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By Pat Nolan, Senior Vice President, DVL Public Relations
June 5, 2009
With so much of the major political news in Tennessee focusing right now on the General Assembly, I thought it was a good time to invite three of the best legislative reporters in the state to join me for INSIDE POLITICS this week.
Tom Humphreys of THE KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINEL is the Dean of the Capitol Hill Press Corps, Joe White with Nashville Public Radio has covered the Hill for many years, and Ken Whitehouse of NashvillePost.com breaks stories every week that have other reporters playing catch-up.
These guys know what's going on. So I think their insights are critical to understanding where we are and where we are headed with the state's budget challenges, the ongoing gun wars on Capitol Hill, the revised judicial selection process now pending final approval and campaign funding raising issues being debated in the Legislature.
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The consensus of our guests is that it will likely take at least another two weeks before lawmakers pass a budget, wrap up their business and go home for the year. They think some members will try and change a few things in the Governor's latest spending plan (proposed bonds to repair state bridges may be removed by GOP lawmakers, says Tom Humphrey). But frankly, all agree, it will be very difficult to do much of anything about making major changes in the budget or avoiding significant layoffs or service cuts, because the state's fiscal condition continues to worsen.
They also think the judicial selection bill will be approved once lawmakers decide how much more leeway (if any) they want to give the Governor in making his choices. Everyone thought this was a bill headed to conference committee, but our panel says legislator leaders want to work something out without doing that, because in a conference committee, it is possible the entire bill could be rewritten,
resulting in a final product coming out for consideration (on one-time up-or-down vote) that doesn't have enough votes to pass.
As for campaign finance issues, the group thinks it is likely the bill to allow lawmakers who are gubernatorial candidates to raise money during the legislative session, will pass before the session ends. That is critical for Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey, who is now out raising funds, but would be in bad shape to compete in his GOP primary race, if he had to shut things down again next January when lawmakers return to Nashville.
The bill would also help several Democratic lawmakers in the Senate who seem to want to run for Governor, such as Jim Kyle and Roy Herron. That too helps the bill's chances to pass, although not with a current rider on the measure eliminating all campaign contributions limits. The bill also allows a cost of living adjustment on contributions, which with the adjustment dating back to the mid-1990s, could be a pretty good boost for campaign coffers.
It's a good show with lots of great insights and behind the scenes information. Watch us!
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What began as a veto fight between Governor Bredesen and state lawmakers (the Governor lost) over allowing those with state gun permits to carry them into restaurants that serve alcohol (as long as they aren't drinking), is now going local.
The next showdown appears to be looming in cities like Nashville which want to use their authority to regulate beer sales (given to them, ironically, by the General Assembly) to block the guns in bar act. After all, most restaurants or bars serve both alcohol and beer.
But is that legal? Nashville officials like Councilman Charlie Tygard say they think it is. State Senator Doug Jackson says it's not, and besides there are strong hints lawmakers may try next session to take away local authority over beer if this effort to block the guns in bars law continues.
Can you say court case? And how ironic, again, that lawmakers also this session gave our judges the right to pack heat in their courtrooms if they have a permit. But they didn't give that right to themselves to go armed on the floor while the Legislature is in session.
If all this makes any sense to you, please explain it to me sometime.
One last note about the override of the Governor's veto: It passed with 21 votes in the Senate, more than enough under the state's 1870 constitution. But if our constitution was like every other state or country I've ever heard of, veto overrides would require a two-thirds majority. 21 votes is one vote short of that. So the override would have failed.
As I pointed out in last week's column, in a way you can thank our Governor during Reconstruction times, "Parson" Brownlow, for the guns in bars bill's ultimate approval. Those who framed our constitution almost 140 years ago disliked Governor Brownlow so much they drafted their new constitution to make sure it was always the General Assembly who would have the final say if push came to shove on vetoed legislation. And so it has, at least pending the fight brewing with local governments.
In the meantime, concerning these gun bills (including the one still pending before the Governor allowing guns in parks), I have not seen such broad-reaching passion on both sides of an issue since the income tax debate a few years back. People who never talk to me about politics now want to let me know how very unhappy they are about the new law or about the Governor's veto effort. This issue has really struck a nerve in our state and exposed some very different, almost polarizing points of views, especially on an urban-rural basis.
There was a report out a few days ago that Tennessee is leading the nation in depression.
If that's true, the news out of Spring Hill about the old Saturn/ General Motors auto assembly plant could only put more folks in a funk.
As GM finally went into bankruptcy, it put the Spring Hill plant on standby, putting into limbo tens of thousands of jobs for both auto workers and suppliers. It wasn't completely unexpected, but not knowing the future is still a kind of bad news. And while our elected leaders continue to say they are positive the Plant will reopen because such a large investment is at stake and the Spring Hill Plant is a state-of-the-art facility, I would remind you that is exactly what they said before GM put everyone on hold down here.
The auto manufacturing plant in Spring Hill has been something of a red-headed step child ever since it opened as the original Saturn production facility back in the 1980s. Will it soon again be the site for making a new small car for General Motors? Maybe. But GM is still headquartered in Michigan and that state had many more plant closings in the G.M. bankruptcy than Tennessee. So, despite what all the politicians say down here, their counterparts in Michigan are likely saying the same thing to their constituents up there. It is CYA time, and then hold on to see what happens next.
Both of Tennessee's U.S. Senators are staking out some territory in these ongoing car wars. Senator Lamar Alexander wants all the stock the federal government now has from owning 60% of GM divided up and given to taxpayers. He says the stock is not worth much now (it is so low it has been kicked off the New York Stock Exchange), but maybe it will be one day and could help finance someone's college education. I don't know if it's legal but it's a very interesting idea. At least it's no worse than what some suggested we should have done in the first place last year when the government bailed out GM and Chrysler. That is, take all the money we pumped into the companies to keep them alive, and let taxpayers buy cars with it instead. Again, I don't know if that would have been legal, but I believe we might have come out ahead on the deal, at least so far.
As for Chrysler, as it begins to come out of bankruptcy, and while GM goes in, there are questions arising about how they are shedding thousands of car dealerships they now say they don't need. Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, who has been to war before with the carmakers and the United Auto Workers, now has introduced legislation to make sure rejected dealerships are fully reimbursed for their inventories of vehicles and parts and that they have a minimum of 180 days to wind down their operations.
Corker says he is seeking fairness and for the auto companies to do what they promised they would do to treat their soon-to-be former dealers right. He says: "We understand bankruptcy is inherently painful and our efforts aren't to interfere. We filed this...to apply pressure on the automakers to keep their word."
These are all good points to make. But Senator Corker, let's be honest, you are interfering. You admit you are putting on the pressure. It may be well-intentioned interference, but it is interference none the less in a matter than would usually be left to the bankruptcy courts to decide.
With all the commotion in Metro government about the May Town development and the new Convention Center, it is easy to forget that the Metro Council is dealing with a very austere city budget for next year that lays off employees, cuts services and cut back benefits for some Metro employees.
Among those benefits is longevity pay. But now comes word in the media (as I told you in my last column might happen) that council members are looking to find money to try and continue the longevity pay in some form this year. It won't be easy and no one is saying where the millions of dollars it will take to do it might come from.
It won't take long to find that answer. The Council is set to give final approval to the budget on June 16, which is the earliest date I can ever remember, almost a half a month earlier than what the law requires (June 30).
In the meantime, Nashville's new convention center project continues to breeze through the Metro Council on every critical vote. Most recently, that involved approval by more than two-thirds of the representatives to allow the city to buy the land it needs for the new Center, even while financing plans to build the facility are still being finalized.
If you think these votes in Council are a sign that there is no controversy or passion about this project, think again. I got more than an earful when I moderated a panel discussion on the matter a few days ago at Vanderbilt. Calling it a discussion is something of a stretch as both the panel participants and members of the audience wanted to argue their positions very strongly (and interrupt and drown out the other side) during the session.
But in the end, I don't think passion or votes in the Council or politics will carry the day on this matter. As the city moves ahead, particularly with the convention hotel part of the project, it may all come down to when, and some say possibly if, the national credit markets are ready and willing to move ahead with the plan.
Kudos to NASHVILLE CITY PAPER report Amy Griffith Graydon for her excellent story digging out the fact that Metro Teacher salaries, long the leader in Middle Tennessee public education, are now beginning to lag behind some of their counterparts.
Mayor Karl Dean often talks about the critical need to attract and keep good teachers. And he has worked hard to bring new programs to town to help facilitate that. But few things help attract and keep people on the job more than salary and benefits.
And with tight budgets on both the State and Metro levels the last two years, pay raises and benefits adjustments have been almost nil.
So with Metro beginning to slip behind its local competition for hiring teachers, what will the Mayor do? And can he do anything with also raising property taxes?
I see Washington is playing its favorite parlor game.
It's called GOTCHA and it's played for keeps every time a President announces a new appointment to the Supreme Court.
Forget all the critically important legislation lawmakers are working on concerning climate change, energy and national health care. It's all about the High Court.
This has been a national pastime in Washington ever since Robert Bork was nominated and defeated for a Supreme Court post a couple of decades ago.
It used to be the matter of selecting and confirming High Court Justices had more solemnity and substance, as lawmakers and pundits waited until the confirmation process and Senate hearings got underway before judging the merits or demerits of a candidate. Now to be sure, even then we've had knock-down battles such as those that occurred early in the first Nixon administration when two consecutive nominees were rejected by the Senate (Haynesworth and Carswell). But now it's all about who can get their message out first and loudest about which candidate is the best or worst ever proposed to sit on the Court.
I agree with Senator Alexander (and more of his Republican and Democratic colleagues in and out of Congress ought to keep this in mind) when he said on the day Judge Sonia Sotomayor was nominated by President Barack Obama:
"It is the Senate's responsibility to give the president's Supreme Court nominee both respectful and rigorous scrutiny. The nominee should neither be pre-confirmed nor pre-judged."
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Maj. Tom Jasper (Lance Cpl. Brian Lewis/Marine Corps)
The former head of a Marine Corps legal team tasked with prosecuting sex assault cases will face an administrative hearing in March, accused of touching a female subordinate inappropriately.
Lt. Col. Thomas Jasper is scheduled to face a board of inquiry March 12 to determine whether he will stay in the Marine Corps, said Maj. Amy Punzel, a spokeswoman for Marine Corps Installations West. While Marine officials did not specify what charges Jasper faces, an official characterized the alleged offense as an assault.
Pursuant of the SecNav Instruction a Board of Inquiry is convened for one or more of the following: substandard performance of duty, misconduct, or moral or professional dereliction, Punzel said. Since the BOI is an administrative process, we are unable to release the details regarding this situation.
Multiple sources said that last year Jasper was at an evening social event with a civilian female subordinate when he allegedly touched her rear end, an incident that was later reported by an observer. At the time, he was serving as the western regional trial counsel at Camp Pendleton, Calif. In that capacity, Jasper was tasked with prosecuting sex assault cases for the region.
Jaspers lawyer, Marine Reserve Col. Jon Shelburne, said his client has denied all allegations pending the outcome of the board. Jasper declined nonjudicial punishment in favor of a hearing on the charges, Shelburne said.
Jasper is confident that when the facts and circumstances come out, the truth will come out, Shelburne said.
Punzel said Jasper was currently assigned to Headquarters and Support Battalion and is not prosecuting cases in advance of his hearing.


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An online journal about visual art, the urban landscape and design. Mary Louise Schumacher, the Journal Sentinel's art and architecture critic, leads the discussion and a community of writers contribute to the dialogue.
Protesters allowed inside the Milwaukee Art Museum
A small group of artists held a "sing in" at the Milwaukee Art Museum Friday in solidarity with detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. Inside, the museum prepared to open a large exhibit of Chinese art organized in cooperation with China on Saturday.
"We sang outside and inside for over an hour," said Peggy Hong, one of the event's organizers. "We got some thumbs up and fist pumps, and some museum visitors came to sing with us."
Please see coverage from WISN Channel 12.
"We are justice seeking people," the group sang. "And we are singing, singing for our lives."
Museum visitors took photographs and video of the demonstration, including a large group of Chinese tourists, Hong said.
The protesters were supportive of the exhibit, "The Emperor's Private Paradise," an unprecedented show of 18th-century objects from the Forbidden City. But they called upon MAM to take a stronger stand against the suppression of artists in China.
"We believe strongly that the art museum has a strong responsibility to address the injustice that is going on in China right now," Hong told WISN.
Earlier this month, Mike Brenner came to MAM to shave his head in solidarity with Ai, creating a hairline similar to that of the detained artist. Brenner was booted from the premises by museum guards and police were called to the site. The story was picked up by media outlets around the world.
MAM's director Dan Keegan later told OnMilwaukee that the Brenner's protest was "cool" and the overreaction a goof up in museum communication.
"We of course have concern for any artist who is prevented from saying what he or she wants to say," Keegain told WISN.
Keegan declined interviews regarding Ai Weiwei for several weeks. As the final touches were placed on the exhibit, however, Keegan granted interviews in which he said he didn't believe the museum should engage in any form of protest, drawing into question the actions of other cultural institutions that have signed petitions and taken stronger stands.
Art world figures and institutions around the world have taken a stand, calling for Ai's release, by doing things such as signing a petition started by the Guggenheim. The Tate Modern placed a prominent banner on the exterior of its building that reads: "Release Ai Weiwei."
Keegan said he believes the museum should be a platform for learning, a safe place where the public can come to learn about Chinese culture and history, as well as the contemporary situation. To that end, MAM has scheduled a panel discussion regarding Ai Weiwei's case for July 7. The participants have not yet been announced.
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Shame. Shame. Shame.
Mr. Keegan's comments are very astute and very constructive wrt building the brand of the Milwaukee Art Museum. In actions, which are much more important than words, he demonstrated a commitment to civil dialogue about art.
Among all the other social benefits, July 7 sounds like a terrific PR and advertising opportunity for MAM to sell memberships and broaden its constituency.
Has MAM considered inviting Danny Gokey to the panel discussion? I know of no other Milwaukee artist with that kind of popularity with the younger demographic. With all the publicity that has already been generated, I believe Danny's publicist would at the very least seriously consider it.
What about inviting MLB Commissioner Bud Selig? If he can't make it, perhaps his daughter, Wendy Selig-Prieb can.
Murph Burke doesn't have that kind of name recognition, but she should definitely be invited. She's done a ton for art in Milwaukee.
What about inviting Mark Attanasio?
No Milwaukee connection, but sculptor Richard Serra is a "name guy," whose been on Charlie Rose. He wants to sell more art which means raising his profile. The worst he can say is "no."
Rick Majerus' Dad was vital force in the union movement. Rick will always be a terrific ambassador for Milwaukee. He's also a vital link to Al McGuire and Hank Raymonds. AFAIK, Rick's still very close to GOP Presidential hopeful Jon Huntsman.
Former Governors Doyle and Thompson make a lot of sense to me. To me Gov. Walker is too divisive, but others may disagree with my assessment.
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Are you only concerned about the name branding of the museum? How would Danny Gokey be a good choice? (or most of your other suggestions) How do they know anything about human rights violations, detainment or art? Seems like you just want the media to be there and make a big deal out of it. What about the real issues here? why don't they get a panel that can actually speak to those issues and create dialogue?


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A pile of burnt wood and brick is all that's left of a home in Barrington Hills after fire tore through Monday night.
A Box Alarm was pulled for the fire at the home at 97 Otis Road between Brinker Road and Hills and Dales Road around 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 24, 2012. Witnesses say the flames and smoke were so intense that it appeared as if a small plane went down.
Barrington Fire Department Chief Jim Arie said fire officials arrived at the scene within five minutes of the 911 call being made. The entire residence was completely engulfed in flames upon arrival.
"All occupants were out of the house and accounted for. Due to the construction method, the fire spread throughout the structure very quickly," Arie said.
Fire officials from 18 departments responded to the fire including Cary, Fox River Grove, Lake Zurich, Long Grove, Carpentersville, Arlington Heights, Palatine Rural, Palatine, Hoffman Estates, Algonquin, Bartlett, Crystal Lake, Wauconda, Nunda, Buffalo Grove, Hanover Park, Wheeling, and Rolling Meadows.
One Barrington firefighter/paramedic became sick at the scene. He was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital where he was admitted for evaluation. He was released on Wednesday.
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Commonwealth Journal
June 5, 2013
Somerset's superhero with a heart
by Chris Harris
Commonwealth Journal
Somerset —
Not everyone can fly or leap tall buildings in a single bound. But everyone can make a difference in the world.
That's the idea behind the "Superhero Initiative," the brainchild of local personality John Alexan-der. A City of Somerset Safety Officer and well-known movie buff, Alex-ander was inspired by the new Superman film, "Man of Steel," to take action for youth suffering from the recent weather devastation in Oklahoma.
Alexander is collecting fun items for children — specifically including art supplies, but also a little superhero wear — for a non-profit organization called Art Feeds, a mobile arts center which focuses on creative development and using artistic expression to encourage the healing process.
"Art Feeds is based out of Joplin, Mo., and conducts mobile programs within schools and after school programs on a consistent basis with elementary students who have undergone trauma and overcome obstacles in Joplin," reads the description at the organization's parent website, www.dosomething.org.
Following the tornado outbreak in Oklahoma that caused massive destruction and numerous deaths in Moore and again near El Reno, Art Feeds plans to take art supplies and fabric to make capes for the children in that area — the kind of capes their favorite superhero characters might wear — Superman, Batman, Thor and the like.
"The idea is that FEMA and other organizations take care of their basic needs, but this will help them with the psychological ramifications of surviving a natural disaster through art and creativity," said Alexander, "and the simple hope of a cape, to let them feel like they have some control and power back in their lives."
Alexander, a lifelong fan of comic book heroes himself, was inspired by a quote from the trailer of the upcoming "Man of Steel" reboot of the Superman franchise, due to be released nationwide on June 14. The quote, spoken by the father of the child that would become Superman here on earth, struck a chord by Alexander, who found himself disturbed like most Americans by the death and destruction that's made headlines across the country seemingly every day for the last year or so.
"Jor-El says (in the movie), 'You will give the people an ideal to strive towards. They will race behind you, they will stumble, they will fall. But in time, they will join you in the sun. In time, you will help them accomplish wonders,'" said Alexander.
The list of items being requested includes:
• 24-pack crayons
• 10-12 pack colored pencils
• 10-12 pack washable markers
• eight color watercolor palette
• pencils
• black and blue pens
• erasers
• a sketchbook
• a super hero cape — cheap, colorful fabric and ribbon 2-3 inches in width.
The items can be collected at Somerset Cinemas 8, where there will be a drop-off location available. Alexander will be there on Friday for that evening's movie showings and can take the items personally.
Alexander hopes to have the items sent off by Monday or Tuesday of next week.
The address they will be sent to is:
Art Feeds c/o DoSomething.org
417 E. 7th Street
Joplin, Mo., 64801
For Alexander, it's a way of fighting back against the darkness in the world, seen in school shootings and other acts of violence, by allowing everyone to take their turn as an honest-to-goodness hero.


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Push Process World Premiere
On Saturday night the much anticipated world premiere of 1242's Push Process drew wakeboarding's top athletes, family and friends to Oakley headquarters in Foothill Ranch, CA for a screening of the film months in the making.
Oakley, INC. was open to the public all afternoon as Matty Swanson, Wake and Snow Marketing Manager and the Executive Producer of the film set up the parking lot, lobby and auditorium for the night's festivities.
Director Justin Stephens, wakeskaters Danny Hampson and George Daniels and wakeboarders Keith Lyman, Aaron Rathy, Andrew Adkison, Amber Wing, Jack Blodgett and Dallas Friday were all on-site, in addition to Push Process' partners, Alliance Wakeboard Magazine, Mastercraft, and CWB.
The theater was packed when it was finally time to screen the most talked about wake film in years. The intro lived up to the hype and in 30 seconds the crowd was amped. Graphic artist Chase Heavener's creative input did not go unnoticed. Experimental cinematography, editing and animation graphics elevated the film to a new level in the action sports world.
The HD action was insane and the crowd responded enthusiastically as the film took us from Australia to South Africa to the Amazon. One of the most entertaining portions of the evening was the crash segment—the most impressive wipeout sequence you'll see in any action sports movie. There's nothing like looking around and seeing hundreds of people react in unison.
Congratulations to Matty Swanson for putting together a flawless premiere and a monumental film!
For more info and to view teasers, please visit www.pushprocessmovie.com and oakley.com/wake.


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Situated near the beach in Guerneville, this romantic hotel is close to Johnson's Beach, Pee Wee Golf and Arcade, and Northwood Golf Club. Local attractions also include Bohemian Grove and Korbel Champagne Cellars.
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At West Sonoma Inn & spa, recreational amenities include a lazy river and an outdoor pool. The hotel also features a full-service spa and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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Seth Boyden's "A Conversation with Culture" series got off to a roaring start on Sunday night as Ira Glass and his "This American Life" staff regaled a sold-out audience from the stage of Columbia High School.
"It was not only a sold-out crowd, but it was a sold-out crowd of excited, enthusiastic, energetic 'This American Life' groupies," said Seth Boyden PTA President Susie Adamson.
"It was a terrific program, both insightful and full of the incredible wit and humor Ira Glass brings to This American Life," said Seth Boyden parent Amie Herman. "A delight to have Ira and his talented team come share with us!!"
The event raised $31,500 for Seth Boyden Demonstration School's Outdoor Learning Center. "Thanks to last night, we will be installing another piece of playground equipment before the end of this school year!" said Adamson.
Glass and upcoming speaker Tim Gunn were attracted to the event by Seth Boyden parents Peri Smilow, Budd Mishkin and Julie Snyder. Snyder is a senior producer on "This American Life." Mishkin has interviewed Gunn numerous times. And Smilow is the force behind organizing the entire series.
Tim Gunn of "Project Runway" fame will be coming to CHS on Sunday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 for general seating, $50 for premium seating, and $40 for tickets purchased at the show (general seating). The performance will be sign language interpreted. Tickets can be purchased here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/317681.
"This is a pretty exciting time to be a family at Seth Boyden!" said Adamson.


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2013 Coulure was this year's bugbear for the vignerons of the Southern Rhône, drastically reducing the Grenache crop: 2013 Côtes du Rhône may well be in short supply. As is often the case where low yields are matched by careful selection, overall quality is good.2012 is much more successful than 2011. It was a low-acid year in both the northern and southern Rhône. Alcohols are roughly average, but volumes are down by up to 15% on 2011. Clement weather late in the season made for relaxed harvesting however, and vignerons are optimistic about the results which seem to combine ripeness with some freshness.
2011 Reasonably good quality and good yields, but won't be as brilliant as the preceding two vintages. Often drying tannins.
2010 A very successful vintage, with precision and freshness allowing great expression of terroir. Equally outstanding for whites and reds. Excellent.
2009 Hot and dry throughout August, but decent levels of rainfall too, and plenty of wind to keep the vines healthy. Very satisfactory quality fruit at harvest. Impressive. Sometimes over-alcoholic.
2008 Quite gutless reds, thanks to the rain, although whites are worth a look.
2007 Very wet spring but the region had a much drier summer than most of the rest of France. Wines and tannins are very ripe.
2006 Some very lusciously fruited wines that may not last as long as the 2005s but should provide much drinking pleasure in the medium term.
2005 Great concentration and potential coinciding with increasing consistency of winemaking quality.
2004 A little sterner than the 2006s but similar in style.
2003 Excessive heat had fewer ill effects in this hot region than in the (usually) more temperate climes of Bordeaux and Burgundy. But the wines tend to be low in tannin and high in acid and only the best have the balance to last.
2002 So wet that there was flood damage just before harvest. Much downgrading of fruit into humbler bottlings than usual.
2001 Lauded vintage, the result of a very hot, dry summer. An unusually prolonged mistral at the end of August resulted in thick-skinned berries and accentuated tannins. Later harvesting resulted in better balanced wines - especially in higher-yielding vineyards - but acid levels are dangerously low in some cases. There should be some very long-lived top wines however.
2000 Conditions were excellent until quite heavy rains arrived on 19 September. The results, especially from those who picked early and fast, are plump, approachable wines capable of giving great pleasure even if they will not be the longest-lasting.
1999 Rather more challenging vintage than 2000 for growers and wines with less obvious richness than 1998 for wine drinkers. Heavy rains plagued the harvest and quality is distinctly variable.
1998 Much garlanded vintage that is struggling to live up to its reputation. Perhaps just in a teenage sulk?
1997 Rather muddy flavours from well ripened grapes.
1996 Coolish, damp summer produced lighter-than-usual wines.
1995 Very good colour and really ripe, concentrated reds. Some producers claim it is better than 1990.
1994 Early harvesters were luckier, most picked in rain, so only average quality.
1993 An unwelcome repeat of 1992's weather: diluted, easy-drinking wines.
1992 Torrential harvest rains drowned the vineyards and the results are pretty dilute.
1991 The Grenache failed at flowering and harvest time was uninspiring. Best forgotten.
1990 Exceptionally sumptous, powerful and heady wines with fairly low acidity. Only the finest survive.
1989 Fabulously concentrated with perhaps more backbone than 1990.
1988 Good in all areas: full bodied and with firm tannins, often termed 'classic'.
1987 Pretty poor generally, cool and wet weather with thin wines the result.
1986 Mostly picked before the rains, these were firm and tannic in their youth.
1985 Charming and ripe, even opulent, and now quite soft.
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Buffalo sign of spring: All of a sudden, you hear all these car radios! One song snippet carried on the air on Elmwood Avenue caught the ear of Jeff Paterson, head of the Community Music School.
Quoth Paterson:
"It's not unusual for someone to sit at the stoplight at Elmwood and Bryant, blaring music so loudly that I can hear every word and every beat inside my office. It is unusual for the song to be 'You Make My Dreams Come True' by Hall and Oates."
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Annas on Hobby Lobby: Bad Medicine
The Supreme Court's recent ruling in the Hobby Lobby case is a consequence of the country's fragmented health care system, writes BUSPH Professor George Annas in the NEJM.
Transparency Lacking in Clinical Trials, BU Study Finds
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FAIRFIELD — Two suspects have been charged for allegedly stealing nearly $2,000 worth of products from Fairfield Hy-Vee.
On Tuesday, Jason Salyers, 23, and Andrea Charette, 26, were charged at Hy-Vee in Fairfield on warrants issued for fifth-degree theft. The thefts had been reported to the Fairfield Police Department on June 20.
On Monday, Hy-Vee management contacted the FPD and stated that MAPI (Maharishi Ayurveda Products International) products were missing. MAPI had contacted Hy-Vee, stating that the possible suspects were selling the missing items online.
Based upon video surveillance footage from the store, Salyers and Charette were determined to be suspects. It was confirmed on Tuesday morning that the suspects still had the products advertised online for sale. Warrants were then issued, and they were arrested when Hy-Vee staff notified the FPD that they were in the store.
A search warrant was then conducted at the suspects' residence, and the missing MAPI products, as well as a large quantity of other products, were recovered. At this time, the total value of products taken from Hy-Vee has been determined to be more than $1,800. Based upon the additional items recovered, the suspects were charged with second-degree theft, a Class D felony punishable by up to five years in prison.
The investigation is ongoing and other victims have been identified, but charges have not been filed.
Salyers and Charette are both being held in Jefferson County Jail, each on $5,000 bond.


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KINGSLEY — Desirae Dine lives for this time of year.
Growing up in Kingsley, she was accustomed to her family transforming their yard into a haunted tableau at Halloween.
"It all started out with a few cardboard gravestones out front, a witch's cauldron with dry ice and a garage decorated like a witches den," she said. "I was very young at the time and I remember thinking, 'This is really cool.'"
Today, Dine, 34, is master of "Ghost Farm of Kingsley," which remains a family effort as it's open every Friday and Saturday this month. Now in its third year, the farm at 5010 Pierce Road is offering Haunted Walks after dark and lighter Halloween fare starting around 7 for the younger and faint of heart.
And there's altruism in the mayhem. A portion of the proceeds go to the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton eighth grade to help defray the costs of a class trip to Washington, D.C.
The Dines have been doing Ghost Farm for three years now, creating a different story line each season and going for bigger and better special effects as they do. The scenario always revolves around a farmer. The first time, the farmer's crazy daughter took over the farm and terror ensued. The next year, the farmer was producing zombie chow and let's just say guests saw pretty quickly that the ingredients looked a lot like themselves.
Now the farmer is dealing with a curse under the harvest moon.
"It's kind of like a moving play, only you're moving through the play to figure out exactly how this curse happened on his family," Dine said.
Costumed actors, including family members — Dine has eight brothers and sisters — and some of those eighth graders, portray the characters. And Dine has continued to research and implement new special effects, which she declines to elaborate on because she doesn't want to give away the surprise.
When visitors arrive, there's storytelling around the campfire including local ghost stories told by Ellen Dine, Desirae's mother. One is about an ethereal woman Dine said many have seen walking on nearby Knight Road. Some motorists have reported believing they hit her, and have gone off the road to avoid running into her, she said.
Before dark, there are non-scary walks for children younger than third grade and others who are afraid of what the night holds at the Ghost Farm. The Dines are also serving up food and fall games.
The rest of the year, the farm goes back to growing vegetables and welcoming school groups for non-threatening tours.
"This is something I work on all year long," Dine said. "When I'm not farming, I'm working on the haunted walk."
Hours are from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday through Oct. 28. Tickets are $6 in advance from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton eighth-graders, or $8 at the gate. For more information, visit GhostFarm.net or call 645-1447.


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Michelle Obama's claim she's being branded an 'angry black woman' underlines White House desperation
Oh dear. A female New York Times journalist who is very well-disposed towards the Obama family writes a book about the First Couple, their marriage and the White House that portrays the President and his inner circle as dysfunctional.
What does the Obama administration do? Frantically trying to blunt the coverage about the book, including revelationS of f-bombs from Robert Gibbs, then Press Secretary, and lavish parties during a recession, it puts Michelle Obama on television to state this:
"You know, I guess it's more interesting to imagine this conflicted situation here and a strong woman and a, you know, but that's been an image that people have tried to paint of me since, you know, the day Barack announced, that I'm some angry black woman."
I'm sorry but it simply won't wash. It's an attempt to change the subject. It's a way to say that any criticism of the Obamas – or even any truthful warts-and-all portrayal – is racist and therefore unacceptable. And people will see through it.
There are parallels with Hillary Clinton's claim as the Monica Lewinsky scandal was unfolding that there was a "vast Right-wing conspiracy" to get her husband. Certainly, Bill Clinton had determined antagonists on the Right but the reaction of most ordinary Americans to Hillary's conspiracy claim was: "Yes, but your husband was having sex with an intern."
You can watch the CBS interview with Michelle Obama here. It's worth watching the whole thing because it's a train wreck right from the moment at the outset where the First Lady claims she hasn't read the book (she's on television to rebut things in a book – of course she's read all the relevant excerpts).
She then states she's "never had a cross word" with Rahm Emanuel. The now Mayor of Chicago is one of the most combative men on the planet. If she's never had a cross word with him, she's almost unique in Washington and Chicago.
If anything, Michelle Obama's evocation of a racist conspiracy is even less plausible than Hillary's claim.
I listened on NPR yesterday to an interview with Jodi Kantor about her book. You couldn't imagine a person less likely to initiate a racial attack on Michelle Obama. Almost everything she said was positive and complimentary about the Obamas. She even talked about how unfair the "angry black woman" label was.
The book, however, is dynamite. It portrays Obama's inner circle as riven by dissent and jealousy. Gibbs is quoted as saying that Valerie Jarrett, a long-time Obama friend who is so close to the couple that she holidays with them, was a liar and not someone he subsequently took "at all seriously as an adviser to the President of the United States".
And although Kantor clearly admires Michelle Obama there is much fodder for critics and many passages that will raise eyebrows. The First Lady is portrayed as often unhappy and sullen and on occasions fiercely critical of her husband and his aides, who are fearful and unwilling to confront her.
Obama is quoted as being reluctant even to run for president ("I don't need this. I don't need anything.") and as looking forward to his post-presidency. During a debate preparation session, she told her husband: "Barack, feel – don't think!"
There a part which describes Obama's delight at being in Norway, suggesting he found Scandinavians much more appealing than Americans. The trip to pick up his Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 "passed like a brief, happy fantasy for the President, a Nordic alternate reality where citizens were learned and pensive, discussions were thoughtful, and everyone was a fan".
And at times she comes across as peevish and hard to please:
"The First Lady's complaints about the president's team in the White House tended to sound a lot like Michelle's personal complaints about her husband over the years. Not planning, not keeping her informed, focusing on his own needs, taking on risky projects without seeing their potential for failure – they were all charges she had leveled against him since the beginning of their union".
These are certainly things the White House might not wish to see in print but overall the book is complimentary rather than derogatory.
To seek to trash a book that is anything other than pure hagiography has become standard White House practice. But it is also foolish and counter-productive because it only draws more attention to the things they don't like. Playing the race card will backfire.
(personally, from what I have read about how the queen acts and rants and raves and treats everyone in the white house, I would use the word "bitch")
US Marines piss on corpses of dead Muslim Taliban terrorists. YAWN
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McDonald's UK has announced that it will be temporarily replacing the toy commonly found in the company's familiar "Happy Meal" with a book.
The fast food chain will thus become — at least for the duration of the giveaway — Britain's biggest retailer of children's books, as distributes nine million copies of War Horse author Michael Morpurgo's Mudpuddle Farm titles.
Morpurgo will reportedly be donating his royalties from the promotion to benefit his charity, Farms for City Children.
In an amusing twist, the Children's Food Campaign has expressed concern that giving away Mudpuddle books will "make fast food more attractive to children."
I'll take fat and well-read over skinny and illiterate any day.
Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan latest Iranian scientist to die in car explosion, becoming fourth nuclear-program-affiliated academic to be assassinated.
Joran van der Sloot pleads guilty to murder of Peruvian woman Stephany Flores.
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour raises eyebrows with unconditional pardons for 193 inmates, including several convicted murderers.
State media puppet Wolf Blitzer "salutes" politicians for taking time out of being rich to answer the "annoying questions" of the unwashed masses.
Newly discovered frog species is the world's smallest vertebrate.
The Obama administration will resume peace talks with the Taliban as soon as Afghan President Hamid Karzai formally blesses the negotiations, according to senior administration officials who indicated the process could be under way within weeks.
Marc Grossman, the senior U.S. diplomat who shepherded a series of secret U.S. meetings with the insurgents last year, will meet with Karzai late next week to ensure that the Afghan president is on board, officials said.
"If Karzai were to tell [the administration] to go ahead, then we'd start talking again," said one of two officials who discussed the secret negotiations on condition of anonymity.
The administration, which has said negotiations must be "Afghan-led," insists that its own talks with the Taliban are only a preliminary effort to build confidence before actual negotiations over Afghanistan's future can begin between the insurgents and the Karzai government.
One hurdle is that the Taliban prefer to talk to the United States and are so far "not willing to sit down with the Afghan government'," one official said. "Our job is to see if we can break through that door." Karzai has been under pressure from domestic opponents of negotiations to stand firm against the talks.
(we take orders from this man? WTF???)
In a speech to employees of the Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday, President Barack Obama said that EPA regulations are good for the economy and create jobs and that the agency "touches" the lives of every American every day.
"We can make sure that we are doing right by our environment and, in fact, putting people back to work all across America," Obama told the federal workers.
"When we put in place new common-sense rules to reduce air pollution, we create new jobs building and installing all sorts of pollution-control technology," Obama said.
"When we put in place new emissions standards for our vehicles, we make sure that the cars of tomorrow are going to be built right here in the United States of America, that we're going to win that race," the president continued.
(he is touting an agency that actually puts people OUT of work? he is living in dream land!)
(Reuters) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's command center routinely monitors dozens of popular websites, including Facebook, Twitter, Hulu, WikiLeaks and news and gossip sites including the Huffington Post and Drudge Report, according to a government document.
A "privacy compliance review" issued by DHS last November says that since at least June 2010, its national operations center has been operating a "Social Networking/Media Capability" which involves regular monitoring of "publicly available online forums, blogs, public websites and message boards."
A DHS official familiar with the monitoring program said that it was intended purely to enable command center officials to keep in touch with various Internet-era media so that they were aware of major, developing events to which the Department or its agencies might have to respond.
The document outlining the monitoring program says that all the websites which the command center will be monitoring were "publicly available and… all use of data published via social media sites was solely to provide more accurate situational awareness, a more complete common operating pictures, and more timely information for decision makers…"
The DHS official said that under the program's rules, the department would not keep permanent copies of the internet traffic it monitors. However, the document outlining the program does say that the operations center "will retain information for no more than five years."
The monitoring scheme also features a five-page list, attached to the privacy review document, of websites the Department's command center expected to be monitoring.
These include social networking sites Facebook and My Space – though there is a parenthetical notice that My Space only affords a "limited search" capability – and more than a dozen sites that monitor, aggregate and enable searches of Twitter messages and exchanges.
Among blogs and aggregators on the list are ABC News' investigative blog "The Blotter;" blogs that cover bird flu; several blogs related to news and activity along U.S. borders (DHS runs border and immigration agencies); blogs that cover drug trafficking and cybercrime; and websites that follow wildfires in Los Angeles and hurricanes.
News and gossip sites on the monitoring list include popular destinations such as the Drudge Report, Huffington Post and "NY Times Lede Blog", as well as more focused techie fare such as the Wired blogs "Threat Level" and "Danger Room." Numerous blogs related to terrorism and security are also on the list.
Another blog on the list, Cryptome, also periodically posts leaked documents and was one of the first websites to post information related to the Homeland Security monitoring program.
Also on the list are JihadWatch and Informed Comment [leftist professor Juan Cole -ed.], blogs that cover issues related to Islam through sharp political prisms, which have sometimes led critics to accuse the sites of political bias.
Also on the list are various video and photo-sharing sites, including Hulu, Youtube and Flickr.
While a DHS official involved in the monitoring program confirmed the authenticity of the list, officials authorized to speak for the Department did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment.
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Weird, just weird. And no, I won't vote for her! Obama Expert Predicts Chelsea Clinton Presidency
Berkeley Professor Assigns Students To Dig Up Dirt On FOX News For Taxpayer-Funded PBS Hit Piece Standard liberal ass professor on the government dole!
Tom Friedman in Egypt: The Joy of Wishful Thinking Interesting read. Do so…..
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In light of Joss Whedon's adaptation of 'Much Ado About Nothing,' here are 15 other modern takes on Shakespeare's masterpieces.
Your daily serving of hot, wacky, and just plain tacky celebrity sightings.
This month's best pics by our favorite celebs.
The gorgeous men of Hollywood you love to hate.
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Approximately 45 Smyrna residents volunteered their time and energy Sunday afternoon to spread several hundred bales of hay and remove weeds at .
They expected rain and thunderstorms, but instead they had fun, made new friends and got a lot done.
Officially, the project was sponsored by a new organization, SuperSmyrna, but the reality was that turnout was from a wide variety of groups. Those groups included Teasley Elementary School, Keep Smyrna Beautiful, , the Smyrna Golden K Kiwanis Club, Smyrna Business Association, Cobb Chamber of Commerce and the Smyrna Rotary Club.
The ages of those attending ranged from 3 to 70, and those who came were rewarded with Teasley Principal Joanne Roblee's delicious brownies and other goodies.
This is the third year in a row that Smyrna citizens have done this project at Teasley. SuperSmyrna has several other similar projects lined up for April, May and June. To learn more, please see www.SuperSmyrna.com.


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There have been some quiet, behind-the-scenes meetings taking place the last month or two aimed at trying to figure out how to fix the mother-of-a-problem involving the city's use of public dollars, mostly federal, to combat poverty and promote economic development.
"What we have to do is take 30 years of layering on not 'best practices' and clean it up to start fresh," said Dennis Penman, left, acting president of the Buffalo Economic Renaissance Corp., who initiated the effort.
OK, I can go for that. A rethinking is certainly in order, preferably accompanied by a couple of sticks of dynamite to blow things up and start over.
But here's the rub -- the folks summoned to sort things out include many of the usual suspects, in some cases the very people who helped get us in this fix to begin with.
Participants include former city economic development commissioners and/or senior staff, including Chuck Rosenow, Larry Rubin, Jim Militello, Larry Quinn, Fred Fadel, Pete Cammarata and Dave Stebbins. Some of them are bright, others are part of a long line of bureaucrats who, along with the politicians, built the dysfunctional system that needs fixing.
Others in the room have included Nancy Peacock, No. 2 person in the local HUD office; Robert Gioia, whose latest Mr. Insider hat includes foundation bigwig; former Common Council President Jim Pitts; and a couple of folks from the Buffalo Niagara Partnership.
Curious names. I mean, HUD has spent 20 years mostly looking the other way and Pitts is one of the leading political architects of this mess. From them, we expect solutions?
In typical Buffalo style, we've got top-down -- a group of mostly older, white establishment guys sitting around talking about how to help poor black folks.
The people in the trenches making things happen, guys like Aaron Bartley of PUSH Buffalo or Michael Clarke of the Local Initiatives Support Corp., are nowhere to be found. To say nothing of people in the community who all this federal money is supposed to be helping.
Penman said this may be the opening salvo of what could evolve into a broader, more-inclusive process. He described the handful of meetings held so far as informal, "more fact finding, a listening tour."
"If it's going to move forward, it should be a more formalized, public process," Penman said.
Notably, he said, a broader base of people should be included if the process evolves. His hope would be to have recommendations to the mayor by February-March.
I'm not sure how to go about this. Closed-door meetings of insiders doesn't feel right, especially with the crew Penman has pulled together. Nor does a blue-ribbon panel approach, which usually produces a lot of politically correct hot air and a report that sits on a shelf collecting dust.
Don't get me wrong; folks with experience in the system are worth hearing out.
But so too are the growing cadre of young, smart progressive people, many of them affiliated with the Partnership for the Public Good, who are doing good work in the field while boning up on best practices elsewhere.
Personally, I think we ought to treat this like New Year's Eve. You know, out with the old, in with the new.
Get a few of the sage graybeards to work with the young Turks and, by all means, involve at some meaningful level the people who these federal dollars are supposed to be helping.
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Speech Therapy - Pediatric
Articulation Disorder
An articulation disorder occurs when there is a failure to move and coordinate the articulators (e.g., cheeks, lips, tongue, etc.) to produce some speech sounds. When these articulators are not working properly, are weak, damaged or simply out of sync with each other, an articulation disorder may occur. This has an impact on speech intelligibility.
Phonological Disorder
Phonology is rules of the sound system of language. These rules oversee speech sounds, including the production and combination of these sounds into intelligible speech. When a rule is broken, it may result in one of many phonological processes. For example: "fronting" happens when a sounds (like /k/) that is produced in the back of the mouth "breaks the rules" moves to the front making "cat" into "tat." Another example is "stopping" which happens when a sound that only lets a little air escape when following the rules (like /s/) acts up and stops, becoming /t/ like "tope" for "soap." (Keri Spielvogle, M.C.D., CCC-SLP)
Developmental Apraxia of Speech
"Development apraxia of speech (DAS) is a disorder of the nervous system that affects the ability to sequence and say sounds, syllables, and words. It is not due to muscular weakness or paralysis. The problem is in the brain's planning to move the body parts needed for speech (e.g., lips, jaw, tongue). The child knows what he or she wants to say, but the brain is not sending the correct instructions to move the body parts of speech the way they need to be moved. There is no known cause of the disorder. (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - ASHA).
"Language is a code that we learn to use in order to communicate ideas and express our wants and needs. Reading, writing, speaking, and some gesture systems are all forms or language." (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - ASHA).
Several areas make up language:
- Pragmatics: effective use of language in social settings
- Semantics: word and sentence meaning
- Syntax: sentence formation and word order
- Morphology: word parts that indicate grammatical meaning (e.g., -s, -ed, -ness, -un, -'s, -er, -ing, -ful).
How is Language Learned?
Children learn language and speech by listening to language around them and practicing what they hear. In this way, they figure out the rules of the language code. It is not learned all at once but in stages over time. (ASHA)
Typical Language Development Chart
What Causes a Language Disorder?
Language disorders can be caused by neurological disorders, hearing impairments, developmental delays, etc. However, in many cases the cause is unknown.
What is Stuttering?
Stuttering is a communication disorder in which the flow of speech is broken by repetitions (li-li-like this), prolongations (lllllike this), or abnormal stoppages (no sound) of sounds and syllables. There may also be unusual facial and body movements associated with the effort to speak. Although there is no certain cause, stuttering is likely caused by a combination of several factors, including genetics, neurology, language development and family dynamics.
- 1% of Americans stutter
- 4 times more males than females stutter
- Early intervention is key
- Stuttering is often life-long, however tools can be taught to help lessen disfluencies
Should I be Concerned About My Child's Stuttering?
Many children experience typical or normal disfluencies during periods of high language development. Normal disfluencies include one or two repetitions (e.g., "I -- I want to go") and interjections/fillers (e.g., uh, er, etc.)
Additional Resources
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Stuttering Foundation


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Burlingham Hall is located on the North side of campus east of the Vandervelden court complex and next to the PAC (Pacific Athletic Center). This 59,000 square-foot four story 163-bed facility was specifically built to connect the residents with each other and the Pacific campus. Living in Burlingham gives students a sense of community while also giving the student the positive aspects of independent living. BHH was built to house sophomores, juniors, and seniors that are Pacific undergraduate students.
Image Gallery
The image gallery section of the site lets you look at high quality images of Burlingham Hall. The gallery will show you detailed views inside and outside of the residence hall.
Living Green
Being a LEED certified gold standard green building, Burlingham Hall is setting new standard for environmentally friendly buildings of the future. This section of the web site well explain just what makes Burlingham so "green".
Virtual Tour
The virtual tour section will give you an inside and outside look at Burlingham from the prospective of someone touring the hall. It is like being at Burlingham Hall without actually being there. In depth video tours will show you every part of the Hall. This is the place to start if your a prospecting student.
The conference section has information about Burlingham Hall's conference area. Along with being a residence hall, Burlingham has a separate conference hall for use by the general public.
Other Info
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Student Spotlight: Danielle Odstrcilek
Danielle Odstrcilek
Major: Surgical Technology
The next time you need surgery, Danielle Odstrcilek may be part of the team keeping you safe.
As part of her training in College of DuPage's Surgical Technology program, Odstrcilek completed three clinical rotations — at Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in Melrose Park, Rush Medical Center in Chicago and Hinsdale Hospital — along with classroom and lab instruction before earning her Surgical Technology certificate in December 2011.
"It was a very intense program. COD instructors did a great job preparing us for what it will be like," she said, adding that one of her Gottlieb preceptors, a graduate of the COD program, served as a mentor and an inspiration.
"She showed me that it's possible," said Odstrcilek.
After carefully researching her options, she decided on a health care career that not only piques her interest in anatomy and physiology, but also challenges her in a variety of ways.
"Surgical techs are the surgeon's right hand. We prep the operating room, check the supplies, pass the instruments and make sure the environment is sterile," she explained. "We have to be conscious of what we're doing all the time."
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NUR3119 Professional Roles And Dimensions Of Nursing
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NUR4889L Leadership Practicum
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|This course includes a focus on theories, concepts, and principles of leading and managing as well as pertinent legal issues faced by nursing leaders and managers. Emphasis will be on the methods to become an effective leader/manager including interpersonal skills needed for effective leadership and management, the different types of organizations delivering health care, outcomes management, and analysis of current research findings. 45 contact hours. 3 c.c.
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|Special Requirements: Any students whose disabilities fall within the Americans with Disabilities Act or section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act should inform Disability Support Services (DSS) at the beginning of the term of any special needs or equipment necessary to accomplish the requirements Must successfully complete a drug screening and background check within three weeks of beginning a clinical experience. Students may not attend any clinical facility before securing clearance from the nursing administration. Students will be allowed to choose from a list of contracted agencies that must be approved by the course instructor. A log of hours completed in the clinical setting will be maintained by the student for submission to the instructor at the end of the practicum course.
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Major Learning Outcomes: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5: 1. Integrate professional behavior. 2. Apply methods of research and scholarship. 3. Apply legal, ethical and cultural sensitivity practices. 4. Demonstrate methods of health maintenance and enhancement. 5. Apply organizational strategies.
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Course Learning Outcomes: By the end of this course, the student will: 1. Classify leadership and management principles and theories appropriate for different types of organizations delivering health care. 2. Assess the impact of organizational structures, mission and philosophy on leadership and management processes in nursing. 3. Examine how the safety, quality and cost effectiveness of health care can be improved through the utilization of principles and theories of leadership and management. 4. Describe factors that create a culture of safety (such as, open communication strategies and organizational error reporting systems). 5. Evaluate relevant research on leadership and management. 6. Analyze legal and ethical issues that impact on leadership and management in nursing. 7. Describe quality assurance processes used in understanding causes of error and allocation of responsibility and accountability. 8. Recognize the time, effort, and skill required to integrate computers, databases and other technologies as effective tools for patient care. 9. Describe basic principles of consensus building and conflict resolution.
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|Evaluation of student progress towards achieving the stated learning outcomes and performance objectives is the responsibility of the instructor, within the policies of the college and the department. Detailed explanations are included in the expanded Syllabus developed by the instructor for each section being taught.
|It is the intention of the instructor to accomplish the objectives specified in the course syllabus. However, circumstances may arise which prohibit the fulfilling of this endeavor. Therefore, this syllabus is subject to change. When possible, students will be notified of any change in advance of its occurrence.
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|Pensacola State College provides an institutional email account to all credit students. Pirate Mail is the official method of communication, and students must use Pirate Mail when communicating with the College. In cases where companion software is used for a particular class, emails may be exchanged between instructor and student using the companion software.
|For students with a disability that falls under the Americans with Disability Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, it is the responsibility of the student to notify Student Resource Center for ADA Services to discuss any special needs or equipment necessary to accomplish the requirements for this course. Upon completion of registration with the Student Resource Center for ADA Services office, specific arrangements can be discussed with the instructor.


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A Medfield man was last seen entering Noon Hill Reservation from Nauset Street at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 8.
Medfield Police Chief Robert Meaney Jr. issued a "reverse 911" call at 9:15 p.m. Friday night notifying residents that Scott Friedman, 21, is missing.
Friedman is 6 feet tall, weighs 180 pounds, has black hair, and was wearing a kelly green parka, gray sweatpants, and Timberland boots.
Meaney said Friedman's cell phone is not functioning or is turned off.
If you have any information regarding Friedman's whereabouts, please call Medfield Police at 508-359-2315.


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DERRY — Students at Gilbert H. Hood Middle School set their minds on "whirled" peace through the action of some simple paper pinwheels.
On Sept. 20, students honored the International Peace effort and planted a front yard full of paper pinwheels as part of the school's annual Pinwheels for Peace project.
Hundreds of paper pinwheels were placed in the school's grassy yard to honor the day, each decorated with personal peaceful messages, creative artwork and special thoughts.
Hood staff members said the annual peace project gives students a chance to express themselves on a simple folded pinwheel, giving their views on the world and thoughts about what peace means.
Some pinwheels were intricately decorated with symbols and color. Others offered simple messages like "peace" and "love."
The pinwheel program began at Hood in 2005 as an art and literacy project. Now, every student in the school is able to create a pinwheel, promoting school spirit and teamwork.
"It's become a tradition," Hood guidance staffer Jen Ayotte said. "It sparks discussion because peace means lots of things."
Pinwheels for Peace is a national effort honoring International Peace Day. Every year, thousands of pinwheels are placed around the world at schools and public places.


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Spring force is given by the expression :
where k is spring constant, measured experimentally for a particular spring. The value of k (=-F/x) measures the stiffness of the spring. A high value indicates that we would require to apply greater force to change length of the spring.
This relationship, defining spring force, is also known as "Hooke's law", which is valid under two specific conditions :
- The mass of spring is negligible (and can be neglected).
- There is no dissipative force (like friction) involved with spring.
The attribute "x" is measured from the position of "neutral length" or "relaxed length" - the length of spring corresponding to situation when spring is neither stretched nor compressed. We shall identify this position as origin of coordinate reference.
The negative sign in the expression indicates an important aspect of the nature of spring force that it is always opposite to the direction of the displacement. It means that it is always directed towards the position at neutral length i.e. origin. See the figure to visualize how spring force is always directed towards origin.
Context of spring force
The forces on the body (block) attached to a horizontal spring may include friction, if the surfaces between block and the surface is rough. For the sake of simplicity, however, we shall consider the surface to be smooth. The force due to gravity and normal force are normal to the motion and do not influence force analysis here. As such, we will not consider either friction or gravity, while calculating work for the motion on smooth horizontal surface.
Just like the case of gravity, there are two situations with respect to application of force on a body by the spring.
1: In one case, the body is given a jerk, say towards right and the body is let go. In this case, the only force on the block is spring force. This situation is similar to vertical projection of an object with an initial speed. This case of spring force, therefore, is specified by an initial speed, preferably at the origin as shown in the figure.
2: In other case, there is external force(s) in addition to spring force. The horizontal force is continuously applied on the block as it moves along the surface. This situation is similar to the case of pulling a lift vertically by string and pulley arrangement. In this case, we may be required to analyze external force with the help of "free body diagram".


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OAKLAND - It proved to be a rough commute for many using Interstate 880 in the East Bay Thursday morning, as a reckless driver wreaked havoc.
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3 men convicted in $17 million drug conspiracy
Los Rovell Dahda and Roosevelt Rico Dahda, 32-year-old twins from Lawrence, and Justin Cherif Pickel, of San Lorenzo, California, were found guilty Wednesday of conspiracy, as well as several other drug charges.
Man dies on beach after being buried alive: Half Moon Bay visitor gets trapped in 10-foot-deep hole
A 26-year-old man was killed Monday evening after a 10-foot-deep tunnel in the sand collapsed on him at Francis Beach in Half Moon Bay, burying him completely, California Department of Forestry and Fire officials said.
New law bans homeowners associations for fining residents with burnt lawns
Homeowners associations can no longer fine residents who fail to water their lawns during droughts under legislation sponsored by a San Jose lawmaker.
Alameda County firefighters knock down two-alarm fire in San Lorenzo on Sunday afternoon
Twenty-four units in an apartment building in unincorporated Alameda County were uninhabitable Sunday night following a two-alarm fire that spread quickly, said a spokeswoman from the Alameda County Fire Department.
Walnut Creek: Job fair for teachers Saturday at Brandman University
Teachers interested in finding new jobs are invited to a free Careers in Education job fair from 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Brandman University, 2950 Buskirk Avenue, Suite 200.
Castro Valley: Health district board vacancy filled
The appointment runs through the end of the year. Lewis takes over the seat held by board member Carole Rogers, who resigned at the end of June.
Hiring fair draws potential future educators
"We are looking for highly qualified special education teachers and math teachers, but also a variety of other positions are open with the school district," said Robert Martinez, Ed.D., assistant superintendent of Human Resources for the Fairfield-Suisun School District.
Return Of Stolen Therapy Dog Allows Disabled San Lorenzo Man To Continue Inspirational Work
When Arthur Renowitzky's stolen therapy dog, Love, was returned last month, it was hailed as good news.
Castro Valley: Applications sought for health care district board
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Clinton Herald
• The Clintonish Knitters meet from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday and from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran Church.
Enter the east entrance from the parking lot and go upstairs, follow the signs.
• The Whiteside Forum will present "Think Global, Act Local: Agriculture" at 6:30 p.m. in the program room of the Odell Public Library with guest speaker Don Beswick of Morrison, Ill.
He is an officer at Community State Bank, Fulton branch, as vice president of Ag and Commercial Lending, owns two businesses, and grew up on the farm. Along with his wife Peggy, Don owns and operates "Bes-Wick Homebuilders Ltd." building agriculture, commercial and residential buildings, and also "Appraisal Options" Iowa and Illinois licensed appraisers of residential, ag, commercial, special and condemnation properties.
For more information, contact Marc Adami at (815) 772-4949 or email email@example.com.
• Snowman Fun will be presented at 10 a.m. Friday at the Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center.
Children will make a snowman and may make snow. This will be part of Fun Time Friday, a program designed for the learning and developmental needs of preschoolers and toddlers. Children attend with a parent, grandparent, or caregiver on a drop-in basis without pre-registration.
Regular daily admission is free for members, $4 for ages 2 to 64, $3 for ages 65 and older, and free for ages 1 and younger.
The Children's Discovery Center is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sundays. For more information on hours or programming, contact the Children's Discovery Center at 243-3600 or email email@example.com.
• Fulton Fire Department's annual soup supper will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 1802 16th Ave. Choices include chili, split pea, oyster, vegetable beef and chicken noodle and a variety of desserts.
Donations will be accepted.
• Stewards of the Upper Mississippi River Refuge will host a bald eagle viewing trip. The group will leave the Ingersoll Wetlands Learning Center at 8 a.m. and travel to various locations along the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge, returning by noon.
There is no fee, but seating is limited. Register by sending an email to email@example.com or calling the center at (815) 273-2732.
The center is located at 7071 Riverview Road, Thomson, Ill.
• Linda Boardsen will visit the Felix Adler Children's Discovery Center at 10 a.m. She is a local resident and member of the Quad-City Audubon Society.
The program will identify different area birds and make bird feeders.
• Martha Bonte of Clinton will be the presenter for a travelogue entitled "China Today — Expectations and Surprises," to be presented at the DeWitt Opera House.
Programs are at 3 and 7 p.m., and the admission is a suggested donation of $4, with proceeds going to the philanthropic work of the DeWitt Noon Lions Club.
Bonte participated in an educational exchange at Xian International University in 2012, and her pictures will tell of her experiences in China. Those who come to the theater early for the afternoon show are invited to tour the Central Community Historical Museum, a half block from the theater.
Feb. 2
• Clinton Community College will celebrate the 32nd annual B-rrry Scurry 4-mile race.
All participants receive a race shirt, have their names listed in the Clinton Herald, are eligible for door prizes, free refreshments, and entry into the post-race party at a local establishment.
Special medallions bearing the image of B-rrry Bear, the official race mascot, are presented in 13 age divisions for men and women. The B-rrry Challenge encourages area organizations to get involved while competing for the top award. Participants include the name of their Challenge Team on the registration form.
People need to be registered by midnight Jan. 31 to receive an accurate time using the latest disposable chip timing and have a name and time printed in the Clinton Herald newspaper. Call Clinton Community College at 244-7001 for more information, or contact Race Director Ann Eisenman at email@example.com.