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Q. What are the dates and location of the 23rd World Jamboree?
A. The jamboree will be held in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, Japan, July 28 to Aug. 8, 2015.
Q. Will the BSA send only one contingent to the 2015 World Jamboree?
A. A contingent is the entire group BSA sends to this event, and each troop and crew will be part of that contingent. Right now, we are planning on sending approximately 1,600 people as part of BSA's world jamboree contingent.
Q. Will my Scout's world jamboree leader be from his troop?
A. World jamboree units are formed by region, not council. Therefore, the youth and leaders that make up a jamboree unit will most likely be from various councils in your region. We will not know who the specific leaders are just yet, but your Scout's leaders will also be from various councils in your region.
Q. How can a Venturer participate in the 2015 World Jamboree?
A. The Scout Association of Japan has set the ages for the 2015 World Jamboree at age 14 but not yet 18. Venturers ages 18 to 20 can attend as part of the International Service Team or as third assistant leaders.
Q. Can Explorers participate in the world jamboree?
A. The World Organization of the Scout Movement requires that only members of recognized national Scout organizations be allowed to participate in world events. As Explorers are not members of the Boy Scouts of America, they will be unable to participate at the 2015 World Scout Jamboree.
Q. If my husband is a leader, could my 12-year-old son "tag along"?
A. No, your son will not be old enough to attend. The age for youth to attend the world jamboree is 14–17 years old. These ages are set by the host country, and there will be no exceptions.
Q. My daughter is not currently registered with the Boy Scouts of America but would like to attend the 2015 World Scout Jamboree.
A. If you are not an actively registered member of the Boy Scouts of America and want to attend the 2015 World Scout Jamboree, you must be registered as a member of the BSA in 2015. In such cases, please contact the world Scout jamboree registration team at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Q. When do we receive our WSJ patches?
A. The first WSJ patch will be sent to those who have made their deposit and have been Nationally approved. These will be sent out at regular intervals. The remaining five WSJ patches will be sent with your duffel bag, day pack, and neckerchiefs in 2015.
Q. Are we going to receive unit numerals?
A. Yes, two sets will be sent to each participant and adult leader.
Q. Are we going to receive nameplates?
A. Yes, each member of the BSA contingent will receive a nameplate.
Q. Are we going to receive council shoulder patches?
A. No. They will not be provided. Units can produce council shoulder patches at their own expense. Designs require regional approval to ensure adherence to BSA policies. If any element of Japan's world jamboree logo is used in your design, you will need to follow guidelines posted in this 23rd World Scout Jamboree Design Guidelines PDF as well as get permission from the Japan world jamboree office if the item will be sold. If the World Crest logo is used in your design, you will need to apply for a commercial license from WOSM if the patches are sold. If they are not sold and the World Crest logo is used, you will simply need to apply for a non-commercial license from WOSM. Click here for more information.
Q. Will BSA be participating in the Home Hospitality Program offered by Japan?
A. No, we will not.
Q. What is the International Service Team?
A. The International Service Team (IST) is made up of volunteers who serve on staff for the world jamboree host country. IST positions are similar to those offered at BSA's national jamborees. Applicants wishing to apply for an IST position must register at www.scouting.org/worldjamboree. Once approved by their local council and region, their applications will be provided to the Scout Association of Japan for consideration.
Q. What is the jamboree fee for the International Service Team?
A. The jamboree fee for the International Service Team is $2,000. It does not include transportation to and from Japan.
Q. When do IST staff members have to arrive and depart?
A. IST members will need to be at the jamboree site from July 25 through Aug. 9, 2015.
Q. What types of roles can the International Service Team be expected to fill during the jamboree?
A. IST members will be asked to help in a variety of areas, including program, activities, exhibits, food service, health and safety, media, and other services. Please review the IST Opportunities Catalog found in the Resources section of our website. Upon arrival at the jamboree site, IST members will receive IST training. Following the general training, including site orientation, provided by the Human Resources Department, IST members will receive job-specific training provided by the team to which they are allocated.
Q. What will my IST job be in Japan?
A. Most likely, you will not find out what your IST job will be until you arrive in Japan.
Q. How do IST members apply?
A. IST members apply the same way as the youth and unit leaders. Please click the "Register Now" button on the home page of the website, www.scouting.org/worldjamboree.
Q. Can IST staff join the tour with their youth?
A. No. The IST cannot join the tour as IST must arrive at least two days prior to contingent arrival and leave one day after the contingent departure.
Q. What is covered by the jamboree fee of $5,750* for troops and crews?
A. The jamboree fee for youth and leaders includes round-trip airfare from a commercial airport near the participant's home; the registration fee paid to the Scout Association of Japan; a two-to-three-day tour of Japan; lodging; ground transportation; meals; troop equipment, including tents and cots; items provided to each participant including a duffle bag, day pack, neckerchiefs, and contingent patches; shipping of equipment to Japan; insurance; and other costs. The contingent jamboree fee does not cover additional ticket costs due to early or late departure from the jamboree site in case of medical or family emergencies and/or problems based on our Code of Conduct.
* This fee pertains to only BSA members within the United States of America and its territories.
Q: Can I wait to make my first payment until I am nationally approved?
A: Each application must receive local council, region, and National Council approval, so it can take several weeks before an application will be nationally approved. You may make your payments according to the payment schedule or choose to withhold payments until National Council approval is received. Please keep in mind that, once you are nationally approved, you will be expected to catch up on all payments according to the payment schedule.
Q: Will I be canceled for not making a payment on time?
A: All applicants will receive payment reminder emails as payments become due. Although applicants will not be canceled from missing one payment, we do ask that notification be made to firstname.lastname@example.com when major delays in adherence to the payment schedule are expected.
Q. Is the $250 deposit refundable if I am not accepted?
A. Yes, all payments made to your account are refunded in the event you are not selected. If you choose to cancel your application, please refer to the Refund Policy section posted under the Registration & Fees page on our website, www.scouting.org/worldjamboree.
Q. How do I make payments?
A. All payments are made through the jamboree online application via a credit card, debit card, or gift card with a credit card logo.
Q. The website says "round-trip airfare from a commercial airport near the participant's home." What does this mean?
A. The price for troop and crew registration includes airfare from the nearest commercial airport to their home to the gateway city, if necessary.
Q. Are there scholarships available?
A. Yes, please visit our Registration and Fees page on our website, www.scouting.org/worldjamboree.
Q. Is a medical form required?
A. Parts A, B, and C of the Annual Health and Medical Record are required and must be current through Aug. 11, 2015. Please visit www.scouting.org/HealthandSafety/ahmr and click the download button within the "Are You Going to Camp?" section and fill out all parts completely. Once your medical form has been completed, make two copies of it. For youth and unit leaders, the copies will be collected by your unit leader at a later date. For IST and CMT, one copy will be sent to the health and safety officer (address provided at a later date), and the other copy will be collected at the jamboree site.
Q. What arrangements have been made to handle participant medications that need refrigeration?
A. If participants have a medicine that they use regularly, such as insulin, they can bring it to the jamboree and store it in the refrigerators at the jamboree hospital. They should be prepared to bring an ample supply of the medication, as the cost of purchasing it in Japan may be quite high.
Q. Will the contingent be covered by insurance?
A. The contingent, as well as IST, will have accident and sickness travel insurance. The contingent's coverage will include the time that they depart from their homes, touring, time spent at the jamboree, and traveling back to their homes. IST coverage is only valid during their time at the jamboree.
Q. What is the deadline to register?
A. Unit leaders and youth should apply no later than May 31, 2015. IST members do not have a deadline.
Q. How long does it take to get nationally approved?
A. Each registration, whether for youth, IST or a unit leader, will be reviewed by the councils and the regions prior to National Council approval. Depending on the schedules of the council and region, leadership will determine the length of time the approval process will take.
Q. What if I am having trouble accessing the registration system?
A. Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox work best with the registration system. Also, clearing your cache and ensuring your browser allows pop-ups from the registration system should help, too.
Q. What if I did not receive an email with my application link?
A. Unfortunately, Comcast does not accept emails from our registration system. Please click the "Register Now" button on the home page of the website, www.scouting.org/worldjamboree, click the "Continue to Online Registration" button, and choose the "Locate My 2015 World Scout Jamboree Registration" option to locate your application and change your email address to a non-Comcast email address so you can receive emails. If you do not have a Comcast email, please check your spam and/or junk folders for your world jamboree email.
Q. Does the system take other methods of payment?
A. The registration system is designed to take only credit or debit cards. If you choose to not use either, then we recommend that you purchase a gift card that has a credit card logo and make your payments with the gift card.
Q. How can I contact my region leadership?
A. The region leadership names and email addresses are listed on the Registration and Fees page.
Q. We are a bit worried about going to Japan following the earthquake and nuclear incident in March 2011. Is it OK to attend or visit the jamboree in this location?
A. The 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear incident were a cause of significant concern. Since that time, numerous inspections have been carried out by the Japanese government and other foreign governments and international organizations. All parties have concluded that the country is safe, save for a small area around the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
The jamboree site is located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, approximately 750 miles away from Fukushima. Yamaguchi is also considered a low-risk area for seismic events such as earthquakes and tsunamis. The risk posed to the jamboree by any natural disaster has been carefully considered as part of Japan's ongoing risk management procedures.
World Scout Committee members have visited the jamboree campsite and are satisfied that it is a safe location.
Q. The website says leaders are required to take Safe From Harm training online. Where online is it located?
A. The Scout Association of Japan has not released access to this online training yet. When it is available, this information will be shared with anyone required to complete it.
Q. Can youth and their leaders travel from the United States to Japan on their own?
A. Members of the BSA contingent living in the U.S. must travel with their contingent to and from the U.S., while touring, and during the jamboree unless other arrangements are approved by the International Department of the Boy Scouts of America.
Q. What cities will be designated as "gateway cities"?
A. At this time, gateway cities have not been determined. Exact locations will be selected based on the availability of flights to Japan that can accommodate groups of 40 people (36 youth/4 adults).
Q. What will the tour include?
A. Exact details have not been finalized at this time. However, the tours will include a mix of Japanese culture and youth-oriented activities.
Q. I have family in Japan, we will be vacationing in Japan, or I live overseas. Do I have to go on the tour?
A. BSA members registered in councils outside the United States will be permitted to meet their jamboree unit at the jamboree site. If you have a family home in Japan or will be vacationing in Japan, we will request supporting documentation in order for you to join an overseas jamboree unit at the jamboree site. For all these exceptions, we will require a release form that will be distributed at a later date. If you fit these exceptions, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Q. Will I be able to use my airline points for my son's travel to Japan?
A. The use of airline points will not be possible. Because we are contracting with the airlines for blocks of 40 seats and not individual tickets, we must pay for each seat regardless of whether it is filled.
Q. Can my Scout travel to the world jamboree with his jamboree unit, but be allowed to leave with his family at the end of the jamboree?
A. Yes. Release forms will be created for parents who wish to pick up their Scouts after the jamboree, but there will be no change in the returning ticket, nor will there be a discount for the missed flight. Additionally, there will be pre- and post-jamboree tours, based on the region, so there is a possibility that your son will miss the tour and this will not be discounted from the jamboree fee either.
Q. When does the BSA contingent depart from and return to the United States?
A. Participants from the Northeast and Western regions will depart the U.S. on July 24, arrive in Narita, Japan, on July 25, tour Tokyo on July 26-27, be transported to the world jamboree on July 28, depart the world jamboree on Aug. 8, and depart Narita and arrive back in the U.S. on Aug. 9. Meanwhile, participants from the Central and Southern regions will depart the U.S. on July 26, arrive in Narita, Japan, on July 27, be transported to the world jamboree on July 28, depart the world jamboree on Aug. 8, tour Tokyo on Aug. 9-10, and depart Narita and arrive in the U.S. on Aug. 11.
Q. Will leaders and Scouts be allowed to attend the jamboree without touring?
A. This will only be possible if they live outside the United States. Participants living in the U.S. must travel with their contingent to and from the U.S., while touring, and during the jamboree unless other arrangements are approved by the International Department of the Boy Scouts of America.
Q. How can I attend the world Scout jamboree as a visitor?
A. The 23rd World Scout Jamboree is open for day visitors to come and experience the spirit of Scouting on seven fantastic days from 09:00 to 17:00:
Admission fees:
Ticket sales will become available at the Scout Association of Japan's jamboree website in February 2015.
Have questions? Email us at email@example.com or call 972-580-2489. Please provide your name, phone number, email address, record locator number from your world jamboree application, and the issue you are asking about. We will respond via email as soon as possible.


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The trial regarding the Brooks Act originally set for 2/2/07 (this Friday) has been postponed until 2/9/07.
- conversation with John Pallatiello of MAPPS
The trial regarding the Brooks Act originally set for 2/2/07 (this Friday) has been postponed until 2/9/07.
- conversation with John Pallatiello of MAPPS
Day to Day highlights the work of Duane Perry, who founded an organization in Philadelphia called the Food Trust, dedicated to helping city residents gain access to nutritious, affordable, food and Amy Hillier, professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design, but back back in the day a GIS grad student. Their work plotting the nature of Philadelphia's residents and the stores avaialble helped pave the way for state grants to put stores where there were none. Audio will be available at 4 pm EST.
A new school will be launched at Bowling Green State University in Ohio from the merging of the departments of geology and geography and the Center for Environmental Studies. The School of Earth, Environment and Society. The final paper work should be completed in May.
The new organization may help grow GIS:
both the geography and geology departments offer a course in Geographic Information System, a computer system used for managing and analyzing different types of geographic data.
With the new school, students can take a single GIS course. This also provides the possibility of higher level GIS courses to be developed based off of the initial course.
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Posted today at LBS360.NET, Directions Media's publication about location-based services:
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Day One in the Life of a Nursing Student - page 2
Standing at the nursing station, alone, my first day at the hospital, I silently planned my escape. The nurse who was assigned my proctor, my "mentor," had left me within two minutes of meeting me. Well, she didn't leave me... Read More
- 1Jan 7, '09 by longbow.shellyQuote from WhisperaRIGHT ON! Humor IS the best medicine! This is the kind of humor that can HEAL! I love it!I really enjoyed your story and remember my first days. One question though (asked with a smile).... you said "I rose like a phoenix from the asses." --was that a typo or intended? Either way it fit!
- 0Jan 7, '09 by Mommy_of_3_in_AL..RNLOL..sounds like you got a lot of good experience though..one of my first clinicals, i was assigned to the OR, which i was psyched about. I was assigned to the urology team, and saw some circumcisions, bladder tacs..then the ultimate..a penile prosthesis removal..pretty interesting. The most interesting part...they forgot to clamp the saline filled little tube that runs the length of the penis. When they cut, me, being at the foot of the bed, on a stool for a better view, got shot..by a penile PROSTHESIS!!!!
- 0Jan 7, '09 by longbow.shellyDear MachoNurse2b,
Thanks so much for your post! I am a 36 y.o. mom of 2 (toddler and infant) and only recently decided that I want to pursue nursing, after thinking about it for some time. I am looking at doing the accelerated program (13 mo.) for the BSN, since I have an unrelated undergraduate degree which I don't use. I feel so grateful to have read about your first day. I have been pouring through this site for a while now trying to get an idea of what this world is like, ever since I chose my prereq courses for this month. Yours has been the first I have seen so far which gives me some idea of what I have in store for myself when I get past my prereqs, accepted and into the daily grind of learning the actual nursing. Thanks a gazillion and keep it coming! :applause:
- 0Jan 7, '09 by PatsFan1969Great story, I loved it. I can completely relate to the walking in and back out of the room. Best of luck to you, sounds like you have the right attitude to get it done!
- 0Jan 7, '09 by BumashesOh man, I know what you were feeling. The first day is the worst, especially for those not accustomed to things like that. Cold water dunk! Always remember to just ask as many questions as possible. If the person you ask gets an attitude, then move on and ask someone else. Absorb everything you can while in school cuz it just gets crazier and crazier!
- 0Jan 8, '09 by cardschicarnThis is great and now I am even more scared to death to start nursing school!!! I thought your story was hilarious-- keep em coming!!
Nursing students have to stick together.
- 0Jan 8, '09 by Purple_ScrubsWow, that really brought me back to my own first day! You are a gifted writer!
- 0Jan 8, '09 by Deb Laf111Lol, enjoyed the information and the humor. Hope to see more like this. I'm excited about nursing school. I have not started yet, but just took my hesi test and feel confident that I'll get in.


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As a first project for my new second hand sewing machine I wanted to start with something that was simple to make, but that I really wanted to have and when I found Renske's tutorial on Designsponge, I knew I didn't have to look any further. I love the clever, clean design of this bag, but for me to want to use it all the time, I knew I had to add a few things. First of all an inside pocket for my phone, so I won't have to dig through my entire bag when it rings. Second, a zippered pocket (made with a very good tutorial from u-handbag) for lip balm and other small things and third, a trick I stole from a bag I own (brand: Bree), a strap to hook your keys onto, so you can easily find them and dig them up. With all of this customization and Renske's amazing design, I positively love this bag! Got a ton of compliments on it as well! I guess I shouldn't tell anyone that the grey at the bottom of the bag isn't completely lined up, or that the stitching on the inner pockets needs improving, but those are just things I'll try to do better on in future projects.
Cottan canvas (white and grey), bought half a meter each, but used less
Leather for straps
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I've wanted to make this bag for ages, but I'm so nervous of the eyelets and rivets, as I don't have the correct tools, and have never done them before. Yours looks so great, well done! I love your colour combinations, too.
Mar 26, 2012, 09.18 AMby FloreK
All I needed for mine was a hammer and a hard surface, all the other parts came with the eyelets. I did practice on a scrap first, so I wouldn't be too nervous about cutting holes in the bag. I think Renske also has a tutorial on how to place eyelets on her blog (thedressimade.com). Good luck with it if you do try (and I think you should, it's a really nice bag!).
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Article by Blanaid Clarke, Lecturer in Corporate Finance Law, university College, Dublin looking at legal measures effecting employees in takeover situations, with reference to the Irish Takover Panel act and rules, the European instruments, competition and companies legislation and influence of common law. Published in the Letter from … section of Amicus Curiae - Journal of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and its Society for Advanced Legal Studies. The Journal is produced by the Society for Advanced Legal Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London.
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Sometimes Excel can't calculate a formula because the formula contains an error. If that happens, you'll see an error value instead of a result in a cell. Here are three common error values:
# # # # # The column is not wide enough to display the contents of this cell. Increase column width, shrink the contents to fit the column, or apply a different number format.
#REF! A cell reference is not valid. Cells may have been deleted or pasted over.
#NAME? You may have misspelled a function name or used a name that Excel does not recognize. You should know that cells with error values such as #NAME? may display a color triangle. If you click the cell, an error button appears to give you some error correction options. How to use that button is not covered in this course.


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June 9, 2013 by Baltimore Slumlord Watch
Property Address: 3837 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD 21215
Property Owner: Oluremi Adeola, 10805 Glenshire Drive, Glenn Dale, MD 20760 (Apparently this home went into receivership in 2012 — however — it shouldn't remain in this condition.)
Mr. Adeola's business license, and that of his settlement and title company, was revoked in 2010 by the Maryland Insurance Commissioner. (Link opens a PDF)
City Council District and Contact: District 6, Sharon Green Middleton
State Senator: Catherine Pugh
State Delegates: Barbara Robinson, Shawn Tarrant, Frank Conaway, Jr.
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well look at that this address is, according to data at Open Baltimore, is officially a vacant.
and were are you finding the receivership data info? (if you don't mind me being lazy and not looking 1st)
With respect to Reisterstown Rd you may as well take a continuous series of photos from Park Circle to Northern Pkwy! It's enough to make one's eyes bleed.
Just reported a dangerous vacant this morning via 311. 2016 N Calvert. Owned by the City Housing Auth. BIG piece of roof cornice dangling off, and it is relatively near a school (Dallas Nicholas Elementary).


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From fitness trainer and professional chef to the new spokesperson for Nair for Men, Bravo tv's Jesse Brune is making healthy living a necessity for happiness. He sat down with us in Times Square and gave us a very thorough Work Out.
BD: How did you break into the fitness field?
JB: Well, I enrolled in culinary school (Le Cordon Bleu) and to avoid gaining a lot of weight while I was there I got certified as a trainer. I thought that by association I would stay fit and physically active. In school, I saw people gain 50lbs or more in the process of a year and a half. I started teaching boot camp classes. One of my students was a reality show producer who knew that the producers of Work Out were looking for a younger gay element and so she asked me if I would be interested in talking to them. At first I thought, "I just spent all this money on culinary school, I just want to focus on cooking," but the producers said that they could feature me cooking on the show, so then everything made sense. As the show started getting more popular most of the fitness clients that I had started asking me if I could cook for them. This prompted a healthy food delivery service that I did for some actors. I also started doing dinner parties all over the country with an organic edge to it, I started teaching classes in alternative cooking like macrobiotics, vegan, and vegetarian. My intention was never to be a healthy food guide, I just stayed in the flow of things and the opportunity presented itself.
BD: Do you have anything cooking right now?
JB: Yes. There is always stuff in the basket. Let's just say that I am very busy. Keep your eyes and ears open.
BD: Do you still cook for your fitness clients?
JB: Sure. I am a special guest teacher at Epicurean, a culinary school in Los Angeles, and then I have clients that I do dinner parties for, usually 1-2 a month.
BD: Are you currently taking new clients?
JB: Selectively. I am passionate about helping people change their lives and so I like to meet with potential clients and make sure that their intention is to really transform their life and that they are ready to see a change. I really want people to dedicate themselves to the process. What I do now is "transformation" more than just fitness training or cooking. I gained weight about 2 years ago – enough weight for it to be an issue on the show – and so I had to ask myself, "Why as a fitness professional did I let myself gain weight?". I realized that I was miserable and unhappy with my life. I was partying too much. I got it into my head that I was a rockstar because I was on a realty show on Bravo and I let myself get carried away. I had to take a step back and be like, "Let's be real, let's be honest here." It was that honesty that helped me get to where I needed to go. I started feeling better about myself and the weight just naturally fell off. But I am grateful for that experience because I am able to walk my clients through the same kind of process of asking themselves why they have let themselves gain weight and why do they think they are unhealthy. It's not because they are joyful and love to eat food. There is something else going on. Once we can move through it, the weight loss will start to happen. I also give them the tools that they need in the gym and while they are grocery shopping.
BD: You write menus for them?
JB: All of the time. Eating plans. Menus. I don't believe in diets because they are restrictive. They make people think, "I can't have this" and once you tell someone that they can't have something it becomes all that they want. It becomes an obsession. If you are really moved to have a cookie, eat the cookie. Because if you don't, chances are that you'll be eating ten of them at midnight in your underwear feeling really bad about yourself. It's about being conscious of what you are eating. I think that life is meant to be balanced.
BD: On the show you worked with your Sky Lab client, Natalie. You went dress shopping with her and encouraged her to buy a "goal dress." You went over to her house and inspected the contents of her refrigerator. Are those typically the steps you take to motivate all of your clients?
JB: Here's the deal: I like to work with clients who I don't have to motivate that much. I want people to be able to motivate themselves and be so ready to change their lives that they come in with the motivation that they need to stick with me. Natalie was 100% invested. She wanted to change her life, she did not want to feel the way that she felt anymore. Once someone is inspired to change their life they enroll other people into being inspired for them, and that is what Natalie did. I was inspired by her so I did everything that I could to help her along the way.
BD: Has there ever been a client that you could not help?
JB: Sure. Sometimes my highest paying clients are the ones who don't care.
BD: So what do you do about it?
JB: I let them go. I have to ask myself what kind of experience I want to have when I go to work. I like to be moved and feel enthusiastic about what I am doing. If I don't feel that then I have to let go. It's just not being fair to myself.
BD: We all know that personal training is expensive. Do you do anything to alleviate the cost?
JB: I have tons on pro-bono clients. If you come to me and you really want to change your life but you can't pay what I charge then I will work something out with you, given that I have space available. It's not always to my advantage. I work with a financial planner who tells me that I need to stop it but I truly believe that if I make helping other people my priority then it will come back to me and I will be taken care of. If someone asks me to help them and I can, I will.
BD: Are there any non-profit organizations that you support?
JB: My boyfriend is on the board of Hot In Hollywood which helps fund AIDS research. There is a big celebration this August hosted by America Ferrera. I try to support them as much as I can.
BD: Tell us about your workout tricks and your health secrets.
JB: Hmmm…workout tricks. Well, there's Kyle.
BD: Do you have a favorite exercise?
JB: No, it's like you go through phases. Like clothes. Sometimes I'll do one exercise with all of my clients for a month and then I won't touch it again for another year. I'm all over the board and I like it that way because I don't get bored!
BD: Do you play sports?
JB: I run. I just did the Mud Run again two weeks ago.
BD: Who did you do it with?
JB: I did it with 3 clients of mine and my boyfriend. We were on a team and we came in fourth. We were a little disappointed with fourth but it just made us hungry for the next one. There were thousands of people there so fourth wasn't that bad.
BD: On the show you did the Mud Run with the other male trainers and Brian Peeler was lagging behind.
JB: Peeler was sooo lagging behind. He made me so angry. He is the meathead at the gym who tells everyone that they are doing an exercise wrong, and of course he was doing the same thing during the race. Then by the first mile he was out.
BD: You still did well.
JB: Yeah, JD and I did really well. If the rest of the team had finished with us we would have come in second place. But instead we came in nineteenth because we had to wait for Peeler.
BD: Did you agree with Jackie's decision to fire Peeler?
JB: It was such a mutual thing with them. He was looking for an excuse to get out of there and he found one and went with it. I think he was looking for something to make Jackie look bad and he did a good job of it. Those were just two people who should not have worked with each other at all. I think it's better for both of them that he is not there anymore.
BD: Will there be a 4th season of Work Out?
JB: Who knows. Our ratings this season were the best that they have ever been. We'll see. I'm always the last to know…
BD: So I'm assuming that Kyle is your boyfriend?
JB: No! No!
BD: Who is Kyle?
JB: That was just a name I made up when you asked me about my gym tricks. (uncontrollable laughs)
BD: (more laughs)
JB: I don't know a Kyle. My boyfriend's name is Calen and I LOVE HIM VERY MUCH. (shouting into microphone)
BD: Is he just as dedicated to the gym as you are?
JB: No. He likes working out because he likes to feel good, but we're opposites. I have to workout so that I don't gain weight and he has to workout so that he can keep weight on. He can eat whatever he wants. He has a corporate business job and models on the side. He has a perfect runway model body, it makes me sick. But I love him. He's great. (flashes picture of Calen on his phone)
BD: How does it feel to be an openly gay role model?
JB: I didn't realize that I was a role model for people until I left LA. I was asked to host a party at Gay Days in Orlando, Florida, and people came up to me and said, "You really changed my life." One guy came up to me crying and said "you are my hero." I was like, "I am your hero? Get outta here." It's been really cool. Sometimes the show is so out there that I wonder if I am allowed to be a role model. I just live my life and I am being who I am. For a lot of people, being out of the closet is a huge thing and I guess I don't give myself enough credit for that. Making your sexuality a non-issue is a big deal. What I like about the show is that it's about a woman who runs a business who happens to be a lesbian. The media makes Jackie being a lesbian a big focus because she is the first lesbian to have a reality show. What Bravo does very nicely is that they have shows about people and sometimes they happen to be gay. It's not like they are gay-gay-gay and that's the only thing they are. I think that is progress…
BD: What is the biggest misconception that you get from fans?
JB: Last season everyone thought that I was the bitchy one. I was like, BITCHY?? In my everyday life I am a support system for a lot of people. I know what I feel and I know what my intentions are and they're genuinely to help other people – whether it's making them laugh or giving them a break from reality. So, when I heard that I was the bitchy one I was like, "Oh, I don't feel like I am mean". But I think that I was able to reinvent that misconception this season. Most of my focus was on my clients and I feel like that is who I really am in my life right now. I am really happy and grateful to have an amazing guy and the opportunity to help people. It's really a blessing.
BD: What is the most rewarding experience that you have had?
JB: On the show, hands down it was working with Natalie. Not only did I get to help her with her life, but I gained a really good friend. We still work with each other and she has lost more weight, she is looking great. She is really working on herself, emotionally too, it's been really amazing to see her change her life. What's rewarding right now is that I'm in New York City with Nair for Men and people are like, "What does Nair for Men have to do with fitness and transition?" It's actually rather brilliant because there are little things that we need to do for ourselves that are just as important as working out and eating right to feel sexy. Even guys now are allowed to admit that they do extra things to make them feel good. Nair for Men is about clean, smooth skin which helps show off your muscles a little bit, helps you feel good, and it makes your whole energy change. It's like getting a good haircut or buying a new shirt – you just feel good and that energy is what other people read off of. When I see someone who is walking around smiling and I know they are feeling good, that is sexy to me.
BD: Do you see yourself going out on your own one day away from Sky Sports?
JB: Sure, but right now I am practicing chilling out and staying still and going with what presents itself next…And what's next for me is the New York City Gay Pride Parade. I'm on the Nair for Men float! It will be me and a bunch of toned, hairless models in short shorts.
BD: I hope it doesn't rain.
JB: Oh, it won't rain on my parade. I'm from Seattle.
** Nair for Men is giving $5000 to the Gay Men's Health Crisis in collaboration with Jesse Brune as their spokesperson. For more about Jesse Brune go to www.jessebrune.com and for more about the new Nair for Men go to www.nairformen.com.
Becki Danchik is a freelance writer and fan of the show. She is a full time real estate broker living in New York City. Email: email@example.com.
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Two things surprise me. One, is that I thought it would be important for a personal trainer to provide at least some motivation to justify their fee. Two, Jesse doesn't seem like someone who would place so high in a obstacle course run. Nevertheless, I like Jesse just the way he is and hope he doesn't feel the need to apply a depilatory on himself. On the subject of workout tricks, I can't think of a better motivation for going to the gym.
Rob the fitness guide guy September 9, 2008 at 2:02 pm Reply
Interesting, you always learn something.


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Man charged with
theft from grandpa
A business suit-wearing man showing a military identification allegedly cashed five checks, in increasingly larger amounts, from the account of his grandfather with the same name.
The 77-year-old victim, who was stuck at home with a broken hip, notified First Source Bank of the fraud Wednesday when he looked at his bank account balance online.
Vincent Mercaldo III, 26, who lives on and off at the victim's home southwest of Valparaiso, reportedly had stolen more than $7,000 from his account since March 7. The first unauthorized check was for $300, leading up to the fifth at $2,520.
Following a tip from another relative, police arrested Mercaldo at about 8 p.m. Wednesday at TGI Fridays, on felony charges of forgery and theft. Mercaldo had 28, $100 bills on him at the time of his arrest, police said.
Passer-by reported battery to juvenile
A driver on northbound Indiana 49 called police after witnessing another driver punch a young female in the face. The witness pulled alongside the passenger side and mouthed, "Are you OK?" and the girl, crying, said no, according to the police report. The witness then followed the black 2013 Ford Fusion until police arrived and stopped it, at about 6:20 p.m. Wednesday near U.S. 20.
Frank Pepin, 35, of rural Valparaiso, told police he was returning the 14-year-old relative to her mother's house in Porter. He allegedly admitted hitting the girl several times, according to the police report, "because he just does not know what to do with her." The first three or four slaps were to her arm, he said, because she was looking out the window instead of at him when he was trying to talk to her. The teen said Pepin also pulled her hair and slammed her face into the console. Pepin was arrested for misdemeanor battery.
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Keeping Up with School Choice Activist – Angel Cordero
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As a member of the E3 Team, Angel Cordero of Camden has been one of the leading School Choice Activists in the State of New Jersey. Most recently, Angel has extended his advocacy work in Washington, DC as a guest of Public School Options. Representing E3 and the Latino Leadership Alliance of New Jersey, Angel networked with some of the top Education Choice Campaigners in the nation and got to experience grass root advocacy on Capitol Hill.
"I've never been to Washington, DC before and it was great to be able to see such a beautiful city and its' monuments and to be at Capitol Hill where the action takes place. Being able to see our Capitol City made me very proud!" he added.
Public School Options, a national alliance of parents supporting and defending parental rights to access the best public school options for their children, is now active in New Jersey and they are calling for more public school options, including charter schools, virtual schools, magnet schools, open enrollment policies and other innovative education programs in the Garden State. The national organization boasts 77,000 grassroot activists in nearly 32 states.
The Trenton based chapter of the national organization represents more than 40,000 NJ families who have expressed interest in public school options, the more than 1,000 families who have already enrolled or sought enrollment in public charter schools using "virtual" or "blended" learning methods, and the more than 100 parents who have already expressed interest in becoming parent "advocates" for the NJ chapter.
Unfortunately, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools ranks New Jersey's charter school laws #29, while the Center for Education Reform gives NJ a grade of "C". Not good and definitely not meeting Angel's standards for education reform for one of the poorest and most dangerous cities in the nation – the City of Camden. Camden's failing schools have well over a 50% drop out rate!
Angel met Nina Rees, President & CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and got to speak to her about the need for more school choice. Nina is very familiar with the work of E3 but hadn't meet Angel before this conference. Nina had known of Angel's drop-out recovery program in Camden, Community Education Resource Network (CERN), from the movie "The Cartel" so both advocates got to meet in person and share some thoughts about the school choice movement in NJ.
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Boston Bites Back Adds Cheaper Tickets
Get tickets for $100 and feast on culinary delights from Ken Oringer, Ming Tsai, Mario Batali, and more.
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It's Opening Day at Fenway.
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Astros prospect to make MLB debut Tuesday
Jordan Lyles, a 20-year-old pitcher, has been called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City by the Houston Astros and will make his debut on Tuesday. The South Carolina native is being called up because of the injury to Wandy Rodriguez.
"As a little kid, I always wanted to play in the Majors. I never thought I'd pitch in the big leagues at 20 years old, but that day will come Tuesday," he told MLB.com.
During this past spring training, he pitched five games for the Astros and he compiled a 2-1 record with a 1.98 ERA. Lyles was named the Astros Minor League Pitcher of the Year last year and has a 3-3 record in 10 starts and 3.20 ERA so far this season with a 2.16 ERA in his last seven outings.
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The movie opens with Val (short for Valentine) getting out of jail after serving 28 years for a botched robbery. During his long term, he never gave up the names of his accomplices; that includes his best friend Doc, who is there to pick up Val when he's released from the big house. They head out to raise as much hell as their aging bodies will allow, and in the process they rescue Hirsch, the third member of their old team, from a retirement home.
For all of their remarkably enjoyable misadventures -- which include multiple visits to a brothel, meals at Doc's favorite diner, stealing a sports car, and helping a woman seek revenge on an attacker -- there's a consistent undertone of melancholy that runs throughout Noah Haidle's compact, effective script. Doc has been ordered by a ruthless mob boss to kill Val by 10 the next morning in retaliation for the kingpin's son dying in the botched robbery. So, as funny as the movie is, the center of it is about death. These three aging men want one last chance to relive old thrills and settle personal affairs, and while that poignant sentiment never disappears, it also never overtakes the shaggy-dog charm of the storytelling or the performances.
If you're constructing the Mount Rushmore of American film actors from 1970 on, Al Pacino's face should be on it. Although his early masterworks were mostly evocations of quiet intensity, ever since Heat he's been caricatured for his screaming, over-the-top flamboyance. As Val, a character who likes to talk, those showman-like tendencies are certainly there in Pacino's performance; he gives off that buzz that great thespians can have when it's evident how much they love acting. However, because Val is a gravelly voiced, potbellied older man, Pacino slows everything down, and that decision allows the viewer one of the few chances to see the best of both young and old Al in a single performance -- showcased most prominently in a scene in which Val makes a memorably funny and moving confession to a priest.
Christopher Walken has made a career out of playing, for lack of a better word, "otherness." His dancer's grace and odd inflections make it hard to take your eyes or ears off of him, but he rarely gets credit for being a remarkable acting partner. His distinct creative choices aren't made to grab the spotlight, but to keep every scene and every line fresh for his co-stars. He's mostly playing the straight man to Pacino's Val throughout Stand Up Guys, but he's also the movie's heart because Doc actually has to make the central dramatic choice in the story. For someone who so easily seems to represent strangeness, Walken reveals his characters' sad souls with little more than a twinkle in his eye or a balletic, unexpected dance step. If nothing else, Stand Up Guys is a master class in acting whenever these two share the screen, regardless of whether Val and Doc are robbing a drugstore for Viagra, negotiating with hookers, or sharing their deepest fears.
Just as you've been lulled into the peerless rhythms of Pacino and Walken's conversations, in comes Arkin, who gets not only the funniest scene in the movie (it involves a return to the brothel), but brings yet another kind of energy to the proceedings. Arkin's trademark grumpy sarcasm isn't absent, but he tones it down since Hirsch feels genuine pleasure to be out and about with his old friends, and because he's still mourning the death of his wife years after her passing.
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International Languages
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International Languages and Cultures in Translation (ILCT)
ILCT 106. Introduction to World Literature (4F)
Literature is an expression of a particular culture's highest aspirations. By studying the literary expressions that have developed within varying cultural traditions, we can come to a richer understanding of the breadth and depth of the human experience, and we can also develop a greater sensitivity to cultural multiplicity. This course provides an opportunity to study, at some depth, literary texts produced within traditions that are not encompassed by the English-speaking world. Since, by necessity, we will be reading translated materials, we will also look at questions of translation, both linguistically and culturally. The specific content of the course will vary. Topics that may be covered include Latin American literature, Francophone literature, various European literatures, as well as comparative and thematic literary topics.
ILCT 293. Introduction to Cultural Studies (2E)
This course must be taken as a pre- or co-requisite to the first 300-level course in ILCC/ILCF/ILCG/or ILCS by those students planning to major in International Languages and Cultures; students planning to fulfill the requirements for a minor in one of the languages, or to take upper-level courses in one of the language concentrations, should consult with a faculty adviser in International Languages and Cultures to determine whether and when it would be appropriate to take this course.
This course introduces students to recent scholarship in the area of cultural studies theory. Students will be exposed to a variety of approaches to textual analysis, be it the text of books found within an established literary tradition, the text of expressions within popular culture, or the text of a given social experience in its broadest sense. Students will learn how to use the insights generated by the discipline of cultural studies to better understand and comment about the cultures that they study within the curriculum in the Chinese, French, German, Latin American Studies and Spanish concentrations. By comparison and contrast, students will also come to a better understanding of how U.S. society fits within a globalized cultural context.
ILCT 300. Introduction to Linguistics (4AF)
This course will study the principles governing language structure and its use. Both formal and applied aspects of linguistics theory will be considered. On the formal side, the sound, word, and sentence structure will be studied. On the applied side, first- and second-language acquisition, historical, social, computer- and neuro-linguisitics will be considered. Data will be drawn from both English and other languages. This course satisfies a math requirement for teacher certification in foreign languages.
ILCT 301. French and Francophone Studies in Translation (4AF)
The study of major works in the French-speaking literary traditions of Europe, Africa, or the Americas; or the study of basic philosophical, moral, social, and political dilemmas of French-speaking societies. May be repeated for credit.
ILCT 302. German Studies in Translation (4AF)
The study of major works in the German-speaking literary traditions of Europe, or the study of basic philosophical, moral, social, and political dilemmas of German-speaking societies. May be repeated for credit.
ILCT 303. Hispanic Studies in Translation (4AS)
Study of major works in the Spanish-speaking literary traditions of Europe and the Americas, or the study of basic philosophical, moral, social, and political dilemmas of Spanish-speaking societies. May be repeated for credit.
ILCT 393. St. Mary's Project Workshop (2S)
This course must be taken prior to the term in which the student begins his or her St. Mary's Project. The St. Mary's Project Workshop prepares students for their St. Mary's Project in international languages and cultures by teaching them how to frame a project and by stimulating independent and creative activity. Students will learn to relate their scholarly and creative interests to major issues in their fields and to the linguistic and cultural traditions represented in the department. Students will have an opportunity to explore the possibilities for St. Mary's Projects within the major: literary analysis, cultural analysis, pedagogical application, linguistic study, translation, creative writing. They will also be guided to write a proposal for their St. Mary's Projects. Visitors from inside and outside the College will discuss their critical and/or artistic work with the seminar participants and serve as models. Prerequisite: Advanced knowledge of a foreign language and junior standing or consent of the instructor.
ILCT 199, 299, 399, 499. Independent Study (1-4E)
This course consists of an independent creative or research project designed by the student and supervised by a foreign language faculty member. The nature of the project, the schedule for accomplishment, and the means of evaluation must be formalized in a learning contract prior to registration. (See "Independent Study" under "Academic Policies" section.)


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Mayor of Boston Thomas M. Menino and Mary Ann celebrate their Italian American heritage by preparing a Christmas Eve banquet called "The Feast of the Seven Fishes." Starting with baccala, then skillet fried shrimp, then tuna, smelts, swordfish, calamari and clams, the tradition continues, and so do their appetites!
Visit the Website: http://www.ciaoitalia.com/
Episode #2205 / Length: 29 minutes
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I had a great 36 week appointment today, everything looks good so far. My MW did an internal just to make sure I wasn't dilating too much too soon- I'm dilated to 1 cm, my cervix is soft and ready to go. Yay!
But wait, what's that presenting part the MW feels- hand or foot? She sent me over for an u/s, and it's definitely a foot. As in footling breech, c-section waiting to happen, can't deliver at the birthing center, exact opposite of what we have been planning for.
Ugh, I'm freaking out right now. We have an appointment with an OB on Thursday to talk about/schedule a version, and right now I'm stuck on the couch drowning myself in fluids to make a version easier. I'm so scared.
I need some happy stories of cooperative babies who turned on their own or easily with a version, please!!
what about going to a chiro trained in webster technique first? There is lots of success with that and not dangerous like a version (though I would try that at term if I needed to).
Also acupuncure can work as well
Spend some time when baby is moving doing hands and knees and cat dogs and try to encourage baby to move GL


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Venus exploration has been deemed off-limits due to its inhospitable climate -- but NASA believes Cloud City may be the answer.
On today's show, we tell you how one man is making history with dual bionic arms, why a team at NASA thinks we should look into sending astronauts to Venus instead of Mars, and when you might be able to purchase animated statues of your favorite characters.
A team at NASA is proposing that sending astronauts to Venus' upper atmosphere may be more efficient (and somewhat safer) than sending them to Mars. Did we mention airships and cloud cities were mentioned in this proposal? It's science fiction that could someday become science fact.
Like shy kids at a dance, the two planets are slowly nearing each other, and will appear their closest for North American viewers on August 19.
The first "glory" rainbow ever seen on another planet has been spotted on Venus, revealing new clues about the planet's atmospheric composition.
Imagine the profile pictures you could snap with a wearable camera that's also drone. CNET's Sumi Das has more on Nixie, a device that wowed judges at Intel's "Make It Wearable" contest.
To celebrate Halloween, Detroit Free Press writer Eric Millikin is making incredibly detailed portraits of monsters out of, what else? Something very sweet.
Artist Nathan Sawaya shows off his amazing giant Lego sculptures in an exhibition at -- where else? -- Brick Lane.
The Japanese electronics giant hasn't done well with smartphones, but it's trying a new approach that grafts a comparatively high-end camera onto an Android phone.
Althea Gibson was the first black athlete -- man or woman -- to break the color barrier in international tennis.


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Mon, Mar 21, 05 at 13:09
|Does anyone have a solar powered cross? Someone who is buried near my mom and Christin has one on their grave and I LOVE it. It is so beautiful at night. I want to go to a religious article store soon and try to find one. I saw them on the internet, but if I can buy one locally, I'd rather do that. That would be a nice thing to put on a grave at Easter.
Anyone familiar with them?
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|They have them at the cemetery that my daughter is buried
at Lu. They sell them there for $40.00. I was gonna buy one
for my daughter's grave site. Ask at your cemetery if they
have them.
- Posted by Lulie___Wayne (My Page) on Wed, Mar 30, 05 at 0:36
|Thanks, Gloria. I know that they don't have them at our cemetery, but I will check around at others.
|Lulie...Found a web site selling the crosses you are looking for. http://www.solarlightcross.com
Best wishes, Mark in Buffalo
- Posted by Lulie___Wayne (My Page) on Wed, Mar 30, 05 at 11:59
|Mark, thanks for the site. This is the sme one I had already seen, though. I was hoping so much that I could find one locally and not have to buy off the internet.
I appreciate your help.
|Call some Christian bookstores. one near our old house sell them, maybe others do as well.
|I bought a Solar Light Cross from www.MemorialSilks.com, because they had a better price and offered a coupon at the time. They have one of the best cemetery and memorial website I have seen. So if you are worried about shipping charges, they are very reasonable in comparison to other websites.
Here is a link that might be useful: Memorial Silks
|Along this line, my brother put a solar landscaping light by my Dad's grave and it too looks really nice. And I have seen steel markers in white or silver that have a small photo (your loved one's face) and a small engraved plate underneath. They look really nice too. I can provide an email address for contact information if anyone is interested.
|Hello Lu, It has been a long time since I have been on....you might want to call around to florist shops....the one I did work at sold them. I have moved...but go back often....if you can't find one...let me know. I will send you my new e-mail. Nora
- Posted by country_bumpkin_al (My Page) on Mon, Aug 28, 06 at 14:27
|Lu...if you do a search on eBay for "Solar Cross", you'll find several.
Just for the heck of it, I also did a search for "Solar Angel" and found this. I'm thinking about getting one to go on our little Matthew's grave.
Here is a link that might be useful: Solar Angel
- Posted by shootfuzzy (My Page) on Fri, Sep 12, 08 at 15:15
|I bought 4 of the crosses at my local florist. I had to carry them back, because only one of them worked properly.
One didn't work at all, and the other two only worked for a couple of hours and go off. If I shook the crosses they would come back on. I found all this out by going to the cemetery at night for a week, and tried everything to make them work. The Florist gave me a refund, no questions ask.
So, I assumed they had others brought back. They are Beautiful when they work, but plain looking by themselves.
I bought the Solar Angel for my little Daughters grave and it works beautifully. I just ordered the Bible for my Parents and Brother. I just hope it works as well as the Angel, because I had to order them on the internet.
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Begin your tour in Wilson, the Czech Capitol of Kansas. Check out the limestone architecture of the restored Midland Hotel.
At the I-70 interchange with K-232, drop in at the Kansas Originals Market to shop for Kansas-made products. Continue north on the byway to Wilson Lake as you wind through the Smoky Hills on the route.
Stop at the turnout on the east end of the Wilson Lake Dam and read the informational sign that tells about the area history and when the dam was built. At the west end of the dam is the Scenic Byway Kiosk with all there is to see and do in the area.
Travel north to Lucas where homemade Czech bologna and smoked meats are available at Brant's Market. The Garden of Eden in Lucas is an excellent example of grassroots or primitive art. The Grassroots Art Center includes more work by self-taught primitive artists. The Art Center's courtyard presents fine examples of limestone used for architectural purposes.Don't miss the heritage mural on the north side of the grocery store, the World's Largest Travel Plate on K-18 highway on the east side of Lucas, Bowl Plaza, the only public restroom covered in "bling", and the World's Largest Things just south of the Garden of Eden.
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Diversity In Action
Virginia Beach Public Works
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An aging workforce creates new opportunities
for diverse candidates at all levels. Not only CEs
but MEs and EEs are in big demand
Sixteen percent of the employees in the Department of Public Works (DPW) at the City of Virginia Beach, VA are eligible to retire today. In five years that number will jump to 28 percent. Planning for this transition has given the department an opportunity to reflect on diversity while replenishing its workforce.
�The city as a whole is expanding its workforce development plan,� says Dr Susan Perry, administrative analyst and diversity leader at the DPW. �We�ve spelled out specific actions we would like to take.�
One recent step was to crunch numbers on the racial and gender breakout of the department compared to the city�s makeup. �In some areas we�re doing okay. In others there is some disparity,� Perry acknowledges.
The department also began to bring diversity awareness to its employees by creating a bi-monthly newsletter. Sounds simple, but it puts a fresh spotlight on people at the DPW, with a section devoted to history and diversity. �We are very excited about that,� Perry says. �We hope to make the newsletter available online for the public to view as well.�
The DPW runs fourteen different divisions that oversee the city�s physical and environmental infrastructure. Within the areas of ops support, city engineering and ops engineering, the department has traditional public works responsibilities such as roads and traffic signals and the broader roles of waste management, building maintenance, real estate, even mosquito control. For a city of nearly half a million people, that�s a big task.
The department currently has 875 employees, including fifty-seven engineers. IT support comes from the city�s communications and IT department, although DPW does have twelve staff members to handle GIS and CADD tools specific to the department. This team also decides what goes into the city�s IT enterprise system for the department.
While IT isn�t facing the same brain drain as the rest of the department, engineering is so critical an area that DPW director Jason E. Cosby requested a lift on a seven-month hiring freeze for these positions. �The job descriptions emphasize civil engineering, but I look for electrical engineers who can work on the traffic signals. We also look for mechanical engineers,� he says. �These positions are very hard to fill because of the skill level required.�
Cosby says it helps to have experience in both the public and private sector. The city competes with private companies by offering a matching retirement plan, excellent healthcare benefits and job security. But Cosby does note that if you work for the city, you have to understand that the public has input on major projects; this may impact the department�s success as a business.
Most engineers working at the department have professional or technical licenses or training. But as part of its diversity efforts the department has created an internship program for college students. During the summer of 2008 eleven interns joined the department; five were engineers. Cosby notes that several interns may be offered jobs after graduation.
For more seasoned engineers, the department works with the Institute for Transportation Engineers. Department members serve on the boards of local institutions and collaborate with other city departments during the hiring process.
Though 40 percent of the department�s employees are African American, Cosby acknowledges the need for more diversity in engineering and leadership. He is working closely with managers during the hiring process to achieve this result.
Despite its size, Cosby believes the department has a �family feel.� Everybody comes together for United Way fundraisers and a Day of Caring where employees work together on a community service project in the city. Cosby hopes this will help retain workers longterm, so they can move up to fill more experienced engineering positions as senior staffers retire.
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Are Mormons Gay-Haters?by -
The LDS (Mormon) Church has been the target of ongoing accusations of bigotry and gay hating. These accusations are not true! Consider these statements made by Church leaders in the recent years:
How should members of the Church treat homosexuals?
- We are asked to be kinder with one another, more gentle and forgiving. We are asked to be slower to anger and more prompt to help. We are asked to extend the hand of friendship to be true disciples of Christ, to love one another with genuine compassion, for that is the way Christ loved us. (Same-Gender Attraction, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, quoting the First Presidency and referring to those with homosexual tendencies, 1996)
- Our doctrines obviously condemn those who engage in so-called 'gay bashing'-physical or verbal attacks on persons thought to be involved in homosexual or lesbian behavior. (Same-Gender Attraction, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, 1996)
- We should extend compassion to persons who suffer from ill health, including those who are infected with HIV or who are ill with AIDS We should encourage such persons to participate in the activities of the Church. (Same-Gender Attraction, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, 1996)
- All should understand that persons…struggling with the burden of same-sex attraction are in special need of the love and encouragement that is a clear responsibility of Church members, who have signified by covenant their willingness 'to bear one another's burdens' 'and so fulfill the law of Christ'… (Same-Gender Attraction, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, 1996)
- When our actions or words discourage someone from taking full advantage of Church membership, we fail them-and the Lord. The Church is made stronger as we include every member and strengthen one another in service and love. (Helping Those who Struggle with Same-Gender Attraction, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, 2007)
- No member of the Church should ever be intolerant. As you show love and kindness to others, you give them an opportunity to change their attitudes and follow Christ more fully. (God Loveth His Children, 2007)
How should parents treat their gay children?
- I'd begin by recognizing the courage that brought your son, daughter, sibling, or friend to you. I'd recognize the trust that person has extended. Discussing the issue with someone of trust is a healthy first step to dealing with confusing feelings, and it is imperative that these first steps be met with compassion No one, including the one struggling, should try to shoulder blame. Nor should anyone place blame on another-including God Above all, keep your lines of communication open. Open communication between parents and children is a clear expression of love, and pure love, generously expressed, can transform family ties (Helping Those who Struggle with Same-Gender Attraction, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, 2007)
- [I would say] you're my son. You will always be my son, and I'll always be there to help you. (Interview with Elder Dallin H. Oaks)
How do Church leaders feel about homosexual members?
- We encourage Church leaders and members to reach out with love and understanding to those struggling with these issues. Many will respond to Christlike love and inspired counsel as they receive an invitation to come back and apply the atoning and healing power of the Savior. (First Presidency, 1991)
- Church leaders are sometimes asked whether there is any place in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for persons with homosexual or lesbian susceptibilities or feelings. Of course there is. The degree of difficulty and the pattern necessary to forgo behavior and to control thoughts will be different with different individuals, but the message of hope and the hand of fellowship offered by the Church is the same for all who strive. (Same-Gender Attraction, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, 1996)
- We do not reject you. We cannot reject you, for you are the sons and daughters of God. We will not reject you, because we love you. (Ye Are the Temple of God, Elder Boyd K. Packer, 2001)
- " we love them as sons and daughters of God. They may have certain inclinations which are powerful and which may be difficult to control (President Hinckley, 1998)
- We of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reach out with understanding and respect for individuals who are attracted to those of the same gender (First Presidency Statement)
- Referring to a homosexual man who chose to stay in the Church: I weep with admiration and respect at the faith and courage of such a man who is living with a challenge I have never faced. I love him and the thousands like him, male or female, who 'fight the good fight.' I commend his attitude to all who struggle with same-gender attraction. (Helping Those who Struggle with Same-Gender Attraction, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, 2007)
What do Mormons believe God thinks about homosexuals?
- You are a precious son or daughter of God. He not only knows your name; He knows you. His love for you is individual. (God Loveth His Children, 2007)
- No one is, or ever could be, excluded from the circle of God's love or the extended arms of His Church, for we are all His beloved sons and daughters. (God Loveth His Children, 2007)
- Mormons do not teach that homosexuals will go to hell. (Same-Gender Attraction, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, 1996)
Are homosexual feelings chosen?
- Some kinds of feelings seem to be inborn. Others are traceable to mortal experiences. Still other feelings seem to be acquired from a complex interaction of 'nature and nurture.' All of us have some feelings we did not choose Perhaps such susceptibilities are inborn or acquired without personal choice or fault (Same-Gender Attraction, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, 1996)
What is the Church's position regarding gay rights and the current political debate?
- We hope that now and in the future all parties involved in this issue will act in a spirit of mutual respect and civility toward those with a different position. No one on any side of the question should be vilified, intimidated, harassed or subject to erroneous information. (Official Church Statement, 2008)
- The Church's opposition to same-sex marriage neither constitutes nor condones any kind of hostility towards homosexual men and women. Protecting marriage between a man and a woman does not affect Church members' Christian obligations of love, kindness and humanity toward all people. (Official Church Statement, 2008)
- As Church members decide their own appropriate level of involvement they should approach this issue with respect for others, understanding, honesty, and civility. (Official Church Statement, 2008)
- our opposition to attempts to legalize same-sex marriage should never be interpreted as justification for hatred, intolerance, or abuse of those who profess homosexual tendencies, either individually or as a group our hearts reach out to those who refer to themselves as gays and lesbians. We love and honor them as sons and daughters of God. They are welcome in the Church. It is expected, however, that they follow the same God-given rules of conduct that apply to everyone else, whether single or married. (Why We do Some of the Things We Do, President Gordon B. Hinckley, 1999)
- The Church does not object to rights for same-sex couples regarding hospitalization and medical care, fair housing and employment rights, or probate rights (Official Church Statement, 2008)
Update: Just to clarify, the Church teaches that homosexual tendencies are not sinful, as they are not always controllable. Homosexual acts, on the other hand, like all behavior, are within human control. There are many gay Mormons that abstain from homosexual acts, usually choosing abstinence, and are active members of the LDS faith.