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Goals | Admission Criteria | Benefits | Participation in Honors Courses by Non-Honors Students | Criteria for Remaining in the Honors Program | LE
Certificate | Honors Degree Requirements | Directed
Studies | Course Descriptions
The Honors Program provides students who are academically and intellectually prepared with the opportunity to satisfy their college-wide Liberal Education course requirements in an alternative and unique manner. By completing a 7-course sequence of interdisciplinary, team-taught Honors courses, students earn an Honors certificate while satisfying those requirements. Moreover, by understanding their historical, scientific, and intellectual heritage, Honors students are prepared to be articulate and responsible members of society and defenders of their own ideas. Students may also continue their study in the program and receive an Honors degree.
Students expressing a desire to enroll in the Honors Program will be ranked according to the following criteria: ACT scores, high school GPA, and the quality of a written statement. The top thirty-five students will be invited to enroll in Honors courses. If accepted students decline the offer, the invitation process will continue until a class of thirty-five students is formed. Although a typical incoming Honors student has had a 3.80 GPA and a 29.5 Composite ACT score, the range of scores is quite broad. Students who fall near or above these standards and who sincerely wish to be in the program are encouraged to secure an application from the Honors Program or Westminster's START Center. Questions concerning the application process should be directed to the director of the Honors Program.
Since a number of high-achieving, upper-class Westminster College students may not have applied to the Honors Program as incoming freshmen but may still wish to participate in some of its classes, any undergraduate in good standing with a 3.5 GPA or higher is eligible to enroll in 300 and 400 level Honors seminars. The Honors Program is an active part of the larger college community and welcomes the energy, intellect, and diversity that students from different disciplines across the campus bring to Honors. Non-Honors Program students enrolling in Honors seminars should check with their program chairs, since these classes will sometimes fulfill certain requirements in a student's own major. Participation in 200-level Honors seminars is restricted to students in the Honors Program.
Students who complete seven courses in the Honors LE sequence will be awarded a special certificate recognizing this achievement (contingent on Westminster graduation). No more than one of these courses may be taken credit/no credit.
A complete description of the equivalencies between LE Honors courses and the standard LE courses is listed below.
Learning Community
Writing and other Communication Skills
Basic English Composition
HON 201-202 Humanities I and II
Information Literacy
Courses with strong emphasis on critical, analytical, and integrative thinking in historical, literary, and philosophical contexts.
Courses with strong emphasis on creative and reflective capacities.
Arts Survey
HON 212 The Arts in Performance
Creative Arts
Courses with strong emphasis on critical, analytical, and integrative thinking in mathematical and scientific contexts.
MATH 120 Quantitative Reasoning
MATH 141 College Algebra
MATH 142 Trigonometry
MATH 150 Elementary Statistics
MATH 201 Calculus I
Physical Sciences
HON 221 History and Philosophy of Science
Social Sciences
Courses with strong emphasis on global consciousness, social responsibility, and ethical awareness in a social science context.
Living Arts
Courses with a strong emphasis on real world, life enhancing knowledge.
Cultural Diversity
Courses that emphasize cultural diversity and include a strong emphasis on global consciousness, social responsibility, and ethical awareness.
Cultural Diversity
HON 222 Science, Power, and Diversity
Note: While the Honors seminars satisfy Liberal Education requirements, Honors seminars do not satisfy major/minor requirements or prerequisites except in the following cases. Honors students who major or minor in Philosophy after completing HON 201 and HON 202 will have satisfied the PHIL 100 and PHIL 102 requirements for the Philosophy major and minor. Honors students who major or minor in Political Science after completing HON 211 will have satisfied the PLSC 101 requirement. Honors students who complete HON 201 and HON 202 will have satisfied the ENGL 220 requirement for the minor and/or will have satisfied the ENGL 220 prerequisite requirement for placement purposes into English classes beyond ENGL 220.
Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00 in all Honors coursework, including those courses listed below for the Honors degree, and a minimum GPA of 3.25. In addition, the following requirements must be satisfied in order to be awarded the Honors Degree (in the major) at graduation:
Requirement Description
Credit Hours
Foreign Language Requirement
Honors Degree students must complete 4 semesters of college-level instruction
in a single foreign language or the equivalent. The requirement can be
satisfied by coursework or proof of proficiency. For example, an incoming
student who begins in Spanish III and successfully completes that course
and Spanish IV will have satisfied the requirement.
For those Honors students who have 12 hours CLEP or proficiency exam credit
in a single language, they may satisfy the remaining 4-hour requirement
in one of the following ways:
a) take 4 hours of coursework in a different language;
b) take 4 hours of study abroad credit in a non-English speaking foreign
country, of the language of proficiency or some other language; or
c) take 4 hours of a foreign language literature in translation course,
or the language of proficiency or some other language.
Students taking coursework in a foreign language in which Westminster
does not offer 4 semesters may complete the requirement with coursework
in an additional foreign language.
All coursework that meets this requirement must be taken for a letter
Lower Division Courses
HON 201 Humanities I
HON 202 Humanities II
HON 211 Political Economy of Conflict
HON 212 The Arts in Performance
HON 221 History and Philosophy of Science
HON 222 Science, Power, and Diversity
HON 231 Human Culture and Behavior
To receive an Honors degree, no more than one of these courses may be
taken credit/no credit.
Upper Division Courses
Completion of 6 hours of coursework in Honors 300 or 400 seminars. May
not be taken credit/no credit.
Senior Project/Thesis
Completion of a senior project in the student's major for a minimum of 3 credit hours. Students whose majors do not accommodate a senior project may enroll in HON 402. The nature of this project will be determined in conjunction with the Director of Honors and the student's major advisor. All students completing a thesis or senior project for the Honors Degree must fill out the thesis topic approval and completion forms, which are available in the Honors office, and present their completed work in a public setting such as a regional academic conference, Westminster's undergraduate research fair, or some equivalent venue.
Please contact the Director of the Honors Program for more detailed information concerning the requirements for the Honors Degree.
Students may sometimes wish to satisfy some of their Honors hours by enrolling in a directed study project under HON 401. This allows a student to design, in conjunction with a faculty member, an independent project that adopts an interdisciplinary approach to materials that are not covered in another Honors class. Directed study forms are available in the office of the registrar or the individual college offices. The course should be designed with the same care and thoroughness as standard Honors courses and the directed study form should, therefore, contain a comprehensive reading list of primary and secondary sources, a series of questions the student will address, a clear explanation of assignments, and the method of assessment.
Generally, students wishing to apply directed study hours toward their 6-hour Honors Degree requirement should not satisfy more than 3 hours of coursework this way during the standard semester or more than 2 hours of coursework if done in conjunction with a May term class or trip. Students should consult the Honors director for assistance in designing directed study projects.


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Friday, April 4, 2014
When Dennis Schimpf was growing up the amount of photographs he appeared in were few and far between.
Now kids at 9 or 10 years old are having daily pictures, he said.
Schimpf is a plastic surgeon at Sweetgrass Plastic Surgery in Summerville, working in cosmetic surgery.
A recent study released by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) shows that there has been an increase in cosmetic procedures and the survey finds that the selfie trend is the cause for this increase. The selfie trend refers to the action of someone taking a photo of his or herself and posting online on popular social media websites and smartphone applications such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc.
AAFPRSs poll studied a select group of the organizations 2,700 members to uncover the latest trends in facial plastic surgery. The study revealed that one in three facial plastic surgeons surveyed saw an increase in requests for procedures due to patients being more self aware of looks in social media.
The survey results went on to indicate that 13 percent of AAFPRS members surveyed identified increased photo sharing and patients dissatisfaction with their own image on social media sites as a rising trend in practice.
Schimpf has been in the plastic surgery business for the past seven years and during his time at work feels he has seen an increase in people taking more awareness in how they look, and feels this generations desire to constantly upload selfie photos is a big factor.
I think theres always a concern that people could over-do it with plastic surgery, he said.
Schimpf said patients often come in with pictures of celebrities, models, etc. that they want to look like. While these photos help surgeons with getting an idea of how the patient wants to appear, Schimpf said the reality is the celebrity appearance is not realistic; many of those people are enhanced in some way in the photos and therefore do not appear as every day people.
If we dont understand what the patient is asking for then that could be dangerous or it could lead to unhappy patients, Schimpf sead.
The survey results indicate women are still the most prevalent users of plastic surgery. Schimpf said he sees many women, often after having kids, not wanting to necessarily look like a model, but get back the bodies they had in their 20s.
Those patients are the best because they are generally very happy and excited because their expectations are reasonable, Schimpf said.
Schimpf said he has seen more and more people, particularly in their 20s, go after quicker procedures such as botox and injections men in particular have been known to get botox.
Statistically speaking Schimpf said liposuction is still the most commonly performed procedure because it is wanted by both men and women. Breast augmentation is still a popular surgery as well.
Schimpf encourages prospective patients to do some serious thinking before they go under the knife.
They have to understand why they are doing it, he said. Theres nothing worse than undergoing surgery and not getting what you thought you were going to get.
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Under Melvin's leadership, the Oakland A's won 94 games and earned their first American League West title since 2006. The A's won 72 games after June 1 and swept the two-time defending AL Champs, the Texas Rangers, to earn the AL West title on the season's final day. The A's were 13 games behind the Rangers in the division race on June 30.
The A's improved by 20 games over their 2011 record despite trading three All-Star pitchers during the off-season and starting as many as five rookies in their starting rotation at certain points in the season.
Melvin is only the second A's manager to win this award. Tony LaRussa was the other, taking home the honor in 1988 and 1992.


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Friday, July 19, 2013
Mount Pleasant student receives merit scholarship to attend Davidson College
A Mount Pleasant student, Julia Marie Sacha, has received the Philip L. Edwards Scholarship as an incoming student at Davidson College. Julia will enroll with the Class of 2017 in August.
Julia is the daughter of Dennis and Denise Sacha of Oak Point Landing Drive and is a graduate of Academic Magnet High School.
The Philip L. Edwards Scholarship was established by this trustee and member of the Class of 1949 with preference for students from South Carolina with superior scholastic records, integrity, and good moral character. It is valued at $60,000 over the four years of the recipient's Davidson career.
Brown named to Dean's List at Berkeley College
Dario A. Cortes, PhD, Berkeley College president, is proud to announce that Theda Brown of Charleston has been named to the Dean's List at Berkeley College for the Winter 2013 Quarter. Brown is pursuing a degree through Berkeley College Online.
"Berkeley College is proud to recognize Brown for her outstanding academic achievement," said Dr. Cortes. "Students who reflect this level of dedication to their studies become our future leaders."
Berkeley College students who achieve a grade point average of 3.50 or better with a minimum of 12 academic credits qualify for the Dean's List.
SOA Middle School wind ensemble awarded highest honors at festival
Congratulations to the School of the Arts (SOA) Middle School Wind Ensemble. The Ensemble traveled to Chattanooga, Tenn. to participate in the Grand National Adjudicators Invitational (GNAI) on April 27. Performing against other middle school bands from around the country, the SOA Wind Ensemble received a rating of Superior as well as the highest overall score of all the competing middle school bands. As such, they were awarded the GNAI's top award, the prestigious Honor Award Plaque. In addition to the overall win for the band, the SOA woodwind section was singled-out in the competition and was awarded the Judge's Award for Best Overall Woodwind Section.
The recipient of the GRAND NAI Honor Award Plaque is recognized in National Music Publications and at National and State Conventions. The GRAND NAI Honor Group represents all outstanding Concert Performance groups throughout the United States.
The SOA middle school bands consist of approximately 65 sixth, seventh and eighth graders. These students have been selected through an audition process to participate in the band program at SOA. The seventh and eighth graders form the SOA Wind Ensemble. The director of the middle school bands program is Suzanne K. Reed.
Langford named to Clemson University Dean's List
Falyn Eileen Langford of Mount Pleasant has been named to the Dean's List at Clemson University for the spring 2013 semester.
Langford is majoring in Language and International Health.
To be named to the Dean's List, a student achieved a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.
Local students graduate from SC Governor's School for Science & Mathematics
Jason Eckert of Charleston County, graduated from the S.C. Governor's School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) on Saturday, June 1, in Hartsville.
Jason, son of Dave and Kathy Eckert, plans to attend the University of South Carolina in the fall.
The 64 students in the GSSM class of 2013 represent 25 different counties in South Carolina. Together they earned more than $12 million in scholarships.
More than 53 percent of the school's 64 graduating seniors will attend South Carolina colleges and universities in the fall. Notable out-of-state schools they will attend include Yale University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Georgia Institute of Technology and Duke University.
Academy of Music announces student achievements
Charleston Academy of Music (CAM) piano students Caleb Borick and Jenny (Junru) Yao recently competed in the South Carolina Music Teachers Association State Pre-College Audition.
Borick, student of Eunjoo Yun, won first place in division II for concerto. Yao, student of Irina Pevzner, won honorable mention for solo and first alternate for concerto in division III. Both students are competing and performing throughout South Carolina. Borick is a 10-year-old old homeschool student who has been playing the piano since the age of 5. Yao attends the Charleston County School of the Arts, majoring in piano, and has been playing for seven years.
Located in downtown Charleston, CAM enriches the city's cultural life, nurtures musical talent and believes people of all ages, backgrounds, and walks of life should have equal access to the many wonders of music. At CAM students are empowered to become achievers by receiving superior professional musical instruction and performance opportunities through the core programs: Academy, Honors and Orchestra. CAM students and families enjoy many opportunities for performance and additional musical experiences such as masterclasses and workshops with distinguished visiting musicians.
CAM is currently accepting students for private summer instruction and Charleston Summer Music, a weeklong summer music program at the College of Charleston. For more information on CAM's programs and events, please visit www.charlestonmusic.org or contact the office at email@example.com od 843-805-7794.
Kohl's awards Estoppey scholarship
Sophie Estoppey of Mount Pleasant has been awarded a $1000 Kohl's Cares Scholarship. The Kohl's Department Stores' Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program honors nearly 200 deserving volunteers with $1,000 scholarships toward higher education. Sophie Estoppey, 12, from Mount Pleasant was chosen from more than 35,000 nominees nationwide for making a positive impact in her community.
Sophie, along with some friends, created Keys for Hope, an organization that has raised nearly $40,000 to build a new shelter and soup kitchen in Charleston. Through the Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program, Kohl's is encouraging promising youth to further their education at a time when college costs continue to rise and parents are relying heavily on federal and private student loans to fund higher education.
Winners are chosen based on initiative, leadership, generosity and project benefits and outcome. Each regional-level winner qualifies for one of Kohl's 10 national scholarships, which will be announced at the end of July. National winners will each receive a total of $10,000 in scholarships and Kohl's will donate $1,000 to a nonprofit organization on each national winner's behalf. In total, Kohl's will recognize more than 2,300 young volunteers with more than $400,000 in scholarships and prizes.
In 2013, Kohl's celebrates its 13th year of rewarding young volunteers. Since the Kohl's Cares Scholarship Program began in 2001, Kohl's has recognized more than 19,000 kids, including the 2013 winners, with more than $3.9 million in scholarships and prizes.
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LISBON - At least one resident is displeased with the decision to remove the new waterline and sidewalks from the West High Street project.
Paul Preston, who lives on Thomas Road at the end of West High Street, told Village Council at this week's meeting he wishes those parts of the project would have remained.
"The whole street needs to be done," he told council.
The key improvements planned for West High Street include resurfacing the street and installing a new concrete gutter system to better direct storm runoff east to storm sewers near North Beaver Street.
Board of Public Affairs member Bill Hoover told Preston the waterline and sidewalk components were part of a "wish list, a best case scenario ... but the money that was received only goes as far as it can go."
The project costs an estimated $317,289, which is being funded with a state grant obtained by the village and Columbiana County commissioners contributing the rest from a federal grant they receive annually.
Replacing the waterline would have added another $170,000 to the project cost, money the village lacks. "If you got a source for $170,000, we'll listen," said BPA Chairwoman Carol Petrachkoff.
Mayor Dan Bing agreed. "We need the funding, that's the key ... We can only do what we can do," he said.
In other action, council authorized zoning/building Inspector John Yenges to issue a letter ordering Gary Morgan to have a report completed within 30 days on the structural integrity of his rental property on West Washington Street that the village wants to raze.
After Yenges recommended demolishing the house because of its condition, Morgan told council he would paint and make structural changes to the building. Zoning Secretary Alisa Gostey reported at the meeting she had a letter from Morgan saying he would hire a structural engineer as his expense to examine the house if that would satisfy council. Council decided to take Morgan up on his offer and wait for the structural engineer's report before taking further action.


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Now you can grow your own delicious crops of Sharon fruit or Chinese Persimmon fruit. Originating from China, but increasingly available in the supermarkets, the rounded, orange-yellow fruits have a non-astringent, sweet flavour when fully ripe, and make a lovely addition to fresh fruit salads.
The spreading branches of Sharon Fruit 'Fuyu' produce glossy, dark green leaves that turn to colourful shades of orange, gold and purple in autumn. The small, bell shaped, summer flowers give way to edible fruits that continue to ripen on the tree well into December, long after the leaves have fallen. This unusual, self fertile fruit tree makes an attractive addition to a sheltered border or trained against a sunny wall. Diospyros kaki is perfectly hardy in the UK but may appreciate some winter protection in particularly cold areas. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 2m (6').
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This hardy pawpaw produces solitary, cup-shaped flowers and large, exotic foliage. During long, hot summers it will produce edible fruits with a delicious, tropical flavour, that can be harvested from September. In cool climates the Pawpaw or Red Indian Banana forms an attractive multi-stemmed plant that makes an unusual addition to the shrub border with its buttery yellow autumn foliage. Pawpaws are self fertile, and pollinated by insects, however the chances of pollination will improve when growing more than one pawpaw. Alternatively the flowers can be hand pollinated. Height and spread: 6m (19').
Estimated time to cropping once planted: 5 years.
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Gel Manicure Kit LED Lamp, 5 Colors, Bonder + Dual Coat
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Description: WHAT IT IS: Strike a pose with Nailuv's glamorous shades. Use the battery-operated LED lamp, bonder and dual coat to get the best manicure with Nailuv gel polishes.
- Red Heart Shaped 2 Watt LED Lamp
- Bonder, Size: 0.5 oz
- Dual Base/Top Coat, Size: 0.5 oz
- Blue Illusion, Size: 0.5 oz
- Lovestruck, Size: 0.5 oz
- Rum Cola, Size: 0.5 oz
- Tickled Pink, Size: 0.5 oz
- Hollywood, Size: 0.5 oz
WHAT IT DOES: The super low watt battery-operated LED lamp, completely safe from UV rays, cures the gel polish, bonder and dual coats so nails are completely dry as soon as you are done applying color. Nailuv's low-odor bonder promotes adhesion of gel color to the natural nails. It is much safer for natural nails than acid primers without sacrificing performance. Nailuv's LED and UV-curable nail gel glides on smoothly for a sheer or mirror-glass finish. Nailuv's gel polish removes easily for ease of wear. Nailuv's sleek and sexy shades are long-wearing, lightweight, promising a perfect seamless nail polish finish each time.
HOW TO USE: Turn on the Heart Lamp. You don't need to warm it up. Apply one coat of bonder to all nails. Put one hand under the lamp. Allow them to "cure" for 30 seconds. Make sure all nails are completely visible to the light bulbs. Then put second hand under lamp. Apply one coat of dual coat to each nail and allow to cure under the lamp for 30 seconds. Apply one coat of Nailuv gel polish and cure for 30 seconds. Reapply. Cure again for 30 seconds. Apply dual coat to all nails and cure for 30 seconds. If nails are tacky, put under the lamp for another minute. When done, put rubbing alcohol on a cotton ball and gently wipe down each nail. Nails should be dry to the touch and beautifully glossy!
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Where corruption is king and hell has its headquarters.
New Orleans will be the lost continent of Atlantis one of these days.
by darrenkrkc March 20, 2007
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One of the best fucking cities in the usa.A great place to party.Also known as home of Mardi Gras and Jazz.If you have anything bad to say about the N.O then fuck off.
Allison-Im going partying in New Orleans tonight nigga!
Kim-fa sho!
Kim-fa sho!
by Allison August 29, 2004
The coldest and hardest fuckin city in the world. Even Katrina couldn't hold us down ! We still here and we gon rep to the fullest! BITCHES !
Man that city new orleans is a beast !
by Marshika March 22, 2006
The largest port in the United States and 3rd largest in the world. Home to myself and some 480,000 others. 28% of which are white, 67% are black, and the rest is everything else. Home to some of the the very first housing projects in the U.S.
Highest murder rate in the country almost every other year. The murder rate was as high as 88 per 100,000 pepole in 1994, but is usually closer to 40 (the nation's average is 6-7 per 100,000)
Highest murder rate in the country almost every other year. The murder rate was as high as 88 per 100,000 pepole in 1994, but is usually closer to 40 (the nation's average is 6-7 per 100,000)
New Orleans Laaaaaaaaaaaaady!!! something something and Esplanade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Hassell April 14, 2005
Beautiful, historic, and partying. It does stink in some places and it is dirty, but aren't all major cities that way? Thats the price we pay for all night booze. Best rave scene in the late 90's. Can't beat the atmosphere. There are a lot of dangerous ghettos. You can tell- just avoid them.
bourbon street, canal street, st. charles
by doodoo July 26, 2004
The best city in uncle sams homeland! Best city for underage drinking to occur! Fuckin-A
The Boot, Jimmys, the Hanger, Rendenn Inn
by sara April 20, 2005
A city like no other! Culture, history, the very atmosphere! Home of Jazz, Cajun food, bling- bling, Bounce music,woadie, Cash money, No limit, toughest head bustas, Mardi Gras, Essence, Bayou Classic! Have their style of voodoo! Katrina hit it hard! But it stood up with broken bones and stood like a soulja!!! All haters don't come down or you might find yourself dead in the callio or the nolia!If you come down right we might treat you to crawfish and some daiquri. To my people in nawlins...waaaaa!
katrina hits New Orleans, but the people suffering, but still surviving.
by Erica aka NawlinsSuga November 17, 2006
The city where tourists are stupid enough to go into Magnolia and wonder why the city was named murder capital.
N.O. is well on its way to being murder capital.
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Dear ladies,
I've been wanting to post somethign about vaccination for a long time now, but as it can be a controversial topic I decided to saty away from it. However I'm reading too many posts and too many women saying that they will not vaccinate their children and it's giving me goose bumps and, as a public health specialist, I cannot contain myself any longer.
Most parenting choices - such as breastfeeding, co-sleeping, spanking - are personal and will only affect you and your children. Vaccination however is a PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE and our decision as parets affects the whole community. Vaccines are used for:
1)it makes the vaccinated individual either immune or resistant to a disease 2)it interferes with contagion and thus makes the entire community safer, including those members, like newborn babies or the very sick, who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons
So your decision to not immunize your child might actually put an entire community at risk, not only your child - and that's a strong enough reason for me to be angry at women who choose not vaccinate their children!
I understand that we all want to do what's best for our babies and we truly try to do our best, so my only pledge for the moms who are thinking about not immunizing is PLEASE do your research!!! the link between vaccination and autism is A LIE and the study that proved that connection was discredited and the doctor was censured! (the medical community found out he was receiving money from people selling "medical solutions" to autism! you can google him Dr. Wakefield). It is also NOT TRUE that the risks are greater than the benefits... in places where the vaccination rates have been falling for decades the vaccination rate are now below the "herd-immunity" level (the minimum percentage of children immunized so that the entire community is safe) and this trend is leading to the resurgence of diseases considered vanquished long ago. In 2010, for example, California had an outbreak of whooping cough, which at its height put 455 babies in hospital and killed ten of them. Elsewhere there have been outbreaks of measles.
So if your children are not vaccinated and they are just fine that's because in your community the majority of parents decide to vaccinate so your children are actually benefiting from other babies vaccines... while at the same time putting at risk babies that cannot get them (maybe are newborn or just sick)
So, again, please... do your research before diciding on something so important!
(source for the data: The Economist, May 5th 2012)


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Erin Nicole Cutright and Billy Joe Herron were united in marriage Sept. 8, 2012, at the cabin of the bride's parents in Buckhannon.
The double-ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Tristan Tenney. The bride is the daughter of Michael and Janet Cutright of Elkins. The bridegroom is the son of Boyd and Carolyn Herron of Tallmansville.
The bride was given in marriage by her parents and escorted to the altar by her father.
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Mr. and Mrs. Billy and Erin Cutright
Serving as matron of honor was Cara Maxon, sister of the bride. Bridesmaids were Andrea Tenney and Amanda Howell, friends of the bride.
Serving as best man was William Tenney, friend of the bridegroom. Groomsmen were Allen Kelley, friend of the bridegroom, Ricky Herron, nephew of the bridegroom, and Ethan Herron nephew of the bridegroom.
Following the ceremony, a reception also took place at the cabin of the bride's parents.
The three-tier wedding cake was made by Tiffany Henderson.
The bride is a graduate of Elkins High School and Fred Eberle Technical Center. She is employed by St. Joseph's Hospital as a licensed practical nurse.
The bridegroom is a graduate of Buckhannon-Upshur High School. He is employed by Swabco as a well tender.
Following the wedding, the couple reside at their home in Buckhannon.


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NEW YORK — When Lisa Stevens speaks about her role as head of small business banking at Wells Fargo & Co., she focuses more on how she can help her customers rather than how she can grow the bank's loan portfolio.
Wells Fargo is already one of the country's biggest lenders to small business. Over the past 10 years, it has made more Small Business Administration-backed loans than any other bank, with a total of $8.5 billion. But Stevens is aware that her customers also include those who can't qualify for a loan.
"It's about getting a plan and helping people to set up and establish goals and move forward," says Stevens, who has led Wells Fargo's small business banking operations for two years.
Stevens meets with small business owners several times a week, and finds that many are in need of guidance.
"They don't know what they don't know, and they don't know what's available to help them," she says.
Wells Fargo is working to expand its services to business owners, including finding more ways for them to do their banking via mobile devices. Stevens writes a blog aimed, in part, at women business owners. And Wells Fargo continues to promote its lending programs, particularly to women-owned companies.
Stevens, who volunteers with groups including the National Boys & Girls Club of America, Children's Hospital Los Angeles and the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, says she learned when she was growing up that it's important to help others. She says that contributes to her focus on helping small businesses, or as she puts in, making a difference with the bank's customers.
Stevens recently spoke with The Associated Press about her job and small businesses. Here are excerpts, edited for brevity and clarity:
Q. What's your take on the state of small businesses and their recovery from the recession?
A. It's been very broad, with positive trends and we've seen it regionally and across major industries. In regions like California and Florida and Arizona and the industries that were significantly impacted by the recession, we've seen the most improvement. We saw a really good increase in loans. For the first half, we saw year-over-year a 25 percent increase in our small business lending.
We know that over 20 percent of small businesses are in industries that are directly impacted by what happens in the overall real estate market. Construction, interior design, architectural services, landscaping, the list goes on. But we think there would also be a much larger impact on all small businesses from an improvement in the real estate market. Consumer spending is helped by the recovery in home prices. So theoretically, we would expect to see a significant improvement in overall small business financial health just from the improving real estate market.
We also think there's a lag effect from business owners being cautious and holding off on hiring until they see a tangible change in demand for their products and services. We think that's going to catch up as they see what's happening with the real estate market.
Q. Has Wells Fargo added more bankers to work with small business owners?
A. We've added between June of 2012 and June of this year about 1,900 bankers, and we have a total of 32,000 bankers across the country that are able to help small business customers and that are trained to help and serve their financial needs.
Q. How does a major bank like Wells Fargo win over small business owners who might believe they'd be better off working with a smaller bank?
A. In the second quarter, lending on our Business Direct credit cards, lines of credit and loan products that are primarily under $100,000 were up 55 percent. These are for the small mom and pop startup businesses that are maybe opening their doors or are just starting to expand with that new employee, or maybe a new piece of equipment.
Being the No. 1 small business lender for 10 years gives us some credibility in any community. In every single community where you have a branch location, across the entire nation, there's someone in those branches, in those communities that can help small businesses be successful.
With small business customers, so much of it is about the relationship. You don't all of a sudden say, I'm going to start a business and I'm going into a Wells Fargo branch and they're going to give me a loan. You've got to figure out what your business plan is, what you're going to do. Then, over time, we have to figure out what we need to do as a banker to help you understand how you can be successful. There's a lot more to the banking relationship than just the lending part. We ask, how are you going to accept payments? How are you going to pay your employees? How are you going to manage your savings? All of those things come into play.
Q. What do your bankers do when a small business doesn't qualify for a loan? What can an owner expect Wells Fargo to do to help them get on the path toward being able to borrow?
A. We support community- based organizations and microlenders who can make those loans. We've invested over $95 million in 108 microfinance small business lending organizations since 1998. That's an important way to sometimes get help for people who can't work with the traditional financial institution at the start.
The biggest thing is figuring out, what are the company's goals, and what's realistic? Part of the job of the banker with the small business customer is to say, how can we have your business grow without you leveraging yourself too much? What's the step-by-step process so a year from now, 18 months from now, two years from now, when you are ready to take out that loan, you've got the credit, you've got the good credit score, you've got the stability of what's been happening with the business.
It's about managing access to cash, their business checking account, making sure they understand accounts payable, accounts receivable. Understanding the opportunities, for example, mobile deposit capture, that can save them time — especially if they're a sole proprietor, so they can spend more time generating revenue and the things they need to do So I think there's a lot, especially in the beginning for small business customers to understand there's an array of services out there to help them get established and to start growing their business.
It's not just about credit. It's about how are they building the business to keep it moving. That's the biggest part for the small business owners to understand.
Q. Small business owners are a changing demographic. Younger entrepreneurs are much more savvy about technology and social media than older ones. How do you keep your bankers current so your 50-year-old banker understands the way a 30-year-old owner works?
A. We keep our bankers current by having them keep us current. We've got an array of team members working for us, including a very large population of millennials (people age 18 to 29). We've got to be making sure that we're soliciting their feedback on how we connect and spend time with customers, and make sure we're giving them the things they need. We just rolled out mobile phone receipts for ATMs. That may not be as important to me, but to someone in their 20s, having something to access using their mobile device is really important.
When we rolled out the business needs section of our website a year ago, we spent a lot of time taking our team members of every generation through it, and asking, what are we missing? What do we need to make sure we're paying attention to? And making sure we had a digital aspect to it. When you look at the senior executives in most financial institutions, they're typically all at least in their 40s if not older. We need to talk to that new generation that's just starting to work in our industry and understand again how we communicate with millennials and understand what's different about them. Is it important for them to be able to follow a Twitter feed or look at a Facebook page? Or have easy access to the Wells Fargo blog so you can click on something and get information at your fingertips?
The one thing that I'm positive of is, even if you want to do everything from a digital perspective, at some point in your small business career, you're going to need an advocate, someone to sit down and talk about you financial plan and you're going to need that relationship. I think that's one thing we're teaching small business millennial customers. You want to build a relationship. You want someone who can give you that guidance. My analogy is, it would be great if you never had to go see your doctor, and he could prescribe everything over the phone or by email or text, but the reality is every once in a while, the doctor has to see you and talk with you and examine you. I think that's the same with banking.
Q. You do a lot of volunteering. What made you decide to do that?
A. I learned at a really young age that you've got to make sure you're out there helping other people and being of service. I went to a Jesuit university where they drilled that into you. They drilled that into you, social justice, making sure you're a part of something bigger than yourself. I think that's one of the attractions to me of Wells Fargo. I think a lot of kids these days may not get that exposure. They may not learn that it's fun to volunteer and do fun things. We get brand new team members who come in, and we talk to them about going out and volunteering, and giving them hours to volunteer.
Q. How does your volunteer spirit tie in with your role as head of small business banking?
A. I had a major in college in political science and a minor in philosophy and economics. I thought I wanted to be an investigative reporter. I think the attraction for it was the opportunity to change the world and have the world be a better place. And I think going to work at the bank, it became a lot about helping people and coaching them and helping them realize that they could make a difference for other people. And it did help going to work for a company, to have someone like (former CEO) Dick Kovacevich say, our mission is to help our customers succeed financially, and that was something that was so easy for me to get behind and be passionate and excited about. I think 99.5 percent of the people who wake up in the morning want to be part of something that's greater than themselves and helping to make a difference.
At the end of the day, the people I work with say, I'm getting to help small business and make a difference. That's why small business is a great story. We really grabbed onto something when we said, we've got to be part of the solution. We can't sit back and say, woe is me and feel sorry for ourselves because our industry is getting a little bit beat up -- and in some cases, rightfully so. We've got to be part of the solution for getting America back on track. And this is such an easy way for our team members to rally around something.
Q. If you were to start a small business, what would it be?
A. My husband and I have always had this idea that someday, we're going to go to Italy to a cooking school in Florence, where you go for four weeks and they teach you, then come back to California and go to Napa Valley or Sonoma area and open a very small trattoria, live in a mobile home and blow money on a restaurant. It would be really small, with 10 tables, and have good food and good wine.


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South Lake Tahoe police are looking for three people suspected of an armed robbery at Pinewood Lodge Saturday night.
About 11:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a robbery at the hotel, located at 3818 Lake Tahoe Boulevard, according to a statement from the city.
A woman reportedly knocked at the locked front lobby door of the hotel and told a clerk she needed a room.
"The clerk opened the door and two unidentified males wearing ski masks and gloves entered the office," according to the statement. "One male was armed with a black handgun and pushed the clerk behind the counter. The second male was armed with a large hunting knife and he placed it near the clerk's neck. The female demanded money as the male armed with the handgun opened the cash drawer and removed an undisclosed amount of cash."
Police believe the suspects left in a brown four-door Cadillac and drove eastbound toward the casino corridor.
The woman was described as being black, about 5 feet 4 inches tall with a small build. She was wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt and black gloves.
The two men were described as being black, approximately 6 feet 2 inches tall with medium builds. Each was wearing dark clothing, a black mask and black gloves. The knife used in the robbery had a black blade.
Police ask anyone with information relating to the incident to call 530-542-6100.


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PENDLETON – Sewer grates are being swiped for scrap metal at a local cemetery, Niagara County sheriff's deputies reported.
A grounds superintendent at Acacia Park Cemetery, on Tonawanda Creek Road, told Niagara County sheriff's deputies Wednesday that a number of metal sewer grates have been stolen from the park recently and said two more, valued at $250, were found missing on Wednesday.
The park manager said after noticing the theft he found a man wearing a blue jumpsuit walking through the cemetery in an area near the metal grates. Deputies said the 21-year-old City of Tonawanda man told them he was visiting a deceased friend but was unable to give them a name.
The man was not charged, but was told not to return to the cemetery.


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After a 1-0-1 weekend to start the 2013 campaign, the Stetson women's soccer team returns to the field this Friday, playing host to Florida International. The Hatters and the Panthers are scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m.
General Admission tickets for Friday's game are $5 for adults and $4 for seniors and students. All home soccer matches are free to Stetson students, faculty, and staff with a Stetson University ID. For more information call (386) 738-HATS.
For fans unable to make it out to the game on Friday, you can keep up with the action in a number of ways. The contest will be live streamed on HatterVision with play-by-play from Ryan Rouse. There will also be Live Stats available at GoHatters.com, and the @StetsonWSoccer Twitter feed will send out live updates from the field.
• Stetson earned its first win of the season on Sunday, defeating Troy 2-1 in overtime.
• Sunday's win marked the first victory at Stetson for new head coach Manoj Khettry.
• Kait Jones' game-winner in the 99th minute was the fifth score of her career and just the second game-winner.
• Carmen Bernecker's first half goal against Troy was the first goal of her career at Stetson.
• Amber Grose assisted on both goals on Sunday, matching her team-leading season total from 2012.
• This past weekend marked the first time in program history Stetson opened with back-to-back overtime games.
• Stetson tied the season opener against Embry-Riddle on Friday, 0-0 in double overtime.
• It marked their first draw in a season opener since the Hatters tied USF 0-0 in 2004.
• Florida International leads the all-time series between the two teams, 13-4-1.
• Last season FIU topped Stetson 4-0 to open the season. The Hatters defeated the Panthers as recently as 2011.
• FIU is in its first season as a member of Conference USA.


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4 Reasons We've Stopped Trusting the Media
#2. Less News, More Opinion
Of course an awful lot of what the media does these days isn't reporting at all, but providing what they call "analysis" and what I would call "ass debris." The problem is that every day there are millions of words and hours of television to be filled, whether anything is happening or not. Which means that when there isn't news, it's got to be made. Again, this is most obvious in the political realm, where every single thing that happens, as well as, oddly, every single thing that doesn't happen, gets analyzed to death to determine what effect it might have on the election "horse race."
An apt comparison for elections, but for the fact that horse races don't take two fucking years, and the ladies wear funnier hats.
Just as an example, Mitt Romney made the news recently for claiming that 47 percent of the population were filthy urchins bent on harvesting organs from the whole-bodied. As a piece of news, that doesn't take long to communicate. Even a discussion of whether or not he has a point has been strangely lacking, brushed aside by heated discussions on what effect this would have on the "horse race," which has caused people who might have been interested in actual news to turn off their televisions in frustration and devise their own metaphors by "shitting their chairs" like a "racehorse."
"Wait a Second. Why Should I Believe You?"
Ahh, you noticed how basically this whole article is opinion, did you? Clever girl. Well, I think it's reasonably permissible in this case, given Cracked's established status not as a vessel for hard news reporting, but as a farcical opinion and poop-joke factory. So whether you believe me or not should depend on what you came here for.
You: "... It actually was the poop jokes. You got lucky."
#1. Nowadays, Everyone's a Critic
There's an awful lot of criticism of the media now, far more than in any other era in history. You do it, bloggers do it, politicians do it, the media does it. "Journalism" is now a slightly less respected career path than "sex tourism." Compare that to 30 years ago, where if you wanted to bitch about the newspaper, your only platform was writing a letter. To the newspaper. And you couldn't expect other media outlets or reporters to pick apart their counterparts' reporting; it was rude, and it limited career options.
Now of course we have an Internet jam-packed full of people who couldn't give two malformed turds about their career options in the media. Criticizing the media is a perennial favorite blog topic, and has even spread to outlying members of the actual media. Like, for example, Cracked itself, as shown by our award-deserving articles on the laughable state of health reporting and bullshit political stories.
And that's fairly innocuous criticism, the kind without any particular agenda other than to educate and entertain. Far more irritating to the general public is the politically motivated criticism, where a blogger or reporter with a specific agenda criticizes something in the media simply to further their own goal or confuse and muddy an issue. Not that there's an easy way to tell the two types of criticism apart; every reporter, blogger and soapbox percher will claim they're acting neutrally. Not that that will stop you from trying to tell them apart, generally by finding the ones you personally disagree with and declaring them to be deceitful shrews.
"Wait a Second. Why Should I Believe You?"
It's quite a pickle, isn't it? An entire article full of criticisms of the media, criticisms of other people's criticisms, defenses of my criticisms and criticisms of others' defenses. I wouldn't know what to believe anymore either. And surely by now you have to be worried about whether I have an agenda that I'm trying to secretly advance with all of this.
You: "This is a Chris Bucholz article, so it's probably 'sex with animals.'"
And I do. My agenda is to make you more critical of the things you read. You're right to be distrustful of the media; there's too much evidence of their laziness and biases and fuck-ups to not be. Heck, they're probably almost as lazy and biased and fucked up as we are.
And there's the second part of the agenda, the part you probably weren't doing yet -- being more critical of the things you think. Every time you dismiss something without reading it, or brush past a story because of its source, at least be aware of the laziness and biases and fuck-ups of your own that led to you making that choice. I trust your judgment; your beliefs and biases probably are right. But if they're so right, they can surely take some critical self-reflection every now and then, right?
You: "God, I hope he's not starting to have doubts about sexing animals."
Bucholz has gotten less terrified of human contact! Make him reconsider that by liking his Facebook page or following him on Twitter!


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JOE DUMARS (From left), Andre Drummond, Khris Middleton, Kim English and coach Lawrence Frank. – Andre Smith photo
From the University of Connecticut the Detroit Pistons in the 2012 NBA Draft selected center Andre Drummond with the ninth overall pick on the first round.
Drummond, 18, is the draft's second-youngest player, after of course, Anthony Davis. Because of his age and being very raw offensively, he dropped down from a project fourth to sixth selection on the first round.
"When we came out of the Chicago pre draft camp, he was one of the players we met with," Pistons President Joe Dumars told reporters. "When he left the room, we all looked around and said, 'Well, that's the last time we see him.' I've been saying that for three straight years, but, really, this guy wasn't supposed to be there at nine, for real this time."
The Pistons left their interview with Drummond in Chicago feeling they'd made a connection with him. Drummond confirmed as much.
"I definitely felt that way," Drummond said. "We had the meeting in Chicago and we just had this certain vibe for each other. I think we would be a great fit for each other. All I know is that I'm walking into a brotherhood and I'm walking into a great family and coaching staff and the organization is amazing. I know that I'm going to grow as a player and as a person. I know the fans are great out there, so I just can't wait to walk into a great situation."
Just like Greg Monroe and Brandon Knight, going into the draft, the Pistons did not think they had a chance to get any of the three players.
Most analysts had Monroe, Knight and Drummond poised to go higher than they did. Yet all three fell in the Pistons' laps and Dumars and company could not pass them up. He can only hope that the young Drummond will grow and mature like Knight and Monroe have.
"I am going to go through and Summer League and all the other things they ask of me," Drummond said.
"I heard some of the talk about my motor and all the other stuff, like I do not play hard, but I will immediately put to rest it all to rest. I'm definitely a hard worker and my teammates know that and my coaches definitely know that."
Though other attractive big men were still on the board — North Carolina teammates John Henson and Tyler Zeller and Illinois 7-footer Meyers Leonard — Dumars said it was an easy decision to draft Drummond, a 7-footer with amazing lateral quickness and an enormous wing span.
The Pistons don't expect Drummond to have an impact as a shot-blocker, pick-and-roll defender and an offensive rebounder. The Pistons also beefed up their perimeter in the second round by taking Texas A&M's Khris Middleton and Missouri's Kim English.
Middleton, 6'-8½", is a junior out of Texas A&M who averaged 13.2 points and 5.0 rebounds last season. The 44th pick English at 6'-6½" will give the Pistons more size at shooting guard behind Rodney Stuckey.
"All three of our picks tonight, we feel extremely lucky to get them," Pistons personnel director George David said. "I don't know if we've had a draft here where that many guys, three guys we had ranked higher, fell to us like that. We've been pretty fortunate here the last three years."


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One of the biggest names in quilting comes to Craftsy! Quilter, author and teacher Kaye England brings her expertise in traditional quilting to this information-packed online Craftsy class. In Re-Piecing the Past, you'll learn foundational piecing techniques as you work through 12 included block patterns, each with its own story to tell - from Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to "Battle Cry of Freedom," a song so popular it was sung on both sides of the Mason-Dixon line.
Meet legendary quilter Kaye England and go over what you'll learn in this class.
Kaye shows you her favorite tools and supplies, including rulers, cutters and mats.
Cut, sew and assemble the Remember Me and Sherman's March blocks.
Learn about and assemble the Birds in the Air Block.
Make three different blocks using flying geese: the Barbara Fritchie Star, Yankee Puzzle and Temperance blocks.
Create blocks based on flags of the American Civil War.
Cut, sew and assemble the Harriet Beecher Stowe Block.
Kaye walks you through the creation of the Shiloh Block.
Assemble a 100-piece, 12" block designed by Kaye in honor of Julia Ward Howe.
Learn how you can assemble all 12 blocks into one magnificent quilt.
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Ejaculating onto a womans used tampon as she pulls it from her vagina
She pulled out her tampon and I gave her a monte carlo
de the amazing TW 17 mars 2010
A mobile billboard proclaiming "White trash on board!" Oddly, all Monte Carlo owners are unable to decipher this message, and instead beleive that is says "Really nice car." Yeah.
That old broad there is Sinndee. She's got leathery skin, reeks of bud light, listens to Whitesnake, and wears tapered leg stonewashed jeans. Cripes, she even drives a Monte Carlo too!
de Eazy989 17 janvier 2006
1) A nice place where the aristocracy of Europe bring thier nice cars.
2) A car that is not nice. Just another slow american crap mobile that can't turn worth shit.
2) A car that is not nice. Just another slow american crap mobile that can't turn worth shit.
A merkin brought a monte carlo to monte carlo and got beat by a 1960's mini cooper.
de Gumba Gumba 2 juin 2004
(Noun) a shitty car whose owner is equally as shitty. Usually he will smell of rancid feet or of used dildos. (Verb)To drive play halo at a below average level (Adj) Shitty.
(Noun) God, Andrew's monte carlo isn't worth fixing up. More like Monte car-no." said Jeff, who owns a lesbian car. (Verb) Andrew Monte Carlos so the teams are never fair. (Adj) Andrew, take your smelly, cock biting, monte carlo ass out of here.
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Let the waiting game begin.
The top-seeded Regis women�s soccer team protected its home field Friday with a 3-1 victory over No. 5 seed Fort Lewis College in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference semifinals. In a tightly packed race for six NCAA Tournament spots, the Skyhawks, despite going 13-4-3 this season, will have to sweat it out until the NCAA�s selection show at 5:30 p.m. Monday to find out if they made the field.
�I think our chances are pretty slim,� said FLC head coach Damian Clarke, who�s on the selection committee. �It�s not a question of whether or not we�re a good enough team. We definitely are. But, you know, Metro, Mines, Regis � they�re all excellent teams. Not sure we did enough at the end of the day.
�I think we beat some quality teams, but at the same time, I think we needed to beat Regis one of those games to kind of seal the deal, and we didn�t do it.�
RMAC Freshman of the Year Sade Akindele got Regis off and running in the sixth minute. She corralled a loose ball off a corner kick and found the net for the 13th time this season for a 1-0 lead.
The freshman sensation did it again in the 52nd, scoring unassisted for her 14th goal of the season. Just five minutes later, Sidny Otto pushed the lead to a commanding 3-nil, scoring off a Meghan Stuart cross.
Sam Weiss claimed the FLC single-season goals record for herself in the 72nd minute, scoring an unassisted goal for her 17th tally of the season, but it proved too little, too late for FLC.
�You know, when they scored the third goal, we changed and played three up top, and honestly took it out of them for 17 or 18 minutes,� Clarke said. �We hit the post twice, got behind them once.
�I think we showed ourselves that we might be able to change and play a few different ways (Friday).�
FLC outshot Regis 7-4 in shots on goal, but to no avail. Brianna Randall made six saves for Regis to preserve the victory.
Regis will host No. 2 seed Colorado Mines, a 1-0 winner Friday over Metro State, for the RMAC Tournament championship Sunday in Denver.


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CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Office of Nutrition Services today announced new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) income eligibility guidelines for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
The new guidelines indicated a family of four can earn $44,123 and still qualify for WIC program benefits. This amounts to a $555 increase from last year and will allow more West Virginia families to enroll in the program.
"Our goal is to provide nutritional services and information that helps keep West Virginia families healthy," said Dr. Letitia Tierney, state health officer and commissioner for Public Health. "Currently, West Virginia WIC serves nearly 46,000 mothers and young children monthly. With the expanded income guidelines, we can serve more families."
West Virginia WIC serves 70 percent of all babies born in West Virginia. Families enrolled in the program receive nutrition education, breastfeeding education, nutritious foods, and access to maternal, prenatal and pediatric healthcare services that may otherwise be unavailable.
The new income guidelines state that for a household of one the gross weekly income is $416, gross monthly income is $1,800 and gross yearly income is $21,590. For a household of two the gross weekly income is $560, gross monthly income is $2,426 and the gross yearly income is $29,101. For a household of three the gross weekly income is $705, gross monthly income is $3,051 and gross yearly income is $36,612. For a household of four the gross weekly income is $849, gross monthly income is $3,677 and gross yearly income is $44,123. For each additional family member add $145 to weekly income, $626 to monthly income and $7,511 to yearly income.
The Office of Nutrition Services reports an additional 5,000 West Virginians could be served under the expanded WIC guidelines. Eligibility projections indicate as many as 50,733 residents qualify for the program. Fathers, mothers, grandparents, foster parents or any legal guardian of a child under five may apply.
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Or keep the title and bring in lots more examples from other eras and other parts of the world -- and from pair skating as well as dance -- so that it becomes a discussion about the concept and not about specific teams.
Or keep the title and bring in lots more examples from other eras and other parts of the world -- and from pair skating as well as dance -- so that it becomes a discussion about the concept and not about specific teams.
For what it is worth, everyone has expressed my thoughts way better than me but I think Tessa and Scott have a fantastic connection, very romantic and whimsical, sometimes verging on the passionate. I think Meryl and Charlie have a fantastic connection too but don't share your feeling that this thread is all about D/W. If it seems that way I actually think that is a nod to V/M in a sense, as their connection is perhaps so obvious to people that they feel less need to defend or explain it.
As for pair skaters. I think all thinking about G-G Yes, this is the best example. But i think some others had good connection too.
Now i am impressed with Berton-Hotarek connection in there programs. They are hot
I think Bereznay-Sicharulidaze and Sale-Peletire had good connection too.
Maybe i am wrong, but i think Barabara and Maurizio were strong in showing man and woman in there programs. The same about Anisina-Peizerat.
Or, Dubruel-Loson good example. I am sure i could remeber more later
I noted earlier that W/P has taken acting classes. I don't know about the others, but I will say all the DSC teams clearly have their own way to connecting to the audience. I really like how well P/B projects to the audience. I'm not in love with their FD, but I love how expressive they are and how much the draw the audience in to their dancing.
Its wrong thread, but i want to express my point about this. Honestly i am sure no other ice dancer couldnt made such acrobatic liftsm like Tessa did. I mean not only her lines in this lifts, but enterent (back flip in last lift in there FD for example). I think only Khohlova did such lift better, but she is vry small And V-M alwayse show new lifts and there lifts are most difficult, so...As I think I am the only one who mentioned Tessa's size I want to say that you either totally did not read what I said or willfull misread it. I was talking about their lifts ONLY, said I did not think she had to lose weight but that I did think less acrobatic lifts would work better for them due to their sizes (and there is no denying they are close in size) as they have in the past, and cited one especially gorgeous lift of theirs. I said nothing about their connection or lack thereof.
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I do think longevity does help -- just look at the Chinese pairs. Neither Shen/Zhao nor Pang/Tong were all that expressive in their early years but over time their connection grew and so did their performance and skating! Pang and Tong, though they were not as technically proficient, really blew me away at Skate America by how in sync and connected they were to each other. It made for some beautiful skating!
But one of the team didnt have connection, thats thats why i was wonder when i read the first part of this thread. I mean non-ubers could see thistwo very lovely teams who express connection in very different sides.
But must they? I dont think so. Like i said efore they use there style very well.
Sorry, maybe i dpnt need to start this discussion at D-W ubers party
Just because it is a non-romantic "connection" doesn't mean they don't have a connection. V/M have a traditional, romantic style connection in their dances. D/W have a more 19th century couple at a ball kind of connection - basically out dancing for the fun of the dance and the meeting of the minds and not necessarily about getting together. Charlie is like a "proper Victorian man" in his approach to Meryl. W/P are developing that romantic style connection. The Shibs have more of that out to have a good time connection. C/L are developing that steamy over the top drama connection. Annisina and Perzerat had more of a connection like D/W but they were an outstanding team. Grishuk and Platov DID have an connection off the ice as well - hadn't she gotten "involved" with him?
Shen and Zhao are indeed a miraculous example of a longterm relationship that eventually produced chemistry. Something almost unfathomable happened in that year between the 2002 Olympics, where they were known merely for their tricks but stood in the shade of the two winning pairs in terms of artistry, and that stunning performance in 2003 Worlds. They became truly astonishing performers, not just athletes. But you're right: they did it partly by building on their long, long partnership.
What about, say, Wilson & McCall or Bourne & Kraatz? Do you feel they had good connection with each other? Or was connection with the music and the audience enough?


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Because of B.R.A.Y.D.E.N and the Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation (JCMF) with many volunteers will be blasting social media outlets with hundreds, possibly thousands, of pictures taken from around the world with the simple question, "Are you an Otter Spotter?" Over 100 volunteers in 53 cities around the United States and worldwide are participating in the 3rd Annual National/International Otter Spotter Day to promote water safety and drowning prevention in their communities and on the worldwide web. The majority of the photos will be shared on the foundation's Facebook page, www.facebook.com/joshtheotter and at the Twitter hashtag #otterspotterday.
Otter Spotter Day was created three years ago by JCMF to energize drowning prevention and water safety efforts across the country and around the world. It is a fun and simple way to get community members involved in spreading the message of water safety within their own local areas... on the same day. The grassroots, guerrilla marketing social media effort is based on the Josh the Otter Water Safety and Awareness Project in honor of Joshua Collingsworth to help create awareness to adults and educate little children that "Water is Fun but Only With an Adult". Prior to and on May 6th, volunteers will be in their communities wearing Josh the Otter mascots, bright yellow Otter Spotter t-shirts, and holding up Josh the Otter hand fans while handing out stickers, coloring sheets, posters, and "Josh the Baby Otter" books. All in a collective effort to save lives from drowning.
Joshua, the foundation's namesake, was 2 and a half years old when he died from a pool drowning incident. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the number one cause of unintentional death for children under the age of 5 and second leading cause of unintentional death for all children under the age of 14. While the statistics are staggering, drowning has not gained the necessary public and media attention needed to help prevent these tragedies from occurring. Otter Spotter Day is helping to engage not only the media but also the global community... one Otter Spotter at a time.
JCMF earned the 2012 National Water Safety Congress Regional Award and the 2012 National Drowning Prevention Alliance Community Lifesaver Award for their ongoing efforts to promote water safety awareness throughout the United States. JCMF has signed partnership memorandums with the United States Coast Guard, National Water Safety Congress, US Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, and serves as a National Affiliate for the USA Swimming Foundation Make a Splash Initiative.
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• A swimming pool is 14 times more likely than a motor vehicle to be involved in the death of a child 4 and under (Orange County California Fire Authority).
• 20% of all drowning occur at private homes (International Life Saving Federation).
• 58% of parents don't consider drowning a threat to their children (Safe Kids Coalition).
• Minority children nationwide are almost three times more likely to drown than Caucasian children (U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
• In the United States the total cost of drowning-related deaths among children ages 14 and under is over $800 million a year (Safe Kids Coalition).
About the Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation, Lincoln, Nebraska
Parents Blake and Kathy Collingsworth honor the memory of their two-year-old son Joshua, who died on June 4, 2008 after falling into the family pool three days earlier. They believed they had every safety precaution in place, but the reality is that a drowning can occur in mere moments. After losing Joshua, they felt compelled to help reduce the dramatic numbers of deaths by drowning that occur in our country and around the world. The Joshua Collingsworth Memorial Foundation was created in July of 2008 to serve as a catalyst to strengthen water safety awareness and create an early childhood educational program. Their goal is to empower children to be safe in and around ALL bodies of water to prevent similar tragedies. The Josh the Otter Water Safety and Awareness Project is dedicated to teaching young children about water safety through the use of Josh the Baby Otter a book written by Blake, which was recently translated into Spanish. Over 50,000 books have been distributed since the foundation began. The program has been presented in classrooms, community centers, zoos, pools, and childcare facilities around the world.
"Josh The Baby Otter" was written as a fun and educational book to teach children to "stay away from water unless with an adult and to always swim with a buddy." The book includes a sing along CD and an optional coloring book. To date, they have distributed tens of thousands of copies of "Josh the Baby Otter" throughout the United States, Jamaica, Australia and Pakistan. www.joshtheotter.org The foundation also started the "Float 4 Life" program in Lincoln, NE that teaches and promotes Infant and Toddler Water training courses. It started with the partnership of their local YMCA of Lincoln, NE and now has expanded to 17 other Y's and is currently in place in the Salvation Army KROC Center of Omaha, NE, teaching underprivileged children the importance of the life skills to float on their back and reach for the side of the pools edge. To date, they have taught over 2,000 infants and toddlers these life saving skills. They are now outreaching to several teaching facilities with the goal to expand, support, and promote these types of programs around the country. http://www.float4life.org
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1.2 Million people around the world die by drowning every year, that is more than two persons per minute. (International Life Saving Federation, 2010)
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Video highlights the best ways to dehorn calves
Video highlights the best ways to dehorn calves
Most people would agree that dehorning cattle not only protects animals from each other, but it also protects employees who work with them. While dehorning, the process of removing horn buds from a calf, has been a long-practiced safety procedure, mounting evidence suggests there are better ways to carry out the practice.
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) just released a three-minute video highlighting the most up-to-date methods to dehorn cattle which include providing pain relief. "If the horn is removed when it is still a small bud, the procedure is less evasive and effective pain relief is easier to provide," says Cia Johnson, D.V.M., of the AVMA Animal Welfare Division. "This is why the AVMA policy states dehorning should be done at the earliest age practicable by the method of disbudding or removing the horn bud before it has attached to the skull," she says.
The video goes on to demonstrate the best way to dehorn calves. "AVMA policy encourages the use of local anesthetics like Lidocaine during dehorning. Research has shown that injections of Lidocaine substantially reduce the pain experienced by animals, particularly calves that are older," notes Johnson. "Lidocaine is relatively inexpensive and easy to use. Therefore, it can be successfully implemented at an operation without significantly impacting costs. Consideration should also be given to using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents to control long-lasting postoperative pain," said the veterinarian.
Recent Hoard's Dairyman research suggests that the nation's dairy producers are picking up on the practice. Last year, 18.9 percent of Hoard's readers reported using a sedative or numbing agent while dehorning calves. Yet, there is room for improvement as only half of all readers report dehorning calves in the first 2 months of life.
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Wisconsin Holstein Association To Hold Spring Barn Meetings On Cow Comfort
Wisconsin Holstein Association To Hold Spring Barn Meetings On Cow Comfort
The Wisconsin Holstein Association invites all members and dairy farmers to the 2012 Barn Meetings. The focus of this year's barn meetings is caring for high value Registered Holsteins in a freestall environment. Along with guest speakers from the UW-Extension system, all of the hosts will share their experiences and management practices they have implemented over the years to help their herd remain healthy and productive.
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Monday, March 19 - 12:00 noon, Bears Grass Dairy - Augusta
Speaker: Maria Bendixen, Clark County Agriculture Agent
Friday, March 23 - 11:00 a.m., Sunnyside Dairy Farm – Valders
Speaker: Scott Gunderson, Sheboygan County Dairy/Livestock Agent
Tuesday, March 27 - 10:30 a.m., Nor-Way-Pete and Four-of-a-Kind Holsteins – Eland
Speaker: David Kammel, UW-Madison Center for Dairy Profitability Ag Engineer
Thursday, March 29 - 11:00 a.m., Stone-Front Farms – Lancaster
Speaker: Mark Mayer, Green County Dairy Livestock Agent
The WI Holstein Association is excited to have these outstanding Holstein members host our educational barn meetings. A full write-up on each host farm is attached.
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Wisconsin Holstein is a membership organization with the purpose of promoting the Wisconsin Holstein Registered Breed and its breeders and owners. For more information visit the WHA website at www.wisholsteins.com.