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This article updates an earlier one titled "The Struggle for Net Neutrality."
First some background. As a candidate, Obama pledged support for "network neutrality to preserve the benefits of open competition on the Internet." As president, he reneged across the board, including for Internet freedom and openness, Boston.com writer Joelle Tessler headlining, "FCC votes to reconsider broadband regulations," saying:
Federal regulators are "wading into a bitter policy dispute that could be tied up in Congress and the courts for years." At stake: a free, open, and affordable Internet, threatened by powerful phone and cable giants wanting to privatize and control it, have unregulated pricing power, and decide what's published at what speed or blocked.
On June 16, alternate regulatory paths were considered, including the one likely to prevail, favored by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski "to define broadband access as a telecommunications service subject to 'common carrier' obligations to treat all traffic equally."
At issue is a US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia April 2010 ruling that the agency exceeded its authority over phone and cable giants, casting doubt on the future of Net Neutrality.
On June 17, Washington Post writer Jia Lynn Yang headlined, "FCC votes to seek comment on its new legal strategy" to impose rules on Internet providers, saying:
"Currently, broadband is defined as an information service," outside FCC oversight. "Genachowski's plan is to shift (it) into the same classification as telephone service," authorizing more agency control than now, partially regulating providers, a "third way" applying some rules, not all, excluding the likelihood of universal, affordable access, the Net Neutrality gold standard, anything less called unacceptable.
Opponents disagree, wanting Congress and the courts to decide, both stacked with pro-business types, sure to reward phone and cable giants the way they satisfied bankers with financial reform, Genachowski saying:
"I fully support this Congressional effort. A limited update of the (1996 Telecommunications Act) could lock in an effective broadband framework to promote investment and innovation, foster competition, and empower consumers," leaning heavily for the former over the latter, abandoning the struggle for universal, affordable access, if Congress goes along, which is likely, given the power of big money to prevail.
Yet, according to Josh Silver, Free Press.net President and CEO, the FCC has the power by majority vote "to easily fix the problem by 'reclassifying' broadband under the law," as it now stands. "But unless the FCC puts broadband under what's called 'Title II' of the Telecommunications Act," phone and cable giants will challenge all unfriendly decisions in court, assuring consumers will lose and they'll win. The companies know this, so they're "going all out to keep the FCC from fixing the problem," so far successfully.
If Genachowski betrays the public, "it could mean the end of the Internet as we know it," threatening the future of web sites like this one, something readers can't afford to let happen.
This writer's above-linked article had a section on HR 3458: The Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009. Introduced on July 31, 2009, it would protect Net Neutrality, keeping it free and open, unless destructively amended or aborted, its fate apparently the latter. It was referred to Committee, not approved, or enacted.
On October 22, 2009, S. 1836: Internet Freedom Act of 2009 was introduced, an anti-Net Neutrality bill. It was referred to committee, not approved, or passed.
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) Threatening Net Neutrality, Consumer Privacy, and Civil Liberties: An Update
On the pretext of protecting intellectual property from infringement and counterfeiters, it's about fast-tracking Internet distribution and information technology rules to subvert Net Neutrality, privacy, and personal freedoms - global rules for unrestricted free trade, undermining universal, affordable free access, civil liberties, legitimate commerce, and the right of sovereign nations to go their own way.
Until April, negotiations were kept secret, only a May 2008 WikiLeaks report getting out saying:
"If adopted, (ACTA) would impose a strong, top-down enforcement regime, with new cooperation requirements upon (ISPs), including perfunctionary disclosure of customer information. The proposal also bans 'anti-circumvention measures which may affect online anonymity systems and would likely outlaw multi-region CD/DVD players. The proposal also specifies a plan to encourage developing nations to accept the legal regime," imposing consequences for opting out.
On April 22, 2010, Electronic Frontier Foundation writer Gwen Hinze headlined, "Preliminary Analysis of the Officially Released ACTA Text," the first made public, saying:
"The text (leaves no doubt) that ACTA is not just about counterfeiting." It's far more, covering copyrights, patents, and all other intellectual property forms, including the Internet, and the ability of users to "communicate, collaborate and create....new potential obligations for Internet intermediaries (as well), requiring them to police" cyberspace and its users, raising serious questions about open affordable access, free expression, personal privacy, and "fair use rights."
The official text omits separate negotiating positions, because differences among them are yet to be resolved, including for patents and whether "obligations should be mandatory or discretionary...."
In addition, some provisions run counter to US law, including an EU proposal to impose criminal sanctions for "inciting, aiding and abetting" intellectual property and copyright infringement - not recognized under US law, so changing it would be needed to comply.
If so, it "raises the concern that ACTA could expand the scope of secondary copyright liability for Internet intermediaries, consumer device manufacturers and software developers, beyond" their current boundaries.
Further, ACTA's "Special Measures Related to Technological Enforcement of Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment" section contains a Japanese proposal for ISPs to provide intellectual property holders expeditious access to subscriber information after giving "effective notification:" also not recognized under US due process and judicial oversight rules. Currently, American copyright holders must sue and get an enforcing court injunction.
In addition, "ACTA's civil enforcement chapter includes two" UK-type "loser-pays attorney fee awards" proposals, not commonly practiced in US civil litigation.
Resolving these differences is at issue. Another involves the following:
"ACTA requires countries to adopt laws prohibiting circumvention of copyright owners' technological protection measures modeled on the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)." Yet ACTA allows, seven exceptions, providing "a small measure of flexibility," letting countries create exceptions to what's banned.
Its provisions also differ from recent US Circuit court rulings, requiring a nexus between copyright infringement and TMPs' legal protection. As a result, they "would require signatories to adopt (broader) anti-circumvention prohibitions" than under US law. Similarly, they'd mandate countries "adopt third party liability, but several proposals only permit, (not require) countries to create limitations on the liability of Internet intermediaries," weaker measures than under US safe harbor provisions.
Further, ACTA would prevent Congress from enacting laws diverging from its provisions, including consumer-friendly ones. Instead, it "will create new international norms, beyond those agreed (to) in the 1994 Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS) and the 1996 WIPO Copyright Treaty and Performances and Phonograms Treaties Implementation Act," affecting the following areas:
On June 23, American University Washington College of Law's Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property released an "Urgent ACTA Communique," stating that "over 90 academics, practitioners and public interest organizations from six continents" conclude that "the publicly released draft of ACTA threatens numerous public interests, including every concern specifically disclaimed by negotiators."
They called ACTA "the predictably deficient product of a deeply flawed process. What started as a relatively simple proposal to coordinate customs enforcement has transformed into a sweeping and complex new international intellectual property and internet regulation with grave consequences for the global economy and governments' ability to promote and protect the public interest."
"ACTA is hostile to the public interest in at least seven critical areas of global public policy: fundamental rights and freedoms (including free expression, health, education, due process, and judicial fairness); internet governance; access to medicines; scope and nature of intellectual property law; international trade; international law and institutions; and (the) democratic process."
If enacted, ACTA will subvert democratic freedoms, threatening privacy, free expression, civil liberties, a free, open and affordable Internet, and other consumer protections - lost under binding global rules.
Yet there's hope. On July 9, the Electronic Freedom Foundation (EFF) reported that "over 300 Members of (the) European Parliament (MEPs) have now signed the Written Declaration on ACTA," extending the deadline to September 9 for another needed 69. "This is an unprecedented achievement and a great reminder that we can make a difference. But the fight is not over yet!"
The remaining signatures are needed for the next Strasbourg September 6 - 9 plenary session for the measure to become the official European Parliament position - EFF urging:
"Help stop (ACTA) from steamrolling our rights and freedoms....Written Declaration 12 asks EU negotiators to ensure that ACTA respects European citizens' fundamental rights to freedom of expression and privacy, and opposes provisions that would encourage Internet intermediaries to engage in surveillance or filtering of all Internet users' communications for potential copyright-infringing material."
On April 1, 2009, S. 773: Cybersecurity Act of 2009 was introduced, referred to committee, approved on March 24, 2010, but not thus far enacted in secretly revised form four months later, leaving it largely unchanged from what's known.
At the time, the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Jennifer Granick raised serious concerns about "giving the federal government unprecedented power over the Internet without necessarily improving security in the ways that matter most, (saying this bill) should be opposed or radically amended."
The above linked article explains it, including provisions that weaken privacy standards, and presidential authority to shut down the Internet in "an emergency and disconnect critical infrastructure systems on national security grounds," that may, in fact, be bogus.
Also on April 1, 2009, companion legislation was introduced - S. 778: A bill to establish, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office of National Cybersecurity Advisor (a czar). It was referred to committee where it remains.
On June 10, 2010, Senators Joe Lieberman (I. CT), Susan Collins (R. ME), and Tom Carper (D. DE) introduced S. 3480: Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act of 2010 - "A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and other laws to enhance the security of the cyber and communications infrastructure of the United States." The bill was referred to committee, approved unanimously, but so far not enacted.
It would establish a White House Office for Cyberspace Policy and a National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications, working collaboratively with business to establish cybersecurity requirements online, through telecommunications networks, and other electronic infrastructure.
Called a "kill switch" bill, it will let the president (on grounds of national security) shut down the Internet, disconnect its networks, and force web sites, blogs, providers, search engines and software companies to "immediately comply with any (Department of Homeland Security) emergency measure or action," or face fines or closure.
It will also establish a National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications (NCCC) to monitor the "security status" of US private web sites, blogs, ISPs, other net-related businesses, and critical global online operations, and require companies using the Internet and other "information infrastructure" to be "subject to (NCCC) command," saying:
"The owner or operator of covered critical infrastructure shall comply with any emergency measure or action developed by (NCCC's) Director (a czar)," ones remaining in place for 30 days, but can be extended monthly up to 120 days, after which continuance would depend on congressional approval.
In an introductory press release, Lieberman said:
"Our economic security, national security and public safety are now all at risk from new kinds of enemies - cyber-warriors, cyber-spies, cyber-terrorists and cyber-criminals. The need for this legislation is obvious and urgent."
What's needed is truth and full disclosure, not bogus terrorist threats hiding a sinister purpose - subverting democratic freedoms in times of economic and social upheaval, hard line repression planned in response.
On June 23, in a letter to Lieberman, Collins and Carper, the following organizations raised serious civil liberties concerns:
These groups cited concerns for "free speech, privacy, and other civil liberties interests," wanting changes made to avoid infringement, saying:
"The Internet is vital to free speech and free inquiry, and Americans rely on it every day to access and to convey information. Any cybersecurity action the government requires that would infringe on these rights....must meet a traditional First Amendment strict scrutiny test," as follows:
- measures "must further a compelling government interest;"
- they "must be narrowly tailored to advance that interest," and
- they "must be the least restrictive means of achieving that interest."
Further, "the bill should be amended to require an independent assessment of the effect on free speech, privacy and other civil liberties of the measures undertaken to respond to each emergency the President declares." Otherwise, constitutional rights will be jeopardized or subverted by presidential decree, even if unjustified.
Philip Reitinger, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Deputy Undersecretary, said he agreed that the administration "may need to take extraordinary measures," preferably within DHS, the 1934 Communications Act already giving the executive broad emergency power.
Under it, he (or she) may, under "threat of war," seize control of any "facilities or stations for wire communications," a provision applicable to broadband providers and web sites.
Though Obama hasn't yet commented officially, a May 2009 White House press release said:
"In this information age, one of your greatest assets - in our case, our ability to communicate to a wide range of supporters through the Internet - could also be one of your greatest vulnerabilities.....America's economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cybersecurity....our defense and military networks are under constant attack. Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups have spoken of their desire to unleash a cyber attack on our country....acts of terror could come not only from a few extremists in suicide vests but from a few key strokes on the computer - a weapon of mass destruction."
At the same time, he pledged support for "net neutrality so we can keep the Internet as it should be - open and free," one of many promises made, then broken - on his watch, democratic freedoms and social safety net protections further shredded en route to ending them. America, already a de facto police state, is no longer a fit place to live in, a reality too evident to hide, under a reactionary president pretending to be populist. It's high time public outrage responded.
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Christmas is just around the corner, and the lobby of Gadsden Regional Medical Center's Centennial Tower has been turned into a winter wonderland.
Christmas is just around the corner, and the lobby of Gadsden Regional Medical Center's Centennial Tower has been turned into a winter wonderland.
The hospital's annual Festival of Trees event began Monday, with almost two dozen fully decorated Christmas trees on display.
Various departments signed up to participate in decorating a tree, and the trees are decorated in a variety of themes — from old-fashioned and zebra print, to snowmen and Snoopy.
Departments participating in the Festival of Trees are Respiratory Therapy, Eligibility Screening Services, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Radiology, Ninth Floor and Ninth Floor South, Quality Management Services, Women and Children's Services, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Food & Nutrition, Health Information Management, Central Sterile, Administration/Marketing, Human Resources/Pastoral Care/Compliance, Pharmacy, Environmental Services, Laboratory, Case Management Volunteers, Cancer Center, East Gadsden Clinic, Cardiology Services and Emergency Department.
Trees will be on display until Dec. 10, when they will be given away in a drawing at noon.
Tickets are $5 and may be purchased in the Senior Circle Suite, from Human Resources or at the first-floor information desk in the tower.
Winners do not have to be present at the drawing. Proceeds will benefit Project Santa, which provides Christmas gift assistance to employees' children and grandchildren.


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South Dakota Students Get Chance to Study at Underground Lab
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota high school seniors and college freshmen can apply for a scholarship and the chance to study next summer at the Sanford Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory in Lead with researchers from universities across the United States and overseas.
Up to 12 South Dakota students will be chosen for the Davis-Bahcall Scholarships and the chance to study at the underground lab, if funding allows. Students can apply online at the South Dakota Department of Education's website. The deadline is Jan. 20.
The recipients of the scholarships will spend one month during the summer studying things like physics, engineering and geology.
The 3M Company and the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium funds the scholarships, which are named for renowned physicists Dr. Ray Davis and Dr. John Bahcall.
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Sometimes when you are loud and obnoxious and wiling to look like a fool on a regular basis people forget that you are still afraid of things. That you are just as insecure as they are. That you still get embarrassed and petrified and your feelings hurt.
I don't get it. I've had multiple people tell me how un-insecure I am.
How I will say or do anything.
And I have to tell them that I am just as afraid as the next girl.
And there are plenty of things that make me run away or want to wet my pants.
Most are facing hard things like emotions, rejection or failure.
But. Let's start with the easy stuff.
I have a few big fears.
One is snakes (and bears or anything that could try to eat me or poison me in the woods). And I am 100% serious. And I have run-ins with both snakes and bears almost every year.
I can hike forever. Despite being super extroverted, I enjoy the idea of getting lost in the woods alone. I like to spot deer and elk and chipmunks and anything furry that doesn't eat meat (or at least humans). I convince my husband to pack the gorp and follow me down the trail, but when he starts to venture off on his own, or wants to stop and fish….I insist that I can see him. So he can hear when a mountain lion or bear decides to make me their lunch. And snakes are even worse. My brother briefly had one as a pet. I also realize that most of the ones I run into will be non venomous. Fear and rational thoughts are not usually found in the same sentence. My father in law just teasing about a water moccasin at the lake was enough to make me fly out of the water and onto the dock.
Growing up we'd find copperheads coiled up in the garage or laundry room. One even took up residence on my bike seat. That bike and the copperhead on it both got shot to pieces. And I wasn't even the least bit sad.
I know the chances of me getting eaten by a bear or bitten by a snake are smaller than me using the vacuum this month…slim to none.....but they are still there.
I lace up my hiking boots and swim in the lake anyways.
This year we have traded in the mountains for a long lake weekend.
Meaning, I do not have to worry about bears this year....just the snakes.
My next biggest irrational fear is heights. I think I still have nightmares about the high dive at the racquet club. My husband loves to ski, and I don't mind snowplowing my way down the mountain…but the ride up petrifies me. There are NO seat belts on a ski lift. And sometimes it stops right in the middle and you sit there and shake in your chair. I'm pretty sure my knees knocking make our particular chair shake even more. I usually pass the time on the lift marking points where if I'd fall from that I'd likely survive or at least places where I'd hopefully die quickly. At least in the winter the ground and giant rocks are covered in what looks like nice soft white snow….but I have been up these same lifts in the summer and they are even scarier. I am not one to pass up an experience or try something new so I often find myself looking down from such great heights despite my fear.
I ride roller coasters. I walk across suspension bridges. I zipline. I fly every chance I get. I just sometimes do it with my eyes closed.
This weekend we were at a national park with a very deep swimming hole and cliff diving. I have jumped off cliffs in Mexico and as soon as I saw the kids lining up to jump I figured I'd end up there as well. My stomach was in my throat before I even slipped off my flip flops.
My kids are not natural risk takers. I don't want them to be fearless, but I also do not want them to live afraid. I think bravery is something that you have to practice and figured this might be the opportune time to show them that. Plus, did I mention I hate to miss out. I hate letting fear win. I hate the idea of not doing something fun just because I am scared. My sister-in-law immediately shed her shorts and swam straight over to the cliffs. I tried to get my bearings and check out the rest of the lake. I figured I'd work my way up to it. She quickly joined the teenage boys and plunged off the top before I'd even gotten my feet wet.
I cussed because now I figured I really had to do it.
One thing I hate more than letting fear win is being outdone.
She gave me a few pointers and I swam out to the rocks. I kept trying to tell myself that this was much lower than the high dive. That I had done scarier things before. I have jumped off bridges, ropes courses, high dives and cliffs.
Obstacle #1, getting myself onto the rocks. I have the upper body strength of a kitten. A very weak kitten. I can pull myself out of the swimming pool, but algae covered rocks is a different story. I knew my family was watching on the other side of the water as I tried and failed to shimmy myself up no less than a half dozen times. It did not help that teenage boy after teenage boy buoyed themselves up with about as much effort as lifting a cotton ball right beside me. After many failed attempts and promises to myself to start doing pushups.....I managed to beach myself onto the slab of rock.
Obstacle #2, getting to the top. My hometown high dive and the cliffs in Mexico had something these did not. A ladder. I started to climb the rocks which is no easy task when you have the biceps of a kitten. One that hasn't been hanging in there for a while. I swear there must have been a direct relationship between how many inches high I went and the amount my knees were shaking. My feet and hands were still slick and I kept sliding back down. I tried to psyche myself up the whole time. Noting how I had watched at least 20 kids jump and so far not one of them had died or even required a care flight. I tried to tell myself how good it would feel to jump even though I was petrified. I wondered what my in-laws or the rest of the moms would think if I shouted the f-word on my decent. I kept climbing and slipping and shaking.
One of my favorite books (download or order it right now if you haven't read it or at least read the chapter I am referring to for free on Amazon) is Jesus, My Father, the CIA, and Me: A Memoir...of Sorts by ― Ian Morgan Cron
And he tells a similar story about letting his kids jump off of a similar cliff called "The Forty" . When I think about doing scary things I often remember that chapter. In it he says this:
"There is a big difference in life between a jump and a fall. A jump is about courage and faith, something the world is in short supply of these days. A fall is, well, a fall."
(read the whole part here…and it is SO WORTH IT )
That story of the Forty kept running through my head as I made slow slippery progress on the rocks.
And I wanted to jump, because I seem to fall all the time. But jumping is on purpose. Thinking that chances of landing safely are good, but not guaranteed. Doing it even though it is scary and hard and unsure. Jumping is thrilling, partly because of the risk. People say they fall in love.
And I doubt them. You don't fall you jump. At least in most healthy relationships.
Except for maybe Taylor Swift, but at least you can get a good song out of it.
Falling is reckless and stupid. And I have done it over and over again.
And landed on my ass every. single. time.
Jumping occasionally lands me in the exact same spot but somehow it feels good anyways.
Even the parts that hurt or knock the wind out of you.
I kept climbing.
I kept slipping.
My husband was on the banks waiting with a camera.
I grew more petrified by the second.
I got a few more feet up and started slipping again. Despite the half dozen boys Spiderman-ing it up the cliff I did not think I could go another inch.
The only problem was that I had gotten high enough and the rocks were steep enough that I was not sure how to get back down either.
I was left with some crappy options.
a) keep going up and jump.
b) potentially slip and fall over the edge.
c) embarassingly make my way back down on my belly which might also end in option b.
I have spent my life falling. And was not about to fall when I wanted to jump. I am usually more afraid of looking like a chicken than whatever it is that I am actually afraid of. However this time pride did not win out.
I compromised a bit and went down just a few feet to a slightly lower, less impressive ledge. (possibly the ledge that the girls and kids who hadn't quite hit puberty were jumping from). There was nothing impressive about my jump. Teens kept pummeling themselves off rocks well above me as I closed my eyes and threw myself into the cold deep water below. And it still seemed like a long way down. I didn't yell any obscenities. I am not sure I really even enjoyed the fall.
But I still jumped.
Falling isn't the fun part.
We think it is because we aren't in control.
But falling is scary.
Jumping is even more scary because you chose to do it.
The good part is being able to say you jumped.
The fun part is letting yourself feel brave.
The fun part is letting yourself feel brave.
There are no bragging rights in a fall.
I emerged gasping out of the water only slightly embarrassed at my abbreviated plunge.
Of course I had thrown myself over the edge so fast my husband had missed the photographic proof. My adrenaline rush and escalated pulse was more than enough proof enough for me and I felt no need to do it again just for the sake of Instagram.
I let my kids swim for a bit longer and explored the rest of the lake. Before slipping my shoes back on and hiking back to the car, I watched as teenage boy after teenage boy (and yes….pretty much it was only teenage boys) threw themselves over the edge. They jockeyed for the highest points. Some did backflips. Some from my own lower ledge.
But they all jumped.
I watched fear leap over the edge at least thirty more times before we hiked back up to the car.
And I'd like to think that I left a little of my own fear back on the cliffs as well.
On our way back to the car I was still flying a little high on adrenaline and the beauty of the day. I was busy feeling brave until a long green snake slithered across the road. My son tried to chase it down while I sprinted the rest of the way to to car.


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Meet Dr. Bob Gibbs
Dr. Bob Gibbs
Robert Collin Gibbs, also known as "Dr. Bob" or "Dr.Gibbs" was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on October 31, 1956. In his early years, Bob excelled in sports, playing basketball, football, and baseball. However, it was in high school where he fully pursued basketball. Bob graduated from Hatboro Horsham High School where he received a basketball scholarship to The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
In pharmacy college, Bob excelled once again in basketball scoring over 1000 points, and leading his team to several record-breaking seasons. It was also in pharmacy college where Bob learned about the intricacies of the human body, and where he first found his passion for medicine. During his senior year, Bob significantly hurt his knee in a basketball game. His father had been going to a chiropractor, and took Bob there to see if he could help. The chiropractor completely healed Bob's knee in one visit, and Bob was astonished by the miraculous healing.
After pharmacy college, Bob was stuck with the tough decision to go to medical school or chiropractic college. Bob decided to go to chiropractic college because he was so astounded by the healing he received, and he was convinced that he wanted to do the same for others. Bob
went to New York Chiropractic College and graduated in 1984. Since then, Bob has been practicing chiropractic in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida.
After 30 years of learning, healing, and applying his chiropractic treatments, Bob has finally landed in Ventnor, New Jersey where he is the director and chiropractor at the Atlantic Chiropractic Holistic Center.
Meet the Acupuncturist:
Won Yoon, L.Ac.
Won Yoon, born as the second son of a famous Gynecology doctor in south Korea, but he did not follow his father's will for being his successor and jumped into management consulting field. Through his business trips to Asia, America, Europe, Australia,, his eyes are opened to peoples on the earth, suffering from the agony of poverty, starving and diseases. This made him decide to learn oriental medicine which is the only natural therapeutic one combined with diagnosis and practice among any other natural or alternative medicines that has mainly remained at folk medicine level in the world.
He studied the master course of oriental medicine in the Samra University of Oriental Medicine in Los Angeles, the first established college in the US. Before his study in the USA, he received a two year course of the fundamental oriental medicine at the the International Exchange Center of Korean Medicine Exchange in Seoul, Korea.
At the invitation of Korea Traditional Medicine Association, he went to Korea two times and received "abdominal palpation diagnosis" that is an essence of Korean and Japanese medicine evolved separately from Chinese medicine. This diagnose method is so famous for its higher treatment results, especially in herbal medicine prescriptions in three major countries of oriental medicine: China, Korea and Japan.
He served as the chairman of the Christianity Soldiers in the construction army, the representative student in his French Dept, and also the chairman of the Korean Student Association in the medicine college.
He is certificated with Dipl, of Oriental Medicine, NCCAOM, Licensed acupuncturist in California and New Jersey.
As seen in the good examples of mutual cooperation between Western and oriental medicine, which shows remarkable treatment results in China, Korea and Japan, Yoon wants to be a stepping stone to give better visible and reliable treatment to Atlantic city peoples.
He can speak English, French, Japanese and Korean to communicable extent and very enthusiastic in world music, comparative Religion study with personal hobbies of mountain climbing ,classical guitar playing and oil painting. His diverse interests in other fields is contributing to broadening his understanding on patient environment in various society.


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Alta High School: Back row from left: Trevor Coon, Music; Megan Myers, English; Sydney Sands, Foreign Language; Hayden Howlett, Social Science; James Parberry, Mathematics. Front row from left: Brittany Smart, Business & Marketing Education; Allison Tolman, Visual Arts; Olivia Simons, Dance; Macey Crockett, Science; Catherine Myer, Family & Consumer Sciences; Lindsey Blanton, Skilled & Technical Sciences Education; Mackenzie Tolk, Speech/Drama.
American Fork High School: Back row from left: Addy Baird, Speech/Drama; Erin Ritchie; Dance; Gretel Tam, Visual Arts; Kylie Jesperson, Social Science; Morgan Matheson, Family & Consumer Sciences. Middle row left to right: Hunter Wilson, Mathematics; Dallin Childs, English; Mckell Kitchen, Foreign Language; Hailey James, Science; Anthony Elison, Music; Karson Thompson, Skilled & Technical Sciences Education. Front row from left: McKaylee Eggett, Business & Marketing Education; Hannah Shill, Computer Technology.
American Leadership Academy: Back row from left: Braydon Madson, Speech/Drama; Austin Peterson, Computer Technology. Front row from left: Alyssa Parsons, Family & Consumer Sciences; Dawnika Andrus, Dance; Amanda Baadsgaard, Music.
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Pleasant Grove High School: Back row from left: Spencer Baker, English; Kevin Goodrich, not participating; Nichole Guilott, Speech/Drama; Mikayla Ressler, Music; Marissa Runolfson, Science; Benjamin Lee, Social Science; John Deans, Adviser. Front row from left: Josh Kirkpatrick, Foreign Language; Marinda McKenzie, Business & Marketing Education; Ashley Labrum, Family & Consumer Sciences; Tyler Harding, Dance; Ani Henrikson, Visual Arts; Danny Shields. Computer Technology.
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APOLOGIES TO THE three regular readers of this space. Yes, I'm terribly late this week. Not that it makes any difference, but I've been immersed in writing a somewhat scholarly (I actually use the word "performativity"!) paper on Argentine filmmaker Maria Luisá Bemberg's final film De eso no se habla (1993), studying for a mid-term exam, trying to nail down the details of my final thesis statement, and trying to log and transcribe three hours of footage I've done for a documentary proposal prior to handing it off to an editor (Hi, Laura!). I missed Special Agent LC's birthday celebration at The Girl Can't Help It! this past Wednesday, although I did manage to catch the movie on Tuesday—one of the more enjoyable viewing experiences I've had recently, thanks to the presence of Special Agents ES and GH, not to mention the spectral presence of the always delightful Julie London.
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THE EVENT of the week is Rick Prelinger's presentation of industrial shorts, Spinning Up, Slowing Down: Industry Celebrates the Machine at the Pacific Film Archive Thursday, 10/19, 7 p.m. Prelinger is a San Franciscan who amassed a large collection of "mental hygiene" and industrial training and promotional films, creating what is now called the Prelinger Archive. The folks at Mystery Science Theater 3000 frequently tapped the archive for mid-20th century short gems like Jam Handy's Hired! (for General Motors, 1940), Kling Films' Mr. B Natural (for Conn, Ltd., 1957), and the unintentionally creepy Simmel-Meservey classroom instructional short A Date With Your Family (for Encyclopedia Britannica, 1950). These films are an unheralded treasure trove of history, providing a surprisingly frank view of how Americans of the 1940s through the 1960s viewed themselves—not as they were, but as they might be if they could shape their society to their wishes. Ken Smith assembled a monumental catalog of these films, with insightful commentary, Mental Hygiene (Blast Books, 1999).
As part of PFA's The Mechanical Age, Prelinger presents six short films about the United States' relationship with industrial machinery:
(Adapted from Prelinger's notes.) Precisely So (Jam Handy Organization for Chevrolet, 1937, 2 mins, closing segment, Beta SP) is a stop-motion paean to precision.
Mechanical puppets offer a lesson in free enterprise in Round and Round (Jam Handy for GM Public Relations Staff, 1939, 6 mins, Beta SP).
Pennsylvania steel mills shut down in Valley Town (Willard Van Dyke for Educational Film Institute of NYU and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1940, 24 mins, Beta SP), leaving behind a bleak post-industrial landscape filled with human detritus.
Conquer by the Clock (Slavko Vorkapich for RKO-Pathé, 1943, 11 mins, 16mm) shows World War II production in full swing just three years later, with workers and fighters rhythmically coordinated minute-by-minute in a prefiguration of today's Internet-synchronized world.
We end with Jam Handy's industrial symphony and tour de force Master Hands (for Chevrolet, 1936, 33 mins, 35mm), a newly preserved Wagnerian epic showing the making of Chevrolets from foundry to final assembly.
This is, hands down, my top pick of this week.
WHEN TELEVISION reduced attendance at motion picture theaters during the 1950s, Hollywood responded with technology: stereo sound, different widescreen formats, and 3-D—the illusion of depth produced by viewing two similar images through polarized lenses. There was cheap 3-D, using one strip of double-exposed film and red-blue glasses, which produced headaches and rarely worked. There was expensive 3-D, using two different strips of film projected simultaneously, and transparent, polarized lenses, which produced fewer headaches, and worked more often than the cheap version. 3-D never really caught on, despite frequent attempts to revive it (last summer's fluffy popcorn confection, Superman Returns, had a 3-D sequence inserted for screenings at IMAX theaters).
A few years back, the Castro Theatre installed the equipment required to project the expensive, dual-strip 3-D process, and they're presenting some genuine and ironic classics this week:
Saturday, 10/14: The Creature From the Black Lagoon trilogy! With Creature-bait Julie Adams and the man-in-the-suit himself, Ben Chapman, in person for both the matinee and evening shows. It all starts at noon for the daytime event, and at 7 p.m. for those who like it darker outside. Unfortunately, the third picture, The Creature Walks Among Us, will be presented from a digital source, and will not be in 3-D. But the first two (which are much better films anyway) are in glorious dual-system 3-D and black-and-white!
Sunday, 10/15: One of the most fun, cheesy 3-D horror flicks of all time, Andre de Toth's House of Wax (1953), with Vincent Price at the top of his scenery-chewing form, at 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. With the lesser but still fun Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954), directed by Roy Del Ruth, with Karl Malden's nose leaping from the screen into your lap, at 4:15 p.m. and 8:45 p.m.
Tuesday, 10/17: Tonight's menu features lots of sliced American cheese. Gorilla at Large (1954) features Lee J. Cobb investigating brutal murders at a circus where the gorilla is the chief suspect. It also features Raymond Burr and Lee Marvin. In eye-popping Technicolor, at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. With one of the most disturbing 1950s sci-fi flicks aimed at kids ever made: Robot Monster (1953). This one has to be seen to be disbelieved. If the bizarrely incestuous bondage sequences disturb you, just reflect on the wondrous spectacle of the 3-D bubble machine. A-wunnerful, a-wunnerful! In shamefully grainy black-and-white at 8:40 p.m.
Wednesday, 10/18: Cheesy sci-fi and horror take a backseat to the cheesecake of Ann Miller in the MGM musical Kiss Me Kate (1953). Incorporating and spinning off Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew, this is a breathtaking spectacle in 3-D Ansocolor. With the Three Stooges' 3-D short, Pardon My Backfire (1953), both at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Thursday, 10/19: The 3-D series ends with a sci-fi classic, It Came From Outer Space (1953), at 7 p.m. With the sci-fi "klassic" Cat-Women of the Moon, featuring Sonny Tufts and film noir icon Marie Windsor.
MORE HALLOWEEN season cheese is available at Oakland's Parkway Theater, Thursday, 10/19, 7:30 p.m., as Will the Thrill and Monica Tiki Goddess introduce the splendidly awful Spanish-German co-production La Noche de Walpurgis (Werewolf vs. the Vampire Women, 1971) and the wonderfully wretched Filipino abomination Beast of the Yellow Night (1971). With apperances by Mister Lobo and The Devil-Ettes.


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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:22 pm
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I found this on YouTube:
It is a sweet collection of videos in which a lovely woman shares her memories and recipes from the Great Depression. Clara is so charming, I couldn't help but think of my own grandmother, and marvel at how people survived with so little.
It made me rethink how I approach my kitchen staples - I could feed an army for a month with what I've got stashed around, but frequently feel like I absolutely
go to the store or there will be nothing to eat.
Hope you enjoy the videos as much as I did.
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:14 pm
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Depression cooking is a wondorous and frightening thing (in the wrong hands that is). For a long time I have looked to the thrifty mothers of old for creative ways to make every morsel count, but I never looked to my grandmothers. One grandma lived and worked on a prosperous farm in Oregon, yet never learned to cook well. The other lived in a small town in rural Canada and only learned to save everything. . . and I really mean everything. It was a nightmare cleaning out her house. The atrocities these two comitted in the kitchen could have been considered crimes against humanity. I will never forget all of that milk my brother, sister and I would go through just to get through a dinner prepared by one of them.
Now Phil's grandmothers went through the Depression in one of the hardest hit places in the country Scranton, PA, where even the train cars were stripped if they paused too long. They were relatively new to the country and had not forgotten the cuisine and thrift of their respective Eastern European upbringings and although their food was simple, it was fabulous. Those ladies didn't waste a morsel. I am lucky enough to be in posession of many of their recipes.
"It's watery....and yet there's a smack of ham."
"It's hot ham water."
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 10:10 pm
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What a lovely series, Mary Sue, thanks for the link!
My grandmother has lots of stories about wartime and post-war cooking when food was rationed (see some of her
ration stamps
here!), and she never lost the habit of stretching every ingredient as far as it would go. I think of her often when I cook, trying to imagine what she would make with all the bits and scraps the modern cook might be tempted to throw out.
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Clotilde, those ration stamps are as beautiful today as they must have seemed when first issued! Somewhere amongst all my grandparent's things, we came across something much more somber-colored, though just as treasured.
There are many times that I feel my grandmother's hand on my shoulders as I cook, guiding me along. I can still hear her cautioning me, "Waste not, want not." Every meal was special in her home. I don't recall seeing her ever toss a single scrap of food, save for the bread crumbs we cut up for the birds.
Such warm memories! I miss her so.
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My darling Nana ~ great Scrabble gal ~ made THE most delicious salmon cakes, scones, 'n steak and kidney pies.
Each Sunday morn she'd make the scones 'n I can still see her now, with the flour dusted apron. She lived with us.
Hugs to Nana...
"I've never accepted the external appearance of things as the whole truth. The world is much more elaborate than the nerves of our eye can tell us." - James Gleeson
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I was blessed to have 3 grandmothers due to the sad passing of my birth mother very very early on (I never knew her) and Dad's subsequent marriage to Mom 15 months later. All were fine cooks, but all quite different. Grandma Rimmer was English born and raised and raised 7 kids through the depression--I remember thinking no one made baked potatoes like her. Grandma Doherty raised 3 kids throught he depression and was the first person I knew to make her own bread, I can still see her white haired and arms a-flapping punching down the dough to make bread while visiting us as Mom was birthing my sister. And tiny Grandma Tady, all her life on the farm, raising 5 kids through the depression in sand stormy Saskatchewan working at the wood stove in the kitchen, flipping pancakes on the huge cast iron griddle, making pan gravy, that great chocolate pudding crusty on top, liquid on bottom and on and on. But I learned nothing about cooking from them as they were all gone by the time I came to realise what a useful and wonderful skill kitchen work is! But gosh nothing went to waste--that was anathema! Even the potato peels etc became pig feed (just throw them in the slop bucket Davey and take them out to the barn with the scum of the milk after it's been separated)
Looking back I've only just realised one thing. I always thought there was something different and extraordinary about (HOW mundane is this!!) Grandma Tady's boiled potatoes. Only know do I realize that the distinctive flavour came from the soil itself---my first experience of "terroir"!!
Vivant Linguae Mortuae!!
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My mother's mother - Mam-Maw - was a brilliant cook and my first teacher. She also used every scrap. She made Clean out the Refrigerator soup or casserole every Thursday and leftovers at her house were just delicious! My mother apparently was not paying attention! She just didn't like to cook and wasn't very good at it. (She could bake the fluffiest biscuits or cornbread in her sleep, though!)
Sunday dinner was just a riot of food on the table - ham, fried chicken, a roast beef, greens, green beans (cooked within an inch of their lives with slab bacon or salt pork), coleslaw, sliced tomatoes (from the garden in season), corn, biscuits or other homemade bread and some wonderful dessert - cake, pie, shortcake. Mam-Maw won at least five ribbons every year at the county fair for everything from cakes and pies to flower arrangements!
At my grandmother's house there were no packaged cake mixes or puddings. No TV dinners. Everything was from scratch. One of the best sensory memories I have is of opening the cupboard by the sink and out wafted the most deliriously delicious scent of chocolate, spices, nuts and sugar. Just magnificent! I have never been able to reproduce it in my house - sadly!
I have a warm memory of my grandmother talking about living on a farm in Oklahoma during the depression - they were in a river valley in Eastern Oklahoma - away from the Dustbowl. Each year they bought a calf with a widow lady on the farm next door. The widow raised the calf and my grandfather butchered it. My grandmother and grandfather spent a couple of days putting up every single shred of that cow that they could - including canning it, drying it, salting it and packing it in fat - beef confit! Then they gave half to the widow lady and her family and kept half for their family. It's one of my favorite stories from my beloved Mam-Maw.
L'appetit vient en mangeant. -Rabelais
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SOCORRO – A New Mexico Tech hydrology professor and U.S. Geological Survey scientist who earned her doctorate at Tech have teamed up with five other researchers to co-author a groundbreaking scientific article in the latest issue of the prestigious journal Science, which details the discovery of large reservoirs of nitrates that had previously been overlooked in studies of global nitrogen distribution.
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"What she found were very high levels of nitrate in the soil cores she was sampling — along the lines of thousands of parts per million — particularly down in depths of three to eight meters," Phillips says. "These nitrate concentrations are up to ten times greater than those used for fertilizing water used in hydroponic agriculture."
The data obtained further supports Phillips and Walvoord's theory that this previously undetected reservoir of nitrate has actually been accumulating in desert soils from anywhere from a few hundred years to upwards of many thousands of years.
The amounts of nitrogen measured in this new study have been determined to be as large as 10,000 kilograms per hectare sitting below the surfaces of deserts throughout the world, significantly increasing the impact that deserts were thought to have on the global nitrogen cycle.
"This could mean a more than 50 percent increase in the amount of available nitrate thought to have been present in desert soils, and a more than 15 percent increase in the amount of available nitrate worldwide," Phillips explains.
Even though the new study has the potential of helping scientists better understand the global nitrogen cycle, Phillips concedes that, like many other scientific studies, the research article he co-authored raises more questions than it answers.
"We're at a loss to explain why desert vegetation doesn't use up most or at least some of the nitrogen in this reservoir of nitrate," Phillips says. "Here we have an ecosystem that was previously thought to be nitrogen limited where we've now found plant roots virtually soaking in pools of nitrogen, yet they're not using it. That's become the paradox of our study."
The study could also have implications in cases where desert terrains are stripped of their native vegetation and are converted over to agricultural uses — situations that are becoming more and more common in some places.
"If a pool of nitrate gets displaced, it could seep down and contaminate the groundwater underneath it," Phillips points out.
Desert soils, the article in Science states, cover approximately one-fourth of the conterminous United States and one-third of the land surface worldwide.


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Hoosier Inventorsby Joe Hake '08 • July 20, 2005 Share:
Have you ever purchased stainless steel jewelry?
Ever used shaving cream?
Ever driven a car?
If the answer to these questions is "yes," then the innovation of Indiana has affected your life. All of the aforementioned products were invented by Hoosiers with dreams that they made reality.
Hoosiers have had a long and exciting heritage of invention. The ideas that have been developed in this state have gone on to affect the world. Few know the first automobile was invented in Kokomo by Elwood Haynes.
Be it little inventions like the "pop-top" to a can of soda which was invented by a Muncie farm boy, a method for the mass-production of penicillin developed by a man from Star City, or an improved trumpet mouth piece which spurred an industry driven by an Elkhart local, Indiana has made a substantial impact on the workings of the modern world.
Hake '08 is from Fort Wayne, Indiana.
In top photo: Elwood Haynes in his first car in 1894.


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Lady Gaga + Sugarland to Perform 'You & I' at Grammy Nominations Tonight
Lady Gaga is reportedly opening and closing tonight's Grammy nominations concert, which airs at 10PM ET on CBS. Double duty is nothing new for Gaga. She often performs best when under pressure like that and a dual dose of her singing and dancing is something for which all little monsters will happily stay up past their bedtime.
According to USA Today, Ma Monster will partner with country duo Sugarland for a rendition of 'You & I,' giving the song a facelift once again. The partnership with Sugarland will certainly add some country flavor and flair to her lovelorn anthem.
We can't wait to hear how Gaga's voice plays off of that of Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles, who once performed at country music awards show with Rihanna. Nettles is experienced with pop divas, so we're certain this will be one show.
Be sure to tune in tonight to watch Gaga bring the house down in Los Angeles. She will do so with a little sugar(land) on top.


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Hey, how's it going? So, yeah, you might have noticed that I just up and disappeared again after telling you about all kinds of fun Nashville adventures, with very little knitting content.
Sorry. mea culpa. Or, rather, I blame the semester. There have been conferences (yes, plural), prospective students, classes to teach, classes to attend, meeting upon meeting upon meeting, a trip to Vancouver (awesome) for a conference presentation of my own (phew.), work to grade, grants to apply for, a mindfulness-based stress reduction class (oh, the irony) … did I mention that I'm also supposed to be writing my first chapter right about now? It's been hectic and harried in that way all semesters become hectic and harried. I'm not complaining — there has been some really great stuff going on, like meeting with an academic press about my project (!?!), winning an essay prize for a paper on embroidery (!) * — but I am worn out.
Anyhoo, the last couple of evenings — despite all the nagging little things to be done — I've come home and knit. Some friends just had their second baby, and since the first received a few woolly knits, I thought: what better excuse? That baby needs a sweater. Despite the fact that it's summer in the south.
Considering the likelihood that spring is pretty much over, I started with some Lion Brand cotton. Unfortunately, that version was pretty darn unattractive. And who needs an ugly baby sweater? So I moved onto some Plymouth Boku from the stash in lovely, bright rainbow colors.
Maybe there will be a few cool evenings? Maybe this will still fit in the fall (I really have no idea about relative baby sizes …)?
I also whipped up one, lonely baby sock (in Koigu) …
In other news, remember last year when I was complaining about all of that indexing? Well, here it is! My copies arrived — and, boy, is that a lot of books (the index is in vol. 6). My part was very, very small — compared, you know, to the 25 years my advisor spent editing the edition — but it's still exciting to see the finished project.
Happiness is handknit socks on the feet of very dear friends. Perfect spring breaks should always be commemorated with wool.
Okay, it's off to campus for me … but I promise not to stay away so long! I've missed you guys!
* I don't mean to toot my own horn (well, only a little), but I'm so excited to finally have figured out what I'm doing with my life … Mostly, it's nothing more than an index of perverse perseverance, stubbornness, and the power of friendship to keep one going … it's weird because people in Nashville really only see that I appear to know what I'm doing, without access to all of the years spent slogging through desperate unhappiness that got me here. It's like the hidden iceberg …


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Brown, a two-time All-American on the track this year, placed third in the mile run at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field championships in March. He followed that performance up with a fourth-place showing in the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Outdoor Championships last weekend at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges in California. Brown ran a time of 3:56.36, just 0.06 seconds shy of matching his third-place finish indoors.
Brown was a nine-time University Athletic Association (UAA) Athlete of the Week in 2011-12, including cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field seasons. During his outdoor campaign, Brown won the UAA titles in the 800- and 1,500-meter runs. Brown finished second at the New England Division III championships and third at the ECAC Division III championships in the 800 meters. His time of 1:51.01 in the 800 at New Englands was the eighth-fastest in Division III this season, but Brown saved his top performance for the week in between those two meets.
At the New Balance Twilight Invitational at Bentley College on May 13, Brown won the 1,500-meter race with a school-record time of 3:43.49. It was the fastest time in Division III this season by three full seconds and the sixth-fastest time in Division III history. Brown established a school record, eclipsing the mark of 3:44.90 set by Mark Beeman '85, an inaugural member of Brandeis' Hall of Fame, nearly 30 years ago.
In the classroom, Brown finished with a 3.33 grade-point average as an economics and computer science double major. He was a nine-time Academic All-UAA selection and made the Dean's List twice.
Brown is a 2008 graduate of Chelmsford High School. He is the son of James and Susan Brown, No. Chelmsford, Mass.
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Every First & Third Saturday of the month, the LAFFurs hold their monthly fursuit-friendly bowling meet. The evening begins with a welcoming dinner and then once food and drinks are had we round-up the fans towards their vehicles to head to the bowling alley. Thanks to cooperation with the bowling alley staff, furry fans are welcome to suit up and bowl in their fursuits. A headless lounge is provided by the alley free of charge. In the background, artists set up supplies on the tables and begin drawing, often offer sketches to friends or those interested. The event usually lasts 2 or 3 games before the after-parties begin. Popular venues are Denny's, Steak n Shake, and SliderCon at White Castle.
Updates can be received on the new Downers Grove Bowling facebook page Live updates can be recived via our Twitter @DGFurBowl
For any questions or concerns you can E-mail us at email@example.com Google Documents can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/DGFurBowlG-D
2015 UPDATE & CHANGES posted on 12/22/14
This year we're changing things up a bit. We are waiving the $1 charge for badges, but in exchange, anyone who is not bowling at a meet up is to pay a $1 cover charge at the door, each meet, to help out the bowling alley. If you are bowling as normal, then the price is the usual $11 per person. Bowling signups are now at the door and end at 9:30pm.
We are accepting PRE-REG for the first couple of month to help with the long registration lines.
GET YOURS TODAY! PRE-REG HERE: http://tinyurl.com/DGFurBowlRegForm (Link Closes after9pm the friday before the meet to get them printed)
To help everyone out as to when all the meets are (in case something doesn't get FB, FA orTwitter updates or the LAFF list sent out) here is a list of ALL the dates:
|1st Meet
|2nd Meet
|January 3rd
|January 17th
|February 7th
|February 21st
|March 7th - CANCELED
|March 28th
|April 4th
|April 25th
|May 2nd
|May 16th
|June 6th
|June 20th
|July 11
|July 25th
|August 1st
|August 15th
|September 5th
|September 26th rescheduled
|October 17th rescheduled
|October 24th rescheduled
|November 7th
|November 21th
|(NO December 5th meet due to MidWest Furfest this weekend)
|December 19th
Event Summary
If you have any questions, issues or concerns please find one of us we will have special badges that say STAFF on them.
The Staff consists of (in no real order) Cavix, Jade, Midget, Odie, Razz, Lavos, Anthrax, Eight, Nar, Takumi & Unix.
- Head B*tch in charge Jade Wolf
- Head of the LAW (Security): Takumi/Raven
- Security Officers: Cavix, Razz, Anthrax, & Odie
- Registration: Midget, Lavos & Unix
- Door & bowling signups: Eight & Nar
We also have an ever-changing group of awesome volunteers (that will have ribbons on their badges)
If you are interesting in joining staff, please see a staffer and ask to be a volunteer first(so we get to know you). Contact info: Please e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Cover Charge
The alley has asked for a $1 cover charge each meet for all non-bowlers attending this meet. If you are bowling the fee is waived(or included however you want to look at it) in with the $11/person to bowl. ( FREE BADGES for everyone though!)
Anyone in attendance at Tivoli Bowl who is part of our group must wear a D.G. Fur Bowl badge, regardless of whether you enter our function space or bowling lanes. Badges signify acceptance of the LAFF Event, and must be displayed at all times while on Tivoli's property.
This year the BADGES are FREE!!!! The new badges will be in color by a contest winning artist and be lamited with your name handwritten on them. We do this at the event so be patent we only work so fast. Also, there are two different types(colors) of badges; Under 21 years old and Over 21 years old. You can only get your badges at the alley at the registration table(setup in the party room, to the left) must show some form of government/state picture ID with your date of birth, so that we can give you the proper badge.
The new badges will be made on the spot, hand written names & laminated then punched and clipped. we will be accepting PRE-REG for the 1st couple of months to help get the reg line down but you will still need a valid form of ID to pickup your badge (and consent form is under 18yrs old)
PRE-REG HERE: http://tinyurl.com/DGFurBowlRegForm
Code of Conduct
Please read our Code of Conduct: http://tinyurl.com/DGFurBowlC-O-C
Minors (17 Years old and under)
Minors(17 yrs of age & under) who are not accompanied by a parent or legal guardian (21yrs or order) are not permitted, UNLESS they have their parent/guardian sign a consent form prior to attending.
If the parent/guardian is not with the minor when registering and handing in the consent form we will need to call the parent/guardian and verify the inform provide is correct before we are able to issue a badge and allow said minor into the function space, if we are not able to verify the information admittance will be denied until we can verify.
Parental consent forms can be found below or you can request to have one e-mailed to you at email@example.com.
Dinner (Patio)
Date Started: Early 2004 (Different lunch locations)
All details are as same as above except for the following:
After Bowling Wind-down
After parties are usually organized on a spur of the moment basis around midnight, as bowling winds down.
- Denny's 17W660 22nd St Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Google Maps
(Due to popular demand from the many going to this Denny's location now, I added it so people know where to go. One server each time and for some reason seem to do better then SnS ordering process plus we get to use there private room all for us. As of last meet, we filled it up.)
- Steak n Shake 1520 Ogden Ave Downers Grove, IL 60515 Google Maps
The LAFF Bowling event was first organized by Ash in early 2004. The first meet only had four attendees. Since then, attendance has skyrocketed to an average of 30-50 furries each month, with some months bringing even bigger crowds than that. Several people have taken charge of organizing the event as it has been handed down to new volunteers. Following Ash were Butterscotch, Shale, Blazger, Rayven, Timoran, Reimori, and is now being run by a LAFF STAFF committee.
The event began at the Fox Bowl in Wheaton, Illinois, where it remained for several years. While Shale was running the event, it moved for the first time; on October 28th, 2006, the Halloween Bowl event introduced the Brunswick Zone Glendale Heights alley. At this alley, there were several new features: Air Hockey, DDR, Karaoke, and a large party room. At first, fursuit feet could not be worn in the alleys, and there was no private changing area except the restroom; both issues have since been resolved. Unfortunately, the alley's Karaoke event was moved to Friday nights, but soon after Timoran began hosting Wii events, primarily including Super Smash Bros. Melee.
In addition to the new alley, October brought a new staff member to the bowling event: Blacksilver, who would assume the role of Bowling Alley Liaison. He is responsible for maintaining good will with the bowling alley to ensure that the event's unique needs are met. Any issues the group has with the alley, or vice versa, are often channeled through him. However, being an employee of the alley specially suited him for this role, and when the event moved to Tivoli Bowl he resigned the position.
Since the move to Brunswick, several furs wanted to revive a Fox Bowl event. On June 23, 2007, Blazger and Rayven briefly revived the Fox Bowl event. Two dinners were run prior to bowling: Baker's Square by Blazger, and Buona Beef by Rayven, both at 7:00. Unfortunately, Fox Bowl's leagues posed a space problem and Fox Bowl could no longer host Furry Bowling. The hosts have indicated that they are investigating the option of starting a new LAFF event, such as Miniature Golf.
On August 18, 2007, Shale announced that he would no longer run the Bowling meet. Timoran volunteered to assume the role of event organizer, and his first organized bowling event ran on September 15, 2007.
In January 2008, Timoran announced that Bowling would move to a new alley, since the Brunswick Zone would no longer have a party room available. The new alley, Tivoli Bowl, would provide the same amenities and pricing as before.
In Mid 2012, Timoran stepped down from the mantel of organizer, passing the torch to Reimori and a few volunteers. Later that year, Reimori would pass the torch to the LAFF STAFF committee to keep the event running.
Come 2014 an official change in name to "Downers Grove Furry Bowling" aka D.G. Fur Bowl was made. The change was made due there being other bowling events in the Lake Area so we wanted to be more specific about the location of this one and give the other bowling events a chance to grow. There is still a committee of furries to help keep it running.


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