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Restaurant Shift Leader
- Employer
- Bojangles'
- Location
- New Carrollton, MD
- Posted
- Feb 12, 2017
- Closes
- Feb 09, 2018
- Function
- Food Service, Management
- Industry
- Restaurant, Retail
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Shift Leader (Full time)
Our Shift Leaders are experienced in running shifts in the restaurant industry. We offer a Team Oriented work environment along with the opportunity to serve the best Biscuits, Chicken and Legendary Iced Team in the Industry.
Bojangles' has great opportunities for Shift Leaders.
Earn $9 to $13 hourly
You will work with fellow team members, peers and management staff to assist in ensuring productive shifts. Leading by example, motivating the hourly team members, taking initiative and delivering outstanding customer service is a must for this position.
To qualify for the Shift Leader position, you must be able to:
- Run and close shifts
- Develop people
- Help develop crew members to improve performance and earnings
- Complete all manager in charge paperwork
- Complete daily sales report, drawer counts, compile and deliver deposits
- Complete daily inventories
- Control labor, food and cash according to procedures
If you have experience of six months or more in running shifts in the restaurant industry, we may have an opportunity for you.
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Minimum age – 16+ years old
Job Benefits
Some of the great benefits of working with Bojangles' are:
- Competitive pay
- 401K Plan (company matching)
- Medical insurance plan(s)
- Life insurance plan
- Dental and vision insurance
- Scholarship Program
- Paid vacation
- Uniforms provided
- Paid training
- Meal discounts
- Weekly pay
- Annual reviews
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Bo-Star Incentive Program
Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other category protected under applicable law.

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This manual is the product of collaboration between the Maternal and Neonatal Health (MNH) Program at JHPIEGO and FCI. It offers guidance for assessing and monitoring safe motherhood programs by presenting a set of indicators, called a Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BP/CR) Index, and providing a comprehensive set of tools for deriving these indicators and tracking progress. Part One describes the BP/CR Index and ways of measuring it; Parts Two and Three present the data collection instruments needed to obtain information for the indicators, including a prototype safe motherhood questionnaire for a population-based survey and guides for using the survey.
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Tartine No. 3 Toasted Millet Porridge
Another of the porridge breads from Tartine No. 3. For this, the millet seeds for the dough are toasted and then cooked. Having absorbed all the water from cooking, they are added to the dough after the first couple stretch and folds (an hour into the bulk ferment). Compared to the two oat porridge breads in the book (fermented and not), this one uses less of the "porridge" grains. I think it may have contributed to a lighter, airier loaf than the oat ones. It was certainly easier to incorporate the millet into the dough than with the cooked oats; the millet cooks up more like rice than oats. The crumb is soft and moist. I love the crunch of the seeds on the crust. I think this will make a really nice sandwich bread.


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California Department of Transportation
Date: December 10, 2013
District: 11 - San Diego and Imperial counties
Contact: Media Relations Officer Cathryne Bruce-Johnson
Phone: (619) 688-6723 or Cell: (858) 688-1431
Officials Signal Start of Construction On State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port Project
SAN DIEGO – Caltrans, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and other transportation officials and elected representatives from the U.S. and Mexico gathered this morning to break ground on a state highway project that will provide a seamless connection across the international border.
The $717 million State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry (POE) Project will be developed in three segments, with the first segment starting construction this month on four new highway lanes and new connectors from State Route 905 (SR-905) east to Enrico Ferme Drive in East Otay Mesa. This first segment will cost $112 million, including $71 million from Proposition 1B, a 2006 state voter-approved transportation bond. To date, $17 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been put to work statewide for transportation purposes.
"This project will curb traffic congestion and reduce border crossing wait times of several hours for commercial trucks at Otay Mesa and for vehicles at San Ysidro," said Caltrans Director Malcolm Dougherty.
Segments Two and Three are estimated to cost $245 million and $341 million respectively, and funding for these portions is being negotiated. Segment Two will extend SR-11 from Enrico Ferme Drive to Siempre Viva Road and include a new Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility. Segment Three will feature the construction of the new Otay Mesa East POE.
Caltrans is the lead agency for the planning, design and construction of the highway portion of the project and SANDAG is responsible for the design and construction of the POE. Coffman Specialties, Inc. of San Diego is the prime construction contractor for Segment One.
"This is a big step toward eventually building a third port of entry in San Diego County," said SANDAG Chair and Santee Councilmember Jack Dale. "The innovative new crossing will make it possible for commercial and private vehicles willing to pay a toll to get across the border safely and quickly, cutting congestion and giving a big boost to our local and state economies."
In the summer of 2012, work was completed on a $441 million project that constructed more than six miles of a new six-lane freeway in three phases on State Route 905. It was among the first in the state to receive funding ($74 million) from the Recovery Act, and it also received $85 million from Proposition 1B.
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They certainly won't rank as the most important bills of the legislation session, and some lawmakers had fun Wednesday night while considering cockfights and prostitution.
Rep. Randy Weber, R-Pearland, explained his bill to set up a program to educate "johns" – as in prostitution pimps.
The program is aimed at first offenders.
"A john school teaches that prostitution is not a victimless crime," Weber explained.
He noted that 40 such programs exist in the United States, with low recidivism rates in those communities, including Waco where only three repeat offenders have been reported since 2002.
There were a lot of smirks as Weber talked about "johns."
"How many johns do we have on the House floor?" asked Rep. John Davis, R-Houston.
Others wondered what happens "when you go to john school?"
The debate did not last long, however, and HB 1994 passed on a voice vote.
Moments later, Rep. Wayne Christian, R-Center, pushed his bill to increase penalties for cock fighting.
The chamber quickly filled with the cackles of rooster crows.
But HB 1043 passed without discussion.
The bill would create a state-jail felony (up to two years in a state jail) for a person who knowingly:
**caused a cock to fight with another;
** operated or received earnings from a facility used for cockfighting;
** used or permitted another to use any real estate, building, room, tent, arena, or other property for cockfighting; or
**made, bought, sold, exchanged, possessed, or advertised an implement used in cockfighting, such as a gaff or slasher.
According to the House Research Organization analysis, the bill also would create a class A misdemeanor (up to one year in jail) for owning or training a cock with an intent to use it in a cockfight.
Attending a cockfight as a spectator would be punishable as a class C misdemeanor (maximum fine of $500) for a first conviction and a class A misdemeanor for subsequent convictions


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There are 3 openings/endings up at one time. You post giving one of them a +1 and one of them a -1, with the other one staying +/-0. Each opening/ending starts with 10 points. On accumulating 25 points, they are moved into the hall of fame. After dropping to -5 points they are moved into the hall of shame. When an opening/ending gets placed into the hall of fame/shame, the next poster will add in a new opening/ending of their choice.
Got it? Alright, then here's a few rules which shouldn't really need an explanation behind them:
1: Don't cry if your favourite opening/ending gets placed in the hall of shame. The forum has spoken, deal with it.
2: There are post limits in place to prevent post boosting, they are as follows:
a) May not post again after a post for a duration of 2 hours, OR
b) Before 5 other people have posted before you.
c) No double posts, this rule overrides a and b.
3: Shows with multiple openings that use the same song don't count. A perfect example of this would be Friends, as each season technically has a different opening but it uses the same song. Another example would be the Simpsons, as each opening has a different couch/blackboard gag but keeps the same theme song. If an opening like this is placed in the voting pool, then we're talking about it in general, not one specific version of it.
4: YOU MAY ABSTAIN FROM YOUR VOTE. For example, if you really really want the opening for Breaking Bad to go through but don't really care about the other two options, then you can just +1 Breaking Bad and leave the other two neutral. You cannot give 2 +1's in a single post, you must give either a +1 and a -1, or one of those leaving the other 2 blank.
Make sense? I hope so. Might have forgotten some important things so remind me if I'm missing anything or if you have any questions.
In any case, I'll start it off. You don't have to hyperlink the openings, but it's helpful to others. It's not a rule because sometimes an opening/ending might not even be on YouTube, but if you can please try to hyperlink a new submission.
Game of Thrones Opening: +11 (+1)
Death Note Opening 2: +9 (-1)
Spongebob Squarepants Ending: +10


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4 Pocket Poly Plastic Pages for Currency
4 Pocket Poly Plastic Pages for Currency. Holds standard size US Currency. Inside dimension of the pocket is 6.5" x 2.75". The pages are top loading. Package of 10 each. These are polypropylene not vinyl. They are stronger than vinyl and will not allow the colors to be drawn out of the patches. They are lighter weight but stronger and will not allow the pages to be torn out of the binder. The pages fit a standard 3-ring binder.


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Youth Development Serves the Whole Child
Established in 2003, the Youth Development Branch (YDB) will work towards ensuring that each child, in each school, in each community is healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged (from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Whole Child Approach to Education). The YDB provides technical assistance and support to local school systems, community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations in the areas of Extended Learning and Out-of-School Time, Service-Learning, Social and Emotional Learning, and Student Government.The challenges of the 21st century require that we educate our youth in a manner that will equip them to compete and survive the many demands of life. We understand that academic achievement is only one facet of what is needed to be successful in life. Thus, the YDB has adopted the five tenets of ASCD's approach to educating the whole child: Healthy, Safe, Engaged, Supported, and Challenged.It is our belief that each child needs to be fully prepared for college, career, and citizenship. This preparation will be fulfilled through the shared responsibility of students, parents and families, schools, and communities.
HealthyEach student enters school healthy and learns about and practices a healthy lifestyle.Youth DevelopmentConsiders the targeted population and proactively addresses specific risk factors that would be harmful to the health of youth.21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)Requires all funded programs to partner with USDA, etc. to provide snacks, supper, etc. Require activities that help participants identify and avoid behaviors and situations that put them at risk.Maryland Association of Student Councils (MASC)Promotes healthy lifestyles amongst students by working to get legislation passed regarding health risks to youth and supporting related initiatives that support protective factors.Service-LearningRequires students around the state to engage in health related service-learning experiences, including projects on reducing childhood obesity and preventing HIV/AIDS.Social and Emotional LearningSupports universally accepted character traits that enable the student to function successfully in school and the outside world.
SafeEach student learns in an environment that is physically and emotionally safe for students and adults.Youth DevelopmentUnderstands that youth must be able to safely and easily get to and from offered programs.Expects adults to provide support and guidance and understand that youth need long-term consistent relationships with caring adults.21st Century Community Learning CentersRequires all funded programs to explain how students will travel safely to and from the center and home. Programs may only occur in buildings that are secure and meet all established safety and environmental standards.Maryland Association of Student CouncilsStrongly supports and is heavily involved in the anti-bullying campaign.Recognizes the worth of students regardless of gender, faith, or sexual orientation.Service-LearningSupports school and personal safety through experiences that deal with topics like anti-bullying, development of peaceful conflict resolution skills, safe driving campaigns, and the development of disaster preparedness plans.Social and Emotional LearningStrives to teach students to develop character traits which will keep them emotionally and physical safe. Students learn through character education how to handle situations effectively and safely.
EngagedEach student is actively engaged in learning and is connected to the school and broader community.Youth DevelopmentProvides opportunities to promote a strong sense of connection while enhancing competencies by providing opportunities to develop new skills and occasions to be of help or service.21st Century Community Learning CentersRequires and charges programs to use active learning strategies, such as cooperative learning and project-based learning and must offer a wide array of enrichment activities that reflect student interests, goals, and learning profiles.Maryland Association of Student CouncilsProvides leadership training and many opportunities for youth to meet and share information with peers within Maryland and nationally.Service-LearningImproves students' academic skills by providing opportunities for them to apply what they learn in school to a real world problem in their communities and use their skills to help to resolve it.Social and Emotional LearningHelps students develop more of a positive connection to the school and avoid the many distractions that occur in that and their home environment.
SupportedEach student has access to personalized learning and is supported by qualified, caring adults.Youth DevelopmentBelieves that programs must set high, clear standards and offer support to ensure that youth rise to meet these higher expectations.21st Century Community Learning CentersProvides opportunities to help make families become aware of available services and how to support their children's learning as well as acquire skills to advocate for their children's needs.Maryland Association of Student CouncilsProvides and facilitates mentoring of student council members by school and regional advisors as well as experienced leadership trainers from partners like Maryland Leadership Workshops.Service-LearningProvides opportunities for students to develop relationships with people who work in the non-profit and community service sectors of the community.Social and Emotional LearningSupports the idea of mentoring - the need for positive role models and relationships between students and adults.
ChallengedEach student is challenged academically and prepared for success in college or further study and for employment and participation in a global environment.Youth DevelopmentEngages youth in the development, planning, and execution in the programs in which they participate.Expects youth to consistently show high levels of responsible behavior, positively resolve conflicts, and develop and exercise leadership skills.21st Century Community Learning CentersCollects and uses qualitative and quantitative data to support student academic achievement. Requires all programs to use curriculum and instruction that include evidence-based strategies.Maryland Association of Student CouncilsIs deliberately structured so that students serve as official officers that lead the member organization, as well as serve as Student Member of the State Board, etc.Service-LearningProvides opportunities for students to explore career options by completing projects that grant access to real life experiences.Social and Emotional LearningEnsures that students actively participate in rigorous academic curriculum and develop habits of self-discipline and organization by practicing positive character traits.
Reginald Burke, M.S.Director, Youth Development Branch21st Century Community Learning CentersMaryland State Department of Education200 W. Baltimore StreetBaltimore, MD email@example.com 410-767-0313 office 410-800-8598 cell 410-333-0880 fax
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The 10 Worst Examples In Brent Bozell's "Hater" History
Research ››› ››› MIKE BURNS & HANNAH GROCH-BEGLEY
In light of reports that right-wing Media Research Center president Brent Bozell was called a "hater" for his criticism of Republican leaders, Media Matters for America recalls 10 of the worst examples of Bozell's hateful rhetoric.
American Crossroads Spokesman Called Bozell A "Hater" For Criticizing GOP Leaders
WSJ: American Crossroads Spokesman Called Bozell A "Hater" For His Frequent Criticism Of Republican Leaders. The Wall Street Journal reported:
In a morning interview with a conservative radio talk show, Jonathan Collegio, a spokesman for Republican super-PAC American Crossroads, dubbed conservative author L. Brent Bozell III a "hater" for his frequent criticism of GOP leaders in Washington. Hours later a group of influential Bozell supporters shot a letter to Crossroads President Steven Law calling for Mr. Collegio's head. [Washington Wire, The Wall Street Journal, 2/6/13]
Bozell Has A History Of Hateful Rhetoric
Bozell Likened Obama To "A Skinny, Ghetto Crackhead." On Fox News' Hannity, Bozell said, "How long do you think Sean Hannity's show would last if four times in one sentence, he made a comment about, say, the President of the United States, and said that he looked like a skinny, ghetto crackhead? Which, by the way, you might want to say that Barack Obama does." [Fox News, Hannity, 12/22/11, via Media Matters]
Bozell Said Rapper Common's Invite To White House Another Example Of The "Obamas Surrounding Themselves With ... Anti-American, American Hating People." When First Lady Michelle Obama invited the rapper Common to the White House for a poetry event, Bozell responded by accusing the Obamas of "surrounding themselves with ... anti-American, American hating people." [Fox News, Hannity, 5/12/11, via Media Matters]
Bozell Claimed "The Gay Agenda Endorses The Right Of Gays To Marry And Teach Children, And That's In Utter Opposition To Mainstream America." The Hartford Courant quoted Bozell as saying that "the gay agenda endorses the right of gays to marry and teach children, and that's in utter opposition to mainstream America." [Hartford Courant, 9/14/92]
Bozell Described An Episode Of Ellen Which Featured Ellen DeGeneres Coming Out Of The Closet As "Thrusting Garbage Down The Throats Of Children." After ABC aired an episode of Ellen which featured Ellen DeGeneres coming out of the closet, Bozell said of the show: "There's this sense almost of horror ... there are some elements in Hollywood who are bent, come hell or high water, on thrusting garbage down the throats of children." [Associated Press, April 1997, via Media Matters]
Bozell Claimed Hollywood Demonstrated "Liberal Bias" By Failing To Portray Gays As "Morally Wrong." According to a 1992 Hollywood Reporter article, Bozell said: "What lessons are we teaching American children with these shows?" He added: "Why can't a single primetime show say -- with no strings attached -- that homosexuality is morally wrong?" [Hollywood Reporter, 6/23/10, via Media Matters]
Bozell Called Obama "The Single Most Radical, Left-Wing President In The History Of The United States." On Fox & Friends, Bozell referred to Obama as "the single most radical, left-wing president in the History of the United States." [Fox News, Fox & Friends, 4/15/11, via Media Matters]
Bozell Complained Glee's Chris Colfer, Hollywood Are "Evangelists For ... Sexual Immorality." In a CNSNews.com column, Bozell complained that Entertainment Weekly, Glee's Chris Colfer, the Hollywood Foreign Press awards (Colfer won a Golden Globe for playing a bullied gay teen on Glee), and the entertainment industry in general are "evangelists for a revolution of sexual immorality." [CNSNews.com, 1/28/11, via Media Matters]
Bozell Said Of Whoopi Goldberg: "[D]og Muzzles, For People's Mouths, Sometimes Are A Very Good Thing." As a guest on CNN's now-defunct Crossfire, Bozell said, "[W]hen I think of the people like Whoopi Goldberg and the kind of things they say, I'm reminded that muzzles, dog muzzles, for people's mouths, sometimes are a very good thing." [CNN, Crossfire, 8/5/04, via Media Matters]
Bozell Accused President Carter Of Sounding Like A "College Freshman Who Spouts Neo-Marxist Pablum After One Too Many Hits On The Bong." On Hannity, Bozell said of former President Jimmy Carter, "Doesn't he sound like that proverbial college freshman who spouts neo-Marxist pablum after one too many hits on the bong?" [Fox News, Hannity, 10/31/10, via Media Matters]
Bozell Blamed Hollywood For "Eroding America's Moral Character On 'Gay Marriage,' " And Selling A "Radical Devolution In Moral Standards." In a NewsBusters.org column, Bozell wrote that "Hollywood has played a part in eroding America's moral character on 'gay marriage.' " He added: "It's about time somebody admitted that Hollywood isn't just persuading people into buying Wrigley's Gum or McDonald's burgers. In between the commercials, they're selling a radical devolution in moral standards." [NewsBusters.org, 5/12/12]
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California Health Exchange Outdoes HealthCare.gov
California's online health exchange netted more private insurance enrollees than HealthCare.gov, the federal exchange, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Obama administration and California.
The federal government said California enrolled 35,364 Americans though Nov. 2, almost 6,000 higher than the 36 states using HealthCare.gov for the same period.
California also said enrollments have picked up steam, and that an additional 29,000 selected health plans from Nov. 1 through November 12. California enrolled about 31,000 people from Oct. 1 through Oct. 31.
"We anticipate the interest in coverage will only grow," said Peter Lee, executive director of the initiative.
In total, nearly 60,000 people have now picked a plan through Nov. 12, the state says. Mr. Lee says the state is "very pleased with the numbers." Still, California's enrollees represent less than 1% of the state's approximate 6.6 million uninsured population.
Mr. Lee said he is confident that California will be able to meet its target of enrolling 500,000 to 700,000 subsidy-eligible residents by the end of the enrollment period ending March 31, 2014.
"My hope is that we exceed those expectations by large numbers and I think we can," he said.
California's results provide a counter-point to the mismanagement of the federal exchange. The state made a number of decisions in building out the website that helped it avoid some of the technical problems plaguing HealthCare.gov.
Federal officials chose to oversee multiple contractors and built much of their website from scratch. They also delayed testing until shortly before the exchange opened, and required visitors to enroll before they could shop, a time-consuming and balky process. The result is a bug-filled website that has been hard to use.
By contrast, California officials hired Accenture PLC, a seasoned systems integrator, to oversee development of its website, Covered California, and used off-the-shelf software wherever possible. The state also repeatedly tested its site and let users view and compare plans on their first visit.
California's exchange hasn't been perfect. The website was buggy during the first week, phone wait times were long, the physician search engine was initially broken, and it published some inaccurate physician information.
The enrollment data and other signs suggest the system is now working relatively well. From Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, the California exchange completed more than 177,000 applications. Phone wait times are down to about 6 minutes from 15 minutes the first week. And the doctor directory was restored on Oct. 22 after improvements were made to its speed, navigation and search. The site is being taken down this weekend to make further improvements.
"When you look at the reports of their performance in terms of availability of the website and functionality and the call center response rate, at this point they are doing really well," said Bill Wehrle, vice president of exchanges at Kaiser Permanente, a large health care insurer providing plans to the state exchange.
California is being closely watched since it has the nation's largest number of uninsured people--about 7 million of the state's 37 million residents do not have health insurance, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
California is one of 14 states running its own exchange. The federal government, alone or in cooperation with the states, is running the others.
Health care experts say state exchanges have been a mixed bag.
After California, the top states for enrollees as of Nov. 2 were New York with 16,404, Washington with 7,091, Kentucky with 5,586 and Connecticut with 4,418. Vermont, while among the smallest, was also among the best performers in percentage terms, with 1,325 people picking a health plan, or 3.26% of the state's uninsured residents.
Oregon's website has been so troubled that the governor recently recommended residents fill out a paper application.
Covered California's board hired Mr. Lee in August 2011. Mr. Lee's grandfather helped start the Palo Alto Medical Clinic in 1930, and his uncle helped roll out Medicare in the Johnson Administration.
Mr. Lee oversaw an ambitious but failed experiment to create an insurance exchange for small business from 2000 to 2006. More recently, he helped the Obama Administration sell and implement the president's health reform plan.
Early on, Mr. Lee said, he and his aides realized that building the website was a "big, big deal."
They chose to hire outside contractors. "We thought we'd have a better chance of success overseeing vendors rather than doing it ourselves," said Mr. Lee.
In June of 2012, California announced that it awarded Accenture a $359 million contract to develop and maintain the state's insurance exchange. Accenture submitted a joint bid with subcontractors Oracle Corp., CGI and health software maker Getinsured.
Michael Lujan, a health insurance sales expert who joined the project around that time, said officials held design sessions with contractors and insurers whose products would be sold through the exchange to ensure the networks would communicate. Kaiser and other insurers, he said, had different ways of storing enrollment data and processing claims that had to be accounted for.
"We had Kaiser telling us what wouldn't work with our systems," said Mr. Lujan. "All of this technology needs to plug into private health plans that have proprietary systems."
Mr. Wehrle of Kaiser said the sessions made it easier for the two parties to connect their systems together. "It was helpful to us because we understood the way they worked," he said.
California chose to build on existing software from Accenture and Getinsured.
Chini Krishnan, CEO of Get Insured, said states that use its software benefit from the company's eight years of experience operating an online marketplace where consumers can shop and enroll in insurance plans. In 2011, Getinsured began selling exchange software, and is currently working with New Mexico and Mississippi to help build exchange systems.
Using pre-built software saved the state "somewhere between six and 12 months," said Mr. Lujan.
The state also set up a testing procedure for the site from the get-go, and tested each new release of the software throughout the 15-month development cycle. The federal government did not start testing the third week of September, right before the Oct. 1 launch.
Unlike the feds, California chose to not require people to enroll in the program before they shopped for plans. Such measures helped reduce pressure on the website while allowing more consumer usage.
Now, Mr. Lee is tackling other challenges. Chief among them is addressing a shortage of enrollment counselors and insurance agents who can help sign up consumers. The state is currently bringing in additional resources to speed up the certification process.
Mr. Lee said almost 6,000 insurance agents are trained now, and the state expects to hit about 18,000 by the end of month
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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Also Vernon McKissack?
While searching through magazines for next week's topic, I stumbled upon this little ad signed "McKissack" in a 1958 issue of The Saturday Evening Post. Could this be the same (Vernon?) McKissack who's work we looked at a couple of days ago? I don't see a strong resemblance of style - but you have to wonder, could there have been two cartoonists named McKissack (not exactly a common name) working in commercial art at around the same time period?
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I hope that it's not too late for someone to notice this post. My name is Jeff McKissack and I am the son of Vernon McKissack (a lot of people called him Mac). He passed away in 1989; I think I remember that there is another artist/children's book author (or 2?)with the same last name who is not a contemporary and not related. I can verify that he did illustrate both within the Childcraft encyclopedias/textbooks and in the ad seen here. I was delighted to see this illustration. I don't know if I have ever seen it; if so, it has been a long time. I can tell it's his because of how his name is printed, although I'm pretty good at picking out his style with or without the name. Unfortunately, often times in advertising art signing your name was not allowed and/or it was removed before it was printed in say a magazine, so I'm happy and surprised to see it in the example in the Hastings piston rings ad. I think these kinds of omissions got more prevalent in the 70's and 80's. I have quite a number of original examples of his work, but sadly many originals have been lost, perhaps forever. I have often considered trying to recoup these things. Although he did not do Frosty, I can see how someone might think that. I believe he contributed to the development of Winnie the Witch, a Hanna Barbara cartoon character. He was a freelance artist for many years in Chicago and also worked for Feldkamp-Malloy. He did a lot of work for Kellogg's and took over the Raggedy Ann series for Johnny Gruelle after he passed away in producing a series of children's books and merchandise. He was born May 6, 1921, graduated from the Cleveland School of Art, and served during World War II as an artist. He created numerous illustrations for military manuals at that time and had a one-panel cartoon in the Stars and Stripes for a while. He was primarily a cartoonist and caricaturist. He did a lot of pen and ink, and also used magic markers and watercolors. He had a dream to have a synicated comic strip which he never realized. I was adopted in 1967, and I regret that I never got around to help him achieve it, but I was a young fool. Give me time and I will gladly help to supply and identify more images of his work. Thank you for helping to honor his memory. He was a wonderfully kind and beautiful man. Please feel free to contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com
I would also like to comment that he did some illustrations for Motorola . I have a set of trays with the artwork on them. Very whimsical. I was searching for other artwork by him and ran across this blog.ReplyDelete


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Nova Icària Beach is the closest beach to the Olympic harbour. The excellent (beach) bars and popular restaurants along the seaside promenade make this a popular dinner destination after a day of sunbathing. Nova Icària Beach is extremely popular with families with children and groups of friends. The nightlife district of El Puerto Olímpico is right next to the beach and easily accessible.
San Sebastiá – nestled between the Vela Hotel and the neighbourhood of Barceloneta – is another one of the city's longest beaches. However, San Sebastiá is fairly quiet compared to the other beaches, and the average age of visitors tends to be a little higher. Yet, it is also a popular destination for performing water sports such as windsurfing and sailing. This beach also offers services for people with disabilities.
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Mar Bella is a small beach that is especially popular among young people. The first part of this beach is the only official nudist area in the city. Also visit the small, nearby park, which is perfect for a picnic or a siesta under the trees. Or go to the basketball court and special skating zone behind the neighbouring Bogatell Beach. In addition, Mar Bella is great for windsurfing, sailing and kayaking; all the necessary equipment is available for rent.


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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Obituary - Shadrach ROUNDY and Betsey QUIMBY ROUNDY
Elder Shadrack Roundy who had been acquainted with the Prophet Joseph Smith in Kirtland, Ohio, died in Salt Lake City. The following obituary notice appeared in the Deseret Evening news of July 5th, 1872. 21:340
"Of old age, at 7 o'clock yesterday [fourth of July] at his residence in this city, Shadrack Roundy, aged 83 years, 6 months, and 4 days. The life of the deceased, since joining the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has been an eventful one. He resided in the State of New York when the Church was organized. Hearing of the work, and learning that the Prophet Joseph Smith had moved to Kirtland, Ohio, he visited that place, made the acquaintance of the Prophet, became convinced that the doctrines were of God and was baptized by him. He then returned to his home and emigrated with his family to Kirtland; from Ohio he moved with the Saints to Caldwell County, Missouri, shared in the mobbings and drivings to which the people of the church were subjected, and when they were expelled from the State, he was appointed one of a committee, Brother Heber C. Kimball being also one, whose duty it was to look after the poor and see that all were moved out. With the bulk of the people he remained at Quincy, Ill. until Nauvoo was selected as the new point at which the Saints should gather, when he removed thither. At Nauvoo he was one of the Prophet Joseph's guards, was with him whenever danger threatened, and was trusted and honored by him with marks of great confidence; which confidence was never weakened by any act of the deceased. For some years he acted at Nauvoo as Captain of the City Police. In the exodus from that place he was with the leading Co.; and afterwards, when the Pioneers left Winter Quarters, under the leadership of the Prophet Brigham, early in 1847, to find a home for the people at some point in the great wilderness embosomed in the Rocky Mt., he was an active member of the Co., and was the first man to break the sod of Great Salt
Lake Valley with that great emblem of civilization, the plow. When the pioneers returned, he accompanied them until they met the companies which were traveling on the trail of the pioneers, guided by the stakes which the latter had carefully marked and driven every ten miles of the road between the Missouri River and the place where this city now stands. In one of these companies he found his family and journeyed with them to this valley. In 1849 he took a mission with Pres. Jedediah M. Grant to the States, to assist in gathering up the poor saints, and returned here the next year. When the city was divided into wards he was appointed Bishop of the 16th Ward which position he filled until failing health required relief from its duties. For some years his health has been feeble; but, though weak in body, he was always strong and cheerful in Spirit. He never appeared in better health than about ten days ago, and thinking himself stronger than he was, exerted himself in his garden, caught Cold and was prostrated. His passage from the world was like the falling asleep of a child. He was gone to meet the reward for which he so diligently and steadfastly labored, and stands in need of no eulogium from the living.
Died, at her residence in the 16th Ward, on Sunday morning, March 28, 1880, at ten minutes past 5 a.m., MRS. BETSY QUIMBY ROUNDY, widow of the late Shadrach Roundy, former bishop of the Sixteenth Ward.
Deceased was born in the town of Lunenburgh, Essex County, State of Vermont, on the 29th day of June, 1793. Was baptized by Elder Orson Hyde in the year 1832; passed through all the trials and tribulations visited upon the Saints, without murmuring, firm and unwavering to the faith she had embraced; ever ready to share her bread with the hungry, to comfort the afflicted and succor the distressed. She was the mother of ten children, had seventy-one grandchildren, and seventy-three great grand children. She had taken to raise ten motherless children and nobly performed a mother's part to them. During the past three years she had been sorely afflicted, being almost entirely helpless, for twenty-one days she had been speechless and unable to partake of food, yes, whilst unable to speak also was quite conscious to the last, and several times made signs that she wished the administrations for the sick, earnestly desiring to be healed; at the last she passed quietly away and will now sleep until the resurrection of the J______
Funeral at the 16th Ward school-house Tuesday morning, March 30, at 10 a.m. Friends of the family are cordially invited to attend.
California and New York papers, please copy.
(From Deseret Evening News, Monday, March 28, 1880)
12 comments:
- Lani said...
Hey there, cousin! I'm a descendant of Shadrach Roundy as well. Thanks for posting this obituary. I don't think my family has a copy of this! :-)
- July 17, 2008 at 6:15 PM
- liz aka hobbledehoy said...
hi! I'm also a descendant of Shadrach Roundy. Thanks for posting the obit- I hadn't seen it until now.
- July 22, 2008 at 7:23 AM
- sue said...
shadrach was my great great great grandfather
- November 21, 2009 at 2:06 PM
- Bill said...
He is my great, great, great grandfather, I named my first son Shadrach
- February 20, 2010 at 1:09 PM
- Becky said...
Wow,,,,thanks for posting,,,I'm a great great great great grandson of this great great great great man!
- July 17, 2010 at 8:23 PM
- Donna Wilkins said...
This was my nobel 3 Great Grand Father. Thank you for sharing the faith of our fathers past. These stories do build faith not only in our heritage, but in the Gosple of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
- April 27, 2011 at 2:29 PM
Hey there family, I am a decendent of Shadrach and Betsey Roundy they are like my 6th great grandparents. My name is Loretta Sears O'Donnell I too am a mormon looking for other family members so my neice and I can finish our family tree. You may contact me at email@example.com looking forward to hearing from some of you all.
- July 17, 2011 at 9:22 PM
- The Craig Cardon Family said...
I too am a descendant of Shadrach and Betsey Roundy. I had never seen the obit or the picture of them sitting by each other. I would love to get any new information and pictures from other relatives. I can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com looking forward to hearing from any of you.
- July 31, 2011 at 11:04 PM
- dshurtz said...
I am a great-great-grandson of Shadrach and Betsy thru son Lorenzo Wesly, granddaughter Mary Alexie, and great-grandson Lorenzo Chase. That was a neat clipping.
Question: Anybody know what happened to rest of Betsy's obit -- ie, "will now sleep until the resurrection of the J______"
- September 23, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- codyandashleyhutto said...
I am also a descendant of Shadrach Rowndy. He is my great great great great great grandfather. I am so proud to be apart of such a great family and amazing history!! Thanks for posting.
- January 28, 2012 at 9:09 PM
- joshua roundy said...
he is my great great great great grandfather.
- November 9, 2012 at 11:15 AM
- Jana said...
I am also a descendant of Shadrach Roundy! How great to have a copy of this. Thank you! :)
-Jana Barkdull Raddon
- March 26, 2013 at 3:15 PM


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Around 9 million people in the Horn of Africa need humanitarian assistance as severe drought combines with high food prices and conflict to push the poorest and weakest close to the edge of survival. WFP aims to reach two thirds of these with food assistance.
ROME – Nearly 9 million people in the Horn of Africa need humanitarian assistance as a result of a severe drought, whose effects are being worsened by high food prices and conflict.
The people needing aid include 6 million that WFP aims to reach with food assistance, mainly in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya.
Statement on the Horn of Africa drought
Desperate hunger is looming across the Horn of Africa and threatening the lives of millions, said Executive Director Josette Sheeran in a recent statement. Read more
"Desperate hunger is looming across the Horn of Africa and threatening the lives of millions who are struggling to survive in the face of rising food prices and conflict," said WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran in a statement Wednesday.
Conflict in Somalia continues to force civilians from their homes, and around 10,000 are arriving each week at crowded Kenyan refugee camps. The number of malnourished children in the camps has already tripled in 2011.
Due to the failure of the April - June long rains in some areas and below average rainfall in others, the numbers in need of assistance are expected to rise in coming weeks.
But the humanitarian response in Somalia and Ethiopia in particular is hampered by funding shortfalls and new contributions are urgently needed.
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ETHIOPIA -. WFP is planning to provide emergency food assistance to up to 3.5 million people hit by the drought. Overall, WFP is currently feeding 4.3 million people in Ethiopia.
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Navorro Bowman (2007-09), LB, San Francisco 49ers
Through nine weeks, Bowman ranks 15th in the league with 68 tackles (42 solo). He has also collected one interception.
Brett Brackett (2007-10), TE, Jacksonville Jaguars
Detroit 31, Jacksonville 14
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Levi Brown (2003-06), OT, Arizona Cardinals
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Dan Connor (2004-07), LB, Dallas Cowboys
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Ian Gilvarry is worldwide industrial automation marketing manager within the Intel Embedded and Communications Group. He can be contacted at [email protected] Courtesy Intel. All rights reserved.
Traditional industrial automation control has been implemented using the programmable logic controller (PLC), a programmable microprocessor-based device used to control assembly lines and machinery on the shop floor as well as many other types of mechanical, electrical, and electronic equipment in a plant. Typically programmed in an IEC 61131 programming language, a PLC was designed for real-time use in rugged, industrial environments. Connected to sensors and actuators, PLCs were categorized by the number and type of I/O ports they provided and by their I/O scan rate.
For over two decades PLCs were engineered using proprietary architectures. These PLCs were based on dedicated hardware platforms, with real-time operating systems (RTOS), and functions strictly limited to the actions to be performed. With such PLCs, when you selected a particular vendor and PLC family you were locked into the corresponding boards and functions that were available to that particular line. While this approach offers easy-to-integrate hardware, high quality components, and knowledgeable support, it also is closed to unusual implementations or deviations from standard configurations.
PLCs have served well as individual islands of manufacturing control. However, digital factory automation has evolved into complex, interconnected manufacturing cells. Process control data flows upwards from the cell into the MRP system, as dynamically reconfigurable process steps flow downwards. "Just in Time" (JIT) product distribution and an increasing number of offered products drive companies towards reconfigurable manufacturing. Connecting the work cells into the plant's MRP system requires new communication interfaces and also creates a demand for statistical information and additional data acquisition at the work cell. Work cells are also increasing in sensor count and complexity. Often these newer sensors are difficult to interface with traditional PLC hardware. The communications interface, the statistical functions, the data acquisition functions, and the new sensors are often difficult to add to the traditional PLC.
Towards Embedded Processors for PC-Based Industrial Automation
In recent years industrial control systems have been transitioning more towards standardized, general-purpose platforms based on the adoption of PC technology. One of the fundamental drivers for this has been the desire by end users to merge their information technology and automation engineering systems into one complete end-to-end platform. The push of information technology into automation is happening at the field Level where sensors and actuators are more and more intelligent, and also at the control level, where embedded PC technology is being used to replace the traditional PLC.
As well as convergence of information systems and automation engineering, the deployment of web-service based architectures and the proliferation of industrial Ethernet are additional factors that are influencing end users and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to migrate industrial control systems to PC-based architectures.
Special software packages for embedded PC platforms implement the functions that traditionally were implemented in separated dedicated hardware. Advantages here are many including:
- No need of dedicated hardware
- Integration of different functions in a single machine (HMI and PLC run in a single embedded PC)
- Ease of interfacing basic control functions with high level functions
- Native remote communication using Ethernet or the Internet
Today a digital factory system includes a network of intelligent field devices and one or more dedicated devices for running the control tasks that are called controllers. Additional devices may be used for human machine interface (HMI), remote communication, data storage, advanced control, and other tasks.
Traditionally the terms "low power" and "ultra low power" when used in relation to Intel processor platforms have been at odds with the definitions used in embedded designs. Typically there was an order of magnitude difference between the two, with Intel's lowest power platform, of the order of 10 W, compared to a typical 1-W envelope for a low power embedded platform. This challenge was a barrier for the adoption of Intel architecture into the fanless, completely sealed designs commonly required in the typical harsh working environment of industrial control. Designers were faced with the dilemma of designing expensive thermal solutions to be able to adopt the benefits of PC architectures into the industrial control arena.
Realizing the Threshold for Fanless Industrial Control Designs
The Intel Atom processors are the first of a new generation of processors over the coming years from Intel that will focus on addressing demand for performance in the tight constraints and harsh operating environments typically associated with industrial automation. Designs will benefit from being designed with the open architectures associated with PC technology but at the same time meet the demands of miniaturization associated with small form factors platforms, and cost-effectively meet the demand for more distributed intelligence in the factory.
The Intel Atom processor Z5xx series brings the Intel architecture to small form factor, thermally constrained, and fanless embedded applications. Implemented in 45 nm technology, these power-optimized processors provide robust performance-per-watt in an ultra-small 13x14 mm package.
These processors are validated with the Intel System Controller Hub US15W (Intel SCH US15W), which integrates a graphics memory controller hub and an I/O controller hub into one small 22x22 mm package. This low-power platform has a combined thermal design power under 5 W, and average power consumption typically less than 2 W.


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That seems to be the inference one can make from this thorough article in Nature, Human genome: Genomes by the thousand. Last summer I pointed to a projection of ~50,000 in 2011. Nature's current tally is ~3,000 genomes sequenced. Though issues of accuracy are still important to remember, it's pretty striking isn't it only 10 years on from the Human Genome Project how far we've come? Over a one year period there will be a shift of about an order of magnitude. Though that may be a drop off from 2009-2010, which is likely to have been two orders of magnitude. Totally not rational, but I'm feeling a touch lame at only having 500,000 SNPs done.
Below are the charts from last summer….
(link acknowledgement, Dan Vorhaus)


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New Hubble Study Reveals How Black Holes Get Their Kicks
When black holes collide, look out! The "kick" from an enormous burst of gravitational radiation that occurs during the collision could knock a black hole clear out of its galaxy, rather than resulting in one massive black hole, as commonly thought.
Interacting Spiral Galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163
When black holes collide, look out! The "kick" from an enormous burst of gravitational radiation that occurs during the collision could knock a black hole clear out of its galaxy, rather than resulting in one massive black hole, as commonly thought. New theoretical simulations by Astrophysicist David Merritt of the Rochester Institute of Technology, and colleagues, determined how much kick the black holes get from the mergers and then compared this with the escape velocities from galaxies that could harbor merged black holes. They found that larger and brighter galaxies have stronger gravitational fields and would require a bigger kick to eject a black hole than the smaller systems. Likewise, less forceful impacts could jar the black hole out of its home at the center of a galaxy, only to later rebound back into position. The researchers say that the kicks call into question theories that would grow supermassive black holes from hierarchical mergers of smaller black holes, starting in the early universe.
The researchers relied on a series of Hubble Space Telescope discoveries to reach this conclusion. Hubble has previously shown that supermassive black holes are common in galaxies. Hubble has also shown that galaxies were smaller long ago. This means that the black hole kicks would easily have removed the black holes from smaller galaxies. "It's more likely that supermassive black holes attained most of their mass through the accretion of gas. Mergers with other black holes only took place after the galaxies had reached roughly their current sizes," says Merritt.
Merritt notes that while there is no observational evidence that the kicks have taken place, they could explain the lack of black holes in dwarf galaxies and globular clusters. He contends that the best chance of finding direct evidence would be locating a black hole shortly after the kick occurs, perhaps in a galaxy that has recently undergone a merger with another galaxy. "You would see an off-center black hole that hasn't quite made its way back to the center yet," he says. "Even though the probability of observing this is low, now that astronomers know what to look for, I wouldn't be surprised if someone finds one eventually."
The science team's article, "Consequences of Gravitational Radiation Recoil," has been submitted to The Astrophysical Journal. The article was supported by funding from the Space Telescope Science Institute and appears online.


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For the Media
Clarkson University Nominates Four for Prestigious Goldwater Scholarships
Each year, Clarkson University is permitted to nominate up to four outstanding undergraduates for the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. Nominees must intend to pursue research careers in science, math or engineering.
Clarkson's Goldwater Scholarship Committee received a record number of outstanding submissions this year and has announced four nominees for 2013.
Kyle Z. Hancock of Essex Junction, Vt., a homeschool graduate, is a junior majoring in chemical engineering and a member of the Honors Program. After freshman year, he began summer research with Prof. Ross Taylor on mathematical modeling of binary chemical mixtures. He also completed a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates in experimental physics at Cornell last summer. His Goldwater application is based on developing new materials for high temperature superconductivity. He hopes to pursue a Ph.D. in nanotechnology and plans to be a researcher and professor. He is presently studying abroad in Copenhagen, Denmark, and traveling Europe during any free time.
Yarong Lin of Flushing, N.Y., a graduate of Manhattan Comprehensive Day & Night High School, is a junior, double majoring in chemical engineering and applied mathematics & statistics. She is a member of the Honors Program and has conducted research at Clarkson University with Prof. Sitaraman Krishnan on the calorimetric determination of degree of hydration of zwitterionic polymers. She completed a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates on Modulation of Graphene at Columbia University. She has also completed a research & development internship at Procter & Gamble, where she worked on the whitening of the dental products, and an engineering co-op, also at P&G, in dentifrice processing. She proposes to do research into electronic properties of large grain size nitrogen doped monolayer graphene under the mentorship of Prof. Abhay Pasupathy at Columbia University. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in chemical engineering and conduct nano-material research in an industrial R&D department.
Nicole A. Traphagen of Wayland, N.Y., a graduate of Wayland-Cohocton High School, is a junior studying biomolecular science. She is a member of the Honors Program and has conducted research at Clarkson University with Prof. Devon Shipp on drug release using cross-linked polyanhydrides. She completed a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates at Carnegie Mellon University, where she studied Delta-Notch signaling in sea cucumber embryos. She proposes developing a model for predicting the drug release properties of different polymers. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in molecular biology and become a research scientist working on cancer biology.
Pinguang Yang of Brooklyn, N.Y., a graduate of Manhattan Comprehensive Night & Day High School, is a junior double majoring in biomolecular science and applied mathematics & statistics and is a member of the Honors Program. Before his freshman year he participated in summer research under the mentorship of Professor Artem Melman, and has completed a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates in developmental biology at Weill Cornell and an REU in Immunology at Sloan Kettering Institute. He is working with Prof. Craig Woodworth and proposes to investigate the susceptibility of cervical transformation zone to HPV-16. He plans to obtain an M.D. in oncology and a Ph.D. in cancer research, and pursue a career as a medical research scientist.
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program will announce up to 300 winners of the Goldwater Scholarships by April 2013.
The Goldwater Scholarship is the most prestigious award in the United States given to undergraduates studying the sciences. Only 282 scholarships were awarded for the 2012-2013 academic year.
No college or university in New York state has had more Goldwater Scholars in the past three years than Clarkson University. Of more than 4,000 institutions nationwide, Clarkson is in the top one percent for the number of Goldwater Scholars in the past five years.
Twenty-seven Clarkson University students have received this highly coveted award since the scholarships were first awarded in 1989. Last year was the 13th consecutive year that Clarkson Honors Program students have received Goldwaters.
The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation is a federally endowed agency established in 1986. The scholarship program honoring Senator Barry M. Goldwater was designed to foster and encourage outstanding students to pursue careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.
Clarkson University launches leaders into the global economy. One in five alumni already leads as a CEO, VP or equivalent senior executive of a company. Located just outside the Adirondack Park in Potsdam, N.Y., Clarkson is a nationally recognized research university for undergraduates with select graduate programs in signature areas of academic excellence directed toward the world's pressing issues. Through 50 rigorous programs of study in engineering, business, arts, sciences and health sciences, the entire learning-living community spans boundaries across disciplines, nations and cultures to build powers of observation, challenge the status quo, and connect discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise.
[A photograph for media use is available at http://www.clarkson.edu/news/photos/goldwater-nominees-2013.jpg.]
Photo caption: Clarkson University has nominated four outstanding undergraduates for the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. Left to right: Yarong Lin, Pinguang Yang, and Nicole Traphagen. Not pictured: Kyle Hancock, who is studying abroad this semester.


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Mad Scientist Book Club 7/10
Thursday, July 10th at 6:30pm will be the first adult summer book club meeting, held in the Smart Community Room. The first topic is mad scientists, and readers are encouraged to read a book of their choice. A few ideas of mad scientist related books include:
- Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park
- Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
- HG Wells' The Invisible Man
A complete list of suggestions can be found in the Sidney Library (on the flier titled Literary Elements) or by you can click here to download the flier as a .pdf file.


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KINGOFSWAY.COM needs a logo. I'd like a crown hanging on "K" or something to that effect. The word "SWAY" should lean noticibly to the left (towards the "KING") since sway is a word for persuasion and influence. I am a stage hypnotist and persuasionist. This logo should appeal to the young, hip, and money crowd such as you might find at a sales seminar on how to be a millionaire with hypnotic selling techniques.
- Crown (gold, jewels, diamonds, or simular) hanging off "K" in King.
- Open to color scheme or font; Leaning to gold or gold - diamond-pave scheme.
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- Bend or tilt the S W A Y letters distintly to the left towards the KING, as if the king were hypnotizing the letters to come to him, leaning in. Letters could very in degree of tilt from one the other (whimsical).
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April 18, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Nine first-period goals helped lead MIT to a 21-7 victory over Pilgrim Lacrosse League foe Norwich University on Saturday. Jonathan Stolmeier posted a game-high nine points on four goals and five assists while Tyler Sorba paced the Engineers' attack with five goals.
Stolmeier opened the scoring for Tech (4-4, 3-2) with an unassisted goal at 12:17. He racked up two more points in the next minute by setting up Sorba and then tallying another unassisted goal. A goal by Isaac Taylor was followed by Stolmeier notching three more points. He earned back-to-back assists on goals by Carter Powers and Taylor and then he completed the hat-trick with 7:34 left in the opening frame. Clinton Cain set up Powers for what proved to be the game-winning goal 35 seconds later. Stolmeier recorded his final point of the period by feeding Sorba with 20 seconds left on the clock.
Norwich ended the shutout after 1:19 had expired in the second quarter. Stolmeier responded with an unassisted goal and an assist in Cain's goal. Kevin Kim scored the first goal of his career, which was followed by a goal from Paul Steiner at the 3:27 mark. Stefano Young set-up Sorba for back-to-back goals, resulting in a 15-1 edge for MIT at halftime.
The second-half scoring was balanced as both squads totaled three goals in each period. Taylor recorded a hat-trick when he scored 2:40 into the third stanza. Norwich talllied two unanswered goals, cutting its deficit to 16-3. The Engineers ended a 10-minute scoring drought when Sorba connected on a pass from Joseph Johnson at 2:46. Just 11 seconds later, Taylor found Powers for the hat-trick. The Cadets posted the final goal of the period, making the score 18-4.
After nearly six minutes of scoreless play, Powers scored on a feed from Stolmeier. Norwich countered with a goal of its own at the 7:32 mark. Steiner tallied MIT's final two goals of the game, with Tristan Almada assisting in Steiner's second score. The Cadets closed the game with a pair of goals of their own.
In the net, Zach Brewer collected four saves in the first half while Christopher Ng made 10 stops.


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Life Advice from Jennifer Egan and All Your Other Favorite Authors
One of our go-to Monday morning reads (seriously, bookmark it) is The Days of Yore, a stellar blog that interviews artists of all stripes about the time before they were successful. It is consistently inspiring, thoughtful and flat-out wonderful to read – and whether you're an aspiring artist, writer, musician or some combination thereof, there will be someone to give you some pithy life advice. When one of our very favorite authors, Jennifer Egan, won the Pulitzer this week for her mind-blowing novel A Visit From The Goon Squad, we were thrilled to see her Days of Yore interview go up soon after, and it got us thinking about all the great life advice from amazing authors just dangling out there in the universe, waiting to be collected. Click through for some curated advice and musings from Jennifer Egan, George Saunders, Gary Shteyngart, Wells Tower, and well, you know, anyone who's anyone, and if you get inspired, be sure to click over to the whole interview.
Jennifer Egan
Do you have any advice for young writers?
My advice is so basic. Number one: Read. I feel like it's amazing how many people I know who want to be writers who don't really read. I'm not convinced someone wants to be a writer if they don't read. I don't think the problem is that they need to read more; I think they might need to readjust their life goals. Reading is the nourishment that lets you do interesting work. To be reading good things. I feel that you should be reading what you want to write. Nothing less.
The second thing is, I feel like getting in the habit of it is huge. I guess that was my one accomplishment of those two years [with the first failed novel]— making it a routine is a gigantic part of it.
One corollary of that— and this is probably the most important thing for me— is being willing to write really badly. It won't hurt you to do that. I think there is this fear of writing badly, something primal about it, like: "This bad stuff is coming out of me…" Forget it! Let it float away and the good stuff follows. For me, the bad beginning is just something to build on. It's no big deal. You have to give yourself permission to do that because you can't expect to write regularly and always write well. That's when people get into the habit of waiting for the good moments, and that is where I think writer's block comes from. Like: It's not happening. Well, maybe good writing isn't happening, but let some bad writing happen. Let it happen!
I mean, when I was writing The Keep, my writing was so terrible. It was God-awful. My working title for that first draft was, A Short Bad Novel. I thought: "How can I disappoint?"
So, just write and be happy that you did it. You stuck to the routine. You're kind of holding the place so that you're present for when something good is ready to come.
And then it's all about rewriting. Re-visiting, re-visiting and re-writing. I think it's a mistake to be too precious about one's words. I feel the same way about the criticism. You're not going to break! It's pretty tough to stick it out, to do this. So, get used to it! People are going to not like it. Okay! You'll live. So, it's bad. Okay. You'll live! They said 'no.' You know what? Everyone gets said 'no' to a thousand times. If that is really something that you can't tolerate, this may not work.
Yes, that is huge. That is my biggest gift.
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Librizzi is a town in the Province of Messina, Sicily. This blog is to honor my ancestors and the town where they were born.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Auguri di buon Natale/Merry Christmas
Charles Poerson
Ancient Echoes
Hear the echoes
of December
found as moments
you remember.
Ancient echoes
held so dear
from a time
of yesteryear.
Hear the voices
love recalls
bouncing down
remembered walls.
Ancient echoes
scenic signs
found within
some Christmastimes.
Certain moments
none compete
that still live
so tasty sweet.
Take those echoes
that you hear
and remember
ones so dear.
Ancient echoes
can bring smiles
to now today.
©By Bill Pearce
May 28, 2011
E' Natale ogni volta che sorridi
a un fratello e gli tendi una mano.
E' Natale ogni volta che rimani
in silenzio per ascoltare l'altro.
E' Natale ogni volta che non accetti
quei principi che relegano gli oppressi
ai margini della società.
E' Natale ogni volta che speri
con quelli che disperano
nella povertà fisica e spirituale.
E' Natale ogni volta che riconosci con umiltà i tuoi limiti e la tua debolezza.
E' Natale ogni volta che permetti al Signore di rinascere per donarlo agli altri."
Madre Teresa di Calcutta
Christmas in Librizzi during the war and post-war.
A friend asked me to write for her blog something about Christmas in my home, this is what I posted on her blog:
".... here is a little info about when I was growing up, I copied this from my unofficial 'remembrances' that I wrote for my children and grandchildren.
- Christmas celebrations were memorable. Mom along with the rest of the Librizzesi prepared special cookies and other foods. Christmas specialties were the torrone, the panuzzi, and the crispeddi. The torrone was a concoction of sugar and nuts such as almonds and hazelnuts. The panuzzi were made of sweet dough in the form of elongated ovals studded with toasted hazelnuts. The panuzzi were prepared for us children and for the cousins. The tradition was for the children to go from relative to relative and "collect" the gifts of the panuzzi.
The crispeddi were the result of a complicated procedure which started with flour, yeast, and water. The three items were mixed together and stirred for a long time until it became a soft dough, then the mixture was allowed to rise. When the dough grew to the desired stage spoonfuls of the dough were deep fried. Some of the dough was deep fried plain and some with a piece of anchovy inside. The plain crispeddi were covered with honey and sugar. Delicious!
The cookies were shaped into crescents, circles, pretzels, the letter S, spirals, etc. then they were covered with colorful sugars, and other decorations.
The Christmas food specialties were just an aside to the religious celebrations. For many days before Christmas the town was awakened by the sounds of the cornamusa, a folk musical instrument. Mountain men would come down to Librizzi in the wee hours of the morning and play their instrument while walking through the many streets. Christmas Eve Mass was a big event. The church was decorated with oranges, tangerines, and lemons and the scent of these fruits still lingers in my mind. The Presepio was a highlight of the church decorations and all of the children used to march to the Presepio to see the new born baby Jesus. Librizzesi specialized in putting up a Presepio in their homes. They were recreations of imaginary towns, waterfalls, snowy scenes, stars, shepherds, etc. It really was a work of art. A few homes put up Christmas trees and they were "odd" but interesting to the eyes of a Librizzese. The few people who put up the trees had been in America and had brought back this new tradition. Today all of Librizzi celebrates Christmas with both the Presepio and the Christmas trees.-"
Recipe by Mary Rappich
8 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
2 packages of yeast dissolved in 3/4 cup warm water (8 minutes)
1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 cups warm water
Sift flour, salt and baking powder into a large pan. Form a well and drop in the dissolved yeast. Mix thoroughly. Add lukewarm water a little at a time and keep beating with hand until bubbles begin to form in 'soft dough' (about 15-20 minutes). Grease top of dough and sides of pan with olive oil, cover and let rise until it doubles in size.
To deep fry: Heat Wesson oil (350 degrees in a deep fryer) which is about 3-4 inches deep in large pan. (I use a Dutch oven, also deep fryer at 350 degrees). Grease hands and drop pieces of dough into the hot oil a few at a time. Don't crowd as they will turn over when done. Place on a large platter and spoon honey on each. You can also place anchovies inside the dough before deep frying.
LinkIf you live in ROME where do you bring your children for Christmas fun and purchases? Why, Piazza Navona of course!
More photos of the Christmas market in Piazza Navona can be found here:
http://www.06blog.it/post/573/mercatini-di-natale -piazza-navona
Since there are no chimneys in Italy the children buy Santas on a rope ladder. Because there are no chimneys Santa doesn't need a sled and reindeer. Instead Santa scales the walls to reach a window where he can enter the house to leave the presents. Yes, in Italy Santa is an expert wall climber!
Photo from Italian Notebook
Rope ladders are hung by children outside a window while awaiting Santa's arrival.
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are joining forces once again to play sisters in a new film titled "The Nest."
The "Parks and Recreation" star is nearing a deal to join her friend Fey in the comedy directed by Pitch Perfect's Jason Moore and written by Paula Pell, who was a writer at "Saturday Night Live" during the comediennes' tenure on the U.S. sketch comedy show.
According to TheWrap.com, "The Nest" centers on onscreen siblings Fey and Poehler who are devastated to find out their parents are selling the house they grew up in, so the sisters decide to spend one last wild weekend in their childhood home.
Fey and Poehler last appeared on the big screen together in 2008 comedy "Baby Mama," and they co-hosted the Golden Globes for the second year in a row in January.


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As someone who likes firsts,
hopefully this will be the last that relates to mentioning Christmas too early.
SoCô¿ôL has been celebrating 7 days a week 24 hours a day for a long time.
And this year, technology has rewarded me and each of us ... with ...
A SoCô¿ôL Christmas Card
All you got to do is Click On Share And You Can Send It To Anyone
Same things true of "It's Impossible" ... the Free Throw Video
They're Just A Small Part Of The Growing SoCooLBob You Tube Channel
While you're there, you might want to check out
The Sneak Preview Of The Sneak Preview
I'm hoping that one ends up on IMUS In The Morning
Merry Christmas
Here you can chat about anything that's not Warriors related.
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About the maker
A Dinosaur Shark that existed over 100,000 years ago.
African Elephant
Alphabet Quiz
AMAZING AND EXOTIC Animals in the UK
American Alligator
American Animal Alphabet
Animal A-E
Animal F-L
Anywhere in uk with these animals?
Are Koalas marsupials or bears?
Article: Good news: Giant Panda no longer endangered
Article: Purple Seasock
Asian Elephant
Behind the scenes
Birds I'd love to see
Chinese Alligator
Cetaceans kept in Europe
Challenge 2017!
Complete list for little stinkers in the UK
Did you notice..?
Do mice actually like cheese??
Edinburgh Zoo: An Animal Paradise.
Edinburgh zoo LIVE panda cam
Endangered Animals
Exotic Pets
Extinct Animal Alphabet
Extinct Visitors; EXTINCT SPECIES ON THE WEB?!
Food Chain
Funny Fish
Giant Panda
Has a Baleen Whale ever been kept in captivity?
How do skunks squirt?
How We can protect nature
Interesting zoo animals; where to find them
Israel's part of the upgrade
Joke Page
Jonothan's Jungle Roadshow
Jungle survival test
Koalas: the survivors of the hot
Komodo Dragon
Little fox, BIG ears.
Marwell Zoo - A good medium zoo
Nile Lechwe
Matthew's Animals 2016!
Matthew's Animals 2017!
Narwhal vs Beluga
Northern Bald Ibis
Rating through 2015
Sea Lion
Tasmanian Devil
The best UK zoos
The Hisstory of this site
Original photo source
The most interesting looking zoo animals.
Top 10 Rarest Animals
Poison Dart Frog
Whales/Dolphins/Porpoises: Where to see them in the UK
What is the largest butterfly in the world?
The amazing orca!
The missing mustelids
Tree Kangaroo
Water Dragon
What makes a bird... A bird?
What is the world's largest amphibian?
Where can I see a panda in the UK?
Where do you want to go?
Which UK zoo is best for seeing marsupials?
Zoo Benefits
Where to see rarer zoo animals
Animal M-Q
Animal R-V
Animal W-Z
Fauna of Madagascar
Magnificent Menotremes
The Vanishing Vaquita Porpoise
The Whales and Dolphins of the World
Where can I see a Quetzal in Europe?
Why is the Respledent Quetzal so rare in zoos?
Where to find animals for letters I, J, N, Q, U, V, X and Y.
Tarsiers in Europe
Tips for Whale Watching
Whales - Why They Matter
Tips for Birdwatching
Animals all over the World
UK Zoos with Yaks
Amazon World Quetzal Info
New Animals
Matthew's Answers
Keas: The green bird of New Zealand
My top 5 Zoos of all time!
Protection Pros
My Stories
Animals no longer in European Zoos
What animal are you?
A is for Aye-Aye - Bristol's Breeding
Guess the UK Zoo
Bristol Zoo's inventory
Are Golden Headed Quetzals heads' Golden?
Bristol Zoo Photos!
Animals in one UK Zoo
Animals I'd love to see - in various UK Zoos
UK Zoo highlights of 2016
Where can I see a Quetzal?
Dolphin and Whale species in Captivity
Animals we have lost from UK Zoos
Aye-Ayes in Zoos
Can you find a Kowari in this Picture?
Animal Alphabet in UK Zoos
Monotremes in Zoos
What bird are you?
10 facts about animals you never learnt in school, high school, or even university!
Animal ABC's
10 reasons to go to the zoo
Can you find what THIS is?
My Zoo Plan
My Paignton Zoo experience
Places in Zoos to see a..
My Blog
Zoo Universe
What's on in 2017
When your friends go to Costa Rica..
An Alphabet in Paignton Zoo
Is there a manatee in a UK Zoo?
Article: Rare Species Conservation Centre to re-open as Sandwich Wildlife
Animals of our planet
Why is Matthew's Animals here?
Paignton - the best UK Holiday Place
Daysurids in Zoos
Animal Quiz - How many do you recognise?
Does Five Sisters Zoo still keep their Southern Springhare?
Zoos 2017 - Birdland
My Zoo guide - 2015-Present
Coming Soon - Test Site
From Aardvarks to Zebras - Volume 8 - The Gang
Be a Nature Superhero!
Where to find Quokkas in the UK?
Paignton Zoo's Elephant's petition
Small things
Animal Photos
Animal Jam: Recommended Game
The Shocking Secrets behind PETA
Animal Rights Myths - Busted!
Matthew's Animals 2018!
Myths and Truths
Dazzling Dillos - Information about armadillos!
Just something to say
10 facts about sea animals
The Blue Whale can dive for 500m.
..but that whale can't stay deepest longest! The Beaked Whale has that record!
Scientists tell which orca is which, by shape and size of its dorsal fin; the (normally) straight upright fin on a dolphin or whale's back!
All Sea-Turtles are rare; only the Green Sea-Turtle is common; for a sea-turtle!
The Loggerhead Turtle is the largest sea-turtle.
The Kemp's Ridley Sea-Turtle is the rarest sea-turtle.
The Commerson's Dolphin is related to the Hector's Dolphin.
The Commerson's Dolphin and the Orca look alike; though they look colour shifted.
The Medeterrean Monk Seal is the world's rarest seal.
The Vaquita is the second rarest cetacean after the Yangteze River Dolphin.
10 facts about African Animals.
There was once bears in Africa - but there hasen't been any since the Roman times - the Romans hunted them to extinction.
© Matthew von Wenden, 2015.