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It's a good thing that the numerous and talented juniors in Penn Charter's field hockey program appear ready to take the mantle of leadership on their shoulders. The Quakers are now operating under their third head coach just since these girls were freshmen, and new mentor Melissa Grosman is taking over a team without a single senior on the roster.
During their coaching search, Penn Charter administrators had to be impressed by Grosman's resume, which begins with a distinguished high school career in more than one sport.
While she played for perennial field hockey powerhouse Emmaus High School (near Allentown, Pa.), the Green Hornets won three PIAA state championships and Grosman herself was named First Team All-State as a senior. She also helped the Emmaus basketball team reach the final four of the state tournament, and the preeminent newspaper in the Lehigh Valley region named her Player of the Year during her final season.
She continued to play basketball for two years at Syracuse University, but field hockey became her main focus. She was named Big East Defensive Player of the Week several times, and helped the Orangewomen win the Big East championship in 2001.
After leaving Syracuse she was an assistant field hockey coach for Lehigh University from 2003-2006, and then was head coach at Frostburg State University, an NCAA Division III school in western Maryland. Most recently, she worked as an official and coach in San Diego before returning back East.
The new assistant coach at PC is Maura Hennigan, a product of Central Bucks West High School and Franklin & Marshall College. She graduated this spring from F & M, where she earned Second Team All-American honors in field hockey.
Providing a sense of continuity for the Penn Charter program is Liz Wills, who is helping out with both the Upper School and Middle School programs, and who is the mother of two former PC stick stars. She was a member of La Salle University's NCAA Division II National Championship team in 1980.
Wills' younger daughter, Anna, was one of seven seniors who graduated from the Quakers' 2012 team. Both she and her older sister, Liz ('11) are playing at Bucknell University.
Since no one from last year's small junior class elected to play this fall, Charter's 11 current juniors will be the engine that powers the team in the 2013 campaign. Among the leaders are Tara Murphy, a St. Philip Neri graduate who is now a member of the U.S. Under-17 Team, and high-scoring Avery Shoemaker, who also plays lacrosse and has already verbally committed to the University of Virginia for that sport.
Junior classmate Grace Harbison has also been one of the Quakers' leading players since this class was coming up through grade school. The other 11th-grade field players are Sophie Eldridge, Dolly Segal, Sofia Toso, Holly Webb, Barclay Wohlstetter, and Layne Wolfington, and 11th-grade goalkeepers Kennedy Kline and Emily Ominsky are back after splitting time in the cage for the 2012 varsity squad.
In the Quakers' first scrimmage, a meeting with Upper Merion High School last Wednesday following just two days of practice, the only non-junior starter was sophomore back Bella Smith. She is one of five 10th-graders on the roster and there are also seven freshmen in the mix as Coach Grossman sorts out the line-ups for the Upper School program.
Although Upper Merion, like all the PIAA schools, had started practice the previous week on August 12, most of Penn Charter's skilled players have been playing together for years, and this gave the Quakers an advantage.
The varsity scrimmage consisted of 25-minute halves, and after goals by Shoemaker and Eldridge that came seven and 11 minutes into the action, PC led the rest of the way. Sophomore Ellie Zimering subbed in for the Quakers about midway through the first period.
With 6:21 left in the half, the visiting Vikings got on the board, but Charter led 3-1 at the intermission thanks to a late goal by Toso, who tipped in a ball driven into the circle from the right wing by Shoemaker.
Upper Merion took the play to PC as the second half unfolded, and the host Quakers called time-out with 11:34 left to play. The home team was more assertive after that, and eventually the locals added a fourth goal. It came in the final minute after several passes on a penalty corner. Eldridge shot the ball from the right, and Shoemaker was near the front of the cage to complete the play.
The Quakers will begin Girls Inter-Ac League play with a September 10 match against Baldwin School, and on September 12 they'll host nearby rival Germantown Friends.


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Tim Miles at a Glance
Master of Arts in Health, Physical Science and Recreation, Northern State University, 1990
Head Coaching Experience
Assistant Coaching Experience
Coaching Honors
The story of Tim Miles building programs goes back over two decades at three different levels of college basketball.
For Miles, the only active coach who has taken teams to the postseason at the Division I, Division II and NAIA ranks, his coaching journey began at Mayville State, an NAIA program which had won four games in two previous seasons. He guided the school to 17 and 18-win seasons in his two years at the school. At Southwest Minnesota State, he turned a program that had one winning season in a decade to the NCAA Division II Elite Eight in just four seasons. At North Dakota State, he took a Division II program to the Division I ranks and positioned the school to enjoy unprecedented success at the Division I level. At Colorado State, he built a program that made it to three straight postseason appearances and left the foundation for one of the most successful seasons in school history before he was named the 27th head coach in Nebraska's history on March 24, 2012.
Miles has continued his program-building ways at Nebraska, leading the school to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 16 seasons in 2014. For his efforts, he won the Jim Phelan Award for national coach of the year, and was selected as the Big Ten Coach of the Year by his peers.
In 2017-18, Miles guided Nebraska to one of its most successful seasons in school history as NU reached postseason play for the first time in four seasons. The Huskers won 22 games, the most wins by a Husker team since the 1990-91 team won a school-record 26 games. Nebraska went 13-5 in the Big Ten, breaking a school mark for conference wins which had stood for more than five decades. James Palmer Jr. and Isaac Copeland Jr. both earned All-Big Ten honors, while Palmer also captured first-team all-district honors by the NABC and the USBWA. The Huskers closed the regular season with wins in 10 of their last 12 games, including road wins at Wisconsin and Minnesota for the first time since joining the Big Ten. At home, NU went 16-1 at Pinnacle Bank Arena, including a perfect 9-0 at home.
The 2016-17 Huskers faced one of the toughest schedules in school history, as the slate ranked 10th in the final RPI, the highest recorded ranking by NU in at least 15 seasons. Nebraska earned three victories over conference champions, highlighted by an 83-80 win over Big Ten regular-season champion Purdue, and won its first three conference games for the first time since the 1975-76 season. Tai Webster capped a stellar career by earning second-team All-Big Ten honors, ranking among the conference leaders in scoring, assists and steals. He became the fifth Husker to earn All-Big Ten accolades under Miles.
In 2015-16, Miles guided a youthful Husker squad to 16 wins against a schedule featuring 10 ranked opponents. More than 55 percent of the Huskers' offense in 2015-16 was by players in their first year of the program. The Huskers also won multiple games in the conference tournament for the first time in a decade, including a win over a Wisconsin team which eventually reached the NCAA Sweet 16.
The team was led by senior Shavon Shields, who garnered second-team All-Big Ten honors by the conference coaches to lead a pair of All-Big Ten picks. Shields also shined off the court, as he was named to the NABC Good Works Team and repeated as CoSIDA Academic All-American. For his efforts, he was named Nebraska's Big Ten Medal of Honor Winner and UNL's Male Student-Athlete of the Year, becoming the first Husker basketball player to ever receive both honors.
In 2014-15, the Huskers garnered their first national ranking since 1995 and enjoyed record-setting attendance numbers, establishing a school-record attendance of 15,569 fans per game to rank 10th nationally. Individually, Terran Petteway earned All-Big Ten honors for the second straight year and was one of four Huskers to sign professional contracts in 2015. Miles' program also enjoyed a first in the classroom, as Shields became the first Husker basketball player to be named a first-team Academic All-American.
In 2013-14, the Huskers, who were picked to finish last in the Big Ten, became one of the big stories in college basketball, going 19-13 and reaching the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1998. The Huskers opened Big Ten play with a 1-5 record before orchestrating a turnaround which saw them win 10 of their final 12 Big Ten games to finish fourth with an 11-7 record. The stretch included a pair of wins over top 10 teams – a 60-51 win at No. 9 Michigan State which was the Huskers' first road win over a top-10 team since 1997 - and a 77-68 win over a Wisconsin team which reached the Final Four. Nebraska's 11 conference wins were the most by the Huskers since 1966. Nebraska finished second in the Big Ten in field goal percentage defense (.415) and third in scoring defense (64.3 ppg) during conference play.
Petteway became the first Husker to win a Big Ten scoring title, as he averaged 18.1 points per game en route to first-team All-Big Ten honors.
Miles' energetic personality has also spurred unprecedented fan interest in the Husker program. Nebraska is one of only nine programs in college basketball to average at least 15,000 fans per game in each of the last five seasons. NU has ranked in the top-15 nationally in attendance in each of the past five years, and were already sold out of 2018-19 season tickets by the time practice began in late September.
In his first season at Nebraska, Miles took a team that returned one starter and two of its top nine scorers, and improved the Huskers' win total from 12 to 15 despite facing a school-record 10 ranked teams. Nebraska posted wins over a trio of NCAA Tournament teams before capping the season with a win over Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament. Not a bad feat for a program that was a near unanimous choice for the league cellar by the league's pundits.
Before taking the Nebraska job, Miles spent five seasons building the Colorado State program into a contender in the Mountain West Conference. He increased his victory total in each of his five years at CSU, culminating in a 20-12 record and the school's first NCAA appearance in nine seasons during his final year in Fort Collins. After winning 16 games in his first two years at CSU, his teams went 55-41 over the last three years, reaching postseason play in each campaign.
The 2011-12 Rams posted the school's first 20-win season since the 1997-98 campaign while playing a schedule rated as the fourth-toughest in the country. Colorado State set a school record with three wins over ranked teams and placed three players on the All-Mountain West team. Miles was named the District VIII Coach of the Year by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association for his efforts. The Rams' 20-win season was only the seventh in the program's 108 seasons of competition despite playing a school-record eight ranked foes.
The Rams were one of four Mountain West teams to receive bids in the 2012 NCAA Tournament. CSU averaged 70.1 points per game on the season and topped the Mountain West Conference in field-goal percentage (47.1), 3-point percentage (40.0) and free throw percentage (76.8) and was one of two programs in the country to rank in the top 10 in both free throw percentage and 3-point percentage.
Three of Miles' players earned All-Mountain West honors, marking the program's most honorees in its half century affiliation with the WAC or Mountain West conferences. Wes Eikmeier earned first-team Mountain West honors after averaging 15.5 points per game, while Dorian Green and Pierce Hornung were both third-team honorees. Hornung also was named to the league's all-defensive team in 2011-12.
In 2010-11, Miles guided the program to a 19-13 record, a fourth-place finish in the Mountain West, and a berth in the NIT, reaching milestones at every step along the way. The 2010-11 campaign marked the Rams' first winning season since 2007, and the squad became the 10th in program history to record 19 or more victories in a single season.
The Rams' nine conference victories were the most for CSU since the formation of the Mountain West in 1999-2000, and CSU's fourth-place finish was the best since a fourth-place finish in the inaugural MW season. Miles and the Rams received votes in the top-25 national polls for the first time since 2005-06, and he became just the third coach in the program's 100-year plus history to take the Rams to back-to-back postseason appearances. The Rams also won the ESPN Cancun Governor's Cup, defeating Southern Miss in the title game. Andy Ogide became only the second Ram to earn first-team Mountain West honors as he averaged 17.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game in 2010-11. He was also a first-team all-district honoree from the NABC.
Miles' third Colorado State team continued to make improvements, as the 2009-10 Rams won 16 games and reached postseason play for the first time since 2003 with a berth in the 2010 College Basketball Invitational (CBI). For his efforts, Miles was selected as the Mountain West Coach of the Year by CollegeInsider.com in 2010.
During his first two years, Miles began to build the Colorado State program despite battling numerous injuries. In 2007-08, he led a roster that featured just one returning starter to early season success, including a tournament championship at the Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska. And, after battling through a tough conference slate, the Rams ended the season on a high note with a victory over rival Wyoming in the opening round of the Mountain West tournament.
His second season in Fort Collins proved to be just as fruitful as the Rams continued to make strides. Miles led the Rams to early season victories over Montana and Northern Colorado, both of which had beaten the Rams the previous year, and lost a one-point game against Minnesota. In addition, the Rams boosted their win column with four conference wins against UNLV, Air Force (twice) and TCU.
While establishing a tradition of winning in college basketball, Miles' philosophy extends far beyond the basketball court. He and his staff are committed to academics and the success of their student-athletes in the classroom.
At Nebraska, he has had 17 Academic All-Big Ten honorees, including a conference-best five honorees in 2015. The list includes Shavon Shields, who is the only first first-team Academic All-America basketball player in Husker history.
At Colorado State, he donated back to the school and the community by capping the J.J. Williams scholarship endowment in 2011 and establishing the Ram Basketball Legacy scholarship endowment, while making a contribution to School is Cool, a CSU driven program to support Poudre School District.
With 23 years of experience as a head coach at four institutions, he has compiled a career record of 380-317 that includes three conference championships and eight postseason tournament appearances.
Before taking over the Colorado State program, Miles spent six seasons at North Dakota State, guiding the Bison through the transition to the Division I ranks. He won at least 16 games in each of his final five seasons at the school, including the program's first three years at the Division I level. Miles' tenure at NDSU was highlighted by a pair of road wins over top-15 squads in his final two seasons.
In 2005-06, the Bison, who started three redshirt freshmen, snapped Wisconsin's 27-game win streak against non-conference foes with a 62-55 win over the 13th ranked Badgers, marking one of only 10 non-conference home losses in Bo Ryan's 15 seasons at Wisconsin. In his final season at NDSU, Miles guided the Bison team that had one senior on the roster to a 20-8 record, including a 64-60 win at eighth-ranked Marquette in the championship game of the 2006 Blue and Gold Classic. North Dakota State was one of only two independent programs with a winning record in 2006-07.
Miles showed his ability to turn around programs during his tenure at Southwest Minnesota State University. He took a program that had only one winning season in the previous decade and went 78-39 in his four seasons at the school, recorded the first 20-win season in school history, and led Southwest Minnesota State to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in more than two decades.
In his final year at the school, the Mustangs won a school-record 28 games, captured the 2001 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championship, won the NCAA North Central Regional championship and reached the Division II Elite Eight. For his efforts, Miles was named the NSIC and North Central Region Coach of the Year following the 2000-01 campaign.
Miles began his head coaching career at Mayville (N.D.) State University, guiding the program to a 35-22 record from 1995 to 1997 and a pair of conference titles after Mayville State went 4-44 during the previous two seasons.
He began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Northern State for six seasons from 1989-90 through 1994-95 and helped the Wolves to five NAIA playoff appearances and five regional titles. He was the recruiting coordinator for NSU and was responsible for bringing in and coaching five All-Americans at that school. Northern State reached the NAIA National Championship game in both 1993 and 1994.
A native of Doland, S.D., he graduated from the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D., in 1989 and earned a master's degree in health and physical education from Northern State in Aberdeen, S.D., in 1990. He was inducted into the University of Mary Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.
Miles, and his wife, Kari, have one daughter, Ava, and one son, Gabriel.

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Austin E. needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 135 designs submitted by 28 freelance designers.
Pecos Valley Energy, LLC
Our company, Pecos Valley Energy, LLC (PVE) is a privately funded oil & gas start up. We have been in the oil and gas industry for 5 years and have recently decided we needed to form an entity for an upcoming project in South Texas. We are primarily focused on creating deals with mineral/ land owners across the US. We buy/sell/broker mineral interests and leasehold interests.
Our market will be land & mineral owners across the US. Specifically for now, Texas, Louisiana, Colorado and Oklahoma. Most of this market will be from smaller rural towns. We will also be targeting large private capital firms and hedge funds to attract as investors in larger transactions. We feel we are pioneering a new process in the oil and gas industry.
We are looking for a logo to represent our company, Pecos Valley Energy, LLC.
Brief bio on name: The Pecos Valley is an area in West Texas and SE New Mexico. The Pecos River runs through the area.
When we created the name, the idea was to create a brand that had a West Texas feel to it, but was very professional and left a strong mental imprint. We are thinking professional ranch brand.
The main color we want is a bright sunset orange. Here are some other thoughts I have on the logo:
For a start on the logo itself we had imagined that the P (for Pecos) would be orange with the V (Valley) being a blue river in the shape of a V. Underneath that, the full Pecos Valley Energy, LLC name (See both rough sketches attached).
I am also including on the attachment the simple logo I currently have printed on our business cards.
Here is a link to some examples of a few oil and gas logos that are out there.
Of these, we like the Common Resources, Eagle Oil and Gas, Paladar Petroleum and the Gulftex Logos.
We don't like the Destiny Oil & Gas, Navidad Resources, Oasis Petroleum or Petroedge logos.
Feel free to be creative and use your own ideas or design whatever looks or creates the feel we are looking for should you have another idea from our original.
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February 27, 2013 06:00 ET
- A third have too many activities and too little time in which to do them - One in three say that retirement is more expensive than they expected - Tip to younger Canadians: start saving as much as possible from an early age to realize ideal retirement lifestyle
- A third have too many activities and too little time in which to do them
- One in three say that retirement is more expensive than they expected
- Tip to younger Canadians: start saving as much as possible from an early age to realize ideal retirement lifestyle
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 27, 2013) - According to a study by BMO Financial Group, Canadians are a happy bunch in retirement. When asked about how they feel about retirement living, Canadian retirees revealed the following:
"It's nice to see that retired Canadians seem to be generally happy with their lifestyle," said Chris Buttigieg, Senior Manager, Wealth Planning Strategy, BMO Financial Group. "Younger generations should take a page out of their parents' book and view this as even more of a reason to start saving to ensure a satisfying lifestyle in retirement."
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
However, with age comes wisdom: some retirees still have concerns and regrets in retirement.
"For those who are just starting off a career, it's never too early to think about establishing a long-term financial plan that includes a retirement component," said Mr. Buttigieg. "Putting money away in an RRSP or Tax-Free Savings Account are great first steps in getting prepared for life's future milestones."
The Benefits of Adopting a Continuous Savings Plan
Mr. Buttigieg added that young Canadians should consider setting up a Continuous Savings Plan (CSP) in order to help them save for retirement. A CSP regularly and automatically withdraws a specific amount of money from an individual's bank account and invests it directly into his/her RRSP.
A CSP eases the cost of investing away from one annual deposit, and helps to increase savings. Investments like mutual funds fluctuate in value based on market conditions; by investing the same amount in a fund each month, an investor can buy more fund units when the cost is lower. This can reduce the average price per unit an investor pays over the long term.
Until March 1st, 2013, if you set up and maintain a new BMO mutual fund CSP for 12 months, you will receive a one-time 15 per cent bonus on your first month's contribution (up to a maximum of $150). Certain conditions apply to this offer, please visit www.bmo.com/csp/ for further details.
For more information on saving for retirement, please visit www.bmo.com/retirement.
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Our eyes jumped with glee at first sight of this sleek and shapely lace gown!
Seriously, there are not enough words to capture the beauty and "effervescent freshness" (for lack of better words) of this prom style by yours truly. The traditional phrase certainly holds true when it comes down to looks like these – "LESS IS MORE'"! Although we'll never deny our true love for sparkle and all things twinkly and pretty…gotta say, the simple and classic all-over lace look has us at hello time and time again. From the perfectly sculpted sweetheart neckline to the curvy silhouette from torso, to hips, to thighs and all, and then ending with an elegant trumpet flare – I mean really, can you think of anything more sweet and enchanting yet sultry at the same time? This lace beauty packs a major fashion statement. It says GORGEOUS on all levels! GET THE LOOK HERE.


text: I was having dinner with a friend tonight at a restaurant in town. When we left, there was a beautiful long haired orange kitty who was very friendly and hanging around the place. In the back where the parking lot is are a bunch of houses. I carried him to the back away from the busy street. It was love a first sight. I wanted to take him home right then and there, but my brother-in-law said no. Besides, I'd feel awfully bad if I took someone's pet. But it was so cold out and I was worried about him. I want to go back there to see if he's still there. If he is, I was going to knock on some doors to see if he belonged to anyone. It's 10 p.m. right now so I know it's too late. I might just take a ride tomorrow and see if he's there. I hope whoever he belongs to brought him inside for the night. :( I'll let you know what happens.


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Rediscover Cuba (Santa Clara to Havana)
8 days with Collette Vacations Rating:
Day 1 Santa Clara, Cuba - Cayo Santa Maria - Tour Begins
Your journey begins as you fly to Santa Clara Airport, Cuba. Transfer to your hotel on the pristine beaches of Cayo Santa Maria, an island off of Cuba's north central coast. En route to your all-inclusive resort, stop at the Che Guevara Memorial & Museum* and learn about this polarizing figure and the revolution he helped to spark. (D)
Day 2 Cayo Santa Maria - Santa Clara - Cayo Santa Maria
Embark on a journey to Santa Clara where we will meet local art or theatre students. Learn about the Cuban arts and the techniques of the students and teachers as you interact with them. Spend time with Piquete Melodías Antillanas, one of Cuba's last Piquete bands. Engage with this vibrant community and discover their passion for music, singing and dancing. Learn how this musical genre emerged in Cuba back in the 17th century. Delight in the band's performance of original scores by renowned composers such as Miguel Faildes and Moses Simons. This special performance is conducted on original wind instruments dating back to the 1800s. Learn Cuba's national dance, Danzón, as the abuelos give you a dancing lesson. Return to your hotel for a mojito-making demonstration, rum tasting and dinner. (B,L,D)
Day 3 Cayo Santa Maria - Remedios - Cayo Santa Maria
Journey to the Museo de la Sucre (Sugar Museum). Learn from local producers of the rise and fall of the Cuban region on the back of sugar cane production. Enjoy a walking tour of Remedios, a charming town considered to be the oldest Spanish settlement in the former Las Villas province. Visit San Juan Bautista de Remedios, a 17th-century Baroque church. View the beautiful gold leaf altar made of carved cedar and one of only seven known statues in the world depicting a pregnant Virgin Mary. Later, learn about Cuban cigars - one of the country's most popular products. (B,D)
Day 4 Cayo Santa Maria - Cienfuegos - Havana
This morning we embark on a scenic drive to Cienfuegos Province Botanical Gardens, the oldest of its kind on the island. During a fascinating walking tour, learn about the garden's ties with Harvard University and its founding as a research center (where a sugar mill once stood). Enjoy lunch before exploring the historic Plaza Mayor in the heart of the city. Peruse the shops, converse with the shopkeepers and get a true taste of the local culture. Afterwards, sit back and enjoy an amazing a cappella choral performance conducted by the Cantores de Cienfuegos, a local student group gaining worldwide recognition. View the Tomas Terry Theatre, an impressive opera house on Plaza Mayor, before traveling across the countryside to Havana, Cuba's capital. (B,L,D)
Day 5 Havana
This morning you are in for a treat when we visit a local performing arts school and meet its creative students who will showcase their talents. Then enjoy a tour of Old Havana on foot and visit Plaza San Francisco de Asis, Plaza de la Cathedral, as well as many of the city's other historical squares and UNESCO sites, which make Old Havana very special. Complete your day with a visit to Almacenes San José Artisans' Market with free time to shop for a unique Cuban souvenir. (B)
Day 6 Havana - Finca Vigia - Havana
Your day begins with a visit to Hamel Alley, a Havana neighborhood known for its Afro-Cuban murals which artist Salvador González Escalona famously began in 1990. Visit the Revolution Museum, located in what was once the Presidential Palace. Gain insight into Cuban history during the 1950s revolutionary war period. Afterwards, visit a local park where antique car owners gather. Discuss how car ownership in Cuba works, along with the ingenious ways they keep these classics running. Enjoy a farm-to-table lunch at a local paladar where you will meet the proprietors of this family-run, privately-owned specialty restaurant. Tour the grounds which include their own organic farm. We then make our way to Finca Vigia, or Lookout House, Ernest Hemingway's Cuba home located in the small town of San Francisco de Paula. Hemingway wrote two of his most celebrated novels here: For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea. (B,L,D)
Day 7 Havana - Casa Fuster - Havana
This morning, walk through the dramatic evolution of Cuban art at the Cuban Fine Arts Museum. Then spend time in Havana interacting with some professional Salsa dancers. Strike up a conversation with the dancers and hear about their lives and Cuba's dance culture while learning some of the basic steps of this remarkable dance. Later, travel to Casa Fuster for an insider's look at the work and life of Cuban artist Jose Fuster, whose artwork was inspired by Spain's famous architect, Antonio Gaudi. This evening, take a trip around Havana in one of the antique American cars that the city is known for. Finally, savor dinner in one of Havana's finest restaurants as you celebrate an amazing journey and your new Cuban friends. (B,D)
Day 8 Havana - USA - Tour Ends
Your Cuba adventure comes to a close today. Return home with vivid memories of this beautiful country and the rich personal experiences you shared with the people of Cuba. (B)
All This Included
Join us as we cross a cultural divide, exploring the art, history and culture of the Cuban people. Develop an understanding of who they are when meeting with local shop keepers, musicians, choral singers, dancers, factory workers and more. Discover its rich history visiting historic cathedrals and colonial homes on city tours with your local guide. Learn the rhythm of Cuba while listening to one of Cuba's last Piquete bands and learning the national dance Danzón. Come to know the charming city of Remedios. Take in the colonial feel of Cienfuegos, "La Perla del Sur" or Pearl of the South. Spend 4 nights in one of the world's most culturally rich cities, Havana. Stay at the iconic Hotel Nacional and explore much of the city's architecture in Old Havana. Meet a Cuban family in their very own paladar, a privately owned restaurant with an organic farm. Throughout your journey, experience the power of travel to unite two peoples in a true cultural exchange.
Cayo Santa Maria: Iberostar Ensenachos
Havana: Hotel Nacional de Cuba
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By Gelina Fontaine, ChildFund Caribbean
For 50 days, ChildFund is joining with numerous organizations to demonstrate support for government policies and programs that will allow women and girls to be healthy, empowered, and safe – no matter where they live. This week's theme focuses on preventing gender-based violence, which often starts with the most vulnerable – children.
Two years ago, I walked into Rapid City, S.D., airport and I saw my maternal grandma's face that I love so much seemingly peering at me from these huge black-and-white photos of former Native American chiefs – it was the same bone structure, the same wide forehead and the same intensity of resilient stare. I remember smiling at the portraits with a nostalgic sense of love and recognition before hurrying to catch up with my ChildFund colleagues.
This year, I walk into the airport in Dakar, Senegal, and I see these sculpted, lean bronzed, dignified warrior-like bodies of my step-grandfather – my grandma's husband – and I smile and ache with that same sense of instant love and recognition. I think to myself: our people of the Caribbean truly are the "melting pot," influenced and built by so many races – Native Americans, African slaves, Indian and Syrian indentured laborers, Hispanics, French, English and Portuguese – all blending to make up my world, my genealogy and my heritage.
In South Dakota, we heard from our U.S ChildFund colleagues how teenagers in Native American communities were committing suicide at such a frequent rate that their parents were more consumed by mourning than cherishing their children who are still alive. Their recounting of these ongoing tragedies became unbearable to me when I learned that children as young as 5 years old were killing themselves for various reasons, including hopelessness and abuse and after witnessing it happening all around them to their siblings, extended relatives, schoolmates and community friends.
I left the U.S. not being able to internalize or envision the inner thoughts and external situations that would lead a young child to decide not to remain here with the rest of us.
I had shelved that discomfort until I walked into one of the first transatlantic slave houses in West Africa on Senegal's Goree Island. Our guide took us to the statue honoring the first slave liberation in 1802 by the French island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, and I was proud to know that we islanders had shown the first demonstration of humanity and common sense by abolishing slavery.
The guide then took us to the slave holding compound – a preserved structure from centuries before and empty of the spirits of those once held in captivity. We went through the various rooms where men were weighed and measured for strength, where young virgins were holed in, where slaves were shoved into claustrophobic "time-out" 3-foot cells when being punished.
I treated the excursion as a historical exercise until we entered this dusky, elongated room where 30 or more children at a time were crunched together. In that instant, I had a flash vision of those children huddled in fear and cold, innocent and traumatized, trying their best not to cry aloud and barely able to breathe, with only two or three open slits in the wall facing the ocean for ventilation.
That was when my defenses went down, and I turned to the slit in the wall and remained silent and choked, hiding the tears from my colleagues. Every cowering, every tear, every thought of hopelessness I envisioned as experienced by these 30 children at a time had the face of my 6-year-old son stamped on their bodies. And I thought, no children of any ethnicity – be they Native American, African, Asian; the former slaves of Egypt to the the Oliver Twists of industrialized Europe; or those children today ensnared in the modern, underground slavery network of child abuse and trafficking should ever again die or have to live through that kind of inhumane experience.
Later that week as our ChildFund "Shine a Light" project team gathered to discuss gender-based violence and how to better integrate gender-based elements in our programming for children, I began musing that the "child" could be considered a third gender, like a third universal ethnic group.
When there is a rising situation of violence or a culture of violation and death, sadly, children are never exempt. Their misfortune and, often, their fatalities are unacceptable. The young child, still vulnerable and unable to take care of his or her basic needs or protect the self, the child still too innocent to distinguish cultural gender norms, the child who simply and for certain knows that she or he just wants to be safe and loved is the "third gender," highly vulnerable to exploitation and requiring particular support and attention.
Children are gifts. They are assets, and that's the cornerstone of ChildFund's work. Their positive foundation as future ancestors of other generations is our daily fight.


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I love chocolate, so when I heard that David Lebovitz was hosting this month's Sugar High Friday #27: Chocolate by Brand, I was excited. Because I have been busy lately, the deadline for the post slipped right past me. To see the amazing chocolate goodies that bloggers from around the world created for this event check out David's chocolate round up!
I prepared a chocolate trio, which consisted of a chocolate ice cream cake, a chocolate crème brûlée tart and a chocolate mousse sandwiched between thin layers of chocolate, with a little too much gold dust. The individual pictures are the actual size of the desserts. Below is a recipe for the chocolate crème brûlée tarts.
chocolate crème brûlée tarts
chocolate tart dough
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
1 large egg yolk
3/4 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup 35% cream
1 1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch processed cocoa powder
1. Cream butter and confectioner's sugar.
2. Add in egg yolk and vanilla and beat until smooth.
3. Add in cream and mix until combined.
4. Sift in flour and cocoa and beat on low speed until just combined.
5. Wrap and chill dough until firm in the refrigerator, approximately 1 hour.
6. This dough is soft, so you need to work quickly when rolling out the dough and pressing into tart pans. Prick the dough all over with a fork and chill tart shells for 10 minutes before placing into the oven. For more perfect shells you can line the tarts with foil and fill with dried beans or pie weights,
7. Bake at 325ºF for approximately 15 minutes.
8. Let the tarts cool before pouring in the chocolate crème brûlée
chocolate crème brûlée
500ml 35% cream
5 egg yolks
75 g. sugar
75 g. good quality dark chocolate (chopped)
1. Scald cream in a pot and add 75g. of dark chocolate.
2. In a seperate bowl mix yolks and sugar.
3. Temper yolk/sugar mix with some of the hot cream mix. Add to the rest of the cream mixture. Take it off the heat.
4. Pour the brûlée through a sieve to remove any small traces of egg.
5. Pour brûlée mixture into tarts shells.
6. Place the tart shells in the oven.
7. Bake at 300°F, between 20-25 minutes, or until custard is set.
8. Top the crème brûlée with a small coating of sugar and caramelize with blowtorch.
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Jerry Seinfeld was spotted in Westchester on Thursday, filming an episode of "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee," with "Daily Show" correspondent Hasan Minhaj in Hastings-on-Hudson.
The comedians enjoyed coffee at Center Restaurant and drove a Ferrari Testarossa.
The Netflix show involves the Seinfeld star interviewing a comedian at a local coffeehouse. Seinfeld, who lives in New York City, has previously filmed episodes in Ossining and Pleasantville
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The new monthly jobs report is out — unemployment ticks up to 7.9 percent as 171,000 jobs were created — and here's what it will mean politically to Tuesday's election: Bupkis.
As we wrote last month when Team Obama was spinning cartwheels over the unemployment rate dropping below 8 percent for the first time since he took office, people's opinions are already baked into their vote-decision-casting process.
"These kinds of bumps and wiggles don't have much of an effect on how people vote," Eric McGhee, a policy fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California and an expert on voter behavior, told us then. "You can pretty much predict people's opinions by midyear in an election year."
So spin away, both sides. It will fall on deaf ears. Wondering if Jack Welch thinks the Obama Administration cooked these numbers, too?
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I usually blaze before the show starts and during intermission. Inside, i buy my pitcher of beer. :mrgreen:
I kno it smells like 'weed', but I've never actually seen anyone smoke inside the building.


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By Rudina Vojvoda
NEW YORK, United States of America, 7 November 2013 Girls education is an indispensable tool for female empowerment and directly leads to other development goals such as poverty reduction, better reproductive and family health, lower fertility rates, lower child mortality rates and reduction in the rate of infection and spread of HIV/AIDS.
Yet, more than half of the worlds out-of-school children are girls, and gender disparities in education continue to persist in many countries.
In this episode of Changing the World for Girls, we talked to Dr. Adefunke Ekine, a lecturer at Tai Solarin University of Education in Nigeria, and Dr. Judith-Ann Walker, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC). Both are scholars at the Echidna Global Scholars Program at Brookings Institution, where they are pursuing research on improving learning opportunities and outcomes for girls in the developing world.
Recent UNICEF data show that 1 in 3 young women aged 2024 was married before the age of 18. Early marriage forces girls to leave school and miss out opportunities to receive an education and skills needed to fulfil their potential.
Dr. Walker, who is studying the effectiveness of keeping girls in school as a strategy for reducing high rates of early marriage in West Africa, explained that, often, schools are not receptive to accommodating married girls. Left out of school, these girls turn into uneducated mothers, perpetuating the cycle of poverty.
I am a firm believer in non-formal education, and, in fact, the problem is poverty, she said. How to use education to transform that problem is where we have to give more skills and have the education tooled to suit the environment and to respond to poverty challenges of that environment. She shared the example of a project in northern Nigeria that is not only providing job opportunities for women, but is also offering them basic education.
Abandoning harmful stereotypes, embracing mentorship
Dr. Ekine, who is researching gender-sensitive methods of teaching to promote science education for girls, pointed to negative stereotypes within the education system as a barrier to girls education.
One of the ways we are looking to promote the girls retention inside the classes is actually to take away the stereotype in the classroom, she said. We want the teachers to understand that girls develop differently from boys, even though their brain capacity is the same.
Dr. Ekine called for more female teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, pointing out the crucial role that mentoring and role models can play in encouraging girls to pursue their education.
The research is there and the evidence is out. It is time to change the world for girls so that they receive the education that they are entitled to and deserve.


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Jennifer from Chocolate Shavings is our host for the March 2010 Daring Bakers' challenge. She presented us with an orange tian which she made for the first time a few months ago at the Alain Ducasse Cooking School in Paris, France. An orange tian is a layered dessert: a base of pate sablee, orange marmalade, whipped cream topped with fresh orange segments and served with a caramel and orange sauce.
In the interest of full disclosure, I did not have time to make my own orange marmalade so I cannot comment on the marmalade making part of this month's challenge. Instead I used one of my favorite local brands, Frog Hollow Farm navel orange marmalade. I also skipped the caramel. I didn't even make the pate sablee using the recipe Jennifer provided since I already had some in the freezer leftover from some previous baking endeavor.
But I do have an excuse. My March was very busy. At the office my team was at the end of our launch cycle which is typically the busiest and craziest time. To make a busy time even busier I was in Quebec for a week just days before the launch. (My vacation was planned way before the launch schedule was finalized.) I also celebrated my birthday with a lengthy (5 hour!) but wonderful dinner at Manresa in Los Gatos. We had some relatives visiting from out of town and spent a couple nights hanging out with them. And then we had two baby parties (one red egg and ginger and one birthday) to attend. This left me with hardly enough time to devote to this month's DB challenge.
I did manage to whip together a quick version of the tian. I made two 3-inch tians: one using Cuties brand mandarin oranges (see first photo above) and the other with navel oranges (see photo below). Supreming oranges is something I do often since I like the way membrane-free segments look in salads (and I prepare a lot of salads with citrus fruits). All you need is a sharp knife. I only used half the amount of gelatin in my whipped cream layer since I knew that my heavy cream had a high enough fat content to hold its shape after unmolding and I don't like that slightly rubbery texture that cream takes on when gelatin is added.
I didn't freeze my assembled tians. I just let them chill in the refrigerator until it was time to serve them. Unmolding was easy and the orange segments looked really pretty. Unfortunately, I didn't really like the taste of the final product. It tasted like whipped cream with orange segments and a sugar cookie, which is really what it was, but I guess I was hoping that the sum would be greater than all its parts. Maybe the caramel would've made a difference? Even though I was disappointed with my results, I'm glad I was able to complete this challenge.
navel orange tian
The fine print:
The 2010 March Daring Baker's challenge was hosted by Jennifer of Chocolate Shavings. She chose Orange Tian as the challenge for this month, a dessert based on a recipe from Alain Ducasse's Cooking School in Paris.
Orange Tian
Preparation time:
- Pate Sablee: 20 minutes to make, 30 minutes to rest, 15 minutes to roll out, 20 minutes to bake
- Marmalade: 20 minutes to make, 30 minutes to blanch
- Orange segments: 20 minutes, overnight to sit
- Caramel: 15 minutes, overnight to sit
- Whipped Cream: 15 minutes
- Assembling: 20 minutes
- Freezer to Set: 10 minutes
Equipment required:
• Cookie cutters. Ideally, you should have about 6 cookie cutters to build the desserts in and cut the circles of dough. The cookie cutters will be the size of your final dessert, so they should be the size of an individually-sized tart mold. If you don't have round cookie cutters you could use an individually-sized cheesecake mold without its base.
• A food processor (although the dough could be made by hand too)
• A stand-up or hand mixer
• Parchment paper or a silicone sheet
• A baking sheet
• A rolling pin
For the Pate Sablee:
2 medium-sized egg yolks at room temperature
granulated sugar 6 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon; 2.8 oz; 80 grams
vanilla extract ½ teaspoon
Unsalted butter ¼ cup + 3 tablespoons; 3.5 oz; 100 grams ice cold, cubed
Salt 1/3 teaspoon; 2 grams
All-purpose flour 1.5 cup + 2 tablespoons; 7 oz; 200 grams
baking powder 1 teaspoon ; 4 grams
Put the flour, baking powder, ice cold cubed butter and salt in a food processor fitted with a steel blade.
In a separate bowl, add the eggs yolks, vanilla extract and sugar and beat with a whisk until the mixture is pale. Pour the egg mixture in the food processor.
Process until the dough just comes together. If you find that the dough is still a little too crumbly to come together, add a couple drops of water and process again to form a homogenous ball of dough. Form into a disc, cover with plastic wrap and leave to rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 350 degree Fahrenheit.
Roll out the dough onto a lightly floured surface until you obtain a ¼ inch thick circle.
Using your cookie cutter, cut out circles of dough and place on a parchment (or silicone) lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes or until the circles of dough are just golden.
For the Marmalade:
Ingredients U.S. Imperial Metric Instructions for Ingredients
Freshly pressed orange juice ¼ cup + 3 tablespoons; 3.5 oz; 100 grams
1 large orange used to make orange slices
cold water to cook the orange slices
pectin 5 grams
granulated sugar: use the same weight as the weight of orange slices once they are cooked
Finely slice the orange. Place the orange slices in a medium-sized pot filled with cold water. Simmer for about 10 minutes, discard the water, re-fill with cold water and blanch the oranges for another 10 minutes.
Blanch the orange slices 3 times. This process removes the bitterness from the orange peel, so it is essential to use a new batch of cold water every time when you blanch the slices.
Once blanched 3 times, drain the slices and let them cool.
Once they are cool enough to handle, finely mince them (using a knife or a food processor).
Weigh the slices and use the same amount of granulated sugar. If you don't have a scale, you can place the slices in a cup measurer and use the same amount of sugar.
In a pot over medium heat, add the minced orange slices, the sugar you just weighed, the orange juice and the pectin. Cook until the mixture reaches a jam consistency (10-15 minutes).
Transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge.
For the Orange Segments:
8 oranges
Cut the oranges into segments over a shallow bowl and make sure to keep the juice. Add the segments to the bowl with the juice.
For the Caramel:
Ingredients U.S. Metric Imperial Instructions for Ingredients
granulated sugar 1 cup; 7 oz; 200 grams
orange juice 1.5 cups + 2 tablespoons; 14 oz; 400 grams
Place the sugar in a pan on medium heat and begin heating it.
Once the sugar starts to bubble and foam, slowly add the orange juice. As soon as the mixture starts boiling, remove from the heat and pour half of the mixture over the orange segments.
Reserve the other half of the caramel mixture in a small bowl — you will use this later to spoon over the finished dessert. When the dessert is assembled and setting in the freezer, heat the kept caramel sauce in a small saucepan over low heat until it thickens and just coats the back of a spoon (about 10 minutes). You can then spoon it over the orange tians.
[Tip: Be very careful when making the caramel — if you have never made caramel before, I would suggest making this step while you don't have to worry about anything else. Bubbling sugar is extremely, extremely hot, so make sure you have a bowl of ice cold water in the kitchen in case anyone gets burnt!]
For the Whipped Cream:
Ingredients U.S. Metric Imperial Instructions for Ingredients
heavy whipping cream 1 cup; 7 oz; 200 grams
3 tablespoons of hot water
1 tsp powdered gelatin
1 tablespoon of confectioner's sugar
orange marmalade (see recipe above) 1 tablespoon
In a small bowl, add the gelatine and hot water, stirring well until the gelatin dissolves. Let the gelatine cool to room temperature while you make the whipped cream. Combine the cream in a chilled mixing bowl. Whip the cream using a hand mixer on low speed until the cream starts to thicken for about one minute. Add the confectioner sugar. Increase the speed to medium-high. Whip the cream until the beaters leave visible (but not lasting) trails in the cream, then add the cooled gelatin slowly while beating continuously. Continue whipping until the cream is light and fluffy and forms soft peaks. Transfer the whipped cream to a bowl and fold in the orange marmalade.
[Tip: Use an ice cold bowl to make the whipped cream in. You can do this by putting your mixing bowl, cream and beater in the fridge for 20 minutes prior to whipping the cream.]
Assembling the Dessert:
Make sure you have some room in your freezer. Ideally, you should be able to fit a small baking sheet or tray of desserts to set in the freezer.
Line a small tray or baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone sheet. Lay out 6 cookie cutters onto the parchment paper/silicone.
Drain the orange segments on a kitchen towel.
Have the marmalade, whipped cream and baked circles of dough ready to use.
Arrange the orange segments at the bottom of each cookie cutter. Make sure the segments all touch either and that there are no gaps. Make sure they fit snuggly and look pretty as they will end up being the top of the dessert. Arrange them as you would sliced apples when making an apple tart.
Once you have neatly arranged one layer of orange segments at the bottom of each cookie cutter, add a couple spoonfuls of whipped cream and gently spread it so that it fills the cookie cutter in an even layer. Leave about 1/4 inch at the top so there is room for dough circle.
Using a butter knife or small spoon, spread a small even layer of orange marmalade on each circle of dough.
Carefully place a circle of dough over each ring (the side of dough covered in marmalade should be the side touching the whipping cream). Gently press on the circle of dough to make sure the dessert is compact.
Place the desserts to set in the freezer to set for 10 minutes.
Using a small knife, gently go around the edges of the cookie cutter to make sure the dessert will be easy to unmold. Gently place your serving plate on top of a dessert (on top of the circle of dough) and turn the plate over. Gently remove the cookie cutter, add a spoonful of caramel sauce and serve immediately.


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Here is a new Xmas themed map. It comes packed with 3 versions; Regular, a totally new wave based team deathmatch objective mode and Last man standing. The download site includes Omnibot waypoints!
Objectives for both teams in regular version:
1] Steal the Enemy Flags (Max 5).
2] Establish a Command Post inside the Central House.
3] Prevent the enemy from fortifying their position with a Command Post inside the Central House.
***Bonus: Collect 3 stars to gain a bounce pad
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Tonto National Forest - Pine Tree ToysPosted in Events on February 21, 2014
Fall days brought comfortable temps to the mountains, but we weren't into the snowy cold, which made for perfect 'wheeling weather. Days were mild and nights were just cold enough to make sliding into a sleeping bag just right.
We came for the scenery as much as for the trail challenges. There's just something about getting away from it all, the smell of the pines, and clean air out in the mountains. We did some exploring in the Tonto National Forest near Payson, Arizona. We followed Forest Service roads and some dirt two-tracks that wound through the woods. Dropping into wash trails, we followed shelves of rock on hard creek bottoms with scattered fields of loose river rock.
We've run these trails on warm summer days and in winter ice. Our weekend found us with a fairly dry trail, but when rain torrents come, the soggy bottom can mean wet tires and the occasional muddy climb. Seasonal weather changes the terrain, as old dirt is washed away in floods and rock is pushed around to form new obstacles for the next time our tires drop into the canyon.


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North Loop school moving to 1 N. Dearborn
(Crain's) — The Adler School of Professional Psychology is moving to the vintage office building at 1 N. Dearborn Street, a deal that doubles the school's current space and is one of the biggest new leases downtown this year.
The Adler School will occupy two full levels at 1 N. Dearborn and is to move in January 2011 from its home of almost 20 years at 65 E. Wacker Place, a skinny building where the school is spread over seven floors.
At 1 N. Dearborn, a 17-story tower built in 1905 that includes Sears' State Street department store, the school has leased 100,796 square feet that includes a designated first-level entrance and lobby. The school also will have a rooftop deck and has expansion options for the currently vacant 17th floor.
Adler President Raymond Crossman says the move will be "transformational" for the little-known school, which offers graduate-level courses in psychology and group counseling as well as social justice programs inspired by Alfred Adler, an Austrian psychiatrist who died in 1937 and is credited with coining the term "inferiority complex."
Mr. Crossman says the move will accommodate the school's recent growth, to 712 students this fall from 366 five years ago, and also help raise Adler's profile.
"Right now, you can walk by the school and not really notice it. That won't be possible at the new location," says Mr. Crossman, adding that the new classroom space also will be a big improvement for students and staff. "It's going to be hard to walk into that space and think inside the box. The space is going to be so innovative."
While the recession has ravaged the office leasing market and burst the construction boom downtown, universities have been a bright spot for the Loop. Roosevelt University recently sold bonds to finance a new 32-story tower, which will be the second-tallest college building in the U.S. when completed in 2011, while Robert Morris University is also expanding….
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Barry University alumna Michaelia Robinson was recently selected president of the Florida Association of Marriage and Family Counseling (FAMFC), a division of the Florida Counseling Association. Robinson is a 2014 graduate of Barry's M.S. in counseling degree.
This is Robinson's first leadership position with the FAMFC. Her goals for her year-long term include improving the division's bylaws and hosting relevant professional development opportunities for working professionals and students in the field.
Robinson replaces outgoing president Fay Roseman, PhD, Barry University assistant professor of education and 12-year member of the Barry faculty.
The mission of the FAMFC is to promote the value of marriage and family counseling through public awareness, professional development, and advocacy, as well as supporting and unifying marriage and family counselors in all settings, resulting in high quality practices in Florida.
Visit the FAMFC website for more information on the organization and how you can get involved.


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The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) partnered with Sesame Workshop in 2007 to promote child immunizations throughout the Americas during Vaccination Week in the Americas (April 21-28, 2007).
Vaccination Week in the Americas is an event designed to raise awareness of the importance of immunization and to improve vaccination coverage, particularly in difficult-to-reach populations and areas with historically low coverage. Since 2003, the program has reached over 147 million children and adults.
Sesame Street and Plaza Sésamo characters appeared on flyers, posters, publicity material and "I've Been Vaccinated" stickers to promote the hemisphere-wide effort. Characters featured include Bert, Ernie, Elmo, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, Count von Count, Zoe, Rosita, Abelardo, Pancho Contreras, and Lola. The materials were presented in English, French and Spanish and were featured in the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean and South America during the campaign.
Sesame Workshop's participation in the program was a part of their Healthy Habits for Life initiative.
External links
- Pan American Health Organization - Official Site
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Earth-sheltered and underground homes are certainly nothing new to MOTHER EARTH NEWS' readership. After all, this magazine has been touting the advantages of such dwellings (low fuel costs, minimal maintenance, and superior durability to name a few) for some time now.
Recently, however, we've come across a new concept which might just alter the course of the whole "underground" movement: the prefabricated fiberglass house!
As most of us already know, the great majority of subterranean dwellings are at present made of concrete, poured into forms that have been carefully set into excavations. However, while this method does assure a rock-solid structure, the entire process can be expensive, and often forces the owner to hire a professional work crew to achieve satisfactory results. Not only that, concrete—because of its porous nature—must be thoroughly protected from the effects of moisture ... which will tend to seep through even the thickest of slabs and can actually deteriorate the cement-and-sand mixture.
But now after two years of research, Ralph Bullock (of American Solartron Corporation) has come up with an alternative to the usual underground building materials: his "answer" is fiberglass!
Strange as it may seem, Ralph wasn't looking for a concrete substitute when he made his discovery. In fact he had set out to develop and market a low-cost alternative to "standard" subterranean construction. His idea was to precast concrete slabs and join them together at the building site to form a "finished" structure.
Upon investigation, though, Mr. B. discovered that a prefabricated concrete home just wasn't feasible: "It was far too heavy to transport in sections, and even worse, the finished house would have been overly expensive. That's when we decided to try other materials." The "other material" that Ralph settled on was fiberglass, which is strong, inexpensive, lightweight, water resistant, fireproof, non biodegradable, and known for Its terrific insulative properties. Furthermore, this amazing substance has—for years—been used successfully in the manufacture of septic tanks, sewer lines, boats, and railroad cars—applications that demand a high degree of durability.
Of course, the individual "Solartron" panels are not made up of fiberglass alone. Instead, a section of 5/8" construction-grade plywood that measures 8' X 9'4" is "framed out" with 2 X 6's, which are glued and nailed on 16" centers and also fastened around the board's perimeter. Then the entire assembly is laminated with Hetron 92 FS (a fire-retardant resin) and covered with layers of fiberglass and resin alternately till a panel thickness of 7 1/8" is eventually achieved. Finally, a fine-mesh fiberglass veil is laminated to the exterior of the wall to guarantee a virtually waterproof outside surface.
"Building Block" Construction
Because the wall components only weigh 300 pounds apiece (and the larger roof sections 500 pounds), each Individual segment is a real featherweight when compared to its concrete counterpart. And—due to the fact that the panels are designed to interlock (through the use of tongue-and-groove or shiplap joints)—a standard 1,231-square-foot (exterior dimensions) home can be constructed in about eight hours by an experienced work crew once the excavation is finished and the foundation footings are laid.
To assure full water-resistance, the roof sections are "glued" to the upper edges of the walls with a bead of pliable silicone sealant, and the completed "cube" is covered with a solid piece of heavy-duty, 6-mil plastic sheeting. Next, round river rocks 3/4" to 1 1/2" in diameter are poured over the entire structure to a depth of two feet on the sides and four inches on the roof, creating a "drainage layer." In addition, the roof is convex (to shed seepage and prevent the accumulation of standing water), and a network of drains is installed around the building's foundation.
Finally, a layer of earth—between two and three feet thick—is placed on top of the fiberglass "box." If the dwelling is only partially underground, additional soil is bermed up against any protruding portion of its walls (with the exception of the front of the house, which is fully exposed). Once this is done, grass and shrubbery can be planted over the entire earthen cover to stabilize the soil and add aesthetic appeal to the residence.
The Test of Strength
Naturally, one of the most important concerns in any subterranean house is structural strength. After all, statistics show that three feet of soil when covered with a foot of snow will exert 360 pounds per square foot of pressure on the surface below.
A Solartron roof panel, however, is rated to support a pressure of 550 pounds per square foot, and in fact was proven — by an independent testing laboratory — to remain intact under a total surface load of 23,038 pounds ... with a deflection of only about 1/2' in the center of the panel. And the wall components are even stronger: Test results show that those panels can withstand an amazing 183,000 pounds before ultimate failure! So, regardless of what the skeptics say, earth-covered dwellings are actually a good deal safer than conventional homes ... and are, of course, especially resistant to storm damage or vandalism.
It Saves Money Coming and Going
Since the idea of prefabricated, modular earth-sheltered homes is relatively new (as is the entire "underground living" concept), you might expect such a home to carry a hefty price tag. Fortunately, however, the cost of building a Solartron house is equal to (and in some cases less than) that of erecting a conventional aboveground structure, with the final "tab" averaging out at about $40 to $45 per square foot depending on location, type of soil, and depth of excavation.
But that's only part of the story. The real savings come after the house is built. Because it's protected by a layer of earth, the fiberglass home is reluctant to give up its heat and actually absorbs a good deal of thermal energy from the soil around it (which—below the frost line—remains at a constant 55°F all year round).
In order to have an accurate "yardstick" with which to measure his home's thermal efficiency, Mr. Bullock asked the local power company to supply him with estimated annual energy consumption figures for heating and cooling his "model" Illinois residence. Ralph found that—even with the terrific loss of heat resulting from the coming and going of some 15,000 interested people who visited the dwelling during its winter-of-1978 open house—his actual utility costs during the cold month of December were only $15.75. And, using that figure as a reference, the power company "guesstimated" that such expenses for an entire year wouldn't exceed $128!
It should be remembered, too, that these energy-use "tests" were made in a residence with an open courtyard. if the patio had been closed in (a Solartron option), the amount of cash saved would have been even more significant! Furthermore, considerably greater savings could be realized with the installation of an efficient woodburning stove; the already low utility bills might even be cut in half!
The Solartron home is "thrifty" for other reasons, too. Exterior maintenance on the structure is kept to a minimum because only one wall is exposed (and even that is partially covered with a rock facade to reduce periodic upkeep). Insurance rates are also lower for "underground" dwellings. One guarantee firm in the Land of Lincoln presently offers a 25% premium reduction for earth-sheltered abodes, and others are estimating that the figure could reach 40-45% in the near future. Furthermore, the Illinois Insurance Commission soon hopes to approve a 33% rate cut on all fire policies underwritten to owners of subterranean homes. (Similar benefits are already available or should soon be offered all over the United States.)
And That Ain't All ...
The new American Solartron home is—obviously—far superior to a conventional above ground structure, but it also compares very favorably with its subterranean "cousins." Adequate ventilation is provided through a duct system, and—if you study the floor plan—you'll see that every room in the building is equipped with a window that will admit natural light thanks to a courtyard which is bathed in sunshine throughout the course of the day. This source of daylight guarantees that the fiberglass dwelling is not stuffy, dark, or damp. In fact, it might just be a whole lot brighter than some "exposed" houses.
The courtyard provides other advantages, too: If it's left open to the outdoors, it acts as a fresh air patio and additional ventilation source. (With the addition of a stairway, the open area can also function as an additional entrance/exit.) On the other hand, by simply installing a series of roof joists and covering them with glazing or plexiglass to close in this veranda, the owner could create an effective solarium, lounge, recreation area, or greenhouse/hydroponic garden (not to mention the fact that the additional insulation gained by the use of such a roof will help to "temper" the home's atmosphere).
Furthermore, because of the "modular" design of the house, there are numerous variations on the "theme" presented here. You'll note that each room is 12 feet in width for proper support of the roof panels. As long as that dimension is allowed for, the various chambers can be arranged in any number of ways to permit an almost unlimited diversity of style.
In fact, the Solartron people now have several hundred designs and floor plans available that they hope will cover the spectrum of potential customers' needs. These blueprints encompass split-level and two-story styles, and even include patterns for hotels, motels, and office buildings.
You Can "Do It Yourself" and Save
In contrast with many other earth sheltered dwellings which are custom designed, custom-built, and carry an equally "custom" price tag, Ralph Bullock's package is just the thing for a buyer who wants to take part in the building of his or her house. Ralph has done all of the "homework," and his panels are ready to be dropped into place on their concrete footings. This prefabrication, of course, opens up a whole new world of possibilities to the prospective owner. For the first time, someone with only "fair to middling" construction skills can tackle and successfully complete what would normally be a "professionals only" job. Even if the concrete foundation work had to be handled by a contractor, the owner could still save 20% or more of the total cost of construction by simply assembling the home him- or herself. (Of course, the use of heavy equipment is still necessary, but since the basic structure will be completed in one day, rental costs for such machinery can be kept to a minimum.)
In addition, the Solartron folks provide a fully detailed set of instructions and blueprints with each design they sell, and make themselves available after the sale to help with any technical or construction problems that the builder might run into during the course of an installation.
Finish carpentry poses no problem either. The fiberglass component parts are designed so that inside walls, and door and window openings, can be "dressed up" just as in any conventional home. The owner/builder has the option of either paneling, painting, or plastering the interior surfaces, and installing the hardware of his or her choice.
And There's More to Come!
The Solartron people are busy setting up distributorships that they hope will eventually serve all of the U.S., from coast to coast. At the same time, though, they're working on new designs which will not only supplement their already comprehensive line of offerings but will also give the Solartron houses an added dimension: "sun" heating for 100% energy self-sufficiency! If all goes as planned, within two years Mr. Bullock will have solar capacity incorporated into all the structures he sells.
Until then, though, the numerous other advantages of Solartron's earth covered shelters should be reason enough to warrant a long, hard look at what Ralph Bullock has to offer. You might just end up "goin' underground" yourself!
More Subterranean Sources
If you'd like to know more about earth-sheltered homes,
consult the following articles from this publication.
1. "Andy Davis: Earth-sheltered House Builder"
2. "David Wright: Passive Solar Design"
3. "The Paul Isaacson Family Lives In The House Of The Future"
4. "See! Passively Heated Underground Houses Can Be Beautiful Too!"
5. "Go Underground in Michigan"


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