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Yesterday, June 26th, I went into New York City to the celebration of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act. A young woman happily agreed to take my photo with the Gay Liberation Monument in … Continue reading
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Amazing coincidence
We were in Vermont on Sunday to bury my older brother Vin; an event that amazingly coincided with the first visit to the cemetery by a woman named Sue who had been close friends with my younger brother Jon, who … Continue reading
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Quirky epitaph
Since the mid-1990s, when I was writing and taking photographs for my book Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: A History of Burial (I took many of the 130 photos), I have had an eye out for quirky epitaphs.
Fun Time!
Wow! I turned 66 yesterday and had a fabulous celebration with my precious family! l-r: Linda, me, Katrin, Jonathan, Steve, Crystal, David, and, of course, Sophie!
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Serendipitous Meeting and Churro Sheep
During our recent road trip through Wyoming, we serendipitously discovered Polly Hinds, a dynamic used bookseller & sheep rancher who introduced us to the Churro sheep. This morning I happened to hear an NPR piece on the Churro, "Sacred Sheep … Continue reading
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Connections, ECS/SBA
My dear, dear friend Annie Unverzagt & I were roommates in graduate school 44 years ago! We went on to have flip-flop life trajectories: I had children first, then a career; she had a career and then children. We kept … Continue reading
Nonfiction Rocks!
Last night I wrapped up my teaching career as a Distinguished Lecturer at Queens College, the City University of New York. I was delightedly surprised when Christine Schachter arrived at my Nonfiction Literature class with this very cool & delicious … Continue reading
Speaking and 3 Springs
I'm back from speaking at the 3rd Annual Nonfiction Institute at the University of Maine. In my mind, I think it's about a five hour drive, except that's just to the border, the University is another 3 hours north! Sophie … Continue reading
Happy Birthday
Today is it, the actual day David and Stephen were born, eight minutes apart, forty years ago–and what a fabulous adventures we have all had together along the way!!!!
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Colman's New Album
Today is the release date of my singer/songwriter son's album, "Swallowed by the Sun COLMAN." Powerful and evocative, "Swallowed by the Sun COLMAN," will grab your heart and mind! Listen for yourself at: www.colmanmusic.com
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DETROIT (WKOW) -- Britax Child Safety Inc. is recalling about 60,000 car seats because children can bite off a piece of the harness pad and choke on it.
Officials say the recall covers Boulevard 70-G3, Advocate 70-G3 and Pavilion 70-G3 models sold in the U.S. and Canada, and were from June 11 to August 31.
U.S. safety officials say the seats were made with softer chest pad material that can be bitten off and chewed by children.
Britax says in a letter to the government that it has three reports of children biting off pieces and gagging on them.
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Man charged with murder of aspiring South Norwood rapper
8:54pm Wednesday 8th August 2012 in News By Hannah Williamson, Chief Reporter
An 18-year-old man has been charged with gunning down an aspiring musician outside his South Norwood home.
Kyrone Daley of Unity Close, Upper Norwood, has been charged with the murder of 25-year-old Umar Tufail.
Mr Tufail, a rapper who performed under the name Humuh Humz, was sat in his car outside his home in Wharncliffe Road, when he was shot at about 4.35pm on July 15.
He was taken to St George's Hospital, but died from a single gunshot wound to the head the following day.
Daley was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on Friday, August 10.
Police arrested an 18-year-old on suspicion of murder on July 23. He was bailed to return to police in August.


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"LSU Seniors Start the Payback Tour" is the title of this cute little article by posterior at A*VS. Please give it a good read and try to contain your laughter. I understand that the LSU faithful only follow history of college football that caters to their argumentative needs, but this little gem is a cut above their normal temper tantrum.
Posterior tries his best to compare the two teams but in true corndog fashion only uses a time period that suits his story.
Don't let me waste too much of your time with this, just head on over and read for yourself. This time Posterior has outdone himself. He is a true Corndog in every facet of the word!
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SFA Inks 10 In Fall Signing Period
Dec. 1, 2010
NACOGDOCHES, Texas - Stephen F. Austin head baseball coach Johnny Cardenas announced the signing of 10 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday. The group includes a pair of high school prepsters and eight junior college transfers.
Each of the 10 players originally hail from Texas, but for the first time since the 2007 signing class the Lumberjacks plucked away a player from a junior college outside of the Lone Star State. Left-handed pitcher Jose Gonzalez (Seward CC) and right-handers Justin Choate (Texarkana College), Cass Ingvardsen (Weatherford College), Chase Greening (Angelina College) and Cameron Gann (Crandall HS) make up the pitching centerpieces of the class. Cardenas also landed infielders Freddy Villalobos (Weatherford College) and Michael Ruiz (Angelina College) along with catchers Zach Marberry (Angelina College) and Joseph Olson (Waco Robinson HS) and outfielder Rory Myers (Navarro College) to round things out.
"This class addresses a number of needs for our team moving forward, including finding a guy who we feel could be a legitimate Friday starter for us," Cardenas said. "In addition to finding a power lefty, we also brought in players that we feel will make us much deeper and more versatile."
2010 Fall Signees
Jose Gonzalez - LHP, L/L, 6'1", 170 lbs (Dumas, Texas/ Dumas HS/ Seward CC)
He sports an upper-80s fastball, along with a developing splitter and is expected to make significant strides at Seward as a sophomore after overpowering opponents at Dumas High School in his prep days at DHS.
Cardenas on Gonzalez: "He's a great candidate to be our Friday night starter and he's a guy whose velocity has really gone up in the last couple of years and we look for him to come in and solidify the top spot in our rotation."
Justin Choate - RHP, R/R, 5'9", 180 lbs (Hooks, Texas / Hooks HS / Texarkana College)
Last year as a freshman he helped lead Texarkana College to a share of the Region XIV championship.
Cardenas on Choate: "We are bringing him in to compete as one of our weekend starters and comes in with good velocity and a plus breaking pitch. He is a lot on the lines of what we've brought in as a improving pitching staff."
Cass Ingvardsen - RHP, R/R, 6'3", 215 lbs (Livingston, Texas / Livingston HS / Weatherford College)
He then signed on with Weatherford College, but only managed to get into three games for the Coyotes in 2010 as a freshman on a loaded pitching staff, fanning eight in just 7.1 innings of work.
Cardenas on Ingvardsen: "He has shown really good velocity at the high school and junior college level and should really be able to improve our staff either as a late-inning guy or as a weekend starter."
Chase Greening - RHP, R/R, 6'2", 185 lbs (Lufkin, Texas / Lufkin HS / Angelina College)
He spent his freshman year as one of the top starting arms for the Roadrunners, going 7-5 with a 4.01 ERA, striking out 52 and walking just 19 in 76.1 innings of work.
Cardenas on Greening: "A pitcher who we recruited out of high school and was solid last year at AC. He's another guy who we feel can come in and compete for either a weekend rotation spot, or take over a spot in the late innings."
Freddy Villalobos - INF, R/R, 6'0", 185 lbs (Houston, Texas/ Westside HS/ Weatherford JC)
Villalobos was an all-region infielder out of Houston's Westside High School before heading north to WC. He hit .519 as a senior, and .420 as a junior at Westside where he led the Wolves deep into the Class 5A playoffs each of those seasons. He continued his success as a freshman with the Coyotes 2009, hitting .268 with a pair of homers and 24 RBI before missing the 2010 season with an injury.
Cardenas on Villalobos: "He's been a utility player throughout his high school and junior college career and we feel like he can hit in the middle of the order for us. But more importantly than that, we feel as though he can step in and play up the middle in the field for us after we lose some guys to graduation."
Michael Ruiz, - INF, L/R, 5'8", 175 lbs (Friendswood, Texas/ Friendswood HS/ Angelina College)
Cardenas on Ruiz: "Michael is a solid middle infielder who should really be able to give us some depth and ability to hit in the middle of the infield. Defensively he is very talented and should give us a strong defensive presence up the middle."
Zach Marberry - C, R/R, 6'4", 200 lbs (Lufkin, Texas / Lufkin HS / Angelina College)
Cardenas on Marberry: "With the loss of Riley Huble, he should be a guy that can step in right away and step in and catch at the level and give us a very good option behind the plate."
Rory Myers - OF, L/L, 6'0", 190 lbs, (Watauga, Texas / Keller HS / Navarro College)
He also put together a solid career at KHS, earning District 5-5A Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 and first team all-district honors.
Cardenas on Myers: "He will have the unenviable task of trying to replace Garrett Smith in center field, just like Garrett has the unenviable task of replacing Zach Gardner in center field. But just like Garrett has done, we are very confident that Rory will be able to come in and continue the growing tradition of great center fielders at SFA."
Joseph Olson - C, R/R, 6'1", 215 lbs (Waco, Texas/ Robinson HS/)
Cardenas on Olson: "Once Joseph learns how to play at the college level, he will really be our catcher of the future and has a great upside. He will give us the option of possibly using one of our other catchers as a DH if necessary when he arrives, and gives us one of the deepest catching corps in the Southland."
Cameron Gann - RHP, R/R, 6'1'', 180 lbs (Crandall, Texas / Crandall HS)
He has led the Pirates to the state playoffs in each of his first three years on varsity, and will be a starter once again for CHS as a senior. He has earned first team all-District 12-3A honors each of his first three years.
"Cameron is a solid high school arm with very good velocity, who as he gets bigger and stronger will be a very solid pitcher for us. He will probably come in as a middle relief guy or as a midweek starter and develop from there."


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Texas Tech has already matched the win total from last years as they marched into Fort Worth and beat the Horned Frogs. This is a quality, and impressive win. This is something Tech has not been able to do in a long time, and that is go on the road and win.
Things looked very good as the Red Raiders were sharp all night long. Texas Tech shot 47% and TCU shot 35%. The leading scorer for Texas Tech was J. Crockett with 13 points and the leading scorer for TCU was D. Abron with 16 points.
This was a very impressive win especially noting that this was the first road game of the year for TTU, and to come away with a win is very impressive. TCU dropped to 9-5 (0-1) after tonight's game.
Texas Tech has matched last year's total and conference win total after the win tonight. Last year Tech was 8-23 and only won a game in conference. This year Tech is already 8-4 (1-0) which is a lot better of a start.
Looking ahead Tech will go back home to play Baylor on national television. The channel is ESPN2/WATCHESPN. Make sure you tune in at 6:00 on Tuesday and hopefully the Red Raiders can pull off the upset. Until then, Guns Up!


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Whenever a parent or set of parents have children, there are a number of monumental decisions made. Children are the epitome of positive challenge, as people from all walks of life aim to raise youth that will end up contributing to society in a positive way. This takes work, but it's all worth it in the end.
As the training wheels come off and parents increase the freedom surrounding their children, it's important to make sure the environment is safe. A specific part of this issue worth focusing on involves the house. A vital crossroads that parents inevitably face along the parenting journey is the moment in time when they decide to leave their children at home alone for the first time. Although this decision should and will happen, it's important to make the environment safe. Below I list specific ways to fool proof a house for an unleashed child!
1. Hide any medication.
A first step to a child being left alone is to make sure any prescriptions or over the counter medicines are out of sight. In the younger years, any consumption of medication would most likely be accidental or of a curious nature. Regardless of potential intent, it's extremely critical for parents to remove potential hazards from the reach of unsupervised children. Oftentimes, when a child is left alone for the first time, parents overlook certain hazards because they seem completely unlikely. Any medication that could cause injury upon consumption should be very secure and hidden.
Bottom line: Prescriptions or over the counter medicines can be dangerous to adults, and even more hazardous to children. Parents who are leaving their children unsupervised at home for the first time must consider this when assessing the safety of the house.
2. Make sure that the house is secure.
Even if a parent is simply running to grab a few groceries, the house should be secure to both unwelcome exit and entry. Whether this means engaging an alarm system, or simply double checking the locks, children should not be able to exit without permission. Similarly, the house should be set up to prevent any unwanted access from the outside. This issue cannot be overstated when it comes to unsupervised children. For one, there are many hazards immediately outside homes including but not limited to busy roadways.
Bottom line: The place that a child is left unsupervised needs to be secured in the sense that the structure is restrictive of any unwanted access, both internal and external. Regardless of the specific area, the children need to be safe from outside access, and they need to be contained from exploring too much!
3. Rethink property features.
Everything in a house becomes more dangerous the second a child is left alone. Many property features are often overlooked when it comes to the protection of unsupervised children. Two specific examples are jagged counter edges and faucets. Jagged edges become sharper when a parent isn't hovering around anymore. It's helpful to fool proof extremely sharp edges when an adventurous child is lurking, even if it means padding them with a towel. Faucets are tremendously unsafe when young people are concerned. Taps without any temperature control can cause severe burns and injury if not operated appropriately. Faucet spouts that control temperature are highly recommended when the possibly of unmonitored children operating them is present.
Bottom line: It's a high priority to safe proof the features of a house that would normally go unrecognized. The most harmless appliances and furniture edges can become risky the moment a child is left alone.
Leaving children at home alone can either be a parent's dream (more free time!) or a parent's worst nightmare (something happens!). It's important for the parental figures in America to safe proof their house and set their child up for unsupervised success. Nothing is more rewarding than raising an independent child that makes great decisions. Leaving them home alone is the first step toward this achievement.
Naomi Broderick is a professional writer who's secure in her abilities and even more confident in her parenting. When she's not juggling her three children in the front yard she writes for ProtectYourHome.com, a leader in home security.


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The slow cool-down this week will accelerate mightily over the weekend, as the Tampa Bay area should brace for what perhaps will be the last cold blast of the season.
Extra clouds streaming in from the Gulf of Mexico, and northerly winds will help keep today's temperatures in the low-60s, Storm Team 8 meteorologist Leigh Spann said.
The below-average temperatures will continue tonight as lows will drop into the mid-40s, before another cold front brings a 20 percent chance of rain Saturday with highs struggling to reach the low-60s and lows in the low-40s.
But the real winter chill comes on Sunday.
Temperatures will plummet as a mix of sun and clouds, along with some drizzle, will keep Sunday's highs in the mid-50s.
"For March to start out in the 50s is almost unheard of," Spann said.
Lows on Sunday night will drop to near 40 in Tampa, and into the 30s in Pasco County and northern areas, before a gradual warming trends starts Monday with highs climbing to the mid- to upper-60s to start the work week.


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More than 2 dozen people have been arrested in a pair of drug sweeps in Shreveport and Caddo Parish.
Sheriff Steve Prator and Chief Willie Shaw announced that the Caddo/Shreveport Narcotics Unit conducted the two operations on November 1 and November 5th in an attempt to curtail the transportation and sale of illegal narcotics.
Agents with the Caddo–Shreveport Narcotic Unit and Louisiana State Police conducted numerous undercover purchases, traffic stops and terry stops in and around the City of Shreveport and Parish of Caddo during a two day operation.
As a result, law enforcement officers were able to buy and seize drugs, confiscate weapons and make numerous arrests. 169.9 grams of marijuana, 2.7 grams of crack cocaine, 22.5 Xanax, $1121.00 and 2 handguns.The operation was extremely successful, netting a total of 28 arrests for various offenses. Below are the arrests made during this operation.
Juvenile Suspect Possession of MarijuanaDemarcus Robionson B/M/26 Fugitive WarrantBrandon Gilliard B/M/24 Possession of Sch I Marijuana 2nd offenseRichard George B/M/21 Possession of Sch I Marijuana 2nd offenseBreuntai Hayes B/M/17 Possession of Sch I Marijuana w/int to DistributeAnjanette Berry B/F/38 Possession of Sch I MarijuanaCharles Berry B/M/17 Possession of Sch I Marijuana w/int to DistributeDevarian Noye B/M/18 Possession of Sch I Marijuana w/int to DistributeSherry Broussard B/F/49 Possession of Sch II Cocaine and Sch III XanaxMichael Hawthorne B/M/53 Possession of Sch III w/int XanaxPatricia Jackson B/F/56 Possession of Sch I MarijuanaChristopher Gantt B/F/24 Possession of Sch I Marijuana w/intJamarcus Williams B/M/21 Illegal Possession of a FirearmRemedro Dean B/M/28 Possession of Sch I Marijuana 2nd offenseKevin Copeland W/M/41 Possession of Sch I Marijuana w/int to Distribute
Sanjuan Eason B/M/32 Possession of Sch I Marijuana 2nd offenseRobin White B/M/31 Distribution of Sch I MarijuanaTravis Thomas B/M/25 Distribution of Sch I MarijuanaMelvin C. Johnson Jr B/M/36 Distribution of Sch II CocaineKatrina Ford B/F/33 Distribution of Sch II CocaineShericka Marston B/F/26 Distribution of Sch II CocaineSimone Small B/F/23 Dist Sch II Cocaine/Prostituion/ResistingRoderick Broadway B/M/30 Distribution of Sch II CocaineGoldie Walker Jr B/M/28 Distribution of Sch II CocaineQuentin Shepherd B/M/34 Distribution of Sch I MarijuanaGregory Turner B/M/26 Possession of Sch I Marijuana 2nd offenseDesmond Marsko B/M/28 Distribution of Sch I Marijuana/ResistingSantavius Bailey B/M/25 Distribution of Sch I Marijuana
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Either Paula Patton has a new stylist, or her existing one upped her game for the 2012 Met Gala, held in New York City on Monday night.
The 'Mission Impossible' actress, who was only beaten to the punch for least-inspiring promo tour for 2011 by Salma Hayek, looked outstanding wearing Vera Wang.
Her rose strapless silk faille gown with pleated detail at the bodice and skirt is one of her best looks ever.
I would say it is an amazing turnaround, but I always knew that Paula had this moment within her.
The gown was complemented by some breathtaking statement jewelry and a metallic clutch.
A clean updo and simple makeup shades finished off her look.
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Let's talk about future of Bridport school site (From Bridport and Lyme Regis News)
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Let's talk about future of Bridport school site
1:00pm Friday 30th November 2012 in News By James Tourgout
PARKING, a hotel, social services day centre and housing are among ideas for the Mountjoy School site in Bridport.
The special school has left the Flood Lane site for a new modern home on the Beaminster School campus.
Owner Dorset County Council says there are no immediate plans but that the future may involve some provision for older people.
Now Bridport county councillor Karl Wallace has called for a public meeting to discuss the options.
He said: "A budget hotel was initially talked about years ago.
"Car parking would be ideal. The car parking could be part of a small industrial or science park.
"We need to create more employment. Before the site is disposed of we need to have a public meeting to see what options are available."
Mountjoy closed its doors after 45 years to move to the purpose-built site at Beaminster.
Pupils started at the new Mountjoy on November 5. It is designed for 48 pupils with physical and learning disabilities.
It will be four times larger than its predecessor. Facilities will include a sensory studio, a media studio, a soft play room and a sensory hydrotherapy pool.
Mike Harvey, who is president of the Bridport Business chamber of commerce, said that the site could be used as a car park.
He said that car parking for public could be made available on the site even if a private enterprise takes over – or a combination of public and private parking.
He added: "We expect them to do something that is going to benefit Bridport."
Mr Harvey said that another potential site is an old works site in South Street.
He also said that a budget hotel could be successful in Bridport as it would be totally different to the quality accommodation on offer in the area at the moment. Accommodation in Bridport is fairly high level.
"It is totally different to a budget hotel."
A spokesman for Dorset County Council said: "There are no definitive plans for the Mountjoy School site. Right now our priority is to move Mountjoy pupils in to their new building in Beaminster.
"We will be assessing the use of the old school site in the future, but this needs to be done in relation to our provision of services for older people in the area."
Travelodge said it had no plans for the site or for the town.


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- Patrick C. Spitzer, 39, 508 S. Second Ave., was charged July 19 with two counts of violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Spitzer is accused of unlawfully possessing methamphetamine and using drug paraphernalia on July 18.
- Charles B. Pimpleton, 18, 1821 Plaza Way, Apt. 51, was charged July 20 with violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Pimpleton is accused of unlawfully possessing marijuana with the intent to deliver it on June 26.
- Neil T. Hiller, 22, Washington State Penitentiary, 1313 N. 13th Ave., was charged July 22 with custodial assault. Hiller is accused of intentionally assaulting a correctional officer on May 20, 2009.
- Oscar Morales, 18, 607 E. Sumach St., was charged July 26 with second-degree assault. Morales is accused of intentionally assaulting a person on July 23.
- Manuel Ibarra Campos-Moreno, 24, 311 N. Elizabeth St., Milton-Freewater, was charged July 26 with second-degree taking a motor vehicle without permission. Campos-Moreno is accused of taking, driving away or voluntarily riding in a vehicle without permission on July 23.
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My sweet, beautiful Diana left this earth January 19th 2013. There are no words to express the unfillable void that is left in the wake of her departure.
I can only pray that her free spirit is joyfully soaring and continuing to bless those who are fortunate enough to come in contact with her. I for one am forever diminished as well as enriched for having the honor to share such a deep love and to grow together for 34 years. During that time, she always made me feel like a better person; Smarter, better looking, more talented, braver, kinder and in every other way possible.
Blessings to ALL, family and friends, who share my pain and sadness and may you only remember the immense joy she brought into our lives.
Diana had a quote on a card sitting by her bed which reads; "Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible".
She NEVER lost hope.
It's been said that: "You don't HAVE a soul. You ARE a soul. You HAVE a body". Well, Diana's body is gone but her soul remains.
Her loving husband,
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ON a summer night, regulars at Traxx in Union Station know to ask for a table in the beautiful garden patio out back where tables are set under towering old jacarandas. With lanterns hanging from the trees in the broad grassy courtyard, and the landmark train station's grand architecture all around, Traxx's patio is one of the great secret dining spaces in L.A.
When an architecture-buff friend blew in from San Francisco a few weeks ago, I knew this was the place to take him on a Monday night. We zigzagged through downtown, past Disney Concert Hall, the cathedral, City Hall and The Times building -- to arrive, finally, at the grand entrance to Union Station.
It's a picture postcard from the '30s, the last of the great train stations built in the U.S. as part of the WPA projects. My friend had never seen it, and he's not alone. I know plenty of Angelenos who have never been to Union Station either. Even fewer people know that there's a white-tablecloth restaurant inside. Or that Traxx is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
Going to dinner there feels like a step back into the time when train travel was in its heyday. Intrepid travelers wait for rides out front as we pull up. Inside, just to the right of the main entrance is Traxx Bar, installed in what was once the station's telephone room. Marble parquet floors are gleaming, the concourse lighted by massive wheel-shaped light fixtures hanging from the 50-foot ceilings.
At the Traxx restaurant, diagonally across the grand concourse from the bar, diners sit at white-clothed tables in front, lingering over lamb chops or red snapper as they wait for their train to be called over the loudspeakers. Inside is a quiet, dignified dining room in Art Deco style, with a small open kitchen at the back.
The restaurant was founded by executive chef Tara Thomas, a California Culinary Academy grad who has a long relationship with the downtown scene. In the mid-'90s, she was behind the stoves at the funky 401 Boyd, one of the first restaurants to open when artists and creative types moved into lofts downtown. There, she gained a following for her casual California cooking and catering.
And though Traxx is a more formal restaurant, she's still serving her signature crab cakes and burgers, along with more polished fare, sometimes with a French or Latin accent. Her menu here offers both small and large plates. Commuters or travelers can grab a quick, civilized bite or meet friends for a longer meal after work.
Thomas deliberately keeps the menu selection small, so she can change the dishes frequently. But some dishes are specialties. Her crab cake (singular) is a hefty round, three fingers high with a crisp brown crust roughly the size of a hockey puck. Inside, it's all big pieces of Louisiana lump crabmeat. It's delicious with her assertive chipotle remoulade that brings a sharp intake of heat and the lingering smokiness of the chile.
Waldorf salad outshines the rather dull chopped Caesar (which can be garnished with vinegary white anchovies if you want to spring for the $1.50 surcharge). The Waldorf is refreshing and poised, a composition of thinly sliced green apples on the bottom with the salad of radicchio, grated apples, creamy Point Reyes blue cheese and spiced walnuts on top.
At lunch, the chef turns it into a main course item by adding some smoked chicken. (Many of the same dishes are on both the lunch and dinner menus.)
Vibrant flavors
ANOTHER good choice for a starter is the red chile-dusted shrimp with a salad of mizuna greens and mango in a juicy citrus vinaigrette. I like that the shrimp are cooked on the rare side. Thomas isn't one to stint on the chile either. Her flavors are bold and vibrant.
The other standout is venison carpaccio, thinly sliced and with a deeper, more robust flavor than the usual insipid beef version. She also doses her mustard sauce with some horseradish to rev up the taste of the venison.
As we're sitting on that evocative patio, enjoying the night, an announcer's voice cuts through the quiet, calling out the last train to San Diego. And a couple of people who had been sitting on garden benches under the trees hoist their bags and head back into the concourse. I'm itching to go somewhere too. And after a while, I almost begin to think I've fetched up here after a long trip.
While the food doesn't harken back to the '30s, it does seem fixed in time, to the late '90s when Traxx opened and tall food was in its last throes. But it seems somehow charmingly formal, as if the kitchen is drawing the line against anything too casual and giving you everything it's got: Sit down, relax, shake off the dust and fatigue of your trip, and eat something. The servers are solicitous and helpful, and the very formality can be soothing and relaxing in the context of the train station.
The house-cured pork loin chop is a thick one, moist and pink at the center, paired with polenta studded with Mission figs and some sauteed spinach to keep up your strength for carrying those bags. Pan-roasted Pacific red snapper makes a fine argument for local fish too, served with black rice and a charred jalapeno vinaigrette.
Roasted half chicken gets a Latin lift with green chile pozole and a vibrant cilantro-almond pesto. Lamb chops come stacked like a tepee, and beef tenderloin has good flavor.
Ol' reliable
ON the whole, while few dishes here would make you dream of coming back the next night to eat the very same thing, they are competently executed, if not all that exciting. But few restaurants anywhere in L.A. have such a unique setting, and by quietly going its own way, Traxx has become a beloved and reliable old-timer and member of the still-emerging downtown dining scene.
Traxx: It's got a cosmopolitan outlook
Part of the cityscape for 10 years now, Traxx is a soothing oasis in a splendid architectural setting
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Many of the damage estimates from Sandy are not yet fully known, with CNBC's Steve Liesman and Brian Shactman; and Meteorologist Todd Gross says we are still dealing with Sandy for 3 reasons: it has moved backwards East to West, the storm stalled, and because of its size.
CNBC's Sharon Epperson breaks down the details of how to insure your home properly and avoid storm scams; and Tony Rodio, Tropicana Entertainment president & CEO, says the destruction in New Jersey is overwhelming, but Atlantic City came through as well as it could.
CNBC's Bob Pisani reports Duncan Niederauer, CEO of the NYSE Euronext, said the exchange's data center is in New Jersey and was unaffected by the story; and Janele Klein, The Weather Channel, says Sandy has brought 2 feet of snow already to West Virginia.
CNBC's Larry Kudlow says the human tragedy is the worst part of the Sandy story, and in terms of restoration from the storm, Kudlow says to not underestimate the power of the American spirit.
CNBC's Phil LeBeau reports one day after Sandy slammed into the East Coast, Newark, LaGuardia and JFK airports remain closed; Marc Magliari, Amtrak Media Relations Manager says some Northeast train services will begin operating tomorrow; and Ralph LaRossa, Public Service Electric & Gas Co. president and COO says more than 25 percent of customers services have been restored.
Meteorologist Todd Gross reports there are signs of Sandy re-strengthening. Assessing the damages from Sandy, with CNBC's Scott Cohn, Kayla Tausche and Mary Thompson; and Rep. Peter King (R-NY), discusses the devastation in New York due to the superstorm.
Taking a closer look at the election polls, with Ari Melber, The Nation Magazine; James Pethkoukis, American Enterprise Institute; and Mona Charen, Syndicated Columnist.
CNBC's John Harwood offers insight on Romney's popularity in so-called swing states.
The best of the best from North and South America are preparing to go "palate to palate" in Brazil next week, with the "Closing Bell" crew.
According to former Speaker Newt Gingrich, expect the Obama campaign to break down in the weeks ahead.
Republican VP Nominee Paul Ryan wants to reach out to youth voters in the debates tonight, says Robert Costa of the National Review; and Newt Gingrich, former presidential candidate (R), says he thinks "President Obama is disoriented right now," and that "Biden will try to re-establish some sense of momentum tonight."
NBC's Tom Costello reports on the outbreak of meningitis tied to a contaminated drug, saying as many as 13,000 people may have received one of the contaminated steroids.
Former Yankee manager Joe Torre, co-founder of Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation, discusses the Major League Baseball playoffs, and his journey to fighting domestic abuse.
NBC's Pete Williams reports a Pennsylvania judge postponed the voter identification requirement law; and Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-NJ); former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore (R); and Steve Malanga, Manhattan Institute, weigh in.
Kenneth Feinberg, Feinberg Rozen founder & managing partner, discusses the top victim claims and disputes he is working on, and the process for deciding a dollar amount to suffering.
Group dating social club Grouper arranges drinks between two groups of friends. Grouper CEO Michael Waxman, offers insight.
A new report by the Pew Research Center says the middle class is shrinking in size, with CNBC's Robert Frank. Sara Taylor Fagen, DDC Advocacy, and Jared Bernstein, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, discuss.
Audicus Founder & CEO Patrick Freuler discusses his company's latest hearing aid device. With the massively growing market, we are kind of positioning hearing aids more in the realm of an accessory as opposed to the old-school medical device," he says.
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Background: Parthenolide is a sesquiterpene lactone (SQL) and the primary anti-inflammatory agent in the herbal remedy feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium). Feverfew has traditionally been used in the treatment of inflammatory conditions such as headaches, arthritis, and fevers. More recently, parthenolide has been shown to prevent UVB-induced skin cancer, to sensitize breast cancer cells towards TRAIL-induced apoptosis, and to selectively target AML and CML stem cell populations, presumably through a mechanism involving IKK2 activation of NF-kappaB. Our laboratory has been investigating the effects of parthenolide treatment on breast cancer cells. We found that parthenolide treatment caused a rapid and complete depletion of cellular HDM2 levels and a concomitant increase in the cell cycle regulator p53. Parthenolide treatment also caused a significant depletion of histone deacetylase 1, with a resulting upregulation of the important cell cycle regulator p21WAF1/CIP1. Most surprisingly, these effects were not dependent on IKK2 or RelA, suggesting that they were independent of activated NF-kappaB. Objective/Hypothesis: SQLs like parthenolide can be highly effective multifunctional agents for the chemoprevention and treatment of breast cancer. In order to develop this class of molecules, we need to identify the best candidates and understand their mechanisms of action. Specific Aims/Study Design: (1) Examine the effects of different SQLs on the proliferation, viability, apoptosis, and necroptosis of a panel of normal and breast cancer cells using standard assays. (2) Examine above SQL effects in the presence of conventional chemotherapeutics, including ER antagonists, cytotoxics, and trastuzumab. (3) Use small molecule inhibitors and/or siRNAs to probe signal transduction pathways for SQL molecular and cellular effects. (4) Use chemical genetic approaches to identify protein partners of SQLs. Outcomes: (1) Identification of SQL moieties responsible for activity. (2) Identification of breast cell characteristics responsible for SQL sensitivity. (3) Determine synergistic effects between SQLs and conventional therapeutics. (4) Determine mechanisms of SQL action. Relevance: SQLs are relatively non-toxic agents, yet are very effective at many levels against transformed cells. Understanding these molecules and their mechanisms of action will yield a new class of chemopreventatives and/or adjuvants for breast cancer chemotherapy.
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Ideally, one would like to prevent or treat breast cancer with as generally non-toxic substances as possible. This would be analogous to the use of aspirin in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and in the prevention and treatment of colorectal cancers. Aspirin, specifically its active ingredient acetylsalicylic acid, acts at many levels within cells to inhibit processes such as pain and inflammation. It is likely that similar multifunctional molecules exist that could be beneficial in the prevention and treatment of breast cancer. Our laboratory has been investigating one class of multifunctional molecules, derived from a variety of natural product sources, known as sesquiterpene lactones. Perhaps the best known of these is parthenolide, which is the active ingredient in feverfew, a flower that is native to southeastern Europe. Feverfew has traditionally been used to treat headaches, arthritis, and fevers, and it is thought that the anti-inflammatory activity of parthenolide is primarily responsible for its therapeutic effects. More recently, parthenolide has been shown to specifically kill acute and chronic myelogenous leukemia stem cells and prevent skin cancer induction by ultraviolet radiation. In our own studies, we have found that parthenolide treatment of human breast cancer cells rapidly and completely eliminates HDM2, a protein involved in the regulation of the "guardian of the human genome" p53. In addition, parthenolide treatment also eliminated HDAC1, a primary epigenetic silencer of master growth control genes in cancer cells. Neither of these mechanisms had been previously described for parthenolide and neither obviously follows from existing models for parthenolide's mechanism of action. In order to further develop sesquiterpene lactones as potential therapeutics or chemopreventatives for breast cancer, we now propose to identify those compounds that, at lowest concentration, maximally inhibit proliferation of a variety of breast cancer cells but have minimal effects on normal cells. We will determine what characteristics of breast cancer cells make them more sensitive to these compounds and what aspects of these molecules make them most effective. These studies will lay the framework for future animal-based studies and increase our understanding of how these "aspirins" work to thwart breast cancer from its earliest to its most malignant stages.
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Have you opted-out of the workforce? Are you thinking about it? Take our poll and tell us your story!
The latest addition to the "Lean In" debate comes from this week's New York Times Magazine article, The Opt-Out Generation Wants Back In written by Judith Warner. The piece tells the story of three women who chose to opt-out of their high-profile and high-earning careers to take care of their families. Now, these women are heading back to work, finding that stay-at-home-motherhood wasn't the panacea they thought it would be. These former full-time moms found that though they don't regret their choices, their decision to opt-out didn't necessarily fulfill them personally, challenge them adequately, or strengthen their marriages the way they thought it would.
Whatever you may think about leaning in, opting-out, or having it all, this article is an interesting look at the consequences these women faced due to their decisions. It's also something of a cautionary tale in how to effectively leave the workforce, but keep your options open in case you want or need to rejoin. Our top three tips for opting-out of the workforce, but keeping your toe in the door?
- Keep networking; You don't need to attend formal networking events every week, but you should at least try to keep in touch with some of your professional contacts or former coworkers. If you decide to return to work, they'll be able to provide you with references or job opportunities.
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If your post-Tour hangover hasn't kicked in yet – it will any day now. So to ease the pain of grand tour withdrawal, PEZ-man Bob Cullinan looks back on his remarkable ride across England, Belgium and France.
It may not have the mystique and reputation of Mt. Ventoux or the Galibier, but the climb up California's Mt. Shasta ranks right up there with some of the top rides on the planet.
With the Discovery Channel team packing it in, who will carry the baton for pro cycling in the US? The guys at Slipstream think they have the answer. PEZ recently talked with rider Steven Cozza, on how things look from the argyle out.
If your post-Tour hangover hasn't kicked in yet – it will any day now. So to ease the pain of grand tour withdrawal, PEZ-man Bob Cullinan looks back on his remarkable ride across England, Belgium and France.
PEZ Roadside Stage 9 - The Tour's final day in the Alps is also Bob's final report on this year's race. The PEZ Roadside coverage continues later this week, but for now let's enjoy Bob's race day on the Galibier.
PEZ Roadside Rest Day #1 - It's the tallest SOB in the whole '07 Tour, and for me the meanest and toughest. The PEZ-Crew used the 'rest day' to get on our bikes and climb the Galibier. Here's what it's like to go Hors Categorie.
PEZ Roadside Stage 8 - Six mountain passes… warm French weather… is there anywhere else you'd rather be than atop one of those passes watching le Tour? PEZ went mountain-side for today's roadside report.
PEZ Roadside Bastille Day - The Americans celebrate independence on the 4th of July… the Canadians honor July 1st, the day their country was formed… and the French go bonkers on Bastille Day, July 14th. It's the day the revolutionaries stormed the Paris Bastille in 1789, leading to the overthrow of King Louis XVI.
PEZ Roadside Stage 7 - They say an Army marches on its stomach. The army of riders in le Tour continue their march across France, with food never far away. We joined the Quickstep team in the feedzone for a closer look at how a pro team serves lunch.
PEZ Roadside Stage 6 - Amid the crowds and chaos of le Tour you can find a few moments of serenity and scenery. Le Tour de PEZ goes off-route today to take you to the heart of the French wine country. we're in the town of Beaune, a few kilometers east of stage 5's finish in Autun.
PEZ Roadside Stage 4 - It's a three-week war, with battles fought every day. The '07 Tour marches on like an army on wheels across the fields of France. Today we journeyed south and west across old French battlefields, chasing the Tour's battle on the roads.
PEZ Roadside Stage 3 - Tour is winding it's way out of Belgium and into France, and today is all about the view. We're used to seeing these parts cold and bleak for Paris-Roubaix, but the Tour has a way of warming things up…
TdF Stage 3 Roadside - Say "au revoir" to the British Isles and "bonjour" to the continental coast. Today's Tour stage takes us into the French and Belgian countryside…these small towns are what Le Tour is all about.
It's two weeks down, and one to go for the '07 Giro. PEZ correspondent Bob Cullinan wraps-up his week with some of the best behind-the-scenes moments from Italia.
Ever watched a Pro Tour TT and wondered what it was like up-close and on-course? Well, wonder no more, PEZ-Fans. Team Tinkoff makes the PEZ-mobile one of their official chase cars today at the Giro. Ride along with us as we follow Pavel Brutt up the hill.
The Biella TT is the shortest stage of the Giro. But the prep for this "race of truth" starts long before the first partenza. Want to see what it takes to get Tinkoff ready? PEZ takes you to the team hotel in Torino.
You see 'em every day at the finish line, they're impossible to ignore and many say the most beautiful in the biz, but who are these girls who kiss the winners and smile for the cameras? PEZ introduced ourselves to the lovely podium girls of the Giro d'Italia.
It's a beauty of a day along the most beautiful stage of the Giro. While the corsa skirted the hills high above the fabled Cinque Terre, we took a side trip to the azure waters of these tiny villages tucked into the rugged and spectacular coastline, and as always, sampled the local fare.
A wise old cyclist once wrote a book and told us "It's not about the bike." He must have been talking about the Giro d'Italia. At this race, it's all about the people… meet the cast of characters from Stage 9.
One man's pleasure is another man's pain. The guys at the front of today's Giro stage were sufferin'…but the boys in the peloton called it an "easy" day. Stage 8 is as fast as a Ferrari up front.


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Here's a short trailer showing the soon to be released pop-up book, Game of Thrones: A Pop-Up Guide to Westeros. I used to totally love pop-up books when I was a kid, so I'm really interested in putting my hands on one of those!
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And for those of you who like puzzles, there's also this beautiful 4D Puzzle Map of Westeros from 4d Cityscape, which feature three different layers and over 1200 jigsaw pieces.
4D Cityscape introduces the puzzle for Game of Thrones, based on the award-winning HBO series. This puzzle guides players through the assembly of the map of Westeros in patented multi-layer action. The first layer is a 1000-plus piece jigsaw puzzle that teaches you all about the various locations and regions of Westeros. The second layer is an artistic 200-plus piece jigsaw puzzle that, once assembled, replicates the current landscape based on the famous locations of the series. The third layer adds 3D miniature replica that you insert into the puzzle, including famous cities and castles such as King's Landing, Winter fell, The Eyrie, the Wall and more.


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Defense line was very strong.Tough to run on. Getting stronger everday.
D.Kennard led defense with 7 tackles, Dion Bailey with 6 tackles.
M. Barkley 9-15 127yds 1 TD no int. M Mustain 23-35 231 yds 1 TD no int.
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D. Ausberry 2 TD catches
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A South Plains boy is dead after clinging to his life for two days. On Wednesday, NewsChannel 11 told you about a car accident on the 5800 block of South Avenue Q. Four year-old Travis Schoonover was injured when the Ford Probe in which he was a front-seat passenger collided with a tractor-trailer.
The Probe's driver, 29-year-old Heather Stephens of Slaton, was treated at University Medical Center and released Thursday. Travis died at UMC Friday. The truck's driver, 38-year-old Jorge Luis Gonzalez of Miami, was not injured in the collision. Reports say Gonzalez was attempting to turn left from Avenue Q onto 58th St. when the Probe collided with his truck.
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Some patients want to be pampered when they're sick or in pain. New research suggests that a little less pampering may be the best medicine.
University of Florida researchers split about 300 chronic pain patients into two groups: one group reported overly-attentive spouses, while the other claimed their significant others were less doting.
The group with pampering spouses reported feeling more pain, they took twice as many heavy painkillers and didn't perform as well in physical movement tests, while most of the group with less supportive mates said they did not need heavy medication.
Florida Researcher Dr. Roger Fillingimover says that a long term pattern of being overly supportive and overly solicitous can actually do more harm than good. He says that doesn't mean quit being supportive of a spouse who is in pain, he just suggests care givers be careful not to do so much that the loved one doesn't make the effort to improve on their own.
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MILWAUKEE (WKOW) -- Women and minorities helped President Obama secure Wisconsin's 10 electoral votes.
Fifty-seven percent of women and 94 percent of blacks supported the president, while Republican challenger Mitt Romney drew a slight boost from male voters.
Obama was preferred over Romney by voters under age 40 in Wisconsin, college graduates and those with family incomes under $50,000.
Romney had strong backing from voters in their 40s and those 65 and older. He had the support of voters with family incomes of at least $100,000 and Protestant and other Christian voters.
As expected, Obama won big in Milwaukee County and the Madison area, while Romney was strong in the Milwaukee suburbs and the rest of southeastern Wisconsin.
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A Town in Spain Hired a Poo Detective, Sorry Space Lawyers, There's a New Most Entertaining Job
Magnum P.O.O.
We've all, at one time or another, stepped in a pile of someone else's pet poop and thought, "Man, if only I could find the person responsible for this and make them pay." Well, a town in Spain finally made that a reality by hiring a poo detective to seek out and find these dastardly poo-petrators.Read More


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there's a deal between Congress and the president, massive-federal
spending cuts will hit the nation on Friday.
will slash $85-billion from the budget in a painful fashion.
each side is blaming the other, for the deadlock, the nation's
financial issues aren't being addressed.
new congressman says the cuts will badly hurt Oklahoma, because much
of the slashing will hit the military.
he's not optimistic that an agreement will be reached.
Bridenstine says the Republicans agreed to new taxes two months ago.
many members of the GOP have no plans to go any further.
blames the stalemate on President Obama for insisting that the
federal budget crisis be resolved with more revenue.
says they can't keep offering more tax concessions until the
president gets his way.
adds that this year the United States will have more revenue than any
other time in history, so income isn't the problem.
also warns that Mr. Obama wants to increase the taxes on the
commercial aviation business.
says that would have a huge impact on jobs in this state.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>
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Saturday, March 1
Saturday 9 a.m. – Noon
Nourishing the Soul | Marcia Wochner, PhD | 3 CE Credits | Intermediate
The yearning to know who we are and how we came to be propels us in our psychological and spiritual journey. How we identify our self leads us to look for nourishment on various levels of experience. This workshop begins, as we started at the 2013 retreat, by assisting in solving "the problem of identification." Through a self-discovery meditation, we will deepen our exploration of our self. We will learn the spiritual purpose of meditation, steps in the development of meditative practice, and our need for spiritual development. We will experience the relationship between the personality and the soul, rather than think about it. Through compassionate inquiry we will learn to discern and follow what is true and beautiful within.
This workshop is designed to increase your awareness of your self. Participants will learn: 1) the spiritual and phenomenal levels of consciousness; 2) to observe themselves from a spiritual perspective; 3) the development of meditative practice and its relationship to spiritual development.
Psychologist, artist, international consultant and executive coach, Marcia K. Wochner has journeyed through her rich life with vision and heart. Wochner is a graduate of the Cincinnati Art Academy (BFA), as well as a graduate of Southern Methodist University (MBA), University of Cincinnati (MA & PhD), and Marquette University (BA).
Understanding & Managing Emotions to Facilitate Personal and Spiritual Growth
Scott Stubenrauch, PsyD & Paschal Baute, PhD | 3 CE Credits | Intermediate
Coping well requires not only emotional reasoning but functioning from intrinsic motives. Many today have never developed the language of feelings. They do not recognize or manage their own feelings well, nor are they skilled at recognizing and responding to others' feelings. This impairs the ability to work well with others and effectively manage stress. It sabotages personal relationships and the quality of mentoring one can provide to another. Furthermore, it undermines one's spiritual journey and ability to live life as their authentic self. In order to lessen this epidemic, we can begin by taking an honest look within ourselves to help determine where we stand in terms of emotional judgment and intelligence. By identifying areas we may be emotionally deficient; we can then begin working on developing ourselves in those areas. For clinicians and professional caregivers, a brief measure is available to help identify where one stands in terms of their emotional judgment and intelligence. It is suggested that this measure could be useful for many clients to know their strengths and growth areas in the realm of feelings.
The participant will learn to: 1) describe the influence that emotions have on human behavior; 2) define Emotional Intelligence and its components; 3) articulate how emotional intelligence plays a key role in the authentic spiritual journey; 4) Identify the benefits of integrating a measure of Emotional Intelligence into the treatment process; and, 5) comprehend the psychometric properties and be able to competently administer the Emotional Judgment Inventory (EJI).
Dr. Stubenrauch is a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in personality and psychological assessment. As an occupational psychologist, he has consulted for multiple State Departments of Public Safety and Corrections, law enforcement and other public safety municipalities, paramilitary defense contractors, and security firms, as well as organizations in the business sector. He has been involved in multiple high-risk employment selection projects within the protective services sector. Dr. Stubenrauch is employed as the Chief Psychologist with the Institute of Personality and Ability Testing (IPAT), Inc., a psychological test development and research company. He oversees all projects conducted and services provided by members of IPAT's Public Safety & Security team. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Roosevelt University, and his Doctorate with a Postgraduate Certificate in Forensic Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology.
World Religions for Therapists: Sensitivity toward and insight into Clients' Religious Backgrounds | Louise Prochaska, PhD & Panel | 3 CE Credits | Intermediate
This workshop offers two didactic sessions, each followed by a whole-group sharing. the first is information on some minority religions in Ohio. the other didactis provides insights into some signs and causes of toxic forms of religious faith. Small group exercises (three break-out sessions) will generate critical issues related to therapists' sensitivity and best practices related to religion. there will be a period of quiet for participants to surface their own limiting beliefs and other blocks to client sensitivity.
This workshop is designed to the participant: 1) list the basic tenets, practices, values and morals prescriptions of some less-well-known religions; 2) examine the signs and causes of toxic forms of religious faith; 3) compare some elements common to many religion (or forms of faith) that contribute to clients' seeking therapy; 4) identify the limiting beliefs or lack of appropriate information or other blocks within the therapist which inhibits sensitivity toward a client with strong religious beliefs; 5) design approaches that demonstrate sensitivity to the client in the area of religion; and, 6) identify which principles of good therapeutic practice are most applicable when dealing with religious issues of one's clients.
Saturday Afternoon 1-4 p.m.
From Trauma to Dream Catching: Dancing Mindfully into Resilience
Jamie Marich, PhD & Pascal Baute, PhD | 3 CE Credits | Beginner
Music and dance are the metaphysical entrance to the unbounded spiritual. Whereas religion is about boundaries, spirituality is about no separation, freedom and listening and learning. In this workshop, participants will be led through experiences in moving meditation, dancing mindfulness, and dynamic storytelling to help them identify the blocks (rooted in past, unhealed traumas) impeding genuine self-expression. Although participants are welcome to just observe or to use more verbal measures, movement is encouraged. Responding to music promotes learning the attitudes of mindfulness and practicing resilience (flexibility and coping well, no matter what), critical practices for helpers in the modern era who are serious about offering holistic, person-centered treatment. Participants will be able to take the exercises learned in the workshop and use with clients or others in ministry.
This workshop is designed to help you: 1) identify any existing wounds rooted in past experience (i.e., traumas) that keep you from realizing your full capacity for spiritual expression; 2) examine how these blocks in spiritual expression may keep you from being effective with clients, especially when it comes to working with the spiritual dimensions of their selfhood; 3) present the story of one's journey through dance, storytelling, or other creative measures, working through trauma-based blocks to full expression of selfhood if participant is willing; 4) duplicate the same process engaged during this workshop with clients in order to help them more fully experience resilience; and, 5) explain how working through trauma-based blocks for one's self, as a professional, is imperative to helping clients process their blocks to fully experience holistic resilience.
Jamie Marich, PhD is a Licensed Supervising Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC-S) and Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) in the state of Ohio. Jamie has worked in mental health residential treatment, and in chemical dependency treatment as an inpatient, outpatient, and dual diagnosis counselor. Jamie obtained her Ph.D. in Counseling Studies from Capella University, and an M.A. in Counseling from the Franciscan University of Steubenville. Jamie also teaches for several reputable online universities, and she offers original workshops for counselors and social workers on a regular basis. In addition to her formal education and work experience, Jamie has obtained advanced training in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and trauma. Jamie specializes in addiction treatment (chemical & behavioral), PTSD/issues related to abuse and trauma, dissociative disorders, spiritual issues (including recovery from spiritual abuse), cross-cultural issues, consultation/mentoring, grief/loss, group therapy, and she has a special passion for treating young adults and women.
Cultivating Mindfulness in the Secular Tradition of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Will Slater, PhD | 3 CE Credits | Intermediate
MBSR is taught in over 500 hospitals and clinics worldwide. More than 18,000 patients have completed the program at University of Massachusetts alone. This program will briefly present empirical evidence regarding the efficacy of mindfulness practices, as taught in MBSR, for the cultivation of greater well-being and for coping with many life challenges including stress, chronic pain, depression and anxiety. This program will be predominantly experiential offering participants the opportunity to practice formal mindfulness practices taught in MBSR including body scan, formal sitting meditation practices and mindful body movement. Opportunities will be provided for participants to reflect in small and large groups about their experience of mindfulness and the utility of these practices for one's professional and personal life.
This workshop is designed to help you begin or extend the practice of mindfulness in one's life. Formal and informal mindfulness practices will be taught, practiced and reflected upon. Participants will be introduced to highlights of the huge body of research that has emerged within the behavioral and neurological sciences since the inception in 1979 of mindfulness as a secular discipline at University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Let Peace Begin with Me | Rick Reckman, PhD | 3 hours | Beginner
We live in a world where fighting and conflict are commonplace. Nations fight nations. Within nations, factions fight factions. Within our society and our communities, some people oppress others. As individuals we often react with fear and anger. Even within our bodies, our immune systems may attack our healthy cells. And we long for peace. The wisdom traditions often identify a hierarchy of four or five levels as follows: the Body, the Mind (often distinguishing Feeling and Thinking), the Soul, and the Spirit. Psychologists routinely practice at the levels of the body, emotions, and thinking. The level of soul is a level that most psychologists consider to be outside of their domain. Spirit or God or Mystery or Love, as something that exists outside of us and yet connects all of us, likewise is seen by most psychologists as the domain of religion or a matter of faith. This program assumes that the levels of Soul and Spirit may be recognized by Psychologists and fall within the domain of our work. I assume that many of our clients come to us seeking peace, inner peace at any or all of the levels. This program will be experiential and experimental. As a group we will undertake to generate for ourselves and with each other, experiences of peace at two of the five levels. The group will pick which two. We will move into stillness to experience the body at peace. We will move toward opening our hearts, welcoming all feelings while attaching to none to experience peace at the emotional level. We will practice detachment and silence to experience peace at the thinking level. We will follow the Witness/Seer exercise to open a channel to our souls. Or we will follow a path of meditation or prayer to open ourselves to Spirit. And, of course, we will experience the many ways we block ourselves from being at peace. And most likely, our sharing of the ways we block ourselves will be what brings us together and open the door for us to take another step in our psychological/spiritual development.
This workshop is designed to help you: 1) have some direct experience of inner peace; 2) practice ways of entering into the experience of inner peace; 3) practice ways of talking about experiencing peace; 4) recognizing the many ways we block ourselves from directly experiencing our deeper connections with one another.


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Family Law
Top LA Juvenile Judge Seeks to Open Court Hearings
Posted Nov 9, 2011 2:30 PM CDT
By Martha Neil
It isn't yet a done deal. But the presiding judge wants to open the doors of juvenile courtrooms in Los Angeles, holding public hearings in cases about child abuse and neglect and foster care placements, unless the parties object.
Currently such cases are presumptively closed to the public. However, that isn't a good thing, Judge Michael Nash tells the L.A. Now blog of the Los Angeles Times.
Speaking at a legislative hearing in the state capital earlier this year, Nash said public hearings could help address "a lot that is not good" in child dependency cases. "Too many families do not get reunified ... too many children and families languish in the system for far too long," he said. "Someone might want to know why this is the case."
He is seeking public comment about the issue before the end of November.
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Thanks to Grace Young for this recipe. Check out her book, "The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen."
Lo Mein
from The Wisdom of the Chinese Kitchen
by Grace Young
One of the easiest dishes for a beginner to make. The mastery comes in correctly slicing the vegetables and not overcooking the noodles. The best noodles for lo mein are about 1/4 inch thick and come either uncooked or precooked.
4 fresh shiitake mushrooms
6 large leaves Nappa cabbage, about 12 oz.
1 pound package Chinese fresh egg noodles
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 pound smoked ham, cut into strips
2 tablespoons thin soy sauce
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon finely minced ginger
1 cup julienne carrots
2 scallions, finely shredded
1 tablespoon oyster flavored sauce
1/4 cup chicken broth
Wash the cabbage leaves in several changes of cold water and allow to thoroughly drain in a colander until dry to the touch. Trim 1/4 inch from the stem end of the cabbage leaves and discard. Stack 2 to 3 cabbage leaves at a time and cut crosswise into 1/4 inch wide shreds.
In a 4-quart saucepan, bring about 2 quarts water to a boil over high heat. Add noodles, return to a rolling boil and boil 2 to 3 minutes. Rinse under cold water and drain the noodles thoroughly. Transfer to a medium bowl, add sesame oil and 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and mix well. Set aside.
Heat a 14-inch flat-bottomed wok or skillet over high heat until hot but not smoking. Add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and ginger, and stir-fry 20 seconds. Add the carrots, scallions, and mushrooms and stir-fry 1 minute, or until the vegetables are just limp. Transfer the vegetables to a plate.
Add the remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and cabbage and stir-fry 1 minute, or until cabbage begins to wilt. Add the cooked carrot mixture, noodles, smoked ham and 1/4 cup chicken broth and stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes, or until noodles are heated through Swirl in the remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce and oyster sauce and toss to combine. Serve immediately.
Serves 4 to 6 as part of a multicourse meal.
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