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Losing Graceland
Losing Graceland
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When Ben Fish responds to an ad that reads "Driver Needed Seven Days Excellent Pay No Druggies Drunks or Felons", it's because of the money ($10,000) but also to get away from his dead-end life. He has just graduated from college with a useless degree, has gotten dumped by his longtime girlfriend, and is still mourning his father, who died in a freak accident. Yet Ben finds himself in for more than he expected, as the old man who placed the ad seems to be a still-living Elvis, who leads Ben on a 900-mile journey to Memphis in search of his granddaughter. Along the way they brawl with biker gangs, consult a backwoods oracle, rescue a hooker named Ginger from her one-eyed pimp, and ultimately find some answers about themselves and their place in the world.
"Nathan presents the reader with several fantastic characters in this rollicking, adventurous tale. Readers will pore through this fast-paced, adrenaline-filled novel and eat up the fantastic dialogue that brings Elvis back to life in a new, deliciously lascivious way." - Julie Hunt, Booklist
"…engaging…a blend of the slapstick and the slapdash, the ironic and the painfully sincere…a wild road trip, a yarn spiced with plenty of humor and romance…." – Michael Lindgren, The Washington Post
"A novel of lost souls and a lost America . . . the idea of Elvis Presley hiding in plain sight as an Elvis impersonator is a stroke of genius. Losing Graceland is pure entertainment." - Tottenville Review
"Less about the hip-swiveling sex icon and more about friendship, Losing Graceland isn't just a tall tale of another Elvis impersonator, but about life's journey through bumps in the road….The road to Memphis is an interesting, if not endearing one, for the pair, who — gold rings and jumpsuit aside — find themselves to be surprisingly similar." - Kelci Shipley, Marie Claire
"…Ben has undreamed-of experiences on this strange journey….with quirky characters and homespun wisdom, this will appeal to fans of literary coming-of-age-stories." - Cheryl Conway, Library Journal
"In all the commercial and cultural carryings-on that are likely to happen in this, Elvis' 76th birthday season, one of the richest may be Micah Nathan's second novel Losing Graceland….a highly entertaining and rambunctiously readable second novel." - Jeff Simon, The Buffalo News
"The duo's adventures—brawling with the biker gang Hell's Foster Children, competing in Elvis impersonator contests, visiting hillbilly oracles—are entertaining…" - Publishers Weekly
"Micah Nathan's first novel, Gods of Aberdeen, was a critically acclaimed story of adolescent angst. His follow-up, Losing Graceland, mines similar thematic territory as it follows another central male character, Ben Fish, on a wild and weird road trip….a fun, fast read for Presley devotees and coming-of-age fiction fans alike." - Lizza Connor Bowen, Book Page
"Thus begins the weirdest of buddy adventures, with feckless Ben playing first mate to the is-he-or-isn't-he Elvis, a superannuated hillbilly with the unearthly self-possession of a Zen master. En route to points south, the adventurers tangle with a one-eyed pimp, a trio of roadhouse sirens, a backwoods soothsayer, and other low-rent variations on a Homeric theme…[with] antic originality [and] the near-magic realism of Elvis as a geriatric Ulysses…." - Amanda Heller, The Boston Globe
"…a rambunctious coming-of-age tale…" - Colette Bancroft, St. Petersburg Times
"Micah Nathan's low- and high-spirited, rambunctious road novel is an exploration of loss, faith, and human frailty—and as befits a story involving a character who just might be Elvis Presley, it's also sad, unpredictable, and rather tragically funny." - Brian Groh, author of Summer People
"Micah Nathan is a hell of a writer. Losing Graceland is a postmodern picaresque, overflowing with sly wit, pop culture icons, contemporary fretfulness, authentically touching revelations, and, most important, plain old good writing. Nathan writes with a grace and eloquence that is all too rare. He understands the awesome power of storytelling and myth making, and has written a book as much about that power as it is an example of it. A textured and deeply gratifying literary journey." - Alden Bell, author of The Reapers Are the Angels
"Losing Graceland is an alluring parable for a generation forced to find adulthood in the wreckage their elders have left behind in Great Recession America…Micah Nathan—his perspective pleasantly off-kilter, his voice spare, wry, and occasionally down-right evocative—has created a confident narrative for Ben Fish's road trip of introspection and self discovery." - Stephen White, author of the NYT bestselling Alan Gregory series
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Jon Gosselin Shows Off New Girlfriend in St. Tropez
The 32-year-old father of eight traveled to the South of France with Hailey Glassman, the daughter of the doctor who performed his wife's tummy tuck.
News of Gosselin's new girlfriend may come as a shock to those following the "Jon & Kate" drama, as the other woman in question has been 23-year-old Deanna Hummel.
Even after news broke of Gosselin's alleged affair with the school teacher, the couple continued to see each other, as well as take a snowboarding vacation to Utah in March.
While Gosselin's relationship with Hummel became somewhat public, his "friendship" with Glassman went under the radar.
Gosselin denied any wrongdoing when he was photographed hanging out with Glassman and her mother, Lauren, at the Front Street Bar and Grill in Newburgh, NY on Memorial Day.
"The two women with whom I've been photographed are family friends," Jon told People.com. "Lauren's husband, Dr. Larry Glassman, performed Kate's tummy tuck surgery, and since the surgery we've become friendly with the Glassmans.
Apparently, Gosselin's definition of "friendly" differs from most others.
An Ed Hardy-clad Gosselin and his 22-year-old new girlfriend were seen smoking cigarettes and holding hands while in the French Riviera, where they also took a ride on fashion designer Christian Audigier's yacht.
Guess that means Gosselin doesn't need Match.com anymore!
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This fruit loop is still married and he is out with his girlfriend holding hands and canoodling while photos are being taken. He is not the upstanding Christian father he "appeared" to be all these years. Yes, he was lazy and didn't want to do what Kate asked (Kate- haters: give her a break, she had the 8 all day and KNEW what worked and what caused meltdowns and he's even said he like her directions b/c he didn't have to think, but I digress) and she was ugly to him at times, we all are to our hubbys, but he is still married and to me, this is proof he cheated all along. Why didn't he have the courage to end the marriage and have it finalized before he did this to his family? Bless their hearts, all 8 little ones and Kate's too. Those children are the only thing he can be proud of. He will regret this and in 10 years, he'll wonder where his wife and children are.
Ugh, this just makes me sick. How long has he been using that "Dr. Larry Glassman, performed Kate's tummy tuck surgery, and since the surgery we've become friendly with the Glassmans" line to cover up this special friendship? Say, five years? Blech.
What do the Glassmens think of thier daughter? What a immature girl to think that its ok to come between a family. Even if they had an affair they should have ended it. The family comes first. They two little drunk love birds are showing a poor example of loyalty.
Jon and any girl that dates him is Dumass!
Kate keep on trucking lil lady! You handle 8 kids better than I have ever seen anyone handle 2 kids.

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April 5, 2014 – Snowshoe Explorer Tour at Bolton Valley
Join us every Saturday from 2-4pm for this fun two-hour guided snowshoe tour on groomed and backcountry trails. Price of this tour includes ticket, snowshoes, and guided tour. Snowshoes are limited, so call ahead to reserve a pair. $35 per person; 2 person minimum to run tour.
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More than 25 breweries and 50 beers. Noon-5 p.m. Admission: $15 when purchase at least 48 hours in advance online, $20 day of with valid lift ticket or season pass, $25 day off without a lift ticket or season pass.
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Following the acquisition of a medication packaging systems provider, Omnicell increases its fiscal 2012 guidance.
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Following the completion of the MTS Medication Technologies acquisition, Omnicell Inc. (OMCL) has increased its fiscal 2012 guidance. The market reacted positively to the news, with shares gaining 3% on Wednesday to $14.37.
MTS Medication products are mostly used by institutional clients to supply long-term care and non-acute care facilities with medication packages to follow prescriptions. Currently, the company serves 6,000 pharmacies across the world, providing automated packaging systems designed to improve the dispensing and administration of medications. Omnicell's gain from the acquisition is expected to be strong, improving its growth prospects in the upcoming period.
The synergies from the acquisition of a medication adherence packaging systems provider have prompted Omnicell to revise its expectation upwards. MTS Medication will continue to operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Omnicell but with the same brand name.
On the heels of the newly included MTS Medication business, Omnicell raised its 2012 adjusted EPS guidance to the range of 75 cents to 81 cents from its previous full-year adjusted EPS guidance of 67 cents to 72 cents. The acquisition also drove management's revenues expectation to the range of $307 to $315 million from the earlier range of $263 to $267 million.
Product backlog (comprising Omnicell acute care medication and supply management products) for fiscal 2012 is expected to remain in the range of $138 to $142 million (unchanged from the previous guidance). The company does not expect MTS Medication's products will impact its fiscal 2012 product backlog. In addition, for the second quarter of 2012, Omnicell expects adjusted earnings per share in the range of 17 to 18 cents on revenues of $74 million.
This critical problem of medication non-adherence is alarming as the current data shows that it costs up to $290 billion annually and is the cause of death for approximately 125,000 people a year. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ("CMS"), 11% of all hospital admissions are related to this issue.
Omnicell remains optimistic regarding the acquisition of MTS as it will enable the company to access MTS' automated medication adherence packaging equipment and consumables. This will allow the company to offer a complete automated medication management system across the acute and non-acute range of patient care.
Omnicell strongly believes that together with MTS, it will emerge as a market leader for medication management solutions across the broad range of health care beyond the acute care setting. The company also expects this to deliver superior results while lowering costs considerably.
However, several macroeconomic uncertainties, as well as intense competition from major players such as CareFusion Corporation (CFN) and McKesson Automation (MCK), remain concerns. Currently, Omnicell retains a short-term Zacks No. 2 rank ("buy").
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According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, "privately owned businesses that serve the public, such as restaurants, hotels, retail stores, taxicabs, theaters, concert halls, and sports facilities, are prohibited from discriminating against individuals with disabilities.
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Join TED Speakers John Bohannon and Carl Flink Monday, 12/17 to delve into the super-awkward world of "The Facts of Life"!
When you were a kid, did your parents ever sit you down for THAT conversation? As in, the "facts of life", "the birds & the bees"? Or was it all just too awkward? If you're a parent now, have you talked with your kids?
Join TED speakers John Bohannon and Carl Flink of Black Label Movement to delve into the super-awkward: Monday, December 17th at 4:30 pm Eastern, here on TED Conversations.
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John and I thank everyone for tuning into the conversation about our Talk. I think we all quickly revealed the humor and seriousness of this critical subject and the broad range of experiences around it. We hope that our presentation continues to catalyze conversations around talking about sex and also thinking about how TED talks can incorporate different elements such as live performers beyond the tried and true powerpoint structure.
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A big THANKS to everyone who took part in my survey. Here are the results:
1. When you were young, did your parents or another adult talk to you about "the facts of life"?
Yes, I got the low-down on both sex and drugs.
Yes, but only about sex.
Yes, but only about drugs.
No, I had to learn things the hard way.
2. If you have teenage kids (or older), did you (or someone) tell them about "the facts of life" yet?
Yes, they received the wisdom about sex and drugs.
Yes, but so far only about sex.
Yes, but so far only about drugs.
No, that conversation never happened. Awkward!
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Shobhit PuriDec 17 2012: I remember, my father took me to a seperate room and asked me some questions before he actually explained me everything literally. I remember few of them.
The first question was that did you ever feel something when you woke up in the morning? It was followed by another one. He asked me to try and remember if I saw any beautiful classmates of mine in my dreams or have seen some exiting movie before sleeping?
The conversation was pretty much direct. I really appreciated that. I am proud that it happened and I came to know everything from my father, instead of friends telling different stories.
Dec 17 2012: I wonder how rare your experience is, Shobhit. Everyone, please take part in my ultra-fast 2-question survey:
Dec 17 2012: One thought that occurred to me though as I read you experience, Shobhit, is why so often parents make this conversation something that needs to be scheduled or taken into a different room. I know that when my parents did something like this to me when I was growing up I tended to spend so much time wondering when I was going to be grounded or told something bad that I may not have been in a head space to take in the information.
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During Spring Break 2008, eleven students from the University of Illinois Atheists, Agnostics, and Freethinkers joined nineteen students from Campus Crusade for Christ on a volunteer trip to New Orleans, LA. There they rebuilt and gutted houses, revived lawns and gardens, painted, and even walked dogs at a local animal shelter. We've put together a profile of the trip with lots of pictures. This trip was so successful (and fun), that we think it should be recreated and organized by groups everywhere. This activity packet will tell you everything you need to know about how to do that!
- Why was this trip so awesome?
- Can your group do this?
- What groups can you coordinate with?
- How can you make this extremely affordable?
- How do you get your group members interested?
- What other things need to be done leading up to the trip?
- Things to remember while you are on the trip
- After you get back
- Things to watch out for
Why was this trip so awesome?
If your group already does volunteer work, you know how fun and rewarding it can be. This trip allows you to do that for an entire week. The benefits of volunteering can be seen in many different ways.
For individuals:
it fulfills a desire to do good
allows you to give back to your community
helps you develop new skills
volunteering is a great activity to include on resumes and grad school applications
you get to travel to and visit a brand new city, at a low cost to you
you will see a side of that city that is more 'real' than most tourists will ever see
For the group:
it is an activity which will fulfill or compliment your group's goals that relate to improving the community
the trip will bring current members closer and create lasting friendships
it will cause members to become more involved in the group and generate more interest in group leadership
any non-members who go will likely become regulars at future meetings
coordinating with another group creates a positive and rewarding relationship between the two groups
For all nontheists:
working together with theist groups opens a dialog and shows solidarity between groups that can often be quite divided
when one volunteers as a member of a nontheist group, this works to improve the image of all nontheists, not just the individual or the specific group
Can your group do this?
The UI group was a large, active group at a larger school, but don't worry, this activity can be made to fit even a very small group. Some adaptations will likely need to be made, but as long as a motivated, reliable core is planning it, there should be no problem.
You should start planning at least three months before you plan to leave to allow enough time to ensure everything goes smoothly. This is quite a time commitment for those planning it, at least a few hours a week between when you start planning and when you leave. Also, those who attend will be donating an entire week of their time, not always an easy thing to do. To begin:
Talk with the executive board of you group-especially your treasurer.
Recruit others to help you plan and delegate tasks to different people.
Remember you will likely need the help of about 2-3 people in addition to your treasurer.
At one of group your meetings, ask for an informal show of hands to see how many people would be interested. This will just be an initial, ball park figure, with an exciting announcement later and some persuasion, it will likely go up.
A medium sized group is ideal (about 7-12 people).
If more than 12 are likely to go, check to see if your school will provide funding for that many.
If 3-6 people are likely to go, you might want to recruit more people, coordinate with another SSA-affiliate in your area, plan on waiting until there is more interest, or go for it anyways! As long as you coordinate with larger groups or with agencies who know you have a small group, then there is no reason not to go. You can use your glorious tales of kindhearted adventure to help with recruitment for your next trip.
Determine if you want to coordinate with a group on your campus, other SSA-affiliates, or plan it yourselves, then look into what your options are.
What groups can you coordinate with?
Many groups have pre-existing resources which they would be happy to let you utilize in planning your own service project. The help they can contribute can range from a list of known volunteer groups they keep on file to allowing your members to sign up for a trip they have already planned. Either way, these are resources you should research first, as they may provide you with all your answers in one spot. Working with a 'logistic-helping' group like this is likely a much easier method than attempting to set up the entire trip on your own. Of course, it is entirely possible to contact volunteer agencies and plan the trip specifically for your group, it should be noted that it will take some extra time and effort.
Alternative Break Groups: These groups have numerous contacts and have often been planning group volunteering trips for years. They are a great resource for volunteer agency contact information, estimated costs, legal issues, transportation, housing, and much more. Also, if you have a chapter on your campus, they could coordinate with you in possibly setting up a trip for your group members and give you information on how to receive funding from your school.
Chapters of Break Away- find one on your campus.
Alternative Spring Break - Check your school's group list to see if there is one on your campus. These groups often hold trips for spring and other breaks.
New Orleans Relief Groups - These groups send students to the New Orleans area a few times a year to rebuild houses or work with other various volunteer agencies in the area.
Habitat for Humanity- find an affiliate on your campus or check out the national website.
Theistic Groups: Many religiously-affiliated groups hold Spring Break mission trips which are often already well planned out by staff members. By making contact with the group's leaders, it could be possible to send a group of members from your organization along on the trip, like we did. If they do not already have something like this in place, you could ask them to plan with you or just invite them to come along.
Campus Crusade for Christ- find one on your campus. Then check for events on their website to see if they have any upcoming trips or to find contact information. Or visit the national website.
Intervarsity-find one on your campus or visit the national website.
Hillel on Campus-find one on your campus or visit the national website.
Volunteer Agencies: If you want more freedom in planning the trip or your school does not have any of the groups above, you can also coordinate with a volunteer agency drectly. This also allows you to choose what region or city you plan to travel to. In choosing to do this, note that those planning the trip must commit much more time for planning. The group will have to arrange individually for lodging, transportation, transportation to work sites each day, insurance, funding, etc.
Volunteer Match- helps volunteers find agencies based on interest, region, and number of people.
Resources from the Government- the U.S. Government's resource for finding volunteer opportunities by region.
Network for Good- another service for matching volunteers with agencies.
How can you make this extremely affordable?
With a student income, a trip across the county may seem daunting, but there are many ways to fund the trip which will keep the cost to your group members to a minimum. For a 5-7 day trip, the trip is likely to cost $200-$300 per person including everything except personal spending money. If you use the following resources, this cost could be greatly reduced, and could even be free.
Funding from your school: Many schools offer a system where you can request funds to pay for transportation, lodging, fees, and more. Contact your school's student senate, student organizations office, resource fee office, or whatever system your school uses. (For the Illinois trip, we had to apply about six weeks prior to the trip. The hotel and transportation costs were fully reimbursed by the school's organization resource fund, and since they paid for gas by distance, the extra was distributed between attendees. After reimbursements were paid out, the final costs for students were only dinners and spending money.)
SSA Project Grant Fund- $100-$500 grants available, more information and an online application.
Local off-campus atheist/humanist groups- this SSA resource might help you find one in your area if you have not already been in contact with them. For these groups, the leader of your student group will likely have to contact the leader of the regional group directly. You can visit this website for information on what to say when you contact them. Be specific about what you are asking for and maybe include the materials you used to pitch the idea to your student group. If you have already applied to the SSA or other organizations for funding, you may find the application you submitted something that may be useful to send to this regional group as well. You should also let everyone you're applying to for funds know who else you have asked. Funders love to know that they are investing in the same project as others. If you have trouble making contact, feel free to ask SSA staff for help.
Inexpensive options for lodging: there are various ways to reduce the cost of lodging. See if anyone in your group has relatives in the area who could house you for free or almost free, try to find cheap hotels, or check to see if any student hostels are in the area. Some of these websites can help you find them: Hostel World, Hostel Bookers, and Hostelling International. Contact local off-campus groups in the area to see if they could help you find local housing or if any of their members would be interested in housing some students for a week!
Inexpensive methods of transportation: If driving, try to find members of your group to drive their own cars, consider regional or national buses like Greyhound, or there is regional and national rail like Amtrak.
How do you get your group members interested?
So you've planned most of the trip out and now it is time to start signing people up to go. It is important to generate interest because you want the trip to be as successful as possible, and for that to happen you will want a large and excited group. There are a few key ways to do this:
If you coordinate with another group, have a member from their group announce it at your weekly meeting. People are often more interested in what someone they do not know has to announce than if it were from a person who speaks every week. This type of special presentation also emphasizes how important and exciting the opportunity is for your group members. Make sure to make it clear that you invited this person to present to the group though.
If your group does not coordinate with another campus group or if they can not come to speak, consider other creative ways: a vibrant power point, a skit, fliers, or a goofy drawing on the chalk board.
Announce it in multiple ways: email, Facebook, your group's website, and at the weekly meetings.
Hand out informative fliers at the meeting so people know the specifics (with dates, housing, transportation, and funding information). The more specifics you can give people about the trip, the more likely they will decide to participate.
Pass around a non-binding sign-up sheet so more information can be sent to those who are interested. (You can verify their interest later. Also, if you pass this around during the meeting, people will be more likely to sign up than if you ask them to come up after).
Once you have a list of people, make sure you keep in regular contact via whatever method works best for your group: emails, Facebook group or event (this will allow for more informal discussions), Google group, planning meetings before/after weekly meetings, and make sure people know who to get into contact with if they have questions or forms/money to turn in.
If you still need more attendees, ask people to spread the word to friends, siblings, members of other like-minded groups, etc. Welcome these people to attend because it could create more interest in you group in general.
What other things need to be done leading up to the trip?
Verify who is going, ideally with a deposit, or at least by making sure students turn in their forms. In the course of planning this your group might need a bank account (especially if managing deposits), so setting one up for your group might be a good idea. It would be better than loosing students' money. However, if you work with a logistic group, most of the money paid or deposits made will likely be to them directly.
Communicate trip specifics to those who are attending; time and meeting place for departure, hotel, supplies needed, room assignments, etc.
Exchange contact information between attendees. This is important in case someone is late or if drivers get lost. Ideally collect everyone's cell phone number before you leave. Send out the list to everyone a day or two before you leave. It also can't hurt to print up enough copies of the list for everyone and hand them out as you're getting ready to leave.
If you go with another group, attend their meetings or try to organize another event with them beforehand. (The University of Illinois group held a panel discussion and blood drive before the joint trip so many people already knew each other.)
Things to remember while you are on the trip:
Set up a central location to meet at for departure.
Try to get to know all the new people or the people in the group you are going with, be inclusive and proactive! Don't wait for new people to reach out to you, start talking to them.
Plan fun events to do at night: a trip downtown, sightseeing, dinner at a famous restaurant, game nights, T-shirt making, pizza in the hotel, swimming, a jam session, etc. (Make sure to leave people time to do things on their own, too.)
Take lots of pictures!
Switch things up so people don't always ride in the same car, work together, and room together the whole trip. One of our biggest complaints after the Illinois trip was that people did not get to know everyone.
After you get back:
Discuss the trip at your next meeting, and include a slide show of pictures, stories, quotes, and maybe even graphs.
If funding issues are not settled, settle them as quickly as possible.
Assign someone to do a write-up for your group's website, newsletter, campus newspaper, and SSA's eMpirical.
Organize a reunion potluck, game night, etc. Theme it around the city you went to, for example a Gumbo Night if you went to New Orleans.
Plan for your next trip, and make it even better!
Things to watch out for:
Financial issues are always tricky. Make people pay upfront if you can, it could be very difficult to get people to pay once you get back to school and you do not see them regularly. If you do a reimbursement method with your school, collect the documents before you leave or remind people to hold on to them (receipts, bills, statements, etc.). Make sure that everyone understands how the financial issues will work before they agree to go on the trip.
Find out your school's policies on alcohol. If they are funding the event, you may not be allowed to drink during any portion of the trip, and could loose funding or face serious charges from your school. This could be true even if you are 21 or over. Also, if you coordinate with another group, they could have similar rules for trip attendees. Communicate this information with those who attend so there are not any problems.
If someone gets hurt while volunteering, it could be very serious. Look into volunteer insurance or see if the group you are working with has this. It is important to verify this and get the specifics (some parents might want this information, also). Many of these plans do not insure you as you travel, though. Here are some price comparison websites for purchasing travel insurance yourself or for the group: squaremouth and insure my trip. Most medical insurance policies cover emergency care during travel, so as long as every student has medical insurance, this could be sufficient. Many colleges require students to have medical insurance, so that could be one way to ensure everyone is covered. It may be possible to discuss with the office at your school that insures students whether their policy includes insurance for this type of trip. Many school insurance plans include Scholastic Emergency Services for students when they travel abroad or 100 miles away from permanent/school address. Also, your school might have a policy already in place for all school sponsored trips.
For travel or any event sponsored by a student group, certain forms could be required by your school.
Verify the reputability of any organization before you give them money or agree to work with them. Ask groups or people they have worked with in the past or see how long the organization has been around. If there is poor planning on their part, people could be left standing around doing nothing, be injured, or placed in dangerous areas. You can also check them at the charity section of the Better Business Bureau.
If you choose to attend with a religious group, look into or ask about what religious activities may be involved. If some are involved (though they are likely not required), this may put off some people from your group. Make sure both the members of your group and any religious organization that you're working with have a clear understanding of what to expect from each other.
Ashley Carter is a senior at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She is majoring in Philosophy and Political Science. Upon graduation, she hopes to pursue a joint degree in law and public policy. She is the current president of Atheists, Agnostics, and Freethinkers at the University of Illinois and hopes to plan more of these trips for her group in the future.


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A word or two about Smokey Joe's Cafe, the Wausau Community Theater production that opens tonight at the Grand Theater. First, its a musical review, not a play. Its just songs; no plot, no storyline. Unlike traditional musicals where actors also have to be singers, well have just singing tonight. So what go anyway.
Smokey Joe's Cafe features the music of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and their radio hits from the late 1950s. Its important music, although you may not realize it:
Fe-fe, fi-fi, fo-fo, fum
I smell smoke in the auditorium
Charlie Brown, Charlie Brown
He's a clown, that Charlie Brown
He's gonna get caught
Just you wait and see
Why's everybody always pickin' on me
What could possibly be significant about The Coasters Charlie Brown, or their 1957 follow-up hit Yackety-Yak:
Take out the papers and the trash
Or you don't get no spendin' cash
If you don't scrub that kitchen floor
You ain't gonna rock and roll no more
Yakety yak (don't talk back)
These are some of the first African-American rock & roll songs that became popular with white audiences. Black R&B, which formed the foundation of Rock & Roll, had been around for a decade before these songs with dancable rhythms, big back-beats, and blaring saxaphones became hits with whites. And although you wont get that context from tonights performance, this is important music. Without the Coasters, thered be no Little Anthony (Tears On My Pillow) or Drifters (Under The Boardwalk). These are the groups and songs that paved the way for Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, and the Motown sound. The Jackson Five, 70s disco, and 80s R&B funk are direct descendants. Without Lieber & Stoller songs, the white-rock branches of the rock & roll tree would have been dominant, with Bill Haley & His Comets, The Everly Brothers, and Carl Perkins crowding out other sounds.
When it was on Broadway a decade ago, Smoky Joes Caf wasnt a blockbuster, but it did good business because it had good songs. You know almost all of these tunes. Theyre fun to hear. The performance turns on whether the singers are strong and energetic. I bet thats exactly what Wausau Community Theater has come up with.
This is the kind of show that WCT does well. I expect a good time.
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THEATER REVIEW (WSAU) My allergies have been acting up, my family is away on vacation without me, and theres water in my basement yet at end of Smokey Joes Caf , I was in a very good mood. A kind of giddiness will come over you after the first few minutes. With no dialogue, no plot, and just catchy songs that you've probably heard many times before - all this show wants to do is make you feel good. And it does.
With music front-and-center, the band is as much the star as any member of the cast. And Daniel Larson has assembled the best show band Wausau has seen in recent memory. Six talented musicians carry us through the evening. Much of this music was written with a wailing saxophone in mind, and John Greiner generously lends his skills.
You will have a hard time keeping your eyes off Penny Mackedon. Shes part siren, part temptress, and is a very good dancer. She also has the evenings strongest voice.
As a community theater production, some of the numbers are uneven. Some are evening's songs are delivered better than others, hinging mostly on individual vocal talents. But there are some that are spot-on home runs. They include: Falling (Michelle Neumann), Kansas City (Nuemann, Michael F. Christner, Rita Berg), Poison Ivy (Christner, Andy Laub, Dale Burgess, Trevor Beaty), Don Juan (Mackedon), and Fools Fall in Love (Berg).
This is Wausau Community Theaters best show of the season. Do not miss it.
Performances of Smokey Joe's Cafe are at the Grand Theater in Wausau, Thursday at 6:30pm, Friday and Saturday at 7:30pm, and Sunday at 2pm.
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