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Faceless Killers (1991)
by Henning Mankell
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The first of the Kurt Wallanders and a very promising start. I like the characters, there is alot of depth, esp. to Wallander. The TV verision mostly has him as deeply wounded, here there is more complexity. Once again, the murder is not so much an "A-Ha" but a slow build up. The finish is more dramatic but it is all good. I only worry that Mankell is setting up a scenario of each book ending with some hope of better things in Wallander's life and then the next book is back to the same old.
First in the Wallander series. One of the best that got Mankell launched as a respected writer of crime mysteries.
An avid fan of police procedural books and television shows, it was not shocking that I fell in love with BBC's Wallander series, starring Kenneth Branagh. Like the Inspector Lynley series, the hauntingly peaceful country settings play as key a role as do the main characters.
In a lonely Swedish farming community, an elderly couple are bludgeoned to death in their home early one January morning. Wallander, acting as temporary head of the department while his superior is on vacation, is thoroughly unprepared for the violent magnitude of the crime, or the implications that a foreigner could have committed the crime. Sweden's open door policy to immigrants and political asylum seekers already being a hot topic among its citizens, this situation throws Wallander's unit into the media limelight. The pressure to catch the culprit(s) is even greater when the department receives threats of remonstrance targeted at refugee camps in the area.
Kurt's personal life is a shambles. Recently separated from his wife, estranged from his only daughter, and coping with his father's declining health, it's no wonder he turns to drink. One thing I thoroughly love about the show is that you can so clearly see what a sensitive, artfully inclined soul Wallander is. This makes his approach to solving crime different, but his vocation is also clearly ebbing away at his insides. This particular passage stands out in my mind when I envision him struggling to stay afloat amidst the madness:
"Before he went to sleep, he lay in bed for a while in the darkness of his apartment with his eyes open. Again he thought about the violence. The new era, which demanded a different kind of policeman. We're living in an age of the noose, he thought. Fear will be on the rise."
This was a good read, but I was really disappointed with the translation and poor editing. I love the Vintage imprint. They publish great quality books, especially their international division, but this was a dud, in my opinion, which sucks because it takes away from the author's image. I'm hoping the next one will be better.
Well written, prose flows very nicely. Good story with a brisk pace. Not much tension, but enough for a reader to stay interested. It's about the violent murders of an elderly farm couple. No apparent motive, few clues. It appears to be the deed of a foreign born resident or visitor, and when word gets out in the papers of that speculation by the police, there is a backlash against immigrants and Sweden's immigration policies. That theme is woven very well into the story and the underlying issues are presented well and fairly. I have two criticisms of the book, the first in the Kurt Wallander series, published in 1991. I didn't care for any of the characters. Wallander is another flawed cop with a lot of baggage, and I didn't feel any sympathy toward him at all. There is a station house full of supporting cops, but by book's end I couldn't tell one from the other. My other problem with the book is that it is vey gloomy. It seems to be an ideal script for a 1950's Ingmar Bergman black and white movie. No thanks. Works fine as a stand-alone book, but I have no interest in committing to reading this series.
An Inspector Wallander book, the first of the series. An elderly couple are brutally murdered in their rural home at night. Early on, the police find out that the husband had a secret bank account with a large balance, and he was regularly paying a woman with whom he had a child for her silence. Word leaks out to the press that there is evidence that the crime was committed by an immigrant, which leads to random violent actions against the immigrant community.
High quality crime fiction.
Mankell was developing not only the characters but his own style, here, which is not nearly as polished as some later works..Faceless Killers is a worthwhile read for those who've come to the Wallander series late, perhaps through the recent BBC series with Kenneth Branaugh, or as a re-read for long-time series fans. Since most of the tension in the book comes from the characters, not the mystery they're solving, even knowing the ending doesn't take much away from this very solid book.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0307742857, Mass Market Paperback)If you remember with pleasure those dark and gloomy Martin Beck mysteries by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo, you'll be glad to plunge into the first of Henning Mankell's Kurt Wallender mysteries to appear in English. Wallender's personal life can occasionally seem more depressing than even a provincial Swedish detective should be asked to bear, but his investigative skills are strictly first rate. And Mankell's story of the brutal murder of an elderly farm couple uncovers an unusual aspect of life in modern Sweden--a streak of fear and prejudice against the many newcomers from Africa, the Middle East and Eastern Europe who have sought asylum there.
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The murder of a farming couple in Sweden unleashes a wave of xenophobia when it is learned that the woman's dying words were "foreigner." The case is given to Inspector Kurt Wallender, a lover of opera and booze. Part crime story, part look at the attitude of Swedes to immigrants.… (more)
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Volume 50, Issue 30 Precedent set ASWSC senate ratifies "SAE Week By Scott Summerill Senior reporter of The Signpost The ASWSC Senate voted to recognize the achievements of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity by proclaiming Nov. 12 18 SAE Week. Sponsor of the bill, Physically Challenged Students Senator Melvin Feller, said the WSC fraternal colony will receive its national charter this week and should be praised for the positive work they have done for the campus and the surrounding community. "SAE is definitely a positive influence," he said. "I think we need to recognize those people and salute them." Non-traditional Student Senator Dan Alsup agreed the group is praiseworthy, but he questioned dedicating an entire week to them. "Why not just one day?" he asked. "Let them bask in their day in the sun," said Feller. Technology Senator Guy Watkins voiced concern that other WSC fraternities and sororities may feel slighted by the move. "They should have a right to be recognized, too," he said. Feller agreed, but pointed out that the SAE's are about to receive their national charter while the other groups already have national status. Arts and Humanities Senator Catherine Sadler said, Inside News 2 Editorial... 4 Sports. 13 Classifieds 15 ii "If we're going to set a precedent, then so be it." The resolution passed, making this week SAE Week. The bill is only valid for 1989 and will not be carried over in future years. Also passed was a resolution giving Senate support for the proposed women's studies minor program at WSC. Alsup sponsored the bill and said, "We're just supporting the ideology of setting up a Women's Studies minor." According to Alsup, the present program available for women's studies results in an ethnic studies minor. "It's counter productive to have an ethnic studies minor when you're actually in women's studies," he said. The women's studies program would make graduates "much more marketable." In other business, the Senate ratified Henry Rudolph to the black students senator position. The seat has been vacant since Sept. 26 when former Black Students Senator Doug Gillespie was released from office for failure to meet ASWSC standards. Also ratified was Sheri Miller to the student-at-large seat of the 1989-90 Student Fees Allocation Committee. Miller, a non-traditional student with a strong background in finance, said students are too apathetic about campus policies that govern them. "Weber State has a problem with students not taking an active voice," she said. Metaphor Signature See page 8 Weber State College Acton Portraying U. Phil Olmstead and Elaine Runyan at the tight near Trappeft Signpost exclusive Television crew by Runyan case Editor's note: this is the second in anexclusive three-part series on he tragic murder and "kidnapping of Rachael Runyan. By Sheila Christensen Contributing writer of The Signpost Amy slipped downstairs and plunked herself down next to the Runyan's 12-year-old son Justin as he played video games. "Do you ever miss your sister?" Amy asked. "Uh, huh. Sometimes," Justin said. I "Look at all the bad guys," Amy said pointing to the screen, ji "Here, let me get your bad guys for you," Justin offered. Upstairs the Hunts listened -while the Runyans expressed I their exasperation at the evil that was perpetrated against their kmMM daughter. For seven nightmarish years, they said, the family has hoped the police could finally "get the bad guys." "To a father a little girl is sweet and not to be hurt," Jeff could be heard to say on the videotape. And still he feels the pain of knowing that the daughter he loved to jump on the trampoline with after work was violated in a most hideous way. "It was my worst fear," Elaine could be heard to say on the videotape as she remembered how the family moved from Detroit to the supposed safety of a tight-knit predominantly Mormon community. The Runyans had talked to their children many times about strangers, telling them, "There are bad people out there. If someone you don't know offers you candy, don't take it. Just run home and well give you the Scottish dancers thrill crowds at WSC See page 6 Wednesday, November 15, 1989 Loop where Rachel body was lound shocked biggest sack of candy you've ever seen." The Hunts continued to work with Amy through the evening and the following morning. Ramon Laos, a Brigham Young University law student who was chosen to play the part of Rachael's abductor, explained to Amy that he was really a good guy just playing a bad guy. Laos explained to Amy each scene they would be acting out before the taping. Then he would race with her and play silly games between practice sessions. After each practice session he would reassure her. jj But the filming crew was not ij prepared for what happened 1 when Laos grabbed Amy to run I towards the waiting car which had actually belonged to thejj primary suspect in the case at the ; time of the kidnapping. I (See RUNYAN page 12) jj
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We have been so happy at FWC! It has truly been a blessing to our family. The academics are challenging, the teacher's care about their students and other families have become 'family'. The school is large enough to have numerous activities (sports, music, art), but small enough that most students can participate and the make the team. The Christian values and education will carry over into college and life. FWC has certainly been a great fit!
We toured the school, and the employee that showed us around was nice. She would stop along the tour and speak to current families and let the family promote the school to us. The school seemed like a friendly and accepting place. After we enrolled and became a part of their "family" everything changed. There are so many problems in the elementary school, beginning with the principal, teachers and students. If you have to speak to the principal for any reason, you have to pray 10 minutes first, then you get a sermon about how God is in control of everything, and the issues are never resolved. The students are beat down so badly that they never build self confidence. There are multiple behavioral problems within the school that are never addressed. The quality of teachers at the middle school is diminishing because the new principal is a micromanager. The president of the school does nothing but ask for money, walk around observing, and makes the parents feel as if they are being judged. If you want a school that offers a fun, happy, and joyful place to learn, look elsewhere. We left and are sorry we ever drank the FWC koolaid. Don't subject your family to this school.
This is the start of our 6th year at FWC and we love it. With any school there are pros and cons but the pros definitely out way the cons. I have seen my children blossom socially and academically. They are challenged everyday with the school work but I wouldn't want it any other way. There is an extra- curricular activity for every child to be involved in. From sports to music they should be able to find their niche. I feel as if it is truly a Christian family at FWC and I love that my children get to praise God everyday!
FWC is a great environment for kids of all ages. They work really hard to meet the student needs and engage the families in academic, spiritual, and social growth.
FWC has been perfect for our family. The elementary teachers are experienced, christian people, who have great ideas and use the ipads as a great tool to teach the class. We are so pleased with the low teacher/child ratio (low compared to other private and definitely public) and love the learning lab they have for students with learning differences. The middle school has given us so much peace with the attention to any character issues, and the effort of the teachers to make a difference in our child's life. Athletics is excellent, with amazing coaches. Our child has so many friends and loves it. Very impressed with MacBook with ilearn to help them keep up with assignments and well as parent info for us. The high school not only offered academic choices for our child, but helped him prepare and apply for the college he wanted. The athletic program was absolutely life changing for our son, as the athletic director provides many opportunities for character building on and off the field, and really sees the big picture. The coaches are some of my sons best friends, and they helped him get the athletic scholarship he wanted. We plan on staying here until all our children graduate!
FWC was the great disappointment of our family. Please do not struggle financially to send your kids there, it is not worth it!! We sought out FWC for a small town, Christian, higher education school environment for our child. However, we found there were so many clicks at the school it was difficult to make friends and there were issues with bullies that administration refused to address because of favoritism (alumni or teachers kids/friends). We found that our concerns were literally ignored or snubbed by Elementary teachers, administration at all levels of the school. It got to the point we were counting the days in joy of leaving the school. Since we've left we've found another Christian education In the area without the clicks, without the bullies, with teachers and administrators that if you have a concern it is addressed immediately with even better education opportunities we're thankful we left FWC. So parents beware as you read these reviews there are several that are not happy at the school but they stay there because they want a Christian environment for their kids but there are other options out there. Please seek them out before you settle on FWC Elementary especially!
We love FWC!!! Great education, wonderful staff, and a great community of Christ loving people!
This school is truly a Christ-centered community where every child is loved and valued, taught excellence in and out of the classroom, and empowered by a biblical worldview for a lifetime of faith and service. Having children in all three buildings, I can confidently say the staff is passionate about their work and deeply loves each child and wants to help them be their very best. The Cardinal Community is family oriented and not only do my children have friends at FWC, but we as parents, have friends there!
Our 3 children transferred from another private school and began attending FWC 3 years ago. We have been extremely pleased with all aspects of FWC that involves educating children. The academic level is exactly what students need in preparing them for the next level -- College. The main reason we choose private school education is not only for academics, but for the Christian influence in our children's daily lives. FWC has done an amazing job teaching biblical truths and challenging my children to live a life honoring Christ in all that they do. We appreciate the atmosphere at FWC that promotes moral behavior.
My son has been at FWC for 7 years starting in K. I really appreciate the education that he receives here but there are some downsides. Yes the teachers do play favorites with some students,primarily the students of faculty. The elementary school has diminished in quality significantly over the past several years and has had 3 principles since we've been here. The current principal is just as bad as the last one as he ignores the parents concerns. The middle school has been great thus far and he is really enjoying it. As far as my major concerns go here they are: 1) Tuition has increased EVERY single year we have been here. 2) They always have their hand in your wallet,milking you for everyt possible thing they can,whether shirts that you can purchase and wear on special days instead of uniforms, being very pushy for funds to finance the fine arts building and soliciting money from the grandparents who they have on file in order to send out grandparents day invitations. 3) They always have their hand in your wallet (yes I repeated it) At the end of the day I will continue to put up with this behavior because I feel that the quality of education he receives here is second to none>
FWC is great! I absolutely love my school and I am so thankful I am a cardinal!
We left FWC for about a year now and have no regrets leaving the school. While at FWC we experienced bullies in students and in teachers, teachers had obvious favoritism for certain students, The education was average definitely, not worth what we had to pay, Multiple 1st and 2nd parents were encouraged place the students on ADHD medications to improve grades. Per the principal, when the students get older they will "thank you' for putting them on the drugs (of course they denied this was to make the teachers job easier.) The punishment of having to walk the playground infront of their peers or not recieving treats when others kids received them was degrading for small things like not putting your penicl down exactly when the teacher said so. There was no resolve when you voiced concerns because the teachers and principal think they're always right, even if the child ends up with an injury or was missing in class, without the teacher even noticing due to lack of supervision. My only regret is that we did take our kids out of FWC sooner.
I praise the middle school. However, the quality of education, teachers, and leadership at the elem. has declined terribly. Do not buy a backpack for your child or the teacher may "prefer" a different kind so you'll be out more $ for a new one, be ready for your child be be humiliated by the teacher infront of the class to tears, as a parent be ready to be scolded by the teacher in the pick up line, be ready because the principal isn't a student or parent advocate just a teacher advocate that is more of a politically correct side stepper (If you voice a grievance it will either be ignored, snubbed, or not addressed), be ready for your child to walk laps around the playground as punishment infront of the other kids on the playground for small things like forgetting to put their name of their paper. (I even saw one little girl who had leg surgery, sutures, and cast made to walk around the playground!) Lastly if you're moving your child to the elementary from public (especially 4-5th grade) be prepared to spend literally hours each night on homework which affects your family life. Lastly DO NOT pay all the tuition upfront or it's lost if you want to pull your child out sooner.
I kind of like going here. It's fun, but if u aren't lively or u don't fit in with the popular kids, ur pretty much stuck, because if u leave to a public school re-learning everything will drive u insane. If u aren't athletic u feel extremely left out. It gets better as the grades get higher; I recommend coming in, at the very lowest, 6th grade. The only great part is that there is always someone there to help, usually with the same, or a worse situation in school and personal life. And in klubhouse everyone is a great friend, but mostly because there is nothing better to do. Oh, and don't join in fifth.
Our child was lost in a sea at the public Texas elementary schools. We looked very hard at the local private schools and found fwc had the most positive student and parent feedback. We wanted a rigorous academic environment, good athletics, lots of science and technology, music, language and a strong fine arts program. We felt that the christian curriculum was a bonus for moral development. We've been beyond happy with the school. And for the first time in years our child seems very happy at school as well. The teachers truly care and know the children. They are not just another student. They know the strengths and struggles of the child and work to guide them into a successful student. We cannot speak high enough of our new school.
After researching several private schools in the area my husband and I chose Fort Worth Christian School for our family. We felt like FWC offered so much and would give our children every opportunity for them grow and learn while developing their special talents. My daughter started FWC last year as a kindergarten student. Her experience with Mrs. Owen, her teacher, was wonderful. It was evident from the start that Mrs. Owen loves every child and has a true gift for encouraging them right where they are. This year she has Mrs. Tackett in first grade and she is loving school! We are amazed at what she is learning. We are excited to see that even in the elementary school, technology is used and the students have iPads to research and enhance their classes. Along with Christian values taught in the classroom, chapel and Bible classes are helping her learn more about God and His great plan for her life. I enjoy learning Bible verses with her. This may sound like a commercial for FWC but we couldn t be happier! We look forward to our son starting kindergarten in 2013.
We have been involved with FWC for 40+ years and words can not do justice to the many ways our family has been blessed. We have children in all three buildings and the love and attention that each of them receive is beyond what we could ever ask for. Each teacher takes a personal interest in each child and goes above and beyond any expectation that we could have. We have children involved in both athletics and fine arts and the support that each child receives from the school is incredible. There is a "small town" feeling you get when you are on the campus.....it takes away the "city" feeling we would experience in other places. Each child is held accountable for his/her actions, and for this we are grateful. My children have Bible classes everyday, and are given the opportunity to worship God each day they are in school. While we believe that our home should be the main source of spiritual guidance, FWC enhances our beliefs and teachings in a wonderful way. So many families have been effected in a positive way because of the influence of the teachers, staff, administrators, and other students. We would recommend FWC to any family that we have the opportunity to.
Thanks to our GREAT HS art teachers Ms. "Art" and Mrs. Crist: TAPPS District Art Competition (March 3, 2011) Overall FWC Art Team 1st TAPPS State Art Competition (March 25-26, 2011) Overall FWC Art Team 5th of 21 teams Choir The FWC High School Advanced Choir scored a 1 on their performance of Mozart's Placido E Il Mar at the TAPPS Region Competition at Pantego Christian on March 7. They advanced to the TAPPS State Competition on April 9. 2nd at Winter Park Music Festival in Colorado Three soloists advanced to State for scoring a perfect 1 The FWC Endeavour Literary Magazine highlights the amazing creativity of our FWC high school students, providing a forum for the publication of their visual and written art.
Fort Worth Christian School has been a profound blessing for our entire family. The teaching staff is highly qualified, but what makes them stand out is the Christ-like manner in which they teach. Our children are loved, encouraged, and nourished through a Biblical perspective. They are valued and taught to value others. The friendships they have made at FWC are priceless! I thank God every day that our children have the opportunity to learn in an environment that fosters their spiritual growth, and that also offers numerous choices for development that are not strictly academic - community service, missions, art, music, class trips, sports & more! At FWC, the whole child is nurtured. Moving our kids to Fort Worth Christian is one of the best decisions we have ever made.
My son enrolled in Fort Worth Christian School as a junior last year. I was concerned about him changing school two years before graduating. What we saw immediately was how he connected with his teachers and really liked them. This was a new experience for him. The teachers encouraged and challenged him academically making the transition a really good one. He was able to receive 12 college hours by taking dual credit classes and he really liked the MacBooks that was given to the students. We appreciate the school teaching Bible, Christian values and service to others. Our son had the opportunity to go on one of FWC's mission trips to Nicaragua this year. It was a life-changing experience he will never forget. These quality experiences helped him develop some good friendships. We look forward to a great senior year at FWC.
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What does Sir Isaac Newton have to do with skateboarding? Find out when you explore the 25 interactive exhibits that demonstrate force, momentum, acceleration, velocity and inertia in the new traveling exhibit, Tony Hawk: RAD Science, opening May 24 through September2, 2013, at the Museum of Discovery and Science.
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Scott Ashby, PharmD, MHA
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PharmD Creighton University 1999, PGY1 Internal Medicine St. Joseph Hospital/Creighton Medical Center 2000, Master in Health Administration University of Phoenix 2007
Clinical staff pharmacist – Yavapai Regional Medical Center, Prescott AZ
Assistant Director of Pharmacy – Yavapai Regional Medical Center
Interim Director of Pharmacy – Yavapai Regional Medical Center
Clinical Supervisor – St. Francis Hospital, Milwaukee W
Preceptor: Oncology/Hematology
Angela Brenner, R.Ph., Pharm.D.
Clinical Lead Pharmacist - PICU/Pediatrics/NICU/OB/Adult Oncology
Clinical Instructor: University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, Midwestern University, South Dakota State University, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
B.S. in Pharmacy, Butler University (1991)
Pharm. D., University of Kentucky (1996)
Started formal pediatric/neonatal clinical pharmacy services at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital in 1996, and now oversees these programs.
Special interests include teaching, pediatric intensive care pharmacology, and patient safety initiatives.
Michelle Brenner, Pharm.D., BCPS
Clinical Manager
Residency Program Director
BS in pharmacy, University of Wisconsin (1994), Pharm.D. University of Kentucky (1996), BCPS (2001), Clinical Instructor for University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, Concordia University and Midwestern School of Pharmacy.
Special interests include teaching, emergency and critical care medicine and perioperative pharmacology.
Brook DesRivieres, Pharm.D., M.S.
Pharmacy Manager
Primary Preceptor for the PGY1 longitudinal Practice Management Rotation
Primary Preceptor for the PGY2 longitudinal Medication Safety Rotation
Primary Preceptor for the PGY2 Local Operations Rotation
B.S. Physiology, Michigan State University
PharmD, University of Michigan
M.S. in Health-System Pharmacy Administration, The Ohio State University
PGY-1 Residency, Grant Medical Center (OhioHealth)
Special interests include public health preparedness, responsible pharmaceutical waste solutions, and process improvement.
Vanessa Freitag, PharmD,
Pharmacy Director for inpatient and outpatient pharmacy services at Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital and Ministry Our Lady of Victory Hospital.
She obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Minnesota and has worked as a clinical pharmacist and clinical manager of clinical services prior to moving to Marshfield for the Director role. She is currently leading system-wide projects to improve standardization of pharmacy services for the Ministry Health Care system, including implementation of a system-wide Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee structure. Vanessa sits on the system-wide Ministry Quality Council that has oversight for initiatives driven through Ascension Health Care pharmacy services. She is a Lean Six Sigma greenbelt and program director for the administrative residency in health-system pharmacy.
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Stephanie Helgeson, Pharm.D.
Clinical/Staff Pharmacist
Pharm.D. from the University of Wyoming
Pharmacy practice residency at St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, WI
Preceptor for the pediatrics rotation
Bre Johnson, PharmD
Clinical/Staff Pharmacist
PharmD from Butler University
Completed PGY-1 Residency at Wishard Health Services in Indianapolis, IN
Areas of interest: Trauma, intensive care and emergency medicine.
Ben Jung, Pharm.D., M.S., M.P.A.
Clinical Lead Pharmacist- Surgical Services
Pharm.D., Drake University (2007)
M.P.A. Master in Public Administration, Drake University (2007)
M.S. in Health System Pharmacy Administration, University of Kansas (2009)
Health System Pharmacy Administration Residency (PGY1/2), University of Kansas Hospital
Teaching Certificate, University of Kansas (2009)
Special Interests include; teaching, mentoring, medication safety and critical care medicine.
Ashley Lorenzen, PharmD
Clinical/Staff Pharmacist
PGY-1 Pharmacy Residency at Aurora BayCare Medical Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin
Pharm.D. from The University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy in Kansas City, Missouri
B.A. Chemistry from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri
Special Interests include: teaching, mentoring, leadership, critical care, emergency medicine, oncology, and internal medicine
Debra Oldanie, PharmD
Clinical/Staff Pharmacist
PharmD., Purdue University (2012)
PGY1 Pharmacy Practice Residency, Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital (2013)
Special interests include nutrition support, pharmacokinetics, oncology, and infectious disease.
Megan Ose, Pharm.D.
Clinical/Staff Pharmacist
Pharm.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Interests include critical care, emergency medicine, pediatrics as well as volunteer work and community education .
Codee Marie Peterson, PharmD.
PharmD-University of Minnesota 2010
PGY1 and PGY2 in HealthCare Administration Resident
Ministry Saint Joseph's Hospital
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Brian Ruppel, Pharm.D., BCACP
Karen S. Smith, R.Ph, MBA
Clinical/Staff Pharmacist
B.S. Pharmacy University of Connecticut
MBA in Health Care Administration from LaSalle University.
Residency in Drug Information, Fellowship in Antimicrobial Management at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut
Clinical Coordinator Abington Memorial Hospital, Pennsylvania prior to joining St. Joseph's Hospital in 2003.
Matthew J. Thill , Pharm.D.
Clinical/Staff Pharmacist
Pharm.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Completed pharmacy practice residency at Aurora Health
Care in Milwaukee, WI.
Preceptor for the Medical ICU rotation.
Tyler Van Schyndel, PharmD
Clinical/Staff Pharmacist
BS in Pharmacology-Toxicology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison (2007)
PharmD from the University of Wisconsin, Madison (2011)
Teaching Certificate from Concordia University (2012)
Completed PGY1 Residency Training at Froedtert Hospital in Milwaukee, WI and PGY2 Residency Training in Critical Care at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
Preceptor for Critical Care Rotations
Special interests include teaching, learning, critical care, toxicology
Sara Weidert, PharmD
Clinical/Staff Pharmacist
PharmD – East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN (2012)
PGY1 – University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
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The sculptural installation titled Nasutamanus depicts an elephant once again performing a balancing act with its trunk, but this time the creature is featured from a rotated view. Instead of simply doing an elephant's version of a handstand, it appears to have suctioned its trunk to a wall adjacent to the floor. The remarkable result is this enormous animal seemingly hovering over the ground
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PSU SNATS Review
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The Penn State University Student Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singers' (PSU SNATS) jazz performance was an uncommon show for Penn State's musical scene. Unlike most concerts that take place at local bars or at large venues, PSU SNAT's performance last Tuesday night was held at a small café, Abba Java Coffee House, located on the corner of Locust and Calder Street.
In this relaxed atmosphere, the audience, composed of family members, friends and jazz enthusiasts alike, enjoyed listening to performances of numerous jazz classics from the mid-1900s. The show's lineup included songs such as Nat King Cole's "Autumn Leaves", Ella Fitzgerald's "Cry Me a River", and Irving Berlin's "They Say It's Wonderful."
A student-written song called "Snow in October" stood out among the other performances. The inspiration for this fun-loving song came from the bizarre snowy weather we experienced in Happy Valley earlier this year. The lyrics were comical, poking fun at people falling on the icy streets and their lack of winter clothing. By the end of the song, the audience was laughing out loud.
Timeless tunes, candlelight and free coffee gave a tranquil feeling to the show, and the portrayal of classic jazz songs helped audiences develop a better understanding and deeper appreciation of how music has evolved over time.
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Bio: Chelsea Sweithelm is a sophomore majoring in Public Relations with a minor in Business. When she isn't going to concerts, she is playing a game of lacrosse or hiking the trails of Pennsylvania. Chelsea enjoys all genres of music, but her favorite is a tie between Alternative Rock and Reggae. Her favorite bands include Kings of Leon, Fall Out Boy, Ryan Adams and Sublime. Also, Chelsea loves any song with a good drum solo because the drums are awesome.
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In the Soldering Workshop I will be showing people how to solder through-hole components and finishing off the class with the students building an astable multivibrator aka flashing lights.
For the Arduino 101 – Learn to Blink night, I will be showing people how to get started writing arduino programmes. All the basics will be covered.
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The 5 Coolest Airlines In The World
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If you think "luxury" should never be used to describe economy-class flying, then Asiana Airlines would like to hand you a free beer and serenade you while you drink it. Though U.S. airlines have conditioned us to loathe air travel as a necessary evil for business trips or vacations, many airlines in other parts of the world strive to make it a fun and enjoyable experience. Whether it's through cracking jokes or popping bottles of free champagne, they go the extra mile to make sure that your flight is memorable in a good way. Here's a look at what you've been missing out on.
Cathay Pacific Air
When you board a flight on Cathay Pacific Air, the flight attendants will recognize you from your boarding pass and greet you by name and escort you to your seat. There, you'll be able to watch the latest movies and television shows, enjoy free ramen noodles whenever you want them and indulge in multiple restaurant-caliber meals throughout the flight. Even going to the bathroom on a Cathay Pacific flight is a luxurious experience - the first-class lavatories are eight times the size of the ones found on U.S. airlines and include their own window.
Singapore Airlines
The fact that Singapore Airlines gives every passenger generous portions of free food and bar-quality alcohol during each flight would be enough to get them featured on this list, but the company's excellent service doesn't stop there. When boarding, each passenger will also receive a free travel kit that includes a pillow, a blanket, a toothbrush and other necessities. Flight attendants offer a free hot towel service during takeoff and will also provide champagne to business and first class passengers. With excellent service and affordable flights, Singapore Airlines is the best way for the Average Joe to fly like royalty.
Kulula Airlines
The employees of South Africa-based Kulula Airlines are quite possibly the funniest people in the sky. Though the service on the budget airline is appropriately limited, the staff makes up for it by cracking one-liners like: "Please take all your possessions. Anything left behind will be shared equally between staff. Please note we do not accept unwanted mother-in-laws or children." Even Kulula's planes get in on the joke, often featuring witty paint jobs that turn them into moving infographics with captions like "This Way Up" plastered in lime green on the fuselage.
Qatar Airways
The Winner of Skytrax's "Best Airline of 2011" Award doesn't disappoint. The terminals for Qatar Airways look more like the lobbies of five star hotels than parts of an airport. The flight attendants recognize business class passengers by name, serve champagne at takeoff and provide all of Qatar's passengers with a smorgasbord of gourmet meals throughout the flight.
Asiana Airlines
First-Class customers are given seats that fold flat to 180 degrees and possess 83 inches of leg room between passengers. Asiana Airlines knows how to treat its passengers. The food is great and the drinks are world class. However, the real gems of Asiana Airlines are the flight attendants. The friendly staff provides all sorts of entertainment to pass the time, from putting on fashion shows to drawing caricatures of the passengers to providing live violin performances during meals.
Without a doubt, these are some of the coolest airlines in the world. From awesome paint jobs to awesome food service, they redefine what it means to fly, especially in the eyes of an American business traveler. So the next time you need to book an international flight, look to see if a carrier like Qatar or Asiana Air will touch down in your destination. The pampering you'll receive will definitely be worth it.


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- Baby Doll
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Costume is 100% made by me.
Top and skirt patterns were first drafted from scratch. Every seam, minus the sleeves, is completed with a serged french seam. 100% silk fabric was used, everything is lined minus the back to copy the sheer look in the film.
Scarf is made of a sort of knit fabric picked up in the clearance section at Joanns. Black trim is hand-made bias tape from silk dupioni. 2000+ gems are both hand-sewn and hand-glued on.
Shoes were cut in a mary jane style, hand painted navy blue, and finished with a light coat of glitter spray paint.
Weapons: I wanted a gun prop pretty bad so even though Babydoll doesn't have her weapons in this reality point in the movie I still went ahead with making them ...and also covered them with a bunch of bling.
Certain colors on the sword, sheath, strap, and gun charms were altered to better fit this version of her costume.
Air-soft gun was bought on Amazon and spray painted in several layers with two different silver colors as I couldn't find a successful chrome color. Babydoll gun decal was made by a squirrel with epilepsy. I hand made my gun charms out of sculpey and even covered them with a bunch of gems.
Sword was something I had bought a couple years ago for my friend's Jin cosplay but it never arrived on time for the convention so it had been in the shipping box ever since. I spray painted the blade and hand painted the sheath. My sword decal was hand made by me from scans of the Sucker Punch artbook, cleaned up and set together in photoshop, and printed out.
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The Idea in Brief
The Idea in Brief
If the mantra for the current business climate is Innovate or die, why do so many companies seem to be choosing the latter option?
Creativity gets killed much more often than it gets supported. The problem is not that managers smother creativity intentionally—the business need for coordination and control can inadvertently undermine employees' ability to put existing ideas together in new and useful ways.
To foster an innovative workplace, you need to pay attention to employees' expertise, creative-thinking skills, and motivation. Of these three, employees' motivation—specifically, their intrinsic motivation, or passion for a certain kind of challenge—is the most potent lever a manager can use to boost creativity and his company's future success.
The Idea in Practice
In business, it isn't enough for an idea to be original—the idea must also be useful, appropriate, and actionable. It must somehow influence the way business gets done—for example, by significantly improving a product or service.
Within every individual, creativity exists as a function of three components:
1. expertise (technical, procedural, and intellectual knowledge). The broader the expertise, the larger the intellectual space a person has to explore and solve problems.
2. creative-thinking skills. These aptitudes, shaped by an individual's personality, determine how flexibly and imaginatively someone approaches problems.
3. motivation. Expertise and creative-thinking skills provide an individual's natural resources for creativity; motivation determines what a person will actually do.
Extrinsic motivation comes from outside the individual—whether it's the offer of a bonus or the threat of firing. Extrinsic motivation doesn't prevent people from being creative, but in many situations it doesn't boost their creativity either. On its own, it can't prompt people to be passionate about their work; in fact, it can lead them to feel bribed or controlled.
Intrinsic motivation, by contrast, comes from inside the individual. It's a person's abiding interest in certain activities or deep love of particular challenges. Employees are most creative when they are intrinsically motivated—in other words, when the work itself is motivating.
It can be time consuming to try to influence an employee's expertise or creative-thinking skills. It's easier to affect someone's intrinsic motivation—and the results are more immediate. Activities that enhance intrinsic motivation fall into a few general categories: challenge, freedom, resources, work-group features, supervisory encouragement, and organizational support. Some specific recommendations:
- Match the right people with the right assignments, so employees are stretched but not stretched too thin. Work teams that have diverse perspectives will generate more creativity than homogenous groups.
- Give people freedom within the company's goals. Tell them which mountain to climb, but let them decide how to climb it. Keep the objectives stable for a meaningful period of time—it's hard to reach the top of a moving mountain.
- Allocate appropriate amounts of time and project resources. Organizations routinely kill creativity with fake deadlines—which cause distrust—and impossibly tight ones—which cause burnout.
- Let employees know that what they do matters. This will help them sustain their passion for the work.
When I consider all the organizations I have studied and worked with over the past 22 years, there can be no doubt: creativity gets killed much more often than it gets supported. For the most part, this isn't because managers have a vendetta against creativity. On the contrary, most believe in the value of new and useful ideas. However, creativity is undermined unintentionally every day in work environments that were established—for entirely good reasons—to maximize business imperatives such as coordination, productivity, and control.
Managers cannot be expected to ignore business imperatives, of course. But in working toward these imperatives, they may be inadvertently designing organizations that systematically crush creativity. My research shows that it is possible to develop the best of both worlds: organizations in which business imperatives are attended to and creativity flourishes. Building such organizations, however, requires us to understand precisely what kinds of managerial practices foster creativity—and which kill it.
What Is Business Creativity?
We tend to associate creativity with the arts and to think of it as the expression of highly original ideas. Think of how Pablo Picasso reinvented the conventions of painting or how William Faulkner redefined fiction. In business, originality isn't enough. To be creative, an idea must also be appropriate—useful and actionable. It must somehow influence the way business gets done—by improving a product, for instance, or by opening up a new way to approach a process.
The associations made between creativity and artistic originality often lead to confusion about the appropriate place of creativity in business organizations. In seminars, I've asked managers if there is any place they don't want creativity in their companies. About 80% of the time, they answer, "Accounting." Creativity, they seem to believe, belongs just in marketing and R&D. But creativity can benefit every function of an organization. Think of activity-based accounting. It was an invention—an accounting invention—and its impact on business has been positive and profound.
Along with fearing creativity in the accounting department—or really, in any unit that involves systematic processes or legal regulations—many managers also hold a rather narrow view of the creative process. To them, creativity refers to the way people think—how inventively they approach problems, for instance. Indeed, thinking imaginatively is one part of creativity, but two others are also essential: expertise and motivation.
Expertise encompasses everything that a person knows and can do in the broad domain of his or her work. Take, for example, a scientist at a pharmaceutical company who is charged with developing a blood-clotting drug for hemophiliacs. Her expertise includes her basic talent for thinking scientifically as well as all the knowledge and technical abilities that she has in the fields of medicine, chemistry, biology, and biochemistry. It doesn't matter how she acquired this expertise, whether through formal education, practical experience, or interaction with other professionals. Regardless, her expertise constitutes what the Nobel laureate, economist, and psychologist Herb Simon calls her "network of possible wanderings," the intellectual space that she uses to explore and solve problems. The larger this space, the better.
Creative thinking, as noted above, refers to how people approach problems and solutions—their capacity to put existing ideas together in new combinations. The skill itself depends quite a bit on personality as well as on how a person thinks and works. The pharmaceutical scientist, for example, will be more creative if her personality is such that she feels comfortable disagreeing with others—that is, if she naturally tries out solutions that depart from the status quo. Her creativity will be enhanced further if she habitually turns problems upside down and combines knowledge from seemingly disparate fields. For example, she might look to botany to help find solutions to the hemophilia problem, using lessons from the vascular systems of plants to spark insights about bleeding in humans.
As for work style, the scientist will be more likely to achieve creative success if she perseveres through a difficult problem. Indeed, plodding through long dry spells of tedious experimentation increases the probability of truly creative breakthroughs. So, too, does a work style that uses "incubation," the ability to set aside difficult problems temporarily, work on something else, and then return later with a fresh perspective.


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Over 55 and desperate for work
Baby boomers who've seen their savings decimated aren't so much looking forward to retirement as trying to postpone it. For those without jobs, it's especially hard.
Fred Edgar, a 61-year-old unemployed product marketing manager, spends his days scouring the Internet and networking with former co-workers to find work. Laid off from Honeywell last October, the Dighton, Mass., resident needs to rebuild a retirement nest egg that lost more than 50% its value over the past four years. He's already pulled out $35,000 to keep himself afloat.
"All these things I planned for and paid into have taken a beating, and I'm worried there will be nothing there when I need it if I don't get hired soon," Edgar said. "It's not a place I thought I'd be at this point in my life. It's spooky."
Edgar isn't the only one spooked. Millions of aging baby boomers on the cusp of retirement not only lost their jobs in the Great Recession but also saw their savings eviscerated. Remaining in the labor force longer than planned is their only option for replenishing what they lost.
Yet workers in their late 50s and older face bleak job prospects. During previous downturns, unemployment among people 55 and older was lower than for other age groups, which some economists attributed to older workers' greater experience as well as union seniority rules. Earlier generations in this demographic group had compelling incentives to retire and not work, thus potentially lowering the unemployment rate. Mandatory retirement at age 65 or earlier was a given in most industries until age-discrimination laws were enacted. And, more important, when workers did approach retirement, they were confident that their defined-benefit pensions and Social Security benefits would suffice. Now, defined-benefit pensions have been replaced by less-secure 401k's, which fell prey to the 2008 stock market crash.
The shift from defined-benefit pension plans to defined-contribution plans encourages workers to continue working. Under a defined-contribution system, the longer a person works, the more he or she can save. Most pension plans, on the other hand, cap the payout after a person works a certain number of years. "Why would you want to tell someone, 'You worked 30 years . . . no matter what you do afterward it doesn't help your pension, so you might as well retire,'" asked James Sherk, a senior policy analyst in labor economics at the conservative Heritage Foundation.
The death of the gold-watch retirement
Unemployment at the peak of the current downturn for workers 55 and older, now 6.8%, was 40% higher than it was at the height of the last major recession in 1982, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
One reason for the rise: A greater proportion of older workers has remained in the workforce. Early retirement -- once considered part of the American Dream -- is losing ground. The workforce participation rate for individuals 55 and older grew to 40.2% in 2010, up from 39.4% in 2008 and 29.4% in 1993, according to Census Bureau data. Relatively recent changes in Social Security law may account for the dramatic increase.
Since 1939, earnings-test laws have precluded people from collecting their maximum Social Security benefits if they earn more than a certain amount. In 2000, a law passed under President Bill Clinton removed limits on the amount people who had reached full retirement age -- then 65 and now 66 -- could earn before their Social Security checks were reduced. But the law left in place rules that workers ages 62 to 64 get their benefits reduced $1 for every $2 they earn above $14,160 a year.
The sharp decline in retirement assets from the 2007-08 stock market plunge has also contributed to older workers remaining in the job market. Defined-benefit pensions have gone from covering 80% of private-sector workers in 1985 to only 20% in 2008.
This growing desperation among older workers has given a boost to career coaches like Bruce Blackwell in White Plains, N.Y. He never saw 58-and-older workers five years ago, but now his business among that age group is thriving.
"People in that age group were either gainfully employed or, if not, often had the means to think about retiring before. But now I have plenty of people in their late 50s and early 60s knocking on my door," he said. "That age used to be a time where people could wind down their careers and enjoy the fruits of their labor if they wanted to. . . . Now they are fighting for work so that they can eventually enjoy financial stability."
There is at least one bright side to older workers remaining on the market, analysts said. It should reduce the total cost their retirement poses for employers and the federal government.
"If you've got workers who are capable of working and providing value to the economy, it makes sense to have the system set up so that they're not discouraged from doing that," said Heritage's Sherk.
But that's scant solace to aging baby boomers who lost their jobs and can't find new ones. The average duration of unemployment was 52.9 weeks in October for workers ages 55 and over, compared with 37.3 weeks for workers under 55, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Of course, unemployed older workers have always faced difficulty in the job market because they have higher salary expectations and employers are reluctant to hire job candidates they consider overqualified for lower-paying work. But now older workers face another hurdle: competition from other boomers.
Straining retirement plans and federal aid
"In 1983, you used to have relatively fewer older workers, and a lot more younger workers," said Barry Hirsch, a labor economist at Georgia State University in Atlanta. "But today, the relative size of the older population is much higher, and the younger population much lower, so the demographics have deteriorated for older persons and improved for young people."
Another factor holding back older workers from finding new jobs is the rapidly shifting technological skills demanded by many new jobs, especially in the information technology sector. "I don't think Facebook is out there hiring tons of workers my age," said Hirsch, who is 62.
Some economists fear the economy, even after it recovers, will not generate enough new jobs for older workers, leaving large swaths of boomers with inadequate retirement savings. That could leave the federal government and society to pick up the pieces.
"Unemployment in your late 50s and early 60s could really erode people's future retirement security in an ugly way," said Richard W. Johnson, the director of the Urban Institute's retirement policy program. People in that situation often start dipping into their 401k's sooner than expected or begin collecting Social Security benefits at age 62, leaving them with monthly benefits 25% below what they would have had if they waited until age 66 to start collecting.
Johnson says a likely scenario 10 years down the road is more elderly people get added to Medicaid assistance rolls -- the programs that help seniors with incomes up to 150% of the poverty line pay for premiums and prescription drug costs. "As baby boomers get into their 70s and 80s, we know Medicare premiums will continue to rise. In the case of those who couldn't find work and retired early, Social Security benefits will be smaller, too. That, to me, is a recipe for more poverty, unpleasantness and increased government outlays," Johnson said.
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