just love Lisle, so anything I can do to help improve it, I try to do."
For more information on Eyes to the Skies, visit eyestotheskies.org.


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FOX RIVER GROVE – Boy Scouts in Troop 166 will conduct a village trustee candidate forum tonight at village hall.
The Scouts, whose idea it was to hold the forum, have written questions for the candidates. said Rich Andersen, assistant scoutmaster for the troop. The troop last held a forum four years ago for the village president's election.
Scheduled to appear are the six candidates running for the three trustee seats: incumbents Suzanne Blohm and Michael Ireland, and challengers Andrew Migdal, Chester Olencheck, Robert Kandler and Tom Anderson.
Assistant Senior Patrol Leader Weston Raviolo, 15, said in a news release that he is very excited about the forum.
"It will be a fun and educational experience and will benefit our community overall," Raviolo said.
To attend, the forum is scheduled for 7 p.m. today at village hall, 305 Illinois St.
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The Application of "Three Dimensional" Model in the Teaching Design of EFL Writing
As an indispensable and most difficult part of language acquisition, the importance of English writing has been intensified by the economic globalization and internet revolution due to the special role of English as a universal language (Warshauer, 2000). However, writing teaching and learning has been long perplexing language teachers and learners even in the first language. Therefore many studies have been conducted on the revelation of the nature of writing and how to achieve it in pursuit of solutions to this problem. Consequently, the paradigm of teaching design of EFL Writing has experienced corresponding shift with the development of science, technology and social culture. Based on the analyses of various paradigms, the paper proposes the framework of a "three dimensional" model as well as its application in the teaching of EFL Business English discourse composition so as to cultivate the learners' all-round writing skills in the aspect of teaching design.
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Read the original article in The Oregonian here.
George Pernsteiner, who ran Oregon's university system for nine years until he stepped down in March, will become the head of the national group for state higher education executives in September.
Pernsteiner, who held administrative roles at Portland State, the University of Oregon and the University of California at Santa Barbara before becoming Oregon's chancellor, will take the reins of the Colorado-based State Higher Education Executive Officers Association when its current president retires.
Pernsteiner presided over Oregon's university system during a decade in which state funding plummeted but enrollment grew, straining university resources and requiring staggering tuition increases.
He said when he stepped down this spring that he hoped to be remembered for building connections with community colleges and drawing a record number of transfers into four-year institutions. Last fall, half the new students enrolling at Oregon's seven public universities were transfer students who'd earned credits at community college, up from just one-third five years earlier.
Among other advocacy in higher education, SHEEO tries to advance public policies and educational practices to increase access to higher education and to help more students earn degrees.


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Has anyone had any weird experiences with difficulty level in DW Gundam 3? I feel like the difficulty rating for levels is totally not consistent at all. I've had "flaming" suits that literally 2-shot me show up in 1 star difficulty levels with suits that die in 2 seconds and pose no threat whatsoever in the following level, the Big Zam in one of the earliest story missions was 1-shotting me and took forever to kill, while the Psyco Gundam a couple missions later died in under a minute and barely did any damage, etc. I'll admit it was pretty hilarious watching Setsuna's trans-am 00 Raiser get 2-shotted by "Soldier" in a fodder suit but overall I am just really confused.
On the same subject I'm pretty disappointed in how poorly I feel the story aspects were implemented this time. I'm not all that far in yet but this has been my impression so far. No Official Mode and the History Missions I have played so far are just the same random maps with specific characters thrown in and no objectives other than "defeat x". All the story in Story Mode has taken place in unvoiced cutscenes with the actual in-battle quotes seemingly being characters just yelling a random assortment of lines at each other. All the interesting team banter seems to be gone and the story cutscenes themselves are really short and don't really explain anything or contain any character interaction.
Does this get better later on? I realize story is not really the point of DW games but I thought the first 2 DW Gundams did a really good job with it and it makes this one feel really generic in comparison.
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More info on the new Gihern's Greed game. In Japanese though.
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When i play the 1st Girhen Greed i always lost the battle no matter what strategy to put it on to reserve cash for building M.S.. Only my solution to end frustration i cheat code.
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just got my Gundam Dynasty Warriors 3.
It's a good game, but I like the gameplay of the GDW2 better.
The story here kinda...well so so.
Iam just glad here the friendship relationship isn't that much of a problem like in 2.
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PSP: New Giren's Ambition (Shin Giren no Yabou) - New Gameplay Images
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The game looks pretty sweet!!! Graphics don't look that good, but they did try to make it PS3 quality-like...but it looks like really low resolution PS3 games, which it should since the PSP is on a small screen and it's like 480p at most...
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[QUOTE=Ottocycle;3697247]00 Qan[t] Extreme Versus detailed gameplay video. The Quantum Burst winpose is him teleporting away lolol
a playable Quantum Burst? Man! I want to play it so bad because I'm from Indonesia
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By the way I'm a Gihren's Greed vet so I can give protips on the games for people that need help. My one recommendation would be to play on Very Easy or Easy. There's no shame, all it does is frankly balance the game out so you can actually manage. All it gives you are extra resources and a few bonus high end suits that can simply be destroyed to restore balance. Trust me that bonus cash is only useful for making the game fair IMO and will go VERY quickly.
Gihren's Greed has never had good graphics. The emphasis is on the 4X style of gameplay and the depth it brings. Easily the best Gundam game franchise period, bar none, end of story when it comes to gameplay. Trust me though when I say that this looks far better than any other game in the franchise by a signfiicant margin. Most models in Axis No Kyoui V which preceeded this looks like they came out of the PSX era.
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To give people who haven't played it sort of a chance to see a bit what it's like, I've decided to do a brief screenshot style playthrough (I apologize for the crappiness of my camera but I'll try to let the text do the talking) of a turn (turn 106 to be exact so it's a ways in) of Gihren's Greed: Threat of Axis for the PS2:
about 6 turns ago I finished up the One Year War and now I'm in 0083 fighting the Delaz Fleet as a section of part 2. As of the start of turn 106 the situation in space is looking a little grim
Strategy Phase 106
Spoiler for Space situation:
Spoiler for A Problem:
Spoiler for Stalling and planning to reinforce:
Spoiler for Other key plans for reinforcement:
Combat Phase 106
Spoiler for Help arrives:
Strategy Phase 107
Spoiler for Future Plans:
Spoiler for The Situation as it stands:
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Gundam The 3D Battle (3DS) Review on NTSC-UK
I really hope that this game does get released in europe. Too bad that it does not follows in the footsteps of sensen 0079 (first person view). As for a first (second ?) wave 3DS game it looks OK.
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The Role of Input, Interaction and Output in the Development of Oral Fluency
This paper is a research in the second Language acquisition (SLA) with its focus on the role of input, interaction and output in the development of oral fluency in the EFL context from both a theoretical point of view and a case study. Two instruments were used: tests of oral fluency and face-to-face interviews. The findings showed that non-native oral fluency could be obtained through efficient and effective input, interaction and output in EFL while on the other hand they suggested answers to the question why most Chinese English learners failed to speak English fluently, namely lacking effective input and output, having no real need for interaction, attaching too much importance to language forms and written tests.
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It is useful to understand that although from 1940 to 1991 Latvia was a constituent republic of the USSR, the official language is Latvian. However, a significant minority (up to 40% nationwide and possibly just over 50% in the capital Riga) is Russian speaking. The majority of ethnic Latvians living in the city, not only those old enough to have attended school during Soviet times, can also speak and understand Russian. However, many prefer to converse in Latvian. English and also German are widely understood at places regularly visited by tourists and foreigners but you may be out of luck when leaving the city centre or visiting places off the beaten track.
Get in
By boat
Jelgava is in coast of river Lielupe. River Lielupe is connect to Baltic see.
By car
You can rent taxi (if arrive from Riga or Riga airport).
Get around
Palace on the island of river Lielupe. Similar palace to Rundales and Winter Palace in St.Peterburg, created by Bartolomeo Rastrelli. Academia Petrina - currently museum. Several interesting churchies.
Get out
There is few clubs/pubs.
Most popular are Tonuss - club, with several halls. Place with a lot of young people. Jelgavas Četri Balti Krekli - club where play only Latvian music
Get Educated
"Brainstorm", probably the most popular rock-band from Eastern Europe, has emerged from a craddle called Jelgavas 1. vidusskola (Secondary School No 1), where also such National talents as A. Skrastins, A. Vaznis, E. Radzina, A. Skele, E. Repse have made their first steps in the world of fame.
Latvijas Lauksaimniecibas Universitāte - University of Agriculture of Latvia is a well recognized university.
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Jelgava is in coast of river Lielupe. River Lielupe is connect to Baltic see.


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Tygacil (tigecycline): Label Change - Increased Mortality Risk
Audience: Infectious Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine
ISSUE: FDA reminded healthcare professionals of an increased mortality risk associated with the use of the intravenous antibacterial Tygacil (tigecycline) compared to that of other drugs used to treat a variety of serious infections. The increased risk was seen most clearly in patients treated for hospital-acquired pneumonia, especially ventilator-associated pneumonia, but was also seen in patients with complicated skin and skin structure infections, complicated intra-abdominal infections and diabetic foot infections. FDA has updated sections of the Tygacil drug label to include information regarding increased mortality risk of Tygacil.
BACKGROUND: Tygacil is approved by FDA for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections, complicated intra-abdominal infections, and community acquired pneumonia. Tygacil is not approved for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia (including ventilator-associated pneumonia) or diabetic foot infection. The increased risk was determined using a pooled analysis of clinical trials. See the Data Summary section of the FDA Drug Safety Communication for additional details.
RECOMMENDATION: Alternatives to Tygacil should be considered in patients with severe infections. Healthcare professionals and patients are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of this product to the FDA's MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:
- Complete and submit the report Online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
- Download form or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178
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Welcome to my blog -- Jones Family Matters. Over time, I hope to post stories, pictures, etc. from all of my family lines. The initial posts will be about the Joneses, but I've researched my German, Irish and English roots, too. Surnames I've investigated include: Jones, Ryan, von der Heide, Cronin, Probert, Dailey, Wainright, Reed and Hellmann. I've spent the past year researching my colonial ancestors and hope to share what I've learned throughout 2016.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Past vs. Present - Part I
We were able to see first-hand the surviving Heuerhaus, just down the street from the center of town and the Church. I am pictured with Werner and Mayor Bernard Echtermann who graciously toured the town with us.
Werner explained to us that each completed building included a carving by the main builder/architect. If you notice, you can see that this building was constructed in 1822.
We opened the door to the building and viewed what had been stalls for the farm animals. The farm owner lives in a thoroughly modern home and this building now functions as an outbuilding. I'm sure 150 years ago, the floor was not concrete.
The original hand-hewn beams are visible and a tribute to the architecture of the time.
Not far from Holdorf in Cloppenburg (about 30 miles) an outdoor museum is located where many of the buildings from that era have been moved and preserved. It includes windmills, carriages, farm equipment, and living spaces so that visitors can visualize just how people of the time lived. I was especially interested in the kitchen area. Pictured below is one example of a kitchen built at one end of a Heuerhaus. Fire was a constant threat.
One common site throughout this area of Germany was a shrine with a crucifix as if the farmers were asking God's blessing upon their farms and homes. The Lampe-Gossling Farm was no exception. Here is their shrine, just outside the current family home.
Note: The black and white pictures on this post and several that follow are taken from a book on the history of Holdorf called Die Gemeinde Holdorf im Wandel der Zeit, ISBN: 978-3-86595-162-5 http://www.geigerverlag.de
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- AnonymousNovember 20, 2011 at 12:01 AM
The Meire Grove Band from central Minnesota went to Holdorf to help celebrate its 150th Schuetzenfest. The Meyer family emigrated from Holdorf in 1855-1856, and 20 of the 60 travelers were descendants of the Meyer family. Many others have relatives in Dinklage, Damme, Ankum, Steinfeld, etc. Bernard Echtermann was a gracious host and also gave us a tour, showing us the original Meyer farm and Corpus Christi chapel that is still there. We also was the Heuerhaus. The mayor Dr. Wolfgang Krug also held a reception for us in the City Hall. This was the best trip we ever had and we thank the Germans very much and await their trip to Meire Grove, Minnesota!ReplyDelete
I am so glad that you, too, were the recipient of such gracious hospitality. What a welcoming group they are! I shouldn't be surprised that your town has a band. It seems to be a tradition in "our" part of Germany. One night we heard music where we were staying. Upon investigation, it was the Holdorf Band holding practice in one of the back rooms of our small hotel. Thanks for posting.ReplyDelete


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The Women's Center of East Texas and the Upshur County District Attorney's Office sponsored the event, to remember the 114 women killed by their domestic partners during the past year.
It was held in Gilmer, because Cheyenne Green of Gilmer was murdered Sept. 26.
Held in the Upshur County Jail under $1 million bond, charged with murder, is her ex-boyfriend Jonathan Ray Shepherd, who was the father of her infant son.
The names of all 114 women were read out loud during the ceremony.
Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd addressed the throng about his office's efforts to protect women.
Speakers urged women were urged not to stay in a relationship just because the man says he loves you, but protect yourself and your children.


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Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams Join Phil Lesh
Photo by Eliot Byron
Onetime Phil Lesh & Friends members Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams sat in with the Grateful Dead bassist's current band last night. The musical couple emerged near the end of Lesh's first set at Port Chester, NY's Capitol Theatre for a three-song stretch. First, Campbell and Williams appeared on a cover of The Rolling Stones' "Brown Sugar" and then, they helped the group through takes on both the Dead's own "Tennessee Jed" and The Band's "The Weight." Campbell and Williams are also longtime members of the Levon Helm Band, and they pushed The Band drummer to record "Tennessee Jed" for his 2009 album Electric Dirt. It turned out to be Helm's final studio album.
Last night's Cap show also featured a lengthy second set of music. One particularly interesting sequence opened with "Cryptical Envelopment" and moved into "The Other One," "Estimated Prophet," "Eyes of the World," "Dark Star," a jam based around "Low Rider," "St Stephen," "Turn on Your Lovelight," "Dark Star" and "Morning Dew." Like his entire run at the Cap, Lesh's band featured singer/songwriter Jackie Greene, Furthur guitarist John Kadlecik, Black Crowes/Chris Robinson Brotherhood keyboardist Adam MacDougall and Furthur/Duo drummer Joe Russo.
The show closed out Lesh's four-night residency at the recently reopened venue. The theater designed special projections for the run, including many images that went along with classic Dead songs (the above image corresponds to "Wave That Flag" earlier in the run). Lesh had not performed at the theater since 1971 before this stretch of shows.
Here's a look at last night's setlist via Philzone.org
Sunday, November 18, Capitol Theatre Port Chester, NY
Set I: Here Comes Sunshine > Row Jimmy, Tom Thumb Blues, Built to Last > Just a Little Light, Brown Sugar*, Tennessee Jed^, The Weight*
Set II: Playin' in the Band, Cryptical Envelopment > The Other One > Estimated Prophet > Eyes of the World > Dark Star> Low Rider Jam> St Stephen > Lovelight > Dark Star > Morning Dew, Playin' in the Band Reprise
E: Brokedown Palace
*with Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams
^with Teresa Williams
Photos by Dino Perrucci


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 5, 2008
Weekly Event Announcements for the City of Alexandria
September 6-September 12, 2008
Saturday, September 6 – Soldier-Led Walking Tours
Call ahead to find out if this event is cancelled due to weather. Rain date is November 8, 2008.
At 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., a Union soldier in period uniform will lead walking tours of Fort Ward, 4301 West Braddock Rd. The hour-long tours will introduce visitors to the history of the Defenses of Washington, the building and role of Fort Ward, 19th-century fortification engineering, and the troops who were stationed in this area during the Civil War. To explain his duties, this soldier carries an artillery haversack of reproduction tools used to fire a cannon. Walking shoes and weather-appropriate clothing recommended. Admission is free. For more information, please visit www.fortward.org or call 703.838.4848.
Sunday, September 7 – West End Farmers' Market at Ben Brenman Park
The public is invited to shop at the West End Farmers' Market beginning at 9 a.m. at Ben Brenman Park, 4800 Brenman Park Dr. Shoppers will find bushel baskets of watermelons and cantaloupes, pint baskets of plump blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, plums, and apricots, and mounds of juicy Virginia peaches. The West End Farmers' Market is open Sundays, May through October, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine. For additional information, call the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities at 703.838.4343.
Sunday, September 7 – HistoricAlexandriALIVE
Between noon and 5 p.m., watch Alexandria's historic past comes to life! See live, engaging performances at the Waterfront behind the Torpedo Factory. Mr. Thomas Wall, the Gentleman Fencer, will delight with his daring demonstrations! You can also take in Shakespeare's plays, which became increasingly popular in the 18th century, as actors present scenes from Romeo and Juliet, Midsummer Night's Dream, Taming of the Shrew and others! For more information, please visit oha.alexandriava.gov/oha-main/oha-historicAlexandriaLive.html.
Final Days! Closing Monday, September 8 – Living Legends of Alexandria Exhibition
The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., is hosting Living Legends of Alexandria, which celebrates and documents individuals who have made remarkable contributions to the quality of life in Alexandria. Living Legends of Alexandria features photographs of 48 nominees by Nina Tisara with information about their contributions by Christa Watters. The Lyceum, Alexandria's History Museum, is open Monday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Admission and parking are free. For more information, visit www.alexandriahistory.org or call 703.838.4994.
Wednesday, September 10 – Public Hearing for the Proposed Renovation of the Patrick Henry Recreation Center
The Park and Recreation Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, September 10, to discuss plans and ideas for the proposed renovation of the Patrick Henry Recreation Center. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Patrick Henry Recreation Center, 4643 Taney Ave. A regular meeting of the Park and Recreation Commission will follow the public hearing. For additional information, call William Chesley, Deputy Director, at 703.838.4842.
Wednesday, September 10 – Barrett Branch Book Discussion Group
The Barrett Branch book discussion group invites patrons to discuss the memoir, "The Glass Castle," by Jeanette Walls. The group will meet from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Barrett Branch Library, 717 Queen St. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is recommended. To register or request more information, contact Diana at 703.838.4555.
Wednesday, September 10 – Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee
The Potomac Yard Design Advisory Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Sister Cities Conference Room 1101, Alexandria City Hall, 301 King St. The Committee's role is to review preliminary development plan approvals for compliance with the Potomac Yard Urban Design Guidelines. For more information, please call Matt North at 703.838.4666 ext. 326.
Wednesday, September 10 – City Council Joint Worksession on the Braddock East Plan
The City Council will be hosting a joint worksession with the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority, the Parker Gray Board of Architectural Review and the Planning Commission at 7:30 p.m. at 1100 N. Fayette St. They plan to discuss the upcoming Braddock East Plan and the redevelopment plan for the James Bland public housing development. For more information, contact Andrea Barlow or Jeff Farner at 703.838.4666.
Thursday, September 11 through Saturday, September 13 – Barrett Branch Fall Book Sale
The Barrett Branch Library (717 Queen St.) will be hosting its fall book sale to benefit the Friends of the Alexandria Library. The book sale will be held on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, please call 703.838.4555.
Open through Wednesday, December 31 – Drawings by William Lydston, Jr. Exhibition
This exhibition of Civil War artwork at Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site (4301 W. Braddock Rd.) has been extended through the end of the year. Civil War drawings by soldier, artist and musician William Lydston, Jr., are featured in this exhibit with musical instruments and related objects as part of the statewide celebration of Virginia's musical heritage. Admission to the museum is free. The exhibition is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. For more information, visit www.fortward.org or call 703.838.4848.
Coming Soon!
September 13-14 - 6th Annual Alexandria Festival of the Arts
Voted one of the top 100 art festivals in the country by Sunshine Artist magazine, the 6th Annual Alexandria Festival of the Arts is one not to be missed! Discover spectacular paintings, life-size sculptures, jewelry, photography, ceramics and more. This popular outdoor event will feature art for every taste and budget, with prices ranging from $20 to $20,000. More than $15 million in art will be on display and visitors will have the opportunity to meet the artists behind the work and hear first-hand what inspired them to create their pieces. Free admission and event will be held rain or shine. For additional information, visit alexandriava.gov/recreation.
Saturday, September 13 – "Ah, THAT Jack and Jill!" Exhibition
The Alexandria Black History Museum (902 Wythe St.) is hosting a free reception from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. for the opening of its new exhibition "Ah, THAT Jack and Jill! Parents Empowering African-American Children." Jack and Jill of America, Inc., a national organization of mothers and children, is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. This exhibit, while showing the national scope of the organization, will also feature Metropolitan area chapters, including Alexandria-Mount Vernon and Loudoun County Chapters. "Ah, THAT Jack and Jill!" highlights the organization's history, the Jack and Jill Foundation, and the role of chapters in providing cultural, educational, recreational and community service opportunities to enhance and enrich the lives of children. The exhibition is open from Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Saturday, November 15. For more information, please visit www.alexblackhistory.org or call 703.838.4356.
Wednesday, September 17 – Transportation Workshop
In an effort to help residents cope with increasing energy costs and other economic pressures, the City will hold a transportation workshop to educate participants on how to travel by bicycle, rideshare, and public transportation. The workshop will be held on Wednesday, September 17, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Sister Cities Conference Room 1101, Alexandria City Hall, 301 King St. For more information or to register, please visit www.alexandriava.gov/localmotion or call Donna Norfleet at 703.838.3800.
Wednesday, September 17 – A'Lelia Bundles Lecture and Book Signing
Noted author and journalist A'Lelia Bundles will give an illustrated lecture, "A'Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance," about her great-grandmother and namesake at the Alexandria Black History Museum (902 Wythe St.) from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. A'Lelia Walker was the only daughter of Madam C.J. Walker and nicknamed the "Joy Goddess of Harlem" in the 1920s by Langston Hughes. Ms. Bundles will sign copies of her book about Madam C. J. Walker after the presentation. Reservations are suggested but not required for this free event. For more information, please visit www.alexblackhistory.org or call 703.838.4356.


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