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Psychedelic-soul act the Chambers Brothers paired with progressive-rock act King Crimson on BG206.
The poster was only printed once before the concert. It measures 14" x 22".
During his Fillmore era, from 1969-1971, Singer created more posters for Graham than any other artist. Singer's posters are notable for his use of collage, incorporating thousands of images clipped from magazines spanning several decades. He developed a format that included a stunning variety of lettering styles, applying them in close relation to the theme or subject of a poster.
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It was so long to the father/daughter team, Ron and Christina this week in The Amazing Race. More amazing was that the reason they were the last to arrive at the Pit Stop wasn't due to Ron stopping for a snack!
The teams stayed in India and flew from Calcutta to Varansi on the Ganges River. Six of the remaining seven teams flew on the first flight and thank goodness, Ron found a place to grab a bite to eat before their flight departed. The cowboy/brother team, Jet and Cord, stopped by another ticket booth and unfortunately found a flight that landed a hour later than the other teams. But the cowboys are unstsoppable. They just keep plugging along, making the best of a situation and working hard to finish.
When the teams arrived in Varansi, they traveled to the Tanga marketplace where one team member had to locate six colorfully-attired Sadhus or holy men, to receive their clues. Then they had to decipher the clues for a seventh holy man in order to receive the clue for their next destination. Most of teams had no trouble with this task. Ron, however; left the marketplace and looked for the holy men along the river, making him and Christina the last to leave the marketplace. This gave the cowboys the opportunity to catch up with the other teams.
At the Tulsi Ghat, teams had to choose between two tasks: feeding the fire or feeding the buffalo. Feeding the fire involved making fuel patties from buffalo manure and slapping them on a wall to dry, then making a fire out of the manure patties. Feeding the buffalo had teams traveling across the Ganges to pick up hay, then returning and taking it to a home to feed their buffalo. The cowboys joked that they traveled to the other side of the world to haul hay, probably not all that different from their daily lives.
Father/daughter team Gary and Mallory have been racing well this season. They chose to feed the fire and Mallory remembered that she was wearing the same outfit she did in the previous season of The Amazing Race when she had to shovel manure in Russia. She said she was going to make sure the outfit went in the trash when she returned home.
The Globetrotter team of Big Easy and Flight Time were the first to arrive at the Pit Stop in Ramnagar Fort. Zev and Justin were second. Kent and Vyxsin arrived after Vyxsin jumped in the Ganges and Kent nearly had a heart attack, screaming, "Are you insane." He's a bit of a drama queen.
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This year's event features five high school games showcasing some of the best teams and players in New Jersey and beyond. St. Anthony and Snyder will represent Hudson County, both looking to secure victories in their own backyard.
Jersey City public school upstart, Snyder, will take on Pascack Valley at 12:30 in the first high school game of the day at 12:30 p.m.
Then at 5:45 p.m., St. Anthony, No. 1 in The Star-Ledger's Top 20, will meet No. 4 Atlantic City in a rematch of last year's NJSIAA Tournament of Champions semifinal.
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[QUOTE=Neckhammer;1061683]Huh? All I was talking about was strength. Dunno where you got any other idea from. Ripptoe and the like don't own the trademark on strength.[/QUOTE]
That's the sense I got from the Body by Science website. That it was about training for a good looking body. Not a lot of talk about lifting lots of weight, more about spending more time under the bar. I didn't quite see what kind of training it is, but it looks like it's that super slow weight lifting (doing stuff like leg press, not squats) plus maybe a lot of fast conditioning things? I'm not sure I want to do the super slow stuff.


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The Religious News Service (RNS) published an article written by Commonweal Magazine and RNS contributor, David Gibson, on the long-awaited John Jay College of Criminal Justice report on the Clergy Sex Abuse Crises. Researchers published the 300-page report Wednesday (18 May 2011), which addressed several themes, causes and myths surrounding the ongoing saga of clergy abuse of minors that was covered up by bishops and church leaders for decades. The report is described in the article as follows: "Formally called "The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010," upends a number of popular misconceptions. While some will challenge the report's methodology—and note that U.S. bishops paid for half the estimated $1.8 million price tag—the "Causes and Context" study is clearly a landmark in the research of child sexual abuse."
Perhaps most interesting are the several popular and misconceived myths that have circulated both within and without the Roman Catholic Church as to the cause of the instances of abuse and cover-ups. The first issue addressed is the proportion of "pedophiles" among the clergy. It is a staggering LOW number, far less than media reports since 2002 have suggested.
The first myth challenged by the study is that priests tend to be pedophiles. Of nearly 6,000 priests accused of abuse over the past half century (about 5 percent of the total number of priests serving during that period), less than 4 percent could be considered pedophiles, the report notes—that is, men who prey on children.
"Priest-abusers were not `pedophile priests'," the researchers state flatly.
The second issue discussed in the article summarizing the report is the question of the relationship between homosexually oriented priests and sexual abuse. Now, this is something that priests and religious have known for a long time to be an illegitimate correlation for years, but within some conservative Catholic circles this narrative has proven popular and effective in advancing anti-gay agendas. The report conclusively dismisses the suggestion that there is a linkage between homosexual priests and abuse. In fact, the opposite is the case. Gibson explains:
the researchers found no statistical evidence that gay priests were more likely than straight priests to abuse minors—a finding that undermines a favorite talking point of many conservative Catholics. The disproportionate number of adolescent male victims was about opportunity, not preference or pathology, the report states.
What's more, researchers note that the rise in the number of gay priests from the late 1970s onward actually corresponded with "a decreased incidence of abuse—not an increased incidence of abuse."
Another major theme studied by the researches had to do with the relationship between obligatory celibacy and sexual abuse of minors. The report explains that "celibacy remained a constant throughout peaks and valleys of abuse rates, and priests may be less likely to abuse children today than men in analogous professions."
Gibson interprets this to be a blow to the position of some within the Church that have advocated for a married clergy, noting that the researchers believe that the marital status and obligatory celibacy played nearly no role in the instances of abuse.
Better preparation for a life of celibacy is key, however, and improved seminary training and education in the 1980s corresponds to a "sharp and sustained decline" in abuse since then—a dramatic improvement that has often been overlooked.
The huge spike in abuse cases in the 1960s and 1970s, the authors found, was essentially due to emotionally ill-equipped priests who were trained in earlier years and lost their way in the social cataclysm of the sexual revolution.
Indeed, the John Jay researchers write, "Individual characteristics do not predict that a priest will commit sexual abuse of a minor. Rather, vulnerabilities, in combination with situational stresses and opportunities, raise the risk of abuse."
The "situational" nature of the abuse by clergy is comparable to that of police officers who brutalize people, the authors write. The stress of the work, the perils of isolation and a lack of oversight are factors that contribute to "deviant behavior."
The clerical culture of priests and bishops, the report explains, is also analogous to the cliquish quality of police forces that cover up and "protect their own" in instances of violations of the law and police brutality.
Perhaps the most controversial aspect of the report (from the perspective of within the Church) is the researchers' assessment of the Bishops' role in the abuse and its cover-up. The recommendation of the scholars is that the singular authority of the bishop in his respective dioceses provided the condition for the possibility of cover-up and the perpetuation of abuse.
There will undoubtedly be a barrage of coverage in the next 48 hours about this report. I look forward to having eventual access to the full text and will offer additional commentary if necessary. I am grateful to the work of David Gibson and others in the earliest assessment.
UPDATE: Here is a link to the New York Times story on the same report.
10 Responses to "Major Report on Clergy Sex Abuse Released, Details Follow"
Thanks for commenting about this report; it is, indeed, a major milestone in understanding both the structural conditions and personal culpabilities at play within cases of clergy sexual abuse. I am please to hear that several myths used to bolster political positions, whether conservative or liberal, have been fundamentally challenged. Too often in recent have gay men — especially those serving in faithfulness their ordained and/or vowed religious lives — been the scapegoats. Still, it seems to me (and I will need to read the report and delve more deeply into the coverage) that one myth persists: that the perpetrators in such sexual abuse cases were priests. While there have been abuse cases with lay ministers and parish professionals, what remains true is that certain structural elements within the hierarchic Church enable, willing or not, such abusive situations. In this respect, I don't want us to loose sight of that fact that deacons, too, have been sexual abusers. Although perhaps obvious, I think it remains important to attend to our language, recalling that it is better to speak of "clergy sexual abuse" or "sexual abuse of minors" (or some such) and not focus too narrowly too soon on one subset, i.e., priests. I also think that by deploying a rhetoric highlighting the singular involvement of priests can, at least in some narratives, serve to localize the criminality, thereby attempting to exonerate the Church's enabling structures. Just some initial thoughts from someone with more than a passing knowledge of such a terrible feature of the contemporary church. It will be interesting to see how this report plays out in the news cycle, especially in the reactions of the USCCB.
For me the most important part of this report is this :
"The clerical culture of priests and bishops, the report explains, is also analogous to the cliquish quality of police forces that cover up and "protect their own" in instances of violations of the law and police brutality.
looked up the book on clericalism mentioned in the Commonweal article and this is one review of it which again is not easy reading but makes a lot of sense (IMHO.) This is what we need to change in the church.
I hope you can discuss in a future post the ways that the culture of clericalism can be changed. It's not just clericalism that has perpetuated the covering up of sexual abuse .
It is an all pervading sickness that has other stultifying and life denying effects on the church.
Praise be to your god that there was 1.8 billion dollars spent to study paedophilia and priests. That money was best used towards research to determine why some priests molest and to debunk myths. Who cares about the victims and their families, let's raise money for a study instead. Afterall, there isn't already an abundance of research on paedophilia available and multiple experts to consult for free. Justly spent.
Excuse me for the error in regards to the billion I wrote, I knew it was million but I suppose my mind was elsewhere.
As to the experts I talked about, I did type consult. Let me clarify. There ARE experts on paedophilia that one could CONSULT to obtain information on paedophiles.
This study is only the first of its kind because it focuses on priests and not paedophilies in general. It is not that hard to find hundreds of other studies on paedophiles focusing on themes from why they do it to the techniques they use. Need to find a study on homosexuality and peadophilia: http://sax.sagepub.com/content/6/1/67.short . Done. That took me all of about 2 minutes and cost me nothing.
The only differences between this study and the hundreds of others out there is that its main focus is on priests and that the Catholic people can pat themselves on the back because they feel like they've done something to make the situation better. Oh wait, my apologies, the study has already been done. http://cjb.sagepub.com/content/35/5/615.abstract . I guess that only leaves one explanation.
You claim that I am making an 'unsubstantiated assertion… that reflects opinion and not fact.' Do enlighten me because all I see is a random statement that I cannot follow in regards to the text. A couple of questions: what claim? What opinion? Where are you going with this? Oh, before you answer those questions and if my asumptions on said answers are true, then first will you state for me what the study was focused on?
Now let's play semantics, my favorite game. Paedophile is simply defined as an adult who is sexually attracted to children. Seeing as this study is related to priests who have molested children, I think its safe to say they are paedophiles. Always a fun game. You can word it as you want, but as they say if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck its a paedophile. Or something like that.
Personally and even professionally, I view this as a very flawed "study" – on several counts, in large part due to artificially limiting the time-frame as well as the definition of pedophilia but also because the data the bishops release has, over and over, been shown to be carefully screened so as to severely limit the cases shown from the cases hidden. (Look at Philadelphia for the most recent perfect example.)
1. We can't be sure of how many cases the bishops hid from the researchers.
2. Not everyone reports so we can't be sure of the true incidence of child molestation within the church.
3. To artificially limit the incidence of underage persons who were sexually assaulted to those under 10 does not even accord with how criminal law defines the sexual abuse of children and adolescents (which is always a crime!)
4. By artificially redefining the population of sexually abused minors, the report artificially LOWERS the true incidence of priests who abused minors. (This is on top of whatever cases were hidden or never reported at all!)
5. To limit the time-fame which the researchers could make use of was to prejudice the "causality" of the "crisis" – and to make it appear time-limited and affected by social turmoil (which may have led to "free love" among adults but did not include molestation of minors!). Indeed, this behavior has been endemic in the church across the centuries – back to at least the third century, when monks were disciplined (severely!) for such behavior with children.
To my mind it is unethical for researchers to agree to a study which so markedly and artificially defines the terms, the time-frame, and so on. I doubt I could have made it through the vetting process of a research proposal such as this entailed! And if the proposal is flawed, the study simply should not have preceded as originally designed. It reminds me of how the information used to go to war with Iraq was "fixed" around the desired outcome, rather than evaluated honestly from the get-go.
It troubles me greatly that this flawed research will now be used over and over, as if it's "scientific" – when it's not! Used to excuse! In other words if you can't trust the data and the research design, you surely must question the "conclusions" reached.
I'm not convinced!
TheraP, you have summed it quite thoroughly – actually left at least me with nothing to do but agree with you. This is not a scientific study, and the JJ people will be and should be embarrassed over it for years. Several years ago I asked the JJ scientists in a public forum if they would have enough hard data to do a valid scientific study. They said yes, but were apparently wrong.


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When a soccer squad's defense goes an entire season without allowing more than one goal, if follows logically that the team loses few games.
That was the case with the 2007 Westfield High School boys' soccer team, which parlayed a great defense led by all-county goalie Mike O'Brien to fashion a 14-5-3 mark, which included breaking Scotch Plains Fanwood's 21-year stranglehold on the Watchung Conference.
Despite the impressive accomplishments, the season ended with two bitter 1-0 defeats to SPF in the Union County Tournament semi-finals and Columbia in the North Jersey Group IV Section II semi-finals. The loss to the Raiders avenged Westfield's first regular season sweep in more than 20 years, but accented Westfield's need for more offense in 2008.
"Our goals are to go well beyond those tough losses. We recognize the need to generate more offense. We think we have the talent to score many goals this year," said veteran coach George Kapner. Although replacing O'Brien will not be easy, Kapner said he has confidence in senior Mike Lesssner, a striker last year who filled in for O'Brien when he missed several games in the 2006 season. Junior Adam Fine gives Kapner another capable goalkeeper who can fill in when needed.
Fine and Lessner will have a capable defense in front of them with experienced defenders like senior co-captain Pat Tresnan and senior Nick Breza. Seniors Kevin Murphy and Ryan Jennings and sophomore Evan Heroux will also contribute to the team's efforts. Senior Todd Saunders, a fine man-on-man defender and the team's fastest player, will be utilized at a number of positions by Kapner.
"Saunders will play where he fits best within the system," said Kapner.
Senior co-captain Mike Irving, perhaps the team's best all-around player, will handle the midfield, joined by seniors Matt Isabella, Andy Flood, Malcolm Opoku and Matt Karnofsky. Tom McManus, Vlad Bouchouev, Mike Forgash and Joe Greenspan will share time at striker.
In addition to O'Brien, the Blue Devils also must replace all-county midfielder Brandon Heroux, who gave the team an added weapon with his long throw-ins, and Matt Gralla, a fine all-around player. But Kapner said he realizes his system endures beyond any player, no matter how proficient.
"No one player makes a team good, and players from previous years are never replaced. We play within a system. Although we need individual talent, the success of the system depends on the success of every individual buying into the system and playing for every other individual on the team. It is not about the cumulative abilities of 11 individuals, but rather about how those 11 individuals merge into one force with a common focus," said Kapner.
A year ago, a junior-dominated Blue Devils team set the tone for the season with a surprising away win at highly-regarded Scotch Plains Fanwood in the second game. The teams will play their first game on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at Kehler Stadium. Kapner said he realizes the expectations will be higher this year.
"We will not sneak up on anybody this year," said Kapner.


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As a relatively young news editor on election night in 2000 at the Cincinnati Enquirer, I was part of the team that pushed the button on a Page 1 that proclaimed Al Gore the winner in that famously close election. Thankfully, those plates never made it on the press. But the feeling I had – kind of like avoiding a car crash – still has my palms sweating on Election Day in 2012.
One of the rituals I now have is deferring to the Associated Press, not the cable news channels, to call the election. Another ritual I have is to make myself a cheat sheet so I know at any given point how the electoral votes are falling and what's still in play. In other words, I want to be the guy in the newsroom who can run to the white board and spell it out, like Tim Russert did for the nation in 2000.
Below are the key scenarios I mapped out, pulled from a night of reading analyses from sources including the Washington Post, New York Times, CNN, Fox News and Nevada's own Jon Ralston. Read it for enjoyment purposes only. And please comment and let me know if you think this makes sense, or better, where I'm wrong.
Note: All times listed are Pacific.
First hint at what the night will hold:
Polls close 4 p.m.
13 Electoral Votes
If Obama wins, Romney basically needs to run the table … which is unlikely. If Romney wins, I predict a nail-biter.
First major cache of electoral votes
Polls close 4:30 p.m.
18 Electoral Votes
Bottom line: No Republican has won without Ohio. So consider it a must-win for Mitt. But it's far from a lock for Barry. According to the NY Times: If Mr. Romney carries Ohio, viewers should settle in for a long night. A Romney victory there could signal that the vaunted ground organization of the Obama campaign is faltering and that his Midwestern firewall is cracking.
Note: Use care. Ohio results come in s-l-o-w-l-y. And then there are those provisional ballots.
First opportunity to call the election
Polls close at 5 p.m.
29 Electoral Votes
Game over if either one takes both Ohio and Florida. Ditto if Obama takes Florida. But …
If Obama takes Ohio and Mitt takes Florida, we then must look at …
The next states to watch
Polls close at 6 p.m.
9, 10 Electoral Votes respectively
Again from the Times: The states together have 19 electoral votes — one more than Ohio — and some strategists believe that the states could be split by Mr. Romney (Colorado) and Mr. Obama (Wisconsin). But if both states fall in one campaign's favor, that candidate is almost certainly heading to the White House.
Finally, we might still matter
Polls close at 7 p.m.
6 Electoral Votes
If it's still close as the Pacific time zone begins to report, the nation's eyes turn to Nevada. The early voting math makes a Romney win problematic. Said Jon Ralston in his prediction of an Obama win: It would be very difficult for Obama to lose Nevada, especially because I think more than two-thirds of the vote is in, so whatever turnout advantage the GOP has on Tuesday won't be enough. Obama, 50 percent; Romney, 46 percent; others and "none of the above," 4 percent.
P.S. – The corn factor
Polls close at 7 p.m.
6 Electoral Votes
If Iowa returns to Red (Obama won the state in 2008), and Ralston is right about Nevada staying Blue, the six electoral votes basically cancel each other out. But if Romney takes both Iowa and Nevada, these 12 combined electoral votes could end up being the key to his victory.


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Emilio Guido Caravaggio
Emilio Guido Caravaggio, 82, a resident of Loyalsock Township, died Wednesday July 10, 2013, at the Williamsport Regional Medical Center.
He was born in Fossacesia, Italy on July 6, 1931, a son of Camillo and Irena Bianco Caravaggio.
Emilio was a member of the Church of St. Ann. He retired from Bethlehem Steel and had served in the Italian Army for two years in the area of Rimini and Venice Italy.
He and his wife Grazietta "Grace" celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary on Oct. 25, 2012. Surviving in addition to his wife, are a son, Steven and his wife Susan Burch Caravaggio; a daughter, Rosanna Caravaggio and a granddaughter, Anna Grace Caravaggio all of Williamsport.
Three brothers, Domenico, Guerino and Donato and a sister, Annina all preceded him in death. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews residing in Italy.
The family will receive friends at the Crouse Funeral Home, 133 E. Third St., Williamsport from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Church of St. Ann, 1220 Northway Road, Williamsport, Pa., with his pastor Rev. Paul C. Fontanella officiating, followed by burial at Resurrection Cemetery in Montoursville.
The family will provide the flowers and suggests memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorial Program, 5455 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214 or The Church of St. Ann.


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- Corn, soybean, wheat prices treading water
- Chinese purchases
Narrow trading ranges reflect the lack of new information and, in some cases, conflicting demand indicators,
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"China has purchased 78 million bushels of U.S. corn. That is equal to the USDA projection of Chinese imports from all origins this year. Although the level of outstanding sales is encouraging, small sales in the week ended Oct. 20 and recent announcements that several importers are buying corn from other sources has created some concern about the strength of export demand for U.S. corn," Good said..
Since Oct. 12, November 2011 soybean futures have traded in a range of about 75 cents, with a high of $12.76. That contract is now about $2.70 below the late August high.
"Prices have been pressured by the slow pace of domestic crush, generally favorable weather conditions in South America, and a modest pace of exports," he said.
The USDA forecasts that exports this year will be 125 million less than the record of last year. The pace of exports and export sales are slow compared to the torrid pace of a year ago.
"Last year, two-thirds of U.S. exports for the entire year had been sold by late October, as China was a large buyer early in the year. Over 40 percent of the total marketing-year exports were shipped in the first quarter of the year and only 7 percent in the last quarter of the year," he said.
Although trailing last year's pace, export commitments as of Oct. 20 accounted for nearly half of the USDA's projected exports for the year. That compares to the average of only 42 percent for the five years from 2005-06 through 2009-10.
Since Oct. 13, December 2011 wheat futures at Chicago have traded in a range of about 45 cents, with a high of $6.53. That contract is now about $1.80 below the late August high. Prices have been pressured by large production in the rest of the world, forecasts of much smaller exports, and prospects of abundant year-end stocks.
"The USDA projects 2011-12 marketing-year exports at 975 million bushels, 314 million less than exported last year. Exports during the first quarter of the year (June through August) were 30 million bushels larger than those of a year earlier," he said.
The USDA projection then implies that exports during the last three quarters will be 344 million bushels (33.6 percent) less than those of a year ago. As of Oct. 27, cumulative export inspections were only 10.5 million bushels less than the total of a year ago. Outstanding sales as of Oct. 20 stood at only 166 million bushels, 109 million less than sales of a year earlier.
"Exports are clearly slowing in the face of large foreign crops," he said.
Crop prices received some brief support from the aversion of a financial meltdown in Europe, but concerns about global economic conditions continue. The USDA's Crop Production report on Nov. 9 will provide updated forecasts of the size of the U.S. corn and soybean crops. Unless those forecasts are lower than expected, crop prices may drift back to the lows established in early October, he said.


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I decided to become a counselor about three years ago. I was in the infancy of a new chapter in my life, that chapter being entitled "Happiness". I had worked my way out of a deep depression through a year of therapy and I was beginning to see the world aglow. Everything seemed new and I found the landscape of my mind to be one that was constantly evolving and exciting. Being happy was the most thrilling adventure I had embarked on yet in my life.
Of course, the chapter of "Becoming a Counselor," blew my previous chapter out of the water. I became more knowledgeable about myself, I dug deeper into myself, pulling out insights and understanding of the person I was and the person I was becoming. My glasses have never seemed so rosy.
So, now I sit two months from graduation and I am still happy, but it's evolved into contentment. I am past the stage where everything is new and exciting and I am in maintenance mode. Things pop up now and again, but the new developments are getting increasingly less frequent and I like it. Something strange is happening though and I can feel it. I'm beginning to use and embrace clichés.
Clichés finally make sense to me! Working in addictions, there are a thousand clichés to use with clients every day:•"People, Places, and Things"•"Live life on life's terms"•"It works if you work it"•"Keep coming back"•"One day at a time"… and so many more. Even the addiction clichés aren't enough. I find myself saying general quotes and sayings to my clients. A favorite one I have been using is, "Be kind for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle," by Plato. It's the perfect way of summarizing empathy, but I find myself sounding like a broken record (see, I'm even using clichés in my writing).
With my mind well-organized and my life in a place I am happy with, these clichés are just little reminders of how to live life. They just bubble up in session and I find nothing more appropriate than the message they convey. Unfortunately, by doing my own reflective work, I've realized clichés might be the worst thing I can say to my clients. I never understood them until I already understood them. I had to go through the process.
So, how do I convey these rules for living to my clients without sounding like a corny book of poetry or an unrelenting fairytale? I find it works best when the realization stems from the client in the first place, but I want it to have meaning for the client. I want them to write their own clichés for living, not to have their counselor define them.
I think it may just be a lesson in patience. Maybe I just need to wait for the client to discover the clichés in retrospect through experience in reflection, much I like I had to. In time, they will understand the meaning of the words we all use to conceptualize life over and oven again. The words will have a special meaning to them because they discovered them in the process, rather than just having their counselor spoon feed them the rules of living.
Jennifer Bingaman is a counselor-in-training and freelance writer. She blogs about her experiences as a client and a counselor with a few life musings thrown into the mix at The Pursuit of Sassiness


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- 1-1/2 cups (6 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese, divided
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- In a large saucepan, combine the soup, milk and butter. Cook and stir over medium heat until heated through. Remove from the heat; stir in the chicken, peas and carrots, and 1 cup cheese.
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A titular see, and in the Greek Church metropolitan see, of the Island of Crete. The city, situated at the foot of Mount Ida, not far from the River Lethe, was first called Larissa, afterwards Cremnia, then Gortys, and finally Gortyna. Homer mentions it as a fortified city, which gives an idea of its great antiquity. Previous to the Roman occupation it was continually at war with the two neighbouring and rival cities of Cnossus and Cydonia, contending with them for supremacy. The result was desolation in an island predestined to happiness by its geographical position, climate, and soil. The Cretans, indeed, were ever the cause of their own distress, being at all times discontented with their government. Under Roman rule Gortyna became the civil and ecclesiastical metropolis of the island, which then prospered in a degree hitherto unknown. Its first bishop was St. Titus, the disciple to whom St. Paul addressed one of his Epistles. A basilica dedicated to St. Titus, discovered at Gortyna partly in ruins, dates from the fifth, perhaps from the fourth, century. Among the earliest occupants of the see were St. Philip, a contemporary of Marcus Aurelius, whose feast is kept 11 April; St. Myron, commemorated 8 August; St. Cyril, 9 July; St. Eumenius, 18 September, St. Peter the Younger, 14 July. In 170 St. Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth, addressed a letter to the community of Gortyna ( Eusebius, H. E., IV, xxiii), then probably the metropolitan see of Crete. Among its archbishops mention should also be made of St. Andrew of Crete (d. 740), a famous Byzantine poet and orator, and opponent of the Iconoclasts. In 825 the island was taken by the Arabs, Archbishop Cyril was slain for refusing to apostatize, and Gortyna so completely destroyed that it never rose from its ruins. Thenceforth, moreover, the metropolitan ceased to bear the title of Gortyna, took that of Crete, and resided elsewhere, probably at Candia, a city built by the Arabs and made capital of the island. In the tenth century Nicephorus Phocas reconquered Crete for the Byzantine Empire, which held it until 1204, when it fell into the hands of the Venetians, who retained the island until 1669, when the Turks took possession of it. The Venetians did not allow the Greek bishops to reside in Crete, while the Latin archbishop bore the title of Candia, not of Gortyna. Even yet the Latin diocese retains the name of Candia, Gortyna being a titular archiepiscopal title. On the other hand the Greek Archbishop of Gortyna calls himself Metropolitan of Crete. The extensive ruins of Gortyna are located near the village of Hagioi Deka. Among them are a temple of Apollo, several statues, the basilica of St. Titus, and numerous inscriptions, among which is the text of the so-called Laws of Gortyna, found in 1884, which afford us a good insight into Greek law of the fifth century B.C. Æsculapius was much honoured at Gortyna. Within an hour's distance of the ruins is an immense grotto, by many archaeologists considered identical with the famous labyrinth. It is, however, only an ancient quarry out of which Gortyna was built; the labyrinth was situated near Cnossus.
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BARNESVILLE – Inspiration is harvested in many fashions.
For Mark Cook, his was partially garnered inside St. John Central's "Greenhouse" on Guernsey Street in Bellaire.
There, a wide-eyed middle schooler from Shadyside caught a glimpse of Allan Hornyak while watching the Irish playing a basketball game with his dad.
"He helped me decide what I wanted to pursue," Cook remembered.
Hornyak, an inaugural OVAC Hall of Famer who once scored 86 points in a game for St. John in 1969, went on to a successful collegiate career at Ohio State.
As for Cook, he went on to a thriving athletic career, too. And he's still going strong today, as the athletic director at Barnesville High School.
"(Being an athletic director) was always on my short (bucket) list, if you will," he said. "It may have come a little bit sooner than later, but I wanted to seize the opportunity."
That came in 1999, when Cook learned then AD Dave Johnson was planning to step down.
"I was the head basketball coach at the time and he asked me if I would be interested," Cook remembered.
"I was very fortunate to come into the position. And, secondly, to be under the wings and be able to work under someone like Dave."
Johnson was, in essence, paying it forward in working with Cook. Years earlier, Cook's dad, Paul, did the same, providing his son a glimpse into his athletic life.
"My dad was a high school football official and baseball umpire," Cook said. "I can remember coming home from school and jumping in the car with him to go out with him to wherever he was going. I really had an interest in that kind of thing.
"There were a lot more schools then, as that was before many of them consolidated. So, probably my interest in athletics developed at a young age."
By the time he graduated from St. John in 1975, Cook knew he wanted to enter the education field and teach.
Upon graduation from Bethany College four years later, Cook returned to his alma mater coaching three sports – head baseball, JV boys' basketball and freshman football.
"Basically, my job as a football coach was to drive the bus to and from practice," Cook recalled laughing.
His biggest success came on the diamond where he guided the Irish to the 1984 regional final in Dover. There, St. John lost to Tusky Central, 7-5.
That summer, Cook was tipped about a boys' basketball opening at Barnesville. He interviewed for the position. And, after the first choice for the job backed out, got the job.
From the start, he fell in love with the Belmont County school.
"It's a great community and our school is the hub of the community," Cook said. "Our community is proud of the community and what they have here."
Cook had two stints as head boys' hoops coach before taking on the ADs job. Along the way, he spent much of his time with his growing family.
He married Melanie Kernik, a Powhatan Point girl and River High grad. The couple have two daughters – Bethany and Brittany.
Bethany is married to Ryan Lucas, a former four-year baseball standout at Drexel University. The couple of two children – Max and Madelyn. Brittany and her fiancee, Anthony Reasbeck, the head baseball coach at Martins Ferry High School, will be married in June.
Since becoming athletic director, Cook acknowledges family time has dwindled a bit. But he said the staff he has helping him has made his job go smoother.
"If you talk to anyone in the OVAC, they'll tell you the same thing; it's a 24-7 job and, at times, it takes you away from your family.
"But, in order to be successful, you have to surround yourself with good people. And I'm fortunate to have that."
From ticket takers to administration, Cook said the folks at Barnesville are top-notch.
"The cooperation is outstanding here and that's very important," he said.
Being an AD involves more than just going to games. There's a myriad of responsibilities to attend to. The least of which involves getting the teams to their respective destinations.
"My biggest fear as an AD is having a bus going to a site to play and having another bus passing that bus coming to our site," Cook said.
That rarely happens. But safety concerns are always first and foremost in an ADs mind.
"The utmost thing that I feel is important is the safety of those involved," Cook said. "We try to do our best to maintain the safety of everyone, whatever that would entail.
"Everything from parking to game management … these are all important aspects of athletic administration."
As are finding game officials, game workers, scheduling games. If it has something to do with a prep contest involving Barnesville, chances are Cook has a hand in it.
"I'm responsible for all the budgeting of the athletic programs in grades 7-12 and the scheduling of all sports in grades 7-12," Cook noted.
"You have to have your thumb on everything in the athletic realm, which can be hard to do. You have to visible. There are a lot of public relations skills involved, a lot of paper skills and organizational skills."
To that end, the evolution of social media (i.e. Facebook, Twitter) has reshaped the PR portion of an ADs job. Now, fans and school alumni can track school teams via the web and smartphones.
"It's a win-win, there's no doubt about it," Cook said. "More people have access to what's going on."
One area where social media helps is with state tournament brackets. And Barnesville, and Cook, are big in the postseason. Barnesville plays hosts to postseason wrestling and volleyball events, while Cook is the site manager for postseason boys' basketball tournaments at Ohio University Eastern.
"We, as a school, have a good relationship with the Eastern District and, I think, in a matter of many years, I've developed a lot of relationships and have been in the right place at the right time.
"We at Barnesville just have a great group of folks."
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Tim Hesselman has been coaching for 22 years. So, how does this year's team stack up against all those others?
"Oh, this is the best group of athletes I've coached -- definitely," he said. "We were pretty solid defensively all year long, our pitching was good, there are quite a few kids who can hit.
"We had a loaded team."
Hesselman's squad of 9- and 10-year-olds from Forest Grove ended the season with a 46-10 record, capped by a third-place finish at last week's Junior Baseball Organization Midget Federal state tournament in Hillsboro.
Even more special than what they accomplished on the field, the coach said, is how tight-knit the players and their families became off it. The team held various bonding activities -- including a fishing expedition and a trip to Bend -- and will send a contingent of 130-plus to a Hillsboro Hops game in August.
"We played 56 baseball games and we probably had 56 practices on top of that, so we've spent a lot of time together over the past few months," Hesselman said. "You move to football season and they play eight games, practice like three times a week, so they're together, I don't know, maybe 35 times over two months.
"In baseball, it's a lot more in-depth. You become almost like a family."
With so much chemistry to go with so much talent, it's no surprise the team found so much success. Forest Grove won 22 in a row at one point and enjoyed a 31-2 spurt while playing many of the area's top clubs.
Hesselman's bunch won the Westside title by going 4-0 at the district tournament in Sherwood, then won two in a row at state before coming up short against Canby, the eventual champion, and McMinnville, which captured second. Forest Grove outhit Canby but had trouble turning runners into runs.
"We were shooting for first place, so I think at first everybody was disappointed," Hesselman said. "If you look at our picture after the game, we all have that look of disappointment. And that's because the kids, you know, they cared. They wanted to be first place, and they knew they had the talent to do it -- we just didn't capitalize on the opportunity.
"But a week after it's all said and done, you kind of look back and realize what a good year we had. We can build off this for next year."
Most of Hesselman's players will move up to the Junior division next season. Still, the coach believes that for these guys, setting their sights on anything less than a state title would be "aiming too low."
By the way, he added, that goes for other sports as well, as many of the boys are three-sport standouts.
"This class, when they come through, they should be competing for state championships every single year until they graduate high school," Hesselman said.
"We have a really strong group of athletes on the way up here at Forest Grove. If I were a high school coach, I'd be pretty excited."


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An 8-year-old girl was sent to the hospital after she collided with a pickup while riding her bike Monday afternoon.
She was airlifted to Blank Children's Hospital in Des Moines with non-life-threatening injuries, said Fort Dodge Police Lt. Dennis Mernka.
Her name was not immediately available.
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The girl was riding north on South 16th Street, Mernka said, while a Chevy Silverado driven by John Griffin was coming west down Third Avenue South.
The girl did not stop at the stop sign, Mernka said. Griffin tried to swerve and avoid her, but was unable.
No citations were issued. Sixteenth Street has a stop sign at that intersection, while Third Avenue does not.
Two other kids were riding bikes with her, but were behind her when the accident happened.
The driver reported that cars parked in front of the body shop on the south side of the street, 1603 Third Ave. S., made it harder to see, according to Mernka.
"The truck couldn't see her with the cars parked there," Mernka said.
Justin Koster was sitting in front of the body shop on that corner, at 1603 Third Ave. S., and said he saw the girl riding back and forth across the street multiple times.
"She wasn't stopping at the signs," Koster said. "I watched that girl go across the road a couple times. This wasn't her first time."
Another witness to the accident said he sees close calls every day at this corner.
"There should be no parking here," said Victor Musselman, who lives on the corner on the north side of Third Avenue. "Every day you see boats, pickups, forklifts, cars, you name it."
He pointed to the cars parked along the south side of the avenue in front of the body shop, some of which were facing the wrong way along the one-way street.
"There are almost accidents every day," he said.
Mernka said the car facing the wrong way was parked illegally.
"I spoke to the business owner. They're going to move them," Mernka said.
This accident was especially troubling because the victim was so young, Musselman added.
"That's not two adults in cars," Musselman said. "She's just a baby."
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It is the second of four men that sheriff's detectives say are responsible for the property stolen in Port Sulphur during Isaac.
Responding to Hurricane Isaac lootings and thefts, Plaquemines Parish Sheriff Lonnie Greco on Thursday morning announced the arrest of a New Orleans man in connection with the crimes. He is the second of four men that sheriff's detectives say are responsible for the property stolen in Port Sulphur during Isaac.
Kaci Rene Prout, 22, currently residing at 1200 Southlawn Blvd. in New Orleans but a former Port Sulphur resident, was arrested last week for four residential lootings and one theft, according to Greco's recent announcement. On Sept. 13, 2012, Billy R. Saunier, also known as Billy Rojas, 29, of 331 Caroline Drive in Port Sulphur, was arrested by the Plaquemines sheriff's officials for two counts of looting and one count of theft.
Detectives allege the men stole various items in the 300 blocks of Milan and Caroline Drives in Port Sulphur, including a television, handgun, power and hand tools, jewelry, coins, fishing rods and reels, and a generator. Derek Wayne Fruge, 27, of 206 Caroline Drive in Port Sulphur, and Holden Michael Sylve, 19, of 13414 Louisiana 23 in Belle Chasse, remain at large.
During a search of Saunier's residence on Sept. 2, sheriff's officials recovered most of the stolen property. The thefts allegedly occurred at two homes and a shed on Milan Drive and a house and a shed on Caroline Drive.
A follow-up investigation by Plaquemines detectives revealed that Fruge and Sylve also allegedly were involved. Detectives have obtained arrest warrants charging Fruge with five counts of looting and one count of theft and Sylve with four counts of looting and one count of theft. Detectives believe that Fruge may be residing in the Livingston area.
The investigation is ongoing and detectives are attempting to identify the owners of allegedly stolen items that have not been claimed. Such items include shotguns and a deer stand.
Anyone with information on these crimes, or who can provide the whereabouts of Fruge or Sylve is asked to contact Plaquemines Detective Sharon Cross at 504.564.2525 or Crimestoppers at 504.822.1111.


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Are girls and boys treated differently from birth?
Behna (Sisters) is a play set the day before a wedding in a Punjabi household and all of the action takes place in a kitchen. A key theme within the play is gender: what it means to be a female or male within the household.
What do you think? Are girls and boys treated differently from birth (by parents, family members, teachers, and the community)?
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Why is it that almost all cards for new born babies are either pink for girls, or blue for boys? Is it really necessary to separate the sexes so early on? To avoid this, I search high and low for non-gender specific cards which tend to be white or other non-too specific (not pink or blue) colours and usually just say: "Baby" rather than "girl" or "boy".
Boys and girls are certainly treated differently and Bobby has a good point about baby colours: though I'm often guilty of falling in line with that one! When boys and girls are not treated equally, it can lead to real problems such as young people growing up lacking in confidence or feeling bitter and aggrieved about their treatment. (In my experience, girls often suffer from being treated as inferior to their brothers – and then often their husbands also – particularly in Asian households. Here, the expectations for women can mean that they are expected to fulfull the modern role of full time worker whilst also fulfilling more traditional roles of wife, mother and obedient daughter-in-law.) However, it is important to remember that there is a difference between "the same" and "equal". Often it is appropriate – and preferable – to treat the sexes differently but equally.
I think in general, yes they are treated differently, but they are different! What we have to remember is that evety child should be treated as an individual, whatever their gender.
They are treated differently, and parents mould their children into gender specific roles in every culture. For instance, in the Indian culture, mothers constantly teach their girls to act 'appropriately', to do housework, cook. Boys are told 'not to cry like girls'.
However, I do think that biological differences cannot be avoided and plays a major role in gender differences. We can buy all the neutral things for babies, but at some point, woman and man will notice these biological differences and start to act according to their gender. They start to adapt to their environment and that can't be avoided. A woman will become more caring when she gives birth, she will naturally become more gental and caring.
Hope it makes sense!
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The chief decision-makers from five leading companies will be on one stage together at this October's E-Scrap Conference, and they'll help provide a holistic view of the industry, touching on big trends, key issues and projections for the future of e-scrap.
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School Board candidate withdraws from race - School candidates who remain will run uncontested
By Mary L. Grady
Dave Sanford withdrew last Thursday from the Mercer Island School District race for Pos. 4 on the Mercer Island School District Board of Directors. The 2002 Mercer Island High School graduate and Stanford University college student would have faced Island parent Adair Dingle, now unopposed, in the November election.
Attorney, John DeVleming, is running unopposed for Pos. 2.
Sanford, 22, cited both professional and academic reasons for his decision to withdraw.
``It has become evident that the requirements of my academic and professional obligations will inhibit my availability to take on a commitment to the School Board at this time,'' he wrote in an e-mail.
Sanford has another year of college in California before graduation. When home between semesters, he has been involved in an Island youth organization called ASK, Assets Supporting Kids.
He noted that he spoke to several community members about his decision to run and his subsequent decision to quit the race.
He was pleased by the reaction of his initial decision to join the race.
``I was grateful to receive support from people across the board,'' he said.
He still wants to run, but concluded that this is not the right time for him.
His experience as a student in Island schools inspired him to run for the position.
``First and foremost, I feel that Mercer Island schools have prepared me exceptionally well to pursue everything that has come after graduation,'' he said. ``We should strive to ensure that every student graduates as equally prepared.''
He also feels being a recent MIHS graduate and a college student would bring a new dimension to discussions about the future of the district.
``I believe that diversity of ideas and experiences on the School Board is important,'' Sanford said. ``The perspective of a recent user and beneficiary of our schools is a valuable one.''
Despite his positive experience in the school district, Sanford said there is work to be done.
``There are serious issues that we need to address as a community, both now and in the future; including meeting the needs of all students, and attracting and retaining outstanding educators, all of which are critically important to the continued success of Mercer Island schools.''
Sanford, who said that he is not interested in a political career, has not ruled out a run for the board in the future.
``I have a sincere interest in public education on Mercer Island and hope that in the future I can contribute to shaping the policies that will better serve our students.''
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Match Report: Ukraine 2-1 Sweden0
June 11, 2012 by drakesdrum
"Keep your powder dry and strike at the signal"
Ukraine took the game to Sweden from the off, proving adept on the ball. Tymoshchuk and Nazarenko took a calm control of midfield, trying to feed the front players of Ukraine. Sweden remained solid and doubled up on the talented Ukrainian widemen, Konoplyanka and Yarmolenko, crowding out the space. Ukraine couldn't quite switch the play quick enough, and despite the best efforts of Voronin and Shevchenko to add bodies in wide areas, Ukraine kept hitting a solid Swedish wall.
Category EURO 2012, Reports | Tags: euro 2012, ibrahimovic, Kiev, Oleg Blokhin, Shevchenko, ukraine sweden analysis, ukraine sweden goals, ukraine sweden report, ukraine sweden technical, Ukraine v Sweden
The Ghost of Lobanovskyi0
May 19, 2012 by drakesdrum
"A path is a path at day and a path at night and we will follow this path"
The monument of Valeryi Lobanovskyi sits proudly outside the Dynamo stadium in Kyiv, the same monument Andriy Shevchenko laid his medals on after he won the Champions League with AC Milan in 2003. Shevchenko once described Lobanovskyi as "the God and father of Ukrainian football" and indeed, Lobanovskyi's mark on football in the Ukraine, and in former Soviet states in general, still plays a significant role. Talk to your average football fan outside of these states and ask them who the best managers in football history are, chances are Lobanovskyi's name will be more hushed up than a KGB operation. With all European eyes on Ukraine as Euro 2012 looms large and with the ghost of Lobanovskyi never far from view, where does Ukraine stand going into the tournament?
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21Alive) - The Snider High School football team used the offseason not only to reflect on what it did, but where it wants to be.
A 36-7 Class 5A regional loss to Westfield is motivation for a senior-laden Panther team that finished 9-3 a year ago.
This year, Snider's 33 seniors are spread out on both sides of the line of scrimmage. An experienced offensive line will protect returning quarterback Colton Painter and block for running back Neandre Billingsley.
The defense has leadership from safety Jesse Bates and linebacker Alex Reese.
Snider is largely considered a preseason front-runner for the Summit Athletic Conference championship; but head coach Kurt Tippmann says even with experience in leadership, the Panthers must continue to buy into coaching, training and teamwork.
Snider hosts Bishop Luers on Friday at Spuller Stadium in 21Alive's Signature Match-Up. Tommy Schoegler and the 21Alive Tailgate Party will be at Spuller during the 6 p.m. newscast.
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text: We appreciate the proactive approach of Linsey Warmka, director of Faribault County Development Corporation, and Connie Hines, site manage of the Fairmont WorkForce Center. The duo has been working together to bring a welding course to the area to meet a rising demand among manufacturers. The class will be held in a mobile classroom, beginning Feb. 13, at Blue Earth Area High School.


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Headcount enrollment at The University of Texas-Pan American for the first summer session increased by 3.46 percent over last year, according to unofficial counts tallied June 9.
"The university's summer enrollment is very strong this first summer session," said Dr. Rodolfo Arévalo, UTPA's provost and vice president for academic affairs. "This summer we have attempted to be more responsive to student demand.
"Our increases are strongest in the College of Health Sciences and Human Services with an approximate increase of 90 percent in its undergraduate enrollment.
"We anticipate that this increase will continue into the Fall 1999 semester, so we are encouraging students to register for the fall as soon as possible," he said.
Overall enrollment increased 231 students from last year's 6,670 to the current enrollment of 6,901. Greatest gains were in entering freshman enrollment, which increased by 32.6 percent, and the graduate and special graduate student categories, which increased by 18.9 and 60.9 percent, respectively.
Semester credit hour (SCH) enrollment, the number of hours for which students have enrolled, also showed an increase of 3.18 percent.


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Melody is 9 years old, her brother Shane is 11. Shane wanted a new skateboard for his birthday and tickets to the big game. Melody's mom finally thinks she's old enough to take care of a pet, but she still doesn't have the kitten she longs to have. When they mention the skateboard or the kitten, their mom and dad sound annoyed and say they just can't afford it right now. What's going on?
When families have money troubles, it can mean small changes or big changes. It could be that families go to the movies less often or use more coupons at the grocery store. But it also could mean that a parent takes a second job or the family moves to a different, less expensive house.
This can be hard because kids usually like everyday things in their life (school, home, friends, weekend activities) to stay the same. Grownups are often that way, too. For instance, if your mom gets a second job that can mean she's not at home as much as she was.
If money problems are affecting your family, it might help to understand that other people are having the same trouble. Sometimes, money gets tight because something happens to just one family — like someone getting sick or someone losing a job.
But there are also times when many people are out of work because of problems with the economy. In recent years, money problems have affected lots of families.
Money problems are adult problems, but they can affect kids. A kid would naturally be concerned if his or her family has money problems, but kids don't need to solve those problems.
That doesn't mean you can't help out, though. Sometimes it helps to try to be very grown up and not complain or get too upset when you can't have something you really want. If you need to get some complaining out, you might write it down or talk to someone who will understand, like a big sister, grandparent, or school counselor.
You might also create a "Wish List" of stuff you'd like to get when things are better, or at birthday or holiday time. When you want something, write it down. Next to it, write how much you want it on a scale of 1 to 10.
When grownups worry about money, it can come out in different ways. Some people seem tired, upset, quieter than usual, or are more likely to yell. Sometimes, parents argue with one another about money troubles. It's great if you can try to talk with your mom or dad about what's bothering you. If you can't talk to them, try to talk with someone. Usually, talking things out makes us feel better.
It also helps to remember that times will get better. House prices and gas prices go both up and down, so what's bad now can — and likely will — get better down the road. In time, the grownups that care for you will find solutions to their money troubles.
Being a creative kid can make things a little better right now. Try these ideas if you need a boost today.
Most households have a lot of stuff they no longer need or want. A yard sale can clear out the clutter and raise money at the same time. You'll need to ask your parents first, but it makes a great family project. You might ask if you can keep the money from any of your items that are sold.
Your mom or dad might be willing to pay you something for being extra helpful, such as babysitting a brother or sister, or for doing extra chores. With your parents' OK, you could offer your services to a neighbor or friend in need. Are there leaves on the ground, snow on the sidewalk, or a car that needs to be washed? You're just the person for the job!
What if you're bored and broke? Here's a list of ideas to get you started on your free and low-cost fun!
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Date reviewed: September 2011
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text: By Sibel Tinar, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO – As the opinion polls continue to give presidential hopeful Dilma Rousseff a comfortable and steady lead, Brazil has been preparing for another four years under the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT, or Workers' Party), the biggest of whose accomplishments was arguably the reduction of poverty and hunger under the leadership of Lula, recognized this week in a new report by the NGO ActionAid. Welfare programs such as Fome Zero and Bolsa Família, initiated by Lula, support and benefit the small land owners, photo by imprensalauro/Flickr Creative Commons License. There is little doubt that Dilma's surging popularity, which appears to sweep more than half of the country's population at the moment, stems from a general desire to preserve the status-quo, and a faith that she will be the "New Lula". Therefore, a victory for Dilma on October 3rd would be the most direct indication of a victory for PT and its fight against hunger in Brazil. Lula, in the beginning of his first term as the president, launched Fome Zero (Zero Hunger), the biggest welfare initiative in the history of Brazil with the aim of eradicating hunger and poverty. Bolsa Família (Family Grant), which allows the poorest families to receive direct financial help from the government, one of the largest in the world of its kind, has been the most controversial, and arguably, the most successful part of this program. While the opposition initially criticized Lula's welfare programs in general, and Bolsa Família in particular, the results achieved with regard to the reduction of poverty in Brazil are impressive, as evidenced by reports recently released by ActionAid, an NGO that monitors the fight against hunger in the world, as well as by the United Nations. The ActionAid report Who is Really Fighting Hunger? indicates that Brazil has in fact been the world leader in efforts and results in fighting poverty for the second year in a row, and praises the actions taken by the Lula government towards this end, primarily the welfare policies such as Fome Zero and Bolsa Família. Patrus Ananias, the Ex-Minister of Social Development and Fight Against Hunger, with a beneficiary of Bolsa Família in Novo Cruzeiro, Minas Gerais, photo by Leonardo Lara/Flickr Creative Commons License. The UN has also pointed out that Brazil has been the country leading the efforts in reducing hunger by investing in small-farm agriculture, and offering financial aid and social protection, while clarifying that it still has a long way to go towards eradicating hunger and the immense inequalities between small and large producers. Some 12 million families, or 45 million people across Brazil, receive direct financial support from the Bolsa Família program, the majority of whom are concentrated in the poor Northeastern states, where in some regions more than half the population is dependent on government support to survive. The aid is conditional on the families vaccinating their children properly and sending them to school. Entering the final stages of campaigning, Dilma has been making promises to keep prioritizing the eradication of poverty, increased job creation, and the acceleration of the social programs that have contributed to Lula's success, and indirectly her own popularity. As the effectiveness of welfare measures such as Bolsa Família become indisputable, even the opposition parties and Dilma's rivals in the presidential race have begun to praise these social programs, make promises of continuation, or even increase should they pull off a remarkable victory. In a debate on Monday, September 20th, candidate José Serra promised to take the program one step further by creating a "thirteenth salary" for the recipients of Bolsa Família, which led Marina Silva, who has always been a vocal proponent of such welfare measures, to remind him that his party has been critical of these programs throughout Lula's rule, and accuse Serra of only defending these initiatives for "electoral purposes". 2 Responses to "The Fight Against Hunger in Brazil" Pingback: Looking Back: Lula's Presidency | The Rio Times Pingback: Rousseff's Impact on Foreign Policy | The Rio Times | Brazil News Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published. Please enter an answer in digits:four × three =


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SPRINGFIELD - Jurors in the murder case against Juan Perez Friday watched a videotaped police interview with Perez the night he turned himself in to police after shooting Reynaldo Fuentes.
Perez, 28, of Holyoke, told police he came in, knowing the police were looking for him, "because I shot someone."
The very distraught looking Perez said Fuentes came at him and said he would shoot him, so he pulled a gun and shot Fuentes as Fuentes ran away.
Defense lawyer David M. Hodge told the Hampden Superior Court jurors at the start of the trial the fatal shooting of Fuentes by Perez was not murder.
"This was an act of self defense by a desperate individual on June 20, 2011," Hodge said.
Assistant District Attorney James M. Forsyth said Perez chased the 23-year-old Fuentes, who tripped and fell to the ground where Perez shot him.
Forsyth wrapped up the prosecution's case Friday afternoon, and Hodge called Christina Alvarez.
Alvarez is the mother of two of Perez' children, and had a relationship with Fuentes that she described as starting well and then quickly getting a dark side.
Alvarez said despite the split between Perez and herself about a year before Fuentes was shot, Perez saw the children all the time and was a very active father.
She said Fuentes was enraged when Perez came to pick up the kids. "He (Fuentes) would talk crazy to me. He'd be jealous," she said.
In addition to facing murder and gun charges from June 20, 2011, Perez is also charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon for stabbing Fuentes in the back of his arm May 25, 2011.
Jurors also watched a videotape of Perez being interviewed by Holyoke Police Detective James McGillicuddy after that incident.
In it, Perez tells McGillicuddy he was simply handing his children $5 each on a sidewalk when Fuentes came at him and punched him and he took out a knife and stabbed Fuentes in the arm in self defense. He said he had never carried a knife until Fuentes began threatening him.
Perez said Fuentes threatened to shoot him. McGillicuddy said Perez made it clear in that interview he was afraid of harm from Fuentes.
McGillicuddy and Holyoke detective Jennifer Sattler both testified Perez was cooperative, respectful and polite to them in two different police interviews - one after the stabbing and one after the fatal shooting.
McGillicuddy said when police got the stabbing call, Fuentes was very agitated but not cooperative. He said Fuentes said he got cut by falling and when showed Perez sitting in a police car, denied Perez did anything.
Alvarez told jurors what she saw on May 25, 2011. She said the children were excited to see Perez, and when Perez was giving them money, she saw Fuentes jump from the passenger seat of a car - clearly very agitated - and come at Perez and punch him on his temple.
Perez stabbed Fuentes and then kept walking backwards away, Alvarez said.
She said Fuentes kept yelling to someone, "Get me the gun."
Alvarez said she went to the hospital when Fuentes - who was treated for the arm wound - asked her to pick him up and bring him clothes.
She said Fuentes said, "This is all your fault, b....."
Alvarez said he wanted her to bring him to Perez' families home to "shoot up the house."
She said Fuentes told her he would either put Perez in a body bag or leave him paralyzed. She refused to bring him there.
Alvarez will continue with her testimony Monday morning in the trial in front of Judge Bertha D. Josephson.


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This is an opinion column by Jeff Barr.
KALAMAZOO -- All of us, I suppose, are works in progress. If growth is our goal, then the world is full of chances for fulfillment.
There is a reachable resource at our disposal, often overlooked, but valuable just the same. Octogenarians provide a wealth of information; riches in history just waiting to be tapped.
History through their eyes; not words on a page. Living, not reading, of yesterday is an experience we should not overlook. I am fortunate to be in a business that allows me to meet people of all ages.
Nothing against you youngsters of 79 or below, but those above eight-oh invariably provide my most engaging favorite chats.
Mark Bugnaski, the Gazette's insightful photographer and videographer, is a fellow lover of a good story. Both of us understand that the law of averages is simple: The longer you've been around, the more good stories you've got to tell.
Mark and I have been collaborating on a series called "Staying Power," mostly highlighting entrepreneurs who've been doing business in this town for more than 50 years. As you might imagine, they are stories to tell. And they don't mind tellin' ' em.
Jim Stewart, 81, rebuilt Stewart Clarke Furniture & Fine Design during the great tornado of 1980; Fred Libin -- a bit reluctant to give his exact age, but he's been in the clothing business for 55 years -- loves to tell tales of his long-ago days in Hollywood, dropping a name here and there.
An elderly woman who sounded in her 80s gave me a call, telling of a freezer chest she bought in 1973 from George's Appliance. "More than 30 years ago, but it still works. I have to put a brick on it sometimes to keep it closed, but it still works."
George Izenbaard, 86, is an institution at Hoekstra's True Value Hardware. His stories sometimes center on doo-hickies and widgets, but get him talking and you can almost see Portage Street the way it used to be.
Business owners -- nor octogenarians -- aren't the only folks with bits of historical wisdom to impart.
I've gone to Mable Root, 93, when seeking stories from more than a few days ago.
She once told me of "walking to market" on snowy days down Burdick Street, holding her mother's hand and watching as the State Theatre was being built. The State, by the way, was finished in 1927.
The latest in my living history lessons came Wednesday when I met Sylvia Muehling, 89, who told me of studying at The Juilliard School more than 60 years ago, and of giving piano recitals in Kalamazoo a few years after that.
These wonderful people are everywhere, and they are treasures -- 80-karat gems.
All you have to do is listen.
Jeff Barr can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (269) 388-8581. His columns appear Sundays in the Gazette and Thursdays at www.mlive.com. Become Jeff's friend by visiting www.facebook.com.
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Ben Alder, senior advisor with Sperry Van Ness-Miller Commercial Real Estate in Salisbury, Md., recently hosted the 2014 Agricultural Forum at Black Diamond Lodge in Fruitland, Md. The event provided useful information to more than 100 local farmers and agricultural producers regarding economics, land use and the agricultural market. John Ade, senior vice president of North American Grain for Perdue Agribusiness, was on hand to open the event.
Several of the event sponsors hosted breakout sessions during the forum. Nationwide Agribusiness led a session on estate planning; Miles & Stockbridge presented information about land-use laws and regulations; Mike Twining of Willard Agri-Service spoke about farm profitability, and Paradise Energy and Hoober/Case IH led a session on farm technology and the environment. Dan Manternach, director of operations for Doane Advisory Services, gave the keynote speech, "Global Look at Agricultural Markets & Delmarva."
"I truly enjoyed bringing this partnership together for the first agricultural forum," said Alder. "Today's agricultural sector on Delmarva is influenced by happenings from around the world. Bringing business leaders and agricultural leaders together around agriculture is good for the industry, and I believe the information provided by the presenters will help producers and the business community understand where agricultural markets stand today and what factors are shaping them."
For more information about this event or to be added to the invitation list for next year, contact Ben Alder at email@example.com or call 410-543-2440.
Sperry Van Ness-Miller Commercial Real Estate, with offices in Salisbury, Md.; Annapolis, Md.;, Bethesda, Md.; Wilmington, Seaford, and Lewes, provides advisory, brokerage, consultation, and leasing services to clients in Maryland and Delaware, and asset and property management in Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia.
SVN-Miller is an Accredited Management Organization. Its team includes a highly trained staff of Certified Property Managers, brokers who hold the prestigious Certified Commercial Investment Member designation, and members of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors.
For more information, call 410-543-2440 or go to www.SVNmiller.com.
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