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Martie Knows Parties: Backyard "Campout" Party
If you love to camp, bring all the fun of a camping trip to a backyard party. Pop up a tent, grab a sleeping bag, and build a campfire!
Easy Eats
Start with a super-easy menu. Hobo packs make cooking simple; you cook the aluminum foil packages directly on the fire. They are easy to serve and clean up. If you can't build a fire, hobo packs can be prepared on the grill or in the oven. Still too much work for you? Try a delicious fire-roasted hot dog!
More S'Mores!
S'mores are a campout requirement. Since this is a party, go all out and put together a s'mores bar. Place an assortment of s'mores ingredients in bowls and have guests select their favorites. In addition to the standard chocolate bars, graham crackers, and marshmallows, also include raspberries or sliced strawberries, peanut butter, and a variety of cookies.
Low-Key Decor
For decorations, use anything you would pack for a camping trip: lanterns, a tent, sleeping bags, cots. Invite guests to bring their own camping gear to make the decor even more authentic. Find inexpensive cotton ticking at the fabric store to use as tablecloths, and use bandannas as napkins. Tin pails are inexpensive and multipurpose—they make great serving pieces as well as great seating!
Campfire Gathering
A campfire can make or break this party, but some areas prone to wildfires do not allow campfires or fire pits. If that's the case, gather around a grill instead. For the real deal, build your fire in a fire pit or outdoor fireplace if you have one. If not, use a heavy-duty tub. In selecting the right spot, look up to make sure there are no low tree branches that might catch fire. Next, clear the area of debris. You may also want to spread a thick layer of sand on the ground where the tub will sit.
Smokey Says
Before you get started, please read our friend Smokey the Bear's tips for safe campfire building. Be sure to have a shovel, a large bucket of water, and a fire extinguisher on hand as the fire burns. Also, soak wooden skewers in water for one hour prior to use to keep them from burning during cooking.
Fireside Fun
For entertainment, be sure to invite a guest who can play the guitar, because what's a campout without singing around the campfire? And brush up on your ghost stories, another camping essential. For the kids, initiate a game of hide 'n seek or hide lots of small prizes around the yard and have youngsters look for them. Get a telescope and star gaze; give a prize to the person who finds the most constellations.
Keep Guests Comfortable
Make sure to have a summer survival kit handy for backyard entertaining. Include bug spray, sunscreen, wipes, cheap sunglasses, and even flip-flops to keep your guests comfortable. If it's a cool night, make sure to have quilts or blankets available. Stack them, or pile them up in baskets.
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(WASHINGTON, DC) — In his continuing efforts to ensure that District of Columbia residents are equipped with the skills and resources they need to compete in the city's growing job market, Mayor Vincent C. Gray today announced his first appointments to a reinvigorated Workforce Investment Council.
Mayor Gray appointed Michael N. Harreld to serve as chair of the council, and Joslyn Williams to serve as vice chair.
"The Workforce Investment Council has a vital role to play in providing robust and stringent oversight of local job-training programs -- but that mandate has not been met," said Mayor Gray. "It must be reinvigorated to provide improved oversight and better outcomes for programs that invest in our workforce. I am reconstituting this body with industry-specific business members, community members and government leaders focused on developing the city's workforce– and Mike Harreld and Joslyn Williams are exceedingly well-qualified to lead this effort."
Mike Harreld is Regional President for PNC Bank. He has held executive responsibilities in retail banking, corporate banking and wealth management for PNC and Citizens Fidelity (a PNC predecessor) since joining the company in 1969, and came to head PNC's Washington region operations when the company bought the former Riggs Bank in 2005.
Joslyn Williams became the first African-American president of the AFL-CIO Metropolitan Washington Council in 1982. The council, chartered in 1896, comprises 175 local unions representing 150,000 members in the District and suburban Maryland. Williams came to the United States from Jamaica when he was 16 and earned a bachelor's degree from Howard University. He began his career at the Library of Congress, where he first became a labor activist.

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Just in the past year, we've seen the emergence of THREE American women in the distances, especially the 10K, track or road!!
They are:
Natosha Rogers
She ran her 1st 10K early in 2012, around 34:18.
She had only a 16:25 5K as distance "credentials" from 2011.
In her 2nd 10K, she improved by about 1 minute.
Then came the NCAA Championships!!
She WON, in 32:41. (Her 3rd 10K ever!!)
Then, in the Trials, she ran 31:59, but didn't get the needed Q time!!
Cayla Hatton
A high schooler just graduated, Cayla had run a 10K in 37 minutes and change.
Then, in a mixed race with collegiate guys, she stayed with the leaders for half the race, then fell back a bit (but held a steady pace!!), running the 2nd fastest HS 10K EVER...33:17!!!
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Chelsea Reilly
She'd finished 8th or so in the NCAA 5K this year.
She was a "good" runner, but certainly NOT amongst the elite!!
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Being on TV is nothing new for Baltimore. Think of the recent political dramas like "Game Change" and "VEEP" or earlier crime shows like "Homicide" and"The Wire."
6:08 PM EST, February 4, 2012
WBAL news may be losing its edge
Local TV news ratings in Baltimore are rarely news.
11:41 AM EST, March 9, 2012
Palin TV-movie 'Game Change' pushes the limits of docudrama
Sarah Palin says it's a lie.
4:35 PM EST, February 27, 2012
PBS treats Baltimore's Cab Calloway as an American Master
It's not often in judging the biography of a great artist that you can just pick up the phone and call one of the people who knew him best — and remains a principal keeper of the historical flame.
8:40 PM EST, January 5, 2012
Maryland has a new go-to role on television — Washington
For almost two decades, Baltimore was mainly seen by the TV industry as a place to make shows about cops and crime. But now, the city is looking more like the nation's capital to some of Hollywood's top producers.
5:37 PM EST, January 27, 2012
African-American focused 'Find Our Missing' aims to fill the void left by mainstream media
Everyone who has ever tuned into a cable channel has heard the names Natalee Holloway and Laci Peterson. Show hosts like Nancy Grace have used their TV pulpits to chronicle the disappearance of such white, female victims night after night.
1:38 PM EST, January 20, 2012
'Ring of Honor' wrestling gets a stranglehold on Baltimore
It's Saturday night at Canton's Du Burns Arena, and Mike "The Prodigy" Bennett flexes and preens as his opponent, Ring of Honor champion Jay Lethal, staggers across the mat.
9:45 AM EST, November 26, 2011
A community reaches out to show its affection for Ron Smith
WBAL radio show host Ron Smith doesn't hesitate when asked if anything has changed since he announced he has Stage Four pancreatic cancer and will no longer undergo chemotherapy.
2:52 PM EST, December 16, 2011
CBS-Showtime pays tribute to Navy/Army football with 'A Game of Honor'
Duty, service and honor are big words. They are also ones that are often abused these days by Washington politicians who thank each other for their "service" even as they sink deeper into partisan gridlock.
6:01 PM EST, January 6, 2012
Netflix, other Web networks vie to be new HBOs of TV drama
With a reported $100 million price tag and a big-name star like Kevin Spacey, "House of Cards" looks like a drama series that should be headed for HBO or AMC.
11:39 PM EST, December 19, 2011
Ron Smith, 'Voice of Reason,' dies
Ron Smith, who came to Baltimore 38 years ago as a weekend TV anchorman but found his greatest success on radio as WBAL's "Voice of Reason," died Monday night of pancreatic cancer at his home in Shrewsbury, Pa.. He was 70.
5:01 PM EST, November 23, 2011
NFL Network sees Ravens-49ers game as one of channel's biggest ever
It might be hard to imagine that anyone is more psyched-up for Thursday night's matchup between the Ravens and 49ers than Baltimore and San Francisco fans.
7:13 PM EDT, November 3, 2011
Mac McGarry steps down after 50 years as host of 'It's Academic'
After 50 years as host of "It's Academic," the longest-running quiz show on television, Mac McGarry, the longest-tenured host, says that "it's really time" to step down.
12:04 PM EST, November 22, 2011
From Sun Magazine: Behind the scenes with 'Modern Family,' the sitcom's new savior
Jason Winer was directing Julie Bowen on first episode of "Modern Family" when inspiration struck.
10:15 AM EDT, October 11, 2011
PBS puts spotlight on War of 1812 on the eve of its bicentennial
While the War of 1812 might be known as "America's Forgotten War" elsewhere, that's definitely not the case in Baltimore and Maryland. Our obsession with all things 1812 is one of the regional characteristics so pronounced that it is lampooned in "The Second City Does Baltimore" satire now running at Center Stage.
11:30 PM EDT, October 21, 2011
NPR back in hot seat over opera show host Lisa Simeone's political activities
Lisa Simeone thinks the media storm over whether, as an NPR show host, she should also be an activist for an Occupy D.C. protest group is "really overblown."
7:44 PM EDT, September 9, 2011
Baltimore stations jockey to fill the Oprah vacuum
For stations in Baltimore and across the country, Monday is the first day of the post-Oprah Winfrey era.
6:07 PM EDT, October 28, 2011
With Oprah gone, WJZ takes ratings lead at 4 and 5
In the new world of endless channels and multiple ways to watch TV, you almost never see as dramatic a change in viewing as the one unfolding in Baltimore this fall.
July 31, 2011
Z on TV: The incredible shrinking Baltimore anchor desk
The departure last week of Marianne Banister from WBAL-TV after 15 years of co-anchoring a team that always finished first or second in its time period raised big questions about the changing face of television news in Baltimore.
3:20 PM EDT, October 2, 2011
Baltimore ready for its close up before 20 million on Sunday Night Football
Baltimore takes its TV image seriously — very seriously and at the highest levels.
11:30 PM EDT, September 18, 2011
Baltimore's Bowen earns 1st Emmy
Baltimore native Julie Bowen, of ABC's "Modern Family," grabbed the first headline of the night at the 63rd Emmy Awards — winning for best supporting actress in a comedy.
4:41 PM EDT, September 26, 2011
Story of Morgan-Grambling game, '1st & Goal in the Bronx,' worth cheering for
The 1968 football game between Baltimore's Morgan State and what was then Louisiana's Grambling College was a good one — a nail-biter that went down to the wire.
6:05 PM EDT, September 23, 2011
Michael K. Williams builds his own TV empire
Michael Kenneth Williams is feeling lucky these days.
8:02 PM EDT, July 12, 2011
Baltimore's late newscasts are shifting their focus away from sports
When Scott Garceau was forced out of the sports anchor chair at Baltimore's ABC affiliate, competitors said it was a desperate move by a station trying to cut costs.
6:47 PM EDT, August 26, 2011
Baltimore's James Blue helps BET get more socially relevant
BET has a mixed history when it comes to news, documentaries and public affairs — and much of it is for the worse.
10:34 AM EDT, September 8, 2011
TV audience for Baltimore Grand Prix falls short of projections
The national TV audience for Baltimore's Grand Prix on Sunday fell short of projections offered by the city when the deal bringing the race to the Inner Harbor was first announced.
4:39 PM EDT, September 16, 2011
Nominated for his first Emmy, Josh Charles plays it cool
Josh Charles is a very competitive guy. But he's feeling absolutely no pressure to win as he arrives for his first Emmy Awards telecast as a nominee Sunday.
3:03 PM EDT, July 22, 2011
Will Murdoch scandal make us pull back from Brit tabloid values?
As the scandal that sunk Rupert Murdoch's News of the World continued to unfold last week, one of the questions that loomed was whether there would be any fallout on this side of the Atlantic.
12:48 PM EST, January 25, 2011
Duff Goldman is California dreaming
Duff Goldman has just baked a cake of Baltimore's Washington Monument in Mount Vernon. And it looks just like the city's most famous landmark — right up to the statue of the nation's first president that stands atop its tower and down to the fine black piping that mimics the wrought-iron fence at its base.
August 12, 2011
'The Wire' has ended, but its talent is still being tapped
With Felicia "Snoop" Pearson's guilty plea last week to conspiracy to sell heroin, one question being asked by fans of "The Wire" is how other cast members of the Baltimore-based series are doing.
5:19 PM EDT, August 19, 2011
Z on TV: Uneven coverage of Baltimore's mayor race thus far
Last Tuesday, Baltimore had its first live on-air mayoral debate among all the candidates, including incumbent Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.
4:54 PM EDT, June 25, 2011
Nick Charles, former WJZ-TV anchor
Nick Charles, a pioneering figure in cable TV sports at CNN and one-time Baltimore broadcaster at WJZ-TV, died Saturday at his home in New Mexico, according to the cable news network. He was 64 and had been battling bladder cancer since 2009.
10:45 AM EDT, August 27, 2010
A charmed Emmys
As the television industry comes together Sunday night in Hollywood to honor the best work of last year, there will be few creative communities better represented than Baltimore.
April 23, 2011
Music in 'Treme' takes you to another place
Last season in previewing HBO's "Treme," I said that in 30 years of writing about television, I had never heard music used as organically, wisely and powerfully as it was in the New Orleans-based series created by David Simon and Eric Overmyer. I also said I never expected to hear it done better on TV.
6:49 PM EDT, July 15, 2011
Baltimore's Josh Charles gets his first Emmy nomination
When Josh Charles first appeared opposite Julianna Margulies in "The Good Wife" on CBS in 2009, you couldn't help but wonder if this was going to be a breakthrough role for him.
8:06 PM EST, February 4, 2011
News outlets hold firm in Egypt despite dangers
At the end of a wild week that saw more than 100 attacks on journalists and press facilities in Egypt, TV news executives were left shaking their heads at the volatility and violence, but vowing to continue to find ways to cover the tumult in days ahead.
6:59 PM EDT, June 17, 2011
NBC digs deep to make the U.S. Open a ratings hit
In the Tiger Woods era, it was hard to find a better Father's Day storyline for the network announcers to ply than that of the young superstar and his dad.
6:59 AM EDT, May 18, 2011
From Sun Magazine: Oprah -- Built in Baltimore
Oprah Winfrey is one great storyteller.
4:54 PM EDT, October 8, 2010
Ehrlich, O'Malley duke it out in ads
Even in the mashed-up world of TV these days, it is a little jarring in the middle of a Baltimore Ravens game or "Late Night With David Letterman" to suddenly see the screen fill with images of Martin O'Malley and Bob Ehrlich talking about a 72 percent energy rate hike that they were fighting about in 2006, during the last governor's campaign.
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I have used Domke bags for 25 years, ever since Magnum photographer Robert Azzi recommended them.
As you might guess, I am not primarily a studio photographer.
I have covered political campaigns, natural disasters, and do
on the go street and natural landscape photography. Mist of all, I
do sports - in particular I cover triathlons all over the world.
But since 2000, when I transitioned from smaller film lenses and smaller Nikon film cameras to the top of the line Nikon's film camera and three major AFS F 2.8 zoom lenses - the 17-35, the 28-70, and the 80-200, later adding or replacing some with the newer 24-70 and 70-200 models - the Domke bag remained my best bet. However, its original specs were really not up to the job of mobile, on-the-fly work in which I was rapidly exchanging lenses of these larger sizes . That is, not up to the job WITHOUT EXPENSIVE, INEVITABLE DAMAGE, INCREDIBLY COSTLY REPAIRS TO MY
In the past 9 years, I estimate I have laid out $12,000 in lens repairs.
I realized this is not acceptable, but despite searching through Domke catalogs and revery other model under the sun, I have not found what I am looking for and just recently have a $440 repair bill staring me in the face
for my beloved 17-35mm AFS F2.8 lens.
You may of course rightfully call me an idiot. You may certainly blame my clumsiness, shaky hands, carelessness, etc. Or you may suggest I join a camera club, get a backpack, tromp out to one site and carefully lay all my lenses out one by one on a blanket and shoot one scene for my day's work. Then wrap them all up in gauze like ancient teacups, and go home - a newly responsible photographer whose used lenses will always garner top Excellent-Plus!!! ratings.
But as a last resort, I am appealing to Jim Domke to offer an answer
to my request to improve the basic or large bags and their inserts.
The biggest problem for me is the 80-200 and/or the 70-200 lenses.
Your insert separator is simply too short for it to safely handle putting it in and pulling it out of my bag, especially with the humongous lens hood. The insert separator also fades with time and crumbles into an amorphous, soft mess.
What happens is that this lens pokes out the side of the bag. Most often, under the stress of a busy day, the lens gets put in slouchways in the area normally used for the camera. With that, it makes the whole bag out of balance, and it, and even the shorter lenses can easily fall out. I can testify it makes a sickening sound when it falls out on the concrete at the Athens Velodrome, or smashes on the dock at the Lausanne ITU World Championship, or falls on dirt and rocks beside the road on a lava fiel at Ironman Hawaii.
I realize this is nothing to brag about and remains an indictment of my
coordination, professionalism, etc. Still, I think Domke can do better.
What I need first of all is a slightly deeper bag with a taller insert separator
which is stronger and firmer and won't crumble with time.
I am not qualified to suggest the geometric understanding necessary to suggest a better configuration to put the Nikon 70 or 80-200 F2.8 lenses in (perhaps horizontally?) snugly but still offer quick and painless entry and removal - with that damn huge lens hood on - but that is what I cry out for.
I love the way my Domke wraps snugly around all my equipment when it is packed for travel and fits in the airline upper compartments. But in action it is overmatched and eventually ends up threshing everything I own.
Now you may reasonably ask what model are you using?
I can only tell you I got the larger (Is it F-1?) model but after brief usage, it collapsed far more than the standard size one and more lenses and cameras fell out of it in action, sometimes when switching lenses on a motorcycle.
Because the standard size was firmer, I have been using that recently.
But even in travel I had to smash my Nikon D300 with 12-24 on one side and and Nikon D700 with larger 17-35 on the other side of the separator insert, with the Nikon 1.4 telextender, Nikon SB800 flash, and Nikon 24-70, and 70-200 lenses squished in the middle. Yikes.
Maybe that sounds like a lot of stuff to put in a bag, but I don't think it is unreasonable for a professional.
I checked out all kinds of shoulder bags. Tamracs came closest. verty close, but the top flap did not cover the top of the bag smoothly and the snaps (a Domke triumph) bulged out awkwardly, not allowing the flap to cover the lenses inside unless you simply snapped it up ready to go home.
Back in th4e day, with sm,aller camera bodies and smaller lenses, the Domke was perfect. Now, I would give my eye teeth for a slightly larger Domke bag which does not collapse around the sides (has sides which are firmer and do not collapse like a soft pillow) and has a taller, more robust, not collapsible separtor insert.
And, if some genius figures this out, a space for the 70-200 to fit snugly inside the bag with smooth, safe, easy ingress and egress in the field.
Somehow, I think my only solution will be to hit the lottery and custom design a bag to meet my requirements. Still, I bother to write Domke with the hope that my problems are shared and that Jim Domke cares.
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You are not alone and we intend to have an answer to your problems by the end of the year with several different options. Promise!!
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As rector for Grace Episcopal Church in Anniston, Shafer has watched people politely struggle with how to address her. In the Episcopal Church, as within the Catholic Church, male clergy are often referred to as "Father." Thus the curious question arises … what to say when your priest is female?
"That is a question I get quite often," Shafer said. "Usually I tell people to call me 'Lee.' For some, that is too informal. Mother Lee is fine, although many female priests don't like that."
Not Shafer. "I don't get too hung up on what folks call me."
Although Shafer does remember a particular parishioner, before she came to Anniston, who insisted on calling her "Father Shafer" or "Father Lee."
The question of what to call Shafer took on a new twist this month, after she completed her doctorate degree. Some have asked if she would now like to be called "Dr. Shafer." To which she politely responds, "Lee is fine."
In the Diocese of Georgia, the question of what to call female priests came to the attention of Bishop Scott A. Benhase. Since some did not like the title "Mother," Benhase decided they should be called "Pastor," a term that Shafer is not all together comfortable with.
"That is one I don't really like," she said. "Not that it's not appropriate. That is one of our roles and a very important one. But it leans too far toward the post-reformation side of the church for me. Still, I have never corrected anyone for any title that is comfortable for them."
It almost sounds like a joke: What's the difference between a minister, a preacher and a pastor?
A minister is a Protestant, quiet and thoughtful.
A preacher is a Baptist, loud and full of praise.
A pastor is a meadow where the cows like to graze.
As pastor for Living by Faith in Oxford, Bob McClain is known by many names. But when people get confused, he's got a joke of his own.
"Most of the congregation that I pastor, refer to me as 'Pastor,'" he said. "There are a few people who call me 'Apostle,' several people call me 'Brother Bob,' and some of my closer friends simply call me 'Bob.'
"As I've said many times, 'Call me whatever you like ... just don't call me late for dinner."
Different denominations use different titles for their clergy. Reverend, minister, pastor and preacher are all Protestant names, with little aside from personal opinion and perspective to distinguish them.
Catholics use "Father" as a term of endearment for their priest. The title carries weight both within the church and for the priest himself, explained Bryan Lowe, priest of Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Anniston.
"It began as an understanding that, as the pastor, you are the spiritual father who is there to guide the children," Lowe said. "Because of the priesthood being celibate, our church is our family."
Within the African-American community, respect is a linchpin of faith. That's why those within the African-American church place so much importance on titles, and why most clergy are referred to as either reverend or pastor, explained Eugene Leonard, pastor of The Life Center Church in Hobson City.
"When it comes to the African-American church, titles have a lot to do with respect, and that goes back to our parents and grandparents," Leonard said. "To call the preacher by his first name — for them and now for us — was just disrespectful, because he was in a leadership role. You wouldn't call President Obama 'Barack.' You wouldn't call Mayor Robinson 'Gene.' And you wouldn't call Senator Shelby 'Richard.'
"The same goes for pastors. It's a sign of respect, something they've earned."
Buddy Nelson, pastor of Anniston's First Baptist Church at McClellan, is an admittedly laidback guy. He doesn't get too caught up in pretense when being addressed by his congregation.
"Just call me 'Buddy,'" Nelson said. "I've never had much time for formality. Buddy is my name. It's who I am and how I'd like people to know me. I'd rather just be one of the people."
The basic rule of thumb is for pastors to use whatever the congregation is most comfortable with, Nelson said.
"The congregation has its own approach. There's no standard — at least not in the Baptist church … of course, there's no standard in the Baptist church for much of anything," Nelson said, laughing. "That's why, when I meet a visitor for the first time, I simply say, 'I'm Buddy Nelson,' and we go from there."
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The most formal title used today, "reverend" began as an informal expression of respect or introduction for a cleric. "To say, 'The Reverend John Smith,' was like saying, 'The deeply loved and respected man of God, John Smith,'" said Dale Robbins, author of "What People Ask About the Church." In later years, 'reverend' evolved into a secular title of etiquette, used as a prefix in front of a clergyman's name to indicate his ministerial vocation. Today, "reverend" is used most often in written communications or as a formal introduction.
"Pastor" literally means "shepherd." Given the option, Robbins would rather be referred to as "pastor" instead of "reverend." "I prefer to be viewed as a humble shepherd-servant, rather than someone special deserving of reverence."
More a description of one's ministry than a title. The best biblical example of a preacher is an evangelist, one who proclaims the Gospel. Eugene Leonard of The Life Center Church in Hobson City explained the difference: "A pastor leads a congregation and has his own church. You can be a preacher and not a pastor. But a pastor preaches."
Also a biblical term, used broadly to refer to anyone who serves in ministry.
Also comes directly from the Bible; Christians are described as a family. "It is also the fashion the early apostles and disciples addressed each other," Robbins said.


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Steven Troy (MBA '13) smiled like a kid as he walked around the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh. The 29-year-old thought the spinning contraptions and interactive displays in the exhibition called "Wheels" looked like "a blast" for kids.
He and four other Tepper School of Business students toured the exhibit so they could offer the North Side museum advice on how to increase the rental of exhibits to other museums.
Their report was one of the student-led projects of Pro Bono Consulting, a program administered jointly by the Consulting Club and Net Impact chapter at the Tepper School of Business that allows students to put their business knowledge to use in benefiting community organizations.
During the Spring 2012 semester, 55 students, mostly first year MBAs, provided assistance for 11 community-oriented projects. The five-person teams developed such strong bonds with the eight participating community organizations that many of the projects will continue throughout the year, according to Alanna Houck (MBA '13), chapter president of Net Impact, which recently earned a prestigious Gold Chapter rating from the international non-profit (parent) organization.
"Students did everything from develop training manuals to new cost allocation methods to marketing plans," Houck said.
After research that included studying other museums, the Tepper School team proposed actions for the Children's Museum to increase the revenue opportunities of its traveling exhibit programs. They suggested streamlining Web links to the exhibits, adding a comments section for exhibition visitors and targeting its marketing efforts to potential customers.
"We felt the traveling exhibit market was untapped," Troy said. "It is awesome stuff and it was enjoyable working with the museum staff, which was very receptive to new ideas."
For Amirtha Raman (MBA '13), it was equally fulfilling to work with The Education Partnership (TEP), which provides school and classroom supplies to eligible schools. Raman and her teammates offered social media strategies to the nonprofit.
"We studied what other nonprofits were doing," she said. "We offered advice for their staff in connecting with potential donors via Facebook and Twitter and blogging activities to capture a wider audience."
They also recommended posting multi-media videos of children who have been helped by TEP. In addition to creating actions for a social media strategy, the students also developed measures to track their effectiveness – maintaining an awareness of how many people are actively commenting and if the social conversations are being shared.
She and other team members received the ultimate reward: the nonprofit has already begun implementation of some of their ideas.
"We want to make sure we use the skills and knowledge that we have gained through the Tepper School in a useful way for our community," Raman said. "Of course, we also learned a lot in the process."
Peter Amendola (MBA '13) and his teammates worked with the Pittsburgh Botanic Garden on developing a marketing campaign for the inaugural opening of a garden, planned for October 2012. He and his team advised the group to increase public awareness by posting more frequently to its Web site, offering volunteer opportunities during the week and providing their membership with promotional materials.
Their collaboration and planning was so successful that the garden was chosen as a site for the Tepper School's 2012 BaseCamp Community Service Project, where students get to use their physical muscle to help prepare the garden for its public opening.
Amendola enjoyed using his Tepper skills to help a cause he believes in. He added that, "The Pittsburgh Botanic Garden is a great attraction where people can come and learn and play. It is good for the whole community."
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The Goldstone Report Controversy: Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Gaza Conflict
Sarah Leah Whitson, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch
Published: Friday, November 13, 2009
In this podcast, Sarah Leah Whitson, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Division of Human Rights Watch, addresses "The Goldstone Report Controversy: Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law in the Gaza Conflict". This is the 1st event of a 3-part lecture series titled, "The Goldstone Report and International Law - Three Perspectives".
NOTE: at minute marker 31:14 there was a short 8-minute video on white phosphorus usage in Gaza. To watch the video, click here: http://www.hrw.org/en/features/rain-fire-white-phosphorus-gaza
About the Speaker:
Sarah Leah Whitson is the Director of the Middle East and North Africa division of Human Rights Watch. She has led landmark investigations of human rights conditions in Libya and Saudi Arabia and numerous advocacy missions in the region, and overseen over 20 research missions. She has also published articles on the Middle East in international and regional publications. Prior to joining HRW, Ms. Whitson worked as an attorney in New York for Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Harvard Law School.
About the Lecture Series: "The Goldstone Report and International Law: Three Perspectives"
The UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, Center for Near Eastern Studies, Israel Studies Program, and UCLA School of Law International Human Rights Program, proudly present a 3-part lecture series to offer 3 perspectives on the Goldstone Report.
About the Goldstone Report
The UN Human Rights Council ("UNHRC") appointed a fact-finding mission to investigate violations of international human rights and humanitarian law by all parties during the recent Gaza conflict (December 27, 2008-January 19, 2009). The mission headed by the respected South African international law expert, Richard Goldstone, produced a 575 page document, known as the "Goldstone Report," based on interviews with witnesses on all sides, public hearings, and review of over 10,000 pages of documents, 30 videos and 1200 photographs documenting the conflict. The report concluded that both Israel and Palestinian armed groups perpetrated war crimes and other serious violations of international human rights and humanitarian law. The report also recommended that Israel and the Palestinian government in Gaza conduct credible internal investigations to hold responsible parties accountable, failing which the international community should take action to ensure accountability.
The report was met with immediate controversy, with Israel and the US opposing its adoption by the UNHRC, on the grounds, inter alia, that it would detract from efforts to relaunch a peace process between Israelis and Palestinians. The debate in the UNHRC, discussions in the UN General Assembly and the possibility of a Security Council referral offer a novel context to consider the influence of international human rights and humanitarian law.


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615 Channelside Dr, Tampa, FL | Directions 3360227.943457 -82.447598
Worst Mexican Food EVER. – I hate giving it one star, but there is no negative 10 so that was the best option.
Decided to try this place, and was quickly disappointed. The first thing I noticed was the charge for chips and salsa. It was $6. We ordered 1 beer and 1 soda and the nachos. They use CANNED cheese sauce, whatever the hell that is. And they microwaved the nachos, ensuring that the chips were totally soggy, not just those that had the cheese sauce on them. Came w/salsa...or should I say diced tomatos out of a can.
Waiter was useless--basically missing in action. We did complain, and the surly rude manager came to the table after about 10 minutes and argued with us. She should be fired for her nastiness and for basically being useless. Her argument--other people eat there and like it so too bad for us. Nice, huh?
The noise level is high so don't expect to have any conversations while here. And we were only one of three tables in the place! Can't imagine what it is like when they are busy. Oh wait...I doubt they ever get more than one time customers so no worry there!
So...if you pour cheese wiz over doritos and call that nachos, go here. But bring lots of money, because your bill will be absurd. 1 beer, 1 soda and nachos was ~$20.
Go anywhere else – The service is horrible and the food is worse. It's semi expensive and very bland.
This place should change their name to Horrible Margaritas and Management. If I could rate this place a Zero I would. During my visit to this establishment, I ordered a round of margaritas for my table. The margaritas were the worst I have ever tasted they were watered down and had no flavor. The members of my party immediately complained to the waiter about the poor taste of the margaritas and he asked how he could make it better. I told him that we would have a round of beers instead of the margaritas. The waiter agreed. When I received my bill, I was charged for the margaritas that were taken away and the beers. I ask the waiter to remove the margarita charges but he informed me that his manager would not allow him to do so. I asked to speak to the manager and when she arrived, she did nothing but argue with me. I might as well have been talking to a box of rocks. This woman has no business sense and cares nothing about repeat customers. I wish I would have read the reviews before I had gone to this place. I spent over $100.00 in this abysmal place, but they will never get another penny from me. I strongly recommend that you save your money or go somewhere else.
Avoid this place! – Awful experience -- awful service, awful food, and awful bar. Channelside would improve if this place were to go away!
DON'T GO HERE!!! – I wish I had found these reviews before I went here! You've heard "location, location, location", well, that is the only thing going for this bar which just so happens to offer, at best, fast-food quality offerings at a slow pace.
Go here if you don't like freshness and quality in your food. – Some friends and I went to Margarita Mama's over the Memorial Day weekend and were let down big time. It was clear to us that the place is mismanaged and doesn't care about repeat business. One friend ordered stuffed nachos from the menu but was told that they didn't have that item any longer and haven't for awhile. My girlfriend and I simply ordered chips and salsa for $3.95. There are other Tex Mex restaurants that give away chips and salsa, and for what we received, Margarita Mama's should be ashamed. The "salsa" was diced tomatoes from a can. That was it. Opening a can of diced tomatoes and pouring it in a cup is not salsa. The overriding flavor of the "salsa" was the preservatives. I had one bite and was done. A friend said the regular nachos "were not bad". My girlfriend perused the beer listings of the dozen or so selections under "On Tap". She chose the Dos Equis Amber and was told they didn't have it, that the only thing she could get in draft was Bud Light. Out of about 12 different beers they had listed, all they actually had was Bud Light? For what it's worth, the Banana Margarita I tried was good, but for $6 I expected a bigger portion. They looked like 8 oz of margarita, and this is not top shelf liquor, either. Competing places will give you double that for the price. Out of the 6 of us, the best any of us could say about our orders was that the nachos weren't bad. Everyone else was disappointed in the quality of the food. No less than 3 times did one of us order something from the menu that the waitress said they didn't have, prompting one friend to say, "Well, what DO you have?" We asked to see a manager and was left waiting for almost 10 min before we finally just left. We were told that the manager would see us when he was done fixing a computer. They have a lot more than a computer to fix, that's for sure. On our way out, we overheard another couple leaving saying, "That was terrible." We all agreed, despite their pretty views of the water.
Abysmal! – Absolutely wretched food. Nachos use jar cheese. Tacos use stale taco shells. Chicken burrito has 2 pieces of chicken in it. Save your money and go to Taco Bell for a better dining experience.
Go for the sunshine – Oven roasted? I'm sure my arroz con pollo came from a can. Music was good and so was the sunshine.
Grab specialty margaritas and reasonably priced Tex-Mex fare at this cantina-like location overlooking the water and downtown. – The Scene
Snag a table on the spacious patio of this colorful spot situated above an array of shops. Hanging burlap sacks, artfully distressed paint and simple strings of bulbs set a rustic mood at the bar. The laid-back blend of cheerful couples and families enjoy live acoustic guitar and vocals every night, and a helpful Hawaiian shirt-clad staff adds to the lively mood.
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The menu marries customary Tex-Mex fare with unusual twists. Any time of day, grab a warm chicken burrito smothered with melted pepper jack cheese and tomato-pepper sauce. At night, spice up your senses with the grilled, red chili-dusted salmon topped with subtle yellow pepper-saffron sauce, or try the oven-roasted chicken quesadilla, wrapped in a chipotle tortilla and stuffed with blackened tomato jam and smoked gouda. Cool down with a spiced mojito or the Mama Rita--a notch above a typical margarita, with a blend of top-shelf tequila, triple sec and Grand Marnier.
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The Story of Bottled Water explores the bottled water industry's attacks on tap water and its use of seductive, environmental-themed advertising to cover up the mountains of plastic waste it produces. The film concludes with a call to take back the tap, not only by making a personal commitment to avoid bottled water, but by supporting investments in clean, available tap water for all.
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"Christmas Comes But Once a Year" is the second episode of Season 4 of Mad Men and is the forty-first episode, overall.
SCDP throw an elaborate Christmas party beyond their means, due to a mistake made by Roger. Sally runs into an unexpected old friend. Don's loneliness reaches a fever pitch, when a one-night-stand compromises a work-relationship. Freddy Rumsen returns with an account in his pocket.
It's Christmas time. Henry and Betty Francis along with Sally, Bobby and baby Gene are out shopping for a Christmas tree. Sally runs into Glen Bishop. Glen's mom is now married so Glen is living with his new father in a trailer in the Christmas tree lot. He saw Sally's "new dad" and mentions that his mom "said that would happen." Bobby runs up, says hello, and asks if Glen is getting a tree. Glen says no and that he's working. Bobby tells Sally that they're leaving as soon as he has found Sally, which he has. Sally says goodbye and Glen says that maybe he'll call her.
Don's secretary, Allison, delivers, then reads a letter from Sally after Don tells her to. In the letter, Sally writes of her and Bobby's wish list for Christmas. Sally writes of how she knows the truth about Santa Claus and agrees to keep up the "roos" (ruse) for Bobby. Sally states that she would want nothing more but for her father to be with her Christmas morning but acknowledges that he probably can't. Don looks sad, then sends Allison off with some money to buy the Christmas gifts for his children.
Freddy Rumsen visits Roger Sterling and offers the agency Pond's Cold Cream, worth $2 million, in return for a job. Freddy, clean and sober for sixteen months, alludes to being in a "fraternity" with the client. Freddy's only request is that Pete Campbell, (who got him fired from the old Sterling Cooper), does not handle the account.
Glen calls Sally. Carla picks up the phone. He lies that he's Sally's classmate, "Stanley", calling about homework, when asked who's calling. Glen tell Sally that the phone call is private and Sally moves into another room, away from Carla. He asks why she hasn't moved but Sally doesn't know and tell him that she hates living at home now because she's reminded of her father and keeps thinking he's still living with them.
A consumer-research company pitches its services to Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, and the company's female representative, Dr.Faye Miller, asks senior staffers to complete a very personal questionnaire that asks for family history. Don abruptly excuses himself from the presentation.
At his apartment, Don is awoken by the sound of a hammer pounding. His neighbor, Phoebe, a nurse, is hanging up decorations for a staff Christmas party that will be at her apartment. She invites Don. He thanks her for the invitation and tells her that he's late for work, to which she replies that he should thank her then for waking him.
At work, Peggy and Freddy Rumsen are working on the Pond's account when Roger comes back from a lunch with one Cal Rutledge from Pond's. Rumsen looks worried and phones Rutledge and asks to meet at a church. Rumsen is now an AA sponsor.
Roger accidentally invites the agency's biggest client, arrogant Lucky Strike heir Lee Garner, Jr. to the office Christmas party, which was originally planned on a shoestring budget. He informs Lane and asks for Joan to make the necessary arrangements to make the party up to par for Lee Garner Jr.
Peggy Olson has her own dilemma; a conflict with her boyfriend Mark Kearney, who is pressuring her to have sex before marriage. Mark ironically accuses Peggy of having traditional values and being "old-fashioned," when we know that Peggy has modern ideas about almost everything from career to sex.
As Don is coming home, his neighbor, Phoebe, is cleaning up after her party. She helps him into his apartment as he's a bit drunk. He falls onto the bed and asks her how she can stand working at the hospital while she takes off his shoes. She states that she loves how "everything happens there", with people coming and going into the world.
The staff of SCDP is hard at work prepping for the office Christmas party, with Joan directing everyone and making choices about food, wine and such.
Peggy and Freddy are still working on the Pond's account. They're having conflicting ideas about what way to go with the advertising. Peggy wants the ad to be about how it makes a woman feel but Freddy wants to have the ad say that it'll help you get married. Peggy is fed up and calls him old-fashioned. Freddy gets up to leave and Peggy apologizes but he tells her not to worry about it.
Glen tries to call Sally again, this time at night. No one seems to be at home to answer.
The SCDP Christmas party is in full swing. The Campbells, the Cranes, the Sterlings and Don Draper are gathered, talking about where they're going away for the Winter. Jane Sterling asks where Don is going and if with anyone special. When he says to Acapulco and that he isn't taking anybody, Jane curtly says it's his own fault but Roger says he pities Don, "...marooned in that sea of bikinis", as Don Smiles. Peggy walks up with Mark and greets Don a merry Christmas as the camera shows a shot of Pete smiling, perhaps awkward at meeting Peggy's beau.
Lane and Cooper talk with the two people from the research company. Cooper comments that "Civil rights is the beginning of a slippery slope." The older, male researcher comments that "If they pass Medicare, they won't stop until they ban personal property.", to which the second, female researcher, Dr. Miller, replies, "Storm our houses and rape our wives.", raising a glass, as they all chuckle.
Joan runs in telling everyone to "Man [their] battle stations!", signaling the arrival of Lee Garner Jr. She has all the young, attractive staff members start to play a round of Pass the Orange. Joan offers up gifts, girls and games to Lee, lastly offering to get him some food first before the rest.
Glen and his friend break into the Draper residence. They vandalize the household, starting by throwing food all over the kitchen
Joan heads a lively conga line back at the SCDP Christmas party. Two lovebirds make out as the conga line passes. Lee asks "Where's Santa?" as Joan asks Megan to get him another drink. Lee suggests Roger don a Santa suit. Pete volunteers to do it but Lee comments it'd take three of Pete to fit into the suit and that everybody knows Santa has white hair anyway. Roger really doesn't want to but Lee insists. As he walks away to get into the suit, Lee says that "He's a hell of a sport."
The Francis' return home with the children and find the house vandalized.
At the party, Jane asks Lane where his wife is and we find out that she and Lane's son have returned to London and that Lane plans to join them soon enough. Lee sympathizes and says his wife's in Florida, saying that he guesses that they'll "...suffer through, eh Jeeves?"
Roger walks in with a merry "Ho! Ho! Ho!" as everyone laughs and claps in delight. He hands out presents of Lucky Strike to everyone. Lee comments that Roger's holding a big bag of presents and to be careful not to "...have a third heart attack" as he pulls Jane close and says "Right, honey?". Saying he has a special present for "a boy who's been naughty", Roger hands Lee a gift, a Polaroid (a subtle slap to Kodak, Polaroid's largest competitor, which is a client of McCann-Erickson, the purchasers of the original Sterling-Cooper). Don bids Peggy a farewell with a "Merry Christmas, sweetheart". As he walks away, the female researcher, Dr. Miller, gazes at him.
Sally finds a lanyard on her pillow from Glen as she sees her room is untouched, unlike the rest of the Draper residence. Dr. Miller confronts Don in his office as he's getting ready to leave. She wants to know why Don, "the creative shaman", didn't take her test as he walked out of her presentation. Don's disappointed believing she had come in to flirt and not fight. Dr. Miller was hoping Don would find her work interesting since Don's work is interesting to her. She says that her work is all about finding out what people want versus what's expected of them. Don invites her out to dinner and she declines but says the apology is accepted. Before she leaves, she assures Don that he'll be married again within a year.
Lee takes photos of party-goers sitting on Roger's lap in his Santa suit. He says it's Harry's turn. Harry awkwardly sits down on Roger's lap, whispering "Sorry, sorry, sorry." as Lee laughs.Don returns to his apartment and realizes he's forgotten his keys. He knocks on Phoebe's door but no one answers. He has Allison run his keys over to him. After drinking himself into oblivion, Don Draper engages in a one-night stand with his secretary, Allison, who has been extra attentive to him all week.
Sally looks out her window before going to bed, holding Glen's lanyard he left for her.
Peggy comes into her office to find Freddy at her desk. She asks if he's okay since he wasn't at the party. Peggy apologizes again for calling Freddy old-fashioned and Freddy apologizes for saying she wants to get married. Freddy advises avoiding sex before marriage if she wants Mark to ever respect her but also says that refusing to sleep with him is, for the man, "physically uncomfortable" and is leading him on.
The next morning at the office, Don says it was quite a party and that he really over did it. Allison agrees she overdid it, too. He thanks Allison for bringing his keys and comments that he's taken advantage of her kindness on too many occasions. Allison's smile fades. He hands her the "Christmas bonus" they talked about and tells her Merry Christmas. After exiting Don's office, Allison opens the card with the bonus he gave her, which says "Thanks for all the hard work.", accompanied by $100.
Peggy is shown laying with Mark in bed after having slept with him, leading us to wonder if she's attempting to do exactly the opposite of what Freddy suggested, or if she's decided that Mark is not her "final" partner and therefore his respect is not worth courting.
Don leaves the office for the evening, carrying the presents that Allison picked up for his children, and doesn't look back.
- Jon Hamm as Don Draper
- Elisabeth Moss as Peggy Olson
- Vincent Kartheiser as Pete Campbell
- January Jones as Betty Draper
- Christina Hendricks as Joan Harris
- Jared Harris as Lane Pryce
- Aaron Staton as Ken Cosgrove (credit only)
- Rich Sommer as Harry Crane
- Kiernan Shipka as Sally Draper
- with Robert Morse as Bertram Cooper
- and John Slattery as Roger Sterling
Guest Starring
- Alison Brie as Trudy Campbell
- Christopher Stanley as Henry Francis
- Joel Murray as Freddy Rumsen
- Deborah Lacey as Carla
Also Guest Starring
- Alexa Alemanni as Allison
- Matt Long as Joey Baird
- Blake Bashoff as Mark Kerney
- Cara Buono as Faye Miller
- John Aylward as Geoffrey Atherton
- Jessica Paré as Megan
- Darren Pettie as Lee Garner Jr.
- Peyton List as Jane Sterling
- Laura Regan as Jennifer Crane
- Nora Zehetner as Phoebe
Don Draper: "I hate this Christmas."
- Don on Christmas
Lane: "There's been a small adjustment to the scale of our Christmas party."
Joan: "Lower or higher?"
Lane: "Lee Garner Jr, will be joining us. I trust you'll make the appropriate improvements."
Roger: "We need to change its rating from convalescent home to Roman orgy."
- Lee Garner Jr. is accidently invited to the SCDP Christmas party.


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Christopher, a first-year teacher, said that by 9 a.m., the students had learned the ABC's of classroom behavior, how to stand in a line, how to sit with their legs crossed and what to do during story time.
"They are so loving," Christopher said. "They had no anxiety at all. They were just sweet."
Christopher's is one of two new pre-K classes at Kitty Stone this year. Together, the two classes make up the system's first full-fledged pre-K program.
Last year Jacksonville piloted a pre-K program, with nine students who attended class three hours a day, four days a week. This year, about 30 students are enrolled in the program and classes last for seven hours a day, five days a week.
"I see it as being a tremendous help," Jacksonville schools Superintendent Jon Paul Campbell said. "It gives students a chance to learn about school and for them to be better prepared for kindergarten."
He said research has proven that students who take pre-K classes are more likely to graduate high school and to be successful after graduation..
The pre-K expansion at Kitty Stone is paid for by the Office of School Readiness, a state organization that exists to administer the state's high-quality pre-K program. It provided $120,000 to pay for two teachers, two teachers' aides, a playground and desks.
Last week, the office awarded Piedmont City Schools a grant to expand its 6-year-old pre-K program by one class.
Workers spent Monday unpacking and installing prefabricated classroom furniture to prepare for new students. PIedmont's program will now be able to teach 36 pre-K students in two classes.
Administrators in both systems said they are happy to see their programs expanding, but added that the demand for pre-K courses in their communities can't be met with just two classes.
"We have five kindergarten classes. I wish we had five pre-K classes," said Piedmont schools Superintendent Matt Akin.
Kitty Stone Principal Christy Hamilton said there are a total of 56 private and public pre-k class openings in Jacksonville, where 120 students entered kindergarten at Kitty Stone this year.
In Jacksonville 51 people applied for the program and in Piedmont about 15 people remain on the waiting list for the class.
Both districts used a lottery system to select the students.
"There is a huge need in our community," Hamilton said, adding that she hopes it expands. "As long as the Legislature continues to provide funding, I see the program growing."
Staff writer Laura Gaddy: 256-235-3544. On Twitter @LJohnson_Star.