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Shore service has been shut down between South Bend and Michigan City today after an accident in LaPorte County. The truck was removed from under the bridge around 5:30pm Eastern / 4:30pm Central.
Crews said that the bridge's repair will take time and the earliest date it would be operational again would be Saturday. Their goal is to have the bridge operational by the beginning of next week.
A garbage truck hit a South Shore railway bridge just west of the Hudson Lake Station around 9:00am Eastern / 8:00am Central this morning. Daniel Allen who lives next door to the bridge said he was shocked to see the damage from the crash.
"People have been going through this intersection for years and nobody's ever hit it like that," said Allen.
NICTD Police say the bridge moved an estimated 6 feet. The driver, who only suffered minor injures to his face, immediately called 911. Dispatchers contacted the railway, which stopped a westbound train that left South Bend Regional Airport around 8:50am Eastern / 7:50am Central Time. Passengers on that train were taken back to South Bend for busing to Michigan City.
South Shore is busing passengers between S. Bend, Hudson Lake and Michigan City until further notice. South Shore recommends passengers drive to Carroll Ave. in Michigan City to board trains. The following trains have been canceled until further notice: westbound Trains 422, 424 and 710.
Tanika Childress says she rides the train about once a week from South Bend to Chicago, and is not to thrilled about the extra time she think it will take on the bus.
"You know I got to be back out here at a certain time to be at work and everything," said Childress. "This things just crazy. It's all about the time. "
All passengers should expect delays while the closure remains in effect. Some passengers say they are okay with using the bus in the meantime though because its better than nothing.
"I'm glad they do have something in place so it's not just. Sorry folks it's closed, you're going to have to wait here for two days," said Jeff Botelho, who was traveling from South Bend to Chicago.
For South Shore outage updates, NICTD asks you check their website www.nictd.com.
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Owl Doorstop
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Handcrafted Owl Doorstop Brightens Any Room
- Handcrafted owl doorstop is a delightful room accent
- Detailed embroidery adds a bright splash of color
This intricately hand-embroidered work of art is ready to prop open a door and add a colorful accent to any room. Makes a decorative bookend, too. Fabric exterior won't scratch floors.
- Rayon, wool, cotton, sand
- 7-1/2" W x 4" D x 8" H
- Weighs approx. 2 lbs
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We've been using an old shoe to stop our bedroom door from slamming when the windows are open for years - I finally decided I'd had enough of the old shoe! I spent some time searching several sites and am very happy to have found this owl. He is incredibly cute and heavy enough to keep the door open. He looks very high quality.
I noticed another reviewer said their cat was afraid of the owl - neither of my cats mind him at all. They looked at him once, gave him a sniff, and ignored him after that. Maybe they had enough of the old shoe too!
I also got the Chicken door stop so the Owl wouldn't be lonely. I don't really have a 2nd door that needs a stop but they do look cute sitting together.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
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Comments about Owl Doorstop:
Wanted to use on a shelf or as a doorstop and give as a gift to a couple friends. He was cute on the front, wool as I had hoped. But aside from his cute front, he was a crinkled velour for the rest of his body. I just thought it made him look cheap, and had hoped the rest of his body was solid wool too. Again, he is cute if you aren't as picky as I am!.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
- Loved It -bought A Second
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Comments about Owl Doorstop:
Great door stop, but so cute...
- Colorful
- Functional
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- collectable
Comments about Owl Doorstop:
My wife is nuts about owls, and she has a large collection of them. She has owls fashioned from many different kinds of material. This owl is unique among her collection, and she was truly pleased to receive it as a holiday gift.
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Don't restrict this owl to stopping a door. Mine greets visitors from the entrance table. In the night, it sometimes flies to my desk for good cheer!
- Cute
- Falls over
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The owl is adorable, but not sure it was worth the price. It falls over if not propped up, and the cat is terrified of it. Apparently it looks like a real owl?
- Brings a Smile
- Clever Idea
- Creative Workmanship
- Neat Colors ~
- Ships Well~
- Useful Doorstop Or Decor
- Need Bigger Or Heavier
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- Decor
- large paperweight
- Light Doorstop
Comments about Owl Doorstop:
Really adds a "lift" to surroundings no matter
where used
Fun affect
Artistic, interesting
Used as room decor on table or shelving
Used as doorstop for lighter doors
Would like to see this item also offered in larger and heavier sizes to be extra useful as doorstop. I gave this as a gift - reporting receiver's comments
- It Makes A Nice Gift
- Nice Embroidery Work
- Solid Heavy
- The quality is good
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It looks just like the picture, and is very attractive. I gave this to a friend and she loved it!
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Even at the sale price, this item was way to small to be [$]. It looks like a plush toy propping my door open. I am very dissatisfied with the exxaggerated online measurements as well as the fact that I must pay again to ship them back.(I purchased 2). I looked for reviews but there were no written ones on this item, only stars. I was also unable to review this item until Gardener's Supply emailed me inviting it.
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I love the look of the owl. Very well made, great colors. One of those pieces you will have forever.
I use as a decoration, but possible as a book end or door stop. My husband loves it too.
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commandlinefu.com is the place to record those command-line gems that you return to again and again.
Delete that bloated snippets file you've been using and share your personal repository with the world. That way others can gain from your CLI wisdom and you from theirs too. All commands can be commented on, discussed and voted up or down.
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First-time OpenID users will be automatically assigned a username which can be changed after signing in.
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Site by David Winterbottom (user root).
Takes a screenshot of x11 and pipes it over ssh to the preview application on a mac. Requires imagemagick on the server side.
This command will ask for remote sudo password before executing a remote command.
There must be no space between -p and the password
This is just a quick and dirty way to play remote audio files *locally* in your PC.
The best way is to mount the remote Music directory into the local FS, say by using sshfs:
sshfs user@remote:/remote/music/dir/ /mnt/other_pc/
This creates an archive that does the following:
(Everyone seems to like -z, but it is much slower for me)
-a: archive mode - rescursive, preserves owner, preserves permissions, preserves modification times, preserves group, copies symlinks as symlinks, preserves device files.
-H: preserves hard-links
-A: preserves ACLs
-X: preserves extended attributes
-x: don't cross file-system boundaries
-v: increase verbosity
--numeric-ds: don't map uid/gid values by user/group name
--delete: delete extraneous files from dest dirs (differential clean-up during sync)
--progress: show progress during transfer
-T: turn off pseudo-tty to decrease cpu load on destination.
-c arcfour: use the weakest but fastest SSH encryption. Must specify "Ciphers arcfour" in sshd_config on destination.
-o Compression=no: Turn off SSH compression.
-x: turn off X forwarding if it is on by default.
Flip: rsync -aHAXxv --numeric-ids --delete --progress -e "ssh -T -c arcfour -o Compression=no -x" [source_dir] [dest_host:/dest_dir]
When your ssh session hanged (probably due to some network issues) you can "kill" it by hitting those 3 keys instead of closing the entire terminal.
Alternative for machines without ssh-copy-id
Requires software found at: http://lpccomp.bc.ca/remserial/
Remote [A] (with physical serial port connected to device)
./remserial -d -p 23000 -s "115200 raw" /dev/ttyS0 &
Local [B] (running the program that needs to connect to serial device)
Create a SSH tunnel to the remote server:
ssh -N -L 23000:localhost:23000 user@hostwithphysicalserialport
Use the locally tunnelled port to connect the local virtual serial port to the remote real physical port:
./remserial -d -r localhost -p 23000 -l /dev/remser1 /dev/ptmx &
Example: Running minicom on machine B using serial /dev/remser1 will actually connect you to whatever device is plugged into machine A's serial port /dev/ttyS0.
Super fast way to ftp/telnet/netcat/ssh/ping your loopback address for testing. The default route 0.0.0.0 is simply reduced to 0.
Cleaned up and silent with &>/dev/null at the end.
Execute commands serially on a list of hosts. Each ssh connection is made in the background so that if, after five seconds, it hasn't closed, it will be killed and the script will go on to the next system.
Maybe there's an easier way to set a timeout in the ssh options...
Run this within a steady screen session.
You can get the approximate time when the remote server went down or other abnormal behavior.
This will check if a user is logged in using ssh and will log out the user automatically after the specified time in seconds without data retrieval on the server side.
Will work with bash and zsh so put it into your sourced shell file on the server side.
Be aware that users can change this themselves as it's just a envoronment variable.
This command adds your pem key to SSH so that you no longer have to manually specify it when connecting to EC2 instances.
# you can do this:
ssh ec2-instance.amazonaws.com
# instead of this:
ssh -i ~/.ssh/KEY_PAIR_NAME.pem ec2-instance.amazonaws.com
ssh compresion -C option ...
on slow connection VNC performs better but in local LAN native secure X protocol is an option
if you use tmux and wish to automatically reattach you previously detached sessions when logging in.
Example: remote install an application(wine).
sshpass -p 'mypssword' ssh -t firstname.lastname@example.com "echo 'mypassword' | sudo -S apt-get install wine"
Tested on Ubuntu.
Use as: $ s host1
Will ssh to remote host upon first invocation. Then use C-a d to detatch. Running "s host1" again will resume the shell session on the remote host. Only useful in LAN environment. You'd want to start the screen on the remote host over a WAN.
Adapted from Hack 34 in Linux Server Hacks 2nd Addition.
You can ran this also with cat for example:
tar zcvf - /folder/ | ssh firstname.lastname@example.com "cat > /dest/folder/file.tar.gz"
Or even run other command's:
tcpdump | ssh email@example.com "cat > /tmp/tcpdump.log"


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Max Payne 3 coming March 2012
Rockstar Games promised updates for its perpetually-delayed Max Payne 3, and today, they've delivered. Max Payne 3 will be available on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 in March 2012 across North America and Europe.
Although Rockstar Vancouver was originally attached to the project, the publisher is now calling the effort a "true cross-studio collaboration between Rockstar Games' global development teams." Makes sense, given Vancouver's lack of experience in developing multiplayer.
"Max Payne 3 gave us an amazing creative opportunity to evolve one of our most iconic characters," said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games said in a press release. "We're excited to show fans a modern version of Max that pulls them back into his dark and twisted story."
The story begins in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where Max starts a new life, still "haunted by the memories of his traumatic past." When gang violence breaks out, Max must "once and for all, rid himself of the demons that have tortured him for far too long." Can we expect more crazy dream sequences in MP3?
Max Payne 3 will also include multiplayer, a first for the franchise. According to Rockstar, the multiplayer offering will "dynamically alter maps" and will include the now-standard reward and leveling systems seen in other online games. In addition, there will be support for "persistent clans."
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Manufacturer: Hyundai Motor Company
Description: Hyundai is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Sonata vehicles manufactured March 1, 2005, through January 21, 2010; and model year 2006-2011 Azera vehicles manufactured September 27, 2005, through November 22, 2010 originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. Road salt and water can enter portions of the rear crossmember, leading to corrosion of the crossmember steel. This may lead to detachment of one of the rear control arms.
Defect: Control arm separation may suddenly change the rear wheel alignment, affecting the handling of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Corrective Action: Hyundai will notify owners, and dealers will repair or replace the crossmember assembly. The recall is expected to begin by the end of September 2013. Owners may contact Hyundai Custom Care Center at 1-800-633-5151. Hyundai's recall number is 113.


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I don't think most people here are arguing against their capability to spend their money on whatever they want, rather pointing out that their doing so will even further such tendencies from Blizzard and eventually hurt the game substantially by making the same people pay even more for the content that should be "baseline". And let's not forget that very often paying for something results in regret much much later than the transaction occurred. I bet you my arm that most people did not even think this through, they were just bewildered by the possibility to get these items NOW, without having to do any grind or nothing. In short: they were the victims of marketing.
If you take all the people who spent their OWN money on these helms, you get a lot of people who have hurt the game and its future, further fueling Blizzard's intention of continuing with such malpractices.


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Comedienne Christina Bianco impersonates 19 different Divas while singing Total Eclipse of The Heart.
You'll see who she's singing like appear at the bottom of the screen if you can't hear them being called out to her. She does Adele, Christina, Alanis, Celine and so many more and it's awesome.
I liked her Celine Dion the best
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X-rays are a type of electromagnetic radiation, just like visible light.
An x-ray machine sends individual x-ray particles through the body. The images are recorded on a computer or film.
The test is done in a hospital radiology department or in the health care provider's office. How you are positioned depends on the type of x-ray being done. Several different x-ray views may be needed.
You need to stay still when you are having an x-ray. Motion can cause blurry images. You may be asked to hold your breath or not move for a second or two when they image is being taken.
Before the x-ray, tell your health care team if you are pregnant, may be pregnant, or if you have an IUD inserted.
Metal can cause unclear images. You will need to remove all jewelry and may need to wear a hospital gown.
How the test is done depends on the specific type of x-ray.
X-rays are painless. However, some body positions needed during an x-ray may cause temporary discomfort.
X-rays are monitored and regulated so you get the minimum amount of radiation exposure needed to produce the image.
For most conventional x-rays, the risk of cancer or defects is very low. Most experts feel that benefits of appropriate x-imaging greatly outweight any risks.
Young children and babies in the womb are more sensitive to the risks of x-rays. Tell your health care provider if you think you might be pregnant.
For more information, see the specific x-ray topics:
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Goldstone K, Yates SJ. Radiation issues governing radiation protection and patient doses in diagnostic imaging. In: Adam A, Dixon AK, eds. Grainger& Allison's Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed.New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 9.
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Support and services for Carers
Who is a carer?
You are a carer if you look after a friend, relative or neighbour who has a long-term disability, mental health difficulty, or is frail due to old age, and you are not paid for the care you provide.
You may be helping them with:
- personal care, such as washing, dressing or taking medication;
- practical care, such as support with shopping, cooking and cleaning; or
- emotional support if they are lonely, worried or get upset.
You do not have to live in the same house as the person you care for to be their carer.
There is a range of services available for anyone who is a carer. You can get more details from the Birmingham Carers Centre and the Market Place websites.
Carers Break Grant scheme
Carer's Break Grants restarting 1 July 2013
From 1 July 2013, the £250 carers break grant will reopen for new applications. It will continue until this year's allocation of money has been used.
Please ensure that you apply using an up to date application form. Guidance notes are also available. You can download a copy of these below.
As part of the work on Birmingham's Carers' Strategy, the scheme is under review. We will be finding out carers views on how this money should be used in the future. To help with this review carers will be asked to complete a questionnaire.
Carers Break Grants are payments of £250 provided by Birmingham City Council. Carers can only get a grant once every two years and the person they care for must live in Birmingham.
Who can apply?
In order for a carer to apply for a grant the person they care for must:
• Be over 18 years of age
• Be resident within the City of Birmingham
We also ask carers to send proof that they are providing 'regular and substantial care'.
A carer is providing 'regular and substantial care' when caring has:
• A significant impact on their day to day life;
• Takes up their time and energy and
• Is negatively effecting their physical or emotional health
Please download the guidance notes and application form:
For further information, please contact us:
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Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Reports data on the number of people in need of drug abuse treatment and characteristics of admissions to and discharges from substance abuse treatment facilities.
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By Dinesh Nair and Mirna Sleiman
DUBAI (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley Inc
The bank plans to slash 1,600 jobs globally, many of whom work in its securities unit, sources told Reuters last week.
Big U.S. and European institutions are cutting investment banking jobs in the Middle East as the promise of emerging markets is overshadowed by the need to slash costs and a dearth of deal activity.
"The Dubai cuts are part of the bank's global plan. Obviously, the bank is trying to focus on growth opportunities in the region and there has been little growth on the equities side barring Saudi," one of the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity as the matter has not been made public.
Morgan Stanley's equities business will now focus on Saudi Arabia, the source said, adding that planned cuts at other divisions in the Middle East were minimal.
Morgan Stanley declined to comment.
Equity capital markets issuance in the Middle East was $9.4 billion in 2012, according to Thomson Reuters data, down 5 percent from the previous year. Trading volumes in most Gulf Arab markets are down sharply from the highs of 2005-07.
It was not immediately clear how many Morgan Stanley employees in Dubai would be affected by the move, but a second source said the cuts in the emirate might be limited to fewer than 10 employees.
The U.S. bank's mergers & acquisitions head for the Middle East and North Africa left the bank recently, sources told Reuters in December.
Morgan Stanley was one of the advisers to telecom operator Etisalat
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Today's topics of conversation have consisted of how to survive a zombie apocalypse and creating a hip-hop Lion King soundtrack.
How to spot a brand loyalist: via @getfanatical
This new Autechre album is the longest thing to ever happen in the music world. As in, longer than The Headphone Masterpiece.
Music friends, @Andrew_J_Martin wrote a wonderful article about J Dilla. Go read it:
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Posted an answer on @Quora about the best urban hikes within San Francisco:
RT @StartupHike: San Francisco is the only US city in the top 10 happiest cities list:
Whoa! More awesome news for the @lyft team today!
Absolutely love the new @gumroad website: Great stuff @kyledoherty @shl!
Wow, @de's website is just beautiful:
Gorgeous website for @84Paris_live:
A new website from @softfacade just dropped today, and it is nice:
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This cat tea pot was in the window of what else? A Paris chocolate shop, Debauve & Gallais, perhaps the oldest chocolate shop in Paris.
Another "guard" cat spotted and photographed by Keith & Stephanie Carter on rue Bonaparte..
These cats and dogs sit in windows. Langues de chat(cat's tongue bisquits) for the cats. What's in the 'French' Bulldog box?
A chocolate "Egyptian" cat at the Paris Salon du Chocolat...
More chocolate cats at the show. Is that a white whale with a volley ball attached?! Anyone have a clue what these cats are up to?
Lastly you have to include un souris (a mouse) from the Salon. Wait this is a famous fat cat created by Belgian artist, Philippe Geluck in collaboration with Chocolat Galler.


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Police say a man is recovering in the hospital after being stabbed twice by his sister.
The incident took place at a home in the 1700 block of Belmont, near Brown in central Toledo around 1:00 a.m. Thursday.
Police say the siblings got into an altercation, and the sister stabbed her brother once in the left arm and once in the side of the chest.
The man stabbed is expected to make a full recovery. The sister was arrested after she was found walking from the home.
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By Aly Semigran, Hollywood.com Staff
We're so over January 1. Now, it's all about January 13. After all, that's when wonderful humans Amy Poehler and Tina Fey host the Golden Globes for what's bound to be the greatest event in television history. Nay, all of history. Okay, maybe we're overselling it a bit here, but after seeing this fantastic promo photo with the reigning comedy queens, our excitement for the awards ceremony is at an all-time high.
We've already seen what the glamorous funny ladies sound like with their posh Hollywood accents in their posh Hollywood clothes in their first hilarious promo video, now we see them in not-quite-posh, but undeniably adorable sneakers. The picture captures the very essence of longtime pals Poehler, 41, and Fey, 42: beautiful, yet down to Earth; famous (here, they are quite literally in the spotlight), but actually relevant and worthy of their fame; and tremendously talented (both the stars of Parks and Rec and 30 Rock, respectively, are nominees in addition to co-hosts), but humble. Hopefully the photo sparks a trend and Chuck Taylors become a staple on the Globes red carpet. If anyone can pull it off, it's these ladies.
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Onyxia To Terrorise World of Warcraft Once AgainOnce-dreaded World of Warcraft raid boss Onyxia will return in revamped form as part of celebrations for the MMORPG's upcoming fifth anniversary, Blizzard has revealed.
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From earthquakes and train derailments to cybercrimes and terrorist acts, anything can happen, and today's emergency management professionals must be ready to respond.
Walden's online Master of Science in Emergency Management program helps prepare you with the advanced skills you need to lead emergency response efforts, improve public policy, and protect communities from natural and human-caused disasters. Whether you work in the nonprofit, private, or public sector, this online master's program will help enable you to serve in a variety of emergency management leadership roles. These roles may include collaborating with first-responder and critical incident-management teams, working with government leaders to improve public policy, and developing and delivering training to response teams and communities.
The online M.S. in Emergency Management program focuses on the key competencies related to creating and implementing disaster prevention and response plans. Coursework will also help prepare you to earn certificates from Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Emergency Management Institute.
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You may be eligible to earn certificates from the Emergency Management Institute at FEMA as you complete your coursework. Call an enrollment advisor to learn more.
Walden's M.S. in Emergency Management program offers a General Program as well as a variety of specializations to help you meet your personal and professional goals.
The General Program provides you with a broad exposure to the field of emergency management. Coursework will help enable you to effectively develop, manage, and deploy disaster relief plans as well as help shape public policy.
This program can be completed in as little as 15 months. Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
Note: Specializations are optional for the M.S. in Emergency Management program. Students who choose not to pursue a specialization will complete only these courses.
*You will take two elective courses (10 cr.). You can choose your courses from among the M.S. in Emergency Management specializations.
This course introduces students to Walden University and to the requirements for successful participation in an online curriculum. Students work toward building a foundation for academic and professional success as scholar-practitioners and social change agents. They assess the relationship of mission and vision to professional goals and develop a program of study and strategies for online success. Students also explore resources used throughout the program, such as the online Walden University Library. Students engage in course assignments focused on the practical application of professional writing, critical-thinking skills, and the promotion of professional and academic excellence.
In consideration of technological innovation, terrorism, and other modern factors, threats to the American public are changing, thus requiring professionals who have the ability to identify, plan for, and mitigate crime and disaster incidents. In this course, students examine foundational public safety concepts and investigate issues faced by public safety agencies and personnel at the local, state, and national levels, including police and sheriff, emergency medical services, fire services, and related organizations. They explore and discuss the ways in which public safety organizations communicate and coordinate, and they learn why effective interaction is vital to emergency management. They also have the opportunity to gain practical experience employing tools used by public safety professionals, such as a public safety constituency matrix through which they assess competing demands on the various agencies. In this course, students work toward gaining the skills necessary to anticipate the needs of various constituents to develop effective public safety initiatives.
Students in this course examine the theories and concepts underpinning contemporary emergency management and how to understand the phenomena of natural and human-caused disasters. Students examine the historical context of emergency management, the general process of risk assessment, the emergency management cycle, communications within emergency management and crisis planning, and the general policy and legal framework surrounding the process of emergency management in the United States with a focus on the National Incident Management System (NIMS). Case studies of major catastrophes are used to explore contemporary and practical hazard management. Students can complete the FEMA Emergency Management Institute courses IS-100.b - Introduction to Incident Command System and either IS-800.b - National Response Framework: An Introduction or IS700.a - National Incident Management System as part of this course. Nationally recognized certificates are awarded for successful completion of FEMA courses.
Public safety leaders are responsible for finding solutions to major issues confronting their community and organizational operating systems through research, analysis, planning, and decision making. In this course, students assess these tools and solutions to learn the intricacies of managing public safety organizations. They engage in written assignments and discussions on a variety of topics, such as systems approaches, environmental analyses, contingency planning, implications for change, coordination, and controls. Students explore ways to apply classic business management techniques and leadership principles to public safety operations. They also apply concepts presented in the course to the development of solutions and alternatives to varied situations confronting public safety managers. Additionally, the course introduces students to concepts of "first-planner" and "first-responder."
Organizational credibility, community trust, and fundraising are increasingly dependent upon demonstration of program effectiveness and success. This course introduces students to research and evaluation methods in the public and nonprofit sectors to study ways to measure and assess a program's effectiveness and potential success as well as to address problems or issues in the field. Students examine the strengths, limitations, and threats to validity; models, quantitative metrics, and tools used to evaluate programs and policies; and legal and ethical issues associated with research and evaluation methods. Using these parameters and other concepts presented in the course, students critically evaluate sample research, consider ways to communicate results to an intended audience, and reflect on trends and challenges that could affect future program evaluation.
Risk assessment and mitigation are key components to effective emergency management and all-hazard planning and response. Students in this course focus on the methods and techniques required to assess an organization or government's risk associated with the protection of human life and capital assets. They study ways to evaluate the social vulnerabilities to disaster and the special needs of at-risk populations, and they explore methods to reduce vulnerabilities and build capacity through structural and nonstructural mitigation. Additionally, students complete the FEMA Emergency Management Institute course IS-393.a: Introduction to Hazard Mitigation as part of this course.
A major concern of disaster response professionals is meeting basic and humanitarian needs of disaster-affected populations. In this course, students explore a range of issues, including evacuation, relocation, and tactical and strategic decisions in the immediate aftermath of an emergency episode. Students study important federal policies related to disaster response and recovery, including the National Response Framework (NRF), and they can gain an understanding of how local, state, and federal policies mesh in response and recovery efforts. Through their exploration, they study how recovery begins once the immediate threat of the emergency wanes and the focus shifts to restoring disaster-affected areas. As part of this course, students complete the FEMA Emergency Management Institute course IS208.a: State Disaster Management.
Elective courses give you the opportunity to further explore your interests beyond the prescribed program curriculum. You may choose to take any course designated as an approved elective by the program's completion requirements.
In this course, students complete a capstone project through which they apply an action research model that fosters social change in public administration or nonprofit management and leadership. Through this project, students demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and competencies acquired in their master's degree program. Students also have the opportunity to reflect on how the project and the program have contributed to their personal, scholarly, and professional growth.
Whether it's an act of terrorism or an act of nature, officials need to know how to respond in any emergency. This includes the ability to mitigate threats, establish control, and prosecute offenders. The Criminal Justice specialization can help prepare you to ethically and effectively respond to emergency situations. You'll explore the technology and communication you need for disaster planning and then discover how they relate to criminal activity.
This program can be completed in as little as 18 months. Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress; credits transferred, if applicable; and prerequisite courses. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
The program's courses are 11 weeks in length and are delivered in a prescribed sequence.
Students in this course are introduced to contemporary views and theories of maladaptive and criminal behavior. They examine a broad conceptualization of criminal behavior from an interdisciplinary perspective as well as theories and application of criminal profiling. Students also explore specific views of criminal behavior germane to groups, such as psychopaths, serial offenders, and sexually violent predators. At the end of this course, students will have an understanding of the theories and practices that are the foundations of the field of criminology.
Justice is at the heart of the U.S. democratic system, yet opposing viewpoints surrounding and within the system often muddle interpretations of the law and the development of policies to promote and enforce justice. In this course, students examine events that have significantly changed how the legal system interprets the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Code, and the U.S. Patriot Act, for example, the terrorist acts of September 11, 2001. They learn how social and historical changes have shifted perspectives and sparked debates on expanding the rights of government versus safeguarding personal civil rights and civil liberties. Through discussion with peers, assessment of contemporary articles, and examination of Supreme Course cases, students have the opportunity to reflect on and potentially broaden their own opinions and perspectives on current criminal justice affairs in regard to issues of law enforcement, public perception, policy development, and ethics.
Students in this course explore the relationship of technology and criminal activity, including current trends in cybercrime. Students are exposed to a comprehensive view of cybercrime, and they study the ways law enforcement agencies use technologies to track and apprehend criminals involved in cybercrime. Students use technique scenarios for solving such crimes, thus studying ways to deal with related problems. They can also gain an understanding of legal responses for these issues. By identifying, data mining, and protecting and gathering evidence, students can gain a comprehensive understanding of solving and prosecuting cybercrimes. Additionally, students analyze techniques and tools used to build and solve cybercrime cases.
The Global Leadership specialization is designed for students who aspire to work in an international environment, particularly in global south countries or developing regions. Gain skills and strategies for community capacity building and learn how to operate more effectively in areas around the world seeking to develop and modernize. In this specialization, you will explore sustainability frameworks and models, examine methods for effecting transformative change in complex systems and organizations, and gain strategies for making effective and timely leadership decisions in complex and precarious environments.
Public policy implementation can take place in various types of organizations. This course engages learners in a collaborative study of Strategic Planning, Management and Leadership in the context of public and nonprofit organizations. Students in this course identify, analyze and evaluate the intricate relationships between strategic planning, management, and leaderships, from an international perspective. This course connects three key institutional elements: "Thinking-Acting-and Leading" strategically. Students apply a management systems approach as they develop, adopt, manage, and lead a strategic plan for an international public or nonprofit organization or with an international focus. Students will understand the strategic context for practical decision making for international public and nonprofit organizations; emphasizing the central role of the environment in the strategic planning process. The course offers a hands-on approach that tests students' ability to make effective and timely management and leadership decisions in complex and uncertain conditions.
Effective community leaders must be familiar with a wide range of tools, strategies, and skills to create sustainable communities. In this course, students examine these elements to learn how leaders build capacity for community change; assess community needs and resources; create community visions; promote stakeholder interest and participation; analyze community problems; and carry out practices and interventions to improve sustainability in communities. They also explore sustainability frameworks and models, and they apply these and other concepts presented in the course to develop a proposal for sustainable community development, focusing on community assessment, stakeholder involvement, and development planning.
Protecting the nation from attacks means more than securing its borders and transportation systems. Homeland security involves the management of both private and public sectors in their preparation and response to threats. The Homeland Security specialization explores the role of government and nongovernment agencies in providing protection and response during critical incidents. You will evaluate current policies and strategies as they relate to issues such as communication, technology, and terrorism.
Since its inception, the Department of Homeland Security has had a profound impact on public policy and administration. This course provides students with an in-depth analysis of homeland security, including history, concepts, policies, and strategies of prevention and response. Students examine and discuss a range of topics, including ethical issues, telecommunications, technology, threat assessment, contingency planning, and risk management. Students hone their critical-thinking and analytic skills through the application of fundamental concepts and principles of homeland security to case studies and current issues.
Strategic leadership and planning are required to prevent, respond to, and recover from critical incidents that threaten homeland security. Students in this course explore the role and importance of leadership and planning in critical incident management and the application of tools, strategies, and systems to specific critical incidents. Through the evaluation of case studies, students examine the impact of critical incidents on individuals and communities as well as roles of government agencies and nongovernment organizations in managing such incidents. Using concepts and theories presented in the course, students develop a critical incident management plan for their community through which they consider new strategies and perspectives in regard to critical incident leadership and planning.
Terrorism continues to be a constant threat to the American public, facilitating the need for accurate information, organized resources, and established approaches to respond to emergencies and keep the public informed. Students in this course examine terrorism and related public policy on a local, national, and international level. They also assess the need and function of systemic approaches for emergency preparedness. Students explore and discuss topical issues, such as terrorism and public health, bioterrorism, biosecurity, cyberterrorism, risk assessment, implications for public health, and components of a systemic preparedness infrastructure. Using analytic skills and tools, students assess recommendations that policy makers use in decisions to prevent or respond to terrorism. They also gain hands-on experience initiating the development and/or analysis of a terrorism-preparedness infrastructure.
Recent devastation caused by natural disasters and terrorist acts highlights an elevated need for prepared public officials. Leaders who can react quickly and effectively during emergencies are essential. The Public Management and Leadership specialization helps prepare you to coordinate relief plans and supervise response teams. In this specialization, you can develop the project management skills you need to oversee large-scale disaster recovery efforts.
This course engages students in a collaborative study of the changing strategic context of public administration. Students apply a systems perspective to construct a public enterprise "mental" model of a public organization to understand the strategic context for practical action and the stakeholder relations involved. Students demonstrate their knowledge of the interrelated flows of money, knowledge, and influence as they weave these elements in their model. They engage in readings and practical assignments that emphasize management and leadership in a time of unprecedented and unpredictable change. Students also work toward developing professional-action habits for pragmatic-action learning in the practice of public administration.
This course engages students in a collaborative study of the nature and methods of transformative change in the complex human systems of contemporary public organizations. Students explore and employ a pragmatic-action-learning process for studying the experience of transformative change in complex systems. They examine the dynamics of complex adaptive systems to gain an understanding of how large-scale and highly interrelated human systems change through self-organization. Students explore and apply appreciative inquiry and other selected methods of transformative change to a positive organizational-change situation of personal interest. They also have the opportunity to develop professional-action habits for pragmatic-action learning in the practice of public administration.
In today's complex environment, leaders engaged in shaping public policy must know how to use the emotional as well as the intellectual power of language to motivate, inspire, and competently manage their organizations. In this course, students examine techniques, such as effective communication, used in dynamic leadership that affect conscious and unconscious influences on human behavior. Through discussions, group assignments, and individual projects, students apply theoretical and practical course content to demonstrate the necessary components for making effective human connections. Students also study why stories, symbols, and metaphors are essential elements in the language of leadership.
From terrorist attacks, such as 9/11, to natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, individuals are vulnerable to a multitude of dangers. Preparation is an important aspect of quick response. The Terrorism and Emergency Management specialization explores the history, economics, planning, and response strategies associated with public crises. You will analyze the USA PATRIOT Act and similar legislation to understand the impact these laws have on citizens and government agencies. You will also study the development and deployment of culturally appropriate relief services to determine their effectiveness in aiding those traumatized by disasters.
Critical issues, such as infectious diseases, inadequate healthcare access, and an aging population, require leaders who have a diverse skill set as well as the professional and ethical sensibilities needed to lead efforts that improve quality of life for individuals and communities. In this course, students examine theories of leadership as well as the professional attributes, skills, styles, and strategies required to advance public health goals. They explore ethical choices, values, professionalism, opportunities for advocacy, and application of principles of social justice implicit in public health decisions and practice. Students study ways to employ collaborative methods for working with and motivating diverse communities and constituencies, and they consider methods and develop new strategies for evaluating and solving current problems in healthcare.
There is no shortage of natural and human-made disasters, such as war, violence, genocide, and terrorist activities. Individuals and communities affected by such disasters often need assistance from professionals who understand the social, cultural, and psychological complexities of crisis and trauma. Students in this course investigate how these incidents impact the psychology of individuals and groups. They assess traditional and current literature and complete practical exercises to study theories of trauma; actions and behaviors following a disaster; stress, coping, and adjustment difficulties; psychological disorders (e.g., post-traumatic stress disorder); and available resources to deal with trauma. Considering the various ways crisis professionals can promote positive social change, students devote special attention to the importance and development of culturally appropriate, service-delivery programs and interventions for individuals affected and traumatized by disasters.
*Time to completion may vary by student, depending on individual progress and credits transferred, if applicable. For a personalized estimate of your time to completion, call an enrollment advisor at 1-866-492-5336.
†Maximum transfer credit total includes reduction in technology fee as related to reduced number of courses over time.
*Tuition and fees are subject to change.
Call 1-866-492-5336 for information about a full range of options for:
With the effects of 9/11 still impacting both the public and private sectors, the spending on emergency management and need for field specialists has become increasingly important. A U.S. News & World Report article calls the role of emergency management specialist one of the 50 best jobs of 2011 and anticipates an increased need for this type of specialist over the next decade. Further, the article also states that the Bureau of Labor Statistics expects employment in the emergency management field to grow by 2,800, or 22%, between 2008 and 2018.*
Walden's M.S. in Emergency Management program can help prepare you for a broad range of leadership positions within government agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as well as other public and private sectors of society, including health, public works, transportation, and community services.
Potential career options in emergency management include:
Career options may require additional experience, training, or other factors beyond the successful completion of this degree program.
*U.S. News & World Report, "Best Jobs 2011," on the Internet at http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/articles/2010/12/06/best-jobs-2011-emergency-management-specialist (viewed online Sept. 8, 2011). National long-term projections may not reflect local and/or short-term economic or job conditions and do not guarantee actual job growth.
Few online academic programs today offer the breadth and emphasis on emergency management that Walden's M.S. in Emergency Management program provides.
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At Walden, you can choose when, where, and how you learn thanks to our online format and MobileLearn®. Through this education technology, you can listen to coursework on your MP3 player, access your classroom from your iPhone, download coursework to your laptop, and more.
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"Watershed: Exploring a New Water Ethic for the West" Film Screening
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Watershed tells the story of the threats to the once-mighty Colorado River and offers solutions for the future of the American West. Executive Producer and Narrator: Robert Redford. Director: Mark Decena.
This event is part of Water Week. Click here to view all Water Week 2013 information.
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Review of Draft Texas Mathematics Standards 2012
W. Stephen Wilson
April 17, 2012
In April 2012, Texas adopted new math standards. Fordham reviewed the draft standards and found them to be a modest improvement. But not by much, and they remain inferior to the Common Core math standards. This review, by W. Stephen Wilson, supplements our 2010 report, The State of State Standards—...
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Michael J. Petrilli
April 11, 2012
While the economy may be turning around, local school districts nationwide continue to struggle mightily. The "new normal" of tougher budget times is here to stay for American K-12 education. So how can local officials cope? This policy brief provides a useful tool for navigating the financial...
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Eileen Reed
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Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
April 02, 2012
Rigorous standards and aligned assessments are vital tools for boosting education outcomes but they have little traction without strong accountability systems that attach consequences to performance. In this pilot study, Eileen Reed, Janie Scull, Gerilyn Slicker, and Amber Winkler lay out the...
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March 31, 2012
Noting the success of last summer's Education Reform Idol bonanza, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute proudly announces its new event series, Dancing with the School-Reform Stars . The show pairs noted reformers with famed defenders of the status quo. The first episode features Checker Finn doing the...
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In this analysis from the Fordham Institute, our acclaimed research team steps in to solve an age-old debate: Which education blogger is most self-absorbed and self-referential? In particular, does Andy Rotherham's persistent disclaiming of his many influential personal connections take the cake?...
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March 14, 2012
A teacher's effectiveness has a tremendous impact on a child's learning and academic trajectory. Yet knowing that, and being able to create teacher evaluation systems that successfully measure and document teacher effectiveness, are two very different things. In fact, for as long as anyone can...
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Overcoming the Governance Challenge in K-12 Online Learning
John E. Chubb
February 06, 2012
Online learning and our current system of local education governance are at odds with one another, to say the least. In this paper, John Chubb examines how local school district control retards the widespread use of instructional technologies. He argues that the surest way to break down the system'...
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The State of State Science Standards 2012
January 30, 2012
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- One Figgy Pudding Jelly Roll by Basic Grey
- Two, 1/2 yard pieces of coordinating fabric.
- One 20' x 20" piece of light weight batting.
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Step 1 - Pick out 10 of your favorite strips of fabric from your Jelly Roll. Cut them in half length wise so you have ten 2 1/2 x 18" pieces.
Step 2 - Cut your strips so that one end measures approx 1" in width and the other the full 2 1/2". This will give you the scrappy look that were going for.
Step 3 - Sew all strips together (1/4" seam allowance), starting with the 1" end of the strip being at the left end (start), and then next time the 2 1/2" strip being at the left end. Do this with all ten strips. Then using your favorite stitch, sew the fabric onto the batting by sewing in the ditch of each seam. Note: Make sure you start at the bottom left edge so the the extra batting will be at the top of the stocking.
Step 4 - Cut the quilted fabric in half like in the picture below. One will be for the red stocking and one for the green.
Step 5 - Cut the coordinating pieces of fabric. I tried to show how to lay out your pieces to cut them, but I'm definitely not a photo shop expert so hopefully if will make some sense. The diagram below shows how the stockings should be laid out on a 18" x 45 " piece of fabric with the left edge folded over enough to cut two. The first stocking needs to be cut on the folded fabric, these two will be used for the lining so you can set them aside for later. Go ahead and cut out the rest of the pieces as explained. You will also need to do this out of the 2nd piece of coordinating fabric for the 2nd stocking. I sure hope this makes sense.
Step 6 - Sew the 9 x 3 1/4" piece of coordinating fabric onto the top of stocking. Do this by placing the coordinating piece right side down and facing right side of stocking with the edge lined up with the edge of your last strip of fabric. Sew along top using a 1/4" seam allowance. Open and press.
Step 7 - Lay your pattern on top of your stocking fabric so that the stocking pattern is at the top of the red fabric. Mine doesn't look that way, I put a large piece of red because I wasn't sure how long to make it, but 3" of the red fabric on top seems to be about right.
Step 8 - Layer fabric as show below and then cut out stocking.
Step 9 - Explained in picture.
Step 10 - Sew around stocking using a 1/4" seam allowance, then trim. Turn stocking right side out so the batting is in the middle. Also sew around the two stockings pieces that were cut on the folded fabric, place right sides together and sew - leave about a 2" opening on the straight side of stocking so you can turn it later.
Step 11 - Making the loop/hook - Take your 2 1/2 x 6" piece of fabric and iron in half width wise. Unfold and fold outer edges into the middle crease, then fold entire piece in half width wise and sew along outer two edges using about 1/8" seam allowance.


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This brochure contains profiles of the winners of the second annual Thomas B. Fordham Foundation Prizes for Excellence in Education. The 2004 prize for Valor is awarded to Howard Fuller, and the 2004 prize for Distinguished Scholarship is awarded to Eric Hanushek.
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Bavarian State Opera: Munich's operatic history
During the reign of Elector Max II Emanuel, between 1679 and 1726, Italian opera continued its own triumphal march in Munich. His successor, Maximilian III Joseph, then commissioned François Cuvilliés to construct the "teatro nuovo presso la residenza", the Residence Theatre – to this day the Cuvilliés-Theater is a household name for opera lovers all over the world. The "dramma per musica" had meanwhile become the "opera seria" with the featuring the cult of the aria, the bel canto style, the prima donnas and the castrati. Gradually folk operas and musical entertainments emerged from the middle class. Mythological subjects and homages to rulers began yielding to more life-like subject matter drawn from everyday life. New decisive impulses came from such sources as the French revolutionary "opéra comique" and the "singspiel" from Vienna and Leipzig.
The "opera buffa", a combination of a vast array of different style elements, determined the style of La finta giardinera, the opera 19-year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was commissioned to write for Munich. Six years later, on commission from Elector Karl Theodor, he composed his first "opera seria". The world première of this work Idomeneo – re di Creta on January 29, 1781 in the Residence Theatre marked a major breakthrough for the 25-year old composer.
With the accession of King Ludwig I, who continued his father's tradition from 1825 to 1848, and the revival of the new National Theatre, another new epoch in Munich's operatic history began. Measures undertaken by the king included the closing of the "Volkstheater" at the Isartor and the final dissolution of the Italian opera. This opened the way for local forces as well as for a number of new trends emanating from all over Europe.
The administration of General Director Franz von Perfall, from 1867 to 1893, saw the initiation of the Opera Festival. He put on a festival summer for the first time in 1875, featuring operas by Mozart and music dramas by Wagner. Over the course of time, the festival idea began to demand its own festival playhouse and so, under the new General Director Ernst von Possart, the Prinzregententheater was constructed one year after the turn of the 20th century, fulfilling a wish on the part of Munich's citizens and fostered by the art-loving Prince Regent Luitpold. The grand opening on August 21, 1901 with Die Meistersinger under Hermann Zumpe was a veritable popular festival and inaugurated a magnificent era for the Munich Opera Festival.
Bruno Walter's premières opened up brand-new worlds of sound with the major works of Franz Schreker, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Max von Schillings and Richard Strauss's Ariadne auf Naxos. Starting in 1922, Bruno Walter's successor Hans Knappertsbusch began a continuous 14-year period that left a no less indelible imprint on the Munich Opera. During his administration, Munich witnessed the emergence of such conductors as Robert Heger, Karl Elmendorff, Paul Schmitz, Karl Böhm and Carl Tutein. Wilhelm Furtwängler and Hans Pfitzner were on the podium for performances in the National Theatre and the Prinzregententheater. When Hans Knappertsbusch was forced out of the theatre along with Clemens von Franckenstein, both victims of political ostracism, the Munich theatre was virtually orphaned for two years. Knappertsbusch's name, however, became the stuff legends are made of.
The arduous tasks of restoring the theatre to life were assumed by General Manager Georg Hartmann and his General Music Director Georg Solti. After they had successfully introduced works by Paul Hindemith and Heinrich Sutermeister, and Werner Egk had established himself in 1948 with his Faust ballet Abraxas, Hartmann and Solti put on the first post-war Munich Opera Festival in 1950, creating on a firm foundation to pass on to their successors.
Rudolf Hartmann served as general manager for fifteen years from 1952 to 1967, working side-by-side with general music directors Rudolf Kempe, Ferenc Fricsay and Joseph Keilberth. Two significant events occurred during the Hartmann era: the return to the restored Cuvilliés Theatre with Le nozze di Figaro in 1958 and the reopening of the National Theatre on November 21, 1963. With the aid of the "Friends of the National Theatre" it rose in old classicistic glory like a phoenix from the ashes in accordance the plans of Gerhard Graubner and Karl Fischer.
A new era at the Munich Opera began in 1967 when Günther Rennert assumed the reins. Together with Wolfgang Sawallisch, who functioned as general music director from 1968, Rennert took his comprehensive concept of a well-balanced blend of avant-garde theatre and music theatre and turned it into reality in the form of world theatre with a view toward modernism. His plans also included world-renowned guest artists, including such eminent stage directors as Boleslav Barlog, August Everding, Leopold Lindtberg, Oscar Fritz Schuh, Vaclav Kašlik, Bohumil Herlischka and Jean-Pierre Ponelle. With the 1976 Festival, Günther Rennert took his leave of the Munich Opera.
After an interim year under the leadership of Wolfgang Sawallisch, August Everding became general manager until 1982. His repertoire from Monteverdi to Reimann comprised both traditional operas and contemporary music theatre works. The high point of August Everding's five-year administration, during which many international opera stars made their first appearances in Munich, was the world première of Aribert Reimann's Lear in a production by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, presented on July 9, 1978. In 1983, Everding assumed new responsibilities as General Director of Bavaria's State Theatres. Wolfgang Sawallisch as State Opera Director, combined the posts of theatre and music director making him artistic director of the Bavarian State Opera.
Wolfgang Sawallisch found it an appealing idea to put the extraordinary options and efficiency of "his" house to the test by presenting large work cycles. In 1983 he offered audiences the unique opportunity of witnessing all 13 of Richard Wagner's music dramas. In 1988, he opened all of Richard Strauss's works to discussion in an unprecedented full cycle of the composer's stage works. In 1987 he brought out a completely new production of Wagner's Ring during the regular season in the short space of 10 days. At a time when the top productions of the major houses were always interchangeable as far as selection of works and casting were concerned, he sought individual artistic paths. In the ten years of his administration as State Opera Director he tried to stress the unique profile of the Munich Opera, among other things by placing greater weight on dramatic operas and lending special emphasis to classic modern works.
Sir Peter Jonas (knighted in 1999 by Queen Elizabeth in recognition of his services to the Bavarian State Opera) has managed, after a long period of neglect, to restore baroque opera to the repertoire and, in a joint effort with conductor Ivor Bolton and such stage directors as Richard Jones, David Alden and Martin Duncan, he has developed and established a new Munich baroque style. The Festival program has also been expanded: the Prinzregententheater was regained as a performance venue. "Opera for All" appeals to a wide segment of the general public. The cross-over, experimental Festival+ series not only enhances the Festival program but also brings new influences from other art forms into our concept of theatre.
From 1998 until 2006, with Zubin Mehta, another major conductor was guiding the musical destiny of the house, again with great respect for tradition but also with an inquisitive eye toward the future.


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LANSING, Mich. (WJBK) -- At the national level in this post election euphoria you've heard all the usual clamor for bi-partisan cooperation. There are so many olive branches on the Potomac you can't see the water.In the state capitol, there are no olive branches in sight. In fact the brick bats are over there in the corner.The Republicans are hacked that house Democrats went after House GOP Speaker Jase Bolger and came with a sliver of knocking him off.The Republicans are hacked at organized labor that it put Proposal 2 on the ballot and forced a nasty confrontation between unions and business and that has spawned a boomlet for Right to Work legislation which is sure to anger labor.And the incoming House Democratic leader, with a whopping 8 months of legislative experience under his belt, is already warning the GOP not to go there. Rep. Tim Greimel (D-Oakland County) fires a warning shot: If there is any chance of bi-partisan cooperation, the Republicans will blow it to smithereens by pushing Right to Work.But that's not all.Layered over the bitterness from the election is a more immediate problem in the form of Rep.-Elect Brain Banks (D-Detroit). The issue is: To seat him or not seat him?As a young man Mr. Banks committed twenty felonies. Apparently he was very adept at bouncing checks. He claims he is now a reformed "bouncer" with college degrees coming out of his ears and work on his PhD continues.One might be inclined to say he learned his lesson but during the campaign for the house he was evicted for not paying his rent and another apparent check kiting issue has arisen.Which means there could be a move by the GOP to deny him a seat in the House even though the voters in Detroit duly elected the man with the full knowledge of his past and present baggage.Word from one outside the capitol source hints the Republicans see this as a chance to get even with the Democrats for going after Mr. Bolger.This is getting ugly isn't it?The fate of Mr. Banks may rest in the constitution. It reads that a person can not be seated if convicted of a felony for "breach of the public trust."Those in the Bank's camp contend, what he did was not such a breach.The Republicans are in closed door discussions on what to do. They are being advised that it would be wrong to deny him a seat now. But, if he is seated, the party could then seek to expel him which would set off an intra-party feud, the likes of which we've not seen in years."I think that's horrible," protested Rep.-Elect Theresa Abed (D-Grand Ledge.) "We need to have people in office that have integrity, that have told the truth, that people can trust," she wades into the thicket.Rep.-Elect Andy Schor (D-Lansing) is willing to seat his colleague but, "I don't know the definition of "breach of public trust…I won't say a definite yes or no but at this point, I go with the voters and I don't see a reason for Lansing politicians to reject the voters of one district."Watching all this with a concerned eye is the governor. It's not his job to referee potentially damaging disagreements in the house or senate. Yet what happens there does impact what he wants to do.If he plays Henry Kissenger,(sp) lawmakers may tell him to buzz-off but if somebody doesn't resolve this before it blows-up, his reinvention plans could blow up, too.Obviously peace is not at hand around here.
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Even though I'm not doing the "Paleo" lifestyle, I "liked" the "Paleo Leap" Facebook page to get recipies, etc...that look healthy and delicious...this is one of them. I'm a big fan of sweet potatoes, and chicken...and casseroles!
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- 2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes;
- 5 sweet potatoes , cut into 1/2-inch cubes;
- 1 tbsp. paprika;
- 2 tbsp. garlic powder;
- 6 tbsp. hot sauce;
- cup olive oil or melted ghee ;
- 1 cup bacon, cooked and cut into pieces;
- 1 cup green onions, sliced;
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste;
- Preheat your oven to 400 F.
- In a large bowl, combine together the olive oil, paprika, garlic powder, hot sauce, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the sweet potatoes and chicken, and stir to coat.
- Empty the bowl into a casserole dish.
- Bake in the pre-heated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, stirring every 10-15 minutes.
- Add the green onions and bacon to the dish and place back in the oven for another 5 minutes to let all the flavors combine.