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Monday, July 9, 2012
Jealousy's Funeral
I'm staring at the coffin, plain, wood, filled, when she walks into the sanctuary. I can feel her as her heels pad softly against the flat brown carpet. The weight of the air shifts. Particles gather around me, closing my throat. All I can smell is my wife on her clothes. It's as if their pheromones mixed together just to taunt me. My body heaves forward. I try in vain to blow out stale fearful air, but her presence suffocates me. The word lover whispers in my ear from some unknown voice as I tightly close my eyes. I'm sure the congregation thinks I'm holding back tears for her. I am. I'm not. I don't know. I've never felt jealous in my whole life. I've never understood the nights my wife would cry in our bed or on the floor because she felt I was keeping some dark secret. For her, jealousy lived just under the surface, a constant threat to our marriage. Her crying pissed me off so much; I fantasized about hitting her, just to shut her up. Every time I thought we we're okay, she'd start to question me. We were trapped in a constant cycle.
Yet somehow, we had an open marriage. Well, open for her. Women came and went from her life. I had one rule: she had to tell me. Sometimes, we'd be driving in the car or sitting in bed, and she'd ask, "Don't you worry?"
"About what?"
"These women? Don't you worry I'll fall in love?"
"Fall in love?" I found this question laughable. "I'm confident in us. You won't fall in love." I never believed for one minute that she'd fall in love with these women. Why would she? Women were her friends. She could easily fuck them and keep that friendship. It never crossed my mind she'd fall in love.
I open my eyes and tilt my head back to look over my shoulder. She's taking a seat in the pew a few rows back. I see a tear running down her cheek. "Why are you crying?" I want to scream. "You can't cry. She's my wife. My wife! This is my grief. Why are you here?"
My heart beats faster and faster. I know why she's here. I know that it's her grief too, and I hate it. I hate that I let this happen. I hate that I have to share. I hate that I can't fucking breath. I hate that she had to die for me to feel this.
I look at the coffin. I look back at her. She cocks her head to the side and gives me a sad smile. My heart speeds up more. I blow out air. I stand up.
Everything goes black.
Monday, June 25, 2012
Resurrecting Levine
This story was part of a writing challenge proposed by my American Jewish Lit professor in grad school. After reading Bernard Malamud's short story from 1955, "The Angel Levine," about a Jewish black angel who saves an old Jewish tailor in order to get his wings. The story looks deeply at Jewish identity, posing the question: what makes a Jew?
In turn, my professor asked, "where did this angel come from? What was his life when he was alive? Was he born Jewish?"
Resurrecting Levine
I grew up during the Harlem Renaissance, the son of an entrepreneur who made his money opening speakeasies in Jungle alley. Jazz musicians, homosexuals, bohemians, and upper class whites flocked to his establishments. In 1926, when I was four-years-old, we moved to a Hamilton Heights brownstone. At the time (although much has changed) Hamilton heights was a desirable neighborhood for affluent whites, and my father's success with his speakeasies sprinkled throughout Harlem allowed us to live among whites. I remember the whiteness of my neighbor's skin was odd to me. It's not that I'd never seen white folks; I just always assumed they were curious creatures with stringy hair and colorless faces. Our first week in our house, I watched the boy next door kick his pale legs against the steps. I'd never seen a white boy with shorts on before.
"Mama! Mama!" I screamed out into our shiny new kitchen.
She came running into the living room. "What Levi?"
Monday, June 11, 2012
For years, I taught Elie Wiesel's Holocaust memoir, Night, in my community college classroom. Night is the story of Elie and his father's life inside the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps during the Holocaust. It is spare, heart-wrenching, and honest. He tells the tale of a people moved from humanity to degradation and the unraveling of relationships caused by such inhumanity. Many times, broken relationships were that of fathers and sons, but they were also broken relationships with G-d. Elie struggles to hold onto his relationship with his own father while, at the same time, despairs over the violent breakdown of his relationship with G-d.
While teaching, my students and I found ourselves stopping at the same passage:
A young boy is arrested and hanged by the Nazis for not giving up his superior who was planning a revolt. The entire camp stood helplessly by as they watched this young boy die slowly. While death surrounds them everyday, the boy's death beats them down. His hanging even shakes the guards.
Beyond my classroom, this passage propelled me into my graduate research. However, the one piece missing from the conversation was the perspective of this Jewish boy slowly dying as his Jewish community powerlessly watches.
So, I wrote what I imagined his was thinking:
Swinging from nowhere
"Where is God?"
Friday, May 25, 2012
The Great Rabbi Speaks
Friday, January 14, 2011
Day in My Life
Since Gwyneth Paltrow and her oh-so-successful friends offered such lovely insights into their hardworking days on Gwyneth's website GOOP: insights filled with weekly blowouts, personal trainers, nannies, and organic food.
Insights like:
I really make a point of sitting down with my children—even if it's for 15 minutes. A great time saver is to make steel cut oatmeal, put it in a ceramic bread loaf pan and slice it each morning, add a drizzle of maple syrup, milk and 45 seconds in the microwave—healthy breakfast in seconds and I can make it last over 3 - 4 days! In the summer, I start the day with a protein smoothie, which can be made in minutes (a handful of organic berries, a large scoop of Greek yogurt, a squirt of flaxseed oil, 2 scoops of protein powder, organic pomegranate or cranberry juice and blend)."
I have the benefit of an amazing assistant, without whom I could not make it happen (Thank you, thank you, Diane). My day is packed back-to-back from the moment that I arrive until the moment that I leave. When I'm driving to a meeting, I bring a call list with me so that I can quickly return calls. On a Friday afternoon, I'm given the list of outstanding calls/topics/decisions that I need to make over the weekend.
Find a great salon that understands time pressure and can accommodate your schedule. I have a great salon near me that I can go to at the end of the day to have a facial, manicure and pedicure at the same time. I'm in and out in 70 minutes. Not relaxing but efficient. Same for other appointments. I have acupuncture at 9.30pm at night. It's a wonderful end of the day.
We sit on the bed and read, and I demand my usual cuddles. Jen leaves at 6:30, so I try my best to juggle the three monkeys and keep them all in one piece till bed time
Jen is the NANNY.
I thought I'd share A Day in the Life of a Part-time College Instructor/Part-time Graduate Student/Full-time Big Mean Mama.
While, in my dream world, I'd sleep until 10 without guilt or lately, my day begins at 5 am with the ear piercing alarm, meant for my husband. Of course, due to his insistence on early rising, he is already up; ready to face the world, so I am forced to hit the alarm. For years, he had an alarm that never went off, or if it chose to go off, it filled the air with soothing sounds of birds and ocean waves. He found it lacking. I found it perfect. Just as I think I might go back to sleep, sounds of angry killer bees swarming through the house fill my oh-so-tired ears. I'm sure, at some point, I was able to ignore my husband cycling on his trainer in the dining room, but now, I just long for the warmth of spring and outdoor biking activities. (Love you Giant Gentile, you sure look cute on that trainer! Keep up the good work)
I finally get up around 6:20, to go downstairs to pack The Boy his healthy, kosher, dairy, peanut-free, lunch, and two snacks. We keep getting notes telling us to pack more food. My child is not going to up to Everest; I don't know why he needs so much food--especially, because they put his uneaten food in his lunchbox at the end of the day. Gross. (This is why we are on lunchbox number two.). Then I run upstairs to get The Boy up for school. "Is it Saturday?" He always asks. "No, it's not Saturday." If it was Saturday, I wouldn't be trying to get you up at 6:30 in the morning. Instead, you'd be up on your own at 5:30 tormenting your Dad with Cartoons and the constant, "Daddy? Daddy? Daddy?" The only time he's up on his own on the weekdays, is when he's had an accident, and he's trying to hide it by changing his pjs. " I didn't have an accident. I just wanted to wear these jammies and put the sheets in the hallway." Unlike, Gwyneth's child Moses who jumps lovingly into her arms upon waking, my child hides like a teenager under the covers. "The light! It's burning my eyes. Turn it off Mama. Turn it off." I am completely incapable of handling this situation with grace and ease. Instead, my voice gets high and shrieky. I simply cannot help myself. (He often returns the favor at 8am on Saturdays by jumping on my back and begging me to get up and buy him Dunkin Donuts. Shhh, don't tell the organic flax seed oil police)
We are often late getting out the door. Although I like to blame my tortoise-like movements of my child, I am also the cause of this lateness. I don't organize myself the night before. I don't make lists. I don't put notes in pretty folders. I don't put my laptop in my bag or my keys in the right spot. I run around after I am supposed to already be picking up for carpool. Thank G-d, for Tuesdays and Thursdays, when The Boy gets picked up. The carpool used to be rather hellish, but that situation has been rectified. (okay, so we kinda got kicked out part of carpool, because I can't always get along with other people's children). The children stay silent as long as I promise to keep NPR in the front seat.
Lately, I've been dropping off at school, parking in the parking lot, and going to the Gym. Another joy of living in the American Shtetl: one stop-shopping. Except on the days I teach, there is no real excuse for me to not to go to the gym. It's in the same building as his school! So, now I go. However, it's a huge time-suck. Between my big mouth, my refusal to go in the stretching room in the presence of any meathead law school students, and my desire to blow-dry my hair (myself! Okay fine, so I paid a little money and got a straightening treatment, but I don't do it every week. In fact, when I got my hair straightened and highlighted, it had been 8 months since I'd done anything. ANYTHING. I certainly don't have a massage/pedicure/manicure/facial in the same 90 minutes. Who are these people? I digress). So, yes, I usually get there at 8, and I'm not out until 10. I could be cleaning the living room!
Once, I finally get out of the gym, I go to my office/local coffeeshop where I know all the regulars and the details of the barista's dating lives. I drink far too much English Breakfast tea, and two days ago my mouth turned numb from the sunflower petals in my tea. Who knew? I could probably write an entire blog about the goings-on at the coffee shop. From the creepy retired men that troll the young baristas to the priest that silently sits behind me as I write about Jesus. I'm waiting for him to talk to me, but he never has. I Facebook, and worry too much as I write. I grade papers, do research, and type too many long quotes. The Shtetl follows me there: moms from the JCC, Rabbis, and congregants. It's distracting, but not as distracting as the silence of my house or the call of my tv.
When I'm not writing in the coffee shop, I'm teaching. I don't have my own office. I don't have normal hours. Some semesters, I teach one class, while others I teach four. Red and I eat lunch together hiding in the adjunct mailroom. We giggle like teenage girls. I give ignorant dating advice (I've been with the Giant Gentile since I was 19. I know nothing about dating), she reminds me not to eat all the good parts out of my salad. We are on the outskirts and we like it. My teaching varies. Sometimes my students amaze me and sometimes I spend half the time sighing with frustration. I already caught a student texting today while I was lecturing about not texting. I finally did the math and including summers, I've taught here 20 semesters!
I've been trying harder to go home for a few hours in the afternoon to straighten the house. I lack a maid and a nanny and all those special goodies of the privileged. I also lack the domestic skills of a Type A personality and the sense of obligation of a Stay-at-home Mom. I wish I had both. Everyone wishes I had both.
I pick up The Boy later than I should. My dinners are usually uncreative. I've generally forgotten to run an important errand, so I find myself rushing into the darkness while my little family watches TV (big bad tv). GG puts The Boy to bed. He usually falls asleep on the floor while he reads to him. Some nights, I run off to board meetings, girl's nights, or rehearsals.
I have no time saving tips. I'm behind on my writing. I think about food too much. I spend too much time on Facebook. I can't stop checking every news app on my IPhone. I do have one Fashion Tip that helps me every day of my life: cleavage hides everything.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Love Letters to a Nameless Wife
NPR has a short story contest called Three Minute Fiction. I always forget to enter or I miss the deadline. Yesterday, I looked over the contest to see what I needed to write: a short-story in 600 words where at least one character tells a joke and another character cries. Before I started to write, I thought I'd try to find what I've already written. I usually write on my graduate school laptop, so most of my files are research files or papers I've written. Why would I have a story with my graduate papers? One of my favorite professors, who teaches Jewish Thought, loves to make his grad students write stories instead of papers (awesome for a girl who thought about getting an MFA in creative writing before turning her attention to Jewish Literature).
Anyway, because of my worship of wordiness, I can't find one story less than 1,000 words. I guess, I'll have to start from scratch. However, I did find a goodie from my course on Job. If you aren't familiar with Job or you've forgotten the details, I suggest you take a peek at the real story---CliffsNotes® , (yep, there are CliffsNotes® for the Bible!) wikipedia, the actual Torah (or Chabad's version. For all their social shortcomings, I'm a big fan of Chabad's online Torah) or the King James Version.
The most important concept to remember for my purposes is that in the story of Job, his wife has no name and has only one line (and now, I'm quoting from my Jewish Publication Society Tanakh app on my IPhone): "Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? Blaspheme God, and die." When most people quote the line, they say, "Curse God, and die" Multiple interpretations exist out there that explain what she meant by the line. It is her only line. Job retorts, "Thou speakest as one of the impious women speaketh. What shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" After that, she is never mentioned again. Thus, my professor asked us to write a story answering the question: What's up with Job's wife? The story below is my answer:
Love Letters to a Nameless Wife
I never intended to stray, but Job left me for hours, then days, then weeks to oversee the grounds, the flocks, the sheep. And there I was, left with ten children. Do you know what it's like to be in charge of ten children? Job and his holiness-- He just doesn't want to be in the house. He wants to look good for all the neighbors. He's all about image really. He looks good for the servants, for the flock, he even tends kindly to the wild beasts. You should see him, going on about the greatness of wild goats, and lions. Levithans even. Have you ever met anyone who's actually come across a leviathan? Hogwash, I say: just a big story to keep the people down here fearful.
All I was to him was a baby maker. I bore him child after child. When those children started grow instead of paying more attention to me, he went off to their feasts: more opulence, more reasons for him to brag about his great piety. "Oh, look at me. Job. The great one. Look at all my children. Look at how they exalt the Lord." Exalt the Lord, my ass. They exalt their father's money. Job sees none of this, of course. He doesn't see his thieving children, or his lazy servants, or those animals he insists on feeding leaving their mess and their newborn babies all over my yard. More than anything, he doesn't see me. I'm not sure if he ever saw me. We had one of those typically arranged marriages. He came from money. I came from money. I had a nice dowry and an even nicer face. Now that I look back on it, I don't remember ever really loving him or even lusting after him. He was always so pious, and yet, so selfish.
My thick black curls, olive skin, and big…eyes, did attract attention. It always attracted attention. When I was young, my father came to me over and over with marriage proposals. However, none of them were good enough. My father wanted more for me. He wanted riches for me, and he also wanted piety. (Heaven knows why, I can't remember him ever acting piously) But that Job of Uz, he was a prize. It wasn't even worth putting up a fight.
With all my servants, I was a lady of leisure. I really had nothing to do but make babies. When I wasn't making babies (who by the way, I just gave up to the nursemaid), I was, bored. So boring this life was.
While Job and my children ignored me, Job's friends, did not--especially Eliphaz, Bilad, Zophar, and the young one Elihu. (he was a catch; he may be young, but I still had my beauty.) When Job was off in the fields, or helping the poor, or visiting our children, his friends were visiting me. They never came all at once. However, each of them found excuses to visit. Eliphaz, an older gentleman would visit to make sure I was safe. He said he worried about me alone in the house. He'd say to me:
"In thoughts from the visions of the night, When deep sleep falleth on men, fear came upon me, and trembling, and all my bones were made to shake. A form before my eyes told me I must see you. I must make sure you are protected from forces outside your door. They say your children are far from safety, but I do think, my dear, that you are the one far from safety. Alone in this big house. Alone in the wilderness. Affliction may not cometh not forth from the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground. Evil forces surround the world, and you are left unprotected. Let me protect you."
So, I let him protect me. Job never worried about my safety. He never worried about my loneliness. All he worried about was his precious God. Eliphaz, worried. And eventually in the darkest of nights he'd whisper, "Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction...Neither shalt thou be afraid of the beasts of the earth. For thou shalt be in league with the stones of the field; And the beasts of the field shall be at peace with thee. I will seek unto you and unto you I will commit my cause."
Who can resist such words? With Eliphaz, I felt protected in a way I've never been protected in my life. He brought light to the darkness of my night. He redeemed me from the famine of loneliness.
But then, Eliphaz was seized with guilt and slowly he visited me less and less. It didn't take long for Bildad to come to my house. With Job gone more and more, I was left to deal with a small legal matter. Job's father left the son of his servant to us and the servant did not want to serve. I could do nothing. It was the law, but Job, in his infinite kindness, did not want to force the servant, so he left, went to the house of our third youngest son. He would pray at the altar of God, and God would decide. Of course, the servant wasn't waiting for God and I certainly wasn't waiting for Job. I called Bildad. "You dear, would never pervert justice." He assured me. "You are pure and upright and the law is on your side. Tell this servant, apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out. For we are but yesterday, and now nothing. Job's father gave him the servant's son, so he must serve you. The father's will it. The matter is done. Let's concentrate on better things. This man of yours has found himself on a path where he forgets you. You should be the joy of his way and out of the earth his love should spring."
Then, he looked deeply into my eyes and whispered, "Let me fill your mouth with laughter and thy lips with shouting." And I let him.
While Bildad was wise of heart and mighty in strength, he too was seized with guilt. Many a season passed and my life was filled with children, servants, and Job's piety. A third time Job left me, our eldest son wife's had given birth to a boy. I begged to go, but Job felt it was best that he visit alone. He didn't want our daughter-in-law to feel uncomfortable. Angered by Job's decision to leave me at home, Zophar came to check on me. "He has mocked you, and he should be ashamed. Does he ever try to find the deep things about you? The measure of your worth is longer than the earth and broader than the sea. Maybe if he didn't pass you by and he shut up for a moment he would not be such an empty man. He is a wild ass and you are steadfast and you shall not fear. Forget your misery. In your darkness, let me show you morning. I can make you secure. I can give you hope. Thou you shall lie down and none shall make you afraid." And so I did.
My three valiant men, more worthy of affection than my pious absent husband, gave me much joy in my loneliness. They filled my days with words and my nights with wonder. For husbands should know, it is their faults when wives do fall. And fall I did. I fell and fell again.
Though, let me tell you truthfully, none of these men made me fall the way young Elihu made me fall. He must have watched these men visit my house. For in a time of quiet, he'd sneak in my kitchen, sit at the table and tell me, "Hear my words. These men may seem older and wiser than me. However, if they looked upon the heavens, and beheld the sky, they would see what is higher than them. Who is a better teacher than love? Do these men really enjoy it the right way? I hear your voice. I listen attentively to the noise of your voice, and the sound that goeth from your mouth. Your flesh is tenderer than a child's. You bring me back to my life. Your presence redeems my soul. I look at you and behold the light. You've brought my soul back from the pit."
I would go to bed at night, and he would come to me in my dreams.
But, alas, those dreams soon became nightmares. Instead of sweet nothings, my sweet Elihu came to speak curses in my dreams. He haunted me with pain. I'd wake up chilled and stiff and frightened. Visions of flesh dripping off bodies, and haggard hungry men filled my vision: whirlwinds of death and destruction consumed my night. The man I loved stood laughing over the pits of hell as I fell deeper and deeper in darkness. I'd wake up drenched in fear and sweat.
And so, I ended it with Elihu. The dreams were too much: the guilt too overwhelming. When Job came home from our sons, I threw my arms around him, thankful for his piety; grateful for his presence. But then, just when I thought I could give up my own passions, the messenger came from my eldest son's house, and all was lost…
Friday, January 7, 2011
Pay Attention or I'm Failing You
When I first started teaching writing, my friend, The Stable Goddess, gave me her syllabus. I loved how candidly it was written. Over the years, I've changed little bits and pieces. I always add important statements to my "welcome" lecture, but I've never written these statements down. Quite frankly, they've always struck me as too mean to put on paper. However, despite my constant lecturing, no one ever listens to the added details. Thus, the big bad monster finally wrote it down:
Much of this class works like a writing workshop, you are here to write even when I am not lecturing.
Pressing matters should be e-mailed to me. If you miss class, you may e-mail me your assignment. However, I will grade only hard copies of your work.
Your attendance is graded. According to the college's official policy, if you miss 5 classes before the withdrawal period, I have the right to recommend you drop the class. More importantly, at the end of the semester, if you've missed 8 classes or more, I have the right to fail you.
If you know you are missing class, tell me. You don't need to tell me why: missing class is missing class.
[sidenote: I didn't have the nerve to write this, but I always say: "You can't BS a BSer. Don't waste your time making up a story. I know you are lying. It is a mistreatment of my time and a waste of your time. When I was in college, I wanted to go on Spring Break with the Giant Gentile, but his spring break was different than mine. We went to Florida. However, I told my professors that I was going to Amsterdam. My King Author in Literature prof (who also taught Beat Literature) gave me a list of great places to buy pot brownies. (I don't tell my students that) My Women and Religion prof told me to write a paper on my religious experiences in Amsterdam. I spent a day of my vacation researching Amsterdam. I wrote a great paper. I got an A (actually a 93 because I failed to mention God in my religion paper). They didn't know I made it up, but I'll know you're making it up. You can only attend so many funerals…]
If you find yourself missing class for extended periods of time, no matter what the reason, come speak to me--not showing up for weeks or months and then randomly wandering into class is not acceptable. Doing all the work but never coming to class is also not acceptable.
You are responsible for what transpires in class whether you are present or not. Utilize Blackboard, this Syllabus, the School Syllabus, and a good study buddy to get caught up. I reserve the right not to repeat entire lectures to absentees. If you are absent the day a paper is due, you are still responsible for getting the paper to me on time. Never show up after an absence and ask me, "What did I miss?"(this is an exact quote from either the Stable Goddess or my adorable boss). A calendar is provided under Course Information to allow you to view the assignments.
In this class, EVERY DETAIL COUNTS. Your little mistakes reflect poorly on the content of your work. Pay attention to your work.
Always proof your work before handing it in. Get someone else to read your work. Visit the Writing Center. Red and Slick Willy will be happy to help you. Remember, they are not a proof-reading service. They are there to help you get your ideas straight and make sure your writing flows. Make an appointment before the assignment is due. They will not read over your assignment on the day it is due.
Most of all: do your own work. Do not pay someone to do your work. Do not ask your best friend, girlfriend, father of your child, tutor, the dude who sits next to you, or your mother to write your papers for you. Plagiarism and academic dishonesty are taken very seriously. Do not copy other people's work without citing. Do not make up information. If you are citing a study, a statistic, or quoting a person, it must be real. You cannot write a paper based on false information. It takes more work to cheat than it takes to do the work. It takes me less than thirty seconds to figure out you are plagiarizing. It takes only a few phone calls to figure out you are making studies up or getting other people to write your papers.
FINALLY- We are in a computer classroom. Be responsible. I can hear you clicking away while I'm talking. I can hear you laughing when I'm not being funny. I know you are on Facebook. I know you are tweeting about how bored you are. I see you checking your e-mail. Most of all, I can see you texting. I can see your Bluetooth and your mouth moving. If they really care about you, they know you are in class. If it is a true emergency, they can always call the English Department. Someone will come find you.
Then it goes on to the assignments. Am I too mean?


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Christy Welch named Counselor of the Year
by Staff Reports
In addition to her duties as a school counselor, Welch is the school testing coordinator and maintains a parent resource center that provides information helpful in coping with the challenges of parenting.
She also operates a food pantry for families that cannot provide adequate food at home and a "Pioneer Prom Boutique" to provide less fortunate teens with prom dresses.
"She richly deserves the honor," Mabel Principal Mark Hagaman said. "She has been instrumental in helping provide a safe, happy and nurturing environment for the students of our community. Mrs. Welch is creative and innovative in her approach to students, and her opinion is valued at the local level and beyond."
Welch started at Mabel as an intern and is now in her 11th year as the school's counselor. She completed her bachelor's degree at Wingate University, a master's degree at Appalachian State University and has achieved National Board Certification. Her husband, John, is a member of the Watauga County Board of Education.
The NCSCA offers Counselor of the Year awards for counselors working in elementary school, middle school and high school. The purpose of the awards is to "recognize one outstanding professional on each level who has made a positive impact in their school with students, teachers and parents."
Nominees for the award must be certified school counselors with a master's degree and at least five years' experience in the field. They also must have displayed innovation and leadership in their work.
Welch is the second counselor in Watauga County Schools to be honored this year. Blowing Rock School Counselor Kelly Baruth was recently named the WCS Counselor of the Year for 2011-12 in the middle school category.
Welch was the WCS Counselor of the Year in 2011-12 in the elementary school category.
Although designated as elementary or middle school for the purpose of nominations, both Welch and Baruth serve all students in all elementary and middle school grades.
"We are both proud and lucky to have them both serving in the Watauga County Schools," Student Services Director Clarissa Schmal said.

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Staff reports
The Tonawanda News
Tonawanda News — It's Mother's Day time again — next Sunday, May 5 — and with that comes certain expectations. You've got your typical flowers, brunch, perhaps a nice bottle of perfume.
But what if you want to think outside the box this year? What if what mom really wants is just to spend time with the kids and do something she wouldn't normally treat herself to?
We've compiled a list of some unique Mother's Day activities to do throughout the region, so go out there, enjoy and spoil your moms.
Be crafty and shop your heart out
The Downtown Merchants Association of North Tonawanda is hosting a Mother's Day Shop Hop 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, the day before the holiday.
Suzanne Todaro, coordinator of the event and one of two owners of Gleam and Glimmer Glass Studio said the event sprawls down Webster Street roughly from Sweeney Street to Goundry Street.
The idea is for moms and their families to take the opportunity to check out the street's merchants and get a little crafty at the same time.
"You get to (start off by) painting a little clay pot at Partners in Art and then you hop from shop to shop up and down the street and pick up a little flower" from each participating merchant," Todaro said.
By the end of your travels, you'll have an entire flower pot full of fresh blooms to give to mom and perhaps a few newly bought gifts.
Todaro said she doesn't have the final list of participating merchants at this point, but last year 14 stores took part.
"Look for a sign on each door saying they are participating," she said, encouraging customers to also to take in a meal at one of the street's many restaurants.
"It's a great excuse to spend the day with mom," Todaro said.
For moms with younger kids
The Herschell Carrousel Museum in North Tonawanda is hosting special Mother's Day activities May 12, hoping to appeal to both the young and old alike.
Museum Director Rae Proefrock said the museum will have a special craft for kids to complete to give to mom, as well as a family friendly concert by folk singer Nan Hoffman.
"And of course rides on the carrousel and happy music," she added. "It should be a nice day."
Proefrock said said the museum is the perfect destination for mothers of younger children, because it keeps the kids happy, but also entertains the adults.
The museum is located at 180 Thompson St. Call 693-1885 for more information.
For the active mother
For the past 16 years, folks around Lockport have made it a tradition to spend part of their Mother's Day joining the fight against breast cancer.
The 17th annual Mother's Day Breast Cancer Canal Walk starts with registration at 11 a.m. at Widewaters Marina on Market Street.
The two-mile walk along the canal towpath begins at 1 p.m. Hundreds of mothers, daughters, sisters and friends, along with husbands, fathers and sons, walk along the canal as a wall of support to honor lives lost, celebrate survivors and promote breast cancer awareness. The event also includes a huge basket auction and entertainment, and non-walkers are also welcome.
This year's walk is in memory of Mary DeFilippo and in honor of Cathy MacFarlane.
The proceeds benefit Mary's Room, a wig room at the American Cancer Society in Amherst, named for Mary Marvin, who lost her battle with breast cancer in 1998 at the young age of 42. Mary was diagnosed at the age of 38, and her legacy is the Mother's Day Breast Cancer Canal Walk.
Pledge forms and more information are available at breastcancercanalwalk.org.
Get pampered
If you want to spend some relaxing time with your mom, but your Mother's Day is already filled with activities, Hartland Bible Church is hosting a Spa Night fundraiser, " 'Toon' into Wellness For Mothers and Daughters," from 7 to 9 p.m. May 17 in the church's Fellowship hall, 8110 West Ave., Gasport.
Moms and daughters can spend the evening getting pampered with a variety of spa services, including hair design, manicures, massages, and nutritional information. Speakers will be Mercedes Holloway, founder of For Our Daughters Inc., www.forourdaughters.info and Ami Patrick of embodyhealthandwellness.com.
The event and services are offered free, but donations are encouraged. All money raised will go to the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. Tipping is also encouraged, and all ladies are welcome.
Sea faring
If your mom loves the ocean and all its sea creatures, consider giving the the gift of a close-up and personal sea lion or penguin encounter at the Aquarium of Niagara. For $75 mom will get 15 minutes with a sweet little penguin all dolled up in its own natural tuxedo, or she can get a whiskery kiss from a sea lion.
The watery encounter will make for a family adventure that mom will remember long after her shoes dry. For more information visit www.aquariumofniagara.org or call 285-3575 ext. 214.
Night life
If you and mom would like an outing that's a little more adult, consider "Mom's Night Out," from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Wednesday at Wine on Third in Niagara Falls. The upscale wine bar and restaurant will feature chocolate tastings, cosmos, and even a little shopping with jewelry and bath and body products. Every mom will get a free ticket for a raffle and there will be live music by Jamie Holka.
Call the restaurant, which is located at 501 Third St., at 245-4147.Sunday Lifestyle editor Danielle Haynes, and features editors Anne Calos and Michele DeLuca contributed to this story. Contact them at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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You may know JB Smoove for his role as Leon on the show Curb Ya Enthusiasm but now he's taking on a new character…himself for BET's Real Husbands of Hollywood!
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I can't wait to see the new show! With a cast like this, it's sure to be hilarious lol.


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Text-based chat with Irssi
The Irssi console chat utility is powerful yet frugal with resources. And Irssi's scripting features make it a giant among chat tools.
Irssi is a text-based, command line chat client. Don't make the mistake of thinking Irssi is old-fashioned, or restricted in its functionality; in fact, Irrsi beats some GUI-based contenders hands down with respect to feature richness and usability.
Irssi is a command line only tool, so first open a console, then type irssi to launch. The status window appears first; this is where server messages and help texts appear. The small [1] next to the time display shows you that you are in the first window.
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Carbon Trade
Carbon trading has emerged as one of the most heavily promoted mechanisms for tackling climate change. By putting a price on greenhouse gases, proponents say, emissions reductions and increases can be traded between companies and governments, leading to the most efficient means of greenhouse gas reduction.
Sadly, EIA's investigations and recent evidence show that many aspects of the carbon trading system are wide open to 'gaming', exploitation, corruption and abuse.
EIA has been closely involved in investigating dubious emissions reductions earned from destroying the climate-changing by-products of manufacturing refrigerant chemicals (HFCs). Plants which destroy these pollutants can sell the credits for cash.
In fact, so valuable were the permits earned for destroying these greenhouse gases that many companies began to over-produce them simply to harvest the credits. This led to more production of refrigerant by-products, more greenhouse gas emissions in developed countries (since permits were being bought to allow continued emissions) and a massive waste of public money.
Following EIA's exposure of gaming in the carbon system, the European Union eventually agreed to outlaw the use of these kinds of permits in the next phase of Europe's carbon trading scheme, beginning in 2013.
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Joining the group upon arrival will be experts from several of the Middle East's most prestigious institutions of higher learning.
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Discovering our Spiritual Roots in the Holy Land
Join a select group of students, professionals, and historians, and religious leaders for a trip to lands held sacred by the three Abrahamic faiths. On this extraordinary journey, you will visit many of the most sacred sites to Judaism, Christianity and Islam: wander the storied streets of Jerusalem, visit Bethlehem, gaze across the sea of Galilee, behold the majestic beauty of Hagia Sophia, wonder at the grace of Sufi practices, and delight in the architectural grandeur along the shore of the Bosphorus Strait. In the Hold Land, Palestine, and Turkey, you will benefit from the wisdom of the trip leaders from Nazareth College who are experts in Judaism, Islam, and Christianity as well as the experience and insights of scholars from educational institutions in both regions.
Program Highlights:
This course is a trilogue that focuses on the Abrahamic traditions (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) with an emphasis on the interrelationship of geography, history, political science, culture, sacred text, religious ritual, and ethics as formative dimensions of religious identity and spiritual practice. These components, individually and collectively, are also constitutive facets of interfaith study, dialogue, and relationships. The course will investigate both similarities and differences among and between the Abrahamic religions. Students will meet with diverse communities within the Israeli, Palestinian, and Turkish societies for lectures, dialogue, ritual observation, and cultural events. The preparatory readings and onsite dialogue will be designed to foster conversations focused on each community's distinctive understanding of their Abrahamaic spiritual heritage as expressed through religious beliefs, ethical values, aesthetic expressions, and intellectual principles.
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Walking in the Footsteps of the Prophets: Discovering Your Spiritual Roots in the Holy Land (RES 362G-PII) is a Perspectives II and Global course. This course will focus on the similarities and differences between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with emphasis on the interrelationship of geography, history, political science, culture, sacred text, religious ritual, and ethics as formative dimensions of religious identity and spiritual practice. Students may register for the full three-credit course or may elect to audit the course. All students are expected to participate in the work of the course and are subject to the attendance policy for the course. Auditors do not take the final examination. No credit is earned and no grade is given by auditing. Students may audit undergraduate courses on a space available basis, subject to the audit fee when applicable. The last date to change from credit to audit is published in the academic calendar. Non-matriculated students who wish to audit a course must obtain the approval of the Department Chairperson of the course on an Audit Approval Form and submit it to the Registrar's Office; blank forms are available in the Registrar's Office. Auditors must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
The course will be divided into two parts. The first half to be taught on the Nazareth campus. The focus will be: the Middle East as the cradle of religious civilization, the history and development of Abrahamic religions, and the commonalities and differences within the political history and current conflicts of the Middle East. In order to prepare students properly for the study tour, research topics will include: the function of religion within culturally pluralistic societies; the principles and objectives of interfaith dialogue; the goals and objectives of conflict resolution; and the role of religious and national extremism in the Middle East.
The second half of the course will be spent in the Holy Land. Students will visit sites of religious significance to the dominant and minority religious communities; interact with individuals and groups representative of the region's diverse religious and cultural groups, network with individuals and groups committed to conflict resolution and peaceful coexistence, engage in academic dialogue with scholars from the three Abrahamic religions, and meet with their peers for lively debate surrounding the concerns and aspirations of their generation. The students will then travel to Turkey to continue their study of the Abrahamic religions as found in the city of Istanbul. In terms of Judaism, the students will be introduced to Jewish culture and practice within the diasporic context of the dominant Muslim culture of Turkey. Attention will be given to the rescue efforts by Turks of Jews during the Shoah, the legacy of affinity between Turkey and the State of Israel, and the contemporary tensions which have arisen between the two states due to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In terms of Christianity, the students will be introduced to the architectural, literary, and cultural legacy of early Christianity, probe the impact of the Crusades and the Ottoman Empire on Christian self-understanding and practice, and experience first hand Eastern/Byzantine/Orthodox forms of Christianity. In terms of Islam, students will analyze the aspects of Muslim culture and civilization that are either in contrast or continuity with those experienced in the Holy Land, dialogue with individuals and groups about pertinent contemporary issues, such as, tensions surrounding issues of secularity and religiosity in modern Turkey, treatment of minority peoples such as the Kurds, the involvement of Turkey in conflict resolution in the Middle East. The student learning outcomes in these regards will be enhanced by interaction with young Turks who have attended Nazareth College.
Tentative Trip Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
Day 2-5: Drive north to the Galilee region. Sites visited include the Sea of Galilee, Nazareth, the Golan Heights, Haifa, Accommodations at Galilee College's Study Center at Kibbutz Mizra.
Days 6-7: Central and South Israel, including Caesarea, Qumran, the Dead Sea and Masada.
Days 8-11: Central Israel and Palestine, including Jerusalem (visit to Yad Vashem), Bethlehem and Hebron.
Days 12-15: Istanbul, including the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Museum, the Grand Bazaar and various other sites.
At each stop, lectures by tour leaders and guest speakers will enhance your knowledge o the history and contemporary significance of the region. From exploring the literature of the Bible and Qur'an to a review of the current political climate in the Middle East, you will leave with a profound and nuanced understanding of the cultural, geographic, and spiritual legacy of these fascinating lands.
Costs and Financial Aid
The program cost, which covers accommodations (double occupancy), baggage handling fees, meals, ground transportation, and all educational lectures, will be approximately $3,000 plus airfare.
The $3000 program cost does not include tuition or auditing costs. The audit fee is typically one-third of the tuition charge for the course plus applicable fees.
Travel insurance is required. Travel within Israel, Palestine, and Turkey will be by private motor coach.
*Please note: All rates are subject to change.
Application Deadlines
The next program is planned for December 2014.
Application deadline TBA.
Travel Documents
A valid passport is required for the trip.
Living Accommodations
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Alemtuzumab is an antibody made from animal DNA.
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Alemtuzumab is usually given after other medications have been tried without successful treatment.
Alemtuzumab may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.
What are the possible side effects of alemtuzumab (Campath)?
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Some people receiving a alemtuzumab injection have had a reaction to the infusion (when the medicine is injected into the vein). Tell your caregiver right away if you feel dizzy, hot or cold, nauseated, light-headed, sweaty, itchy, or have a fast heartbeat, chest tightness, or trouble breathing during the injection.
Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
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Side effects other than those listed here may also occur. Talk to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
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You should not receive this medication if you are allergic to alemtuzumab, or if you have HIV or AIDS, any type of active infection, or if you are allergic to mouse or hamster proteins.
Before receiving alemtuzumab, tell your doctor if you have heart disease, a bleeding or blood clotting disorder, diabetes, a stomach or intestinal disorder, or asthma or other breathing problem.
Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
If a man fathers a child while using this medication, the baby may have birth defects. Use a condom to prevent pregnancy during your treatment. Continue using condoms for at least 6 months after you stop using alemtuzumab.
Do not breast-feed a baby while you are receiving alemtuzumab and for at least 3 months after your treatment ends.
You may be given other medications together with alemtuzumab to help prevent infection or certain side effects.
Alemtuzumab can lower the blood cells that help your body fight infections. This can make it easier for you to bleed from an injury or get sick from being around others who are ill. To be sure your blood cells do not get too low, your blood will need to be tested on a regular basis. Do not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.
Avoid being near people who have colds, the flu, or other contagious illnesses. Contact your doctor at once if you develop signs of infection.
Do not receive a "live" vaccine while you are being treated with alemtuzumab, and for at least several weeks after your treatment ends. The live vaccine may not work as well during this time, and may not fully protect you from disease.
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|Area Events: 04-10-13
|Written by Sentinel-Tribune Staff
|Wednesday, 10 April 2013 09:45
Zoo, museum combine to offer Australian-themed exhibitions
TOLEDO - Toledo will get a double dose of the Land Down Under this year, when the Toledo Zoo and the Toledo Museum of Art introduce Australia-themed exhibitions.
The museum's exhibition, Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art, opens Friday.
Crossing Cultures features 120 works that represent the many art-making practices of Aboriginal people, including acrylic painting on canvas, ochre painting on bark, sculpture and photography.
The zoo's exhibit, Wild Walkabout, is slated to open on May 24 - bringing the fascinating natural world of Australia to zoo visitors.
The adventure starts with a walk-through wallaby exhibit and continues with dingoes and death adders. A colorful Great Barrier Reef exhibit in the Museum of Science showcases the intrigue of Australia's coastal waters. All across the zoo, visitors explore the gems of Australia.
The museum is coordinating hands-on art activities at the zoo's opening weekend, while the zoo is taking Australian animals to the museum for selected programs throughout the summer.
Talk on Maya civilization will be April 19 in Toledo
TOLEDO - "Recent Research on the Collapse of the Ancient Maya Civilization" presented by Dr. James Aimers on April 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Toledo Museum of Art's Little Theater.
Aimers is an associate professor of anthropology at the State University of New York, Geneseo.
This event is free and open to the public. It is sponsored by the Toledo Society, the local chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America.
Boating education offered
TOLEDO - Mike Schabeck, well-known Toledo area boater and educator, will teach a Boating Education Course on April 21 at Ottawa Hills Elementary School, 3602 Indian Road in the community room from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The course fee is $35 per person
Many aspects of boating will be covered including navigation aids, rules of the road, signaling, personal watercraft, anchoring, docking, VHF radio, trailering your boat. Certificate of Completion from the State of Ohio will be issued after passing a short test.
Pre-register at 419-537-9852 or Mike Schabeck 419-460-4829 (leave a message).
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Dawson County teachers may be spending more days in class next school year.
Dawson County School Superintendent announced just before 2 p.m. today that schools are canceled for students and staff on Wednesday.
With just a two-week reprieve from the last snowstorm, Dawson County was bracing early this week for more winter weather and the closings that come with it.
Despite a few weather-related delays, the Dawson County school system has crowned a spelling bee champion to represent it in the district spelling bee.
The Dawson County Arts Council has taken another step in the community toward promoting the arts.
For the past few weeks, Dawson County elementary and middle schools have been testing their students' knowledge of words and spelling.
The Dawson County Board of Education has a new chair and vice chair for the 2014 calendar year.
After a month of secrecy, the 2014 Dawson County High School STAR Student can celebrate the achievement with friends and classmates.
The Dawson County Board of Education has begun its search for a new school superintendent.
Dawson County School Superintendent Keith Porter just announced schools will be closed for students on Tuesday in anticipation of subzero weather moving in later today.
Dawson County High School is seeing an increase in graduation rates from last year.
Students at Black's Mill Elementary recently gave a donation to Dawson County Emergency Services.
Riverview Middle School eighth grade students had the opportunity last week to play host to a former beauty queen, Ivy League graduate and congressional hopeful.
It's not uncommon to see Dawson County's superintendent walking the halls of a local school.
The Dawson County Board of Education has announced its list of Teachers of the Year for 2015.
The Georgia Department of Education is rolling out a new set of tests to replace the old methods of assessing students.
The Dawson County Board of Education has announced the sole finalist to become the next principal of Dawson County High School is a veteran educator from neighboring Hall County.
The Forsyth County Board of Education announced Monday afternoon that Keith Porter will serve as interim superintendent of the school system until the position is filled in the fall.
Dawson County's new school superintendent is ready to pick up where his predecessor left off.
The Dawson County Library is gearing up for a summer full of shows for all ages.
Since its opening in 2010, students at Riverview Elementary have noticed one particular problem with their otherwise great school. Shade.
Erin Osborne has accomplished something that, according to Riverview Elementary officials, no other student from Dawson County has.
Dawson County schools and parks will be opening their doors once again to help feed the hungry over the summer.
Kilough Elementary had its students running laps half the day May 9.
Students who had eagerly awaited this moment for 13 years gathered at Tigers Stadium on Saturday morning to begin their future.
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A Closer Look At The Uplace BMC TM01 Bike
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- Published February 22, 2013
You should have seen the faces of the Uplace Pro Triathlon Team athletes when they received their new BMC TM01 time trial bikes. Oh, the excitement. It was like Christmas and their birthday all in one, like a shiny new toy in their hands. Bert Jammaer had his new best friend reside in the living room, displayed like a showcase piece. Until his wife intervened. Bart Aernouts spent many hours exploring his new TM01 with a discerning eye for so much bike beauty. And that was before they had the opportunity to ride it.
Steven Jonckheere smiles when he hears these stories. "The TM01 was developed specifically for road chrono cycling and long distance triathlon," explains the Sports Marketing Manager of BMC Switzerland. "We strived for perfection in all aspects of this bike, including a number of triathlon-specific features. First, the TM01 gives each athlete the opportunity to achieve ideal positioning. The seat post has three different base positions to find the right upper/lower body angle. What is more, the stem consists of a combination of spacers, again allowing each athlete to set the ideal position."
The TM01 is built to provide the smoothest ride. "In time trial and triathlon cycling, maximizing aerodynamics is an absolute requirement. Our goal with the TM01 was to integrate as many features as possible into the frame to reduce air resistance. The back brake is completely integrated into the frame underneath the bottom bracket. The front brake is built into the fork. There are almost no external cables left. Shift and brake cables go directly into the frame. We were able to fully integrate the Di2 battery into the frame above the bottom bracket, which is a first," says Jonckheere.
Frameset integration is not the only way the TM01 optimizes aerodynamics. "The front surface of the bike is really small to create a lean silhouette. Another special feature is the so-called tripwire structure of the tubes. A slight difference in the surface of the tubes allows the bike to cut through the air cleaner and smoother," explains Jonckheere. "In short, you get the most complete combination of aerodynamics and power transfer."
Specialists call it the world's fastest time trial bike because of its low weight, rider position, components, and ride and handling characteristics. For the Uplace Pro Triathlon Team athletes, it's a valued race day companion that pushes them to the best bike results (see: Bart Aernouts' fastest bike split in the 2013 Ironman 70.3 South Africa).
The Uplace Pro Triathlon Team is the most successful Belgian professional tri team. The team consists of six top Ironman triathletes: Tine Deckers, Sofie Goos, Bart Aernouts, Bert Jammaer, Axel Zeebroek and Bruno Clerbout. For more information about the Uplace Pro Triathlon Team click here
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In my 30 years as a Redondo Beach business owner, I have never felt this discouraged about the problems facing merchants along the Pacific Coast Highway business corridor.
Two years ago, robbers entered my store in broad daylight, at gunpoint, bound and beat me then ransacked my business. Months earlier a nearby merchant suffered a similar violent, daytime robbery. Police caught one suspect hiding near Parras Middle School.
Since then, the city has reduced (yes, reduced) police staffing, leaving merchants and local neighborhoods feeling even more vulnerable.
The adverse economic climate has increased the number of business failures and presence of the homeless in the area. Most shops in my location stand vacant; camps set up behind empty storefronts and panhandling on the sidewalk intimidate customers—a terrible environment for business.
Riviera Village business owners seem to get attention, while Pacific Coast Highway businesses get clobbered. I have watched 50 percent of my sales evaporate. I'd like to see a united business front between the Pacific Coast Highway corridor to Riviera Village.
City council candidate Kimberly Fine visited my store to discuss police staffing to improve both business conditions and residential neighborhood safety. She has reached out to local churches to work with the unfortunate homeless. She wants to work with all businesses—not just Riviera Village—to revitalize our commerce.
Voters please consider all the issues facing our city and elect council committed to the interest of all Redondo Beach businesses and residents. My business depends on this climate change. Am I alone?
Vicki Anson
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2002 Logo Gets Sneak Preview By Committee -- May 20, 1997
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - Organizers of the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Games travel to Monte Carlo, Monaco, this week to submit their top-secret logo to the IOC's executive board. But even if they get the go-ahead, the logo remains under wraps until a team of lawyers register it as a trademark in the United States and some 50 other countries. The colors of the logo will match Utah's red rocks and purple mountains.


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An East Side man has been charged after allegedly posting harassing Facebook messages on a local church's website.
New Castle police charged Anthony John Petronzio, 48, of 1026 E. Washington St., with two counts each of disorderly conduct and harassment for repeatedly alarming and annoying a minister and his wife.
Police were called around 9:30 a.m. Dec. 19 to a home on the city's North Hill, where the caller reported he is pastor of a church in Neshannock Township. He said he had started a Bible study group about three months ago at the New Castle Community Y, and Petronzio, who attended the meetings, exhibited belligerent behavior.
The minister said that recently, he and his wife had received numerous demeaning and harassing messages on Facebook from Petronzio, and the minister said Petronzio had stated he wishes death to the man's unborn child.
The pastor further said Petronzio also left harassing messages on the church website and the congregation also has expressed fear of him.
Those messages have since been removed.
Petronzio was sent a summons to appear Jan. 29 for a preliminary hearing.


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I took in the PSU Coaches Caravan in DC last night and came away with all the warm fuzzies and Blue/White hysteria they could possibly have hoped for... and a super man-crush on Coach Chambers.
I got lucky enough to get to meet and spend a little time with all the coaches before the event and every one of them was impressive. Coach O'Brien, a Coors Lite man by the way, was genuine, passionate and came off as a really down to earth normal kind of guy who was happy to get the opportunity to meet the people, press the flesh and talk about his vision for the program. If Coach Paterno was a man you wanted to have an audience with, Coach BoB is a guy you want to have a beer with and just watch the game and shoot the sh$t. I think that after meeting the man in person I've gone from cautiously optimistic to excited antici...
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Coach St. Pierre (golf) and Coach Sullivan (T&F) were spectacular and really great ambassadors for their sports. They were engaging and excited and full of interesting information about how things work in the 'smaller side' of psu sports. Did you know Coach Sullivan is one of only 5 women coaching Men in college sports? Did you know that Coach St. Pierre hosts luches for all the coaches at the golf course? Did you know that you can now target your NLC donations to a specific sport? Tons of great info, great conversation and a true honor to meet and spend time with two coaches who embody what being a Nittany Lion is all about.
And then there was Coach Chambers... He certainly stole the show for me. I've loved the energy he has brought to campus and the way his team played through a tough transition year. I started off with a pretty positive impression and he turned the dial up to 11. He put on a charm offensive. Funny, self-deprecating, HIGH ENERGY - I would have sold him my son in a second and he's only 3 with, I can assume, no genetic predispostion to basketball success. He spoke glowingly of his current team but seemed just as genuinly interested in us and why Penn State mattered in our lives. And he never stopped selling - come to games, come to state college, its only 3 hours from here, come on you can do it. He sold me - I'll definitely make it up for a game next season. I think that he would go door to door from Brookville to Harrisburg to fill that gym if he had the time - heck he might have enough energy to split himself into little mini-Chambers and do just that. Support this man. Support this team. Make it impossible for him to leave and give him the atmosphere and tools to really build something in State College of which we can all be proud.
All in all - a great event. Go check it out if you can. Besides the coaches there were some great representatives there from the alumni association and the NLC who were really gracious and engaging. Just a super evening of blue kool-aid drinking and fun.
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Local Democratic groups are holding Democratic Caucus events Saturday in Plymouth and Canton.
The Plymouth Democratic Club will organize and run the on Saturday at in Plymouth's Old Village. Several activities are on the agenda ahead of the 11 a.m. vote. This Caucus site is for Plymouth city and township voters only. Breakfast will be provided free of charge.
Attendees will need identification that shows that they are a Plymouth resident. The registration form includes a declaration that of participation in the Caucus as a Democrat and that the attendee is or will be a registered voter by the November 2012 election.
Participants do not have to be a member of the Michigan Democratic Party or the Plymouth Democratic Club to participate.
In Canton, the Caucus will be held at the UAW Local 845 at Canton Center and Joy roads and is sponsored by the Community Democratic Club. Doors open at 9 a.m. and voting begins at 11 a.m.
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Ashley Cole has had a rough few weeks, having been dropped by both club and country. However, he will hope to put that behind him as he's expected to be in England's starting lineup against Germany this Wednesday.
Tottenham have agreed to sign Sporting Lisbon defender Eric Dier for £4m.
Tottenham left-back Danny Rose has signed a new five-year contract with the club.
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew continues to 'monitor' Loic Remy's situation after a move to Liverpool broke down.
Arsenal right back Carl Jenkinson has completed a season-long loan move to West Ham United.
Arsenal's aggressive summer of recruiting may be set to continue with reliable sources indicating that Porto attacking midfielder Juan Fernando Quintero may well be moving to the Emirates next week.
Reports in multiple places indicate that Marouane Fellaini is likely to be playing for Napoli this coming season with the details of the transaction still to be resolved.
QPR manager Harry Redknapp has confirmed Norwich midfielder Leroy Fer is one of a number of players he is hoping to add to his squad before the start of the Premier League season.
Sunderland boss Gus Poyet has indicated that a move for Liverpool striker Fabio Borini could still be on after confirming talks between the two clubs.
Manchester City new boy Willy Caballero has warned Joe Hart that he has no intention of settling for a place on the bench at the Etihad Stadium.
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Roger Leon Davis, 63, of Georgetown, Ky., passed away Sunday (Nov. 11, 2012) at UK Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
He was born in Fairmont on Sept. 8, 1949, the son of the late Layne Davis and Opal Arnett Davis.
He graduated from Monongah High School in 1967 and served in the Marines for 28 years.
He is survived by his wife, Paula; two daughters, Lisa and husband Rick Marsh of Tuxedo, N.Y., and Rebekka at home; one son, Keith of Springfield, Mo.; two grandchildren, Madison and Tyler Marsh; two sisters, Marlene Christopher and husband Tom of Boothsville, and Tammy Cochran and husband Mick of Adamsville; one brother, Jeffrey and wife Joyce of Moorefield; two sisters-in-law, Kay Davis of Koon's Run and Sue Davis of Frances Mines; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Kathy; and two brothers, Eddie Davis and David Davis.
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The Top 10 things you miss about Final Cut are in Autodesk Smoke Part II
By Brian Mulligan | April 02, 2012
6. Simple compositing on the timeline: Even though Shane likes the vertical compositing in FCP and Premiere, and feels that Avid is lacking, I have to say that Smoke beats them all. This is where Smoke moves from being and editor to being a finishing tool. So all of the tools you need to composite on the timeline are there. And they are easily accessible as soft effects. So they can be easily changed and copied from clip to clip via drag and drop. Smoke has advanced Color Correcting with secondaries, and multiple keying tools including freehand drawn garbage masking tools (Gmask) and blurs. You can also put clips in Containers which act like Nested timelines or like precomps. If you need more, then there is Smoke's true 3D compositor called Action, that you can easily take your timeline shots into. Text is also available as an easy timeline tool. Not only can you composite with effects on clips. But you can also use effects on empty areas of the timeline called Gaps. When you place an effect there, it will act like an adjustment layer through all the clips below. And when it comes to keyframing, nothing beats the Keyframe channel editor in Smoke with its ease of adjusting keyframes via realtime animation curves.
7. The wide variety of Plugins: Smoke doesn't have many plugins available for it. The most popular would be the Sapphire Plugins from Genarts. The thing about plugins on an NLE, is that they are created to fill in gaps that are not available natively in the software. Mainly these are effects plugins. Smoke doesn't really need plugins because it has many many built in tools for effects and compositing. Smoke has 8 keyers built in. It has 2 Color Correction/Grading tools, it has a collection of tools and effects called FlameFX, which contain tools for analyzing Motion and creating motion vectors and motion blurs, DOF blurs, Film/Video Damage effects, Stylized sketch and drawing looks, AutoStabilize tools, Denosie tools, Glows and more. And Action contains true 3D Lens Flares, Blooming, Lights, Shadows, and 3D Text and Geometry. Smoke is a Swiss Army Knife. Every tool you need is included.
8. Organization of Materials: FCP and Adobe both link to your media where it's at, be it neatly organized in folders or just laying on the Mac Desktop. This puts the organization burden on the operator. Avid works best when you transcode everything and then Avid manages the media, and stores it as it sees fit. Well, Smoke can work in either way. You can import your media and leave it linked to its original location, and then you can organize your project libraries as you see fit. So you can create a folder for graphics, and one for stills, and one for camera clips. Or you can import them with their current folder structure.
But if you want Smoke to manage some or all of your media then Smoke will transcode that media and place it on Smoke's framestore. You can still manage the project clips in libraries and Source areas (Bins). One cool thing about Smoke's media management is that at any point you want a piece of media that was linked or unmanaged to now be managed, then it's a simple click or two. Alternately, you can release a managed framestore clip to link back to its original location just as easily. This is a great feature for updating clips or graphic elements that may be still being worked on by a 3rd party. Just replace the original file with a new one and Smoke will update the clip across the software.
9. Exporting a Quicktime file with multiple channels of discreet audio. Smoke has no problem exporting various Quicktime codecs with multiple audio channels. Smoke can also export proper Broadcast .wav format files.
10. The ability to import only portions of tapeless media via Log and Transfer. Yes. Smoke does this with any tapeless media it can read including .r3d, Quicktime, and .mxf. media like P2. You can scrub the media, mark in and out points and drag and drop the clip into the library. You can also import just certain layers from multilayered .PSD files with Smoke. As well as just video or audio tracks from file based media.
Now I am not trying to say Smoke is the best editor out there. I respect Shane. I have listened to his podcasts, and we have talked on Twitter. So I am not belittling his post by saying that "You should be using Smoke." My point is just to show you that Smoke is an editor like FCP7, Premiere Pro, and Media Composer. Everyone thinks of Smoke as a finishing tool, and it is, but it is also has great media organization and timeline tools to make it a great editing tool. What editor wouldn't want to do the creative cut and have all of the tools and quality needed to polish it and do the finishing? So when you compare and contrast tools from the big A's, being Apple, Adobe & Avid. Be sure to include another big A. Autodesk Smoke.
Special Note: There is rumor on Twitter and on the web that there is a big special announcement regarding Smoke at NAB 2012 in April. In 2010 Autodesk brought Smoke to the Mac platform and created quite a buzz because a high end finishing and editing tool was available to the market as a software only system at a reduced cost.
It will be very interesting to see what Autodesk has planned. There is a special showing at the CPUG Supermeet during the convention that is being billed as "Autodesk Smoke is changing. Everything." That's some big talk. As a Smoke user myself, I am glad to see continued support by Autodesk in the Smoke software, and look forward to seeing what's coming for Smoke when I am at NAB. Autodesk will be my first stop.
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crimefighter: | April, 02, 2012
Smoke is amazing. No question. Learning curve aside though:
Premiere Pro $799
Avid $2500
Smoke $15,000
Not for the indy guy/girl
coffeeandcelluloid: | April, 03, 2012
Everything in #8 you can do in FCPX. Either leave the media where it's at, or have final cut manage it which would pull it into the Final Cut Events folder on the hard drive the event is located at. You can also do a mixture of both. Final Cut creates a reference file for media left in its original location.
Brian Mulligan: | April, 03, 2012
I am hoping that the NAB announcement will bring a different price structure to allow Smoke to be more of an option for more people. We will soon see.
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NORMAN — The Oklahoma women's gymnastics team has come a long way in many areas. But one of the most telling may be in the expectations they have for themselves.
With the regional tournaments coming up, the No. 2 Sooners were really worried if they would get a top seed or not. They just wanted to know where they could be competing. They found out Monday during the NCAA selection show.
Oklahoma earned the No. 1 seed in Minneapolis Regional and will face Minnesota, Illinois, California, Southern Utah and San Jose State on Saturday, April 5.
"It definitely what we hoped for," senior Haley Ward said. "One of our goals is to be a No. 1 seed going into regionals. We want to prove that's what we worked for, and that's where our team is." I think it's going to help us."
OU is 2-0 against NCAA Minneapolis Regional teams this season, holding wins over Illinois and Minnesota.
It's the fifth consecutive year the Sooner have snagged the top-seed at regionals. They will aim for their fifth consecutive regional title and an 11th-straight NCAA Championship berth at regional competition.
"We work for that from the very first meet of the year," OU coach K.J. Kindler said. "It's one of our goals to be a top-seed. W e know the advantage it will give us down the road. We have moved from someone who probably a traditional two-seed to a on e seed. It makes all the difference. "
Other regional sites include Penn State, LSU, Washington, Arkansas and Georgia. The top-18 teams in NCAA competition are seeded nationally, based on RQS, and placed into the bracket (see related links-top right). Teams 19-36 are organized into three pods (19-24, 25-30 and 31-36) and placed geographically at one of the six sites, beginning with teams 19-24 followed by teams 25-30 and then finally teams 31-36. Seeding determined at the time of regional selections will be maintained throughout the championships.


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CBS' "Big Brother" producers are coming to Puyallup's South Hill to hold an open casting call for its 16th season.
The casting call will run from noon to 3 p.m. April 12 at the South Hill Mall Center Court at 3500 S. Meridian, Puyallup. Show publicists say they are looking for outgoing, competitive people who are up for anything and willing to live inside the Big Brother House with a group of strangers while multiple cameras record their every move and sound 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Show publicists say producers only visit about 15 cities a year. The next closest open call this year is in Los Angeles. The winner of the competitive reality show receives $500,000.
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Impossible as it seems, another Christmas has come and gone and a new year is here. Now I'm not one for those annual family newsletters, but I do like to keep my friends and relatives enlightened as to the high points of my existence. So:
Adopting a new kitten as company for the older cat was a great idea. Letting the grandgirl who came to stay bring in a second kitten might not have been such a good one, especially since the babies are inseparable — and what one doesn't think of, the other one does, and my dog Maggie uses her herding instincts to try to keep them in control.
Yes, I now know the true meaning of the word "bedlam."
Shortly after that I finally gave up on my 1996 Lumina — nicknamed Old Blue — and traded it in on another blue Chevy which has been nicknamed Big Blue. Old Blue served well, but after replacing the engine, I wasn't about to replace the transmission on a 16-year-old car.
However, my beloved beige sedan still lives. It needs a little TLC but I've handed it over to my oldest grandgirl for basic transportation. It seems only fitting since they both turned 18 this year.
Much to my daughter's dismay, I got rid of the old bathroom scales. A year or two ago, I bought one of those fancy digital ones that keeps track of your weight and shows fat percentage in a replacement situation. The old scales were highly unreliable, showing your weight as 5 to 7 pounds less than it was.
Which was why it was my daughter's delight. Every time she needed a little emotional nourishing, she'd step on that scales and decide things weren't so bad after all.
Yeah, I know, I'm a horrible mother.
I have proudly continued the family tradition of never getting gifts shipped on time. I mention this because tonight after work, I'm packing up the gifts to go to my "up north" family and sending them. I'm blaming the delay on basically being housebound after surgery earlier this month, but they'll know better. They have had umpty years of experience with me, remember.
Since the grandgirl moved in, my house is cleaner. The kitchen is swept and neat, the dishes are always done – and I can't find anything anymore. Well, except the dishes that drift over from my daughter's next door. And quit honestly, I kind like eating my cereal out of a different bowl once in a while, so it's all okay.
Did I mention that my new car has remote start? That's right. This detester of cold weather can sit in her house, start the engine on Big Blue and get into a warm car. Which makes me marvel once again at modern engineering which not only keeps me from having to freeze on the first 10 minutes of my drive but also lets me listen to six CDs in rotation and charge my cell phone as I go.
I did a little traveling during the past 12 months. One of the memorable trips was to visit my niece in Louisiana. Now I'm not saying I was tired at two in the morning, but if middle grandgirl,my traveling companion, hadn't yelled "Deer!", the nice rental car would have had a Bambi's mom size dent.
Yeah, I know ... only I could miss seeing a full-grown deer on a deserted Louisiana back road.
I have one more holiday event to host and then it's time to take down the tree and all the decorations. I've already developed a system for getting done quickly: I'm going to take the dog for a long ride, let the cats go wild and hope the grandgirl gets home before I do so her OCD-type behavior kicks it and it's all cleaned up and gone before I roll back into the driveway.


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Scenes from "American Idol" contestant in introduced her "genius" performance of Lady Gaga's "You and I" on Wednesday night's episode of the hit FOX television singing competition.
FOX crews were shown interviewing friends and relatives at , in Butler, where they gathered for a viewing party last week when Testone performed "I Want to Know What Love Is." Testone's dad, Vic, was in attendance at the party, as well as Councilmen Jim Freda and Dan O'Dougherty.
This week, Testone was guest mentored by Akon and her hard work seemed to pay off as all three judges were impressed with her rendition of the popular song.
"America, please know, this girl is talented. Very dope vocals right there," Randy Jackson said.
Jennifer Lopez said she felt the performance worked for Testone because she was able to let loose.
"You did exactly what you wanted to do. You let go, but you kept control at the same time and that's when you are at your best because there's nobody that can sing like you. You're a closer," Lopez said of Testone, whose performance was the final performance of the night.
Steven Tyler also praised Testone for her version of the song.
"Elise, you took a song that's so simple and effortless and you turned it into genius," Tyler said.
Before her performance, Testone said she had the opportunity to take a break from the singing competition on Sunday and spend quality time with her mother by going to see a movie. She told host Ryan Seacrest that she saw a film starring Actor Jason Segel.
See more coverage of Elise Testone on American Idol here.
As a special surprise, Jason Segel was shown in a video message to Testone sharing his support of the now-South Carolina resident.
"I'm a giant fan of yours and I'm watching the show every week," he said.


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Nothing has more power for resolve than THE SMILE. I don't care who you are, the smile will get you and RUIN your day. You can run. You can hide. But like Medusa, if you see the smile... you're done.
Oh, people think they are above it. They think they can survive it's effects. And even if they don't smile back... it will creep into your psyche and wiggle it's way around your funny bone until it has its way with you. And then... look out! It will bring joy and wackyness no matter how hard you try to hold onto your grumpiness.
Oh, sure... being a grump has its perks. People stay away. Your nostrils stay flared all day and that's unique. You get to receive all kinds of interesting things like criticism, finger pointers, complainers and whiners. PLUS, you get to have a really cool sourpuss face ALL DAY! WUPEE!!!! (Disclaimer: Results may vary.)
But... if that darn smile gets in... you'll be in the fight for your life!!. So DON'T LET IT!! KEEP UP THE FIGHT for your right to be a Mr. PooPoo Head! Give people what you know they want! Shame! Lame Comments! Unfounded and illogical outlooks on life! Bad hair!!! You have a right, you know. To be free of good things.
So. What's my point? How is this relevant to ANYTHING you've been dealing with today? Well,... if you stare long and hard at this image, my point will be revealed to you. And until then, Keep Calm and Smile On... 'cause you don't have a chance.


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Rotary Clubs donate $15,000 in playground equipment
Date: June 30, 2009
by: Loren Mayo | Staff Writer
Oak Park School held a dedication ceremony today for new playground equipment provided by six area Rotary Clubs. The equipment, located on the north side of the campus, includes sunshades that are erected over the ADA-accessible play area. The shades will keep the playground cooler by blocking the suns rays.
"We thank the Rotarians for their unbelievable service," said Assistant Principal Phyllis Frederic. "(They have given) time, money, tears, sweat … students will benefit so much from their assistance."
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