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How does that go again? If one person says you're a duck, ignore them. If another person says you're a duck, look in the mirror. If a third person says you're a duck, check for feathers because you're more than likely a duck.
"Don't worry… I'll get the lights."
I shared those words with Scott, my friend and fellow servant in Warehouse Student Ministries. (Actually, it's called something else now… youth pastors often like to change names of things that don't need to be changed. I say this not to slam anyone other myself because I've done it many times in my life in order to make the thing feel like it belonged more to me and the group I was leading instead of the last guy we inherited it from… we say things like, "He didn't know what he was thinking when he named it ________ because in order to follow the real mandate of Matthew 28 we need to be called 'Flippin' Frogs Fellowship' instead." And for the record, I honestly have no issue with the fact that it's no longer called Warehouse Student Ministries because whatever it's called today makes sense to the kids and leaders that are in it... until someone else comes in and changes it to reflect a new era of direction.)
Anyway, like I was saying, I told Scott to not worry about the lights. Our senior high night was over and all the kids had left the new building that I had successfully led the charge in moving us into. I say this not to toot my own horn, because in the big picture of things I ended up being the Moses figure in the story of this youth ministry... called to get them out of a rented facility down the street and through an exodus era until we got into a new building we had built for them on site. Even though we were forced to take occupancy when the school year started (and while there was an abundance of dust and construction devices around), it was a youth building and being in it meant something.
At the time I became responsible for conceptually designing the building I didn't know this was how the story would end... for I truly hoped to enter the "Promised Land," too. After leading several brainstorming sessions with key leaders, parents, and church people, I was geeked to hand off to our executive pastor a solid building plan to run with. Eventually a foundation was laid, not to mention beam after beam. I felt a sense of "WOW!" in having had a direct hand in how it looked and was blessed to host a day of prayer and dedication for it in the middle of the summer. Crazy to have so much "power" and "authority," eh?
But really… I didn't. Again, it's like naming a ministry – someone else will come along and paint over the colors you put down, decide that the wall you wanted to put up doesn't make sense in the place you thought, and lay down carpet in places you believed a ball should bounce on hardwood floors. You don't think about any of this at the time, though, because as far as you're concerned your ego is calling the shots in the short-term with a naïve belief that any of this will matter in the long-term.
And so it was during this Sunday night in the fall of 2004 that I stood in the shadows of "The Warehouse" for my last night as its leader.
As a bit of backstory, a few weeks before this moment I was asked to step out of the student ministry and into a temporary role of a creative arts director. It was a curveball I didn't expect, and basically it boiled down to the senior staff of my church believing I wasn't capable of leading the ministry in the way that they wanted me to.
Now... this is obviously the part where I could go into a whole bunch of solid reasons about how I disagreed with them and why they were wrong, but really… what's the point? If they failed to see the godly fruit I believed was happening through me, perhaps it's possible that I failed to see the faults they believed me to have.
Hmm… maybe I need to read that last sentence again.
How does that go again? If one person says you're a duck, ignore them. If another person says you're a duck, look in the mirror. If a third person says you're a duck, check for feathers because you're a duck.
Scott left, leaving me alone in the building. I reflected on my journey with the church to this point, having come in two years earlier to a crazy situation of hurt and then rebuilding trust among the leaders and students. We gathered that small core group together and prayed and pursued our way to reach more and more students, adding new leaders and teenagers along the way. I had numerical goals I was supposed to obtain in order to have "job security," and doggone it if we didn't come awfully close to those numbers. Apparently, though, it wasn't enough.
Sorry… I'm leaking out a bit.
In the month of May I became the project manager to pack up our old building that we were leasing and find a way to keep things happening all throughout the summer without any gathering place. At the size we were at, this was a challenge... not to mention having to pack a large facility down into two storage units. This also meant revamping the empty building to its original state (which included painting, knocking down walls, etc) and getting it ready for the landlord to approve. Add to this a student service on a Sunday morning (complete with full music, drama, teaching, etc) and a job search for a part-time middle school pastor (because I begged and pleaded for help and finally got some) and it was a crazy time.
Imagine what it would be like to have to find a way to keep a student ministry going all summer long under those circumstances.
We did it, though, having the middle school kids (because we added two grades that year, creating a 5-8 grade ministry) meet under a huge party tent on Sunday mornings and then having a massive group of senior high students crowd into my own backyard later that night. In fact, we even pulled off three major "rite of passage" weekends for guys, a week long "Narrow Road Rules" mission trip, launched a new girls ministry, initiated a student internship program, started up a house group format, met at Burger King for breakfast club Bible studies, and started a class for senior high students looking to grow to the next level with Jesus Christ... all in that summer. I even added some extra events to the calendar because one of the kids of a key leader in the church said, "There really isn't much happening this summer in the youth ministry." ARGH!
Did I mention that I was very tired throughout this whole season?
Perhaps that's why during practice for our student service I didn't manage the kids in a way that they needed to be managed during their last week of school... causing serious doubts about my leadership. In fact, it may have been this weariness that caused me on our mission trip to allow some guys to take part in "super power dumping" by hovering over toilets to drop a plop instead of sitting on the ring like a nice boy (I apologize for this crass description, but that's all I have)... causing serious doubts about my leadership. In fact, it may have even caused me on the fall road trip to neglect to be sure that every guy called home to tell his parents we'd be late (thereby causing one of the parents to understandably get upset about it)... causing serious doubts about my leadership. Then there was the whole issue of not tending to my leaders like I should have and keeping a tighter reign on things that I should have because I had to keep things looking good... causing serious doubts about my leadership.
Sorry... I'm leaking out again.
How does that go again? If one person says you're a duck, ignore them. If another person says you're a duck, look in the mirror. If a third person says you're a duck, check for feathers because you're a duck.
Maybe my advocates were right and that none of this was my fault... maybe it was all about a system that was broken and forced me to focus on proving myself instead of serving wholeheartedly. Maybe it became all about the appearance of "non-failure" at the expense of true life change... a typical youth worker's complaint about "the system" and "the man."
Then again… maybe I really wasn't a good leader after all. Maybe none of this was circumstantial, and maybe I truly had no business being in student ministry. Perhaps the opinions of others were right and mine were wrong. It could very well be that I wasn't the right person for the job and I was causing things to bleed in places they shouldn't.
After all, if the loudest voice in the room says it....
then is must be true.
How does that go again? If one person says you're a duck, ignore them. If another person says you're a duck, look in the mirror. If a third person says you're a duck, check for feathers because you're a duck.
So like I said... I got the lights.
And a funny thing happened...
I started to sing. Sure, it was through a cracked throat, but a very honest moment of worship.
"You give and take away... you give and take away... my heart will choose to say... bless-ed be your name...Stick around ministry long enough and you'll find things that are hiliarious that at the time absolutely weren't. Or maybe they were... but then you had to feel bad about it... but then you started laughing about it again. I think back to the aformentioned "power dumping" and feel a smile while also wondering how I could have made such a rookie error. I also wonder about the things I did to get more kids in the door instead of helping more kids get into the kingdom.
Blessed be the name of the Lord... blessed be your name..."
There are a lot of things that are not "youth ministry."
Then occasionally... you get a glimpse of what is.
After I got the lights I went to my office... and turned on the switch.
There again was the display I'd encountered a few hours before. A paper with the signatures and encouragements of kids hung in the midst of paper towels and streamers that had been put up by those teens. It was their way of saying that they were going to miss me and that I'd made a difference in their lives.
I looked around, calculating how long I'd leave it up before taking it down. After all, starting the next day I'd be in a new temporary role that served adults and not teens. I couldn't very well have this hanging up, could I?
But I did anyway... because for at least one more night...
I was a youth pastor who had made a difference.
How does that go again? If one person says you're a duck, ignore them. If another person says you're a duck, look in the mirror. If a third person says you're a duck, check for feathers because you're more than likely a duck.
"Therefore, you will see the land only from a distance; you will not enter the land I am giving to the people of Israel." (Deuteronomy 32:52)
"To not forgive is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die." - Anne Lamott


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If today you can take a thing like evolution and make it a crime to teach it in the public school, tomorrow you can make it a crime to teach it in the private schools, and the next year you can make it a crime to teach it to the hustings or in the church. At the next session you may ban books and newspapers. Soon you may set Catholic against Protestant and Protestant against Protestant, and try to foist your own religion upon the minds of men.
...finally men were saved only through God's son dying for them, and that unless human beings believed this silly, impossible and wicked story they were doomed to hell? Can anyone with intelligence really believe that a child born today should be doomed because the snake tempted Eve and Eve tempted Adam? To believe that is not God-worship; it is devil-worship.
Can any rational person believe that the Bible is anything but a human document? We now know pretty well where the various books came from, and about when they were written. We know that they were written by human beings who had no knowledge of science, little knowledge of life, and were influenced by the barbarous morality of primitive times, and were grossly ignorant of most things that men know today.
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BMCC is such a popular college that even non-students want to come here—well, at least for a weekend.
For the second consecutive year, BMCC hosted the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) New York Region Leadership Conference. PTK students and regional members from all over New York State attended.
Participants met with guest speakers and engaged in workshops designed to teach and refine leadership skills.
Phi Theta Kappa is the official honor society for two-year colleges, as recognized by the American Association of Community Colleges. BMCC's chapter of Phi Theta Kappa is called Alpha Kappa.
The conference was sponsored by St. Bonaventure University, which provided PTK students with tote bags, brochures, and pens, encouraging them to consider transferring to St. Bonaventure after graduating from their respective 2-year colleges.
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Dr. Sadie Bragg, BMCC's Vice President of Academic Affairs, spoke at the Leadership Panel. She was introduced to the students and guests by Alex d'Erizans, Senior Faculty Advisor for Phi Theta Kappa at BMCC.
d'Erizans oversees the organization with assistance from advisors Acte Maldonado, John T. Means, and Zhanna Yablokova.
"I'm also here on behalf of BMCC's President Antonio Pérez—we fully support PTK because you make things happen," said Bragg. "All of you are leaders; we are delighted to have you here at our college. You are among the best."
After officers from the New York Regional Team spoke about the perks of Phi Theta Kappa memberships, the first panel of the weekend got underway.
Leaders are "self-aware"
The opening panelists were Louis Oberndorf, Phi Theta Kappa Foundation member; Luke M. Davis, Associate Director, Regional and Chapter Development – Div. 1, Phi Theta Kappa; Dr. Alex d'Erizans, PTK Senior Advisor and Assistant Professor of History, and Victoria Dombroski ('12), Alumni Coordinator for PTK.
"My friend Antonio Pérez taught me about the importance of community colleges," said Oberndorf, founder of METI, a world leader in medical technology used for educational purposes.
Oberndorf shared his advice about leadership and control.
"I think the real question is, how do you deal with failure? Because you're going to have failure—none of us are perfect," he said. "Knowing how to deal with failure is another step in becoming a leader. You don't set out to be a leader, you become one."
Oberndorf also reminded students that every leader needs to be self-aware.
"And remember—arrogance is a pitfall of being a leader," he said.
"Be humble"
Panelist Luke M. Davis, Associate Director, Regional and Chapter Development, Div. 1, Phi Theta Kappa, advised students to listen—carefully—when others speak, especially in a group forum.
"It takes a strong leader to listen; we don't engage as much with others if we say, 'Everything's OK,' or 'I'm fine.' Focus on others; people need to know others care about them. We all have to help each other succeed."
D'Erizans agreed.
"One loses sight of the little things. Say 'thank you, how are you?' Building relationships is part of being a leader," he said, adding, "a leader makes things happen in a profound and visible way. Learn about others—their strengths and weaknesses—and acknowledge your own strengths and weaknesses, which can be humbling."
According to d'Erizans, being a leader also means, "having a vision and the confidence to make ahead with an action plan. But also realize you just can't do it all."
BMCC graduate Victoria Dombroski is a former PTK board member.
"I liked the public speaking tips I picked up from PTK," she said. "Today, I'm much better at interviews and taking charge of tasks while remaining poised."
More than grades
The panel moderator was Liberal Arts major Michael Guttentag, a PTK board member.
"Joining PTK was one of the best decisions I ever made—honestly," said Guttentag. "PTK taught me how to multi-task. For me, time management is crucial, especially since I want to attend law school, where multi-tasking is key."
Part of the whole BMCC experience is "enhancing your social skills," added Guttentag.
"College isn't just about grades, it's also about meeting diverse people, and understanding how much the whole college experience matures you," he said. "Being an active PTK member has taught me the importance of networking and how to bring leadership skills into the job market."
Business Administration major Romina Moyano agrees.
"Being active with PTK is great way to meet standout students while putting yourself in a better, stronger mindset to complete your academic goals," she said. "I came back to school later in life, so I wanted to take advantage of everything PTK offered. I joined to better myself, to push myself, and I thought today's panel was inspiring."


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COOPER CITY, FL (August 16, 2017) Schott Communities has scheduled their 2017 "Run, Walk & Roll" for Saturday, October 21, 2017, with race day registration starting at 6:00 a.m. The start of the event will take place on their campus located at 6591 South Flamingo Road in Cooper City, FL. All proceeds will benefit the organization's mission "Schott Communities, founded with the belief that every person has the right to be treated with dignity and care, is dedicated to providing life-enriching programs, services and residences to meet the multiple needs of persons who are deaf or disabled." The Schott "Run, Walk & Roll" will again wind through the beautiful community of Southwest Ranches on a USTAF certified course. Entrants can choose to participate in the timed 5K Run or the 1 mile Walk & Roll.
The proceeds from this fundraiser will be used to help continue Schott Communities' mission – to create an environment of dignity and care where persons with physical and/or mental challenges are encouraged to grow in self-acceptance and independence. Each year, over 1,000 adults with special needs pass through our doors and look to us to help them to strive for a better life.
We are proud to have Dave Shula, Andrew Almeida and Diego Zorrilla as co-chairs for the event. Mr. Shula is President of Shula's Steakhouses, a former coach of the Cincinnati Bengals and an avid runner. Mr. Almeida is a young man who, though born with Cerebral Palsy, defied his doctor's predictions that he would never walk or speak. Mr. Zorrilla, born with Spinal Bifida, has become a member of a wheelchair league. They are inspirations of determination, passion and achievement. "We are so excited to continue to see this event grow with more sponsors and participants. Some of these runners are dedicated athletes who take part in similar events throughout South Florida," stated Event Co-Chair Dave Shula and added "At this event, they have a chance to meet some of the extraordinary individuals who benefit from Schott's many programs. They are glad to support such a worthwhile cause and help to make a difference in their lives."
The event is expected to attract over 800 people this year. Part of the event's festivities will include vendors Orangetheory Fitness, One Beat CPR, Joe Hillman Plumbers, 911 CrossFit, Healthsource of Weston, Caring Touch Pain Relief Center, and many others. And of course, a great breakfast!
Many thanks to the following major sponsors for their generosity: Duty Free Americas, Shula Burger,SPR Insurance, Publix Super Markets Charities, Great Lakes Advisors, St Mark Men's Club, and Tri Sharks. Sponsorships are still available as well as vendor booth spaces.
Pre-registration fee is $25.00 and race day registration is $30.00. A hot breakfast, is complimentary for all event registrants and $5 for all guests. All interested participants should contact Schott Communities at 954-434-3306 or visit their website at www.schottcommunities.org. Pre-registration information is also available at Runner's Depot (954-474-4074) and Running Wild (954-565-9400). Register online at www.splitsecondtiming.com or visit the Schott Communities website. Pre-registration closes on Friday, October 16th at noon at all locations.
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The Muscular Dystrophy Association Hop-A-Thon is springing to life inside Tyner United Methodist Church Preschool as 43 students prep to hop to help drop muscular dystrophy from the list of incurable conditions March 13 and 15.
Students and their parents are signing up interested sponsors to pay $5 or $10 as a flat donation. Funds raised will support curing muscular dystrophy and related diseases by funding worldwide research. Muscular dystrophy is a disease where the muscles of the body get weaker and weaker, and can eventually result in paralysis or death.
"This is our first MDA Hop-A-Thon; we thought it would be a great way to give back to the community," said Tyner UMC Preschool Director Christine Morkert. "On March 13 and 15 we will let students hop to Spanish, hop to the restroom and hop to recess."
Students ranging from age 1 to 4 will hop everywhere they go inside the school for the two-day Hop-A-Thon MDA event. Hops throughout each day from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. will be totaled up to cumulatively identify the number of hops per child.
Morkert estimates that each child could end up with 100 hops. She said the goal is to raise at least $500 for MDA.
"We are happy to raise awareness, acceptance and assistance for MDA," said Morkert. "We thought the Hop-A-Thon is a great program for students that love to hop. The teachers will hop with them and count as they go. It will help with counting skills too."
She said she feels it is important to teach her students about being aware of different types of disabilities such as muscular dystrophy, that can be found in other children. She said she wants them to be thankful for their healthy bodies.
"We are asking all children to hop with us regardless if they have any sponsors," said Morkert. "However, we would like to be able to give a nice donation to the Muscular Dystrophy Association on behalf of Tyner UMC Preschool kids."
Students will receive a sticker that says "I used my muscles to hop for MDA," an activity booklet and a certificate of recognition.


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April 2011
Dear friends and colleagues,
Spring in Blacksburg is, at once, an impressive time of year. The sky is bluer, temperatures are warmer, trees are blooming, and the air seems clearer and crisper. And then the next day is 31 degrees and rainy. Just like the move toward summer, the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine continues to develop into a leading world-class institute for veterinary medical instruction and research. The signs of growth surround us: hard hats, emerging buildings, and prospective students fill our parking lots these days. But like an elusive season of Southwest Virginia weather, we're not quite there yet. Support from all of our stakeholders, such as our two state veterinary medical associations, alumni, and private donors, remains as important as ever.
The vitality of these relationships was showcased at our Annual Awards Luncheon on Friday, April 2. What was once a semi-annual event has been combined in to a great occasion for us to celebrate our award-winning students and faculty members and thank the donors who make scholarship funds a reality. The luncheon, held at the Inn at Virginia Tech, brought together more than 300 attendees into what was our biggest awards luncheon to date. Many of you who attended the luncheon have supported our college since even before it was founded in 1980. Speaking with you last week, I was again reminded of how far we, as a community of supporters, have come and that we, collectively, step into the future together.
Graduation for the Class of 2011 is just around the corner, or so the graduating students remind me in my meetings with them. As I speak with our outgoing students, I remind them of the importance of their involvement in the veterinary community and its associations after they receive their degrees. Our graduates will employ their skills in Virginia, Maryland, and throughout the United States and world. Regardless of where they end up, their involvement in and commitment to their professional associations remain crucial to their success as veterinarians and to the importance of our profession in society.
We all have important roles to play in the future of the college. I urge all of you to continue being a part of our college's future. Whether through ongoing communication, advice, or direct financial support, every form of engagement is valuable in shaping the future of our institution and profession. The seasons in Blacksburg may occasionally baffle us with their finicky nature, but one thing I can certainly count on is the resolve of our supporters.
As always, I look forward to hearing your feedback and input.
Best regards,
Gerhardt G. Schurig, DVM, Ph.D.
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Three VMRCVM faculty members were among the co-authors of a recent article in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that describes the use of a method to successfully treat a seven-year old spayed female Labrador retriever with a five-year history of degenerative coxofemoral joint disease. The dog's frequent lameness led to the discovery of a mass that was consistent with a cancerous tumor. With traditional treatment, survival for such a patient is three to six months.
The college's Dr. John H. Rossmeisl, Jr., associate professor of neurology and neurosurgery, Dr. Otto I. Lanz, associate professor of surgery, and Dr. Natalia Henao-Guerrero, assistant professor of anesthesiology, collaborated with Dr. Rafael Davalos, Robert E. Neal II and Paulo Garcia of the Virginia Tech - Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences on the article.
The authors described how they used a combination of Davalos' patent pending method of irreversible electroporation followed by the well-known medical treatment of chemotherapy to shrink the tumor. After the tumor developed resistance to the chemotherapy, they used irreversible electroporation a second time to completely eradicate all signs of the cancer. After six months, the authors reported in the Feb. 14, 2011 journal article that the family pet was in complete remission according to clinical and computerized tomography scans.
It is now 12 months since the team first treated the patient, and the dog remains in complete remission.
The National Science Foundation is funding additional work in this area, presenting Davalos with a $450,000 CAREER Award to continue this research.
Davalos explained how his novel process applies electrical pulses, each microseconds in length, to a targeted tissue area. The goal is to permanently open nanopores in the membranes of a cell, causing cell death. The destruction of the cells in this case is not due to injury from heat, and therefore doesn't damage the supporting structures in the tissue, including the extracellular matrix, blood vessels, and nerves. "This accomplishment is very important since it allows the selective treatment of cells while respecting healthy tissue architecture," Davalos added.
"The procedure is essentially done with two minimally invasive electrodes placed into the targeted region," Davalos said, "delivering approximately 80 pulses to the site in about one minute. The pulses are high voltage, but low energy, so no significant heating occurs as a result of the procedure."
With new funding, Davalos will specifically look at whether irreversible electroporation procedures can be adapted for the destruction of special tumors called glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and aggressive type of primary brain tumor in humans. The median survival for people diagnosed with these tumors is only 15 months. The team, which also includes Dr. John Robertson, director of the Center for Comparative Oncology and professor of pathology at VMRCVM, and Dr. Tom Ellis at Wake Forest University, has already treated a canine patient with a brain tumor that was refractory to surgical resection. They used their procedure to kill a majority of the tumor volume, making it possible to treat the rest of the remaining cancer cells with radiation. At four months after treatment, there was no sign of the tumor.
Eighty-five new veterinarians will graduate from VMRCVM on Saturday, May 14. The ceremony, which will take place in Virginia Tech's Squires Student Center Commonwealth Ballroom, will include dignitaries from both Virginia Tech and the University of Maryland-College Park.
In addition to the 85 DVM degrees, Virginia Tech will also award Ph.D. and M.S. degrees and Certificates of Residency during weekend ceremonies.
The ceremony will include the presentation of diplomas jointly awarded by Virginia Tech and the University of Maryland at College Park, the administration of the "Veterinarian's Oath," the "Hooding Ceremony," and numerous awards and honors.
In keeping with tradition, the graduating class has invited a favorite faculty member to address them during the ceremony. Dr. David Grant, assistant professor in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, has been selected.
Dr. Claudia True ('86), president of the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association, will administer the "Veterinarian's Oath." Dr. John Kable ('86), president of the Maryland Veterinary Medical Association, will welcome the new graduates into the profession on behalf of the organized veterinary medical community.
Nathaniel Burke, the valedictorian of the class of 2011, will be awarded the Richard B. Talbot Award, and Dr. Maureen Noftsinger ('01), will be honored as the Outstanding Young Alumna.
There is ample seating, though it is on a first-come, first-served basis. The ceremony begins promptly at 8:30 a.m. with a reception following in the Old Dominion Ballroom.
View more information about Virginia Tech's Spring Commencement ceremonies.
For the fourth consecutive year, VMRCVM will join with the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) and Merial Inc. to participate in the Service Dog Eye Exam Event on May 12.
The veterinary college will hold a free eye clinic for service dogs on Thursday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital located on the Blacksburg campus. The event will be held to preserve the sight of the dogs serving our community, benefit those who depend on service dogs, strengthen relationships with practicing veterinarians, and gather information to help the future performance of working dogs.
"Since service dogs allow those with disabilities the freedom to live independently, it is important that these dogs be kept in optimal health," said Dr. Phillip Pickett, professor of ophthalmology in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences. "In some cases, the good vision of the service dog is the 'vision' of the owner."
Service dogs include guide dogs, handicapped assistance dogs, detection dogs, military and police dogs, search and rescue dogs, and formally trained and certified therapy dogs. Dogs must be active working dogs that were previously certified or are currently enrolled in a formal training program or organization to qualify.
The veterinary college has offered free screening examinations and consultations for service dogs for more than 20 years, according to Pickett. "As with any other disease process in the body, early diagnosis based on routine yearly screening can lead to early intervention that may be able to save vision and keep the dog in the working force," he said.
Traditionally, more than 180 board certified veterinary ophthalmologists provide sight-saving eye exams to thousands of service dogs throughout the United States and Canada at no cost during Service Dog Eye Exam Month.
To receive a free service dog eye examination, dog owners or service agencies must register on the ACVO website between April 1 and April 29. Appointments are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
Members of the press who would like to cover this event must RSVP to Eric McKeeby by Thursday, May 5. Please direct all inquiries via email to email@example.com.
The Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) held its annual meeting in Alexandria, Va., from March 10-13, which involved representatives from the college making congressional visits in Washington, D.C.
Dr. Gerhardt Schurig, dean of the college and currently president-elect of the AAVMC, was among those who participated in the meetings. "It was good to join colleagues and friends from across the country to discuss legislation and other issues of importance," said Schurig. "Their outcomes will have a direct relationship with the future of veterinary medicine."
Congressman Bob Goodlatte (Va.), Vice Chairman and ranking member of the House Committee on Agriculture, met with Schurig in Washington and attended the AAVMC legislative reception. Goodlatte supports the Veterinary Public Health Amendments Act of 2011, also referred to as H.R. 525, which is sponsored by Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (Wis.).
This new legislation modifies the Public Health Service Act and will add veterinary public health as one of the professional groups eligible for grants to train the public health veterinarian workforce. It will also help increase the number of veterinarians working in livestock and food animal practices along with various public health fields. Additionally, it will assist with student loan repayment plans for veterinarians studying public health.
The AAVMC is a non-profit membership organization working to protect and improve the health and welfare of animals, people, and the environment by advancing academic veterinary medicine.
"I am honored to represent the college on the board of this prestigious organization, and I look forward to serving in the upcoming year," said Schurig.
The Fourth Annual Bob Duncan Memorial 5K will be held Saturday, May 7, at 11 a.m. All proceeds will benefit the Bob Duncan Memorial Diagnostic Veterinary Pathology Scholarship, which awards a fourth year veterinary student with commitment and zeal for diagnostic veterinary pathology.
Dr. Bob Duncan was an associate professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology who passed away in May 2007. He was an avid runner - always ready for the next challenge or race, whether it be a half marathon or relay race for charity.
Packet pick-up and race day registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Virginia Tech Cross Country course on Duck Pond Dr. If registering the day of the race, participants are encouraged to arrive early as registration will close at 10:30 a.m.
The entry fee is $20 if received by April 23 and $30 on race day. For more information and to download the registration form, please visit the Bob Duncan Memorial 5K website.
Virginia Tech has named Nathaniel C. Burke of Luray, Va., as the Outstanding Graduating Student in the VMRCVM for the 2010-2011 academic year.
In 2005, Burke graduated summa cum laude majoring in human nutrition, foods and exercise in Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences for his bachelor of science. He also received his master of science at Virginia Tech in 2007 studying biomedical and veterinary sciences. His concentration was in ruminant nutrition, antioxidants/oxidative stress, and forage utilization, with a thesis looking at the assessment of redox markers in cattle.
Burke is expected to receive a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in May of 2011. Along with maintaining a grade point average of 3.99 (on a 4.0 scale) and completing over 190 hours, Burke is driven outside the classroom which is noted by his numerous awards and accolades.
Burke was given the William Preston Society Thesis Award in 2007 for his outstanding life sciences thesis. A few of his other honors include being named an American Association of Bovine Practitioners Amstutz Scholar and a Western Veterinary Conference Scholar in 2009 and 2010, respectively.
Burke has presented his works at several different venues throughout his academic career. Along with other fellow scholars, he presented on the effects of gradual weaning and transport on leukocyte antioxidant enzymes and plasma malondialdehyde at the veterinary college's Nineteenth Annual Research Symposium in Blacksburg, Va.
Burke is also a published academic researcher. His collaborative research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Animal Science and Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology. Burke is presently a member of several professional associations, such as the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association, Academy of Rural Veterinarians, and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners. Learn more
Ten DVM students from the VMRCVM were recently awarded 2011 Pfizer Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarships in the amount of $2,500. The scholarship winners are Hannah Bowmaster ('13), Sarah Brauning ('12), Daniel Cafarelli ('12), David Dulaney ('12), Julie Gillem ('12), Holly Lui ('13), Lindsey Novean ('12), Curtis Plowgian ('13), Brooke Reynolds ('12), and Jeremy Shomper ('13).
The students were selected by the American Veterinary Medical Foundation's (AVMF) Grants and Awards Scholarship subcommittee based on academic excellence, leadership, diversity, experience, and potential contribution in food animal or food safety veterinary medicine.
Learn more about the Veterinary Student Scholarship Program.
Two VMRCVM faculty members recently received outstanding alumni awards from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech.
Dr. William Huckle, associate professor of cell biology and pharmacology, received the Outstanding Alumni Award for the college of agriculture�s Department of Biochemistry and Dr. David Caudell (�00), assistant professor of anatomic pathology, received the Outstanding Alumni Award for the Agricultural Technology Program.
Each year, departments in the college of agriculture honor alumni who graduated more than 10 years ago for his or her achievements since graduation. Huckle received his master's degree in biochemistry in 1981, and Caudell received his associate of agriculture degree in 1994.
Christine Absher, budget coordinator, was chosen as VMRCVM's Staff Member of the Month for March 2011.
Kyle Alberi ('14) and Hannah Lowe ('12) recently won awards at the American Association of Swine Practitioners meeting.
Dr. James Brown, clinical assistant professor of equine surgery at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medical Center, recently achieved Diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Dr. Melinda Cep ('09), a legislative fellow for the office of Congresswoman Rosa DeLaura (CT-3), received the Outstanding Recent Alumni Award for the Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences in Virginia Tech's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Dr. Mike Cissell, clinical instructor of large animal surgery in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, recently achieved Diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Surgeons.
Dr. Linda Dahlgren, assistant professor of large animal surgery in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, recently spoke at the American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention held in Baltimore, Md.
Dr. Rujuan Dai, research scientist in the Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology, received a 2011 AAI Junior Faculty Travel Grant to attend the 98th AAI Annual Meeting in San Francisco, Calif.
Dr. Marion Ehrich, professor of pharmacology and toxicology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology, recently gave a presentation at the Smithsonian Resident Associate Program.
Sandy Hancock, of the Good Laboratory Practice Program Quality Assurance Unit, was chosen as VMRCVM's Staff Member of the Month for April 2011.
Neeta Jain, MS and PhD candidate in the Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology, won first place, oral, in the American Association of Veterinary Immunologists student awards for "Brucella outer membrane vesicles-polaxamer mixture as a vaccine for B melitensis in a mouse model."
Dr. Taranjit Kaur, assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences & Pathobiology, was among the co-authors of the article, "Campylobacter troglodytis sp. nov., Isolated from Feces of Human-Habituated Wild Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in Tanzaniai," in the journal Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
Dr. Aaron S. Lucas ('10) recently received a Food Animal Incentive Award at the Western Veterinary Conference in Las Vegas, Nev.
Joyce Morgan, former executive assistant to the dean of the college, was recently awarded the Friend of the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association (VVMA) at the annual Virginia Veterinary Conference in Roanoke.
Dr. J. Phillip Pickett, professor of ophthalmology in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, recently presented several lectures on a variety of topics in ophthalmology to the Michigan Veterinary Medical Association in East Lansing, Mich., the Virginia Veterinary Medical Association in Roanoke, Va., and the West Virginia Veterinary Medical Association in Charleston, W.Va.
Dr. Valerie Ragan, director of the Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine, represented VMRCVM in an Education Consortium meeting in Washington, D.C., to explore opportunities for colleges of veterinary medicine and USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services to collaborate on enhanced Foot-and-Mouth Disease response options for the United States.
Dr. Peter Eyre, dean emeritus at VMRCVM, was chosen by the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) to deliver the 2011 Recognition Lecture. The Recognition Lecture was presented at the AAVMC Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, March 13.
"Dr. Eyre is a fierce advocate for veterinary medical education and a clear vision of its importance in ensuring veterinarians are well positioned to meet societal needs," says AAVMC Executive Director Dr. Marguerite Pappaioanou. "A native of the United Kingdom who has served in leadership roles in the U.S. and Canada, Dr. Eyre brings an international perspective to challenges and problems, and has a keen eye for getting to the heart of the challenges facing veterinary education. He is unafraid to ask the hard question or propose the difficult choice."
Eyre received his undergraduate veterinary degree, bachelor of science degree, and doctorate from the University of Edinburgh. He was Lecturer in Pharmacology at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies for seven years prior to joining the faculty at the University of Guelph's Ontario Veterinary College, where he was chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences and associate director of the Canadian Centre for Toxicology. Eyre was appointed dean of VMRCVM in 1985, where he established the Center for Government and Corporate Veterinary Medicine in 1989. After his retirement in 2003, he was named interim dean of the University of Calgary's new veterinary school. In 2006, he returned to Virginia-Maryland, where he continues to lecture occasionally.
The Recognition Lecture is an annual honor given by the AAVMC to an individual whose leadership and vision have made a significant contribution to academic veterinary medicine and the veterinary profession. The recipient is invited to speak on a topic of his or her choice at the AAVMC Annual Conference. Past Recognition Lecturers have included former deans, federal government officials, researchers, and academicians.
Dr. Gary Vroegindewey, of the college's Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine, represented VMRCVM at the Student American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Symposium. He presented on Global One Health Opportunities for students detailing strategic global drivers. Vroegindewey highlighted the wide range of career opportunities in international veterinary medicine and discussed experiential options to prepare for international work.
Vroegindewey is also working with the University of Maryland School of Public Health and volunteers on assessment and recovery of Japan after the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster. The Japan Medical Public Health Information Sharing Enterprise links personnel on ground with resources to bridge critical infrastructure gaps not addressed by formal response networks.
The annual meeting of the Society of Toxicology was held in March in Washington, D.C. Those who attended the Virginia Tech/VMRCVM breakfast reception at the meeting include graduates of the college's veterinary and graduate programs, former post-doctoral fellows, current graduate students, and current and former faculty.
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Women's Groups in India have condemned the government awarding the President's Medal to a senior police official, Ankit Garg who is alleged to have supervised Soni Sori's custodial torture.
Ankit Garg, Superintendent of Police, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India has been named by the Adivasi school teacher, Soni Sori, in several lettersto the Supreme Court, of ordering and supervising her torture and sexual violence against her, on the night of October 8th, 2011 when she was in his custody at the Dantewada police station.
In a case which is now before the Supreme Court, Soni Sori has written that while she was in police custody in Dantewada police station, she was stripped before the Superintendent of Police, Ankit Garg, and given electric shocks under his directions. Furthermore, he ordered three police personnel to "punish her" by sexually torturing her for disobeying his commands to name well-known social activists, such as Swami Agnivesh and Medha Patkar, as Naxal supporters.
An independent medical examination carried out by the Government hospital in Kolkata under the direction of the Supreme Court has confirmed her sexual torture by recovering stones embedded in her private parts. This prompted the Supreme Court to reach the conclusion that she is clearly unsafe within the reach of Dantewada police, and needs to be transferred to the Raipur Central prison.
Women's rights activists believe that this is no longer a case of mere allegations against the police, but there is also solid evidence by a government medical team to support her charges.
As Soni Sori, the victim of this heinous torture languishes in the Raipur Central Jail, with a deteriorating health condition, and waits for her case to be listed in the Supreme Court, women's teams who have been taking up the case of her torture have been refused permission to meet her. She is still under the custody of the same state police has that inflicted this torture on her.
There can be no excuse for torture and sexual violence in the name of anti-Naxal or counter-insurgency operations. To confer awards on a person accused of such heinous acts diminishes the respect and honour usually associated with a gallantry award.
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The people who walk through here are not just browsing anymore. They're not here to necessarily drink their way through the cold air, numbing their nearly bare bodies as they dip themselves into 40-degree water.
Now they're here to see the car wreck, a free tour through a boardwalk museum that looks like it's gone out of business.
They're here with cameras, iPhones and otherwise, walking up to the top of the bulldozer sand piles (they're not dunes anymore) until the police chase them away.
If they can make it from the south side, they can walk all the way up to until the boardwalk goes away, and see the broken police tape dangle in the wind.
This is Seaside Heights now. A roller-coaster ride is in the water. Piers are in pieces, washed away. Plywood is slapped across the same businesses that were open a year ago, serving the throngs that packed this place when the Polar Bear Plunge came and went a year ago.
This time, the Polar Bear Plunge, perhaps the most popular of the off-season Seaside Heights events, was in Long Branch. The Special Olympics fund-raiser couldn't come anywhere near here this time.
This weekend, it was moved to the beach that didn't get rocked anywhere near the way Seaside Heights did. Now the people come to Seaside Heights not to drink, or carouse. They come here to watch, to photograph, to browse, and to lament about a Hurricane Sandy tore through here, ripping out piece after piece as the waters rushed up, and made the Jersey Shore attraction buckle under.
Somehow, they'll have to tolerate being here, and somehow put the memories of last year, the crowds that bunched up on the beaches, in perspective.
A year ago, the bare-chested locals and tourists were learning against the rail beams, chanting like it was a football game, as the other bare-chested locals and tourists screamed their way into the ocean. After just a few minutes, just as many were running out, it looked like, as were running in.
Cars were parked all the way back to the Route 37 bridges that were the escape route for those few who hate seeing this happen every year. They jammed up the parking lot in 7-Eleven, even though there's a sign that non-customers will be towed.
They parked there anyway, and nobody seemed to care. Say what you want about Seadide Heights and Seaside Park; you won't find a more welcoming place on Earth, whether you're from here or not.
The bars were packed, but they nearly always are, anyway, whether there's a Polar Bear Plunge or a five-mile run or any other off-season event the Borough Council has to keep people here year-round.
Even when there's been a run there, going back to the 1990s and before, the runners seem to always make a detour into EJs or some other place, getting a beer before they finish in the back of the pack. The minute you drive or run into Seaside Heights, you just stop taking yourself too seriously.
Now EJs is like so many pther places around here, with tape pasted acrossed the windows or doors. People still run here, but very few of them still do, sticking mainly to the streets that still have sand covering them half-way.
That same place where the bare-chested people were cheering, screaming, like they were at a Giants game, leaning against the already-fragile railings that were ready to snap? The railings, the boardwalk, even the dunes are gone there now. An occasional truck passes by, as well as a police car, making sure nobody gets anywhere close.
My lasting memory is going to the Polar Bear Plunge a year ago, in 2012, and being in that same exact place, and thinking about those railings that seem to bend like rubber.
I remember seeing the frown on my 11-year-old son's place as he worried, incessantly, that I'd die in those waters that I myself -- bare-chested and all -- dipped into.
He thought everybody was nuts. He couldn't imagine, this son with the high-IQ and straight As and the advanced classes and everything, why anybody would do anything that doesn't make sense. People go swimming in the summer for fun, he thinks; not to get frostbite in the thick, cold winter air.
Now, a year later, he looks at me, after all that he and I went through this past year and last, and says:
"Dad, can we do the Polar Bear Plunge this year?"
He says this, even after he's seen the many pictures of that same ravaged coastline, some of which he's seen with his own eyes.
That's the hope we need.
This article originally appeared on Patch.


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Rumor: Xbox 720 Requires Internet Connection
More rumors concerning the next wave of home console hardware have made their way onto the vast internet. This latest batch concerns the next Xbox (Xbox 720?), codenamed "Durango," and comes from website VG247.
VG247 is reporting that the Xbox 720 will require an internet connection at all times in order to play games. This lines up with previous rumors about the console and how Microsoft is trying to combat used games sales, much like the rumored PS4, or "Orbis." A mandatory internet connection could mean games will be tethered to a specific console profile, effectively killing its resell value to the used games market.
In addition to the "news" about a required always-on internet connection, VG247 is reporting that the Xbox 720 will feature a Blu-ray drive, two GPUs that are said to be like "two PCs taped together" and a built-in Kinect sensor. The console is rumored to launch Christmas of 2013.
As always, take this report with a grain of salt. None of this information is confirmed. VG247's source could be a 47-year-old man-child still living in his parents' basement who gets his rocks off by stirring the pot for all we know.
We'll be back with more rumors concerning the Xbox 720 and PS4 when we hear them, which, honestly, should be too long from now.


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The Spirit Filled Life Bible equips you to realise the power of the Holy Spirit through its 'Kingdom Dynamics' based on solid scriptural teaching.
Now in his eighties, the pastor who grew the 18 member 'First Foursquare Church' of Van Nuys in California, into 10,000 strong 'Church On The Way', conceived the Spirit Filled Life Bible as a help for others to realise this same, dynamic, Kingdom building power.
Response to the Holy Spirit's Compulsion
Writer of many books and more than 600 hymns and songs – including the 1978 worship chorus 'Majesty', Jack W Hayford knew this 'Kingdom Dynamic' wasn't limited to any one church tradition, so he pulled together representatives from more than twenty denominations and fellowships to prepare an NKJV based study Bible built on their shared Christian faith.
"The striking fact", Hayford observed of this diverse community, "is that their movement together reflects not a lack of conviction about those points wherein they view Scripture and experience differently, but a response to the Holy Spirit's compulsion."
Scripture's Dynamic Kingdom Building Power
Founded on their common beliefs in the virgin birth of Jesus, his sinless life and atoning death, resurrection and ascension into Heaven, this Hayford's broad church of contributors presented the first Spirit-Filled Life Bible Study Bible the the Christian world in 1991.
From the start, the Spirit-Filled Life Bible was designed to release the power of the scriptures from a foundation of solid scholarship. In-text 'Word Wealth' panels let you in on what the scholars know; enhancing your understanding of words in the original biblical manuscripts.
But its the unique 'Kingdom Dynamics' feature, and the clear and simple 'Truth in Action' charts at the end of each Bible book, that equip you for Spirit-led kingdom building in your own life as well as in your world.
Appearance and Range of Spirit Filled Life Bibles
Surprisingly, even with its profusion of study notes, guides, maps and panels, this all-denominational study Bible is noticeably less cultured than many, proving the worth of the compilers focus and purpose: simply to set free the Spirit of God.
And, refreshingly, the range of editions is not bewilderingly huge. Perhaps the most impressive and desirable, though by no means cheapest is the new Spirit-Filled Life Leather-like Edition in Toffee Brown (see the Peek Box on this page). But it's worth visiting the Eden page for this Bible just for the Look Inside feature, representative of the range.
Based on the latest NKJV translations, it's fair to say that this is a study Bible to satisfy more mature and discerning Bible readers. Further support is found in a growing number of themed study guides such as 'People of the Spirit', which takes a close and objective look at the third person of the Trinity. And 'The Spirit-Filled Life Study Guide to Psalms and Proverbs' opening these well loved books to readers seeking to experience more of their Bible's 'Kingdom Dynamic'.
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Jason went on to establish JAC Productions in 2012, focusing his attention to the art of screenwriting. Throughout 2013 and 2014, Jason scripted The Adventures of William Seven, Zero Organism, The Invention of Dr. Z, and The Crumps.
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It has been nine months since Lauren Spierer vanished from Bloomington, Ind., without a trace. The IU fashion student was last seen during a night of drinking and partying with her friends, but disappeared in the early morning hours of June 3, 2011. The last people known to have been in her company say that she wandered home barefoot and drunk, but there has been plenty of speculation and strange behavior in this case to draw questions toward when she was truly last seen. Most suspicious are the claims of amnesia being made by Corey Rossman, one of the young men last seen with the missing woman.
Charlene Spierer has made another attempt at engaging the person or persons responsible for her daughter's mysterious disappearance. She has posted another open letter on a blog dedicated to news on Lauren Spierer. "You Know Where She Is," begins as follows:
To whom this may concern,
Thoughts on a page. You and I share unique roles; we are both insiders, forever bound by the senseless circumstances of June 3, 2011. You were with Lauren, you know what happened and you know where she is.
The letter goes on with the same heartfelt emotion that's been shared by the parents of Lauren Spierer since the day she vanished. When will they get the answers they so desperately seek? It certainly seems that investigators on this case aren't too interested in sharing any details with the public, if there are any to share. Why are they being so quiet?
Once this case reaches a year old, it could be considered a cold case by definition, but the detectives in this instance are behaving as if it has already gone cold. Yet there are tons of clues that are quite indicative that something sinister went down on the morning of June 3, 2011. For instance, the following series of enhanced images show the infamous white pickup which law enforcement cleared of suspicion early in the woman's disappearance. From the looks of this pickup, the mass in the back could in fact be observed as humanoid shapes. Nonetheless, detectives out of Bloomington have failed to address these damning images. Maybe they're hoaxed, but maybe they're not. How is anyone to know without so much as a "yay" or "nay" from law enforcement?
Charlene and Rob Spierer have been desperately trying to find their daughter, and it seems that they are finding very little help as far as the official investigation is going. Could there be a reason for this? Could the reason Bloomington investigators are staying so mum on the case have anything to do with other missing women in the surrounding regions? Some investigators and crime analysts believe that there are connections between the disappearance of Lauren Spierer and the strange cases of Holly Bobo, Paige Johnson, Katelyn Markham and murdered woman Misty B. Gwinner. One such person is Bill Warner PI, who believes that a serial predator could possibly be involved in these numerous cases of missing women in the Midwest and Southern states. If that's the case, then chances are the person or persons responsible has probably read Charlene Spierer's open letter, but will they be compassionate enough to give this family the closure they deserve?


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Seventeen-year-old Carrie is lying in her backyard ignoring all the looming responsibilities in her life, when a fox makes a mad dash across the grass in front of her. After she managers to keep her dog from attacking the frightened animal, the fox turns to Carrie and seems to bow in gratitude before he disappears into the bushes. All Carrie knows in that moment is that something has unexpectedly changed in her life.
Carrie has been best friends with Lindsay Smith and Rebecca Campbell for years. During a summer when they should be focused on choosing colleges and career paths, the girls suddenly find themselves swept away on the adventure of their lives. The fox reappears three days later and reveals to Carrie that he is Adom, emissary to the king of Hadariah. With his land of music and magic in peril, Adom has been sent to seek help from Carrie and her friends. In the blink of an eye, the three teenage girls go from living an average suburban life to being the champions of a world where they must contend with giants, witches, and magical beings.
On their quest to save a people from destruction, Carrie, Lindsay and Rebecca are pitted against Asmodeus, the powerful and cunning king of the dybbuks. Now, only time will tell if the three girls will prevail against Asmodeus and somehow find their way back home.
The Response
I picked this book up at FanExpo last year, as the author had a table in Artist's Alley. A story about three girls going on a quest to save a kingdom in a magical world? Count me in!
This certainly served as a good fantasy story. There is a lot of adventure, a lot of magical creatures, and ways to travel from our world to this magical land – something I am always a sucker for! While there were a lot of tropes that can be found in other similar fantasy novels, there was also a lot about it that felt fresh and unique, and I think this has to do with the way the author seemed to get inspiration from folklore that I am completely unfamiliar with.
I wish I had enjoyed this book a lot more than I did. While the story itself was very good, I am personally very much a character-driven reader. Unfortunately, the main characters all came across as one-dimensional, and this came across as a little frustrating. The three girls always seemed to feel or do things in extremes – for example, they were either panicking or calm, but you didn't really see any of the feelings in between these two states. When it came to the characters, there was a lack of that subtlety that really makes you look deeper into who they are, and I quite missed that.
What I really liked about this book was that it served as an introduction to Jewish folklore for me. I was familiar with who some of the people mentioned where from back when I was a Christian, but didn't know the actual stories that were being told. That said though, there was also a lot I had no familiarity with – for example, I've never come across stories of Asmodeus or dybbuks before, and yet the stories about both were central to the journey the three girls were going on. The Strings of the Violin has certainly made me more curious about Jewish mythology and I will definitely be looking out for more books that focus on this type of mythology.
The Bottom Line
Personally, I'm disappointed I didn't enjoy The Strings of the Violin more, but if you're looking for an enjoyable plot-driven fantasy novel, this might be a good fit for you.


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Until recently, internal use of the armed forces has been generally regarded by the public, as well as academic commentators, as conduct to be expected of a military or autocratic regime, not a democratic government. There is however growing concern that the 'war on terror' has been used to condition public opinion to accept the internal deployment of the armed forces, including for broader industrial and political purposes. This book examines the national and international law, human rights and civil liberties issues involved in governments calling out troops to deal with civil unrest or terrorism. As the introduction of military call-out legislation has become an emerging global trend in the opening years of the 21st century, there is considerable and growing interest in the constitutional and related problems surrounding the deployment of military forces for domestic purposes. Examining the changes underway in six comparable countries, the United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, Japan and Australia, this book provides a review and analysis of this trend, including its implications for legal and political rights.... thatADF members have been given, and hence may unknowingly conduct themselves in ways that could lead to the use of lethal force. ... Thissecret manual , produced in 1983, had been leakedto the media in 1993 (McCulloch 2001, 177) .
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Amanda Seyfried: 'Million Ways to Die' Star?
Amanda Seyfried is back on the ground after landing on an inbound flight at LAX Airport on Monday (February 11) in Los Angeles.
The 27-year-old actress was in Berlin to premiere her two films: Les Miserables and Lovelace.
It was recently announced that Amanda is in talks to star in Seth MacFarlane's latest comedy A Million Ways to Die in the West, according to THR.
Amanda would join Seth, who is also starring in, directing, and writing the flick, and Charlize Theron for the Western comedy.
Here's a synopsis: A sheepish farmer who chickens out of a gunfight sees his girlfriend (Seyfried) leave him. When he meets a notorious outlaw's wife (Theron) who offers to teach him how to shoot, the farmer sees a chance to win back his love.
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Hi Rahul, The limitation to use InputSampler is, the K and OK (I mean Map INKEY and OUTKEY) both should be of same type. Technically because, while collecting the samples (ie., arraylist of keys) in writePartitionFile method it uses the INKEY as the key. And for writing the partition file it uses Mapper OutputKEY as the KEY. Logically also this is the expected behavior of sampling because, while collecting the samples the only source is the input splits (INKEY) from which it collects the samples and for generating partition file you need to generate based on the Mapper outkey type. Best, Mahesh Balija, CalsoftLabs. On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Rahul Bhattacharjee < firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > + mapred dev > > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Rahul Bhattacharjee < > email@example.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have a question related to Hadoop's input sampler ,which is used for >> investigating the data set before hand using random selection , sampling >> etc .Mainly used for total sort , used in pig's skewed join implementation >> as well. >> >> The question here is - >> >> Mapper<K,V,OK,OV> >> >> K and V are input key and value of the mapper .Essentially coming in from >> the input format. OK and OV are output key and value emitted from the >> mapper. >> >> Looking at the input sample's code ,it looks like it is creating the >> partition based on the input key of the mapper. >> >> I think the partitions should be created considering the output key (OK) >> and the output key sort comparator should be used for sorting the samples. >> >> If partitioning is done based on input key and the mapper emits a >> different key then the total sort wouldn't hold any good. >> >> Is there is any condition that input sample is to be only used for >> mapper<K,V,K,V1>? >> >> >> Thanks, >> Rahul >> >> >
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Chesapeake Bay
How We Work
The Chesapeake Bay is a local and national treasure on par with Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon. But unlike those places, the bay and its surrounding watershed are home to more than 17 million people.
While the bay's health has declined over the last century, we still depend on it as the natural engine that powers our region's economy and ecology.
Commercial seafood catches of 500 million pounds every year provide jobs and help feed the nation. The bay's largest tributaries, the Susquehanna and Potomac Rivers, supply drinking water for millions of people in Pennsylvania and the D.C. metro area.
The bay also serves as a nursery for ocean life and provides critical stopover habitat for migratory birds. Two endangered species, the shortnose sturgeon and Kemp's Ridley sea turtle, ply its waters.
Our Chesapeake Bay supports more than 2,700 plants and animals in all, including 173 shellfish species and 348 fishes. Many fishes, including rockfish (striped bass), are born in the bay and migrate into the Atlantic Ocean before gracing your dinner table.
Hundreds of miles of streams and rivers flow from New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia to feed into the bay.
Water quality in these watershed streams and in the bay itself has suffered from too much of a good thing. Too many nutrients, especially nitrogen, wash into streams from agricultural lands.
And now, urban stormwater runoff has emerged as a growing problem — in fact, the only source of bay pollution that remains on the rise.
The health of our Chesapeake Bay depends on sustaining and improving clean water. The Nature Conservancy's focus reflects our core expertise: protecting and restoring habitat such as forests, wetlands, and oyster reefs that serve as natural filters.
To date, the six Conservancy chapters working together through our Chesapeake Bay Program have conserved more than 250,000 acres of these habitats throughout the watershed.
Today, we work toward more strategic and accelerated public-private investments in natural habitats to advance three top goals:
- Reduce pollution from agricultural lands and cities, targeting the largest sources in critical locations.
- Protect and restore bay habitats that filter water. In 2015 we completed the largest oyster-restoration project on the planet in Maryland's Harris Creek.
- Protect forests and healthy streams feeding clean water into the bay. With 3 million new watershed residents projected by 2030, we're helping forge new policies to prevent deforestation and keep clean water affordable.
Working in Partnership
To achieve our goals, we foster partnerships based on innovative science and impact-investment opportunities.
Our forestry conservation programs encourage sustainable timber management in places like Dragon Run in Virginia and Pennsylvania's West Branch Wilderness. Working in concert with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Pennsylvania on the Susquehanna as well as on the Delmarva Peninsula's Nanticoke River, we're working with the local agricultural community to encourage environmentally friendly farming methods and preserve wooded river banks and streams to protect water quality.
We work not only to protect and restore critical habitat, but also to document water-quality improvements and other natural benefits that, in turn, help us influence stronger policies.
The Conservancy focuses on our core expertise: bolstering natural habitats to secure clean water for the bay and all life that depends on it.
- We are guided by more than 50 years of conservation experience in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and around the globe.
- We work at a scale that makes a difference across state lines to address complex challenges.
- We apply and share our science to help partners and other decision-makers balance the needs of people and nature.
Your support will mean cleaner water, healthier habitat and more abundant life in the Chesapeake Bay.
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