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The Write Stuff II: Expand Your Family History Writing Skills
Finish Your Family History Writing Project
Are you stuck in a writing rut? Have you lost momentum for publishing your genealogy research and sharing your ancestors' stories? Is writer's block stopping you from moving past your first chapter or first draft? Perhaps you had the best of intentions but life simply got in the way!
If this sounds familiar, then The Write Stuff II: Expand Your Family History Writing Skills is for you!
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This course follows on from The Write Stuff I Genealogy Intensive: Build Your Family History Writing Skills, so you can pick up from where you left off, or even start a new project if you prefer. It's time to get your writing groove back!
What Will You Accomplish?
• Visualize your outcome. Dust off that project you worked on before, or bring a new idea and get ready to write!
• Be prepared to "go all in." Make the commitment and make it now, not a year from now.
• Build your family history project blueprint by creating a story structure that works!
• Learn Creative Nonfiction Writing techniques to help you write a better narrative!
• Discover how to use social history to enhance your story, and how to incorporate footnotes, endnotes and author's notes.
• Get inspired by the "success" of others and learn how you can transfer that same success to your own project.
• Reconnect with former participants and meet new writers to build a network of supportive "project dreamers" that will serve you in the future.
• Learn how to take the next steps to self-publish your work in a book, eBook, or blog!
The Genealogy Intensive™?
Remember, the Genealogy Intensive™ (or "GI") consists of a group of similarly-minded genealogists with the same project goal. In this follow-up Intensive, you will set your own course of study during a six-week period. You can begin the course whenever it is convenient for you. There are instructional videos and assignments that are interesting, engaging, without being burdensome. You will receive an email with links to download all the materials so that you can work at your own pace. In addition, there is an online platform (Facebook group) to share ideas, encouragement and ask questions at any time of the day or night. The group is closed, private and led by author and instructor Lisa Alzo. Your coach will be present to offer encouragement and facilitate online discussions to lend inspiration, solve problems and make that ever-elusive project a reality. Lisa will be available via email to answer any questions you do not wish to share in the group. In the Facebook Group, you will also get to interact with like-minded writers who have all taken the Write Stuff I Genealogy Intensive—so you get to meet new people and have some "fresh eyes" read and comment on your assignments.
So…are you ready to finish writing that family history?
Only The Committed Need Apply
Having taken the Write Stuff I, you are already familiar with the level of commitment required for successfully completing a Genealogy Writing Intensive. In The Write StuffII, you must be willing to take your writing to the next level and set yourself up for success. Your coach will provide the tools and advice you need to get there, but only YOU can make it happen!
Coach Bio – Lisa Alzo
Lisa A. Alzo is a freelance writer, instructor, and lecturer with over 20 years' experience in the field of genealogy. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in Nonfiction Writing from the University of Pittsburgh, and is the author of ten books, including: The Family Tree Polish, Czech, and Slovak Genealogy Guide, Finding Your Slovak Ancestors, Writing Your Family History Book, and the award-winningThree Slovak Women. Lisa has written hundreds of articles and her work has appeared in Family Tree Magazine, Family Chronicle, Your Genealogy Today,Internet Genealogy, APG Quarterly, among others. An internationally recognized speaker, Lisa blogs as "The Accidental Genealogist" bloghttp://www.theaccidentalgenealogist.com. For more information, seehttp://www.lisaalzo.com.
Week 1
• Video: Plot Perfect: Creating a Family History Story Structure that Works!
• Assignment #1 Build Your Family History Blueprint
Participants will sketch out a story structure (blueprint) for their own project using templates provided by the Instructor. The templates are designed to help you quickly develop a theme-based three-act structure (using plots and subplots) you need to engage and entertain your readers. Participants should refer back to the storyboards they created in Write Stuff I if available or be prepared to create a new storyboard for your project.
• Facebook Group
– Introductions
– Participants ask questions on assignment; share resources and respond to postings/prompts from instructor.
Week 2
• Video: Writing Fabulous Family History Scenes
• Assignment #2 Advancing Your Family Story with Setting and Social History
In this assignment, participants will practice turning their ancestor's life events into scenes. Part of the assignment will be to focus on some aspect of social history and include it in your story. Instructor will provide guidelines and suggested reading for examples.
• Facebook Group: One group for all Write Stuff II participants
Participants ask questions on assignment; share resources and respond to postings/prompts from instructor.
Week 3
• Video: Using Creative Nonfiction Writing Techniques to Write a Better Family History
• Assignment #3 Show, Don't Tell
Participants will write at least 500 words using techniques such as descriptive writing, dialogue, showing and resolving conflict and building suspense. Instructor will provide a sample.
• Facebook Group:
Participants ask questions on assignment; share resources and respond to postings/prompts from instructor
Week 4
• Video: Handling Citations: Footnotes, Endnotes, or Author's Notes? Which One is Right for Your Project
• Assignment #4 Citations and Your Writing
In this assignment, the focus will be on writing ~500 – 1000 words that will include information requiring citations or explanation. Participants will be asked to choose either footnotes, endnotes or author's notes and produce the appropriate formatting using either Microsoft Word, Apple Pages, Scrivener, or a bibliographic citation manager of their choosing (some suggestions include but are not limited to: Zotero, EasyBib, or Bookends). NOTE: Coach will not be able to provide instruction for using software, so be sure to understand how to use the program you select to produce your citations and notes. It is highly recommended that you try out your software on a small piece of writing before you begin the course.
• Facebook Group:
Participants ask questions on assignment; share resources and respond to postings/prompts from instructor.
Week 5
• Video: Revising Your Existing Prose
• Assignment #5: Polishing Your Prose through Revision
Participants will choose a previously written piece (this can be an assignment from the current course, from Write Stuff I, or another piece of their choosing). Instructor will provide guidelines and suggestions on how to correct "problem" areas (including grammar, sentence structure, word choices, descriptive phrases, plot issues, and more).
• Facebook Group:
Participants ask questions on assignment; share resources and respond to postings/prompts from instructor).
Week 6
• Video: Print and Electronic Options for Sharing and Publishing
• Facebook Group:
Participants ask questions on assignment; share resources; and respond to postings or prompts from instructor.
The cost to access The Write Stuff II over a six week period is $129 per person.
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Still trying to decide? Here's a limited offer . . . the first 20 people who purchase The Write Stuff II, will be able to sign up for one (1) free 15-minute consultation with the instructor, Lisa A. Alzo.


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Nothing is more interesting than the subject of personal relationships. In this section, we'll discover how this antique system of divination can help us to define the characteristics which connect us or distance us from those around us.
Feng Shui Talisman
Literally, Feng Shui means "wind and water". It is an antique Chinese practice to trap vital energy. The influence of the eight trigrams in Feng Shui is noticeable, like that of Yin and Yang.
Do you know what is the "I Ching"?
The I Ching or "Book of Changes" is an ancient book that dates back to the origins of the Chinese empire. Consulted by anyone wishing to be advised or driven to make a decision, it is a suggestion: a little advice obtained through the interpretation of the hexagrams that you receive after making a request. Traditionally, the hexagrams were formed by different combination of yarrow stalks, but then the hexagrams began to be originated from the launch of three random coins. Once you place your personal question, you can read the interpretation of hexagrams that our experts provide. In this way, the I Ching will be your personal piece of wisdom that will guide you through the day, following your tendencies, conscious or unconscious. So what better way to find the right path and trues happiness? Discover your I Ching and be captivated by the ancient Chinese wisdom!


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The smart city industry will be worth more than $400bn a year by 2020 and the UK could capture $40bn of this market, according to a new report.
Research carried out by engineering firm Arup for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to mark the launch of their new Smart Cities Forum has shown that the UK stands to take a 10 per cent cut of a $408bn global market in smart city technology.
But Volker Buscher, Arup director and author of the report, said a lack of a joined-up vision could hamper the UK's efforts to take a lead in the sector and the government must work with cities' businesses and academia to come up with a clear road map.
"I think currently we are missing a little bit of a vision that the principle stakeholders in this industry agree on," he said. "I know it's difficult when you have short-term problems, but if you never start to develop a vision you keep walking around in the dark and then you keeping heading in different directions."
The concept of smart cities involves the integration of physical and digital infrastructure, so that data can be used to save money, minimise waste, measure usage of utilities or manage transport routes.
Smart systems will also allow the public access to real-time information that enables them to make more informed choices, such as planning a journey by checking for available room on trains and buses or even identifying car parking spaces before leaving the house.
"The next generation are not actually thinking about this as a change, they think about it as the reality in which they live," said Buscher.
"The technology, in particular digital technology, we have now has become a force driving change in cities in its own right. Now we have technological capability available to us at costs we just didn't have five years ago at the city scale or large scale."
While the report found that the UK is in a good position to capitalise on this growing market, the report found that a lack of a broader vision has made it hard for companies to convince local authorities and utilities of the business case for untested technologies.
According to Buscher, in order to gain export credibility and attract inward investment, the UK needs to take risks and undertake large-scale demonstrations of smart technologies in its own cities.
"To be global leaders in this we will have to make some radical changes in the next year or two," he said. "We need to get away from these trial projects which are a means to their own end; testing new technology in a city then when the test is completed your happy because the test worked. We need to have trials that can scale to city-wide roll outs."
Science Minister David Willets welcomed the research and pledged that the Smart City Forum, which he will chair alongside Cities Minister Greg Clark, will help tackle the issues raised in the report.
"Our aim as the government is that Britain should be at the forefront of developments on smart cities and we should become a global hub for smart city solutions," he said.
"I think we have got some fundamental sources of competitive advantage. We are already doing some of the right things and the Smart City forum is a way of ensuring we do more."
The forum will be made up of representatives from cities, business, and academia and has been set up in response to the government's Information Economy Strategy released in June.


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Ashley Olsen Steps Out Solo After David Schulte Split
Ashley Olsen keeps a low profile while arriving on a flight at LAX Airport on Friday (January 24) in Los Angeles.
Earlier in the week, the 27-year-old fashion designer and her twin sister Mary-Kate were spotted at the same airport together.
It was recently reported that Ashley split from her boyfriend David Schulte after less than a year of dating, according to Us Weekly.
"He was a great guy and cute, but it didn't work out," a source said.
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The good news is 20th Century Fox has finally found a director to reboot/prequel-ize the X-Men's First Class, and it's Kick-Ass' Matthew Vaughn. The bad news? The studio is putting the thing on the fast track from Timecop, with 13 months to shoot and edit the film in time for its June 2011 release date.
The last time something like that happened in the X-Men 'verse, it was called The Last Stand, which (ironically) was going to be directed by Vaughn.
So What Say You, good people of IGN, about the new director for X-Men: First Class? Are Cyclops and his fellow CW-ized mutants in good hands, or will we have another "I'm the Juggernaut, Bitch!" on our hands? Most of us at IGN HQ enjoyed the awesome sauce Vaughn served us in Kick-Ass, and if he can combine that with the gritty stylings of Layer Cake, we could have a great entry into the X-Men franchise.
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September 24, 2008
MAC Suite Array
Ugh I can't keep up! MAC Suite Array is live on the MAC website as of yesterday and available at your local counter Thursday!
I feel my wallet cringing in agony!
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I've never seen a duo release from MAC quite like these although the semi-matte finish does scare me slightly I do have my eye on a few of the shades in particular the aqua looks mighty fitting for a Muse!
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Over the weekend, Rihanna visited her Grandmother in Brooklyn, who has been released from the hospital. See the pics inside and get the deets on Rihanna's big Oprah interview........
We told you earlier that Rihanna's grandmother was battling Cancer, so during her stay in NYC, RiRi made a trip to BK for a visit.
She tweeted, My heart smiled and cried all at once.
They were very playful too. She put a hat on her and said, #grangrandolly Truk your girl
She added, She still has the most beautiful hands.
In other Rihanna news......
Oprah Winfrey confirmed on Twitter that she will interview Rihanna for "Oprah's Next Chapter" in August.
And on a sidenote, it's all fine and good that Oprah wants to seem approachable, but should she (or her little helpers) retweet folks with names like "StayDaFuckMad?" That's ain't good for the soul.....Cuz I really dont think Oprah RT that herself lmaoooooo


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When it comes to clothing, is it really possible to provide a truly personalised shopping experience online?
Newly launched e-commerce site Sojeans is attempting to do just that by offering product recommendations based on a customer's vital statistics and preferred style of clothes.
The 'Soselect' tool on sojeans.co.uk asks customers to input height, weight, and six other pieces of information on body shape - plus how they like their jeans to fit - before suggesting a selection of items that match the user's responses.
Each pair of jeans comes with a percentage rating for how well matched they are to the customer's answers.
Providing accurate recommendations for fit and style is a perennial challenge for etailers, since it's one of the few areas in which they can't compete with high street stores.
The bggest hurdle is that items that don't fit have to be returned, sometimes at the seller's expense.
However, Sojeans does offer free prepaid returns, and makes this clear on the page. This should help to ease customer concerns.
In recent months John Lewis and M&S have both added online tools that provide customers with recommendations for clothing by analysing shopping behaviour alongside the relationships between products and product categories.
Soselect operates in a different way, dishing out product advice tailored specifically to each customer. But is it accurate, or simply just a useful marketing tool?
CEO Sébastien Méjean said that as it develops and stores more data, the Soselect tool could help customers make better selections than they can themselves.
We're working on the link between the use of Soselect and a better selection for the customers. The initial results seem to be excellent concerning relevance, but we don't have enough yet to draw a conclusion."
In order to test the tool, I ordered a pair of jeans to see just how accurate the recommendation would be.
Admittedly, I selected a pair of Diesel jeans that were only an 88% match instead of an Edwin pair that would have been a 95% match, but I was still disappointed to find the jeans were too big around the waist.
They were also baggier than I would normally go for and I didn't like the colour, although obviously I could see this when ordering them.
These issues are obviously the crux of the issue. Even if jeans match your size and style it is not until you try them on that you can see how they fit.
At the moment Sojeans also doesn't take into account brand loyalty (the reason I went for the Diesel jeans), though Méjean also said that as the site adds more styles it will be able to advise customers based on the brands they like.
Furthermore, for many customers the main driver behind a purchase will be price, so they will ignore the recommendations if the cost is deemed to be too high.
This might be innovative in terms of combining multiple measurements to create a size profile, there are still too many caveats that could discourage people from purchasing the recommended items.
And as my trial showed, though it can help to pick out jeans that may suit your style, it is unlikely to replace the experience of trying a pair on instore.
There is little that Sojeans can do about this, other than learning from customer feedback and behaviour over time. However, Sojeans does recognise that customers will be concerned about whether jeans will fit properly, and how easy it will be to return items.
By providing free delivery and a free returns policy, as well as promoting this prominently on the site, Sojeans is doing what it can to overcome shoppers' doubts and maximise conversion rates.


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Published: Friday, February 7, 2014
Gerard Oakley, MD, a longtime cancer specialist and Chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, has been named medical director of the Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center (ECCC) at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
Dr. Oakley is one of the founding physicians of the ECCC, and he has been caring for patients there since it opened in 2006. In his new role, he will oversee clinical operations for surgical oncology, pediatric oncology, gynecologic oncology, medical oncology, and radiation oncology. He will also continue to see patients in his clinic and perform surgical procedures.
"We realize the great responsibility our patients have entrusted us with, and this is an opportunity to provide for them the best that medicine has to offer in their community, and in a warm and welcoming environment," Dr. Oakley said. "Our goal is to treat every patient as we would want to be treated ourselves; our dream is to deliver successful treatment to all of our patients."
During his career, Dr. Oakley has held numerous hospital and academic leadership positions, including Professor and Chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine; Chair of the Oncology Committee at Cabell Huntington Hospital and President of the Medical Staff at Cabell Huntington Hospital.
Dr. Oakley earned his medical degree at the University of Michigan, and he completed his fellowship training in gynecologic oncology at the University of Minnesota. He is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
As the region's most comprehensive cancer center, the ECCC's services include radiation oncology, surgical oncology, medical oncology and hematology, orthopedic oncology, pediatric oncology, gynecologic oncology, surgical breast oncology, clinical trials and cancer research ― all located on the campus of Cabell Huntington Hospital and the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.


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Memoe, Fishwick named next principals
Betsy Memoe of Manchester has been named to the role of middle school principal at MEMS, where she has spent the last 25 years as a primary middle school counselor, while Debra Fishwick, principal of the Shrewsbury Mountain School, was appointed to the role of principal for the elementary program.
Memoe, who has an undergraduate degree from Springfield College and a Masters in school counseling from Plymouth State University, is currently working to obtain her school principal licensure at Castleton University.
"Middle school is my passion and my love, and I can't wait to lead the school in that capacity," said Memoe, who notes that she has taught everything from pre-k students to adult learners. "I'm very much looking forward to this opportunity."
Fishwick has served as principal of the Shrewsbury Mountain School since 2004.
"I'm excited to be here, and to become a part of the MEMS community," Fishwick said at Tuesday's meeting, acknowledging that she had only met her counterpart that evening. "I'm also looking forward to working with Betsy; we've already decided that our weekly meetings will be on hiking trails."
The appointments follow the earlier than expected resignation of current co-principals Martin and Irene Nadler, announced in December, due to health issues.
"Irene and Marty came out of retirement to serve as co-principals in a time of need for MEMS, and together they have put the school on track to thrive during a time of change in today's challenging education environment," said BRSU Superintendent Jackie Wilson. "They can look back on a job well done. We will miss their commitment to the kids and school, and their love of the Manchester community."
Fishwick and Memoe will begin their tenure at the start of fiscal year 2019, with both administrators awarded a two-year contract. Their beginning salaries are set at $95,000, with a planned increase of 2.8 percent, totaling $97,660, for fiscal 2020.
Both administrators were selected by a hiring committee of 15 people including faculty members, board members, and Wilson herself. Both recommendations, she says, were unanimous.
Still, Fishwick and Memoe faced one last test prior to their appointment — an interview conducted by a panel of students.
"They asked tough questions; they want to know how they can work with the community to raise funds for more field trips and an upgrade of the school playground," Fishwick said. "They also want to take their learning outside. Vermont's landscape offers multiple ways to add knowledge from nature. We need to get outside to explore and learn."
Memoe, who was praised for her patience in letters of recommendation from students, thanked the hiring committee for giving them a voice.
"I love middle school students; it's such a great age," she said. "They are curious, unpredictable, and filled with great amounts of energy. You see them growing up into adults before your very eyes."
Wilson says that while the new co-principal's backgrounds may differ, they share a common commitment to students. Serving together, she says, the two will bring a complimentary mix of skills and experience to the MEMS leadership.
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Though Wilson admits that the board has facilitated a sort of "arranged marriage" for the two women, she anticipates that Fishwick and Memoe will compliment each other. With both boasting an extensive background in education, the administrators stand strongly behind the co-principal model.
"I know from experience that being a principal can be a lonely job," Fishwick said. "I was drawn to the Manchester co-principal position because it both allows me to focus on early elementary, and have a colleague with whom I can share ideas for education curriculum and teacher development."
"The co-principal approach is the perfect model for this school," added Memoe. "During my tenure at MEMS I have seen both models in action; the years of co-principals were the best."
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On Trump Train, Evangelicals Are Higher Power
When Vice President Mike Pence cast the deciding vote that put billionaire Betsy DeVos in charge of the Department of Education, his action highlighted once again the curious alliance between the most libertine president in American history and the most politically powerful flock of evangelical Christians Washington has ever seen.
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Giving an evangelical Christian power over the public education of America's children is only one of the many gifts Donald Trump is expected to shower on the religious right in exchange for their showing up to support him on Election Day. Eighty-one percent of white born-again/evangelical Christians cast their ballots for the Republican who was caught on tape bragging about how he could "grab" women "by the pussy," versus 16 percent who backed lifelong Methodist Democrat Hillary Clinton, the biggest margin by party since 2004.
In exchange for helping him possibly build an actual ballot-box majority in the next election, the most secular president in American history will be giving these followers at least one anti-abortion Supreme Court judge and possibly more than 100 like-minded lower court judges.
One great mystery of Trumpism is how his movement—and now the government—was so swiftly colonized by people who wouldn't have shaken the new president's hand a year ago. There are at least nine self-described evangelicals on deck to be confirmed or already confirmed to powerful positions within the administration, and together they are in a position to shove their belief system—a minority view—down the throats of ordinary people and transform secular America.
Evangelicals have been forced to cede a few things over the years. They've lived with legal abortion for almost two generations of women. They loathe Roe v. Wade not because they are too concerned about actual human babies but because women forced to gestate and give birth are prevented from working outside the home. As American women have gained growing economic power along with the ability to make their own decisions, patriarchal family power—the sine qua non of evangelism—has declined. Legal gay marriage is another affront to the same system.
Evangelicals like to complain that their religious "freedom" is under attack. But polls show the majority of Americans do not agree with them, and because of that, they have long struggled for the added "freedom" to force their views into public schools, bedrooms, hospitals, doctors' offices, the armed services and federal agencies that deal with problems like climate change.
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A long-term, deep strategy led the movement to this moment of power. It involved hundreds of millions of dollars, battalions of lawyers, alliances with corporate America and a consistent, pious Washington presence. Pence, DeVos and their compatriots now burrowing into the White House and federal agencies belong to a political movement aimed at degrading the American tradition of separating church and state.
According to a 2011 Pew Research Center study on global Christianity, the largest concentration of evangelicals in the world—roughly one-third—live in the United States. At around 26 percent of the population, they are a demographic minority responsible for some of the most regressive tendencies in American politics. They are reliably anti-science and anti-environment, and they pretend to believe, or actually do think ,that the long collapse of the nuclear family is due to feminism, rather than income disparity, the decline of the American communal instinct, the destruction of labor unions and all the other late-capitalist social disasters.
Despite their minority status, America's evangelicals are extremely well-represented in Washington and in the courts—they just haven't been so much on the winning side lately. Adherents feel discriminated against when they are legally required to bake a cake for a gay wedding, for example, or to sell contraceptives to women. By allying themselves with Trump, evangelicals are now poised to take actions to reverse these requirements—and to reach for much more.
Starting in the 1980s, a core of committed political evangelicals burrowed into the nation's capital via a secret outfit calling itself "the Family." Journalist Jeff Sharlet, in his 2008 book on the group, likened the Family to a "shadow government" that successfully pushed its anti-gay and anti-feminist goals not just within the U.S. but in countries around the world. The Family's annual National Prayer Breakfast has become a must-attend event for the president and other politicians of both parties.
Much of the Family's financing comes from "the Gathering," an annual get-together in Scottsdale, Arizona, that started in the mid-1980s. There, professional theocrats organize and inspire super-rich evangelicals and Catholics to open their wallets and part with huge sums—a billion dollars a year, according to reports—for the purpose of making America more godly.
The Gathering is to the religious right what the Koch brothers are to the anti-government Tea Party movement. The DeVos family (baby brother is Erik Prince, founder of Blackwater, a notorious, private mercenary force that changed its name after employees were convicted of massacring 17 Iraqis) has donated to the Gathering.
Also among the Gathering's financiers are the Oklahoma-based Green family, owners of Hobby Lobby, which brought a religious freedom case (Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores Inc.) that resulted in the Supreme Court ruling that said requiring employers to cover contraceptives violates some people's religious freedom. The Hobby Lobby company name was on the lawsuit, but the case itself was organized by a privately funded legal group, the Alliance Defending Freedom, which gets its $40 million annual budget from the Gathering and its patrons.
The Greens have also spent $800 million on a high-tech Bible museum near Washington's National Mall, which will feed potentially millions of visitors a bunch of ahistorical fiction annually, scholars have told Newsweek. The Greens have also financed a Bible textbook program that they hope to put to use in American public schools.
Lifetime Michiganders, Betsy DeVos and brother Prince are scions of the state's richest family—their father founded Amway, the multilevel beauty products company. They were raised in the Christian Reformed Church, which regards education as the responsibility of the family. Not content to support home-schooling only within her religious sect, DeVos—who has no degrees in or experience administering public or private education—has used her family fortune and her family standing to divert desperately needed public funds from the Detroit public school system into charter schools.
According to one report, members of the DeVos family spent $1.45 million over just two months—$25,000 a day for seven weeks—to stop efforts to redistribute the monies to public schools. While private and charter schools do often have better results than public schools, they are also overwhelmingly white and too often serve as modern manifestations of the South's "segregation academies"—private schools for the connected, rich and white.
Pence's tie-breaking vote putting DeVos into the Cabinet was historic, but it's surely not going to be the last time Trump's evangelicals will attempt to force-feed their minority views to the United States. Overreach, though, could ultimately make them even weaker than they were before they jumped on the Trump train. Author Michael Wear, who advised President Barack Obama on faith issues, says evangelicals can look forward to Trump's earthly rewards now, but he predicts their deal with the devil might derail them in the long run.
"What evangelicals must be aware of moving forward is that even if a reprieve from their cultural and legal embattlement is granted by Trump, and even if short-term policy advances are made, the cost of making those advances in an alliance with Trump will end up costing a great deal in the long term if they are unable to provide bold, clear opposition to other policies—like the Muslim ban, mass deportations, draconian criminal justice enforcement and other stated objectives of the Trump White House," Wear says.
"The next four years," he adds, "will offer evangelicals the opportunity to separate their political identity from the Republican Party, and they should take it, lest they sacrifice their witness on the altar of political expediency."


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The Southeast Conference's annual meeting concluded Thursday after four days of meetings, presentations and other events dealing with Southeast Alaska regional issues.
The City and Borough of Juneau was represented at the meeting by Assemblymembers Mary Becker, Johan Dybdahl, Carlton Smith, Randy Wanamaker and David G. Stone, who is also deputy mayor.
On Friday, after returning from the meeting in Craig, Smith said, "It's always a good thing to get the regional perspective on the economy and also the concerns of other residents going forward. I was pleased that Juneau had a sizable delegation there."
Becker, who was elected to the Southeast Conference board of directors at the meeting, agreed. She said a main theme of the meeting was the idea that, as she put it, "Whatever you're doing in your community, think of how it will affect other communities, because we are all in this together."
That perspective was apparent in one industry that received a lot of attention at the meeting.
"The significant thing that stood out for me was the substantial level of mining exploration and actually planned mines in that area," Smith reported. "Just as we've seen with the Kensington and Greens Creek (mines), there are going to be job opportunities for Juneau residents in these projects that are underway."
A few presentations caught Becker's attention as well, including a report by Tim McLeod of Alaska Electric Light and Power on "Efficiency Implementation in the Utility System."
"They had two presenters just prior to me that were talking about energy efficiency and conservation and the value of those things, so I was asked to follow up by talking about why AEL&P hired an expert to … educate people on energy efficiency," explained McLeod, president and general manager of AEL&P.
McLeod called hydroelectric power "a wonderful, wonderful resource" due to its low operational costs, but in his presentation, he cautioned against switching over from diesel power generation en masse "too quickly."
"One of the concerns that I pointed out there is if we had a mass swing from oil space heating in Juneau to all electric, we could end up in a situation where we actually use more oil in the community because we exceed our hydro capacity," said McLeod. For such a swing, he added, "It would take far too much hydro. … There's not that much available to us in Juneau to do that. We'd end up relying on diesel generation and that sort of thing."
One of Becker's former students, Meilani Schijvens, presented a report prepared by her firm, Sheinberg Associates, for the Southeast Conference entitled "Southeast Alaska by the Numbers." Becker said she enjoyed that presentation as well.
"It's very encouraging, because it shows the last five years at a glance and the … basically upward trend in many things," said Becker, a retired schoolteacher.
The 11-page publication indicates job growth for the seafood, mining and health care industries, as well as in government. Mining in Southeast Alaska, according to the report, has added 238 jobs over the past five years — a growth of 58 percent.
By contrast, the report notes, the timber and wood products industry and the visitor industry have lost jobs.
Becker said she is particularly heartened by the 3 percent growth in total population over the past five years described in the publication.
"That's not a lot, but it's not going down," Becker pointed out.
Schijvens is a former executive director of the Southeast Conference. That position is now held by Shelly Wright, who was in Craig for the meeting.
"That was a big highlight," Wright said of the report. "Everyone really enjoyed seeing all of the numbers."
Wright said about 220 people participated in the meeting, and close to $26,000 was raised in scholarship money for education in the region.
"We had record turnout, and Prince of Wales (Island) was a great host, and it was really a successful meeting," said Wright.
Overall, Becker said, she thought it was a "very, very, very good meeting" that was "hard-hitting" and information-packed — so information-packed, in fact, that she said she is struggling to remember everything that was said.
"It was too hard to keep track of everything," Becker said ruefully. "That was really an impossibility."
Smith said, "By and large, I just think this is a great opportunity for us, from the Juneau delegation, to network with the other communities and offer some perspective from our community as to where the region is headed."
Juneau's legislators — Sen. Dennis Egan and Reps. Cathy Muñoz and Beth Kerttula — also attended the meeting, and Alaska's 20-term congressman, Rep. Don Young, addressed attendees Wednesday evening.
Young, a Republican, said Friday that his key message was "mainly economics, and what we have to do and how we produce it."
"The real wealth of this country has always been from resources and developing them," said Young.
Smith called Young's address "rather spectacular."
"He was very much on his game and gave a very positive speech there at the concluding dinner, and he got a standing ovation," Smith said. "It was nice to see him there."
Young, who was traveling from Ketchikan to Sitka Friday, said he was able to attend the meeting because the United States House of Representatives was not in session during the week, leaving him with time to tour Southeast Alaska.
"I was very pleased with the conference," Young said, praising the "positive" atmosphere he said he experienced. "The key to Southeast is to make sure everyone works together. This is sort of the forgotten area of the state, and that's not good."
The Southeast Conference was formed in 1958. Its original purpose was to advocate for the formation of what is now the Alaska Marine Highway System, which was founded in 1962 and is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
While this year's annual meeting was in Craig, the organization itself is headquartered in Juneau.
Next year's meeting will be held in Sitka in mid-September, Wright said. A "midsession summit" in late February will be held in Juneau.
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Sound Relief Hearing Center
12001 Tejon St #124
Westminster, CO 80234
(720) 259-9750
Fax: (303) 346-5036
Our tinnitus and hearing center in Westminster, Colorado, is located one mile west of I-25 on the northwest corner of 120th and Tejon Street.
Hours of Operation:
Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Friday: 8:30 am – 1:00 pm
Our Hearing Health Professionals
Dr. Leah Mitchell, Au.D.
Leah Mitchell has been licensed and working in Colorado as an audiologist since 2004. She earned her bachelor's degree in communicative disorders from the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh (2001), her master's degree in audiology from the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point (2003), and her doctoral degree in audiology from the Pennsylvania College of Optometry's School of Audiology (2007). Prior to joining the Sound Relief team, she worked at an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) office, a private practice, and at the Department of Veterans Affairs. She enjoys seeing how her patients' relationships and quality of life can be improved through better hearing and the management of tinnitus.
Dr. Leah has lived in Thornton since 2004, after escaping the winters in her home state of Wisconsin. She enjoys spending as much time as possible in the Colorado outdoors with her husband, Tyler, and two energetic daughters, Evelyn and Etta.
Jerry Brungardt, BC-HIS
Jerry understands the challenges that his patients experience, because he has been wearing hearing devices for more than a decade to correct his own high-frequency hearing loss. He also uses Sound Therapy to relieve the effects of his tinnitus. As a National Board Certified Hearing Instrument Specialist and former president of the Colorado Hearing Society, Jerry is dedicated to his goal of helping people who experience what he and tens of millions of other Americans do: hearing loss.
Jerry married his high school sweetheart; they have two sons and four grandsons. He and his family moved from northeast Kansas to the front range in the mid-1990s, fulfilling life-long dreams for him and his wife. He has been a genealogist all of his adult life, and his wife has been an amateur photographer just as long; their passions complement each other. Jerry feels that family and helping people are his highest callings in life.
Do you live with ringing, rushing, or buzzing in your ears? If so, you have tinnitus, a condition characterized by the perception of sound without an external source being present. Although tinnitus will not cause you to lose your ability to hear, its presence can negatively impact your day-to-day life. Depending on the severity of your tinnitus, you might even struggle to work, socialize, or relax. If you suffer from tinnitus, contact Sound Relief Hearing Center today. Our specialists can recommend a personalized tinnitus solution to treat your unique problem.
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When you arrive at our hearing center in Westminster, you will be asked questions about your medical history, focusing on your hearing history. During the consultation, feel free to ask questions or express any concerns you have regarding your hearing health. Next, the audiologist will use a lighted otoscope to inspect your outer ear and ear canal for abnormalities that could affect your hearing test results. Sometimes the results of this examination will require you to visit an ENT (Ear, Nose, and Throat) doctor. In addition, the audiologist will conduct a hearing test in a sound-proof booth to determine the specific frequencies that you find difficult to hear.
Audiometric Testing
Audiometric testing will help us determine your ability to understand speech within a short distance. To accomplish this, we will ask you a series of high-frequency and low-frequency words, and we will also request that you repeat several words. The results of this examination will help us determine if you suffer from hearing loss, how well you can understand speech, and whether or not a hearing aid could improve your hearing ability.
Tympanometry tests the health of the middle ear and the mobility of both the eardrum (the tympanic membrane) and the conduction bones. It accomplishes this by variating the air pressure in the ear canal with specialized equipment. This objective test can also help your audiologist determine whether your hearing loss is sensorineural or conductive.
Hearing Aids
With hearing aids available in hundreds of different places in Colorado as well as online, why should you purchase hearing aids at Sound Relief Hearing Center? Our specialists provide thorough hearing testing and personalized devices to ensure that your hearing aid meets your unique requirements. We only offer the most technologically advanced hearing aids, but we also promise to provide a variety of options designed to meet any budget. Not only do we offer top-notch services and a memorable experience, but we can help you obtain the greatest return on your investment in your hearing health.
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Cerumen, more commonly known as ear wax, is a waxy substance secreted in the ear canal. It plays an important role in the health of the human ear by protecting and cleaning the skin of the ear canal. However, sometimes the ear produces too much wax, and the wax becomes impacted and presses against the eardrum. The impacted wax can impair your ability to hear, cause pain, create a feeling of fullness, or even induce tinnitus. If you suffer from impacted ear wax, contact Sound Relief Hearing Center for help. We will use specific tools and professional techniques to safely remove the ear wax.


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Why was there not an aircraft carrier battle group on patrol in the Med that night?? We could have had CAP overhead within hours at the most, depending on where the carrier was, and keep them over Benghazi indefinitely with tankers and on site fighter relief. I have talked about this extensively here before, and I won't go into it in depth again, but in short one of the first things Obama did when he took office in 2009 was withdraw the US Navy from the Med, which directly led to the Arab Spring, the Muslim Brotherhood taking over Egypt, the Syrian civil war now into its third year, and a resurgence of the Russian Navy in the Med where they have never had a permanent base until the Syrians gave them access to Tartus. There has not been a carrier task force forward deployed to the Med since Obama was immaculated, and the Navy's constant presence in the Med since the end of WWII is the only thing that kept the cork in the Muslim Djinn bottle.This was the result of deliberate actions that effectively left our people completely exposed, on their own, and led directly to their deaths.
Exactly. This report looks like whitewash - just tough enough that everyone can say they didn't just give the Obama (mal)administration a complete pass, but never really getting to the guts of the matter - what happened on the night in question, who was supposed to do what, who could have done what, and why they didn't act.
It is a TOTAL whitewash! The problem is that many republicans were in on what was actually happening and thus fear the truth!Here is what happened that night in a nutshell: The Russians, through their surrogates in Libya, rolled up a gun running operation being run by the CIA for the benefit of Syrian rebels! Obama was very strongly told that the Jig was up and that he had better not interfere and he didn't!
Sounds like Iran/Contra all over again.
Why was there not an aircraft carrier battle group on patrol in the Med that night??
Yeah! Except for the fact that those people down there in Nicaragua were people that WE had put there in the first place and when they actually WERE out there with their rear ends hanging out the Democrats all of a sudden decided to cut off all funding for the operation!Other than that little detail it is somewhat similar I suppose.
Doesn't matter how they got there (Nicaragua); it matters that they weren't ours and weren't supposed to be getting arms from us, or courtesy of us. The Contras were a little like that mythical creature, the "moderate Iranian leader" - not really as cute and cuddly as when initially sold to the public.
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Computation Mechanics Laboratory (CompMechLab®) is the prize-winner of the competition "Exporter of the Year" held in St. Petersburg
The competition "Exporter of the Year" was organized by The Committee for Entrepreneurship and Consumer Market Development of St. Petersburg and by the St. Petersburg Foundation for SME Development; its results were announced On November 25, 2015. Computation Mechanics Laboratory (CompMechLab®) won the award in the nomination "The Best Exporter of technologies".
"It is very pleasant that our team was awarded in CompMechLab® native city, Saint Petersburg. To export hi-tech services is not an easy task, you have to maintain the international standard and to be at the cutting edge. CompMechLab® has exported hi-tech engineering services for 10 years; these services were mainly designed for leading motor cars manufacturers. We plan to increase the export volume in the future", – says Dmitry Karpov, company's Deputy Director general for corporate communication.
It is not the first time when company's activity was acknowledged by the business community. So, in March 2015, Computational Mechanics Laboratory was one of Top 10 St. Petersburg companies - "Gazelle of Business 2015", and took the 8th position. R&D turnover growth in 2014 was 280% comparing to 2012.
Computational Mechanics Laboratory (CompMechLab®) is a hi-tech engineering spin-out company based at the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University and established in 2006 by the staff of educational and scientific innovation Laboratory "Computational Mechanics" (CompMechLab®, 1987) of SPbPU.
CompMechLab® team develop mathematical models and finite elements models, computational methods, calculation methodologies, computer and supercomputer technologies, and next generation process chains in order to develop internationally competitive products of the next generation. The Computational Mechanics Laboratory (CompMechLab®) operates at the dynamically developing R&D market, and is targeted at domestic and foreign hi-tech enterprises.


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Hailee Steinfeld Performs 'Rock Bottom' at MMVAs 2016 with Shawn Hook! (Video)
Hailee Steinfeld looks so fierce while performing live on stage at the 2016 MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday night (June 19) at MuchMusic HQ in Toronto, Canada.
The 19-year-old entertainer was seen in a different outfit while walking the red carpet earlier in the night. During the show, she performed with up-and-coming singer Shawn Hook.
Shawn kicked off the performance with his song "Sound of Your Heart" and then Hailee joined him as they segued into her current single "Rock Bottom."
FYI: Hailee is wearing a Rodarte top, skirt, and scarf, Jimmy Choo shoes, a Tyler Alexandra bag, and Jimmy Choo shoes on the carpet. She is wearing a Balmain dress, Vetements shoes, and Dauphin jewelry for the performance.
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Millions of wild horses, called mustangs, once roamed North America. Today, just a fraction of that number are left, mostly in the American Southwest. A new book titled Mustang by author Deanne Stillman celebrates the wild horse and warns that it is threatened by human activity.
The wild horse, or mustang, from the Spanish word for a stray animal, has become a symbol of freedom for many Americans. The name and imagery were used to market a classic American car, the Ford Mustang.
But supporters say treatment of wild horses has been less than exemplary. In the late 1800s, millions were rounded up and shipped to the Western United States.
Deanne Stillman tells the story in her book Mustang. She says as the train and car replaced horses as a means of transportation, some horses were sold for food.
"They were shipped back to Europe in tin cans," said Deanne Stillman. "There is a demand for horse meat. And also, at the beginning of the 20th century, there were a number of wars being fought all over the world, and horses were shipped to the front lines in all of those wars, including our own, in World War I."
Today, there are only 33,000 wild horses and burros on U.S. government lands. The rest have been removed in response to complaints from ranchers, who are angry that the animals graze on their land. U.S. officials have thinned the herds, putting some horses in pens and up for adoption, over the protests of mustang advocates like Stillman.
There have also been random shootings. In fact, a wanton act of violence got Stillman involved in the issue. In 1998, she was sitting in a bar in the California desert, while researching an earlier book.
"And I picked up a local paper and saw an item that said six wild horses had been gunned down outside Reno," she said. "And, of course, I was completely shocked and horrified."
A few days later, more than 10 horses were shot and killed, and a short time later, dozens more. The incidents made an impact on Stillman who had grown up around horses. Her mother worked at a race track, and, she says, from an early age, she has respected the animals. So she began an investigation that led to her book.
Horses have a long history in the Americas, and the author talked about it at a famous Los Angeles site that contains the remains of many horses. The La Brea Tar Pits is a series of asphalt deposits filled with the bones of Ice Age animals, trapped more than 10,000 years ago. Along with wild horses, there are saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths.
"During that period, those horses were living right here at the famous tar pits, along with the mastodon and sloth, and many other mammals of that period," said Stillman.
The horse died out in the Americas, but was reintroduced by the 16th century Spanish conquistadors. One, Hernando Cortes, marched through the jungles of Mexico with 16 horses on his way to conquer the Aztecs.
"I went back into the old archives and found out their names and their personalities and what happened to them along the way," explained Deanne Stillman. "And think about it. Those horses opened up the New World, really. Without them and without the horse, we have no America."
The horse was vital to American settlers moving westward. In the 19th century, the horse was celebrated by showmen like Buffalo Bill, and it later became an icon in cowboy stories and movies.
In 1971, U.S. President Richard Nixon signed a law protecting the wild horses and burros, and preventing their commercial sale and slaughter. But advocates like Deanne Stillman say loopholes in the law leave the animals under threat. In July, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to restore the protections. The measure is called the ROAM Act, which stands for Restoring Our American Mustangs.
The Humane Society of the United States backs the measure. And Stillman is pleased that her book is drawing attention to the issue.
"What's been most gratifying to me is that it's become a driver in the ongoing grassroots campaign to preserve our wild horses and burros as well, and that was always my goal," she said. "That was why I wrote this book."
A companion bill to the ROAM Act has been introduced in the Senate. If it passes, Congress will send the president a final bill for his signature.


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Local Man Helps Bring Relief To Sandy Victims
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Some people have the desire to serve others, and a local Oskaloosa man exemplifies that very way of life.
Jim Walker loves to serve people, and he acts upon that spirit of service nearly every day. You won't find him out in the front. Instead, you will find him manning a corner during a fire or other emergency, helping to keep traffic from interfering. You will find him studying, training and practicing all of those skills he hopes he never really has to use.
So when the call came out for volunteers to join in helping those ravaged by Superstorm Sandy, Jim never hesitated.
The company Jim works for was able to give him a leave of absence during that time, but Jim knew there would be no pay, no money, as his vacation time for the year had already been used. He went anyway.
Having been a member of CERT for nearly three years, Jim says that his desire to serve others started when he was a young child and the work he did at a hospital at that time. He wanted to be a surgical technician, "but that never panned out," said Walker.
Jim attends the Jubilee Family Church in Oskaloosa, and he remembers back to a Sunday sermon that spoke about being prepared. "About that time, our Emergency Manager Jamey Robinson started the CERT program here in Mahaska County and it just kind of meshed together with everything."
So, four individuals, including Walker and New Sharon Fire Chief Steve Gerard, packed up a donated RV and headed East. They left on Saturday, November 10th and drove the 18 hours to New York to the storm ravaged coast.
Their original contact was a woman from Iowa, and the four landed at a Catholic Church in the middle of Manhattan. The church was a collection point for supplies. There, victims and volunteers could get food, water, cleaning supplies and many of the items needed to help start recovery.
Then, following further instructions, they got to their destination of Rockaway, New York at 5:30 in the morning on Sunday.
"Amazing," Walker says of his first impression upon arrival.
Walker had also helped with cleanup at Parkersburg, Iowa in the wake of the EF5 tornado there. "To see the amount of people involved. In Parkersburg, we didn't see people, we saw damage. This one had people all over the place, hurting, homeless, no clothes. Everything was damaged. It made you want to sit down and think of what you have, because they have nothing."
Their first day's assignment might not have been so glamorous, but they were tasked with picking up garbage. "Garbage on both sides of the streets and we couldn't even get our van and trailer through," Walker remembers. "We were actually picking up garbage just trying to make our way to where we could park."
Once the garbage detail was completed, the group then helped to unload trucks. Walker remembers all of the volunteers making a "fire line" where they unloaded the trucks much like sandbagging efforts. "We unloaded trucks and we unloaded trucks," Walker said.
The time between trucks was spent helping to bleach homes that had been gutted. This was done so as to kill the mold, and allow the homeowner to begin the rebuilding process.
Before they called it a night, there were more trucks to be unloaded. "It was a rough first day," Walker explained, "For an out of shape man who thought he could do a lot." He says it was well worth the pain because of the satisfaction of helping make needed supplies more available.
Looking for a place to stay, the group made contact with the 'Friends of Firefighters'. 'Friends of Firefighters' is a non-profit that was started in the wake of 9/11. According to their website, "Friends of Firefighters is dedicated to addressing the physical, mental health, and wellness needs of New York City's firefighters and their families."
Arrangements were made and, for the remainder of their stay, our local group called the building that houses the Friends of Firefighters their home.
I asked Walker if he could express his feelings in one word about being out there and what he had seen. "Wow keeps coming to mind, but that's not a very good word. It's just unbelievable I think. Unbelievable because you don't know that the weather could be that damaging. Unbelievable how people can survive such torment. Unbelievable because I've seen people that were possibly on the verge of taking their own life and, in a nine hour period, after being there with the volunteers… they're smiling and joking. "
Walker also remembers the camaraderie that developed among the various groups of volunteers and others, even those who are not from the United States.
During their time of helping out with storm recovery efforts in New York, the group from Mahaska County quickly befriended two French men.
"They had heard about the devastation. They weren't sent. The two had contacted 'Friends of Firefighters' and hopped on a flight from Paris, France to help in the recovery process. While there, a pair of German reporters asked the mixed group of American and French volunteers why they go all over the world volunteering.
There, Jim also had the opportunity to meet the equivalent of the FEMA director here in the United States, but for the European Union.
One of the things that Walker remembers most is "One thing, out of all the places we went, there was not one, 'Why are you doing it?'. It was more like, 'We thank you' and 'We can't thank you enough'. The people in the devastated areas all the way from Bell Harbor, Breezy Point, Rockaway Beach,… Everything from floods to fires, and there's still hope because those people are out there getting help from individuals that care about people."
Even though their emergency skills weren't needed by the time they got there, Walker says the humanitarian work they did will also help him in preparing our local CERT teams. "I went out as a CERT member looking to further my education and training so I could bring it back to the CERT members. I went out as an individual volunteer with a group of professional firefighters… and I came back part of a brotherhood of people that help people."
Walker says that the experience in storm ravaged New York was "kind of saddening." He goes on to say, "I saw a brotherhood of firefighters, professionals, come together and work for humanitarian purposes. It's not for me, it's for each other."


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NJ Conservation Officers Cast Enforcement Net for Recreational Anglers, Issue Summonses for Illegal Catches
Working to heighten awareness of New Jerseys marine fisheries regulations and the consequences of violating them, state conservation officers yesterday inspected scores of recreational fishing boats and popular fishing spots along the Sandy Hook and Raritan bays and the Arthur Kill.
Eighteen conservation officers with the Department of Environmental Protections Division of Fish and Wildlife, Bureau of Law Enforcement checked 500 anglers during the eight-hour special operation -- part of an ongoing effort to spur greater compliance with regulations and laws that protect New Jerseys fish and wildlife resources.
Throughout the day, conservation officers inspected 195 private fishing vessels and also checked more than 100 anglers at various marinas and jetties along the targeted waters, Marine Region Capt. Joe Meyer said.
Conservation officers issued 53 summonses and six written warnings for various marine fisheries violations:
Sportsmen and sportswomen can help New Jerseys conservation officers by reporting marine fish and shellfish violations to 609-748-2050 or call the DEPs 24-hour hotline at 877-WARN-DEP.