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This pet fountain features continuously filtered water to help your animals to drink more water because they are attracted to moving water. This Fung Shui fountain adopts a creative and calming Fung Shui look, which will bring peace to your home. This plastic drinking fountain is dishwasher safe and extremely easy to take a part and clean. There has never been a pet fountain that looks or works as well as this one does. Simply plug it in and give your pet continuously cycling, fresh drinking water.
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Noisy, leaks, difficult to clean motor.
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Dislike this product. Very noisy when water get just a bit low. I purchased 3 of these. One leaks and can't use it. One is so noisy it can be heard from one room to another. Only one seems to work out of the three. Would love to find out how to return these. Very difficult to clean the motor. Have to use a knife to remove the front of the motor.
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This is the second water fountain we have purchased through the years - we love the shape and contours of this fountain however there is a constant noise like vibration that is very bothersome - of course the kitties don't mind.
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BRISTOL, Tenn, - The city council of Bristol, Tennessee has moved the city's newest development one step closer to completion.
We've learned the council approved $25 million to fund the project.
Deputy city manager Mike Sparks told News 5 the first $9 million will go towards building Bass Pro Shop, but the second installment of $16 million would go towards building an extensive shopping center.
Sparks says he's confident the Pinnacle project will bring in enough state and local tax revenue to repay the city. "Our belief is that we will be able to pay that back as well as have surplus from that development during that time frame," he said.
Sparks says he doesn't have an exact amount of how much they expect to bring in. He says it will vary.

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On Monday, as word of a proposed Buffalo Mustache Hall of Fame and Museum and a mega-mural known as "Mount Stachemore" spread across Facebook, Buffalo-boosters far and wide beamed with pride. Most of them probably knew, somewhere deep down, that this plan to turn the city's grand old grain elevators into a shrine to Buffalo's moustached elite was a particularly inspired April Fools' joke.
That's exactly what it turned out to be. But the public's enthusiastic embrace of the wacky idea and its instant spread through the viral pathways of Facebook and Twitter is just the latest signal of a growing appreciation for these hulking, century-old structures that line the waterfront.
The cultural entrepreneur Seamus Gallivan, who conceived of the hoax along with mural artist and photographer Max Collins, was impressed with people's reactions to the joke.
"When we tested this out on people, their first reaction was, 'Awesome!' " said Gallivan, a frequent contributor for The News. "When we admitted it was a joke, they said, 'You should do it anyway.' "
Though there likely won't be a mustache mural quite as large as the one Collins mocked up, both pranksters have said they're committed to making at least part of their idea a reality.
"Between the added interest in grain elevators, the fact that we could use the stunt to promote really cool events that are happening there and the current new spirit of finding new ways to use and bring people to these things, it made sense that the stunt could become real," Gallivan said.
The fantastical "Mount Stachemore" is only the latest indication that interest in re-imagining the massive modernist structures has reached a fever pitch.
This new wave of attention and activity around the grain elevators – especially those in Rick Smith's Silo City complex – can be traced back at least to 2001, when the University at Buffalo's School of Architecture and Planning launched its Buffalo Grain Elevator Project. The findings of that project, summed up in a must-read 2006 report, argued for the historical importance of the buildings and explored dozens of potential ways to reuse them.
Since then, the grain elevators have hosted an increasingly eclectic range of events, from avant-garde theater and dance pieces to festivals like last fall's City of Night. On Saturday, Smith's Silo City hosted the annual Boom Days festival, which featured the images of dancers projected onto the sides of elevators, musical performances inside the structures and a test of the much buzzed-about Silo City Rocks, a proposed grain elevator rock climbing wall currently inching toward its $23,000 fundraising goal. A 3-D projection test last fall also proved exciting for those, like the late Tony Goldman, who have dreamed of turning these ancient waterfront structures into attractions for adventure-seeking cultural tourists.
For someone who has never stood inside one of these echoing concrete cathedrals or gotten dizzy from staring up at their towering ceilings, all this hubbub probably seems like a lot of bluster by starry-eyed preservationists with empty pockets.
But if you spend even a few minutes inside a grain elevator – any grain elevator – you can feel the weight of history, of all those millions of tons of grain that helped to build Buffalo. You can understand the desire to introduce as many people to that strange feeling, of inhabiting a place caught between the past and the future. And, you can start to see that all those ideas – from a tongue-in-cheek mustache museum to an urban climbing wall – are more than pie-in-the-sky fantasies. They're ways to honor Buffalo's industrial past by building its creative future.
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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - The North American Ski Training Center (NASTC) hosted an All Conditions/All Terrain ski improvement camp at Alpine Meadows Jan. 27-29. The camp brought 21 people from around the country to ski with trainers Chris Fellows, Bryan Schilling, Barclay Moore and Kimberly Mann. They worked on advanced skiing skills and tactics for the variable conditions. In addition, the visitors were introduced to the Tahoe-Truckee community and the wide array of shops, hotels and restaurants. The next Tahoe-based NASTC camp will be at Squaw Valley, Feb. 26-28. Visit www.skiNASTC.com for details.
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Several local high school boys soccer coaches must be breathing a sigh of relief with the announcement that the State College High School boys soccer coach of the past 15 years is hanging it up.
Coach John Marsden has given every District 6 boys soccer coach in Class AAAA a number of headaches over the years with the dominance of his team play, particularly at playoff time. Marsden, a four-year letterman at Penn State, former team captain and Tri-State All-American, was an excellent tactical coach, which was evident in nearly all big games. He wraps up his coaching career with a 227-81-19 record and garnering 10 District 6 titles along with a pair of trips to the state semifinals.
However, play may not get any easier for teams such as Hollidaysburg and Altoona as Danny Orton, former Marsden assistant coach, will step into the head coaching position for the Little Lions. Orton, a former professional Major League Soccer player from Liverpool, England, has an incredibly strong playing and coaching background and should keep State College as a District 6 powerhouse for years to come.
With a number of area high school soccer head coaching positions being opened this year, there is one factor that has become very evident. Those schools that have established a junior high or middle school program have high school programs experiencing much more success.
As a high school coach, I have had many freshmen and upperclassmen come out to play scholastic soccer without ever having played in a competitive game. This makes the coach's job extremely difficult as one cannot teach the experience other schools have gained during competition at the junior high scholastic level. All school boards and athletic directors without these programs need to re-examine their importance to the success of the high school program.
The USA women's national team remains No. 1 in FIFA rankings ahead of archrival Germany and Japan. The USA ladies are 11-1-1 this year and have held the top international ranking since 2008. American coach Pia Sundhage's squad will play exhibition games against Sweden, Japan, and Canada in June before kicking off the Olympic tournament in July.
The U.S. women are looking to add to their 2004 and 2008 Olympic gold and have the high powered roster to do just that. The women definitely should provide some incredibly exciting viewing for U.S. soccer fans at this year's Summer Olympics.
Meanwhile, the USA men's international team has continued to show glaring weaknesses despite some bright spots. After superstar Landon Donovan's return to the team following an eight-month absence, American fans became excited when he pulled a hat trick for the Americans in an exhibition game against Scotland and led the U.S. to a 5-1 win.
Donovan has a record 125 starts for USA. America's hope was short-lived, however, when the U.S. was picked apart by international power Brazil in a 4-1 beatdown in Landover, Md. The U.S. continued to have a weak defensive line, which has continually been exploited. This is an area USA must change drastically to be competitive in the next World Cup.
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It would be great, at the local level, to have one of the area clubs put together a 3-on-3 tournament. These were very popular in our area when the Hollidaysburg Soccer Association ran them, and youth and adults loved competing in them. They are inexpensive, and teams can enter for as little as $100. The tournaments allowed players from novice to classic level to have an enjoyable outing playing soccer.
Tom Schmitt writes a monthly soccer column for the Mirror.


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Senate Bill 28, the Address Confidentiality Bill, successfully passed both the House and Senate and was signed into law by the Governor on May 19, 2011. This Act protects the safety of certain victims of violent crime by creating Delaware's Address Confidentiality Program, which will be administered by the Delaware Department of Justice. Effective October 3, 2011, the Program permits victims of domestic violence, stalking and sexual assault, as well as persons participating in Delaware's Witness Protection Program, to keep their actual address confidential by applying to the Department of Justice for a substitute address to which all mail will be delivered.
April 2011 marked the first meeting of Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence's (DCADV) DE M.E.N. (Delaware Men's Education Network). As one of their first activities promoting the importance of men's involvement in ending domestic violence, DE M.E.N. created a PSA, "It's In Your Neighborhood". The mission of DE M.E.N is "to involve men in promoting healthy, safe relationships."
Congress passed a bill to reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) as part of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) reauthorization on November 10, 2010. The bill was signed into law by the President on December 20, 2010. The FVPSA reauthorization of 2010 builds upon the successes of the existing program while making improvements. Overall, the bill maintains the core work of the FVPSA program, which includes funding for: (1) Formula grants to states to provide shelter and supportive services through subgrants to local domestic violence programs – local programs serve nearly a million adult and child victims annually, (2) National and specialized training and technical assistance resource centers, (3) The National Domestic Violence Hotline – often the first call victims make when fleeing a violent home, and (4) Grants to State Domestic Violence Coalitions, which act as the information clearinghouses and coordinate state- and territory-wide domestic violence programs, outreach and technical assistance. Key improvements to the Act include: (1) A distinct definition of dating violence, based on the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) definition, to ensure that all victims in danger can access services, (2) An expanded emphasis on prevention, by improving and statutorily defining the DELTA prevention program, (3) A newly authorized program for children who are exposed to domestic violence - the Specialized Services for Abused Parents and their Children program, (4) A formula fix in funding for State Domestic Violence Coalitions to evenly distribute funding to the coalitions in the US Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam and American Samoa, and (5) A broadened definition of eligible entities for subgrants to allow for partnerships between domestic violence programs and community-based organizations with a history of providing culturally appropriate services to underserved population.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), in collaboration with the National Institutes of Justice (NIJ), and the Department of Defense (DoD), developed the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) in 2010. In 2010, NISVS began collecting ongoing population-based surveillance data, generating accurate and reliable incidence and prevalence estimates for intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and stalking victimization. The survey is conducted among English and/or Spanish-speaking male and female adults living in the United States. During the first year, data were also collected from female members of the active duty component of the US Armed Forces (Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy) and female spouses of married male service members. The CDC will release the first national report of NISVS data in October 2011. These data will help inform public policies and prevention strategies at both the national and state levels, and will help guide and evaluate progress toward reducing the substantial health, social, and economic burdens associated with intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and stalking.
The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence's Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Consortium released "Delaware's Plan for the Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence" in 2010. This plan provides strategic direction for Delaware's primary prevention efforts aimed at stopping domestic violence before it ever happens. Delaware's plan seeks to influence systemic change within four priority areas: (1) Non-Traditional Systems: Systems, agencies, faith-based organizations, service organizations, and civic groups that are not traditionally associated with intimate partner violence will come to understand and realize their role in the primary prevention of IPV and will willingly and effectively engage in policies and practices that promote healthy relationships and foster respectful societies. (2) Education of Individuals and Systems: Delaware's public and private education systems will incorporate principles and practices that promote healthy, non-violent relationships, and will provide evidence-based instruction on healthy relationships and intimate partner violence prevention. (3) Data Collection and Surveillance: As an essential part of Delaware's public health research agenda, broad data collection efforts across age groups and populations will be conducted so that key intimate partner violence health indicators can be studied. (4) Cultural Values and Societal Norms: Attitudes will be cultivated that embrace healthy, non-violent relationships within local communities and throughout Delaware. Preventing abuse and violence in relationships requires true social change. It is an active, assertive process of creating community conditions where healthy relationships can flourish.
On March 18, 2010, House Bill 336 requested to amend Title X of the Delaware Code relating to protection from abuse proceedings. This Act enhances the Family Court's ability to protect victims of domestic violence and abuse by authorizing the Family Court to enter the no contact provisions of protection from abuse orders for up to 2 years in every case and, where aggravating circumstances exist, authorizing the Family Court to order no contact for as long as it deems necessary to prevent further abuse, including the entry of a permanent order. It was signed into law on July 12, 2010.
The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence's (DCADV) in partnership with three municipal police departments, Delaware City, New Castle City and Elsmere, and People's Place, launched a project intended to encourage appropriate arrests, and decrease the number of dual arrests in domestic violence and intimate partner violence cases, through training of officers on identifying the predominant aggressor, the use of a lethality assessment tool and the development of agency domestic violence policies.
The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2009. Major celebratory events included the 15th Anniversary Conference with keynote Elaine Whitefeather, DE Attorney General Beau Biden and US Senator Ted Kaufman, as well as The Purple Ribbon Event featuring guest speaker Lynn Rosenthal, the White House Advisor on Violence Against Women. As part of the DCADV's 15th Anniversary Celebration in, they assembled a group of 15 male leaders to take a stand against domestic violence. Now known as the "15 Men", this group has further solidified to become an on-going structure of the organization and has become engaged in many activities to support the work of DCADV, including primary prevention efforts.
The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) worked in collaboration with the Delaware Department of Education and DELTA Program partners (Child, Inc., Delaware Center for Justice, and the Prevention Subcommittee of the Domestic Violence and Victims' Rights Task Forces) to create a Healthy Relationships Model Instruction Unit for grades 9-12, which promotes gender respect, effective communication, and advocacy, as well was explores media influence on cultural values and social norms.
In 2009, as part of its 15th year anniversary celebration, the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence created "The 15 Men", a group dedicated to engaging more men in domestic violence awareness and prevention. This distinguished group includes: William Allan (President, Verizon Delaware), John Baker (Executive Director, Delaware Association of Nonprofit Agencies), Beau Biden (Delaware's Attorney General), Chris Coons (County Executive, New Castle County), John W. Ford (Owner, RE-MAX Associates), Michael Kersteter (Executive Director, People's Place II), Jerome Lewis (Pastor & Founder, Seeds of Greatness Ministries, Inc.), Kevin Lucas (Executive Director, Witney's Lights), Mark Nardone (Editor, Delaware Today), Brad Sams (Delaware Air National Guard/Marks, O'Neill, O'Brien & Courtney), Gregory Scudder (Omega Psi Phi), Michael Szczerba (Chief, Wilmington Police Department), Mario Turco (President of Philadelphia Tri-State Region, Verizon Wireless), Michael Waite (Vice President of Operations and DJ, WJBR), and Rafael Xavier Zahralddin-Aravena (Managing Shareholder, Elliott Greenleaf).
Vice President Biden, the author of the landmark Violence Against Women Act, announced the appointment of Lynn Rosenthal as the new White House Advisor on Violence Against Women on June 26, 2009. Ms. Rosenthal is one of the nation's foremost experts in domestic violence policy, and has worked at the local, state and national levels to create an environment where violence against women is not ignored and perpetrators are held accountable. This is a newly created position at the White House, dedicated specifically to advising the President and Vice President on domestic violence and sexual assault issues. Ms. Rosenthal's areas of domestic violence expertise include housing, state and local coordinated community response, federal policy on violence against women, and survivor-centered advocacy. She most recently served as the Executive Director of the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence. From 2000-2006, Rosenthal served as the Executive Director of the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) where she represented 54 state and territorial coalitions whose collective membership included more than 2000 local domestic violence programs. She played a major advocacy role in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in 2000 and 2005 and has assisted states and local communities with implementation of this groundbreaking federal legislation. She also worked closely with corporate partners to bring millions of dollars to local communities to respond to domestic violence. She partnered with The Allstate Foundation to develop a highly successful national initiative to promote economic empowerment for survivors of violence. Prior to her service at NNEDV, Rosenthal was director of the Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence where she developed innovative service models for rural and legal services. On her return to Florida in 2006, Rosenthal developed the state's first comprehensive plan to help survivors of violence find housing. In this new position, Ms. Rosenthal will serve as an advisor to the President and Vice President on domestic violence and sexual assault issues; be a liaison to the domestic violence and sexual assault advocacy community; coordinate with the Department of Justice's Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) on implementation of Violence Against Women Act programs; coordinate with the Department of Health and Human Services on implementation of Family Violence Prevention Act services (including the National Domestic Violence Hotline); coordinate with the State Department and USAID on global domestic violence initiatives; and drive the development new initiatives and policy aimed at combating domestic violence and sexual assault with advocacy groups and members of Congress.
In June, 2009, Delaware's General Assembly established a Teen Dating Violence Task Force. The Task Force was given the responsibility of submitting a report containing recommendations for schools relating to policies on teen dating violence. The following excepts are highlights from the report: The Task Force adopted the following definition of dating violence: "Dating violence shall be defined as a pattern of assaultive and controlling behaviors that one person uses against another in order to gain or maintain power in a current or past relationship. The abuser intentionally behaves in ways that can cause fear, degradation, humiliation, injury, or harm, or uses any other coercive behaviors to control the other person. Abuse can occur in both heterosexual and same-sex or serious and casual relationships and covers a wide range of behaviors that includes harassment, verbal, emotional and economic abuse, sexual abuse, stalking, and physical abuse." The Task Force researched what other states are doing about this problem, and noted that "in 2009 and 2010, twenty-two states introduced or enacted legislation that directs their Department of Education to implement policies for reporting and responding to dating violence and/or required schools to provide dating violence education." Examining the social implications of dating violence, the Task Force found that "dating violence involves a pattern of coercive, manipulative behavior that one teen uses against the other for the purpose of establishing and maintaining power and control.' And, the Task Force explained why it is so important to establish school policies: "teen dating violence is a threat to school safety and undermines our schools' capacity to accomplish their core mission, academic achievement." The Task Force's Report focuses on prevention and their framing of it as a public health, not just criminal justice, problem. The report addressed prevention in a number of ways, including these suggestions: (1) Schools should emphasize the importance of healthy relationships by focusing on primary prevention to help teach teens make sound personal decisions, and build relationship skills where a culture of respect becomes the norm. (2) Schools should have a thorough and consistent process in place for implementing youth-led campaign and/or program to prevent teen dating violence (3) Schools should partner with community organizations that promote health, safety, and public health-oriented violence prevention strategies. (4) Every curriculum, at a minimum, should include the following "best practice" components: Power and Control in relationships, gender stereotypes and expectations, media literacy, and effective communication skills to promote healthy behaviors. (5) Schools should foster a violence-free climate for all abuse (bullying, teen dating and sexual abuse) and convey and reinforce positive messages to address cyclical, subculture messages that promote or normalize violence. The Task Force concluded that "teen dating violence is a major public health and safety concern in the State of Delaware due to the detrimental effects of violence and the impact it has on young victims, offenders, their families, their schools, and their communities." The Task Force also acknowledged that, "by providing the knowledge, systematic support, and positive culture through a healthy relationship curriculum and school policies, we empower teachers, parents, and students to act against dating violence." Finally, the Task Force stated that, "While SCR 21 directed the Teen Dating Violence Task Force to make recommendations for schools, members concluded that violence in interpersonal relationships is everyone's concern. Therefore future initiatives should address engaging all segments of our community, including business, faith communities, media, and youth programs to collaborate and coordinate efforts to promote healthy relationships." Please visit http://dvcc.delaware.gov/documents/2010_TDVTF.pdf to read the entire Teen Dating Violence Task Force 2010 Annual Report.
On May 14, 2009, House Bill 170 was introduced and assigned to the Labor Committee in House. This was an Act to amend Title 19 of the Delaware Code relating to unemployment compensation. HB 170 was passed by both the House and Senate, and signed by the Governor of Delaware on July 1, 2009. Section 7 of this Act states that an individual who is discharged from work due to circumstances directly resulting from the individual's experience of domestic violence will not be disqualified from the receipt of unemployment insurance benefits for this reason.
"Promoting Safe and Respectful Relationships: Moving Beyond Domestic Violence Intervention," Delaware's very first statewide conference dedicated to primary prevention of domestic violence, was held on October 28, 2008, at the Duncan Center in Dover. This was also the first conference organized by the Prevention Subcommittee of the Domestic Violence Task Force and the Victims' Rights Task Force. Sixty attendees were provided a wealth of information on a number of topics including: (1) How to talk to youth about gender respect and healthy relationships, (2) How to prevent violence by taking a comprehensive approach that fosters coalition building and works to define prevention as a community issue, and (3) How to help youth resist the "act like a man" and "act like a lady" boxes that foster attitudes which contribute to violence against women and girls.
The Women Empowered Against Violence in Every Relationship Task Force (WEAVER) is a domestic violence survivors' task force sponsored by the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV). WEAVER was established in 2008, out of the Women Survivors' of Abuse Task Force, and meets monthly to develop strategies to educate the general public, criminal justice officials, government officials, service providers, advocates, and other professionals about domestic violence from the survivors' perspective. The mission of the WEAVER Task Force is simply to end violence against women. Some of its goals include: (1) To empower the voices of survivors on behalf of battered women, (2) To advocate on behalf of survivors and battered women, (3) To take an active stand to effect social, political, and economic change on behalf of survivors and battered women, (4) To educate ourselves and others surrounding the unmet needs of battered women, and (5)To create a network with those who share our experiences, philosophies, and goals. WEAVER membership is open to all women who have experienced domestic violence or abuse at the hands of an intimate partner. For further information, contact DCADV.
In 2008, People's Place's shelter program, Families in Transition, became known as the SAFE (Shelter, Advocacy, Freedom, Empowerment) Program. The SAFE program uses a trauma-informed approach known as the Sanctuary Model to provide a safe environment, shelter, and support for women and children in domestic violence situations in Kent and Sussex Counties in Delaware. Services offered by the SAFE program include: (1) Emergency shelter (45 days) in a safe supportive, (2) Family therapy, (3) Case management, and (4) Transition services helping families to establish a new safe home environment on their own.
In September, 2007, the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) implemented the Civil Justice Project (CJP) with funding from Altria. The purpose of this court observation program was to help ensure that DCADV's court-oriented policy, systems advocacy and training efforts are guided by the needs of domestic violence victims'/survivors' and informed by their actual court experiences. Local college students from the University of Delaware, supervised by DCADV staff, used a court observation tool to collect information about court processes and experiences. By observing the hearings, participants collected both qualitative and quantitative data used to inform advocacy and training efforts, as well as court practice through recommendations provided to the court. The Civil Justice Project provided an exciting learning experience that gave students a hands-on opportunity to see our justice system at work. New Castle County Family Court welcomed this effort and helped to make the Project a success. A scaled down version of this original project will begin again in 2011.
Delaware became one of only a few states to add a question to their Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) about student's experiences with verbal abuse in the context of a dating relationship. The similar percentages around physical violence reported by boys and girls in Delaware and nationally initially suggested they experience dating violence at comparable levels. However, girls' numbers nearly doubled when responding to the verbal abuse question. Girls reported significantly higher percentages than did boys, both at the high school level (16.3% vs 7.9%, respectively), and at the middle school level (8.2% vs 4.7%, respectively).
In 2007, Delaware signed a law allowing victims of abuse in both heterosexual dating and same-sex relationships to apply for orders of protection in a domestic violence situation. According to this law, a person is eligible to file an order of protection from abuse against a current or former dating partner. According to10 Del.C. § 1041(2): "Domestic violence" means abuse perpetrated by one member against another member of the following protected classes: a. Family, as that term is defined in § 901(12) of this title, regardless, however, of state of residence of the parties; or b. Former spouses; persons cohabitating together who are holding themselves out as a couple, with or without a child in common; persons living separate and apart with a child in common; or persons in a current or former substantive dating relationship. For purposes of this paragraph, neither a casual acquaintanceship nor ordinary fraternization between two individuals in business or social contexts shall be deemed to constitute a substantive dating relationship. Factors to consider for a substantive dating relationship may include the length of the relationship, or the type of relationship, or the frequency of interaction between the parties.
In 2006, the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) was awarded a federal grant to create a new public education project to address teen dating violence called "Messages from Teens". This project expanded primary and secondary prevention efforts to a wider audience of teens in Delaware through the creation of public service announcements produced "by and for teens' and teen dating violence tool kits sent to all high school in Delaware.
Through this project, students received lessons on healthy relationships, learned media literacy skills, and developed the technical skills and expertise necessary to create public service announcements (PSAs). Multiple forms of abuse were depicted in these PSAs, such as controlling a partner via text messaging, physical abuse, threats, intimidation, and coercion, in order to convey the importance of knowing warning signs for abuse in teen dating relationships.
In 2006, the National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (NTDAH), a 24-hour national web-based and telephone-operated helpline created to help teens experiencing dating abuse took its first call. "If teens are not turning to their parents for help, it is essential that they have a private outlet where they can discuss their fears with someone who will provide immediate assistance" said Sheryl Cates, chief executive officer of the National Domestic Violence Hotline and the Texas Council on Family Violence. "This helpline and website were designed exclusively for teens so they can speak to a peer or an adult advocate anonymously and confidentially." Teens and parents anywhere in the country can call toll free, 866-331-9474 or log on to the interactive Web site, loveisrespect.org, and receive immediate, confidential assistance. In addition to a toll-free phone line, loveisrepect.org is the first interactive dating abuse website, staffed by trained advocates, where teens can write and immediately get assistance in a one-on-one private chat room.
Delaware's Governor Ruth Ann Minner declared February 2006 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was reauthorized for a second time in 2005. This time around, Congress took a more holistic approach to addressing violence against women. In addition to enhancing criminal and civil justice, as well as community-based responses to violence, VAWA 2005 created notable new focus areas such as: (1) Containing provisions that exclusively serve to protect immigrant victims of domestic violence but also include immigration protections to alleviate violence against immigrant women, (2) Developing prevention strategies to stop violence before it starts, (3)Protecting individuals from unfair eviction due to their status as victims of domestic violence or stalking, (4) Creating the first federal funding stream to support rape crisis centers, (5) Developing culturally-and linguistically-specific services for communities, (6) Enhancing programs and services for victims with disabilities, and (7) Broadening VAWA service provisions to include children and teenagers.
The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) sponsored the "Call to Men: It's Time to Work" Conference, focusing exclusively on engaging men to help end violence against women. This conference was the first conference of its kind in Delaware. Approximately 65 people attended, including local coordinators, CCR members, members of the DCADV's Call to Men Workgroup, and a number of community members. Over 80% of the attendees were men.
The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) marked its 10th anniversary 2004 with a celebration luncheon and a conference on Domestic Violence in the Hispanic community. Both events are sponsored by Signature Donor Verizon Wireless and feature NNEDV national spokesperson Victor Rivers. In addition, numerous officials participate including US Senator Joseph Biden, Governor Minner and Attorney General Jane Brady as well as State Senators Patricia Blevins and Liane Sorenson.
The DELTA program initiated Delaware's first "Healthy Relationships" curriculum and dating violence prevention program at Dickinson High School. This curriculum was part of a comprehensive prevention strategy implemented across the social ecology to prevent domestic violence from occurring in the first place. Dickinson High School volunteered as the implementation site. On the individual level, it included a 12-lesson plan curriculum taught in health classes by the DELTA Coordinator from Child, Inc. as part of the Domestic Violence Task Force's DELTA Project. The curriculum was launched by a school-wide assembly of the existing "Maddie & Paul" play on dating violence from Delaware's Safe Dating Theater Project. On the relationship level, the DELTA coordinator also facilitated the "Teens Talking About Relationships" (TTAR) club, which helped students model and promote healthy attitudes and behaviors to their peers. In 2005, Dickinson students in TTAR won the 2005 Governor's Youth Volunteer Service Awards for their amazing leadership roles in an effort to make the culture of their school one that promotes healthy, equal, and respectful relationships, including the use of innovative techniques to get their message out to students, teachers, parents, and the community via skits, monologues, poetry, music, media, and pledge cards. Another relationship-level component of the program was aimed at parents, and included a "DELTA" at Dickinson Newsletter and an End-of-Year Parent/Student Banquet. Workshops were also held to train teachers on the program. On the community level, youth-led school and community events were conducted, such as an evening forum where TTAR students asked all participants to take a pledge against dating and domestic violence. On the societal level, a website was developed to complement the lessons in the curriculum and promote healthy relationships to teens, parents and teachers. As a result, www.safeandrespectful.org was launched in 2007. In 2010, the DELTA project at Dickinson evolved into implementation of a statewide prevention strategy when a 5-lesson module derived from the original DELTA curriculum was approved by DOE and provided to Delaware teachers. Efforts to implement complimentary activities across the social ecology as described above are ongoing for the statewide focus. Some of the learning objectives include the following: (1) Identifying and understanding qualities and behaviors found in healthy relationships, (2) Analyzing gender beliefs, (3) Providing a critical analysis of images and messages in order to be an independent thinker capable of resisting and challenging unhealthy cultural norms, (4) Understanding the benefits of empathetic communication, (5) Understanding the relationship between respect for self and respect for others in order to identify personal expectations of respect in a relationship, and (6) Learning how to assertively set boundaries.
To facilitate primary prevention of intimate partner violence at the community level, CDC began funding the DELTA Program in 2002. Nine state domestic violence coalitions were initially funded, including DCADV; five more were added in 2003. DCADV initially funds 3 coordinated community responses. The DVCC, with Abriendo Puertas as the fiscal agent, aimed to conduct research with the rapidly growing Hispanic and migrant community in Sussex County in order to assess what culturally-appropriate and meaningful domestic violence prevention efforts should entail. Culturally-specific prevention programs were developed and administered to Hispanic youth through a partnership with Iglesias del Maranatha in Seaford. DCADV also funded the Domestic Violence Task Force (DVTF) with Child Inc. as the fiscal agent, who aimed to provide school-based prevention programming, and the Delaware Victims' Rights Task Force (DVRTF) w/the Delaware Center for Justice as the fiscal agent to provide prevention programming to adjudicated youth. DVTF and DVRTF funding and programs continue to present day. Two committees from each task force were formed which later grew into one Prevention Subcommittee to help guide Delaware's DELTA programming.
The Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) was reauthorized for the first time in 2001. Congress improved on the foundation established in VAWA 1994, including: (1) Identifying the additional related crimes of dating violence and stalking, (2) The creation of a much-needed legal assistance program for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, (3) Promoting supervised visitation programs for families experiencing violence, (4) Further protecting immigrants experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking, by establishing U- and T-visas and by focusing on trafficking of persons.
The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) began providing regularly scheduled workshops entitled "Domestic Violence 101" in 2001. Offered twice every year, DV 101 is a two-day training program featuring information on domestic violence history, problem prevalence, domestic violence dynamics, advocacy, intervention, resources, legal remedies, and other information.
Abriendo Puertas, Delaware's first shelter for battered immigrant women, opened in 2001. Services include: (1)Transportation, (2) Translation, (3) Court advocacy, and (4) General support with housing, work, education, health, and other related issues. The length of stay at the shelter is 60 days. Victims may be accepted from Kent and New Castle Counties in Delaware, as well as from out of state through proper referral. [ ] Abriendo Puertas joined the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence in February 2002, and as of 2008 has been run by People's Place.
People's Place II opened Cindy's Place, a new domestic violence shelter for abused women and children in Seaford, Delaware, in 2000. This new shelter was made possible with increased federal funding for shelters coming to Delaware through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act program. .
In May of 2000, Delaware became 1 of 14 states selected by the Family Violence Prevention Funds to participate in the development of a national strategy to address domestic violence and intimate partner violence in the workplace. The group, known as the Corporate Citizen Initiative, agreed that its goals would be to: (1) Develop and share best practices, resources, and educate the public on domestic violence and workplace issues, (2) Foster cooperation and partnership between businesses, domestic violence victim advocates, and agencies, and (3) Bridge the gap between employers and employees by providing employers with training and resource materials. The Department of Justice led this initiative, convening a domestic violence advocates, business leaders and government officials who engaged in policy and training efforts aimed at improving the workplace response to DV in Delaware.
The Women of Color Task Force (WOCTF), a committee of the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV), was established in 1999. The WOCTF meets monthly to discuss and develop strategies regarding outreach and delivery of domestic violence services to communities of color. The WOCTF defines women of color as "women who have claimed the power to name and define themselves and their experiences through their culture and diversity." The WOCTF strives to increase public awareness of domestic violence through support, education, and training. The WOCTF recognizes the isolation, frustration, anger, lack of representation, and invisibility felt by women of color in the domestic violence movement, and pledge to work towards the following goals: (1) To educate through training, prevention, and availability of resources, (2) To advocate by removing barriers and connecting with national organizations, (3) To empower through education, (4) To network through outreach and making contacts with others who share our experience, philosophy, and goals, and (5) To be proactive by identifying opportunities for collaborative efforts. The WOCTF is open to all women who self-identify as a woman of color. Women who are interested in the issue of violence against women, as well as survivors of domestic violence are welcome to join. For meeting information, ideas and other questions contact DCADV.
Project PRIDE (Promoting Respect In Dating Experiences) was established in 1999, operating as the first and only dating violence intervention program in Delaware. Project PRIDE targets the middle school through college-age population in New Castle County for their dating violence intervention programs. Since 1999, Project PRIDE has provided counseling services to over 225 victims of dating violence and their families, developed a successful teen advisory and action council (RAID: Respectful Actions In Dating), and presented dating violence education to over 5,000 young men and women, as well as for hundreds of youth-service workers and domestic violence professionals. Young women and men are vulnerable to abuse in their dating relationship for a number of reasons: They are typically inexperienced with intimate relationships, they have romanticized notions of jealousy and possessiveness, and they are frequently unable to recognize abusive behaviors. At the same time, they are struggling for independence in relation to their families, thereby removing themselves from potential supports as they face challenges in their relationships. Early dating experiences can have a profound impact on self-esteem, expectations, and patterns of future relationships. In 2000, the Respectful Actions in Dating Teen Action and Advisory Council (RAID) was formed at Child, Inc., with participation from approximately 45 young people, as an extension of Project PRIDE.
The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) celebrated its 5th anniversary with an Annual Meeting and Advocates' Retreat in Dewey Beach, Delaware.
The Uniform Domestic Incident Report (DIR) was adopted by law enforcement agencies in Delaware, in 1998. Every time the police respond to a domestic violence call, they are required to fill out a copy of the DIR, even if an arrest is not made. The point of the DIR is so that every domestic violence incident report is recorded in a uniform manner. The report should include the following information: (1) A Victim Rights Notice, which explains ones legal rights, and includes information on how to find local domestic violence services, (2) The officers' names and badge numbers, so that one can contact them again if he/she has questions or needs to add information to the police report, and (3) An explanation if the police are not making an arrest. The DIR is an official record of what happened when the police responded. It can be used in Family Court, by the District Attorney, or by a judge in a criminal case.
In 1998, the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) began a certification process for domestic violence advocates. The Domestic Violence Specialist Certification is a voluntary program coordinated by the DCADV that was established to recognize and enhance the skills of advocates and service providers working in the field of domestic violence. The certification process helps to foster uniformity in domestic violence services throughout the State of Delaware, by ensuring that standards of training and service are consistently high for those working with both victims and perpetrators. The DCADV offers trainings in numerous topics throughout the year that are approved for DV Specialist Certification. Eligibility requirements include the following: (1) Completing 70 clock hours of approved specific Education and Training. (2) Providing 2,000 hours of direct service, and (3) Undergoing 12 hours of supervised field experience by a Certified Delaware Domestic Violence Specialist. Once certification is awarded, the applicant must meet all standards required for re-certification every two years, including 24 hours of additional domestic violence training. Contact the DCADV for more information about becoming a certified domestic violence specialist.
Men, women, and children from around the nation gathered in Washington, D.C., on October 18, 1997 to call for solutions to domestic violence. The first March to End Silence About Domestic Violence had its origins in 1990 when a group of artists and writers in Minnesota developed "The Silent Witnesses," an art exhibit with 27 life-sized silhouettes to remember the women who had been killed that year by husbands, boyfriends, or acquaintances in Minnesota. For the march, representatives from all 50 states brought Silence Witness exhibits that represented the number of women murdered by domestic homicide in one year, totaling more than 1,500 Silent Witnesses. The march began near the Washington Monument and proceed to the Capitol's west front.
The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) created the Delaware Silent Witness Project in 1996. Through the Silent Witness Initiative, originating the Minnesota in 1990, deceased victims of domestic violence are represented by life-size, red wooden figures, providing a dramatic display of one of the most serious consequences of domestic violence. By 1997, all 50 states had developed their own Silent Witness Program.
Eve Ensler wrote the first draft of the Vagina Monologues in 1996, following interviews she conducted with 200 women about their views on sex, relationships, and violence against women. The interviews began as casual conversations with her friends, who then brought up anecdotes they themselves had been told by other friends; this began a continuing chain of referrals. In an recent interview, Ensler said that her fascination with vaginas began because of "growing up in a violent society. Women's empowerment is deeply connected to their sexuality… deeply connected to our vaginas." The Vagina Monologues first opened at the HERE Arts Center in New York City on October 3, 1996, and ran through November. The play gained popularity through a word of mouth campaign that culminated with a performance at Madison Square Garden in 2001, which featured Melissa Etheridge and Whoopi Goldberg performing segments of the play. Today, the Vagina Monologues are performed by thousands of theater troops and feminist organizations all over the United States, and even abroad. On Valentine's Day, 1998, Eve Ensler, and a group of women in New York City, established V-Day. Set up as a 501(c)(3) and originally staffed by volunteers, the organization's seed money came from a star-studded, sold out benefit performance of the Vagina Monologues at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York. The show raised $250,000 in a single evening. V-Day's mission is simple. It demands that violence against women and girls must end. To do this, once a year, in February, March, and April, Eve allows groups around the world to produce performances of her play, as well as other works created by V-Day, as long as the proceeds from the performances go to local projects and programs that work to end violence against women and girls, such as shelters and rape crisis centers. What began as one event in New York City in 1998, today includes over 5,400 V-Day events annually. V-Day is a global activist movement to stop violence against women and girls. It is a catalyst that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations. V-Day also generates broader attention for the fight to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sex slavery. The V-Day movement is growing at a rapid pace throughout the world, including movements in 130 countries around Europe, Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, and all of North America. In 2001, V-Day was named one of Worth Magazine's 100 Best Charities, in 2006 one of Marie Claire Magazine's Top Ten Charities, and in 2010 was named as one of the Top-Rated organizations according to GreatNonprofits. In the past twelve years, the V-Day movement has raised over $80 million and reached over 300 million people worldwide!
The National Domestic Violence Hotline was established in 1996 as a component of the Violence Against Women Act 1994 (VAWA). The Hotline is a nonprofit organization that provides crisis intervention, as well as and referrals to victims of domestic violence. The Hotline answers a variety of calls and is a resource for domestic violence advocates, government officials, law enforcement agencies, and the general public. The Hotline serves as the only nationwide domestic violence hotline, with access to more than 4,000 shelters and domestic violence programs across the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands. Advocates receive approximately 23,500 calls each month. The Hotline is toll-free, confidential, and completely anonymous. It operates 24-hours a day, 365-days a year, in more than 170 different languages through interpreter services. The Hotline also provides a TTY line for the deaf, deaf-blind, and the hard of hearing. The staff at the Hotline is available to provide assistance and guidance in a variety of areas including media, public relations, fundraising, public policy, legal advocacy, and public education and training.
In 1996, Delaware's first domestic violence newsletter was published jointly by the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) and the Domestic Violence Coordinating Council (DVCC).
The Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV) hosted its first statewide conference on domestic violence in 1996.
In 1996, the World Health Organization declared that intimate partner violence and sexual violence against women were global public health problems.
The YWCA established its Week Without Violence in 1995. This week-long series of community events promoting diverse approaches to creating a violence-free world is held during the third week of October and is celebrated by people in over 90 countries around the world.
The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action were adopted at the United Nation's Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, China, in September of 1995. The Platform reflects the new international commitment to achieving the goals of equality, development and peace for women throughout the world. It also strengthens the commitments made during the United Nation's Decade for Women (1975-1985), which culminated with the Third World Conference for Women in Nairobi, Kenya. The 12 critical areas of concern in the Platform for Action are as follows: (1)Women and poverty, (2) Education and training of women, (3) Women and health, (4) Violence against women, (5) Women and armed conflict, (6) Women and the economy, (7) Women in power and decision-making, (8) Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women, (9) Human rights of women, (10) Women and the media, (11) Women and the environment, and (12) The girl child. The Platform for Action sets out strategic objectives and explains the measures that should be adopted by all governments, the international community, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector.
Carol Post was hired as the Executive Director of the Delaware Coalition Against Domestic Violence (DCADV). She still holds this position today.
The Delaware Center for Justice implemented Project Target, a program that provides domestic violence services to victims of abuse 50+ years of age.
Created in 1995, the Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) implements the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and administers financial and technical assistance to communities across the country that are developing programs, policies, and practices aimed at ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Since its inception, OVW has awarded over $4 billion in grants and cooperative agreements, and has launched a multifaceted approach to implementing VAWA. By forging state, local, and tribal partnerships among police, prosecutors, judges, victim advocates, health care providers, faith leaders, and others, OVW's grant programs help provide victims with the protection and services they need to pursue safe and healthy lives, while simultaneously enabling communities to hold offenders accountable for their violence.
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was signed officially signed onto law on September 13, 1994 by President Bill Clinton. Drafted by Delaware's then-Senator Joseph Biden, VAWA was introduced in Congress in 1990 and enacted as Title IV of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, in order to address the widespread problems of domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of violence against women. VAWA is a comprehensive law that includes measures to reduce the frequency of violence against women, provide services to victims of gender-based violence, and hold perpetrators accountable for their actions. It was the first comprehensive federal legislative package designed to end violence against women. Among other things, we can thank VAWA for… (1) The formation of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, (2) An increase in federal monetary support for battered women's shelters, (3) New criminal penalties for domestic violence committed across state lines and interstate violations of protection orders. It is now a federal crime to commit domestic violence or intimate partner violence across state, territory, or tribal lines, and to cross said lines with even the intent to violate a protection order, (4) New laws requiring all states to enforce orders of protection issued by other states, even in cases when the protection order would not have been issued in the second state in the first place, (5) Increased prison sentences for certain federal sex crimes, (6) The battered immigrant woman provision, which allows battered immigrant women to obtain lawful immigration status without relying on the assistance of an abusive citizen husband, (7) An increase in federal funds and support for education on sexual assault and domestic violence, and for studies of gender bias in federal courts, (8) New gun control provisions, making it a federal crime for a person to possess a firearm and ammunition if they are subject to a protection order, or have been convicted of certain domestic violence or intimate partner violence misdemeanors, and (9) Several grant programs, including research grants, professional training grants, and direct-service grants.


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CRESSON - Playing on two Super Bowl championship teams as a former nose tackle with the Pittsburgh Steelers was literally a dream come true for Chris Hoke.
Hoke, 37 - the celebrity guest Friday at the 16th annual Mount Aloysius College Golf Tournament held at the Summit Country Club - spoke exuberantly about being a member of a renowned National Football League franchise that earned the pleasure of hoisting the coveted Super Bowl-championship Lombardi Trophy twice in a space of three years, in 2006 and 2009.
"It's a huge thrill,'' Hoke said. "When you're a child watching the Super Bowl, you see the champions on the podium with the Lombardi Trophy, and you dream about one day holding the Lombardi Trophy and lifting it up yourself.
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Former Steeler Chris Hoke smiles while in Cresson.
"And to be able to do that not just once, but twice, and with one of the more storied franchises in the NFL, is an unbelievable blessing.''
The Steelers won Super Bowl XL, 21-10 over the Seattle Seahawks at Detroit's Ford Field in 2006. Three years later, they returned to the big game again, pulling out a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla, when wideout Santonio Holmes caught quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's 6-yard touchdown pass with just 35 seconds left in the game.
Hoke said both games were special for different reasons.
"You always [remember] the first one, it was pure joy and excitement,'' Hoke said. "The first time you're there, you don't know what to expect, so that one to me was probably the most thrilling - not to take away anything from the second one.''
Holmes' catch in the corner of the end zone in Super Bowl XLIII in Florida capped a masterful drive orchestrated by Roethlisberger and the offense.
"It was a roller-coaster ride in the fourth quarter,'' Hoke said. "You're down, then you're up ... and the fashion in which we won the game, with Santonio catching that ball in the corner of the end zone, was [huge].''
Hoke, a California native who played college football at Brigham Young University, played all 11 of his National Football League seasons as a member of the Steelers. He appeared in 114 games, contributing 83 tackles, two sacks, and recovering a fumble.
The Steelers are known for making career-long commitments to solid players, and Hoke - who also played on the Steelers' Super Bowl XLV team that lost to the Green Bay Packers in February 2011 - was happy to be a part of the organization.
"Their continuity breeds success,'' Hoke said of the Steelers' management game plan with many of the players. "The record has shown that the way they run their organization, the way they run their scouting department, and the way they run the draft and how they execute their plan has been very successful and effective.''
The Steelers finished only 8-8 last season, but Hoke refuses to consider the team in a rebuilding mode. He has faith in Roethlisberger's established success, and also in the Steelers' management, which has elected not to re-sign veteran nose tackle Casey Hampton and is turning to the younger Steve McLendon instead.
"They're not rebuilding, I would say they're refocusing,'' said Hoke, who stands 6-foot, 2 inches and has streamlined down to 240 pounds from his playing weight of more than 300. "Any time you've got Ben Roethlisberger at quarterback, you have a chance to be successful.''
A sunny morning greeted the 112 golfers on hand at Friday's event that raises scholarship money for deserving Mount Aloysius students who demonstrate a financial need.
"I think it's good to get sports celebrities here to [provide] some additional interest for folks in the community to participate in this event,'' said Jennifer Dubuque, Mount Aloysius' Vice President of Institutional Advancement. "And we're glad it's not raining.''
A neck injury suffered in an October 2011 game against Jacksonville hastened Hoke's retirement from football after that season. Married and the father of five young children, Hoke's life is still very full. Hoke and his family live in Pittsburgh's north suburbs and he is involved in radio and television Steelers' football analysis for station KDKA.
"I'm really busy,'' Hoke said with a grin. "I'm also looking to get into coaching at some point.''


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The car-free Val Roseg is rated as one of the Engadin's prettiest side valleys. This broad valley stretches southwest from Pontresina to the high Alpine glaciers and is bordered by a range of icy three to four thousand metre high mountain peaks. The valley has remained largely unspoilt. The only ones that are out and about in the wintertime are the hikers and cross-country skiers – and, of course, the chamois and roe deer. After setting out from Pontresina station it is only a few steps before you are surrounded by the vastness and solitude of the Val Roseg. With the trail rising gently, you pass the Acla Colani and the Prüma and Seguonda Alps before arriving at the Hotel Roseg-Gletscher at the back of the valley. A culinary stopover here comes highly recommended and those with a sweet tooth will rave about the offerings at the legendary cake buffet at the restaurant. Return to Pontresina on the winter hiking trail - or if you are in a mood for something particularly stylish and romantic - on one of the scheduled horse-drawn sleighs.
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Greystone Consolidated Companies, a provider of environmental, health, engineering, and management services headquartered in Saratoga Springs, in January will open a separately operated company, Greystone Global, that plans to hire 10 employees for its Williamsville offices, the firm announced Wednesday.
Greystone Global, the fifth such company opened under the auspices of Greystone Consolidated, will provide international environmental and safety services for major U.S. firms, said Thomas J. Morahan, who will serve as Greystone Global's president.
The new company's services include due diligence, compliance auditing and information systems services performed on behalf of industrial, private-equity and technology clients
In a news release, Morahan touted Buffalo as an ideal location for Greystone Global because the new company plans to tap into the talent pool at the University at Buffalo's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, its School of Law and the International Institute.


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The only place in the world where women overtake men in affairs is France, where 87% of women admit that they used to two-time a partner, either in a current or past relationship.
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MIAMI � Whether it�s giving 110 percent or taking it one game at a time, you�ve always got to remember it is what it is.
In other words, the formula for winning the game before the game is simple: Bring on the clich�s!
Notre Dame and Alabama are already winners in that regard, spending the days leading up to the BCS championship talking about a lot of things, all while trying not to say much of anything.
�If you can stick to a script that�s already written, it makes things a lot easier,� Notre Dame offensive lineman Mike Golic Jr. said Saturday. �I have an arsenal of clich�s always ready. It�s really helped me out so far.�
With both teams � every player and coach � turning out for media day at Sun Life Stadium, the familiar phrases were flowing freely.
Lingering around the podium of Kapron Lewis-Moore, the Fighting Irish�s personable defensive lineman, it didn�t take long to get a rat-tat-tat-tat of banal buzzwords.
�To be the best, you�ve got to beat the best.�
�We know it�s going to be a four-quarter battle.�
�You can�t take anything for granted.�
For players trying to sound coherent about their subject matter while avoiding the pitfalls of blurting out something contentious, clich�s are like a warm, comforting dish whipped up by your mother. They make everything OK.
Plus, they aren�t going to be the least bit offensive to the other team because, chances are, they are saying most of the same things.
�You don�t want to be that guy who gives out bulletin-board material,� Lewis-Moore said.
Alabama coach Nick Saban � who, if we�re doling out clich�s, certainly would qualify as a control freak � doesn�t take any chances when it comes to making sure his team puts out what he describes as a �positive� message.
If others want to call it bland, well, so be it.
Saban bars freshmen and assistant coaches from talking to the media during the season, an edict he was forced to lift this week because of the BCS mandate that everyone is available at least once before Monday night�s championship game.
Reporters who have covered the Crimson Tide for more than four months on its way to the title game were thrilled to hear finally from defensive coordinator Kirby Smart, one of the nation�s hottest head coaching prospects, and freshman stars T.J. Yeldon and Amari Cooper.
Not that anyone went off script.
�We just go out there and play and have fun,� said Yeldon, guarding every word like it was a matter of national security.
That�s just the way Saban likes it. Before each season, he brings in public speaking experts to meet with the players. The football media relations staff, headed by Jeff Purinton, carries on the training even after the games begin.
�It�s more of a style of answering questions and how to effectively answer questions,� said All-American center Barrett Jones, �without saying anything you don�t want to say.�
Saban takes no chances with his first-year players, still mindful of an episode from his long-ago tenure at Michigan State. In 1998, receiver Plaxico Burress made some inflammatory comments before a game against rival Michigan, and the coach has no doubt that contributed to the Spartans losing.
The freshmen now are muzzled, at least until they can be trained to deal with the media.
�How to get interviewed. Things to say. How to have messages that you want to get out and how to bridge to those messages. Where to look when you talk. Things like that,� Saban said. �Things that actually makes them look better and certainly are a better reflection on them, their family and the entire organization.�
While clich�s, per se, aren�t part of the training, they are certainly a go-to weapon (pardon the clich�) when there�s a camera or recorder right in front of your face.
In fact, experts such as Abbie S. Fink, vice president and general manager of HMA Public Relations in Phoenix, rely on the classic baseball movie �Bull Durham� as part of their training seminars. She will start out showing clients how a hot young pitching prospect, played by Tim Robbins, conducts himself in his first interview (not good), followed by a scene where his aging catcher (Kevin Costner) explains the power of saying nothing.
�You�re going to have to learn your clich�s,� Costner says on a bus ride between towns. �You�re gonna have to study them; you�re gonna have to know them. They�re your friends.�
He hands Robbins a pen and tells him to write down what he says.
�We�ve got to play �em one day at a time,� Costner says.
Robbins objects.
�That�s pretty boring, ain�t it?� he says.
�Of course it�s boring!� Costner says back. �That�s the point. Write it down.�
By the end of the movie, Robbins sounds downright articulate while spewing one clich� after another.
�That�s what athletes do,� Fink said. �Basically every interview, in one way or another, sounds like that.�
While clich�s permeate every aspect of life, from business to education to the legal community, sports is where they really thrive � football, in particular. Coaches are downright paranoid about letting out too much information, and they try to pass on that mind-set to the players.
When in doubt (or even scared) about what to say, one tends to fall back on the familiar.
�Something is very comforting when you�ve heard it over and over and over,� said Don Powell, a psychologist and lifelong sports fan who calls himself �Dr. Clich�.� He has a database with nearly 5,000 entries and has put the best of the bunch in a book, �Best Sports Clich�s Ever! We�re Taking Them One at a Time.�
�They�re trite, but they�re usually true. They do make a lot of sense. That�s why we tend to use them over and over,� Powell said. �They�re also a very efficient form of communication, a way to express something simply that may be a little more complex in nature. ... You don�t have to use many words when using a cliche. They�re very visual and hit the nail right on the head.�
With yet another cliche out of the way, let�s get down to business.
There�s a game to be played (remember, only one).
There�s 110 percent to give (good luck finding that last 10 percent).


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Ow! I missed when I tried to Arabian Slingshot my girlfriend, so now i have a cast on my dick!
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LISBON - A woman hired by the Columbiana County Educational Service Center 14 years ago was fired on Monday.
Following a roughly 25-minute closed door session, the ESC board approved immediately terminating the employment of Connie Low, and suspending her pay from Dec. 10.
ESC Superintendent Anna Marie Vaughn did not disclose specifics of the termination, although she said that it was based on a violation of the center's transportation policy and procedure regarding safety.
Low was employed as a bus driver and Vaughn said the board is currently evaluating whether her route will be eliminated or picked up by another driver. She also did not disclose what route Low was responsible for, although she said the routes aren't always the same as a result of varying enrollment throughout the county.
Vaughn also did not wish to comment on whether Low had been disciplined before the termination, but stated, "Any action we take we take a look at a total opportunity for progressive discipline."
Other items approved by the board included:
- Paying bills in the amount of $939,315.
- Accepting a $25 donation from Perry Howard for Valerie Wesloski's preschool classroom.
- Entering into a one-year contract with the county Board of Developmental Disabilities for transition services, and a one-year, $10,000 contract with the Mahoning County Educational Service Center for the Vocational Rehabilitation Program 3 Project.
- Accepting the resignation of Brianne Widder, Southern Local district tutor and employing Ashley Bergman as tutor, retroactive to Dec. 3. Her salary was set at step zero for the 2012-13 school year. Board President Richard Stoudt abstained from the vote.
- Employing Tammy Minotti as COTA one day a week beginning Dec. 18 at step zero salary.
- Hiring Rita Perrino, Margaret Satmare, Shannon McPheron, Kim Martinez, and Nancy Brown as paraeducators for the 2012-13 school year.
The next meeting was set for 4:30 p.m. Jan. 21.


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Maryland Labor Secretary Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month
Throughout history, America has been built and rebuilt by immigrants and their children.
BALTIMORE, MD (September 22, 2011) Maryland Labor Secretary Alexander M. Sanchez, Marylands highest ranking Hispanic official, delivered the keynote address last night at Salisbury Universitys Latino Heritage Celebration, touting Marylands diverse and educated workforce as a driving force in the states ability to compete in the New Economy. Yesterdays address was the third speaking engagement Sanchez has been invited to deliver in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. Earlier this month, he addressed the Maryland Hispanic Business Conference and keynoted the U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics Hispanic Heritage Month Luncheon.
At yesterdays dinner, Sanchez, the grandson of Mexican immigrants, shared his familys story of attaining the American Dream and extolled the contributions past generations of immigrants from all corners of the world have made to build the United States. He also spoke of the need to harness the skills of the next generation of immigrants, many of whom come from Mexico and Central and South America.
We all stand on the shoulders of those who came before us. In Maryland, were proud of those strong, broad shoulders. Were proud of our diversity and celebrate the contributions that immigrants past and present make to our quality of life, said Sanchez. Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity to look back and celebrate, but its equally important that we look forward and give encouragement to the next generation of immigrants.
During his remarks, Sanchez noted that Marylands New American workers are among the best educated and most skilled in the country. More than 40 percent of foreign-born Marylanders have a college degree. More than a quarter of the states scientists, a fifth of the states health care workers and a fifth of the states computer specialists are foreign born. Despite these promising trends, one out of four skilled immigrants is working in an unskilled job and 40 percent of immigrant adults are limited English proficient, resulting in lower wages and unutilized skills.
The Maryland Department of Labor (DLLR) administers several programs to help increase English proficiency and tap into the skills of Marylands immigrant community. DLLR offers free ESL classes at many of the states One Stop Employment Centers. The Welcome Back Initiative provides orientation, educational resources, access to language training and support that helps foreign-trained health professionals more easily navigate the licensing process to allow them to restart careers in the U.S. health industry.
During his remarks, Sanchez also urged support for the Maryland DREAM Act that will allow the children of immigrants who attended Maryland schools and whose parents paid taxes to be eligible for in-state tuition at Marylands community colleges. The Act passed the Maryland General Assembly and Governor Martin OMalley signed the bill this Spring. Maryland is the 12th state, including California, Texas, New York and Utah, to pass legislation extending affordable college to Maryland high school graduates, regardless of the immigration status of the students parents, provided they have paid taxes in Maryland and are on a path to citizenship.
Opponents of the measure were successful in their petition drive to put the law to referendum on the 2012 general election ballot. Sanchez addressed opponents of the Act.
The greatest challenge facing Hispanic immigrants and Hispanic Americans is a challenge that will require us to change peoples minds and soften their hearts. There is a small but vocal minority of children of immigrants past who believe that the American Dream is for their children, not ours, Sanchez said. All the DREAM Act attempts to do is ensure that children named Gomez and Santiago and Sanchez are treated the same as anyone else who lives in the State of Maryland.
Prior to the Latino Heritage Month Celebration, Sanchez toured the Salisbury University campus, including the Universitys new $100 million Medical Simulation Center set to open later this year. The complete text of Secretary Sanchezs prepared remarks at Salisbury University follow.
The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation protects and empowers Marylanders by safeguarding workers, protecting consumers, providing a safety net and cultivating a thriving workforce that can meet the demands of Marylands dynamic economy. Follow DLLR on Twitter (@MD_DLLR) and Facebook.
Alexander M. Sanchez
Good evening. And thank you very much for hosting me.
Im truly honored to be here today. Its great to spend time with old friends including Scott Jensen, who worked down the hall from me for a couple months before leaving for the greener pastures of academia. I also need to acknowledge President Janet Dudley-Eshbach. Madame President, there are very few university presidents in this country, let alone this state, who can tout the progress youve made over the last 11 years:
This is a celebratory evening. Its Hispanic Heritage Month! And just like everyones Irish on St. Patricks Day, everyones Hispanic this month even those of you who werent lucky like me to be born Hispanic.
But this is first and foremost a month to reflect seriously on the opportunities and challenges we face.
And Id like to take a few minutes to talk about those challenges and discuss what we can do to protect the American Dream and redouble our commitment to a skilled, educated and diverse workforce.
That conversation starts, though, with a retelling of Americas immigrant mentality. Make no mistake at all, this countrys greatest strength has always been its great diversity. Our American Heritage is undoubtedly built by the cultures and influence of generations of immigrants. In a very real way, those same immigrants have built and rebuilt this nation time and again. Whether it was Irish workers in our biggest cities, German farmers across our Great Plains, Chinese laborers laying rails across the continent shrinking our vast nation immigrants have shaped our history, painted our skylines and given our lives, along with our meals, flavor. And the newest generation of immigrants is continuing that tradition.
Its been said at these heritage events before that we all stand on the shoulders of those who came before us: Our parents, our grandparents. And looking out at this crowd and the accomplishments that all of you bring into this room, its more clear than ever that we stand on strong shoulders. In Maryland, were proud of those strong shoulders. Were proud of our diversity and the contributions immigrants past and present make to our quality of life. And while any designated heritage month encourages us to look back on past contributions, I believe its an opportunity to look forward and give encouragement to the next generation of American Dreamers. In fact, thats a belief I share with Governor OMalley.
We are proud of our New American community. Were proud that the worlds best and brightest look to Maryland. Were proud that entrepreneurial immigrants have established businesses and made their lives in our communities.
Maryland is one of the nations best educated and most highly skilled states. Thats because of schools like Salisbury University.
But did you know that our immigrant community is even more highly educated than our American-born population? 43 percent of Marylands New American workers have a college degree, compared to 36 percent of native born workers. New Americans are leaders in important New Economy industries: 27 percent of Marylands scientists, 21 percent of our health care workers and 19 percent of our computer specialists immigrated to the United States and chose to live in Maryland because of the opportunities in our state.
And those three industries science, health care and technology are among the fastest growing job industries in the state. In fact, those three industries together added three times as many jobs from July 2010 to July 2011 than the entire state created.
Our immigrant community is driving job growth in high-skill industries.
Still, we face real challenges locally and nationally. And unfortunately, those challenges seem to impact Hispanic immigrants more disproportionately than other immigrants. There are language barriers, and right now 40 percent of immigrants many Hispanic immigrants are Limited English Proficient. Because of that, as many as one out of four skilled immigrants in our state are working in unskilled professions.
The Maryland Department of Labor has made efforts to increase English proficiency. We offer free ESL classes at One Stop Centers across the state. Weve improved the New American Professional Workforce Registry. Were investing in Welcome Back Centers to help immigrants transition from low-skill jobs to high-demand professions in the health care industry.
These are programmatic challenges, though. Challenges that can be addressed with public policies and outreach. The far greater challenge facing Marylands and the United States Hispanic community is one that will require us to change peoples minds and open peoples hearts.
To put that moral challenge in perspective, Id like to take my final couple of minutes before Question and Answer to talk about a public policy specifically, the Maryland DREAM Act.
Earlier this year, Maryland passed the DREAM Act, providing the minor children of undocumented immigrants an opportunity to develop skills to compete in a New and American Economy. It was a proud day in our state. Our Governor, the descendent of Irish immigrants, and our Lt. Governor, the son of a Jamaican father and Swiss mother, stood with school-aged Marylanders, raised in our state but born in another country, and signed a bill that makes the American Dream more attainable.
Unequivocally, the DREAM Act is the right thing and the moral thing to do. But it also makes business sense: Better educated people earn more money, pay more taxes and consume fewer government services.
Sadly, though, there is a small, but vocal community of children of immigrants past who believe that the American Dream is for their children, not ours; that the DREAM Act is somehow a gift for the undeserved a handout to a special class.
Clearly, theyre right. Because all you need to benefit from the Act is to be a child of immigrants, brought to the United States as a minor, educated in our schools Have the desire, and the grades to go on to a community college Your parents need to have paid their taxes for years with no expectation of ever receiving any benefits in return And you need to make a commitment to begin the sometimes decades-long naturalization process.
How undeserving can these students be?
In all seriousness, the only thing the DREAM Act attempts to do is ensure that children named Gomez and Santiago and Sanchez are treated the same as anyone else who lives in the State of Maryland.
And Governor OMalley gets this, and he put his political capital to work to protect the belief that theres no such thing as a spare Marylander. It was a politically risky move for Governor OMalley and I offered to be the public face of the effort. I cant tell you how proud I was to open the paper the morning after I said Id take on this issue to see a front page headline that Governor OMalley would lead the effort and push the DREAM Act through the legislature. Thats political courage. Thats moral leadership.
Immigrants and their children our parents and our children have played a special and important role throughout Americas great history. European, Asian, African, Central and South American All immigrants and their children built this nation into the shining beacon on the hill that it remains today.
Immigrants and their children who live and are raised in here should all be treated the same. It should make no difference whether they arrived in North America in 1992 or 1492.
These are our children. They came here as children because their parents had higher hopes for their future. Theyve fought for our country. In fact, of the roughly 3,400 Americans to earn a medal of honor, 450 were born somewhere else and 38 are Hispanic.
Make no mistake, this is an emotional issue in Maryland and across the country perhaps most misguidedly emotional for those who are the least impacted. But its emotional for me. Its emotional for me because I am the grandchild of immigrants and the son of what some call with disdain an anchor baby: An anchor baby who was the first ever in our family to go to college; an anchor baby who put all three of his sons through college and through grad school. Its emotional to me because there is nothing fundamentally less American than punishing children for the actions of their parents.
Its emotional to me because every day when I go to work in Annapolis I pass by a statue of Thurgood Marshall.
Last summer I took my kids to work with me and when we passed the statue and my 5-year-old son asked, Daddy, who is that? I answered with almost unbearable pride: Hes the man who made certain that all children are treated the same no matter where they are from or who their parents are.
Hispanic Heritage Month is an opportunity to look back and reflect on our past accomplishments. But its also a moment to refocus and look ahead. To inspire future leaders and set grand goals.
Im proud that our state took up this cause. Im proud that our Governor stood tall in support.
And I am optimistic that one day soon Congress will pass a bill and give President Obama the opportunity to stand with school-aged Americans, born there but raise here and sign the American DREAM Act.
I am so incredibly thankful to join you in that celebration.