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Sidney Crosby named Penguins captain 10 years ago
Center has achieved plenty of accomplishments in decade since receiving honor May 31, 2007by Dave Stubbs @Dave_Stubbs / NHL.com Columnist
Editor's note: Wednesday marked the 10-year anniversary of Sidney Crosby being named captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the youngest captain in NHL history at that time.
Since NHL.com spoke with Crosby one year ago about being named captain, the Penguins forward has won the 2016 Stanley Cup, the 2016 Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and captained Team Canada's to first place at the World Cup of Hockey 2016.
Here is NHL.com Columnist Dave Stubbs' story from May 31, 2016 on his talk with Crosby covering the circumstances of his being named Penguins captain and how time has flown since he had the 'C' sewn onto his jersey.
CRANBERRY, Pa. -- It was an optional practice for the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday the morning after their 3-2 victory against the San Jose Sharks in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final.
So of course, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby opted to practice.
Nine years ago on May 31, Crosby was named captain of the Penguins. Not that he was aware of the anniversary.
"It doesn't seem like it's been that long, to be honest. It's gone by really quick," Crosby said at the end of his 15-minute post-practice interview session.
Then, with a grin:
"There's probably been spans during that time that felt a little longer than you'd want. But at the end of the day I don't think I'd sit here and complain about anything."
You will hear nothing but praise from the Penguins, who won the Stanley Cup in 2009 with Crosby as their captain and have watched, with the rest of us, as a teenager's peach-fuzzed playoff cheeks today have become moderately covered by the scruff of a 28-year-old.
Crosby played 165 regular-season and Stanley Cup Playoff games for the Penguins before then-Piitsburgh general manager Ray Shero named him captain on May 31, 2007.
Crosby did not accept the captaincy when Shero first offered it to him in January 2007. And that was about a year after the idea was mentioned to him by coach Michel Therrien after captain/co-owner Mario Lemieux retired.
"I thought I needed some time to grow a little bit more," Crosby said the day Lemieux presented him with a jersey with the captain's 'C' stitched on it. "I couldn't be in a better situation than what the team has with a mix of young guys and older guys.
"We talked about it probably midway through last year. I just thought it wasn't the right time. We were playing great. You don't want to disrupt that and I felt I wasn't ready to accept that responsibility quite yet."
Shero said then: "Part of what makes Sidney not your average 19-year-old kid is that he gave it some thought for two or three weeks and came back to us and said he didn't feel the time was right. He didn't really turn it down. He deferred it, basically."
At 19 years and 297 days old, Crosby at the time became the youngest NHL captain, 27 days younger than Vincent Lecavalier when he was named captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning in March 2000. Crosby was the eighth player to be an NHL captain by age 21, along with Ryan Walter (Washington Capitals, 1979-80), Dale Hawerchuk (Winnipeg Jets, 1984-85), Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings, 1986-87), Kirk Muller (New Jersey Devils, 1987-88), Trevor Linden (Vancouver Canucks, 1990-91), Eric Lindros (Philadelphia Flyers, 1994-95) and Lecavalier.
There was no doubt in Shero's mind then that Crosby was perfectly prepared for the additional pressure.
"Sidney has done so much for this franchise in his first two seasons, made so much history, that you have to keep reminding yourself that he is only 19 years old," he said. "But Sid's contributions extend far beyond statistics and his incredible achievements on the ice. It's obvious to all of us -- coaches, players, management, staff -- that he has grown into the acknowledged leader of the Pittsburgh Penguins. It is only appropriate that he wears the 'C' as team captain."
Therrien said: "We don't want him to change. We want him to be Sidney Crosby and lead. He's still learning."
If Crosby had arrived in the NHL with tantalizing promise as arguably the most anticipated player of his generation, his second season truly was a revelation. He became the youngest winner of the Art Ross Trophy with his League-leading 120 points (36 goals, 84 assists), finishing six points ahead of San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton, who he's facing now in the Stanley Cup Final.
Add to that the Hart Memorial Trophy, given to the player voted most valuable to his team, and the Lester B. Pearson Award (since 2010 known as the Ted Lindsay Award), given to the most outstanding player as voted by members of the NHL Players' Association.
Crosby was a star in the eyes not just of his team and his fans. At age 18, before his first game at Bell Centre against the Montreal Canadiens, referee and fellow Nova Scotia native Don Koharski held up the opening faceoff until a photographer in the penalty box could snap him posing with the phenom.
"We need a photo of the two Nova Scotia legends together," Koharski told Crosby. To which the Penguins center replied playfully, not missing a beat: "Where's the other one?"
Eleven seasons into his remarkable career, Crosby continues to dazzle, his toolbox packed with items that allow him to construct a game as he wishes.
But he is more an artist than a hard hat. On Tuesday, having taken part in a breezy Penguins practice that he easily could have skipped, he sat under his dressing-room nameplate and used both a broad roller and a fine-tipped brush to analyze one game in a Stanley Cup Final that only might have cleared its throat.
As the media crowd thinned, Crosby considered nine years of Penguins captaincy and seemed almost at a loss for words.
"It's tough [to summarize it]," he said. "It's great to be able to love what you do and play in the NHL and have opportunities like this. [But] it's hard to believe it's been that long."


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Source: McKinney Courier Gazette, January 22, 1906
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Mrs. Frank Hunn, who died at her home northwest of the city Saturday morning was buried yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the McLarry cemetery. Elders G. L. Bush and R. C. Horn conducting the funeral services. She was reared, married and resided all of her life on the homestead where she died, and was a consecrated Christian woman, being a member of the Christian church.
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Filmed near Lake Geneva, Switzerland and at the Large Hadron Collider at Cern, this one's All-American.
Poet David Hernandez
Filmmaker Richard Johnson
Partner Best American Poetry
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bony and overweight, my shadow cannot hold
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but build more smokestacks, we need jobs
here in Harrisburg, here in Kalamazoo. Against
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here to steal work from us, no one dreams
of crab walking for hours across a lettuce field
so someone could order the Caesar salad.
No one dreams of sliding a squeegee down
the cloud-mirrored windows of a high-rise,
but some of us do it. Some of us sell flowers.
Some of us cut hair. Some of us carefully
steer a mower around the cemetery grounds.
Some of us paint houses. Some of us monitor
the power grid. Some of us ring you up
while some of us crisscross a parking lot
to gather the shopping carts into one long,
rolling, clamorous and glittering backbone.
David Hernandez
Poem ©2012 David Hernandez, all rights reserved. Used by permission of the author and publisher Best American Poetry. Film ©2014 Motionpoems, Inc., all rights reserved.


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Do you want to make billions of dollars as an entrepreneur? It's achievable, but only for the select few.
The first skill to master is learning from the mistakes and successes of others instead of taking on the tough lessons yourself. If you can empathize with these 20 billionaire entrepreneurs, you already have a leg up on the competition.
1. On failure, Henry Ford
The founder of Ford Motor Company said, "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently." In other words, it's perfectly fine and normal to fail, but only if you learn a lesson from it. If you don't, then you're living Einstein's definition of insanity (and that does not a billionaire make).
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"As long as you're going to be thinking anyway, think big," said the famous Trump. He goes big with everything he does, from reality shows to his Las Vegas hotel and casino. Don't limit yourself.
3. On risks, Mark Zuckerberg
The biggest risk is not taking any risks…in a world that's changing really quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks." There are a lot of things to be scared about when starting a business. However, if the Facebook founder and CEO can achieve such success starting in college, that should be inspiration for any entrepreneur of any age.
4. On innovation, Larry Ellison
"When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for people telling you that you are nuts." The third wealthiest man in the country doesn't really care what people think of him because he knows his ideas are legitimate. Thinking outside the box can be what makes you your first billion.
5. On just doing it, Mark Cuban
"It's not the dreaming, it's the doing," quipped one of the most outspoken of Shark Tank sharks. If you're a total dreamer, that isn't going to make you rich. Ideally, you should balance that dreamer/doer so you're both innovative and dedicated.
6. On doing (again), Walt Disney
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing," said Walt Disney. This encouragement of dreamers to get off the couch and actually do something has been going on forever. What would Disney be without action?
7. On regret, Jeff Bezos
The founder of Amazon says, "I knew that if I failed I wouldn't regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying." Failure can be a scary notion, but what if you succeed? Amazon was up and running for years before making a profit, so sometimes slow and steady really does win the race.
8. On moving forward, JP Morgan
"Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see farther." The founder of JP Morgan knows that sometimes grand, long-term goals can be intimidating. Baby steps are more manageable and can help with goal setting.
9. On significance, Oprah Winfrey
"What I know for sure is that if you want to have success, you can't make success your goal. They key is not to worry about being successful, but to instead work toward being significant–and the success will naturally follow." For many entrepreneurs, significance is actually what they want more than success anyway. They just need Oprah to break things down.
10. On money, Warren Buffett
The financial guru says that "Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule no.1" Money isn't everything, but it's certainly something. If you want to get to billionaire status, it's a lot easier to "save" money than make it all over again.
11. On vision, Li Ka-Shing
The Hong Kong business magnate says, "Vision is perhaps our greatest strength…it has kept us alive to the power and continuity of thought through the centuries, it makes us peer into the future and lends shape to the unknown." Without vision, you can't see to set goals or avoid unnecessary obstacles.
12. On joy, Tony Hsieh
"Have fun. The game is a lot more enjoyable when you're trying to do more than just make money," says the founder of Zappos. If you don't have fun with what you do, why would anyone else?
13. On inclusivity, Richard Branson
Virgin founder Branson says, "A business has to be involving, it has to be fun, and it has to exercise your creative instincts." In order to attract business and money, you need to offer up something that's appealing.
14. On sacrifice, Stephen Saad
"In Life, you don't get anywhere or do anything you hope to without some sort of sacrifice," says the South African entrepreneur. There will be sacrifices, but only you can decide which are worth it and to what degree.
15. On the obviousness of passion, Nick Woodman
"I feel like in a world where we all try to figure out our place and our purpose here, your passions are one of your most obvious guides." The founder of GoPro knows that passions double as guiding stars, and to ignore them sets you up for struggles.
16. On reading, Bill Gates
"I really had a lot of dreams when I was a kid, and I think a great deal of that grew out of the fact that I had a chance to read a lot." The art of reading is dying, yet it's a rich entrepreneurs best asset–and it's enjoyable make time for it.
17. On dreams, Michael Dell
The founder of Dell computers says, "You don't have to be a genius or a visionary or even a college graduate to be successful. You just need a framework and a dream." However, without those two pillars, you will find it very difficult to chase success. Start with those.
18. On working hard, Isabel dos Santos
The only female billionaire in Africa says, "If you are hardworking and determined, you will make it and that's the bottom line. I don't believe in an easy way through." Determination has virtually no limits, but only the entrepreneur can decide whether or not a certain amount of work is "worth it."
19. On coming out the other side, Lakshmi Mittal
"Everyone experiences tough times, it is a measure of your determination and dedication how you deal with them and how you can come through them." Tough times don't stop billionaire entrepreneurs from success. However, their reaction to them can.
20. On being memorable, Sarah Blakely
The founder of Spanx says, "It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable." No billionaire got where they are without leaving a trail of mistakes in the wake (whether that included discarded control underwear or not).
There is no guarantee that you will be a success, a billionaire or both. However, by following in the wake of those who have done it, you can stack the odds in your favor. That in itself is the sign of a great entrepreneur.


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Just when Rob Kardashian thought things couldn't get any worse, Blac Chyna goes and does a scathing interview. Not long after Rob posted nude photos of Blac Chyna to Instagram and accused the mom of two of cheating on him and using drugs, Chyna sat down with ABC to discuss how she feels "devastated" over her ex-fiancé's recent reckless actions. From the looks of things, Rob is in serious hot water.
Chyna sat down with her attorney Lisa Bloom to talk about how Rob's lewd Instagram photos are affecting her. "I was devastated, of course. I'm like, 'How could somebody, like, post these pictures of me?'" Chyna said during the interview, which aired Monday on Good Morning America. "This is a person that I trusted. I just felt betrayed." Chyna also added that she feels that Rob doesn't respect her (true statement), and if he doesn't respect her, he needs to "respect the law."
The interview comes a few days after Bloom announced that she's representing Chyna. The high-powered attorney released a statement, saying:
"Mr. Kardashian, you are now on notice: Revenge porn is illegal. Cyberbullying your ex is harassment. Chyna ended your relationship months ago and she has the right to live as she chooses, work as she chooses, dress as she chooses, date who she chooses, and be intimate with who she chooses. Chyna and I both believe that this is an important women's rights issue, as too many women and girls have been slut-shamed by exes. It stops now. Your attempts to shame and control her are hereby rejected. Her body, her choice. Her life, her choice. Back off."
In the interview, Chyna also addressed the rumor that she started dating Rob as a means of getting back at her former friends in the Kardashian crew -- as well as her ex, Tyga, who was dating Kylie Jenner at the time. "That's not even my character. I see all these things on the Internet and I don't even address it," Chyna said. "I was already Blac Chyna before the Kardashians." And when asked if any of the Kardashians have reached out to her, she said no.
More from CafeMom: 17 Times Rob Kardashian Was Snubbed by His Family
Rob and Chyna had a volatile relationship from day one -- and Rob certainly wasn't always the one at fault. But what Rob did was inexcusable and wrong, and Chyna has every right to seek justice.
But let's be honest here: It may not be as easy as she thinks. You know Kris Jenner is assembling one hell of a legal team to defend her son as we speak.


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There are times when I like to sit back to watch and listen to my surroundings. My house is always full of kid noise. Fighting, laughing, singing, and whining are all common sounds found in my house on a daily basis. Today I rediscovered just how great my kiddos are. Nothing earth shattering happened. I just remembered that I have a lot to be thankful for, including fabulous kids!
Brie is unlocking the key to reading. I watch in amazement as she uses her knowledge to decode the written word:
Morgan recently enrolled in a scrapbooking class. Her first assignment was to to gather various photos of items important to her in her life. I handed her my camera, with the proper settings in place, and encouraged her to fill the camera's frame with her subject and to look at her subjects from different angles. This is one of her shots she took all by herself:
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So today was good. Filled with laughter.
I'm really starting to feel like part of the team here which is a great feeling. Before I came to Haiti I was uncertain if I would have a good time with the people I worked with... especially since I knew I would probably be 20 + years younger than them. However, I have discovered that is not the case and it was a joy to start joking around with one another today and to hear several funny stories. Including one of a dead woman on a floor who ended up not being dead. It's a very funny story, but way too long to put in this blog entry. If you want to hear it sometime, let me know. :)
I did not really go outside the compound today. I took inventory of medical supplies and finished combining my tool kit sheets. I also searched diligently on the internet for a necessary car part that we knew the name of in Kreyol but not English. We finally found it, though! It felt like a big victory.
The afternoon was low-key for the most part. I mostly worked on my Kreyol and followed my cousin, Matt's, progress in the National Spelling Bee. He, unfortunately, did not make it to the semi-finals, but he's still a winner in my eyes!
I did, however, get to take another visit to the end of the street to buy more boys from the tent city on our campus some sandals. We had 6 boys come with us and 5 needed sandals. They were very excited about the trip and looking at their feet it was obvious they needed new pairs of shoes. In fact, they all probably needed some new clothes in general. Some had clothes with huge holes in them, some had pants that were obviously too big on them, and some had shoes that were essentially split in half and hanging on a thread. We sat around and talked to the boys a bit before going back to work. The kids bring me great joy because they're just so adorable.
Here is my other adorable kid story, which also caused for some laughter. There are these three girls that sit outside the Guest House in between my building (which is called the Swiss House) and the Guest House. I found out today that they are Eric, the head driver's, children. They're absolutely adorable. The first time I passed them, they said "Bonjou!" and I responded back with a hearty "Bonjou!" The next time I saw them, however, they said, "Bonjou poupe! Bonjou poupe!" I had no idea what poupe meant... I just knew it sounded like poopy. I couldn't tell if that was an English term that they had learned and were using potty humor or if poupe meant something else in Kreyol. After that first time, though, every time I passed by them they said it again, "Bonjou poupe! Bonjou poupe!"
So today when I walked past them, they got out of their seats and swarmed me, touching my arms saying "Bonjou poupe! Bonjou poupe!" Luckily, Mike was with me that time and I asked frantically, "What on earth does poupe mean?" And he said, "Oh that's the name of their doll." And I said, "No, no... they're saying it to me... what does it mean?" He did not know the answer so he asked them a few questions in Kreyol and found out that they were trying to tell me that they thought I was very pretty.
Once we got inside, Belorne explained that poupe is actually Kreyol for doll... so they were saying that I looked like a doll which is apparently a very big compliment in Haiti. I felt really flattered. I think those girls and I will soon be good friends. :) It was quickly turned into a funny moment, though, when Doug said "Oh, that's what they call you? Well that will be your new name from now on. We'll just say 'Hey poopy!'" Oh dear.
So yes. It was a good day. Also a good day because it was relatively cool for the majority of the day which was a great blessing.
Tomorrow will be a big blogging day I'm expecting, though, because I will go to Millier in the morning. Millier was the area probably hit hardest by the earthquake and most people there are living in extreme poverty. I am certain it will be an experience to remember.
Again, I hope you are well and life is lovely!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
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I would just like to point out that, as an activist working against human trafficking, perhaps you shouldn't begin a sentence with "I did, however, get to take another visit to the end of the street to buy more boys..." I think you probably want to say, "to buy some sandals for more boys." :-) Just want to clear up any confusion.ReplyDelete
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text: Thanks Stan, but I've determined that my request can't be solved the way I want. Simply put, once a device is logged on to my google account, it's not possible to restrict access to apps or services on a per-device and per-app basis. The only thing that could have worked (probably) was Google App Passwords, which is not available for my account. I guess I should move temporarily to the US - before Trump is sworn and starts building the border walls - and open a few accounts to get free of the geographical restrictions. I already removed my own google account from all my family's devices and now all their devices are set to the new family account. I'll add new apps to this account on a per-demand basis... meaning I'll demand excellent behavior and grades from my kids before I buy another game for them


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Budvar Budějovický is in all respects superior to the US knock off. The menu at the Local Taproom in St. Kilda had this down as a thirst quencher. That it was. It really hit the spot after a day of snooze fest corporate workshops. It comes in at a relatively tame 5% but that makes it even easier to punch out. It has a full bodied steely taste and leaves its mark. In complete contrast to the tepid US namesake.
PS The chorizo and pork belly were also superb.


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If you or someone you know is experiencing difficulties with a drug addiction. You know how damaging it can be to a person's life.
One of the best things you can do to either avoid or treat a drug addiction. Is to make sure you are well informed on the subject. It is advised that you get your information from a reliable source. such as this book, rather than from other drug users.
The following chapters in this book will touch base on some key points that will help you with beating or avoiding an addiction which will eventually lead to death.
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2: Accept That You Need Help – Knowing when you need help and seeking the right help
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Animals or Humans?
A friend of mine was asked a question: "If you had to choose between either your animals or your boyfriend or girlfriend or wife or husband, what would you choose?"
I was thinking, if that is wrong if I prefer animals over people? If I have to choose between a cat or a dog and a human being, I would choose an animal. I know, sounds wrong…but I honestly feel more compelled to choose a cat over a human being.
People make choices, people have a voice, they can verbalize and ask for help. They can take care of themselves. People have hidden agendas, they are fake, they pretend, they lie, they back stab, and their love always have conditions. Their choices are based on benefits that they might get out of the situation.
Animals, on the other hand, always kill out of necessity. They can't speak up or verbalize abuse. However, their love is unconditional and their ability to forget the wrong doing and trust humans is amazing. They never back stab you, they never have hidden agendas. What you see is what you get. They don't hold a grudge, they love with all their hearts, they live right here right now.
Animals respect Mother Nature. Most of the human race doesn't. Animals take what is needed for their survival, humans kill for fun. Humans mostly murder either because they want something or they enjoy it. Animals kill to protect or to feed.
I come home to a cat and see an unconditional love and trust. I know that she trusts that I will not harm her and that I will do whatever I can to take care of her. There are no expectations and there is no agenda.
I have had discussions about intelligence versus basic instincts. People have mentioned children, battered women, kind and respecting people, tree hugers, and etc.
I love my friends, I respect people who do an amazing job protecting Mother Nature and fighting for human and animal rights. However, no matter how I look at it, I still choose animals over humans.
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I need some rest and relaxation this weekend. We only have one plan, Tim is taking me to pick out a bike for my birthday present! I'm so excited to get a big basket on it and to be able to cruise around my neighborhood! Now that Revival opened up two days ago on Heights Blvd, I'll be cruising there morning and night for flat whites, organic meats, locally farmed eggs/milk/dairy, produce grown right here in Texas and homemade breads! Yes, you read that correctly. FLAT WHITES. I am so so so excited to see a flat white offered on a cafe menu for the first time ever outside of NZ and Australia! Whohooo! I am just so excited about this little market, you have no idea! Our neighborhood was in dire need of something like this (actually, all neighborhoods are in dire need of places like this) and I know it will be a huge hit. I am consciously making an effort to practice a more European style lifestyle. You know, only picking up a few necessary fresh ingredients for dinner each night, and nothing more and nothing processed! Sustainable. Local. Organic. Bye bye Kroger and HEB. Yay for Revival! And rest and relaxation. And bikes. Who wants to meet me for a flat white in the morning? I tested the coffee today and it was superb!


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04.11.19—It's always impressive when any one Baylor student or professor wins a statewide, national or even international award — but yet again, Bears have been winning so many awards that we can't write about them fast enough!
Take a moment to check out these six amazing Bears and the work they're doing in their respective fields:
Check out the full article by clicking here.
03.20.19—A generous $2 million gift made by anonymous Baylor parents from California will support Baylor's nationally renowned Global Mission Leadership (GML) initiative, a unique program that prepares Christian leaders to become catalysts for change in communities all over the world.
The GML program, established in 2009 within within Baylor's Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, provides students with a master's degree in social work that prepares them for transformational service in the country they choose. Part of the degree is a concentration in Global Mission Leadership — a credential largely unattainable in many countries, especially those where working in social work is rare.
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03.07.18—When Baylor was chartered in 1845, it was the first (or one of the first, depending on the source) coeducational college or university west of the Mississippi River — about 10 years before any public institution of higher learning would introduce mixed-gender learning, and a full 75 years before American women were guaranteed the right to vote.
Since that groundbreaking beginning, countless women have come through the halls of Baylor before going on to do amazing things.
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01.17.18—"Dr. Helen Harris has centered her life's work on a topic that most would prefer to avoid: grief and loss. While no one likes to think about the loss of a loved one, facing grief is unavoidable. Harris' research on those tough subjects has made her one of the nation's most-sought after experts on the topics of bereavement, trauma, the role of faith in processing grief, and more.
Before coming to Baylor's Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, Harris worked in the trenches daily alongside people grappling with these very issues. She was the first director of the Hillcrest Community Hospice in Waco, where she also served as a social worker and bereavement coordinator. Even after coming to Baylor in 1997, she has continued to volunteer with hospice organizations and provide training to hospices throughout the area.
11.3.17—"The images and videos of spouses and families reunited after military members return home from deployment leave most of us glassy-eyed and appreciative of the sacrifices they make. But for most of us, that's where it ends.
For military families, however — and for the families of first responders like police and firefighters — the demands of the job constantly present a unique set of challenges to relationships.
Baylor's Diana R. Garland School of Social Work has teamed with the University of Texas and the Chris Kyle Frog Foundation to develop curriculum and build a program to help military and first responders build stronger, more resilient marriages. The resulting program, "Mastering Your Marriage," is believed to be the first outcome-based model of military and first responder marriage enrichment training of its kind. This fall, the Baylor team has provided the training to 21 active military and first-responder couples."
09.11.17—"My whole family is Deaf. My parents, my twin sister and some extended family members are all Deaf. I grew up in a home where American Sign Language was my first language. I'm a social work major, because I've seen oppression on a lot of different levels, and I've seen people discount my family just because they couldn't hear. I'm really into helping people who feel like they don't have a voice find their voice and make them heard."
08.29.17—"I tell people I found my calling during Chapel at Baylor, which is weird, but true. I'd never thought of anti-human trafficking efforts and things like that before, but the more I was in my major, the more I realized I didn't want to work in policy about people. I wanted to work specifically with people, and help them with whatever needs they have. The cool thing is that's exactly what social work is. I really like it."
08.11.17—When starting their college search, one major factor for many high school students is distance from family. Your college years are about meeting new people, growing into your own person, and having your own experiences — independent of your parents and siblings. That's all the more important when you've lived your entire life as a triplet, and it's exactly what the Bascos — Casey, Thomas and Matthew — had in mind when they began their college search.
07.21.17—Over the years, Baylor Law School has received national recognition countless times — for the quality of its students, the quality of its graduates, and for its value. But if there's one particular thing for which Baylor Law is best known, it's service.
05.15.17—More than 2,500 Bears walked the Ferrell Center stage over the weekend at Commencement to receive their diplomas and officially become Baylor alumni.
04.13.17—Slavery isn't just something we read about in history textbooks; sadly, it's still an issue today, all over the world — including here in the United States. Through force, fraud or coercion, individuals are exploited for sex, physical labor, drug transportation and other acts — treated purely as expendable commodities.
Thankfully, people are standing up to the problem — including many Baylor Bears.
08.08.16—"I'm going into my second year of the MSW program. … It's always client-centered work. We wanna know that, if faith or spirituality is something that's important to you, how can we incorporate that into your care and make it be something that grows you as a person, or whatever need you're in."
05.20.16—It's official: Dr. Jon Singletary, BA '93, is the new dean of the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work.
And it won't take Singletary long to get up to speed; neither the position nor the school is entirely new to Singletary.
09.24.15—Santana Dotson, BA '91, was a true difference maker on the defensive line for Coach Grant Teaff's Baylor football teams in the early 1990s (and then for a decade in the NFL with Tampa Bay and Green Bay). The 6-foot-5 defensive tackle from Houston earned first-team All-America honors at Baylor and went on to be part of one of the most dominant defensive lines in NFL history, winning a Super Bowl ring with the Packers in 1996.
Two decades later, he's still a difference-maker, albeit in a different game since retiring from the gridiron.
09.23.15—What do aspiring nurses in Dallas have in common with up-and-coming business leaders in Austin? It's the same thing social workers in Houston share with ambitious professionals in the Metroplex and pastors in the Hill Country. In each of these locations, individuals are pursuing Baylor degrees in places that meets their unique personal needs — places outside of Waco.
07.21.15—The neighborhood of Overtown, Fla., isn't what most people picture when they think about Miami. Located just across Biscayne Bay from the glamour of Miami Beach, Overtown is one of the poorest neighborhoods in the city, and its residents daily face the difficult issues that come from living in poverty.
Overtown is also the home base for Touching Miami With Love, a nonprofit organization led by Baylor graduates that ministers to neighborhood families by providing resources to help them overcome the negative influences in the area.
04.28.15—The names "Baylor social work" and "Diana Garland" have been virtually intertwined since Garland took leadership of the program in 2001. From now on, the names will be officially connected.
Baylor's School of Social Work is now the Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, the university announced Friday night to a group of students, faculty/staff, alumni and friends gathered to celebrate the school's 10th anniversary. And there couldn't be a more fitting name.
11.13.14—If you're among the countless students who have benefitted from Dr. Preston Dyer's teaching at Baylor over the past 45 years, you're likely not surprised to hear that a recent ranking of the most influential social workers alive put Dyer at No. 1.
09.09.13—We covered Baylor's Texas Hunger Initiative in depth back in the spring, describing how the program (begun in Baylor's School of Social Work in 2009) is working to develop a reproducible model that significantly reduces hunger by maximizing efficiency in current state programs.
Thanks to a $2 million grant from the Walmart Foundation, THI staffers will now be aided by a team of researchers from Baylor's Hankamer School of Business as they seek ways of making summer and afterschool meal plans more efficient so that more children can be served.
12.01.11—A $3.6 million gift from Carl and Martha Lindner will allow Baylor to continue a unique program that prepares Christian leaders to become catalysts for change in communities all over the world.
Launched in 2008, the Global Mission Leadership Initiative brings to Baylor's School of Social Work international graduate students who have demonstrated servant leadership and strategic thinking while working in their home cultures.
01.07.11—Perhaps no other school at Baylor is more involved with the local community than the School of Social Work, and that involvement is at the heart of the school's move over Christmas break into a new home in downtown Waco — right in the middle of the people the school and its students aim to serve.
09.30.09—Lady Bear fans from a decade ago will remember Michelle Neely, who transferred to Baylor from Grayson County College and played in 46 games from 1999-2001 during head coach Sonja Hogg's final season and head coach Kim Mulkey's first year at Baylor. Neely graduated from Baylor with a degree in social work in 2002, and three years later, she and her husband were blessed with a child, Ashlyn.
At the age of 13 months, however, an unknown virus caused significant damage to Ashlyn's brain, leaving her unable to move the right side of her body and with sensory and feeding issues.
07.24.08—A growing number of Baylor graduate students are pursuing a pair of master's degrees that work uncommonly well together. In addition to earning their master of divinity degree from Truett Seminary, they also are earning a master's degree from the School of Social Work, combining both the theoretical and the practical sides of ministry.
"What does the Gospel look like?" recent graduate Tihara Vargas asked rhetorically in a Baylor Magazine article last year. " That's where social work comes in. Truett is one of the only (seminaries) I'm aware of that integrates the two."
After seeing how well the two programs work together, it probably wouldn't be a surprise to learn that the deans of Truett and the School of Social Work are a husband-wife team.
06.20.08—Baylor's School of Social Work is perhaps the University's fastest growing program; 86 students graduated from the program last month, double the previous year's class. To put that in perspective, the three-year-old program graduated more students than Truett Seminary, Baylor Law School and the Louise Herrington School of Nursing.
Baylor social work students from Waco to Washington, D.C., worked with churches and charities this past year that received large grants from the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Locally, graduate student Kelly Baker (pictured) worked with University Baptist Church to plan out a mentoring program between neighborhood children and college students, after-school tutoring, parenting classes, and English as a Second Language classes.


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"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."
~Colin Powell
I grew up in the Chicago area, and followed the Bulls through both their first, and second "three-peats". Michael Jordan made it look so effortless. Of course, it wasn't, but you couldn't tell that from watching him. He could fly.
His success reminds me of a zen story I heard once. A man went to a master artist and asked for a drawing of a cat. The master told the man to come back in several weeks and he would have the drawing. The man came back, as directed, and asked the master for his drawing. The master pulled out a piece of paper, a bit of charcoal, and without lifting his hand from the paper drew the most perfect cat the man had ever seen. The man was stunned and said, "this is beautiful, but why did I have to wait weeks only for you to draw it in front of me?" The master smiled and walked to his cabinet. As he opened it, hundreds of imperfect cat drawings fell out.
The lesson is that success is not given. Success is earned. Michael Jordan was successful because he kept working, regardless of the number of times he failed. So did the master artist. Missing a goal is not failure. Not learning from the experience is. As long as you have learned something, every attempt is one step closer to success.
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A stellar high school comedy with an A+ cast, a brilliant script loaded with witty dialogue, eye-catching cinematography, swift editing, and a danceable soundtrack.
Rim of the World is not going to inspire young viewers to look up at the stars, pretend to run from alien monsters, or continue…
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
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One of our foreign correspondents looks at Cold War.
A Far Flung Correspondent takes a look at the Paul Newman classic The Hustler.
Ben Kenigsberg predicts "Portrait of a Lady on Fire" will win the Palme d'Or.
A fifth video dispatch from Cannes 2019.
* This filmography is not intended to be a comprehensive list of this artist's work. Instead it reflects the films this person has been involved with that have been reviewed on this site.
A Far Flung Correspondent takes a closer look at Kogonada's Columbus.
A review of the new six-episode series "Waco," which premieres today on the Paramount Network.
A preview of the 5th Chicago Critics Film Festival, which runs from May 12-18 at the Music Box Theater.
The competition titles for Sundance 2017 have been announced.
Marie writes: It's no secret there's no love lost between myself and what I regard as London's newest blight; The Shard. That said, I also love a great view. Go here to visit a 360-degree augmented-reality panorama from the building's public observation deck while listening to the sounds of city, including wind, traffic, birds and even Big Ben.
Knowing that the summer would bring new releases by two of today's most "controversial" (as Entertainment Weekly might put it) auteurs -- M. Night Shyamalan and Christopher Nolan (one with a critical reputation on a downward slide, the other on the upswing) -- it seemed like a good time to plug some notable gaps in my experience of their filmographies. I still haven't seen Shyamalan's pre-"Sixth Sense" features, "Praying with Anger" (1992) or "Wide Awake" (1998), or Nolan's pre-"Memento" chronology-shifter, "Following" (1998) -- which, the credits reveal, features a thief named Cobb, like "Inception." More significantly, I suppose, I hadn't seen (all of) Shyamalan's hit "Signs" (2002), or any of Nolan's "The Prestige" (2006) -- the former because it just hadn't held my interest the first time I tried to watch it and the latter because my critic-friends who'd seen it were unanimous in finding it dull and uninspired.
I saw my final film of Sundance 2010 here in Chicago. It was my best Sundance experience, and I want to tell you why. The film was "Jack Goes Boating," the directorial debut of Philip Seymour Hoffman. It played here in the Music Box, as part of the "Sundance USA" outreach program, which has enlisted eight art theaters around the country to play Sundance entries while the festival is still underway.
The Music Box is the largest surviving first run movie palace in Chicago. It is deeper than it is wide, and has an arching ceiling where illusory clouds float and stars twinkle. Many shows are preceded by music on the organ.
By Roger Ebert
TORONTO -- In the beginning, its organizers were happy to sell out a 500-seat theater. Now the Toronto Film Festival requires 35 theaters and assorted screening rooms, starting with the 2,800-seat Roy Thomson Hall. If you're a moviegoer in central Toronto and want to avoid the festival, you've got your work cut out for you.
Film festivals allow you to get way ahead on your movie viewing. At Sundance, Cannes, Telluride and Toronto you can see movies that will be released throughout the coming year and into the next. That's what Roger Ebert does every year, and here are some of the movies he's already written about for the next few months, into November....
PARK CITY, Utah – Robin Tunney sits in the corner of an empty coffee house and smiles about the fact that her TV series "Prison Break" has made her recognizable everywhere she goes. "It's not something I pursued, doing TV. I've been broke in my career, and that's okay. I love doing indie films."
CANNES, France -- There are two species of journalists at Cannes, described by the festival as critics or chroniclers. The critics review the films. The chroniclers write the gossip, review the fashions, attend the press conferences and pray for scandal. One year, Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren (remember them?) got in a pushing match on the steps of the Palais, and the chroniclers dined out for a week. The critics, however, savor moments of quieter savagery, as when Dogma founder Lars von Trier didn't win the top prize from a jury headed by Roman Polanski, and accepted his lesser award ''with no thanks to the midget.''


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(Not Really) A Guilty Pleasure
So I've heard various talk in recent weeks about the rising profile of Dallas' Hourly Radio, and until this point I've pretty much ignored it. I had heard them before here and there, and I thought their music was decent if somewhat forgettable. "Another post-punk revival band," I thought, "I can probably do without it." For me, the jury is still out on the band because I haven't had a chance to listen to all of their new material, but I have to say: their latest single, "Crime Does Pay," is pretty fucking right on.
I don't remember exactly where I downloaded it from, but I've listened to it several times this week and I'm really digging it. The song draws from a wide range of influences, but it has a predominant disco vibe a la Donna Summer's "I Feel Love," and also seems to take from New Romantics like Gary Numan and Thomas Dolby, as well as some of the less hazy moments of contemporary actually-worthy-of-the-buzz band 120 Days. Sure, its poppy as hell, and there is apparently some video floating around of a five year old girl singing it at a talent show or something, but the stomping disco drum beat and spaced out funk guitar should catch most of you weary local music observers by surprise if you haven't already heard it. Its much more of a dance song than a rock song, and its one of the most immediately catchy local tracks I've heard all year. And I've heard a lot of local tracks this year. I don't even know if Defensive Listening and Howard Bob Johnson are going to agree with me, but you should give it a try:
Hourly Radio "Crime Does Pay" MP3


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The Vail Soul Music Fest is proud to announce the launch of the "Show Your Love" contest, which allows Vail's best local and independent music artists the chance to win a spot in the limelight, with a stage performance during the festival. The contest officially kicked off July 1, 2010, with applications accepted though July 31, 2010. The Festival producers from Legacy Entertainment custom-designed the Show Your Love contest to allow local artists the opportunity to reach out and ask their fans to "show your love" by voting for them and ultimately granting them the performance of a lifetime on stage during the Festival.
Following the mission of the Vail Soul Music Festival, Show Your Love is focused on local and regional musicians who are primarily dedicated to performing music across the genres of rhythm & blues, conscious hip-hop, alternative rock, or neo soul. Debuting in Vail, August 20-22, 2010, the festival is a three-day showcase of some of the freshest up-and-coming independent soul music artists, as well as renowned, award-winning soul music headliners including three-time Grammy nominee Raphael Saadiq, Grammy nominee Chrisette Michele, songwriter, producer and musician Dwele, emerging superstar Liv Warfield, and budding local Colorado musician Jonathan B. as headliners. In addition to unforgettable music performances, the festival promises empowerment seminars, cultural activities and late evening "Soul Strolls" to restaurants and music hot spots throughout Vail.
"The Show Your Love contest is our own twist on an 'American Idol' type of talent search. Show Your Love is Vail's search for local indie artists who have been influenced by the classic roots of soul music, and are taking it to the next level by preserving it though today's definition of soul music which includes diverse genres of music ranging from conscious hip hop to alternative rock to neo soul," said Shontell Perkins, co-founder and Show Your Love producer.
Talent managers and representatives from the nation's top record labels are expected to attend Vail Soul Music Fest. Show Your Love could earn a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for selected up-an-coming, indie soul musicians to be seen and heard from talent representatives who will be able to see these musicians perform in front of his/her fans and thousands of music lovers. Musicians who perform Rhythm & Blues, conscious Hip Hop, alternative Rock, Blues & Neo Soul music are encouraged to apply. Indie artists who are interested in applying for the Show Your Love contest can visit www.VailSoulMusicFest.com to download an application. Completed applications can be submitted by emailing: email@example.com.
More Reasons to Show Your Love for Colorado's Hottest Indie Soul Artists:
- The winning artist will perform at one of the events during the Vail Soul Music Festival, potentially being the main stage, happy hour events, during evening "Soul Stroll."
- Selected artists will have an opportunity to network with other musicians, managers, industry leaders and music lovers.
- Over 7,500 people are anticipated to attend the festival, as well as other Grammy winning artists and producers.
- During the last week of the contest, music from the top three competing finalists will be selected and posted on the festival website, www.VailSoulMusicFest.com. Here, fans artists earn mass exposure and have an opportunity to rally unbiased votes from fans.
- Partnering radio stations will play music from the top three contestant's music on-air.
- Artist will have an opportunity to sell their music, DVDs and merchandise at the festival.
- The winning artist will win four complimentary tickets.
Official Show Your Love Contest Rules and Terms:
- Contest runs from July 1, 2010 and ends on July 30, 2010.
- Enter the Show Your Love contest can visit www.VailSoulMusicFest.com to download an application. Completed applications can be submitted by emailing: firstname.lastname@example.com.
- Musicians who perform Rhythm & Blues, conscious Hip Hop, alternative Rock, Blues & Neo Soul music are encouraged to apply.
- Vail Soul Music Festival will provide each artist with a unique promotional code.
- Selection criteria will be based on the final number of promotion codes collected by each artist. The artist with the most "Love" (codes) collected at the box office will win the contest. Only those artists who accrue 25 promotional codes or more are eligible.
- Fans will use 1-888-920-2787 or www.vvf.org to purchase tickets. They must use the specific artist assigned promotional code, in order for artists to receive credit.
- Weekly stats of the contest will be posted on the festival website at www.VailSoulMusicFest.com.
- Winning artists will be notified on or before August 6, 2010.
Vail Soul Music Fest ? www.VailSoulMusicFest.com
Vail Soul Music Fest isfar more than a music concert event – it is "the ultimate soul experience." Vail Soul Music Fest is the country's premier soul music destination festival, focusing on the preservation of traditional soul music, while also cultivating the growth and exposure of new independent soul artists.
Legacy Entertainment Inc. (LEI)
Legacy Entertainment Inc (LEI), based in Denver, Colorado, is a full-service entertainment firm that specializes in special events, production and community relations. For over 12 years, LEI has been committed to bringing quality entertainment to urban audiences. LEI's portfolio includes national music festivals and empowerment conferences. For more information, please contact Rhonda Jackson, firstname.lastname@example.com or Shontell Perkins at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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In a writ filed by the defendant in the Superior court of Judicature argued that the arrangement cannot be deemed to be in accordance with due process of law and therefore unconstitutional.
The plaintiff has consequently sued both the Attorney General and the Electoral Commission at the Supreme Court. A summary of the case by the plaintiff said:
- That the Commission of Enquiry has the power to prescribe where the referendum should be held;
- That the Commission of Enquiry's recommendation that the referendum be held in only the areas seeking the creation is unconstitutional; and
- That the referendum be held in the entire region (since the creation affects the entire region).
According to the group, the decision by the 2nd Defendant to preclude all other regions from the limited registration except the yet to be created regions is not consistent with Article 45(a).
But the deputy Regional Re-organization Minister, Martin Agyei Mensah Korsah is sure the suit will be thrown out by the court.
"It is not subject to individual interpretation, it is good that a group has gone to court, these opinions and interpretations are subject to be put before the Judge and it would be heard if we get to that stage. But I tell you, it's a straight forward matter and this process has been led by eminent Jurist Justice Brobbey whom I believe would have taken this particular matter into consideration and so I don't think there's any ambiguity about it, it's a straight forward matter," he told Joy News.
The EC is to hold a referendum in parts of the country for the creation of six additional regions following a recommendation by the Justice Brobbey Commission to government.
The 19-member Commission after holding nationwide consultations urged government to create the administrative regions to be known as Oti, Ahafo, Brong East, Western North, North East and Savanna.
A road-map for organizing the referendum was approved by the EC at its recent Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting.