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Xena and Gabrielle,
A Turn of Fate,
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Chapter 11: Thus Regretting
A figure softly laid the resting Amazon onto the cot, rousing her from sleep.
"Xena?" Gabrielle groggily questioned.
"No." the voice clarified. "I am not, Xena Sama."
Gabrielle adjust her eyes in the dim candle lit cabin and noticed that it was Kenji.
She sat up immediately. "What are you doing here?"
"Pardon my intrusion." Kenji bowed. "I enter in all the occupied rooms, attending to everyone's needs of fresh water early in the morning. When I walked into yours, I nearly tripped over something laying in the middle of the floor. I ignited the candle and saw it was you sleeping there. So I picked you up, to settle you on your cot. I didn't mean to wake you, Gabrielle San."
"I'm glad it is you who's been coming in here while I slept." the bard smiled sadly.
Her disposition towards Xena was still damaging, she dreaded the remaining voyage.
"Are you okay?" Kenji asked. "I haven't seen you since the meeting with the Shogun."
"I'll be fine." Gabrielle replied, praying that it would be true.
She hated herself for asking. "Have you seen, Xena?"
"The Shogun granted her request for new quarters. After I had shown Xena Sama to her cabin, she stayed inside." the monk elucidated. "That was the last I'd seen of her yesterday."
Gabrielle wasn't sure how much more her heart could take. It was becoming increasingly clearer that Xena wanted nothing to do with her.
'She hadn't waste any time getting another cabin.' Gabrielle thought bitterly. 'Maybe I should have gone back to Greece.'
"This morning, when I brought her water, Xena Sama practically threw me out the room. She's probably thinking heavily on being reunited with, Akemi." Kenji said tactlessly.
'God! Does everybody knows, Xena's going to Akemi?' due to perturbation, Gabrielle turned on the monk. "If that is all, Kenji, you can go."
"Yes, I am finished." he answered, nebulous of Gabrielle's emotions. "I can bring you breakfast and if you prefer, a wooden tub to bath. The water will be lukewarm, but it'll be suitable to get you clean."
"Hunger has left me. I have no appetite for food."
"I have to come back anyway to give you another candle, because the one you have is almost melted completely." Kenji said. "I'll bring you food and you can decide from there."
"I'm not hungry." Gabrielle confirmed.
However, the monk was out the door before hearing Gabrielle's response. She wasn't in the mood to chase him down to argue and sustenance would aid building her strength. Gabrielle haven't eaten anything since Xena cooked them both fish she'd caught two evenings ago.
'After she made love to me.' Gabrielle ruminated.
The remembrance of their coitus was maddening to Gabrielle's consciousness. She wanted to scream her anguish. To bash something, or someone until her sorrows melted into nothingness. Instead, Gabrielle opt to stare at the candle's embers. Watching as its dying flame clung to oxygen for life, just like her soul wanted to cling to its other half in Xena.
Gabrielle's chagrin was unbearable as the light flicker out to distinguish the darkness.
Xena tossed and turned, unable to grasp sleep once she was awoken by Kenji's creeping.
'Damn monk.' Xena cursed. 'I'll get my own water from now on.'
Waking up to discover Kenji with a smile on his face, setting a bowl of fresh water on the table caused Xena to replace his happy expression with trepidation as she yelled at his hastily retreating form, to never enter her room again.
Now she was awake and found herself cogitating on the woman she'd destroyed. Xena swore no more tears could be created after the million she had already shed while thrashing on her cot, till slumber ceased all actions.
The Warrior Princess stopped her motions and gave up on sleeping. She had quit trying to meditate whether, or not the decision to hurt her soul mate was correct. Xena knew it was the right choice to make, but why did it pain her so terribly? How come she couldn't find infinite solace in the fact she was protecting Gabrielle from knowledge that would definitely break her? If the sandal were on the other foot and Gabrielle decided to keep such a secret from her, could Xena accept it?
Xena had her answer as she wiped the tears away and walked to the table.
'I am selfish and manipulative.' Xena acceded, splashing her face with handfuls of water. 'I'd be devastated if Gabrielle hid something of this magnitude from me.'
That ratiocination made Xena feel worse, but the damage was done and there was no turning back now.
Xena almost lost her balance when she'd recalled Gabrielle's final statement.
'I renounce you.'
Though it was spoken in a soften tone, its announcement was a finality that cut Xena's soul deeply. Xena held back the droplets from spilling as they burned her orbs, even as more of Gabrielle's words resounded in her head.
'I should have known you were breaking off our bonding.'
'I trusted you, Xena.'
'You're heartless.'
Xena started shaking her head, unsuccessfully trying to halt the memories of Gabrielle's sentences. Nonetheless, one stood out strongly.
'This is all my fault. You did warn me when I first tried to give you my heart. You confessed that you would use me and hurt me. That's why I married Perdicus. He'd loved me and possibly was my true love.'
Xena gripped the table's edges hard, remembering the night she had lied to Gabrielle about how she felt. The night before, Perdicus snuck into their campsite to claim the petite bard.
The night when girls wanted to have fun.
"Can I have the last portion?" Gabrielle asked me.
"You cooked it, so it's only fair you have it." I responded.
"But you did catch it, Xena." she grinned.
"Do you want me to eat it then?" I smirk.
Her grin disappears and it's replaced with a mock pout. I roll my eyes, grabbing her bowl to fill it with the remaining rabbit stew. I taste a spoonful, then hand the dish back once Gabrielle's sullen face became overly exaggerated.
"Just teasing." I laugh. "I wouldn't have eaten all of it and suffer your wrath."
"Darn straight." Gabrielle glares. "You know I need my nourishment."
I chuckle and watch while she eats. She appears so happy and content as if our lives didn't almost end, or change when we fought against, Bacchus. I note that my analysis of Gabrielle's body have shifted. I'm no longer studying the transformation the same way I use to. Gabrielle's firm abdomen and the muscles on her arms that were once covered in baby fat had grown on me in different ways. Fascination changed into awe and now it's desire.
It isn't just her well defined physique, but also her personality that brightens anybody's day. No wonder every village boy is smitten by the young pretty woman. Her laugh. Her voice. Her smile, that she is giving me right this moment.
I divert my eyes from hers, hoping she haven't noticed me basically gawking at her. I stand up to retrieve my whetstone and sword. Next, I sit in front of the fire, a little distance away from her. Commencing my nightly ritual, Gabrielle slides closer to me.
"Hey." she starts. "I really like my food, but I love sharing with you."
She scooped some stew in the spoon and brought it to my lips. I became hesitant whether to let her feed me, or decline the offer. I decided to indulge her and opened my mouth.
After swallowing, I made a comment. "So this is what you wanted to do for me. You don't have to, Gabrielle. With Joxer gone, that's enough for me."
Scooping more, Gabrielle fed me again. "No, Xena. Neither getting rid of Joxer, nor feeding you, is part of what I have planned for you."
"What are your plans?" I query.
"You'll have to wait and see." Gabrielle teased, putting the utensil in her mouth and pulling it out slowly, seductively.
Bacchus' effects must still be affecting me from being a bacchae, because it's no way she's implying what I think she is.
"Gabrielle, I-"
"I'll be right back, Xena." she interrupted. "You finish sharpening your sword. I'm gonna clean the pot and our dishes."
Gabrielle arose on her muscular legs, collecting our dishware, but before heading for the creek, she took her saddle bag too. I began using the whetstone once more, pondering what plans my bard was formulating.
My bard? Where did that come from?
Gabrielle isn't, my bard. She is my best friend. Closer to me than family. She excel beyond a sister. She's...
Incredible. Plus she is causing my libido to rise. How could I forget including her legs in my scrutiny. Those legs, she has built strong muscles from walking. I can only imagine how thick her thighs would be wrapped on either side of my head as I-
"What am I doing?"
I put my whetstone and blade down. Standing on my feet, I pace back and forth, scolding myself. I can not have her. I'm under the influence of what happened earlier. It'll pass and everything will return back to normal.
Arms encircle my waist, startling me briefly, before I breathe in the scent of Gabrielle's strawberry blonde hair.
"Did you miss me?" she inquired from behind me.
"You weren't gone that long." I reply.
I started to twirl in her embrace, but Gabrielle seem reluctant to move.
"Don't look at me yet. Allow me to hold you and say what's on my chest while I got the nerves." Gabrielle said.
The tempo of my heart speeds and I have an idea why. However, I fear it.
"Xena, Warrior Princess. You're always there for me, saving my life countless times and I never showed you how appreciative I am. I do thank you, but I don't think that truly bestows the gratitude you deserve." Gabrielle explained.
I can feel her small frame quivering and it makes me nervous.
"You are my best friend, Gabrielle." I wanted her off me, so I wouldn't do anything stupid. "I'll be there for you whenever you need me."
"I know you will." then she questioned timidly. "Xena, am I only a friend?"
"You're closer than family." I reiterate what I have told myself recently.
"So I'm in the sister zone?"
I felt Gabrielle's arms loosen somewhat around me and began to crave her warmth.
"You exceed that as well." I give her a honest answer.
"I'm greater than a friend and family, Xena?" her grip tightens. "What am I then?"
I regret giving the honest answer now as I stand with her embracing me. I can't fathom what to tell her. I love you like no other? You irritate me sometimes, but I'll slit my wrists if you left me? I adore you as my friend, however I want you naked in our bed roll writhing underneath me? All of those answers suffice for how I feel, but it doesn't answer her inquiry.
What is she to me?
"I'll tell you what you were to me and what you are now." Gabrielle spoke.
"Go on." I respond, grateful to gather my thoughts together.
"You were my savior and I hero worshipped you. You were the most gorgeous woman I've laid eyes on and I wanted to be exactly like you. Then you became my best friend and the hero worship fell away. You were placed on a pedestal, in comparison to the gods themselves, but when we got close and I learned who you were beneath your warrior persona, the altar lowered, you became human to me. By becoming mortal to my mind, your feats was real and astonishing. You are flawed, yet extraordinary at the same time. I began to love you and at first it was compared to sisterhood. As it grew, I realized I do not love you similar to the way I love, Lila, my blood sister."
Gabrielle took a breath, then released it. "I'm attracted to you, Xena. You captivate me on an intimate level and I want to give myself to you."
It was difficult for me to draw air into my lungs after Gabrielle's confession. She wants me to be her first? Is she serious? She can't be. Gabrielle must be suffering from the remnant effects of Bacchus too.
"Face me, Xena." Gabrielle whispered, while letting go of her hold on me and taking a few steps backwards.
I spun like she requested and was graced with an astonish sight. Gabrielle's green top, her brown skirt and boots was gone. She stood in front of me barefoot and adorned in a pure white night shift I'd haven't ever seen. I could hardly breathe before, now she was breathtaking, leaving me breathless.
"I wanted to wear this to bed when I lose my maidenhood. Do you see where I am going with this, Xena?" Gabrielle asked.
My brain was at a crossroad. One trail leads to me throwing Gabrielle down and losing myself in the enjoyment of sexual conquest. The second trail led to me knowing I couldn't do this to her.
I had to restrain my lust and deny the bard's gift. "Gabrielle, I totally acknowledge your meaning and I'm thoroughly tempted, but I can't be the person to make love to you."
Her pout is genuine this time. "I don't understand. You don't find me attractive?"
"Gabrielle, any person would be crazy not to think you're attractive." I affirm.
"I'm not talking about other people. My concern is you." Gabrielle replied.
She was backing me into a corner. "You are a beautiful woman, but I believe you're jumping ahead of yourself."
Gabrielle looks puzzled. "What do that mean?"
"Can't you see that we are suffering from Bacchus' power. He had the ability to cause extreme sexual propensity. Surely you felt it while we were bacchae?" I ask.
"I know Bacchus was the god of wine and sexual frenzy." Gabrielle proclaim as she move towards me. "I also felt his effects along with you, but it was more than that, wasn't it?"
Gabrielle's movements become bolder and she encloses her arms around my neck. "Close your eyes, Xena."
I do what she implore.
"Remember the sensation when I sank my fangs into your skin. I don't have to inquire if you were horny. We already know that answer. The real question is, out of everyone in Bacchus' cave, including the god whom granted us the power, who did you want to make love to?"
Recalling every detail, the word flew from my mouth. "You."
"Once I tasted your blood, Xena, you over powered Bacchus' control. You were all I knew as your life blood coursed through me. That's how you killed Bacchus with me at your side. I wanted him dead, because I feared he was an obstacle, preventing us from being carnal of each other." Gabrielle confessed.
I involuntarily shiver from the memory of her biting into my neck. It wasn't solely lust, but passion also as eroticism's urge surged within me for one person.
My eyes was still shut as a wet tongue traced the exact spot, Gabrielle bit.
"I can make it a hundred times better than when we were bacchae." she purr. "With you coaching me doing our lovemaking, we'll both soar in ecstasy."
Her teeth graze my skin, marking me the way she did in the cave. She was marking me as hers. My eyes shot open while I grasp Gabrielle's shoulders, pulling her from continuing the erotic task on my neck.
She looked at me in agitation. "You don't desire me now?"
"I would love to be swept away in this rapture you got going on." I admit. "If this was just fucking, I'd be for it, but you're offering me something precious. You'll never be able to get it back and I'm not letting you make this mistake so callously, because of what happened with, Bacchus."
"Let me make this mistake?" Gabrielle was mad. "This is my decision. You assume because I'm choosing to be with you romantically, it's based on callosity? I do not want to do that F-word you used. I want to make love, Xena. Don't dare say, you only want to sleep with me and that's all."
"Sounds like you are giving me your heart, Gabrielle. You aren't yourself at the moment. You're confusing lust for love."
Gabrielle moved out of my reach. "This has nothing to do with Bacchus, Xena. I know what I feel. I felt lust and love before on multiple occasions. The time when I slept beside Philius after I had read that enchantment and freed the Titans. He was almost my first."
Thank the gods he wasn't.
"Once you and Hercules saved Prometheus, I kissed Iolaus before we parted ways with them." Gabrielle said.
She kissed Iolaus? Iolaus kissed her! I'm not sure how I feel about that.
"I probably would've married Talus if his fate weren't connected to Celesta like death in chains." she added sadly.
"That sickly boy?" I question.
"His name was Talus, Xena." Gabrielle rebuke me. "Respect the dead."
My stupid mouth. Gets me in trouble when I say too much without thinking. "Forgive me, Gabrielle. His name is, Talus and he was courageous. Are you finished, cause I'm really not interested in hearing about guys you could have-"
"Next, it was Perdicus." Gabrielle interjected. "I kissed him while we were in Troy before it fell when the Trojans got duped by the Greeks' false surrender."
The Trojan Horse that finally yielded victory to Greece. Beware Greeks bearing gifts, indeed. Wait a moment. She kissed Perdicus? I begun listening to her intently as anger rose inside me.
"I would have went back to Potidaea at his side, if he hadn't chose to travel with, Helen. Then when we were hanging with Petracles, a fistful of dinars couldn't keep me from being infatuated by him. Kissing him was nice, but once it was over, I felt guilty for doing it, because he was your ex-fiance."
She kissed Petracles as well? My blood started to boil. Gabrielle's lips been on Iolaus' and Petracles'. She'd not only kissed Perdicus, but was even willing to leave me for him, had he not decided to live a soldier's life. What am I? Her last option?
"I wasn't aware you got around like that, Gabrielle."
"I didn't sleep with any of them. Not the way you slept-" Gabrielle abruptly stopped speaking.
"What?" I became intrigued. "The way I had sex with others?"
"Nevermind, Xena." she replied. "I sense this is going in a direction I was not aiming for. I only wanted to assert to you, that I'm fully in tuned concerning my choice to be with you in a sexual fashion."
"Perhaps you are right." I state.
A triumphant grin formed on her face and I was eager to remove it.
"We are going in a direction we do not seek. Lets turn in for tonight to shake off the remnants of being a bacchae and get our emotions in order."
"Stop it, Xena." Gabrielle shouts. "The events of today have heighten my attraction to you, but I can discern the difference between Bacchus' magic of lasciviousness and love. I'm knowledgable of which is which, Xena. I would have stayed with, David, but he had a fiancee."
"David?" I was baffled again. "The Israelite?"
"Yes." Gabrielle responded. "Being in his presence was amazing and it aroused me to see how passionate he was about his Psalms. The moment I started to kiss him, a woman walked in named, Sarah. David introduced her to me as his betrothed, making me feel foolish. That's when I excused myself to find you."
"The night it was thundering?" I asked.
She nodded her head and I was crushed. Gabrielle had intentions on being with some boy while I was deeply disturbed by Goliath's actions, that ultimately led to his death. Killed by the same boy, Gabrielle desired. With my aid, he had become, David, the giant killer. I'm profoundly disconcerted that Gabrielle only came to me, because she couldn't have, David.
I am a last option.
"I thought you'd found me on your own accord, to give me comfort."
"I brought you amenity, Xena."
"Yeah, after you couldn't place your lips on, David." I want to hurt her. "I think your attraction is solely for the male gender. I've heard everything you've disclosed and not once was a woman mentioned."
Gabrielle appeared shocked. "I fell for males mostly, because you're the only woman I like in that way."
"Well I don't have time for being a test trial for you."
"What is this, Xena? I'm giving you my heart and you're rejecting it?" Gabrielle inquired.
"It seems you give your heart to anybody." I retort.
Her expression displayed grief. "So I'm some easy harlot? Is that what I am to you, Xena?"
"No. You are very dear to me, Gabrielle. That is all." I tell her. "You probably aren't under any sexual influence, however I am. If you plan on giving me your heart with your body, I'll just use you and hurt you later. So forget about today and this night. You'll find your true mate in the future, who will sweep you off your feet. They'll be far deserving of your maidenhead once they'd made a perfect wife out of you and you will be-"
"Save the crap!" Gabrielle's orbs was agleam with tears.
She separated our bed rolls, then took the night shift off, showing she had nothing on underneath it before laying down under the furs.
"You are correct, Xena." her tirade exploded. "Someone will come and take me from you. We'll get married and make euphoric love in our marital bed and you'll think back on this night, thus regretting it."
Silence descend in our campsite and as I watch Gabrielle's dainty nude body lie in the furs, I realize.
I regret it already.
'I was right.' Xena thought. 'The following night, Perdicus would come and steal Gabrielle's heart.'
The Warrior Princess knocked the bowl containing water off the table in irritation of her past moronic judgment. Xena's constant obtuseness caused Gabrielle to lose her virginity to Perdicus then and it shattered their relationship now.Xena rubbed her eyes once more, vowing not to cry again as she began to convert her sadness into superior determination. She decided on going to the armory to prepare herself mentally and physically for her noon inspection. Once her workout was done, Xena would find out what the Samurai could do and she begun looking forward to it.
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Andrea Aoun: Andrea aspires to attain her Ph.D. in health psychology. Her dream is to open a non-profit organization in a foreign country where assistance is greatly needed.
Mentor: Dr. Lori Baker
Nicole Berry: Nicole, an animal science major, plans to obtain the dual degrees of D.V.M. and Ph.D. with an emphasis in chemistry and applications in veterinary medicine.
Mentor: Dr. Francis X. Flores
Raul Bravo: Raul is a gender ethnic and multicultural studies major with an emphasis in Chicano studies. He is a first-generation college student and intends to pursue a doctoral degree in Chicano studies.
Mentor: Dr. Gilbert R. Cadena
Robert Cole: Robert is a communications major with a political science minor. He plans to pursue a degree in film, which will allow him to showcase social issues by telling the stories of those who cannot share their own stories.
Mentor: Dr. Jane R. Ballinger
Ashely Faye Dranell: Ashley is a first generation college student, majoring in history with an emphasis in East Asia, and a minor in Asian-American studies. She plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Southeast Asian history, in an effort to conduct further research on the ancient Khmer.
Mentor: Dr. Georgia A. Mickey
Cathryn Angela DeGuzman: Cathryn is a biological science major whose aspiration is to receive a dual M.D./Ph.D. in family medicine. Her goal is to educate her patients about preventative care, and she hopes to open a clinic to help the under served, low-socioeconomic community.
Mentor: Dr. Robert J. Talmadge
Ashely Faytol: Ashley is a first generation college student, majoring in psychology and GEMS with an emphasis in women's studies. She plans to pursue her Ph.D. in social psychology.
Mentor: Patricia A. de Freitas
Manuel Flores: As a first generation pre-med senior in the biological sciences, Manuel plans to pursue his M.D. and Ph.D. with a respective emphasis in pediatrics and diabetes treatment. He wishes to go back to his community to help open doors for a better future.
Mentor: Dr. Hossein Ahmadzadeh
Luis R. Garcia: Majoring in psychology with a minor in art history, Luis intends to pursue a doctorate degree in psychology with a focus on art therapy. Luis hopes to continue working in communities of color in limiting the spread of the HIV virus and providing psychiatric services.
Mentor: Dr. James W. Sturges
Jessica Kizer: Jessica is a fourth year sociology major with a minor in Spanish. Her research interests lie in racial/ethnic identity especially multiracial/hybrid identities. Her educational and career goals are to earn a Ph.D. in sociology and become a professor.
Mentor: Mary Yu Danico
William Liang: Majoring in biotechnology with an emphasis in microbiology and minor in chemistry, William intends to pursue a pharmacy degree from University of Southern California.
Mentor: Dr. Shantanu Sharma
Richard Liu: Richard, a history major and the ASI president of Cal Poly, Pomona, plans to graduate with double B.A. degrees in history and economics with a minor in philosophy. He will obtain a J. D. degree in law from Harvard University.
Mentor: Mahmood A. Ibrahim
Trang Lu: Trang is majoring in fine arts and biotechnology with a minor in chemistry. After high school, he worked in the entertainment industry for a few years, modeling 3D characters and creating animation. He is currently working on his biotechnology curriculum and expects to graduate and earn both degrees in Spring 2009. He plans to enter medical school and pursue his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees, specializing in emergency medicine.
Mentor: Dr. Jill Adler-Moore
Isai Orozco: Isai is a liberal studies major with an emphasis in English who is going to obtain a doctorate in linguistics. In the future, he will become a professor and conduct research on language attrition, language conflicts, and teaching English as a second language.
Mentor: Dr. Karen A. Russikoff
Roger Rojas: Roger is a behavioral science major with a minor in criminology. His goal is to receive a Ph.D. in sociology and do research in gender studies.
Mentor: Dr. Faye L. Wachs
Phi Su: Phi is a double major in sociology and gender, ethnic, and multicultural studies with an emphasis in Asian-American studies. She plans to obtain a Ph.D. in sociology and hopes to ultimately conduct research and teach at the university level.
Mentor: Dr. Mary K. Danico
Margarita M. Villarreal: Majoring in anthropology with an emphasis in cultural resource management and a minor in international studies, Maggie intends to pursue a doctoral degree in anthropology with a concentration in forensic anthropology.
Mentor: Dr. David G. Lord
Patrick Williams: Patrick is a computer science major. Once graduated, he plans on obtaining his Ph.D. and conducting a research on human computer interaction.
Mentor: Dr. Amar Raheja
Anna Zelaya: Anna is a first generation college student majoring in environmental biology with an emphasis in microbiology. She plans to pursue a doctorate in environmental microbiology. Her career goal is to perform bioremediation research.
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Nehemiah Persoff was born on August 2nd, 1919 in Jerusalem, Palestine which is now Israel. In 1929, he emmigrated with his family to the United States and graduated from high school. Persoff then went on to study at the Hebrew Technical Institute of New York where he earned his degree.
He then found work as an electrician in New York and during his free time, Persoff would participate in amateur theatrical plays. He then realized how much he enjoyed acting and soon was awarded with a scholarship to study at the Dramatic Workshop in New York.
By 1940, he was appearing on Broadway in such productions as, "The Emperor's New Clothes" and a number of other credits before World War II briefly took center stage in his life and he served in the United States Army for three years.
Upon completing his military service, Persoff returned back to working as a stage actor and also interning with Stella Adler. After gaining some more stage experience, he then began to break into the film industry appearing in small roles on such films as, "The Naked City" (1948) followed by more substantial film roles such as, "The Harder They Fall" (1956), the Alfred Hitchcock thriller "The Wrong Man" (1956) starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles, "This Angry Age" (1958), "Al Capone" (1959), "Some Like it Hot" (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon and George Raft and "The Comancheros" (1961) starring John Wayne and Stuart Whitman.
In addition to his many film credits, he also worked as a television actor appearing on such series as, "Gunsmoke", "Chicago Hope", "Law & Order", "The Facts of Life", "Hotel", "Highway to Heaven", "Magnum, P.I.", "Marcus Welby, M.D", "Hawaii Five-O" and "Love, American Style".
More recently he returned to stage acting and also added more film credits to his resume as was the case playing Barbra Streisand's father in, "Yentl" (1983), "Four Faces" (1999) and the animated Disney film series, "American Tail" (1998 and 1999).
After a very long and highly successful acting career Nehemiah Persoff has now retired from acting and has become an artist with over 100 paintings completed, many of which are hung in various galleries in California. He remains married to his only wife, Thia Persov whom he wed in 1951 and together they have four children. He resides in Los Angeles, California and teaches acting classes part time.
1999 An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster
1999 4 Faces
1998 An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island
1996 Tracey Takes On...
1995 Chicago Hope
1993 Law & Order
1993 Reasonable Doubts
1992 Doogie Howser, M.D.
1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West
1990 Murder, She Wrote
1990 Hunter
1990 Star Trek: The Next Generation
1990 L.A. Law
1989 MacGyver
1988 Twins
1988 The Last Temptation of Christ
1988 American Playhouse
1987 J.J. Starbuck
1987 Adderly
1986 An American Tail
1986 Highway to Heaven
1986 The Facts of Life
1985 Hotel
1985 Magnum, P.I.
1984 Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1983 Yentl
1983 Sadat
1983 This Is the Life
1982 O'Hara's Wife
1981 St. Helens
1978-1981 Barney Miller
1980 Condominium
1980 Turnover Smith
1980 The Henderson Monster
1980 F.D.R.: The Last Year
1980 The Littlest Hobo
1978-1980 Fantasy Island
1980 B.A.D. Cats
1979 The Thirteenth Day: The Story of Esther
1979 The French Atlantic Affair
1979 In Search of Historic Jesus
1979 Police Story: A Cry for Justice
1979 The Rebels
1979 Battlestar Galactica
1979 Supertrain
1979 Delta House
1968-1979 Hawaii Five-O
1978 The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
1978 Greatest Heroes of the Bible
1978 The Word
1978 Vega$
1978 Sword of Justice
1978 Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women
1978 Killing Stone
1978 High Hopes
1978 Richie Brockelman, Private Eye
1978 The Bionic Woman
1978 Little House on the Prairie
1978 Logan's Run
1978 A Double Life
1977 Police Woman
1977 Charlie's Angels
1977 Quincy, M.E.
1977 Deadly Harvest
1977 Hunter
1977 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
1973-1977 McCloud
1977 The New Adventures of Wonder Woman
1977 The Six Million Dollar Man
1976 Voyage of the Damned
1976 Francis Gary Powers: The True Story of the U-2 Spy Incident
1976 Baretta
1976 Columbo
1975 Psychic Killer
1975 Ellery Queen
1975 Eric
1975 The Invisible Man
1969-1975 Marcus Welby, M.D.
1965-1975 Gunsmoke
1974 The Missiles of October
1974 The Stranger Within
1974 The Sex Symbol
1974 Police Story
1974 McMillan & Wife
1970-1973 Love, American Style
1973 Search
1973 Dracula
1970-1973 Insight
1972 The Streets of San Francisco
1972 Mannix
1972 Cool Million
1972 Adam-12
1969-1972 Mod Squad
1972 Lapin 360
1972 Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
1964-1972 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1972 Michael O'Hara the Fourth
1971 The Chicago Teddy Bears
1971 Police Surgeon
1971 Red Sky at Morning
1971 Mrs. Pollifax-Spy
1970 The High Chaparral
1970 Dan August
1970 The People Next Door
1970 Cutter's Trail
1969 Land of the Giants
1969 The Girl Who Knew Too Much
1969 The Bill Cosby Show
1969 The Flying Nun
1966-1969 Mission: Impossible
1969 It Takes a Thief
1968 The Name of the Game
1968 Escape to Mindanao
1968 Panic in the City
1968 CBS Playhouse
1968 Tarzan
1968 The Power
1968 Mafia
1965-1968 The Wild Wild West
1967 The Money Jungle
1967 Maya
1967 The Danny Thomas Hour
1967 Off to See the Wizard
1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1966-1967 I Spy
1967 Too Many Thieves
1966 The Dangerous Days of Kiowa Jones
1966 The Time Tunnel
1966 Jericho
1966 The Big Valley
1966 The Trials of O'Brien
1966 Honey West
1966 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1966 The Legend of Jesse James
1965 A Man Called Shenandoah
1965 Convoy
1965 Ben Casey
1965 Gilligan's Island
1964-1965 Burke's Law
1964-1965 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1965 For the People
1965 The Greatest Story Ever Told
1965 Mr. Novak
1965 Seaway
1964 Fate Is the Hunter
1963-1964 Rawhide
1964 A Global Affair
1959-1963 Naked City
1963 Sam Benedict
1963 The Hook
1959-1962 The Untouchables
1962 Frontier Circus
1962 The New Breed
1962 King of Diamonds
1962 The Dick Powell Theatre
1961 Bus Stop
1961 The Comancheros
1961 Route 66
1961 The Big Show
1961 Wagon Train
1961 Thriller
1960 The Witness
1960 Moment of Fear
1960 Startime
1957-1960 Playhouse 90
1957-1960 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1959 Twilight Zone
1959 Mr. Lucky
1959 Five Fingers
1959 Day of the Outlaw
1959 Clash by Night
1959 Some Like It Hot
1959 Al Capone
1959 The Third Man
1959 Green Mansions
1959 Never Steal Anything Small
1958 Shirley Temple Theatre
1958 The Badlanders
1958 Schlitz Playhouse
1958 Climax!
1958 This Angry Age
1955-1958 The United States Steel Hour
1956-1957 Kraft Theatre
1957 Street of Sinners
1957 The Alcoa Hour
1957 Men in War
1955-1957 Producers' Showcase
1956 The Wrong Man
1956 The Wild Party
1954-1956 Armstrong Circle Theatre
1956 The Harder They Fall
1956 Playwrights '56
1953-1955 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
1954 On the Waterfront
1954 Goodyear Playhouse
1953 You Are There
1949 Actor's Studio
1948 The Naked City


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Volunteer at Gleaners
Gleaners offers a number of opportunities for individuals AND groups to make a difference in the lives of fellow Hoosiers. Volunteering is great for team-building exercises, youth groups and all kinds of clubs.
Wondering if Gleaners is the right fit? Here is a first-hand testimonial about the volunteer experience at Gleaners featured on NonprofitHub.org.
Check out the ways you or your group can help below. Then contact Sheila Carlson to sign up or get more information.
- E-mail: email@example.com
- Phone: (317) 829-1769
First time volunteering with us?
Individuals and families interested in volunteering will need to complete a new volunteer orientation before their first volunteer shift (group orientations will be scheduled for the day of service). These orientation sessions will last no longer than 30 minutes.
NOTE: You must be at least 9 years of age to volunteer.
To find out more about scheduling your new volunteer orientation, please call Christina Basey at 317-829-1766 or contact her via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Current opportunities
Volunteers Needed for Gleaners'
SNAP Application Assistance Program
Data suggests that approximately 27% of Marion County residents who are eligible for SNAP do not currently receive benefits. A variety of factors prohibit program participation, including lengthy, confusing applications, lack of awareness, and misconceptions regarding eligibility requirements. Gleaners is looking for 20 volunteers who are able to commit a minimum of 4 hours per week or 10 hours per month over 6 months. Click to learn more.
Other opportunities
Gleaners is open for Volunteer Shifts daily, Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. OR 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., one evening during the week from 5-8pm and some Saturdays.
Daily (individuals and groups):
You will be assigned to one of the following duties based on need:
Production: Inspecting, separating, repackaging, weighing and labeling food items. They are then sorted, repackaged and placed in boxes or totes and distributed to our 250 partner agencies. Fresh Room: Putting together fresh foods for member agencies. Meat Packing: Sorting frozen meat, chicken, beef, pork, seafood, veal and lamb into 40# boxes. Kroger Reclamation: Scanning items (like at the store) and sorting according to the computer response, inspecting and then boxing the items. Clerical: Filing, data entry, mailings and shredding of paper.
Gleaners Community Cupboard - Food Pantry: Stocking & restocking items in the food pantry, greeting clients, and carrying boxes of food to vehicles. Volunteers needed: 3-4 individuals.
Tuesdays (8am – 1:30pm), Wednesdays (10:30am – 4:30pm), Thursdays (1:30pm – 7:30pm) and Saturdays (9:30am – 3:30pm)
To ask about individual opportunities or volunteering in the pantry, please call 317-925-0191 x156 for Jessica Barnett or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The warehouse will be closed from September 20th - 30th due to inventory. However, the Gleaners Community Cupboard will still be open and in need of volunteers during those dates.
Pre-Scheduled (groups):
Backsacks: You will help assemble the 10,000 bags Gleaners distributes each week to kids in need. There are grocery bags that travel on an assembly line in which you will place one of the 15 items that go into each bag. Learn how BackSacks help children in need by clicking here.
At least 25 volunteers are needed for a minimum of 2 hours.
CSFP: Commodities Supplemental Food Program (senior boxes): You will be assembling boces of supplemental food for low-income senior citizens. A box travels down a conveyor belts and you place items in the box. Once all the items are placed in the box, the box is inspected, taped, labeled, and stacked on pallets. Learn how CSFP boxes help fight senior hunger by clicking here.
At least 25 volunteers are needed for a minimum of 2 hours.
To ask more about Group Volunteer opportunities, please call 317-829-1769 for Sheila Carlson or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Volunteers are essential to Gleaners Food Bank.
From our warehouse to our special events, a person's time and effort are gifts that make a measurable impact on what we do—and on those we serve.
We welcome your contribution!
If you would like to share your experience with us please fill out our Volunteer Voice! form.
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Temps Mort
Hell is empty. All the devils are here.
– William Shakespeare, The Tempest
Look for a vanishing
point in tooth
and claw, the arrow
that predicts
equal and opposite
circles of hell.
Hell is of this world,
the wind blown
level with rooftops
on New Arthur,
cells re-circulating
as if symmetry
justified existence –
beauty where
nothing beautiful
had been.
Behind my back the
begins again and I
whether I'm needed
to complete
this scene: [...]
Four PoemsJim Johnston
Temps Mort
Four PoemsRobert Melancon
It all has to fit into twelve lines—a lesser sonnet—
all that's depicted at every instant inside the cave
dug out by Plato for the chaining up of those
whom he deemed to be dupes of illusion. But in his
system's sphere, the soul struggling to be free
had to swap for a stale whiteness, all pleasing things:
these wind-harrowed trees, [...]
Three PoemsEvan Jones
after Miltos Sachtouris
When I was walking up the street
and the moon burned my hands
the baker's daughter the owl would awaken
then I'd go out and call the Night
When I was wading down the river
the tanner had nowhere to sleep
her secret wounded me in the chest
then I'd go out and call the Night
When I was going [...]
Three PoemsAlex Boyd
Summer stayed no longer than a sparrow.
Medication is passed over a trembling lip.
The postcard arrives one day too late.
A man notes he'll get an Asian hooker if
he's dying, maybe if he isn't. A spider
in the woodpile ends up in the fire.
One beggar spits in the air at another.
The [...]
Three PoemsNyla Matuk
That strange flower, the sun,
Is just what you say.
Have it your way.
—Wallace Stevens, "Gubbinal"
Three hundred times as heavy as our sun.
The Bubble Observer scientists report
buzzing and whizzing and gesturing in a ball
of swollen crimson gas burning standingl
ike a braintrust of firebrands and cake batter.
See the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
for updates, they say. [...]
Six PoemsLaura Lush
So the tree. And the wrongful
way the wind de-leaved it.
Down to bare bark and skid-wracked
branches. But I'm exaggerating of course.
This is the law of all taking. Savour the small moments—
apples with their red out, skins glossed to luster.
I found a leaf the other day,
red and tattered on the sidewalk.
The wind kept lifting its
papery [...]
The Selected Sonnets of John SmithJohn Smith
These sonnets originally appeared in Midnight Found You Dancing (1986), Strands the Length of the Wind (1993), and Fireflies in the Magnolia's Grove (2004). Smith's essay is an abridged version of the introduction to Island Voices: John Smith (UPEI Integrated Promotions, DVD format, 2006).
Poems can be complicated critters. It's hard, perhaps impossible, to say enough [...]
Are you serious?Robyn Sarah
What is that little grating chink
in college girls' voices, like the chirp
of glass marbles rubbed together
in a child's palm?
BrushRobyn Sarah
Always a wild openness
to the left and right of our path,
a humming in the high grasses.
The WellRobyn Sarah
A well of the sweetest water
was ours, unsought; we drew,
and we did drink.


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Last Updated: 03/15/2013*
|Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson
The Atlantic Legal Foundation has honored Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson with its 2012 annual award for his "industry leadership in providing innovative technologies and solutions that contribute to our nation's security."
Swanson accepted the award on March 11 from Foundation Chairman Hayward D. Fisk in ceremonies held at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building following an introduction by Jay B. Stephens, Raytheon's senior vice president, general counsel and secretary.
Swanson thanked the Atlantic Legal Foundation for the prestigious honor, the 25th such annual award bestowed by the foundation. He praised the organization for its "consistent support of the principles of public policy that benefit industry and the private sector."
Swanson, an early leader in efforts to support science, technology, engineering and math education, urged other businesses to support STEM education.
"Put on your helmets and pads and join us on the field," Swanson said. It was, he said, "the right thing to do for business, and it's the right thing to do for our country."
Swanson noted there are many ways for business to get involved in ensuring an adequate pipeline of engineering and technology workers.
"One area where business engagement is needed is helping improve workforce alignment," Swanson said. "Too many students and adults are training for jobs in which labor surpluses exist and demand is low – while high-demand jobs, particularly those in STEM fields, go unfilled."
Swanson noted this was a focus of the Business-Higher Education Forum, of which he is a past chair and a current member of its executive committee.
"As job creators, businesses are on the frontlines of this supply-demand dynamic," Swanson said. As a result, he said, they have a "tremendous opportunity to work together with academia to identify and address the structural misalignment between education and workforce needs."
Swanson also congratulated Richard Wilson, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics Emeritus at Harvard, for being honored with the foundation's lifetime achievement award.
For more about Raytheon's STEM education focus, visit MathMovesU®.
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Better Than: It's Alice Cooper. It's better than everything. They say that after a nuclear holocaust, there will be two things left: cockroaches and Cher. It's time to add a third likely survivor: Alice Cooper. The original shock rocker, now 65, commanded the sold-out Beacon Theater last night wi ... More >>
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The Used Book Sale is the second largest fundraiser for the MBA Mothers Club. It allows you to purchase your son's textbooks at half the retail price and support MBA at the same time.
How do I buy used books?
1. Early May
Families will receive letters containing their son's Big Red Books
Student ID number.
2. May 15 – 26
Families can visit the Used Book Sale section of www.BigRedBooks.com and request books. (See Frequently Asked Questions below for more detailed instructions.)
o Click on "Online Request Form".
o Using your Big Red Books Student ID #, REGISTER to enter the site.
o Fill out an Online Request Form for each student.
o Online Request Forms are fulfilled in the order that they are received, using the best quality books first and the lesser quality books last. Used Book Sale volunteers and sellers are placed at the top of the list for the day they make their initial request.
3. May 29
Books will be available for pick-up and payment in the small gym at MBA from 7:30am - 2:30pm on Thursday.
o ONE CHECK PER STUDENT only.
o We also accept cash.
4. June 17
A Last Chance Sale is held in the lobby of the Davis Building from
10:00am- 2:00pm.
What if I misplaced my BigRedBooks Student ID number(s)?
The ID number is your son's Whipple Hill student ID number (and accordingly, the same ID number from last year). The ID number is found on your son's student ID card. You may also call a Used Book Sale chair for your number.
How do I register for the first time?
How do I change my password?
How do I request books online?
How do I change my requested used books?
Will I receive confirmation of my request?
Yes. You will receive an email confirmation of your request.
Will volunteering to work at the Used Book Sale move me to the "top of the list" when ordering used books?
Used Book Sale volunteers and sellers are given priority for used books. The computer ranks all requests by date and time of initial request. Each day's requests will be filled in the following order:
For example, if you volunteer and sell books but do not place your initial online request until the last day for ordering, you will still be near the bottom of the list.
Will summer reading books be for sale at the Used Book Sale?
Used summer reading books will be available to purchase from the Used Book Sale on a first come, first serve basis at the time of book pick-up.
What is the Last Chance Sale and when is it?
The Last Chance Sale is an opportunity to purchase remaining used books that you may still need. Inventory is limited. It is held in the lobby of the Davis Building in late June.
Are there plenty of books to buy?
We ALWAYS have more requests than we have inventory, so remember to get your requests in early. Obviously, we can only sell what is turned in, so PLEASE encourage your sons to drop off their books.
Can I purchase extra copies of textbooks to keep at home?
The Online Request Form will only allow you to request one copy of each book at the Used Book Sale. However, the Last Chance Sale is a great place to buy extra copies of books for home use.
What if my son is testing for math placement?
Although you will not know what book to buy at the time of the Used Book Sale, you will know at the time of the Last Chance Sale in late June. We usually have a substantial inventory of math books at the Last Chance Sale. You will receive an email reminder of the date and times.
What if my son has requested an Honors or AP course, but we have not received approval yet?
Although you may not know what book to buy at the time of the Used Book Sale, you will know at the time of the Last Chance Sale in late June. You will receive an email reminder of the date and times.
Will I be notified when and where to pick up books?
You will receive an email notifying you that your son's books are ready to be picked up in the small gym at MBA on pick-up day from 7:30am to 2:30pm.
Are all sales final?
Yes. The only exception to the All Sales Final policy is in the event a book is discontinued by MBA over the summer. Course assignments are subject to change. If your son's Online Request Form does not accurately reflect his course selection as discussed with his advisor, please contact MBA Registrar Jody Mattison at email@example.com or 298-5514, ext. 214.
What if I change my mind about a book on pick-up day?
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Funds provided by the ARC grant would go toward improving the plant, which operates above capacity 40 percent of the time. Currently, there is a sewer moratorium in place and no new customers, including any new industries, can be added until the upgrades are complete.
"Tennessee communities depend on essential and reliable infrastructure," Haslam said in a statement. "It is important to the daily functions of our cities and towns, and infrastructure also plays a key role in economic development efforts. The Decatur project is an obvious candidate to receive an ARC grant, and I am pleased to recommend it for consideration."
The $500,000 ARC grant would be matched with $1.2 million from the local community. The project will serve 542 residential customers.
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A former greyhound industry figure pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a federal charge in connection with a extortion plot targeting West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.
Harry Marshall Rae will go on trial Dec. 19.
The FBI says Rae posted a message on the governor's website threatening to smear Tomblin.
Investigators say he demanded $50,000 or he would release a video allegedly showing inhumane practices in the greyhound racing industry.
Tomblin's family raises greyhounds. Their business became an issue during the special gubernatorial election earlier this month.
Rae claimed he was negotiating with Bill Maloney's campaign to turn the videos over to them, but Maloney's campaign denied the allegations.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Next year's presidential primary in Ohio could be shifted from March to June under one of a variety of plans being discussed by legislative leaders in the key swing state.
Lawmakers are re-examining the 2012 primary date following a decision last week by the Ohio Supreme Court. The ruling allows the state's new Republican-drawn congressional map to be subject to a possible repeal by voters.
Democrats are collecting signatures for a referendum, leaving the presidential and congressional primary contests in limbo.
Contenders must file their candidacy for Ohio's current March primary by Dec. 7. With the court's ruling, the congressional map won't take effect for 90 days, so its boundaries won't be in place by that deadline.
The Senate has called a Thursday voting session. The House plans one Friday.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - An independent political group is asking the Kentucky Court of Appeals to lift a restraining order that is keeping attack ads against Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear off the air in the state.
Restoring America filed a motion Tuesday asking that Franklin County Circuit Judge Thomas Wingate's order be overturned. The appeal wasn't immediately assigned to a judge because the motion had an unspecified technical deficiency that requires it be corrected and refiled.
Restoring America supports Beshear's chief opponent, Republican David Williams.
Wingate issued the restraining order Monday after the Kentucky Democratic Party argued Restoring America violated state campaign finance law by not disclosing who donated $1.3 million in contributions. State law requires such groups to identify their donors in reports to the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.
The Associated Press is also reporting that Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel (R) outraised Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in the 2012 U.S. Senate race last quarter.
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The No. 4 Virginia men's tennis team closed out its regular season schedule Saturday with a 7-0 victory over Virginia Tech at the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center. With the victory, the Cavaliers went undefeated through the ACC regular season for the eighth consecutive year. Virginia ran its overall winning streak to 11 matches in improving to 20-2 overall and 11-0 in the ACC.
"I cannot be any happier than I am with how well we are preparing and competing as a team," said head coach Brian Boland. "I feel great about where we are at this point in the season and as we continue to develop with each practice and match, we are only getting better. We are humbled and honored to clinch another undefeated ACC regular season. This league is such a challenge with the number of quality teams, year-in and year-out. We look forward to the ACC Tournament next week. It will be a great tournament and will help prepare us for the NCAA Tournament."
The Cavaliers took a 1-0 lead by winning a close doubles point. They then picked up singles wins from Justin Shane, Alex Domijan, Ryan Shane, Thai-Son Kwiatkowski, Mitchell Frank and J.C. Aragone.
Virginia will begin postseason play next week at the ACC Tournament, held April 24-27 at the Cary Tennis Center in Cary, N.C. The Cavaliers will be the No. 1 seed and open play with a quarterfinal match on Friday after receiving a first round bye.
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Six-year-old Olivia Roudabush rests while she's home sick. Olivia, a student at Smith Station Elementary, has been battling a sinus infection. Her mom and dad have alternated taking sick days to stay home and take care of her.
Olivia Roudabush, 6, a student at Smith Station Elementary, is home sick with a sinus infection. With cold and
Amy Roudabush snuggles with her daughter Olivia, 6,
Flu and cold season are in full force, and area parents are building fortresses of vitamin C and hand sanitizer around their families.
They know that when one family member succumbs to illness, the rest are almost sure to fall, too. And in addition to battling coughs and upset stomachs, many also face the stress of juggling work with child care.
Some working parents have flexible employers with generous sick time policies, while others fear losing money or even their jobs if they need to take too much time off.
Many area parents said that they simply called in sick to work when their children get ill. But other parents are fighting to hold onto their jobs in a shaky economy.
Robin McBrayer, a financial analyst at Dahlgren, had to use quite a bit of sick time when her 12-year-old daughter got the flu just before Christmas.
When the winter break ended, McBrayer's daughter was sick again--this time with a viral infection--and had to miss a few days of classes at Dixon-Smith Middle School in Stafford County.
McBrayer said she was lucky to have supportive employers who didn't make her feel guilty about missing work.
Amy Roudabush, a special education teacher at Smith Station Elementary School in Spotsylvania, said that understanding bosses make a huge difference during a child's illness.
"The teachers and administration, they're all parents themselves, so they do understand what it's like to have a sick kid," Roudabush said.
Her daughter, Olivia, is out today with a sinus infection. Olivia has missed three days, and her mother and father have alternated using sick time to take care of her.
But not everyone can use sick days to stay home with their children. A recent study by the Carsey Institute, a University of New Hampshire research center focusing on children and youth, found that more than half of working parents don't have enough sick leave--or can't use that leave for family members.
The report found that parents who could take sick leave to care for children had greater job satisfaction.
Christina Meredith said that her employer's flexibility made her feel much better about her job. The Spotsylvania County mom was able to work from home and over the weekend when her 4-month-old daughter recently had RSV, a respiratory virus.
"I'm so sad to see that there are so many companies that want you to put your job before your children, and yet my company is so incredibly willing to prove that your family comes first," Meredith said.
Leave is just half the battle. Often, a working parent has the sick time but also has an important commitment.
For Roudabush, taking care of Olivia meant missing an important meeting, calling in a substitute and swinging by school in the evening to make copies and leave lesson plans for the next day's substitute.
Stafford County mom Elaine Hild suggested that working parents looking for alternatives get friendly with stay-at-home moms and retirees.
"If you respect them and their time, they are often willing to help in a jam," Hild said.
Some parents faced with the dilemma try a desperation move--a dose of Tylenol to reduce a child's fever and pain enough to send them to school for a few hours.
The drug's fever-reducing super powers usually run out by midday, prompting a lunchtime rush at the school nurse's office. Parents said they feel guilty for the sneaky maneuver. But sometimes, Tylenol feels like the only tool in the arsenal while juggling work and parenting during the sick season.
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David Kratochvil rejoins the company in March 2014 in the capacity of interim Chief Executive Officer. David had previously held the positions of President and Chief Technology Officer, appointed April 2011 and President and Chief Operating Officer, appointed January 2008. Prior to these roles, David served as BioteQ's Vice President of Projects, responsible for overseeing the company's engineering and development projects. Since joining the company in 2001 as Manager of Engineering, Dr. Kratochvil has been instrumental in the commercial development of BioteQ's process technologies and has overseen plant design and operations. He holds a PhD from the Faculty of Chemical Engineering, BioEngineering unit from McGill University in Montreal. Dr. Kratochvil has over 20 years of experience in the areas of wastewater treatment and chemical processing. Before joining BioteQ, he worked as the water treatment specialist for Rescan Environmental Services, one of the leading Canadian environmental consulting firms serving the mining industry worldwide. The highlights of David's other work experience include research and development in papermaking and ion exchange industries in Montreal, process control in Toulouse, and phosphate fertilizer production in Turkey.
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The Biggest Danger to Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Posted on: Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Keywords: Afghanistan, Peace Building
When people in the US talk about the scourge of violence against women in Afghanistan, discussion tends to stop cold at one word: culture. As if culture is some sacred terrain upon which we dare not tread. The flawed syllogism goes like this: misogyny is endemic to Afghan culture. We can't criticize that culture without reinforcing a racist agenda and justifying US military intervention. Therefore, we can't take a stand against misogynist violence in Afghanistan.
We can argue the assumptions embedded in that logic, but ultimately, the culture conversation misses the point. Afghan culture may be misogynist, but so is every culture. There's nothing unique about the suffocation of women's potential to live as full human beings, backed up by extreme violence and justified by religion and nature. The difference between Afghanistan and any other place is the extent to which women have succeeded in winning rights and transforming culture in the process.
What, then, is obstructing progress for Afghan women? For one thing, women who seek to exercise their basic rights are systematically hunted down and killed. A new United Nations report grimly confirms what women in Afghanistan have been telling us all year: women are being harassed and even assassinated for holding jobs, speaking out for their rights or simply appearing in public without a male chaperone. Women politicians, teachers, nurses, artists, aid workers, journalists and other professionals are being targeted by ultra-conservatives aiming to create a society in which women have no rights and no role in public life.
Despite the danger, Afghan women continue to demand their rights. Remember the hundreds of women who took to the streets of Kabul in April? They took their lives in their hands to protest a new law sanctioning marital rape.
Ultimately, though, Afghan women's prospects for transforming their society are undermined by the US-led war. In fact, many Afghan women activists identify the war as the biggest danger to women's rights in Afghanistan
Over the past eight years, uncounted numbers of women and their family members have been killed, displaced and terrorized. The war has had a disproportionate impact on women, who have had to sustain family life and meet everyone's needs for food, water, childcare and a host of other services through years of violence, constant insecurity and grinding poverty. In addition to endangering women's lives, the war has eroded the political space for women to advocate for their rights.
That's why the Feminist Majority Foundation's endorsement of the US war in Afghanistan is so perplexing. The FMF rightly argues that the US owes a tremendous debt to the people of Afghanistan, having induced 30 years of war and misery there. They've got the history right, but the conclusion wrong. US guns, bombs and military occupation cannot bring about a society based on human rights. However, a US commitment to education, sustainable agriculture and equitable economic development just might.
Those kinds of policies are what's needed to reinforce a beleaguered but vibrant Afghan women's movement, including courageous activists involved in securing food, housing, healthcare and education for women and families, defending women's shelters, holding peace demonstrations, demanding women's full participation in public life and fighting for interpretations of Islam that support women's rights. No foreign military occupation is going to do those things. Afghan women themselves will have to do it.
Through our Afghan Women's Survival Fund, MADRE is working to support the women who risk their lives to defend women's human rights. For more information about the Fund and how you can help, click here.
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This dish inspired by Costa Rican spices seems exotic, but it uses spices and ingredients you already have around the house: coffee, cocoa and cinnamon. You'll wonder why you've been relegating these flavorings to dessert!
1 tablespoon Cocoa powder, unsweetened1 teaspoon instant Coffee1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon, ground1/2 teaspoon Chili powder1 tablespoon Canola oil1 pound (16 ounces) Pork tenderloin, trimmed of surface fat
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Combine the spices in a small mixing bowl. Trim fat from pork tenderloin and remove the thin silver tendon that may be running down the center of the loin. Rub the tenderloin with the canola oil. Dust the loin with all of the spice mixture. Heat a cast iron or heavy bottom pan to high heat. Spray with nonstick cooking spray. Place the tenderloin in the pan and sear on all sides. Transfer the pan to the oven and roast for 15 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 150 degrees. Remove the pan from the oven. (Remember the handle will be hot!) Place the meat on a cutting board and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Slice.
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When you walk into the showcase garden, it hits you like a wall – the warm, sweet breath of a thousand flowers.
Actually, it's 1,500 poinsettias, says the Botanical Conservatory's business supervisor Linda Miller.
That's more than the usual 1,200 or 1,300 Christmas plants that grace the conservatory for its annual "Fireside Christmas" event, and the greenhouse effect is part of the warm, cozy experience.
On Sunday, the showcase garden was the setting for a special Botanical Winter Wonderland Holiday Gala at 6 p.m. But families and friends have been touring the garden since it opened Nov. 27 to see the flowers and decorations and snap a few holiday photos.
All three indoor gardens are decorated for the holidays, Miller said. The Tropical Garden has lights and big Christmas ornaments, and the Desert Garden has animal figures, such as deer. There's even an outdoor Terrace Garden with lights synchronized to music.
But for most family photos, the showcase garden steals the show with three exhibits decorated to look like rooms in a house.
There's a festive parlor, a library and a trailer-like Vermont house decked for families and friends to strike the perfect pose.
But for some, the best backdrop is the flowers themselves.
The conservatory features some poinsettias you won't see in any floral shops, Miller said.
"It used to be just red poinsettias, but now you see variations in the leaves and colors," Miller said.
She points out magenta poinsettias that have bright pink spots highlighting the veins on their leaves. A couple beds down are pink ruffle leaf poinsettias with bloated, puffy leaves.
All together, the showcase features 27 varieties of poinsettias, including five new types this year a pamphlet calls Advent Red, Orange Spice, Polly's Pink, Tapestry and Tikal Red. Miller said some of the special varieties are sold in the conservatory's gift shop.
Every year, the conservatory has a special poinsettia tree made entirely of the potted plants. This year's tree has patches of bright red, pink, peach and pale yellow.
On a bench in front of the tree Sunday afternoon sat 8-month-old Emory Westfall in her red Christmas dress and matching headband.
Her mother, Vini Dawson of Fort Wayne, squatted in front of the bench pulling a peek-a-boo towel up and down in front of the baby's face to make her smile as a photographer snapped pictures.
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SteveHoffmanSlowey wrote: The Span for Meyer trade was sort of wishy washy i was in a little bit of skeptiscm over it.But it wasn't a terrible trade i grew to like it.But this one is OUTSTANDING...You get a B- or B type of prospect in May AND Vance the vanimal Worleywhen Vance is healthy he's a STUD. But that bone chip scares me a bit.Remember Boof Bonser when he was a rookie and 2nd yr in the league. Thats roughly how Worley should be for a few years.
Posted: 12/9/2012 7:30 AM
Revere deal was in the works since the owner's meeting. Don't think he was making up for anything. Don't understand why everyone sees this as such a negative deal. If you listen to any of the national media, they actually think we got good arms and the deal was fair. Neither player is a super star, far from five tool players. Heck, neither has a great arm and neither has any power. that's only 3 of 5. I doubt either matches up with the elite centerfielders in either league. Jacoby Ellsbury, Adam Jones, Curtis Granderson, Josh Hamilton... Don't understand what you expect to get back for these guys. They're good, they're just not elite. Pitching is much more valuable these days. More and more, you need 2-3 aces to have a shot at winning the World Series. Two aces are required to make it into the playoffs. TR knows it and since they have scrutinized the strike zone and strike calling, the strike 6 inches off the place just isn't getting called. You simply have to make guys miss. Greg Maddux would be a #5 pitcher in this day and age. Pitch to contact no longer gets you enough wins. Two more high ceiling prospects to develop into potential #1's or #2's. Even if you wanted to go after established aces, they simply aren't available. Anibal Sanchez and Kyle Lohse are the next best available pitchers and they're not aces. Maybe strong 3's or weak 2's. Greinke is a pipe dream and doesn't even make sense. TR has a vision, I think it's relavent to the game today. He's certainly better than Bill Smith and has a lot to make up for since Smith set us back making trades without getting any value back.
Posted: 12/9/2012 7:49 AM
brian450 wrote: Here's how I see it: 1. TR messed up royally by not giving Baker two years - now we have at least two holes that need filling for and needed to make a deal for a Baker-type replacement.
Last edited 12/9/2012 7:51 AM by TwinsFaninVT
Posted: 12/9/2012 1:00 PM