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on January 24, 2013 - 11:23 PM
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If you are of the generation that grew up to Jonathan Larson's "Rent," the 1996 counterculture rock opera about love, loss and politics based on Puccini's "La Bohème," then you're ready for its revival. It taught you about sexuality, spirituality, AIDS, and to the relief of hesitant American parents, the reality of independence.
It's time to reflect.
MusicalFare revisits Larson's opus with a new approach at what is now a period piece. It hits a few stylistic notes eloquently, and it frames our attention on characters' intimacy the way that a Broadway-style house has always dwarfed, but it misses many opportunities to re-appropriate Larson's political statements for today's climate.
Director Randy Kramer, who is prone to reconceptualizing familiar, seemingly fixed musicals, has never quite understood the power in that freedom. His vision for "Cabaret" two seasons ago put instruments in his performers' hands (a once innovative, now tiring trend), without reason or accountability; a daring "concept" missing a dramaturgical point. Director Chris Kelly's similar treatment to "Oliver!," in 2011, did the opposite, taking us so far away from Dickensian England that the journey back was our reward.
Kramer crafts smart, evocative moments where it matters, but misses the potential afforded to him when choosing to go off book. "Rent" is another casualty.
Larson's musical is certainly about downtown Manhattan in the mid-'90s, but no more than Puccini's opera was about Paris in the 1830s. Kramer didn't have to reassign its time or location, but he could have landed distinct conceptual opportunities had he chosen to dismember the show more, putting it back together with different glue.
Music director Theresa Quinn has rearranged the electric garage band score as a softer, textured, pedestrian chamber musical. The inclusion of violin, cello, Latin percussion, and, regrettably, trumpet, brings moments of poignancy and clarity, if not confusion. But it dilutes the rocky angst that the electric versions organically conveyed. These downtown Bohemian kids are angry and poor, burning their original screenplays and gig posters for heat; a cello, however beautifully played (by actress Amy Jakiel), just isn't going to cut it.
Sometimes it works. "Without You," led by Key Kerimian as the druggie drifter Mimi, is exquisite. Kerimian takes on Mimi's desperate ballad with Lady Gagaesque rasp, clawing through her loneliness with vigor and torment. This is a highlight of musical, dramatic and technical strength, from Chris Cavanagh's lighting to the musical ensemble's tenderness.
Steve Copps, as Mimi's equally depressive other half, Roger, leads a similar synergy with his "One Song Glory," again aided with thought and context by Cavanagh's and Quinn's handy work. The number, about songwriter Roger trying to find his one great song, solves itself.
It is the best part of Copps' otherwise disappointing performance. Roger is a difficult role, in that he doesn't offer us much beyond sulking and other depressed states. Though not fully fleshed out on the page, Copps doesn't deliver the hurt, scarred soul of this songwriter, who cannot emote in the real world the way he can on his guitar. When his song does finally come to him, we're not as proud of him the way he needs us to be, as beautifully sung and earnestly attempted as it is.
Our two strongest assets are John Kaczorowski, as filmmaker Mark, Roger's roommate and best friend, and Ben Puglisi as Tom Collins, their philosopher/hacker/anarchist friend. Kaczorowski provides the most consistent, thorough characterization of the cast, full of nuance and notes. Puglisi's soulful Collins is endearing at its high points and harrowing at its low points. Each steals the show, with contrasting intensities.
Marc Sacco, in the plum role of Angel, the drag queen performer who serves as her friends' moral and spiritual compass, is the weakest of the central roles. It's a part Sacco is ideal for, a sentimental, sarcastic sass who can interchangeably turn a laugh into a tear with just one look. But he doesn't glow with Angel's unconditional warmth.
Love may be what's missing from the big picture here. Kramer and his cast certainly feel nostalgia for this seminal theatrical property, but it could have gone farther, in directions unimagined as of yet, had there been a sharper focus on heart. Larson's sentiment that throughout any struggle, any war, any strife, love always has and always will prevail, is more central to the show's vision than any piece of topical zeitgeist.
It's not about re-creating or fighting opposition, as Mark reminds us at the closing of Act One. It's about creation.
Two and 1/2 stars
What: "Rent"
When: Through March 3
Where: MusicalFare Theatre, 4380 Main St., Amherst
Tickets: $15-$39
Info: www.musicalfare.com, 839-8540


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TOWN OF LOCKPORT – A cigarette that had been thrown into a garbage can was blamed for a small garage fire on Johnson Road today.
Homeowner Daryl S. Hall, of 4142 Johnson Road, told Niagara County sheriff's deputies that he was awakened to a smoke detector just after midnight. In his attached garage, he found a small fire near the south wall, with a garbage can and dresser ablaze.
Hall was able to extinguish most of the fire with a bucket of water. Deputies brought a fire extinguisher from the patrol car and sprayed the dresser which was still smouldering. Wrights Corners Fire volunteers arrived and doused the damaged dresser with water. Also damaged was a nearby chair and night stand. Total loss was estimated at $800.
Hall said the fire was started by a cigarette that was placed into the garbage can. No injuries were reported.


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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Two men were arrested last week after a hit and run crash the night of April 22 off Parkwood Drive in Goose Creek.
At about 10:10 p.m. a vehicle struck two mailboxes and several parked vehicles in the Hayden Hill subdivision, according to a Goose Creek Police Department incident report.
The suspects were fleeing on foot and being pursued by neighborhood residents.
By 6:30 a.m. Gregory Wayne Seegers, 40, of Amy Drive and Donny Dave Seegers, 38, of Mary Scott Drive were booked into the detention center.
The younger suspect was charged with reckless driving and hit and run of an unattended motor vehicle while the older brother was charged with drunkenness in public.
Police established a perimeter and soon located Gregory Seegers, who matched a suspect description, walking down Montague Planation Road toward the Boulder Bluff subdivision, according to the report.
He told police without hesitation that he was one of the passengers in the collision and the driver was his brother Donny Seegers. He said the other passenger was his nephew Ryan Seegers.
Gregory Seegers told police he was sleeping in the vehicle and awoke to the airbag going off. He said he recalled a woman talking to him and when he exited the vehicle his brother and nephew were running from the collision location and he began to flee as well, according to the report.
He said he was too intoxicated to remember which way everyone ran. A police officer noticed he was unsteady on his feet and slurring his words. A heavy odor of alcohol was emanating form his person, according to the report.
Gregory Seegers complained of an injury to his leg, which was swollen. He was transported to a local hospital then taken to the detention center.
Police continued to search for Ryan Seegers and Donny Seegers. A citizen called to say two subjects were seen entering a shed behind a Mary Scott Drive residence, where police soon made contact with the subjects.
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COLUMBIA — The Cotton Bowl has targeted South Carolina to potentially fill its SEC-affiliated slot, an abnormal possibility for a bowl that has invited eight straight SEC West programs.
Rick Baker, the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic President and CEO, told The Post and Courier on Monday that his bowl would take "a good, hard look" at South Carolina if it were available. No invitation has been extended, and South Carolina may be selected before the Cotton Bowl has a chance.
No. 10 South Carolina hosts No. 6 Clemson at 7 p.m. Saturday on ESPN2. The first top-10 matchup between the two rivals has demanded attention across the country, reaching all the way to Baker in Arlington, Texas.
Baker said his bowl isn't worried about a 15-hour distance from Columbia. The Cotton Bowl would like to host Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier for the first time. It is also interested in developing relationships with a new SEC fan base, and the marketing possibility South Carolina could hold for a national audience.
"We would be very excited and very proud to have the chance to have South Carolina," Baker said. "We've never had South Carolina here. We've never had coach Spurrier here, and we certainly know about the great fans of South Carolina and how well they travel, how great fans they are for their Gamecocks."
The Cotton Bowl Classic matches an SEC team against a Big 12 opponent. It will kick off 8 p.m. Jan. 3 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Baker said his bowl has narrowed its Big 12 search to four teams: Oklahoma State, Baylor, Oklahoma and Texas.
Tennessee was the last SEC East team to play in the Cotton Bowl Classic, beating Texas A&M 38-7 on Jan. 1, 2005. The Gamecocks have never played a bowl game in Texas.
Baker has ties to the state of South Carolina. He was a minor league pitcher in Charleston during the early 1980s, back when he went by Ricky. He also knows the university well. Baker said he had a good relationship with former athletics director Eric Hyman, who he knew from Hyman's previous stint at Texas Christian University.
"We have always from afar really watched South Carolina very carefully," Baker said.
"There were several years there where we thought we might have a chance, and we certainly communicated with Mr. Hyman during that time."
Baker's interest in hosting South Carolina doesn't mean an invitation is pending. There are too many pieces in play, too many potential scenarios to work out. One bowl CEO with ties to the SEC called South Carolina's possibilities a "tangled web."
Wide range of possibilities
Spurrier said last week he doesn't mind where his team plays in a bowl. He'll go wherever USC is invited.
The Gamecocks could clinch their first Sugar Bowl bid in program history with an SEC championship game victory, though it needs Missouri to lose to Texas A&M this week to have any chance of playing for the title in Atlanta.
Sugar Bowl CEO Paul Hoolahan declined an interview request through director of media relations and communications John Sudsbury.
"We will extensively review every available team that is eligible to be selected for our bowl," Sudsbury emailed The Post and Courier last week.
With Alabama and Auburn ranked in the top five of this week's BCS rankings, it's unlikely South Carolina would receive a BCS invitation as an at-large bid. The Capital One Bowl in Orlando receives the first selection after the BCS process is complete, followed by the Outback Bowl and Cotton Bowl.
The Outback Bowl gets the first selection of SEC East teams, while the Cotton Bowl gets dibs on SEC West teams, according to the SEC's bowl contract.
It could be hard for the Capital One or Outback to pass on inviting South Carolina. Capital One Bowl CEO Steve Hogan called the Gamecocks a "big draw," something that fits his bowl's needs. Slotted on New Year's Day, leading into the Rose Bowl kickoff on ABC, Hogan said it's important to provide the nation a quality matchup.
Hogan said a win this week over Clemson would be advantageous in two ways. First, 10-win teams are always attractive, especially in the SEC. Beyond that, having a marquee victory late in the season could keep USC high in the pecking order, even if it misses the BCS.
"For consideration for the Capital One Bowl, I don't want to say that at 9-3 they're out of contention for us, because that's not true," Hogan said. "We may well have a 9-3 team this year, but to be a 10-win team ranked that high with a win over Clemson would be a heck of an important factor."
A loss to Clemson this week could lower South Carolina's bowl prospects, but it would still be in line for an attractive bowl destination.
The Gamecocks are unlikely to fall below the Chick-fil-A Bowl. Gary Stokan, the Chick-fil-A Bowl president and CEO, told The Post and Courier the Gamecocks would be a "Godsend" for his game.
"With an easy trip to Atlanta, they would make a lot of sense for us in the Chick-fil-A Bowl," Stokan said.
"I think they're probably headed to a bowl above us, but we would certainly be pleased to have the opportunity to select them."
Something new
Baker has had close calls with South Carolina before. He's seen opportunities slip through.
This year, he believes things could be different for the Cotton Bowl.
Baker said geography could actually be a benefit, not a hindrance. The Gamecocks have played nine bowl games since 2001. Five were located in Florida, with another coming in Atlanta. Last season, USC traveled to Tampa Bay for the Outback Bowl. In 2011, it played in Orlando.
Baker knows the Cotton Bowl's chances of having South Carolina as an option largely rests on what the Outback Bowl chooses, just as they have in the past. Outback Bowl CEO Jim McVay has invited South Carolina four times since 2001.
Baker wonders if it's time for a change of scenery.
"Certainly Jim McVay and the Outback has every right to take them, but they've had them several times over the last few years," Baker said. "So, it just seems like we have more of a chance. It may not be the perfect scenario, but it just seems like we have more of a chance that they would still be available by the time we picked. And, if they are, we would certainly take a good, hard look at them."
McVay didn't discourage the chance of inviting South Carolina for a second straight year, saying his bowl has repeated invitations in the past. Most notably, the Gamecocks played Ohio State in the 2001 and 2002 Outback Bowls, winning both games.
McVay would not speculate on potential scenarios with his bowl, but acknowledged there are several options.
"They're just one of those teams that everybody has them on their board," McVay told The Post and Courier. "It's up to them. South Carolina will determine where they go."
Everybody is interested, including a bowl that hasn't taken an SEC East team in almost a decade.
The Gamecocks to the Cotton Bowl? It's not as strange as it may sound, at least not to Baker. He's followed the program for years, waiting for an opportunity.
He knows this may be it.
"We've certainly watched South Carolina this year," Baker said. "We'll certainly continue to watch them. They've got a big game this week, and then possibly a championship game. There's a lot of games yet to be played, a lot of things to fall into place, but we are certainly keeping our eye on South Carolina."


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Has your decision making process become reactive?
Has your decision making process become reactive?
Use these tips to evaluate how you're making decisions.
Stresses brought on by news of the drought, skyrocketing feed prices, questionable milk prices and bankrupting dairies can challenge even the very best dairy manager's mindset, especially when it comes to making decisions. But, it is the decisions that are made during times of uncertainty that can have the biggest financial impact on an operation, says Martha Baker, dairy nutrition specialist with Purina Animal Nutrition LLC.
Baker says too often in times of strife she witnesses dairy producers stepping over dollars to pick-up pennies. "Times like these I see producers lose confidence in their decision making or they allow what's happening in the market to distract them from making the best decision for their operation. Decisions become reactionary," she explains. "Sometimes it's that no decision is made, but no decision is still a decision."
To evaluate whether the stress of the economy is clouding the decision-making process, Baker says a tell-tale sign is, "you simply start wanting to pull out the 'most-expensive' line items. Yet these may be the largest contributors to your bottom-line in a positive sense." It is often the products or additives that cost very little and have the least impact but when the cost is totaled add a tremendous amount of expense.
To examine what is truly costing dollars versus providing a return, Baker stresses that producers stay focused on return on investment.
Working with dairies across the U.S., Baker sees first-hand the ramifications when reactionary decisions are made, noting that the worst decisions are those that impact animal health and productivity negatively. "We cannot afford to short the close-up cow or the fresh cow," she says. "We have one opportunity to capture the most profit and the largest volume of milk from a cow the first 150 days of her lactation. Once it's gone, it's gone for the entire lactation."
Relying on the expertise of the farm's advisors can help in making the right choices and prevent the stress of the economy from influencing the decision-making process. "Talk with your advisors and discuss what's working and what's not working," says Baker. "Surround yourself with solid people and take a deep breath every once in a while, we can navigate these waters successfully and still make milk while maintaining a healthy herd."
To ease the decision-making process, Baker advises to ask the following questions:
If considering adding a new technology or product, evaluate:
· How will this product/technology improve my business?
· How will this product/technology improve my quality of life or the quality of life of those I am responsible for? (Including animals and employees)
If evaluating whether or not to cut a technology or product already in use, consider:
· Why did I first start using this technology/product?
· Have things changed since the technology/product went in?
· Does the same need still exist to incorporate this technology/product?
· What is the return on investment of using this technology/product?
"Base decisions on the contribution to the bottom line and results from using the technology or product, not what the line item cost is," says Baker. "The contributions are potentially the marginal dollars that can make the difference between profit and loss."
For more information, contact Martha Baker at (716) 863-0755 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Purina Animal Nutrition LLC (www.purinamills.com) is a national organization serving producers, animal owners and their families through more than 4,700 local cooperatives, independent dealers and other large retailers across the United States. Driven by an uncompromising commitment to animal excellence, Purina Animal Nutrition is an industry innovator, offering America's leading brands of complete feeds, supplements, premixes, ingredients and specialty technologies for the livestock and lifestyle animal markets. Headquartered in Shoreview, Minn., Purina Animal Nutrition LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Land O'Lakes, Inc.


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A throwaway prepaid cellphone, typically used by dealers. Used until the minutes are up, then thrown away so they cannot be tapped.
'There is burners all over the street.'
de Jay 11 Octombrie 2004
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A handgun
Darzel took the burner to school because there was a gang after him.
de cj 11 Octombrie 2003
Shit man stash that burner in the stash box and get the fuck out.
de AC 20 Martie 2005
a graffiti peice than can take hours to do
ey man u c that new burner down @ the china town legal? damn that guy rocked 16 colors n had a fresh style
de varo 23 Decembrie 2004
A cheap handgun that you plan to throw away after using it. A one time use gun.
Take this burner for 85bucks. Nine bodies on it. Leave it or sell it quick.
de R-C 09 Martie 2006
A disposable "pay as you go" cell phone.
Proposition Joe talking to Marlo from The Wire "Me, I aint so much touched a burner for a year now"
de Jew Hag 08 Decembrie 2006
Plural of 'Burner'. A Burner is someone who has been to Burning Man and has enjoyed it. Burning Man is a week-long event over Labor Day weekend, this year (2007) attracting 47,000 participants. Hundreds of art projects abound (many involve fire), people do random acts of unusualness, there is no vending (gift economy) - it is indescribable. It attracts everybody from Silicon Valley billionaires to drugged-out 60's rejects. Most are middle class folks with a wild streak. Burners are self reliant, enjoy the unusual, have a giving spirit, and are just plain nice folks.
"The party will have a lot of Burners there."
"There are not a lot of Burners where I work."
"Joe went to New Orleans to help rebuild with the Burners Without Borders."
"There are not a lot of Burners where I work."
"Joe went to New Orleans to help rebuild with the Burners Without Borders."
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Black Ops 2 'Origins' DLC teased
Four new characters and a giant mech – Is Treyarch teasing upcoming Zombies DLC?
Activision Blizzard goes independent in $8.2 billion buyout
Kotick and partner stump up $100 million of their own money.
Black Ops 2 Vengeance DLC dated for August release on PS3 & PC
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Charleston County School Superintendent Nancy McGinley felt pleased with the district's progress in literacy, but she says the district needs to see more improvement in math.
Focus and Priority schools
What it is: Focus and Priority schools are high-poverty (or Title 1) schools with student achievement problems. Focus schools have the highest average performance gap between subgroups of students, such as racial minorities, low-income students, those learning English and special-needs students. Ten percent of the state's high-poverty schools are considered Focus schools. Priority schools are the state's lowest-performing high-poverty schools. Five percent of the state's Title 1 schools are considered Priority schools.
What it means: Focus schools must offer students the option of transferring to a higher-performing school or tutoring services to students who were part of the subgroups that were under-performing. Priority schools must offer students the option of transferring to a higher-performing school or tutoring services to all students in the school. Once a school is named a Focus or Priority school, it stays on the list for two years unless it no longer is considered low income. All the schools listed below were on the same lists last year, and the state didn't add any new schools to the list.
Local Focus schools:
Berkeley: None
Charleston: Haut Gap Middle, Pepperhill Elementary
Dorchester 2: Newington Elementary, Summerville Elementary, Windsor Hill Arts Infused
Dorchester 4: None
Local Priority schools:
Berkeley: None
Charleston County: Apple Charter, Burke High, Lambs Elementary, Memminger Elementary, Stall High
Dorchester 2: None
Dorchester 4: None
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The school district maintained its "B" average, but its score on the federal letter-grading scale fell nearly 6 points to 83.2. One of the biggest reasons the score dropped appeared to be tied to elementary students meeting fewer state goals in every subject tested except social studies.
"I am pleased with the progress we are making in the area of literacy compared to our 2012 results," McGinley wrote in a statement. "We have more work to do to accelerate the achievement in math."
On the PASS exams, the district generally saw improvement for the four subjects tested. The district outscored the state average at every grade and in every subject, with the exception of fifth-grade English/language arts and third-grade social studies.
Charleston school leaders expected to see a boost in scores for third-graders, who had the benefit of the district-wide First Grade Academies during the 2010-11 school year. Those literacy investments seem to be paying off, with all grades except fourth seeing more students passing the state PASS tests.
Middle school teachers had training in literacy this past year, and the district revamped its literacy efforts in the middle grades, she wrote. McGinley wrote that she expects to see more growth next year because every school had more help for struggling second- and third-grade readers during the 2012-13 school year.
Two of the low-performing high schools that received the most attention this past year were North Charleston and Burke, and they saw mixed results. They faced possible state takeover last summer, but the state allowed the district to maintain control.
Principals of both schools were given three-year contracts and earn about $45,000 more than the average principal. They also can earn bonuses.
Burke High's grade improved from a 35 "F" to a 66.2 "D," and that mostly was because of gains made in its middle grades. The high school portion of the index score declined.
North Charleston High's "F" grade didn't improve, and its index score fell from 53.8 to 46.2.
McGinley wrote that she wants to wait to see the school's end-of-course exam scores and graduation rates before concluding they have not made adequate progress for the past school year.
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quote: So long as we are in the two party system it is Democrats and Republicans. I'm not going to NOT mention the stupidity of Republican tax policy because you don't want to hear it. The idiocy continues if people hold their tongues.
quote: Derrrrrrrrrrrr.....I still think it's Dem vs Repub. Derrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
quote: This would be the most massive conspiracy theory ever. Only able to be pulled off by a world wide "shadow" government. Or aliens.
quote: The difference between observation and conspiracy is you've taken a bunch of separate analytical tidbits and arranged them so that there is a directed motive to them. And that it's all coming from the "two sides".
quote: And yes I think the system is broken, but in different ways. We simply need to get back to the limited Government as dictated by the Constitution. In my heart I know this would solve most of our problems.
quote: But meah, it's all just words at this point. The only thing that would make a difference in our lifetimes would be a revolution or a civil war. We've gone far past the point of half measures.


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Sacramento police arrested a 19-year-old man on Wednesday who is a suspect in a Jan. 17 shooting in the Rosemont area.
Officers arrived on the 4100 block of Westporter Drive on Jan. 17 to find a man shot in the driver's seat of his car. His car was still sitting in the middle of the road.
Alexander Chavez, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene.
This investigation led police to Michael Almeda, 19, who was booked in the Sacramento County Jail on Wednesday on one charge of murder. He is ineligible for bail.
Police are still looking into the relationship between Almeda and Chavez, in addition to a motive and the possibility of other suspects.
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A person who is intelligent, yet puts no effort into life. Usually a white Caucasian male, the Tilbunk is seemingly obese despite having a medically healthy body. He can be found in suburban areas, often outside or above chip shops.
OMG, He's such a Tilbunk!
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While ISA is firmly committed to the provision of this support, we also emphasize to students, faculty, and parents that all program participants must take responsibility for their own safety and security. This is highlighted during pre-departure preparations, on-site orientation, and throughout students' stay in the host country. Points of emphasis during the orientation include students using common sense, being aware of their surroundings, and not putting themselves in compromising positions with the abuse of drugs or alcohol. The same precautions anyone would follow in their home communities in the U.S. should be maintained when traveling abroad.
The information below describes ISA infrastructure, procedures and guidelines that will help ISA reduce students' risk while abroad.
ISA employs local personnel at the majority of our international sites. Most were raised in the program city and all, without exception, are highly knowledgeable about the available facilities, customs, support services, and local people. A staff to student ratio of 1:20 is maintained with few exceptions on all ISA programs, and staff members are available 24-7 to respond to the needs of the program participants. In addition, each main ISA Resident Director has a cell phone, at least two land-lines (home and office), and email services at their disposal.
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ISA on-site staff provides support to students in the event that a program participant must go to the hospital or to a doctor. The on-site staff will assist in scheduling the appointment, accompanying the student on the visit, and aid the student in any other way necessary. Additionally, they will ensure that the student is aware of all procedures required to file a claim for reimbursement for medical services.
We begin sharing safety information with students prior to their departure, as soon as they are accepted to the program. Students will receive even more information through their online orientation following the final forms and payment deadline for their specific program. ISA's on-line pre-departure orientation covers a variety of valuable information and provides recommended safety precautions, links to a number of health and safety resources, and important ISA information for emergency situations.Prior to their departure from the U.S., students are provided with the names and photographs of the ISA on-site staff or drivers who will be meeting students at the airport (if applicable). Students are given detailed information regarding their airport pick-up and transportation (if applicable) and are advised to only accept rides from the specified individuals. Upon the students' arrival to the program site, the on-site ISA resident staff facilitates an orientation meeting to provide useful information on acclimation to the host culture as well as emergency situation procedures. The staff provides all students with instructions regarding the protocol to follow in the event of a political crisis, terrorist event, natural disaster, or other emergency. Each program participant is provided with a Contact Card upon arrival in-country that contains the names and cell phone numbers of all on-site ISA staff members, the appropriate U.S. embassy phone number and address, the recommended local medical facilities, and the local equivalent to the U.S. emergency "911" number. Students are strongly encouraged to carry the contact card with them at all times while on the program. During orientation, students also receive names, addresses, and phone numbers of medical facilities at the program site. Medical facilities are recommended based on the quality of their services, proximity to the areas in which students live and/or to the university or classroom facility, and their experience providing services to American students.
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We recommend that all program participants maintain comprehensive health insurance while abroad. This is particularly important for pre-existing conditions, but is also beneficial if the participant has an injury or illness while abroad and requires further treatment upon return home.
While there are no risk-free residential areas in any American or foreign city, ISA's student housing accommodations are located in areas deemed to be of lower risk. The same attentiveness is given to the arrangement of lodging during ISA-organized excursions. Hotels are selected based on the security of the area in which the accommodations are located, and also on their proximity to the sites to be visited. Furthermore, all students are provided with a description of their host family or housing arrangements and a contact telephone number prior to their departure in the event that a family member in the U.S. needs to contact the student abroad.
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If the U.S. State Department issues an official Travel Warning for an ISA location, and the warning includes an official State Department recommendation that all U.S. citizens evacuate the country, ISA's default action will be to cancel the program and proceed with evacuation procedures. If the program has not yet started, ISA's default course of action will be to suspend the program. Exceptions can be made if the language in the Travel Warning gives ISA management clear reason to believe that the warning is the result of dangers that exist in areas well outside of the city/cities where our program is operating. If we do suspend the program, we will work with students to transfer them to another ISA program. During this process, we will ask students to obtain written approval from their home institution. For further information about all State Department Travel Warnings, Travel Alerts, and Country Specific Information please click here.ISA Region-Specific Travel Restrictions
In order to maintain the highest level of safety for all ISA participating students, ISA has restricted travel to certain areas of the world.
ISA participants are not allowed to enter or travel within the following regions during the participation of an ISA program:
There are a wide variety of criteria that ISA uses to determine whether or not to restrict travel to a specific region. The restriction may be based on an ongoing situation which poses an immediate threat to ISA participants, significant regions of the country that are dangerous for ISA participants, the lack of services for US citizens, or other factors.
This list of restricted locations is continually updated based on ISA direct observation, US Department of State recommendation, Overseas Security Advisory Council, WHO reports, and expert consultation.
ISA reserves the right to add countries/regions to this list, without notice. Please contact ISA for more information on specific travel restrictions if you are planning to visit any location outside of your host country while participating on an ISA program.
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Terry and Robin King of Sycamore celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.
They were married March 20, 1988, in Sycamore.
Robin is the daughter of Dwight and Beverly Swerline of Sycamore. She is employed at Toledo Molding & Die, Tiffin.
Terry is the son of Carol King of Upper Sandusky and the late Robert King. He is employed at Kas Trucking, Bellevue.
They have three children, Holli (Greg) Chaney of McCutchenville, Adam Sniffen of Enterprise, Ala., and Kayley (fiance Dan Arthur) King of Sycamore, and five grandchildren.
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The act of pointing a lazier on a hard wood floor and making a cat chase after it until it runs in to a set of bowling pins or pin like objects.
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Cabling is a person who is the opposite sex of what they were born as. The people who have changed their sexual orientation believe that they are not comfortable being straight, so they decided to change because that is what they truly desire.
is that man cabling? he sure does act, look, and seem like one.
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This is an excerpt from my new book, Organizational Psychology for Managers
Near the end of the award winning movie, Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Aragon leads his pitifully small army to the Black Gate of Mordor, realm of Sauron the Dark Lord. Sauron�s forces outnumber Aragorn�s by easily a hundred to one. On the surface, there appears to be little chance of success. Indeed, during the planning of the assault, Gimli utters the famous line: �Certainty of death, small chance of success… What are we waiting for?�
As those familiar with the story know, the attack is diversion. Its goal is to draw the attention of Sauron so that Frodo can destroy the Ring of Power. Aragorn, however, cannot let on that the attack is anything but an all-out assault on Sauron�s fortress. To fool Sauron, indeed, even to convince his soldiers to follow him, he must act and speak as though he has complete confidence that his badly outnumbered army can win. Aragon must not just be confident, he must be so confident that people will be inspired to follow him to almost certain death. That act of confidence is what makes it possible for Frodo to succeed and for Sauron to be defeated.
Small chance of success indeed, but a small chance is better than no chance at all. No chance at all is exactly what they had if they did nothing. It took immense confidence to seize that opportunity, but it worked in the end.
Okay, The Return of the King is fiction. What about reality? Whether in sports or business, confidence is key. Confident teams are more likely to win. Confident entrepreneurs are much more likely to get funding. Confident salesmen are more likely to sell. Confident engineers successfully solve more difficult problems than their less confident brethren. Confident CEOs are much more likely to build a successful business. To hire effectively requires confidence.
Why do people lack confidence in the system?
I heard a hiring manager comment that she would �Prefer not to hire anyone at all.�
Her company is growing, they are actively looking for people. At the same time, this manager who has been tasked with building up her team is openly telling candidates that if she has her way, not one of them will be hired. Indeed, given the choice, it�s hard to imagine candidates accepting an offer if they did get one, compared, say, to an offer from an enthusiastic and confident employer.
While making the observation that this woman lacked confidence might be something of an understatement, it is only a start. Confidence begets confidence, just as lack of confidence begets lack of confidence. This manager was demonstrating a lack of confidence in herself, her company, their hiring process, and in the candidates. That, in turn, makes it extremely difficult to attract top people: if the hiring manager doesn�t seem confident, what does that tell the candidate about the company? Those who can get other offers will go elsewhere, leaving this manager to choose less qualified people, further confirming her lack of confidence! Therefore, it is important, and far more useful, to understand why she lacked confidence. Only then is it possible to do something to increase her confidence and make it possible for her to hire effectively.
Indeed, this manager cited one major reason for her unwillingness to hire. No surprise, it was the economy. Despite what she�d been told to do by her boss, she fundamentally did not want to hire anyone because she was terrified that the economic recovery would fail and the company would go under. Listening to the news of that day, it�s easy to understand why she felt that way: The fact is, it is hard to listen to the news without feeling discouraged. It�s even worse in a world where the news is always on, as close as our computer or cell phone. When we hear the same five dire forecasts over and over, it reinforces the message of doom and gloom, even when it�s the same news story being repeated five times! Being tough and bucking up only works for so long. Eventually, even the toughest will get tired: a steady diet of discouraging words can undermine anyone�s confidence in a variety of subtle or not-so-subtle ways.
In the end, though, while this woman�s lack of confidence may have been made obvious by the economy of the time, further investigation revealed the economy wasn�t the actual cause. The actual cause was both more immediate and less obvious: she fundamentally didn�t trust the hiring process her company used. If you don�t trust the process, it�s hard to have confidence in it, and the more vulnerable you are to surrounding influences such as the news. In a strong economy, her lack of trust could easily go unnoticed simply because the positive news flow would allay her fears; without the positive backdrop, however, her fear and her lack of confidence in the system were fully exposed. Sadly, this lack of confidence appears to be the case in a great many different companies.
Now, lest I give the wrong impression here, this lack of confidence is not necessarily unjustified. In fact, when people don�t have confidence in the system, there is often a reason. Let�s take a look now at those reasons and what can be done to build confidence so that you can find the best people and convince them to come work at your company. Believing that they�ll come to you because they�re desperate is not a good strategy! In the best case, you get a lot of desperate people who will likely have second thoughts as soon as they don�t feel quite so desperate any more. If you don�t mind being a way-station for those seeking better jobs, that�s fine. But if you�d like to be a destination for the best, that requires having confidence your system.
Balzac combines stories of jujitsu, wheat, gorillas, and the Lord of the Rings with very practical advice and hands-on exercises aimed at anyone who cares about management, leadership, and culture.Todd RaphaelEditor-in-ChiefERE Mediahttp://www.ere.netStephen Balzac is an expert on leadership and organizational development. A consultant, author, and professional speaker, he is president of 7 Steps Ahead, an organizational development firm focused on helping businesses get unstuck. Steve is the author of �The 36-Hour Course in Organizational Development,� published by McGraw-Hill, and a contributing author to volume one of �Ethics and Game Design: Teaching Values Through Play.� Steve�s latest book, �Organizational Psychology for Managers,� is due out from Springer in late 2013. For more information, or to sign up for Steve�s monthly newsletter, visit www.7stepsahead.com. You can also contact Steve at 978-298-5189 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Futuristic shapes at Todd Lynn
Here's another attempt by us to tie up loose ends at London Fashion Week. We know we're running the risk of getting our lead times as long as traditional magazines, but while everyone's talking about Gucci, Prada and Gabbana, we want to share with you some treasures we found at the English city's fashion festivities last week.
We were greeted by a lot of wonderful, futuristic shapes from Todd Lynn's showcase at LFW, with pieces ranging from dresses to men's and women's suits, trimmed with a little snake skin here and there which adds that much-loved touch of bling that the people of Dubai can't get enough of.
You would think the models were taken right out of Star Trek: The Fashion Generation as most of Lynn's Spring/Summer collection give out a science fiction uniform vibe while still conforming to the tastes of the style-aware. The pieces are, as with most lines shown at LFW, in muted colours of beige, grey and greyish blue, ornamented with bold metallics and exotic leather to contradict the boring pre-school-slash-piano-teacher reputation of the base hues.
Todd Lynn also experimented with drapery for a couple of asymmetric suits for both men and women, which if you ask us, exudes a lovely androgynous feel without looking too ambiguous. It's a good amount of toying with the prescribed male and female aesthetics, kind of blurring the line that separates the two, but still managing to define Lynn's own interpretation of how his man and woman should dress.
What do you think of these suits? A whole new level to business attire? We'd love to see a number of our Dubai fashionistas try to wear these drapey suits to a formal business function.
All photographs by Duilio Marconi


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Yesterday was one of the best days of my life.
I barely slept the night before, and was wide awake in the early morning
anxiously awaiting the moment when we could finally hop in the car, go to the hospital,
and find out the gender of our little one that has been
kicking and fluttering inside of me.
I had the same kind of nerves creep up when I found Joshua
kneeling down on one knee and popping that beautiful, life-changing question.
And that same feeling when I was on my father's arm, about to walk down a long aisle
in a beautiful church and vow forever to my now husband.
We've come a long way, shared so many joys, tears, and incredible memories...
and now, Joshua and I would love to announce to you that we are having a...
Coming August 5, 2012!
Perfectly healthy.
Adorable 10 fingers, 10 toes.
We are so blessed!
And thrilled!!
Thank you for your prayers & love!!!


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Mens Hoops Falls at MAC East Leader Akron
AKRON, Ohio -- Ball State senior center Majok Majok scored 15 points Wednesday, but Akron's front line was hard to contain in a 73-46 road loss for the Cardinals.
Akron forwards Demetrius Treadwell (15 points), Nick Harney (15) and Kwan Cheatham Jr. (14) combined for 44 points to carry the Zips over the Cardinals for the second time in the early portion of the Mid-American Conference slate.
The MAC East Division-leading Zips organized a "Purple Out" at Rhodes Arena with the crowd of more than 3,000 wearing purple in support of Akron director of basketball operations Dan Peters and his fight with pancreatic cancer.
The Zips (14-6, 6-1 MAC) rode the energy to 48.1 percent shooting from the floor and made good on 10 of 24 attempts from 3-point range (41.7 percent). Ball State (4-14, 1-6 MAC) entered the game having held its previous three opponents to 5 for 35 from beyond the arc.
"I give great credit to Akron; they were really charged up," said Peters' friend and Ball State head coach James Whitford, who, along with his staff, also wore purple. "That's the best I have seen them play this season. They really put it all together, and then with the way they shot the ball tonight, they were going to be hard to beat."
Ball State got off to a fast start and held an early 12-6 lead, but Akron quickly took command by scoring 13 straight points and 24 of the next 26. The Cardinals suffered through a 1-for-9 shooting stretch and committed five turnovers during that run that lasted just less than nine minutes. The Zips eventually took a 35-19 lead into the break.
The Cardinals again started strong in the second half, scoring on six of their first seven possessions and cutting the gap to six at 39-33 on a 3-pointer from Zavier Turner with 16:09 to play. Akron, though, responded by scoring 15 unanswered points to build its advantage to 54-33 and never saw its lead shrink to fewer than 19 the rest of the way.
"We didn't have our best night, and we certainly weren't able to put 40 minutes together," Whitford said. "Akron is such a tough team to play against because they are so deep. They really have built a true program with talent up and down their roster."
Majok ended his night 7 of 9 from the floor, but the rest of the Cardinals combined to shoot 10 for 39 as Ball State finished the game shooting 34.7 percent as a team. Turner connected on 3 of 4 from 3-point range to score nine points, while Franko House, Jesse Berry and Chris Bond each scored six. Bond had a streak of seven straight double-figure scoring games snapped.
Akron held a 34-28 advantage on the glass, although Ball State limited the Zips to six offensive rebounds and no second-chance points. House led the Cardinals with seven rebounds.
Ball State, which has played four of its first six MAC games on the road, will now return home for four of the next five. The Cardinals will begin that stretch by hosting Northern Illinois for a 2 p.m. tipoff Saturday at Worthen Arena.


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Stetson University women's golf coach Floyd Kerr has added his second signee for the 2013-14 season.
On Monday Kerr announced the signing of Giulia Vandenberg from Haarlem in The Netherlands. Vandenberg joins with fall signee Alessandra Kutz of Lake Mary, Fla., in the Hatters' signing class for next year. That duo will join with the five returning seniors who played in every match this year, and one redshirt freshman, Zsofi Szurovski of Budapest, Hungary, to give the Hatters a deeper roster.
Vandenberg is a member of the Netherlands national team, which is one of the best women's teams in Europe. She has played extensively against international competition as well as in her home country.
"With Giulia's experience, I think it will not take her long to adapt to collegiate golf," Kerr said. "She will vie for playing time on our team next year. Her golf swing is very solid and, from what I see, she is an exceptionally good short game player."
Her accomplishments include winning the national Under 22 Match Play Championship in 2011. She followed up with a runner-up finish in the same event in 2012. She finished fourth in the National Ladies Open Championship in 2011, posting consecutive scores of 74, 72, 75 and 75. She finished 16th in the International Harder German Junior Masters with scores of 75, 72 and 76.
For her play in 2011 she was named Player of the Year by Golfclub Houtrak.
In 2012, in addition to a runner-up finish at the Under 22 Match Play Championship, she finished third at the Under 19 National Stroke Play Championship. She was also seventh in the International Dutch Junior Open and helped her team to an eighth place finish at the European Girls Team Championship in Germany where she posted rounds of 77 and 71.
"With the addition of Giulia and our other two freshman, plus a nucleus of five seniors who have much college experience, we will have added depth and strength to our team next year," Kerr said. "I believe the freshmen and upperclassmen will mix well together and provide for a great season for the Hatters next year."
In addition to her accomplishments as a golfer, Vandenberg is a multi-sport standout. She played field hockey (six years), tennis (four years) and soccer (one year) in high school.
Vandenberg chose Stetson over offers from numerous other top collegiate programs in the United States, including Kentucky, Miami, UCF, San Francisco and Virginia Commonwealth, where her brother Gino is a member of the Rams' golf team.
Vandenberg said it was the combination of factors that attracted her to Stetson.
"Stetson has great academic programs, and I am very interested in international business," Vandenberg said. "There is also a very good athletics program with a promising women's golf team and a great coach. I also loved the wonderful campus and the climate.


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File Sharing in the Digital Age
It's incredible just how far file-sharing technology has come. It feels like only yesterday that we were tussling with fax machines and slapping postage on manila envelopes bursting at the glue.
But as with so many other things in life, file sharing has become a lot easier thanks to the Internet. Most files remain paperless. Offices are not clogged up with filing cabinets and folders. Information can be shared in seconds from any location.
It's not just the Internet itself that's making all this possible. So are cloud-based file-sharing companies such as Citrix ShareFile.
Sharing what we know about file transfer
ShareFile has shaped the way we share, taking the industry to new heights behind a number of file share advancements. Here is how it's doing that:
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When you add it all up, ShareFile has raised the bar once again. Sign up for a free 30-day trial today and step into the future of file sharing.


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Welcome onboard Business One, our new and exclusive all-Business Class service between Doha and London.
With only 40 lie-flat Business Class seats, superbly stylish cabin design, world-class cuisine, award-winning service and access to exclusive lounges, flying Business One is like travelling on your own private jet.
Experience flying with the World's Best Business Class, as voted by Skytrax in 2013, 2014 and 2016.
There are just 40 seats on Business One, in a generous 2-2 configuration, so you'll find there's ample room and privacy. For business travellers there's plenty of space to work, while if you're flying with your family, you can spread out, relax and enjoy the flight in luxury.
Business One gives you a truly premium environment with unique levels of comfort and privacy. Inspired by luxury automotive seating design, each of our 40 Business Class seats is tailored in sumptuous black leather with white stitching and offers wide body comfort with 180-degree, lie-flat bed capability.
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Business One offers a level of personal service that is unsurpassed. At Hamad International Airport, our bell host will greet you at the drop-off point and take your luggage.
You will then be guided to Premium Check-in and met by your personal concierge. After checking in and enjoying gourmet chocolate and refreshing juices, you'll be shown to the exquisite Al Mourjan Business Lounge.
At all times, our award-winning crew is available to ensure your journey is effortless and pleasurable.
The Business One experience is just as special on the ground as it is in the air. You'll also have access to our Al Mourjan Business Lounge in Doha and our Premium Lounge in London Heathrow.
Al Mourjan Business Lounge at Hamad International Airport is an oasis of calm where you can relax and prepare for your travels ahead.
In addition to all the privileges you would expect of an exclusive lounge, Al Mourjan offers the elite traveller a precious retreat to relax and rejuvenate, with open spaces, world-class service, fine dining experience and our world-renowned hospitality.
The Premium Lounge at Heathrow Terminal 4 feels like a boutique hotel. This is somewhere to savour. A venue where spending time is a pleasure. It is a calm environment away from the crowds where you can relax before your flight, or catch up on some work with all the connectivity you could ever need.
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Rick James was a popular 80s Superfreak. He was popularized in this day and age by Dave Chappele (A witty black comedian for all those who have been living under a rock) which was funny when the first few people said it (ME specifically, I thought it was hilarious the first time it was on, not after all those punks started using it. The poor joke was then senselessy beat to death with a fish by extreme overuse by stupid kids who are trying to seem cool by saying it, when in fact they are sad pathetic, unimaginative buttfors (What's a buttfor, you might ask? For pooping, silly). The next in line for this cruel and unusual punishment: "God, Idiot" from Napoleon Dynamite.
Joke Killer #1: "I'm Rick James Bitch!"
Me: Shame, shame on you!
Me: Shame, shame on you!
di Sean Connerey 04 marzo 2005
a person that made dave chappelle famous
show me your titties im rick james bitch
di YOUR NAME 30 agosto 2004
Ejaculating into a female's (or male's) nose after sexual intercourse, then proceeding to snort the ejaculate as though it were cocaine. The Rick James MHA Plus Edition involves mixing the ejaculate with actual cocaine before snorting.
Friend 1: "YO man i jerked off in her fuking nose and she snorted it! Thats fucked up eh?"
Friend 2: "no man thats just the Rick James. Bitch."
Friend 2: "no man thats just the Rick James. Bitch."
di SiennaPrivate 03 marzo 2008
Another name for marijuana or being high.
Hey Im out of Rick James got any?
Dude I was soooo Rick James last night.
Dude I was soooo Rick James last night.
di Yourmom2 07 dicembre 2007
Quite simply, a Black Faggot.
"When we calls a man Rick James, we means he's a faggot." as told to me by one of my laborers after calling another the aforementioned moniker.
di 2Skinny"G" 03 novembre 2007
The god of all things allmighty, also reffered to on Chappelle's show as "Rick James BITCH".
Hey dude! I'm Rick James BITCH! SLAP!
di Skellington 21 giugno 2004
he is dead.damn now i cant say im rick james bitch in high school now huh.
no longer im rick james bitch its now:
im dead bitch i get to see all the titties in heaven bitch haaahahahaaaaa
im dead bitch i get to see all the titties in heaven bitch haaahahahaaaaa
di MAKE THAT ASSS CLAP 20 agosto 2004