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When people compliment me on what good eaters my kids are, I tell them this story:
I was invited to a wonderful brunch for bloggers at Loews Hotel here in NYC by my well-connected and good friend Carol Caine. The food was terrific. There was a station with short rib eggs benedict that I still remember. I remember it in my mouth. It was that good. And I had seconds. Maybe thirds. And I made googley eyes at the chef and then he told me his secret short rib technique, which involved an absurdly long cooking time and juicing up the Hollandaise with short rib braising liquid.
And there were other stations, omelettes made fresh and at the direction of the diner, pancakes like they had been pumped with air, thick slabs of brioche french toast smothered in berry compote, buckets of beautiful fruit and yogurt and granola. And there were lunch stations, too. The room was littered with stations. Lucy ate eggs, made especially to her liking by some young chef who probably owed $150,000 in culinary school loans and wondered why the hell he was taking direction from a 6 year old. But he did, and he made her eggs just the way she liked them - whites only, over easy, fried in butter, just a little salt, no pepper.
I carried Edie around the room, looking at all the food, asking her what she might like to eat, pointing out this scrumptious sandwich or that panko-breaded, asian-inspired, crunchy fried chicken. Nothing. Just lots of head shaking. She didn't want any of it. Not breakfast. Not lunch. We went round the stations again. Nothing. I gave up. I knew we were headed for a meltdown if we didn't get something in her stomach and Lucy was having too much fun with the other kids to leave.
I quietly asked someone from the kitchen to get me a chocolate milk. I could get through the event if she had chocolate milk. A little pick me up. It was survival parenting. There was no shame in that. I could feed her something wholesome and nourishing later. For now, it was about getting by.
And then we saw it - there was a room just off the side with a whole new undiscovered station in it. Why hadn't we seen it before? Sushi! We rushed to the station, almost no one was there. Maybe it was too early, maybe it was off to the side, but that sushi chef was our bitch for the rest of the brunch. He made her california rolls, eel avocado rolls, and spider rolls. She sat at my lap at one of the many little tables, where people mingled and chatted and kids played around us, and stuffed big fat slices of maki into her mouth in between running back to the sushi chef, where he would hold up his sushi rolling mat and slowly, step-by-step show her how he made the sushi. She was in heaven.
That's when it happened. Bloggers, moms, strangers - seduced by the image of my kid with soft shell crab legs hanging out of her mouth - started coming over to me and telling me what a "New York City Kid" I had, what an adventurous eater, how their kids would never eat sushi, how they wish they knew my secret, how they wish their kids would try different foods. It went on.
I stammered a lot, nodded and smiled. It was a lie that I couldn't really explain in a quick 20 second conversation in a loud banquet room after getting drunk on short ribs and mimosas, with my cute kid, who - oh look! - just shoved another piece of raw salmon into her pie hole.
But here's the truth - that's the only thing in the whole room she would eat. Not the plainest eggs, or most barren, syrup-less pancake, or bone-dry piece of French toast. There isn't a sandwich in the world that would pass over her lips unless you put Nutella in between two slices of toasted bagel. The only thing she would eat at Loews was the sushi.
And do you know why?
Because Lucy went to preschool next to a very good neighborhood sushi joint on the Upper West Side. They had a terrific lunch special, very cheap. Two days a week, before we picked up Lucy, Edie and I had a ritual - we stopped at Ozen, ordered spicy tuna hand rolls, and miso soup, and had a little lunch together. I always ordered a secret Diet Pepsi. She was two. Who was she going to tell? Two days a week for two years. We could have gone to McDonalds. That could've been our tradition, but we did this instead. And now, sushi is her comfort. Her special treat. Something we do together. Lucy likes it, but not the way Edie does. I made her love sushi. She really had no choice.
But the point is, some things are not what they seem. A kid who is eating sushi might not be a great eater. She just might love sushi. You never really know what goes on at the dinner table when the front door is closed and no one is watching, no matter what people write on their food blogs or brag about at school functions. In fact, I'll say it: my kid is picky. If what we mean by picky is - she likes what she likes and that sometimes inconveniences the hell out of me and drives me to the brink of insanity.
My daughter will only eat a croissant for lunch at school. That's it. A croissant. Everything else I pack gets returned smushed and uneaten. She could live out her days happily eating only brown-buttered corn, guacamole and tortilla chips, roast chicken, shrimp cocktail, pizza, French fries, hot dogs drowned in ketchup, fish chowder or really, any cream-based soup no matter how weird or obscure, bagels smothered in Nutella and any festival of carbs - dishes that are comprised mainly of noodles or rice. She can eat a half loaf of ciabatta at the playground without swallowing. But she'll pick every bit of veg out of her fried rice, one tiny little bit at a time, using the pointy end of her fork, as if she were a neurosurgeon working a testy brain tumor out of someone's skull. I swear she's in training for med school.
Yesterday, I offered her stuffed shells at a playdate. While Lucy and her friends happily ate, she cried for noodles and then when she got it that the shells were actually noodles, and that she liked them, she inspected every side of the shell for tiny specks of stray spinach and weird, unsavory looking bits of cheese. It took an hour to eat two shells.
But I know this won't last. Lucy just asked if we could go to a French restaurant and eat snails and it made me remember that Lucy wasn't always so adventurous, that she didn't revel in trying and discovering new foods. That's what happened this year. At six. Six is a big food year for us. It's the year they are so in the world that trying new things - trying everything - makes them who they are. Their sense of adventure gives them a purpose and confidence. They've already rebelled and stood their ground against your home-cooking and now they've proven their point - they are rebels, they can drive the grown-ups crazy, they have the real, tangible power to mess with your life, but it's all sort of "been there done that" - now, they just want to experience it all, and if that means trying Grandma's green bean casserole with those weird, crunchy onion-like things on top, just to see what that's all about, well, bring it on.
Edie is turning five next month. We have some time to go before six. Until then, we have croissants and sushi and clam chowder and Nutella. And, I think, that's just where we're supposed to be.
xo YM


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I hear what she's saying about googling her name, because I can tell you there were a ton of "Linda Almonte" searches that lead to SFF.
She's a hero to many.
When Linda Almonte alerted her boss at JPMorgan Chase about potential fraud in a major deal she was helping to close, she expected him to applaud her great catch.
Instead, he fired her.
"We went down fast," said Almonte, 41, about her family. She had been making $100,000 a year as a division vice president at Chase, enough to support her stay-at-home husband, their four kids, ages 12 to 22, and rent a three-bedroom house in San Antonio, Texas.
Her move at Chase amounted to "essentially suicide," Almonte told The Huffington Post. No bank in town would hire her after word spread that she had stood up to the banking giant, she said. After more than a year of fruitless job hunting, Almonte and her family left town, landing at a hotel near Disney World, paying $300 a week for a two-bedroom with a kitchenette.

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Dakota County Technical College endeavors to serve students within nearby communities, as well as those coming from countries around the world. The majority of students work toward degrees and diplomas in a variety of programs to prepare them for employment. However, the college is also proud of its general education department, whose courses are part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum. As members of a student-centered organization, all employees, faculty members and administrators are focused on ways to continuously improve student learning within the college's mission. Along the way, DCTC has become a leader in delivering sustainable technologies, service-learning opportunities, and community engagement into the curricula of most programs.
The mission of Dakota County Technical College is to provide collegiate-level education for employment that will empower individuals to enhance their opportunities for career advancement and success in a global economy.
To meet that mission, DCTC faculty, programs and facilities uphold all appropriate credentials, accreditations and standards.
Meet Interim President Michael Berndt.
Our Civic Engagement Committee strives to bring community service into our academic curriculums. Teaching students citizenship skills through community involvement is a critical job of higher education.
It's a diversified world and our campus is a multicultural microcosm.
Find out what jobs are open at our college and fill out and application if you discover your match.
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We are looking for people to help us testing Urban Rivals on Kindle Fire. In particular, we would need to know if you have no problem purchasing credits from the US with the Kindle fire. Here is the link to download the app on the amazon appstore : http://www.amazon.com/Boostr-Urban-Rivals/dp/B008L3B3JK/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1343060769&sr=8-2
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Sheila and Steve Bowman are planning to blow away the K.O.S. Class
For people who follow the King of the Street race series promoted by OMalley Competition, Sheila Bowman is a familiar name. In existence since 1993, the K.O.S. series is a racing circuit for the quickest steel-bodied Chrysler products on the planet, and the Bowmans, who reside in Kernersville, North Carolina, have been a part of it since its inception. The rules are identical to those found in NMCAs Super Street and E-Z Street classes, and the cars come in a variety of potent configurations: nitrous oxide, supercharged, and big displacements.
Broken down into competitive formats based on displacement and type of induction system, the cars are presently running below the 8.5-second bracket in the quarter-mile and are capable of serious 160-plus mph speeds.
Sheila began driving in 1994 and took home the championship for K.O.S. cars in 1995. She was also the first person to break through the eight-second barrier in the series. The black 73 Cuda the Bowmans campaign is a familiar sight at these events, but in the last several years, serious performance advances by all the competitors began to separate the men and women from the boys and girls. With put up or shut up honors on the line, Sheila and Steve began looking at ways to make the Cuda even quicker.
The K.O.S. rules are fairly stringent in terms of body and appearance. Only the hood, bumpers, and decklid can be manufactured from lightweight materials; the rest of the car is covered with the Detroit sheetmetal that left the factory. The stock wheelbase must be retained, and the widest legal tire is 10.5 inches wide. The cars even use stock glass. Like real street cars, the normal curbside accessories like headlights and full exhaust must be on the car as well. Of course, eight-second street cars are rarely practical, even to make a quick run to the store, but its the thought that counts, and this one is pretty mind-blowing!
In virtually any poll, the Hemi-powered E-Bodies were the stoutest cars from the supercar era, purpose-built for eyeball-popping acceleration. Decidedly, a Hemi would replace the wedge when the car was being upgraded. To this end, Steve and Sheila turned to Ken Lazzeri at Indy Cylinder Head for one of Indys Legend Hemi engines. This aftermarket block was set up to displace a mere 389 inches to keep the overall factored weight of the car down (supercharged combinations run on a 3,000-pound minimum/8.0 pounds-per-cubic-inch rule). Fitted with 8.5:1 Wiseco pistons, BME rods, and a Sonny Bryant billet crankshaft, the engine is good for a screaming 10,000 rpm.
The bottom end is topped off by a set of worked Indy Hemi heads that feeds giant quantities of fuel into the cylinders via a .750-plus lift Cam Motion billet roller bumpstick, Comp Cams lifters, Manley valves, and Indy hardware. After looking at what had been done with the 5.0 Mustang contingent, a call was made to Vortech superchargers. A Hemi application was not something they had tried before, but Vortech was interested in seeing how it would work. Together with the crew from Indy, a system was custom-fabricated for the car. Chrome tubing was bent, custom pulleys created, a prototype ElectroMotive fuel and ignition control computer system installed, and a lot of sweat expended to couple the Vortech Z Trim centrifugal blower to the Indy engine for the first time. A group of 160-psi Bosch injectors sends the fuel into the custom plenum, while a set of custom-built R&D Race Car headers sends the exhaust to the Flowmasters. Once done, the blown beast made 1,100 hpat the rear wheels! Serious stuff!
The engine is backed up by a TorqueFlite built by A&A Transmission, which is coupled to the crank through a Dynamic 6,500-stall 8-inch converter. A narrowed Dana 60 resides under the rear end, stuffed full of 4.56 gears and Mark Williams axles. To help get the power from the chassis to the ground, the leaf springs are replaced by a four-link from Art Morrison, Afco shocks, and M/T 31×10.5×15 drag slicks. Up front, the change was made to an A-arm front suspension with coilover Afco shocks, Competition Engineering rack-and-pinion steering, and the Hemi is now held in place via motor plates. Steve, Greg Bentley, and Monte Smith did most of the chassis work themselves. Wilwood front disc brakes and a Stroud parachute ensure that Sheila comes to a safe stop at the end of a run.
The interior is race car basic, with vinyl-covered aluminum seats, a 12-point rollcage, Simpson belts, and VDO gauges. Once the new fiberglass hood (built for supercharger clearance) and front bumper were in place, Crown Auto Body Centre covered the car with a deep sheen of Sikkens black paint.
We shot the photos before qualifying at the first K.O.S. event at Mopars at the Rock in late April, but the new combination had already clocked a best of 8.60 at 161 mph. With a few more laps, this Hemi tornado should be ready to do some serious damage to the rest of the K.O.S. field.


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Press Release
September 25, 2009
The Union Catalog of Buddhist Texts (UCBT) has formed five committees to create an online catalog for all the canons of Buddhism, including the Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, Tibetan, and Mongolian canons. The project members are currently creating a master list of all texts in each of these canons and identifying the catalog data that will be useful for potential users around the world. The catalog is to be launched in 2010. The UCBT project was created through the generosity of the International Association of Buddhist Universities (IABU) and the Royal Thai government under the auspices of the UN Day of Vesak celebrations in Bangkok Thailand on May 5, 2009. At that time, the IABU brought together 21 organizations from 16 countries involved in creating major digital projects for placing the canons of Buddhism online. They signed a joint resolution to create that UCBT that will combine their catalog data. The intent is to link the catalog to the electronic collections of the actual texts on the individual member websites, with free universal online access. The IABU will be host institution for developing the UCBT.
Hello and Sawadee Kha:
Has there been any update to this project? I have tried to find some information in both English and Thai but unfortunately have not found an update. Also, I have to ask is there research into other Buddhist canons being carried out? I am particularly interested in the texts in the Lao traditions since I have heard that there is quite a bit of difference between the Lao scriptures and scriptures from the other Theravada countries of Southeast Asia (e.g., Thailand, Cambodia, Burma). Again, if there is any update please contact us so that we may notify others.


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Friday, January 7
Applications -- Some dos and don'ts
1. Career Goals -- I have a crystal clear picture of my career goals. But clarity alone doesn't help, i failed to show why i am so passionate about my goals. Since my goals were entrepreneurial, i also failed to show viability of my goals.
Learning: Know your goals {short term , medium term, long term} -- reading career literature or visiting the websites of your post MBA target companies is a great help. Go to the career sections, most of the companies share the typical career paths and also the associated skills, competencies and job responsibbilities. You will get a clear idea of what you will be doing and which skills you need to hone.
Why are you passionate about your goals: Don't just say i am passionate about marketing and hence i want to get into a marketing role. SHOW PASSION through some of your actions. I first got acquainted with marketing while working at college fest. I was responsible of marketing the fest to corporates and other colleges. I learnt x, y and z. i enjoyed doing a, b and c. despite of challenges m,n and p i did my job and fest was a huge hit. {This is just an example...you dont have to go back to college .. you can start with your last job or some extra curric that you re pursuing for a long time}. The basic idea is to link your goal with your passion.
Why is your goal feasible: I want to establish a company that will build golf clubs that will have analytics augmented in them. such clubs will automatically gather the data of your swings/hits/misses and once you push the analyze button, it will tell you your flaws and will guide you to a perfect swing. In the next decade there is going to be an increase of 50% in golf playing population and this club will have a huge demand..i envision that such a club can also help sportspersons and take the game to next level...blah blah...{obviously you need to put all of this succinctly...something that i consistently fail to do}
2. Leadership essays: one of the friends told me that best way to appraoch this essay is to prepare a MS Excel sheet. In one cloumn you write down all the leadership qualities that you possess and that you want to highlight in your essays. In second column put down all the stories from your life where you acted as a leader. Now play a mix and match...the story that can highlight maximum number of qualities should be your answer...SHOW THAT CHALLENGE -- HOW YOU RESOLVED IT -- WHY YOU BEHAVED IN THIS PARTICULAR MANNER -- WAT DID YOU LEARN -- WAT SKILLS YOU HOPE TO DEVELOP...
3. Never start writing an essay without having a good idea about your story....work on the plot first and then write the narrative...
4. School research does not mean listing down courses, faculty names, clubs etc,. again it shud be abt you..wat do you hope to develop thru a particular course/lab/club and how you will apply it in your post mba career...i made this mistake of simply listing down a lot of things i was excited about...better approach is to list few things and write about them in detail and how they are related to you...
Suggestions/Feedbacks are most welcome...
6 comments:
- Netravathi Beerappa said...
Very well put, thanks ! Just in time :)
- January 11, 2011 5:56 AM
- Sanket said...
Hi KT,
Its great to see that you have reflected on your journey so far...Let it go and start a new chapter...make it New year Resolution...I know its easier said than done but try for it....You have competitive edge by knowing this process...that would be great...
I would suggest to find some time read my blog because I am preparing for this for last 2 years and trying to do whatever I can to " Remove Failure as an Option"...
- January 16, 2011 12:17 PM
- KT said...
@Netra -- u re welcome
@Sanket -- sure ll go thru ur blog :)
- January 17, 2011 1:15 PM
- Linda Abraham said...
Thanks for your thorough post. Accepted's editor, Jennifer Bloom, responded at http://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/2011/1/19/more-on-application-dos-and-donts.html .
- January 20, 2011 3:14 AM
- Mark said...
Sorry to hear about your result, but don't let it get you down. Best of luck on your future endeavors.
- January 20, 2011 4:51 AM
- Cheetarah1980 said...
These are some great suggestions. I'm working on my career goals essay now and will keep your advice in mind, especially about the "why this school" section of the essay.
- July 07, 2011 9:26 AM


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Aerosmith Guitarist Joe Perry: New Record 'Has a Feel Like Some of the Early Stuff'
Are Aerosmith going retro on their new album, the as-yet-untitled platter that's due to surface later this year? If 'Smith guitarist Joe Perry's recent comments are any indication of the direction the album is taking, that question could be answered with a resounding "yes."
"It definitely has a feel like some of the early stuff," Perry tells the QMI Agency. "We've tried to bring that back. People are always asking for something that sounds like the old stuff, but you can't rewrite 'Mama Kin' or 'Same Old Song And Dance.' All you can do is go in and start from the same place you started when you made those records."
One way the band achieved a classic sound is by duplicating their old composition process, which for Aerosmith meant everybody working together at the same time.
"We were all in the room when we were pulling these songs together and recording them," Perry explains. "Every way that we used to make our records, that's what we did to get this to where it is. Right down to what we're doing now, which is going over the tracks and bringing them up to speed."
Singer Steven Tyler is finishing up the lyrics around his commitments as on judge on 'American Idol,' Perry says, and "hopefully we'll have it done in the next month or so."
Then he adds a little nugget of news that will make Aerosmith fans very, very happy:
"And we're definitely touring this summer. We're gonna put tickets on sale in February or March and we're going on the road in June."
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Has the city gone to the dogs?
Has the city gone to the dogs?
It may have appeared that way Monday when the city opened it's first dog park in West Oak Ridge.
A dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the new PetSafe Dog Park at Big Turtle Park with city and county officials, residents and many "four-legged friends" on hand and on leash.
City Manager Mark Watson said if he could he "would build them all over the city." He called the new park a "significant asset of the community."
The dog park concept started about five years ago. But it was thanks primarily to a $100,000 donation that the PetSafe Dog Park got under way about eight months ago. Knoxville-based Radio Systems Corp., a manufacturer of pet products and maker of the PetSafe brand, made that donation earlier this year.
With the donation, the city's Recreation and Parks Department Advisory Board and Dog Park Committee started the research and planned the park's design.
The new park includes separate fenced areas for small dogs and large dogs, benches, water fountains and shaded areas.
Watson joked that now that the park is finished, the "East Enders" want one, too.
Steve Baker, Radio Systems representative, said that his company "supports animal welfare" and "likes giving back to the community."
After giving a short history about the Dog Park, Dog Park Committee Chair Bridgette Ellis thanked Committee members, city staff, and others involved in the design and construction.
Officials and "some friends" gathered around the opening gates and cut the ribbon to the park before several of the four-legged participants were turned loose in their designated areas.
Beverly Majors can be contacted at (865) 220-5514.


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Last of the space shuttle commanders retires from NASA
Atlantis skipper hangs up his pressure suit
The last astronaut to command a space shuttle mission is retiring from NASA at the age of 50, after 13 years at the agency.
Chris Ferguson, who likes to play drums for rock and roll astronaut band Max Q* in his spare time, was in at the end of the space shuttle era when he captained the final voyage of Atlantis, the 135th mission of America's 30-year manned spaceplane programme.
Ferguson, a retired US Navy captain, joined the astronaut corps in 1998 and after two years of training, spent six years on technical duties and as a spacecraft communicator.
He first flew into space in 2006 as the pilot on the STS-115 mission (also aboard shuttle Atlantis) which was responsible for restarting the assembly of the International Space Staiton (ISS).
He then commanded the STS-126 Endeavour mission in 2008, a so-called 'home improvement' mission to deliver a water recycling system, two sleeping quarters, a kitchen and exercise equipment, among other things, to the ISS.
Finally, he was the commander of STS-135/ULF7 Atlantis in July 2011, delivering supplies and spare parts for the space station.
Altogether, he spent more than 40 days in space.
"Chris has been a great friend, a tremendous professional and an invaluable asset to the NASA team and the astronaut office," Peggy Whitson, chief of the Astronaut Office, said in a statement.
"His exceptional leadership helped ensure a perfect final flight of the space shuttle, a fitting tribute to the thousands who made the program possible."
Ferguson is leaving the space agency for a job in the private sector, NASA said. ®
*Max Q is an astronaut band that was started in 1987 by Robert Gibson, George Nelson and Brewster Shaw. The band is named after the engineering term for the maximum dynamic pressure from the atmosphere experienced by ascending spacecraft.
The rotating membership, based on whether or not any of them are training, or are actually in space, also includes Dan Burbank, commander of the current mission on the ISS, Expedition 30.
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Located seventeen miles North of Steamboat Springs on Routt County Road 129, the Clark Store serves as general store, eatery, coffee house, and community hub for residents of north Routt County. In addition to groceries, sundries and gifts, the building houses a United States Post Office and a full-service liquor store with an excellent selection of craft beers and wines. The Clark Store deli, with a menu designed by celebrated Colorado chef Clyde Nelson, is the jewel in the Clark Store's crown. In summer months the Clark Store sells fresh organic produce grown just up the road at Firefly Farm, and ice cream is served on a deck with tables facing a spectacular view of Sand Mountain to the west.
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Liberty News
Liberty University hits 100,000 enrolled, ranks among nation's top 5 online educators
|Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. announces Liberty University surpassed 100,000 in total enrollment at Liberty's 40th Commencement on May 11.
Liberty University has surpassed 100,000 in total enrollment, another milestone for the 42-year-old university as it continues to extend its influence as the seventh largest university in the nation and the world's largest Christian university. Liberty remains the largest private, nonprofit four-year college in the country and the largest college in Virginia.
Chancellor and President Jerry Falwell, Jr. predicted at last year's Commencement that Liberty would enroll 100,000 students within one year. He announced at Liberty's 40th Commencement on May 11 that the goal was reached on May 7.
Recent enrollment data also shows Liberty University Online has risen to No. 5 among the nation's largest online educators, moving up two slots from a year ago. Liberty Online, the only private, nonprofit institution on the list, also marked the second-highest growth rate over the past year (23 percent). With 90,000 online students, Liberty remains the nation's largest private, nonprofit online educator.
Liberty celebrated its largest graduating class to date this year, with more than 15,000 graduates, 80 percent of whom studied with Liberty University Online. As a pioneer in distance education, Liberty Online gives those who would otherwise be unable to do so the chance to earn a college degree. With 166 unique programs of study, Liberty Online is innovative and distinctly Christian.
Liberty has been recognized by several media outlets for its unprecedented growth and unwavering commitment to its Christian identity. The Washington Post heralded it as "an evangelical mega-university with global reach" and the reporter admired the university's "turbocharged" growth, primarily through strides in its online program. Bloomberg News also touted this, describing Liberty as a leader in online education that is "also helping chart a course for other schools to expand online."
"As part of Liberty's Christian mission, we have always sought to make Christian education as affordable and as accessible for as many individuals as possible," Falwell said. "Liberty University Online is achieving this objective every day, making the dreams of tens of thousands of men and women come true."
Liberty's net worth (exceeding $1 billion) now equals that of much older schools like Pepperdine, Georgetown, and Tulane, according to the Washington Post. Falwell said Liberty's goal is to achieve what very few universities in history have — "to become the first school in the country to achieve academic and athletic prominence, but also to stay true to our Christian roots for generations to come." Many universities in the New World strayed from their theological foundations in order to attract donations needed for survival, he said, but "Liberty's financial strength will help avoid a similar fate."
As the university continues to grow online, so does its residential campus. Liberty is currently undergoing a $400 million campus rebuilding, which includes new high-rise residence halls, upgrades and additions to its athletic and academic facilities, and the state-of-the-art Jerry Falwell Library. Read more about these projects at www.Liberty.edu/MasterPlan.


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British business leaders warn Cameron of EU pullout side effects
BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron will damage Britain's fragile economy if he demands major changes that could threaten the country's relationship with the European Union, business leaders said on Wednesday.
In an open letter, the heads of some of Britain's biggest companies said Britain can't afford to quit a market of 500 million people that buys half of its exports.
Other countries in the 27-nation bloc would probably reject Cameron's attempts to claw back powers from Brussels, isolating the country from its biggest trading partner, they said.
"We must be very careful not to call for a wholesale renegotiation of our EU membership, which would almost certainly be rejected," they wrote in a letter to the Financial Times.
"To call for such a move in these circumstances would be to put our membership of the EU at risk and create damaging uncertainty for British business."
But asked in parliament about Britain's EU role, Cameron repeated his pledge to renegotiate its position.
"There are changes we would like in our relationship that would be good for Britain and good for Europe," Cameron said. He is due to give a long-delayed speech setting out his European policy in mid-January, his spokesman has told reporters.
The rising popularity of the anti-EU UK Independence Party has fuelled talk of a British exit. UKIP leader Nigel Farage said the open letter was a "desperate attempt" by business leaders "to keep their privileged positions", protected from competition by EU regulations.
Trailing in the polls before an election due in 2015, Cameron is under pressure from within his ruling Conservative Party to reclaim powers from Brussels or promise a public vote on Britain's EU membership.
Britain joined the EU's predecessor in 1973, but has stayed out of Europe's single currency zone.
The business leaders said leaving the EU after 40 often turbulent years would damage exports of financial, legal and accounting services. Financial services and insurance make up about 10 percent of Britain's economy, as does manufacturing.
Leaving would raise the cost of exporting and exclude Britain from shaping EU rules, they said, urging Cameron to push instead for EU budget reforms and changes to employment law and to rules governing energy, telecoms and digital services.
Among the signatories were Chris Gibson-Smith, chairman of the London Stock Exchange ; Roger Carr, president of the Confederation of British Industry lobby group; Jan du Plessis, chairman of Rio Tinto Plc and Martin Sorrell, chairman of BT Group Plc.
The letter said trading with the EU from outside the bloc - like Switzerland and Norway - would penalise UK companies and mean Britain could miss out on the benefits of a possible future EU free trade deal with the United States.
Around £25bn of Britain's annual tax revenues could be lost because they come from activity that could easily be moved out of Britain, they said.
Cameron's coalition partners, the pro-EU Liberal Democrats - have criticised his stance, while the opposition Labour Party, which has had its share of divisions over Europe and campaigned for Britain's exit in the 1980s, said Cameron was risking Britain's influence abroad to appease elements in his party.
Former prime minister Tony Blair has said a British exit would be a "monumental error". Peter Mandelson, a former Blair minister and ex-European Commissioner, called it "economic insanity".


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Venezuela: Chavez is responding to treatment
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Thousands of supporters of Venezuela's cancer-stricken president held rallies across the nation Sunday, hours before the government announced that Hugo Chavez is responding favorably to treatment for a respiratory infection.
The rallies came amid complaints by the opposition that it was unconstitutional for the government to indefinitely postpone the socialist leader's inauguration, which had been set for Thursday. The opposition also has been demanding the government provide more information about Chavez's medical condition.
Venezuelan authorities have said Chavez is suffering from a severe respiratory infection that he contracted after undergoing a fourth round of surgery on Dec. 11 in Cuba for a cancer in the pelvic area first diagnosed on June 8, 2011.
Information Minister Ernesto Villegas said Sunday night that Chavez is conscious and responding to treatment for the respiratory infection at a Cuban hospital, although he gave no specifics of Chavez's treatment or condition.
"The respiratory infection is under control," but Chavez "still requires specific measures for a solution to respiratory insufficiency," he said, reading a statement on state television.
"The president is conscious, communicating with his family, his political team and the medical team treating him," Villegas said.
Chavez, who was re-elected Oct. 7, hasn't spoken publicly or been seen since the operation, leading to anxiety among Venezuelans about the country. If he is unable to take office, Venezuela's constitution says new elections must be called within 30 days.
On Saturday, Villegas said that Vice President Nicolas Maduro, who has been designed by Chavez as his successor, had met with Venezuela's leader since flying to Cuba on Friday.
"Maduro reports that he gave the president a report about the demonstrations of the people's support," Villegas said in a message posted on the Twitter social networking site.
In Caracas on Sunday, Elias Jaua, a close Chavez confidant and former vice president, urged a crowd of government supporters to "be active in defense of the constitution, in defense of Commander Hugo Chavez's popular mandate."
Opposition leaders deny they are trying to stir up violence, insisting they have been careful not to incite unrest even as they oppose the postponement of Chavez's inauguration and say they plan to challenge the move before the Costa Rica-based Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Jaua nevertheless told state television that some right-wing activists are seeking violent upheaval.
"We know that despite the position that many Venezuelans may have against the revolutionary project, nobody wants to see a fragmented Venezuela, a Venezuela involved in a civil war, that's only what Venezuela's sick right-wingers want," Jaua said.
During a huge pro-Chavez rally last week, Maduro warned that authorities would take action against elected opposition leaders who question the government's legitimacy.
"If you don't recognize the legitimate government of President Chavez, we are evaluating legally very forceful actions," Maduro told tens of thousands of Chavez supporters who filled the streets of downtown Caracas.
Maduro and other members of Venezuela's ruling inner circle met Saturday evening in Havana with Cuban leader Raul Castro during a visit to check on the Venezuelan president, the official Cuban newspaper Juventud Rebelde said.
Accompanying Maduro were Diosdado Cabello, president of Venezuela's National Assembly, as well as Attorney General Cilia Flores and Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez.
Juventud Rebelde published a photograph of a smiling Castro with Cabello and Ramirez.
In another picture, Castro is seen bidding farewell on Saturday to Presidents Cristina Fernandez of Argentina and Ollanta Humala of Peru, both of whom went to Cuba to offer support for Chavez. If either met with Chavez, it was not reported.
Fernandez was also shown in several photographs meeting with Fidel Castro, the former Cuban president and revolutionary icon who has been a father figure for Chavez.
The newspaper's reports did not mention Chavez.
The opposition contends the government is hamstrung because of Chavez's long absence, alleging that infighting among members of the ruling party has caused a worsening of pressing domestic problems such as rampant violent crime, double-digit inflation, deteriorating infrastructure and power outages.
A power failure left several districts of Caracas without electricity Sunday. Douglas Alvarez of the state-run power company said officials were investigating the cause of the blackout. Electricity returned to the affected areas by midday, he said.
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U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-Conn., is urging the state's public safety brass to reconsider $18 million in storm aid requests -- submitted by shoreline property owners seeking to move their homes to higher ground -- that were denied last week.
The state Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection turned down all 94 applications it received to elevate homes in the coastal flood plain, prioritizing projects to harden municipal infrastructure such as seawalls, levees, bridges and sewer treatment plants instead.
The decision, first reported by Hearst Connecticut Media, sparked an outcry from residents and elected officials in coastal communities ravaged by Superstorm Sandy that Himes represents.
"Their point of view is that citizens should be served first, before municipal infrastructure," Himes told Hearst Wednesday. "I think it's important for the committee to take that into account."
Himes' call for the state to take another look at its funding criteria comes just days after Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered the committee in charge of the disbursements to reconvene.
"I further direct you to continue to work with the Department of Housing Commissioner Evonne Klein and municipal leaders to reconsider homeowner applications immediately to address the needs of any individuals who have been unable to re-occupy their homes in the wake of Superstorm Sandy because of lack of mitigation funds as well as to provide them assistance regarding other sources of funding," Malloy wrote on Jan. 31 to William Shea, a deputy commissioner of emergency services.
A request for comment was left Wednesday for the state's public safety agency.
The competition for hazard mitigation funds has been characterized by the state as fierce, with $45.1 million in proposed infrastructure work representing the bulk of $81.6 million in total requests. The total pot of money available is $16.6 million.
Milford had the most applicants with 28, followed by Greenwich with 27 and Fairfield with 25.
A seawall project to protect Seaside Park in Bridgeport remains in contention for funds, as well as planned improvements to the Beaver Brook wastewater treatment plant in Milford and a levee upgrade for Fairfield.
State public safety officials defended their funding criteria last week, saying there are at least two other avenues for residents to move their homes out of harm's way with public assistance, including a Shoreline Resiliency Fund announced by Malloy on the first anniversary of Sandy.
In late 2013, Malloy's administration secured $2 million in seed money for the Shoreline Resiliency Fund, a low-interest loan program that some in state government say could grow to $25 million.
Himes, who lives on a tributary of Long Island Sound himself, said many coastal property owners were under the impression that they would qualify for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program and spent significant sums of money preparing their applications.
Generally speaking, Himes said he understands the misgivings of some taxpayers who object to paying to elevate homes, but he said that the recent onslaught of storms has created a hardship for many of his constituents who live on the shoreline.
"In the long run, taxpayers should not be subsidizing coastal living," Himes said. "But the weather is changing dramatically and quickly, so people are experiencing things that they didn't necessarily buy into when they purchased their homes. In the meantime, we've got people who are suffering quite intensely."
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What is a jazz band?
A jazz band (also known as a jazz ensemble or jazz combo) will vary in the number of members, the variety of instruments, and the particular jazz style they specialise in. Larger jazz bands are often made up of rhythm and horn sections, and some jazz bands feature singers.
There are many styles of jazz music and a band will usually specialise in one or two, such as Dixieland and traditional (aka trad.), swing, blues, modern, freestyle (or free) and acid jazz. Many acts also cover modern popular music in a jazz style. Whatever style you choose for your event, jazz music exudes cool and sophistication, and can provide a range of atmospheres, be it upbeat and lively, or sultry, mellow and chilled.
Jazz bands offer a complete entertainment package, with most providing all the equipment needed for their performance without the need to hire further sound and lighting equipment.
What music will a jazz band play?
The overarching term 'jazz' encompasses a wide variety of musical genres. While some jazz bands will stick to their speciality style, others can offer a range of genres or play popular music in a jazz style. A typical jazz band's repertoire might feature artists such as:
- Billie Holliday
- Bing Crosby
- Cole Porter
- Connie Francis
- Dean Martin
- Dizzy Gillespie
- Duke Ellington
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Etta James
- Frank Sinatra
- George Gershwin
- Irving Berlin
- Jamie Cullum
- Louis Armstrong
- Michael Bublé
- Miles Davis
- Nat King Cole
- Nina Simone
- Otis Redding
- Charlie Parker
The set list for each artist is available to view on their individual profile page.
Popular types of jazz band
Alive Network's most popular types of jazz band include:
1. Traditional jazz bands / Dixieland jazz bands
Encompassing old school jazz, classic Charleston music and the sounds of New Orleans, thought to be the birth place of jazz. Featuring artists like Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Kid Ory.
2. Swing jazz bands
This style often features a singer, performing classic 'Rat Pack' tunes as sung by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Junior, but also Bing Crosby and Glenn Miller. Also includes contemporary music from artists like Michael Bublé and Jamie Cullum.
3. Jazz Standards bands
These bands usually take musical inspiration from the Great American Songbook and strongly melodic middle of the road (MOR) jazz classics. Jazz Standards bands sometimes include a singer, but not always.
4. Contemporary Pop Music in a jazz style
Many modern jazz musicians have taken influence from a variety of music genres. This musical versatility has spawned a huge increase of bands who can perform modern pop music with an authentic jazz style. This is perfect for customers who don't know their Gershwin from their Grapelli but want that jazz sound and style at their event!
Where in the UK do Alive bands perform?
Jazz bands are booked for a wide variety of events at locations across the UK and internationally – for weddings, corporate events, private parties, venues, and festivals. The locations where our jazz bands are most commonly booked include:
Most popular counties:
- Kent
- Surrey
- Oxfordshire
- Hertfordshire
- Hampshire
- Essex
- North Yorkshire
- Warwickshire
- Buckinghamshire
- West Yorkshire
- Cheshire
- Cambridgeshire
- Lancashire
- West Midlands
- Berkshire
- Devon
- Gloucestershire
- Derbyshire
- West Sussex
- East Sussex
- Suffolk
- Greater Manchester
- Dorset
- Northamptonshire
- Leicestershire
- Merseyside
- Somerset
- Wiltshire
- Shropshire
- Bedfordshire
Most popular cities:
- Aberdeen
- Bath
- Birmingham
- Bradford
- Brighton
- Bristol
- Cambridge
- Canterbury
- Cardiff
- Chelmsford
- Chester
- Coventry
- Derby
- Durham
- Edinburgh
- Exeter
- Glasgow
- Gloucester
- Hereford
- Hull
- Leeds
- Leicester
- Liverpool
- London
- Manchester
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Norwich
- Nottingham
- Oxford
- Peterborough
- Plymouth
- Portsmouth
- Salford
- Sheffield
- Southampton
- Stoke-On-Trent
- Sunderland
- Swansea
- Wakefield
- Westminster
- Wolverhampton
- Worcester
- York
Is a jazz band suitable for my event?
Usually booked as the headline evening entertainment, but equally suitable for daytime occasions, jazz bands are perfect for events including:
- Weddings
- Corporate events
- Private parties
- Bar Mitzvas and Bat Mitzvas
- Charity fundraiser events
- Black Tie events
- Gala Balls
- Festivals
- Fêtes and street parties
- Pubs / clubs / venues
- HM Armed Forces Events
- Hotels & Restaurants
- University events
Jazz bands can create a variety of atmospheres, personalised for your special occasion. Whether you want refined background music for a tea party or drinks reception, a sultry love serenade as your wedding ceremony entertainment or first dance, or something more spirited for a street party, fête or for a glitzy corporate event, a jazz band is the perfect accompaniment.
Once you've identified the ideal tone for your event, our Entertainment Coordinators can advise you on a range of bands who may be suitable, and talk you through the options available. As well as specialising in one or two particular jazz styles, many of our bands also offer popular music, that most of your guests will know and love, performed in their own inimitable style.
For weddings, a jazz band can often offer the complete entertainment package, providing music to complement the ceremony, wedding breakfast, and drinks reception, as well as background music between sets. The options available can help to keep costs down, instead of hiring separate artists for your wedding day.
For corporate events, jazz bands can provide lively walk-on music for awards ceremonies.
Volume considerations at your event
Depending on the style they're playing in, a live jazz band's volume can range from relatively quiet relaxed background music, where your guests can still hold a conversation, to energetic sets guaranteed to make you move! The louder performances can often be in the region of 95dB – 110dB (decibels) – this is a big sound and is comparable to the volume of a power mower. If a jazz band also features a horn section, this can raise the volume, with peaks around 120dB.
If you have your heart set on a larger jazz band but your venue has a sound limiter or noise restrictions, feel free to chat to our Entertainment Coordinators. They will be able to advise you further on what is possible. Bands can work with brushes or 'hot rods', rather than standard drumsticks, which can significantly reduce the overall volume of the band.
Space considerations at your event
A typical 4-piece band will need an area of around 4 metres wide by 3 metres deep performance space, but it is always useful to incorporate a bit more to ensure the artists can can really perform! For approximate requirements, see 'How much space will a jazz band need?', below.
How much does a jazz band cost?
The cost of a jazz band will vary depending on travel distance to your event, and the number of members in the band – from 3-piece combos to jazz orchestras with around 20 members, and anything in-between!
In 2017, the average price of a 3–5-piece jazz band is around £750 – £1,200.
Large, blue-ribbon big bands and jazz orchestras specialising in corporate events can vary in price between £2,500 – £10,000 depending on size and experience.
Here's a rough breakdown of the cost range of different jazz bands and singers:
|Type of Act
|Cost Range
|Solo jazz singer (with backing tracks)
|£270 - £650
|Solo jazz musician
|£200 - £600
|Jazz Duos
|£250 - £1,100
|3-piece bands
|£450 - £1,200
|5-piece bands
|£700 - £2,700
|7-piece bands +
|£1,200 - £3,700
|Big bands & jazz orchestras
|£2,500 - £7,250+
Who are the top 10 best jazz bands in the UK right now?
Below are the artists that we feel currently represent the crème de la crème of UK jazz bands, based on a combination of popularity, performance quality and innovation:
For a list of Alive's most booked jazz bands right now, see our 'Top 10 Jazz Bands For Hire in 2017' article
How long will a jazz band play for?
The majority of jazz bands will usually offer two 60-minute performances for an evening party, though many can play for longer if required. Entertainment might also be split into three 40-minute sets, if preferred. For weddings and formal evening events, couples occasionally like jazz bands to play during their drinks reception and their evening meal. In this case, a band may perform three 60-minute sets for an additional charge. Our jazz bands tend to be pretty flexible around your event needs.
Start times for evening performances, usually work around your catering! If guests have just eaten, you will probably need to allow some time before they're ready to get up and dance. For most evening events, the band would arrive at 6pm and get set up and sound checked by 7.30pm to 8pm. Performance might start at 9pm, with the second set at around 10.30pm, through to a standard midnight curfew. Many jazz bands also offer later/longer performances at an additional cost, including finishing times of 1am and 2am.
Jazz bands can provide background music from an MP3 player or laptop between their performances.
How much space will a jazz band need?
The area required for a jazz band varies, and will increase the more members are in the band. This guide shows approximately how much minimum space bands of different sizes need:
|Type of Artist
|Performance Space Required
|3-piece jazz band:
|3 x 3 metres
|4-piece jazz band:
|4 x 3 metres
|5 and 6-piece jazz band:
|5 x 3 metres
|7-piece and bigger:
|5/6 x 4 metres
A jazz band ideally need a minimum of 1.5 square metres per musician, with drummers and pianists needing slightly more, around 2 square metres each. Space will also be needed in front and at the sides for the PA, speakers and lighting stands, if the band is using them. Consider the available space of your chosen venue, when thinking about the size of your jazz band – or book a venue with plenty of space! Because of the many variations of instruments available in our jazz ensembles, we recommend you discuss the space and booking options with your Entertainment Coordinator.
How long will it take for a jazz band to set up?
Unloading, setting-up and carrying out the crucial sound check usually takes an average of 60 – 90 minutes, depending on the size of the jazz ensemble, and how close they can park to the performance area. Many hotels require bands to load in via a shared supplier's entrance, which can extend set up times.
Following the final set, it can take about 45 – 60 minutes to pack down and load out.
What equipment will a jazz band need?
Most jazz ensembles need:
- a suitably-sized, safe, dry, flat performance area. If performing outside, they will need cover – either from the rain or the sun!
- a minimum of two or three 13 amp power sockets, depending on the line-up
- parking provision, preferably with easy access to the venue
- a secure, lockable changing room
- refreshments such as soft drinks and sometimes food, depending on how long you have booked them for.
- Larger bands may have additional requirements in terms of chairs and tables but this will be discussed during the booking process.
Most of Alive Network's jazz bands are self-contained units, providing their own PA system, microphones, stage lighting, backline amplifiers and instruments.
For information on the following, see our Frequently Asked Questions:
- How do I make a booking?
- What payment methods do you accept?
- What if the artist cancels?
- Can I see the artist live before booking?
- Will the band learn a first dance request?
- What are the benefits of booking through Alive Network?
For a more comprehensive jazz band booking guide please read 'Booking a jazz band – Everything you'll ever need to know'.
If you have any other queries, simply visit our FAQ page.
Alternatively, our dedicated expert entertainment coordinators are on-hand to help. Simply call 0845 108 5500 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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8th Annual Glass City Memorial Race
(Formerly "Willie Magrell Memorial")
Honda/Briggs Only Event
June 29-July 1, 2011
Sponsored by the NWOQMRA (Toledo) Club
A portion of the proceeds will be donated to Victory Junction Gang Camp in memory of Willie Magrell and Charlie Warren!
Registration - $25.00 per car for Saturday and Sunday
$15.00 per car for a one day only sign in
Friday, June 29, 2012
- Track will be open for practice from 2-4 PM
- Sign Ins and pill draw from 6 pm to 7 pm
- The concession stand will be selling pizza and drinks only on Friday evening.
- Following the Fun races there will be also be an adult and child pit stop challenge.
- Fun Races (no Rookies) – Twinkie Dash and Australian Pursuit
o Lineup for Fridays events will be by pill draw.
o Twinkie Dash – Top 4 from Australian pursuit
o Australian Pursuit
Top 10 from Sr. classes inverted for pursuit
Top 8 from Jr. classes inverted for pursuit
Winners of the Australian pursuit will receive a $10.00 gift card
Saturday, June 30, 2012
- Sign Ins and pill draw from 8am to 9am
- Sign Ins closed at 9am – Late entrants will be lined up at the back of the heat race
- Practice 8-9:30/Rookie 9:30-10:00AM
- Handler's meeting at 10:00AM
- Racing Immediately following Handler's meeting
- "88 Lap" Features in Jr. Honda, Lt. 160 will receive a $44 gift card
- Awards ceremony will follow the completion of the last feature race
- Welcome Cookout / Pot Luck following feature races - around 6 pm
o Meat provided by NWOQMRA
o Please bring a dish
o Donations greatly appreciated!
Sunday, July 1, 2012
-Sign ins and pill draw 9:30-10:00 AM
-Sign ins close at 10 AM-Late entrants will be lined up at the back of the heat race.
-Practice 9-10 AM/Rookie practice 10-10:30 AM
-Handler's Meeting at 10:30-11:00 AM
-Racing immediately following Handler's meeting.
-Awards ceremony will follow the completion of the last feature race.
General Racing Info
- Parking will be directed by NWOQMRA – No parking before Friday morning at 10 AM
- Fuel WILL NOT be supplied – The club gas station is the Speedway at the corner of Dussel and Reynolds roads. Octane rating (89) will be the same as the USAC Championship Series.
- All USAC rules will be in effect
- USAC code of conduct will be in effect; Must complete insurance waiver forms
- There will be NO bikes, scooters, motorized scooters, roller blades, roller skates, or golf carts allowed on the racetrack grounds. The host club will have the authority to confiscate these items during the event and will return them after the event is complete or the person or persons is leaving the premises.
- Race order will be:
o Red Rookie, Blue Rookie, Jr. Honda, Sr. Honda, Hvy Honda, Jr. Animal, Sr. Animal, Unrestricted Animal, Light 160, Hvy 160, Light W/F, Hvy W/F
- Heat races and transfer races format
- Race Laps will be:
o Jr. Classes – Heats 15; Xfers 20; Mains 30
o Sr. and other classes – Heats 20; Xfers 30; Mains 40
- No timed warm ups prior to race – flagman discretion of a few warm up laps
- The track will be closed following the last feature of the day Saturday, July 23rd
- NWOQMRA reserves the right to modify this format
- The NWOQMRA club race format will be used for anything not covered in this format.
Games and activities will be going on Friday and Saturday for the children. Bounce House and water activity bracelets will be $15.00 for both days, and $10.00 for only one day. Please bring bathing suits.
There will be prizes raffled off all weekend. Please bring any raffle items with you on Friday and give them to Marlene Dolinar. If you have any questions about the raffle please call Marlene at (419)205-7002.
This is a fun event to honor the memory of a 2 great young man that raced from the Toledo Club, Willie Magrell and Charlie Warren. Come out, have fun, race, and support a good cause.
Directions to Track – Located at Lucas County Rec Center – Key Street, Maumee, OH
From the North or South using US 23 – exit #6 – Dussel Drive or Salisbury Road
From the North using I 75 – exit Anthony Wayne Trail West to Key Street (north)
From the South using I 75 – exit US 23 North then exit #6 – Dussel Dr. or Salisbury Rd.
From the East or West using I 80/90 (Ohio Turnpike) – Exit at Route 20 – Reynolds Rd then south to Dussel Drive east to Key Street.
Questions? Dean Dickerson (419) 351-8769 or Marlene Dolinar (419)205-7002
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Note: If any of you are racing the Grands or have friends who are...please note. If they are USAC members or want to join USAC, they can also participate this weekend at Toledo.
1. If you go to the Grands and do not make the features for Saturday, come on down to Toledo and race with us on Saturday and Sunday.
2. If you race the Grands on Saturday and are going to be passing through N. Ohio on your way home, stop in Toledo and race with us on Sunday!
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CHICAGO – United Road Towing, Inc., a Mokena, Ill.-based towing company, will pay $380,000 to 13 claimants and provide other relief resolving a disability discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced. A federal district court judge in Chicago entered a consent decree ending the litigation on Wednesday, June 20, 2012.
The EEOC's lawsuit, which was filed Sept. 30, 2009, charged that United Road Towing had failed to provide reasonable accommodations to a class of employees with disabilities. The complaint highlighted United Road Towing's inflexible medical leave policy and practice of terminating employees with disabilities at the end of medical leaves rather bringing them back to work with reasonable accommodation. The alleged discrimination took place in Chicago, Phoenix, San Diego, Indianapolis, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.
The EEOC alleged that such conduct violates the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). The EEOC filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Case No. 10-cv-6259) after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
In addition to providing monetary relief to the 13 claimants, the consent decree includes injunctive relief. The decree prohibits the company from discriminating against those with disabilities and requires the implementation of a reasonable accommodations policy. It also requires training on the ADA for the company's management.
The EEOC lawsuit was preceded by an administrative investigation and efforts to voluntarily resolve the matter through the agency's statutory conciliation process, both of which were managed by the Director of the EEOC's Chicago District, John Rowe.
"The purpose of the ADA is to allow persons with disabilities to be productive members of the work force," said Regional Attorney John Hendrickson of the EEOC's Chicago District Office. "A company cannot thwart this purpose by depriving disabled workers of the accommodations they need to remain active workers."
Supervisory Trial Attorney Diane Smason added, "We are pleased that United Road Towing resolved this case. The consent decree will ensure that the company makes reasonable accommodations available to employees with disabilities who need them."
In addition to Hendrickson and Smason, the EEOC was represented by Trial Attorneys Brandi Davis, June Calhoun, and Laurie Elkin. The EEOC Chicago District Office is responsible for processing charges of discrimination, administrative enforcement, and the conduct of agency litigation in Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and North and South Dakota, with Area Offices in Milwaukee and Minneapolis.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the Commission is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Des and her men are in Munich, Germany. Time to strap on the lederhosen!
One-On-One Plus One: Chris scores the first international one-on-one date as he and Desiree hit the streets Munich. They taste real German food, try on real German clothes and do a real German dance. What they don't know is that unhappy American Bryden is roaming the German streets looking for them. He needs to tell Desiree that he doesn't see a future for them. Bryden steals Des away to tell her that he needs to go home. He believes he made the right decision. As for Des, she just wants to get back to her date with Chris so she can feel happy again.
Rebound Date: Chris lets Desiree know that he's in this thing to the end. They toast with some big mugs of lagers. They have a romantic dinner in a beautiful German palace. They chat about how they are both glad they had each other when the whole Bryden thing went down. Chris reads some verse that he wrote up on the plane. Desiree believes this guy has shown him what a true man is, as he brought her back to her high spirits. That's why Des gives him a kiss and a rose. They then share dance as they enjoy a private concert with Matt White.
Snow Day: Juan Pablo, James, Kasey, Zak, Brooks, Drew and Mikey are picked for the group date in the snow. Des and her men take an elevated gondola ride to the highest peak in the land. They meet up with a man who shows some of the guys how to yodel. The group daters then take a seriously cool sled ride down the mountain. They end up in what can only be described as an ice mansion. Desiree lets the guys know that if any of them feel like Bryden, they should let her know sooner rather than later.
Hot and Cold: Brooks and Desiree warm up with a nice kiss during their private chat. Mikey uses his time to make a family of mini-snowmen with Desiree. Their time is interrupted by a yodeling Zak calling Des over to him. He admits that at one point he thought about becoming a priest. Brooks spies on Desiree's time with James, who he believes is two-faced. At the end of the date, Des gives the rose to Brooks because she feels he brings out the best in her.
Awkward Conversation: Michael and Ben are chosen for the 2-on-1 date. It's awkward from the get-go. Desiree knows these two guys don't get along. They hop into a floating hot tub (call it a "hot-tug") that they navigate around an icy lake. Michael does his best to expose Ben as a fraud. Desiree is very uncomfortable. Michael pushes even harder at dinner wondering why this supposedly good Christian man didn't attend Easter mass or even call his son that day. This has a furious Ben leaving the room and Desiree questioning why Michael pushed so hard. She's thinking about letting both of them go home.
Shocking Departure: Desiree steps outside to check on Ben, who has never had anyone question his faith or his role as a father. Ben says the reason he hasn't talked to his son all that much is because the kid asks when he's coming home every time he calls. As for Michael, he tries to explain his motivation for going at Ben so hard. When it comes time to hand out the rose, Desiree shockingly hands it to Michael. Ben is stunned. On the limo ride away, he wonders how long he has to wait before he can be seen in public with someone else.
The Rose Ceremony: Some of the guys chat about a conversation that was overheard with James saying that he's looking at this adventure to be a stepping stone to greater things—like becoming the next Bachelor. It sounds like he may not be there for the right reasons. As for Des, she feels as though she doesn't need to have a cocktail party. She's already made up her mind. Bryden and Ben have already gone home while Chris, Brooks and Michael are safe. Here's a list of all the men receiving a rose from Desiree:
Juan Pablo
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That means Mikey is headed out the door. He doesn't understand why Des didn't want to get to know him more. She'll never know the person she missed out on. As for Des and the rest of her men, they are off to Barcelona where some of the men call out James. Who will Des believe?


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Group files federal complaint against Commissioner's Office
A federal complaint has been filed against the Douglas County Election Commissioner's Office.
Nebraskans for Civic Reform filed a complaint with the Secretary of State claiming county election officials in nine precincts were requiring voters to give their voter identification number before getting a provisional ballot.
The group said a voter wouldn't know that number unless they called the Commissioner's Office, which was unreachable because of call volume. They believe at least hundreds of voters were turned away because of it.
Federal law only requires that a voter is in the correct precinct and is a registered voter to get a provisional ballot.
Commissioner Dave Phipps said they have about 2,000 people working on Election Day, and sometimes they make mistakes.
He said when they heard about the problem, they corrected it.
The group has called for an investigation of Phipps several times this year.


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When it comes to medical marijuana, the D.C. government is handing out two different kinds of licenses. The News4 Iteam has already shown the proposed sites to grow medical marijuana, which are called cultivation centers, and now we have the list of dispensary applications -- where people will go to buy medical marijuana.
If you want medical marijuana in Washington, D.C., you will need to get a prescription from a doctor and buy it from a licensed dispensary. The News4 Iteam mapped out where 17 different dispensaries want to locate -- neighborhoods like the Palisades, Takoma Park, Eastern Market, Ivy City and Anacostia.
"It's a facility to provide medication to patients," said applicant and former talk show host Montel Williams. "This isn't some place for people to run out and get high."
Williams wants to set up a dispensary on Columbia Road in Adam's Morgan. He's also applied for two cultivation center licenses in a building on Queens Chapel Road in Northeast, which he said will create jobs and improve the neighborhood.
"We're looking at a facility that No. 1 right now is a blighted building," Williams said. "It's a building that was burned out. This building is now the perfect building to put together what we're proposing, and that's a greenhouse that could be an urban farm."
"Rehab the buildings for themselves, yeah," Jackie Manning said. "Bring jobs, no, because they're not required to hire in the city."
Manning is an ANC commissioner for 5B, where 24 cultivation centers and three different dispensaries have applied to set up shop -- by far the highest concentration in any one neighborhood. Her neighbors all agree they're worried about crime and don't want any of the facilities in their community.
"They don't want it," Manning said. "Bottom line: They don't want it. Why is it that we're always considered the dumping ground?"
We have put together this map of all the dispensary locations so you can read the applications yourself. You can also see where they're located in comparison to the cultivation centers.
The Health Department is in charge of determining who will actually get a license and had announced it would start deciding who would get the 10 cultivation licenses and five dispensary licenses in the next month.
But we've been told by several sources that they've missed some of their internal deadlines, which may force the agency to push back their final decision.
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The Reynolds and Reynolds Company, Software Developer, Application Deadline, BTT Gateway Job ID 7914
Fri, August 8, 2014
Reynolds and Reynolds is one of the top providers of premium integrated computer solutions for automobile dealerships worldwide. In business since 1866, we continue to grow and provide cutting-edge solutions for all aspects of dealerships.
Software Developer
Reynolds and Reynolds has many exciting development projects for both new and existing products that would allow you to make real contributions to a winning team. Reynolds and Reynolds develops applications and systems software for a wide variety of environments including customer/server applications, browser-based applications, mobile applications and embedded systems. Our development platforms include Windows, .NET, and Linux.
Our developers are responsible for reviewing business specifications, providing a technical design, and coding and testing their own projects. Reynolds and Reynolds is looking for creative individuals who are driven to produce great software solutions. We have several entry-level positions developing cutting edge software systems and applications. These positions require intelligent, self-motivated developers.
All new developers have a mentor assigned to guide them through the training process which consists of a series of projects. The projects are self-paced and designed to expose each new developer to our coding environments.
• Bachelor's degree or graduation from a Technical school is a plus but NOT required -- training is provided
• Attention to detail on projects completed
• Leadership Potential is a plus
We strive to offer an environment that provides our associates with the right balance between work and family. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) -- 100% matching up to 6% of compensation
• Paid vacation and sick days
• Eight paid holidays
• Professional development and training through our internal training department
• Promotion from within
• Discounted membership to local area fitness centers.
• Company sports leagues including softball, volleyball, soccer, and many more
• World-class cafeteria with a variety of daily options and specials
• Company-sponsored events including the Family Picnic, Company Cook-Off, and a number of charitable activities.
• Credit union membership
• Referral bonuses
• Associate discounts for cell phones, cars, computers, entertainment, and much more
Reynolds and Reynolds promotes a healthy lifestyle by providing a non-smoking environment.
To apply see BTT Gateway Job ID #7914