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Dada Masilo discusses art, narrative and her NYC debut with 'Swan Lake.'
Jody Williams, Contributing Writer and Mark McLaren, Editor In Chief, January 29, 2016
South African-born dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo and Johannesburg's The Dance Factory arrive in New York City next week with a radically reimagined Swan Lake that is both personal and political. Ms. Masilo, who studied classical, modern, and jazz, has reconstructed other iconic theater works including Romeo and Juliet and Carmen. She spoke with ZEALnyc yesterday as she prepares The Dance Factory for next week's engagement at The Joyce Theater.
'I think that it was very important to not just have a Swan Lake that is about homosexuality. You can have gay people on stage. But it was much more than that, which is why it had to have a narrative. I think that is much more important than just this person is this, this person is that. There had to be more weight to it.'
So says Dada Masilo of her new, perhaps revolutionary Swan Lake.
ZEALnyc: You mention that you first saw Swan Lake as a young dancer. Can you describe that experience?
Masilo: It was magical. I think for each twelve year-old, seeing people dance on pointe is magical and its out of this world, and the tutus are beautiful. I think that every twelve year-old wants to own a tutu. I loved that about it, the surrealness of it – being transported into this world, this world that is not real.
But I think that when I created my version of Swan Lake, I really wanted to bring the reality back into it because life is not a fairy tale. I wanted to make it as real as possible. I also wanted to make it accessible to not only the dance audience, but to real people. Which is why it was so important to me to have the audience understand the story – that was a very important part for me.
ZEALnyc: Swan Lake is such an iconic work. What drew you to that work in particular?
Masilo: Swan Lake is the first ballet that I saw when I started dancing, and I just remember falling in love with the tutus, with the music, the design, everything. But I think it was mostly the tutus! I knew that I wanted to dance the work some day. But I did not become a ballet dancer, I'm a contemporary dancer, so I had to make my own version.
I wanted to over-fuse classical ballet with African dance which is something that had never been done before, because the two techniques are so different. Trying to set the African dance to the Tchaikovsky, it was very challenging, very difficult. I spent about two months just working on my own, trying to find out how the movement was going to be. It wasn't anything that I had done before. So I think that was the most challenging part of it.
ZEALnyc: You have added alternative music to the Tchaikovsky score. Talk about that process, about your music choice.
Masilo: Well, because it is contemporary dance, it would have been very tricky for me to use the whole of the Tchaikovsky score. Because I want to do floor work, because I want to dance fast, some of the pieces really don't work.
Steve Reich was great because it is fast and so I use his work mostly to introduce the movement of the corpe de ballet. I also use the Dying Swan by Camille Saint-Saens for the end, for the sad part of the work. And I'm also using a version of the Swan Lake theme composed by the South African composer René Avenant.
It was very nice to put together the different pieces that would hang nicely together, and not only the Tchaikovsky. I chose all the pieces that I like from Tchaikovsky, and pieces that would work well with the African dance.
ZEALnyc: Do you hold to the Swan Lake story?
Masilo: Loosely. There is still a narrative, there is a Siegfried, there is an Odette and there is an Odile. Odette is female, Odile is male, and Siegfried is gay. In my story Siegfried's parents buy him a bride, and they force him to marry Odette. But Siegfried is already involved with Odile, and that is how the story unfolds. You don't know that Siegfried is gay until that moment when he dances a duet with Odile, who crashes the wedding party.
ZEALnyc: Describe your personal dance history.
Masilo: I was trained in classical ballet and contemporary, I trained at The Dance Factory in Johannesburg, and studied in Cape Town at a place called Jazzart Dance. At fourteen I saw a company from Belgium called Rosas, and I'd never seen dance like that before. I really wanted to learn how to move like that. And so in 2004 I went to Brussels to the Performing Arts Research and Training Studio, and I stayed there for two years. It was an amazing experience.
ZEALnyc: It sounds like you found your dance journey by following your passion and the dance that excited you. Would it be fair to say that your choreographic journey is similar?
Masilo: I love narrative. I don't like abstract dance at all. When I was in high school, I had a lot of difficulty with Shakespeare. but I had an amazing teacher. So we read MacBeth, we did Romeo and Juliette. I just fell in love with the stories and I wanted to create work that dealt with narrative as opposed to just being a body in space.
There weren't any other choreographers that were doing that. I worked on a MacBeth, and I wanted to do more of that kind of work. But there weren't other choreographers who were doing that, so I had to start doing that kind of work myself.
ZEALnyc: Which brings us to Swan Lake. We're looking forward to your stop in New York.
Masilo: I'm looking forward to it as well – a bit nervous, but very excited!
Dada Masilo and The Dance Factory bring Swan Lake to The Joyce Theater, February 2-7. Tickets are available here. $10 tickets are available by calling (212) 242-0800. Running time is one hour.
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I think about Peanut Butter and Honey sandwiches often; I wont deny it. In fact, I am not even scared to admit that I'm a straight up addict. If you are one who believes it's all about Peanut Butter and Jelly time I'm disgusted and warning you: stop, drop, but don't roll; just put my OpEd paper down and go eat your nasty sandwich. But, if you have the slightest interest in discovering what might be the greatest recipe of all time, please continue reading.
I eat a PB and Honey sandwich every day and words cannot describe my satisfaction. Now I know you're thinking, what's the big deal, it's just two pieces of bread and some godly nectar in between, but please don't be hasty to judge. I am about to let you in on a secret and in doing so; I'll make quite the bold claim. There is only one way to make a good PB and Honey sandwich and it's my way.
Now don't you be thinking my way is simple, for my PB and Honey is complexity at it's finest. First things first, don't you dare for a second eat a PB and Honey on white bread. Not to mention white bread turns into sugar in your blood stream and heightens your chances for blindness, turrets, and motion sickness, but after being toasted its too crusty for my liking. It's all about the wheat bread, people.
So point being, get yourself two pieces of wheat bread and stick it in the toaster for one minute and not a second longer. Not only does toasting for a minute get the bread slightly crisp, but after, it also allows the peanut butter to melt from the warmth.
After slightly crisping your bread, get the peanut butter. I recommend Jiff, for choosey moms often chose Jiff. Now place the peanut butter on the warmed toast and let it sit for about twenty seconds, but don't be foolish in placing your honey on immediately after; it will destroy the creamy nature of the peanut butter and honey mixture. So be strong, just wait patiently for the melting process. After twenty seconds place your honey on both pieces of bread, in a swirl fashion, getting each corner. The worst kind of PB and Honeys are the ones that are heavy in the middle with honey and lacking on the edges. Now after your mixture of creaminess is perfected, promptly place it in the microwave for seven seconds.
Yes, exactly seven. Five seconds will not get the job done and ten will be too much; you'll end up steaming your bread and waiting for it to cool. I've made this mistake before, unfortunately, and the cooling processes takes much longer than the heating. Do yourself a favor, press the number seven, and start.
The microwave should ring when finished. You may now take your perfected sandwich out of the microwave and place it on a glass plate. I warn you, don't put your PB and Honey on a paper-towel or napkin of some sort, you'll be disappointed because it'll be too sticky and you wont be able to lick the remains. So, glass plate it is. After placing the sandwich on the plate, avoid cutting it. I know you may be tempted, but cutting it will force the honey to the center, which—as I stated previously—is the worst kind of PB and Honey. You want the PB and Honey mixture dispersed all across the bread. Pick up your sandwich, start at the top corner and begin munching.
After taking your first bite, chewing, and swallowing, you should congratulate yourself; for you have just discovered what might be the greatest edible creation on Earth. The amount of satisfaction you feel should shock you, but do not panic. Savor the moment and acknowledge that not only are my PB and Honeys calorie dense and full of carbs, but they are a godly creation sought to satisfy all contenders and lead them to a land of euphoria.
Now taking into consideration the preparation and steps involved in the creation of my PB and Honeys, they are no easy task. However, it's safe to say that there is only one way to make a good PB and Honey and it's my way. Take it as it is, disagree if you'd like, but just acknowledge that my PB and Honey is a creation of the Gods. A creation that will stand the test of time and forever satisfy any mortal seeking for endless elation and bliss.

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Being able to access the information remotely is a huge plus. -- Town of Franklin's Melissa Begor
Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 02, 2015
The Town of Franklin, a picturesque community located in upstate New York near the Adirondack Mountains, is using Lathem's PayClock® Online cloud-based time and attendance system to efficiently manage time and attendance for its employees.
Town managers cite accessibility, accuracy and convenience as the online time & attendance solution's most important benefits.
Supervisor Art Willman manages the finances and many HR-related duties for the Town of Franklin. This involves managing time and attendance for the non-elected employees, who include mechanics and motor equipment operators. He shares the payroll duties with secretary Melissa Begor, and works closely with her to manage the Town of Franklin employee time entries and payroll.
Begor can work from a remote location on the days she processes payroll, without having to head to town hall. "Being able to access the information remotely is a huge plus," Begor shared. "Through PayClock Online, I can access all entries throughout the two-week pay period and resolve any issues before I finalize and process payroll.
About a year ago, the Town of Franklin was using a mechanical time card clock to keep track of employee hours. Having employees use paper time cards meant processing time and attendance records and calculating employee hours manually, which led to errors and inefficiencies. Also someone had to physically be in the office to access these records when it came time to process payroll.
The town switched to PayClock Online for the cloud benefits of anytime, anywhere access, and now the employees clock in and out with proximity badges using Lathem's PC600 time clock, which integrates seamlessly with PayClock Online.
Willman said, "The biggest benefit is that PayClock Online keeps an accurate record of time entries. It's more consistent, and errors are reduced. PayClock Online is a great fit for any small- to medium-sized town."
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PayClock Online is a cloud-based solution that enables businesses to manage employee time and attendance anytime, anywhere with an Internet connection. This web-based employee timekeeping system allows managers to quickly process payroll on their own time, when it is most convenient for them. Mobile functionality lets managers track remote employees' hours or administer payroll from their own mobile devices. It's easy to set up employees to clock in and out from their computers, mobile devices, or even Lathem time clocks, and enable them to view their own time records and paid time off information on the web without supervisor assistance. PayClock Online seamlessly integrates with popular payroll software systems like QuickBooks, Paychex, ADP and more.
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Skip to comments.Man flies flag upside-down to protest election outcome
Posted on 11/08/2012 4:05:29 AM PST by Jimmah
News Center 7 received calls Wednesday night from residents in Beavercreek who were not happy about their neighbor flying the U.S. flag upside-down.
One caller said it might not be illegal, but its offensive to the people in the neighborhood.
Despite what his neighbors think, Ray Lewis said flying the flag upside-down is an international symbol of distress and he felt compelled to do it as a form of peaceful protest following the re-election of President Barack Obama.
(Excerpt) Read more at whiotv.com ...
Good for him. Perhaps we need a National USA Distress Day to protest the Stolen Election!
If it's offensive to his neighborhood, I guess we know how his neighborhood voted.
I lowered mine to half-mast, yesterday morning.
I live in Beavercreek and heard about this. God bless him for being so concerned and expressing the distress we all feel. My wife's boss (at a local Air Force base) said he was so upset he wanted to stay home the day after the election.
My best friend has had an upside down flag as his facebook picture for a couple months now and gets nasty comments.
I cut both of my flags into 12-inch squares and use them to dust furniture and wax my car.
The head of my local Tea Party Chapter is doing the same on her facebook page.
Took him THIS long to do that? My neighbor (a Vietnam Vet) has been flying his upside down in his front yard for 4 YEARS.
Yesterday I took all 4 of my flags down, placed them in a paper bag, and will bury them on my mountain land when I get up there this weekend.
Call me UNAMERICAN all you want, but those flag no longer stand for anything. Just a dream of our forefathers bought at the cost of their blood. That dream in me died Tuesday, November 6th, 2012.
We were told we were not supposed to be offended when people burn the flag.
Flying it upside down seems like a reasonable way to protest your country turning upside down.
Perhaps we need to fly the flag for the Republican Party in distress and stop picking these stupid losers every time. That I can get behind. Santorum 2016. Of course the Republican liberals won't go for a patriotic conservative like Santorum. They would rather put up a liberal and watch him lose and become another loser like Romney, Dole, and McCain.
Folks this is wrong. It's been explained several times before. An upside down flag is a signal, not a protest and using it as such weakens it's effectiveness as a signal.
When GW Bush was elected the crew at my local KFC decided to fly their flag upside down as a protest. When I confronted them they claimed they didn't know how to fix it and laughed. I contacted the company and the laughing stopped after the regional rep made a visit.
If you think flying it upside down now is a good way to protest then, it was perfectly fine for that crew to do it as well.
If you don't understand that picture this. When a republican is elected democrats will fly their flags inverted. When a democrat is elected republicans will fly their flag inverted.
And then the use as a signal is compromised.
It's a stupid idea.
I have to disagree on the point that it reduces its effectiveness as an emergency signal. I seriously doubt that the police and fire dept are accidentally rushing over to see what the emergency is. Ships at see aren't coming in to port to help out the emergency. Maybe in 1750, but with the advent of 911 service, the flying flag upside down to signal an emergency in the burbs has been pretty much forgotten.
I highly doubt there will be a 2016, I said in 08 only one way to fix things to now and votes aren't it, but people still seem to think they can. Those days are past I'm afraid, and yes I'm very afraid for the future.
A lot of folks will disagree with me, but as a former Navy vet I haven't hung my flag since Bam took power. My refusal was based on his Marxist/socialist proclivities which have been the enemy of this great nation for decades. I was hoping to purchase two new flags on Wednesday to celebrate a rebirth of this nation. Hopefully the day will come when I will be proud to display the flag. Unfortunaely the flag represents a US socialist regime.
I understand your distress. The one constant in my life has always been love of country and I do not feel it any longer. This is not the same country I was born in. There's been an incredible amount of deterioration in just a generation or two. This country has been balkanized to a degree. With entire sections of it living as less that animals without even the good grace to mow the lawn or see that children are well tended to. It is disgraceful.
It's not that I do not love America, but it is more of an idea and a wish now.
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On Monday, Jan 6th, the CPNA will be having their monthly meeting at the College Park Community Center, behind Princeton Elementary, beginning at 7:00PM.
The College Park South Committee will be doing a presentation discussing the gateways to College Park and their impact including crime, decreased real estate values, perceptions, and quality of life. This will be an important meeting and all College Park residents are encouraged to attend.
We are aware that there is a College playoff game that evening and will ensure the meeting ends early enough for you to get home for the game.
Please join us, and invite your neighbors, 7:00 PM at the College Park Community Center, 2393 Elizabeth Avenue (behind Princeton Elementary).
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President Obama was overcome with emotion Wednesday while thanking his campaign staff in Chicago for helping him get reelected. It was a very rare moment as the President of the United States publicly shed tears of joy.
"What you guys have done means that the work I'm doing is important. And I'm really proud of that. I'm really proud of all of you," Obama said, as tears streamed down his face.
It's the second time this week Obama shed tears while speaking. He also became emotional at his final campaign rally in Iowa on Monday night.


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February is the most depressing month of the year. Its still raining and Januarys new year enthusiasm has long since faded away. So wouldnt it be nice to have to something to look forward to? A riding break in the Scottish Highlands for example!
Weve teamed up with Progression Bikes and the Atholl Arms Hotel in Dunkeld to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a two-night stay in the Highlands with a days guided mountain biking. Bike hire is included as is breakfast and dinner.
The Atholl Arms is a 19th century hotel overlooking the River Tay with the recently refurbished Riverview Restaurant. Find out more at www.athollarmshotel.com. Progression Bikes are a mountain bike specific company in Dunkeld and cater for mountain bikers of all levels. Find out more at www.progressionbikesscotland.com.
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In its response to the Finance Ministry (seeking comments from various line Ministries on the setting up of the NIB), the Power Ministry has said that it is a welcome move, which will help in timely clearances of mega infrastructure projects.
In fact, apart from fully supporting the move, the Power Ministry has suggested to the Finance Ministry that the Secretariat of the proposed NIB should be located in the PMO, and at the same time has suggested that it should be an effective body which should ensure clearance of all major infrastructure projects within a specific time frame which in turn would facilitate their timely completion and at the same time the target for capital expenditure are also achieved.
Since the last 12 months, several power projects - especially those fuelled by thermal coal - have seen major hurdles as delays in environmental clearances to coal blocks situated in densely forested areas (which were till recently notified as No-Go areas), led to an acute shortage of coal for thermal plants.
In fact, till six months back there were around 25-odd thermal plants which were left with just a week's supply of dry fuel, a situation which forced major power players to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in February, seeking his intervention to improve the situation.
Subsequently Coal India Ltd (CIL) through a Presidential Reference in April was asked to urgently expedite inking of fuel supply agreements (FSAs) with power companies to ensure coal supply at 80 per cent trigger level.
Official sources say that the setting up of the proposed NIB (which would be headed by the PM) would be of great relief in the current scenario when despite PMO's intervention, the FSAs are yet to be inked as differences prevail between Coal and Power Ministries as to who would bear the additional cost of blending imported coal with that of domestic coal.
According to terms of references of the NIB , it will facilitate and ensure accelerated and time-bound grant of various licenses, permissions and approvals as a mechanism to be triggered in case of the failure of the competent authorities (read concerned ministries) to act in time to take decisions.
Sources close to the development said that the Power Ministry's prompt response to the Finance Ministry, giving its enthusiastic support to the setting up of the NIB, also stems from the fact that with the PMO regularly keeping a close tab on the issue of signing of FSAs, the setting up of the super arbitrator would remove all the roadblocks it is currently facing.
On other hand though the Coal Ministry is in the process of sending its formal response to the setting up of the NIB, Shastri Bhavan sources indicate that it is a good move which would also help in putting on fast track the clearances currently being sought for all the coal blocks which had been red flagged by the Environment Ministry for being situated in No-Go areas.
With the PMO already having asked both Central Electricity Authority (CEA) as well as CIL to urgently work out a formula for price pooling (on blending of imported coal with domestic coal) so that the FSAs can be signed by November-end, the setting up of the NIB would only serve the common cause of both the ministries.
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By Tulsi, Bollywood.com News Network
Few weeks ago there were a few pictures of Aditya Roy Kapoor and Katrina Kaif doing rounds on the Internet. They were sneakpeaks of the two hotties shooting for their next film Fitoor, and their long drive pictures were quite neat!
Looks like Slice has picked up the chemistry between them, and decided to have Aditya join Kat in her ads! The ads will come out before the film, probably raising the excitement for everyone to see them together on the big screen! What a brilliant plus for both the brand and the film!
Says to-be Mrs. (Ranbir) Kapoor: "I had no idea I had a fellow mango enthusiast in Aditya Roy Kapoor. The shooting of the Slice commercial was so much fun especially since we shared a great rapport on the sets of 'Fitoor'." She feels that the ad is "playful, intriguing and refreshing'!
Now, now! We're sure it is!
Katrina's Slice ads are quite looked forward to. Her "aamsutra" concept is extremely sexy, and to now see the Fitoor co-stars together in the sexy ad is just going to add more heat to the summer!
What do y'all think?
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AboutHello loves, you have stumbled into Sterling's private world!
In this world fun is the key word, fun, art, love, and those general things reign across the land.
You want to know about its benevolent ruler?
Me! I am a very artistic person, both in literal sense, and the sense of my personality! (aka she's a lil ... off....) SSHHHHHuuuut uuup!
heart My best friend in the entire world is disturbed66_venus
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Theres a few highlights on myself~! Any questions you have for me, dont be shy just ask!
I'm very proud to say I'm happy with my drawing style right now, I'm also very proud of my coloring with said drawings, and even happy with my lines finally, so now just generally improving all around.
Annnnd now that I'm back I wanna try and open back a shop again... maybe
So thats that, this is my happy world where I keep order, so come around sometime~ with that said...
Here's whatever avi art I've collected so far
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Sunday, October 25, 2009
6 a.m in f minor
Are there ways to escape myself from remembrance?
Blindness maybe, because it's the only way to forget, to forgive.
Don't judge me,
I used to have a heart.
There is a time to play, to burn, to use whatever life may give us,
The shape you're in, the good it fells, the abstract pain, the quietness around you.
And then, there's that little moment before it all,
When you wake up with roses in your bed,
When you've got stories and all you need is there.
Just smile, any second it could be gone.
I just can't stand 'Lolitas' because they are so lame most of the times!
Now listening: Negrita-Ho imparato a sognare
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SUMMIT, NJ - Thanks to the efforts of one talented artist and the catalytic effort of their PTO Garden Chair, Brayton Elementary School has a new sundial.
The Time is Now for New Brayton Sundial
October 21, 2013 at 4:05 PM
Artist Duncan Mackenzie recently installed the sundial, a project that was spearheaded by Brayton PTO Garden Chair Heather Eisenmenger, who revived the idea and worked through the Summit Education Foundation (SEF) who funded it.
The sundial sit is located on the blacktop outside the second- and third-grade dismissal doors. Brayton's students helped artist Mackenzie hand-paint the design, and met with him to learn how to tell time using it.
Brayton Principal Dr. Cheryl Moretz said, "In 2012, Mrs. Eisenmenger became the steward of the outdoor garden. Through PTO support, the concept of the sundial at Brayton became a reality."


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Lane 1 - The Cornell Daily Sun posts "Olympic Champion Mark Spitz Speaks on Path to Success."
Lane 2 - The Race Club posts "Swimisodes - Freestyle - Head Position. Many freestylers swim with their heads too high. In a crowded swimming pool, swimmers often look forward, hoping to avoid a collision with one of their teammates. These defensive swimming techniques create a bad habit that slows them down. In this Swimisodes, world record holder and Olympic champ Roland Schoeman and Open Water Swimmer Lexie Kelly show how head elevation slows their swimming techniques while Japanese champion, Junya Koga, swims freestyle the way we teach at The Race Club almost effortlessly with his head in the correct swimming technique. http://shop.theraceclub.com/store/tra..."
Lane 3 - Fox Sports posts "James Magnussen at loggerheads with Swimming Australia over his choice of coaches. JAMES Magnussen's war with Swimming Australia has gone public after the sport's bosses rubbished the world champion's decision to ignore their advice and choose little known swim coaches Mitch and Lach Falvey to guide his pursuit of 2016 Rio Olympic gold."
Lane 4 - USC Trojans posts "Salo Named U.S. Women's Coach For 2015 FINA World Championships. Second straight assignment for ninth-year Trojan coach at world meet."
Lane 5 - Daily Record posts "Perth swimmer Stephen Milne has "the potential to medal at Rio de Janeiro". Perth swim star Stephen Milne splashed into the spotlight earlier this year following a glittering performance at the Commonwealth Games. And the former Perth Academy pupil recently received a funding boost from British Swimming after being picked out as a potential medal winner at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro."
Lane 6 - Gulf Times posts "Lochte, Hosszu, Gyurta confirm for FINA worlds. After a record number of athletes registered to compete at the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships, organisers today confirmed part of the star-studded line-up of swimmers that will compete in Doha from December 3-7."
Lane 7 - Chaîne de Swim For Life Brussels posts "S4L FAQ English. You want to register for Swim for Life but still have some questions? Take a look here :)"
Lane 8 - Cuban News Agency posts "Cuban Swimmer Has Outstanding performance in Veracruz Games. Cuban Elisbet Gamez won the bronze medal in the swimming event of women's 200 meter freestyle at the Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz 2014, to give the Caribbean nation its second medal in the sport."


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Very tall thief targeting Wicker Park businesses
FOX 32 NEWS - Business owners in Wicker Park are sounding the alarm after a very tall thief has targeted several of them, ripping off purses, wallets and cell phones.
"I feel violated," said Terri Visovatti, Owner of Urban Wellness.
Visovatti's massage therapy business on North Damen was hit on Wednesday by a man pretending to want a massage. She described him as being about six foot eight. She said he conned his way into her appointment only massage center in Wicker Park by buzzing the doorway and then showing up at her second floor business.
Visovatti was with a customer at the time and another massage therapist named Amy left the man in the waiting room to attend to her client.
"He took my wallet, he took Amy's wallet and he took her cell phone he then left and I came out of the treatment room none the wiser, didn't know he was ever even really here," Visovatti said.
She shared the man's picture and other information on social media and then learned she may not have been the only business targeted on Wednesday.
"He perfected it, he had some practice it seems like before, he was wandering the neighborhood, the first report seems to be about 1:00 o'clock in the neighborhood and then another report from the different neighborhood was earlier was around 12:00 or 12:30," Visovatti said.
She says HealthSource on Milwaukee Avenue was victimized as well allowing the man to go on a spending spree with stolen credit cards from someone there and with hers.
"I guess he used to their credit card over at the Cricket store and I believe at Wendy's and then Amy's card, who works for me, he did try to use her card, one of her cards at Nike but it didn't go through and that was a charge for about $800. Mine was about $600 almost," Visovatti said.
She is hoping that by getting his picture out there that someone will recognize him and alert police before the thief strikes again.


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Rob addresses recent TMZ story on one of my favorite site @OCG
According to TMZ Sources close to the Kardashians Rob got pissed at his sisters Monday — especially Kylie — for what he considered a slap in the face … the Chyna-free shower they were throwing. We're told the sisters only planned separate his and hers showers because Rob and Chyna haven't been speaking for months.
They briefly reunited for a dinner the night before their reality show premiered, but other than that … they've been split.
Still, Rob was pissed when he learned BC wouldn't be at the shower — so he skipped it.
Thing is … we're told Chyna had agreed separate showers were best.
Rob wasn't told that until after the fact, and we're told he's still pissed.
Rob speaks out…
- celeb_gozzip@robkardashian stopped by our comment section to address TMZ's story scroll back if you missed that
Watch a sneak peek of the upcoming 'Rob and Chyna' below.
Despite breakup rumors, Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna are still very much together, but that doesn't mean it's all been smooth sailing for the Rob & Chyna stars.
"Rob and Chyna are not in a great place," a source tells PEOPLE. "They are always up and down, but they went through a very rough patch as recently as last week. They weren't speaking, or even texting."
According to the source, "It doesn't bode well for their relationship, especially considering the baby is coming so soon. They're not broken up, but it's not a healthy relationship at all."


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The ramblings, thoughts and observations of a post menopausal woman. Love reading boating blogs, and one of these days I will own a boat of my own!
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
I'll be back!!
I have crossed everything for you!!!
Pete, GO
Keep writing so I have lots to read when I get back.
Carol xxx
7 comments:
- Knowleypowley said...
Have a wonderful time and look forward to hearing all about it.
- 7:34 pm
- Sharon J said...
Have fun! And don't do anything I wouldn't do ;-)
- 10:48 pm
I come to you from Sharon Js blog when she wrote about the person who had been leaving nasty comments here. I see that your also a nice person and dont understand why she would want to be spiteful. I hope you have a nice holiday.
- 1:51 pm
- Caroline said...
Hope you have a fantastic time.
I'll have lots for you to catch up on when you return.
Take care and enjoy.
- 11:39 am
- Pink Pyjamas said...
Doesn't all this remind you just a little of what we did during the Empire? No doubt once we have (you have) messed up their country to the point where we no longer find it worth spending our hard earned money for a holiday, we'll just pull out and leave them to it. Today the caribbean. Tomorrow? Who knows!
- 9:02 pm
- gentlemanoracle said...
Have a wonderful time. I am very jealous
- 6:42 pm
- Carol said...
Oh PP how sad you sound. You sound like you could do with a holiday yourself. Chill honey.
Go, Caroline, Pete, Shazzy and beanpole. Peace!! LOL
Love from Grenada
- 4:26 pm


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Published 8:00 pm, Thursday, May 20, 2010
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PORT AUSTIN — Village planning commission members met with community members Thursday evening to receive public comment regarding a proposed 150-site campground in the industrial area of town.
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The best weightlifters in the world are the ones who get under the bar the fastest.
In order to lift the most weight possible, a lifter has to have an explosive (complete) 2nd pull while pulling under the bar as fast as possible; any wasted effort pulling the bar upward is inevitably going to slow the lifter from pulling under the bar. All novice lifters go through a similar progression learning the lifts where errors are corrected – eliminate bent arms, finish the pull, catch in the right position, etc. Going under the bar, and doing so fast, is something that is not always taught at the beginning. It is almost assumed that as the weight gets heavier a lifter will naturally go lower under the bar to catch the weight.
For many lifters who initially learned to perform power cleans that better resemble a cheat curl the tendency remains to catch the bar in an upright position. The ability exists to squat under the weight, yet there is sometimes hesitation in doing so. The good news is that this can be improved; the bad news is that it takes time and practice. Speed under the bar comes with repetition; 100s and 100s of repetitions. It is not something that changes over night, but it will happen in time. Obviously, the newer you are to performing the lifts the easier this learning curve will occur. Once you get in the right positions it is just a matter of doing it. Lifts from the hang and high hang, doubles, and eliminating power lifts (power snatch / power clean) from training will definitely help. It is also important to remember that "going under" the bar is an active movement. Do not let the weights passively pull you down. As legendary American coach Joe Mills instructed his lifters, "stand up and jump down". Squatting under the bar can be seen as an independent act that must occur if you plan to lift heavier weights.
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Today's post is a dedication more than anything else.
A personal blog post, that I am willing to open up and share.
23 years ago today I was 17, and numb.
I had been told that my 19 year old boyfriend had been killed in a car accident, only hours after dropping me home. 3am on Saturday 16th September 1989. The crash claimed 2 best friends, and seriously injured 2 more, and the lives of many were changed forever.
After the initial shock, when the numbness wore off and the pain set in, and after the funeral, I shut down - emotionally. I didn't know how to cope, and I almost checked out myself to try to escape the pain.
When everyone else appeared to carry on with life, I was walking around with a big hole inside, and I see now that I tried to fill that hole with food.
As painful as that was, for many, many years, I now see how that losing Rob, and finding ways to survive, led me to spirituality, opened my soul up bare and raw, and molded me into the person I am today.
So after 23 years I have learned to be grateful for that experience, bizarrely grateful for losing him. Because, you know what, I now know that I can survive. There are other things I have survived, and no doubt more that I will in the future, but today on the Anniversary, I am grateful for having known him, having loved him, and having lost him.
For years, September 16th made me cry, and now it makes me smile, I never ever thought I would say that, and be at peace with it.
|a few weeks before the crash
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Gender: Female
Date of birth: October 27th, 1978
Year: 6th
House: Ravenclaw
Blood status: Unsure. The only thing Verity's mother, Cecilia Vance, told her older sister, Emmeline (Verity's aunt who has raised her since practically infancy,) about the girl's father is that his last name was Jenkins. The Vance family are purebloods, so she is at least a halfblood.
Physical characteristics: Verity is on the tallish side of average at 5'6 1/2. She's slim in a natural "I eat and eat and eat and my metabolism just won't have it" kind of way. Her breasts-- much to her chagrin-- appeared during puberty just like they do on other girls. They're not huge and look lovely with her figure but she'd really rather they weren't there at all especially when the less evolved males at Hogwarts stare at them. She'll learn to appreciate them eventually. She has exceedingly small feet for her height and enjoys borrowing shoes from her younger house mates.
Tee is not at all narcissistic though people who don't know her well might think she is. She does tend to say things about how 'adorable' or 'undeniably cute' she is, not because she's enamored of her looks but because it entertains her to say outrageous things. She's not terribly interested in what she looks like or spending much time getting pretty. She might put on a bit of lip gloss or some mascara in the morning if she has an extra few minutes. She values her sleep and her quality time with that first cup of coffee too much to set aside time for such things on a regular basis. This is not to say she dresses badly or is incapable of doing makeup. And she does take good care of her pretty blonde hair and twists it around her finger often.
Background information:
"Curiosity killed the cat; satisfaction brought it back. If ever a wizard exhibited a danger of self destruction from too much knowledge, surely it was a Ravenclaw Scorpio. It doesn't matter whether the pet obsession this week is botany, Muggle pop music, or the history of the Necronomicon, if a Ravenclaw Scorpio wants to know about it, then he will, and damn the consequences: full speed ahead. Indeed, just mention that a subject is "forbidden" and you'll see a peculiar light shine in their eyes. They sneak into locked rooms after dark, and forge passes to the restricted library sections. The lust for arcane knowledge is both the greatest strength of these wizards, and the Achilles heel. It's best to indulge them whenever possible and let the obsession burn itself out; and, when this is not possible, to explain in great detail and absolutely *no* patronizing why the subject must not be explored...."
Blurb taken from: Harry Potter Astrology
Cecilia Vance was a wild child. Three days after finishing Hogwarts she left the United Kingdom and headed to America for several months of fun and partying. Her older, more pragmatic sister, Emmeline, stayed in England to fight Lord Voldemort as a member of the original Order of the Pheonix. When Cecilia returned to England she was pregnant and still only 18 years old. Emmeline moved her younger sister into her London flat and cared for her while still continuing to aid the Order in any way she could.
When Cecilia gave birth to to her daughter on October 27th, 1978 she was in the middle of a book of Greek myths. Emmeline just barely managed to convince Cecilia that naming her daughter "Mnemosyne" would result in estrangement. They settled on Verity Mnemosyne which satisfied Cecilia's need for the mystical and Emmeline's need for some practicality. Verity Mnemosyne Jenkins. Cecilia would never tell her sister anything about the man she'd met in America who had fathered her child except his surname.
For the first 8 months of Verity's life the sisters raised the little girl together. But Cecilia grew restless and Emmeline was disheartened, but not surprised, when she awoke one morning to find her sister gone. She continued to raise her niece without complaint as the weeks and months ticked away without a single word from Cecilia. Though she doesn't remember it Verity spent many a night in her first two years being cared for by Molly Weasley while Emmeline and other Order members went on missions.
Cecilia did not resurface in her daughter's life until after the first war had ended. Emmeline had been doing her best to pick up the pieces of her life after losing so many friends. She was devastated but trying to make a good life for the blonde ringletted toddler who hurled herself at Emmeline's legs everyday when she returned from work. She was doing all right... and then Cecilia came back.
She was so glad to see them again.... She'd missed them terribly.... She never should have left.... Didn't Verity recognize her Mummy?.... She'd run out of money on her latest adventure.... Could Emma lend her some just so she could pay off some people? And then, as quickly as she had come, she was gone again.
This became Cecilia's MO. Once every six or eight months she would show up on their doorstep acting like she'd never been gone. She'd make an effort to be part of the family for a few days. She'd play with Verity and help do the dishes. But soon enough it would come out what she really needed, Emmeline would figure out how to get it for her and Cecilia would disappear again. Verity would cry when she left, sometimes for days.
When Verity was 7 and 1/2 she did not jump to her feet and grin when Emmeline opened the door and there stood Cecilia. There was no cry of "Mummy!" Instead she just said a quiet, empty, "Hello Cecilia," and left the room. This time when Cecilia left Verity did not cry.
Her mother never came back for another one of her visits. Verity doesn't know where she is or if Emmeline asked her not to return. She does not talk about her mother and if she did she would say she doesn't miss her. She considers herself lucky to have had her Aunt Emma care for and love her all these years (Emmeline really does do her best even though she's not a very happy woman since most of her friends were killed in the first war.) That's all she needs. Really.
It's because of her mother that Verity is both attracted too and wary of people with a wilder nature. She grew up to become quite wild herself. She's a born prankster with a knack for coming up with new and creative ways to trick people. But she's also in possession of her fair share of Ravenclaw logic which helps her to be slightly more sensible when it comes to pranks than
When Verity went to Hogwarts she did not Sort into Gryffindor, the house that both her aunt and mother had belonged too. Instead she was sorted into Ravenclaw and has been happily studying, drinking and pranking people there ever since. She's friendly with her house mates, especially Roger Davies (who fills the rolls of big brother and teddy bear.) The two can sometimes be found in the Ravenclaw Common Room with a 5-pound bag of chocolate covered espresso beans between them. Pity on the poor fool who tries to grab a handful, there are JUST enough there for the two of them.
She adores Hogwarts resident terrible twosome, Fred and George Weasley. She especially adores attempting to pull pranks on them. She doesn't try too frequently because pranking the twins requires months of thought and preparation, that's what makes it so fun. She also likes to nick their products and try and work out how she could improve them. Frequently she can't think of anything to change because the twins have prefected the product. She has great appreciation for their genius. When she does make changes they don't usually turn out quite they way she planned. She lacks the twins art for making her ideas reality. As much as she loves the twins she does admit that they can sometimes be fairly gitty and will call them out on it. She feels there is a clear line between pranking and cruelty and it must be adhered to.
She also has an unusual friendship with Solan Montague who she met when she asked him to the Yule Ball. Though their friendship had a slightly unconventional beginning (Verity: Do YOU want to take me to the ball? Montague: Uh, who are you?) the two get on well. A possible reason for this is that neither of them has a mother. Admittedly, they deal with this fact in completely opposite manners but it is a bond nonetheless. She's the chirpy, cuddly, optimistic blonde to his taciturn, brooding, "baby sacrificing," Slytherin and they wouldn't have it any other way. She is also friendly with Gryffindor Katie Bell. And just about everyone.
Verity is terrified of heights. She managed to fly an entire yard up in the air during first year flying classes, but only with another student on either side of her and her eyes clamped shut. Madame Hooch gave up on her after that. She will not attend Quidditch matches because the stands are far to high up (though the official reason is that she wouldn't know who to root for: Ravenclaw, Slytherin or Gryffindor.) Nor will she sit near the windows in Ravenclaw tower when they're open.
Her favourite class is Muggle Studies because it gives her lots of ideas to bounce off Fred and George. She receives an "O" in the class and can often be found reading ahead in her textbook and grilling her Muggleborn friends about things she's read. She also takes Arithmancy, Charms and DADA where she receives mostly "E's" (and she contends she'd have a "T" in DADA if her weren't for her constantly bothering Roger to explain things to her.) Her worst class is Transfiguration where she receives "A's" and the occasional "E." There is a reason Verity is addicted to coffee, she spends a lot of hours that should be spent sleeping either studying or plotting.
Just like her Aunt Emma, Verity believes Harry Potter's claim that the Dark Lord has returned. She thinks anyone who doesn't see that isn't paying enough attention. She does not like Professor Umbridge in the slightest and her number of detentions per year will escalate dramatically under the Pink Regime.
Ideas for the character's involvement/contribution to the game: Verity believes Harry and at first will be outspoken about it only when questioned. As the situation at the school becomes worse she will speak out more and more. It will be interesting to watch how her personal relationships develop since she is friends with both DA members and a member of the IS. Being friends with Fred, George AND Montague will make the Vanishing Cabinet incident particularly messy.


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Celebrating 18 years together--a few weeks late
Our anniversary often falls in the middle of VBS, softball & basketball games, and sidewalk sale. Therefore, we went out on a date closer to our anniversary (June 13), but we are officially celebrating with a weekend away now. I look forward to our time together.
I am thankful she said yes.
I am thankful she said yes.


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Unfortunately, it's a low def photo in bad lighting but you get the gist.
Ah, the specter of Van Gogh-I've lived with that bastards association all my life-by virtue of our similar surname and our chosen professions-I suppose it's inevitable. If I'd had a dime for every time someone had felt inclined to remind me of that coincidence,I might assuredly escape his fate however. At such times, I usually say something equally lame about spectacles and one ear, or that I am actually a distant relative.
I could be I suppose, perhaps I ought to look into it-make it my shtick
The painting is also a bit of a grandiose statement about the enduring spirit of the artist, although unsurprisingly all the bombast is gone and I'm feeling drained at the moment. I'm dedicating it to Dennis anyway, since...spirits enduring and all that.


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All filled up with love and loneliness, I'm hanging on to these Brussels sprouts like tiny life rafts in a flood of memories. I think for most of us, the fall and winter holidays bring memories from our childhood up to the surface. For me, these feelings are sometimes complicated because they belong to a cultural context I am no longer a part of. I followed my heart to become Jewish, and in my deep soul memory I always feel at home in our yearly cycle of beautiful holidays. I truly feel like now I have an embarrassment of riches, between all the meaningful celebrations, deeply felt occasions for mourning and honoring the past, and the weekly gift of Shabbat. I think the reason I'm feeling so bittersweet on Thanksgiving is a feeling that many of us have as we grow older, nostalgia for past experiences that cannot be recreated, and a sometimes sad twinge as we look at childhood through our adult eyes.
Growing up, my family celebrated both the secular and religious aspects of the standard Christian set of holidays. My mom has a real knack for magical thinking, so, for example, I believed in Santa until I was twelve. (Mom, please don't take this admission as an invitation for embarrassing stories in the comments!) On Christmas Eve we went to church for midnight mass where the singing and candles brought warm fuzzies to my heart. I woke up Christmas morning to beautiful presents under a real tree that filled our house with that amazing piney scent. Now I see Christmas as a nice time of year to be around, but I honestly don't miss it. However, Thanksgiving is the one day a year when I get to hold on to my childhood memories and not feel like they are out of place. It is a bit of a mixed up feeling for me.
When I was very young, Thanksgiving meant that my mom's brothers would come stay with us with their girlfriends and there would suddenly be a houseful of interesting adults for me to follow around and chat with. I am an only child, so this was especially exciting! Over the years my uncles got married and spent holidays with their in laws. When I was older my parents had separated and I was left to find a place in a spread out family.
I guess growing older always changes our view of magical childhood experiences, until we create new ones with our own families. For me, the recreation began six years ago when I started following the yearly cycle of Jewish holidays. The past six years have been incredibly exciting, uncomfortable, and heart-achingly beautiful as I create entirely new holiday patterns and experiences. I feel that I have found my place in a religion that I belong in, even without the sweet pangs of childhood reminiscence. As I flow through the calendar of celebration and remembrance, I can only imagine that it must be nice to smell a certain food cooking at a certain time of year and be overwhelmed with the sense of time and space only a deep memory can offer us. However, I have been through the rotation of holidays enough that I am starting to have comforting, familiar feelings of my own, and I know any sweetness I create will be my children's to take with them. Mo offers us a foundation in "scope and sequence" (teacher joke), but because cooking is my strong suit, my contribution is largely through food. I may feel a little mixed up at this time of year, but I just have to step into the kitchen to find my place. Sufganiyot at our annual Mexicanukah party are up next on the roster, and let me just say, after last year's strawberry short cake doughnuts with homemade whipped cream, I can't wait!
Here are some photos from Chanukah last year:
What are your favorite holiday memories and how do you celebrate now?


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Hands-free travel had not crossed
my mind until I saw an ad for the
SCOTTeVEST Featherweight
Vest. Imagine: A vest that has
many, ample pockets that can
accommodate a full-size iPad, a
water bottle, a passport, coins,
cash, keys, writing implements,
a field notebook, a smartphone
(with a channel for ear-bud
cables), and still have spare
pockets. It even has a radio-fre-quency identification (
RFID)-blocking pocket that holds a
wad of credit cards.
A birding trip to Mexico
seemed to be a good test for this
fancy vest. Not fancy, really. It's
quite plain, elegant, and even
slimming (except when loaded
with an iPad and a water bottle). I wore that Featherweight
Vest for nearly every waking
hour of every day from October
17–29, in Mexico City, in thechilly highlands of Chiapas, andin the warm and humid junglelowlands.
There were so many pockets that all I had to carry in my
hands were my binocular and
camera. My airline carry-on bag
contained nothing but optical
It took me a day or two to
realize that I had to be consistent
in which pocket I kept my field
notebook, lens cloth, paper currency, smart phone, etc.; otherwise, I knew what I was carrying,
but had no idea where. The vest
has eleven pockets, including
some pockets inside pockets.
Once I decided to keep my field
notebook in the external left side
pocket, and my pencil in the left
interior pen slot, keeping my birding lists became as convenient as
it ever has been.
I appreciated having a water
bottle in my pocket, and not
bouncing at my side from a
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In the morning I thanked my body for patiently waiting until morning light to find a proper bathroom, which was only meters from the field and only marginally better. I negotiated 20 somoni (about $6) for the previous night's sleep and walked with Gholib to the transportation hub where he said goodbye and handed me off to another guy, who walked to the center of town and down a lane to my next homestay. A young man named Safar escorted me to my room, which even came with a lock, and although it was cold (all rooms are cold here), the heavy blankets I saw stacked up in the corner would be more than enough warmth at night.
Langar is considered to be a good base for nearby attractions and hikes, not to mention the last village of any size for another 60-some kilometers.
I continued my climb, past grazing cows and a flowing stream up past another wider plateau with houses and rows for crops.
After having my fill of the scenery and fort, I headed the opposite direction along the road, wondering where it would take me.
About an hour later I approached the sign proclaiming the limits of Langar, and followed the hairpin curves down through the upper portion of town.
Around another bend was a sign for the Langar petroglyphs, but I checked the time and it was already 4pm, too late for the hike up to see them, especially not knowing the way, so I just crossed a bridge and climbed up to a rock for a nice view of the stream below. Three boys at the bridge, acting as trolls I presume, posed for a picture, and while I thought they were going to demand money or something, they seemed pleased with the photo I took, but didn't ask for me to send it.
Back in my room at the homestay, I read and wrote in my journal until the light of day faded. I had asked for dinner at , since I'd already had a late lunch, but at around 5 they brought me a plate of fried potatoes.


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September 15, 2010
RAYMOND SANDERS, PLAINTIFF,v.MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, DEFENDANT.
The opinion of the court was delivered by: Kendall J. Newman United States Magistrate Judge
Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security ("Commissioner") denying plaintiff's application for Disability Insurance Benefits ("DIB") under Title II of the Social Security Act ("Act"), and partially denying plaintiff's application for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") under Title XVI of the Act.*fn1 (Pl.'s Mot. for Summ. J., Dkt. No. 20.) Plaintiff only challenges the Commissioner's decision as to the application for DIB under Title II of the Act, which was denied on the on the ground that plaintiff was not disabled as of, or prior to, his date when last insured, September 30, 1999. (Pl.'s Mot. for Summ. J. at 1:14-17.)
Plaintiff contends that the Administrative Law Judge's ("ALJ") determination that plaintiff was disabled as of March 17, 2005, but not prior to September 30, 1999, is not supported by substantial evidence or is based on legal error. He argues that the ALJ erred by:
(1) not using the services of a medical advisor to establish the proper date of onset of plaintiff's disability; (2) finding that plaintiff did not suffer from a "severe" impairment during the relevant time period; and (3) rejecting the opinions of two of plaintiff's treating physicians, Leslie K. Ellis Eaton, M.D. ("Dr. Eaton") and George Scarmon, M.D. ("Dr. Scarmon"), regarding the date of onset.*fn2 The Commissioner filed an opposition to plaintiff's motion, which the court construes as a cross-motion for summary judgment.*fn3 (Dkt. No. 21.) For the reasons stated below, the court will grant plaintiff's motion for summary judgment in part and remand this matter for further proceedings.
I. BACKGROUND*fn4
Plaintiff was 62 years old as of the date of the ALJ's decision.*fn5 (See Administrative Transcript ("AT") 33.) He previously worked as a doctor of podiatry. (AT 342.) Plaintiff ceased working as a podiatrist in 1995, mainly because of migraine headaches and his inability to retain staff. (AT 342.) He subsequently attempted to perform other forms of work, including work as a test scorer. (AT 347-48.)
A. Procedural Background
On April 20, 2005, plaintiff filed applications for DIB and SSI benefits, alleging an onset date of March 20, 1996.*fn6 (See AT 60-64, 349.) The Social Security Administration denied plaintiff's application initially and upon reconsideration. (AT 41-42, 48-52, 55-59.) Plaintiff filed a request for a hearing before an ALJ, and the ALJ conducted a hearing regarding plaintiff's applications on March 13, 2007. (AT 46, 337-72.) Plaintiff, who was represented by counsel at the hearing, was the only witness who testified at the hearing.
In a decision dated June 1, 2007, the ALJ granted plaintiff's application in part. (See AT 23-34.) He granted plaintiff's application for SSI benefits, with a disability onset date of March 17, 2005, but denied plaintiff's application for DIB on the basis a finding that plaintiff was not disabled prior to the expiration of his insured status on September 30, 1999.*fn7 The ALJ's decision became the final decision of the Commissioner when the Appeals Council denied plaintiff's request for review. (AT 5-7.) Plaintiff subsequently filed this action.
B. Summary of the ALJ's Findings
The ALJ conducted the five-step, sequential evaluation and concluded that plaintiff was disabled within the meaning of the Act, but only as of March 17, 2005. (AT 33.) Initially, the ALJ concluded that, for the purposes of plaintiff's DIB application, plaintiff last met the insured status requirements of the Act on September 30, 1999.*fn8 (AT 32.) At step one, the ALJ concluded that plaintiff had not engaged in substantial gainful activity since March 20, 1996, the alleged date of onset. (AT 33.)
At step two, the ALJ concluded that plaintiff did not have a "severe" impairment or combination of impairments prior to September 30, 1999, and was thus not disabled as of that date. (AT 32, 33.) The ALJ rejected plaintiff's claim that prior to September 30, 1999, he was disabled as a result of the following impairments: a severe depressive disorder, migraine headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome, and symptoms secondary to peripheral neuropathy.*fn9 (AT 27.) This finding at step two ended the ALJ's sequential analysis of plaintiff's DIB application.*fn10
(AT 32.) The ALJ concluded, however, that as of March 17, 2005, plaintiff suffered from a "severe depressive disorder," and continued the sequential analysis as it related to plaintiff's application for SSI, from March 17, 2005 forward. (See AT 32.)
The ALJ did not make an express step three finding, but concluded, at steps four and five, that as of March 17, 2005, plaintiff's depressive disorder precluded him from performing his past work and that there were not a significant number of jobs in the national economy that plaintiff could perform. (AT 33.) Accordingly, the ALJ concluded that ...
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- Calories: 374.8
- Total Fat: 9.8 g
- Cholesterol: 91.6 mg
- Sodium: 331.6 mg
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- Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
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1 cup uncooked couscous or rice
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup coarsley chopped almonds
3 cloves garlic finely minced
8 chicken thighs (no skin)
1 cup salsa
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp orange Marmalade (or 2 Tbsp raisins)
1 Tbsp honey
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Cook couscous or rice per package directions and keep warm. Meanwhile, in a 10 inch skillet heat oil over medium high heat until hot. Cook the almonds in oil for 1-2 minutes and remove from skillet and set aside. Add garlic to skillet and stir 30 seconds. Add chicken; cook 4-5 minutes or until browned turning once. In medium bowl mix the remaining ingedients. Add to Chicken and mix well. Reduce heat to medium; cook anc cover about 20 minutes stirring occassionally, until chicken is fork tender and juices run clear. Stir in almonds. Serve chicken with couscous or rice
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When it became clear that Conway Springs would be traveling to Smith Center to play on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A football playoffs, memories came flooding back.
In 1997, Conway Springs was the story. Led by Mark Bliss, who installed the ancient single-wing offense, the Cardinals were undefeated heading into the Class 3A semifinals. Smith Center ended that run.
The Cardinals' story continued in 1998 when they were undefeated again and traveled to Smith Center, where Conway Springs won and went on to take the 3A title. It was the first of six titles, including four straight from 2001-2004.
That was a special team to watch in 1998. There was Eric Pauly after the title game, still bloodied from a hit to the nose. There was quarterback Kyle Barkley, a former receiver, who led the team to victory.
Now take a look at this season's team, and little has changed.
Coach Matt Biehler, the third coach since Bliss left after the 2003 season, was a first-year assistant in 1998.
And on his staff are connections to those first years, including Fred Cottrell, who started in 1997, Gregg Hullinger (1996), and Ryan King (2007), who played on the 1998 team. Lelin George began as an assistant in 2001 and was the head coach for the 2008 championship team.
There are familiar names sprinkled through the lineup, too. There's Kayl Barkley, the younger brother of Kyle. And there's Austin Pauly, the younger brother of Eric.
Barkley, a Conway Springs senior, remembers that 1998 title game well.
"It all started with Kyle," Kayl Barkley said of Conway Springs' traditions. "I was growing up and going to all his games. I grew up wearing his jersey, looking up to him... I remember the hard work he put into it, and the crowds that were there and cheering them on."
The offense hasn't changed, either. Biehler continues to run the single wing.
"Our kids really believe in the single wing," Biehler said. "I guess it's Conway Springs. It's a fit for us. It's an identity for us. We have the little kids that look up to these older guys, and the older guys go and talk to them in the spring.... They talk about being that next player, when it's their turn."
Barkley agreed.
"I love it," he said of the single wing. "I want to control the clock and wear out the defense for the fourth quarter."
Conway Springs has a big offensive line, as well as fast, strong backs. There's Brian Doffing, with 1,320 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns on 110 carries, and Cory Misak (826 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on 67 carries).
"We take a lot of pride in our offense. We try to run the ball as much as we can, run it down their throat if we can," Pauly said.
But the spread offense is what so many high schools have gone to, why not Conway Springs?
"We build the kids in the weight room to run power football," Biehler said. "We feel we can control the clock.... And we just feel that's the type of kid we have here. We don't have the type of kids that are spread (offense) types. We have big kids on the O-line that give us good, power football, and hard-nosed kids that like to run and play physical football."
When Biehler arrived at Conway Springs out of Southwestern College, the Cardinals had realized they weren't as physical as teams like Smith Center.
"I came in that summer, and the kids they were talking about how they were working out so hard in the weight room," Biehler said. "There was big drive and determination."
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Daytona Beach Mainland running back Marlin Lane Jr., ranked No. 6 in the Central Florida Super60 and committed to Clemson University, has been hobbled this entire offseason after needing knee surgery at the end of the Buccaneers' 2009 campaign.
Mainland officials, including coach John Maronto are hopeful Lane will be able to begin working out sometime in July, but it will all be on a wait-and-see basis.
The prognosis isn't entirely clear as to whether he'll even be able to take the field in the season opener this fall, and that determination will be made by his father, Marlin Lane Sr.
"It'll be up to me and there's some things I gotta see first, and if I don't think he's ready then I'm not going to let him go," Lane Sr. said Monday. "Sometimes these kids come back too early and bam, something happens.
"I don't care what nobody else says, because I know him. He doesn't back down and he won't back down. He loves the game too much. That's why it's better for me to make the decision. For now we just sittin' back and let him do the rehab and see how it goes."
That's not the only thing on Lane's mind these days. On Sunday, one of the top-ranked running backs in the state also committed to Clemson, which some might think could give Lane cause for more decision-making.
"Ah, he's excited about it," Lang Sr. said. "He thinks it's great and said it just builds a great team. We were talking about it yesterday. He said he didn't mind at all."
So the focus for Lane Jr. is to get through the rest of the rehabilitation and then evaluate, but right now the injury still has him questionable for the opening game, and possibly longer.
"He's doing great. Couldn't be doing no better with rehab and everything," Lane Sr. said. "We just gotta see how it goes. Right now he'll just have to hand the baton off to his little brother. He's better than Marlin. Marquion Lane, he's gonna be a sophomore and he's better than Marlin. Just nobody knows that yet."
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