text:
Announcing Future Frontier Fellow: Shawn Creeden
Texas; embroidery on fabric; 2011
We're ecstatic to announce our newest future Frontier Fellow, Shawn Creeden! Creeden is currently living and working as an artist in Portland, Oregon, but he originally hails from Rhode Island. He plans to join us in Green River in October for four weeks! Creeden's work is primarily in sculpture and embroidery focused on issues of the logic of boundaries, the Frontier, and native wildlife.
War Bridle, First Form; rope, leather; 2011
"Kill off the sacred bear. Kill off the ancestral crocodile. Kill off the myth-wrapped tiger. Kill off the lion. You haven't conquered a people, or their place, until you've exterminated their resident monsters." - David Quammen, Monster Of God
La Matríz; Scent lure, wooden box; 2012
"Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent." - Judge Holden, Blood Meridian
The characters that inhabit Cormac McCarthy's novels live lives that are often brief and filled with deep loss and pain. They are endlessly coming to grips with the common tragedies that befall them and us all. And while McCarthy reflects the cruel indifference of the universe and it's gods towards the plights of humans, he also demonstrates with visceral candor humanity's never-ending crusade to subdue our natural environment and bend it to our collective will. It is this precarious duality of both the hapless victim and brutal annihilator that I am exploring in this work.
Of Things Disturbed That Had Been Sleeping installation view. Solo show at the Manuel Izquierdo Sculpture Gallery, Portland OR, 2012
This particular group of pieces are part of my investigation into the tools and techniques of control used by humans both over the landscape and the creatures that inhabit(ed) it during the period of Manifest Destiny and in the time since the settling of the America's western frontier. What does it mean to impose a semi-arbitrary logic on an often featureless landscape (West Texas, The Great Plains, etc)? How does it feel to come face to face with the deceptively and cruelly simple apparatus used to control and dominate animals, both the ones we make use of and live with, and those we loath and seek to destroy? Can a looped length of ¾" rope really bring under control a wildly bucking feral mustang?
Untitled #1; Barbed Wire; 2012
Embroidery is a meditative activity for me. The pace and attention to detail gives me a new perspective and demands a longer consideration of a given subject than my relatively quick drawings (which speak more to a lifelong, severe attention deficit). It is an art form capable of many contrasts, employed throughout human history by both the rich and the poor, for both functional and decorative purposes, and is capable of stark simplicity and deep, rich intricacy. My sculptures represent a different facet of this same exploration. Forgotten relics, handcrafted and life-worn, with implied though often unknowable histories. These objects become proxies upon which we project our understanding of this bygone era.
The Artist & his traps
Apply for the Frontier Fellowship here.


text:
Next, you'll be asked to connect with Twitter. Rest assured, we will never send a tweet from your account
without your permission.
We will send you an email with an invite soon.
Gun safety advocacy organizations don't use social media to debate; they use it to mobilize #AfterNewtown
"We know our business is a controversial one, and we do not cower." Newspaper defends gun maps #AfterNewtown
See what's Trending Now for @mediatwit
Follow @mediatwit on Twitter

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Camelbak Trinity Water Carrier
|(0 Reviews)
Product DescriptionTry fitting a small camel into the CamelBak Trinity Hydration Pack. That may not fit, but luckily the Trinity has enough space to hold 3 liters of water, extra layers, a head lamp, and sunglasses for a full assault on the ridge. The Trinity also has attachment points for an ice-axe and trekking poles should you need your hands free to scale the last 100 feet of your climb.
There have been no reviews posted yet for this product. Be the first by clicking Submit a Review
Related Trinity Forum Posts
Trinity Lake trails
Going camping at Trinity Lake and staying at Tannery Gulch with the family, inlaws, Labor Day weekend... blah blah blah. Of course I want to bring my bike to escape for a little while ;) :thumbsup: I found this [URL="http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm9_008077.pdf"]forest service in ... Read More »
Trinity Alps - WHOA!!
I know, I know.... it's in NorCal, but I thought I'd ask my homies first before bothering those guys. I just got back from a two week vacation in far northern California (Lassen NP; Quincy; Chico; Redding; Mt. Shasta; Weed.... that whole area). It was only camping, hiking, and beer drinking. No b ... Read More »
The Maston: Trinity Bikes and COTA work party.
Time to give it back. Let's get out there and protect our valuable riding resource! Saturday March 20th 9am - Trinity Bikes of Redmond is hosting the first ever work party at The Maston. This is a BLM approved/supported work party. We will be doing signage installation, fencing repair and tr ... Read More »
Trinity's west
Any beta on the Lava mtn. trail west to Tipton flat from Cold springs campground on the south flank of Trinitys?Read More »
S. Fork Trinity River - advice/suggestions?
Heading over to ride the epic S Fork of the Trinity River trail this weekend. I know a couple of folks made the trip this summer. Anybody have any suggestions or tips?Read More »


text:
TO UKDHM from Penny Beschizza, UCU
We, the Deaf Community, welcome the annual calendar-led promotion of Disability History Month. We are aware of the huge efforts to make DHM happen. This year, 2011, will kick-start a rapid progress in its national status, especially in schools.
We have been empowered to regard ourselves, the Deaf Community, as a linguistic minority thanks to our involvement within Disability Equality rights during the last two decades. This culminated in the Department of Works & Pensions' formal recognition of British Sign Language in March 2008. That was only the beginning, and we look forward to a national law to secure BSL + Deaf Values in everyday life, services and human rights.
We have made real progress within the broadcast Media through BSLBT - British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust, Deaf-led organisations like the British Deaf Association, Deaf Parenting UK, BSL training centres, huge events like Deaf Sportsmen of the Year (DeafSPY) and Deaf Rave happening in the UK!
We know that like many strands of Equality, there is still a journey to travel through before society achieves a level of inclusion which offers safe, active and accessible participation as citizens. Deaf professionals are surviving challenges due to peer resilience, especially in the public services.
We are grateful for technological progress which has lessened 'phone' marginalisation for us Deaf people to use telecommunications, but there are still barriers limiting the possible capacity for a 24/7 video relay service in BSL.
We share with you at the DHM Launch the on-going determined march towards breaking down barriers and reducing struggles, changing attitudes, radically changing perceptions and promoting ourselves as real gifted people in society.
We will see Deaf History aligning with DHM in 2012 onwards.
Like all other strands of equality and disabilities, we want to see good practice and acceptance of our Deaf & BSL values permanently embedded in law, in order that we could get on with in our lives as 'normal' people - as citizens, workers, carers, parents, individuals...the list is endless.
Thank you. Hands up in applause!


text:
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office responded to Town and Country Mobile Home Park early Thursday morning after a report of a fight at one of the homes.
It happened just before 3 a.m. at 418 Reid Road.
When they arrived on scene, deputies say they found a 46-year-old man, stabbed with a kitchen carving knife.
The Sheriff's Office says they arrested 35-year-old Jamie Douglas, of Owensboro, on a 2nd degree assault charge.
Authorities say during an argument in the kitchen of the home, Douglas had armed herself with a knife and attacked the man, stabbing him in the hip. Deputies say the man also received a cut on his left hand during the struggle.
Douglas was taken to the Daviess County Detention Center.
The victim was taken by ambulance to Owensboro Regional Hospital.
Copyright 2013 WFIE. All rights reserved.
1115 Mt. Auburn Road
Public File Contact:
FCC Public File
Local News
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 WorldNow and WFIE. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


text:
Music Admissions
Thank you for your interest in the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University. The outstanding applied faculty, superb ensembles, quality academic programs and attractive location in culture rich Pittsburgh make Duquesne an excellent place to prepare for a professional career in music. Whether you are just beginning your musical career or continuing your professional studies, the Mary Pappert School of Music at Duquesne University prepares you to be a leader in the creative field of music!
Schedule your audition today!
To schedule an audition, email the Director of Music Admissions, Troy Centofanto at email@example.com. Be sure to include your full name, mailing address, phone number, instrument, intended degree of study, and planned semester of enrollment. Arrangements to schedule auditions must be made at least two weeks in advance of the desired date. Audition dates open to undergraduate and graduate applicants.
Due to higher education regulation changes, effective August 1, 2011, Duquesne University is unable to accept applications for admission to online programs and courses from students residing in Alabama, Arkansas, Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Wisconsin. For questions, please contact Paul-James Cukanna in the Office of Admissions at 412.396.5002 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Modern and Contemporary Art Since 1945
Since September 2010, the Corcoran has dedicated a significant amount of space to the display of its renowned collections, including the first permanent installations of contemporary art, photography, and media arts in over 20 years. These have joined recently reinstalled permanent exhibitions of historic American, European, and decorative arts from the collection. The new permanent collection installation highlights the strengths of the modern and contemporary art holdings. These galleries provide a sense of the breadth of practice and the range of ideas that animate postwar and contemporary art. Major works are presented by Lee Bontecou, William Christenberry, Robert Colescott, Rob Fischer, Ellsworth Kelly, Martin Puryear, Sean Scully, Jessica Stockholder, Anne Truitt, Andy Warhol, and others.
A portion of the display is a changing focus space. The current installation explores contemporary abstraction in painting and sculpture, bringing together work that employs evocative materiality and form to allude to the body, mortality, and personal experience. The installation features Petah Coyne's Untitled #785, a delicate hanging wax-covered sculpture, alongside works by Ross Bleckner, Bryon Kim, Thomas Nozkowski, Paul Henry Ramirez, and a recently acquired sculpture by Lionel Bawden.


text:
Mario Kart coming to 3DS this holiday
During today's E3 press briefing, Nintendo detailed the new Mario Kart 3DS, and announced it will be released this holiday season. The brief glimpse showed off hang gliders for big jumps, and the karts going underwater with propellers. We also saw some customization options for picking body and wheel types for the karts.
The conference is still ongoing. Shacknews will update as more details become available.
You must be logged in to post.


text:
Homecoming 2014
The Office of Alumni and Parent Relations is very excited about this year's Homecoming Week and can't wait to see you there! Click on the yellow arrows below to see more information about the events taking place during Homecoming Week 2014.
Schedule of Events
Sunday, September 21: Homecoming Liturgy and Spirit of Saint Xavier Awards
11:00 a.m., McDonough Chapel of the Mother of Mercy
Join the Saint Xavier community as we gather for the Liturgy of the Word, which will include a blessing for the recipients of the Spirit of Saint Xavier Awards -- alumni who in word and deed exemplify Saint Xavier University's Core Values of respect, excellence, compassion, service, hospitality, integrity, diversity and learning for life.
Congratulations to the recipients of the 2014 SXU National Alumni Association Spirit of Saint Xavier Awards:
- Spirit of Saint Xavier Award
Dr. Margaret M. Bogacz '64
- Sister Dorothy Marie Peschon '19 Award
Ms. Kathleen Gordon Davis '85, '06
- Rita A. Ford '98 Faith in The Future Award
Ms. Doretha E. Walker-Brown '10
A reception honoring the alumni awards recipients will immediately follow in the Butler Reception Room
Monday, September 22: S.T.A.T. Brown Bag Project
6:00 p.m., SXU Diner Atrium
In the spirit of our Mercy heritage, alumni, students, staff and faculty are invited help us prepare lunches for local shelters and organizations who serve our neighbors in need. Donations of peanut butter, jelly, snacks and juice pouches are always appreciated. If you would like to donate a product or a monetary donation to offset the cost of this project, please contact Alumni and Parent Relations at firstname.lastname@example.com or 773-298-3316.
**Parents are welcome!
Online volunteer registration available today!
Tuesday, September 23: Academic Distinguished Alumni and the O'Brien Student Leadership Awards
6:30 p.m., Butler Reception Room
Members of the SXU community will honor those alumni and students whose words and actions emulate the operating ethos of Saint Xavier University.
Congratulations to the 2014 Academic Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients:
- College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Christopher J. Green '81
- School of Education
Phyllis Cavallone-Jurek '92, '95
- Graham School of Management
Jack D. Love, C.P.A. '81
- School of Nursing
Diane O'Brien '62
Wednesday, September 24: Faculty and Staff Homecoming Celebration
Happy Homecoming Celebration!
3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Gilhooley's Grande Saloon
Calling all staff, faculty, alumni and SXU senior students! Let's get Happy at Our Homecoming Celebration. Includes complimentary appetizers and beverages.
**Parents are welcome!
Celebration Dinner for Benefactors and Scholars
6:00 p.m. Butler Reception Room
Saint Xavier University is proud to host the Celebration Dinner for Benefactors and Scholars during Homecoming 2014. This annual event gives the University community an opportunity to honor and thank the many donors whose generosity provides vital funds to establish and sustain scholarship support for our students. The University also looks forward to recognizing our outstanding student scholarship recipients, who are the beneficiaries of these scholarships.
**Celebration Dinner attendance is by invitation only.
Thursday, September 25: Comics for Cougars
Shannon Athletic Center Auxiliary Gymnasium
7:00 p.m. Reception
8:00 p.m. Performance
Local comedians, Pat McGann (Late Night with David Letterman) and WGN news personalities, Ana Belaval and Mike Toomey, join SXU alumni and friends as we LOL in honor of Homecoming 2014!
$35 p/p (21+) includes show admission, light appetizers and refreshments. (Cash bar). A portion of the proceeds will be donated to support SXU student scholarships.
Guests will also enjoy a sample of our "1846 Red" a smooth, red lager brewed exclusively for Saint Xavier University by Neil Byers, owner of Horse Thief Hollow Restaurant and Brewery.
Purchase tables of 10 and get preferred seating in the VIP Scarlet Zone. Seating is limited, so reserve your table today!
**Parents are welcome!
Register online to reserve your table in the Scarlet Zone today!
Saturday, September 27: Homecoming Day
Cougar 5K Run/Walk
9:00 a.m., Smith Morris Quad
Join alumni, students, parents and friends of SXU in the 14th Annual Cougar 5K Run/Walk. All participants receive a long sleeve t-shirt, refreshments and a ticket to the football game upon request. The course starts and finishes on the campus and runs through Evergreen Park. Register today!
Homecoming Tailgate VIP tent!
12:00 p.m., Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field
We're not just hosting the reunion years that end in 9 or 4 ... we welcome all alumni back for a celebration of Saint Xavier and without U it won't be a party! Alumni and Parent Relations hopes senior students and parents will also join us for an opportunity to watch the game from the tent.
$15 p/p (21+) includes admission to the tent, hot dogs, chips, snacks, soft drinks, beer and wine. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to support SXU student scholarships. Children are free.
** Parents are welcome!
Online registration available today!
Back by popular demand! COUGAR CUBS - an entertainment area for kids which will include a jumping jack; tattoos; face painting; craft projects and more!
SXU Football Vs. University of Saint Francis (Ill.)
1:00 p.m., Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field
It's sure to be an exciting match as our SXU Cougars face off against the University of Saint Francis. All alumni who register at the SXU Alumni Hospitality Tent will be given free admission to the game!
Alumni Games
Various Times
For information on Alumni Games please contact the Athletics Office.
Gilhooley's Fifth Quarter Party
4:00 p.m., Gilhooley's Grande Saloon
Immediately following the game head over to Gilhooley's for a 5th quarter celebration and an awesome finale to Homecoming 2014!
**Parents are welcome!
Contact and Registration
To register for select Homecoming events, please visit our online registration page!
Class Volunteer
Interested in gathering a group of classmates for a reunion? Become a Class Volunteer!
Join in the fun by becoming an official class volunteer. Work with Alumni and Parent Relations and the SXU National Alumni Board to reach out to members of your class year and help plan Homecoming activities for fellow classmates.
To find out more information about becoming a Homecoming Class Volunteer, contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 773-298-3316 or email@example.com.


text:
One of my friends had an awkward first date recently. The guy was a "referral" from her co-worker, so he was basically a blind date set up. The fact that he knew a boatload of personal information about her on their first date bothered her, though.
She is extremely private at work, so the co-worker was not privy to some of the things her date knew. It turns out that the guy went on a little fact minding mission before he met her. The co-worker only gave him her first and last name and what school she went to.
One quick (too quick?) Facebook search and he spotted a connection. Someone he went to school with was related to my friend. I don't know which is creepier, the effort he put into get some background information – or the fact that he told her how much he "already discovered" about her.
Listen, I am sure this guy has a perfectly good explanation for going through great lengths to screen my friend. Perhaps he has a psycho ex. Maybe he has had his pet rabbit boiled in a revenge plot. I get it. He doesn't want to be hurt again! I have to ask, though, do you think he went too far?
Would you consider it a red-flag if someone you just met knew waaaaay too much information about you? Would you go out with this person again if that was the only thing that turned you off?
Have you ever used Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. to "get a better sense" of someone's personality? Did it make you rethink dating them?
I swear, Facebook is a blessing and curse for dating..at the same time.
By Wise Diva, Misadventures in Atlanta Dating Blog
March 21st, 2013
7:05 am
His Only problem to me was lack of tact or class…..u don't have to tell what u know or don't know. That info u discover is for u to Act on,not brag or talk about.
Discovery is good but be seemingly psycho is Bad!
It's good that we have Facebook and these other public databases. In fact,given the history of serial killers,scammers,lying folks etc,going full press background check on someone before a date is mandatory! It's just like ur HIV test before the smash.
Actually,u may never come to do the pre-s
pre-smash, HIV test because u will be rotting under the leaves and tires in an abandoned house somewhere in North Georgia! Dead.
So do the background test. Some American men are just that crazy!
Hello MIA!
March 21st, 2013
7:06 am
being seemingly psycho,I meant.
March 21st, 2013
7:28 am
I agree with Exiled- that guy lacked tact, and came off creeppyyyy… Lots of people misrepresent them selves on-line. So i would take that with a grain of salt, and use that information when asking questions to see if things matched. You never know if someone is truly a nut job, look at all those people that were married years and then out of the blue one kills the other. Its a crazy world and everything you do you are taking chances.
glad its Thursday. Friday is coming fast, Thank God!
March 21st, 2013
7:41 am
Nothing wrong with the guy looking, to me the problem is she put all that information out there for anyone to see!! And yea it's easy to blame "Facebook" but it only supplies the information that the user supplies it. Would never use any social media to check on anyone, and if someone used it to check on me, they really wouldn't find out anything.
Would I consider it a red flag?? Naw, a semaphore message, YES!! leave cra cra where they seat. DATE OVER
Hello All
March 21st, 2013
8:27 am
In today's world, it is a good idea to check out new acquaintances. And there is a lot of infomration available on the Internet, although not all of it can be relied on.
But like anyone else, you need to keep what you know nad don't know in perspective. If you let the person know what you know, you are also exposing your hand. Check to see if the person is alright and not out on bail or a refugee from child support. But otherwise, checking online is not really all that different from checking with friends. And anyone who tries to hide facts in order to be private will get a surprise when they see how much of what they think is hidden is really known.
March 21st, 2013
8:36 am
Good morning, I don't think the guy is creepy, he's just doing what some of us have done in finding out information about a date. I've done it. However, I didn't do what he did and let the date know. I kept that info to myself to see if what the person said on social media lines up with what is said face to face.
Just like Single said, people only know what you put out there. If you're putting all your business out there all carte blanche then you can't call foul when someone use it against you.
March 21st, 2013
8:55 am
Wow, I agree with Ex again. What is the world coming to? lol I totally agree that buddy didn't have to tell ole girl how he went through all her trashcans, snooped in her storage unit, interviewed all her neighbors etc….those were things he just should've made a mental note about. Therefore, when a particular subject were to come up, he could see if what she actually told him matched up with things he found out. DUH! That's like background checking 101 I felt a little weird knowing the beau did a background check on me but I have nothing to hide so it's all good.
March 21st, 2013
9:16 am
So dating is not about getting to know anyone anymore, it's about seeing if they are lying to you??
If I ever find out anyone did a background check on me, it's over from that point. What happened to trust?
And how would you catch a serial killer or scammer by doing a back ground check??
March 21st, 2013
9:18 am
Oh Slim since you agree with ex, you think only American men are crazy (LOL)
March 21st, 2013
9:24 am
lol.. I would have done the same thing and not tell her. Shoo. I don't have time to waste. I gotta know somethings before I met up with you. That's what internet is there for. To search whatever that is you want.
@Single and button – I disagree on "ppl finding what you put out there". You will be amazed that what you can find.. where someone works, worked and where the live. This info is easily available online. no joke. my hubby's ex-flame called him as she found his cell# online. I looked and sure enough it was there with the house address.. scary, i know
March 21st, 2013
9:25 am
Single – So dating is not about getting to know anyone anymore, it's about seeing if they are lying to you?? yes
What happened to trust? trust no one
And how would you catch a serial killer or scammer by doing a back ground check?? dontdatehim.com
March 21st, 2013
9:28 am
Hazel – I was referring to social media like facebook and such, I'm aware of the other engines out there that provide addresses and phone/land lines.
March 21st, 2013
9:29 am
good morning. ex – I agree with your original post. not mad at him for getting the scoop. he didn't necessarily have to play his hand right out the gate though. still, getting hooked up by a co-worker gave them both leverage. old girl is probably just perturbed she didn't do her due diligence on him as well. lol. I could just see me when old boy told me A, B and C about me. I would have just been like well what about your X, Y and Z. lol. we can go back and forth all day. what you got?
March 21st, 2013
9:33 am
GOOD Thursday Morning MIA!!!
For the second day in a row, I'm agreeing with Ex!!! The guy definitely lacked tact but as Single & Happy stated, she made the info PUBLIC in the first place. There are security settings on Facebook where if you are not friends then the person can NOT see your info. For future reference, I suggest she uses those privacy features.
-Button DontDateHim.com has revealed quite a few things for a many of people, LOL!!!
March 21st, 2013
9:34 am
It's only natural to want to find out sometihng about the person you are beginning to date esp with today's technology. Back in the day I would find out from family/friends or people in the community, I wanted to know more than just a name and or where he worked, I needed a little more than that. Living here in Atlanta I don't have the advantage of hearing from others perspective whether that person is a good person or not whose known that person's track record.
March 21st, 2013
9:36 am
meant: …from people who knows that person's track record.
March 21st, 2013
9:37 am
MissMoni – LOL @dontdatehim.com I used that site religiously.
March 21st, 2013
9:38 am
Single – Of course not…the one's NOT from America are probably worse…no offense Ex
March 21st, 2013
9:52 am
Morning All!
In general, I find no problem with doing a quick search online prior to going out with someone. I think, however, that it is more crucial for women due to safety issues. A full on background check is a different story, kind of creepy. If he felt the need to do it, he should not have told her all of that. Hmmm, dontdatehim.com, huh?
March 21st, 2013
9:53 am
I can say I've never used FB, Twitter or LinkedIn to find out about a date. I've snooped on FB though…just to be nosey…lol Ummm, I'm sort of in the middle on this one. I don't think what he did was so awful because I too will try and pull up a few things to "see what I can find" on a person, I'm potentially dating. I'm not going to camp outside of his house, go through his trash, ask folks about him though. IMO, "digging" like that is an extreme and I would wonder, whatcha digging for?
For me, my efforts to check on someone is solely for the purpose of making sure you're AOK to hang out with….as in no sister wives laying around somewhere, no bodies buried in the backyard and no body parts in your freezer. I'm not tryna see how much dirt I can get, such as how many folks you've slept with, if you're practicing religion, etc etc etc. I just want to be comfy knowing I can go and return in one piece. And while some may not agree with this, I'm not checking for your credit and all that other stuff eihter. It's a date….that's all. You need to be clean, have money and in a good mood. Anything more that's gonna happen with us will dictate "need to know" stuff. I don't need to know your entire history just to break bread for one evening….and I'd hope you feel the same about me.
Now, if we move into coupledom, then yeah there are more things I need to know, but for me that's sort of take it/learn it/know it as it comes.
March 21st, 2013
9:56 am
And if I found out a dude went all out, digging on me for one blind date…prior to the date, oh it's off. If I find out post date, lose my number. We ain't tryna getting married….
March 21st, 2013
9:58 am
@button – oh ok.. cleared the confusion there
March 21st, 2013
9:58 am
Hazel, you mean these things that you can find out by just asking, and if you know before I tell you, can you say STALKER TENDENCIES!! What's so scary about finding out someones address online, if it's in the phone book, it's online. and as far as the cell phone number, it's there because he put it on some site. If you know my name you can find any of that information.
Slim, they are worse, because in a lot of other countries, they can get away with it!!
Even asking family and friends is a no no for me, if you want to know something just ask.
If you keep your eyes open and your mouth shut, everything will come clear in time!
March 21st, 2013
9:59 am
And as much as I chat on here, I NEVER tell folks stuff at work….EVER!! For one thing, you don't see them telling theirs. Too, for what I post on here, IMO it's nothing. A car, a house, naming a venue is nothing…IMO You won't hear me telling too much about my boo either…it's nunya…lol I can talk about the kid's dad or Silky or the Stockbroker, that's all past, closed chapter, paged turned, you live and you learn type stuff. Current stuff is private
March 21st, 2013
10:00 am
just so I'm clear…..so in a blind date / hook up type situation it's okay for the blind date to "interrogate" the person providing the hookup but it's not okay for the blind date to "confirm" any information from outside sources? I think it's natural for the blind date to say "tell me about him or her" and to then ask follow up questions. sure they could take that person at their word but let's face it, some people have ulterior motives for hooking someone up. one of which is not wanting to be bothered with a person and trying to put that person off on someone else.
March 21st, 2013
10:01 am
And really, what you need to know about a person will be revealed in time. I still say nothing beats listening, paying attention and watching. It may not produce the names of his sister wives, but that's not important. Just knowing he's got a gang of chicks/wives laying up someone is all you need to know to run!!!
March 21st, 2013
10:02 am
some people have ulterior motives for hooking someone up
Everybody's got ulterior motives. Whether it's getting some, whether it's finding a husband, whether it's tryna see if what you heard is true, etc etc etc
March 21st, 2013
10:07 am
C – not necessarily. some folks are of the mindset that folks have to be coupled up to be happy and they (in their own minds) want to do their part to help make someone else happy. I'd consider that more in line with just being "helpful". other folks have adult siblings living with them and figure if they hook him up with a lonely female co-worker then maybe they'll hit it off and he'll move out of her house and in with the other chick. that's ulterior motive. lol. that's a real life scenario right there. I told the chick when she told me about the hookup that the sister was just trying to get her brother out of her house. lol.
March 21st, 2013
10:10 am
Single – I'm not with the " it will be revealed in time " line. You can be with a person for years without knowing they had another family right down the street for all you know by thinking that way.
March 21st, 2013
10:11 am
disco – LOL…that's funny and I agree. Okay, I'll say this, if a person knows you're single and they have a friend where they think the two of you would hit it off, I can't say either have ulterior motives. Not even the person hooking them up. But c'mon 99.9 percent of the time, there's a motive in there somewhere. Not all the time bad, cause somebody could just be puttng in so s/he can snag a mate for life and sometimes not. Sometimes folks "heard" about and wanna hit. Sometimes folks fell you're too high and wanna bring you down a notch, etc etc etc….all motives…lololol
March 21st, 2013
10:11 am
disco – lol, I know exactly what you're talking about.
March 21st, 2013
10:12 am
feel not fell
March 21st, 2013
10:16 am
button – it's real ain't it? lol. one woman once went on and on about why I should date her son. mind you I was involved with her through a volunteer agency. I would drive her for errands and whatnot. all I could think was that if your son was worth anything I wouldn't have to be taking you to the grocery store and the pharmacy. lol.
March 21st, 2013
10:19 am
That would bother me. He went about it the wrong way. He shouldn't have probe for information from another. What ever happened to having a conversation during the date and learning things about each other. I agree with you EX, he should have kept information in his memory bank. Don't go on a fact finding mission before meeting me, because this will be FACT, our one and only date!
March 21st, 2013
10:27 am
disco – lol, she knows her son is a lazy peice of crap so she wanted to unload him on you so you can drive her and him around.
I had a co worker who tried to get me and her son together, she was well to do lady, she gave me all kinds of expensive things as if she was trying to buy me. I was kind of considering her son thinking if I got all this now just imagine what's instore going forward. So I started asking her more about her son to see if I would be interested in at least going on a date with him, when she told me how spoiled and lazy he was I declined and told her I wasn't interested b/c of that she said "oh no, he just needs a good woman like you in his life to whip him into shape" I told her I wasn't interested in raising a grown man.
March 21st, 2013
10:30 am
Off topic:
Whoa…I just won "speedster" on Ruzzle. Find 30 words in 30 seconds
March 21st, 2013
10:30 am
And a first!!! 79 words in one game.
My bad….back to what y'all were saying
March 21st, 2013
10:31 am
button – we crazy. talking about people's sons. lol. old girl's son even still had a curl. I think this was maybe about 5 or 6 years ago. lol.
button – once upon a time my cousins used to always be like "hook me up with your girl". puh-leeze!!! they are my family and I love them but I would be no kind of friend setting one of my girls up like that. my cousins have long since stopped asking me to hook them up.
March 21st, 2013
10:33 am
he just needs a good woman like you in his life to whip him into shape"
I would've looked at her and said,"What about yoU", cause if his momma can't/won't make him do right then why should another woman raise a grown azz man..I can't go for that, no can do…
March 21st, 2013
10:41 am
disco – some sons need to be put on blast! lol
Sassy – that's why I turned down even entertaining her idea of me meeting her son. At least she knows he's lazy and spoiled. She created that monster.
March 21st, 2013
10:46 am
Sassy, Button & disco- Why is this becoming so popular, for Mama's to try to hook up their lazy sons??? If he's too lazy to get his own date, then he needs to be single, LOL!!!
March 21st, 2013
10:48 am
"why I should date her son….." You ever noticed how you never her about fathers soliciting dates for the daughters.
March 21st, 2013
10:49 am
button – the sons don't need to be blasted. the momma's do. lol.
okay here's a random relationship topic I'm stealing from the radio. apparently tiger and his new woman are all over the news. from what I understand he attending his daughter's sporting event with the ex and had the new girlfriend sit in the car the whole time. yep. lol. the radio show was taking calls asking if tiger was wrong for asking her to stay in the car or if she was simply devoted to him and the relationship by staying in the car. personally, in my mind, she was all different kinds of fools but a lot of folks actually leaned the other way. what do you all think? I can't imagine being banished to the car.
March 21st, 2013
10:54 am
Sassy- Now you have me singing that song, lol. I call that a Build-A-Bear, when you have to finish raising a man or help him get it together. Now I will support and assist someone with their dreams within reason, but the only bear I am building is a stuffed one for my grandson.
Disco- No, I would not take well to being banished to the car.
March 21st, 2013
10:55 am
-disco I wouldn't do well in the car. If he didn't want her to come, then he should have just left her at home.
March 21st, 2013
10:56 am
I'll just say this and I'm off to work….
My kid's dad's grandmother was weirdly fond of him. Eeeeeeverybody knew she was ubber stupid about him. Well, they'd all prewarned me that I was gonna catch hell cause I "knocked" her and the white chick he dated prior to me off the box…lol Anyhoo, we'd stayed out all night hanging out and she couldn't find him. We ended up crashing at his cousin's about cause it was nearly the next day and we'd been drinking. Plus we were in Conyers, Timbuktu from our apartment. Anyhoo, she was calling around to her kinfolks, looking for him Well, she called this cousin and bingo, FOUND US! She had the audacity to ask to speak to me. Umm, you ain't my grandma annnnd we're grown. She started with "controlling my man", so forth and so on. Now, I know bout respecting my elders and didn't do all the cussing and swearing and talking trash I would have done (I'm much much much better now…lol). I went in on granny though. To sum it up, I told her you raised him. He's buck wild? Yo fault? I said more but that was the gist of it. The cousin and kids were like oooooh, you said that her??? I was like "yeah, annnnnd."
Granny did NOT like me. She was an evil old woman. She denied my kid being his kid for YEARS. That was funny to me cause her dad looks like he spit her out. Plus, I vowed never to go in her house again. Well, when she passed, I went to the house there and to my surprise, there was the biggest picture I'd ever seen of my kid right on the wall as you walked in the door. She'd had it enlarged.
Mmm hmmm, she was just mad I had her boo hooked…lololololol
March 21st, 2013
11:01 am
celisea – it sounds like he was bobby boucher (sp?) and you were the devil. lol. remember in waterboy how she kept saying "that girl is the devil"? lol.
March 21st, 2013
11:05 am
disco – Never saw the movie, but I get it and yeah, that's about right. I always wanted to ask granny if she'd every gotten a peek and was hooked cause I must admit, he packed a mean
wang punch
Alright, that was bad of me. disco – I laughed out loud on that. Okay, I gotta work, 2:15 will be here soon enough
March 21st, 2013
11:10 am
disco – I read about Tiger and new girlfriend the other day. I'm liking her support and all and not getting in the way but, to stay in the car for an hour while he attended his daughter's game is a little bit too much. She should've stayed at home until it was over. I wonder did he even leave the window down or the ac running the whole time.
March 21st, 2013
11:12 am
button – one of the callers asked what old girl was going to do when the kid visits? hide in the bathroom until she leaves? lol.


text:
"Love is the spirit of this church, and service is its law..."
YRUU (Young Religious Unitarian Universalists) is our High School youth group that meets weekly in Blake Lounge on Sunday afternoons from 4-6:30. Any youth in grades 9th-12th is welcome to attend.
The purpose of YRUU is to provide our youth with a safe place to express themselves and explore new ideas. A covenant will be prepared at the beginning of the year that youth and adults in the group agree to respect. The progam is a balance worship, leadership delvopment, social justice and just plain fun!
For more information contact LeeAnn Williams, Director of Lifepsan Religious Education at
Guest OrientationPath to MembershipUnitarian Universalism


text:
Thompson RCMP drug section made two drug seizures, the first on March 22, and the second on April17.
On March 22 at approximately 6 a.m. as part of a continuing investigation, RCMP conducted a vehicle stop in Thompson.
A search of the vehicle revealed a quantity of marijuana, as well as cocaine packaging materials. A search of the driver of the vehicle also revealed approximately one ounce of cocaine on his person.
The driver, 19-year old Callum Stuart Lothian, has been charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking, and possession of marijuana under 30 grams.
Lothian has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in provincial court May 18.
Thompson RCMP drug section, with the aid of the general investigation section, intercepted two ounces of cocaine at the Thompson Greyhound bust terminal on April 17 at approximately 7:30 a.m.
Investigators learned that the cocaine was destined for Split Lake, Manitoba and had an approximate street value of $7,000.
Adam James Connell, a 21-year old Split Lake resident, has been charged with possession of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and was scheduled to appear in Thompson provincial court April 19.


text:
JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE - Emmy Award-nominated "Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs every weeknight (11:35 p.m. - 12:41 a.m., ET), packed with hilarious comedy bits and features a diverse lineup of guests including celebrities, athletes, musicians, comedians and humorous human interest subjects. The guests for TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 included Simon Cowell ("The X Factor"), Stacy Keibler ("Supermarket Superstar") and musical guest Gary Clark Jr.
Use a Facebook account to add a comment, subject to Facebook's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Your Facebook name, photo & other personal information you make public on Facebook will appear with your comment, and may be used on ABC's media platforms. Learn more.


text:
Name. Email. Password.Three steps and you're ready to save and share your Spoonful favorites! Just click the appropriate link below to log in or create an account.
Log In
Sign Up
Add a little Disney magic to your Halloween with these pumpkin carving patterns. From Mickey & Friends to Pixar's Monster's Inc., here are Dozens of ideas for gourd-eous Disney pumpkin stencils for Halloween.


text:
Children Unicorn
Rainbow Unicorn Child Costume
Enchant as one of the most magical creatures around in the Rainbow Unicorn Child Costume. She'll sparkle and shine in this rainbow colored dress with unicorn horned hood and cute bow leg warmers.
Rainbow Unicorn Toddler Costume
Your little one will be dancing among the rainbows in the Rainbow Unicorn Toddler Costume. She'll transform into a majestic unicorn in this pink dress with beautiful tulle skirt and a white hood with unicorn ears and horn.
Magical Unicorn Baby Costume
…especially your little one. Let everyone experience the magic when you dress your bundle of joy in this adorable Magical Unicorn baby costume - the hood even has a unicorn horn! Take pictures because this is a memory you'll want to treasure forever. The jumpsuit has snaps for easy diaper changes…
Unicorn Toddler Costume
Your fantasy to find the cutest Halloween costume for your little one has come true with this Unicorn Toddler Costume. Adorable rainbow tutu dress comes with furry eared hood with pink horn and fuzzy boot covers. It will be a magical holiday!
Magical Unicorn Teen Costume
It is said that unicorns are only a figment of your imagination, much like a fairy tale or dream. Make it real when you don this darling Magical Unicorn teen costume complete with horn, furry tail and leg warmers.
Neon Rainbow Child Headband
This Neon Rainbow Child Headband will match her bright and bubbly personality. Pair this rainbow colored, origami style headband with your child's fairy or unicorn costume (sold separately).
Despicable Me Agnes Deluxe Child Costume
You sell cookies, take ballet and have a fondness for unicorns - why not dress in the officially licensed Despicable Me Agnes Deluxe Child Costume? Warm the heart of Gru and his Minions in this adorable overall inspired jumpsuit, which is perfect for running around on Halloween. Complete the look…
Neon Rainbow Child Tights
Complete your child's magical costume with the Neon Rainbow Child Tights. These tights are a neon purpley blue color and will go with an array of costumes.
Pink Glitter Child Tights
Every little girl will want the Pink Glitter Child Tights. These pretty pink tights have little flecks of glitter, a glam touch to any costume.


text:
Woodworker's Journal
"It's always been in the back of our minds to expand into the woodworking market," says James Newberg, Baileigh's marketing coordinator. "Really, our goal is to become a lifetime supplier of quality metal and woodworking machinery."
Baileigh takes a comprehensive approach to serving an industry. Unlike many other metalworking machinery suppliers that provide specialized machines for niche areas of the market, "we are unique in that we are a one-stop shop for tools. While others are compartmentalized, we offer a broad selection." And that range of product options has attracted business from "one-man garage shops" all the way up to huge conglomerates like Ford Motor Company and Boeing. "You just never know who's going to be on the other end of the phone," Newberg says.
Operating on the premise that woodworkers are still brand-loyal, Baileigh is hoping that once they earn customer trust in one or two machine purchases, woodworkers will come back for more options as their shops and skills grow. The company is also responding to interest from current clients on the metal side who want to add wood elements to their metalworking crafts and products. And, vice versa, "woodworking customers are also looking at metalworking machinery, which will allow them the option of creating mixed media pieces ... people are doing both, and they like that they can buy it all here."
In just a few months since the woodworking machinery launch, Baileigh now offers 66 different woodworking machines. Table saws, band saws, jointers, lathes, CNC machines, drill presses, sanders, dust collection and router tables are just some of the tool categories from which customers can shop. So far, James says woodworking sales have been brisk, and feedback for the most part has been "overwhelmingly positive."
Part of that may stem from the high standards the company demands of its machinery suppliers. Newberg says metalworkers are generally much harder on their tools than woodworkers are. So the machines must be robust to stand the test of time. "We know what to look for to make high quality machinery, and we don't source bad products or work with subpar manufacturers." That industry experience is being applied to the new woodworking line, with a focus on precision, quality features and rugged construction.
But, sooner or later, even the best tools will need service or the occasional replacement part. Newberg says if a woodworking customer should have a problem with a Baileigh machine, the company offers a one-year parts warranty, "and our goal is to stock 95 percent of the parts for every machine we carry in our Wisconsin warehouse. We can get anything else we don't stock within a couple of days ... in most cases, we can ship within 72 hours."
The company also hopes to entice woodworkers by offering free shipping on its machines within the contiguous 48 states for a limited time. Newberg anticipates that this promotion will probably continue through summer 2013, but customers contemplating a purchase shouldn't dawdle.
It's certainly not often that a new player enters the woodworking machinery market, especially on the coattails of a difficult recession, but Newberg adds that Baileigh's experience in the machinery business and service before and after the sale is second to none. He feels confident about Baileigh's prospects and opportunities within our industry.
"We're happy to provide this new machinery line to the woodworking community. We hope that woodworkers will give us a chance and let us really show what we can do."


text:
Lots of blank pages
I have installed BuddyPress, and BuddyPress Template Pack, and followed all the steps. I have changed 16 times the templates, and adjusted them to my theme.
The given URLs for Site Activity, Groups and Members seem to work fine. However, when I try to access my Profile, all I get is a blank page. The same happens if I try to access My Activity, My Groups… from the top right drop down menu.
Do you know what may be happening?
Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total)
You must be logged in to reply to this topic.


text:
Social responsibility involves economic, legal, ethical, and discretionary actions taken by individuals and organizations to foster the betterment of the community, both locally and globally.
Sustainability | Civic Engagement | Social Justice
Teaching social responsibility and the ethical implications of knowledge and action is one of the educational objectives of the Barney School of Business.
By embracing social responsibility and by examining the ethical implications of knowledge, students learn to evaluate the effects of actions and social policies and seek to make the world we live in a better place.
|Barney School is one of 150 schools included in The Aspen Institute Center for Business Education's new book The Sustainable MBA: The 2010-2011 Guide to Business Schools That Are Making a Difference. The book, published in October 2009, provides highlights of leading MBA programs in 20-plus countries around the world that are integrating social, ethical, and environmental impact into their offerings. Read the full publisher's announcement. Read Barney's pages.
Questions, comments, suggestions, please contact:
Deborah Kidder, Department of Management, firstname.lastname@example.com
Evan is a May 2012 graduate of the Barney School of Business. During his senior year he was a Human Resourcing Intern for Everybody Wins! CT (local Nonprofit Organization). He also participated in a summer Internship in Fortaleza, Brazil.
As a sophomore at the University of Hartford majoring in Marketing and minoring in Italian, Zuri studied abroad in the spring semester at John Cabot University in Rome. In addition to her studies, Zuri spent her free time as a volunteer English teacher at a local school.


text:
The WIAA State Football crowned four state champions at Camp Randall Stadium on Thursday. In Division 7, Glenwood City rallied from a 14-6 halftime deficit by scoring 22 third quarter points in handing Potosi its only loss of the season 46-21. Glenwood City won it's third state title in school history. In Division 6, Bob Hyland has another. The winningest coach in state high school history made it back to back titles as Fondu Lac St. Mary's Springs defeated Eau Claire Regis in a battle of unbeatens 24-14. Amherst won it's very first state title in Division 5, beating Lancaster 19-7. It was another matchup of 12-0 teams and the Falcons won the game despite only 38 yards on the ground. The Division 4 game went to overtime and Someset defeated Walworth Big Foot 35-33 as the Somerset defense stopped a two point conversion attempt in the first overtime. Three more titles will be awarded Friday with Waupaca meeting Waukesha Catholic Memorial in Division 3, Homestead against Waunakee in Division 2 and Arrowhead taking on Sun Prairie in Division 1.
JT the Brick 1:00 AM - 5:00 AM
On Air Now.


text:
Job Summary: The Labor Registered Nurse triages and cares for laboring patients under the direction of the Maternal Child Director. Additional patient populations served by the labor nurse include ante-partum, post partum/newborn, and post-gynecological. The registered nurse employs critical thinking to integrate objective data with knowledge gained from an assessment of the subjective experiences of patients. Registered nurses use this critical thinking process to apply the best available evidence and research data to the processes of diagnosis and treatment. Nurses continually evaluate quality and effectiveness of nursing practice and seek to optimize outcomes. Medical/clinical knowledge, technical and clinical skills, clinical judgment, interpersonal skills and communication as indicated in the current Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals are essential components of nursing practice. All registered nurses practice within the scopes and standards of practice set forth by the American Nurses Association. Additional Professional Organizations may be referenced when appropriate to guide practice and standards within the work place. This position is represented by CNA and is covered by the terms and conditions of the applicable collective bargaining agreement. Require Patient Population tab: Yes Experience Minimum - 1 year of the last 2 years, recent experience as an RN in Labor and Delivery, or as an RN in an acute care setting and successful completion of applicable clinical and didactic SRDH specialty training program. Preferred - 3 years of the last 5 years recent experience as an RN in Labor and Delivery or equivalent in a setting with 100 births/month. Education Minimum - Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Preferred - Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Training EFM = External Fetal Monitoring course within 1 year of hire. Special Skills Antepartum, Intrapartum, Postpartum, Post-gynecological and Level 1 Newborn Care. Circulate for surgical procedures performed on the Maternal Child Unit. Electronic Fetal Monitoring. Scrub for surgical procedures on the Maternal Child Unit (within 6 months of hire). Medical Screening Exam Competency and Triage Obstetrical Patients (within 6 months of hire for experienced nurses and after 1 year of Labor experience for minimum experienced nurse). Newborn stabilization and resuscitation (baby catcher). Post Anesthesia Care. Licensure Required: RN = Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Nevada. CT CPRBLS = Basic Life Support CPR. CT NRP = Neonatal Resuscitation Program. CT CPRACLS = Advanced Cardiac Life Support CPR within 6 months of hire. Preferred: Certification in Specialty Area.
ST. ROSE is EXCELLENCE
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals has served southern Nevada for more than 65 years with a commitment to quality, compassionate health care. As southern Nevada's only not-for-profit, religiously sponsored hospital system, St. Rose recognizes the importance of healing not only the body, but the mind and spirit as well. Dedicated caregivers, the latest technology and an environment of healing work together at all three St. Rose hospitals in Henderson and Las Vegas.
We are part of Dignity Health, one of the largest health care systems in the U.S. The word "dignity" perfectly defines what our organization stands for: Showing respect for all people by providing excellent care.
Our employees enjoy competitive salaries, comprehensive benefit packages and teamwork centered work environments. We offer relocation assistance to qualified candidates and we value the health of our employees, patients and visitors. St. Rose is a tobacco-free organization.
With focuses on family and community, southern Nevada has beautiful master-planned neighborhoods and affordable living, first-class restaurants, shopping, entertainment and no state income tax. The beauty and climate of the southwest make year-round outdoor activities possible.
Las Vegas and Henderson are cities with small town atmospheres and St. Rose Dominican Hospitals has served these communities with a commitment to excellence in the delivery of compassionate health care.
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) seeking qualified and diverse candidates to foster a work environment where our employees share a commitment to our mission and values. All employment decisions are made without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran or marital status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.
St. Rose Dominican Hospitals are safe lift equipped and follow the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Standards for lifting.
Find us on Facebook


text:
Inception is one of those movies people theorize about, so here's my take. I have not read about it or looked it up except to check the characters' names, so this is based solely on what I got from watching it. Needless to say, tremendous spoilers follow for those who have not seen it.
It's all a dream. Ariadne (Ellen Page) is leading an inception on Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio). The entire film is that inception, and we never see reality.
In reality (which I will label "level 1"), the details of Cobb's wife and past are basically as we've been shown. To help him get over her death and move on, someone has arranged an inception to implant him with that idea. (We don't know who arranged this, or why; more on that later). The characters we meet as Cobb's team are actually Ariadne's team.
When the inception process is explained in the film, we're told the characters must go three levels in— a dream within a dream within a dream— to get deep enough to implant the idea. Well, that's not deep enough on someone as skilled as Cobb. To make this work, they must go five levels in, and they can only do that through what the film calls "running with Mr. Charles". They must turn Cobb's subconscious against him and trick him into going deeper by convincing him he is running an inception of his own on someone else.
The highest "reality" we are shown is actually a dream (level 2). In this level, Cobb is a vigilante on the run. The forces out to get him are actually projections— his defense system. (Mal makes that comparison toward the end.) He is given a strong incentive to perform an inception on Fischer— who, in level 1 reality, may not even exist.
Ariadne presents her dream-self to Cobb as someone who will become his confidant. Because she is a neophyte, he can trust her. Because she relies on his guidance, he is not threatened by her. Because she is a prodigy, she can swiftly "learn" everything she needs to know without contradicting the above. And she is recommended to Cobb by Cobb's mentor and father figure; we are told later that someone's relationship with their father informs the path to their subconscious.
Ariadne's bond with Cobb doesn't come from curiosity or happenstance. Her goal all along is to get into Cobb's head and deal with his issues. When she wants more info or has strong feelings about how to proceed, she isn't just concerned; she's hitting him up for information and trying to direct his path. When she catches him sneaking dreams with his dead wife, she caught that on purpose.
Levels 3, 4, and 5 are presented as the inception on Fischer. This is all one big red herring; what's presented to us as Fischer's journey is really Cobb's. The "real" (level 2) Fischer is sedated on the 747. In his dream (level 3), he is kidnapped, and everybody goes to sleep in the van, leading to level 4. On this level, Cobb informs Fischer that he is dreaming. (Fischer thinks level 3 is reality, and Cobb thinks level 2 is reality.) Browning is framed so that Fischer will have an excuse to go into Browning's head. There are several levels of deception on level 4: Fischer thinks he's going into Browning's head, Cobb is using that belief to get deeper into Fischer's head, and Ariadne is using THAT belief to get deeper into Cobb's head.
On level 5, Mal shoots Fischer. The film portrays this as a huge problem that can potentially strand everybody in limbo. Not true! It was all part of the plan. Cobb had to believe that his irrational refusal to accept his wife's death had led to disaster, making his problem as urgent as possible. This is achieved when his refusal to shoot Mal, even though he knows she's not real, leads to her shooting Fischer and endangering everybody. The stakes are finally high enough so that Cobb has both a reason to go one level deeper and a reason to sort his problems out, once and for all. (At the very start of level 5, Cobb wonders what's there for Fischer, and Ariadne says "what's there for you?")
It is Ariadne's idea for her and Cobb to go one level deeper. In level 6, Cobb finally learns to let Mal go. THIS is his inception! In a dream within a dream within a dream within a dream within a dream, he is implanted with the idea that his dream-wife is not his real wife and that he must move on; this idea, implanted so deeply, will grow in him.
Meanwhile, Fischer's inception works too: his father tells him on level 5 to be his own man, and on level 3, Fischer tells us that the dream made him realize he needs to do that. When Fischer wakes up on level 2, he just thinks he's had an inspiring dream about his father and fellow passengers, not knowing it was all an elaborate attempt to change how he thinks about his father. Cobb got his end of the deal, and could finally go home to his kids.
When the film ends, Cobb wakes up. The entire film has been a dream that helped him realize how he needs to handle his wife's death. Ariadne's work is done.
As for who arranged the inception, and why? It doesn't really make a difference. Maybe someone benevolent wanted to help Cobb move on. Maybe someone stood to gain from Cobb's emotional breakthrough, similar to Saito's reason for ordering the inception on Fischer. Maybe Cobb was in "limbo" the whole time, and this was a rescue mission. But I had a thought about this— the final thing I realized before writing this post.
We don't know what's happened in level 1 since Mal's death. All we really know is that Cobb feels guilty about it. But reuniting with his kids is such a strong motivation on level 2 that it's probably true on level 1 as well. On level 2, he can't see them because he's on the run from the law, but since that's just his self-defense system, that can't be true of level 1. So what's another reason why he might be separated from his kids, and might need to work through Mal's death before seeing them again?
It's a bit obvious, but it fits: Cobb's inability to deal with Mal's death has driven him insane. He's probably in an asylum, and probably wishes he could go back to his kids and a normal life. Ariadne's motivation is probably therapeutic. When Cobb wakes up in level 1 and has learned to cope with Mal's death, he will have been healed.
And in the asylum, he is, of course, inmate #528491.


text:
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce two senior administrative appointments that are effective today. As we move forward, these appointments will enable us to serve our students and faculty more effectively and support our important mission in the region.
Dr. Ruth Ann Ragland will be our new Associate Provost, and Meloney Linder will become our Interim Vice President for Institutional Advancement.
Dr. Ragland will join the Provost's Office at a critical time in the evolution of our institution. In her new role, she will work closely with the Provost on several important initiatives including improving retention and graduation rates, nurturing our three new colleges (University College, Nursing, and Biomedical Sciences and Health Professions), managing our challenging budget, and guiding our divisions in difficult circumstances.
As Dr. Ragland transitions to a new position, I want to acknowledge some of her major accomplishments during the past five years she served as VP for Institutional Advancement. During these years, IA has evolved and grown in many significant ways including: creating 41 new endowments, raising more than $2 million for the Arts Center, attracting more than $250,000 for the Scorpion Fund, creating an Alumni Office and an Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations, overseeing the launch of the new utb.edu website, and establishing and implementing a marketing and communications strategic plan and brand standards. Our Division of Institutional Advancement is now poised to move to a new level of achievement thanks to her dedicated and thoughtful hard work.
Dr. Ragland also brings to her new role previous experience as Vice President for Academic Affairs at this university and almost 30 years in higher education, including positions at the University of New Mexico, Texas Woman's University and Southern Methodist University.
Meloney Linder joined our campus in 2008 after a successful career in the private sector. During the past three years, she has provided strong leadership as Associate Vice President of Marketing and Communication in the Institutional Advancement Division. Under her direction, marketing and communications has been reorganized, and she and her team have successfully revamped our website, instituted brand standards and produced an effective marketing and communications strategic plan for the university. I look forward to the energy and enthusiasm she will bring to the entire division.
To help ensure the strategic success of Institutional Advancement, I have invited Jim Noffke, Executive Director of UT System's Center for Development Leadership, to review our Advancement operations in order to determine what we are doing well and what we can improve. He will also support Meloney Linder in her interim role. We will also begin the search process for the VP for Institutional Advancement in the near future.
Please welcome and support Ruth Ann and Meloney as they continue to serve our institution in their new roles.


text:
Startup Weekend Honolulu condenses entrepreneurship into 54 hours
(page 1 of 3)
Photography by Greg Yamamoto
Startup Weekend Honolulu condenses entrepreneurship into a fast-paced weekend of networking, programming, design and business development. Red Bull is optional.
Four weeks after being laid off, 27-year-old Bryan Butteling stands before a crowd of entrepreneurs, software developers, designers and investors to pitch his business idea: an app that tells you which bars are showing your favorite team's game. He calls it Fan Addicts.
That was Friday evening. Two sleep-deprived, adrenaline-and-caffeine-driven days later, Butteling stands next to six people who had been strangers on that first evening. Now, they are a team, and have built and tested a working version of Fan Addicts in fewer than 54 hours. The crowd of about 100 people cheers as they take first place at Startup Weekend Honolulu, beating out eight other teams.
"After they announced my team, it was a cool rush to feel that validation from those mentors who were helping through the three-day process," Butteling says. "… (The mentors and judges) were there to give you support for your idea, and I felt that the teams that they chose were teams they felt could actually monetize and begin to actually work."
Startup Weekend gives anyone the chance to propose an idea, assemble a team and get a business running in three nights and two days. It's a crash course in hands-on business development accelerated to meet a deadline. You can network, validate ideas, introduce the next big thing and maybe even win a prize. Entrepreneurial zeal stoked by creativity, caffeine and team spirit.
|Friday, 5:13 P.M.
7:00 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28
It's standing room only at The Box Jelly in Kakaako, a co-working space for budding entrepreneurs, software/app developers and others. More than 100 people pack into the recently renovated space, eating pizza from JJ Dolan's and drinking beer out of red plastic cups. Some aren't participating in the competition, but have come to check out the pitches or cheer on friends and colleagues.
The master of ceremonies, Frank Denbow, calls for pitches, and 20 people form a line to the microphone. Each gets 60 seconds to pitch an idea, with a round of applause gently reminding speakers when it's time to get off the stage.
Denbow has flown in from New York to provide advice. He's the founder of a merchandising service called Startup Threads and a volunteer advisor for the nonprofit that oversees Startup Weekends around the globe. He tells those pitching to answer four questions: Who are you? What problem are you solving? How will you solve it? Who do you need?
Though any kind of business idea is welcome, all the ideas tonight are for smartphone apps or web-based platforms. One person wants to create a website that will pay your ATM fees in exchange for taking surveys. Another wants to build an app that texts you when your table is ready at a restaurant.
An alarm app for smartphones gets a huge response from the crowd. Called Move Me or Else, the proposed app requires that you move your body a predetermined distance (such as 10 feet) before the alarm turns off. If you hit snooze, you get charged a fee.
After the pitches end, each person with an idea has an easel-size Post-it note with the idea written on it. Everyone in the room receives three small, yellow Post-it notes, and they vote by attaching their notes to ideas. The ideas with the most votes go on to round two. The votes also indicate who wants to work on which project.
The room becomes a hot crowded mess as people try to find the founders and talk to them about their ideas. Some gain votes by standing on chairs and being the most visible amongst the crowd, while other founders garner little attention as they stand in an open but uncrowded area.
A dozen ideas make it to the next round. Each founder now needs to find team members and manage them for the next 54 hours. Honolulu isn't full of startups like Silicon Valley, but Startup Weekend shows the city does have a vibrant startup community.
Fielding questions and talking with participants is Kevin Hughes, a Startup Weekend mentor, a pioneer in Web design and software, and a local tech legend. He started Hawaii's first web server and website at Honolulu Community College in 1993 and went on to work on major projects for companies and startups in Hawaii, California and across the country, including CommerceNet and Wells Fargo.
Hughes says Hawaii businesses, in general, have been slow and entrenched, encumbered by dominant big businesses that don't adapt quickly. Startup culture changes that. He says events like Startup Weekend allow people to think about businesses differently and accelerate all the thought that goes into a business.
"This event teaches people how to be flexible in business and to collaborate," Hughes says, adding that these skills can be used in any industry or profession, not just tech.
Rob Zazueta of Vertical Response, an email and social-media marketing company in the San Francisco Bay area, says he's been to 11 Startup Weekends around the country, including ones in San Francisco, New York and Asheville, N.C. He says the Honolulu event is smaller than in those places, but he likes coming to smaller markets because, even though the startup industry is less mature, people come out of the woodwork for the event. He also says that events like this all over the world prove that Silicon Valley isn't the only place where you can innovate and succeed.
Hawaii is also a good testing ground for ideas. "If it works here, it will work in other markets," says Mike Prasad, founder of Kinetiq Labs and a mentor tonight. What he means is that Hawaii, unlike places like Silicon Valley, is not an early adopter willing to try anything new, so, if it's a hit here, it can be replicated elsewhere in the world.
9 p.m., Friday
Everyone is talking in the still-packed house, networking and pondering ways for their businesses to move forward. The crowd is even more electric than when the pitches were being made. The excitement of entrepreneurship is contagious.
As the evening wears on, the noise gradually fades. Those who were just watching start to leave. Some participants leave because they like to work on their part alone or need some sleep. Among those who stay are programmers hunched over their laptops and typing in code. Designers are creating visual prototypes on their computers. Others hatch marketing plans. Some teams work together until 3 in the morning. Whatever the case, The Box Jelly will stay open around the clock for the entire weekend to accommodate anyone's work rhythms.
Do you like what you read? Subscribe to Hawaii Business Magazine »
Hawaii Business magazine invites you to comment on our articles and the issues they raise. Comments are moderated for offensive language, commercial messages and off-topic posts and may be deleted. Some comments may be chosen for inclusion in the magazine on the Feedback page.


text:
Near Matches
Ignore Exact
Absorber (fiction)
See all of Absorber
, there is 1 more in this node.
Pandeism Fish
Thu Nov 24 2011 at 20:19:50
I am a
I am a
My life is my
All of these 'heroes' strutting about in their brightly colored costumes, like peacocks showing plumage
-- and just as showy with those powers, flying above the clouds, blowing fire, smashing concrete blocks to rubble. Yeah, whatever goods our neighborhood superheroes can flash, however they come by them, they usually make for a good show. No, not mine, though. All I could do was absorb. Pain, injury, sickness, whatever ails you, a few moment's contact with me and it ceased to be your burden. And became mine.
That was my power, my claim to fame. I took your injury and replaced it with my own health.
Oh, I healed up much faster than a normal man. Used to be a broken bone would set up in a few hours, took me mere days to fight off a case of full blown
. Hell, I once absorbed most of the injuries of a guy who's been trapped and crushed in a burning car.... the absorption itself was several painful hourlong sessions spread out over three days, and it took over three weeks for me to grow all that flesh and skin back, but I undertook it only a week after overcoming
, a nasty
, an
, and some pretty advanced
No, I'm no
fountain of youth
-- I mean, sure, I could extend someone's life by warding off diseases, but not by stopping the aging process. And my powers hadn't delayed my own getting on in years -- and as I crossed into the late fifties, I found myself slowing down considerably, taking longer to absorb, longer to heal. Still, if someone's hurt pretty bad or infected incurably, I'd be the one to call. Maybe it's the
at work, but I've found I can still pull out a lightning quick absorption in a dire
, when it seems like everything has faded from thought but the dire need to heal immediately. But I do pay for it later.
Despite all that was given to me, I'd never managed to make any luck out of life. You'd think a healing power would be worth a lot of money or make you wildly popular, but I discovered too late that it was the wrong kind of popularity, sometimes the wrong kind of money, and that sometimes those with whom you were popular were simply the ones aiming to get
money. So here I was, once a hero of sorts, reduced to a beat up-looking, broke old pissant from the wrong neighborhood, trying to eke out a little bit of good in a rotten world.
And then I met Richard Wrenwroth. Or, rather, he arranged to meet me.
Oh, I'd heard of Wrenwroth before -- I mean, who hadn't? Self-made billionaire with a half dozen charities under his name, involved in every kind of business enterprise. Held dozens of political types in his deep pockets. Had me ushered to his estate on the edge of the city, his black-suited employees guiding me through the hallways of a vast, labyrinthine compound, leading to a large and ornate office, there to plead his case.
"It's my wife, Mr. Johnston -- may I call you Alton?" Wrenwroth asked in a deep and beguiling voice, wringing his smoothly manicured hands, "my darling Olivia. She's fallen into a coma and the doctors, they can find nothing, no reason for such a malady." Would I try and help? he wished to know, offhandedly suggesting that he would consider the favor priceless. And of course I would.
But what I hadn't told him -- hadn't told anybody, ever actually, is that sometimes, during the absorption of damage to the brain, I got flashes of knowledge. Information. Painful memories, like fragments stabbing into my own brain, sometimes things even the
I was healing had buried deeply or long forgotten. You see, my healing powers were never especially focused beyond gross anatomical limitations; if the person had both a cut and burn on his arm, I couldn't pick just one to heal, they would both come along. And so it was with brains, a blood clot in the cerebellum gets no distinguishment from a psychological dysfunction brought on by childhood beatings. I tried mightily to avoid it, the sensation being as unpleasant or more than any physical pain I took upon myself. And it was one area where my 'treatment' seemed much less effective anyway. But, well, there it was.
They brought me down to the room where they were keeping Olivia -- a miniature hospital suite set up in the depths of Wrenwroth's mansion. Beautiful was a word that might have been invented to describe her. Like a porcelain doll, laying there with her eyes closed, breathing shallowly. I'd never had any formal medical training, but in my line of work I'd seen enough from the inside to get a sense of what was wrong -- but here there was nothing apparent. No wound, no bruise, nothing I would take as odd coloration. Something internal, then, a hemorrhage of some kind. A chair had been placed beside the bed for me. I sat, leaned in, placed both hands on her head, one on her forehead and the other on her crown. I began the absorption.
I started slowly, gingerly, at the outer edges of her
moving slowly across and around the folds of her brain, looking for the site of the damage. And then I hit it. I began a very careful pattern of absorption, taking just a bit of the injury into my own brain, and letting my own system attack it. There was a knot of sorts, and when I touched it, the flood of memories was in an instant overwhelming, more than I'd ever experienced before.
One rose to the surface, a recent one, the last one before the coma. Olivia was terrified. There was Wrenwroth, with a syringe in hand, moving menacingly towards her, promising that the substance therein would cause her to give some piece of information she was holding back. No words, simply a sentiment. One of Wrenwroth's henchmen -- one of the very men who now stood in the room overseeing my healing procedure -- grabbed her from behind, pinning one arm behind her back, while tightly gripping the wrist of her other hand to hold it out, extended, palm up, exposing the delicate vein in the bend of the elbow. She cried out as the needle went in--
My eyes darted to her arm; an IV line now occupied the spot. Clever concealment. I tried to steer her memories towards something I could use-- flashes of locations-- she had a favorite place....
"Did she have a favorite place?" the words popped out of me.
"What?" Wrenwroth was surprised that I had spoken. "Why?"
"It might help the healing -- speed things up significantly," I lied. Thinking fast, I came up with a plausible line of explanation. I gently pushed open her eyelids; her eyes were pinpoints, directed unmovingly towards the ceiling. "Her eyes and ears are working-- she can see and hear things in a sort of abstract sense-- but nothing is registering with her, nothing is connecting with her mind to make her wake up, snap back to reality. But being in a place she really connects with, that could help force those pathways of consciousness back open." It sounded good to me. After all, nobody, not even I, knew quite surely how my powers worked. I figured Wrenwroth had gotten himself into this situation through a failure of patience. I appealed to that. "Could mean getting this done in hours instead of--" I shrugged, trying to seem nonchalant, "days. Weeks."
"Fine." Wrenwroth pursed his lips. "I'll make the arrangements. We'll go tomorrow."
The vehicle -- essentially a large van -- wended its way up the mountain road, towards the glen where Olivia had played as a child. A broad field with a steep dropoff at one end and a crystalline lake below. I was exhausted, having continued the healing process all through the night, and all along this journey. When we reached the glen, the four men Wrenwroth had brought carried the bed to a central spot where the sun shone down and the breeze caressed the daisies in the grass.
The chair was set beside the bed; I returned to my previous position, hands on her head, attending to the healing of her mind. I opened her eyes; her pupils had returned to normalcy, but stared straight ahead. "Three hours," I tried to sound sure of myself. "Maybe four."
Wrenwroth nodded curtly. His men stood by -- for a while, but as the minutes ticked by slowly and uneventfully, their attention flagged. At some point, one of them went to the van to grab a bite, and another heard a sound in the nearby woods, all of them momentarily turning their attention to it. As a group, they took a step in that direction--
"RUN!!" I shouted. Olivia leapt from the bed and dashed towards the dropoff, and I followed, but quickly arched to the left, running towards the woods. I glanced back for a moment. Wrenwroth's men were frozen with confusion. They had guns but dared not shoot either of us without understanding what was going on; after a moment, they chased. I saw as Olivia plummeted over the edge of the dropoff.
I didn't get far. Didn't expect to, I guess. They dragged me back to the van, lashed me to the chair, and Wrenwroth laid a few backhands across my face for good measure.
There was a pause as two of Wrenwroth's men returned to report that there was no sign of Olivia. I knew that would be the case; I had fully healed the damage to her brain -- actually a relatively insubstantial amount -- overnight; the rest was for show. And her favorite place, after all, was not the glen itself, but the intricate system of caves which found their narrow entrance at the foot of that dropoff. Caves she had explored in length and depth as a child, and through which, even now, she could wend her way through in the darkness, which she feared less than Wrenwroth. He, on the other hand, now turned his full attention to me.
"Where," Wrenwroth sneered, "is
my wife
I stared back contemptuously.
Wrenwroth stepped back and, with a typical egotistical flourish, pulled a pistol from the holster concealed beneath his jacket, and pointed it at my head. "Have you ever wondered how it feels to know that you are about to die?" The question slithered mockingly from his lips, with the ritual vigour of one who had uttered the same sentiment for most every person he'd executed.
"You know, I've finally figured you out," I managed to cough. "All this time I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with you, but now I've got it."
"Oh really," Wrenwroth responded, "and what's that."
"Nothing is wrong with you. You
the wrong. You are a disease. And I'll tell you something else, if I wasn't chained to this chair, I'd love nothing more than to put my hands on your neck and squeeze that disease until it's dead."
Wrenwroth paused for a moment. Come on, into my trap, Wrenwroth, you son of a bitch, into.... my....
And he fell for it. He holstered his weapon. "Normally I don't like to get my hands dirty. But you've convinced me to make an exception."
And his hands went to my throat. Powerful hands, crushing force, but I had to keep focus. Must.... keep.... focus.... Keep.... achhhhg.... I'd only ever used my hands to absorb, but had felt things come in through a brush on the shoulder, a pat on the back. Maybe skin to skin contact was all it took? Focus. I absorb diseases. Wrenwroth
a disease.
A tingling, then a rush of energy -- was it working? Or was my brain having its last spasm before death?
I became dimly aware that I was still contemplating my
. My eyes fluttered open. Everything was blurry, out of focus, slowly coming around. I was still in that black van. Lying on the floor, Wrenwroth's guard's peering down at me. I knew I must have failed. They reached toward me -- I couldn't move, my body numbly refused to respond to my commands, and then the guards.... pulled me to my feet. Gingerly, without any hint of roughness. And I became dimly aware that there was a figure to my right. I turned to look, and there I was, looking at myself, still tied to the chair, bloody, battered, bruised.
Are you okay, Mr. Wrenwroth, sir? One guard asked. He was looking at me. Speaking to
. His mouth was moving. His voice seemed distant, as though he were calling down a long and blurry tunnel. My surroundings still half spun.
I looked back at myself, tied to the chair. Only it wasn't me. It was simply my body -- now occupied by someone else. I'd done it, I had absorbed Wrenwroth completely, and in his place, where the sickness had filled his mind, I had substituted something healthier --myself. I had completely switched bodies with the disease.
Wrenwroth, trapped in my old body, was trying to gasp out an explanation, but he couldn't get a word out through that freshly crushed larynx. What irony!! It wouldn't have mattered. What words could he possibly have used to convince those guards that he, and not the familiarly dapper, finely suited man across from him, was their master? Still, no sense taking chances. I spun as sternly as I could to face the nearest guard. "Well?" I sputtered with an excitement that would surely be mistaken for Wrenwroth's arrogant impatience, "shoot him!!"
Wrenwroth's eyes, mine own mere minutes ago, widened in the most absolute of terror, the terror of an entire carefully-crafted world coming down on him. And just before the guard pulled the trigger, I stared into the mind of the man who had cold-bloodedly executed so many, and snarled, "In case you ever wondered,
is how it feels."
I turned and stepped out of the back of the van, walking away, being careful not to flinch as several sharp bursts of the staccato of gunfire erupted behind me. I didn't bother to issue any further "instructions." I imagined that disposing of a body would be a typical day's work for these henchmen.
"Stay here," I instructed the men, as gathered strength and stability, and wandered slowly down to the cliff's edge where Olivia had disappeared, her memories guiding me.
Later that afternoon, I wondered, as I strolled nonchalantly toward Wrenwroth's office -- my office, now, I supposed -- whether my powers had been transferred along with my mind into this elegant new body. I would have to be careful in finding out, lest I trigger any suspicion, but I doubted that any of Wrenwroth's mooks would be sharp enough to do the math. I wandered by what looked like a breakroom, and noticed another guard, sitting at a table, holding his head. I marched in, "you, what's all this about?"
He jumped to his feet, "Sorry Mr. Wrenwroth, I-- I just have this headache--"
"Headache?" I bellowed incredulously, "we'll see about that." I put my hand on his collar and jerked him forward, glaring enragedly in his face. He did have a headache, though not a migraine or anything serious. Probably simply a lack of sleep. I drew it into my own mind, from which it quickly faded. He looked positively confused. "As I suspected," I glared, "all in your head." I narrowed my eyes to angry slits and tried to sound menacing. "Get back to work."
"Yes sir, Mr. Wrenwroth!!" and off he scurried.
I kept a stone face until I got into 'my' office, and then threw back my head and laughed. Here I was, yesterday a squat, broke pissant from the wrong neighborhood trying to do a little bit of good in a rotten world. And today, a handsome, immensely wealthy, powerful figure, with the ability to do an immense amount of good in a world that maybe, just maybe, wouldn't turn out to be so rotten after all.
Dedicated to
as inspirations in equal measure.
Superhero fiction
I like it!
The GammaGirl Chronicles; Garlic Dreams and Yellowcake
Comics fiction
Gamma Hydra
Fountain of Youth
Sign in
remember me
Lost password
Sign up
Recommended Reading
About Everything2
User Picks
September 22, 2014
Pink Floyd
Planetary/Batman: Night on Earth
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
I might not believe in God, but I sure as hell believe in the power of prayer
Editor Picks
Happy Hacking Keyboard
A Farewell to Legal Aid
My personal waking nightmare of 12 and 13: the horrible death of a marriage
Let Yellow = Fun
New Writeups
September 22, 2014
I might not believe in God, but I sure as hell believe in the power of prayer
September 21, 2014
Glowing Fish
El Goonish Shive
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
Escape: The Curse of the Temple
Everything2 Decaversary Interviews: wordnerd
Decaversal Studios
The Tale of Popolo: part 7
The Tale of Popolo: part 6
missing stair
September 18, 2014
mad girl's love song
The old joke about the shopkeeper in the desert
go ahead I'll listen
Scripps National Spelling Bee
September 17, 2014
Everything2 ™ is brought to you by Everything2 Media, LLC. All content copyright © original author unless stated otherwise.


text:
Big Stone Lake State Park
Big Stone Lake is 26 miles long and is located on the South Dakota-Minnesota border. The lake is the source of the Minnesota River and attracts anglers who catch walleye, northerns and bluegills. The northern section of the park, called the Bonanza Area, provides a picnic area, boat launch and a primitive group camp for guests. The area also includes the Bonanza Education Center which provides a place to discover the past and ways to preserve it. The southern section of the park, called the Meadowbrook Area, contains a campground, swimming beach and hiking trails.
Tell me more about this park's wildlife, history, geology and landscape.
Park Notes
Be fascinated. Check out the naturalist programs and other activities scheduled at the park.
Top Reasons to Visit Big Stone Lake This Summer
Check out these insider secrets from park staff:
Virtual Tour:
Take a virtual tour. It's a great tool to help you plan your next trip to the park! Panoramic tour | Snapshot tour
Gift Cards:
Purchase a Minnesota State Parks Gift Card.
Don't move firewood!
Burning non-local firewood can spread invasive species, and it's against Minnesota state law. Learn more. Always buy your firewood at the park, or from an approved local vendor. Find firewood vendors for Big Stone Lake State Park.
Bird Checklist at Big Stone Lake State Park.
Park Highlights
Best time to contact the park:
Memorial Day - Labor Day: Friday afternoons, Saturdays and Sundays. All other times, please contact Lac qui Parle State Park.
35889 Meadowbrook State Park Road
Ortonville, MN 56278
tel: 320-839-3663
fax: 320-839-3676
email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Getting There
From Ortonville, go 7 miles northwest on Hwy. 7. Follow signs to park.


text:
WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) -The Coastal Land Trust held a special ceremony Friday to recognize Stanley Rehder, who planted and tended to various plants in the carnivorous garden for many years.
The organization dedicated the area as the "Stanley Rehder Carnivorous Plant Garden."
"God made this area so that Venus fly traps
can grow and I want to thank Him for that," said Rehder at the ceremony.
You can get up close and personal with a Venus FlyTrap and other carnivorous plants in Wilmington on Saturday, April 28.
The Coastal Land Trust will be hosting the second annual Flytrap Frolic at the Alderman Nature Preserve.
Located behind Alderman Elementary School, the event will take place between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
Stanley Rehder, who founded the nature trail and planted hundreds of flytraps by hand, will be present, as well as Phil Garwood, the "Dr. Rocks" of Cape Fear Community College.
Garwood and his students will be on site to point out the Venus Flytraps, Pitcher Plants, and Sundews.
There are several distinguishing characteristics of the Venus Flytrap.
The trap is activated when an insect brushes against bristles that grow on the surface of the leaf. The trap springs nearly shut in less than a second.
If the plant determines it has caught worthwhile food, the trap gradually seals completely shut, allowing digestion to take place. It reopens in 3 days to 2 weeks.
North Carolina designated the Venus flytrap as the official state carnivorous plant in 2005.
Though the Venus flytrap is cultivated throughout the world, it's native to only a small area of the Coastal Plain in North and South Carolina, for the most part within a 75 mile radius around Wilmington.
For more information on the Fly Trap Frolic, contact call (910) 790-4524 ext 209.
Copyright 2012 WECT. All rights reserved.
See Pictures
322 Shipyard Boulevard
Contact Us
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 Worldnow and WECT. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.


text:
Wausau East 3, Chippewa Falls 0
The Lumberjacks advanced to their first state tournament since 1978 with a 3-0 sweep over Chippewa Falls. The Cardinals fought off three match points but couldn't delay the inevitable as Annie Tuman hit a cross-court kill to earn Wausau East the Division 1 sectional title.
"We've just taken it one game at a time. We haven't even said that our goal was to get to state," senior Annie Tuman said. "We just keep wanting to win the next one and now that we're here, it's just unbelievable. I'm so proud of our girls."
Wausau East will face Neenah in the state quarterfinals on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Resch Center.
Auburndale 3, Lourdes Academy 1
After Auburndale needed five sets in each of its last three matches, the Apaches only needed four to book their spot in the Division 3 state semifinals.
Auburndale went on a mini-run in the first to take the lead and eventually win the first set, 25-18. The Apaches took a two-set lead before Lourdes won game three 25-23 to force a fourth. Auburndale dominated game four, winning 25-12.
The Apaches will play Racine St. Catherine's in the state semifinals on Friday at 1 p.m.
Newman Catholic 3, Pembine Goodman 0
The Cardinals are back at state for the third straight year following a three-set sweep over Pembine Goodman. Newman has yet to drop a set in the entire tournament.
Newman will play Hilbert at 10 a.m. on Friday in the Division 4 state semifinals.
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 WorldNow and WAOW. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service and Mobile Privacy Policy & Terms of Service.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance with issues relating to the content of this station's public inspection file should contact Chief Engineer Russ Crass at 715-842-2251. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, at 888-835-5322 (TTY) or at email@example.com.


text:
Product DescriptionRule #28 is fairly clear in that socks may be any color you like, just so as long as that color happens to be an accenting or matching color in your kit. And with three different hues and accents to choose from in the Castelli Free 9 Socks, there's a pretty good chance at least one of those colorway options will match perfectly.
There have been no reviews posted yet for this product. Be the first by clicking Submit a Review
Related Free 9 Forum Posts
Free shipping$2.26 Black Super bright 9 bulbs LED flashlight
Free shipping$2.26 Black Super bright 9 bulbs LED flashlight ● Knurled barrel for extra grip ● Long-lasting LED bulbs are power efficient, saving you money on bulbs and excessive batteries! ● Rubber push button on/off ● Three "AAA" batteries not included ● Colors m ... Read More »
Free hub body: 9 spd and 10 spd cassette compatability
I am currently running a 9 spd SRAM PG-980 cassette on my Hadley rear hub. I am getting everything ready to go with 1x10 when the Chili frame arrives next month and with some recommendations have decided to go with a 10 spd XT rear cassette. Do I need to get a 10 spd specific free hub body for th ... Read More »
Free pedal spindles (100's) 1/2" and 9/16" onZa
We have a couple hundred each of these pedal spindle sets (1/2" or 9/16"). These are from the HOX pedals which were made by Wellgo. My guess is they are a pretty standard size. We've been trying to clean some up the ole MOMBAT and these are just in the way. Before they go to the recycling bin, j ... Read More »
FREE Youth Mountain Biking Event - 9/24 San Francisco
A national event to promote off-road cycling for youth and as a family activity An IMBA world-wide event - Locally Organized by SF Urban Riders. [B]EVENT INFO:[/B] Date: Saturday September 24th, 2011 Event Time: 10 am – 2 pm Location: McLaren Park (Eastern Parking Lot at intersection o ... Read More »
With My Own Two Wheels: Free Screening Tuesday (9/20) in Boulder
This looks like a great movie and you can see it for free tomorrow night on the CU campus. Also note the unique panel discussion afterward. [url=http://www.withmyowntwowheels.org/]With My Own Two Wheels - Home[/url] Please join us for a screening of With My Own Two Wheels Tuesday, Septe ... Read More »


text:
Polar Plunge photo caption correction
On the front page of the March 7 issue of the Pine River Journal was a photo identifying David Leek and Jarod Birr as Special Olympians, however, Jarod Birr is not a Special Olympian. Birr is a Unified Sports Partner. Unified Sports Partners are volunteers who assist Special Olympians in certain activities. We regret the mistake and any confusion that resulted.
Are you a newspaper subscriber but you don't have a Digital Access account yet? https://secure.forumcomm.com/?publisher_ID=40&event=subscriber/lookup.
You will need your subscription account number and phone number. Not sure if you have an account? Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com and we can help you.