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"Thirteen Days of August" by Helen H. Gemmill
In most histories of the Revolution, the Neshaminy encampment is quickly glossed over. In point of fact, it lasted thirteen days, August 10-23, 1777, and was the third longest encampment in Pennsylvania, exceeded only by Whitemarsh and Valley Forge.
Furthermore, it is the place where Layfayette officially assumed his command, where Count Pulaski was introduced to Washington, and where Betsy Ross' flag is said to have been flown for the first time.
How the Continental Army Came to the Crossroads
Never during the entire war was the Commander-in-Chief more bewildered or frustrated than he was at this time, for he could not locate the enemy. On July 25 he had been informed that the British fleet, which had been anchored in the New York harbor, had sailed–but what was its destination? Had General Howe headed north toward New England or south toward Philadelphia?
Washington was then camped near Morristown, New Jersey, and acting on a "conjecture" that the fleet was bound for Philadelphia, he had set the army in motion and proceeded to the banks of the Delaware River opposite Coryell's Ferry (now New Hope) to await further news. When a courier arrived on July 30 and reported the British fleet had been sighted off Delaware Bay, Washington decided to continue toward the city.
On the last day of July the soldiers were ferried across the river and headed down York Road. Some of them marched straight through to Germantown, but Lt. McMichael noted in his diary that his regiment "passed Bogarts' Tavern" (now the General Greene Inn at Buckinghan), and camped that night at "the Cross roads in Warwick Township at 7 P.M."
The next morning (August 1st), they resumed their march toward the city, never suspecting they would be back at the same spot in little more than a week.
They swept through the Crooked Billet (now Hatboro), and arrived at the "plains" above the Falls of the Schuykill near Germantown that evening. Here they camped, while Washington inspected Philadelphia's fortifications, and consulted with Congress. He also attended a dinner given in his honor, where he was introduced to the Marquis de Lafayette, who had recently arrived in the city.
On the 8th Washington held a "grand review" of the troops. Lafayette also witnessed the review – his first sight of the American troops he was soon to join.
Shortly the order was given to retrace their steps to Coryell's Ferry. Washington felt the location on the Delaware had the advantage of being close enough to protect Philadelphia as well as providing a head start toward the north, if that should prove to be Howe's aim. In any event, he wanted the troops pulled away from the city, because it afforded a temptation to both officers and men to "indulge themselves in licenses inconsistent with discipline and order, and consequently of a injurious tendency.".
On the morning of the 10th they reached the Cross Roads (Hartsville), where they encamped at 6 P.M. Washington and his aides, meanwhile, galloped direct from Germantown. His party consisted of 27 men. Judging from the handwriting that appeared on the dispatches of the next two weeks, the officers included Alexander Hamilton, Richard Kidder Meade, Robert Hanson Harrison, Tench Tilghman, John Fitzgerald, Caleb Gibbs, and John Laurens.
The Warwick Township Location
The location, at the intersection of York and Bristol Roads was a good one. It was close to the southwest branch of the Neshaminy, which must have seemed a godsend to the men in the August heat. Its banks were fairly level in this area, affording easy access to the water. The only exception was to the north, where York Road rises steeply up to Kerr's (or Carr's) Hill, and even that had its advantages, for here the troops could enjoy what Davis' "History" calls the "artic drift" that still sweeps across Warwick hills from the west.
Furthermore, the bridge over the creek, built in 1756, must have been a substantial one to warrant mention in date-lines. Unfortunately, before the week was over, heavy rains would turn the lowlands around the bridge into a swamp.
The Local Population
Politically, the area was ideal. The population of the surrounding countryside was almost entirely "Scotch-Irish", thanks largely to the Neshaminy-Warwick Presbyterian Church not half a mile away, which had been a magnet for this group since its founding in 1726.
Of all the minorities in the colonies, the "Scotch-Irish" (as they are usually, if inaccurately called), had no Tories and no pacifists. Descended from fighting stock, they formed a cordon of defense around the non-fighting Quakers to the south and east.
These, then, were the people who opened their farmhouses and their fields to the Colonials. No doubt their patriostism was a bit strained by the end of the thirteen days.
The Area Surrounding the Encampment
Unfortunately, there are few contemporary descriptions of the area at that time. The "Scotch-Irish" were not so concerned with recordkeeping as their Quaker neighbors (Financial records were another matter!). A census, taken seven years later in 1784 shows that Warwick township (which then extended all the way up to Doylestown), had 609 whites, 27 "blacks and slaves."
When Washington camped there the Crossroads area did possess three amenities (in addition to schools) which are specifically mentioned in his correspondence: a church, a tavern and a mill, all of which are still standing.
The Neshaminy-Warwick church was a half mile down the creek. Nathaniel Irwin was the minister at that time, and like most of his flock, he was an ardent patriot.
The Crossroads had boasted a tavern as early as 1744. Just a day's ride out of Philadelphia, on the road to New York, it was an ideal spot for travelers to stop. By 1777, there were houses on all four corners, and the tavern license had jumped back and forth across the intersection many times.
The Hartsville Hotel, which was torn down to make way for a gas station in the 1960's, was generally thought to be the tavern mentioned in the correspondence during the encampment. However, a recent sudy of deeds and licenses reveals that Davis and Buck were correct when they said that in 1777 the tavern was "on the northwest corner, opposite the present one", and is, therefore, still standing. Furthernore, the tavern keeper was probably Adam Kerr, for four years later his petition for a license to "retail liquors by small measure" states that he has kept a "house of Publick Entertainment at the Crossroads…for several years past."
The mill stands just south of the Bridge. In 1777 its owner was a non-resident, John Campbell, a Philadelphia merchant. Like other city dwellers, Campbell may have invested in real estate in the country as a precaution against British occupation of the city. Two years later hs sold the mill to George Miller, and it is tempting to speculate that Miller was operating it during the encampment, for one of Washington's orders commands a guard to be posted "over Mr. Miller's Oats, to consist of a Serjt and 10 men."
Washington Chooses a Headquarters
A little to the north of the bridge stands the Moland house, where Washington set up his headquarters.
The historian William J. Buck described the house in the first article ever published on the Neshaminy Encampment.W.W.H. Davis, in his second edition of the History of Bucks County (1905), includes a description:
"Washington quartered in the farm house of John Moland, then lately deceased", says Davis. He refers to it as a "substantial stone dwelling…in good preservation", then continues:
As when Washington occupied it, the first floor of the main building is divided into two rooms with the entry near the kitchen; the larger room being on the south (west) side and entered from the porch, the smaller, back. The latter is thought to have been used by Washington as an office, the larger a reception room. In each there was an open fireplace and then as now a door opened into the kitchen. There has been no change in the porches in sixty years, and similar ones may have been there 1777-8.
Buck claims it was the "best finished house in the neighborhood" at the time of the Revolution. Considering the fact that many structures in the mid-18th centry still consisted of one room downstairs and loft above, often built of logs, John Moland's stone house must have seemed palatial.
John Moland was an important man in the province. Born in London about 1700, he studied law at the Inner Temple. Commissioned King's Attorney in Pennsylvania, he came here by way of the West Indies. The earliest record of him in this country is a deed of purchase in 1737, which refers to him as being "of the island of St. Christophers". The deed shows he bought 308 acres in Rockhill township in upper Bucks County from Thomas Freame, the husband of William Penn's daughter Margaret. About the same time he married Catherine Hutchinson, of New Castle, Delaware.
In 1740 Moland petitioned the court in Newtown for admittance as attorney of the Court of Common Pleas, and was accepted "according to his request". During the next two decades his name appears in connection with cases beore the Bucks County court, and several times he is referred to as "Justice." Sometime prior to 1742 he was admitted to the Philadelphia bar, and acquired a reputation of being one of its ablest members.
The Continental Army Sets Up Camp
While Washington was settling into the widow Moland's house that hot Sunday evening, August 10, 1777, the troops were pitching their tents throughout the countryside.
Across old York road was General Greene's headquarters. Here, says Buck, all orders to the army were posted, here stood the whipping post, while nearby was the post office.
A short distance to the east on Bristol road, on the farm later owned by Major George Jamison, Lord Stirling's division was stationed.
Opposite Stirling's division on Bristol road General Conway's brigade of Pennsylvania troops was camped, and here, also, the cattle were pastured and slaughtered for the army's use. Earlier in the summer Washington had ordered that in all encampments the slaughter pens were to be placed at a distance from any streams the soldiers planned to use and that the "offal" was to be buried once a day–saving only enough to extract oil for lubricating gunlocks.
Late though it was when the troops arrived at the Crossroads that Sunday evening one of the first orders issued according to Gen. Muhlenberg's Orderly Book was: "As it is uncertain how long we shall remain in the Present Encampment the Soldiers are to fix Booths before their Tents to shelter them from the Heat. The Qr. Masters are to give directions Immediately to have Vaults [latrines] dug in proper and Convenient Places…." These "vaults" were to be camouflaged with "Bows and Bushes" in a single line to the rear of the camp. The men were reminded that at their previous encampment there had been complaints that the "Offensive smells" had become a "public nusence."
Each brigade also set up its own bake oven which "by men that can understand it can be erected in a few hours". Bread baked in this way, the General claimed, would be "wholesomer than the sodden cakes which are by too commonly used." Although the flour turned out at the mill was fresh-ground, the bread that resulted in 1777 was hardly gourmet fare. Two weeks later Washington insisted that the Commissaries "supply the troops with hard bread. The present most common mode of supply, by issuing flour which they make into bad bread, not only injures their health, but is attended with delays sufficient to frustrate the most important, and well-formed enterprises"
The soldiers were issued 5 ounces of soap a week. Washington was a stickler for cleanliness, urging that the men appear "decent and clean." Orders issued earlier in the summer cautioned about bathing "in the heat of the day," and warned them not to "stay long in the water at a time." However, he assured them that "bathing themselves moderately and washing their clothes are of infinite service." This concern led, of course, to the amusing legend that the general could be seen washing his own clothes in the Neshaminy.
Day-to-Day Difficulties
The scope of the problems Washington dealt with during these thirteen days is extraordinary.
The morning after his arrival, on August 11th, he seems to have sensed the low morale of the men in the heat and the humidity, for one of the first orders issued expressed his "approbation" of their conduct at their Germantown encampment: he had heard few complaints with regard to the damage done to fences. Although, as one historian put it, this "unwonted morality" may have been due to the hot weather (which discouraged the desire for firewood), the General was confident that by the "unwearied behavior" of the officers and the "good disposition of the Soldiery" future abuses would be avoided.
There followed an order to the Commissary General to provide and keep in the camp "Spiritous Liquors" to be issued to the men "as the exigency of Service shall require." The price of liquor at that time was exorbitant, due primarily to the high profit made by the sutlers, who sold it to the troops. Washington, therefore, also ordered that a board of officers be recruited from each regiment to investigate the prices which ought to satisfy the sutlers, and report back their findings.
Attention was then turned to the problem of deserters. Reports were to be delivered to the Brigadier immediately, so that the offenders could be pursued and brought to justice.
Even the horses came in for their share of concern. "Many light Dragoon horses being off their speed and broken down by the extream carelessness and wantonness of the riders," continues Gen. Muhlenberg's Orderly Book, "The Commr-in-Chief possitively [sic] orders that no non Comd Officer or trooper in the Corps of Horse ever mount his horse except when on duty, nor leap nor Gallop except for exercise under the direction of his Officer."
Gen. Conway's brigade was ordered to fire their blank cartridges at 5 P.M. "in the way of exersise." All marching, parading, and exercising was to be done after the heat of the day.
Before the day was over, John Dyer, of Dyerstown (just north of Doylestown) visited the camp. His journal entry reads: "I saw the American army Encamped near or at the Cross Roads; consisting of about 18,000 men in Bucks County." (Lafayette's estimate of 11,000 is generally considered more accurate.)
On Tuesday, August 12th, the orders continued to pour forth from the Moland house. Among others, the Major Generals were commanded to fit up as many armories as were required to keep the arms of their troops in repair, with one or two traveling forges to accompany each division.
By the 13th, the people from the neighboring countryside began to appear at the camp with fresh vegetables. This pleased the Commander-in-Chief, because, as he had said earlier in the summer, "Nothing can be more comfortable and wholesome than vegetables, [and] every encouragement is to be given to the country people to bring them in, the least insult to them will be severly punished."
Fortunately for the inhabitants of Warwick, the soldiers were on their best behavior, for Henry Laurens wrote his father that "we hear very few complaints from those immediately about us of the violation of private property."
At the end of the day Col. Pickering could not resist a few comments about the Bucks County weather. "Such continual melting hot weather," he complained, "is unknown in new England. We…had frequent showers of rain and this day some severe thunder."
Where Were the British?
It was Saturday, August 16th, and still no word on the whereabouts of the British; so Washington turned his attention to the fighting in New York State. In a communique to Gen. Putnam, he wrote that he was sending Col. Morgan's corps of riflemen to assist the northern army against the Indians, for they would "fight them in their own way." Always the military strategist, he added: "500 is the true strength of Morgan's corps, but it will answer a good purpose if you give out they are double that number."
Then, on the assumption that the elusive enemy would be sighted momentairly, a list of standing regulations was posted. The order of the departure is carefully drawn up, the Pioneers and Artificers to go first to "repair the roads and remove any Obstruction that may incommode the Line of March."
That evening at 6 o'clock, two "sober, honest lads" who could speak French were to be sent to headquarters – "if such could be found." Apparently the evening was to be spent discussing fortifications wht the French engineers.
Washington and his staff put in long days at the Moland house, starting at dawn and often not finishing till after midnight.
August 17, 1777 was a Sunday. Washington had been at the Crossroads nearly a week. Gen. Green wrote Gen. Varnum: "Our situation is not a little awkward – buried in the country, out of hearing of the enemy. His excellency is exceedingly impatient; but it is said, if Philadelphia is lost, all, all is ruined."
To add to the discomfort of the troops, there had been heavy rains, causing the creek to rise and the ground to become saturated. To help counteract the dampness, Washington issued the following General Orders:
"The ground being very wet, the Quarter Master General is to procure as much straw (from which the grain has been threshed) as possible, and distribute the same in the most equal manner among the troops….A gill of rum, or other spirit is to be issued to-day, to each non-commissioned officer, soldier and waggoner."
It was Monday, August 18, and still no word of a sighting of the British fleet. Although preoccupied with Indians in New York, Congress in Philadelphia, enthusiastic would-be Major Generals in Paris, and unhealthy humidity along the Neshaminy, Washington took the time to acknowledge receipt of a treatise on war which had been sent him for comment, and to congratulate a young man on his intended marriage.
Lafayette Joins the Continental Army
A letter to Benjamin Harrison from "Neshamini Bridge" on Tuesday the 19th brings Lafayette onto the scene. From "various hints" it was Washington's conviction that Lafayette wanted the actual command of a division as soon as he was considered ready for it. Accustomed to foreigners who expected to instruct raw Colonials in the sophisticated art of war, the General was impressed by a young man who had declared he had "come to learn, not to teach." The letter concludes with the statement that the Marquis was then in Philadelphia, but "expected up this day or tomorrow."
Some historians, including Buck, believe that Lafayette had arrived at the encampment long before this, returning briefly to Philadelphia bearing a letter for Congress. In any case, his arrival on the 19th is confirmed by Col. Pickering: "There has been an addition to the General's family lately, the Marquis de Lafayette of one of the first families of France…a young gentleman of modest manners, possessed of an immense fortune, a country at peace, and a wife…."
Where Lafayette and his aides stayed is a manner of conjecture. Neighborhood tradition had them billeted in a stone farmhouse still standing across from the church. Even in 1912 a brochure sent out by the adjacent Log College Assembly Inn (formerly the old Tennent School) promoted renting the "old Colonial house where, it is said, Washington was a guest and Lafayette had his headquarters."
Lafayette's English would have been challenged if he could have heard the name given to the house a century and a quarter later: "Alta-Vista-under-the-Three-Giant-Sycomores-by- the-Edge-o'-the-Wood" [sic]!
The Tenth Day
It was now August 20th, the tenth day of the encampment. Refuse was beginning to accumulate, and the camp colour men were ordered to bury it.
There had been no dependable news of the enemy's fleet for two weeks, and everyone from private to general was feeling restive in the depressing August humidity.
The next morning Washington called a Council of War in the reception room of the Moland house.
Present at the council, in addition to the Commander-in-Chief, were Major Generals Greene, Stirling, Stephen, and Lafayette; and Brigadier Generals Maxwell, Knox, Wayne, Muhlenberg, Weedon, Woodford, Scott, and Conway. This was Lafayette's first apperance in the decision-making group.
The conclusion of the council was that Howe was probably planning an attack on Charleston, and since the Americans could not possibly arrive in time to protect it, they should proceed immediately to the North [Hudson] River, and either make an attempt on New York or attack Gen. Burgoyne. Sucess in either case would help counteract the losses in the south.
A copy of the council's deliberations and conclusions was carried that afternoon to the Congress by Col. Hamiltion, who was ordered to "bring back the result of their Opinions."
In a postscript the General added: "That I may not appear inconsistent to advise and to act, before I obtain an Opinion, I beg leave to mention that I shall move the Army to the Delaware, tomorrow Morning, to change their Ground at any rate, as their present Encampment begins to be disagreeable and would injure their Health in a short time. Our forage also begins to grow scarce here."
The Warwick countryside was beginning to feel the effects of supporting 11,000 men and their horses.
At 3 P.M. the afternoon of the 21st young Col. Hamilton dashed into the hall of Congress with Washington's report. After reading it, Congress adjourned for two hours.
By a strange coincidence, only that morning word had been received in Philadelphia that the British fleet of "upwards of one hundred sail" had been seen the night of the 14th in the Chesapeake Bay. This intelligence had been immediately forwarded to Washington, but the courier must have passed Hamilton en route.
Since no further news of the fleet had been received during the day, when Congress reassembled at 5 P.M. that evening it passed a resolution approving Washington's plan, and giving him permission to act "as circumstances require."
Meanwhile Washington instigated preparations to march towards Coryell's Ferry. In settling the accounts, a bill was paid for butter, potatoes, cucumbers, beets, cabbage, milk, chickens, a large "foul", eggs and "sower milk" – all listed as "Articles had of the Woman at Whose house the Gen. Lived at Cross Roads." Certainly the widow Moland could use the money!
During that busy day an important visitor showed up at headquarters. Count Pulaski was received at the Moland house with a letter from Benjamin Franklin, introducing him as a gentleman of "character and Military Abilities." Noting that Pulaski "takes this from me, as an introductory letter at his own request," Washington dispatched him with introductions to President Hancock and George Clymer.
Pulaski's arrival was also welcomed by Lafayette, for he had brought the first letter the Marquis had received from his wife Adrienne since his departure from France in June. They had one child, Henriette, and were expecting a second; so the young man was eager for news.
Although August 21st was the most interesting of the thirteen days, with its Council of War, the introduction of Pulaski, and the preparations to march, it ended anticlimatically. When the courier from Congress finally arrived with the news that the fleet had been sighted in the Chesapeake, Washington cautiously decided to cancel his marching orders. He relayed another communique to Congress: "I am this moment honored with yours of this morning…I shall in consequence halt upon my present ground till I hear something further."
Reluctantly he spent another night at the Moland house.
August 22nd dawned with no indication that by the end of the day the suspense would finally be over.
The Brigadiers and officers were ordered to assemble the next morning at 9 A.M. "at the tavern by the cross roads, to consider of the reports made to them relative to the prices of liquors sold by the sutlers." The tavern keeper, Adam Kerr, could hardly have resisted eavesdropping, when he heard the subject under discussion!
In the meantime word was received that morning in Philadephia that the fleet had again been sighted, this time "high up" in the northeast part of the Chesapeake. Obviously Gen. Howe intended to make a landing in Maryland, then march on the city. His "strange route," as Washington referred to it, had been caused by "contrary" winds.
When this long-awaited news was relayed to the Neshaminy headquarters, the camp suddenly roused from its lethargy (even the sentinels had been sitting at their posts) and became a beehive of activity. Congress was informed that the army would march in the early morning toward Philadelphia, then continue south, where it would be joined by other units.
In the midst of the bustle of breaking camp a messenger galloped in with news of Gen. Stark's victory at Bennington. An elated Washington immediately had a bulletin posted, informing the troops that their brothers-in-arms had behaved in a "very brave and heroic manner."
Orders To Move Out
Finally, the army was ordered to march the next morning – if it should not rain, proceeding in exactly the same order as that posted the day before. Thirty men were to follow in the rear of the baggage "to pick up all stragglers, and see that the sick are not neglected."
At 4 A.M. August 23rd, the main body of the American army began to pull out of the Neshaminy encampment. 11,000 ragged men, some wearing British uniforms they had stripped from the dead, trudged back down York Road toward Philadelphia. They carried the "Stars and Stripes" which Congress had officially adopted two months before, and which, it is said, was unfurled here for the first time.
General Greene's division was in the lead, sloshing out of the muddy meadow along the creek, past Greene's headquarters, the whipping post, and the spot where the General Orders had been posted for the preceding tweleve days. They were followed by the troops on the hill, and those on James Wallace's land. They marched past the mill, then climbed the small rise to the tavern at the Crossroads.
Here the divisions of Generals Stirling and Conway wheeled in from Bristol Road to the east, and from the west the sick were carted from the church, leaving it empty for the court-martial that would sit at nine o'clock. If Lafayette was indeed quartered across Meetinghouse Road from the church, he probably waited for Washington and his staff to leave the Moland house and cross the Neshaminy bridge for the last time.
The inhabitants of Warwick and Warminster must have whistled the tune played by the fifers. Even Washington had admitted not long before that the local people "dread our halting among them even for a night, and are happy when they get rid of us."
Before he left, Washington had one final duty to perform. An entry in his account book reads: "To cash paid Mrs. Moland for her furniture etc. – £5.5s." The last notation of August 23rd proves him the perfect guest: "To cash paid woman for Cleaning the Kitchen – £1.2s. 6P."
In most histories of the Revolution, the Neshaminy encampment is quickly glossed over. In point of fact, it lasted thirteen days, August 10-23, 1777, and was the third longest encampment in Pennsylvainia, exceeded only by Whitemarsh and Valley Forge.


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CD Reviews: 2002
Reviews by John Kenrick
(Copyright 2002)
- Bea Arthur: Between Friends
- Best Little Whorehouse in Texas - Touring Cast
- Billion Dollar Baby - Studio Cast
- Do I Hear a Waltz? - Regional Cast
- Donna McKechnie: Inside the Music
- Elaine Stritch: At Liberty
- Foxy - Studio Cast
- Juno - Original Cast
- Miss Spectacular - Studio Cast
- My Fair Lady - 2001 London Cast
- Oliver - Original London Cast
- Thoroughly Modern Millie - Original Cast
- Subways Are For Sleeping - Original Cast
- Sweeney Todd - Concert Cast
Bea Arthur: Between Friends (DRG)
A warm, laugh-filled evening with one of Broadway (and television's) most beloved comic stars has been smoothly translated into an extremely entertaining recording. Bea's songs range from sardonic comedy to touching ballads - with a surprising take on "Pirate Jenny" along the way. Fun anecdotes from her career and a few well-placed dirty jokes keep the audience laughing. (Poor little Pia Zadora!) Missing one or two numbers that were added for New York, this live tour performance leaves you feeling like you're at a terribly exclusive party with the original Vera Charles. Highly recommended!
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Touring Cast - Fynsworth Alley
It was a solid commercial idea to build a revival of this raunchy gem around the ever-popular Ann-Margret, but good commerce is not always good art. This long-running tour stayed far away from Broadway, and this CD makes it all too clear why. Margret does not sound her best, and most of her supporting cast is uninspired, robbing the luster from in this fine score. The exception is that fine Broadway veteran Ed Dixon, who milks the hilarious "Sidestep" for all it is worth. Otherwise, fans of Whorehouse will be disappointed and I daresay Ann-Margaret's fans won't be too thrilled either. A major disappointment.
Billion Dollar Baby
Studio Cast - Original Cast Records
A superb cast makes this almost forgotten dance musical worth a listen. Debbie Gravitte and Marc Kudish (whose names appear elsewhere on this page) are first rate, and Kristin Chenoweth stops in to sing the charming "Dreams Do Come True." We even get co-lyricist Adolph Green as the narrator. Morton Gould's score is the perfect 1940s vision of what the 1920s sounded like, with several good songs and a jubilant Charleston ballet. A field day for serious buffs, and a show ripe for a serious reconsideration.
Do I Hear a Waltz? - Regional Cast - Fynsworth Alley
Some very talented people are strangely miscast in this recent Pasadena Playhouse revival of the only Rodgers & Sondheim musical. Happily for musical buffs, Carol Lawrence has a blast as the horny hotel owner, but Alyson Reed is charming but strangely ineffective, and Anthony Crivello simply is not up to the vocal demands of a role designed for Sergio Franchi. (As a result, the delightful "Bargaining" had to be deleted.) Overall, this is so inferior to the original cast that I wonder why anyone thought this recording was worth the effort.
Donna McKechnie: Inside the Music - Fynsworth Alley
This dynamic performer gives her all in a touching, delightful look back on her long theatrical career. Highlights include a sensational tribute song to Fred Astaire and the deadly soprano cut from A Chorus Line. With patter written by playwright Christopher Durang, everything fits together. Rumor is that this long touring production will play off-Broadway later this year. Donna's fans will love this show and this excellent recording.
Elaine Stritch: At Liberty (DRG)
The most exciting musical theater event of 2002 is easily the most exciting recording too. This is literally the performance of a lifetime, with Stritch recalling her more than half a century in the theater. The legendary names she conjures from her past add up to a royal who's who, from Merman and Berlin to Sondheim and Prince. A glorious m lange of story and song, this is still pure magic on CD (despite the deletion of a few choice anecdotes which one assumes will show up on a future overpriced "exclusive" edition.) Collectors will have to have this set!
Foxy Studio Cast - Original Cast Records
Bert Lahr's last musical, this show died a surprisingly quick death back in 1964. The Johnny Mercer-Robert Dolan score has plenty of comic numbers (in particular, the bawdy "Bon Vivant"), but it deserved more than this cast of well-meaning unknowns delivers. A role written for a star requires someone with star quality and there is no hint of star quality in this line-up. However, die-hard buffs may find it hard to pass up a listen to this infamous flop score.
Juno Original Broadway Cast - Fynsworth Alley
This 1959 clunker has been one of the rarest cast recordings of all time. The esteemed Ken Mandelbaum calls Marc Blitzstein's score "the greatest ever heard in a postwar flop," so I grabbed this CD the day it was released. While it is far from bad, I cannot honestly say it lives up to Mandelbaum's assessment. Juno may have worked well on stage, but the recording is more a curiosity than a genuine pleasure. It certainly took nerve to musicalize this dreary tale of Irish rebels battling British oppression. It offers pain, suffering, death, and far too many chances to hear the gravel-voiced Melvyn Douglas pretend to sing.
But given it a chance, this recording grows on you. The joyful "On a Day Like This" and "Darlin' Man," or the enchanting "Bird Upon the Tree" and "Hymn" are pleasures to the ear. And I must confess my Gaelic heritage left me smiling at the schmaltzy "It's Not Irish." Strange as the subject matter may be, Blitstein's gift for melody is undeniable. The rest of the score may get me yet, and you just might like it all from the get go. Hats off to the folks at Fynsworth for having the guts to re-master and release this. If nothing else, this CD is a lot cheaper than the $75 price tag copies of the analog album have commanded in recent years.
Miss Spectacular Studio Cast - DRG
If you keep in mind that Jerry Herman wrote this to be a Las Vegas floor show, it all makes sense. Lots of flashy production numbers, two hearty ballads and one somewhat "adult" comedy song do not add up to a Broadway effort - but would probably have delighted the desert gamblers. It is all very Jerry, and if some of the lyrics are less than his best, he can still turn out melodies that creep into your brain and keep reappearing for days. Debbie Gravitte belts the inevitable 2/4 opening and the bombastic title tune. Karen Morrow and Davis Gaines score with socko love songs, and Faith Prince has a blast with the clumsily comic lament "Where is My Prince?"
Steve Lawrence sounds great in a musical tribute to "Vegas" that could easily become that town's answer to "New York, New York." My favorite is "Ziegfeld Girl," sung with relish by Michael Feinstein. What I wouldn't give to have Herman score a full musical on Ziegfeld that would be something! As it stands, this recording gives Herman fans like me a long overdue chance to hear his latest score - not his greatest, but it is miles above most of the stuff parading as new musicals these days. (See the next review for an example.)
Thoroughly Modern Millie Original Cast (RCA Victor)
Tonys notwithstanding, this fun but uneven show fell far short of what it might have been a fact that this recording bears out. Some things simply don't make dramatic sense (like the male ensemble singing the title tune how does that fit in?), but most of the cast manages to make it all worth listening to. Highlights include Marc Kudish singing the hilarious "Speed Test" (a reworking of a Gilbert & Sullivan patter song) and the ravishing "I'm Falling in Love With Someone." Gavin Creel sounds far better here than he did on stage, and leading lady Sutton Foster's socko belt gives this recording some of its best moments. Former Dreamgirl Sheryl Lee Ralph was a major casting mistake. This aging beauty cannot sing, act or dance with any distinction a triple threat.
Composer Jeanine Tesori's vocal arrangements are sensational would that her tunes were half as memorable. Oh, they are pleasant enough, but they sound . . . well, rather alike. Dick Scanlan's lyrics have a broken record habit of repeating their title phrases, and despite a professional polish there is a short supply of rhyming wit. As a whole, the new songs are pleasant but instantly forgettable, completely outclassed by the older songs that make up almost half of the score.
The hilarious Harriet Harris and her oriental cohorts do their best, but their bi-lingual songs depend on visual gags and come across as merely strange on CD. However, there is still plenty to enjoy here and its good to know that American-born musical comedies are once again Broadway's bread and butter! I daresay this recording will find its way onto showtune lovers listening lists for years to come. It certainly has its share of fun moments, and beats the heck out of any fatally serious mock opera based on yet another dreary old foreign novel. Though not thoroughly tops, this Millie is still worthwhile.
My Fair Lady
2001 London Cast - First Night Records
Broadway's greatest musical gets a very enjoyable treatment here. Jonathan Pryce is perfect as Higgins, and the supporting cast is tops. Martine McCutcheon is not always up to the vocal demands of the title role, and although convincing as a flower girl, never quite pulls off the transformation to a lady. But the recording works, with charming new orchestrations by William David Brohn to sweeten the pot. Lady lovers will want to give this a listen.
Oliver - Original London Cast (Decca Broadway)
It took far too long for this classic recording to make its way to CD, but this exquisite Decca remastering makes it worth the wait. Ron Moody and Georgia Brown headline a flawless cast which includes Barry Humphries (now better known as Dame Edna Everage) as Mr. Sowerberry. Far better than any other Oliver on record, this release has a raw energy that makes it an essential in any serious show lover's collection.
Subways Are for Sleeping
Original Cast - Fynsworth Alley
Imagine Jule Styne teaming up with Comden and Green, only to turn out an unimaginative score. Well, that's what happened here, and the charming performances of Carol Lawrence and Phyllis Newman can't overcome the surprisingly uninspired material. Sydney Chaplin, whose recordings do nothing to explain his once stellar Broadway career, is as mediocre as ever here. Collectors like me will want this one on hand, but I doubt this will become anyone's idea of the next forgotten show to revive.
Sweeney Todd - NY Concert Cast
Sondheim fans can relish this glorious memento of the electrifying concert cast gathered by the New York Philharmonic. George Hearn repeats his definitive take on the title role, with Patti Lupone relishing the twists and turns of Mrs. Lovett. As the naive sailor, Davis Gaines offers a sumptuous "Johanna," and Neil Patrick Harris is a real charmer as Tobias. Audra McDonald dazzles as the old woman, and Metropolitan Opera veteran Paul Plishka seethes with evil as Judge Turpin. Conductor Andrew Litton keeps everything in flawless line a magnificent take on one of Sondheim's greatest creations. (The new home video with the Los Angeles Philharmonic uses most of the same cast and is also well worth your time & money.)


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Stadium HIIT Workout
Alternative names I considered for this workout . . . "90 Aisles of Pain" and "Death by Intervals."
This workout is consistently difficult. It never gets easier. You just learn what your pain threshold is before your legs completely give up and you're gasping for air.
But just like anything else, the more you run stadiums, the better you become at it. Then it's time to raise the stakes. In Florida, add in 93-degree weather plus 90 percent humidity, and you're in for complete exhaustion because when you gasp for air, it's hot, thick and humid.
Fun times.
So have I convinced you to try my Stadium HIIT Workout below yet? If it's good enough for Tim Tebow, it's good enough for me. 🙂
Note: I usually warm up for this particular workout by running one lap around the stadium or completing this Stadium Workout Warm-up. Don't forget to stretch afterward too.
Fun facts: I ran up/down every step in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (a.k.a. The Swamp) in 2013 as a senior in college, and my calves felt like they were on fire for three days afterward. But despite the torture, the Swamp is my favorite place to workout, and running stadiums is my favorite workout of all time.
- Do you ever workout in a stadium?
- What's your favorite way to complete HIIT? Cycle? Running? Running stairs? Etc.
- What's your favorite workout of all time?
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What Is the Best HIIT Workout?
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HIIT Workout: What It Is and Why It Works
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Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia
Print version ISSN 0365-0596On-line version ISSN 1806-4841
ORTIGOSA, Luciena Cegatto Martins and REIS, Vitor Manoel Silva dos. Dermatomyositis. An. Bras. Dermatol. [online]. 2008, vol.83, n.3, pp.247-259. ISSN 0365-0596. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0365-05962008000300010.
Dermatomyositis is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory disorder that affects striated skeletal muscles, the skin, and other organs. Diagnostic criteria were established by Bohan & Peter and patients may be classified into five groups: juvenile dermatomyositis, primary dermatomyositis, amyopatic dermatomyositis, dermatomyositis associated with malignancies and dermatomyositis associated with other connective tissue disorders. Females are more affected and the mean age of diagnosis is 40 years. Skin manifestations are observed in all patients. Loss of proximal strength is the most common systemic alteration and lung involvement is most often manifested as interstitial pneumopathy. Neoplasms may be detected during the course of the disease specially in patients over 60. Lactic dehydrogenase serum levels are altered in the majority of cases and diagnosis can be established or the basis of skin and muscle biopsies and electroneuromiography. Corticosteroids are the first line drugs. The most common causes of death are malignant neoplasms, sepsis and pulmonary infection.
Keywords : Autoimmune diseases; Connective tissue diseases; Dermatomyositis [classification]; Dermatomyositis [diagnosis]; Dermatomyositis [etiology]; Dermatomyositis [therapy]; Muscular diseases.


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What I Ordered
- Lai Yuen Vegetable Dumplings
- Alaskan Roll
- Lychee
In Short: I love Asian fusion cuisine, it is exciting when I can get sushi and General Tsao at the same place. However, this restaurant- as popular as it is among locals- just didn't do it for me.
When I worked near Lai Yuen, a lot of my coworkers loved to go there for lunch. I had been several times, and each time I left feeling very disappointed with my choices. But, everyone insisted that it was great food and so I thought something must have been wrong with me. I don't eat Chinese food very often anyway because it is always so greasy and heavy I end up feeling sick afterwards, but my fiance and I decide to give this place another shot after bumping into a few friends that raved about it. They claimed it had been completely revamped, so we figured… What the heck!
Instead of bread, they bring you a customary large bowl of fried wantons with duck sauce, hot mustard, and soy sauce. I was starving so I dug in and I thought that the duck sauce and greasy wantons were as good as they always had been. I guess, though, that I've gotten to low sodium soy sauce that the regular soy sauce was way too salty for me; I couldn't even eat it. But it wasn't really needed since I was actually enjoying the duck sauce. Not a bad start to the meal.
For our apps, we ordered an egg roll and some steamed vegetable dumplings. I didn't taste the egg roll but I heard nothing but complaints from across the table. So, I bit into my dumplings instead and they really weren't very flavorful at all. The dumpling itself was very thick and floury and even dipped in the accompanying sauce, I couldn't force down more than 2.
Next, I ordered an Alaskan sushi roll because I have been on a serious Alaskan roll kick lately, so I just couldn't help myself. It wasn't horrible, but definitely wasn't great either. In fact, I really didn't enjoy any of my dishes enough to finish them and had to resort back to wantons and duck sauce by the end of the meal just so I left feeling full.
All of our food came out at once (rather than getting our apps first and then our entrees). Luckily, we had a booth because if we'd just been sitting at a table for two, our food would definitely not have fit. I had felt a little overwhelmed with so many plates in front of me.
Not having really enjoyed anything but wantons and duck sauce, we ordered some lychee for dessert hoping to at least get some nutritional sustenance. Regrettably though, the fruit tasted like it came out of a can and had been poured onto a bed of ice. Another disappointment.
I had thought perhaps it was just me who wasn't a big fan of the food here. This time though, I had a witness and we both agreed that we will not be coming back here for a Chinese or Japanese fix again.


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Surely the only surprising aspect of Paul Gascoigne's sectioning this week under the Mental Health Act is that it took them until now to lock him up. This man-child's desire for self-destruction, demonstrated over many years of emotional incontinence, is so intense that he stands on the abyss.
Perhaps one should be thankful that he is still with us, for there are those who never thought he would make 40. This is a tale that was never meant to have a happy ending. A talented footballer, who could make himself understood only when he had his boots on, has never come to terms with the demands of adult life, and never will. It is not quite a tragedy, as some have said, but it is very sad.
Sport in general is a cloistered world, and footballers make particularly devoted novices. In recent years, as the money showered on the most gifted players - and even the second-raters - has become so abundant that their withdrawal from the world of muck and nettles has become complete.
Two months ago, Manchester United's players willingly chipped in £4,000 a head for their infamous Christmas party - of which £19.95 went towards the turkey and pudding. Think about that: £3,980 spending money for a day in a city where £1.50 will buy you a perfectly good pint of ale. But footballers don't drink ale any more. They wolf down champers, glug glug, from the bottle. Such class.
As some people (former players, mainly) said at the time, that ghastly day will be discounted if United end the season as Premier League champions. They're probably right. In a world where the participants are rarely encouraged to consider the consequences of their actions, where players get what they want because money conquers all, there is no such thing as shame.
Of the many qualities that characterise the fetid swamp that is modern football, the lack of guidance is the most obvious. Too many players are brought up without any sense of responsibility, either to the game, which they cheat (and therefore demean) as a matter of course, or to the world that lies beyond it, to which they must return when their playing days are done.
It is wrong to say that Gascoigne never stood a chance. He is not bright, but then few footballers are. He is, however, blessed with a conscience, as are we all, and if he has descended to the gutter, having earned so much money, then he cannot blame anybody but himself.
Comparisons with George Best are fatuous. Best was possibly the greatest footballer these islands have ever produced. He wasn't a genius (no sportsman is, if we are to use language precisely), but he was a phenomenon. Gascoigne, talented as he was, played most of the football for which he will be remembered before the age of 24, when a self-inflicted injury in the 1991 FA Cup final cut him down in his prime. Both men, essentially, were weak.
Still, it is permissible to have some sympathy for Gascoigne in his struggle to come to terms with life without the one thing that sustains him. Dim he may be, yet he never received the assistance from people within the game who could have offered it when he needed it most.
What was he doing, taking the field at Wembley on that May day in 1991, so full of misplaced energy that he warmed up by bouncing the ball against a photographer's tripod? The Tottenham manager was Terry Venables, later to coach England. Could he not see that his star player was out of control, and not just that afternoon?
In retrospect, it can be seen that Gascoigne's worst mistake, the one that led to all the others, was choosing Tottenham over Liverpool when he left Newcastle United in 1988. At Liverpool, who were then champions and where discipline was acquired by rote, he might have absorbed some useful lessons.
As this bewildered man was misbehaving in a Gateshead hotel, another person with problems of addiction was performing at the Brit Awards. Like millions of others, no doubt, I have never heard Amy Winehouse sing a note, and do not feel the slightest need to amend my lack of curiosity: in fact, ignorance seems a boon.
Yet, if you read newspapers, you cannot avoid coming across her addled features at least once a week, so by now even those of us who avoid the shallow pools of "popular culture" must know she is a pop star with a drug problem. So what? Drugs are what pop stars do, and quite a few have pegged out because of them. What's one more?
If Gascoigne is a sad case because he has never really known who he is, or what he wants, Miss Winehouse appears to belong to a different camp. As somebody who bumps along the bottom of this netherworld, where narcotics are a way of life - and death - she knows exactly what she wants. She wants to take drugs, so let her.
Gascoigne is a casualty, of sorts; the addled crooner is a willing participant. In sport, an excess of alcohol is dangerous for a competitor; it takes away the edge. Excess in the pop world raises the performer's profile, and earns the admiration of the industry.
One hopes, against hope, that Gascoigne mends his ways; otherwise he is doomed. As for the "tortured" singer: frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.


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All right, not exactly. But I lived in a trailer one whole summer in 1985, and ever since I've felt a little uncomfortable whenever people throw the phrase "trailer trash" around.
Now a very good movie, Dreamland (see the trailer here) is opening today at Landmark's Opera Plaza in San Francisco and Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley. It's about two 18-year-old girls, best friends, who are neighbors in a trailer camp in New Mexico. This is a completely sympathetic look at trailer park life, and it's about time.
This is what's nice about living in a trailer: 1) If you're broke, it costs less to rent a trailer than it does an apartment, and you usually have more room. I was in a single-wide that had a full bath, a good sized bedroom, a tiny study, a small living room, and an eat-in kitchen. It wasn't luxury living, but to find an apartment that size would have cost a lot more.
2) Trailer communities are close to nature. Where I lived, it was about two hundred feet from a duck pond. There were woods nearby. The air was clean. For the people there, it was not a bad life. Most people in Manhattan have it worse.
3) If you're in a trailer, you're in a detached house. A lousy detached house, but a detached house nonetheless. You don't hear your neighbors.
4) Contrary to the stereotype about "trailer trash," the trailer folks of my acquaintance — most of them owned their mobile homes — cared for their property. They kept it clean, dressed it up, added window boxes, put in plantings on the ground. It wasn't pathetic. It was actually rather cozy.
For a lot of people in the South and in the middle of the country, a mobile home is a way for poor people to buy a house. These folks aren't trash. They're just broke. Or young and starting out. I like them, and you would, too.


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At the sentencing for the driver responsible for the accident that killed a passenger and severely injured D.C. United's Charlie Davies, attorney Jon Pels read the following statement on behalf of the forward:
"I am Charlie Davies and I was a passenger in the rear seat of the vehicle involved in the accident in this matter. Thank you for the opportunity to deliver a statement. Before addressing how the accident has impacted me physically and emotionally, please allow me to pay my heartfelt condolences to Ashley J. Roberta, her loved ones, friends and family. Nothing I have gone through can begin to compare to the tragic loss of life. I continue my prayers and thoughts as a sincere gesture of support and sympathy."
"As for my physical condition as a result of the accident, I sustained severe life threatening injuries including a ruptured bladder; nasofrontal and orbital bone fractures (this is the socket of the skull in which the eye is situated); left rib fractures; and a right thalamic bleed (which means a mass of nerve cells centrally located in the brain); a right femur, tibia (or shinbone), and fibula fracture; a left forearm fracture with dislocation."
For much more.....
"With severe injuries and in critical condition, I underwent emergency surgery to repair my bladder, and Neurosurgeons were consulted for the thalamic bleed. Ultimately, orthopedic surgeons performed multiple procedures on me for my tibia (or shinbone); my left elbow and my facial fractures. Recovery has been painful and continues to this day although I am told it has been nothing short of miraculous and I am back on the soccer field."
"A day before the accident I was living my dream -- proudly playing for the United States on our World Cup team as we had just clinched a Cup berth the Saturday before the accident in Honduras where I was able to provide an assist for a goal to help our team win. Our team was in Washington DC for another pre-World Cup game against Costa Rica at RFK Stadium. Due to the injuries I was unable to continue playing for the World Cup which destroyed at least for the time being my dream of helping the U.S. win a title. There have been many other ways in which this has impacted my life in ways other than the obvious physical injuries I have briefly described and the failure of me to realize my dream of representing our country at the World Cup."
"I was asked by the U.S. Attorney to make a statement about how the accident impacted my life and I have briefly done that in this statement thus far. I want to make clear again however that my injuries no matter how severe pale in comparison to the death of Ashley J. Roberta. I cannot fathom what her parents go through on a daily basis and in some sense I have been able to focus on my recovery as an escape. My heart goes out to her family and in every instance in this case when I have been asked by my attorneys what my thoughts are on certain issues related to the accident, I have always deferred to those of the parents of Ms. Roberta. Again, my thoughts and prayers go out to her family and I will defer to them and the U.S. Attorney's office as it respects the issues relating to the sentencing hearing."


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Finalists Named for Presidency of New Gwinnett College
Atlanta — August 24, 2005
Regent Richard L. Tucker, chair of the Special Regents Committee, and Chancellor Thomas C. Meredith today announced the names of three finalists for the presidency of the new state college in the University System of Georgia, which will be located in Gwinnett County.
"The national search we conducted gained the interest and candidacy of a stellar group of academic administrators," Tucker said. "As reflected in the group of finalists, we look forward to appointing an outstanding leader to this challenging new post."
"We are moving closer to an historic milestone," Chancellor Meredith added, "and that is the naming of a president for the 35th institution in the University System of Georgia,"
The finalists, in alphabetical order, are as follows:
Dr. George DePuy, chief academic officer at the University of California Berkeley Extension, in Berkeley, Calif. DePuy, who was named to his current position in 2001, is responsible for the development and maintenance of academic policies at UC Berkeley Extension, which annually serves the continuing-education needs of 50,000 students. He also served as UC Berkeley Extension's acting chief executive officer and dean from July 2001 to September 2002.
DePuy previously served as the founding president of the DeVry Institute of Technology, in the Silicon Valley city of Fremont, Calif. – part of the DeVry University national, for-profit, higher-education system – from 1998 to 2000. Before that, DePuy was at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, in Menomonie, Wis., where he served as provost and vice chancellor for academic and student affairs from 1993 to 1998, and as vice chancellor for academic affairs from 1991 to 1993.
DePuy also spent 19 years with the State University of New York (SUNY). He served SUNY-Binghamton, in Binghamton, N.Y., from 1972 to 1986, first as director of engineering technology programs and then as director of the Division of Technical Studies from 1978 to 1982. He then moved to the SUNY Institute of Technology, in Utica, N.Y., where he served from 1986 to 1988 as dean of the Telecommunications, Electrical Engineering Technology and Computer Science (TEC) Division, and from 1988 to 1991 as dean of the School of Information Systems and Engineering Technology.
DePuy earned a Ph.D. and a Master of Science degree from Syracuse University, in Syracuse, N.Y. He also holds a Bachelor of Science from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, in Newark, N.J.
Dr. Daniel J. Kaufman, dean of the academic board and chief academic officer for the United States Military Academy (USMA), in West Point, N.Y., from June 2000 until his retirement this past June. Kaufman, a highly decorated brigadier general in the U.S. Army, has co-edited and co-authored six books on such topics as international relations, national security policy and strategy, Vietnam and NATO.
Kaufman had taught in the Department of Social Sciences at the USMA since 1974, and was named director of the department's national security studies program in 1983, deputy department head in 1990, and department head in 1996. Since 2000, he has chaired the academy's Faculty Council, Installation Planning Board and Athletic Committee.
Among the academic honors he has earned, the brigadier general holds the title of Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.). He earned a Ph.D. in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Mass., a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor of Science degree from the USMA.
Kaufman's military experience includes service as a platoon leader in Vietnam, a member of the National Security Council staff, a battalion operations officer with the 82nd Airborne Division and special assistant to the chief of staff of the U.S. Army.
Dr. Peter J. Sireno, president of Darton College, in Albany, Ga. Sireno, has been president of Darton, the third-largest of the University System of Georgia's 13 two-year colleges, for 16 years. He has a total of 20 years' experience at the executive level in college administration.
Sireno received the Chair Academy's 2004 International Exemplary Leadership Award for his advancement of academic and administrative leadership on the Darton campus, which has grown from 1,934 students when he arrived in 1989 to over 4,500 students. Under Sireno's leadership, Darton has become South Georgia's center for nursing and allied health education, offering nursing, 13 allied health degrees, and 10 health care certificates. Approximately 25 percent of Darton's students are nursing majors, enrolled at the Albany campus or in one of three satellite programs.
Sireno's commitment to keeping Darton College on the leading edge of the use of technology for teaching and learning has led to the offering of 16 on-line degrees, and 85% of the courses for 40 additional Darton degree programs are also available online. Since 1996, Darton has been recognized three times as the national winner for Exemplary Initiative in Educational Technology by the National Council of Instructional Administrators. In 2005, the Center for Digital Education in association with the American Association of Community Colleges included Darton College among the Top Ten Digital Community Colleges.
Before his appointment as president of Darton, Sireno served as provost of the Dale Mabry Campus of Hillsborough Community College, in Tampa, Fla., a campus with 18,000 credit students, from 1985 to 1989. Prior to that, he was dean of Dodge City Community College, in Dodge City, Kan., from 1983 to 1985.
Sireno holds an Ed.D. from the University of Missouri. He also obtained a Master of Arts degree and two undergraduate degrees from Northeast Missouri State College (now Truman State University), in Kirksville, Mo.
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I Spy a Butterfly (Bush)
I saw a flutter of wind pass through a bush that made the leaves look like butterflies. It reminded me of pictures of trees full of Monarchs during migration. Did you know that Monarchs migrate like birds but do not live long enough to make it round trip?
I would love to see this playing at the Museum of Natural History in New York…
I haven't seen any Monarchs around here yet. I have see lots of the little white butterflies. I think they are called Cabbage Whites. I have a picture of one here. Have you been seeing butterflies? Please share!


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Crude oil was extremely volatile last week, with big moves both to the upside and the downside, but one pattern did emerge. The range it has traded in has held over the last few weeks. Crude oil has been a sell in the $96.50 to $97 areas, and a buy between $93 and $92.
But let's take a closer look. I would like to buy dips in crude this week for two reasons.
First, as we head toward Memorial Day weekend, demand for products picks up. This applies to
Second, there are rumblings on the geopolitical front. Syria is still out of control, Iran nuclear talks are going nowhere, and over the weekend, North Korea launched short-range missiles.
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Because of these overhanging geopolitical factors, if you are shorting crude, you have to place stops. Indeed, if something breaks out, crude could instantly pop $20. That has always been the interesting dynamic of crude: Any news about it usually means it will spike higher.
Only economic weakness sends it lower. And for now, the U.S. seems stronger, and demand worldwide has been growing.
So where would I buy in to this market?
The support areas at which I would look to buy are $95 to $94.50,and then $94 to $93.50. I would sell cautiously between $96.50 and $97.50, with a tight stop above $97.50. But I would rather trade it from the long side right now.


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MONTGOMERY TWP — An elderly Montgomery Township husband and wife are behind bars after authorities said the couple left multiple vulgar, harassing and threatening messages on another woman's voice mail throughout November.
Thomas M. Kane, 71, and Shirley C. Kane, 74, of the 300 block of Country Club Drive, were arraigned Nov. 29 before District Judge Andrea Hudak Duffy of Montgomery Township — he on one count each of terroristic threats and harassment, both misdemeanors, and she on one count each of stalking, terroristic threats and harassment, also misdemeanors.
Montgomery Township police said that back in October, a woman who resides in the township contacted them to report she had been receiving harassing phone calls from a woman she believed was Shirley Kane — she told police her caller identification showed the calls were coming from Kane.
Because of prior contacts involving the two women, details of which police did not divulge, officers told the woman to contact her phone provider and request a trace be put on her phone, which the woman agreed to do, according to documents filed in district court.
Investigators said that information sent to them from Verizon Legal Compliance indicated that 10 calls were placed to the woman between Nov. 7 and Nov. 27 from a number listed to Shirley Kane.
The woman told police that all of the calls went to her voice mail, and investigators listened to all the messages — some left by a female and others left by a male — according to court documents.
On several of the messages, police said, a female voice was heard calling the woman a series of extremely vulgar names, as well as stating that the woman "should be dead," that "her husband, Tom, will have someone take care of her," that the woman was "the devil" and "the cause of all her problems," and that she "knows where (the woman) lives," repeating that her husband will "have someone take care of her."
On other messages, a male voice was heard also calling the woman vulgar names, as well as stating that "he wished (the woman) was dead" and that she "better watch (her) rear end."
Police said that they had several contacts with the Kanes on unspecified dates prior to their arrests, warning them both not to have any contact with the woman.
At their arraignments Friday, Duffy set bail for each at $10,000 cash, and the Kanes were then transported to Montgomery County Correctional Facility, where they remain incarcerated after failing to post bond.
Both are due in Duffy's courtroom Dec. 13 for preliminary hearings.
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The Danbury Westerners have signed two players from Siena College as they prepare for their upcoming season in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
Alex Tuccio, who grew up in Ridgefield, attended the Salisbury School and transferred to Siena from Seton Hall, will be patrolling the infield at Rogers Park for the Westerners this summer, while Neil Fryer will bolster the pitching staff.
Despite sitting out this year due to NCAA transfer regulations, Tuccio has quite an impressive baseball resume. At the Salisbury School, he was a four-time Western New England Prep Baseball League All-Star. During his senior year, he captained his team to a perfect 23-0 record, a Western New England championship, and the 26th ranking in the nation.
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Fryer is in his junior season as a relief pitcher at Siena. He has pitched 19 innings spread over 18 games and has collected seven saves.
"Neil Fryer has the makings of a good closer, which is needed to win in the NECBL," Danbury Westerners president Paul Schaffer said in a press release. "In addition, I'm excited that Alex Tuccio, a local baseball star from Ridgefield, will be on our team this summer, and I expect significant contributions from both of these Siena Saints."
The Westerners are also recruiting host families for the upcoming summer. The team is looking for families willing to welcome a young athlete into their home and provide a private bedroom for the summer (first week of June through the first week of August). Food arrangements are up to the family, and most players have their own cars for transportation. Those who don't will be paired with those who do. Host families receive season tickets. Those interested should contact Shelley Pitser at email@example.com.
The Danbury Westerners ninth-annual Celebrity Golf Tournament will be held on July 17 at Richter Park in Danbury. Athletes tentatively scheduled to appear include New York Yankee World Series champion Tommy John and New York Giants Super Bowl champion Jeff Feagles. For information on registration, contact Mike Malone at 203-788-3408. Sponsorships are also available.


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straight, unbent, unbowed(adj)
erect in posture
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Minnesota Vikings: 10 Quarterbacks That Should Be on the Radar After 2010December 22, 2010
Minnesota Vikings: 10 Quarterbacks That Should Be on the Radar After 2010
I wrote an article similar to this a couple months back, but I felt as though it were time to make a new, updated list.
Many quarterbacks that weren't on my last list will be included in this one. Also, several quarterbacks that were in the list one, are no longer being considered.
Minnesota's situation at the helm next year is one that is clearly up in the air. There truly is no favorite as to who will be number one on the depth chart come September.
As far as we know, Brett Favre will be retiring after this season, Tarvaris Jackson will leave through free agency, and Joe Webb has tons of potential.
There are several quarterbacks like Kevin Kolb, Chad Henne and Matt Flynn that could be traded to a team that is looking to improve on offense.
Let's take a look at ten possible options for the Minnesota Vikings to look at this offseason!
1. Kyle Orton, Denver Broncos
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 225 lbs.
Age: 28
Years pro: 6
2010 stats: 3,653 yards, 20 touchdowns, 9 interceptions
Kyle Orton played tremendously well for the Broncos in the first half of the season, but he quickly started to fizzle, struggling in his last three games as a starter for Denver.
With Tim Tebow now the starting quarterback for Denver, Kyle Orton's days with the Broncos are most likely over.
Orton is a fantastic quarterback with a great arm, but he often under-throws, over-throws, or just completely misses his target completely.
Being only 28 years old, Orton still has plenty of life left in him. Kyle has played in 62 games as a quarterback in the NFL.
Final verdict:
I don't think Orton will end up in purple and gold, but I won't count him out. I still believe Minnesota will go with a quarterback in the first round of the 2011 draft.
While Orton will most certainly not be a Bronco, his chances of landing with the Vikings aren't that high either.
2. Donovan McNabb, Washington Redskins
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 240 lbs.
Age: 34
Years pro: 12
2010 stats: 3,377 yards, 14 touchdowns, 15 interceptions
Donovan McNabb is another talented quarterback that has likely seen their last days with his respective team.
McNabb was benched in favor of Rex Grossman last week. Rex threw four touchdowns against Dallas, cementing his spot as the number one quarterback in Washington.
On November 15, McNabb received a five-year contract extension. Many were left dazed and confused as to why Mike Shanahan decided that this was a good idea.
Coach Shanahan and McNabb have feuded from day one, which is never a good sign, obviously. If one of them is leaving Washington, it's the quarterback.
While Donovan is clearly not the quarterback he once was, he still has plenty to offer to a team that is trying to make their way into the playoffs. The Redskins just weren't that team.
Final verdict:
Donovan shouldn't become a Viking, in my opinion, but it may happen if the Vikings' organization doesn't want to groom a rookie quarterback once again.
That said, McNabb's chances of being a Minnesota Viking are somewhat slim. His season with the Redskins hasn't impressed me enough to give him my vote.
3. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 215 lbs.
Age: 30
Years pro: 8
2010 stats: 2,755 yards, 20 passing touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 613 rushing yards, 8 touchdowns
Okay, so maybe I'm dreaming about this one, but it's certainly not impossible. However, Minnesota's chances of either trading for or signing Michael Vick are slim to none.
Vick, who was in prison just over two years ago, is now the leading MVP candidate, and his performance against the Giants this past Sunday may have secured the award for him.
Vick is putting up ridiculous numbers, despite having missed three games for the Eagles. Kevin Kolb replaced Vick in these games.
It's a definite that nobody expected these kind of numbers from Vick, which will definitely lead to him being the most improved player in the NFL this season.
There is absolutely no way Philadelphia should or could let Michael Vick go. He means far too much to the franchise and the fans for him to walk.
Final verdict:
It would nearly take a miracle for the Vikings to land Vick in the offseason, so you can basically write Vick off your wish-list this Christmas.
4. Matt Flynn, Green Bay Packers
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 225 lbs.
Age: 25
Years pro: 3
2010 stats: 433 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions
It would be somewhat foolish for the Packers to trade Matt Flynn within the division, but if the price is right, Green Bay would ultimately decide to pull the trigger.
Flynn's three touchdown performance against a fairly strong defense showed me that Matt has potential if he gets the snaps. But since he's behind Aaron Rodgers, Flynn will rarely see the field.
There's likely going to be a team that will believe in Flynn's potential, and will do what they can to pull off a trade.
It was only nine months ago when third-string quarterback, Charlie Whitehurst, was traded to the Seahawks for a fairly high price.
The point I'm trying to make is that when a team has the option to trade a back-up for a high draft pick, they do it.
It would be a serious shame for Green Bay to let Matt's talents go to waste on the bench, holding the clipboard.
Final verdict:
Green Bay shouldn't trade Flynn to a contender, but McNabb was traded from the Eagles to the Redskins, so anything can happen.
While it may not be Minnesota, Flynn should have a new team in 2011.
5. Kevin Kolb, Philadelphia Eagles
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 218 lbs.
Age: 26
Years pro: 4
2010 stats: 1,035 yards, 6 touchdowns, 4 interceptions
With Michael Vick looking like the old Vick, yet better, Kevin Kolb is no longer an important piece to the Eagles' puzzle.
If Vick is signed long-term, Kolb is almost a guarantee to be traded in the offseason, which is what should happen in the first place.
Kevin was selected with the 36th overall pick in the 2007 draft by the Eagles. He was expected to serve as a back-up to McNabb for years to come, but nothing else was expected.
When McNabb was traded to the Redskins, Kolb's time to shine was right in front of his face. To make a long story short, Kevin dropped the ball.
With the chances of Kolb starting soon for the Eagles being extremely low, Philadelphia should look to trade Kolb while they still can.
Final verdict:
Kolb has been linked to the Vikings for quite some time now, and it's for a good reason. Kevin would be a great fit for Minnesota's offensive scheme.
It may take a high draft pick, but quarterback will be the most important position for the Vikings to look at this offseason.
6. Chad Henne, Miami Dolphins
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 230 lbs.
Age: 25
Years pro: 3
2010 stats: 2,952 yards, 14 touchdowns, 16 interceptions
Chad Henne, once expected to be the future of the Dolphins, is now known as one of the more inconsistent quarterback's in the NFL.
Chad has played in all of Miami's games this year, minus a Thursday night game against the Chicago Bears in Week 11.
The Dolphins went on to lose the game 16-0.
Henne has several good targets to throw to, but he still struggles with throwing bone-head interceptions. Chad is one of the big reasons why the Dolphins are now out of the playoff race in the AFC.
Taken with the 57th pick in the 2008 draft out of Michigan, Henne had high hopes, but he likely won't live up to them as long as he's with Miami.
The Dolphins will likely soon realize that they probably won't be able to get over the hump with Henne as their quarterback.
Final verdict:
Although it may seem like I've only "hated" on Henne thus far, I actually think he still has potential to be a very solid quarterback in the NFL.
Perhaps a new change of scenery would be the best option for the young quarterback.
7. Vince Young, Tennessee Titans
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 232 lbs.
Age: 27
Years pro: 5
2010 stats: 1,255 yards, 10 touchdowns, 3 interceptions
Vince Young, who was taken with the third pick in the 2006 draft out on Texas, was expected to be the next big thing in the NFL.
After five years in the pros, Young has had his fair share of ups and downs. He's missed 24 games in his career, 13 of those coming in 2008.
Vince went out for the year over a month ago, but much more controversy was created out of a minor injury.
Many felt that Young's days were over in Tennessee after Jeff Fisher's verbal confrontation with his franchise quarterback.
With that said, Fisher is the more likely of the two to not be with the Titans organization in 2011. However, both could find their way out of Tennessee for the better of the franchise.
Final verdict:
I think Tennessee will hang on to Vince for at least one more year, but he's not likely to stick around after that, unless he improves drastically.
Minnesota would likely have to give up a high draft pick in exchange for the former Pro Bowl quarterback.
8. Ryan Mallett, Arkansas Razorbacks
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 238 lbs.
Age: 22
Class: Junior
2010 stats: 3,592 yards, 30 touchdowns, 11 interceptions
Ryan Mallett is without a doubt my favorite of the quarterbacks that could potentially be there when the Vikings pick in the top ten.
Andrew Luck has no chance of going to the Vikings, which is a big reason why I won't have him included in this slideshow.
Mallett is a humongous quarterback, with one of the strongest arms in college football today. He's tremendous at throwing the long ball.
I recently wrote a mock draft for the Vikings, which I had Minnesota taking Ryan Mallett with the ninth pick in.
Although he may not be the best fit for Minnesota's offense, Mallett is undoubtedly ready for what the NFL has to bring.
Final verdict:
Mallett has a great chance of being with the Vikings after the 2011 draft. There's a good chance a team like the 49ers, Bengals or Cardinals could take him in the top ten, before Minnesota.
There's four months until the 2011 draft, but many are still in anticipation to see who the Vikings take in the first round.
9. Cameron Newton, Auburn Tigers
Height: 6'6"
Weight: 248 lbs.
Age: 21
Class: Junior
2010 stats: 2,589 yards, 28 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, 1,409 rushing yards, 20 touchdowns
Oh, so that's why he won the Heisman!
Cameron Newton may be one of the most "raw" quarterbacks eligible for the draft, but he is clearly one of the most talented.
The 2010 Heisman Trophy winner will likely declare for the 2011 draft. His stock is far too high for him to give the Auburn Tigers another year.
Newton will be compared to Broncos quarterback, Tim Tebow, when it comes to whether or not they be a great passing quarterback in the NFL.
When he gets time in the pocket, Cameron Newton can make the big throws, but if he can't, he's always got those great legs to run with.
Final verdict:
Newton could easily go top five if a team is willing to make the risk. Minnesota could be a definite wild card to take Cam in the top ten.
A 6'6" quarterback that is physical, tough, quick, and intelligent is always a great start for a team that needs one the most.
10. Jake Locker, Washington Huskies
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 230 lbs.
Age: 22
Class: Senior
2010 stats: 2,209 yards, 17 touchdowns, 9 interceptions
Jake Locker is the perfect example of why you should declare for the draft when your stock is incredibly high.
Locker, who could have very likely been the first pick in 2010, decided to forgo the draft in order to play for one more year with the Washington Huskies.
Considered to be a huge disappointment, Locker has struggled with accuracy, decision-making, and has definitely taken a decline since last year.
Even though his numbers aren't impressive, Locker's mechanics will make him a first-round selection no matter what.
Jake is considered to be the best fit for Minnesota's offense, but his lackluster numbers in his senior season have me slightly concerned.
Final verdict:
Locker will be a first-rounder, but I don't think the Vikings should reach for him in the top ten. If Mallett and Newton are both gone, Minnesota can either trade down or take Locker.
In order for his stock to improve, Locker will definitely have to perform in the Senior Bowl and put on a great performance at the combine.


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Sunday, April 06, 2014
THE Suva Bowling Club hosted the second last practice tournament for the National Club Fours event which will be held during the Easter weekend.
Suva, Tamavua and Rewa clubs have been taking part in the weekly competition to improve on their performance in the national event which will be held next month.
Dan Lum On-led Suva team won the men's grade and $120 prizemoney followed by Semesa Naiseruvati's Tamavua in second.
Tamavua, which defeated Babu Khan's Rewa on countback, settled for $80.
In the women's competition, Helen Elliot-led Suva finished on top, collecting $80 prizemoney while Tamavua led by Na Rota settled for the second place.
Tournament co-ordinator Michael Ng said the clubs would have a tough time selecting their teams for the National Fours.
"Looking at the performance during the practice tournaments, it will be hard for clubs to choose their teams," Ng said.
"But still some clubs missed the services of their regular players who are either sick or away on business."
The final practice tournament will be held next week on Saturday.
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Sublingual misoprostol vs oxytocin in women not exposed to oxytocin during labor
This article describes the results of a clinical trial seeking to evaluate the use of misoprostol compared to standard oxytocics for treatment of postpartum hemorrhage in women who were not previously exposed to oxytocin during labor. The results demonstrate that misoprostol may be a suitable first-line treatment alternative for this indication particularly in settings in which use of oxytocin is not feasible. Read the abstract at The Lancet (Jan 2010), Vol 375(9710), pp 210 – 216.
- Topic: Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Type: Staff Publication
- Author: Winikoff, B., Dabash, R., Durocher, J., Darwish, E., Ngoc, N.T.N.,León, W., Raghavan, S., Medhat, I., Chi, H.T.K., Barrera, G., Blum, J.
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