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The Hope College Standards, Mainstream and Contemporary Ensembles will perform at Butch's in downtown Holland, on Wednesday, April 10, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.
The event will follow the Hope College Jazz Arts Collective and Jazz Chamber Ensembles performance that will take place on Wednesday, April 10, at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial Chapel.
Performing in the Contemporary Ensemble are junior Jared DeMeester of Grand Rapids, bass; senior Luke Panning of Holland, violin; senior Michael Reynolds of Tampa, Fla., piano; and senior Wayne Titus of Canton, drums.
Performing in the Mainstream ensemble are junior Forrest Dodson of Kalamazoo, bass; junior Michael Graverson of Hamilton, guitar; junior Daniel Langholz of Ramstein, Germany, trombone; sophomore Matthew Milliken of Roscommon, alto saxophone; sophomore Andrew Valesano of Sherwood, Ore., piano; and senior David Webster of Troy, drums.
Performing in the Standards Ensemble are junior Matt Costello of Holland, bass; junior Michael Graverson of Hamilton, guitar; junior Meghan Stagl of Deerfield, Ill., piano/vocals; and senior Wesley Rieth of Three Oaks, drums.
Butch's Dry Dock is located at 44 E. Eighth St. in downtown Holland.


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Meryl Streep looks terrifying in new trailer for 'Into the Woods'
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Based on the hit Broadway musical, Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Anna Kendrick, Emily Blunt and Chris Pine team up for the highly anticipated 'Into The Woods'. Click to WATCH the first official trailer for Disney's feature film!
Disney comes to life in Into The Woods. Meryl Streep, as the Witch, and Johnny Depp, as the Big Bad Wolf? This is what nightmares are made of - actually, this is what dreams are made of.
Be careful what you wish for.
As if the cast isn't impressive enough, the first trailer for Disney's Into The Woods proves that fairytales really do come true - and it's not always as magical, as you'd think. Especially when the Witch (Meryl) is in the castle!
Cinderella (Anna Kendrick) doesn't know what she's in for when she makes a wish. In comes the Witch, blowing over the baker's wife (Emily Blunt), ready to reverse the curse in all of the land. The Big Bad Wolf (Johnny) shakes us up with excitement with just one loud stomp.
The tales of Jack and the Beanstalk, Cinderella and Rapunzel come to life on the silver screen in the film, which also stars James Corden and Christine Baranski, as Cinderella's stepmother.
An added bonus? Chris Pine plays Cinderella's prince, and let's just say, he looks good in royal garb.
Into The Woods hits theaters on Christmas Day.
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The Hawks beat the Ducks 3-2 in a shutout in Chicago last night, and Patrick Kane, our favorite Buffalo boozehound, provided the prettiest play of the game. This assist to Marian Hossa tied it up in the second period. Kane later told reporters that he'd discussed the move with Hawks great Denis Savard (who had perfected and was known for "The Savardian Spin-O-Rama") many times before and gotten his advice on when to use it.
"It's a little bit of an underrated move," Kane said. "You get acceleration out of it usually and you protect the puck too."
And also: The announcers get to call a spin-o-rama. Everyone wins.


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'Carolina has to find a way to crack Sabres rookie goaltender Ryan Miller, who is having a great postseason, and to get something from its power play, which went 1-for-22 in four games against Buffalo in the regular season and missed four chances in the first game. "We had chances to score and we didn't," Hurricanes coach Peter Laviolette said. "It's not that we didn't execute. It bounced kind of funny on us."'
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Few realizations are as painful in life as the one that comes to a previously generous person, fallen on hard times and made suddenly and brutally aware that the quality of kindness among homo sapiens is neither reciprocal nor ubiquitous.
That's pretty much the trajectory of one Timon of Athens, the central character in one of William Shakespeare's more interesting but least produced plays, currently on stage at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in an intriguing production from director Barbara Gaines that stars the British actor Ian McDiarmid. In the play, written around 1607 and generally assumed to be only partly the work of Shakespeare (although it's hardly alone in that regard), the Athenian lord initially finds himself with a house full of merchants, artists and other feeders, all happy to flatter him, drink his wine and receive his patronage and philanthropy.
But then things go wrong in Greece — plus ca change — and Timon generally gets foreclosed upon. Or, as one of his former friends succinctly puts it: "He owes."
Forsaken by his arty friends in his hour of need — and his value system thus upended — Timon flies into a rage and ends up flailing around in the woods, railing against the selfishness of man. He's so irreversibly mad at the world, his own recovery is impossible. There are a few seemingly decent men around, including Sean Fortunato's carefully wrought Flavius, a practical fellow in a world that so demands. But "Timon" is surely Shakespeare's most cynical play.
Gaines' spring production makes judicious cuts in the text, clips along nicely and won't bore anybody. She sets the play in a contemporary milieu; the first image is of a Times Square-like video bank (from Mike Tutaj, whose videos are embedded in Kevin Depinet's set) promoting Timon Capital. The collectors, merchants and the like who show up at Timon's table (played by the well-studied likes of Kevin Gudahl, Timothy Edward Kane, William Dick and John Byrnes) have the smooth, sycophantic air of cultural entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders all rushing to the table of a Warren Buffett-like philanthropist.
Identities are, of course, generalized, but Gaines' Timon is clearly intended to be the kind of figure whose name adorns lobbies and theaters and who gets "honored" on a regular basis by the recipients of his or her largesse. For a minute, you think this might well turn out to be one of the gutsiest productions in Chicago theater history: a non-profit theater that relies on people like Timon suggesting that it (and its peers) would quickly and ruthlessly shun them if the well should run dry. Here, it seems, is a cautionary tale for the careless philanthropist and a production for every director of advancement to hate.
Throughout the first part of the show, I was put in mind of the trading room run by the famously generous Chicago investor and philanthropist Richard Driehaus, whose foundation keeps many Chicago non-profits in business and who, let us wish for him, will never have such a fate as Timon of Athens. If Driehaus ever "owes" (unlikely, I know), one would like to think some of those checks would start flowing the other way. But would they? And does that question keep Driehaus and his many generous Chicago peers awake at night? Therein should lie the rub, if we're really all going to look at ourselves in the mirror.
To Gaines' great credit, that gutsy theme is in play here. But it's never fully realized, partly because the imagery that surrounds Timon puts too much emphasis on his business dealings — in the world of classical theater, computer crawls and besuited traders throwing their arms in the air have now become overused cliches of the mercurial world — and not enough on the motivations behind his philanthropic actions and on the subsequent actions of those who receive them.
Timon's giving, and what it gives him back, feels like too much a sideline, when the play suggests it is at the very core of the man. That's why he gets so mad when he comes to see its absence in others. Moreover, the production does not take enough of a position of the core issue of the drama: Is Timon's initially optimistic worldview a personal weakness that flows from his own insecurity and need for flattery, or is he a great and decent man let down by the lousy world, or is he both? One keeps leaning into this overly jittery production, and into McDiarmid's quirky and undeniably arresting performance, looking for clues to those potent matters. But they don't fully coalesce into a clear world view upon which this production, full of rock music, sexy dancers and other such peripheral stuff, can hang.
That said, McDiarmid's enigmatic persona, familiar to fans of George Lucas' "Star Wars" movies, is not without its appeal — in a performance that reminds me of something by Austin Pendleton, McDiarmid reads no line as you would expect it to be read. His late-in-the-play madness, which has shades of King Lear (Timon's big brother in limited human judgment), feels authentic and earned, and there is something in the way this experienced and fully consumed actor translates this language into colloquial expression. But while you see a rich portrait of the consequence of the world on man who tried to share his success and his failures, you never understand enough of why and how the man ever thought that would be possible.
When: Through June 10
Where: Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave.
Running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes
Tickets: $44-$75 at 312-595-5600 or chicagoshakes.com


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VANCOUVER – Derek Roy may have been the only new face, but the Vancouver Canucks looked like a different team on Thursday.
The Canucks defeated the Oilers 4-0, just two games after losing by the same score in Edmonton.
Roy had one assist in his Canucks debut, but it was the whole team that seemed to have a lot more jump and a dedication to shutting down the Oilers' explosive offence.
"We tried to limit their odd-man rushes and the penalty kill did a great job as well," said Roy. "We know they are an offensive powerhouse and they like to generate stuff off turnovers so we did a good job not turning it over and making sure we were backchecking too."
Cory Schneider made 23 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, and the eighth of his career, blanking a team that has scored 25 times in their past five games.
Schneider made a couple of tough saves off Magnus Paajarvi, who was set up in front of the net by Jordan Eberle's centring pass, while Edmonton was on the power play and trailing 2-0 early in the third period.
"If they get an early goal, you never know what's going to happen—it's a one-goal game and makes everything tighter," said Schneider. "I was just trying to make sure that on that power play they didn't get one and get back in the game."
His best stop was when he got a glove on a Taylor Hall shot when the Oilers' winger was alone in front of the net on a power play with just four minutes to go in the game. About a minute later he rushed out of his net, past the hashmarks, to deny Ales Hemsky a breakaway opportunity.
"Our special teams couldn't get going, which have been strong against Vancouver," said Edmonton head coach Ralph Krueger. "Just couldn't get our power play going—just all kinds of signals of a lack of energy. I thought the desire was there but we just couldn't match what was for them a very strong game, as good as I have seen them play this year. They gave us no space and room."
Henrik Sedin scored a goal and set up Kevin Bieksa's first-period goal to help Vancouver (20-11-6) move past Minnesota for first in the Northwest Division and third in the Western Conference. Chris Higgins and Zack Kassian scored in the third to help Vancouver snap out of a two-game losing skid.
"We weren't too happy with the last two games," said Schneider. "Edmonton's a playoff team right now and we may see them down the road. So we made sure that after last game in Edmonton that we did the same thing to them in our building."
Nikolai Khabibulin made 24 saves for Edmonton (16-14-7), which had its five-game winning streak snapped and fell into ninth in the conference, outside the playoff picture.
"It looked like they were half a step quicker to loose pucks and everything, but in the second and third periods we played a lot better, just couldn't find the back of the net," said Khabibulin. "Having lost a couple of games in a row and they didn't play that well in Edmonton, so we knew they were going to try to play their best game tonight."
Bieksa opened the scoring with a power-play goal just 16 seconds into a five-on-three with five minutes to go in the first. Jason Garrison's initial shot hit Jeff Petry in the foot, causing the Oilers defenceman to hobble on the ice as Henrik Sedin set up Bieksa for a one-timer at the top of the circle. His low shot made it past the right pad of Khabibulin, giving him six goals on the year and his first in 14 games.
That was also Bieksa's 200th career point in his 455th game, all with the Canucks.
Vancouver had just six power plays in their previous four games. The Canucks have now scored three power-play goals in their past 21 games. They finished 1 for 5 in the game, while the Oilers were 0 for 4 with the man advantage.
The Sedin twins combined to give Vancouver a 2-0 lead at 14:26 of the second period. They worked the puck around off a rush and then Daniel Sedin found Henrik Sedin at the side of the net, partially behind the goal-line, and the Canucks' captain shot it into the open net.
"(Henrik Sedin's) line did a real strong job against their top line tonight," said Vancouver head coach Alain Vigneault. "Every time I could I had Hank's line out there. When they didn't have the puck they were taking space and time away from them and when they had the puck they kept it and played real solid."
Higgins made it 3-0 at 6:57, taking a saucer pass from Roy on a two-on-one and beating Khabibulin for his 10th of the year.
"He saw me all the way," said Higgins of the play Roy made. "The D overplayed him a little bit and he feathered a beautiful pass over to me. It was a hell of a pass."
The line of Higgins, Roy and Jannik Hansen combined for eight shots on net and created a lot of chances, showing immediate signs of chemistry.
"That line had some great looks," said Vigneault. "Higgins played a real strong game at both ends of the rink and made some real good plays offensively. For our first game with those three guys together, I'm real happy with that line."
Kassian converted a rebound with less than four seconds to play, his sixth of the season, to round out the scoring.
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Mike Coffman introduced legislation Wednesday to speed construction and rein in costs of three Veterans Affairs hospital construction projects, including the one in Aurora.
Coffman's legislation, co-sponsored by a Democrat and fellow member of the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee for Oversight and Investigations, would require that an emergency manager from the Army Corps of Engineers be appointed to provide oversight for all existing VA major medical facility projects under construction.
The Government Accountability Office found in a report released last year that there are major cost overruns and delays at VA facilities under construction in cities across the country, including New Orleans, Orlando, Fla., and Las Vegas.
The proposed legislation would implement the GAO's recommended reforms, such as streamlining the change-order process, negotiations between the contractor and the VA, and assigning medical equipment planners to the projects.
Coffman, a Republican from Aurora, introduced the bill last year, but it was put on hold in case construction conditions improved, his office said Wednesday.
They haven't, Coffman said.
"There is simply no excuse for the VA's construction delays and cost overruns in building these hospitals, which are for taking care of our nation's veterans," he said in a statement.
The VA did not respond Wednesday for comment on the bill.


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Besides being a generally cool idea, French inventor Michel David's volumetric display prototype gets serious wacky-contraption style points. Making a 3D image by projecting light on a spinning helical vane is not a new idea; Michel himself cites the vertical-axis FELIX 3D display for inspiration, and this 2002 paper from the FELIX 3D folks traces the technology as far back as 1958. (Thanks to Hack a Day commenter AJ for that link.)
Michel puts the cost of his machine at €40, and though his results are definitely proof-of-concept quality, I have to agree with Mike Szczys that the prototype itself "looks like a DaVinci sketch." Can't wait to see what the next one looks like. [via Hack a Day]
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The World Health Organization's infant feeding recommendation
As stated in the Global strategy on infant and young child feeding (pdf, 192kb) (WHA55 A55/15, paragraph 10):
Breastfeeding is an unequalled way of providing ideal food for the healthy growth and development of infants; it is also an integral part of the reproductive process with important implications for the health of mothers. As a global public health recommendation, infants should be exclusively breastfed1 for the first six months of life to achieve optimal growth, development and health2.
Thereafter, to meet their evolving nutritional requirements, infants should receive nutritionally adequate and safe complementary foods while breastfeeding continues for up to two years of age or beyond. Exclusive breastfeeding from birth is possible except for a few medical conditions, and unrestricted exclusive breastfeeding results in ample milk production.
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The optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding
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The optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding
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1 "Exclusive breastfeeding" is defined as no other food or drink, not even water, except breast milk (including milk expressed or from a wet nurse) for 6 months of life, but allows the infant to receive ORS, drops and syrups (vitamins, minerals and medicines).
"Predominant breastfeeding" means that the infant's predominant source of nourishment has been breast milk (including milk expressed or from a wet nurse as the predominant source of nourishment). However, the infant may also have received liquids (water and water-based drinks, fruit juice) ritual fluids and ORS, drops or syrups (vitamins, minerals and medicines).
2 As formulated in the conclusions and recommendations of the expert consultation (Geneva, 28-30 March 2001) that completed the systematic review of the optimal duration of exclusive breastfeeding [see document A54/INF.DOC./4 (pdf, 24kb)]. See also resolution WHA54.2 (pdf, 40kb).


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I switched my old Toshiba Satellite A105 from Windows XP to Lubuntu 11.10 and used the Update Manager to make everything current. The kernel is 3.0.012 and the wireless card is an Atheros 5000 series. The wireless card was working fine in Windows but after the switch to Lubuntu the apparent speed of my connection went down to almost nothing. I googled the problem and came across a workaround in this thread.
Though the workaround given was for the 9000 series, I found it solved my problem too with just a simple change for the 5000 series drivers. Add or create /etc/modprobe.d/ath5k.conf and add the following:
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I rebooted the system and now my connection is back up to par.


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DENVER — Even though a new express club franchise seems to be announced every month, people took notice in February when Quiznos Sub CEO Rick Schaden announced that he and Brooksy Smith, former executive vice president of Quiznos, would open a franchise of residential-based express clubs. Perhaps that's because Schaden and Smith bring with them franchising experience unlike most others entering this market. After all, Quiznos is the number three franchise in the latest Entrepreneur 500 ranking. Or perhaps it's because they are working with Ray Wilson, who purchased the rights to the Life Cycle and founded several health club chains including Family Fitness.
But how does Smith, who is now CEO and president of the new franchise called 123 Fit, plan to set the new franchise apart from the crowd? He is taking a page from his Quiznos experience. When Quiznos launched, Subway was — and still is — the largest sandwich shop. Quiznos differentiated itself by toasting its sandwiches and soon surpassed the other sandwich shops to stand at number two in the industry. Smith plans to do the same in the express market by setting the franchise apart from the others with a toaster — or at least the fitness industry's version of Quiznos' toaster.
That toaster is the Simbio System™, which Smith calls "revolutionary" resistance equipment. The equipment uses resistance cords, cams and pulleys to provide positive and negative resistance without a weight stack. The system offers constant force during the workout but also allows the user to have control of the weight throughout the movements. The system has three zones to choose from depending on the user's fitness level, and each zone allows for small increments to reduce soreness, said Smith.
Beyond the new technology, the clubs will be co-ed, results-focused, rooted in a 30-minute exercise routine that involves a circuit environment, and will be set up with several pre-defined beginning and end stations, eliminating intrusive interruptions or others working in and sharing equipment. Each club will be between 1,800 square feet and 2,200 square feet.
"In the fitness business, we saw Curves out front with a remarkable business," said Smith. "And we saw a muddled water of people jumping in, and it looked a lot like what we saw in the sandwich business 10 years ago."
Smith said most industries have room for two players as long as they are differentiated enough, and he and Schaden didn't see anyone in the fitness business that was truly different from Curves.
The first 123 Fit health club is slated to open this May in Houston but the company is also marketing clubs in Cleveland; Columbia, Mo.; Denver; Fort Lauderdale; Seattle; and southern California. Smith does not plan to open any corporate 123 Fit clubs.
"Our efforts and human resources always need to be to help our franchisees succeed and help their customers better," said Smith. "When you operate company stores, that gets in your way because you are worried about your own centers."
Quiznos currently opens three stores each day, but Smith said that 123 Fit will have to work its way up to that pace.
"To build a brand, you have to get your clubs up," said Smith. "That enhances the value of the brand for your franchise owners and members. We feel an obligation to build a brand as quickly as we can." However, Smith said that the company would not build thousands.
"We're going to build one that is successful and then do that over and over again," he said. "We see franchisers make the mistake of saying that they are going to build thousands of these and they forget that at the end of the day, you have to have thousands of successful franchise owners."


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Harrison Gaines scored 14 of his game-high 19 points in the first half to lead Penn to a 68-63 Ivy League win over Yale before a crowd of 1,812 at the John J. Lee Amphitheater. Alex Zampier had 18 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Bulldogs.
The Quakers (7-13, 3-3 Ivy) led 33-25 at halftime, but Yale slowly chipped away and pulled to within one, 49-48, on Greg Mangano's put-back midway through the second half. Penn built the lead back to six, but the Bulldogs made another run, closing to within 64-63 on Michael Sands's dunk with 1:23 remaining.
The Quakers managed to keep possession for the next minute thanks to some good work on the offensive boards. Tyler Bernardini corralled the rebound after Jack Eggleston missed the second of two free throws. Eggleston then tracked the rebound when Bernardini missed a three-pointer.
Still, Yale trailed only 66-63 when Zack Rosen made one of two free throws with 21 seconds left. On the ensuing possession, the Quakers guarded the perimeter well, and Zampier was only able to get off a quick runner in the lane that missed. Bernardini then sealed the victory by making two free throws with one second left.
"I thought we played real hard and gave ourselves a chance to win," said James Jones, The Joel E. Smilow, Class of 1954 Head Coach of Men's basketball.
Bernardini finished with 13 points and Rosen scored 12 for Penn, which won for the second straight night.
Travis Pinick had 15 points, eight rebounds and two steals for the Bulldogs. Sands added 10 points and five rebounds off the bench. Mangano scored eight points, and Garrett Fiddler had seven points and six rebounds.
There were 53 fouls called in the game. Fiddler, Chris Andrews and Ross Morin all fouled out for Yale.
The Quakers held the Bulldogs to just 39 percent shooting from the field.
"They did a really good job of squeezing us in the middle," Jones said.
Gaines did most of his damage in the first half. He made 5 of 10 shots from the field, including a three-pointer on Penn's first possession of the game.
The Quakers shot 48 percent from the field and took their biggest lead, 33-23 on Kevin Egee's three-pointer with 59 seconds left.
The Bulldogs outscored Penn 34-20 in the paint in the game and had 18 offensive rebounds, which they turned into 20 points.
Rosen and Gaines, the Quakers starting guards, combined to score 31 points.
Yale is back home again next weekend, hosting first-place Cornell on Friday and Columbia on Saturday. Both games begin at 7 p.m. and the game with Columbia will be televised live on the YES Network.
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Where can I park my camper van?
Staying the night other than at designated holiday parks to enjoy the natural world around you be sure to stop at our Dept of Conservation camps and more!
You have, after a lot of thought, perhaps years, reached the decision to visit New Zealand in a motorhome and feel the freedom of the road as envisioned. You have read with spasms of envy as you encounter those stories of devil-may-care wanderers of the highways as they find themselves on that isolated beach, by a trout filled stream or idly having lunch by a scenic wonder.
The choice of the traveling home away from home has finally been agreed upon and all those wonderful joys you have anticipated as much as a kid would at Christmas are about to be yours. Go where you want, do as you like and knowing every night presents a perfect sunset by the sea. The day finally comes to pull away from the old style of hectic life and be free and see the scenic wonders of New Zealand.
You arrive family in tow, van sorted and off you go and now reality sets in. On the road, map in the trusted co-pilots's hand, you firmly grip the steering wheel as the day progresses. Toward mid-afternoon you begin to wonder where you will stay the night and if you will be able to find a dump station in time to empty the toilet. What kind of trip is this going to be? Never have you had to worry about where you were going to stay for the night and where to empty your loo. What have you done?
Plans were to stay somewhere in an ideal location but you haven't a clue where that may be. Quickly it is decided the only safe place to stay will be at a motor camp surrounded by others of the same mind. You hope you can back the bus into place in front of your fellow travelers. Don't forget to fill the water and lets stop at public toilets so we won't have to empty the loo too often.
I have a line of traffic behind me so I guess I better try to find a place to pull over.
"What do you mean you want to stop at that shop?"
" Is this all this is going to be a shopping excursion?"
" Is the refrigerator working? I'm going to need a cold beer."
" No this trip isn't going to be just another extended fishing trip all I said was I might want a beer!"
So slowly as time progresses, hopefully, you will find out there are so many dump stations it is almost impossible to not find one in your travels. The opportunity of locating a beautiful site to park for the evening is just around the corner not too far. If you were lucky enough to have contacted me for yuor itinerary and van there will not be any worries as that is all sorted before you arrive.
Relax there is no need to panic about places to stop. There are plenty especially in the South Island. When first embarking upon the new adventure many people are still in the working life mode and tend to hurry. Try to remember you don't need to rush on by that side road that looks interesting. Go ahead and pull down and have a look. We have found some real gems in these off-the-beaten-path areas. After all isn't that why you are out here to experience this country and this lifestyle away from hurry and worry?
Wandering the South Island the past few years from September through May clocking up mega-kilometres we tend to return to overnight spots that are exceptional to us for a variety of reasons. These are sites other than the chosen Holiday Parks though must highly recommend the parks as superior here in New Zealand and love to use them. Let me say we have stopped at hundreds of locations and never once had a problem. Just be aware and don't miss out on a spot because of the fear factor.
We have several favourites we have discovered over the years traveling.One favourite place we always stay at near Gore is the Dolamore Park. For $5 per person you are provided a kitchen, a shower and electricity in an expansive and well-maintained park area. Plenty of room for any size vehicle. If you are lucky you may get there when the 500 Rhododendrons are in bloom. The bird choruses may keep you awake though. The Park encompasses 95 hectares of native forest that has a number of walking tracks and trails. There are giant Rata, Totara and Matai many over 500 years old.
Vic Herring is the manager for the Gore District Council who, hopefully, you will get to meet. Really enjoy his insight to the Park and the surrounding Scenic Reserve. He does lock the gate at night so be sure to get there before too late. It is eleven kilometre from Gore on a sealed road (Reaby Road) and signposted from SH94 north of town.
Amberley Beach Domain is another place with plenty of room for large vehicles and also with toilets and water on site plus a few electrical outlets. We usually stay for a night if in the area (mainly because we like the coffee at the Nor'wester Cafe in Amberley). A nominal charge is asked for set up on the honesty policy. Can't miss the place as it is on both sides of the road when arriving in Amberley Beach.
Another place I almost forgot until we got there today after crossing the Lewis Pass heading for Christchurch. On Route Seven between Culverden and Hurunui is the Balmoral Forest Reserve. Gigantic area with enough room for a number of vehicles. Toilets provided and waste pickup for $5 per vehicle. It is a part of the forest and as such you are in a very shaded and quiet place for a night's stay.
In the far South in Riverton we always stay at the Globe Backpackers Hotel in a grass area behind the pub. We enjoy the great people who run the pub and the locals who stop by. We call it our southern home. Toilets, showers and water available all at a very nominal fee. One of the best pizzas in New Zealand is created here.
Depaertment of Conservation camps are all set in fabulous locations such as the one in the photo. It is Moke Lake outside of Queenstown. What a setting? and never crowded. Check out my website for the complete list of camp grounds.
On the West Coast south of Hokitika is one of the finest DOC camps around at Lake Mahinapua. Lots of room for everyone with toilets, water provided.
An interesting place that hasn't seemed to get the publicity it deserves for what it has to offer is in Greymouth. We usually freedom park overnight on the ocean at Cobden. A few minutes away in town they provide showers, toilets and laundry facilities for coinage to all of us passing through. One of the cleanest and best we have encountered. Located on Route Six behind the Caltex station.
A few more places to enjoy the night are at Kingston south of Queenstown right on the beach, Gillespies Beach outside of Fox Glacier, on the ocean at Hapuku north of Kaikoura, along the lakes south of Twizal, the Catlins DOC camps, Gore Bay near Cheviot, the Harwood Domain on the Otago Peninsula, Gabriel's Gully outside of Lawrence, Les Warren Park and Cape Foulwind, Westport, Boundary Creek DOC camp, Lake Wanaka, and the beach at Hokitika.
Lots more out there I don't have the space to write about. Here is to always enjoying low cost and freedom camping when you can. be sure to have the self-contained aticker on the van and abide by the rules of cleanliness at your cam site. This is the joy you were looking for when you decided to go on the road in paradise to see and expereince the best.


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NEW YORK – The Orioles were back at Yankee Stadium on Friday for the first time since their season-ending Game 5 loss to the Yankees six months ago in the American League Division Series.
"That's the first thing I thought about when I walked in, was that playoff series and how fun it was," Orioles outfielder Nate McLouth said before Friday's game. "When we lost that Game 5, it was tough, but being however many months removed, I can still kind of look back on it and just think about how fun it was and how much of a great experience it was. But I also remember how it felt to lose."
McLouth played a pivotal role in Game 5, hitting a towering fly ball down the right-field line in the sixth inning against Yankees ace CC Sabathia. The ball was ruled foul initially, and the umpires upheld the call after a video review. Had the ball been ruled fair, it would have been a home run and tied the game at 1-1. The Orioles lost 3-1.
McLouth, who wasn't in Friday's starting lineup against Sabathia, remembers thinking the ball was foul when he saw it from the batter's box. He said Friday that during the review of the call, Russell Martin, then the Yankees' catcher, told him he thought the ball was fair. After seeing the replay a few times since, McLouth isn't sure.
"I've seen a couple replays of that since, and I've never seen [a call] that close, where you really can't tell," he said. "I thought watching it, and I had a perfect view of it, that it was foul. But then watching the replay, it was weird because it was really close. Looking down the first-base line, if the ball never disappears, then more than likely it's foul because it doesn't cross the pole. It never disappeared to me, but the more I watched it, it was a high and it was coming down by the foul pole, it was just crazy how close it was."
Some other items of note:
-- Cuban defector Henry Urrutia is slated to DH in an extended spring training game Saturday. The paperwork needed for him to be assigned to an affiliate is complete, but he's been nursing a hamstring strain.
-- Top prospect Dylan Bundy (right elbow discomfort) began a throwing progression Thursday.
-- Second baseman Alexi Casilla, who is batting ninth tonight, is 12-for-21 (.571) in his career against Sabathia. Shortstop J.J. Hardy is 6-for-14 (.429) and center fielder Adam Jones is 14-for-41 (.341) with 3 HRs and 10 RBIs against Sabathia.
-- Orioles RHP Miguel Gonzalez is 2-0 with a 2.63 ERA (17 K, 1 BB) in two regular-season starts at Yankee Stadium. Gonzalez also held the Yankees to one earned run over seven innings in Game 3 of last year's ALDS here.
-- Robinson Cano, Ichiro Suzuiki, Kevin Youkilis and Travis Hafner, all starters tonight, are a combined 2-for-16 against Gonzalez. Ichiro has the only two hits, including one homer.
-- Orioles center fielder Adam Jones is the first player in franchise history – including the St. Louis Browns era – to open two consecutive seasons with hit streaks of nine games or more. He hit safely in the first 10 games of last season.
Here are both teams' starting lineups for Friday's game:
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Steve Pearce DH
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The U.S. Men, Poland and Serbia & Montenegro are all tied for first place in Pool A with records of 5-3. The U.S. Men are in first place thanks to the tie breaker, which is the points differential. Japan sits in last place in the pool at 1-7 and also has to travel to Europe over the next two weekends to play first Serbia & Montenegro and then Poland.
The U.S. Men are hoping to show improvement over their last encounter with Poland, on Aug. 14-15 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Team USA lost both matches 1-3 (Aug. 14: 25:22, 23:25, 23:25, 23:25; Aug. 15: 24:26, 13:25, 25:20, 22:25). However, since then, they have only lost one match to Serbia & Montenegro.
"This kind of competition is why we're playing in the World League," U.S. Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon said Aug. 4 after the loss to Serbia & Montenegro. "If we learn from a match like this and are a better team because of it, then I guess the pain of a night like this will have been worth it."
Sure enough, the U.S. Men came back Aug. 5 and won 3-1. However, there will be more learning to do in Poland.
The U.S. matches against Poland will be played at Spodek Hall in Katowice and both matches are sold out, so there could be up to 10,000 people cheering on the Polish team at each match. The matches will be at 6:30 p.m. local time, which means they will start at 9:30 a.m. PDT (12:30 p.m. EDT) on Saturday and Sunday. The matches will not be televised, but live scoring updates will be available on the FIVB web site.
Ryan Millar (Palmdale, Calif.) will return to the U.S. team at middle blocker following the birth of his first child. He has not played in the World League since the matches against Poland on July 14-15 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Millar will replace David Lee (Alpine, Calif.), who played in all four matches against Japan and the U.S. matches against Serbia & Montenegro.
For Poland, the only question is at middle blocker, where middle blocker Daniel Plinski is suffering from a seriously twisted ankle.
"I had problems with this ankle already two years ago. I twisted it quite seriously, there were complications and calcifications appeared," Plinski said in a press release. "But now swelling is down and the physicians say I can play on Saturday. We know how important our matches against the Americans in Spodek Hall will be, played with full stands."
Poland is led in scoring by 6-foot-3 outside hitter Sebastian Swiderski and 6-4 opposite Mariusz Wlazly. Swiderski has 123 points on 111 kills, eight blocks and four aces. Wlazly has 120 points on 102 kills, 10 aces and eight blocks.
For the United States, 6-4 outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.) continues to lead the way with 135 points on 113 kills, 17 blocks and five aces. Outside hitter Jim Polster (Laguna Niguel, Calif.), 6-6, is second on the team with 95 points on 73 kills, 15 blocks and seven aces.


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Why Tell City? The question seems easy enough to answer. My wife, Dr. Ana Lagunzad-Krizman and I could offer several generic aswers such as we were recruited by Perry County Memorial Hospital or we were looking for a change of pace from Cleveland, Ohio.
However, none of these answers would begin to touch the core reasons as to why we stayed in Tell City. Perhaps the question should be: Why not Tell City?
Moving here, seven hours away from our home and family, was not an easy decision. Making such a decision, especially at the height of our careers, was frightening as well as exciting. Nonetheless, this life-altering relocation was bolstered by three important factors: the people, the area and the traditions.
After eight years living here, my wife and I now wonder why we spent so many sleepless nights wondering if we would fit in or even be accepted. This is a credit to the Tell Citians who have spent their lives building the quality demeanor that epitomizes small town America.
What surprised my wife and I most was the outward expression of acceptance by complete strangers. Nowhere else could a person develop a network of friends and associates as quickly as we have in Tell City. To this day we are still friends with people we met the first week we moved here; people who changed our lives and epitomize the qualities of people who have lived their lives in Tell City.
Initially what really caught our eye was the area. Our town is quaint and beautiful, pleasant and yet functional, with wide streets, a picturesque square, a national forest right at our door step, and of course, the river.
While living in a bigger municipality you really cannot appreciate the little things that one sees. It is easy to take advantage of these resources and at times difficult finding time to utilize them, but nonetheless, we have an enormous gift of assets at our disposal.
For example, the efforts of the greenway committee have built a second greenway that follows the river by Sunset Park. To wonder along this greenway is both amazing and rewarding. If you have not enjoyed the greenway by Sunset Park, I urge you to take full advantage of this awesome project. In fact, I challenge you to utilize the many resources we possess. Yes, the big city does have advantages, but so do we. We, just like in the big city, are able to see the same movies, surf the same Internet and enjoy the same outdoor activities, but all in a quiet and safer atmosphere. We just do not have the turmoil that frustrates big city life.
What made us stay? The values and traditions adhered to by Tell Citians. Every year, we have the Schweizer Fest. We celebrate the detailed history of how our forebears lived. Being able to tell the story of Tell City is indispensible; how can you move forward if you don't know where you came from?
We also kick off the holiday season with a Christmas parade. This past year my wife was a judge for the Christmas floats. We have always enjoyed the parade, but this year we watched the parade from the gazebo.
What caught my eye were the different activities that were going on. McDonald's passed out hot chocolate, carolers sang and of course, Santa was there for the kids. It reminded me of a Norman Rockwell painting.
Big-city life just does not have these kinds of traditions. I know how Cleveland was settled but they do not display it. It is nice to see that Tell City displays its traditions. No other town that I have lived in has followed Tell City's philosophy of cherishing its past. This comforting philosophy made staying the easy part.
My wife and I have a great life here, and this is in large part due to what makes this town fundamentally great: quality relationships developed with ease and sincerity, a safe town, relatively sheltered from danger, and the upholding of valuable traditions that many other towns have lost. So when family members or friends ask me why Tell City, so far from the glamour of a big town, I respond, "why not Tell City?"
Krizman lives in Tell City.
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The bills would have spared the Pentagon and certain domestic programs from cuts, now put at $85 billion over the last seven months of this budget year.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Republican-led House last year twice passed bills to replace automatic spending cuts now scheduled to go into effect March 1. The bills, first passed on May 10 and then in an updated version on Dec. 20, both advanced by narrow margins with no Democratic votes. They were never considered in the Senate and did not carry over to the new Congress.
The bills would have spared the Pentagon and certain domestic programs from cuts, now put at $85 billion over the last seven months of this budget year. That money would have been replaced by cuts and other savings from domestic programs totaling more than $300 billion over the next decade. They included no new tax revenues.
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- Taking away the government's authority to liquidate "too big to fail" financial institutions to avoid a Wall Street crisis.
- Eliminating the ability of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to set its own budget.
- Consolidating dozens of duplicative federal employment training programs.
- Defunding or limiting several provisions in the new health care act, including provisions that give states incentives to increase their Medicaid rolls.
- Seeking reductions in health care costs by reining in medical malpractice lawsuits.
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A cyclist has described how he was left lying injured by the side of a busy road in Warwickshire for more than 20 minutes as motorists passed by just feet away from him without stopping. Elsewhere in Warwickshire, another rider left facing a long walk home after hitting a pothole has recounted how he was rescued by a passing driver – who turned out to be a fellow cyclist.
Ian Hughes, aged 66 and from Higham on the Hill near Hinckley in Leicestershire, had been thrown from his bike on the A5 near Atherstone, Warwickshire, after hitting a hole in the road on Friday 21 December at around 10.30am. The fall left him with a broken arm and torn muscles in his wrists.
The Leicester Mercury reports that while the cyclist's recollection of events is sketchy, he says that a lorry that was behind him avoided hitting him but failed to stop, and that over the next 20 to 30 minutes a succession of cars passed by until finally one stopped.
The driver gave Mr Hughes his phone so he could call his wife, who came to the scene and drove him to hospital in Nuneaton, where his arm was set in a plaster cast.
"I was out cycling for fun and was heading up the A5 to get on to a nice country lane in Warwickshire," explained Mr Hughes.
"I was just over the border, outside Atherstone, when I hit a square hole that was full of water.
"One minute I was moving and the next I was in a heap on the floor.
"I had my feet strapped to the pedals, so that stopped me flying over the handlebars and hurting myself more badly.
"I was also lucky the 40-tonne lorry behind me wasn't too close behind me, because he could have hit me.
"As it was, the lorry just went straight past.
"I got to the verge and then lay on the side of the road for quite a while, with no strength to do anything. I was within a foot of the road and motorists would have seen me as they passed but none of them stopped.
"You would have thought it was obvious I'd been hurt. I can't believe it took so long for someone to offer help."
The fall also resulted in Mr Hughes' receiving bruising on his shoulder, elbows and hip and for three days he could not use his hands.
"I've got a big family with kids and grandchildren, so it really messed my Christmas up," he continued.
Mr Hughes believes that earlier roadworks may have been the cause of the hole in the road.
"I've reported it, because my accident could have been much worse. I was lucky to get off so lightly."
However, a Highways Agency spokesman told the Leicester Mercury that as a result of the Christmas break, there was no way of knowing whether the problem had already been notified or whether any steps were being taken to remedy it.
Elsewhere in Warwickshire, another cyclist who was left unable to ride his bike after hitting a pothole has thanked a motorist who stopped to check he was okay then drove off and returned with a larger vehicle to get the rider and his bicycle home.
Simon Eddleston, aged 42, had resigned himself to a five-mile walk home to Kenilworth Road, Leamington, after his bike suffered two flat tyres and a buckled front wheel when he hit the pothole as he rode home in the dark and the rain from his job in Coventry.
He was unable to call his wife to ask her to come to his aid since she was looking after their young children at home.
"I found myself some five miles or more from home, alone and getting cold in the dark," he told the Warwick Courier.
"I realised I had no option, but to start walking. There is no footpath on this road, so I looked a peculiar sight pushing my bike along the verges with my lights flashing forlornly."
Eventually, a car stopped – and the Good Samaritan turned out to be a cyclist himself.
The motorist asked Mr Eddleston whether he was okay.
"I told him I had a double blow out and a dented ego," he explained.
"He told me he was a fellow cyclist and with experience in the perils of potholes.
"His name was Pete and I think he was in his mid-20s. He said he worked in London and was back for the weekend
"I think his parents live in Ashow.
"Pete explained he could pick up a car from home that would fit me and my depleted bike. He said keep walking and he would find me on his return."
Mr Eddleston wondered whether the driver would be good to his word on such a cold night, particularly since the trip back to Lemington would take him out of his way.
"However, 20 minutes later I saw a lone car come over the horizon and flash his full beam – it was Pete.
"He was as good as his word. He was my saviour.
"As we were driving to Leamington I said 'I think this is karma.'
"And he said 'Yes, I think it is.' He was my knight in shining armour. Not many would do that."
However, Pete refused payment for his expenses and asked just one thing of Mr Eddleston.
"He left me with a request: 'It's your mission to save another cyclist in distress'.
"Pete, you are a hero," he added. "Thank you and I gladly accept your challenge.
"I hope if Pete reads this, or his parents see it, he will see how grateful I am."
Born in Scotland, Simon moved to London aged seven and now lives in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds with his miniature schnauzer, Elodie. He fell in love with cycling one Saturday morning in 1994 while living in Italy when Milan-San Remo went past his front door. A daily cycle commuter in London back before riding to work started to boom, he's been news editor at road.cc since 2009. Handily for work, he speaks French and Italian. He doesn't get to ride his Colnago as often as he'd like, and freely admits he's much more adept at cooking than fettling with bikes.


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And the Serbian ambassador in the Netherlands says that the Serbian government will assist in the legal defence of Radovan Karadžić -- presumably the principle here is that the state will assist not only its citizens, but also noncitizens that it promoted, financed, armed and hid.
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The report on Radovan Stojanović -- currently Serbian ambassador in The Hague -- fails to mention that he was Serbia's agent at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) during the Bosnian genocide case.
The assistance offered by Ambassador Stojanović and his government to the imprisoned Dr Karadžić may have less to do with Serb solidarity (the proposed state subvention of 200 euros a month will not go far if the accused really wants to hire Alan Dershowitz), than with the state's desire to make sure Karadžić will not make any "mistakes" in court that could potentially damage Serbia's interests.
And Stojanović's offer to "provide [Karadžić] with documents" may very well mean: seeing to it that the accused uses the documents he selects and does not use certain other documents.
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- Eric Gordy said...
It could be an attempt to control him. Just to note quickly, he was ambassador when he argued that case too.
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Literary Theory and Criticism
Language Acquisition and Development
Introduction to Linguistics
Comparative Mythology
Humanities Seminar
17th Century British Literature
18th Century British Poetry
British, American and World Literature Surveys
Children's Literature
Freshman Composition
American Public Schools
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Secondary Methods
Student Teaching Supervision
Introduction to Global Studies
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English Education
Comparative Literature
Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature
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Grammar & Linguistics
Global Engagement
Faculty Development
Teaching Experience
California Baptist University, 1991 to present
Perspectives Facilitator 2012, 2013 (Magnolia Church, Riverside)
Adult Bible Study Teacher 2007-2013 (Magnolia Church, Riverside)
Six years secondary education
Research, Presentations, & Publications
"Holistic Discipleship." University Educators for Global Engagement, April 2012
"WASC ARC 2012 Learning Communities - Presentation." WASC ARC. April 2012
Assessment Leadership Academy Project Report – "Faculty Development and Learning Communities." January 2011.
"Mobilizing Faculty and Others to be Missional." Presented with Jared Dobbins. University Educators for Global Engagement (UEGE). Richmond, Virginia. April 2011.
"Debriefing theConference Experience." University Educators for Global Engagement (UEGE). Richmond, Virginia. April 2011.
"LiveText and Assessment." Assessment Leadership Academy Alumni Roundtable. Keynote presentation. Vanguard University. 7 October 2011.
"Academic Engagement for Global Impact." University Educators for Global Engagement Conference. Richmond, VA. April 2010.
"Academics on Mission." Consortium for Global Education. Dallas Baptist University. September, 2009. With Kristen White.
"Designing the CPR; Preparing for the EER." WASC ARC. Hollywood, CA. April 2009.
"LiveText and Loving It." Live Text Annual Conference. Chicago, July 2010.
"The Green Experiment: Combining Academic Discipline and Spiritual Purpose for Global Impact." Christians on Diversity in the Academy. Azusa Pacific University. March 2009. Presented with Kristen White.
"CCCU Women's Ways of Leading - Presentation: Conversations Toward an understanding of the Role of Gender in Leadership at California Baptist University." Coalition for Christian Colleges and Universities Regional Conference. April 2008.
Panel Presentation: " Mere Fantasy Meets Mere Christianity." Lumos, July 2006
"ShapingGraduate Researchers." Alpha Chi Recorder 54.2 (2011): 46.
"De-mythologizing the Search for Self: A Comparative Study in Three Fantasy Films." In Pursuit of Truth: A Journal of Christian Scholarship. February 23, 2011.
"Implicit and Explicit Treatments of Catholic Imagery in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Jackson's Film Trilogy." Tolkien 2005 Proceedings: The Ring Goes Ever On. 2008.
Memories of Midnightby Sidney Sheldon, Burden of Proofby Scott Turow. Encyclopedia of Popular Literature. Entries. 2008.
"Integrated Humanities: An Institutional Perspective." International Journal of the Humanities 3.6 (2006).
"Tolkien and Rowling: A Study in Receptions" in TOPIC: A Jefferson and Washington Review. September, 2004. Reprinted inContemporary Literary Criticism.
"Management by the Classics: A Vindication of the Rights of Women in the Modern-Day work Place." Group Practice Journal, January 1998. Co-authored with Brian Carroll.
Panel Presentation: "Tolkien and Rowling: A Comparison of Reception." Nimbus, July 2003.
"Integrated Humanities: An Institutional Perspective" The Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, Cambridge, England; August 2005
"Implicit and Explicit Treatments of Catholic Imagery in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Jackson's Film Trilogy." Tolkien 2005 Conference; Birmingham England; August 2005
"The Woman Wanderer: Variations on the Quest Motif in Young Adult Fantasy" PCA/ACA Joint Conference of the National PCA/ACA– San Diego, CA; March 2005
Panel Presentation: "Arthurian Traditions and Christian Intersections." Re-Creating Arthur. Winchester College: Winchester, England. August 2004.
"Tolkien and Rowling: A Comparison of Reception." Literature and Belief. Seattle University, April 2003.
"Rubrics to the Rescue." ACSI Convention. 2001.
"Preparation and Supervision of Foreign Language Teachers." NACTFLA Convention. 2000.
"Expressing Identity and Voice in Student Writing." NCTE Conference. 1997.
"Integrated Humanities: An Institutional Perspective." International Journal of the Humanities, Volume 3, Issue 6, pp 271-276.
Jacobs, DawnEllen. "Integrated Humanities: An Institutional Perspective." Pending. International Journal of the Humanities
Jacobs, DawnEllen. "Tolkien and Rowling: Reflections on Receptions." Topic. 54 (Fall 2004): 46-54.
Carroll, Brian, and DawnEllen Jacobs. "Management by the Classics: A Vindication of the Rights of Women in the Modern-day Workplace." Group Practice Journal, 1998.
Church Membership & Activities
Global Engagement
Guest Chef Food Ministry
Community Service & Involvement
South East Asia 2012, 2013, 2014
East Asia 2011
Rwanda 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Ecuador 1998
Evangelical England 2004
Tale of Two Cities: Paris/London 1998
"Love like you mean it" Big Band (GMP) - Florida/Grand Turk 2014
Praise Band-hosted Band Camp (Harmony Intl) - Jordan 2010
Metro Big Band (GMP) – World Expo Japan 2005
Refugee Praise Band (GMP) – Belgium 2004
Professional Growth Advisor for Teachers
Interests & Hobbies
Stained Glass
Various Crafts
Personal Philosophy
"And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,
for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ;
until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ."
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Convicted but Free to Roam
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports on the shocking number of detainees released by the federal government following their failure to be deported. These detainees, some violent, are being released quietly, even without their previous victims being notified.
JW Files Lawsuit against Cook County, Ill. Sheriff for Refusal to Honor ICE Immigration Detainers
ICE Calls Refusal to Honor Immigration Detainers or Cooperate with ICE Investigators a "Serious Impediment" to Public Safety (Chicago, IL) – Judicial Watch announced today that it has filed a lawsuit in Cook County, Ill. Circuit Court challenging Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart's refusal to honor ICE immigration detainers or cooperate…


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The Old Man and the Sea is still in demand 60 years after its original publication. Ernest Hemingway's novel was published in September 1952 and last month AbeBooks.com sold a signed first edition of this famous book for $18,500.
The Old Man and the Sea was Hemingway's final work published during his lifetime. The $18,500 price is a record for a Hemingway sale on AbeBooks and it was August's third most expensive sale on the site.
The story was originally published in Life Magazine on September 1, 1952 and the book version followed on September 8. It has been reported that Life sold five million copies of that particular issue.
The book, dedicated to Hemingway's literary editor, Maxwell Perkins (who also edited F Scott Fitzgerald's works), won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953. Hemingway was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature a year later. The Old Man and the Sea is a short book and tells the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his battle to land a marlin. Most of the story is the fisherman's monologue while alone in the boat.
The copy sold by AbeBooks.com was published by Charles Scribner's Sons. This first edition, first printing originally cost $3. The book was inscribed by Hemingway "with very best wishes, Ernest Hemingway, Keywest/1958."
August's most expensive sale on AbeBooks was from the 15th century. Mystere de la Vengeance de Notre Seigneur by French poet Eustache Mercade sold for $20,000 and it is a medieval mystery play about the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans during the Jewish War of AD 66-70.
Other notable sales in August included a 13th century bible in Latin, a first edition of Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence from 1920 sold for $9,000 and a set of signed books from Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series sold for $7,000.
1. Mystere de la Vengeance de Notre Seigneur by Eustache Mercade - $20,000
Published in 1491 in Paris by Antoine Verard, this first edition lacks 16 leaves, but only one complete copy is known to exist, in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris. The sale also included a letter by French bibliographer Amedee Boinet, who confirms the exceptional rarity of this book.
2. A 13th century Latin bible – $19,314
Written on vellum and produced in Paris around 1250. A beautiful handwritten manuscript with decorations in the margins and initials in red and blue. Rebound with 16th century leather with one remaining clasp.
3. The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway - $18,500
Published in 1952, this first edition was inscribed by the author "with very best wishes, Ernest Hemingway, Keywest/1958." 4. The Savoy Cocktail Book by Harry Craddock - $9,500
A first edition, published in 1930 by Constable & Company, Ltd, of this famous Art Deco cocktail book. The book was inscribed "Here's How! 'Harry Craddock'/ 'To Bert' October 12, '31." Bound in burgundy morocco by the famous English bookbinders Sangorski & Sutcliffe.
5. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton - $9,000
First edition, first printing published in 1920 by Appleton. The first issue dust jacket had been professionally restored.
6. Notes on the Colors of the National Guard, with some Incidental Passages of the History of the Regiment - $8,000
An American civil war regimental history of the 7th New York National Guard; limited issue (three of 67) published in 1864. Illustrated with 15 mounted albumen photographs of veterans, and numerous patriotic vignettes within the text.
7. The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan - $7,000
A set of 12 books - all signed first editions from Jordan's Wheel of Time series - The Eye if the World, The Great Hunt, The Dragon Reborn, The Shadow Rising, The Fires of Heaven, Lord of Chaos, A Crown of Swords, The Path of Daggers, Winter's Heart, Crossroads of Twilight, Knife of Dreams and The Gathering Storm.
8. L' Art du Trait de Charpenterie par le Sieur Nicolas Fourneau, Maitre Charpentier Rouen, Ci-Devant Conducteur de Charpente et Démonstrateur du Trait à Paris by Nicholas Fourneaux -$6,666
Published in four parts between 1767 and 1772, and bound in two uniform red half leather bindings. An extremely rare complete set of first editions. In the first three books Fourneaux describes methods to calculate and design complex carpentry and woodwork. The fourth part deals almost exclusively with geometry and projection.
9. Les Illustrations de Gaule et Singularitez de Troye, par Maistre Jean Le Maire de Belges, avec la Couronne Margaritique et Plusieurs Autres Oeuvres de luy, non Jamais Encore Imprimées by Jean Lemaire de Belges - $6280
A retelling of the Trojan legend, illustrated by Jean Lemaire de Belges, published in 1549.
10. De la Puissance légitime du Prince sur le Peuple, et du Peuple sur le Prince by Hubert Languet and Philippe de Mornay - $6,162
Originally written in Latin by Estienne Junius Brutus and translated later into this first French edition in the late 16th century, this book discusses individual freedom and the rights of peoples against royalty.


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Democrats to try again on Madigan's pension bill
CHICAGO (AP) - A solution to Illinois' worst-in-the-nation state pension crisis remained far from reach Friday, as legislative leaders and Gov. Pat Quinn said they would try again to pass a plan backed by House Speaker Michael Madigan - one that failed in the Senate last month and is unlikely to pass next week.
Quinn met with Madigan, Senate President John Cullerton and Republican leaders Sen. Christine Radogno and Rep. Tom Cross in Chicago to try to forge an agreement before a special legislative session scheduled for Wednesday.
But Madigan and Cullerton - both Democrats who lead veto-proof majorities - hadn't broke their stalemate over how to address the $97 billion shortfall, and Radogno said the meeting was like watching "an awkward family fight."
"It was uncomfortable," Radogno said. "It was clear that there is not even close to agreement between the Democrats."
Quinn suggested Friday lawmakers form a bipartisan conference committee to come up with an agreement, a tactic that hasn't been tried in Illinois in years. His spokeswoman, Brooke Anderson, said "on a really tricky issue, this is a way for an agreement to be forged."
But Madigan objected, saying he's "concerned that it's an effort by the governor to distance himself from the process" - a claim Quinn flatly denied.
Quinn and legislative leaders said they would first try to give Madigan's bill another run in the Senate. The measure already has passed the House, but received only 16 "yes" votes in the Senate; it would need 36 such votes to pass next week.
Quinn and Madigan said they will speak with senators over the next few days to try pick up support for the measure, which cuts pension benefits across the board, raises the retirement age and requires workers and retirees to pay more toward their retirement benefits.
Cullerton was not optimistic.
"It will be very difficult to get 20 of them to change their minds, but we'll try," he said.
The Senate approved legislation sponsored by Cullerton that gives workers and retirees a choice in benefits. He said his members want Madigan to call that bill for a vote and predicted it has enough votes to "fly out of the House." Cullerton believes it's the only approach that will survive an inevitable court challenge.
Madigan has not been willing to call Cullerton's bill, however, saying it doesn't save the state enough money.
Quinn said he will "make a herculean effort" to get senators to vote for Madigan's bill, but that the four legislative leaders also need to do their part and build support among legislators.
He said if the stalemate isn't broken by Wednesday, he will again ask for the formation of a conference committee. Madigan and Cullerton each would appoint three legislators and Radogno and Cross each would appoint two, and the group then would negotiate an agreement.
There's no guarantee what such a committee drafts would become law, because it would have to be approved by both chambers - where it could run into the same problems as the existing legislative proposals.
Illinois' five public employee retirement systems are largely unfunded due to years of the Legislature voting to skip or short the state's payments.
Lawmakers adjourned last month without a deal. Within days, two major credit rating agencies downgraded the state, leaving Illinois with the worst credit rating of any state in the nation. That means Illinois pays millions more to borrow money than it would otherwise.
Earlier this week, Quinn proposed a compromise that would combine Madigan and Cullerton's plans: Madigan's legislation would be "Plan A" and Cullerton's plan - with more cost savings worked in - would be the backup if the courts threw out the other.
Madigan quickly showed his disapproval, filing an amendment on Cullerton's bill that would essentially gut it and replace it with his own measure. Asked Friday whether his digging in could be perceived standing in the way of compromise, Madigan said he believes he's doing what voters want him to do.
"I don't think you send people to the Legislature to be weak," he said. "I think you send them down there to be strong, to understand the issues, work on bills, advocate for positions and advance those positions through the Legislature. That's what you want."


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Heating Elements
Electrical heating elements typically found in electric hot water tanks are used as heat sources in our brewery. Elements are installed in two of our 20 gallon Blichmann Boilermaker kettles: One in the Boil Kettle (used to boil wort) and another in the Hot Liquor Tank (used to heat strike and sparge water).
Sizing the element correctly is important: You want it large enough to be able to heat water fairly quickly and be able to maintain a good rolling boil in the Boil Kettle.
We use the Camco #02963 5500W 240VAC ultra low watt density (ULWD) RIPP element (new premium stainless steel models specifically made for beer brewing are now used in our Heating Element Kits shown in the picture at left). This heating element has proven to be very popular amongst home brewers with electric setups. All Camco elements are UL listed for USA/Canada. One element provides enough heat to bring a typical 10-20 gallon batch to a boil within a reasonable time frame.
The element is ultra-low watt density (ULWD) which means that the heat produced per square inch along the element is very low which reduces the chance of scorching or caramelizing the boiling wort. These elements are typically folded over on themselves making the effective length twice as long as a regular element. This particular element uses a zig-zag pattern to make it even longer still, further reducing the amount of heat produced per square inch.
Is ULWD really required however? In discussions with many other electric brewers who use 'standard' density electric elements, the whole idea of scorching or caramelization seems to be mostly Internet folklore. We haven't come across one concrete example where this has happened, but we feel it's better to be safe than sorry, especially considering that the cost of ULWD elements is minimal compared to 'standard' elements.
There is however one very good reason to use ULWD elements over regular elements: They won't break as easily if fired up "dry" (not immersed in water). When a regular element is fired up "dry" the element will pop fairly quickly (usually before you notice your mistake!) as there is no water to dissipate the heat. While nobody means to fire up an element like this, mistakes do happen. Using ULWD elements provides you with a little bit of insurance against these human errors. Popping an element is about the last thing you want given that you've likely already milled your grain and have everything ready to go.
Heating element installed in the Boil Kettle (for boiling the wort):
Heating element installed in the Hot Liquor Tank (for heating up the strike and sparge water):
Outside view of the Hot Liquor Tank which shows the heating element covered up inside a waterproof metal box:
One of the most challenging things in creating our Electric Brewery was figuring out how to attach the heating elements to the Blichmann kettles in a safe and secure manner. You want the entire kettle to be electrically grounded for safety reasons, the same way any power tool or appliance chassis is grounded. Grounding means that the entire metal chassis (in this case the entire kettle) is connected to your house's electrical system ground plane. This ensure that any stray current can find its way to ground instead of through something else (such as the brewer!) in the off chance that something goes wrong and one of the 'hot' wires becomes disconnected and touches the kettle. Without proper grounding the kettle could become energized and pose a great danger. A proper electric brewing setup should always be properly grounded.
We also don't want any wires exposed as they could be easily damaged. Kettles are heavy and moving them around during cleanup provides plenty of opportunity for the brewer to inadvertently bump protruding parts against other things. No matter how careful you are, it will happen. We want the wires to be protected as much as possible and completely covered up.
The Blichmann Boilermaker kettles we use are all 100% weldless, meaning that there are no screw-on threaded fittings and none of the parts are welded on. We wanted to do the same with the heating elements. Some feel that weldless means you'll end up with poorly fitted, lose, or leaky connections. Not true. When done right weldless connections will be tight fitting, never leak or require any adjustments, and be perfectly safe. In the rest of this article we'll show you exactly how to do that.
You'll be installing heating elements in both the Boil Kettle and the Hot Liquor Tank. The method used to install the element in both is identical, so you'll have to repeat the instructions here twice (once for each kettle).
A note on rust: Camco 02963 heating elements are normally used in electric water heaters that also have a sacrificial magnesium anode installed. The anode's sole purpose is to oxidize first, thereby protecting the heating element base from rusting. Brewing kettles do not have an anode so make sure you do not leave water in the kettle for a prolonged period of time. Leaving water in during a typical brewing period is not an issue. In fact, a protective coating will form on the element base in the Boil Kettle after a few uses. It's more of an issue in the Hot Liquor Tank if you leave water standing for extended periods. This may be exacerbated if you have hard water. Some brewers will install a sacrificial magnesium anode in the side of their kettle to combat this issue. See this forum thread for some example installations and instructions.
To avoid rust consider our heating element kits which now include the newer Camco 02955 (4500W) or 02965 (5500W) stainless steel heating elements made specifically for beer brewing.


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Hollywood couple Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman have split after 30 years of marriage.
The "Twins" star wed "Cheers" actress Perlman in 1982.
DeVito and Perlman's representative, Stan Rosenfield, confirmed the break-up to ETonline.com on Monday.
The actors have three grown-up children together – Lucy, Grace and their youngest, Jacob.


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Making its debut on the tech news landscape this week, Texas-based UltiMeta has announced its new meta-powered EASE (Enterprise Application Service Engine) software for rapid app assembly.
The company says that its application engine provides 80-90 percent of the programming needed for creating enterprise applications, with the remaining 10-20 percent custom-developed primarily through configuration.
"EASE is the first software development engine that uses the meta application model to eliminate most of the time-consuming and expensive programming work needed to develop robust enterprise applications. There is nothing else on the market that comes close," said UltiMeta founder and CEO Ramesh Balan.
The company has tried to position EASE as the best of both packaged and custom software: i.e. fast implementation, low cost, and maximized options for customization. "This leads to accelerated innovation and faster adoption of cloud computing technology for the enterprise by companies of all sizes, especially SMBs," Balan said.
EASE already has been certified for use with Microsoft's Azure platform for cloud-based applications, but Balan emphasized that it flexibly supports a combination of public cloud, private cloud, on-premise, and hybrid infrastructures.


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How about making this sticky?
It's easy to make a post!
First, make sure you are logged in. TestMagic does not allow anonymous or "guest" posts, so you will need to register and activate your account before you can post. (If you get stuck on that step, I have a post that explains how to activate your registration.)
I know it can be confusing to try to figure out how to make your very first post, but once you make just one post, itll be easy, dont worry.
First, you need to go to the forum that you want to make a post in. Just go to the main forum index (the "front page" of the forums) and look for the forum you want to post in. For example, you may want to go to the introductions forum to say "hi." Or, if you want to get started raising your tests scores right away, you may want to ask a question about GMAT math. In this case, just go to the GMAT math forum. When you get to that forum, you should see some text like this at the upper left, right above the titles of the posts:
(Please note that exactly what you see might be different, depending on the changes we make to the forum in the future.)
If you dont see a button, then you are not quite yet where you need to be. For example, if you're reading a post, and you want to make a new post, you won't see the "new thread" button. Instead, you will see only a "post reply" button: (The forum software is designed this way so that people don't mistakenly make a new post when they mean to reply.) (Again, please note that exactly what you see might be different, depending on the changes we make to the forum in the future.)
Also, if you simply go to the GMAT forum, you cant make a post there, since that forum isnt really a forum--it's simply a link to show you all the GMAT sub-forums. From there, you would have to click on the other links to make your post; for example, on a link that looks like this:
GMAT Data Sufficiency
Just click on that link, and you'll be in a forum where you can make a post about GMAT data sufficiency.
Of course, you can make posts in the other forums, not just the GMAT forums. If you want to ask a question about TOEFL grammar, just go to the TOEFL structure forum. If you want to ask about financial aid, just go to the Financial Aid and Scholarships forum.
Finally, you should see the posting screen. However, if you're not logged in, and you click that button, you'll see a screen that you can log in from. From there, just type in your message. When you're done, click the button that says "Submit New Thread."
Of course, there are many, many other nifty functions that you will learn about while you are a member here. For example, you will be notified immediately when someone responds to your thread, you can send somebody a personal message through the PM system, you can post a poll for people to vote in, and much, much more.
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Let think about how to handle this; I may make a sub-forum with "how-tos." It's just that I have this thing about forums with too many stickies; I find it somehow annoying to see all the stickies before the fresh, new posts. Too many stickies also dilutes the value of each sticky, IMVHO.Originally Posted by Dingus
Edit: Sticky for now.
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Thanks Erin, but I need a bit of clarification because part of this process is not "intuitively obvious" to me.Originally Posted by Erin
I created a post in Introductions. Two people replied to me. I responded to the first person's reply easy enough but, no matter what I did in attempting to respond to the second reply, it always appended my text (in reply to the second post) as part of my original reply. It would appear as though my reply was in the appropriate subthread while previewing, but the act of submitting it turned the two separate posts into one long disjointed post.
Any idea what I was doing wrong? Is it possible to create more than one reply in a thread, addressing subthreads separately?
Thanks in advance...
Ah, sorry to confuse you. That's the automerge feature at work. It's supposed to reduce the number of repetitive useless threads, but it's not smart enough to recognize when a new thread is justified.
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We enjoyed attending the 25th annual International OCD Foundation conference, in Washington, DC! Our clinicians presented on the following to audiences of children, families, sufferers and mental health professionals:
Anxiety Ninjas: Team Training to Beat Anxiety, Sheeva Mostoufi, Ph.D., Gloria Mathis, Ph.D., David Yood, Psy.D., Jennifer Kessler, Ph.D.
Apply Your Oxygen Mask First: Parental Self-Care, Noah Weintraub, Psy.D. & Sherrie Vavrichek, LCSW-C
Ask the Experts Panel on BFRBs, Ruth Golomb, M.Ed., LCPC
Be Brave with the OCD Hunters! Noah Weintraub, Psy.D. & Michael Lent, Ph.D
Do I Laugh with the Sinners or Cry with the Saints? A Discussion about Scrupulosity, Charles Mansueto, Ph.D.
ERP takes DC! David Yood, Psy.D.
Helping Your Loved One with OCD: A Step by Step Plan, Noah Weintraub, Psy.D. & Lisa Levine, Psy.D.
"How Do I Stop Thinking About This??" What to Do When You're Stuck Playing "Mental Ping Pong," Lisa Levine, Psy.D.
"I Hate My Therapist." Going Beyond the Manuals For Effective Treatment of Children, Charles Mansueto, Ph.D.
OCD Advocacy In Public: Mass Media, The Law, Community Agencies, National Security, Public Policy, Charles Mansueto, Ph.D.
OCD: The Game Show for Kids, Noah Weintraub, Psy.D., Michael Lent, Ph.D., David Yood, Psy.D.
OCD Story Time, Noah Weintraub, Psy.D. & Lisa Levine, Psy.D.
Parents Closing Summation Support Group, Charles Mansueto, Ph.D.
Thinking About Blinking: Sensorimotor/Bodily-Focused OCD, Ruth Golomb, M.Ed., LCPC
"You Say Complete, I Say Incomplete": A Cross-Cutting Concept in OCD and OCRDs, Charles Mansueto, Ph.D.
April 5-8th, 2018: BTC clinicians presented the following at the Anxiety & Depression Association of America's 38th Annual Conference:
Tic Doc: What Every OCD Therapist Should Know About Tourette and Tic Disorders (Charles Mansueto, Ph.D.)
Out of the Starting Blocks…Now What?: Advice for Early Career Therapists (Charles Mansueto, Ph.D.)
Anxiety and Depression Rounds Panel, case presentations reflecting the successful application of CBT principles, including Charles Mansueto, Ph.D. and David Keuler, Ph.D.
Beyond Habit Reversal: Comprehensive Behavioral (ComB) Treatment of Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling Disorder) and Excoriation (Skin Picking) Disorder (Charles Mansueto, Ph.D. and Ruth Golomb, M.Ed., LCPC)
Anxiety and Sensory Dysregulation: How to Treat This Dynamic Duo (Ruth Golomb, M.Ed., LCPC)
Summer 2018: BTC's sensory dysregulation expert, Ruth Golomb, M.Ed., LCPC, recently provided training for McLean Hospital's Anxiety Mastery Program on "Sensory Deregulation and Anxiety Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment" and was interviewed for the podcast Your Anxious Child: 5 Minute Solutions on the topic of psychological interventions for children with sensory dysregulation. To listen, go to https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/your-anxious-child/id937022377?mt=2&i=1000413264056
January 2018: BTC initiated our expanded didactic series being offered during the full school year to our externs, postdoctoral fellow and local clinicians. Examples of topics have been "Tourettic OCD," PANS/PANDAS, and Mindfulness-Based Approaches.
Behavior Therapy Center (BTC)
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Giving to RSA
The RSA Development Council is charged with overseeing the fundraising efforts of the Society under the direction of the Executive Director. We invite you to consider making a tax-deductible gift to RSA--a gift that will enhance the Society's goals in ways that go beyond what is possible through the regular membership dues.
Here we describe three developing endowments that have been authorized by the RSA Board (the Corbett, Lauer, Leff, Lundsford funds): the Board will see that your contribution is matched until more than $20,000 is in each fund. We also provide a form that is designed to make it easy for you to contribute any amount that is appropriate to you. we appreciate your consideration!
Questions? Contact any one of us.
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