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ST PETER — A recommendation from a recently formed sex offender task force should force legislators to start doing some serious work with the Minnesota Sex Offender Program, according to a lawmaker from one of two cities where offenders are now treated in costly facilities.
It was the first of several sets of recommendations the Sex Offender Civil Commitment Advisory Task Force has been ordered to address. It focused on finding less restrictive alternatives for the state's committed sex offenders, who are now treated in prison-like buildings in St. Peter and Moose Lake and have little chance of ever being released.
More than 600 offenders are in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program at an annual cost of about $120,000 each. Most have served prison sentences and were sent to St. Peter and Moose Lake by court commitment after release from prison. They remain confined, surrounded by walls and razor-wire fences, while they are treated.
Rep. Terry Morrow, DFL-St.Peter, said finding alternative treatment facilities won't be easy. The task force doesn't only want them to be less restrictive but also in several locations so they are available in every region of the state.
Morrow said legislators will have the difficult task of balancing public safety with the rights of sex offenders who have served their time in prison. Finding funding won't be easy, either, he said.
The way sex offenders are now treated in Minnesota is not the norm, Morrow said. Most states have a variety of options, including Texas where a combination of halfway houses, low-security facilities and high-security facilities are used. Federal lawsuits filed by inmates in the Minnesota Sex Offender Program prompted the federal court order to create a task force and improve the situation.
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Why Screen Pregnant Women?
Almost 50% of all pregnancies in the United States are not planned and only about 40% of women know that they are pregnant in their 4 week of pregnancy. Unaware they are pregnant, many women drink alcohol or use medications or illicit substances early in their pregnancy.
Approximately 11% of pregnant women in the United States use alcohol, tobacco and/or other mood altering substances during pregnancy. Pregnant substance using women are present in all socioeconomic, ethnic, racial and religious groups and cannot be identified on sight. Most women want to do what is best for their babies. Pregnancy is a time when women are most open to changing risky behaviors and will attempt to stop or change unhealthy behaviors. The majority of women stop any substance use and other risky behaviors as soon as they learn they are pregnant. A woman who continues to use may not realize that her use may harm her unborn child or she may be addicted and unable to stop her use without additional support and treatment.
In many cases screening and education may be sufficient to help a woman interrupt her use. In other situations women may require additional assessment, referral and treatment services. Pregnant women are also at greater risk to experience depression and/or domestic violence than non-pregnant women. As a treatment provider you are in a unique position to identify possible concerns and refer women for appropriate treatment. Routine, universal screening for substance use, depression and domestic violence is the best way to ensure that all women are screened. The screening tools and guidance information provided in this section are appropriate for pregnant women and all woman of childbearing age.
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- effects the newborn may experience as a result of substance exposure and the need to plan appropriate follow-up after delivery.
- a mother's risk of resuming a level of use following delivery that could impact her ability to care for her child.
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- Medicaid Coverage for Tobacco Cessation Services
- Public Policy Statement on: Women, Alcohol and Other Drugs and Pregnancy American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
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My family has farms in both Lenoir and Duplin counties on which there are neither hogs nor chickens, but three of our farms adjoin "animal factories" producing pork or chicken.
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AOSP or Android Open Source Project is an open source stack for smartphones which can be compiled to use with a particular device. And the latest phone to receive official AOSP support from Google itself is the Sony Xperia S.
Sony Xperia S is the flagship Sony Android smartphone for 2012 (till now). It is a part of the Sony Xperia U, P and S series in order of increasing price and feature set. Being a flagship, in 2012 that too, it comes with many features such as a big and high resolution display, a good camera, big battery and of course a minimum of a dual-core processor. Add the latest or so Android operating system and you got a flagship right there (albeit the phone design).
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However, over the past week Google's Jean-Baptiste Queru (for long the main source of AOSP developments from Google) started off an experiment, involving making the Sony Xperia S a Nexus-class phone. Call it the Nexus Xperia S if you will, but the Sony Xperia S has been chosen to be directly supported by the Google AOSP team (along with the community) to receive updates directly from Google. If this project indeed turns out to be successful, we would be seeing more non-Nexus devices getting updates directly from Google itself. This can be nothing but great news as more often than not buyers get stuck with an old Android OS version, or have to wait for ages just to get updated to the latest Android OS. And by the time the update arrives, the world has already moved on and a new update has been released.
But why the Sony Xperia S? With so many phones like the powerful HTC One S and others, Google went ahead with the Xperia S. According to Queru,
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Unlockable bootloader is indeed nice, and a company friendly to AOSP always helps (which Sony is). Sony has been working together seeking community feedback on it's ROMs by constantly releasing beta versions to the community to use. Guess that's paid off now with this AOSP project, which would no doubt increase the value and demand of the Xperia S and lead to more sales over the long run.
According to Neowin, development is in the very early stages. It is believed that the work of the CyanogenMod team (based on AOSP) would help accelerate development further. Nonetheless, Xperia S owners would soon have an option to opt for official Google software updates on the phone, not having to rely on custom ROMs or Sony to get software updates, or the latest Android OS upgrades.


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RS-1662Square Feet: 1662 Bedrooms: 5
Full Bathrooms: 3The Great room in this narrow lot cottage design redefines the terms; open floor plan, versatile and spaciousness with its twenty-three foot clear span width and partial vaulted ceiling. The side screened porch area adjacent to the kitchen, the partially rear cover deck and rear open sundeck ensures ongoing individual or group activities regardless of the weather or local resident insect life intrusions. I have given the Great Room staircase the moniker "a square spiral staircase", having all the great attributes of a spiral staircase but having none of the tight restrictiveness and limited furniture access usually associated with one. The two second floor bedrooms with ten and twelve foot ceilings and private covered balcony bring a soothing airiness to this vaulted level. Daylight basement plan contains two additional bedrooms, shared bathroom and multipurpose recreation room with patio access. The separate private entrance easily transforms this level into a home office or business space. Learn More
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The Friends of Haleakala National Park conservation organization supports a wide range of conservation projects to protect Hawaii's unique Haleakala National Park. Their efforts include educational activities, cultural projects, research and service projects. The Friends of Haleakala National Park strives to preserve the ecosystems of Haleakala National Park, to protect the Native Hawaiian cultural, and to preserve the area's scenic character.
Haleakala National Park is located atop Maui's Haleakala volcano and is home to more threatened and endangered species than any other national park in the United States. Among the park's endangered species is the Hawaiian state bird, the nene goose. The Friends of Haleakala National Park offers an adopt-a-nene program that raises funds to protect the endangered nene goose from a range of threats including invasive predators such as mongooses, feral cats and rats.
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More than 4,000 participants and spectators from around the country are expected to attend the Amateur Athletic Union's 2012 National Karate Championships currently being held at .
Opening ceremonies were held Wednesday and competition commenced later that day.
The event is estimated to bring 1,200 guest rooms to Pheasant Run Resort and an additional 2,000 spectators over the four day event for a minimum direct spending impact of nearly $700,000.
"We are delighted the AAU has selected St. Charles for this signature event which points once again to the appeal St. Charles holds for sporting events, meetings and conventions, and leisure visitors" said Amy Egolf, Executive Director, Greater St. Charles Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The Greater St. Charles Convention & Visitors Bureau is providing complimentary support services to the AAU Karate Nationals, one of many events for which the Bureau provides services each year. The mission of the Greater St. Charles CVB is to promote the City of St. Charles, the Villages of Elburn and Campton Hills and Campton and St. Charles Townships as a destination for leisure visitors, meetings, conventions, motor-coach groups, and sports events. The CVB is funded by the Illinois Office of Tourism and a portion of the hotel/motel tax collected by St. Charles hotels. For additional information regarding the bureau's marketing and sales activities, contact the bureau or visit www.visitstcharles.com.
Tickets will be available at Pheasant Run Resort from July 4-7. A daily pass is $15 and an all-event pass is $40. Youth five and under are free. The competition starts at 8:00am each day.
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DAUPHIN — Christopher K. Varndell, 62, of Dauphin, passed away on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at Hershey Medical Center.
Chris was born in Sunbury, a son of Marian Long Varndell, of Selinsgrove, and the late Herman Christopher Varndell. He was married for 19 years to the former Laura Summers, who survives.
He was member of the Class of 1968 at Selinsgrove Area High School, Class of 1972 at Williamsport Area Community College, Class of 1977 at Bloomsburg University and Class of 1979 at Susquehanna University.
He was retired from AMP, where he was a tool and die maker.
He was a member of Moose Lodge 1173, the NRA, the National Hunters of America and the Fish and Anglers Club. He was involved with the Dauphin Athletic Association, Central Dauphin Wrestling Team and Boy Scout Troop 233.
In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by three sons and one daughter-in-law, Ryan and Samantha, Jason and Nicky Varndell; two grandchildren, Ryan Jr. and Kayc; three brothers, Timothy Varndell, Mark Varndell and Joel Varndell, all of Selinsgrove; and several nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at the Hoover Funeral Homes and Crematory Inc., 6011 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, followed by the funeral at 5 with the Rev. John Sproat officiating.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Capitol Area Unit, 2 Lemoyne Drive, Suite 101, Lemoyne, PA 17043, or to the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 3605 Vartran Way, Suite 101, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
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Illinois, Iowa and Michigan Earn Weekly Women's Soccer Conference Honors
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Champagne Pool
Janine holds her nose just about long enough for this shot next to the so called Champagne pool
As we write this blog not only are we half way around the world (geographically speaking) but we're also exactly 100 days into our 200 day trip - and as coincidence would have it we're heading back towards Halifax today as our ever eastwards direction of travel starts to bring us home!
We left the delights of Napier on the east coast of the north island and headed into the mountainous interior by way of lake Taupo (the biggest lake in Australasia) finally arriving in Whakapapa. Our main reason in being there was to tackle New Zealands so called bestest one day walk, the Tongariro Crossing, an 18km point to point walk taking in super views across the north island - volcanic scenery and emerald lakes and what not. Unfortunately for us the weather was officially pants so we didn't see very much of anything all day (grrrr) but it was good tackle for stretching the legs.
From the cloudy interior we travelled north back past lake Taupo and into geothermal country. There we had a good look at all things geothermal i.e. boiling mud pools (we like them), geysers, steam vents etc etc. We found it to be
Steven spits his dummy out....
.....on a bad weather day whilst on the 'bestest one day walk in New Zealand'. Just give him a little bit of time he'll be right........
a bit smelly around there but at least that meant we couldn't smell Steve for a while ;-) and of course we had a grand old time checking out all of the wierd and wonderful geothermal phenomena. During our time checking out geezers and geysers the weather got reeeeally rainy - now that's not a problem for us as we're well used to that - we've got two rain coats, plastic pants and even goretex in our shoes. However, in missing a British winter we've got soft and so we headed to the nearest town (Rotorua) and took cover for a couple of days - cinema, mcdonalds, dominos, pub, cinema again....
After the rain blew over we headed west to the Waitomo caves, stopping off on the way for another jet boating trip (on the Rapids Jet) - this time on the Waikato river. The Rapids Jet people are the only company in New Zealand to do jet boating on rapids - they've actually managed to sink several of their boats! We had a good ride, it didn't sink. There's loads of limestone in the Waitomo area and what with river erosion and movements of the earth over the
Dummy back in
Oh well at least he cheered up a bit later on :-)
years there's well over a hundred caves to explore. We explored three caves in a full on action packed day. All three caves were brill, two of them had walkways and installed lights to allow for the easy passage of tourists - they were nice caves all the same. The best cave we did though was down a proper cave with no tourist-friendly excavation in sight. For this hard core trip we had to suit up in full wetsuits, wellingtons and a hard hat (including a lamp). It was absolutely fantastic (Steve's words, haha) - we had to squeeze and crawl through all sorts of tight gaps - very exciting. Sometimes we walked on a damp 'surface' but most of the time we waded through water that generally ranged from between our knees and our waists in depth. The really good bits were in the deep underground river bits where we had to swim through. It's really good fun swimming through an underground river, a bit chilly maybe and you can't kick with your legs either because your wellies fall off so you do breast stroke arms and if you go fast enough then your sort of buoyant wet suit
Emerald Lake
The cloud cleered for a few seconds which just gave us chance to take this shot of an Emerald Lake
keeps your legs from sinking! It was kind of groovey being part of a 6 man group swimming down a river deep under ground with our liitle LED headlamps lighting the way. We also did some cave tubing (also known as blackwater rafting) where we floating down sections of the underground river on large innertubes. On one occassion we all turned out of headlamps to have a good look at some glowworms - after a while we found that our eyes adjusted and we were able to walk through the cave (for a short distance) using the light given off by the many glowworms - groovy. The acoustics are pretty good down there too so we sang the Trio song...Steve's suggestion of course ;-) ...along with Mud Mud Glorious Mud and Walking In the Air whilst floating along in the dark - yep, pretty surreal!
After the caves we headed north past Aukland and up to the Bay of Islands for a day cruise. The Bay of Islands were ace with loads of green islands, sandy beaches and blue/green sea - we even got to spend some more time with dolphins as a pod of the bottlenose variety came
Steam Rising
Some groovy rising steam at the Craters of the Moon site
to our boat for a play.
We parted company with Colin the campervan yesterday which after 31 days was a very sad occassion indeed. One shouldn't really let ones self become attached to an inanimate object but nonetheless attached we had become! Colin has taken us 5000km around New Zealand and we've had a right old adventure of it too. It just didn't feel right right walking away from Colin, leaving him there in the campervan car park waiting for someone else to come along and hire him out for another adventure around NZ. We turned back as we walked away (big mistake, never turn back...) and did we see a tear running down his left handlamp? Maybe it was just a bit of condensation running off the radiator. Maybe. After 30 nights in a small campervan it was a bit weird staying in a proper room last night, no physical and mental challenge of making our bed, a bathroom all of our own - sure we'll get used to it. :-)
New Zealand has been absolutely amazing but we're not getting sentimental about leaving as we're both ready for something a bit different now and of course
Steve Ponders
Steve has a think about things at one of our camp sites.
we're very excited about going to South America!............speaking of which, we've got a plane to catch...................
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We head off on our travels in an easterly direction (roughly!) and keep going until we stumble across home - oh and there's our wedding in Vegas on the way of course! :-)...
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Brief history of New Zealand
The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year...
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Mud mud glorious mud
Thermal Wonderland
hey up geezer
'That's not a geezer, I'm a geezer - That's a Geyser'
Rapid jetboating
If you enlarge the pic you should be able to find us.....
Look mum I can fly
Taking some air whilst jetboating!!
Random night sky shot
Taken in Waitomo village
It's a squeeze
Janine squeezes through one of the larger gaps on our ultimate cave experience!
Floating down an underground river on our innertubes complete with face paint/mud (don't ask)
Cruising the Bay of Islands
Mummy and baby bottlenose dolphins
Bay of Islands
Picnic time
We stop for a picnic on one of the uninhabited Bay Islands
Just look at that!
Fine nutrition there - fish chips and mushy peas
Last stop
This is where we camped on our final night in the campervan.
Colin's last stand
Colin the campervan goes out in a blaze of glory
8th March 2008
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I'm heading to New Zealand in 5 sleeps and your blog got me stoked for the trip so thanks! I was thinking the Waitomo Caves were too cushy but from the sounds of it, I just have to find the more challenging tours. It'd be great to hear more about your trip so keep it coming! Lindsay:-)
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Fab, absolutley Fab...
I thought that some of the areas in and around Perth were worth seeing but NZ looks so beautiful.. and seems there are lots of 'challenging' stuff too!! Shame you are not comng over to Oz for a visit, would be good to see you. Keep the pics coming.. p.s Colin the campervan is cool... Enjoy..!!! Love Ang ;-)
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False colours
hello Janine et Steve Great picture ! On the thermal place the colours seems false ! So irrealistic ! But the bigger thing seems "Steve can think now" you said that janine !!!! Take care in the next cave or mountain... héhéhé El and Chris
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Jackson's mayor and police chief addressed the media following the arrest of patrol officers on corruption charges.
Both praised the police department's command staff for alerting federal agents to the scandal.
Jackson Police Chief Rebecca Coleman said because of measures in place, command staff identified the accused officers and exposed their illegal actions.
Coleman said the department has cooperated with the U.S. Attorney's Office and FBI, and they continue to strive to make sure the public trust in not compromised.
"Anytime you have police officers who are sworn to serve and protect the Citizens of Jackson, and they betray that trust it's definitely a disappointment in those officers," Chief Coleman said.
Jackson Mayor Harvey Johnson said the arrests stem from a partnership between the agencies.
He said citizens should be assured that corruption will not exist among the ranks of sworn officers.
"We're not going to back off our position that there will not be any corruption in the Jackson Police Department. When we find it we'll cut it out," Mayor Johnson said.
It's been more than a decade since the last federal corruption investigation of JPD officers.
In February 2002, former Sergeant Fred Gaddis was the last veteran police officer to be sentenced in a scandal that involved six officers.
Then Detective Stanley Butler, Officer Tim Henderson, Patrolman Nate Thomas and Sergeant Ronald Youngblood were arrested on federal bribery charges.
They were accused of taking thousands of dollars to protect local drug dealers.
In December of 2000 ex-Detective Wallace Jones was arrested after an eight month JPD Internal Affairs and FBI investigation.
He was accused of also protecting a drug dealer.
In the same year Wallace's sister, former Narcotics Detective Alvaline Baggett, was also convicted of taking payoffs from drug dealers.
Chief Coleman took over the department in October of 2009.
"Chief Coleman has put in place a very good system of vetting these recruits, and we're making sure that there are adequate background checks," Mayor Johnson said. "In fact Chief Coleman interviews each and every recruit."
Johnson added that the police department will continue to serve the people of Jackson while abiding by the rules and regulations of the city, state and nation.
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Filed under: News | Mobile Phones
Oct 30 2012, 12:52pm CDT | by Shane McGlaun
Microsoft Windows Phone 8 officially launched yesterday as the company's latest smart phone operating system. Along with the official announcement for the operating system came the unveil of multiple features including the Kid's Corner and Rooms along with details and pricing for multiple smartphones from Nokia, Samsung, and HTC that will run the operating system. Microsoft is bragging that Windows Phone 8 devices are the only phones with live apps.
The Kid's Corner is I worry free way that adults can share the phone with kids allowing them to play games without having access to other phone features such as texting, phone calls, or the ability to make purchases. Roo allows the user to have group chats with specific people without sharing details with an entire social network. You can check out all the details on Windows phone 8 here .
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Rosetta Resources
Rosetta Resources Reviews
75% of the CEO
Jim Craddock
"Rapidly growing company that really cares about its employees."
Pros – Flexible work schedule. The company shows its appreciation for employees through celebrations, awards, and nice offiice ammenities.
Cons – Tenure with the company is low due to rapid growth and some turnover early on, which causes knowledge transfer issues and impacts how quickly we can execute on actitives sometimes as it is often new territory for those involved.
Advice to Senior Management – Continue to reward and appreciate employees.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
"A Growing Company"
Pros – 9/80 work schedule.
Nice Offices with free snacks, soda, and coffee
Competetive Pay
Cons – LOTS of meetings almost every day.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
"Rosetta Resources Review"
Pros – Great People to work with. Wonderful ammenities and care for workers.
Cons – Limited opportunities for advancement as company is so small.
Advice to Senior Management – Lock onto great talent when you have the chance.
Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company
"Not what it seems"
Pros – Free snacks
Nice office
Lots of young people
Cons – Too many meetings
Not much direction
Some members of management are too young and have very little experience
Pay is based on whether you are a flight risk
Your bosses bonus is taken out of his staffs bonus pool. If he pays you less he gets more
To reward someone else management takes it from another
Advice to Senior Management – Reward performance and don't base pay on who you think might leave
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
"Run by managers, not leaders"
Pros – When you first join the company, the compensation package is above average to encourage people to make the move
Some young talented staff that work hard and try to do the right thing
2 Fridays off a month
Cons – Lack of long term vision, focus is on short term - long term is sacrified
Friends in high places causes organization problems - some senior people know that the CEO won't let them go regardless of what happens so they have no fear of losing their jobs, they just manipulate people and behave like chlideren (decisions are more emotional than analytical ie we are going to do this because it is MY idea (& I want to look right) vs we will do this because it increases company profitability
Advice to Senior Management – Everyone wants to help their friends, nothing wrong with it, but when your friends are not the right people for the job it is time to make a change. Currently there is nobody internal to take over succession of the company. Some senior folks lack the maturity and stabilty to run the company.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
"Not performance based, Ex-BR employees are given free reign"
Pros – If you previously worked for BR, you are given the benefit of the doubt and are almost guarranteed to move up in the company. Sr. Management has a comfort factor with those they have worked with in the past.
Every other Friday off - which is what you will need after the constant belittling (if you are not from BR)
Cons – They believe in induced tension - which means they pit people against each other
Compensation is a zero sum game - for one person to get rewarded it has to come out of someone ele's pocket regardless of performance by the individual or the company
There is a complete lack of trust internally - fueled by those that get rewarded for throwing others under the bus.
Advice to Senior Management – Actually follow your so called company values. Treat people with respect regardless of which companies they worked with in the past.
People are your best asset. They get things done to support the overpaid top brass. It makes no sense to treat them poorly.
Put the interest of the company ahead of your own ego. There are numerous examples were poor business decisions were made just so someone at the top could save face.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
"Great if you are a former BR employee, not so great otherwise"
Pros – Challenging work, good perks (free drinks!), good co-workers. Pay is OK, can be a great opportunity if you are formerly from Burlington Resources (BR).
Cons – Preference for former BR employees, regardless of skill or competence. Executive management is often unprofessional and disrespectul towards non-ex-BR people. Company's core values are for looks only, the execs don't follow them.
Advice to Senior Management – Live the values you espouse to the employees. Don't be hypocrites. Treat your employees with dignity and respect. Admit that there is a morale problem and work to address it.
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend
Pros – OK in Denver- Decent employees, some good technical people. Denver is the step child , if you like that kind of environment great
Cons – They pit the Denver office against the Houston office- this is not a sports team. Too much nepotism in their work force
Advice to Senior Management – No structure to the ratings system. No structure to the career ladder- is their one. If you kiss ass- well it might work for you their
No, I would not recommend this company to a friend


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By Mark Boshnack Staff Writer
The Daily Star
---- — ONEONTA — School bells ring for many public schools in the the area today, with the balance of those surveyed opening Thursday.
After superintendent's conference days Tuesday and today, the first day for students in the Oneonta City School District is Thursday. Students at its Riverside Elementary School are benefiting from a couple of recent grants.
Principal Melinda Murdock said support from Walmart, Hannaford, OfficeMax and private providers raised about $3,000 needed to purchase all the school supplies students will need. Instead of putting some students in a position where their parents may not be able to afford the pencils or notebooks needed, "I wanted to level the playing field," she said. "We were able to get everything they need."
In addition, she worked with Oneonta City School District technology director Bonnie Nobiling and Riverside librarian Julia Ianello to secure a $17,000 state Educational Technology Voucher program. The purpose is to make sure that students have enough resources to take online tests, Murdock said. About half the funds were used to purchase about 20 units, a combination of laptops and iPads. The balance is used for software.
After the conference day Tuesday, Riverside second-grade teacher Jason Neer was getting his classroom ready. He's starting his 15th year as a teacher.
"It's exciting," he said about the start of school. "You are meeting a whole new group of students," and there are always changes that can make students and teachers anxious. That's one thing the class will talk about the first few days.
"It's a quick process — getting to know each other," he said.
Having school supplies provided by the school will help everyone, he said. "It will be a nice perk for a lot of students and families."
He was looking to forward to hearing about the details of the technology grant.
He was encouraged by the opening day presentation by recently appointed Superintendent Joseph Yelich. There are a lot of new things that teachers are dealing with all at one, including the Common Core and a review process — APPR, Neer said. "He (Yelich) reassured us we will all get it done together."
The technology will be added to the 15 iPads and two laptop carts that students have available, Murdock said. Where the hardware was previously available in the library, this will make it so it can be brought to the classrooms, she said, and it makes it possible for students working in small groups to practice such things as math skills or phonics.
The equipment should be ready by October. With all the applications available for the iPad, it allows for a very specific focus, Murdock said. Even kindergartners can use the hardware to draw letters on the screen and match pictures and letters, and teachers can see how well students did afterward.
"It will enhance the fantastic instruction already in place, and provide more resources for students and teachers in the classroom," Murdock said.
Following the first of two conference days, she was encouraged by the collaborative feel in the district in continuing to work with the state's Common Core curriculum. This was also the first year that sixth graders at Oneonta schools are attending the middle school. They had previously been part of the elementary schools. Teachers and administrators have done a good job in making sure they have a smooth transition, she said.


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Multilateral Patriotism by Christian Senger and contributed to the @DohaNews Flickr group
Asks Christian:
Can someone identify all the flags? Seems like the car itself is a big Qatari one!
Update: Tweeples @qataristallion & @iloveqatar pointed out that the driver of the car is a Qatari man called "muqana" (or mugana in Khaleeji Arabic), which means "masked one."
"And he gives a big thumbs up to all that smile and send a wave his way. He's awesome~so happy and patriotic," says @SybnDoha.


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Test Beds
Mobile Heavy Equipment - High Efficiency Excavator (Test Bed 1)
See video of the excavator test bed being put through its paces at Purdue University's Maha Fluid Power Center.
Prof. Monika Ivantysynova, Purdue University
One of largest sectors using fluid power is the mobile equipment sector. This sector includes heavy machines such as excavators and wheel loaders that are commonly used in industries such as construction, agriculture, mining, and forestry. Fluid power is essential to this type of its inherent high power density. The power requirements in this mobile equipment are large while the equipment size must be as compact as possible for mobility and packaging. The design of these fluid power systems has generally focused on power and productivity giving little thought to the efficiency of the system. In recent years, however, new and stricter emissions regulations and increasing fuel costs have caused the industry to look for more efficient system designs. With this motivation the CCEFP has designated an excavator, one of the most common multi-actuator mobile machines in use, as a test bed for research. The test bed will be used as a platform to demonstrate the significant improvement in the hydraulic system efficiency of heavy mobile machines that could be achieved by integrating advanced system and component designs being studied by researchers throughout the CCEFP.
CCEFP Compact Excavator at Maha Labs, Purdue University
Statement of Test Bed Goals
The compact excavator test bed has been a demonstrator of throttle-less hydraulic actuation technology since the inception of the Center through spring 2012. This technology, called displacement control (DC) or pump-controlled actuation (PCA), promises fuel savings for multi-actuator machines used widely in the construction, agriculture and forestry industries. Following predictions based on system simulations, significant fuel savings have been demonstrated on the test bed over the standard excavator system.
Beginning February 2012, the test bed has been transitioning to a demonstrator of a novel hydraulic hybrid configuration, called series-parallel hybrid DC system, for which a patent was applied in 2011. The series-hybrid architecture will introduce secondary controlled actuation for the swing drive in combination with the implementation of an energy storage system in parallel to the other DC actuators for the remaining working functions. Such architecture enables energy recovery from all actuators, capture of swing braking energy and 50% engine downsizing. It promises fuel savings beyond those achieved with the prototype non-hybrid DC excavator, as was previously shown through simulation studies in project 1A2 ('Multi-Actuator Hydraulic Hybrid Machine Systems'), which concluded in June, 2012.
The goals for the project are 50% fuel savings over current state-of-the-art excavator systems, meeting current exhaust emission standards and no degradation in machine performance.
Test Bed's Role in Support of Strategic Plan
The compact excavator test bed primarily addresses the efficiency thrust of the Center. The prime role of the test bed is to be a demonstrator of energy savings that are possible in multi-actuator machines, through efficient system architectures (utilizing throttle-less actuation, enabling energy recovery and storage) and through advanced power management strategies.
These concepts were investigated in project 1A.2 from 2006-2012 and the test bed draws upon theoretical results achieved to meet these goals. The test bed has also been used for demonstration of a novel human-machine interface as part of project 3A.1. It is well positioned for testing of energy-efficient fluids researched from Project 1G.1 and for evaluation of high efficiency, virtually variable displacement pump/motors from projects 1E2 and 1E3. With the transition of the test bed to a series parallel hybrid DC system, it will also open the door for testing new accumulator technologies researched within the Center (e.g. the advanced strain accumulator, Project 2C.2).
The successful demonstration of DC will open new applications in both large scale mobile machinery and robots, and in human-scale applications like surgery robots or other portable devices where efficient and compact actuator technology is necessary.
Description and Explanation of Research Approach
The state-of-the-art in hydraulic drive and actuation technology involves the use of different forms of resistance control through the use of valves. Most mobile applications use load-sensing (LS), negative flow control (NFC), positive flow control (PFC) or similar architectures. In those systems one or two hydraulically controlled variable displacement pumps provide flow to all actuators by adjusting the system pressure to the highest required pressure of all actuators. Control valves throttle flow from the operating pressure to the desired actuator pressure and meter flow in accordance with respective operator inputs. This leads to large throttling losses across the control valves supplying all actuators except the actuator operating at maximum pressure (in a typical cycle, only one or two actuators operate at high pressures, with the others at low or medium pressures). Further, energy from braking or lowering of actuators is either recovered very inefficiently or not at all, through these architectures.
Displacement controlled (DC) actuation is a very efficient throttle-less actuation with simultaneous utilization of energy recovery without energy storage. The basic circuit for linear single rod cylinders was introduced in 1998 [1]. One variable displacement pump/motor is used per working actuator in a closed-circuit and throttling valves are entirely eliminated. The only control element is the pump displacement and the unit automatically moves over-center to allow energy recovery. The challenge is to demonstrate that pump control can compete with the performance of valve controlled systems with respect to bandwidth and accuracy. Another challenge is to define the maximum number of pumps required in multi-actuator machines by introducing pump switching architectures and new control concepts. This complete new hydraulic actuation technology has been demonstrated on a wheel loader where measurements showed 20% higher fuel efficiency [2]. As a first result of the CCEFP research, a four pump DC system with multiple switching valves was implemented for the eight actuator mini-excavator test bed. 40% fuel savings have been demonstrated through independent, side-by-side testing at a Caterpillar facility over the standard machine in August 2010. The technology offers several new energy efficient features to be introduced to mobile machines. In an associated project, energy efficient active vibration damping of the boom and machine cabin was demonstrated on a skid-steer loader [3]. Competing throttle-less actuation technologies are open-circuit DC actuation [4] and hydraulic transformers [5]. Open-circuit DC actuation is a feasible alternative. However, it involves the use of several logic valves per actuator and accompanying control laws. The INNAS Hydraulic Transformer (IHT) concept is not yet a proven technology that has been demonstrated on mobile multi-actuator machines.
In the hybrid DC version (Fig. 1) of the test bed (Feb 2012 onward), braking energy of the swing is captured in a hydraulic accumulator, by using a secondary-controlled, over-center, variable displacement motor for the swing drive, as opposed to a fixed displacement motor that was previously in use. The energy stored in the accumulator may be re-used either for reducing the load on the engine or for powering the swing at a later stage. The proposed system architecture does not require any additional units compared to the DC non-hybrid prototype, and energy from the boom, stick and bucket can be recovered through the DC circuits.
Figure 1: Series-Parallel Hybrid DC Excavator
Figure 2: Excavator Truck-Loading Cycle Power Requirement
The typical cyclical operation of these machines, together with added energy storage capability, leads to the idea that engine downsizing is possible with appropriate power management. Peak power requirements would be met by assistance from the accumulator. On the test bed, the engine will not be downsized, however through the use of appropriate power management, engine load will be limited to 50% of peak power in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the concept in a functioning machine.
[1] Rahmfeld, R. and Ivantysynova, M. 1998. "Energy Saving Hydraulic Actuators for Mobile Machines". Proceedings of 1st Bratislavian Fluid Power Symposium, Častá-Píla, Slovakia, pp. 47-57.
[2] Rahmfeld, R. and Ivantysynova, M. 2001. "Displacement Controlled Linear Actuator with Differential Cylinder – 'A Way to Save Primary Energy in Mobile Machines'". Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Fluid Power Transmission and Control, Hangzhou, China, pp. 316-322.
[3] Williamson, C., Lee S. and Ivantysynova, M. 2009. "Active Vibration Damping for an Off-Road Vehicle with Displacement Controlled Actuators". International Journal of Fluid Power, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 5-16.
[4] Heybroek, K., Larsson J. and Palmberg J-O. 2009. "The Potential of Energy Recuperation in Valve Controlled Mobile Hydraulic Systems". The 11th Scandinavian Conference on Fluid Power, Linköping, Sweden.
[5] Werndin, R., Achten, P. A. J., Sannelius, M. and Palmberg, J. O. 1999. "Efficiency performance and control aspects of a hydraulic transformer". Proceedings of the 6th Scandinavian International Conference on Fluid Power, pp. 395–407, Tampere, Finland.
[6] Zimmerman, J. and Ivantysynova, M. 2011. "Hybrid Displacement Controlled Multi-actuator Hydraulic Systems". Proceedings of the 12th Scandinavian International Conference on Fluid Power (SICFP), Tampere, Finland).
[7] Zimmerman, J., Hippalgaonkar, R. and Ivantysynova, M. 2011. "Optimal Control for the Series-Parallel Displacement Controlled Hydraulic Hybrid Excavator". 2011 ASME Dynamic Systems and Control Conference and Bath/ASME Symposium on Fluid Power and Motion Control, Arlington, VA, USA.
[8] Zimmerman, J. 2012. "Toward Optimal Multi-Actuator Displacement Controlled Mobile Hydraulic Systems". PhD Thesis, Purdue University.
[9] Hippalgaonkar, R., Zimmerman, J. and Ivantysynova, M. 2011. "Investigation of Power Management Strategies for a Multi-Actuator Hydraulic Hybrid Machine System". 2011 SAE Commercial Vehicle Engineering Congress, Sept. 13 - 14, 2011, Rosemont, IL, USA.
[10] Hippalgaonkar, R., Ivantysynova, M. and Zimmerman, J. 2012. "Fuel Savings of a Mini-Excavator through a hydraulic hybrid displacement controlled system". Proceedings of 8th IFK International Conference on Fluid Power, Dresden, Germany, Vol.2, pp.139-154.


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Great Restaurants a tier below NYC's top restaurants (in price)
I'm looking for a comprehensive list of recommendations for great restaurants that are a tier below Le Bernadin, EMP, Gotham B&G, Daniel with regards to price. I'm pretty open to all types of cuisine. The one caveat is that I'd like to keep entrees in the $20-$30 range.
Thanks for your help!
I wouldn't put Gotham in the same group with the others you listed...
The first ones that come to mind are Beacon and Tocqueville. They are great favorites of ours. We adore the Essence of Lobster Soup and the Wood-Roasted Oysters at Beacon, and the Best-in-the-US potato gratin; and from Tocqueville, our mouths water at the thought of the Foie Gras and Scallop and the Asparagus Salad. ;)


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Prince Charles has openly expressed support for a recent population study by biologists Paul and Anne Ehrlich, calling for drastic global efforts to reduce fertility worldwide. On the official website of the Prince of Wales,┬Āprince Charles commended┬ĀPaul and Anne EhrlichŌĆÖs latest population study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society on January 8 of this year, calling among other things for globally provided ŌĆ£back-up abortionsŌĆØ to avert overpopulation catastrophe. The prince writes:
ŌĆ£We do, in fact, have all the tools, assets and knowledge to avoid the collapse of which this report warns, but only if we act decisively now.ŌĆØ
In their latest study entitled┬ĀCan a collapse of global civilization be avoided?, biologists Paul R. Ehrlich and his wife repeat their decade-long mantra, namely that global population growth is certain to collapse civilization as a whole- and only a concerted global effort to reduce fertility may avert the feared catastrophe. The report mentions that global population reduction is a monumental task, but they add:
ŌĆ£Monumental, but not impossible if the political will could be generated globally to give full rights, education and opportunities to women, and provide all sexually active human beings with modern contraception and backup abortion. The degree to which those steps would reduce fertility rates is controversial, but they are a likely win-win for societies.ŌĆØ
These words contain some drastic and draconian implications. In order to provide ŌĆ£back-up abortionsŌĆØ to women on a global scale, a worldwide population reduction strategy must be outlined and then enforced by all nations of the planet. The Ehrlichs concede that such a worldwide effort would not go down well with nations opposing abortions:
ŌĆ£Obviously (ŌĆ") there are huge cultural and institutional barriers to establishing such policies in some parts of the world. After all, there is not a single nation where women are truly treated as equal to men. Despite that, the population driver should not be ignored simply because limiting overconsumption can, at least in theory, be achieved more rapidly. The difficulties of changing demographic trajectories mean that the problem should have been addressed sooner, rather than later.ŌĆØ, the Ehrlichs write.
Responding to countless recent studies showing that not overpopulation, butunderpopulation seems to be an increasing problem, especially in Europe, the Ehrlichs state:
ŌĆ£That halting population growth inevitably leads to changes in age structure is no excuse for bemoaning drops in fertility rates, as is common in European government circles. Reduction of population size in those over-consuming nations is a very positive trend, and sensible planning can deal with the problems of population aging.ŌĆØ
They also write that besides change in the politics of demography, the educational system should also join the effort in a ŌĆ£symmetricalŌĆØ manner, ŌĆ£moving towards sustainability and enhancing equity (including redistribution).ŌĆØ The scientific community must throw its weight behind the effort, the Ehrlichs say, especially to counter all religious counter-argumentation underlining the value of life:
ŌĆ£To our minds, the fundamental cure, reducing the scale of the human enterprise (including the size of the population) to keep its aggregate consumption within the carrying capacity of Earth, is obvious but too much neglected or denied. There are great social and psychological barriers in growthmanic cultures to even considering it. This is especially true because of the ŌĆśendarkenmentŌĆÖŌĆöa rapidly growing movement towards religious orthodoxies that reject enlightenment values such as freedom of thought, democracy, separation of church and state, and basing beliefs and actions on empirical evidence. They are manifest in dangerous trends such as climate denial, failure to act on the loss of biodiversity and opposition to condoms (for AIDS control) as well as other forms of contraception. If ever there was a time for evidence-based (as opposed to faith-based) risk reduction strategies, it is now.ŌĆØ
Global population reduction and global redistribution of wealth. These things can of course only be accomplished through a concerted global effort or, as the authors declare ŌĆ£an unprecedented level of international cooperation.ŌĆØ:
ŌĆ£At the global level, the loose network of agreements that now tie countries together, developed in a relatively recent stage of cultural evolution since modern nation states appeared, is utterly inadequate to grapple with the human predicament. Strengthening global environmental governance and addressing the related problem of avoiding failed statehood are tasks humanity has so far refused to tackle comprehensively even as cultural evolution in technology has rendered the present international system (as it has educational systems) obsolete. Serious global environmental problems can only be solved and a collapse avoided with an unprecedented level of international cooperation.ŌĆØ
The two end this line of reasoning by regurgitating the neo-Malthusian mantra- which simultaneously harbors a veiled threat, namely:
ŌĆ£If people do not do that, nature will restructure civilization for us.ŌĆØ
After Prince Charles endorsed the conclusions of their study, Paul Ehrlich twittered ŌĆ£I wish our leaders were as far-sightedŌĆØ, to which one of EhrlichŌĆÖs followers responded ŌĆ£Suicide on a grand scale needs reconsidering.ŌĆØ
Comments such as these show that morality is nowhere to be found in the vicinity of these neo-Malthusian characters. The fact that Prince Charles felt compelled to endorse the conclusions of this report only reaffirms that his lineage is still of the opinion that people are a scourge on the earth, or as his father Prince Philip stated, a plague:
As current Bing professor of Population Studies and President of the Center for Conservation Biology at Stanford University, Paul Ehrlich is living proof that old habits die hard- and eugenic habits die even harder. After his famous book The Population Bomb was published in 1968, he has fallen somewhat in credibility for the world kept on turning and mankind is apparently still around, despite of all the doom predicted. In 1969 Ehrlich┬Āpredicted┬Āthat ŌĆ£ŌĆ£smog disastersŌĆØ in 1973 might kill 200,000 people in New York and Los AngelesŌĆØ and ŌĆ£By 1985 enough millions will have died to reduce the earthŌĆÖs population to some acceptable level, like 1.5 billion peopleŌĆØ.
Nevertheless, despite EhrlichŌĆÖs prediction of the total collapse of human society if the population would continue to rise, after 40 years the man still maintains his point, this time pointing to ŌĆ£climate changeŌĆØ as the consequence of increased human activity. During an interview in December 2009, Ehrlich stated:
ŌĆ£The population explosion will come to an end. The only question is whether it will do so by humanity balancing its interventions to decrease death rates with interventions to decrease birth rates, or whether the death rate will soar.ŌĆØ
In 2009, Ehrlich also expressed his desire to see the global population fall below replacement:
ŌĆ£Until and unless we can humanely begin to shrink the global population, following the lead of over-consuming and over-populated European nations, the future seems grim.ŌĆØ
Humanely shrink the global populationŌĆØ, says Ehrlich. He is wise enough to edit the word ŌĆ£humanelyŌĆØ in if he is to avoid the same indignation that befell his friend John Holdren, who co-authored Ecoscience with him in 1977. There is of course no humane way of shrinking the global population. Only a planetary authority, enforcing such a shrinkage, could get the job done. And it is exactly such a planetary regime Mr. Ehrlich┬Ācalled for, together with current chief science advisor to President Obama.
In the following fragment, Paul Ehrlich advocates the creation of a ŌĆ£global systemŌĆØ to create a ŌĆ£behavioral changeŌĆØ. Ehrlich: ŌĆ£We donŌĆÖt have any international effort to say, you know, how are we behaving. We have global problems, why donŌĆÖt we have a global system to fix it.ŌĆØ
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The only population control needed is that for blacks and muslims, they are overunning the entire planet and are going to bring on a huge race/religion war and it will not end well for them.
> Prince Charles has openly expressed support for a recent population study by biologists Paul and Anne Ehrlich, calling for drastic global efforts to reduce fertility worldwide.
.. a culling of the parasitic "elites" might be a good place to start.
I find it sad and amazing that Paul Ehrlich stated in the same paragraph, that nations and individuals should be forced into birth control and abortions and then states that it is "religious orthodoxies reject enlightened thought such as freedom of thought, democracy.."
This man proposes forced birthcontrol and abortion of the world and HE does not see that as contrary to freedom?!! Is he still on LSD?
Freedom is not forcing others to do as you believe, it is allowing each person the right to make life decisions that are respectful of life in general even if they are choices you personally would not make. That means not trampling your neighbors reasonable rights when you seek to follow your own. You can't say you believe in freedom and then try to FORCE everyone else to follow your view of life and that is what the Ehrlichs and those who call themselvs "liberals" do (I call them what they are: socialists. Socialists believe that they DO know better than you and that they have the right to force you to follow their will).
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Naturally, the only add-ons that matter are add-ons for warlocks. Here are three that you may find useful:
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SAN ANGELO, Texas - What: Concho Valley RSVP Volunteer Fair
When: 1:30-4 p.m. May 7
Where: Station 618 Senior Center, Activity Room, 618 S. Chadbourne St.
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Meals for the Elderly Volunteer Director Leann Criswell can't even count the vast number of volunteers Concho Valley RSVP has referred to the local meal-delivery program for homebound seniors.
"I think RSVP is absolutely wonderful; the benefits are amazing," Criswell said. "They are invaluable to our community in the service they provide in getting the word out about different organizations" that need volunteers.
To celebrate National Senior Corps Week May 7-12 and Older Texans/Older Americans Month, Concho Valley RSVP — a nonprofit department of the West Texas Rehabilitation Center — will hold its first volunteer fair on May 7 at Station 618 Senior Center, 618 S. Chadbourne St. The fair is 1:30- 4 p.m. and is open to people 55 and older who are interested in exploring various volunteer opportunities available in the Concho Valley.
Vendor booths participating in the fair include Meals for the Elderly, the Children's Advocacy Center, Pregnancy Help Center, Adult Literacy Council of the Concho Valley, Hospice of San Angelo, Area Agency on Aging, Kids Eat! summer meals program and Station 618 Senior Center, where Concho Valley RSVP's offices are housed.
"Right now, because of the space available, we have space for 12" vendor booths at the fair, said Dolores Schwertner, RSVP project director. "We work with close to 100 different agencies. We'll have a booth there ourselves. … (and) we can talk with them about any of the agencies we work with.
"There's no pressure; they can find out about the agencies and then go home and think about it or get more information" later.
Schwertner said RSVP expects about 100 people to attend the fair and hopes to recruit at least 20 to 25 of those as volunteers.
"We have so many different opportunities at different times of the day," she said. "There are activities going on all the time, and once they're in our system they can get an email or telephone call when there's an activity, and they have the option" to help.
Concho Valley RSVP has about 600 volunteers active in its program, Schwertner said, and frequently receives inquires from seniors who are interested in local volunteer opportunities.
"I think San Angelo's a very caring community," she said, adding that the area's interest in helping others is evident by the number of volunteers involved in programs such as Meals for the Elderly, which Criswell said is able to operate with 310 volunteers a week.
"So many agencies rely on the skills that volunteers have," Schwertner said. "Our program has changed. When I started 26 years ago, it was all about getting the (seniors) involved in the community to keep them living a great life, and now it's (also) focused on impact, innovation and effectiveness. We track individuals who stay independently living in their own homes or kids who read better because of these services, and we try to place volunteers (to meet) those very specific needs."
Volunteers also benefit physically and mentally from regular community involvement and social interaction, Schwertner said.
"Individuals who stay in engaged … live a healthier, more mentally-alert life. It's just good for people to stay involved."
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A police officer speaking at York University (Toronto) on January 24, 2011, said, "Women should avoid dressing like sluts in order not to be victimized." He was addressing a group of students on community safety following a number of campus assaults. Woman all over the world reacted (and, daresay, a few men). Apparently, they know that people of every gender, sexual orientation, age from birth through advanced old age, and style of dress are raped.
On April 3, 2011, nearly 2,000 woman—many dressed in a way that this particular officer would probably find suggestive—were joined by men who support their cause and took to the streets of Toronto in a SlutWalk. It seems the officer's comment ignited a powder keg that exploded into a movement, and similar walks are planned (or have already taken place) to protest this blaming-the-victim mentality. The beleaguered officer issued an apology, but his comments inspired a manifesto.
What is a slut? How do sluts dress? If slutty attire is clothing that people (not just men) find arousing, women shouldn't dress at all. The shocking truth is that no matter how a woman dresses, there's some loony who will find it alluring. Maybe women should walk around naked. I'd like to think that the sight of my generation's baby boomer bods, saggy breasts and all, would ground the most ardent erection. I'd be wrong, though, because there are guys out there who rape women who could be the baby boomers' mothers.
On the other hand, maybe everybody should walk around naked. The sight of all that junk attached to the imperfect bodies of human beings, as opposed to air-brushed models, might be enough to reverse the population explosion. All that hair in unattractive places, our scars, our cellulite, our bony knees and fat ankles—sure some would find them a real turn-on, but maybe not so much when there's no getting away from it.
We do not advocate public nudity en masse, but if the clothing a woman wears—from lingerie to maternity dresses to nuns' habits and burqas to bikinis—is an invitation to rape, then why should they wear any?
As London gays have reclaimed the word "queer," women now reclaim the word "slut," reinventing it to mean a woman in charge of her own destiny. Perhaps "However we dress, wherever we go, yes means yes, and no means no," does not yet have the cachet of "We're queer and we're here," but just wait.
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For many, William Tell is synonymous with The Lone Ranger. The operas overture was the theme for the popular television show about a masked crusader fighting injustice in the American Old West. The rest of the work is virtually unknown to modern audiences; it has only been performed twice in the United States since the 1930s.
This Saturday, Wichita Grand Opera patrons will be able to see the first staging in over two decades of Gioachino Rossinis masterpiece about freedom, liberation and love. Its a complex undertaking that has attracted world-renowned talent while positioning the opera company at the forefront of renewed interest in the piece. Its also putting Wichita on the map as a destination city for up-and-coming operatic performances.
Its got a beautiful story that is contemporary and especially relevant in many ways, said Parvan Bakardiev, president and CEO of Wichita Grand Opera. Globally, there is a lot of movement and interest for the spread of democracy and independence, and that is at the heart of this story. Its also got elements of Romeo and Juliet because you have these two lovers torn apart.
William Tell debuted in Paris in 1829 and enjoyed popularity for much of the next century. It was such a success that Rossini retired from opera writing after its completion, having composed 38 operas by the age of 38. When the Metropolitan Opera shuttered its performance of William Tell in 1931, it would be over half a century before U.S. audiences could see it again. The San Antonio Festival revived it in 1984, with Bakardiev at the helm as producer. The San Francisco Opera staged it again in 1992.
Bakardiev said that William Tell was performed often until the 1930s because there were a lot of tenors available in the opera world then, as well as many baritones and sopranos who could sing the works complex and multi-layered parts. A shortage of talent in terms of people who could take on the leading roles, combined with Depression-era economic turmoil, made the elaborate and expensive production unfeasible. It become somewhat forgotten after World War II, as opera shifted to more traditional and easier to produce works. The Lone Ranger was about the only thing that kept the music alive in peoples minds.
In taking on William Tell, Wichita is positioning itself to be at the vanguard of renewed interest in the work and other French operas from the period. The production stays true to how it was originally written and will be performed in French, with English supertitles broadcast above the stage. It unfolds over four acts, lasting about two hours and 40 minutes with an intermission. It will be directed by award-winning stage director Chuck Hudson, a fluent French speaker who has directed opera productions at major companies like Seattle Opera and Florida Grand Opera.
The grandiose sets and ornate costumes are being designed in-house. Stefan Pavolv, a European scenic artist whose designs have been seen in more than 500 opera house performances, is the set designer. Margaret Pent, founder and artistic director of Wichita Grand Opera, is creating the period costumes. Bakardiev said its his hope that future productions of William Tell may buy them.
While this will be the only U.S. performance in 2014, there will be six others internationally, and the Metropolitan Opera will present the Dutch National Operas production in 2016. Given its rarity, Bakardiev said he expects opera aficionados from across the country to travel to Wichita to see the performance.
This is the highlight of our companys 14 years of existence, Bakardiev said. Its like the Super Bowl of operas. The story itself details an epic struggle of patriotism, romance and betrayal, with the protagonist William Tell at the center of a beguiling tug-of-war between nations. Its set in 15th-century Switzerland in the Canton of Uri, a province in the middle of the country.
The first act opens during a festival on the shore of Lake Lucerne. Merriment evades Tell as he bemoans Switzerlands oppression at the hand of Austria. Arnold Melcthal is likewise disturbed, though for a different reason: A former soldier who once served under the occupying authorities of Governor Gesler, he is torn between his love for the Austrian Princess Matilde and his allegiance to Switzerland.
When the Swiss are later forced to celebrate 100 years of Austrian rule at the village fairgrounds of Uris capital, Tell refuses to bow to Geslers hat. He and his young son, Jemmy, are arrested. What follows is the best-known arc of the William Tell saga: the apple and arrow test. Knowing Tells prowess as a marksman, Gesler demands that he shoot an apple off his sons head with a crossbow bolt.
William Tell is revered by the Swiss people. They even built a monument for him, Bakardiev said. Its a very attractive story for right now because there are so many revolutions going on globally. Its a story about the struggle and fight for liberty. Theres also the love subplot that adds to the excitement.
Bakardiev said the quality of the music matches the blockbuster story. European maestro Nayden Todorov will conduct the orchestra, his second time at the helm of leading the music for William Tell and the only European maestro to claim such a feat. He is one of the most recorded conductors in Europe. His assistant conductor and principal coach for this production is Tyson Deaton.
Its great, great music. The music is the best work of Rossini, Bakardiev said of the score. It requires five to six uniquely talented singers to do it. The music has so many nuances. Its got incredible soul and dimension. Very few people have heard this because its difficult to find the people to sing the parts, in particular the tenor. Its a role where the performer has to also be believable, dynamic, handsome and heroic.
The difficulty in casting William Tell is central to its elusive repertoire. Only a handful of tenors worldwide can sing the demanding and dexterous role of Arnold Melchtal. American tenor Michael Spyres is sought after worldwide as a result. He will be in three of the six planned 2014 productions of William Tell.
Michael is the tenor of choice globally, Bakardiev said. The role takes a lot of stamina. You have to be able to handle the agility and also the heroics. He does this masterfully.
In addition to Spyres talent, baritone Lucas Meachem stars in the title role of William Tell. Bakardiev said his strapping physique and powerful, seductive voice make him perfect for the role. He is a frequent leading baritone at Lyric Opera of Chicago, San Francisco Opera, the Metropolitan Opera and other opera houses worldwide.
Zvetelina Vassileva, known for her performances of all of Verdi and Puccinis leading roles, returns to the Wichita Grand Opera stage as Matilde. Mezzo-soprano Suzanne Hendrix will sing the role of Tells wife, Hedwig. The rest of the ensemble includes Alyssa Toepfer as Jemmy, William Powers as Melchtals father, Diego Baner as Gesler, Nicholas Masters as soldier Walter Furst, Christopher Trapani as fisherman Ruodi, Michael Nansel as the shepherd Leuthold and Patrick Greene as Rudolphe, captain of Geslers guard.
Its the grandest of the grand of music, very multi-dimensional. There is no dull moment its glorious in terms of the effects on the ears, Bakardiev said. This is also an opera that ends on a high note because liberation efforts are rewarded. There is a desire for independence and self-determination that will really resonate with audiences. Its a very positive production. Its thematic and lyrical, but also opera for the family because its fascinating for the young people to see that struggle.