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Veuillez trouver ici des informations sur l'usage des données personnelles utilisées par les sociétés de notre Groupe aux fins de vente et de distribution de nos produits.
Bourdon-Haenni GmbH, Stockach, Germany - DE
Bourdon-Haenni GmbH, Stockach, Germany - EN
Baumer Bourdon-Haenni SAS, Vendôme, France - EN
Baumer Bourdon-Haenni SAS, Vendôme, France - FR
1. General Information
1.1 Personal Data (Art. 4 Nr. 1 GDPR)
Data privacy law protects personal data (hereinafter referred to as data). Personal data means any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Therefore, personal data can be names, addresses, profession, e-mail addresses, state of health, income, marital status, genetic traits, phone numbers and even user data as IP-addresses.
1.2 Controller (Art. 4 Nr. 7 GDPR)
The Controller of the data processing of your data is the Baumer Holding AG. The contact details are:
Baumer Holding AG
8501 Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Represented by: Herr Dr. Oliver Vietze, Herr Dr. Axel Vietze, Herr Roland Fehlmann
Telefon: +41 52 728 11 55
Telefax: +41 52 728 11 44
E-Mail: [email protected]
1.3 Data Protection Officer
The Controller has appointed an external data protection officer, which can be contacted by e-mail under [email protected]
1.4 Right to Object
In case you wish to object the processing of your data by the Controller according to this privacy policy you can contact the Controller via the contact details in the imprint. Please be aware, that in case you exercise your right to object, the use of the website may be limited or completely restricted.
2. Scope and Processing of Personal Data
2.1 Access and Use of the Website
Any time you access the website, your user data will be transferred via your web browser and stored in server logfiles. These data records contain the following data:
The server logfiles will be analyzed by the Controller in anonymized form in order to improve the usabilty, detect errors and to manage server capacities. For example, the Controller can recognize during what time the website is accessed the most and therefore provide sufficient data volume.
The Controller needs the data in order to grant access to the website. The processing is necessary during the access.
2.2 Contact Form, Product Request and E-Mail by Click
If you wish to contact the Controller, please use the contact form. In order to do so, the Controller needs the following information:
In addition, you may provide the following information voluntarily:
The Controller uses your data in order to answer your request and to provide the requested information.
On the website, you can write an e-mail to the Controller by clicking the respective field. By clicking, the e-mail adress which is linked to your e-mail client will be automatically inserted as sender address.
If you do not wish that your e-mail address will be automatically used, you can change the settings of your e-mail client.
The Controller uses your data in order to answer your request and to provide the requested information.
2.3 Newsletter
In order to receive additional information of the Controller you can subscribe to an e-mail newsletter. Therefor, your e-mail address is necessary. You can provide further information about yourself voluntarily.
The so-called double opt-in procedure is used for sending the newsletter, i.e. you will not receive a newsletter by e-mail until you have expressly confirmed before that the newsletter service is to be activated. After you have activated the Newsletter you will receive a notification e-mail with an activation link. By clicking this activation link you can verify your subscription and will receive the newsletter.
You may unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time. For this purpose, please contact the Controller or use the unsubscribe link provided in each newsletter.
Your pseudonymized user data will be used to generate user profiles for purposes of market research, marketing or to improve the design of documents (e.g. newsletter or white paper).
You can object to this data processing at any time via e-mail to [email protected]
2.4 Cookies
The Controller uses cookies in order to collect and store data. Cookies are small data packages, which usually consist of letters and numbers. The cookies are stored on a browser whenever you visit a website. Through using cookies, the website can recognize your browser, to record your use of the website and to identify you, if you return to the website. Cookies do not contain personal data but data that may be related to personal data which the Controller has stored.
Information that the Controller receives from you through the use of cookies can be used for the following purposes:
Cookies do not damage your browser. They do not contain any virus und do not allow the Controller to monitor you. Two different types of cookies are used. Temporary cookies will be deleted after you close your browser (session-cookies). Permanent cookies, on the other hand, have a maximum lifetime of up to 20 days. Through permanent cookies, you can be recognized if you access the website again. This type of cookie allows you to be recognized when you return to the website after leaving it. Through using cookies, the Controller can monitor your use of the website for the above mentioned purposes. In addition, your use of the website will be improved. The data will be collected in anonymized form.
As a matter of course you can use the website without cookies. If you do not want that the Controller can recognize you, you can change the settings of your web browser by selecting "do not accept cookies" in your browser settings. Please refer to the manual of your web browser. If you restrict the use of cookies, this may lead to functional restrictions of the website. If you want to delete cookies already set by your browser please also refer to the manual of your web browser.
2.5 Tracking Tools
The Controller uses Google-Analytics. Google-Analytics uses the cookies described above to collect information about your operating system, your browser, your IP-address, visited websites and time and date of the last access of the Controller's website. The information will transferred to Google's servers in the USA and stored. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for the Controller and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google will transfer the information to third parties pursuant to legal regulations or if third parties process data on behalf of Google. The information will only be used anonymized or pseudonymized. For further informations, please refer to Google's privacy policy (http://www.google.com/intl/de/privacypolicy.html#information).
Google-Analytics uses the cookie Double Click DART. You can restrict the use of this DART-cookie by accessing Googles privacy policy
Google-Analytics does not store personal data but only your IP-address. This information is used to automatically recognize you the next time you visit the Controller's website and to make navigation easier for you.
You can restrict the use of cookies by changing the settings of your web browser. Therefor, you must switch off the storage of cookies in your web browser. Please refer to the manual of your web browser.
2.6 YouTube
We have embedded videos on our YouTube website. This service is operated by Google Inc, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. This service is used on our website in advanced privacy mode. This means that information about the use of the website (e.g. date and time of access, IP address, etc.) is only transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the USA when you click on the videos. The data is used by Google for purposes of advertising market research and/or demand-oriented design of its website. You can also link to your usage account if you are logged in there. If you do not want this, you must log out before use. Google's Terms of Use and privacy policy apply.
2.7 Login
You have the possibility to activate a user account on the operators website. In order to do so, you need to provide your username and password. After successful registration you are able to manage your data.
The Controller processes the data you provide in order to enable you to log in. This is data that is absolutely necessary for the processes mentioned. The admissibility of such processing is governed by Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR, which states that processing is lawful if it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
The provision of the data is necessary, because otherwise no login can take place.
The personal data processed within the scope of the login will be deleted after the legal storage obligations have expired, unless the Controller has a legitimate interest in further storage. In any case, only those data will continue to be stored which are actually absolutely necessary to achieve the corresponding purpose. As far as possible, the personal data will be made anonymous.
2.8 myProducts
On the website, you have the possibility to remember chosen items and address requests concerning those items. Therefore, you have to provide the following information:
On the website you also have the option of remembering several products and making a product enquiry about them. You can also enter a comment in this box. The following data is required for the request:
You can also make the following voluntary entries:
The operator uses your data to respond to your request.
The Controller processes the data you provide in order to respond to your product enquiry and to communicate with you. This is data that is absolutely necessary for the processes mentioned. The admissibility of such processing is governed by Art. 6 para. 1 b) GDPR, which states that processing is lawful if it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the data subject is party or in order to take steps at the request of the data subject prior to entering into a contract.
The provision of the data is necessary, as otherwise no one can react to the product enquiry.
The personal data processed within the scope of the product enquiry will be deleted after the statutory storage obligations have expired, unless the controller has a legitimate interest in further storage. In any case, only those data will continue to be stored which are actually absolutely necessary to achieve the corresponding purpose. As far as possible, the personal data will anonymised.
3. Right of Access, Rectification, Erasure, Restriction, Objection and Data Portability
3.1 Right of Access (Art. 15 GDPR)
Upon request, the Controller will inform you whether he processes data concerning you. The Controller makes every effort to process requests for information as quickly as possible.
3.2 Right to Rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
You have the right to request the Controller to correct any inaccurate personal data concerning you without delay.
3.3 Right to Erasure (Art. 17 GDPR)
You have the right to request the Controller to delete personal data concerning you without delay, and the Controller is obliged to delete personal data without delay, provided that one of the reasons stated in Art. 17 Art. Para. 1 a)-f) GDPR applies.
3.4 Right to Restriction (Art. 18 GDPR)
You have the right to request the Controller to restrict processing if one of the conditions of Art. 18 para. 1 a)-d) GDPR is met.
3.5 Right of Objection (Art. 21 GDPR)
You have the right to object at any time, for reasons arising from your particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning you on the basis of Art.6 para. 1 e) or f) GDPR; this also applies to profiling based on these provisions. The Controller no longer processes your personal data, unless he can prove compelling reasons for the processing that outweigh your interests, rights and freedoms, or the processing serves to assert, exercise or defend legal claims.
If your personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, you have the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you for the purpose of such advertising; this also applies to profiling, insofar as it is associated with such direct marketing.
You have the right to object for reasons arising from your particular situation to the processing of personal data concerning you, for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes in accordance with Art. 89 para. 1 GDPR, unless the processing is necessary for the fulfilment of a task in the public interest.
Please use the contact address given in the imprint for your message.
3.6 Right to Data Portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
You have the right to receive the personal data concerning you that you have provided to the Controller in a structured, current and machine-readable format and you have the right to transmit this data to another Controller without obstruction by the Controller to whom the personal data have been provided, if that the processing is based on a consent pursuant to Art. 6 para. 1 a) GDPR, Art.9 para. 2 a) GDPR or on a contract pursuant to Art.6 para. 1 b) GDPR and the processing is carried out using automated procedures.
4. Withdrawal of your Consent
If you have given your consent to the processing of your personal data and withdraw it, the processing up to the time of this withdrawal remains unaffected.
5. Right to lodge a Complaint
You have the right to lodge a complain with a supervisory authority at any time.
6. Recipients
The data collected when accessing and using the website and the information you provide when making contact will be transmitted to the Controller's server and stored there. In addition, your data can be passed on to the following categories of recipients:
7. Links to Third Party Websites
By accessing this website you may see content which is linked to third party websites. The Controller has no access to cookies or functions of other websites and can not control them. Such third party websites are not subject of this privacy policy.


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For about 90 chaotic minutes Sunday, Oregon City Reserve Officer Robert Libke remained lying where he fell, gravely injured from a gunshot wound to the head.
The initial report of a house fire with an armed man at the scene went out at 1:04 p.m. Sunday. Libke and his training partner, Sean L. Ellis, were the first on the scene, arriving within minutes.
Josh Wenzel, 25, saw Libke walking alone up Eastfield Drive wearing a bullet-proof vest. Wenzel opened his door as Libke stopped in front of his house. He heard him yell twice for a man to drop his weapon, placing his hand near his holster.
The man, 88-year-old Lawrence Cambra, responded by firing at the volunteer officer-in-training, police said, striking Libke above the right eye. Libke fell backward to the ground without ever drawing his weapon, and he remained there, motionless.
Oregon City Sgt. Pat Lynch arrived moments later, assuming command amid danger and confusion. One officer had already been gunned down, the attacker was at large and a house fire was raging. Lynch is an experienced military veteran who served three tours of duty and was stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lynch also teaches emergency medical care.
Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Rob Wurpes and Oregon City Police spokesman Sgt. Matt Paschall declined to comment on what, if any, medical care was provided for Libke before he was carried to an ambulance roughly and hour and a half after he was shot.
Cambra was still armed and nearby, posing a risk to neighbors and the growing ranks of police who swarmed the area around the burning house at 841 Linn Ave. Firefighters and paramedics were kept at a distance so they would not become targets.
About 20 minutes after Libke was shot, Wenzel said police arrived and evacuated Wenzel's family and other neighbors through their backyards. When Wenzel evacuated, Libke was still there, lying on his back, and Cambra's house was collapsing from the fire.
Video taken by another neighbor shows Libke arriving at the ambulance about an hour later, shortly after members of a SWAT team moved in and fired on Cambra.
Oregon City police and the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office declined to comment on what happened during that interval. They also declined to discuss training protocols or the actions of Ellis, who remains on duty.
A video from KATU Television recorded a time of 2:39 p.m. – about 90 minutes after Libke was shot – as emergency workers loaded Libke into an ambulance for transportation to a waiting helicopter ambulance.
On Monday, Libke was taken off life support and died from his injuries.
On Wednesday, Oregon City Police Chief James Band issued a statement that referred to the decisions officers have to make in life-threatening situations:
"During such incidents, officers are required to make split-second decisions that have tremendous implications. Such things have life-changing ramifications for people involved in every aspect of this case. . . . . During deadly-force encounters, officers are trained to balance the needs of saving injured people or first responders while ensuring no one else is killed in the process. I believe the responding officers took responsible actions under extremely dangerous circumstances to prevent further loss of life to other first responders and citizens in our community. They have my unwavering gratitude and support. I am confident that the investigation, once complete, will provide the public with the accurate information they need to help them understand what occurred during this chaotic situation."
Cambra's reason for setting the fire is not clear but details emerged Tuesday to suggest a motive.
Sometime Sunday before the fire, Cambra assaulted his girlfriend, Joyce Ruby Eileen Smith, 70. At one point, Cambra was strangling Smith and she believed he would kill her, according to two law enforcement sources. Smith, who did not have serious injuries, gave an extensive interview to detectives Sunday night.
Smith, who had lived with Cambra since 2007, obtained a restraining order against Cambra in October 2012 after he threatened get a gun and "get rid of a few people."
Smith is listed in public records as the co-owner of Cambra's house, and arson may have been act of revenge against her.
Also Tuesday, police cleared up seemingly contradictory reports about Cambra's death.
On Monday, a news release from a representative of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office reported that SWAT team members encountered Cambra "and subsequently shot him." On Tuesday, the state medical examiner's office determined that Cambra died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Later in the day, law enforcement explained that members of Clackamas County Sheriff's Office SWAT team shot Cambra just as Cambra committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest with the handgun.
More details will become clear in coming days.
Police say there are three components to the ongoing investigation: the fire, the shooting of the police officer and the use of force by members of the SWAT team.
The fire investigation is being conducted by the Oregon State Police, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms and the Clackamas County Fire District #1 Fire Marshal. The investigation will take 24 to 48 hours, police said Monday.
The investigation into the shootings of Libke and Cambra is being conducted by Clackamas County Major Crimes Team, led by the Clackamas County District Attorney. Investigators will look at all aspects of the events that led to the shootings, police say.
Reporters Molly Harbarger and Michael Bamesberger contributed to this story.

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To us, Kenya is a market with a lot of promise. The industrial growth is picking up, which will then directly boost the demand for good quality leather industrial safety shoes and work boots. And this is exactly where, Warrior comes in.
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House tactics spill into acrimony
A series of procedural theatrics from House Democrats briefly turned nasty Saturday when a Republican leadership staffer and a top House Democrat had a heated exchange on the House floor.
It began when House Democrats began taking to the floor, demanding a series of unanimous consent requests to vote on a Senate-passed funding bill that would end the federal government shutdown — now in its 12th day.
Republicans wanted to end the floor tactics from Democrats. Chris Vieson, the floor director for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, went to the floor director for House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) and exchanged words with the Hoyer staffer that Democrats perceived as rude.
Rep. Joe Crowley (D-N.Y.) then got involved.
( PHOTOS: Lawmakers arrive for budget showdown)
"He had come to our side and was yelling across the aisles that they were shutting down the debate and pulling the bill and shutting it down," Crowley told reporters, referring to Cantor's floor director. "I said … that the staffer was shutting down democracy. And he said, 'that's right.'"
Crowley said he then told Vieson that his actions were "inappropriate" and that his behavior was "not in fitting with the decorum of the House."
"He agreed and he apologized," Crowley told reporters.
( Also on POLITICO: Democrats reject Susan Collins proposal)
"Clearly the Republicans were not happy with us continuing to say 'let's open the government,'" Hoyer added. "That frustration, I think, boiled over."
Earlier, Cantor's office had accused Crowley of "inappropriately" laying his hands on a GOP staffer — an allegation Crowley disputed.
"All I can say is, Rep. Crowley, we feel, inappropriately put his hands on our floor director as our floor director was delivering a message to the minority," Cantor spokesman Rory Cooper told reporters earlier Saturday.


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Obama's Chance To Be a Real Leader
The deficit debate may represent the best opportunity for Obama to rescue his presidency.
Since his "shellacking" on Election Day, President Obama has looked dangerously lost and uncertain, taking responsibility without admitting he made mistakes, and sending mixed signals on what he'll do next. He's been all over the map, for example, on extending the Bush tax cuts for high earners. He doesn't seem to know whether to throw his weight behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi and fight harder for issues important to liberal Democrats or move to the center. And he had a pretty unsuccessful economic trip to Asia.
Now comes what could be the start of a serious and important debate on bringing the budget deficit under control. If Obama takes a real leadership role and fulfills his 2008 campaign promise of working hard to bring the country together to solve our common problems, it will be hugely beneficial to the long-term economic security of the U.S. -- and to Obama's reelection hopes. But that's a pretty big if.
The catalyst can be the draft report by the president's National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform. There's plenty not to like in the proposal of the two chairmen -- Democrat Erskine Bowles and Republican Alan Simpson -- and plenty of people don't like it. Most Republicans hate the proposed tax hikes, which come in the form of ending or limiting existing tax breaks. Democrats say they can't swallow the proposed cuts in the projected growth of Social Security and Medicare. Even nonpartisan budget experts aren't happy. Stan Collender, a longtime private sector budget guru, complained in his blog and a follow-up e-mail that the chairmen offered nothing more than a laundry list of alternatives that don't add up to a coherent plan.
True enough, but that's not the point. It's only a draft that will be rewritten before the commission deadline of Dec. 1. Plus at least two other private nonpartisan panels are coming out with budget proposals that will offer alternatives.
The important thing is that it can be -- and should be -- the start of an adult conversation. The commission chairmen make it clear that the only way to make any real progress is to create a comprehensive package with a mix of spending cuts, entitlement cuts and tax increases. Their numbers show how silly it is to claim that eliminating earmarks and slashing the salaries of federal workers (all while cutting taxes further) is little more than a joke. So too is pandering to senior voters by pretending we can afford to take Social Security and Medicare off the table.
Now it's up to Obama. He ought to use his once-famous but now-absent rhetorical skills to sit the American people down and drive the point home. He ought to emphatically embrace the GOP goal of lower deficits but call their bluff and challenge them to join him by presenting a real plan, one that is balanced and as fair as possible. And he ought to really lead Democrats from the get-go, not sit back and defer to them, as he did with the health care law. Above all, he has to get members of both parties thinking about 2025, not just Nov. 6, 2012.
Then Obama has to roll up his sleeves, invite everyone into the same room and keep them there until they get it, making sure that the American people are informed every step of the way. He has to present his own plan, and make anyone who doesn't like it produce an alternative that is real and not one-sided. Above all, he has to make it clear that the U.S.'s future depends on solving this problem.
If Obama does all that, and nothing comes of it, then voters will have a real choice to make in 2012.


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Large Professor recently sat down with HipHopWired to discuss the making of Nas' classic debut Illmatic, released in 1994. During the interview, he explained why the LP captured New York City with the perfect blend of lyrics and production, and how Esco was able to accurately paint a picture of the world around him.
"The energy about making Illmatic was crazy. It was really New York at its peak, and then you had this ferocious rapper in Nas and these ferocious producers – Pete Rock, Premier, Large Professor, Q-Tip – and it was what I called the burner age," he explained. "Like, a burner was not just basic graffiti. It was a real thought-out, intricate masterpiece. So when we started sampling, that's really when the music really started getting nice and colorful. We made songs filtering all kinds of things. Joints like 'Halftime' man was just like a musical painting of the streets, just the roughness of the New York streets. And the trains going by and people hanging out and beers and smoke, all of that. We just trying to encapsulate that into the music. That's why I feel it's revered, because I feel we captured it, definitely."
He also said that he doesn't think there has been an album since Illmatic that's surpassed in quality, stating that Nas was able to unload his life into the LP in a way that others cannot.
"I feel Illmatic hasn't been outdone in the style of album that that is, because you think Nas from day zero from I guess he was 20 years old, that's 20 years of experience just waiting to get out there and it's like… And then the beats, I feel Illmatic was more a lyrical album. I feel the albumw as built more on lyrics than tracks. But that album is just poetical plus street man, it's amazing."
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Virtual greed is good
The British and German publishers have both just gone into a second printing, so sales must be good. Either that or they thought it would bomb and only printed a handful of copies to start with. It's hard to know for sure. No, wait! A reprint is always a good thing.
According to Amazon.com, who always find out this kind of thing before me, there are release dates for the American & Canadian paperback (January 6th 2004, US$12.95) and the British smaller paperback (February 5th 2004, Ł6.99). There's also a chance I'll be doing touring the US in January, but that's yet to be confirmed.
Meanwhile, I've realized I can manipulate the stock market. The Hollywood Stock Exchange, anyway, which is just as fun and minus the risk of getting hauled off to jail. If I say something on this web site about the movie's development, the Jennifer Government stock goes up; if I don't mention it for a while, it sinks. This makes me want to announce that Nicole Kidman has committed to play the lead. (But she hasn't. They're still working on the screenplay.)


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(Phoenix, Ariz. – Oct. 11, 2006) Attorney General Terry Goddard today announced that R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company agreed to end the sale of candy-, fruit- and alcohol flavored cigarettes manufactured and sold by Reynolds. Goddard joined 38 other Attorneys General in the settlement agreement.
"Candy and fruit flavors are obviously attractive to kids and adding them to cigarettes is grossly irresponsible," Goddard said. "This settlement will ensure that R. J. Reynolds acts more responsibly in developing and marketing its products."
Under the settlement, Reynolds agreed to a U.S. ban of its flavored Camel, Kool and Salem cigarettes. The agreement also imposes significant marketing restrictions that make it virtually impossible for Reynolds to market a flavored cigarette to young people.
The settlement agreement provides for the following restrictions to any cigarettes manufactured by Reynolds in the future that have a flavor other than tobacco or menthol:
- The name of the cigarette may not be candy, fruit or an alcoholic beverage and may not include terms that suggest imagery of candy, fruit or alcoholic beverages.
- Reynolds may not use print advertising, point of sale materials, exterior packaging or non-age-verified direct mail or Internet advertising that contains names of candy, fruit or alcoholic beverages, or imagery of candy, fruit or alcoholic beverages.
- Reynolds may not distribute scented promotional materials, such as ALift and Sniffs@ or AScratch and Sniffs.@
- Using candy, fruit and alcohol flavors with high youth appeal;
The Attorneys General argued that Reynolds targeted youth by:
- Advertising and packaging with graphics, typography, colors, styles and themes that were enticing to youth;
- Using AScratch and Sniff@ and ALift and Sniff@ promotional cards scented with sweet, candy aromas, but with none of the scent of tobacco.
- The flavored cigarettes sold by Reynolds that are specifically banned by the Agreement are:
- Camel Exotic Blends: Mandarin Mint, Dark Mint, Crema, Izmir Stinger, Twist, Cinnzabar, Mandalay Lime, Aegean Spice, Bayou Blast, Beach Breezer, Margarita Mixer, Midnight Madness, Back Alley Blend, Kauai Kolada, Twista Lime, Winter MochaMint, Warm Winter Toffee, Blackjack Gin, Screwdriver Slots and SnakeEyes Scotch.
- Salem Silver: Dark Currents, Fire & Ice, Deep Freeze and Cool Myst.
- Kool Smooth Fusions: Mintrigue, Mocha Taboo, Midnight Berry and Caribbean Chill.
Attached is a copy of the agreement.


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SMART's new shelter designs are even worse than before
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SMART may be on the verge of making a serious mistake.
Back in August, 2014, the rail agency released its "65%" plans for stations to decidedly mixed reviews. Stung by the criticism, particularly from San Rafael mayor Gary Phillips who called the designs "ridiculous", SMART went into a long internal huddle.
Last Wednesday, at its Board meeting, SMART offered something new. Focusing mainly on platform shelters, it proposed an alternative to the forest green "Option 1" design included in the 65% station drawings.
The new shelters, inspired by bus stops, use a "standing seam hip roof design" and are being referred to as "Option 2". They are proposed to be painted black, although SMART staff seems willing to allow cities to paint them any color in the rainbow. Cities will have until March 31st to tell SMART whether they want this new shelter or prefer to stick with Option 1. Based on the feedback from SMART Board members, it appears that cities will be lining up for Option 2.
That's unfortunate. The new Option 2 design has many serious downsides and will likely be viewed with regret once SMART begins its operations. Moreover, switching them out for something totally different later on may not be easy.
SMART is waiting until the shelters are chosen to lay a top slab of concrete on its station platforms. That implies that the details of the top slab (for things like utilities or drainage) are tailored to a specific shelter type. A switch to a different shelter in the future might require demolishing the tops of platforms, which would be costly and time-consuming. Given that, it's far more critical for SMART get this decision right than it would be for a typical bus operator.
So what's wrong with Option 2? Several things. A good rail platform shelter should have the following characteristics:
- A very narrow footprint and open design to avoid getting in the way of customers circulating on the platform.
- A broad canopy with an appropriate height to maximize weather protection; and
- A nice aesthetic that is compatible with its surroundings.
Option 2 misses the mark on all of these.
Shelter Footprint
Space on SMART's platforms will be very limited. It's "side" platforms will be 15 feet wide, while its "center" platforms (set between two tracks) will be 18 feet wide. Let's consider the larger of these two.
Center platforms will have two, 24 inch wide, nubby, tactile warning strips; one along each platform edge. That leaves about 14 ft. of room for patrons, or about 7 ft. on each side of the platform. With shelter Option 1, the footprint will extend about 2 ft. out from the platform center line on each side, leaving two, 5 ft. "travel lanes" on each side of the shelter. That's manageable.
By contrast, the Option 2 shelter is much, much wider. It will extend a full 4½ ft. out on each side of the platform center line, leaving a very narrow 2½ ft. on each side of the shelter. That's untenable.
A visual simulation on a PowerPoint slide from SMART's recent Board meeting shows the full horror of this future condition (1:04:47 mark).
To make matters worse, the narrow 2½ ft. width between shelter and warning strip isn't just a single choke point that customers will have to navigate around. The Option 2 shelters are only open one side, meaning that the "closed" side will present a long, continuous, 2½ ft. channel between platform edge and the solid glass wall of the shelter. SMART is proposing to ultimately add two or three of these monster shelters to each platform.
Suspended four feet in the air, SMART platform's will be narrow islands, sometimes crowded with people, and far more populated with bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers, and luggage than a typical bus stop. The Option 2 shelters are going to pose great difficulties to circulating customers when SMART is in operation. While they may not violate the letter of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), they certainly violates the spirit of it. Amazingly, only one SMART Director (Russell) raised any concern about space constraints.
The green Option 1 shelters will allow for far more space on the platforms. However, SMART's 30% station design shelters had a key advantage over both Option 1 and Option 2. They were porous. They did not have a continuous wall of windscreens separating one side of the platform from the other. This openness would allow for more platform space and for customers to freely move from one side of the platform without having to go all the way around a bulky and long shelter.
Weather Protection
At Wednesday's meeting, SMART Director Kellner speculated that the Option 2 shelter would offer better weather protection than Option 1. In fact, the opposite is true. The canopies of the Option 1 shelter span 12 ft., while the heavier canopies of the Option 2 shelter only span 10 ft. and provide less coverage.
Moreover, the Option 2 canopies only offer weather protection on one side, according to SMART's drawings. On the "closed" side of the shelter, the roof only extends a few inches over the wall of long glass, which will offer no weather protection at all.
The one-sided and enclosed nature of these bus stop shelters prevents customers from easily and casually ducking under the canopy on a rainy or hot sunny day. They have to deliberately and consciously move into the enclosure on one side, squeezing through the 2½ ft. wide choke point.
Much of the politicians' comfort with Option 2 seems to stem from the look, which avoids garish green paint and offers a more familiar shape. In the words of SMART Director Mouton-Peters, it "fits the cultural ethos" of Marin. The new shelter design was reportedly partly inspired by the shelters at the San Rafael Transit Center.
While beauty is subjective, I doubt most Marinites cherish the Bettini Transit Center's shelters. Without a doubt, the most beautiful things in Marin County are inherent in the place itself: the green and gold rolling hills, the oak trees, and the historic town centers.
The best thing that a transit shelter can do in this environment is to stay simple and clean and get out of the way. SMART Director Rabbit offered some of this perspective when he wondered if these big, black, bus shelters might end up blocking views of more cherished places and structures near the stations. They will.
Little House on the Platform
A misguided approach on shelter design can begin easily enough. When most people think of a "shelter", the most comforting image that comes to mind is a house. Then, when people think of an iconic shape for a house, the most classic vernacular is a triangular pitched roof. In fact, SMART staff noted that the new Cotati Depot building also partly served as an inspiration for the Option 2 shelters.
Unfortunately, a triangular roof that drains water into gutters on either side tends to be very heavy. It's not structurally possible to cantilever the canopy very far. Moreover, the weighty triangular roof can't be supported easily by narrow support columns in the center. It requires a much wider base, just like a house. That leads to bulk. The problem is that rail platforms are not spacious enough to accommodate a bulky "house" while also serving the increasingly complex function of patron circulation and access.
Lessons from Utah
In the 1990's, Salt Lake City was part of a wave of light rail development in the United States. Some of the TRAX light rail stations, however, were designed with wide, black, bulky shelters that look remarkably like what SMART is now proposing. The result was difficulties with customer circulation and safety on the platforms. Trolley Station in Downtown Salt Lake City, pictured below, is a textbook example of excessive platform clutter.
Perhaps trying to moving past this mistake, the new shelters proposed for the 2013 North Temple Bridge/Guadalupe Station (which serves both light rail and commuter rail) in Salt Lake City are decidedly different. The design by Hatch, Mott MacDonald, offers some excellent characteristics.
First, the shelters are narrow at the base to avoid clutter and to allow for easy circulation and safety. They are porous to allow movement from side to side. They have wide spanning canopies for good weather protection. They drain to the center, so that water doesn't land on passengers' heads. They allow for some natural light to come through, are simple, and basically get out of the way to allow for views of mountains and cityscape. And lastly, the name of the station is positioned below the canopy where it can be read easily by people on the platform and in the train.
SMART's Option 2 shelters literally offer none of these important features.
Where to Go Now
For SMART, it's been a continuous climb down on stations. They began with a professional design led by an architecture/engineering firm with transit experience, not unlike Hatch, Mott, MacDonald.
Then, SMART turned the design of stations over to its construction contractor, Shimmick. Now, they spear to be doing something even worse, taking hail-mary design advice from the Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA), a funding agency with no transit operations, railroading, or architectural experience. It's the SCTA who suggested the Option 2 bus shelters.
Cities along the rail line should not take the SCTA's recommendation and should rally around shelter Option 1 for the good of the SMART's system. While imperfect, it at least avoids the serious problems presented by shelter Option 2. If painted a more neutral color than the proposed forest green, it could be a respectable piece of station furniture.
Of course, while it may be too late, the best long-term outcome for both the riding public and taxpayers would be for SMART to implement a truly professional shelter design that considers the myriad details of the customer experience.


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*General Fitness Workout Routines*
Hey everyone,
I was asked by a few others to post up some good general workout routines so I thought I would share some on a weekly basis, that way people just starting out could try um out and follow along with others if they'd like.
I'm going to start this by saying these are some routines my friends and trainer and I have come up with... I'm not trying to take all the credit for them, nor am I saying I know everything about working out. These workouts have proved great results for me so by sharing I hope they can do the same for you.
So lets begin.
First of all the EASIEST thing you can do to make these routines actually mean something is change your diet. Put down the pizza, take it easy on the sundae's... you want PROTEIN, PROTEIN and you guessed it... MORE PROTEIN. Obviously moderation is good, eat a cheeseburger once a week and go out for some frozen yogurt. Just make a serious point to limit it to once a week or less. Think of it this way, the more carbs/fat you eat the more carbs/fat your body burns from whats inside your stomach so it's not buring the fat on your body instead (which mean you don't lose weight). Also, STAY HYDRATED. Expect to drink at least 8-12 cups of water a day. I made the mistake of not doing this and had a week long headache. Sodium will also do this to you, stay away from it at all costs.
Lets review:
BAD - Carbs, Sodium, Fat
GOOD - Protein, H20
Ok, now workout frequency. To make any impact on your metabolism and muscles you need to exercise AT LEAST 3 times a week, I would recommend 4-5 days if possible. This doesn't mean you have to go balls to the wall, I'm about to pass out, hardcore. A simple 30 min session often does the trick, most of these workouts will take between 30-60 min. The key is to make sure you're actually working and not just f-ing around and not building up any sweat.
On lighter lifting days I also like to walk/jog on the treadmill (or outside if possible) with the incline set towards the highest limit. The key to this is the longer you can maintain it, the better it is for you. Instead of trying to sprint for 10 min, walk or jog for 30-45min. Walking on a treadmill (3-3.5mph) at a high incline will usually burn more calories for you than running for the same amount of time on a flat incline. Plus it's working you hard enough to keep your heart up but not tire you out too fast. Also if you spool up the heart to full speed all the time (which is ok for cardio once in a while) your body wants to replenish itself with carbs afterward. And if we remember one of the rules above, carbs=bad.
Anyway, before this gets too long, here is the 1st initial workout. I realize some of you will have questions, so just fire away and I'll do my best to answer.
If you see a workout and don't know how to do it, use GOOGLE. You will find LOTS of info by just searching for the name of it.
WORKOUT - WEEK 1 TOTAL BODY(Repeat 3-5 times during the week).
Squats - 3 sets of 15 using only your body weight.
Focus on form - arms straight out, flat back and ass pushing out at the bottom, pull your hips forward to the top with arms at sides.
Bench Press - 2 sets of 12 (no failures).
Key here is flat shoulder blades on the bench. If you can't get to 12 at the weight, stop, take a little off and finish set. The key is to challenge your muscles, don't go light and get through it all. It's better to start a little higher, do 8-12 and then get a little lighter as you go on. I would recommend for someone who doesn't do this much to just try between 65-95 lbs total (keep in mind the bar is 40).
Standing Reverse Leg lifts - 2 sets of 30 (15 on each side per set).
Stand on 1 leg, push your back leg straight out behind you and lift keeping your leg straight and using your opposite arm as a counter weight. Your body should be making a T shape and try to get your back flat. Repeat each leg 15 times then switch sides. Balance and hamstrings will be tested here.
Assisted Pull Ups - 2 sets of 15.
Try a few at a weight about 60% of yours and try from there. You should be able to finish all 15 but be challenged. Form is key, remember to keep your back and abs as straight as possible.
Kettle Bell High Pulls - 2 sets of 15.
Try 25lbs to start and adjust from there.
Kettle Bell Swing - 3 sets of 10.
Use the same weight as the High Pulls. Get some good momentum built up doing this and it'll make it a touch easier for you.
Dumb Bell Bicep Rotation - 2 sets of 24 (12 on each side).
Again, you'll have to see what feels challenging but not too light here. I stated out at 25 lbs. Arms flat at your sides, palms facing in. Bring one arm up like a bicep curl and rotate your wrist as you come up, trying to twist your wrist to face you and then a little bit further, as far out as it'll go.
Seated V position - hold for 30 seconds without touching floor.
Crunch position - hold for 30 seconds without touching floor.
Leg raise position* - hold for 30 seconds without touching floor.
*(flat on back, hands under butt, raise legs 45-60 deg.)
Congrats now you're done. Repeat 3-4 more times throughout the week. Add in some light elevated walking/jogging after or on your alternate days to help jump start your metabolism.
Workout for Week 2 (Repeat 3-5 times during the week).
Barbell Deadlifts
3 sets of 12, try to do at least the bar plus 20lbs on each side, if that feels TOO easy increase weight.
Sumo Kettle Bell Highpulls
3 sets using 25 or 35lb kettle bell.
Assume the squatting position with a wide stance, kettle bell in both hands hanging at about 3-6 inches off the ground and do a high pull using both your legs and arms up to your chin. The explosion should come from your hips and help get the weight up to your chest and arms will pull the rest. Make sure your elbows go up past your shoulders on this one.
Dumbbell Cleans
3 sets of 15 using 15-20lb dumbells
research the "clean" exercise if needed. It's a lot like a deadlift combined with a high pull except your arms flip inward at the end so the weights end up almost resting at your shoulders.
1 Arm Dumbbell Snatch
3 sets of 12 (each side) using the same dumbbells as the cleans you just did. Snatch is also like a high pull but you go all the way up over your head.
Weighted Split Squats
3 sets of 10 (each side) use a weighted bar on your shoulders if possible. Key to this one is keeping your back straight and not making it a lunge forward but straight down.
At this point you might also want to learn how to foam roll your legs. The rolls are like $19.99 at Target or a sporting goods store.
I'll update again next week.
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My diet is comprised of high fat - high protein - moderate to low carb ratio. Fat is not all bad, as most people see it. There are different types of fat, some of which are actually healthy for you. I eat plenty of avocados, nuts, coconut milk, do all my cooking with coconut oil and some olive oil... and my bloodwork from a few weeks ago was excellent.
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Eat CLEAN... As in non-processed food. I try to get as much of my macros out of real food as I can, with the occasional supplementation via a protein shake.
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As for the deadlifts, I like them too but week 1 would be better served for just the standing leg lifts to get the hammies going. The weeks to follow will have A LOT of deadlifts squats and cleans.
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new workout coming your way tonight... in the meantime read this.
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For this week's issue, we combed countless archives in search of the perfect photograph to accompany a history of the American Dream, the subject of the cover story by Jon Meacham. In the end, we turned to photographer Mike Sinclair, who's been rigorously documenting America's heartland near his home in Kansas City, Mo. When asked about his photos, he modestly says, "I never really set out to photograph the American Dream or western culture. These are not projects. The edits come out of thinking about themes. I like going through my work and then figuring it out."
For more than 30 years, Sinclair has documented places where people gather, like state fairs, sporting events and parks. "I grew up in the heyday of LIFE and photojournalism. I realized early on that I was better at visual things," he tells TIME.
Sinclair decided to pursue journalism at the University of Missouri, but after one year, he realized that it wasn't a great fit. "I came under the spell of Winogrand and Friedlander and found them more interesting as a budding photojournalist. I eventually went to Southern Illinois University, where they had an undergraduate program in fine art photography. Once I got there, I was in heaven—it combined my interest in the fine arts and photography."
"I just like everything about taking photos and going to these events. It's a great counterpoint to photographing modern architecture," says Sinclair, who does the job professionally to make a living between his documentary projects. All of his images reflect the rigor of an architectural photographer with the straightforward style of masters like Walker Evans, Joel Sternfeld and Stephen Shore.
"I switched to architecture because I thought after 30 or 40 years I'd have some kind of record of this time and what happened," he explains.
Sinclair's understated and introverted approach to documenting an event feels easygoing, placing viewers in the shoes of a local rather than an outsider. He photographs on trips he plans and usually goes with his family. "I kind of plant the camera in front of people and spend time with them," he says. In all his images, he almost feels invisible.
Sinclair has no real plans for his work except to keep making it. In the beginning, he says, "I first shared the work to the owner of the Dolphin Gallery in Kansas City and was encouraged by him to show it [elsewhere]. Eventually, through them, my work found its way into collections around the country." These collections include The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, also in Kansas City.
Sinclair disagrees when people label him as a certain type of photographer. "I don't think of myself as a Midwestern photographer. I think the same sort of things happen everywhere I've been." His image of the Fourth of July (featured above) speaks to his claim—it feels like it could represent almost anywhere in America.
"Part of what I'm interested in is this idea of public space and the preciousness of it. It's something that we all need," he says.
Mike Sinclair is a photographer based in Kansas City, Missouri. His current exhibition 'Public Assembly' is on view at Jen Bekman Projects in New York City until June 24.


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The Riggs Report: A tipping point for gun control?
Stage set for high drama today in Senate chambers
Could it be that the NRA's long-held grip is loosening on Washington's political strings, in the wake of last December's school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut? A breakthrough deal announced this week by two key senators sets the stage for high drama in the Senate chambers today, where debate begins on whether to take up President Obama's gun control bill.
Democrat Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Republican Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania are not exactly poster children for gun control. In fact, both are outspoken supporters of gun rights. But they've struck an agreement on a measure to broaden background checks for gun buyers, derailing efforts by Republican opponents can block a vote from even taking place.
It takes 60 votes just to begin the debate. The Democrats mustered 68 on Thursday, meaning the debate is underway. Understand, if a bill clears the Senate, it's not going to be the version the president wants. Mr. Obama has been lobbying hard for a measure that would renew a ban on assault weapons and would limit the size of ammunition clips. Those provisions don't stand much chance. A proposal from Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-California) to renew the assault weapon ban was stripped from the bill by Majority Leader Harry Reid last month. Feinstein says she hasn't given up and will seek to add the ban back through an amendment. That is, to put it mildly, unlikely.
What could emerge from the political smoke, though, is a measure that would not only tighten background checks, but would attempt to crack down on illegal gun sales and provide funding for school security.
That push in Washington comes as the Capitol's Democratic leaders in Sacramento are promoting a flood of gun control bills unlike that seen in years. The dynamics are far different from those in Washington. California was the first state in the nation to enact an assault weapons ban, after a gunman in Stockton opened fire at Cleveland Elementary in 1989, killing five and wounding 29.
A total of seven gun control bills are scheduled to hit the Senate Public Safety Committee next Tuesday. They include SB374 by Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), which would broaden the definition of assault weapons and require all owners of those guns to submit a record of that ownership to the Department of Justice.
Other measures would require permits for buying ammunition and would disqualify those with certain drug and alcohol offenses from gun ownership.
"..Poll after poll shows that the majority of Californians demand action against gun violence," Steinberg said in a statement.
A January poll from the Public Policy Institute of California, in fact, showed that 65 percent of respondents think the government should do more to regulate firearms.
In Sacramento, given the political makeup, it will be a much straighter path to passing gun control bills. In Washington, the NRA still has a strong edge. The path of passage in the House remains very unclear. But the shootings at Sandy Hook may well have become the tipping point that leads from the standard response--heated argument-- to the first significant national gun control law in almost 20 years.
Author Kevin Riggs is an Emmy-winning former political reporter for KCRA-TV. He is now the station's political analyst, and Senior Vice President at Randle Communications.


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Dr. Dimitris Kousouris has studied History and Archaeology at the University of Athens (2000) and pursued his graduate studies in the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (Paris, France), where he received a Master's degree (DEA, 2003), and a PhD in History and Civilizations.
He has conducted research as a doctoral Research Fellow in the "European Legal Cultures" project (2004–2007) and as a Post-doctoral Fellow in Princeton University (2010–2011) and at The Franke Institute for Humanities, University of Chicago (2011–2012).
He taught Modern History at the University of Crete (2009–2010 and 2012–2013), and at the University of Chicago (2011–2012). Between 2012 and 2013 he was a visiting lecturer at the EHESS in Paris.
Research concentrations
20th century European History, Justice in Regime Transitions, War and Politics, Collective Memory, Historiography
Function within the Center
Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study Konstanz (October 2013–September 2014)
Rresearch project "Between Interstate and Civil War: Postwar Legal Purges in Historical Perspective. 1870–2000"
Selected publications
Une épuration ordinaire (1944-1949), Histoire des procès des collaborateurs en Grèce, Arkhê, Paris (forthcoming, 2014).
"From Revolution To Restoration: The Greek Postwar Purges, 1944-1949", in L. Israël, G. Mouralis (eds), Dealing with wars and dictatorships, Legal concepts and categories in action, T.M.C. Asser Press, Hague, 2013.
"Kollaboration mit Nazi-Deutschland und Geschichtsschreibung" , in Chr. Kambas & Mar. Mitsou, Die Okkupation Griechenlands 1941-1944. Deutsch-griechisches Gedächtnis. Köln, Böhlau, 2014.
"Η ποινική δίωξη των δοσιλόγων της Κατοχής" in Chr. Hadjiiossif (ed.), Ιστορία της Ελλάδας του 20ου αιώνα (History of Greece in the 20th century), Athens, Vivliorama, 2009, vol. D1, p. 105-129.


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ST. LOUIS (AP) — T.J. Oshie and Patrik Berglund scored 51 seconds apart during St. Louis' four-goal third period, leading the Blues to a 4-1 exhibition victory over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night.
David Backes and Chris Stewart also scored for St. Louis, which finished the preseason with a 3-2-1 record. Alex Pietrangelo had two assists and Jaroslav Halak stopped 18 shots.
Jared Spurgeon scored for the Wild, who went 4-2-0 in the preseason. Josh Harding stopped all 15 shots he faced, and Johan Gustafsson allowed four goals on 11 shots.
Both teams will open the regular season Thursday at home. The Blues host the Nashville Predators, while the Wild plays host to the Los Angeles Kings.
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Crossroads encourages students committed to ministry to deaf persons to participate in the Extension Class Program offered by Deaf Missions of Council Bluffs, Iowa. This program prepares students for entry-level positions in Christian ministries with deaf people by offering the basic tools and knowledge for such work.
The Extension Class Program consists of 16 semester hours of college-level courses taught by qualified staff members of Deaf Missions. These classes are offered during the spring semester. Students selected for the program spend one semester in the Council Bluffs/Omaha area, which is a national center for ministry to the deaf. There they benefit from an intensive, comprehensive curriculum that includes classroom instruction, guest lectures and field trips. Students also receive on-the-job training through supervised teaching at deaf schools and camps, preparation of Bible visuals for deaf people, and conducting worship services for deaf people in area churches.
Students usually live in special housing on the campus of Iowa School for the Deaf in Council Bluffs, about two miles from Deaf Missions. They eat in the school cafeteria with deaf students. Classes meet in a classroom provided for Deaf Missions at ISD. Deaf Missions provides transportation for field trips and other group assignments.
Students pay tuition to Crossroads College, which compensates Deaf Missions for its services. Students pay Deaf Missions $1,114 for housing, meals, and supplies. Crossroads awards college credit for courses completed during the Extension Class Program. Students who successfully complete the entire 16-hour course of study earn a Deaf Ministries Minor as part of their baccalaureate degree from Crossroads. They also receive a certificate of completion from Deaf Missions. While the Deaf Ministries Minor is an excellent program in itself, students' preparation for ministry may be further strengthened by combining these studies with other Crossroads majors or minors (e.g. Christian Education, Counseling Psychology, Inter-Cultural Studies, Pastoral Leadership, Sports Ministry, or Youth Studies).
Spending a semester away from Crossroads may interfere with normal course sequencing for other baccalaureate requirements. Students should therefore plan their academic schedules carefully, and most should allow 9-10 semesters (rather than the normal 8) to complete a bachelor's degree with a Deaf Ministries Minor.
American Sign Language (6 hours)
ASL 2100 Beginning Sign Language (2)
ASL 2400 Intermediate Sign Language (2)
ASL 2700 Advanced Sign Language (2)
Deaf Missions (16 hours)
DM 200 Intro to Ministries Among Deaf People (1)
DM 205 Preparation of Bible Visuals for Deaf People (1)
DM 210 Lesson Preparation for the Deaf (2)
DM 226 Beginning a Ministry with Deaf People (1)
DM 230 Independent Studies (1)
DM 235 Comm Skills w/ Deaf People [Interpreting] (2)
DM 236 American Sign Language (2)
DM 241 Survey of Deafness, Communic & Culture (2)
DM 243 Survey of Deaf World Missions (1)
DM 245 Laboratory (2)
DM 247 Personal Evangelism with Deaf People (1)
Total Minor: 16 semester credit hours
DM 200 Intro to Ministries Among Deaf People (1)
Students receive an overview of deafness, of the history of deaf people, of the history of religious work among deaf people, of current trends and events, and of methods to employ in evangelizing and nurturing deaf people. Guided tours of deaf-related institutions and businesses in the Omaha and Council Bluffs area are conducted throughout the semester.
DM 205 Prep of Bible Visuals for Deaf People (1)
Students learn the theory and the practical application of preparing and presenting Bible visuals for deaf people. Different types of Bible visuals are created for, and presented to, deaf people throughout the semester. Students are also introduced ways to use PowerPoint and the Internet in their deaf ministries.
DM 210 Lesson Preparation for the Deaf (2)
An in-depth survey of methods, techniques and styles that may be used effectively in communicating biblical content to deaf people. Students teach lessons they prepared to children and teens at a local deaf school. They also teach deaf children and adults in area churches.
DM 226 Beginning a Ministry With Deaf People (1)
The "how to's" of ministering with deaf people are taught. Students learn how to establish and maintain a ministry with deaf people.
DM 230 Independent Studies (1)
Students design and complete a project that falls into one of the three general areas of study. Faculty advisers assigned to students oversee their projects.
DM 235 Comm Skills w/ Deaf People [Interpreting] (2)
Students study various communication skills necessary to work effectively with deaf people in a religious setting. The class includes a one-hour lab each week, where students practice interpreting.
DM 236 American Sign Language (2)
This course is designed to acquaint students with the unique grammar and syntax of American Sign Language as deaf people use it among themselves. Students become aware of the great difference between English and ASL, and receive practical instruction in how to become more fluent in the use of ASL. This class is taught in sign language (no voice) by a deaf instructor.
DM 241 Survey of Deafness, Communic & Culture (2)
Deaf people, family members, and skilled professionals who work with deaf people share their experiences and insights into the separate culture of deaf people. Students learn how to adapt to that culture. Lectures by deaf speakers are in sign language.
DM 243 Survey of Deaf World Missions (1)
This course gives students a brief overview of the work that is being done with deaf people in other parts of the world. Students learn about the needs and opportunities for service with deaf people worldwide.
DM 247 Personal Evangelism with Deaf People (1)
Students gain a better understanding of the perceptions of deaf people about Christianity, so students may share the Gospel more effectively with deaf people.
DM 245 Laboratory (2)
Students learn additional techniques for teaching deaf people. They also work together throughout the semester to prepare a Bible-based drama to be presented to area deaf people and also produced on video.
Crossroads students who participate in the Extension Class Program enjoy the following benefits: (1) the opportunity to prepare for ministries to deaf persons under an experienced and uniquely qualified faculty; (2) the opportunity to earn not only a certificate in deaf ministry, but also a bachelor's degree from an accredited college with a Deaf Ministries Minor; (3) introduction to a network of professionals engaged in ministry to the deaf; (4) increased prospects for job or ministry placement, and/or more advanced study, that such preparation provides; (5) the services that Crossroads and DM representatives provide to assist Crossroads students reach their educational goals; (6) access to financial aid awards that are available from government and institutional sources at Crossroads; and (7) access to student activities and services at both Crossroads and ISD.
In order to qualify for the Extension Class Program, students must (1) be personally committed to the principles and teachings of Jesus Christ; (2) have long-range plans to minister among deaf people; (3) be at least a college sophomore or have an equivalent level of maturity; (4) have a cumulative grade point average of "C" or above; and (5) have completed six semester credits of sign language courses or have an equivalent level of American Sign Language vocabulary and signing skills. ASL courses available at Crossroads College may be taken as part of the Lower Division Leadership Core.
Participating students must enroll at both Crossroads and Deaf Missions, meeting all the admission requirements for each institution. Application forms are available in the Academic Office at Crossroads, or from Deaf Missions. Applications must include a VHS videotape on which students demonstrate basic ASL competence by signing a brief introduction about themselves and Scripture passages.
Applications for the Crossroads College-Deaf Missions Extension Class Program must be received by Deaf Missions no later than October 15 of the year prior to the next scheduled program. Late applications may be accepted. If students submit their applications earlier, then the admissions committee of Deaf Missions will review each application and notify applicants of its decision within 15 days of receipt.
Contact the Vice President of Academics or the Director of Admissions. You may also contact the Academic Dean of the Extension Class Program at:
Deaf Missions
21199 Greenview Road
Council Bluffs, IA 51503-4190
Telephone: (712)322-5493 [Voice/TTY]
Fax: (712)322-7792
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That's the finding by Federal Judge Vaughn Walker in a ruling made late yesterday. As the news reports note, Obama's lawyers came into court to defend Bush's policy–so that's two administrations acting contrary to law.
The ruling itself can be found here (H/T to the How Appealing blog). For related Cato work, go here and here.


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Last week I had the honor of being guest blogger for the Color Association of the United States and my post was about- what else… lipstick! It included mention of the legendary Coco Pink, touched on my personal love of hot pink in general and noted my overwhelming joy that luscious blue-pinks are all the rage this Spring. However, since I didn't get around to mentioning products in this category, I am inspired to follow up now with some fabulous choices.
Nothing says sweet like a pinky cheek that leans to the blue side and shown here are two of my favorites. "Pink Hyacinth" Watercolor from Three Custom Color has a balmy texture for instant inner glow and Lorac's Baked Matte Satin Blush in "Flaunt" has just the right amount of silky sheen for a soft and sexy highlight. For lips, nothing but full intensity works for me and these shades suit my ever changing moods. From left to right they are "Bora Bora" from Three Custom Color, Makeup Forever Rouge Artist Intense "36", Maybelline Color Sensational "Fuchsia Fever" 140 and Sephora's Lip Attitude in GO8. Okay, so that last one is not HOT pink, but it deserves special mention because this lovely "lilac-pink" is one of my absolute favorites. Not just for the color, but also for the juicy texture and it's the closest I'll ever come to wearing nude!


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Sino-German Project on electrochemical processes for Clean Water production
It has been shown before that the coupling of electrochemistry with mass spectrometry can act as an appropriate model system to elucidate the metabolism of chemicals in the environment. In addition it was shown that chemical reactions of such metabolites with model substances for soil organic matter are possible, as shown also with model reactions. In the current Stepp we want to compare photo oxidation with electrochemical oxidation to receive mechanistic understanding for suggestions for water cleaning. As a basis fort his comparison we will use the toxicological effects of the metabolites. The results than might lead to suggestions for water clean up that can be scaled up to real world water processing.
Hoffmann, T.; Hofmann, D.; Klumpp, E.; Küppers, S.
Electrochemistry-mass spectrometry for mechanistic studies and simulation of oxidation processes in the environment
Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry 399, 1859 - 1868 (2011) [10.1007/s00216-010-4575-x]
Chen, L.; Hofmann, D.; Klumpp, E.; Xiang, X.; Chen, Y.; Küppers, S.
Bottom-up approach for the reaction of xenobiotics and their metabolites with model substances for natural organic matter by electrochemistry-mass spectrometry (EC-MS) Chemosphere 89, 1376 - 1383 (2012) [10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.105]
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Painting waterscapes is an artist's dream, and today upwards of 50 local artists were invited to spend the day at the America's Cup Park as part of the Cup in the Community program.
The Art in the Park program invited painters to set up their canvas and easel in designated locations around the America's Cup Park to paint images associated with the America's Cup and San Francisco Bay. Spectators were welcomed to see the artists' creativity in action and interact with them. In addition to the live painting, sketch artists were dispersed around the Park and there were kids' art activities at different stations.
"There are so many layers of activity on the Bay," said Zanne Christensen. "You need eight arms to capture it all."
The artists were taken out of the comfort of their studios to work en plein air, and they also fielded questions from passersby as they created their painting. A fresh breeze, abundant sunshine and the occasion of the holiday weekend saw the Bay alive with action.
"It reminded me a bit of being on an aircraft carrier, with the wind shifting back and forth," said Malik Seneferu, an accomplished African-American painter who served on the USS Carl Vinson in the 1980s. "Painting outside strengthens me for my studio work, when no one is around. It's like gym exercise."
At the end of the day a panel of three jurors – Christine Belanger, the Louis Vuitton Cup director, Jill Manton, the Director of Public Art Trust and Special Initiatives, San Francisco Arts Commission, and Petra Schumann, the Executive Director, San Francisco Art Dealers Association – judged the paintings and each selected a judge's award and honorable mention.
The three judge's winners included Ellen Lent, David Savellano and David Yapp, who each won an America's Cup backpack and jacket from PUMA, a canteen from Kleen Kanteen, a Napa Valley passport book and an umbrella.
The honorable mention awards were presented to Evelyne Picard, Jennifer Griffith and Sunjin Shinn. Each won two bleacher seats to the upcoming 34th America's Cup Match.
"From my view the whole Bay rolled up to me," said Christensen. "I'm still energized by the day."
The event was produced in collaboration with ArtSpan, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that builds community by connecting the public to visual arts in San Francisco.
In addition to the live painting, sketch artists were dispersed throughout the Park and there also were kids' art activities presented by three different organizations, Little Artistas, ARTifact and Spark Creativity.


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I really want to write for a living and would even endure the pain and tingling if God opened the doors for me to get published, I just need direction so I stop feeling discouraged.
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Cuomo Nudges House on Sandy Aid
With the House of Representatives set to return to session on Sunday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is out with a lengthy statement urging the chamber to support the Superstorm Sandy aid package moved forward by the Senate.
The $60.4 billion package would provide aid to the states hardest hit by the Oct. 29 storm, including New York and New Jersey. A full vote in the Democrat-controlled Senate is expected today.
Cuomo said the Sandy package is too important to be affected by the upcoming fiscal cliff, which looms at year's end, and urged the Republican-led House to get on board.
"Put politics and partisanship aside for public need and progress," Cuomo said. Partisan gridlock is the enemy of a functioning democracy and the core of democracy is the people coming together to protect and support each other through their government.
Cuomo's full statement is after the jump.
"As Congress returns to Washington to confront the federal government's significant fiscal challenges, the members of the House of Representatives cannot and must not ignore the critical needs still facing New Yorkers, and our entire region, in the wake of Sandy. The President has emphatically endorsed our region's request for aid and the Senate voted to move the package forward with bi-partisan support. A final vote of approval is expected today. It is now up to the House to come together the same way the Senate did and act. "The members of the House will be in Washington this weekend and, while a fiscal cliff deal remains elusive, passing the Sandy aid package should not be a matter impacted, much less stalled, by the same partisan contention or parliamentary process. Our demonstrated need and the House's past precedent should make this vote a slam dunk. New York's Congressional delegation has done an outstanding job coming together in a bi-partisan fashion to make the case for this aid and I thank them for their efforts. "Twenty-four U.S. states were in some way affected by Sandy. The storm killed at least 131 people in eight states, including at least 60 in New York, at least 35 in New Jersey, and dozens in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, Connecticut, Virginia and North Carolina combined. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed in our region, leading to billions in economic disruption and loss. As New Yorkers have bravely confronted the challenge of recovering and rebuilding, the work goes on and they should not have to do it alone. "Every time there has been a storm or disaster even close to the size and scope of Sandy, regardless of the region of the country, the House has approved billions of dollars in supplemental aid -- $290 billion in total since 1989 as part of 35 separate supplemental appropriations bills. North, South, East and West, the House has always acted and acted quickly. Except now. "I understand this is a lot of money and these are tight fiscal times. But, this was a big storm – the second most damaging storm in our nation's history – and the needs are great and growing. "Put politics and partisanship aside for public need and progress. Partisan gridlock is the enemy of a functioning democracy and the core of democracy is the people coming together to protect and support each other through their government. "The fact is not only New Yorkers ask the members of the House to support us in times of crisis. The whole nation is now watching to see whether or not they will be able to count on the House, as they have so many times before, when their time of need comes again. This vote is a vote of confidence -- confidence that Americans can count on the House to function when we need it most."


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VINCENT MAKES A DECISION THAT ENDS IN TRAGEDY — After a dinner where Cat (Kristin Kreuk) introduces Vincent (Jay Ryan) to Heather (Nicole Gale Anderson) ends badly, Heather enlists Tess (Nina Lisandrello) to stage an intervention with Cat. Evan (Max Brown) receives an interesting proposition that could change the course of his cross species investigation and at an event to honor Joe (Brian White), Heather goes missing and Vincent is forced to make a tough decision that saves her life. Austin Basis also stars. Bradley Walsh directed the episode written by Don Whitehead and Holly Henderson (#113).