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News about Hutaree, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Armed Takeover of Building in Oregon Puts Feds in Tough Spot
The armed takeover of a remote Oregon nature preserve has put federal officials in a tough spot: Should they confront the occupiers or lay off, given that the public faces no imminent harm?...
January 4, 2016, Monday
Militia Members Lose Appeal in Lawsuit Tied to FBI Probe
Three members of a southern Michigan militia acquitted during a high-profile trial have failed to persuade an appeals court to reinstate a lawsuit against federal investigators....
May 5, 2015, Tuesday
U.S. Judge in Michigan Acquits Militia Members of Sedition
A federal judge said the government could not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that members of the Hutaree militia were taking concrete steps to use force against the United States....
March 28, 2012, Wednesday
MORE ON HUTAREE AND: Decisions and Verdicts , Hutaree , Roberts, Victoria A , Stone, David Brian Sr , Federal Bureau of Investigation , Michigan , Fringe Groups and Movements
Michigan Militia Defended as 'Social Club' at Trial of 7
Members of the Hutaree amassed weapons only to defend themselves, not to plot a war against the government, a lawyer for one defendant said....
February 14, 2012, Tuesday
MORE ON HUTAREE AND: Hutaree , Courts and the Judiciary , Stone, David , Michigan , Bombs and Explosives , Fringe Groups and Movements
Killings in Norway Spotlight Anti-Muslim Thought in U.S.
The man accused of the killing spree in Norway was deeply influenced by anti-Muslim bloggers and right-wing activists in the U.S., lacing his 1,500-page manifesto with quotations from them....
July 25, 2011, Monday
MORE ON HUTAREE AND: Breivik, Anders Behring , Norway , Spencer, Robert , Geller, Pamela , Terrorism , Fringe Groups and Movements , Muslims and Islam , Muslim-Americans , Discrimination
Firing Line
Is the Appleseed Project just a rifle course with attitude or a symptom of a growing hostility toward government?...
August 1, 2010, Sunday
MORE ON HUTAREE AND: Second Amendment (US Constitution) , Gun Control
Michigan: Hutaree Militia Members Must Stay in Jail for Now
An appeals court has ruled nine members of a Michigan militia must stay locked up while the government challenges an order that would release them until trial....
May 11, 2010, Tuesday
MORE ON HUTAREE AND: Hutaree , Michigan , Decisions and Verdicts
Militia Members Released Until Trial in Michigan Plot
A federal judge casts doubt on the prosecution in the case against nine people accused of plotting to kill a police officer....
May 4, 2010, Tuesday
MORE ON HUTAREE AND: Hutaree , Attacks on Police , Decisions and Verdicts , Federal Bureau of Investigation , Michigan
When Spell-Check Can't Help
A couple of recent entries for the "sound-alike confusion" file....
April 27, 2010, Tuesday
MORE ON HUTAREE AND: News
Can You Have a Happy Birthday on April 19?
April 19, a date no more or less notable than many others, has recently taken on an unwelcome notoriety....
April 19, 2010, Monday
MORE ON HUTAREE AND: News
Document Reader: Indictment
Nine members of a Michigan-based Christian militia group have been indicted on sedition and weapons charges in connection with an alleged plot to murder law enforcement officers in hopes of setting off an anti-government uprising.
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NEW YORK, N.Y.- For the second straight week, the University of Pennsylvania men's and women's track & field teams rearranged the school record books. The Quakers posted a plethora of top 10 finishes at the Lafayette/Rider Invitational on Friday and also competed at the prestigious Millrose Games on Saturday at the Armory.
Three-time All-American Maalik Reynolds finished fourth against some of the nation's best in the men's high jump at the Millrose Games. He cleared 2.19 meters. Also at the Millrose Games, the Quakers finished fifth in the men's 4x800-meter relay with a time of 7:35.61. Meanwhile, at Boston University, sophomore Thomas Awad posted the school's second-fastest 3,000 meters with a time of 8:04.34.
Junior Lydia Aliposted three top-10 finishes for the women on Friday at the Armory. First, she sprinted to a runner-up finish in the women's 60 meters with a time of 7.67 -- it marked a season-best and improved on her ECAC qualifying mark. She then posted a seventh-place finish in the 200 meters at 25.21 and duplicated that effort with a seventh-place showing in the 400 meters at a career-best finish of 56.75. Her 400-meter time is the fifth-fastest in school history and she now ranks among the top seven in school history in each of those events.
In the 1,000 meters, two women moved into the school's all-time top 10 list, while freshmanChris Hatlerbroke the tape at the historic facility for the men. Hatler finished with an IC4A qualifying time of 2:28.29 to earn the victory, while sophomore teammateKirk Webbwas just a few strides behind at 2:30.59 to place third overall. Freshman Ashley Montgomery ran the sixth-fastest time in women's program history with a runner-up finish of 2:53.22. Just behidn her was senior captain Chelsea Delaney with the seventh-fastest mark at Penn -- 2:54.24 -- to finish third overall.
Penn made an impact In the men's and women's 3,000 meters. SophomoreClark Shurtleffand freshmanNick Tuckeach raced into the men's school record book, while Elyssa Gensib posted the third-best time in Penn women's history.
Shurtleff posted the sixth-fastest time in school history with a third-place finish of 8:13.99. Meanwhile, in the same section, Tuck was just a few seconds behind and finished fifth overall at 8:17.84. That stands as the eighth-best time in Penn history and the Quakers now have four of the top 3,000-meter runners in school history on their active roster (Thomas Awadis fifth;Conner Paezis seventh). Gensib finished fourth overall and her time of 9:41.21 is the fastest for any Penn woman since Emily Logan set the school record in 2004.
Other men's highlights a trio of seventh-place finishes from a trio of juniors. That includedMato Bekeljain the 500 meters with a finish of 1:04.76;Tom Tallericoin the 800 meters at 1:54.04; and Jordan Jett in the triple jump at 14.50 meters (47-07 ft.). Sophomore Ben Bowers was fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.18 and junior Marcus LaRoche was fifth in the shot put at 16.08 meters (52-09.25 ft.).
Also on the women's side, junior Pauline Dabrowski was third in the 800 meters at 2:14.95. Freshman Cleo Whiting was third in the mile with a finish of 4:56.87. Senior Gabrielle Piper was fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at 8.74. The Quakers were fifth in the 4x400 relay at 3:57.81.
Next weekend the Quakers head to Princeton, N.J., for the Princeton Invitational on Sunday, Feb. 23.


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Story: McDonald's Seeks to Redefine 'McJobs'
The Oxford English Dictionary, considered by many wordsmiths as the gold standard for the English language, is one of those that will be targeted. It defines the noun as "an unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, esp. one created by the expansion of the service sector."
The word first cropped up two decades ago in the Washington Post, according to the dictionary. But executives at Oak Brook, Ill.-based McDonald's say the definition is demeaning to its workers and say theyll ask dictionary editors to amend the definition.
"Dictionaries are supposed to be paragons of accuracy. And in this case, they got it completely wrong," said Walt Riker, a McDonald's spokesman. "It's a complete disservice and incredibly demeaning to a terrific work force and a company that's been a jobs and opportunity machine for 50 years."
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The Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison is the 13th man to serve as president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) since its founding in 1847. He was elected in 2010, and he was re-elected in 2013 and in 2016.
Harrison is the church's chief ecclesiastical officer, and his duties include:
In 2001, Harrison became executive director of the LCMS' former World Relief and Human Care ministry. Based at the LCMS International Center in St. Louis, Harrison oversaw the church's multimillion-dollar responses to epic disasters, including Hurricane Katrina, the Asia tsunami and the Haiti earthquake; managed relationships with some 120 LCMS Recognized Service Organizations and other inter-Lutheran social ministry organizations; worked in consultation with LCMS partner/sister churches to build capacity during mercy outreach efforts; and managed the church's global pro-life efforts.
Harrison served as a pastor at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Westgate, Iowa (1991-95) and Zion Lutheran Church in Fort Wayne, Ind. (1995-2001). In Fort Wayne, his parish embarked on the St. Peter/Zion Project for Neighborhood Renewal, a now nationally recognized neighborhood revitalization effort.
Owing to the success of this effort, Harrison later founded Lutheran Housing Support Corporation, a faith-based housing organization headquartered at the LCMS International Center that helps revitalize communities and renew neighborhoods across the country.
Harrison graduated with a bachelor's degree in religious studies from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, in 1984. Following his graduation, he and his wife, Kathy, spent a year as missionaries in a remote Canadian Cree Indian village with the Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots.
Harrison earned a Master of Divinity in 1989 and a Master of Sacred Theology in 1991, both from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. He has pursued additional graduate study at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. In 2011, he received two honorary doctorates: a Doctor of Laws from Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Mich., and a Doctor of Divinity from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne.
Before being elected president, Harrison served on numerous boards for church and community organizations.
Harrison is a prolific writer whose books include A Little Book on Joy, a devotional-style book about finding delight in living a Christ-centered life in today's society, and Christ Have Mercy: How to Put Your Faith in Action, a book urging Christians to consider the innumerable opportunities they have to show mercy to fellow Christians and to anyone God places in their path.
He compiled and translated At Home in the House of My Fathers, a collection of works by several of the church's founders, and edited The Lonely Way: Selected Essays and Letters by Hermann Sasse, a prominent confessional Lutheran theologian in the German ecumenical movement of the early 20th century.
Most recently, Harrison revised and edited a new edition of C.F.W. Walther's The Church and the Office of the Ministry, a seminal writing by the first president of the LCMS, and translated Letters to Lutheran Pastors — Volume 1, Volume 2 and Volume 3 an edition of Sasse's correspondence with Lutheran pastors around the world.
Harrison and his wife live in Ballwin, Mo., and are members of Village Lutheran Church in Ladue, Mo., where Harrison also serves as assistant pastor. They have two sons. Harrison is an avid banjo player and instrumentalist who makes guitars, banjos and mandolins.
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CEDAR CITY, Utah, July 23 – Southern Utah football team begins preparations for its second season in the Big Sky Conference next week as the Thunderbirds welcome newcomers and returning players to camp on Monday.
Players are scheduled to report for camp on Monday afternoon, with the first workout scheduled for Tuesday morning. The team will hold one full practice each day, from 8:50 to 11:00 a.m., during the first week before moving to two-a-day practices every other day on subsequent weeks heading into the beginning of classes on August 27.
Coach Ed Lamb, who is entering his sixth season at the helm of the program, said he is looking forward to getting started, noting that with an experienced but young squad coming back he is curious about the mind-set of the team.
"I'm really anxious to find out the character of this team," he said. "That's the biggest question mark going forward. We appear to have a very talented and experienced team and yet not a senior-laden team so I'd like to find out how important this season and this training camp is to this team."
He is also interested to see who will emerge as contributors in those positions most effected by graduation: running back and quarterback.
"I'm always curious to see how the next group of guys at that position will step up and compete," Lamb pointed out. "The positions where we lost the most were running back and quarterback.
"I have a goal to find a running back or running backs who can secure the football and pierce the line of scrimmage behind what I feel will be the best offensive line we've had," he went on to say. "I also have a goal to find the quarterback who best operates our offense."
The Thunderbirds open the season with a Thursday night game at first-time opponent South Alabama on Aug. 29. The following week they open the home schedule with a Sept. 7 match-up against one of their oldest rivals, Fort Lewis, a team they have faced 30 times through the years although they have not squared off since a 54-46 SUU win in 2000.
The team then hits the road for back-to-back non-conference games at Washington State (Sept. 14) and Sacramento State (Sept. 21). The game at WSU is the Thunderbirds' second in as many seasons against a Pac-12 foe, while the Sac State game is a non-conference game against a Big Sky opponent because of a home-and-home series the two teams began before SUU entered the conference.
The Thunderbirds open the conference slate with a third consecutive road game, at Northern Colorado, on Sept. 28. That game will mark the first meeting between the two schools on the gridiron since a 20-17 overtime win in Cedar City in 2005 when the teams were both members of the American West Conference.
The home portion of the T-Birds' schedule begins on Oct. 5 when the Thunderbirds host UC Davis with the annual Homecoming game scheduled for Oct. 12 when Portland State visits Cedar City. After traveling to Eastern Washington for an Oct. 19 game the Thunderbirds return home to host Idaho State – another team they haven't faced since '05, a 38-13 Bengal win in Pocatello – on Oct. 26, then the team enjoys a bye the week of Nov. 2.
SUU wraps up the regular season by traveling to Weber State on Nov. 9 and Montana State on Nov. 16 before hosting Northern Arizona Nov. 23 in the regular-season finale'.
Thunderbird Practice Schedule:
Week One: The team will practice in helmets-only, beginning at 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, with positional run and lift sessions in the afternoons. On Thursday and Friday mornings the team will practice in limited pads before the first full-pad workout on Saturday morning.
Weeks Two and Three: Beginning August 5, the team will hold two-a-day practices on alternate days (Monday, Wednesday and Friday), with morning practices beginning at 8:50 and afternoon practices beginning at 3:10. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays one practice will be held, beginning at 8:50 a.m.
Week Four: The team have an off day Aug. 19 before departing for Camp Thunder on Aug. 20 for a two-night team-building activity. The team will return from Camp Thunder on Aug. 22 and hold a walk-through practice that afternoon. The team will then practice on Friday at 4:45 p.m. and on Saturday at 8:50 a.m. prior to the annual Watermelon Bust.
Week Five: With the beginning of classes on Aug. 26, the team will begin its in-season schedule, with single practices daily at 4:45 p.m. and the season-opener at South Alabama on Thursday, Aug. 29.
Thunderbird Quick Hits:
• SUU is entering its 51st season as a four-year football-playing institution and its 28th as a member of the NCAA. The 2013 season also marks the Thunderbirds' 21st as a member of the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision and is the school's second in the Big Sky Conference. Prior to joining the Big Sky SUU competed in the Great West Conference for eight seasons.
• The opener at South Alabama marks the ninth time in the last 11 seasons the Thunderbirds have played their first game of the season on the road, including the last four in a row. Last year SUU opened at Utah State, in 2011 it opened at South Dakota State and in 2010 the T-Birds opened at Wyoming. The other openers at the road during the past 10 years came at Air Force (2008), at Montana (2007), at Idaho State (2005), at Weber State (2004) and in 2003 the opener was at Nevada. The two openers at home were in 2009 against Dixie State and in 2006 when the 'Birds kicked off the season against Montana Tech at Eccles Coliseum.
• The Thunderbirds have two preseason all-America and three preseason first-team all-Big Sky honorees on the roster this fall, and return five players who earned post-season honors in 2012.
Senior kicker Colton Cook, a second-team all-Big Sky honoree as well as a second-team AP All-American in 2012, is on the pre-season all-BSC squad as well as on a handful of pre-season all-American squads. He was second in the nation in field goals per game last year and 26th in the country in scoring at 7.91 points per game.
Senior offensive lineman Gavin Farr has been an all-conference performer each of his three seasons with the Thunderbirds, including the GWC's offensive lineman of the year in 2010. He was a first-team all-Big Sky performer last year and is a pre-season all-BSC honoree this year as well as being listed on a handful of pre-season all-American lists.
Fatu Moala is a pre-season all-Big Sky selection this year following a 2012 campaign in which he earned second-team all-BSC honors after leading the Thunderbirds in receiving yards, receptions per game and receiving touchdowns.
SUU also has a pair of 2012 freshman all-Americans returning: linebacker Zak Browning and defensive end James Cowser. Browning was named the Big Sky's newcomer of the year after ranking second in the conference and leading the country's freshmen in tackles last year with 11.5 stops per game (which ranked eighth in the nation overall). Cowser, an honorable-mention all-BSC performer in 2012, led the nation's freshmen in sacks and tackles for loss last year with 0.68 and 1.23 per game, respectively.
Another former award-winner who was slowed by injuries in 2012 is senior linebacker Chad Hansen, who earned first-team all-Great West honors in 2011 as a sophomore after leading the team with 104 tackles, including a team-high 53 solo stops.
• SUU has six returning academic all-BSC honorees, including Cook and Cowser, senior offensive lineman Brad Meyer, junior defensive lineman Kouri Jones, and junior receivers Mitch Jessop and Easton Pedersen.
• SUU plays 11 of its 12 games against NCAA Division I opponents this year, with nine against teams from the championship subdivision and two from the bowl subdivision. South Florida and Washington State are the two FBS opponents with Fort Lewis, an NCAA Division II school, the only non-Division I opponent on the schedule.
• Nearly half of the players on the roster are Utah natives, with 40 of the 84 scheduled to report for camp hailing from the Beehive State. California is the next-most represented state, with 17, while 10 call Nevada home. Texas and Washington are each home to three players, while two hail from Colorado, Idaho and Florida. The states of Arizona, Hawai'i and Oregon are each home to one Thunderbird, while one calls Tonga home and another is from France.


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Summerside's Taylor Sonier was crowned the 2014 Maritime Idol winner Sunday night in Shediac, N.B. The 16-year-old Three Oaks Senior High student won a $2,000 cash prize and will get to record a 12-track CD as part of her prize package.
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SUMMERSIDE — Victory, literally, smells sweet to Taylor Sonier.
As she holds up 20 hundred-dollar bills, part of her prize package for winning the 2014 Maritime Idol Competition, she comments about their scent.
"They smell like maple syrup," says the 16-year-old, to which her dad, Allan, after taking a sniff of the currency, agreed.
Sunday night in Shediac, N.B., before dozens of family and friends, Sonier was crowned Maritime Idol.
Hearing her name called was a shock.
"I didn't expect it. There were so many other people there that I felt could have taken first. Anyone could have taken first place," said the tired teen. "When they called me up my mom came running to the front of the stage, tears all down her face. Dad came up to the stage. He put me in tears."
Music was always part of Sonier's life, thanks to her dad, also a singer.
"Every single day he would be playing the guitar and singing away. When I was just four or five, my brother and my sister Kayla and me we'd be on Christmas Daddies with my dad," said the Three Oaks Senior High student.
"He was the one that brought music into my life."
She's self-taught on the guitar, with some help from Dad. For the past few years, Sonier has shared her talent, performing at various events, including the recent Boys and Girls Club of Summerside Celebrity Dinner.
"It just helps me through even a day that I'm bored or upset," she said. "I enjoy doing it. When I go out and sing, I don't do it for money. I do it because I love to do it. I like putting myself out there so people can hear the music I love to do."
The past three years have been spent entering — and winning — various competitions across the Island.
Her complete list of achievements and upcoming performances can be found on her Facebook page, Taylor Sonier Music —www.facebook.com/ pages/Taylor-Sonier-Music/403181473125843.
View some of Sonier's Maritime Idol performances, visit http://mitube.pro.
Sonier's most recent win was the top prize at the O'Leary Potato Blossom Festival Talent Competition, where she and duet partner Kendall Paugh captured third.
Sunday, though, Sonier, who usually can block out the crowd and do what she does best, which is sing and play guitar, was nervous.
"I was nervous because I only had the 10 minutes that day, just a few hours before I had to perform, to practise with the band.
"They got the wrong version of my song and they had it in the wrong key," said the teen who likes to sing pop and country.
"I had to show them which key, show them the right version and get the right notes in there so I was nervous.
"I didn't know if the band was going to remember it because it was last minute."
The day started with a sound check at 11:20 a.m.
That evening, it was show time. Each of the 22 contestants had the chance to wow the crowd and judges with just one song.
Sonier was 15th to perform, singing her rendition of Beyoncé's "Resentment."
"I am not saying that I did the best I could or I could have done better, I just did it the way I did it," she said of her performance.
There were seven more performers after her. Then, there came the long wait for the final results.
The audience and judges had equal say in who won the competition, each accounting for 50 per cent of the vote.
As the third-place winner and the second were announced, Sonier never imagined that her name would be next.
"Honestly, it didn't matter to me, whether I won or came in last place," said the teen. "All of us making it that far and even just getting up on stage every time we went to perform, that's winning for me."
Second place went to 12-year-old Alexandre Richard and third was Miranda March.
Among Sonier's prize package is a recording session where she will have the chance to put together a 12-track CD, something she hoped to do outside of Maritime Idol.
A songwriter as well, she hopes to record at least one original tune.
And, later this summer, Sonier will compete in the P.E.I. Youth Talent Competition.
That takes place Aug. 29 during L'Exposition agricole et le Festival acadien de la region Evangeline.
So, what song will she render for that performance?
Sonier might just belt out the Beyoncé song that won her Maritime Idol.


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One in three companies is still at risk of not being ready for the upcoming SEPA deadline, according to our survey carried out in July 2013. In surveying 150 companies about their state of readiness for the SEPA deadline of 1 February 2014, as a follow up to our January 2013 survey, we also found that companies underestimate the effort required to comply, and few of them have a back-up plan should they fail to be ready in time.
Major findings reveal good and bad news:
The results do not look good for the economy at large: if one in three companies has difficulties meeting the requirements, 'plan A' is no longer good enough. A surprising 46% of the respondents admit to not considering a back-up plan. Those companies that are thinking about an alternative are typically relying on their bank or a third-party cloud solution to come to their rescue.
But a back-up plan cannot be implemented overnight. It needs preparation and does not typically provide a shortcut for all aspects of plan A. In the second section of this report, we included the outline of a possible plan B. We recommend companies that are not yet SEPA-ready consider this guidance.
To read our article in Treasury Management International, please follow this link.


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Events for October 21, 2012
Iliff on the Road: Christianity in the Middle Ages, Prof. Albert Hernandez, Denver
October 21, 2012 9:00am-10:30am
Description: Professor Albert Hernandez, interim president, CEO, and associate professor of the history of Christianity, will lead a 5-session, Sunday morning class and discussion, "Christianity in Middle Ages," as a part of Trinity Academy at Trinity United Methodist Church, Denver. Hernandez's lectures and discussions will cover the lessons and legacies of the Middles Ages for today's society.
Date: Sept. 23, 30, Oct. 7, 14, 21, 9:15-10:30 a.m.
Location: Trinity United Methodist Church, 1820 Broadway, Denver, CO 80202


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Smiley studied literature at Vassar College (B.A., 1971) and the University of Iowa (M.A., 1975; M.F.A., 1976; Ph.D., 1978). From 1981 to 1996 she was a professor of English at Iowa State University. She subsequently turned to writing full-time.
Her first novel, Barn Blind (1980), focuses on the relationships between a mother and her children. Duplicate Keys, a mystery novel, appeared in 1984. The Greenlanders (1988) is a sweeping epic centred on a 14th-century family, the Gunnarssons. A Thousand Acres (1991; film 1997), which won a Pulitzer Prize, is Smiley's best-known novel. Modeled on William Shakespeare's King Lear, it focuses on the Cook family and farm life in Iowa in the 1980s. Smiley's subsequent novels include Moo (1995), a satire of academia; Horse Heaven (2000), about horse racing; and Ten Days in the Hills (2007), a reworking of Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron that is set in Hollywood; and Private Life (2010), which examines a woman's marriage and interior life. She also wrote The Georges and the Jewels (2009), a young adult novel.
Among Smiley's nonfiction works are a biography of Charles Dickens (2002) and A Year at the Races (2004), a memoir of her experiences as a racehorse owner. Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel (2005) is a highly personal study of the form and function of the novel. Smiley was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2001. In 2006 she won the PEN USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature.


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LWC freshman Timbre Slusher of Wallins, Ky.,
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program, held earlier this spring.
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Editor's Note: In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year--so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around the Windy City. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know!
Typically when I think of breaded steak in Chicago, I think about the sandwich from Ricobene's, but I'm often reminded that there are other options. Avanti Caffe is an Italian lunch spot right down the street from the Willis Tower, and at least half of their menu is dedicated to sandwiches. The Calabrese ($5.99) features breaded steak, green bell peppers, mushrooms, and provolone stuffed into a panini. This is a huge sandwich for six bucks, enough for two people, which is refreshing to see in the Loop.
The steak itself is flattened and breaded, and isn't particularly beefy tasting; its pale color is similar to pork tenderloin. The melted provolone is perfect with the slightly bitter bell pepper, but the mushrooms are of the canned variety, which is a bit of a questionable choice. I'm a fan of the crackly bread, hot off the press, which adds a great textural component to the whole package. While the sandwich is good by itself, you can elevate it by ordering a side of Avanti's solid marinara sauce, because that way you have a really close approximation to a solid veal parmigiana sandwich.
Avanti Caffe
200 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60606 (map)
About the author: After a failed attempt at starting a chain of theme restaurants called "Smellen Keller," Dennis Lee traveled the world to discover his true passion. Sadly, midwifery didn't pan out. Now he works in a cubicle, and screws around as much as possible. Follow his shenanigans on Twitter.


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Social Security Administration's (SSA) Talking and Listening to Customers (TLC)
Effective Date: August 7, 2000
System number: 60-0276
System name:
Social Security Administration's (SSA) Talking and Listening to Customers (TLC)
Security classification:
System location:
Social Security Administration
Office of Customer Service Integration
Room 938
Altmeyer Building
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21235
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Any SSA customer (individual or entity who is directly served by a department or agency), which includes the general public and Social Security claimants/beneficiaries who provide feedback via complaints, compliments, or suggestions to SSA.
Categories of records in the system:
The information maintained in this system of records includes identifying information such as the customer's name, Social Security number (SSN), Employer Identification Number (EIN) and/or Claim Number, telephone number, and address, if given by the individual. Also, information concerning the content and disposition of customers' compliments, complaints, or suggestions will be maintained in the system.
Authority for maintenance of the system:
Executive Order 12862, "Setting Customer Service Standards."
The TLC system will capture information our customers provide concerning complaints, compliments and/or suggestions about SSA programs, policy, laws and service. We will use data from the TLC system to support SSA's business planning, policy development, communication strategies and operational and service enhancements.
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories of users and the purposes for such uses:
Disclosure may be made for routine uses as indicated below:
1. Disclosure to the Office of the President for the purpose of responding to an individual pursuant to an inquiry from that office made at the request of the subject of a record.
2. Disclosure to a Congressional Office in response to an inquiry from that office made at the request of the subject of a record.
3. Disclosure to student volunteers and other workers, who do not have the status of Federal employees, when they are performing work for SSA as authorized by law, and they need access to personally identifiable information in SSA records in order to perform their assigned Agency functions.
4. Disclosure to contractors and other Federal agencies, as necessary, for the purpose of assisting SSA in the efficient administration of a function relating to this system of records.
5. Non-tax return information which is not restricted from disclosure by Federal law may be disclosed to the General Services Administration (GSA) and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under 44 U.S.C. § 2904 and § 2906, as amended by NARA Act of 1984, for the use of those agencies in conducting records management studies.
6. We may disclose information to appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies, entities, and persons when (1) we suspect or confirm that the security or confidentiality of information in this system of records has been compromised; (2) we determine that as a result of the suspected or confirmed compromise there is a risk of harm to economic or property interests, identity theft or fraud, or harm to the security or integrity of this system or other systems or programs of SSA that rely upon the compromised information; and (3) we determine that disclosing the information to such agencies, entities, and persons is necessary to assist in our efforts to respond to the suspected or confirmed compromise and prevent, minimize, or remedy such harm. SSA will use this routine use to respond only to those incidents involving an unintentional release of its records.
Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, safeguarding, retaining and disposing of records in the system:
Data are stored in electronic and paper form.
Records in this system are indexed and retrieved by name, SSN, EIN and/or claim number.
Security measures include the use of access codes to enter the database and the storage of the electronic records in secured areas which are accessible only to employees who require the information in performing their official duties. The paper records that result from the electronic site are kept in locked cabinets or in otherwise secure areas. SSA contractor personnel having access to data in the system of records are required to adhere to SSA rules concerning safeguards, access and use of the data. They also are informed of the criminal penalties of the Privacy Act for unauthorized access to or disclosure of information maintained in this system of records.
Retention and disposal:
The TLC tracking and management information maintained in this system are retained indefinitely or until it is determined that they are no longer needed. Means of disposal is appropriate to storage medium (e.g., deletion of individual records from the electronic site when appropriate, or shredding of paper records, etc.).
System manager(s) and address:
Social Security Administration
Office of Systems
Office of Information Management
Room 3420
West High Rise Building
6401 Security Boulevard
Baltimore, Maryland 21235
Notification procedures:
An individual can determine if this system contains a record about him/her by writing to the systems manager(s) at the above address and providing his/her name, SSN or other information that may be in the system of records that will identify him/her. An individual requesting notification of records in person should provide the same information, as well as provide an identity document, preferably with a photograph, such as a driver's license or some other means of identification, such as a voter registration card, credit card, etc. If an individual does not have any identification documents sufficient to establish his/her identity, the individual must certify in writing that he/she is the person claimed to be and that he/she understands that the knowing and willful request for, or acquisition of, a record pertaining to another individual under false pretenses is a criminal offense.
If notification is requested by telephone, an individual must verify his/her identity by providing identifying information that parallels the record to which notification is being requested. If it is determined that the identifying information provided by telephone is insufficient, the individual will be required to submit a request in writing or in person. If an individual is requesting information by telephone on behalf of another individual, the subject individual must be connected with SSA and the requesting individual in the same phone call. SSA will establish the subject individual's identity (his/her name, SSN, address, date of birth and place of birth along with one other piece of information such as mother's maiden name) and ask for his/her consent in providing information to the requesting individual.
If a request for notification is submitted by mail, an individual must include a notarized statement to SSA to verify his/her identity or must certify in the request that he/she is the person claimed to be and that he/she understands that the knowing and willful request for, or acquisition of, a record pertaining to another individual under false pretenses is a criminal offense. These procedures are in accordance with SSA Regulations (20 CFR § 401.40).
Record access procedures:
Same as notification procedures. Requesters should also reasonably specify the record contents being sought. These procedures are in accordance with SSA Regulations (20 CFR 401.40).
Contesting record procedures:
Same as notification procedures. Requesters should also reasonably identify the record, specify the information they are contesting, state the corrective action sought, and the reasons for the correction with supporting justification showing how the record is untimely, incomplete, inaccurate, or irrelevant. These procedures are in accordance with SSA Regulations (20 CFR 401.65).
Record source categories:
Data for the system are obtained primarily from the individuals to whom the record pertains.
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Anup Malani: "On Corporate Philanthropy"
Anup Malani is Professor of Law and Aaron Director Research Scholar at the University of Chicago Law School. This talk was recorded January 16, 2008 as part of the Chicago's Best Ideas Lecture Series. Much of current scholarship views corporate philanthropy managerial waste or profiteering. In this talk, Professor Malani argues that both views are correct, and incomplete. Corporate philanthropy is the corporation's entry into the market for private financing of public goods, also called the production of "warm glow." This market was previously dominated by non-profit charities and the government. The feature that distinguishes corporate production of warm glow from other goods is that the corporation's shareholders and workers are also its consumers. (Would you rather own or work for Google or Altria?) The key choices for the consumers of warm glow are whether to purchase from corporations or their competitors, and whether to do this via ownership, employment or product purchase. The talk will discuss the competitive advantage of corporations over charities and the government, and the importance of tax law in determining how consumers purchase warm glow from corporations. © 2008 The University of Chicago.


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History shared the fate of Kolchak's government and the Ukraine; it was not recognized by the delegates.
So it was with the Constituent Assembly which prepared the way for Kolchak.
Kolchak's defects are mostly exaggerations of his qualities.
We have, in some degree, to thank Kolchak and Denikin for that.
Naturally, the scheme, weighted with these two accompaniments, was unacceptable to Kolchak's representatives in Paris.
In the east, the front which became known as that of Kolchak, was on the Volga.
Kolchak, to quote from English newspapers, was it "sweeping on to Moscow," and the situation was pretty threatening.
Last August the two of them shot with their revolvers seventy bound officers from Kolchak's army.
It would have imparted a settled Ententophil direction to Kolchak's policy, and communicated it to the nation.
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Moore School breakfast on boosting, building sales
By Peggy Binette, firstname.lastname@example.com, 803-777-7704
Sales -- how to boost and build them -- will be the focus of the Darla Moore School of Business' next monthly business-education series Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the University of South Carolina.
Al Walker, a Moore School alumnus and president and CEO of Al Walker & Associates, will share innovative approaches about how business professionals can increase sales and build lasting client relationships.
The breakfast will take place 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. in the eighth floor faculty lounge of the Moore School. Walker's talk is titled "Consultative Sales: A Value Added Approach." The cost is $15 per person in advance or $25 at the door. Seating is limited. Register online or call 803-777-2231 or 1-800-393-2362.
A humorist, motivational speaker and sales trainer, Walker also will be a featured speaker at the Moore School's executive education program Sept. 6 and Sept. 7 on "New Tactics in Consultant Level Sales."
Walker has been inducted into the national Speakers Hall of Fame and has written articles on leadership, sales, customer service, personal development and speaking that have appeared in publications throughout the world. He is a former regional vice president for Sales and Marketing Executives International and served on SMEI's board of directors.
The breakfast-education series is part of the Moore School's commitment to help South Carolina businesses compete globally and create jobs locally. It features speakers from the Moore School's faculty, as well as local and national experts, on an array of business topics.
Upcoming Breakfast Dates and Topics
Thursday, Sept. 13 — 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
"Sustainability Strategies from Walmart" Andrew Spicer, an associate professor in the Moore School, will share his case study of the retailer and offer insights on going green in business.
Tuesday, Oct. 2 — 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
"Delivering Effective Professional Presentations" Brad Stratton, director of the Center for Business Communication at the Moore School, will share tips and tools for business presentations.
About the Darla Moore School of Business
The Darla Moore School of Business is among the highest-ranked business schools in the world for international business education and research. Founded in 1919, the school has a history of innovative educational leadership, blending academic preparation with real-world experience through internships, consulting projects, study-abroad programs and entrepreneurial opportunities. The Moore School offers undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees, as well as distinctive executive education programs. In 1998, the school was named for South Carolina native Darla Moore, making the University of South Carolina the first major university to name its business school after a woman.
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Visiting Artist Talk by Jewel Castro
Wednesday September 7 Belk Library Room 114, 6:30 PM
Jewel Castro was born in Chicago and grew up in San Diego. Her maternal grandparents established the First Samoan Congregational Christian Church of San Diego. Castro's early career in art was in graphic design and illustration and culminated in a position in television programming administration for public broadcasting. Castro received a B.A. in Art with an emphasis in Painting and Drawing from San Diego State University in 1995 and an M.F.A. in Visual Arts with a Studio emphasis in 1998. Since then, Castro has been adamantly working as a multimedia artist, curator, part-time teacher of studio art, writer, and public speaker.
Castro is interested in bringing national attention to contemporary Oceanic art, having already curated two exhibitions that have received international exposure, including Island Affinities, Contemporary Art of Oceania at California State University Northridge (2007) with Dr. Peri Klemm and Turning Tides: Gender in Oceania Art at the University of California San Diego (2006) with Dr. Pamela Rosi. Her work is published in several journals, including Pacific Studies, The Contemporary Pacific, and Pacific Arts: The Journal of the Pacific Art Association, as well as a few books, including Samoan Art and Artists: O Measina a Samoa, edited by Sean Mallon, Moon Over the Pacific by Kay Flavell, and Pacific Island Artists Navigating the Global Art World, edited by Karen Stevenson.
This Doorways series is co-sponsored by Belk Library and Information Commons, the Office of General Education and the Program in Public History. Its goal is to provide a platform for people to share their research and knowledge on international issues and build relationships on campus based on interest in international affairs. For more information on this program or the Doorways series, call 262-4967.


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Photo Gallery: Cable Air Show
UPLAND - Veteran aeronautics pilot Rob "The Tumbling Bear" Harrison very likely made his final Cable Air Show appearance on Sunday.
"You're awesome," a small boy called out to Harrison shortly after the pilot landed from his first performance of the day.
"You're retiring?" another boy asked.
"Not yet. Not yet. I'll be back," Harrison replied.
The exchange took place after Harrison, 71, piloted his canary yellow Zlin 50LX monoplane above Cable Airport into a series of dizzying rolls and dives before thrilling the crowd with a pair of high-speed passes, traveling just above the runway at speeds of at least 200 mph.
The Cable Air Show took place Saturday and Sunday at Cable Airport in Upland.
Harrison can pull as much as 8 Gs during a performance, but he and his aircraft still have a few shows left in them.
He and wife Susan Newman-Harrison said they plan to appear this May at the Planes of Fame Air Show in Chino, but they also said this year's performances at Cable Air Show will be his last.
The Tumbling Bear's retirement won't be final until he sells the Zlin 50LX and his other planes, and despite a fuel bill that "looks like the national debt," leaving the air show performances behind won't be easy.
"I have been a fair success in a lot of areas. I'm an attorney, a scientist and an engineer. But my identity is `The Tumbling Bear,"' Harrison said. "There was a kid who came here when he was four years old. The last time I saw him - I didn't see him this year - he was a lieutenant in the Air Force."
The kid not only grew up to be an officer, Newman-Harrison said, but flies the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
"He said that Rob inspired him," she said.
The Tumbling Bear was not the only pilot to push aeronautical engineering to its limits at the air show.
Sammy Mason, an 18-year-old pilot from Santa Paula, showed off his skills by maneuvering his red Pitts biplane through a wicked series of rolls and loops.
Other aviators included Frank Donnelly, also known as "Dr. D," who demonstrated what he called "old time aerobatics in a 1946 Taylorcraft; John Collver and "War Dog," a 1944 AT-6 plane designed for military training, and Vance Breece, who piloted a gyro plane reminiscent of "Little Nellie," the airplane-helicopter hybrid James Bond flew in "You Only Live Twice."
"It was great," Collver said after his flight. "Very relaxing and enjoyable to share this with everybody out there."
Reach Andrew via email, call him at 909-386-3872, or find him on Twitter @InlandBizz.


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Today is Tuesday, June 18, the 169th day of 2013. There are 196 days left in the year.
Today's highlight
On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride, 32, became America's first woman in space as she and four colleagues (commander Robert L. Crippen, pilot Frederick H. Hauck and Ride's fellow mission specialists John M. Fabian and Norman E. Thagard) blasted off aboard the space shuttle Challenger on a six-day mission.
On this date
In 1778, American forces entered Philadelphia as the British withdrew during the Revolutionary War.
In 1812, the War of 1812 began as the United States Congress approved, and President James Madison signed, a declaration of war against Britain.
In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte met his Waterloo as British and Prussian troops defeated the French in Belgium.
In 1873, suffragist Susan B. Anthony was found guilty by a judge in Canandaigua, N.Y., of breaking the law by casting a vote in the 1872 presidential election. (The judge fined Anthony $100, but she never paid the penalty.)
In 1908, William Howard Taft was nominated for president by the Republican National Convention in Chicago.
In 1912, the Republican National Convention, which would nominate President William Howard Taft for another term of office, opened in Chicago.
In 1940, during World War II, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged his countrymen to conduct themselves in a manner that would prompt future generations to say, "This was their finest hour."
In 1945, William Joyce, known as "Lord Haw-Haw," was charged in London with high treason for his English-language wartime broadcasts on German radio. (He was hanged in January 1946.)
In 1953, a U.S. Air Force Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crashed near Tokyo, killing all 129 people on board. Egypt's 148-year-old Muhammad Ali Dynasty came to an end with the overthrow of the monarchy and the proclamation of a republic.
In 1972, 118 people were killed in the crash of a Brussels-bound British European Airways Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport.
In 1979, President Jimmy Carter and Soviet President Leonid I. Brezhnev signed the SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty in Vienna.
In 1992, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Georgia v. McCollum, ruled that criminal defendants could not use race as a basis for excluding potential jurors from their trials. Entertainer Peter Allen died in San Diego County, Calif., at age 48.
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The kray's vast area embraces a wide range of soils and vegetation, from the barren tundra of Taymyr to the steppe and rich soils of the Minusinsk Basin. The greater part of the kray consists of swampy forest, or taiga, of larch, pine, and birch, which becomes sparser and more stunted in the north. The climate is continental, with very cold winters, especially in the north. Permafrost is common in much of the kray.
The population, which consists of Russians, Ukrainians, Tatars, and indigenous peoples, is concentrated in the south, along the Trans-Siberian Railroad and in the Minusinsk Basin; the remaining area is nearly uninhabited. The economic importance of the kray is threefold: its vast timber resources, which are exploited chiefly along the Trans-Siberian Railroad; its mineral wealth; and its hydroelectric potential. Its extensive drainage system makes possible the Krasnoyarsk and Sayan hydroelectric stations, among the largest in the world. Much lignite (brown coal) is mined at Kansk and Achinsk; nickel, cobalt, platinum, and copper at Norilsk; and gold in the southwestern plateau. Heavy industries of the region include machine building, metalworking, and smelting. Textiles, footwear, and leather are also produced. Meat and dairy cattle are raised, as are reindeer, sheep, horses, goats, and pigs. Hunting and fishing are important in the far north. Agriculture, chiefly wheat growing, is confined to the south. The kray is also a popular tourist area of Siberia. Area 903,400 square miles (2,339,700 square km). Pop. (1996 2006 est.) 32,106906,000181.


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I'm reminded here of Louisa May Alcott's story about the children who put beans up their noses.
Susan Cheever is the author of numerous works of fiction and nonfiction, most recently Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography.
That honor must surely go to the death of Beth in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.
Miss Alcott wished to have most of her letters destroyed, and her sister respected her wishes.
Mr. Alcott interrupted him with delight and said, "My daughter Louisa wrote that."
In 1852 he returned to Concord and purchased a small house which had once been the residence of the philosopher Alcott.
There she met Mr. Alcott and engaged to teach in his school in Boston.
Treating life as a grand epic poem, the philosophic Alcott forgets that Homer must nod or we should all fall asleep.
Miss Alcott's Mephistopheles is even capable of generous impulses.
In a private note, Mr. Emerson urged Mr. Alcott to give up his school, as the people of Boston were not worthy of him.


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The unassuming Leeds DJ/producer has little regard for tempo or genre. He just wants to please himself, as RA's Kristan J Caryl finds out.
Detroit's favorite Swede is back with a new label and a double disc reissue of his seminal debut album. RA's Todd L. Burns investigates.
Fame, Franzen and Pfaff. Paul Kalkbrenner has plenty to say on each, as RA's Todd L. Burns found out late last year in discussion with the Berlin producer.
Dance music is more popular than ever in the United States. But for organizers of large-scale festivals within the country, it's harder than ever to convince local governments that the events are anything more than lawless raves.
Oakland's Armon Bazile has built an under-the-radar label featuring largely his own productions that has released some the deepest music of the past decade. RA's Todd L. Burns dives in.


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Disney Channel shows 1st gay couple
(NEWSER) – The Disney Channel rather quietly debuted its first gay couple on Sunday night, a lesbian couple who appeared on an episode of the sitcom Good Luck Charlie. The storyline was played for laughs, US reports, with main characters Amy and Bob confused about the identity of their daughter's friend's mom until they realize ... she has two moms (who aren't expected to appear on the show again). Not everyone was impressed:
- On Queerty, Matthew Tharrett takes issue with the laugh track that accompanied the minute-long scene. "Sure, I understand that most sitcoms rely on laugh tracks to ease you through painfully boring dialogue, but is making a lesbian couple the punchline of (admittedly a harmless) joke the best way to 'reflect themes of diversity and inclusiveness'? C'mon, Disney, I thought you were smarter than this."
- One Million Moms is upset for an entirely different reason: "Just because something may be legal or because some are choosing a lifestyle doesn't make it morally correct. Disney should stick to entertaining instead of pushing an agenda."
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I've lost count of the number of guest posts I have written for various blogs. Even now I have more than 50 blogs in my bookmarks where I have contributor access. I manage quite a few blogs as well so I'm perfectly positioned to talk about attracting guest posters from both viewpoints. [Read more…]


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CHICAGO -- The National Automatic Merchandising Association will take vending on the road this fall to showcase the industry's newest technology and products. The seven-city tour is part of the association's broader industry growth strategy, primarily aimed at building upon Generation Y's already strong affinity for using vending machines. | SEE STORY
Dubbed "The Gratitude Tour," the traveling exhibit is also a way for the vending industry to say "thank you" to loyal users of vending. Gen Y patrons, ages 18 to 29, were shown in recent research to prefer vending to convenience, grocery and drug stores for snacks and cold beverages.
Visitors to the mobile exhibit will have the opportunity to interact with the latest vending technology, running the gamut from touchscreen venders that offer on-the-spot nutrition information to machines that dispense fresh cotton candy, fruit or a hot bowl of soup.
The Gratitude Tour schedule is:
Sept. 12: Boston » Prudential Plaza, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sept. 15: New York City » South Street Seaport, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Sept. 22: Atlanta » Centennial Park, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sept. 27: Austin, TX » 2nd and Congress, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Oct. 5: Phoenix » Westgate City Center (Glendale, AZ), 12 p.m.-6 p.m.
Oct. 11: Minneapolis » Peavey Plaza, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Oct. 13: Madison, WI » Union South at University of Wisconsin, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
NAMA representatives will be on hand to explaining to anticipated crowds of visitors how vending delivers what consumers want, where they want it, and when they want it. They will shine the spotlight on cashless payment, inform visitors that most contemporary machines come standard with technology that ensures a positive vend, and emphasize how vending is often a better value than grocery and convenience stores.
Twenty state-of-the art vending machines are being provided by Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Starbucks/Seattle's Best, Kraft, VendEver Cotton Candy, Crane Merchandising Systems and U-Select-It. Unattended retail markets by Company Kitchen and Avanti Systems will be on display, and a vending payment technology exhibit by MEI. G&J Marketing, Vistar and Canteen Vending, are also participating in the Gratitude Tour.
"The days of digging for coins and waiting for your candy bar to drop into a bin are being replaced with a much more exciting, interactive experience," said NAMA executive vice-president and COO Dan Mathews. "We now have machines that look and act like giant iPads, offer on-the-spot nutrition information and dispense bananas without a single bruise on them. Plus, who could have predicted even a few years ago that we could get fresh-spun cotton candy from a machine untouched by human hands, or 'gift' a Pepsi to a friend who is miles away?"
Mathews says the future of vending can be seen in interactive vending equipment like the Diji-Touch, which features an embedded networked computer and 46" Samsung LCD touchscreen. It was developed by Kraft, Crane and Samsung. Another example of modern vending is Coke's Interactive Vender, which is wrapping up a yearlong field test. USI reportedly will be showing its interactive vender for the first time.
All vending products at each of the all-day events will be free, and visitors will be treated to other giveaways and live entertainment. Leading consumer product suppliers supporting the Gratitude Tour include PepsiCo, Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods, Mars, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Dole and Hershey's, along with Kellogg's, Snyder's-Lance, Jack Links, General Mills, Cadbury, Pepperidge Farm, Nestlé and AdvancePierre Foods, among other food manufacturers.
Tour-goers can also stop by the social media tent where they can enter NAMA's Vend.Love.Win. Facebook contest, which launched on Aug. 2, to win cash prizes. | SEE STORY


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Collecting Information From Patients and Family Members With Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Syndromes or Who Are at High Risk of Developing Colorectal Cancer
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RATIONALE: Gathering medical and family history information from patients and family members may help doctors better understand hereditary colorectal cancer and hereditary polyposis syndrome and identify patients at high risk of developing hereditary colorectal cancer.
PURPOSE: This research study is collecting information from patients and family members with hereditary colorectal cancer or polyposis syndrome or who are at high risk of developing hereditary colorectal cancer.
|Colorectal Cancer Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer Precancerous Condition
|Other: study of socioeconomic and demographic variables Procedure: evaluation of cancer risk factors Procedure: study of high risk factors
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|Time Perspective: Prospective
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|Vanderbilt Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Registry
- Identification of patients at high risk of developing hereditary colorectal cancer [ Time Frame: continuous data collection ]Database will continue indefinitely with IRB approval and investigator support
- Establishment of a tissue and data repository [ Time Frame: continuous data collection ]
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|January 2007
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|April 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Other: study of socioeconomic and demographic variables
- To identify patients and their family members who have either hereditary colorectal cancer or polyposis syndrome or are at high risk for developing hereditary colorectal cancer.
- To establish a tissue and data repository that will be used to further research in hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes.
OUTLINE: Data is collected on patients and their families for inclusion in a hereditary colorectal cancer registry. Registry data is entered into a secure database that includes information on patient demographics and medical and family cancer history. The information collected will be used to formulate screening and surveillance recommendations, to further knowledge of hereditary colorectal cancer, and to facilitate cancer research. Registry data will also be used to improve the quality of current standard of care through timely tracking and notification of patients for follow-up care, identification of registry participants at high risk for developing an inherited form of colon cancer, and by serving as a resource for future research.
Registry patients may undergo optional blood, urine, and/or sputum sample collection for inclusion in the tissue repository. Tissue samples from a previous biopsy may also be obtained. Samples will be stored for future research studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|Child, Adult, Senior
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
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Meets any of the following criteria:
- Patients and family members with a known hereditary colorectal cancer or polyposis syndrome
- Patients who meet Amsterdam I, II, or Bethesda criteria
- Patients with a family history suggestive of a hereditary colorectal or polyposis syndrome
- Patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer at < 50 years old
- Patients are identified through surgical, oncological, gynecological, and gastrointestinal programs, as well as outside referrals, self referral, and the Vanderbilit Tumor Registry
- See Disease Characteristics
- Not specified
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00675636
|United States, Tennessee
|Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center - Cool Springs
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37064
|Contact: Paul Wise 615-343-4612
|Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Franklin
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37064
|Contact: Paul Wise 615-343-4612
|Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
|Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232-6838
|Contact: Clinical Trials Office - Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center 800-811-8480
|Study Chair:
|Paul Wise, MD
|Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
|Responsible Party:
|Paul E. Wise, MD/Director, Vanderbilt Herditary Colorectal Cancer Registry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00675636 History of Changes
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P30CA068485 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|May 8, 2008
|Last Updated:
|April 1, 2011
Keywords provided by Vanderbilt University:
colon cancer
hereditary non-polyposis colon cancer
rectal cancer
familial adenomatous polyposis
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Colorectal Neoplasms
Precancerous Conditions
Colorectal Neoplasms, Hereditary Nonpolyposis
Intestinal Neoplasms
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Digestive System Diseases
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Colonic Diseases
Intestinal Diseases
Rectal Diseases
Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
DNA Repair-Deficiency Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
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Amanda's Wedding
Warner, 23.95, Feb 2001, 275 pp. ISBN: 0446526479 In Woking, England, Melanie, Fran and Amanda walked to school together for years. Amanda cleverly using Mel and Fran by playing each one against the other like a Machiavellian puppeteer. The trio wished to one day be rich and famous, starring as a celeb of �Celebrity Squares�. However, after completing secondary school, the three girls go their separate ways even though Mel went to the same...
Talking To Addison
Warner, Jan 2002, 23.95, 309 pp. ISBN: 0446526614 In spite of being close to thirty, florist Holly Livingstone feels quite awkward when it comes to relationships especially with roommates. Unable to deal with her current houseshare partners any longer, Holly leaves to move in with an old college crony Josh, who simply feels sorry for her plight. Josh's roommates in their dilapidated home include another former college peer Kate and an invis...
The Loveliest Chocolate Shop in Paris
The loveliest chocolate shop in Paris is a story about thirty year old Anna, who works in a chocolate factory and suffers a freak injury. She ends up in a hospital with a few toes removed, and reunites with an old English teacher, Claire. Claire begins teaching her French again and together, they have many lovely moments. Anna returns home, living with her parents after a recent breakup and unemployed. She is quite desperate, but Claire finds an opportun...
Working Wonders
Arthur Pendleton is a dull town planner in Coventry. Then, he learns from the seemingly magical company psychologist, Lynn, that he is a descendant of King Arthur and that like his ancestor, he has a quest. After his boss is fired, Arthur must lead the town planners to win the European City of Culture contest for Coventry. His co-workers are an odd assortment including a computer geek named Sven and his dog, Sandwiches. Also, helping him is a beau...


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After 350 years, the sweet secret of Africa's southern tip is out, writes Winsor Dobbin.
On February 2, 1659, Jan van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India Company and first Commander of the Cape wrote in his diary: "Today, praise be to God, wine was made for the first time from Cape grapes."
That sweet wine, Vin de Constance, is still made today and, 350 years on, South African wine is not only making an impact worldwide but wine tourism offerings in regions such as Franschhoek, Stellenbosch, Paarl, Wellington and Robertson are regarded as among the best in the world.
With virtually all the wine regions in South Africa within three hours of Cape Town, it is easy to combine world-class wine tastings with whale watching, wildlife adventures and exploring one of the most dramatically appealing cities on the globe.
There are 17 South African wine routes in all, with Constantia and Durbanville on the fringes of the city and the triangle of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl, which sprawl into each other to the north-east. Other less-visited regions include Bot River, Breedekloof, Darling, cool-climate Elgin and Hermanus, Robertson, Swartland, Tulbagh, Wellington, the West Coast and Worcester, along with the Klein Karoo route that is allegedly one of the longest in the world.
Franschhoek has been dubbed the gourmet capital of South Africa and is home to top restaurants including the Tasting Room, Reuben's, Babel, Boschendal, the Restaurant at Grande Provence, and Bread and Wine at Moreson Vineyard. Its world-class accommodation ranges from the plush Le Franschhoek Hotel and Spa and L'Ermitage to award-winning bed and breakfast La Fontaine. Star wineries include Vrede en Lust, Haute Cabriere, Plaisir de Merle and Boekenhoutskloof.
Stellenbosch is a historic university town founded in 1679 and home to the country's oldest wine route. Look out for magnificent Delaire Graff Estate, Neethlingshof, Thelema, Vergelegen, Beyerskloof, Mulderbosch and Rust en Vrede, along with star eateries Jordan, Tokara, 96 Winery Road, Overture and Terroir, while Paarl, under the Du Toitskloof mountain range, is more countrified. Home to the Afrikaans language monument, with a vinous history dating to 1867, its major wineries include Backsberg, Fairview, KWV, Laborie, Glen Carlou, Nederburg and Simonsvlei, while Grande Roche is regarded as the top luxury resort.
Rather than South African cellar doors being mired in the '60s after the trade embargoes of the toxic apartheid years, local wineries quickly realised they were part of the entertainment industry. From tram rides to Segway tours to breathtaking scenery and world-class cuisine, the Cape wine routes offer an exhilarating experience that goes far beyond chenin blanc and chardonnay.
At the popular destination of Spier Estate in Stellenbosch, for instance, visitors are invited to take a vineyard tour on one of those nifty Segway machines before a tasting, or choosing from one of three winery restaurants in which to eat or visiting the spa, craft market or eagle conservation centre.
At L'Ormarins in Franschhoek, they can combine a tasting with a visit to one of the world's best car museums: the Franschhoek Motor Museum, as well as a hiking trail up into the mountains where Cape leopards are spotted occasionally.
At Solms-Delta there is a fascinating museum detailing the 400-year history of the farm and a restaurant serving modern Cape Malay food, as well as a choice of guided walking tours and food and wine-matching experiences. La Motte is home to a world-class art gallery and at Viljoensdrift, near Robertson, you can take an open-air cruise on the Breede River after enjoying a picnic and tasting on a delightful deck.
There are dozens of other such innovative offerings, including a cooking school at Leopard's Leap, the opportunity to watch glass blowing at Backsberg, KWV's Sensorium (where art and wine are combined) and some fabulous food and wine matchings at Grande Provence.
"Many of the wineries in South Africa realised years ago that you need to offer more than just a wine tasting to bring people to your door and engage with your product," says Georgie Prout, an Australian who works for the Glen Carlou winery.
Many South African wine estates are dramatically beautiful and boast striking Cape Dutch architecture. Several have on-site restaurants – far more than you would find in any Australian wine region – and with the Australian dollar so strong now, wines, food and accommodation are all ridiculous bargains.
As an example, rooms at the very chic Relais & Chateaux Le Quartier Francais start from about R1900 ($206) and a three-course dinner at Grande Provence is priced at R320.
And what of the wine quality? Chardonnays vary between fat and oaky and the modern vibrant style, while visitors should try the native grape pinotage (a hybrid of pinot noir and cinsault). Chenin blanc shines, however, and is readily available for $4 a bottle upwards, and sauvignon blanc, cabernet, shiraz and bordeaux-style blends are all agreeable.
Wineries range from big, slick operations owned by local millionaires to small mum-and-dad operations. Several, including Solms-Delta and Dombeya, have handed part ownership to their black workers.
No fewer than five of the winemakers in and around Stellenbosch are former Springbok rugby players, combining two of the country's greatest passions.
Franschhoek was founded by French Huguenot immigrants and has a decidedly French flair – and you'll try some excellent white wines there. The Stellenbosch district is probably better known for its reds.
The Cape wine regions were featured on TripAdvisor's "Best Wine Destinations 2012", which highlighted the distinctive Cape Dutch architecture to be found at many estates.
The Stellenbosch Wine Route, established in the early 1970s, is the most famous and busiest, but it is worth also venturing out into areas such as Robertson, based on a dusty Afrikaans heartland farming town but surrounded by vineyards producing wines offering quite extraordinary value.
Here are some of the world-class gourmet experiences:
Grande Provence is a grand and historic wine estate at Franschhoek with a superb tasting room with wine and food matchings, the fine dining the Restaurant, an impressive art gallery and sculpture garden, and world-class accommodation at the Owners' Cottage. +27 21 876 8600, grandeprovence.co.za.
The Robertson Small Hotel is a luxury boutique hotel in a slow-paced rural area, and was recently named South Africa's best luxury country hotel for the second year consecutively. There's a mix of sophistication and old-world charm, service is impeccable – and there is a world-class restaurant on site: Reuben's at Robertson Small Hotel. +27 23 626 7200, therobertsonsmallhotel.com.
Le Quartier Francais in Franschhoek is part of the exclusive Relais & Chateaux group and comprises a luxury hotel and two restaurants; one of them – the Tasting Room – regularly rated among the top 50 in the world (sample dishes including wildebeest loin). The wine list is comprised exclusively of premium Cape wines. +27 21 876 2151, lqf.co.za.
The writer was a guest of South African Tourism.
Five essential things to do
1. Explore the immaculately laid-out gardens and superb fresh produce at Babylonstoren, a French-style fruit-and-vegetable farm, and enjoy afternoon tea in the Victorian greenhouse or lunch at Babel restaurant. The manor house dates back to 1777.
2. Take a ride on the new Franschhoek Wine Tram, a hop-on, hop-off experience that links several of the top cellar doors, including Grande Provence, Chamonix, Dieu Donne and Haute Cabriere.
3. Enjoy tapas overlooking the vines on Thursdays and Friday afternoons at Glen Carlou cellar door.
4. See the Nelson Mandela Monument at the Drakenstein Correction Centre (formerly Victor Verster Prison), where Mandela spent his last days before his release.
5. Visit the traditional township restaurant Batho's Place outside Franschhoek. Sample local beer and enjoy entertainment and a barbecue lunch in a shanty town. A chance to see how many locals live.
Six top winery eateries
Solms-Delta Fyndraai Restaurant specialises in modern takes on Cape Malay food. Sit in an old wine cellar or outside on the deck and enjoy dishes such as mussels in tomato bredie or bobotie spring rolls. Super-friendly service and affordable gourmet picnics are also available to enjoy on the lawns. Bookings essential.
Rust en Vrede This landmark Stellenbosch winery, 315 years old, is home to a cellar restaurant with open kitchen that offers indulgent four- or six-course degustations in a slick but not stuffy environment. Think refined dishes such as sole fillet with scallop mousse, beurre blanc and pork skin.
Backsberg Relaxed tastings and a casual dining environment in a traditional Cape Dutch setting in Paarl. The rotisserie lamb cooked over wood is a long-time weekend favourite and the cooking is wholesome and hearty. The estate wines are outstanding.
Glen Carlou Situated outside Paarl, it offers spectacular vineyard views and is part of a chic complex that also houses a museum of modern art. Standout dishes include duck and chorizo terrine with cassis jelly, or soy-braised pork belly with chilli caramel and sesame broccoli.
Moreson Outside Franschhoek, this is a terrific lunchtime destination with its Bread and Wine restaurant open seven days and focusing on charcuterie such as traditional biltong and mettwurst from local expert Neil Jewell. There's a rustic setting in which to enjoy the bistro-style dishes and the courtyard is lovely on a warm day.
Grande Provence One of the swishest wine estates in Franschhoek, it's also home to a sophisticated restaurant where chef Darren Badenhorst serves up dishes such as Cajun-spiced soft-shell crab and roasted quail with truffled gnocchi and figs. Expect top-notch service in a refined setting. Dine inside or in the sculpture garden.
Other standouts
Terroir at Kleine Zalze; Cotage Fromage at Vrede en Lust; Boekenhoutskloof; 96 Winery Road; Pierneef at La Motte; Reuben's at the Robertson Small Hotel; Tokara; Overture; Delaire Graff and the Restaurant at Jordan.
Trip notes
Getting there South African Airways has daily non-stop flights from Sydney and Perth to Johannesburg. Fares from Sydney start at $2085, including taxes, and a return side trip to Cape Town. 1300 435 972, flysaa.com.au.
More information (02) 9261 5000, southafrica.net; southafricanholidays.com.au


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Fast food strikes spread from New York to Chicago
(Chicago, IL) -- Chicago fast food and retail workers are staging a walkout today to demand better pay. Workers from 30 downtown fast food eateries and retail outlets have joined forces for their "Fight for 15" campaign. The workers are pushing for a minimum hourly wage of at least 15-dollars for low-skilled employees working downtown. They also want union representation. The protest is taking place along Michigan Avenue and State Street.