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Very often, Americans and newcomers attempt to interact at social gatherings, sharing information about each other via food tasting, invitations to partake in customs, and general exchanges of cultural details. However well-intentioned these efforts may be, both groups sometimes assume that the work of getting to know one another ends there.
Tyler, I think, intends for the reader to see that there is much more below the surface; it is too easy to get caught up in the way people look, the way they speak, the way they behave. Some characters in Tyler's book fall into the trap of ethnocentrism, while others are politically correct to the point of being offensive. This book examines the opportunities that are lost when we make assumptions and when we believe that our way is the only way.
I enjoyed this book. It reminded me of times as a child, when I watched my mother fuss over perfect party preparations. She was eager to please and impress, as the guest list was a "mixed" crowd, including my father's American colleagues, and our Bolivian family and friends. Quite naturally, both groups gravitated to separate areas of the room. Fortunately, food, drinks, and music eventually got everyone to mingle.
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World Series set: Birds versus Beards
BOSTON -- Fenway Park and the Red Sox are waiting. The Cardinals are coming.
After six weeks of Spring Training, six months of a 162-game grind, and two grueling rounds of what has already been a splendid 2013 postseason, the 30 teams in Major League Baseball have been whittled down to two.View Full Game Coverage
BOSTON -- Fenway Park and the Red Sox are waiting. The Cardinals are coming.
After six weeks of Spring Training, six months of a 162-game grind, and two grueling rounds of what has already been a splendid 2013 postseason, the 30 teams in Major League Baseball have been whittled down to two.View Full Game Coverage
And what World Series teams they are.
Boston and St. Louis both finished the regular season with 97-65 records, and those marks were the best in each league. It's the first time since 1999 (Yankees and Braves) that this has happened, and the Sox and Cards will meet up in this year's Fall Classic starting Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
This is a baseball purist's dream series: two iconic Major League franchises in baseball-crazed cities with history galore, particularly when it comes to meeting each other on the Grand Old Game's grandest stage.
The Cardinals beat the Red Sox in the World Series in 1946 and '67. The Red Sox returned the favor with a sweep in 2004 that broke an 86-year "curse."
The teams with the best record in both AL and NL will meet in #WorldSeries for first time since 1999. pic.twitter.com/E8EbLsOKTA- MLB (@MLB) October 20, 2013
They're back at it in 2013, and it seems more appropriate than ever.
"If there's any way for a series to surpass what we just went through, we'll find out," Red Sox reliever Craig Breslow said while basking in the glow of TV cameras during the on-field celebration following their American League Championship Series win over the Tigers.
"At this point, any team that's still around is pretty good. They're riding high after a pretty dominant performance in the NLCS. We'll do our homework. We know we'll be prepared. Our coaching staff will give us all the information that's available, and the success will come down to executing the way we've done all season."
St. Louis will be bringing to Beantown a team that carries a potent mixture of offense, power arms, veteran experience and youth. The Cards beat the Pirates in an emotional five-game National League Division Series and prevailed in six against the Dodgers in the NLCS.
St. Louis got great starting pitching from ace Adam Wainwright, who will likely start Game 1 of the World Series, and unbelievable starting pitching from rookie Michael Wacha, who has not been beaten this October and who just defeated Clayton Kershaw in the NLCS clincher on Friday with shutout ball.
Since closing the regular season with 8 2/3 no-hit innings, the 22-year-old rookie has pitched 21 postseason innings, limiting the Pirates and Dodgers to one run on eight hits.
"I think we just don't talk about it much, because we don't want it to change," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said of Wacha's brilliance. "We want to see it a few more times -- a couple, at least. We just want him to think that this is normal and this is expected."
What's also expected on the Cards' side is that Carlos Beltran, who has proven again this fall that he's one of the greatest postseason hitters in Major League history, will make the most of what somehow is his first trip to the World Series in 16 big league seasons. And that the selfless and talented group of players surrounding him in the lineup will contribute the way they have all year.
"During the regular season, we went through ups and downs and we stood together," Beltran said. "We did it as a team, actually. It was fun just being able to watch the veteran guys try to help the younger guys -- being able to see the younger guys coming along and just coming here and do their job. It feels great."
The Red Sox were echoing similar sentiments after polishing off the Tigers in the ALCS, which featured four one-run games out of the six.
In other words, the Red Sox are battle tested, too, and this pennant-winning club has a strong blend of character, grit and, most important, talent.
Boston rebounded from a last-place finish in the AL East in 2012 by rebuilding the roster through deft moves by general manager Ben Cherington, including the hiring of manager John Farrell. Starting pitchers Jon Lester and John Lackey were much improved, Clay Buchholz had an excellent year when healthy, and a makeshift bullpen molded by injuries to key pitchers somehow emerged as a force.
All the while, veterans like David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Jacoby Ellsbury and Stephen Drew -- and new acquisitions Shane Victorino, Mike Napoli and Jonny Gomes, led the way with their bats, gloves and attitude.
"We've got to win four more games," Buchholz said. "But the way this team jelled and meshed right away in Spring Training, obviously every team in Major League Baseball has a goal to make the World Series and the playoffs from the start. Everybody here just believed it, and the numbers this year, they speak from themselves. The way guys grinded out at-bats throughout the season, passing the torch to the next guy -- it's what this team's about."
The Red Sox proved to be the most patient offense in the Majors this year. It will be tough to keep that up in a World Series in which they will encounter the proven effectiveness of Wainwright followed by the sheer stuff and poise of Wacha into more heat from St. Louis starters Joe Kelly, Lance Lynn and possibly Shelby Miller. And then there's the bullpen, where closer Trevor Rosenthal, lefty Kevin Siegrist and righty Carlos Martinez all bring mid- to upper-90s gas.
Then again, Boston has one of the best closers in baseball in Koji Uehara, who continued his astounding season with an ALCS MVP Award-winning performance. Farrell will not hesitate to use Uehara for multiple innings, and his setup men -- righty Junichi Tazawa and lefty Breslow -- were seamless in getting the ball to him against Detroit.
So what will it be?
With two teams this good and apparently evenly matched, the only answer we can be confident about might be: "Incredible baseball."
It is the World Series, after all, and Boston catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia's words after his team punched its ticket captured what both clubs are surely thinking.
"We're not going to stop," he said. "We know what our goal is. We want to win the World Series. We're going to bust our tail and make it happen."
Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @DougMillerMLB.


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The Week Ahead: Free agency to get rolling
Fans might be wondering what they're going to do with themselves in the first week since the beginning of April with no Major League games.
Luckily, there's plenty to watch.
Fans might be wondering what they're going to do with themselves in the first week since the beginning of April with no Major League games.
Luckily, there's plenty to watch.
The first action will occur right away Monday as teams have until 5 p.m. ET to make one-year, $14.1 million qualifying offers to their eligible free agents. The teams' exclusive negotiation period ends at midnight ET; a minute later, players are free to negotiate and sign with other teams.
If a players turn down a qualifying offer and elects to sign with another team during the offseason, the club losing that player will receive Draft-pick compensation. A player has one week to accept a qualifying offer -- that deadline is 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 11 -- and be locked in to his current team, or he can decline and hit the open market.
In other words, this is the week in which stars such as Robinson Cano of the Yankees, Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, outfielders Shin-Soo Choo of the Reds, Curtis Granderson of the Yankees and Carlos Beltran of the Cardinals, Red Sox first baseman/designated hitter Mike Napoli, Braves catcher Brian McCann, starting pitchers Ubaldo Jimenez of the Indians, Matt Garza of the Rangers and Ervin Santana of the Royals, and relievers Brian Wilson of the Dodgers, Grant Balfour of the A's and Joaquin Benoit of the Tigers can become available to anyone who might be interested.
It would be surprising to see any of those players sign this week or even next week or the week after that. They'll likely see where the market takes them during negotiations between their agents and prospective employers. They might even wait until after the Winter Meetings, scheduled to be held Dec. 9-12 in Orlando, Fla.
But this week could very well bring about the availability of a new free agent, Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka. Tanaka, who turned 25 on Friday, went 24-0 with a 1.24 ERA for the Rakuten Golden Eagles this season and helped his team to a Japan Series victory over the Yomiuri Giants.
Tanaka will have to be posted by Rakuten in order for Major League teams to be able to bid for his services, but that could happen soon.
In the meantime, there's other unfinished business.
Two teams have not settled on a manager, and general managers don't want to wait long to fill those openings.
The Chicago Cubs have interviewed Padres bench coach Rick Renteria, Padres assistant GM A.J. Hinch, Rays bench coach Dave Martinez, former Nationals and Indians manager Manny Acta and former Indians and Mariners skipper Eric Wedge. The Cubs are expected to sit down with Red Sox bench coach Torey Lovullo this week.
The Seattle Mariners have talked to A's bench coach Chip Hale, former Mariners player and Major League coach Joey Cora, Giants bench coach Ron Wotus, Dodgers third-base coach Tim Wallach, Tigers hitting coach Lloyd McClendon and former Mariners catcher and TV man Dave Valle.
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Victor Cocktail
1/2 Italian Vermouth. (1 oz Carpano Antica)
1/4 Dry Gin. (1/2 oz Tanqueray Gin*)
1/4 Brandy. (1/2 oz Pellehaut Armagnac)
Shake (I stirred) well and strain into cocktail glass.
Wait, Victor Cocktail with Vermouth, Brandy and Gin, that is strangely familiar… Maybe, because I made it just two drinks ago.
Another fine example of the level *cough* care *cough* taken in transcribing and editing the Savoy Cocktail Book, there is the exact same "Victor Cocktail" on pages 167 and 168.
So, fine, a second chance to make this one, and I will not cheat and make it with Genever or Old-Tom, I will make it with a London Dry Gin. OK, THE London Dry Gin, as far as I am concerned, Tanqueray.
Better or worse?
Well, it isn't as bad as I feared it would be, there is actually something interesting about this combo. But I would still declare the Victor made with Bols Genever Victorious. The Genever just makes for a more interesting taste combination.
*The half bottle of Tanqueray Gin used in this cocktail was sent to me by a firm promoting the brand, and, as you may have read on other blogs, the putative birthday of Charles Tanqueray, alleged inventor of the gin.
This post is one in a series documenting my ongoing effort to make all of the cocktails in the Savoy Cocktail Book, starting at the first, Abbey, and ending at the last, Zed.


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The correct prefilter for the Mercedes diesels (that you have used) is very strong and has done a sterling job in your case.
I have tried the cheap paper element pre-filters and they collapse with far less crud, and sometimes tear, allowing the crud into the fuel pump. Fortunately, the main filter will catch it before it gets to the IP.
Put a new OEM prefilter on it and check it often.
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Twitter Creates, Then Kills Bogus Palm Pre Launch Rumor
Twitter is changing journalism a lot, and quickly. I saw just how quickly that's happening when I watched Twitter create, then bury a rumor that the Palm Pre is launching on April 30 - all within about 24 hours.
Let's get one thing straight: The Palm Pre is not launching on April 30. Sprint has a flexible launch window for this phone, not a specific date, and they bounce around dates within the window depending on how the Pre is doing in their labs. The only real drop-dead date for the Pre is June 30 - though my sources say it'll appear before then.
The rumor popped up on Twitter on Saturday thanks to @LogicommInc, an account purporting to belong to Jim Van, a Palm software developer. It got its biggest boost from Om Malik, an entrepreneur and analyst with more than 25,000 Twitter followers.
Here's where things got interesting. In past ages, writers on the same beat would compete against each other, jealously guarding information. But Twitter is a basically cooperative medium, and suddenly, about a dozen mobile tech writers mobilized to verify or shoot down the rumor. I contributed my bit, but the most compelling lines came from Rene Ritchie, editor of TheiPhoneBlog.com, and David Ciccone, editor of Mobility Today:
# saschasegan: Sprint and Palm have a launch window for the #Pre. They may move it around the window. It's only news if they break the window (=2Q09)
# reneritchie: Someone says Palm Pre launches on Apr. 30. Sprint launches on Sundays. Apr. 30 is NOT a Sunday. Kthxbye!
# davidciccone: Palm says Jim Van is a fake.
Of course, you wouldn't have known this if you didn't follow a bunch of mobile tech writers. So the rumor kept on popping up throughout Sunday, pushed by people who didn't know that others had shot it down.
I've linked most of the full Twitter conversation below. The writers involved are must-follows if you're interested in mobile tech; they include Noah Kravitz from Phonedog.com (@Phonedog_Noah), Chris Ziegler from Engadget Mobile (@zpower), Ritchie, Ciccone, blogger Brad Molen (@phonewisdom), ZDNet's Matt Miller (@palmsolo), CrunchGear's Peter Ha (@thepeterha), R3 Media's Vince Nguyen (@nguyen) and the aforementioned impresario Om Malik (@om).
A few big thoughts came out of this for me.
1. If Twitter is helping to turn journalism into a cooperative rather than a competitive endeavor, what does that mean for the fact that we all do still compete in terms of readers and revenue?
2. It's very hard to get the full story on Twitter because you're usually only following some of the people in a conversation. It would be great if the site provided a way to navigate conversations, rather than just individuals. Twitter has a primitive search feature based on people voluntarily tagging posts with # signs, but most people don't usually use the # tags.
3. It's way too easy to start bogus rumors on the Internet. But now it seems to be getting easier to stop them, too.
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Phonedog_Noah @saschasegan
#SARCASM #SARCASM #SARCASM. you knew that. but i just remembered that twitter
is public. about 18 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to saschasegan
Phonedog_Noah @saschasegan He's on the Internet. Better, on Twitter. He's REAL! (let me know when I need to start using #SARCASM tags)about 18 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to saschasegan
phonewisdom @saschasegan assuming a new iPhone comes out this summer, palm will definitely get the pre out before the iPhone. See Samsung instinct.about 18 hours ago from Tweetie in reply to saschasegan
zpower @reneritchie @saschasegan
rock and a hard place. they're down to the wire - can't afford to take their
time OR be buggy.about 19 hours ago from twitterrific in reply to reneritchie
reneritchie ZOMG! @palmsolo totally just tweeted that he has a Nokia N97 and it has a built in espresso maker!about 19 hours ago from web
saschasegan RT @meinck @davidciccone The Palm #Pre "launch date leaker" is a fake says Palm, everyone go back to watching TV now.about 19 hours ago from web
reneritchie@saschasegan @zpower Can Palm afford to rush and have Storm- or Bold-like OS glitches on release? Likely not. Need to take their time.about 19 hours ago from web in reply to saschasegan
palmsolo @saschasegan It seems people are in real need of a release date, but this is grasping at straws IMHO. Maybe I should Tweet I have the N97 ;)about 19 hours ago from web in reply to saschasegan
saschasegan @zpower Yes. They have a window. They can keep moving around targets within the window until the last minute without worrying too much.about 19 hours ago from web in reply to zpower
saschasegan I think I have to walk away from this #Pre madness now. The #Pre will ONLY be late if it launches after June 30. (See iPhone.) End of story.about 19 hours ago from web
zpower @saschasegan at this point, I've heard virtually every date between now and 7/1. I'm not convinced a date has even been set. about 19 hours ago from twitterrific in reply to saschasegan
reneritchie @palmsolo Agreed. (Not that the concept of NDA has stopped iPhone 3.0 software leaks :/ )about 19 hours ago from web in reply to palmsolo
saschasegan RT @palmsolo Do people seriously think some person posting Tweets is a valid source for Pre release? I HIGHLY doubt this is realabout 19 hours ago from web
palmsolo @reneritchie If the person has one, they would be under NDA and couldn't say anything. One way to get followers I guessabout 19 hours ago from web in reply to reneritchie
saschasegan @palmsolo THAAAAAANK YOOOOOOOU MATTTTTTTabout 19 hours ago from web in reply to palmsolo
saschasegan @Phonedog_Noah (Exception: VZW bought huge Black Friday marketing campaign for Storm, had to lie in that bed they made.)about 19 hours ago from web in reply to Phonedog_Noah
palmsolo @reneritchie Do people seriously think some person posting Tweets is a valid source for Pre release? I HIGHLY doubt this is realabout 19 hours ago from web in reply to reneritchie
saschasegan @Phonedog_Noah Anyone who has worked in this industry for 30 minutes should know carriers almost always allow flexibility 4 launch dates.about 19 hours ago from web in reply to Phonedog_Noah
om @saschasegan thanks for the information. appreciate it. #Preabout 19 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to saschasegan
reneritchie Attn interwebs: Someone says Palm Pre launches on Apr. 30. Sprint launches on Sundays. Apr. 30 is NOT a Sunday. Kthxbye!about 19 hours ago from web
reneritchie @nguyen Doesn't Sprint almost always launch on Sundays? April 30's a Thursday...about 19 hours ago from web in reply to nguyen
nguyen RT @palmpre: Palm Pre release date rumor, April 30th? http://tinyurl.com/dar6qs #MeetPre @palm_inc #palmpreabout 19 hours ago from twhirl
Phonedog_Noah @saschasegan Didn't you see? Some guy tweeted #Pre's launch date and price. He's a CEO of a company.about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to saschasegan
saschasegan @om Sprint and Palm have a launch window for the #Pre. They may move it around the window. It's only news if they break the window (=2Q09)about 20 hours ago from web
ThePeterHa I enjoy spending my saturdays refreshing twitter bc some twat keeps twittering about the Pre. FMLabout 21 hours ago from TwitterBerry
Phonedog_Noah LOL ... RT @meatbus: some guy you don't know told me Palm Pre will ship April 27, "iPhone Pro" will be announced one day before so nobod ...about 21 hours ago from TweetDeck
om rumor via twitter: palm pre on april 30. long odds i guess. @jkontherun http://bit.ly/WlWQsabout 22 hours ago from TweetDeck


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G3x94 effects, including distortion, compression, modulation, delay, and reverb 22 amp / cabinet modelsBuilt-in expression pedal for control over volume or selected effect parameters3 backlit LCDs with contrast control Intuitive user interfaceUltra-fast (1ms) patch change speedUp to 6 effects can be used simultaneously, chained together in any order100 memory locations for the storage of user-created patches 100 factory preset patchesStore and Swap functions make patch organization a breezeAuto Save function for automatic saving of all patch parametersOnboard chromatic tuner supports all standard guitar tunings, including open and drop tuningsTuner range of 435 445 HzLooper allows recording of up to 40 seconds of CD-quality phrase recording 41 built-in rhythm patterns which can be used in conjunction with the LooperEasily integrated into any existing pedalboardInput jack accepts standard mono guitar cable Active/Passive switchBuilt-in expression pedal for control over volume or selected effect parameters Control input for external foot switch or expression pedalDual output jacks for connection to amps or headphonesBalanced XLR output jack with ground lift for DI connection (pre- or post-effect) to line-level devices, mixing boards, and recordersRuns on 4 AA batteries, with alkaline battery life of more than 6 hoursIncluded AC adapter USB port for bus power and firmware updates2-in/2-out USB audio interface for PC/Mac computersCompatible with Zoom Edit&Share patch software Includes Steinberg Cubase LE recording softwareGENERALNumber of effects: 116Number of simultaneous effects: 6Number of patches: 100 (10 banks of 10)Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHzA/D conversion: 128× oversamplingD/A conversion: 128× oversamplingSignal processing: 32−bitFrequency characteristics: 20Hz 20 kHz +1 dB, -3 dB (into 10 kΩ load)Display: Backlit dot matrix LCD x 3Input: Type: Standard mono ¼" phone jackRated input level: -20 dBm*Input impedance: 1 MΩ ACTIVE/PASSIVE (switch selectable)Output: R: Type: Standard mono ¼" phone jackMaximum output level: +5 dBm (output impedance load of 10 kΩ or more)L/Mono/Phones: Type: Standard stereo ¼" phone jackMaximum line output level: +5 dBm (output impedance load of 10 kΩ or more)Maximum headphones output level: 20 mW + 20 mW (into 32Ω load)Balanced: Type: XLR connectorOutput impedance: 100 Ω (HOT-GND, COLD-GND), 200 Ω (HOT-COLD)PRE/POST (switch selectable)GND LIFT (switch selectable)Control input: For Zoom FP01/FP02/FS01Battery type: AA size (LR6) battery x 4Continuous battery operation time: 6 hours when using 4 AA alkaline batteriesAC adapter: DC 9V center-negative, 500 mA (Zoom AD-16)S/N (input conversion noise): 120dBNoise Floor (residual noise): -100dBmUSBUSB interface: Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHzBit rate: 16-bitCompatibility: Windows® XP SP3 (32bit) or newer with Intel® Pentium® 4 1.8GHz or faster, RAM 1GB or more Windows® Vista SP1 (32bit, 64bit) or newer / Windows® 7 (32bit, 64bit) with Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core 2.7GHz or faster, RAM 2GB or more Mac OS X 10.5/10.6/10.7 with Intel® Core Duo 1.83GHz or faster, RAM 1GB or moreOtherDimensions: 175mm(D) x 323mm(W) x 66mm (H)Weight: 1.6kg * Note: 0 dBm = 0.775 VrmsG3Xn 70 (68 effects, 1 looper pedal, and 1 rhythm pedal) onboard high-quality digital effects, including distortion, overdrive, EQ, compression, delay, reverb, flanging, phasing, and chorusing 5 new amp emulators plus 5 cabinet emulators 75 custom-designed factory patches Free ZOOM Guitar Lab Mac/Windows software allows downloading of additional effects and patches Use up to 7 effects simultaneously, chained together in any order 3 stompbox switches allow effects to instantly be brought in and out Intuitive user interface 3 independent editing displays Auto Save function for automatic saving of all patch parameters Onboard chromatic tuner with dedicated footswitch supports all standard guitar tunings, including open and drop tunings Tuner range of 435 - 445 Hz Stereo/mono Looper allows recording of up to 80 seconds of phrase recording 68 built-in rhythm patterns that can be used in conjunction with the Looper Tap Tempo with dedicated footswitch Input jack accepts standard guitar cable Auxiliary stereo input jack for connection of smartphones and music players Dual output jacks for connection to guitar amps and mono or stereo PA systems Dedicated stereo headphone output Included AC adapter
Mas onti effects and amp models ng n, so meaning stepped down version ba ito? Sa n may option ka to download effects/amp, madadagdagan yung effects nito? Or marereplace lang existing?
They've release some Amp and effects updates na. You can add new effects and amps as they release. Once na full na yung memory, you can opt to replace amps/effects you don't use.Medyo straightforward naman yung GuitarLab Software that comes with the package. I have the G5n btw.
I see. Nako, mukhang ito na lang kukunin ko. Hm score nyo sa G5n sir? May idea kayo sa price ng g3xn?
Napabili ko na from Japan.
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We inspire girls
to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.
We envision
a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.
Girls on the Run NYC is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world where every girls knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.
Our Story
Girls on the Run NYC is an Independent Council of Girls on the Run International. Girls on the Run Manhattan was established in 2006; and in 2011, became Girls on the Run NYC as we expanded and now have program sites in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and Manhattan.
Girls on the Run International was established in 1996 in Charlotte, North Carolina by Molly Barker. What started with thirteen girls in one school has grown to over 200 councils in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. With the help of almost 100,000 volunteers, Girls on the Run served nearly 180,000 girls in 2015, including our millionth girl! Girls on the Run continues to grow and currently hosts more than 350 end-of-season 5k events across the United States, making the Girls on the Run 5k series the largest in the country. Girls on the Run has also expanded to include middle school girls through Heart & Sole, a program dedicated to the unique needs of adolescent girls.
Core Values
Recognize our power and responsibility to be intentional in our decision making
Embrace our differences and find strength in our connectedness
Express joy, optimism and gratitude through our words, thoughts and actions
Nurture our physical, emotional and spiritual health
Lead with an open heart and assume positive intent
Stand up for ourselves and others
Girls on the Run NYC is an Independent council of Girls on the Run International, which has a network of over 200 councils across 50 states and the District of Columbia.


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The U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement Agency (ICE) has a federal contract out to bid for 200 million rounds of automatic weapons ammunition for its agents, a figure that represents about 10,000 rounds for each of its 20,000 employees. You read that correctly, 200,000,000 rounds of .223 automatic weapons ammunition.
According to the Federal Business Opportunities website, the on-line contracting portal of the federal government, the ICE bid would purchase the following: "The estimated amount over the 5 year duration of the contract will be 165,000,000 rounds" of ".223 Remington Caliber SD" to "DHS component locations within the Continental United States (CONUS) and its territories including Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, the Northern Marianna [sic] Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands." On September 16, this solicitation was increased to 200 million rounds over five years.
This amounts to about 10,000 rounds for every one of the 20,000 ICE employees, including secretaries and support staff. The .223 round is the standard ammunition for the military's automatic rifle M-4 Carbine, its predecessor, the M-16, as well as the civilian semi-automatic equivalent, the AR-15. So ICE is ordering enough ammunition for a major war, even as it mandates that some ICE agents patrol the U.S.-Mexican border with bean-bag guns.
But this isn't the only contract that ICE has for firearms ammunition. ICE also ordered in September some 25,000 rounds of blank .308 rifle ammunition and "176,000 ROUNDS of .308 caliber 168 Grain hollow point," both for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement division of DHS. The .308 round is the preferred round for police snipers. Either ICE agents are going to do some heavy-duty target practice over the next couple of years, or the agency is planning for some serious violence, or both.
And ICE isn't the only civilian federal law enforcement agency stockpiling ammunition; it's only the most prolific ammunition stockpiler. The DHS, i.e., the Department of Homeland Security (which oversees ICE), has a separate and additional request for an undisclosed number of boxes of SigSauer .357 hollow point rounds for the TSA. And that request has a whole range of requirements that indicate they are not going to be used for target practice. The bid specs require: "The projectile ... shall penetrate a minimum of 12.0 inches and a maximum of 18.0 inches into a ballistic gelatin block after passing through the heavy clothing barriers. Bullet Expansion. The projectile (representing the largest recovered mass fraction of the original bullet mass) shall expand to a minimum size of 140% of the original bullet diameter."
DHS already spent some $4.6 million on a classified number of .223 rounds in a July 30 contract with Federal Arms. And the DHS also ordered riot gear in July of this year. The arms and equipment orders might make one wonder: Is DHS planning for Greek-style riots in the United States?
Other examples of federal law enforcement ammunition stockpiling include:
• The U.S. Bureau of Prisons ordered 50,000 rounds of 9 millimeter semi-automatic handgun ammunition. The bid includes humorous instructions to federal contractors: "Please note: this will be delivered to a Federal Prison, and special shipping instruction will be provided to ensure that the shipment arrives at our warehouse and away from inmates." One would hope so!
• The Bureau of Indian Affairs ordered several dozen boxes of 12-gauge shotgun shells.
• Even the National Weather Service has ordered 76,000 rounds of .40 caliber semi-automatic handgun ammunition, though it also ordered some 500 paper targets with the August 2012 bid. Presumably these rounds are for target practice. But what does the National Weather Service need guns and ammunition for?
All this is in addition to a Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) order of more than 40,000 rounds of various calibers of police weapons awarded in August. So why do ICE and the rest of the DHS need all those rounds if they target practice at the FLETC?


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7 million Obamacare customers?
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius once described 7 million new Obamacare customers in the first year as what "success looks like."
The White House is now trying to affix another label to the estimate: meaningless.
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It might be too late. For months, the Obama administration embraced the projection by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office as a way to explain enrollment goals, boosting their political significance. But the broken HealthCare.gov website caused the program to lag far behind on signing up customers, and it's a steep climb to register 7 million people by the March deadline.
( Also on POLITICO: Full health care policy coverage)
About 365,000 selected a plan through the state and federal insurance exchanges in the first two months, according to figures released Wednesday, only a fraction of what the administration had estimated.
Republicans are holding up the 7 million figure as the latest example of why Obamacare is failing . They're comparing it to President Barack Obama's failed pledge that consumers can keep their insurance plans or doctors if they like them — another case of the administration having to answer for its rhetorical shorthand.
But White House officials — backed up by policy wonks and insurance industry experts — say the figure has very little bearing on whether Obamacare can provide affordable coverage.
( PHOTOS: 12 Democrats criticizing the Obamacare rollout)
The mix of young and old within each state and individual insurance marketplace is what matters, not the participation rate at the national level, the officials said. And even though they adopted the estimate as a marker for people to grasp the scale of the task in the first year and beyond, White House officials said it shouldn't be viewed as the definitive benchmark for success.
"It was important to point out that 40 million people were not going to be insured in one year," said David Simas, a White House deputy senior adviser who has developed the outreach model to make Obamacare work. "CBO provided the best proof point that this is a three-year ramp up when they estimated 7 million in the first year. The CBO first-year estimate, however, did not speak to the viability of the markets. What will is the mix of healthy to unhealthy on a market by market, insurer by insurer basis."
It's a distinction that got lost as administration officials sought to boil down the complexities of the law into digestible bits.
( Also on POLITICO: Polls show most disapprove of Obamacare)
CBO issued projections in May that about 25 million people would obtain insurance over the next three years, including 7 million in 2014. The administration took that figure and extrapolated: Of that 7 million, about 2.7 million would need need to be young or healthy in order to keep premiums down for everybody.
Soon, the numbers were popping up in interviews and at least one administration memo.
In June, Sebelius described 7 million consumers in the first year as a "realistic target." One day before HealthCare.gov launched Oct. 1, NBC News asked Sebelius: "What does success look like?"
"Well, I think success looks like at least 7 million people having signed up by the end of March 2014," she responded.
Also in September, Marilyn Tavenner, who heads the HHS agency responsible for implementing the Affordable Care Act, circulated a memo projecting the monthly enrollment targets: 500,000 in October, 706,000 in November and 2.1 million in December for a total of 3.2 million by the time coverage began Jan. 1.
The ramp up would continue at a pace of about 1.2 million a month until enrollment hit 7 million in March, the memo stated.
A senior White House official said recently that the memo, which was released by the House Ways and Means Committee, was simply a thought experiment — not an assessment of whether the markets would need to hit those levels to be viable.


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One girl's twistedly fantastic interpretation of what the hell is really going on in those tribes.
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Denise: Smooth Operator
Dim the lights, my bitches. Put on some smooth jazz and light the candles next to the tub. This is 41 year old Denise and do you know what she does for a living? She's a sex therapist. Oh yeah! I don't really know what a sex therapist does, but I can only assume it involves having sex on a daily basis with couples in trouble. She probably says a lot of things like, "Watch me do this! Do you see what happens when I do that? Don't stick that there, stick it here. Yes, help yourself to the nipple clamps. Don't be shy." *quickly googles online sex therapy schools*
Denise doesn't care for lazy people and hopes Survivor will be kind enough to give her a sturdy jog bra so her "40 year old ta-ta's" aren't dangling out. Other than a chesticle support mechanism, Denise would also like to bring a photo of her husband and daughter with her. In addition to being a devoted mother and wife, Denise prides herself on being able to engage with people quickly like she does on a daily basis whenever a client walks through her door. To be fair, you have to engage with someone quickly when they walk into your office with their pants around their ankles and they say, "Teach me."
Let's see if Denise is the smooth operator - coast to coast, L.A. to Chicago - I so want her to be. Please to enjoy:
She's personable and, my god, look at her arms. This chick has no need for a machete. All she needs to do is bash two coconuts together with sheer bicep power and - voila! - they're open. I'm also getting the distinct feeling that Dr. Denise won't take any shit from the young'un's. Smart, tough, no nonsense - I could like her if she doesn't suffer fools gladly and kicks the guys asses in the competitions. And if she makes that wretched Angie cry, we all win! I'm not seeing a lot of drama potential here though, but she could definitely be a force to be reckoned with physically. And if she gives some late night campfire "This is where your G spot is" lessons, then she could be my favorite Survivor ever!
So, what do you think of Denise? Will she thrive socially or be the camp work horse? And is there really such a thing as having too many riding crops? Comment it out bitches!
7 comments:
- AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 11:58 AM
My oh my such a willing participant. She's a yes man. But she seems smart enough to not let her self become the, taken advantage of, camp slave. She's got drive and determination for challenges... I like her.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 9:21 PM
This is America where judge everyone based solely on looks. That being said, Denise don't stand a chance.ReplyDelete
I like her- I hope she makes it far. I am so sick of these "Barbie" types.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2012 at 12:07 AM
OK--I am just coming (pun intended) off from my Fifty Shades Trilogy and I have to say that I like her. I would love to see SOME intellect in this show (not to take away from good eye candy like Malcolm) but I think she will be interesting.ReplyDelete
- CelulitusSeptember 21, 2012 at 9:28 AM
Sex Therapy sounds fun. Take 2 nipple clamps and call me in the middle of the night! So how does that make you feel?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousNovember 13, 2012 at 7:51 AM


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Steven P. Segal and Leah A. Jacobs
The deinstitutionalization policy sought to prevent unnecessary admission and retention in institutions for six populations: elderly people, children, people with mental illness or developmental disabilities, criminal offenders, and, more recently, the homeless. It also sought to develop community alternatives for housing, treating, and habilitating or rehabilitating these groups. U.S. institutional populations, however, have increased since the policy's inception by 212%. As implemented, deinstitutionalization initiated a process that involved a societal shift in the type of institutions and institutional alternatives used to house these groups, often referred to as transinstitutionalization. This entry considers how this shift has affected the care and control of such individuals from political, economic, legal, and social perspectives, as well as suggestions for a truer implementation of deinstitutionalization.
Disability: Neurocognitive Disabilities
Lisa S. Patchner and Kevin L. DeWeaver
The multiplicity of disability definitions can be attributed to the heterogeneity of disability, its multifactoral nature, and its effects across the life span. Of particular concern to the social work profession are those persons with neurocognitive disabilities. Neurocognitive disabilities are ones where a problem with the brain or neural pathways causes a condition (or conditions) that impairs learning or mental/physical functioning or both. Some examples are intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and savant syndrome. Neurocognitive disabilities are the most difficult to diagnose often times because of their invisibility. Providing services for people with neurocognitive disabilities is very difficult, and people with these disabilities are among the most vulnerable populations in today's society. This entry discusses neurocognitive disabilities and current and future trends in social work disability practice.
Interventions for Physically and Sexually Abused Children
Kathleen Coulborn Faller
Social workers play a vital role in helping physically and sexually abused children. In order to play this role, they need knowledge about the nature of the problem: (1) legal definitions of physical and sexual abuse, (2) its incidence and prevalence, and (3) its signs and symptoms. Social workers have three major roles to play: (1) identifying and reporting child abuse to agencies mandated to intervene; (2) investigating and assessing children and families involved in child abuse; and (3) providing evidence-based interventions, both case management and treatment, to physically and sexually abused children.
Sheara A. Williams
Violence is a serious social issue that affects millions of individuals, families, and communities every year. It transcends across racial, age, gender, and socioeconomic groups, and is considered a significant public health burden in the United States. The purpose of this entry is to provide an overview of violence as a broad yet complicated concept. Definitional issues are discussed. Additional prevalence rates of select types of violence are presented in addition to risk and protective factors associated with violent behavior. The entry concludes with a summary of approaches to address violence in the context of prevention and intervention strategies.


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We have come across a number of LG monitors and Dell PCs that are failing the earth continuity test in so far as the readings are above the threshold. We are reluctant to fail them as this would cause considerable disruption to the client. We have tested the appliances at several different points with the same result.
The question is: do we fail them or is there some feature with this appliance that would give the high readings?


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Patrick Fahy
Executive pastry chef, Trump International Hotel and Tower
401 N. Wabash Ave.
Patrick Fahy, 34, was born in Rogers Park into a family of five. Mom's specialties were meatloaf and corn chowder with bacon, dad's was French omelets. He spent a year and half in Italy, first at the Apicius cooking school in Florence, then cooking for chef Andrea Bianchini. Back in the States, he worked in restaurants, then several bakeries before landing at the Ritz-Carlton Chicago. It was there his focus turned to pastry.
"At the Ritz, I heard all these stories from the managers about Sebastien Canonne. ... One day someone said, 'Oh yeah, he has a school here in town.' I did the math and thought, 'OK, Can I do 20 grand?'"
He did, studying chocolate with Canonne, sugar with Jacquy Pfeiffer.
"Did it ever change me," says Fahy, who also met his wife at the school. "They made sense. They gave me the temperatures. They explained humidity and crystallization. Of course, if I wasn't able to apply it once I got out of school, it would have just gone down the chute."
But apply it he did with a stage (unpaid internship) at Thomas Keller's The French Laundry (creating a dessert of thin almond dacquoise, almond cream layers and candied plums for his tryout), followed by stints at Blackbird and Sofitel Chicago Water Tower.
"I still remember every boss I ever had, every teacher I ever had. I always have little memory capsules releasing words they said in my head. ... Every now and then you're doing your job and you go, 'Wow, I'm glad I listened that day because it's helping right now.'"
At Trump, where he's been for a year, he oversees a staff that prepares sweets for two restaurants (Rebar and the 4-star Sixteen), room service, the Terrace and banquets.
"Creativity starts with being in play mode — that's a John Cleese line I stole. When you're in working mode ... you're following a recipe, there's no second thought about it," says Fahy, who's been nominated for James Beard Foundation awards. "When you're in play mode, you're 'OK, let's have some fun. If we change the texture of that, what's it going to be like?'"
Most important tool?
"I used to say spatula, I used to say thermometer, then I finally got smart and said it's my hands. ... A tool is something to speed up the process that your hands can't do."
Ingredients you love playing with?
"It's texture. Like making a puree so it's warm, so it's cold, so it's a silky-smooth sauce or so it's like a granite (granita) so it's crumbly."
Toughest thing you've had to learn?
"Sugar blowing. I'm still working on it."
Ever make mistakes?
"Every day. ... (In) Italy, I was making a big batch of pastry cream. It was in the beginning. I didn't know my Italian yet so what I thought was cornstarch was actually powdered sugar. It didn't thicken up and was really, really soupy. Andrea figured out what happened and politely whispered in my ear: 'Just take it over to the toilet and flush it.'"


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SEATTLE (Reuters) - A boycott by Seattle teachers of a widely used standardized test has attracted national attention and given new momentum to a growing protest movement that seeks to limit standardized testing in U.S. public schools.
The revolt by Seattle public school teachers, joining educators and students elsewhere, comes at a time of bitter political wrangling over how best to reinvigorate a $525 billion public school system that leaves American children lagging their counterparts in countries like Finland and South Korea.
Standardized tests have played an ever-more prominent role in public schools over the past decade.
Yearly testing in reading and math for elementary school students required by former President George W. Bush's 2002 landmark testing law, known as "No Child Left Behind," exposed stark achievement gaps in many schools, mainly along racial and economic lines, and spurred interventions to help struggling kids.
Sandy Kress, a former advisor to Bush on the law and lobbyist for Pearson, a company that publishes academic tests, said focusing too much on test scores alone will, in the end, cheat students out of the kind of quality education that sometimes can't be measured by standardized tests.
"If it's all back to just grades ... a lot of people will have an easy time for about 10 years, (but later) our kids will suffer dramatically," Kress said.
The Obama administration supports regular testing but has signaled some flexibility.
"Should you assess kids every year? Yes," Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said recently. He added he was "more than sympathetic" to growing concerns about over-testing in school districts, some of which run standardized tests multiple times each year.
"There's a common-sense middle ground," Duncan said.
Increasingly, standardized tests carry high stakes. Teachers are often evaluated in part by their students' scores, and students may have to pass a standardized test to advance to the next grade in elementary school or earn a high-school diploma.
To prepare students for those high-stakes exams, and to monitor their academic progress more closely, many school districts - like Seattle - give additional standardized tests throughout the year.
That's what teachers at Seattle's Garfield High School were protesting when they decided in January to boycott the multiple-choice Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test, saying the computerized exam is not aligned with the state's curriculum and produces "meaningless results" upon which they are indirectly evaluated.
The Northwest Evaluation Association, maker of the MAP, said its test adapts to students' individual aptitudes and quickly provides educators with a reliable, fair progress report, though the test version used may not adhere to a specific teacher's syllabus.
Seattle schools have given the MAP test three times a year since 2009, on top of two other state-mandated exams. It is used in hundreds of school systems throughout Washington state and elsewhere.
Teachers and students staged rallies, and about 270 parents opted out for their children, some noting that the test was not required for graduation. Hundreds of students protested, either by not taking the test or completing it so quickly or randomly that the results were invalid, Garfield High School testing coordinator Kris McBride said.
Educators who did not give the test by February 28, the last day winter MAP test scores are valid, could face disciplinary action, said Clover Codd, a top official with the Seattle School District.
"We hear their concerns, we want to work with them, but we need to do what's right for our children," Codd said. "There may be two rights here."
A district-appointed task force will recommend on May 2 whether to renew a contract to use MAP, which costs the district $436,114 for 36,718 licenses.
The Seattle dissent was mirrored by dozens of high school students in Portland, Oregon, who launched a boycott in February over state-required exams students must pass to graduate, though they can meet the new proficiency requirements using other tests.
In Providence, Rhode Island, high school students splattered themselves with fake blood and pretended to be zombies to protest a similar move by state education officials.
Elsewhere, more than 500 school boards in Texas - and several large school districts in Florida - have passed resolutions demanding a reduced focus on standardized tests.
"We are just seeing the very beginning of this testing revolt," Jesse Hagopian, one of the dissenting teachers in Seattle, told Reuters.
"Maybe you can call it the 'Teachers' Spring,'" he added.
The Seattle move has drawn support from education leaders, such as historian Diane Ravitch, and the nation's largest teacher unions.
"As soon as they use an ill-designed test to make a high-stakes decision on someone's employment, I believe it's going to be in court," National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel told Reuters.
After demonstrators gathered outside Seattle Town Hall to protest her appearance there last month, the featured speaker, former chancellor of Washington, D.C., public schools Michelle Rhee, expressed her continued support for high-stakes testing.
"For far too long in this country, there was no accountability," Rhee said, later adding that collecting regular testing data was crucial to measuring student learning and should factor prominently in evaluations of teachers.
Outside Rhee's talk was Robert Murphy, a math teacher at a different Seattle high school that he said was rife with struggling students who need more instruction time.
"I know the glazed look in their eyes from the same test over and over," he said.
Additional reporting by Stephanie Simon in Washington; Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Barbara Goldberg


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Skyforce Defense Shines in Second Straight Win
Tone was set during the opening stages. A physical defensive battle began to form. The first made shot occurred on a putback two minutes after tipoff. It was the only time Reno would lead. A barrage of Bighorn turnovers and subpar shooting due to a stifling Sioux Falls defense sent the Skyforce to their second straight win 103-73 on Saturday night at the Sanford Pentagon.
Coach Pat Delany has stressed the defensive mindset through training camp and his players are quick to oblige. "You've got to have a defensive mentality on this team," says DeAndre Liggins who is one of the top prospects in the NBA Development League. "I'm a defensive player and I know defense is the main reason we're going to win games."
Glaring numbers bear out Liggins' claim. Reno shot only 66 times making 20 going deep in the shot clock on many possessions and committed 26 turnovers. The Sioux Falls ledger shows 81 shots taken converting 36 with 18 turnovers and both teams heading to the charity stripe a similar number of times. Liggins says the team can get a lot better. "We're not used to each other. The season's just started."
Individually, Liggins put together a strong night with 11 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists without turning the ball over. The Skyforce bench made a statement outscoring the starters 53-50 led by Chris Ayer with 15 points and Jamine Peterson's 14. Reno's NBA assignee Ray McCallum led the Bighorns for the second straight night with 16 points, but was 4-15 from the floor. The season series is complete for the two teams with Reno continuing their four game season opening road swing with a date at Santa Cruz Tuesday night. Sioux Falls will hunker down at home and wait for Iowa to arrive on Friday.


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Audrey Babcock
Mezzo-soprano Audrey Babcock is quickly gaining momentous acclaim as a fresh and vibrant interpreter of Carmen. Her richly hued voice, commanding presence, alluring body language, and sharply honed acting skills give her performances startling poignancy and depth, making her a sought after figure on the operatic scene.
The 2012-2013 season finds Ms. Babcock as Maddalena in Rigoletto (Saratoga Opera) and making her return to Florentine Opera for the title role in Carmen. She also will join Syracuse Opera as Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd. Ms. Babcock started her 2010-2011 season in Rigoletto as Maddalena with Virginia Opera, followed by the title role in Carmen with Opera Naples, Nashville Opera and the Buck Hill Festival, Jo in Little Women (Utah Opera), and 2nd Lady in Die Zauberflöte (Spoleto Festival, USA). This past summer marked her debut with Opera New Jersey as the Secretary in Menotti's The Consul where the Star Ledger noted that, "…Babcock stood out with a radiant Mezzo-Soprano and a fittingly tart sense of humor."
Her engagements for 2009-2010 included Rigoletto with Nashville Opera, Florentine Opera and Tulsa Opera, as well as Aldonza/Dulcinea in Man of La Mancha (Shreveport Opera), and Carmen (Wichita Grand Opera). Ms. Babcock also made her European debut in Carmen with the Savonlinna Opera Festival in 2010.
Engagements for the 2008 season included Carmen (San Antonio Opera) where the SACurrent said, "Babcock's voice is sultry and pillowy…she screamed sex", Maddalena (Toledo Opera), and the World Premier of the one woman show,"Lily; her life, his music" at Dicapo Opera. Ms. Babcock also sang Dorabella in Così Fan Tutte (Opera Idaho), Jo in Little Women ("Artist of the Year" award, Syracuse Opera), Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana (Utah Festival Opera), and Carmen in Carmen (Utah Festival Opera). Ms. Babcock also appeared as Aldonza/Dulcinea in Man of La Mancha (Lyric Opera of San Diego), The Third Lady in The Magic Flute (Opera Pacific), Flora in La Traviata (Cincinnati Opera) and the title role in Carmen with both Toledo Opera and Intermountain Opera.
In the 2006-2007 season Ms. Babcock was featured in a televised concert series with world-renowned singer, Regina Resnik. Other season highlights include the title role in the New York Premier of Tobias Picker's Thérèse Raquin (Dicapo Opera), Carmen in The Tragedy of Carmen (Opera on the James), and Aldonza/Dulcinea in Man of La Mancha (Utah Festival Opera). Ms. Babcock has also performed with New York City Opera, Seattle Opera, Santa Fe Opera, Florida Grand Opera, and The New World Symphony. Ms. Babcock is equally noteworthy in her symphonic concert and recital engagements, which have included Verdi's Requiem (Charleston Symphony and the West Virginia Symphony), Bethoven's 9th Symphony (Eugene Symphony Orchestra), Mahler's Symphony No. 2 (National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica), "Viva Verdi!" (Mobile Opera), "Murder and other Operatic Mayhem" (National Symphony Orchestra), and "Where the Boys Are" with musical director, Steve Blier.
Ms. Babcock is a winner of the George London Award, the Fritz and Lavinia Jensen Foundation award, and an Opera Index Encouragement Award. She was also a Metropolitan Opera Regional Finalist two years in a row. She was a first place winner in the Friday Morning Music Club Washington International Voice Competition and placed in the Florida Grand YPO Voice Competition, Palm Beach Opera Voice Competition, and the Liederkranz Foundation Scholarship Award.
Recording under the name Aviva, Ms. Babcock has released her Debut Album with Global Perspective Records called Songs for Carmen, and tours concert halls and clubs around the US with Flamenco Guitarist Dan Nadel in a concert called, "Beyond Carmen". www.aviva-music.com


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The 41-year-old wheelchair athlete had his place for the London Games officially confirmed yesterday.
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"I'm just absolutely delighted and I'm still buzzing about getting picked for the Paralympics," said Womack.
"Being a Southend United fan I'm used to the ups and downs of sport and my own career has been a bit like that.
"Four years ago I was gutted to be left out of the squad going to Beijing but I'm a firm believer of you get out what you put in.
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