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[January 09, 2013]
The Atlanta Public Library will continue offering its "Behind the
Scenes" program in 2013. Behind the Scenes offers a rare opportunity
for people to rub shoulders with renowned artists in theater and
music. The series this year will feature prominent artists Heather
Hitchens, executive director of the American Theatre Wing in New
York and producer of the Tony Awards; Casey Childs, founder of the
off-Broadway theater company Primary Stages in New York and
well-known director of theater and television; and Mikhail Istomin,
chamber musician and cellist with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
Behind the Scenes is sponsored by the Atlanta
National Bank and the city of Atlanta.
Heather Hitchens
This week the Behind the Scenes program will feature special
guest Heather Hitchens, executive director of the American Theatre
Wing and producer of the Tony Awards.
Hitchens joins the series on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the North
Greens Golf Course Community Room in Atlanta. The event kicks off
with a reception with the artist followed by her presentation at 7
Hitchens began her tenure at the American Theatre Wing in July
2011. As the chief executive officer, she is charged with
maintaining its brand of excellence in the Tony Awards as well as
overseeing and shaping its other vital grant-making, professional
development, educational and media programs.
She came to the Wing after a four-year term as executive director
of the New York State Council on the Arts, the largest state arts
agency in the country. Prior to her leadership there, she served as
president of the renowned national arts service organization Meet
the Composer.
A percussionist since the age of 6 and a lifelong lover of the
performing arts, she holds a master's degree in arts administration
from Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pa., and a bachelor's degree
in percussion and music business from DePauw University in
Greencastle, Ind.
Casey Childs, Feb. 8
For the Feb. 8 program, the speaker will be Casey Childs, a
graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a bachelor's degree in
acting and a master's degree in directing. He has acted and directed
all over the United States and Great Britain and has taught and
lectured on the subjects of television and theater at leading
theater schools throughout the country. He has made three trips to
Russia as a guest of the Federation of Russian Theatre Workers.
Since founding Primary Stages in 1984, he has produced over 100 new
plays, many of them world premieres.
Childs also has produced and directed television for over 25
years, working on such shows as "As the World Turns" for CBS;
"Another World" for NBC; and "The City," "Loving," "One Life to
Live," "All My Children" and segments of "Spin City" for ABC. He
also directed "The Catlins" for Turner Broadcasting, "Our Group" for
Lifetime and "Hollywood Heights" for Sony's "Nick at Nite." Childs
has won two Emmy Awards for his television directing and countless
nominations for both producing and directing in television.
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Istomin, April 5
Born and educated in Russia, Mikhail "Misha" Istomin holds a
master's degree in music from the St. Petersburg Conservatory. While
still in school, he became principal cellist of the State Hermitage
Orchestra and later joined the orchestra of the Kirov Academic Opera
and Ballet Theatre.
In 1987, he became the cellist of the Leningrad Conservatory
String Quartet, and in 1989 the group won the grand prize in the
National Soviet Union Competition of String Quartets. Later that
same year, Misha defected during the quartet's U.S. tour and was
granted political asylum in the United States. Immediately following
these events, he joined the Richmond Symphony and became a faculty
member of both Virginia State University and the Governor's School
for the Performing Arts at the University of Richmond.
Misha was appointed principal cellist of the Pittsburgh Opera and
Pittsburgh Ballet Theater orchestras in 1991, and the following year
he joined the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. In July 1998, he
returned to St. Petersburg to perform in the Second World Cello
Congress under the direction of Mstislav Rostropovich.
Misha is a founding member of the Pittsburgh Piano Trio, which
has released three CDs on the Minstrel label to resounding critical
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There are group rates as well for groups over 10 people. Email
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Visit the library's website at
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Places of Dialogue and Common Devotion
Awzai is a poor suburb in southern Beirut. The main street, lined on both sides by small trade shops, is covered in potholes. On the parallel street, not far from the sea, lies a tiny, inconspicuous mosque. Inside, in a small, carpeted room, visitors will find the grave of Abd al-Rahman al-Awzai (707-774). He made a name for himself as a legal scholar in the first half of the 8th century and established a legal school bearing his name. Beyond the metal grate surrounding the grave are strewn numerous banknotes, Lebanese lira, and American dollars.
For the past 20 years, Hisham Khalifa has been the imam and preacher at the al-Awzai Mosque. Even his predecessor was well aware that the final resting place of al-Awzai is not only visited by Muslims. "Many Christians come here as well," comments Khalifa. "Monks, church dignitaries, but also normal believers."
An Islamic advocate for Christians
The imam sits in his air-conditioned office and explains the cross-religious popularity of Abd al-Rahman al-Awzai. An Abbasid ruler is supposed to have ordered revenge in retaliation for Christian resistance and planned to expel all Christians from Lebanon. Al-Awzai is said to have written a letter to the Caliph arguing on the basis of the Koran and Islamic law that the order was contrary to Islam.
The ruler admitted his error and withdrew the order. The story, transmitted from one generation to the next and firmly anchored in the collective memory of the Lebanese, lays the foundation stone for al-Awzai's role as an advocate for Christians.
Hisham Khalifa reports that even former Lebanese President Charles Helou, a Maronite Christian, visited the al-Awzai Mosque a number of times and made vows at the grave and left offerings of candles, oil, and money.
A cult lives on
A change of location. Around 40 km north of Beirut, high up in the Lebanon Mountains in the village of Afqa, lies the Nahr Ibrahim Spring. The river, also known as the Adonis River, has its source in the Afqa grotto. During the Hellenistic period, this was the site of an Adonis cult, which celebrated death and rebirth.
On the bank of the pool where the spring water is drawn, one can see a slight elevation with a large heap of old, stone blocks – the remains of a temple to Aphrodite. A small flight of stairs leads through the underbrush to a hollow. The wall houses a little cave covered with the leftover wax from many burnt-out candles.
Sahar, a young girl from Afqa, leads visitors to this almost inaccessible location. It is a shrine to the Holy Virgin, she says. People from her village as well as those from outlying villages make the pilgrimage here to be cured of illnesses. A visit to the Holy Virgin is supposed to be especially beneficial for those suffering from high fevers. Mostly Maronites and Shiites live around Afqa.
The reflection of a multi-religious society
There are 17 Islamic and Christian denominations officially recognized in Lebanon. Accordingly, there are numerous religious holy sites. Only a few, however, are frequented by the followers of all religions. The small cave in Afqa and the grave of Imam al-Awzai are among those holy places visited by both Christians and Muslims.
Nour Farra-Haddad has done research into interreligious places of pilgrimage in Lebanon. She figures that there are about thirty religious sites that are used in common by the members of different religious communities. Farra-Haddad conducted countless interviews with pilgrims to these locations, asking about their religious affiliations and motivations. According to the researcher, none of the faithful attempted to hide their religious identity. The devotion of saints by different religious groups was regarded as something normal.
In addition, the motives of Christian and Muslim visitors were identical. People came to pray to be healed from illnesses, for protection, help with love life, or success in exams at school or university, explains the anthropologist from Saint Joseph's University in Beirut. Pilgrims are prepared to leave behind money and offerings. The profile of a holy site depends on its "success" – namely to what extent the faithful believe their prayers have been answered.
Farra-Haddad has sorted these interreligious holy sites into a number of categories. There are places, such as the cave in Afqa, that has been regarded as a holy site for thousands of years. The tradition continues under the guise of different religious circumstances. The site retains its particular significance in the consciousness of believers.
Popular saints
Sites dedicated to religious figures and prophets mentioned and honoured in both Islam and Christianity, such as Moses, Noah, Umran, and Mary, are predestined to attract a mixed religious public. Many of the Christian holy sites dedicated to the Virgin Mary are also visited by Muslims. The most famous example is that of Harissa.
The gigantic white stone statue of Mary stands on a mountain next to an imposing cathedral. Both can be seen from the highway just outside of the coast city of Jounieh. Although Muslims and Christians have their own image of Mary and her significance, their behaviour at the holy site is quite similar.
Another category consists of the "national saints," such as Mar Charbal and the Holy Rifqa. In this case, the holy sites are devoted to Lebanese Christians supposedly responsible for miracle cures and named saints by the Catholic Church. They clearly belong to one denomination, but are nonetheless recognized in Lebanon far beyond their own religious community as being pious and godly people.
Vertical and horizontal dialogue
For Nour Farra-Haddad, these jointly used places of pilgrimage are living examples of an everyday, active dialogue. "We have suffered civil war and many Lebanese have had to live through painful experiences. These places attract people from various religious beliefs and different social backgrounds. They come to these sites out of the same needs – they search for help. At the same time, they make contact with each other and give each other advice. They share something together. This all leaves its marks."
The anthropologist calls this a horizontal and vertical dialogue, which should be taken just as seriously as the officially conducted dialogue at the academic and institutional level.
Hashim Khalifa, the imam of the al-Awzai Mosque, has strong reservations concerning the custom of using saints as advocates to God. Despite this, he sees it as a sign of successful co-existence, when Muslims visit Christian sites and the other way around. "A Muslim wouldn't go there if he was afraid or thought he would come to some harm. He is welcomed there with hospitality and finds a place of peace and tranquillity."
Mona Naggar
© Qantara.de 2010
Translated from the German by John Bergeron
Editor: Lewis Gropp/Qantara.de
Religious Affiliation in Lebanon
Confessionalism as a Phase-out Model
Confessionalism, where religion is placed firmly at the centre of daily life, is seen as a fundamental obstacle to internal peace within Lebanon. A study by Anne Françoise Weber explores daily life and attitudes of Lebanese families in which more than one religious confession has been brought together. Martina Sabra presents its findings
Protests in Lebanon against Religious Influence
The Confessional System in the Dock
More than 3,000 Lebanese took part in a demonstration in Beirut last weekend against the influence of religion on politics, an influence that they believe represents a long-term threat to internal peace in Lebanon. Details from Birgit Kaspar
Interview with Fawwaz Traboulsi
A Collective History for Lebanon
Lebanon is characterized by complex confessional divisions. Now the Lebanese historian and political scientist Fawwaz Traboulsi wrote a collective and, unifying history book for all Lebanese. Mona Sarkis spoke with the author
Intercultural Center in Libanon
Dar Assalam – The House of Peace
Ten years ago a unique intercultural center was founded in the Lebanese Shuf Mountain. Individual travelers and groups are invited there to learn about the postwar realities of Lebanon or to learn Arabic. Martina Sabra introduces the center

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My name is Mel Chua. I'm not active in OLPC these days since returning to graduate school; this page is more an archive than anything else. Feel free to contact me with any comments, questions, or ideas you might have.
English is my native language. I have a basic understanding of ASL und mittelstufe (B1-B2) Deutsch.
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My volunteering interests include Community testing, Support gang, OLPC Chicago, and the ILXO grassroots office in Illinois. I am an alumni from (and involved in the OLPC groups of) IMSA and Olin as well as University chapters, Boston pilots, and Grassroots in general. I ran the first Jam in Boston 2007 and continue to assist with coordinating and presenting at Jams and other events. On the technical side, I'm a wiki sysop and create documentation and templates on this wiki on a regular basis and generally like making it easy for new contributors to get started. I'm also involved upstream with Sugar Labs, the project that creates the user-facing software that ships on OLPC's XO laptops, and with Fedora, the project that creates the underlying operating system that ships on the same.
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I tend to set my goals in 6-month cycles. This list is super-flexible; stuff changes all the time, random cool ideas come up, and so this has deliberately been planned with lots of wiggle room. As things change, I (usually remember to) edit this page to reflect that.
My current goals are working with OLPC's software upstreams - namely, Fedora and Sugar Labs - to build capacity there and give OLPC a richer selection of resources (both code and people) to draw from as a downstream that is doing great things.
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I've been an OLPC intern (content and grassroots) twice (summers of 2007 and 2008), an employee once (QA/Support engineer for 3.8 months between 2008 and 2009), and - what I consider to be my most important role - a volunteer since January 2007. There is an archive of weekly updates that sporadically describe in more detail what I was doing at any given point in time.
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+0 votes Sean Chapman › November 10, 2013
The course is just "ok". It has a few cool shot but thats about it. If it could get a little help, it would be just a little above average. It has good baskets but needs tee pads and tee signs. The course is tough to follow without a map. also #5 and #8 tee markers are missing. Overall, beuna vista park is a good course for beginners and others looking to work on there short game. The
park is very clean but has A LOT of ants everywhere.
park is very clean but has A LOT of ants everywhere.
+0 votes Brian Storm › May 19, 2013
Okay course for getting some throws in for practice. Nice layout, not very challenging. Did not see a course map; majority of holes had no signage. Red (advanced) and blue (recreational) tee pads; grass and/or dirt with partially buried concrete markers. Baskets were marked with hole number. Could not find tees for holes 5 and 8. Only found blue tee for hole 6. Course has potential, but needs some work.
+0 votes Fernando Brown › January 22, 2014
Course is playable. Needs to develop local base of players, and singage is a must. Luckily the city is working with me on installing new signage. Anyone interested in playing, let me know if you want to meet up.


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Novelist Edward Grand has found evidence of a terrible tragedy in the city of Rosemount and sets off to investigate in Living Legends: Ice Rose! Help Edward gather information for his new book and explore the Castle of Ice Queen in this incredible Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game. Scour the frozen landscapes and thaw out important locations as you solve an intriguing mystery in Living Legends: Ice Rose!
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Got this stick in a variety deal. Never had Partagas before this, and man was I pleased with the nice feel and draw of this cigar. It burns perfectly and is a real delight with a nice taste of leathery goodness. May not be good for newbies, but if you consider yourself a veteran of good puros this will meet your needs. I enjoy them on the golf course and with after dinner beverages of choice. Will purchase some more in the future and make them a regular in the rotation!
I purchased one of these 5 packs recently, and am extremely pleased that I did. The robusto is a perfect size to try out these 1845's. This has been a most pleasant cigar to smoke. Medium in strength, and very flavorful. I enjoy the cigar from start to finish, which isn't something I am always finding with other brands. The smoke is thick and rich, and I really enjoy the assortment of flavors I get from this stick, although I am not yet finely tuned enough to describe them. I get a nice hint of pepper from these, but it is not overwhelming. Great stick, and well worth it. I loved Partagas Black Label, and this was no disappointment.


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When President Obama announced United We Serve, a summer service initiative to encourage all Americans to reach out in service to their neighbors and communities, he was very clear that the government acting alone can't pull America through these hard economic times.
"Economic recovery is as much about what you're doing in your communities as what we're doing in Washington," the President said. "And it's going to take all of us, working together."
Every day at USDA headquarters, we're talking about different ways to get involved in this great initiative – because as the President said, communities play a vital role in the recovery work of USDA every day.
As a part of the Department's effort, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Dr. Kathleen Merrigan took an opportunity to visit the Cleveland Foodbank on Monday, July 20, where she prepared some sandwiches for hungry children and met with the food bank's volunteers, thanking them for their help in partnering with USDA to achieve the goal of providing safe, nutritious food to all Americans. Anti-hunger activities like these are a focus of community renewal efforts as part of United We Serve.
"Many communities in Ohio are finding it difficult to feed their families," Merrigan said, "and it's the selfless acts and donations of our citizens together with the everyday efforts of the USDA that are preventing these families from going hungry."
Mary O'Shea, Advocacy and Public Outreach Manager for the food bank noted the event – like many community volunteer activities – brought together people of many faiths and backgrounds to serve. She also lauded USDA's The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which has made $100 million available to the states to acquire food for distribution to local food banks. (The American Relief and Recovery Act provided a total of $150 million to help provide more food for those who need it most.)
"The day went very smoothly, and we were delighted that so many members of the Muslim community, as well as other religious leaders, were able to join us," O'Shea said. "It was a great honor to have the Deputy Secretary here, and to share with her how important the increase in USDA product under the Obama administration is to the Foodbank and the agencies we serve."
This was a great event by itself, but the important message of the day is that you can be part of one of the hundreds of events happening nationwide. It's a Summer of Service for Americans from all walks of life, where communities can get their hands dirty and help in the recovery effort. You can learn more about events in your community by visiting www.serve.gov. We can't do it without you.


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|Early on in the episode, there's a scene in the turbolift in which the doors change from orange to grey between shots.
Just why would a transporter that's designed to transport people have a "blow up the thing you're transporting" setting? Surely transporters would designed to make this next to impossible to do? Imagine designing a car with a button that detonates a kilo of plastic explosive underneath your seat!
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The original concept for the story was about Picard finding a sideshow attraction which shows people their greatest fear. He experienced a version of his life in which he was stuck in a boring desk job, with Riker commanding the Enterprise-D. Risa featured very little in the story, being only a location for the sideshow. Roddenberry vetoed the main story but liked the idea of Risa and asked for a different story set around that location.
Notoriously, the main impetus for this episode was that Patrick Stewart asked the writers if Picard could have "more sex and shooting" in episodes.
Max Grodénchik would go on to play another Ferengi in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Quark's brother Rom.
Guest star Jennifer Hetrick would later say she thought of this episodes being a cross between Romancing the Stone and Raiders of the Lost Ark. Having seen what Grodénchik had to go through to have Ferengi makeup applied, she declared that she was thrilled to have been able to play a human!
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Ladies, I am in the mood for talking tints today, so it will be a TINT Wednesday!
Lioele is my first stop – a Korean brand that seems to be getting better known by the day, their products are generally pretty good and more princessy than Skinfood and Etude House.
Most tints are on the red side. I am trying to find the perfect pink and perfect peach tint, so I bought this Pink Tint from the 'Bay…
Reminds you of anything? Ah Benefit's Posietint perhaps? I have tried Posietint but found it a little too sheer for me.
Lioele's comes in a small stubby container and uses a brush applicator.
The tint itself is a light textured gel, and is a translucent milky light pink. It looks like it could almost be a bright candy pink but it isn't:It's also quite pale!
I quite like brush applicators for this kind of thing, it seems to be a little lighter than using a sponge tipped applicator.
The tint is a nice texture, thicker than the likes of Benetint, but it's also SHEER. Very sheer – on the cheeks and on the lips:
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Tekpress Solutions Ltd., Ancaster, Ontario, Canada, is the new sales agent in Canada for Sutherland Presses, Malibu, CA. Tekpress, established in 2009, also is the sales agent for BCN Bliss, Clearing, Niagara in Canada; www.tekpress.ca. Sutherland markets traditional stamping presses and link-motion, fine-blanking and forging presses, and recently announced the sales of a 121-ton straightside press to a Canadian customer.
See also: Sutherland Presses Inc.
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|The 2019 Ragatz Family Harvard Women's Coach of Excellence
|(617) 496-2405
|Newton, Mass.
|Previous College:
|Michigan 1990
|26th Season
Jenny Allard, the Ivy League's longest-tenured coach and winningst softball coach, enters her 26th season as head coach of the Harvard softball program in 2019. Allard owns a 635-473-3 overall record, including a 311-119-1 Ivy League mark.
Team and individual success have gone hand in hand during Allard's tenure. All eight of Harvard's Ivy League titles, each of its six 30-win seasons and its seven NCAA Championship berths have come under the watch of Allard, who has lead Harvard softball for more than half of the program's existence.
Allard's teams have produced 72 first-team, 69 second-team and 46 honorable mention All-Ivy selections, as well as seven Ivy League Players of the Year, eight Ivy Pitchers of the Year, six Ivy Rookies of the Year and three All-Americans.
In 1995, her first season at the helm, the Crimson posted a 28-14 overall record, a second-place finish in the Ivy League (9-3) and made its first postseason appearance in the ECAC tournament. The team again qualified for the ECAC tournament in 1997 after posting a 32-19-1 record.
In 1998, Allard led the Crimson to the most successful season in the history of the program, as the team recorded a 34-22 record, captured its first Ivy League championship with a perfect 12-0 league record and earned its first bid to the NCAA Championship, where it defeated Boston College in the regional.
The Crimson was rewarded for its outstanding season with 10 All-Ivy League selections. Five of those players-including Ivy Player of the Year Tara LaSovage and Pitcher of the Year Tasha Cupp-were named to the first team. Four were second-team selections, and one received honorable mention.
The 2000 season saw Harvard compile an 11-1 league record, giving the Crimson the Ivy title and an NCAA tournament berth. Allard and Harvard followed that with a second straight Ivy title after posting an 11-3 League mark in 2001.
Allard guided the Crimson to a 31-10 record in 2002, the best mark in the history of the program. That squad closed out the season by capturing the ECAC championship.
Allard led Harvard to a 22-20 overall record in 2004, including a 9-5 Ivy League mark. Kara Brotemarkle earned Ivy League Pitcher of the Year honors. In 2005, Allard coached the Crimson to a 9-5 Ivy League record for the second straight year.
Harvard returned to the top of the Ivy League standings in 2007, posting a 31-15 record and a 14-6 Ivy League mark. Allard's Crimson followed up their regular season success by winning the inaugural Ivy League Championship series against Penn and advancing to the NCAA tournament. Pitcher of the Year Shelly Madick and Rookie of the Year Lauren Murphy were all-region honorees and were among six All-Ivy selections from the Crimson. In 2008, Allard lead Harvard to their second consecutive Ivy North Championship and had nine players earn All-Ivy honors. 2010 saw the Crimson go 17-3 in conference play, capturing the Ivy North Division title and taking Cornell to three games in the Ivy League Championship Series.
2011 was a record-breaking season for the Allard-led Crimson, as the team set a new school record for wins in a season (36) and Ivy League wins in a season (18). For the first time in school history, and second in the history of the Ivy League, Harvard produced the league Player, Pitcher and Rookie of the Year, and matched a program high with 10 All-Ivy selections. Harvard swept the Ivy League Championships Series against Cornell and advanced to the Tucson, Ariz., Regional in the NCAA Tournament.
Harvard was able to repeat its success in 2012 as the Crimson posted a 35-15 overall mark and breezed to the Ivy League Championship Series with a 17-3 league record. A sweep of Penn in the championship series earned Harvard a spot in the NCAA Seattle Regional where it notched upsets over Maryland and No. 23 Texas Tech in back-to-back elimination games to earn the program's first berth in an NCAA Regional final. Jane Alexander '12 was named Ivy League Co-Player of the Year in her senior season, and Rachel Brown '12 picked up her second straight Ivy League Pitcher of the Year award. In all, 11 players earned All-Ivy League accolades.
In 2014, Harvard broke the all-time program record for consecutive wins, collecting 18-straight victories, including 11 Ivy League wins. The team turned in its second-straight runner-up finish in the Ivy League North Division standings.
The 2015 season boasted four more first team All-Ivy League selections and two All-NFCA Northeast Region choices, as Harvard posted its third-straight runner-up in the North Division.
In 2016, Allard guided a potent mix of young talent and experience to the best record in the Ivy League (16-4) and the North Division crown. Seven student-athletes garnered All-Ivy League honors with Morgan Groom and Rhianna Rich earning Pitcher and Rookie of the Year accolades, respectively.
The Crimson was again North Division champion in 2017, earning back-to-back berths in the Ivy League Championship series. Seven student-athletes were selected to All-Ivy teams, including Rhianna Rich and Maddy Kaplan who were also name to the NFCA Northeast Region Third Team.
Harvard captured its seventh Ivy League championship, and sixth appearance in the NCAA regionals with a sweep of Dartmouth in the Ivy League Championship Series. Finishing the season with a 23-18 overall record, including a 14-7 mark agianst Ivy opponents, seven Harvard players earned All-Ivy recognition, while Katie Duncan was tabbed as the 2018 Ivy League Pitcher of the Year. Additionally, Duncan and junior Rhianna Rich were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District, while the pair was joined by senior Maddy Kaplan and junior Meagan Lantz to earn NFCA All-Region honors.
During the 2019 season, Allard led the Crimson to a 25-19 overall record while boasting a 16-5 performance against ivy League oppoenents before collecting its second consecutive Ivy League title, Ivy League Playoff Series and automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament. Collectivlely, eight Crimson members were awarded All-Ivy League accolades. Additionally, senior Katie Duncan was named Ivy League Pitcher of the Year, CoSIDA Academic All-District first team, NFCA Northeast All Region second team and just the program's third All-American recipient.
A 1990 graduate of the University of Michigan, Allard started her collegiate career as a third baseman, but stepped up to fill a pitching vacancy her junior season. She was named the Wolverines' Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Pitcher. Allard was a four-time All-Big Ten Conference selection, earning Academic All-Big Ten honors as a senior. She was a two-time first-team Mideast Region selection.
In 1989, Allard was the Big Ten Player of the Year and a Division I All-America selection and was nominated for the Honda Broderick Award. She was the recipient of the school's Conference Medal of Honor, an award given to the highest-achieving female student-athlete. Named to the Big Ten All-Decade team in 1992, Allard ranked in the top four all-time in 15 hitting and pitching categories at the time of her graduation from Michigan.
Allard earned a master's degree from the Harvard School of Education in 1999 and a master's in psychology from the Harvard Extension School in 2003.


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Meat Clerk Job
Date: Jan 31, 2020
Location: E. Rutherford, NJ, US, 07073
Company: BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.
BJ's Wholesale Club was the first retailer to introduce the warehouse club concept in the northeastern United States. Today, we're a multibillion dollar operation with more than 200 clubs in 15 states from Maine to Florida.
While our Members know us for helping them save up to 25% off grocery prices every day, our Team Members love us for providing a supportive and engaging workplace that's committed to developing great talent.
If you're a motivated and enthusiastic person who enjoys working collaboratively and is committed to providing great service for our Members, we want to hear from you. BJ's offers a fast-paced, team environment with great training opportunities and competitive salary and benefits packages to help you succeed.
Meat Clerks are responsible for wrapping and weighing fresh and processed meats, merchandising (stocking and rotating) of all fresh and processed meats and maintaining correct retails, shelf life codes and fares in scale system. Additional responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Providing excellent customer service
- Maintaining proper sanitation standards
- Other responsibilities as assigned
- Knowledge of nomenclature of fresh and processed meats
- Previous experience with automatic wrapping and hand wrapping machines
- Prior experience working in the meat and deli department preferred
Minimum Age Requirements:
Must be at least 18 years of age.
BJ's Wholesale Club is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for all qualified team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, national origin, physical and/or mental disability, genetic information, atypical cellular or blood trait, marital and/or familial status, pregnancy, gender identity and expression, military or veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Nearest Major Market: New York City
Nearest Secondary Market: Newark


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An orphan record is created when a work schedule has not been properly saved. In this exercise you will learn the steps to saving work schedules when alerted by Payroll that an orphan record exist for your employee's work schedule.
Navigate to the appropriate work schedule. Perform search for appropriate employee. (See Time & Labor training manual section entitled "Assign Work Schedule")
Following the correct save procedure applies when creating or updating an Assign Work Schedule.
In this example updating the Assign Work Schedule is used to demonstrate the correct save procedure.
Click the Update Schedule link.
Click the Schedule Shifts tab to create or update a work schedule. Make appropriate corrections, if needed.
Click the Apply button to Apply Assign Work Schedule changes.
Click the OK button to return to the Assign Work Schedule Main Page.
Click the Save button to the Save Assign Work Schedule data.
When complete, do not Navigate away from the Assign Work Schedule page before saving the data. (See Time and Labor manual for further details).
This completes Assign Work Schedule - Preventing Orphan Records procedure.


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Puma Scuderia Ferrari Kart Cat X sneakers
Product Code L7859
€ 100
Sold out
The new SF Kart Cat X shoes by Puma feature a contemporary design and a sports soul, designed for the biggest Scuderia Ferrari and track racing fans.
The upper of these new Puma sneakers boasts a modern design, even bolder now with well-executed visible broguing.
The rubber sole is integrated with exclusive LIQUID CELL technology that guarantees greater comfort and gives the shoe a more urban, high-impact look.
Dedicated to all track enthusiasts, these shoes also feature the Scuderia Ferrari pin on the side as well as the unmistakable Puma logo.


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I am so honored to be a Jolie graduate. Prior to my first visit at Jolie Health and Beauty Academy, I had visited several cosmetology schools for a tour but I actually didn't like them. As soon as I came to Jolie Health and Beauty Academy, I immediately fell in love with the school. Ms. Heather, my interviewer at the time, made me comfortable. During the course of my study at Jolie Health and Beauty, I have had the opportunity to meet other students just as enthusiastic and motivated to learn. All of my instructors were amazing. I would like to thank Ms. Jackie, Ms. Jenna and Ms. Renee for helping me throughout my journey as they made sure I understood the lessons and did my work.
Agnes Bebe Bedell — Jolie Academy Cherry Hill Graduate in Cosmetology


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by Scott Boyle
Led by Jake Duncan's 21 points and eight rebounds, round one of the annual vacation basketball series went to the Monticello Buckaroos, as the Bucks triumphed over the San Juan Broncos in basketball in Monticello on December 21, 71-61.
San Juan led only once, at 3-2 just two minutes into the game, when Barkley Christensen, who finished with 19 points, was fouled on a trey attempt and made all three.
On the back of seven first quarter Bronco turnovers, the Bucks raced to a 20-13 first quarter lead.
In the second quarter, however, the Broncos upped their defensive intensity, forcing the Bucks into eight turnovers. With Christensen hitting two treys and Cole Einerson and Bobby Bowring each hitting a trey, the Broncos closed to within 38-35 at halftime of the highly entertaining game.
But that was as close as they would get. Tanner Eardley came off the Buckaroo bench with two treys in an explosive third quarter for the Bucks. They pushed the lead to 58-45 with just seconds left in the quarter. The Broncos managed to score four points to end the quarter with the Bucks up by nine, 58-49.
Buckaroo Dillon Maughan found the hot hand in the fourth quarter, hitting three treys in the quarter, and the lead ballooned to 70-54 with just three minutes left.
The Bucks only managed one point the rest of the way as they worked the clock and the Broncos scored the last seven points to make the final score, 71-61.
Three Buckaroos hit double figures. Besides Duncan's 21, Gunnar Hollingsworth scored 15, and Maughan had 10. Austin Maloy had nine points, six rebounds, three steals and five assists in a great all-around game.
The Broncos were led by Christensen's 19, including three treys, Logan Meyer's 13, and Cole Einerson's ten with two treys. Bobby Bowring hit two treys on the way to nine points.
Round two, which will be in Blanding on Friday January 4, promises to entertain.
Lady Bronco and Buckaroo gals faced off in their version of the holiday series with the San Juaners coming out on top, 48-41.
Monticello jumped to an early 10-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Broncos defense stiffened in the second stanza as they held the Bucks to just four points while scoring 10 themselves to take a 17-14 halftime lead. The game see-sawed in the second half before the Broncos put the game away in the fourth quarter.
Much of the scoring for the Broncos came from the inside as Natalie Flavel, Tatianna Sue Sue, and Sam Giddings combined for 38 of the 48 Bronco points with Flavel and Sue Sue scoring 14 each and Giddings ten.
Three Buckaroos hit double figures, led by Zoe Chadwick's 14 points. Shania DeAnda and Brittany Keith both added 12 for coach Lee Chadwick's crew.
Round two for the girls won't be until January 29 in Monticello.
On Thursday night, the Lady Buckaroos traveled to Dove Creek for a rematch with the Lady Bulldogs only to fall by a score of 30-27 to move their season record to 4-5.
Zoe Chadwick again led the Bucks in scoring with 12 points.
San Juan pushed their record to 5-2 with a 74-66 win over Whitehorse. The Bronc inside game was evident with Brooke Lyman, Sam Giddings and Tatianna Sue Sue all scoring in double figures and grabbing double figures in rebounding too.
Lyman scored 20 and had 12 rebounds, Giddings was 17 and 13 and Sue Sue had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Back to Boys
Both Monticello (6-1) and San Juan ( 6-4) were 1-1 on the week . San Juan beat Aztec, NM handily on Thursday night in Blanding, 66-49. Ten Broncos scored in the lopsided win led by Christensen's 19 and Meyer's 17. The Broncos used a 22-5 run in the second quarter to put the game out of reach.
Monticello traveled to Moab to face the Red Devils on Tuesday, coming out on the losing end of a 63-55 score and their first loss of the year.
The much taller Red Devils jumped on the Buckaroos early, forcing Monticello to play catch-up the entire game. Austin Maloy was the Buckaroo leading scorer with 17 points, followed by Collin Hatch with 14 points and Jake Duncan 13.
After getting that 20-13 first quarter lead the two teams played even the rest of the way but the Bucks could never get the lead.
JV-C Teams
San Juan and Monticello C teams and JVs matched up on Friday night in Monticello too. Monticello's C-team, led by Matt Freestone's 17 points, Tobin Esplin's 12, and Brian Tanner's nine, beat the San Juan counterparts 67-54. Grant Laws scored 14 for San Juan and Kade Palmer added ten.
San Juan's JV beat Monticello's JV behind Max Morley's 16 points. Tanner Eardley and Easton Nielson both scored nine points for the Bucks.
Have a Merry Christmas!


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Hans Werner Henze, after Stockhausen possibly the most important German composer of the late 20th century, died on Saturday at the age of 86. His death was announced first by his publisher, Schott, and the obituaries soon followed. Here is a selection.
For some, Henze changed musical skins too often to have a convincing and recognisable musical personality. Others felt that in an age when stereotypes were all too common in the arts, his prodigality of invention, willingness to take risks, and loyalty to an ideal of beauty that could be discerned at the heart of each of his works, were qualities for which to be thankful. In his duality he personified the enigma of post-Hitler Germany and of the music of the 20th century in its latter half.
In an interview given near the end of his life, Henze said he had always been obsessed by the desire to "make modern man as familiar as possible with music as a wonderful means of expression."
Henze's life revolved around creative people, those who sang or played an instrument. For him, humans were fundamentally musical beings: if a person is encouraged, he said, he or she will sing and play music for an entire life, alone and with other people. And, because he found this musical life better, Henze never lost sight of the musical community.
a leading composer of the late 20th century whose prolific and wide-ranging work included a wealth of operas and 10 symphonies
The connecting thread between this vast array of works in so many disparate genres was politics, a commitment to which never left him, although varying in degree over time. Henze adhered throughout his life to leftwing ideologies, a reaction to his youth in Nazi Germany, which left an indelible mark on his creative psyche. He was not afraid of courting controversy, even as recently as last month: "So long as there are people living in Israel who endured the Nazi concentration camps, Wagner should not be performed there. I see no pressing reason to play Hitler's favourite music."
No composer of the modern age was more haunted by the past than Hans Werner Henze, who has died in the eastern German city of Dresden, at the age of 86. Henze spent most of his life grappling with Germany's musical tradition on one hand and trying to exorcise its Nazi past on the other. And yet, of all the leading lights of the postwar era, none contributed as much to the future as Henze did – by encouraging young talent and leaving a performable oeuvre.
Man pfiff ihn früher aus. Man brüllte ihn nieder. Hans Werner Henze war aber auch der einzige, der unerschrocken sich immer wieder dem traditionellen Publikum stellte, die Opernhäuser, die Pierre Boulez, einer seiner schärfsten Gegner, in die Luft sprengen wollte, von innen heraus mit seinen Werken eroberte.


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May 31, Hong Kong
The impression of Hong Kong is almost overwhelming.
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Hong Kong waterfront
We'd forgotten how awesome it is and how much we loved it until we returned.
Coming into Victoria Harbor on the fast ferry from Discovery Bay last week gave us that same feeling of excitement we had the first day we saw it sailing WINGS into Victoria Harbor with Carol Pearl on board in 2004. The towering skyscrapers, misty peaks, the busy harbor, the jumble of signs and shops, the bustling crowds, and even the smells; there is nothing like it and it excites us still.
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Exotic Hong Kong
In the airport there is a sign: "Hong Kong: Asia's Exotic World City". It's true. It is a world city and the most exotic place I've even been. I loved going into the city every day when I worked there and just being on the streets of Central or Wan Chai or Kowloon never failed to re-energize me.
Again I walk on the crowded street below colorful overhead neon signs which cross completely to the other side of the street advertising gold shops or sea food restaurants, ducking through people of many ethnic groups, mostly Chinese of course, all seeming to be in a hurry, past hawkers and open front shops with music blaring, past fish markets with tanks of live fish, some of which splash water on my feet if I walk too close.
I know there is an IT Mall somewhere here on Lockhart Street and suddenly it is there on my right, a small opening in a building with steps leading up to an escalator; No. 298. I go in and enter a warren of shops selling all manner of computer goods. It is so crowded you can hardly squeeze through the aisles. There are five floors but I find what I need on the first floor. In Hong Kong you can get anything if you know where to go.
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Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club moorings at Middle Island
We also have many good friends in Hong Kong, mostly expats from the UK, Africa, down-under, everywhere, and most of them are sailors. Sailing is big among the expats of Hong Kong and life is good for an expat sailor here: there are plenty of places to sail, good winds, and races every week. Avoiding the ships hurtling down the Lamma Channel or out of Guangzhou just provides another tactical opportunity. At the finishing line there will be a good anchorage, several fine restaurants, and plenty of free flowing wine. The people here live hard and enjoy life and, frankly, it is a life of both work and privilege.
Hong Kong is all about money; making it and spending it. There is money to be made in Hong Kong, and when you're making it, no end of fun ways to spend it.
And so we enjoyed our visit, just as we enjoyed living here a few years back, but as much as we like it Hong Kong is not a place to retire on a low income. We'll have to go elsewhere for that.
Fortunately there is a whole world of new places out there still waiting for us to find the right one.
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Even after three decades, Ridley Scott's dystopian saga remains a hallmark of science-fiction cinema, retaining a fervent and loyal fan base. But even among dedicated memorabilia collectors, Geoff Hutchins' exhaustive archive of Blade Runner-related items is simply stunning.
Over the past ten years, Hutchins' catalog has grown from a single Big Box VHS tape to include untold hundreds of pieces—from the chair Harrison Ford sat in between takes to screen-used props to these incredible FX stills detailing the film's opening flyby sequence. "I have to be honest and say that I do not have an accurate item count," Hutchins told Gizmodo, but among all of his collection, these storyboards, "are one of my favourite items." You can check out the rest of his most-prized examples on his website, Ridleyville.com.


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The Grendel's Shadow podcast episode 4
When an unknown animal starts killing off settlers on a backwater planet run on coal and steam power, there's only person who can help stop the slaughter; T.R. Westwood. A distinguished professor of biology and the galaxy's greatest hunter, he's the man to go to when the local wildlife needs to be reminded who is the galaxy's top predator.
Written by Andrew Mayne
Narrated by Justin Robert Young
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Denny Hamlin hasn't been cleared to race at his home track in Richmond as he had hoped.
Hamlin sustained a compression fracture of a vertebra in his lower back in a last-lap accident at California on March 24. Doctors said he'd miss at least five races, but Hamlin hoped to return early to race at Richmond, where he's a two-time winner.
But Hamlin wasn't cleared Wednesday to race after visits to Dr. Jerry Petty of Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates, and apparently consultations with others.
"Unfortunately, I won't be racing this weekend at Richmond," he posted on Twitter. "It kills me to not be in the car for my team and sponsors but after long discussions with the doctors we have decided to wait on my return back to racing.
"Thanks to all of my fans who have sent encouraging messages over the last month. I'll be back in no time."
Hamlin has missed three races so far, two of which were won by Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth.
Brian Vickers will drive the No. 11 Toyota for him Saturday night at Richmond.
Hamlin also will miss his annual Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown, the race he hosts at Richmond International Raceway to benefit the Denny Hamlin Cystic Fibrosis Research Lab at the Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU. He had already tabbed Kenseth to replace him in his car for the charity race after he was injured, but had hoped to get back in time to race the Sprint Cup event.
Instead, he'll again be a spectator.
Hamlin has been watching the Cup races alongside crew chief Darian Grubb on top of the pit box, where he wears a headset and communicates with Vickers.


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Running Experiments
One of the great things about the web as a delivery mechanism is that it's so quick and easy to roll out new messaging and features. This means that it's also possible to track user satisfaction and get feedback on those changes quickly, and then to iterate on them for constant improvement. It makes experimentation easy.
Lately, there's been a lot of discussion about using A/B or split testing strategies for choosing marketing copy, images, signaling, and placement. Pioneers in this space of course include names like Amazon, EBay, and Google. If you're developing a web-based application there's a chance you might want to look into it too.
With a good A/B testing strategy you can send website traffic to different page variants, tracking goals accomplished by submitting a form or clicking a link, and from that, analyze the data and draw a logical conclusion about whether the bright green button or the subtle blue button is more likely to appeal to your audience. This may sound simple, but if the difference results in an 8% increase in user conversion, it can have a dramatic effect. Similar experiments are run with simple marketing copy, with visual layouts, with contact forms ("how much data should we require?"), and so on.
You've probably noticed that A/B testing features are increasingly found in online marketing services. Google, for example, allows you to perform selective audience testing with AdWords, where different visitors see different pages. MailChimp allows you to run A/B tests on your mailing list campaigns. If you want to run your own tests, there are easy to use hosted services like Performable and Optimizely that are easy to get started with. Easy enough, in fact, for marketing folks with no technical skills to grasp when testing landing pages.
But, as developers, we may be more interested in something at the library level that we can integrate directly into our apps. If that's the case there are a number of homegrown ways to structure effective split testing as well as some very nice open source "experiment frameworks" like Vanity and A/Bingo that you can integrate right into your own code.
This is data geek heaven, in a lot of ways. Not only do these framework come with nice visual result interfaces, but you can easily define your own metrics and place your own conversion tracking anywhere you need it. If you like, you can grab the raw data from the experiments, and manipulate it as you see fit. Having more control, and having something like this tightly integrated into your application, can be quite useful. Vanity, for example, allows you to manage identity as part of the testing process, which means you can always show random experiments to everyone, or you can consistently show the same variants to the same people, or the same class of users.
A/B testing gurus tend to stress making tests as simple as possible in order to be sure of the outcome (for more complex test scenarios, read up on Multivariate testing). But what about testing actual website features? Selective feature deployment has also gotten some good attention lately. A few months back, Ross Harmes over at Flickr wrote about their use of Flags and Flippers to rollout / rollback new features when testing new features. Forrst uses a similar technique that they refer to as buckets. Rails developer Alan deLevie followed this up by writing a post about how to run these sorts of feature rollout experiments yourself in Rails.
Rick Olson of GitHub has also weighed in on the subject, discussing how they rely on Redis to support feature rollout, thus reducing the amount of small source code configuration tweaks that need to be made. And now James Golick has published a new project called rollout that takes this same philosophy and packages it into an easily reusable library, while also supporting selective feature rollout by user. The upside of this is clear: you can roll out features to a select number of users, find bugs, and track their usage of the changes (no matter how small) before subjecting them to a larger audience.
This sort of selective feature testing is not entirely dissimilar to what A/B testing accomplishes, but at a different level. Of course, the A/B testing purists would note that the results in this case are harder to analyze and draw any solid conclusions from, simply because the experiments are far more complex. It'll be interesting to continue to watch the advances in this space. The easier it is to track user satisfaction with a website change -- whether it's a new marketing callout, a new workflow, or a small new feature -- the easier it becomes to build a quality service that people actually want to use. And that's what we're all trying to do as web developers, after all.One of the great things about the web as a delivery mechanism is that it's so quick and easy to roll out new messaging and features. This means that it's also possible to track user satisfaction and get feedback on those changes quickly, and then to iterate on them for constant improvement. It makes experimentation easy.


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Last week, Pershing Advisor Solutions released its most recent Real Deals quarterly update on RIA M&A activity. The report, conducted by FA Insight, found that while there were eight advisory firm transactions in the second quarter with a total of $24 billion in assets under management, one such transaction—the purchase of Ric Edelman's Edelman Financial Group by private equity firm Lee Partners—accounted for $17 billion of the total. Over all, the number of M&As of retail RIA firms "remained constant," Real Deals found.
Diving into the trends from the reports, Pershing Advisor Solutions CEO Mark Tibergien said in an interview that there has been a re-emergence of strategic buyers in the RIA marketplace. "What's interesting about these most recent deals," Tibergien said, "is that they're not exit strategies" on behalf of the sellers, but rather buyers are "looking to add scale, capabilities and access to new markets" to their existing firms.
"Sellers view it the same way," he said, "but for different reasons…they have a scale issue themselves," and know they need to grow to the point where they can recruit stronger members to their firms. "It's not apparent" that those sellers are exiting the business, Tibergien says, suggesting that they may very well have "long-term agreements or expectations" with the buyers of their firms.
Tibergien says the most recent M&A figures are a "continuation of what's begun over the past 10 years," with RIA firms moving, generally speaking, from being a "bunch of solo practitioners to creating a bunch of super-ensemble firms." Tibergien expects "more deals to be made," particularly as advisor owners considering a sale "see how much success people have post-merger."
It's a mistake when making a deal, Tibergien counseled, to "invest more in the wedding than the marriage" and to understand post-deal "what the relationship is going to be like after the marriage," including how to set pricing for services rendered and which clients they will serve. Then there are the demographic drivers. "Age is such a partner in this process," he said, quipping that advisors are "going to leave [their firms] voluntarily or involuntarily," and must decide "at what point they want to navigate the outcome."
One possible outcome for the entire RIA industry is that it will begin to look like the accounting firm landscape, he suggests: large national firms like the Big 4 accounting firms, then smaller regional firms, local practices with multiple partners, and "then the solo practitioners."
"This emergence of the elite ensemble firms, like an Aspiriant or an Oxford—Focus Financial Partners or United Capital or HighTower could fit into this category" will have a structure, he says, like independent broker-dealers, though their business models are much different.
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SLEEPY EYE, Minn. - A 13-year-old boy with cancer who fled Minnesota to avoid chemotherapy said Tuesday he is angry a judge has ordered him to continue the treatment because doctors say it has significantly shrunk the size of his tumor.
Daniel Hauser was not in court when the judge issued his order, but later told The Associated Press he had hoped he would be able to stop chemotherapy, which he said makes him ill.
"I get really sick when I do it," the teen said during an interview at his family's farm in Sleepy Eye. "You get so dizzy and I get a headache right away."
Daniel said he believes the improvement in his condition is being caused by his alternative treatments, which include vitamin supplements, ionized water and organic foods and other dietary restrictions.
His parents also remain concerned about the risks of chemotherapy, which they initially rejected for religious reasons, saying it harms the body. But they told Brown County Judge John Rodenberg during the Tuesday hearing that they would take their son to a Wednesday chemo appointment.
Colleen Hauser told the AP at her home that doctors said it would take six months to treat her son's Hodgkin's lymphoma when he was first diagnosed, but they've seen improvement in the past few weeks.
"Wow," she said. "Something's working."
But when asked if she credits the chemotherapy, she said, "I'm not going to say it's not, but I just want to make it clear that I would like a better plan, a better treatment plan, for Danny."
The judge earlier assured Colleen and Anthony Hauser they can continue looking for other ways to treat their son.
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Rodenberg also ruled Daniel is still in need of child protection services, agreeing with Brown County prosecutor James Olson that the case should remain before the court. Olson pointed out the family has resisted chemotherapy in the past, specifically Colleen's decision to flee with Daniel to California last month rather than show up at a court hearing to discuss the matter. They were the subject of a search that extended into Mexico.
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The Hausers' attorney, Barbara Gislason, said the family's promise to take Daniel to his chemo appointment does not mean they believe in the treatment.
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Since Van Kalkeren and seven others linked to the Kelowna Hells Angels were arrested last month, the government agency has filed three separate claims against the Osoyoos man, who is scheduled to appear in B.C. Supreme Court Tuesday.
Van Kalkeren is charged with importing and trafficking a controlled substance and with having committed the crimes in association with a criminal organization – the Hells Angels.
Also charged are senior Hells Angels – Kelowna vice-president David Giles and sergeant-at-arms Bryan Oldham – as well as several purported associates of the notorious biker gang.
The civil cases filed against Van Kalkeren allege he put together the $4 million to broker a deal for the importation of 200 kilograms of cocaine.
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"Kevin Van Kalkeren…"participated in planning for a large amount of cocaine to be imported into Canada, and paying nearly $4,000,000.00 in Canadian currency for it," the court documents say. "The defendant Kevin Van Kalkeren has directly participated in the international drug trade for at least the past 10 years."
The director of civil forfeiture also claims in the documents that Van Kalkeren "admitted" to producing and exporting pot, and that "members of his family were aware of his involvement in the illicit drug trade and assisted him in hiding his profits, including by holding property on his behalf."
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Seven Okanagan properties assessed at almost $3.3 million are cited in the civil forfeiture claim, which says all or part of the family's interest in the properties should be forfeited.
The writs say police searched two of Van Kalkeren's properties in Osoyoos in August and found "several hundred thousand dollars in Canadian currency, some tainted by contact with controlled substances."
Thousands in U.S. cash, also with drug residue on it, was also found, as well as "records consisted with participation in involvement in the unlawful activities."
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My doctor found a lump in my neck that isn't going away and today I have a CT scan of it. This is when I would normally call someone and ask them for prayers. But since I am completely certain that that would be ridiculous, I am not sure what to "do." Think happy thoughts? Ignore it? Hope? I went for a massage to calm down and she put "hope" essential oil on me. Like it was going to infuse hope. I don't really believe that. I guess what you do is look into yourself for the hope and centeredness you need to face a scary thing. I do find strength in the people I love.
What do I do instead of pray?
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if everything works out and all is good, make sure to "Thank Doctors".
You've already gotten some good advice but to make sure you don't think the advice is all over the map:
Our minds and bodies are not separate - so do what you need to so you can reinforce: your confidence in the doctors, your support structure (friends and family), and your mental health. Do what is right for you.
For me, doing those sorts of things has included: watching movies that help my mood (from comedy to apolocalyptic), talking with my mom, getting together with friends, researching things related to my issues, and eating tasty stuff that's bad for me especially chocolate (although dark chocolate isn't as bad as was once thought).
Yes! Support in friends and loved ones is great. I've been sick for awhile and a Christian part of the time and an atheist most of the time. What I found out is that I have so MUCH strength in myself that "prayer" had just really been a personal pep talk. So now, I give myself personal pep talks! Its actually FAR more affective than prayer because if something doesn't go the way I want it to, its not because some god let me down (and you start thinking, what did I do wrong to upset him?) :-) Instead, its about admitting to yourself that, yea this sucks!, but I can't get through it. Hang in there!!
I can't thank everyone enough for your thoughts on the issue at hand. Thank you for taking the time to advise me and to care. It means a lot to me! Kim
As frightning as it is, try to stay calm until you have a certain diagnosis. Specifically, because the added stress can significantly impact other aspects of your heart (elevated blood pressure, ulcers, etc.). If you do get a bad diagnosis, spend your time researching the education and abilities of doctors who may be able to treat you. Also become an authority on the condition its self. Information is power, learn about the newest medications, sucesses of trial studies, etc. I hope you will keep us posted on it as much as you feel comfortable.
If you think about it, prayer is really just a form of meditation. I would recommend you find something that has a calming effect on you - a place, an activity, etc. - and do that. Clear your mind, relax, and just "be". That wil help you more than any prayer would.
For me? I find being around my kids and animals to be the most healing, comforting thing in the world. Since my kids are all teens or grown up, my dogs tend to give me a lot of comfort, especially during the day, or anytime my pain level is high (I am a chronic pain sufferer).
Good luck - with everything - and come here to talk if you need to. That's what we're here for - to commune with each other and support each other.
Instead of praying? Well you are doing it now by talking about it.
I know it is a bit of a shock to get news like that and the first few days get a bit foggy until you get your head around it. I am sure that you will get better advice and solace from the friendly strangers on this site than from well meaning people who will only offer to pray for you. But for the best advice keep in touch with the medical teams and if necessary talk with people who have already walked that road. Sharing with them will make you stronger and empower you. So put your trust in the medical science. It will turn the crisis into a problem that can be managed.
Priests and pastors are coming up with new cures and treatments all the time. Ooops I meant to say scientists and doctors so there are plenty of reasons to remain optimistic and no real reasons not to. Knowing that should give you a great sense of Hope. Who needs prayer? And when you get the all clear you will be able to pass on that sense of Hope to others when they need it.
Take charge of your body and mind as much as within your capability. What the diagnosis may eventually be, make it your mission to educate yourself about whatever afflicts you. The human body is able to heal itself, if you help it as much as you can. All research in disease indicates that disease benefits from exercise, something that the majority sniff at cause everyone wants the magic pill, they're content to remain on blood pressure meds instead of doing the things(life style changes) they need to do. Only one example, yes there are things that can not be prevented but like I said all research says disease is made better by vigorous exercise.
Kim, please reach out and talk to the people you love and let them know you are worried and need their support. There is comfort in knowing people care about you and love you. Having people pray for you or put "hope" oil on you is just part of dealing with other peoples superstitions. It really only has a negative effect on you when people truly think they are doing something wonderful for you when they tell you they are asking god to help you in prayer and what you really want and need is a hand to hold or a shoulder to cry on.
I think what you want to know is where are you going to find the inspiration to help you battle any illness etc. This is where the concept of God is good and powerful. It doesn't matter if it is delusion if it brings one strength then one is stronger.
This is why I respect Indian hinduism. The Gods are so interchangeable and they are all representations of different facets of ourselves. The equivalent to God in hinduism would be Atman and no one worships him because he is too far removed.
Meditation is far stronger than prayer for what you want to achieve. However, being able to meditate is far more difficult than being able to pray. Usually takes years of practice before you can use the benefits at will.
Fitness is a healing thing.
Selfless service is a healing thing.
Singing (especially devotional) is a healing thing.
Doing yoga is a healing thing.
Receiving massage is a healing thing.
Finding closure on things that require closure is a healing thing.
Forgiving (in true sense) is a healing thing (similar to above).
Trust is an empowering thing.
Oh! i nearly forgot. Probably the most powerful of all:
I tend to meditate. I usually just sit in a chair, close my yes, and rest and focus my thoughts. I shove the fear aside and look at the problem as rationally as possible. If I need to put my faith in anything, then I put my faith in myself, modern science, and the people who love me.