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Supplemental text for coaching methods and health and physical education
methods courses. Reference for health and physical education teachers,
youth sport coaches, and club and elite sport coaches.
Alan Launder has been involved in sports for more than 50 years
as a competitor, teacher, and coach. He has worked in Great Britain, the
United States, and Australia.
He has taught at elementary, secondary, and tertiary levels with
considerable success. His period as head of the physical education
department at Dr. Challoners Grammar School in England in the 1960s was
especially rewarding because in a relatively brief period the school
became a sporting powerhouse.
For the last 20 years of his professional career he was a senior
lecturer at the University of South Australia, where he helped to
develop a four-year degree course in physical education teacher
education that became a model for programs in other countries. He won
the 1992 Rothmans Prize in recognition of his ability to develop and
communicate innovative ideas in sport education.
Launder holds senior coaching qualifications from Great Britain and
Australia in soccer, cricket, basketball, track and field, and table
tennis. In 1984, he was a coach of the Australian track and field team
at the Los Angeles Olympics. In 1986 and 1988 he was the head coach of
the Australian team at the World Junior Championships. In 1991, 1993,
and 1995, he was a coach of the track and field team at the World
University Games. Most recently he has served as a consultant to the
Australian Track and Field Coaches Association and to the Australian
Lacrosse Association as they revised their coach education programs.
Since 1973 Launder was also involved in developing and teaching the
curriculum for the Australian Track and Field Coaches Association and
was a primary contributor to the internationally respected coaching
magazine Modern Athlete and Coach. As the national event coach
for pole vault, he has seen Australia move into world-class standing
with many fine results, including a female world-record holder, the
men's world champion in 2001 and 2009, and the men's Olympic champion in
Launder considers his major career achievement to be the development of
the philosophical and pedagogical principles that underpin the Five Star
Award, an innovative approach to teaching track and field that has been
adopted by more than 20 countries. In 2000, Queen Elizabeth II made
Launder a member of the Order of Australia for services to Australian
In his spare time, Launder enjoys sporting art, travel, snow skiing, and
fine wine. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, in Salisbury East, South
Australia. He has two sons, David and Richard, and four grandsons.
Wendy Piltz has been involved in physical education and sports
for many years as a player, teacher, and coach. Her involvement in a
range of sports and various outdoor pursuits is a significant aspect of
her lifestyle and expertise. An accomplished athlete, Piltz has competed
at the district level in basketball and netball, the state level in
touch, and at the national level in women's cricket and lacrosse.
Wendy is a committed and enthusiastic educator who has worked in
elementary, secondary, and tertiary sectors. She completed her
undergraduate degree in physical education from the University of South
Australia (formerly ACAE) in 1978 and her master's degree in social
psychology from the University of Oregon in 1980. Wendy taught in the
public secondary school system in South Australia for 10 years as a
specialist health and physical education teacher and a school coach of
basketball, lacrosse, cricket, volleyball, touch, athletics, and
netball. In addition, she worked with elementary-aged children and
served as a volunteer for 5 years as the basketball coach of children in
grades 3 to 7 at her daughter's primary school. Her coaching experience
extends to a state level in women's cricket, and she is currently
coaching lacrosse at the North Adelaide club in South Australia.
Wendy began working at the University of South Australia in 1990, where
she joined Alan Launder as a colleague on staff in the health and
physical education faculty working in teaching and curriculum, sport
pedagogy, and group dynamics. Since 1998 she has redesigned the
preservice programs in health and physical education to accommodate
changing program structures and has embedded Play Practice models into
these programs. A key area of Wendy's research focuses on teaching and
learning oriented to practice-based study on the efficacy of this
approach. Her expertise in teaching, innovation in course and program
design, leadership, and mentoring have been acknowledged through
numerous teaching awards at the university. In addition, Wendy has
received two national Australian Sports Commission awards for
outstanding services to sport and innovation in lacrosse coach education.
Wendy regularly presents at international and national conferences in
sport pedagogy, focusing on teaching and learning using Play Practice,
team development, and teacher and coach education. She also maintains a
sustained service to local communities, conducting professional
development workshops for teachers through the Australian Council for
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (ACHPER), sporting clubs, and
state departments of sport and recreation. Wendy has served as a
consultant for the American Sport Education Program (ASEP), Australian
Sports Commission (ASC), Australian Football League, South Australian
National Football League, Women's Lacrosse Australia, and Australian
Touch Association.
In her free time, Wendy enjoys being with friends, swimming, cycling,
and adventure travel. She loves the mountains and is passionate about
snow skiing. Wendy resides in Adelaide, South Australia, and has one
daughter, Kelsey.
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It's pretty good.
Brown rice.
It's pretty good for you.
- It tastes pretty bad.
They taste REALLY good.
They're really good for you too!
Put em together and they balance out.... For sure.
A friend of a friend told me.
White rice+vegetables = a happy stomach and/or life. (this may be untrue)
This is the type of meal that I make when my boyfriend and his bestie have been playing a certain computer game (D3 4 LYFE YALL) for approx 26 days straight. I kid you not.
The first ingredient you will need is rice.
I add sesame seeds to the rice, before the vegies, as a little surprise for myself!
'this is for them twenty somethings,
time really moves fast - you were just sixteen'
Amen sister.
Although, I didn't have my first heels til I was AT LEAST 16.
13? Oh choo cray!
I am also great at writing physical love letters..
The veggies!
oooh steamy!
Basically. Chop em up.
I like mine big and chunky (that's what she said)
Muffin likes his fine and thin (thats what he said) HAHAHA.
Whatever you may like - go for it.
(this is the order I add them to the pan)
10 min veggies and rice
1 T oil
1 T oil
1/2 cup broccoli florets4 mushrooms, chopped roughly
1 small onion, chopped roughly
1 small carrot, sliced thickly
1/2 cup eggplant, chopped roughly
1/4 cup zucchini, chopped roughly
4 green beans, chopped (4 - no more, no less!)
1 stick (stalk?) celery, sliced thickly
3 cloves garlic, chopped roughly
1 t finely sliced birdseye chili
2 t maggi seasoning (yes, this is essentially liquid MSG)
2 T soy sauce
2 t thai sweet chili sauce
1 t sriracha
1/2 t MSG (optional... I mean, don't add it if you're a pansy who only eats bland food. JOKES!)
1 T toasted sesame seeds
1 spring onion, sliced finely
K, go!
Heat oil in pan.
Add veggies. Season with s&p.
Fry on high heat, tossing often.
Once softened, add sauces.
Toss and keep over heat for 2 more minutes.
Serve over rice, garnish with sesame seeds and spring onion.
oh oh! Guess who has toothpaste blue hair?
psst, a sneak unedited peak at my toesies and sugar pot and food scraps! haha.

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Two weeks ago, Casey Nicholson wasn't feeling well. Stomach swelling prompted the 32-year-old to visit the doctor.
Two weeks ago, Casey Nicholson wasn't feeling well. Stomach swelling prompted the 32-year-old to visit the doctor.
That visit, which took place Friday, Sept. 13, revealed that Nicholson had stage four colon cancer, said his brother, Dustin Nicholson.
Now community members are rallying around him in support. The Tuxedo resident is self-employed in the construction business and is uninsured. He's the father of a 3-year-old son and a 1-year-old daughter.
Casey Nicholson had surgery at Wake Forest Baptist Health to remove the tumor. He will start chemotherapy next week.
A fundraiser will be held Oct. 5 and is being organized by Moxie Salon and Spa owner Angie Jones, Barbie Pace and Tracy Gossett. The fundraiser will take place at Elite Events Center at 23 S. Crossing Way in Hendersonville, just off of Spartanburg Highway.
The first idea for a fundraiser was a "cut-a-thon," Jones said, but the event "morphed into something bigger" after donations came rolling in.
The event will now be a block party with food, bounce houses, snow cones, gift card raffles, T-shirts and bracelets for sale and live music. The event has 50 local sponsors. Moxie will also be offering $10 haircuts.
All proceeds from the event will go to help Nicholson with his hospital bills. So far, $3,500 has been raised.
Jones and Casey Nicholson grew up together in Tuxedo, and Jones said the avid fisherman is well-known in the community.
"He has a really big heart," Jones said. "He's just a good guy."
Dustin Nicholson is a lieutenant with the Hendersonville Fire Department and an assistant chief with the Green River Fire Department. Another fundraiser will take place at the Green River Fire Department on Oct. 26, offering a barbecue, singing and a raffle.
The support from the community, Dustin Nicholson said, has blown him away.
"It's been very overwhelming," he said. "We appreciate all the support from everybody."
For more information about the Moxie fundraiser or to donate, call the salon at 828-697-0317.
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Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Bedding for the Fashionista
Diane Von Furstenberg's new bedding collection (available now) is, unsurprisingly, all about bold, colorful prints that are right on trend (think batik and animal print). In short, exactly the kind of bright, bold prints that I gravitate towards (and why I covet DVF's iconic wrap dresses). One could argue that it would take an adventurous, confident person to pull these rooms off, but I'm a big believer of "fake it til you make it." Basing a bedroom around some of these prints will not only make you look confident, but ultimately feel confident. After all, how could you wake up in one of these beds and not feel like you could take on the world?
12 comments:
- Christy said...
Me too. How I'd love to put some of Kate Spade's in my own bedroom! We alternate between a nice brown and white set from West Elm, and a very colorful set from Pottery Barn, and an all white set. So Matt, of course, thinks we're all set. I, of course, disagree! :)
- February 9, 2011 at 6:38 PM
- Kathysue said...
Averill, Omgosh the bottom right image of Kate Spade's is my dining room wallpaper. You know I love that one!!! KS
- February 9, 2011 at 6:38 PM
- Susie @ Maddie's Nest said...
I am excited about the Kate Spade collection. But I must admit we don't have enough bed linens and the shape of our sheet sets are not so pretty. I need to get some new ones. BTW, that fireworks paper in the first Kate Spade image is going in Maddie's bedroom....
- February 9, 2011 at 7:30 PM
- Susan said...
I love the Kate Spade bedding, but as I allow my german shepherd on my bed to sleep occasionally, I will just have to dream about them, and wait until my son (who is 10) leaves home, so that I can turn his bedroom into a pretty guest room.
- February 9, 2011 at 7:56 PM
- Dumbwit Tellher said...
Why do they torture us so? Both lines are going to be fabulous. Hope you all are staying warm tonight? Gosh can it get colder, I think NOT!!
Sending warm thoughts your way ~
- February 9, 2011 at 7:58 PM
- Cathy said...
I love bed linens also! I can sew on a really basic level, but it is good enough to do tons of cool things to a bedroom with the inspiration of a really fab spread or color scheme. Thanks for the heads up on what is new in linens.
I am so glad I found you through Its Great to Be Home. You are on it's "Must Visit" list and I certainly agree. WHEN is your baby due?
- February 9, 2011 at 8:01 PM
- ashlina {the decorista} said...
i love me some DVF!
- February 9, 2011 at 9:26 PM
- Connie @ SogniESorrisi said...
You know, I have such a hard time finding bedding I really like. I FINALLY found a new set that fit my requirements and colour scheme (I didn't want to get anything made to save $).
I just found it very difficult to find a set with most of the things that I was looking for but glad I finally found it!
- February 10, 2011 at 1:29 AM
- Liz @ It's Great To Be Home said...
I'm off to check out the DVF line - you know I can't resist all that color! We have a Pottery Barn quilt and duvet that we alternate between (one navy, the other colorful) and I'm wanting something more neutral with accent pillows. I'm guessing the hubby will be hard to convince. :)
- February 10, 2011 at 9:23 AM
- Laura@JourneyChic said...
I really like the Kate Spade sets - very pretty!
- February 11, 2011 at 2:20 PM
- The Zhush said...
So amazing...and so true, really great bedding does make the whole bedroom!
- February 14, 2011 at 6:42 AM
- The Closet Therapist said...
Hi, Just found your blog! I wanted to tell you that I used one of your photos in my blog post today, and gave you photo credit. I live in suburban Houston too. So glad the pink closet brought us together :)
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Do you have a late model laptop computer that is either out of space or doesn't seem to deliver the performance you're looking for? You can breathe new life into your computer and increase your performance without having to purchase a brand new laptop. A relatively new and exciting storage technology has come to market which will solve space/performance issues. It's called Solid State Hybrid Drive technology or SSHD.
This new hybrid storage category uses just a small amount of solid state storage and integrates it with a traditional hard drive. The result delivers exceptionally fast performance, big capacity points like a hard drive and a price that is very affordable. You can get performance you never thought possible and the extra capacity to store your digital life
Sound complicated? It's actually quite simple. Replacing the hard drive in your laptop computer is much easier than you might think. Here are the three steps to upgrading the storage in your laptop computer.
Now that you know it's relatively simple to tackle your own upgrade,let's take a look at the two key tools you'll need to get it done:
You will need to purchase: a Seagate Laptop SSHD, the appropriate cable for your laptop, and the free DiscWizard™ software application.
Seagate provides a free download of DiscWizard software, which includes a feature to automate the data duplication process or clone your installed hard drive.
There is no need to be afraid to tackle this simple but effective way to boost the performance in your aging laptop while simultaneously getting a bunch of needed capacity. You'll be up and running in no time. Don't be surprised when you start to think you've purchased a brand new system!
1 You can do this by checking your laptop documentation, checking the manufacturer's website, or removing the drive and checking the model number of the hard drive itself. In most cases, your laptop is going to have a standard 2.5-inch HDD that is 9.5mm high. If your computer is relatively new, you might have a thinner HDD measuring only 7mm high. If your computer is really small and perhaps a little older, you may even have a 1.8-inch form factor HDD. In any case, it's wise to know what you're starting with, so you can purchase a replacement drive with the same physical dimensions.
2 This includes the operating system, device driver and all data, so that the new drive can boot and run your computer just like the original. This is often referred to as cloning. You need special software to help you with this step, so we'll cover the options shortly.


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L. Neil Smith's
Number 338, September 25, 2005
"Listening to the Libertarians Yapping"
Laying the Bricks of Blame
Special to TLE
Whether it's advisable or not, there was really never any doubt that the city of New Orleans would be rebuilt. When it is, the experience of Hurricane Katrina will doubtless also ensure that the levees surrounding those areas below sea level are improved to withstand stronger storms and higher water.
Along with the clean-up and the plans for restoring and rebuilding those parts of the city that were destroyed by wind or water, many in officialdom are also preoccupied with what the Bush administration calls "the blame game." Some are calling for investigations; others are skipping right to the punishment phase for those they believe responsible for the devastation (or at least for the failure to adequately mitigate it).
I've decided that the best way to handle both building and blame is to combine the two into one neat, efficient, and eminently suitable package. Here's my idea: We build a wall around New Orleans to keep out the waterand then we put certain people behind it and lock the gates to keep them out of the rest of the country.
In no particular order, here are those I believe deserve to be sequestered for the rest of their lives and why:
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who failed on so many levels that it's tempting to suggest he actually be made into a part of the wall rather than merely locked up behind it!
First and foremost, Nagin failed to have an adequate evacuation plan in place. He oversees the city and its emergency management teams, thus the buck stops with him. Mayor Naginas well as officials at other levelswere well aware of the havoc a sizeable storm could wreak on New Orleans. (Critics now allege that even those plans that were in place weren't followed by the mayor.) Later, when there was still time to evacuate those who'd been unable to leave earlier, Nagin had it within his means to transport thousands by using school buses. He declined to do so, asking that more comfortable Greyhounds be provided instead. The school buses stayed parked where they were eventually rendered unusable by the rising flood waters.
Meanwhile, Nagin got on national television and shouted to all who would listen that the federal "cavalry" was slow to arrive. He should have checked in his own back yard before accusing anybody else of failure to do their jobs: the New Orleans police force endured rampant desertion by its officers. Adding insult to injury for those volunteers and law enforcement from other areas who worked so tirelessly, Nagin then asked that the police be given Las Vegas vacations at FEMA expense (FEMA declined; Nagin promptly said the city would pay for the trips, and he was backed up by his police superintendent).
Nagin's shortcomings were more than underscored by...
Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco, whose indecisiveness alone cost any number of lives.
While Mayor Nagin was busy pointing his blame game finger at President Bush and FEMA, Governor Blanco was busy actually causing or exacerbating some of the worst problems plaguing the city of New Orleans. The Red Cross was poised to enter the city with a convoy to the Superdome (where thousands were later the victims of extraordinarily unhygienic conditions and a lack of food and water), but the state's Department of Homeland Security refused them admittance. (Ironically, the supplies were blocked because DHS was afraid people wouldn't be as anxious to leave if their needs were met while Mayor Nagin was busy ensuring that there was no way for them to do so.)
Mayor Nagin later moved his finger to point directly at Governor Blanco after it was made clear that the president had already offered immediate aid, but the governor wanted "24 hours to make a decision." In fact, at least some federal resources were ready to go even before the hurricane struck. But there's a legal requirement (which prohibits the federal government from simply steamrolling over a state's authoritya novel idea, that) that the governor call and ask for help. Blanco didn't. Mayor Nagin's much lambasted "cavalry" was, in fact, ready to ride; but in the absence of permission to deploy, it was stymied.
With or without Blanco's blessing, questionable (at best) action was being taken by...
New Orleans Police Superintendent P. Edwin Compass III, whose blatant disregard for the Constitution or even humane behavior is appalling.
Forget any temptation to suggest Compass be an integral part of the wall: I'm actually suggesting it. Among other things, Compass was personallyeither directly or indirectlyresponsible for such atrocities as the shooting of pets in front of their owners if those owners refused to evacuate because of their loyalty to their animals (as an aside, I'm one of the people who would not, for any price or reason, desert my petsthey go with me, or I stay with them, period).
Compass also issued orders to confiscate firearms from citizens in direct defiance of the Second Amendment and the Louisiana State Constitution (where exceptions for emergencies are not made), rendering them helpless in the face of those not so easily coerced into giving up their weapons. In a New York Times article, Compass is quoted as saying that, "Only law enforcement are allowed to have weapons." I've personally seen video footage of door-to-door weapons searches and handcuffed citizens (ABC News) and an elderly woman being tackled to the floor after obeying a request by the police to show them her gunand which she was handling at the time in a perfectly safe and non-threatening manner (Fox News).
After all of this, if we can't cement Compass into the wall we're building around New Orleans, can we at least send him to Las Vegas with the rest of the police force? Hopefully, he can spend his time there wondering how best to exact discipline on...
New Orleans Police Department officers who deserted their posts in the time of their city's greatest need.
Yes, many were worried about their own families and homesbut they signed on to do a job made even more important in emergencies like this one, and they failed to live up to their end of the contract thus causing added burdens to the families and homes of those they were sworn to protect. For those officers who stayed on the job, I have nothing but sympathy and praise with a couple of notable exceptions: Those who shot beloved pets and those who participated in the confiscation of firearms deserve no better than to be caged behind tall walls with...
Looters, snipers, and other criminal elements
While it's tough to argue against the "liberation" of food and water in what turned out to be siege circumstances, can anyone explain to me the legitimacy of stealing televisions in a city which is nowand which is likely to continue to be for some timeelectrical power?
One of the most horrifying reports to come out of the beleaguered city of New Orleans involved shots fired at rescue workers or reconstruction experts. Those snipers who took potshots at helicopters, who prevented or delayed hospital evacuations by firing on those engaged in the process, and who ended up in a gun battle with police after firing at Army Corps of Engineer workers are subhuman. If the police (or National Guard) were given shoot-to-kill orders, then it's those snipers that should be at the top of the list for a bullet.
Some reports on CNN are claiming that there were "mutilated bodies" found in the Convention Center (several photos were actually shown on-air), and that there were rapes, attempted rapes, assaults, and other crimes committed in the Convention Center and the Superdome.Once identified, those people who committed these crimes should be prevented from preying on anybody but each other ever again.
The blame in these instances is obvious and deserved, but there are always those who will try to place blame via stupidity or political expedience, like...
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. who blames President Bush and Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour.
Kennedy apparently thinks that Bush and Barbour, together or separately, are God. After all, it's their fault Hurricane Katrina existed in the first place! In actuality, Kennedy blames the pair for failing to support the Kyoto Protocol thus failing to mitigate global warming which, in his opinion, caused the hurricane in the first place. He also, believe it or not, suggests that a memo from Barbour that was critical of the Kyoto Protocol may have caused the hurricane to turn toward Mississippi at the last minute. And speaking of God and causes, let's not forget about...
The far right fundamentalist Christian contingent that figures New Orleans got pretty much what it deserved.
Several anti-gay groups are crowing about the fact that a regularly scheduled homosexual event was just days away when Katrina hit; others suggest that the city's decadence brought down the wrath of God. These people are apparently not believers in biblical Christianity. If they were, they'd recall that God said he'd spare an entire city for the sake of a single righteous manand surely there were more than a few innocents who died or who are suffering thanks to Katrina! They'd also remember that Christians are exhorted not to pass judgment.
If ever there was a place for judgmentand a place it was most seriously lackingit's in the persons of...
Michael Chertoff and Michael Brown, whose claimed lack of knowledge and subsequent action (and inaction) will likely be the focus of the blame game for some time to come.
Although some aspects of federal government was poised to action (the military, for one), the primary agency responsible to deal with such disastersthe Federal Emergency Management Agencywasn't. Both FEMA Chief Michael Brown and DHS head Michael Chertoff claimed they had no idea that there were people in desperate straits at the New Orleans Convention Center despite extensive television coverage of their plight. Isn't it Chertoff's job to know what's going on? If he can't figure out a slow moving storm and a relatively slow moving flood, what on earth could we expect from him in the event of a surprise WMD attack on US soil?
Lack of communication and an unclear chain of command were serious issues; so, as it turns out, was Brown's utter unqualification for his position. Although Brown did admit that he'd underestimated the impact of Katrina, his response after the fact was also seriously lacking. It later came to light that Brown knew at least 36 hours ahead of time that Katrina was going to be bad and with storm surges that would present significant danger to the levees and which would result in serious flooding, yet it quite literally took days for his agency to do anything about the damage whichas expecteddid result. Brown has since been relieved of oversight of the Katrina recovery effort; the Coast Guard Vice Admiral now in charge is said to have hit the ground running and things are now actually getting done.
Certainly, there are many things that need doing in New Orleans. One of those things, however, is not the race baiting of...
Rev. Jesse Jackson, for whomyet againeverything revolves around race.
Jackson has been strongly critical of Governor Blanco (who is a white woman) and George W. Bush (who is a white man), but he has defended Mayor Nagin (a black man who, ironically, has been criticized by his own black constituents as being too "corporate"). Jackson says the levees aren't a local, but a federal matter (why should people in California, who need to take earthquake precautions, contribute to a city in Louisiana whose residents need to take flood precautions?). He also says that evacuation isn't a local, but a state matter, and that Nagin's decision not to use buses was determined because he had nowhere to send the buses (that apparently didn't cross Nagin's mind when he demanded Greyhounds instead). And when refugees do have a place to go, Jackson says it's unacceptable if it's "too far away."
Speaking of refugees, Jackson has also demanded that the word not be used because it's "racist" (sadly, a number of media outlets almost immediately complied). In his own words, Jackson says that the word "refugee" suggests those who are "subhumans or criminals." Personally, I can't imagine that refugees from Afghanistan or those portions of the world affected by the tsunami last winter would be particularly appreciative of being called "subhuman," but apparently such obvious bigotry is okay coming from the Rev. Jackson
The Rev. Jackson has made a career out of blaming everybody who's not black for the woes of anybody who is. But in the New Orleans blame game...
There's more than enough blame to go around.
As we reflect on the sad anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, it's impossible not to also recall that 9/11 was supposed to teach us how best to respond to large-scale emergencies. We were supposed to learn about improved communications and quickened response. Studies were conducted to streamline chains of command and to set various advance plans into being. And yet looking back at 9/11 and then at New Orleans today, it seems there were some important lessons we missed all together, and which might have rendered much of the other improvements less crucial.
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani was everything in New York that Mayor Ray Nagin is not in New Orleans. He was decisive. He never whined or screamed for help, but was publicly and humbly grateful for it when it came. He wept at funerals and spoke eloquently at press conferences, yet he never blamed anyone but those who had actually executed the attack.
New York police and fire fighters were at least as overwhelmed and exhausted as those in New Orleans. Yet far from deserting, they volunteered for more duty. Some of them died in the immediate aftermath of the attack; all of them were heroic; none of them gave up. New Yorkers were shellshocked, but resolute. They didn't immediately bewail that there wasn't federal assistance on hand. Instead, they stood tall and grieved even as they resolved to recover and rebuild, with or without the rest of the country.
Katrina was an act of nature rather than one of terror, but she was devastating to all directly affected by her. Her assault of a metropolitan area in the south, however, bore dramatically different results in the people who endured her than did the attacks on New York City. In fact, it's the more rural Mississippi residentswho had terrible damages and who bore the brunt of the hurricane's furywho have turned out to have something in common with their northern neighbors.
As some in New Orleans were descending into the very worst that humankind can be, neighbors in Mississippi were already helping each other in the clean-up process and quietly planning to rebuild. Maybe now that New Orleans has somewhere closer to look than New York, those still in need of the knowledge can finally learn the most important lessons of all. While government has its duties, it's not government that will rescue us in the end. It's personal responsibility, hand in hand with humanity, that will always see us through.
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Louisiana State Constitution Declaration of Rights
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Anarchy disrupts US storm relief
Sniper fire halts hospital evacuation
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Pastor: God Destroyed New Orleans
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GraduatePage address: http://www.mnsu.edu/theatre/academic/graduate/
Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia, a Studio production staged in March 2012, was directed by a graduate student, with graduate students also designing the set, lighting and costumes. Costume design was by an undergraduate.
Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre
The Department offers a Master of Fine Arts degree curriculum to a 60-credit, three-year program. The Performance MFA now offers the Acting, Directing and Musical Theatre tracks; the Design/Technology MFA offers Scenic Design, Costume Design, Lighting Design and Sound Design tracks, as well as Technical Direction.
The MA in Theatre Arts is available for students who have an undergraduate major or minor in theatre or its equivalent. Thirty credits of graduate level work is required to complete the Master of Arts degree. Fifty percent of these hours must be at the 600 level. In addition to Theatre Research, specific plans of study are to be devised with the concurrence of the student's advisor. No P/N grades are acceptable in fulfilling major requirements.
Graduate program acceptance is predicated on area of interest. Priority will be given to applications received by March 1. Get more information about what to include for the audition DVD. Contact the department chair after that date to determine potential vacancies; Paul J. Hustoles
- For all Minnesota State Mankato graduate school forms (including Application, Graduate Assistantship application and Immunization), visit Graduate Forms page
- Apply to the Department of Theatre & Dance graduate program
- The Minnesota State Mankato's College of Graduate Studies and Research.
- MFA Performance curriculum (Word document)
- MFA Design/Technology curriculum (Word document)
- Masters checklist (22KB PDF)
For additional information about graduate study in the Department of Theatre & Dance, please contact:
Dr. Paul J. Hustoles, Chair
Department of Theatre & Dance
Minnesota State University, Mankato
201 Earley Center for Performing Arts
Mankato, MN 56001
Email: Paul J. Hustoles
(507) 389-2118 (V) or (800) 627-3529 (MRS/TTY)


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Cisco Wireless Hosts Wireless Field Day 3
I have a special treat for you today: IT'S WIRELESS FIELD DAY!
Thanks to Stephen Foskett of Gestalt IT, we and the Cisco Wireless Business Unit, or WNBU (pronounced "Win-Boo"), are hosting some very special guests at our very own San Jose campus. This is a part of a series of 2-day events where group of influential bloggers tour networking companies across Silicon Valley to learn about the latest and greatest in the wireless networking space. (For more on Tech Field Day, visit http://techfieldday.com)
We invite you to join us LIVE (provided we are lucky enough to be spared from technical difficulties) today, Friday September 14th from 1:30-3:30pm. We'll be hosting a livestream RIGHT HERE on our blog. You can also visit http://techfieldday.com/event/wfd3/ or follow the hashtag #WFD3 on Twitter.
UPDATE (3:00pm): LiveStream is now over: We will be uploading the recorded videos when they are ready 🙂
• HS2.0 Mobilization of the Internet
WNBU Chief Technology Officer Bob Friday introduces Cisco's position on Next Generation Hotspot.
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WNBU Product Line Manager Mark Denny gives an overview of the 802.11ac specification, the next step in Wi-Fi technology, and Cisco's leadership approach for introducing this significant update to the marketplace
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WNBU Product Line Manager Jeevan Patil discusses how Cisco solves the Protocol Problem with application recognition through layer 7 to improve a user's quality of experience (QoE) on the network and extending Network Based Application Recognition (NBAR).
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This is great! Thanks for setting up this interactive and informative session.