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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An Oklahoma man facing racketeering charges in Florida over alleged illegal gambling operations gave more than $230,000 to North Carolina political campaigns in the past two years, including to more than 60 legislators, a group said Monday.
Democracy North Carolina, a campaign finance advocacy group, calculated the amount attributed to Chase Burns of Anadarko, Okla., during the 2011-12 election cycle after reviewing both electronic and paper campaign filings with the State Board of Elections.
The group said it found donations attributed to Burns going to 63 current House and Senate members, as well as $55,000 combined to the North Carolina Republican Senate Caucus and Republican Senate Caucus within the state Republican Party. Burns was the No. 1 individual donor to state legislators during the last election cycle, Democracy North Carolina said.
The total amount is $75,000 more than what was reported when Burns was arrested last week, based on campaign finance data posted on the state elections board web site. Data from paper campaign finance reports filed by candidate committees often are delayed in getting posted online and scrutiny of the reports are cumbersome, group executive director Bob Hall said.
"We went through the legislators' disclosure reports, one by one, to determine how much he donated," Hall said in a release.
Burns is accused of owning parlors operated by a purported Florida-based charity called Allied Veterans of the World that Florida officials say had earned about $300 million from illegal gambling. But only a small percentage of the earnings actually went to veterans, according to authorities.
Burns' company is called International Internet Technologies. Gov. Pat McCrory used to work for a Charlotte law firm called Moore & Van Allen that lobbied for the company until last week, when news of the arrests of Burns and others were disclosed.
McCrory, who is not a lawyer and has never filed as a lobbyist, said late last week he had no contact with Burns, didn't know who he was and never performed work for Burns' company. Moore & Van Allen said it had worked for International Internet Technologies on legislative strategy and media outreach.
McCrory's campaign received $8,000 from Burns and his wife last year. The campaign disgorged itself of the money last week by donating it to a Durham homeless ministry. House Democrats said they would donate amounts equal to Burns' donations to charities that help North Carolina veterans.
House Speaker Thom Tillis, R-Mecklenburg, whose campaign received $6,500 from Burns, also said Monday his campaign also would donate an identical amount to a military charity. Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, said in an interview Monday evening he would donate the $8,000 his campaign received from Burns to a yet-to-be-determined charity.
Video sweepstakes companies and parlor operators in North Carolina have been trying to keep their industry legal in the state despite the General Assembly passing several laws to ban the games.
International Internet Technologies was a plaintiff in a case before the state Supreme Court in which it challenged the constitutionality of a recent ban. The justices upheld the ban in December. A favorable ruling for machine operators would have opened the door to legitimize the industry through state regulation. The General Assembly would write any laws to legalize the games.
Hall said his group's review of donations showed apparent reporting mistakes. In one report, Burns was listed as a "director of public affairs" for Moore & Van Allen and company lobbyist Tom Sevier also was identified. In another report, Burns' address was listed as the lobbying firm's Triangle-area office.
Moore & Van Allen spokesman Brian Nick said Monday that "on a few occasions a (Moore & Van Allen) employee delivered a campaign contribution to a candidate" on behalf of Burns because he lived in Oklahoma. It's lawful for a lobbyist to forward a contribution check to a legislator, but they can't "bundle" contributions — collect several checks and give them to a single candidate.
One $2,500 donation was attributed to International Internet Technologies, Democracy North Caroilna said. Business donations to candidate committees are illegal.


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We pride ourself on being an international university; international students make up about one third of our student population.
We are pleased to be one of the popular British universities with Libyan students. Our most popular subjects with Libyan students are:
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- Mechanical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Energy
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Heriot-Watt students are able to join in different student societies through which they can participate in different activities to learn about Edinburgh and learn about the great cultural heritage.
Entry requirements
These entry requirements are intended as a guide only. Please contact us or the School's admissions tutor to find out the actual requirements for the programme you want to study.
Postgraduate entry
For the majority of our Masters level programmes we require a good first degree in a relevant subject. From most Libyan universities, this means an overall score of 60% to 70% or above depending on the degree. We will consider students whose grades are slightly lower than this (55% or above) and this will depend on other factors (such as the university that awarded the degree, any relevant work experience, the quality of the references you can provide etc).
If your degree does not meet the entry requirements for your chosen programme, we may require you to complete a pre-masters qualification with our International Study Centre. However, this is not available for all programmes, so please check with the International Recruitment Office or the School's admissions tutor first.
English language requirements
English language requirements for entry to Heriot-Watt University programmes
To study at Heriot-Watt University you must demonstrate that your English level is high enough for university study. We usually ask for the following English language scores:
|Heriot-Watt English requirements
|TOEFL iBT
|Pearson PTE
|6.5 overall
|89 overall
|62 overall
|CAE (grade C) overall
|with minimum:
Listening 6.0
Speaking 6.0
Reading 6.0
Writing 6.0
|with minimum:
Listening 19
Speaking 22
Reading 20
Writing 20
|with minimum:
Listening 57
Speaking 57
Reading 57
Writing 57
|with minimum:
Listening grade C
Speaking grade C
Reading grade C
Writing grade C
* Exceptions for postgraduate programmes: Languages: IELTS 7.5 or equivalent; Computer Science: IELTS 6.0 or equivalent.
|81 overall
|57 overall
|FCE (grade B) overall
|with minimum:
Listening 5.5
Speaking 5.5
Reading 5.5
Writing 5.5
|with minimum:
Listening 17
Speaking 20
Reading 18
Writing 17
|with minimum:
Listening 51
Speaking 51
Reading 51
Writing 51
|with minimum:
Listening grade C
Speaking grade C
Reading grade C
Writing grade C
** Exceptions for undergraduate programmes: Actuarial Science: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent; Physics: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent; Textiles & Design: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent; Languages: IELTS 7.5 or equivalent.
Students are advised to contact the individual departments for minimum skills scores for listening, speaking, reading and writing.
English language requirements for visa purposes
The UKBA requires all students to be at the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) B2 level in order to study on a degree programme. Students must have CEFR B2 level in all 4 components of an approved Secure English Language Test (SELT).
Heriot-Watt's English language requirements are higher than the UKBA requirements, and it is the Heriot-Watt English language requirements which you will need to meet to be accepted onto your degree. In most cases, if you meet the Heriot-Watt English language requirements you will also meet the entry requirements for a Tier 4 visa.
In very few cases, you may be accepted onto a Heriot-Watt degree but be lower than the UKBA requirement in just one component (listening, speaking, reading or writing). In this case, you can either re-take a SELT or you can join our pre-sessional academic English programme.
|CEFR level
|TOEFL iBT
|Pearson PTE
|B2 for degree level study
|Overall: 5.5
with minimum:
Listening: 5.5
Speaking: 5.5
Reading: 5.5
Writing: 5.5
|Overall: 72
with minimum:
Listening: 17
Speaking: 20
Reading: 18
Writing: 17
|Overall: 51
with minimum:
Listening: 51
Speaking: 51
Reading: 51
Writing: 51
|Overall: First Certificate (FCE) grade C
with minimum:
Listening: borderline
Speaking: borderline
Reading: borderline
Writing: borderline
See the full list of SELTS that are acceptable for entry to the UK on a student visa.
Note: If you have completed your previous studies with English as the medium of instruction, either in the UK or overseas, you will still be expected to take a SELT unless you come from one of the majority English-speaking countries as follows:
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- The Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Guyana
- Jamaica
- New Zealand
- St Kitts and Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States of America
If you do not meet the English language requirements
If you do not meet our English language requirements, you can apply to one of our academic English programmes, which are specifically designed to prepare you with the language and study skills needed for academic study. If you pass the assessments on the Academic English language programme, you will be accepted onto your degree programme without the need to take IELTS or another SELT.
We offer 3, 6 and 12 week programmes; your academic School will be able to advise you on which programme you should take.
If you are a non-native speaker of English, we strongly recommend that you complete at least some part of our academic English programme before you start your studies, even if your English is already of a high level.
Find out more and apply for an academic English programme now.
Tuition fees
Tuition fees are listed alongside each programme in the online prospectuses.
Tuition fees are higher for international students. If you are unsure what your residency status is, you can complete a fee status enquiry form, which allows us to assess whether you have a relevant connection to the UK that might positively influence your fee status.
Learn more about applying for student support in Scotland.
Scholarships & bursaries
At Heriot-Watt we believe that a university education is an investment in your future. That is why we offer a generous package of scholarships to encourage and support well qualified, ambitious students to come and study with us. See the full list of scholarships that you may be eligible to apply for.
Our representatives in Libya
We work with approved representatives in Libya who can help you apply and enrol on your chosen programme. Find your nearest representative.
Visa & immigration information
Because you are from a visa national country you will have to apply for a UK visa to come to study at Heriot-Watt University regardless of the length of time you expect to study in the UK.
Student Visitor Visa")
The Student Visitor Visa is only for non-EEA visa national students coming to study a short course of less than 6 months (or less than 11 months for an English language course). With this visa, you cannot work in the UK and cannot extend it from within the UK.
- To apply for a Student Visitor visa, you need to complete the VAF1D form.
- Learn more about applying for a Student Visitor visa.
Tier 4 Student Visa (in-country application)
The Tier 4 Student visa is for all non-EEA students coming to study in the UK for over 6 months.
To apply for this visa you need to fill the VAF9 and VAF9 Appendix 8: Tier 4 (General) forms and provide the requested supporting documents as specified in the Tier 4 guidance. You will also have to provide your CAS number from your Tier 4 sponsor (Heriot-Watt University), and your biometric features (10-digit finger scans and a digital photograph) in person as part of the application process.
- Learn more about applying for a Tier 4 Student visa.
- Find your nearest visa application processing centre in your home country.
- Learn more about bringing your family to the UK.
Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS)
If you are a postgraduate student you may need to apply for an additional certificate under the Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS).
Only certain programmes are affected by the scheme; your academic School at Heriot-Watt will send you more information about this along with your unconditional offer. Or you can check the Foreign & Commonwealth Office's list of programmes that request the ATAS certificate.
Your ATAS certificate should be printed and submitted as part of the visa application process.
More information
Further information and help can be found on Heriot-Watt University's International Student Advisors' Office (ISAO) website.
Working in the UK
Tier 4 student visa holders studying at higher educational institutions are allowed to work up to 20 hours per week during term time, and full time during vacations if studying at degree level or above, or studying a foundation degree (a programme that leads to a qualification at level 8 of the SCQF).
Students studying any other programme will only be able to work up to 10 hours per week during term time, and full time during vacations.
Please note that term time covers all periods of your programme when you are doing academic work, and includes for example preparing for examinations and time spent producing MSc projects, dissertations and writing up thesis.
Learn more about working during your studies.
Working conditions for Tier 4 dependants
- Dependants of students from outside Europe who come to the UK to study for less than 12 months will be prohibited from working
- Dependants of students from outside Europe who come to the UK to study a programme that is below degree level (except a foundation degree programme) will also be prohibited from working
- Dependants of students from outside Europe who come to the UK to study a programme at degree level for 12 months or more will be able to work during their stay in the UK (part time or full time).
Please note: from 4 July 2011, non EEA international students can only bring their dependants to the UK if they are coming to study at postgraduate level on a programme lasting for at least 12 months (or 6 months if you are a government-sponsored student). To find out if your family members can join you in the UK, please see the guide for Tier 4 family.
Find out more about dependants and bringing your family to the UK.
More information
You can visit our Careers Advisory Service website for more guidance on employment during and after your studies.
Living in the UK
Before you arrive
You should visit Heriot-Watt's new students website, especially the information for international students, which will help you prepare for your first few weeks in the country and at university.
When you travel to the UK, you will need to make sure that you bring with you all the correspondence you had with us, as well as proof that you have enough money to support yourself. For more information on documents you'll need to have available for immigration control at the airport please check the UKCISA website.
The ISAO organises a free shuttle bus service from Edinburgh Airport to the Edinburgh Campus at the start of Freshers' Week (see the new students website for details). There is also a free connecting bus service from the Edinburgh Campus to the Scottish Borders Campus in Galashiels.
If you are planning to arrive outwith Freshers' Week, you'll need to make your own travel arrangements. You can find more information on transport on the campus pages.
You can find information on living on any of our campuses, as well as details on living in private rented accommodation, on the accommodation pages.
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Just got off the phone with Rick Tyler, spokesman for Newt Gingrich.
I'd called to see why the former U.S. House speaker was passing on the first GOP debate of presidential candidates on Thursday – in Greenville, S.C., and broadcast on Fox News.
Entry requirements required a declaration of candidacy that Gingrich was not prepared to make, Tyler said. "We decided to stick to our time line."
And what is that time line? Tyler wouldn't say much, but Gingrich is scheduled to speak to Georgia Republicans at their state meeting on Friday, May 13. "By the time Newt speaks to the Georgia convention, he'll be a candidate," Tyler said.
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May 4th, 2011
10:38 am
Who cares about Newt Gingrich? I find it hilarious that Jim and Jay spend a lot of time writing, oh I mean copying and pasting, articles about someone who isn't a serious candidate.
May 4th, 2011
10:41 am
Jim Galloway looks like this guy.
May 4th, 2011
10:59 am
Newt doesn't have any worse history than our current Chicago-thug-in-Chief, yet is one of the most brilliant and experienced politician from either party. Yet, because he is a Republican he is summarily rejected as a serious candidate. Clinton cheated on his wife multiple times,disrespected the Oval office and office of President–but treated like a god (small G).
The duplicity and hypocrisy reeks to high heaven.
Somebody is going to have to explain that to me..please?
May 4th, 2011
11:10 am
JUST ANOTHER HACK>>>>> He will not keep his contract with America He has a proven track record of that . He represents everything wrong with the republican party and Washington….Newt is all about Newt…a legend in his on mind…
May 4th, 2011
11:28 am
@Just Nasty and Mean
"Somebody is going to have to explain that to me..please?"
Ok. It's because Gingrich supports things like the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. But the biggest threat to marriage is divorce, and Gingrich has what..three of those on his resume? Talk about hypocrisy. It's because he, as a poster said on another thread, follows the "For thee, not me" philosophy of leadership. You can disagree with his policies (as I do on many), but Obama has far more personal integrity and character than Gingrich. That is why Gingrich pretty much zero chance of winning, and that is even before the inevitable unearthing of scandals that will come with the campaign process. Indeed, I believe he will be one of the first out of the race if he enters it.
May 4th, 2011
11:32 am
Wonder if he will endorse Romney when he drops out after the New Hampshire primary. Romney might promise him a cabinet position in return. Endorsing anybody else will be a wasted effort – only Romney has the gravitas to possibly compete against the incumbent Obama. All the others are in Fantasy-land, angling to be VP or cabinet members, or building name recognition for future political runs.
May 4th, 2011
11:35 am
Oh yea – then there is Trump and Huckabee who are "running" to build up TV viewership and bigger future contracts.
May 4th, 2011
11:38 am
I'd like to recommend for your consideration, Joe the Plumber. Ol' Joe is a heckuva guy and his record in clean because he hasn't ever done anything. But, I just want you guys to know that we'll be announcing soon. "Go with Ol' Joe!"
May 4th, 2011
11:47 am
Majority Leader Gingrich would make a fantastic president…of Georgia….
May 4th, 2011
11:52 am
It is a darn shame that the Republican Party has lost its way and given us such a sorry lot to select from in the 2012 Republican primary. As for me…it is "Boot Newt", "Dump Trump" and "Make Hominy out of Romney". Most of the rest are lightweights and just more of the same. I might be able to support Gov. Daniels, of Indiana, if he had Sen. John Thune on the ticket as VP. Oh for an independent candidate who had the qualities ande charaqcter of Ronald Reagan, Harry Truman, and Ross Perot! God knows our country needs someone like that to lead us out of the mess the clowns in both parties have gotten us into.
May 4th, 2011
11:54 am
With so many candidates seeking the Republican nomination, the Hussein lovers should be a bit worried. If Hussein was unbeatable, there would be far fewer people seeking the nomination, and it would indeed have to be "forced" upon someone. The relatively large number of candidates does speak to the fact that Hussein is highly vulnerable, and will be defeated in 2012.
May 4th, 2011
12:01 pm
@Last Man Standing
What in the hell are you talking about? There are basically two or three legit candidates right now. Romney, Pawlenty, maybe Huckaby or Gingrich. The story has been how FEW candidates have entered the race.
May 4th, 2011
12:12 pm
lms, the prez may be vulnerable, but gingrich can't beat him unless obl comes back from the grave
May 4th, 2011
12:18 pm
the 12.9′ers on this board sure hate Newt..Then they tell you its wrong to hate hussein-o..cute huh
killing obl was nice..but it doesn't change anything about the election, $-$5 gas, highest food inflation in 40 years, and continued high unemployment/underemployment doom the kenyan keynesian.
May 4th, 2011
12:18 pm
"There are basically two or three legit candidates right now. "
Then again, you'd never vote for a GOP candidate, so your asinine opinion doesn't matter.
May 4th, 2011
12:19 pm
"God knows our country needs someone like that to lead us out of the mess the clowns in both parties have gotten us into."
Guess you've never heard of Ron Paul.
May 4th, 2011
12:20 pm
"Obama has far more personal integrity and character than Gingrich. "
Huh, so you call this integrity?
Gitmo is still open AFTER Obozo said he'd close it.
Iraq is ongoing AFTER Obozo said he'd end it.
Bush tax cuts extended AFTER Obozo said he'd end them.
Unemployment is at 9% AFTER he said he stimulus package would create jobs.
Yep, Obama sure does have a lot of integrity. (sarcasm for the less educated)
May 4th, 2011
12:22 pm
Newt won't let reality overcome his ego until after he comes in 5th place in several primaries. Newt, it's not that people don't love you, which they don't, but that many don't even remember who you are.
May 4th, 2011
12:23 pm
If you can't run with big dogs stay on porch and howl.
May 4th, 2011
12:25 pm
oh my gosh, absolutely hysterical comments. khc– love it. last man- if you were the last man standing, i would kick you in the knee, you are an idiot. the reason so many repubs are "running" is because they evidently believe that if a Black man can become Prez– then ANYONE can. what they do not realize is this: every inch of Prez Obama's birth, life and/or possible death was gone over with a fine tooth comb and examined with a high powered magnifying glass and he came up clean. that will not be done with trump. that will not be done with newtwho? we could put them on the moon and all stand in the deepest valley on earth and see that they are not worthy and def not viable candidates for the office of President. you guys are soooo under exposed to the world outside of the ATL. newt gingrich? he is an idiot. he bowed out of another campaign before his infedelity could do him in. but… oops, i'm sorry, my bad: run newt, run! the presidency is a box of …
May 4th, 2011
12:26 pm
LMS actually believes a chronic philanderer, a pizza guy/talk radio host, and a birther with crazy hair are seriously chasing the nomination. Bless his heart.
May 4th, 2011
12:28 pm
Everybody makes campaign promises they don't keep, not everyone divorces their wife at her deathbed, like Gingrich did.
As for Ron Paul, despite your stupid assumptions, I did vote for him. But he has no shot at winning the Deep South, which the GOP has become far too dependent on.
May 4th, 2011
12:31 pm
"If you can't run with big dogs stay on porch and howl."
Or in your case, the trailer.
May 4th, 2011
12:32 pm
Every politician lies, not everyone pushes thru , against the peoples wishes(as evidenced thru all polls) a government takeover of the healthcare system.
P.S Hussein–release osama's death pics! I need a good laugh today, and seeing a dead islamist always lightens my heart.
May 4th, 2011
12:32 pm
"actually believes a chronic philanderer, a pizza guy/talk radio host, and a birther with crazy hair are seriously chasing the nomination. "
Well, a community agitator is in the Oval Office right now. Hey, even Jimmah Carter was a peanut farmer.
May 4th, 2011
12:33 pm
wow, draw another finger so you can get banned from this blog, too.
May 4th, 2011
12:33 pm
the reason for some many repub candidates he they all think the field is weak……everyone has major baggage and none inspire
May 4th, 2011
12:33 pm
@ WOW – Policy reversals after finding out the staked out positions were wrong is not a lack of integrity or a character flaw. Policy failures isn't either. Taken together, they might be reason to question competency.
Other than his statements that his administration would be the most transparent, and lack of giving his college transcripts/ associates – I have NOT seen his integrity or character successfully challenged. IMO, Bush was attacked similarly and also undeservedly.
May 4th, 2011
12:34 pm
"Everybody makes campaign promises they don't keep, not everyone divorces their wife at her deathbed, like Gingrich did."
No, some just cheat on their wives when they have cancer. See: John Edwards. Others just cheat on their wives with an intern.
"But he has no shot at winning the Deep South, which the GOP has become far too dependent on."
He's from Texas, ma'am. He could EASILY win the south.
May 4th, 2011
12:34 pm
"wow, draw another finger so you can get banned from this blog, too."
What's up, Kookman tard?
May 4th, 2011
12:35 pm
When it comes to my Republican friends, let me give you a little verse from the Book of Hezekiah in the good book : "Blessed is he who expecteth nothing, for he shall not be disappointed."
May 4th, 2011
12:36 pm
"Policy reversals after finding out the staked out positions were wrong is not a lack of integrity or a character flaw. "
So you think lying is a good thing. What a lovely left winger you are.
"I have NOT seen his integrity or character successfully challenged."
His policies, or lack of, have been challenged.
May 4th, 2011
12:37 pm
you havent a clue who you are messing with. where is the finger? miss you, babe.
May 4th, 2011
12:40 pm
"you havent a clue who you are messing with."
Ok, this should be fun. You're either Kamchack, Jay Bookman, AmVet, Granny Godzilla, Sooth, Keep up the good Crap or Paul.
"where is the finger?"
Check you butthole.
May 4th, 2011
12:41 pm
Newt is a loser. I'd rather vote for Bob Barker.
May 4th, 2011
12:42 pm
He [Paul] could EASILY win the south.
He got less than 3% of the vote in Georgia last time. Paul wants to close military bases, a lot of them. It's a position I share but most Southerners (and especially Republicans) don't.
May 4th, 2011
12:42 pm
Here is a major predictor of electoral success / failure. The election is 18 months away, and there are far more conservatives counting down the days, chomping at the bit to vote against hussein-o than there are hussein-o supporters itching to go stand in line and vote for him. We don't need any of your votes, in fact simply depressing your turnout , combines with our zeal to vote against his horrible economic and social policies, was enough to put Frankenstein's Pelosi on the back bench.
May 4th, 2011
12:43 pm
wow for president = getalife
May 4th, 2011
12:44 pm
"He got less than 3% of the vote in Georgia last time."
Well duh, it was the primaries. If this were the actual election, GA would vote for Paul.
May 4th, 2011
12:45 pm
@wow I always thought Granny Godzilla was Cythia Tucker in disguise..Tucker did kid of leave a wake of destruction as she passed thru the AJC editorial board..haha..oh man their 10 year chart of subscriber #'s looks like the super slide at the carnival.
May 4th, 2011
12:46 pm
Tucker is an Auburn grad but Auburn won't admit it. Kind of funny. Anyway, Granny Godzilla is an effing moron. I used to have fun mocking her but Kookman and Tucker didn't like their little minion crying.
May 4th, 2011
12:49 pm
poor wow, isnt it time for you to come out– you are really newt aren't you?
May 4th, 2011
12:55 pm
i cannot read cynt tucker, but i think granny is adorable.
May 4th, 2011
12:55 pm
"Well duh, it was the primaries. If this were the actual election, GA would vote for Paul"
Last I checked you have to win the primaries to win the election, unless Paul were running as a Libertarian or Independent (which would probably ensure an Obama win).
May 4th, 2011
12:56 pm
too late for Newt and Saxby .
May 4th, 2011
12:57 pm
"Last I checked you have to win the primaries to win the election"
Did your IQ drop? I already sated that IF he won the GOP nomination, he'd win the south.
May 4th, 2011
12:57 pm
"i cannot read"
Well no kidding, getalife. I already knew that.
May 4th, 2011
1:00 pm
wow, ummm, that remains to be seen, but i can read pictures– draw wow, draw!
May 4th, 2011
1:03 pm
@ WOW – calling me a left winger and lumping me in with the likes of Aquagirl riles me as much as those who have called me a right winger.
I simply don't believe Obama was lying – he merely reversed himself when he became educated that his Gitmo, tax, and Iraq withdrawal policy stances were wrong. I actually find those hard lessons as character builders. Although he has never apologized to Bush, On the Job Training (OJT) is a good thing.
Those and his other policy stances are debatable issues, but personally attacking him should be held out of bounds until/unless gross character flaws are exposed. The politics of personal destruction is certainly a mainstay – but not everyone plays.
May 4th, 2011
1:04 pm
honestly though, the ATL cannot be backing newt for Prez. he is such a poor representation of the population as a whole. and actually, he is rather intelligent, he is just such a degenerate (sp?).


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ALEXANDRIA, La. (BP) -- Just when you thought American pop culture could not sink any lower comes the introduction of the "Hook-Up Truck," a mobile hotel room on wheels designed to allow people to engage in illicit relationships while the vehicle is parked on the street.
Described on its website as "a modern dating solution for safe sex adventuring," the Hook-Up Truck is set to take to the streets of California's Bay Area for the first time on the May 2-3 weekend.
Edward Gibbon, author of the classic work "The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire," observed that one of the marks that contributed to Rome's ultimate demise was "obsession with sex and perversions of sex." He also described the Roman declension as a place where "bizarreness masqueraded as creativity."
Both of Gibbon's assessments apply to the Hook-Up Truck.
The apostle Paul wrote the following to Christians living in the Roman province of Galatia: "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap."
America has long been sowing seeds of sexual promiscuity and perversion. The Hook-Up Truck is simply symptomatic of the current casual attitude toward sex in the United States.
A time for reaping is on the horizon, some believe it has already begun, and the harvest will be as debauched as it is disobedient to God's righteous standards.
Kelly Boggs is a weekly columnist for Baptist Press, director of the Louisiana Baptist Convention's office of public affairs, and editor of the Baptist Message (www.baptistmessage.com), newsjournal of the Louisiana Baptist Convention. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (UT) -- As the all-time winningest coach in NCAA collegiate basketball history, University of Tennessee Lady Vol head coach Pat Summitt has won her fair share of awards over the past 38 years.
Monday's honor may have topped them all.
Summitt joined an elite group of sports superstars when it was announced by Time Inc. Sports Group editor Terry McDonell that she, and Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, are the 2011 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year.
"Obviously, this is a tremendous honor," Summitt said. "I am so privileged to share it with such a great coach in Mike Krzyzewski. During our careers, we have both been fortunate to work with so many talented student-athletes who were driven to excel both on and off the court.
"For me, this recognition is a direct reflection of the outstanding young women who have worn the orange and white Lady Vol jersey of the University of Tennessee; the coaching staffs I have worked with throughout my career and the supportive administration at UT."
Summitt and Krzyzewski, the NCAA's all-time winningest women's and men's basketball coaches, join an elite group of sports immortals, including Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, Derek Jeter, Michael Jordan, Billie Jean King, Jack Nicklaus, Bobby Orr and Pete Rozelle to receive this award.
The magazine's editors have chosen each honoree based on the principles established in 1954, when runner Roger Bannister was honored as SPORTS ILLUSTRATED's first Sportsman: "While the victory may have been his or hers, it is not for the victory alone that he or she is honored. Rather, it is for the quality of their effort and manner of their striving."
Says McDonell: "The voices of those who have been inspired by Pat Summitt and Mike Krzyzewski echo from everywhere and will continue for decades. What they have achieved through their coaching and, more importantly, their teaching places them among history's transcendent figures. It is an honor to now include them in the select group of Sportsmen and Sportswomen."
In this year's Sportswoman/Sportsman feature, basketball Hall of Fame senior writer Alexander Wolff writes that the legacy of Summitt and Krzyzewski goes far beyond their record-breaking victory totals: "More than that--so much more--are the roads each has traveled over the course of careers that can be measured in Presidents Met on White House visits with Team (four in her case, three in his). For their endurance, for their adaptability, for their genius for hatching from adversity even more success, and for their willingness to take up causes beyond the comfort of their own campuses--indeed, for modeling what it means to be public diplomats as well as great coaches--we honor them as SI's 2011 Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year."
Summitt and Krzyzewski join UCLA's John Wooden (1972) and North Carolina's Dean Smith (1997) to round out a veritable Mount Rushmore of college coaches who have received this award. In 1972, Wooden, who had won his eighth national title in nine seasons, was selected along with Billie Jean King. Smith was honored in 1997, the same year he set the then NCAA wins record and announced his retirement. Other coaches named Sportsman include Joe Paterno (1986); manager Terry Francona (2004, with the Boston Red Sox); Herb Brooks (1980, with the U.S. Olympic hockey team) and Tony DiCicco (1999, with the U.S. Women's soccer team).
In his story Wolff collected an array of perspectives from those whose lives have intersected with the coaches to weave a narrative that reveals several commonalities: Relationships, a willingness to evolve, deep parental influence and humanity. Wolff sums it up by concluding: "In the end it may simply come down to this: Pat Summitt is a woman secure enough to draw from her masculine side. Mike Krzyzewski is a man secure enough to draw from his feminine side. In their respective modulations, they've chosen not to overlook half of what it means to be human. And by doing so they double the chance that they'll unlock what human beings are capable of."
Wolff's piece also includes a captivating tableau of anecdotes detailing factors that shaped Summitt's and Krzyzewski's legendary careers. For Summitt, much of her demeanor is traced back to her father, Richard Head, who raised Summitt with a tough-love approach on a farm in rural Tennessee. When Summitt was 10, her father "left her alone in a field with a tractor and a hay rake and orders to figure out how to use them." For several years after taking over the Tennessee women's program at the age of 21, Summitt ran her teams with a similar approach. But it wasn't until she started channeling the gentler ways of her mother, Hazel, and made a genuine effort to understand her players' emotions and vulnerabilities, that Summitt brought the Lady Vols--and women's basketball as a whole--into the national spotlight.
Krzyzewski, meanwhile, has always believed in the power of imagery and metaphor in unlocking the full potential of his players. That approach has not only guided his Blue Devils to four national titles, it has also allowed the current cohort of American pros to reclaim ownership of their country's national team program at a time when it was floundering. Krzyzewski says to Wolff: "I've always felt a kid needs to see things, not just hear them or read about them. People remember stories and examples better than words."
For Summitt, this marks her second Sports Illustrated cover. She was featured on the cover of the March 2, 1998 issue, "The Wizard of Knoxville."
The coaches will be honored in New York City on Tuesday evening, where they will be joined by fellow Sportswomen and Sportsmen Chris Evert (1976), Sugar Ray Leonard (1981), Wayne Gretzky (1982), David Robinson (2003) and David Ortiz (2004). The following is the complete list of Sportswomen and Sportsmen.
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CASA is run by a very dedicated team of a cappella enthusiasts. If you want to contact any of us, send to our individual emails listed below, or send a general email to firstname.lastname@example.com
Board of Directors
Greg Rubin President
Greg was raised in Boston and started his a cappella career as a member and Musical Director of The Trinity Pipes at Trinity College. In 2005 Greg started Custom Acappella, an arranging and vocal consulting company, and in 2008 Greg assumed his current position as Musical Director of the NYC based group Ten & Change. He also directs a group at a high school in the Lower East Side and is an ICCA judge. Greg's professional background includes time as a strategy consultant and as a marketing director at Sony Music and Jive Records. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife. Greg holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business. @greg_rubin
Tom Anderson Vice President
Tom Anderson is a professional arranger specializing in a cappella music. Originally from northern Minnesota, he was a member of professional Minneapolis aca group Four Shadow at age 19. While studying music composition at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Tom was the original music director of UWEC a cappella group Fifth Element and played piano in the jazz band that DownBeat Magazine named the best in the country. He also had his first brush with CASA, serving as Wisconsin CASA ambassador and as the inaugural coordinator of the A Cappella Community Awards (ACAs). After college, he returned to the road as a member of Boston pro group Ball in the House before leaving to attend law school.
After a five-year detour as a practicing attorney, Tom is now back where he belongs, making music full-time. His clients - through his studio and arranging shop, Random Notes - include some of the top names at all levels of a cappella, from "Sing-Off" competitors (Committed, On the Rocks) and ICHSA champs (Limited Edition, Vocal Rush) to pro groups (the Swingle Singers, Cluster, Peter Hollens) and "mainstream" entertainment companies (Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Disney theme parks). Tom is a frequent instructor and masterclinician at a cappella festivals and workshops and also serves as CASA's Director of Media Development. He is a diehard Twins fan and is certain that 2016 is their year. @RandomNotesLLC
Deke Sharon Founder
Deke Sharon has been singing a cappella since the age of five and spent his formative years with one foot in traditional choral idioms (church choir, San Francisco Boys' Chorus, madrigal groups, barbershop quartets) and the other in rock bands. The two came together during his tenure as music director of the Tufts Beelzebubs, and he formed CASA in hopes of creating a community of like-minded acappellaheads.
Often called the "father of contemporary a cappella", Deke has played a prominent and influential role in the formation of CASA's many outreach programs. Most recently, he founded the Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL), a national network of a cappella groups for post-collegiate and adult singers.Deke founded and has been singing in the vocal rock band The House Jacks since 1991. The group has produced seven full-length albums and completed multiple world tours. He arranges and directs the groups on NBC's a cappella competition reality show, "The Sing-Off". @dekesharon
Stefanie ChaseSecretary
Stefanie has had extensive involvement in the vocal music world. She began singing as a baby, to alert her family to remove her from her crib (hey, it beats crying and screaming) and joined the Cherub Choir at church at age four, and continued singing throughout her youth. She graduated from Carthage College where she sang in both the women's choir and the Carthage Choir, supposedly the second oldest touring choir in the United States. While at Carthage, she minored in Vocal Music Performance and was active in the music fraternity, Lambda Kappa.
Stefanie loves to sing but equally enjoys working behind the scenes to produce and promote great shows. She booked many a cappella acts to perform at her college and, since graduating, has publicized, promoted and helped numerous a cappella acts (Sean Altman, The Bobs, Da Vinci's Notebook, Minimum Wage, Kid Beyond, and Duwende, to name a few) book shows in the NYC area. She served previously as CASA's Co-Ambassador Coordinator, and Membership Director, has been a CARA judge for the last 3 years, and has coordinated the merchandise sales at both SoJam and the East Coast Summit.
Stefanie loves turkey bacon, despises mushrooms and the song "Celebration" by Kool & The Gang, and currently resides in Northern Virginia, where she spends her days working with IP attorneys in DC.
Steve Ryan Treasurer
Steve Ryan got his first taste of the a cappella experience as a performer with the Georgia Tech Sympathetic Vibrations, starting in 2004. By the time Georgia Tech was finished with him, he had started (and eventually finished) the group's second CD project, and founded a new multi-cultural vocal group dedicated to a fusion of various global musical styles. Steve continues to work closely with a cappella groups in the Metro-Atlanta area and around the southeast as a studio engineer, live sound engineer, and general consultant.
In 2008, Steve started volunteering with the SoJam production team to make the event bigger and better than ever, and is excited about working directly with CASA to promote the performance and appreciation of contemporary a cappella. He'll be acting as the Treasurer and continuing to work on the SoJam Festival each year. @stevejohnryan
Joe AntonioliDirector of Information Technology
Joe Antonioli started performing a cappella in 1992 with the University of Vermont Top Cats. After college, he started two summer high school groups, Vermont's Own Class Act, and Vermont Velvet. He is one of the founders of Random Association, and is currently performing with Root7.
In 2002, with Marisa Debowsky and Philippe Charles, Joe started the Vermont A Cappella Summit. This event is currently hosted at Middlebury College, where Joe teaches and supports media technologies. Joe joined CASA in 1996 as the Vermont Ambassador, and since then has taken on many roles, including a term as President. He is currently sitting on the Board as the Director of Integrated Technologies.@JoeAntonioli
Blair Baldwin Director of Festivals and Events
Blair Baldwin first joined the aca community in 2004 when she was accepted into the UNCG Sapphires. She served as director, arranger, and percussionist for three years, and helped to produce the group's debut album, Eve. Since then, she has judged several Varsity Vocals events, served on the Sing selection panel, and was the Executive Producer for Acappellafest 2012. Blair is a graduate of Columbia College with a degree in Arts Management, and currently lives in Chicago. If you (or someone you know) would like to be considered for performance opportunities at CASA festivals, please email Blair at email@example.com.
Brian ChambersDirector of Communications/PR
It is a proven fact that Chambers (he goes by many names and wears many hats) is the least prestigious and talented graduate of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Montclair High. He left and became #13 of the original member of the University of Delaware Ychromes. His Ychrome logo is still being used by the group many centuries later ... thus, a career in branding was born.
Later, he was a founding member of Rutgers Casual Harmony and Deep Treble. The latter was the youngest group ever to advance to the ICCA Finals. The championship director at the time dubbed them, "the Antichrist of collegiate a cappella." He took that brand and used to market group nationally ... thus, a career in communications was born.
In 2007, he created and performed with the Red States, one of the initial groups of CAL (Contemporary A Cappella League). They won many awards, accolades and opened for Randy "The Cowboy" of the Village People.
As he was known for in the collegiate a cappella world, he still loves Golden Grahams and you but not necessarily in that order.
Seriously, he aims to communicate to and for every voice in the a cappella world from newest, quietest fan to the most experienced critic. And thus a career in difficult but rewarding promises was born.
Director of Programs
Danny Ozment Director of Outreach
Kate Pientka Director of Development
Kate is a classically trained singer and instrumentalist who got her first taste of a cappella in high school. It was love at first song and she went on to found the Colgate University Dischords then continue with several other groups after graduation. She currently runs jam sessions for a cappella singers in the Atlanta area, is an ICCA and CARA judge, and arranges for various groups through FiboMusica. Kate holds her MBA from Emory University's Goizueta School of Business and after a decade of working with various organizations from non-profits to Fortune 100 companies she joins the CASA team to help connect businesses and organizations with the enthusiastic community of musicians CASA touches. @katepientka
Marc Silverberg Director of Education
Program Managers
Ariel Arbisser Program Manager: MarketingAriel Arbisser currently sings with The Funx and start Lady Jaye, but may be best known for her time singing with the Cornell Chordials at Cornell University where she won the 2010 CARA for Best Solo and was featured on the CARA-winning track "Ramalama (Bang Bang)." Her solos, including her guest track "Dog Days Are Over" with Overboard, have been featured on Sing, Voices Only, and Voices Only Forte. After Cornell, Ariel devoted a year to writing, producing, and performing in Sex, Drugs, and A Cappella: An Original Web Series. She still lives in Ithaca, NY where she is a vocal coach, sings with multiple bands, serves on the Board of Trustees for a non-profit musical theater company, and recently graduated from The Actor's Workshop of Ithaca. In the near future, she plans to move to NYC and continue singing! @arielarbisser
Shane Ardell Program Manager: Infrastructure
Shane began arranging music at an early age and ventured into arranging a cappella music at the age of 16. She started her contemporary a cappella career at Georgia Tech as a performer, arranger, and eventual president of the all female group, Nothin' but Treble. While still in college, she also began singing in a rock/gospel semi-professional group, Breakdown, in Atlanta. Shane continues to arrange and coach groups as well as judge for the ICCAs. She also helps to maintain acaspot.com, an online a cappella group management tool that stemmed out of Georgia Tech. An engineer at heart, Shane spends her days as a marketing consultant and project manager for a web application design and development firm. @shaneardell
|Diana Blanchard Program Manager: Business Sponsorships
Diana Blanchard is a third year MFA Candidate at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts studying Performing Arts Management. She is a classically trained vocalist and holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance from the FloridaState University. A Central Florida Native, Diana now resides in Winston-Salem, NC. During her time at UNCSA, she has been focusing on non-profit marketing and fundraising. She is excited to combine her passion for fundraising and music while working with CASA. @DLBlan
Dan Campagna Program Manager: Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL)Dan is the co-founder and business manager of CAL's very own Fermata Town, a Boston-based mixed group. Behind his leadership, Fermata Town released its debut album titled Hold That Thought which was nominated for four 2013 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA's) including nominations for Best Album and Best Song. An active member in the Boston a cappella community, Dan enjoys attending local shows and volunteering for Varsity Vocals during ICCA season. Prior to Fermata Town, Dan sang collegiate a cappella at Emmanuel College in Encore!, the college's first-ever coed group which later changed its name to In Good Company.
Outside of a cappella, Dan works fulltime at Emmanuel College as the Assistant Sports Information Director while also serving as the Assistant Commissioner/Director of Media Relations for the Great Northeast Athletic Conference. Dan is also an Assistant Coach to the UMass Boston Women's Soccer Team and an adjunct professor at Lasell College where he teaches a sports journalism course.
Bill Hare Program Manager: Forum
Bill Hare has been a full-time recording engineer/producer for 28 years, and has specialized in contemporary a cappella production since 1989. Over the last two decades, Bill has recorded and/or mixed acclaimed albums for some of the best contemporary a cappella groups around the globe, including England's Flying Pickets, Swingle Singers, King's Singers and Voces8, Denmark's Basix and Vocal Line, Norway's Apes & Babes, Italy's Cluster, The Ghost Files, and Maybe6ix, as well as working with many top American acts including Nota, Duwende, Street Corner Symphony, The Backbeats, and The House Jacks.
Collegiate A Cappella clients include The Beelzebubs, Divisi, and about 80 others. Bill is the world's most awarded individual contemporary a cappella producer, including over 60 appearances on BOCA, over 120 CARA nominations, over 30 albums in the RARB "Picks of the Year" lists, and 11 "DeeBee" awards since 1987 in the Vocal Jazz category from Downbeat Magazine. In 2010 he added a Grammy Award to this list in the Classical Crossover Album category for Christopher Tin's "Calling All Dawns".For more information, visit Bill's website – www.dyz.com. @billhare
TeKay (Thomas King) Program Manager: Ambassadors
TeKay was one of the first ambassadors for CASA back in the early '90s. He's a member of Contemporary A Capella League group DeltaCappella and served as a CAL-rep for SoJam. He's been a RARB reviewer for several years and is one of the sing series producers. Previously, he served on the Board of Directors for the Alliance of A Cappella Initiatives as a jack-of-all-trades and the Executive Producer of the Sing series of recordings. He was the Associate Editor of the Contemporary A Cappella News magazine for more than a decade and was the South Regional Producer of the ICCA from 1998-2004.
Carrie Leonard Program Manager: Social Media and Communications
Upon graduation, Carrie founded Atlanta-based vocal band Catatonic, and continues to arrange and perform with them in and around the Atlanta area. Carrie joined the CASA team in 2013 as Festivals Bookkeeper and has since taken on the role of Program Manager of Social Media and Communications. @turtlegurl
Amy MalkoffProgram Manager: Web Content
Involved in a cappella since college, Amy Malkoff was a founding member and bandleader of the groups Deadline Poet and All About Buford, and she has appeared on stage and in the studio with such luminaries as Wayne Brady, Jonatha Brooke, The Persuasions, Ellis Paul, Vance Gilbert, GrooveLily, Patty Griffin, and Dar Williams. She has a degree in music from Kenyon College, with music studies at Youngstown State University and masters-level coursework at the New England Conservatory of Music.Amy is a certified adjudicator for the International Championships of Collegiate and High School A Cappella, Harmony Sweepstakes, and various other competitions, and was the launching editor-in-chief of CASA.org. She serves on the board of directors of the Women's A Cappella Association, and is an associate producer on the weekly webcast, Inside A Cappella. She is a writer and designer (www.amymalkoff.com), as well as a singer/songwriter (www.amymalkoffmusic.com). Amy's music has appeared on both the Rounder Records and Hear Music/Starbucks labels. @amalkoff
Liz Mongrello Program Manager: VolunteersLiz began her a cappella journey with Groove A Cappella at Smith College, her beloved alma mater where she earned a bachelor's degree in music. She spent much of her musical career at Smith in leadership positions, serving as Business Manager and Co-Director of Groove as well as President of the College Chorus and Glee Club. Pursuing a graduate degree from CCSU in Student Development in Higher Education, Liz took a break from performing herself, but was happy to advise the CCSU A Cappella Society, which consisted of four different groups. After a two-year hiatus, Liz saw the need to have music back in her life. She found her way to Fermata Town and has been singing crunchy jazz harmonies with them for over a year.
When not at rehearsal or just spending time with her Fermata Town family, Liz works with the training and sales teams at the Boylston Street Apple Store. She thrives in an environment full of really cool products and amazing customer service. You might also find Liz running through the streets of Somerville, attempting not to keel over after three miles. If you find her laying on the sidewalk unable to breathe, please give her a ride home - she would like to live to see another CARA.
Heather Newkirk Program Manager: Social Media and Communications
|Ben Spalding Program Manager: High School Outreach Ben Spalding is the head Choral Director at Centerville High School in Dayton, Ohio. At Centerville, Ben directs all of the choirs and the a cappella group Forte. He holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education from the University of Kentucky. Ben's a cappella roots go back to college, when he was a member of the University of Kentucky AcoUstiKats and a semi-professional group called 5 by Tuesday. His love for music goes as far back as elementary school and music has and always will be a major driving force in his life. @HSacappella
Chris Tess Program Manager: Tunes to Teens
Chris Tess served on the CASA Board of Directors starting in 2003, when he created Tunes To Teens, a CASA program that sends donated a cappella CDs to junior high and high school choruses. He also runs the A Cappella Mega-Sale.Chris sang with the Pikers at Washington U in St. Louis, as well as several other vocal ensembles. He also created and directed the Notochords at St. Louis U. School of Medicine, and sang in and wrote for MACH 1. More recently, Chris sang in Redline, a CASA League group. In 1993 he co-founded the Recorded A Cappella Review Board ( RARB) and headed that up until 2004. He has judged for several years for the CARAs and the NCCAs/ICCAs. In his spare time, Chris is a doctor. @christess
|Alexis Weisbrod Program Manager: Individual Giving
Alexis A Weisbrod is an educator, dancer and choreographer. She received her BFA in Dance Performance at University of Minnesota, her Doctorate in Critical Dance Studies from UC Riverside, as well as a Certificate in Fund Raising Management from Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy. Alexis was introduced to a cappella after meeting her husband, Corey Slutsky, the founder and owner of Voices Only A Cappella. Since that time she has become a huge fan of the genre, promoting many groups through the use of their music in her dance classes and choreography. Alexis has also worked with a cappella groups on visual performance and choreography. In addition, she has spent recent years working with several nonprofit arts organizations, assisting with grant writing, fundraising, financial management, and program development. Alexis is excited to be part of CASA and help with the organization's future growth!
Matt Woodward Program Manager: Event EducationMatt Woodward sang tenor in a barbershop quartet called the Nile Manski Trio, which took 3rd place at the International Collegiate Barbershop Contest in 2002 and 2004. He was a tenor section leader of the San Marcos Marcsmen, the 2008 International Youth Chorus Grand Champions. He frequently records learning tracks for the TMEA Region music in San Antonio. In 2012, he taught a class on warmups and overtones at BOSS and SoJam. He currently teaches choir at MacArthur HS in San Antonio. His group, PFC, was the 2011 ICHSA Champs, 2012 Southwest ICHSA Champs, and has won every award Varsity Vocals offers except 3rd place. His passions in life are his gorgeous wife, arranging, cooking (eating), and snobby hi-fi audio. @mwoodward710
Zakk Wooten Program Manager: Memberships
Zakk Wooten has been singing a cappella since he was 15 years old. He co-founded the professional group No Better Cause during his junior year of high school. After high school he joined the group Soul'D Out where he traveled the high seas with Celebrity Cruise Lines. Zakk then got his degree in Vocal Music Education from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. There he founded and directed the a cappella group Rocktavo. Zakk led Rocktavo, in their first year, to the ICCA finals where they placed second and his arrangement of 'Figaro' won "best arrangement."After Zakk graduated he was hired by The Cat's Pajamas to start a franchised group called The Cat's Meow, where he traveled the world aboard Norwegian Cruise Lines. In October of 2010 The Cat's Pajamas offered Zakk a position with the group in Branson Missouri. Zakk sang with the Cat's Pajamas until December of 2011. The year 2012 brings wonderful new opportunities for Zakk. He has recently joined forces with some of his 'a cappella family' to create the group re:Voiced. Zakk lives in Denver with his gorgeous Siberian Husky, Rilo. @zakkwooten


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Blaine physician trains Vietnamese eye doctors
By Jack Kintner
In what has already been called the largest surgical training program in Asia, a team of 30 leading eye specialists from four countries traveled to Vietnam to devote a week in June to training local eye surgeons in modern eye care.
Edward E. Crouch, M.D., retired ophthalmologist of Blaine, was one of those chosen for the international faculty of the Imperial City Eye Meeting II, held in Hue City, June 2-6, to lecture and demonstrate advanced eye surgical techniques to the Vietnamese ophthalmologists.
The Congress Hall of the Huong Giang Hotel was packed all week with 326 eager Vietnamese eye surgeons from Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Hanoi, Danang, and other parts of the country to hear Dr. Crouch and his colleagues, eye specialists from the U.S. as well as Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
The program featured modern treatment of cataracts and intraocular lenses, as well as laser, corneal, retinal and ocular reconstructive surgery and glaucoma.
Dr. Crouch and his fellow faculty members traveled to Vietnam at their own expense to donate their time in lecture and laboratory training sessions. "We are really doing this for the patients of our Vietnamese colleagues," said Crouch. "They are the ones who benefit from the enhanced skills we impart to their surgeons."
A non-profit medical group called the Hawaiian Eye Foundation, based in Honolulu, sponsored the eye meeting. Foundation President John M. Corboy, M.D., said that working in a foreign language under a socialist government provided some fascinating challenges.
"We are particularly indebted to Ed Crouch and our team of specialists who so generously donate their time, money, and skills to help others," he said, "because without strong faculty support, we could never have created this historic event."
In addition to the daily lectures, the Vietnamese eye surgeons received one-on-one individualized surgical instruction by Dr. Crouch and the faculty volunteers. Operating under powerful microscopes on pigs' eyes, the team guided trainees through the latest techniques and instrumentation.
In appreciation of their efforts, the local doctors treated Dr. Crouch and other volunteers to tours of the Citadel, former palace of the Nguyen emperors, as well as local pagodas and temples.
After the weeklong meeting, Ed and Carolyn Crouch joined other faculty members in an educational tour of Vietnam, including visits to eye hospitals and clinics in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
"I was honored to have been selected for this," Crouch said, "and I've already offered to return in 2010."