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Teachers of the Year help students soar
By Traci Chapman
It has been a great year for Mustang Elementary School art teacher Kent Hathaway.
First, the school's "resident artist" led his students to a third consecutive "Made by Milk" annual contest win, bringing scores of attention to his students' accomplishments, as well as a total of $15,000 to school coffers for the three wins. He then was given an "amazing" personal achievement – in his fifth year of teaching winning Teacher of the Year not only for ME but also for the entire district.
That's what Hathaway said would describe his teaching experience. His career has been an ever-growing journey, changing both him and his students, he said.
"I can only hope I am half the educator they are. I'm honored to be selected to represent the best of Mustang," Hathaway said.
Much of the credit for his success rides on the shoulders of someone who has been mentor, friend and guide on that journey – Mustang Elementary Principal Laquita Semmler, Hathaway said.
"When I was in fifth grade she took a chance on me as a student," he said. "Then she took a chance on me again when she hired me with an alternative certification and not a standard teaching certificate.
"Without the effort and dedication she gave to her student, me, my accomplishments in Mustang may never have happened," Hathaway said.
The Mustang alumni didn't start with teaching, although he quickly came to realize that's what he was meant to do, he said.
"I pursued a few creatively lifeless trades that gave me skills in banking, multimedia and project management," Hathaway said. "I was divinely led to teaching and decided I would teach while I found out what it was I wanted to do with my life – and when I started teaching I realized I had found it."
Hathaway said he is as inspired by his kindergarten through fourth grade students as he hopes they are by him.
"I spent a large part of my life living in the shadows of other peoples' success," he said. "With my students, there is no place I would rather be."
Teaching is timeless, something that keeps every day fresh and new, Hathaway said.
"It was that first year teaching that I realized the dreams of students are the same whether it's 1988 or 2014," he said. "My students and I have a good relationship of sharing with each other our most wild and audacious ideas."
Allison Boren
Allison Boren said her career has been defined by that word, an experience she "wouldn't trade for anything." The special education kindergarten through fourth grade teacher at Mustang Creek Elementary was this year's site Teacher of the Year, an honor she said she found humbling.
"I became a teacher to make a difference in the lives of children," she said.
Boren is in her fourth year in Mustang in an eight-year teaching career, but that path was not always set in stone, she said.
"In school I wanted to be many things – a judge and a mechanic were two of the things I thought about," Boren said. "Ha ha – I am definitely not mechanically inclined…I think I must have wanted to prove girls could do whatever boys could."
Special education has its own set of challenges, but in the end all children can learn and grow, and Boren said she chose that particular specialty because she wanted to be part of that process.
"I feel fortunate to get to teach and learn from my students," she said. "Watching them grow and seeing the excitement on their faces when they achieve their goals is the highlight of my job.
"It is very fulfilling to get to come to a school like Creek and work with amazing students and teachers, coming to a school everyday where we do the best for kids makes it all worth it," Boren said. "It is an honor to get to help kids succeed and feel good about themselves."
Doug Ketch
Doug Ketch began his career not teaching but in the U.S. Air Force, during an eight-year stint.
In 21 years in education, there is one word to describe each day, Ketch said – FUN.
"I have always enjoyed the students," Ketch said. "We have great students here in Mustang.
"You never know what they might ask or what they might say," he said. "It is a new day, every day and they keep me young."
Ketch was one of two Mustang High School teachers honored with the TOY award. An algebra teacher, he said he received his inspiration early on.
"My junior and senior years in high school I had a math teacher that was exceptional – I already enjoyed math but she made things very easy for me," he said. "I also had several high school and college coaches who were great role models for me and fueled my desire to coach."
One thing that spurred him on year after year was the fact he was helping students in the long term, far beyond their school years.
"When you have only taught for one or two years you don't have the benefit of students coming back and telling you how they enjoyed your class or that you made a difference to them," he said. "After you teach a while you get to experience this and it makes you want to teach even more.
"I love numbers and math has normally been easy for me, and coaching at the high school level lets you be around athletes that love to compete," Ketch said.
Sharrie Langston
That's how Sharrie Langston describes her career, but it also describes how students, parents and her fellow teachers view her, administrators said.
In a 33-year career, 25 of those years at Mustang Public Schools, Langston said she always knew she wanted to teach. Serving as a public education teacher, she was named Centennial Elementary School's 2013 Teacher of the Year.
"I have never wanted to do anything but teach," Langston said. "This is what I have always wanted to do and it has by far met all my expectations of fulfilling my dreams come true."
Langston said although she always knew she wanted to teach, it was in high school she realized the importance of physical education in her life, and the dream evolved to coaching.
"Our small town was like the movie "Hoosiers," where basketball was 'life,'" she said. "I was now determined to share my passion of playing basketball with others by becoming a teacher.
"I went to Oklahoma Christian College on a basketball scholarship, but quit the team my first semester," Langston said. "I felt such a defeat."
That's when her own mentor stepped in, she said.
"Max Dodson, my coach and mentor teacher, called me into his office and told me what a great teacher and coach I was going to be someday," Langston said. "He asked if I would not quit school, but continued in the physical education program.
"Coach Dodson gave me the confidence I needed to once again believe in myself and pursue my dreams," she said. "He is the reason I pursued a physical education degree to reach as many students that I could to make a difference."
Langston has passed her love of teaching down to her own children, one of whom is also a teacher at Centennial.
"I am a mother of two Mustang graduates, Shathar who is a teacher at Centennial Elementary, and Cortney who works for Addison Group in Oklahoma City," she said. "I am a Grammy to three precious grandchildren, Kellen, Langston, and Wren, and I love to quilt, scrapbook, and take a lot of pictures.
"My husband and I have been married for 34 years," Langston said. "I have several generations of teachers in my family dating back to my great grandfather who was in the Oklahoma Land Run, and 3 of my 4 sisters who are teachers in the state of Missouri."
Her family's move to Mustang in 1980 was one of the smartest decisions they ever made, Langston said.
"Mustang is truly an outstanding town to work, live, and raise your children – the schools, churches, and people in this town are amazing," she said. "The town of Mustang truly has made my childhood dreams come true and met all my expectations of becoming a teacher."
Shawna Winstead
Mustang Valley Elementary School's 2013 Teacher of the Year originally majored in speech language pathology. More than 14 years later, she is a special education teacher helping kindergarten through third grade students begin their student lives in Mustang.
"I always had a special place in my heart for people who were at a disadvantage," Winstead said. "I originally went to college for speech-language pathology which ended up not being a good fit.
"When I changed my major to special education, I knew immediately that that is what I wanted to do; it felt very natural," she said.
In her five years in Mustang, Winstead said the challenge and the rewards of helping her students were the best part of her job.
"Although my job can be very challenging, I continue to teach because I want to truly make a difference in a child with special needs life as well as their family's life," Winstead said. "Very often my students' progress can be very delayed; however, once I get to experience the opportunity of seeing their growth whether large or small, it makes me realize that the long wait is worth it."
Winstead credits those she works with for a good deal of her success – it is they who make what can be an emotional journey much easier, she said.
"I work with several phenomenal teaching assistants," she said. "I would not have received this award if it hadn't been for these ladies.
"They work extremely hard each day in assisting our students and me and have a deep love for all of our kids," Winstead said. "They are very giving and have the same goal as helping our students achieve the greatest amount of success."
When the fork in the road came for her she made the right choice, she said.
Shelley Howell
A BLESSING – that is what Shelley Howell says best describes her career.
Named Mustang Education Center Teacher of the Year, Howell teaches pre-K at Mustang Education Center. Now in her 13th year of teaching, she has been in Mustang for two years, she said. It was a path Howell said she always knew she was destined for.
"I always knew even as a child that I loved children and wanted to do something working with kids," Howell said.
It was in elementary school Howell first saw the kind of teacher she wanted to be, she said.
"In fifth grade, I had an amazing teacher named Linda Starling – she was the best," Howell said. "I loved being in her class, she made learning fun and we knew she really cared about us too."
"I keep teaching because I love the spark you see when a child is excited about learning," she said. "I get to be the first exposure to school they have and hopefully help them develop a thirst for lifelong learning, plus pre-K is the best job in the world."
As she is the first link to many children's school life, each of her students has given her an amazing gift, Howell said.
"I've taught many students and they all touch my life in some way," she said. "I feel rewarded when I am able to help them overcome an obstacle and teach them how to be successful."
"When I was in high school, I thought I either wanted to be a teacher or attorney – thank goodness I chose teaching," Howell said.
Shelly Starr
REWARDING is the one word that tells the story of Shelly Starr's teaching experience, she said.
After looking at being a counselor, social worker or policewoman, Starr said she kept coming back to teaching.
"Being a teacher was my ultimate career choice and by teaching, I get to be a little of all of them," she said.
Mustang North Middle School's Teacher of the Year also teaches special education, as well as coaching 7th and 8th grade softball and track. Now in her 20th year of teaching, it is her seventh year at Mustang Public Schools, all of them spent at Mustang North, Starr said.
The teacher's influence came early, from another teacher close to her heart – her mom.
"My greatest influence would have to be my mother – she just retired from teaching after 44 years," she said. "I look up to her."
Special education was the perfect fit for her and her goals as a teacher, Starr said.
"Every child can learn if you just give them time," she said. "I like to see how they (middle school students) are preparing for their future."
Starr has two children and a brother, Brian, who works for the forestry department, as well as her parents, who are her heroes, she said.
"Then the most important part of my life is God," Starr said. "Without him I would be nothing."
Tessa Mayfield
That's been the career of Mustang Middle School English teacher Tessa Mayfield. She has inspired many others, as well, and she has been honored with this year's MMS Teacher of the Year honor to prove it.
"I did not think that I would grow up and become a teacher," Mayfield said. "I actually wanted to work as a librarian and write on the side.
It wasn't until I was in the classroom during my college years that I decided I would actually prefer to teach," she said.
Mayfield has taught for nine years, all of them in Mustang. Having a lasting impact on students is what continues to motivate her year after year, she said.
"A student I had eight years ago as an 8th grader still emails me every year on my birthday to check in, say hello, and give me the annual update," Mayfield said. "There aren't many jobs that give you the opportunity to make that kind of impact on teenagers."
Jami Hasty
Jami Hasty teaches fifth grade special education at Canyon Ridge Intermediate Center. Teaching collaboratively in math, ELA, science and social studies, Hasty was chosen as this year's Teacher of the Year for the site.
"I have known since I was a little girl that I would become a teacher, but it wasn't until I was in college my first year, that I realized I would go into the area of special education," Hasty said.
That was more than 12 years ago in a career that's been spent entirely at Mustang Public Schools, Hasty said.
"The reason I keep teaching is simple," Hasty said. "I love working with special ed. students.
"Don't get me wrong, my job can be very difficult and there are challenges each day," she said. "However, the positives outweigh any of the negatives – the students' smiles when they accomplish difficult tasks, their excitement when they see me, and their determination to prove that they can overcome certain situations makes what I do completely worth it."
"I truly feel that God gave me the desire and the ability to be the teacher I am today – I also believe that God placed certain people in my life that would mold me into the teacher I have become today," Hasty said. "I know with all my heart that this is my calling in life."
Dave Rankin
Mustang High School computer technology teacher Dave Rankin is going out on a high note. After 39 years of teaching, Rankin – who also serves as wrestling and tennis coach – will retire at the end of the year. He has worked at Mustang Public Schools for 37 years.
"I love working with young adults," Rankin said. "Their learning curve and their hunger for knowledge is infectious.
"I love watching people succeed and being a part of it," he said.
Rankin began at University of Oklahoma as a business major, where his coach redshirted him as a sophomore wrestler. That year he coached the Little Sooner Wrestling Team, comprised of five- to 10-year olds, he said.
"It was a life changing event for me and I changed my major to business education the next semester," Rankin said. "I fell in love with changing lives through teaching and coaching."
He has in turn changed a lot of lives during his 39-year career.
"I've had over 12,000 students – to me all of my students have been special and successful in their own right," he said.
"Teaching at Mustang Public Schools has been a great experience for me," Rankin said. "Over the years I've seen it transformed from a small 2A school to a huge 7A school.
"I've seen a huge contrast, but through it all it has been a great community of people striving for a great school system," he said. "As I approach retirement I have a great feeling about a wonderful, thriving town, named Mustang – I'm one of its biggest fans."
Vikki Dodson
Lakehoma Elementary School second grade teacher Vikki Dodson is 2013 Teacher of the Year for that site. She has been teaching 18 years, 13 of them in Mustang, she said. It was an easy career path to take, once she began college, Dodson said.
"I made my decision to become a teacher after my freshman year in college," Dodson said. "I started out as a business administration major, but that summer a college softball coach asked me to help out with several summer camps.
"I traveled around the state working with kids of all ages," she said. "That experience reminded me of getting to help with basketball camps in high school, and I realized how much I loved working with younger children.
"I owe a big thank you to Angela Sullivan for asking me to help that summer and find my calling in life," she said.
Her students make every day fun and rewarding, Dodson said.
"I look forward to the hugs and smiles I get every day," she said. "They are always full of energy, eager to learn, and they want to please their teacher.
"They keep me on my toes and always make me want to do my best," Dodson said. "Not many people can say they love their job, but I love my job."
Pam Shade
Horizon Intermediate Center Teacher of the Year is Pam Shade. She began "teaching" at an early age, when she played the teacher and her younger sister was her student, she said. She has been teaching for 23 years, all in Mustang, the MHS graduate said.
Five years ago, Shade changed her career path a bit, she said.
"I began to have a desire for helping students with disabilities," Shade said. "Although I truly still enjoyed teaching and helping the average students, I also found a real passion for helping the students with disabilities.
"The excitement in their voice or the look on their face when they accomplished a task they had been struggling with was a true reward for a teacher," she said. "Each year it seemed there was always one or two students in my classroom that required that extra help, someone to think outside the box, or just be willing to be extra patient – and each year my passion for being that person increased."


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ESPN's Shelley Smith is reporting that Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, the man identified by Deadspin as the coordinator of the Lennay Kekua hoax, admitted to a friend in December to fooling the Notre Dame linebacker.
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"jAwards" - awarding users in Joomla!
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With jAwards you can create custom medals for your community and hand them out to deserving members, e.g. for participating in contests, or submitting articles. The frontend shows an overview about the available awards, and who earned which one. Internationalization for Frontend and Backend is available in English, German and French at the moment. More user-contributed translations are welcome!
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More information, a Readme and Changelog are in the Documents Section.
The component and the Community Builder plugin can both be downloaded at Joomlacode. You will also find a medal starter pack with some images available there.
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Install the downloaded zip file for the component in the Joomla-Backend as usual. It might work for Mambo too, though being developed for Joomla 1.04 (and newer). I have tested the component as good as possible, but I guarantee for nothing - use it at your own risk ;). An update to a newer version is possible by deinstalling the component and installing the newer version (Backup your files and database just in case!). More information is in the Readme at Joomlacode.
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Allan Erbsen, Erie's Starting Points: The Potential Role of Default Rules in Structuring Choice of Law Analysis, 10 J.L. Econ. & Pol'y 125 (2013)
William H.J. Hubbard, An Empirical Study of the Effect of Shady Grove v. Allstate on Forum Shopping in the New York Courts, 10 J.L. Econ. & Pol'y 151 (2013)
Suzanna Sherry, A Pox on Both Your Houses: Why the Court Can't Fix the Erie Doctrine, 10 J.L. Econ. & Pol'y 173 (2013)
Samuel Issacharoff, Federalized America: Reflections on Erie v. Tompkins and State-Based Regulation, 10 J.L. Econ. & Pol'y 199 (2013)
Robert R. Gasaway & Ashley C. Parrish, In Praise of Erie—And Its Eventual Demise, 10 J.L. Econ. & Pol'y 225 (2013)
Jeremy Rabkin, Off the Track or Just Down the Line? From Erie Railroad to Global Governance, 10 J.L. Econ. & Pol'y 251 (2013)
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Website of the Nordic Association for American Studies DAAS • Danish Association for American Studies DAAS: https://sites.google.com/site/daasstudies/ President: Prof. Maria Holmgren Troy Board Member from Denmark: Jørn Brøndal Board Member from Finland: Mikko Saikku Board Member from Iceland: Julian d'Arcy Board Member from Norway: Alf Tomas Tønnesen Board Member from Sweden: Jenny Bonnevier Editor: Ari Helo
University of Oulu, Faculty of Humanities, History of Science and Ideas, P.O. Box 1000, FIN-90014 University of Oulu, Finland Phone: +358 044-280 3885 Email: email@example.com Recent activity:CONFERENCES: 2012: The seventh biennial SAAS conference was held at Uppsala University, Sweden, on September 20-22, 2012. The plenary speakers were Winfried Fluck, Monica Siebert, Danuta Fjellestad, and Fulbright Professor Susan Hegeman. The annual FASA Seminar on North-American Studies took place on September 28, 2012. in Helsinki, Finland. The 37th annual ASANOR conference was held at Østfold University College, Halden, Norway, on October 20-21, 2012. The theme was "Crossroads: American Directions," and the conference brought together American Studies scholars from the United States, Norway, the UK, and Germany. In conjunction with the conference, ASANOR organized a day-long Teachers Seminar that took place on October 19. Entitled "American Insights," this seminar, with particular focus on forms of education and instruction, also celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Fulbright Roving Scholars Program. The Norwegian Student American Association for American Studies (NORSAAS) held an Expanding Horizons conference in March, 2012. 2013: The 23rd biennial NAAS conference – on the theme "Currents and Countercurrents" – took place on May 24-May 26, 2013, at Karlstad University, Sweden. There were 87 registered participants, representing 14 different countries. Two renowned American scholars gave two of the six plenary talks: Matthew Frye Jacobson (Yale University), the President of ASA 2011-2013; and Caroline Levander (Rice University), who is currently on the international editorial board for the Journal of American Studies. The Nordic national associations (FASA, DAAS, ASANOR, and SAAS) had appointed one distinguished member each to give the remaining four plenary talks. The conference organizers, Maria Holmgren Troy and Magnus Ullén, will edit an anthology entitled "Currents and Countercurrents in American Studies" with a selection of developed papers from the conference and submit it to a well-established European press in 2014. The annual FASA Seminar on North-American Studies was held on September 27, 2013, in Helsinki, Finland. The 38th ASANOR annual conference will take place at Rica Hotel Helsfyr, Oslo, Noway, October 25-27, 2013. The theme is "Constitutive Texts in North American Studies." ASANOR has organized the conference together with the Nordic Association for Canadian Studies. NORSAAS organized an annual Expanding Horizons conference on February 25, 2013, on American Studies and career opportunities. 2014: The Eight Biennial SAAS Conference will take place at Örebro University, Sweden, 26-27 September, 2014. The annual FASA Seminar on North-American Studies will take place in September, 2014. The CFP for the biennial NAAS Conference of 2015, which will be held at Oulo University, Finland, will be published in February 2014. OTHER ACTIVITIES: 2012: DAAS rarely organizes its own independent conferences, but most American Studies activities in Denmark are arranged by members of DAAS. Below are some important American Studies events that took place in Denmark 2012, listed by university: University of Copenhagen: March 6, 2012: Super Tuesday event featuring Professor Russell Duncan of the University of Copenhagen, Journalist Torsten Janssen, and commentator (and son of former Prime Minister and present Secretary General of NATO Anders Fogh Rasmussen) Henrik Fogh Rasmussen. The Center for Transnational American Studies Research Seminar, Fall 2012: October 12, Dave Struthers (Copenhagen Business School); November 2, Elizabeth Fielder (University of Mississippi/Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Copenhagen); November 16, Helle Porsdam (The SAXO Institute, University of Copenhagen); November 30, Peter Bjelskou (SUNY Buffalo); December 14, Rasmus Andersen (Department of English, Germanic and Romance Studies, University of Copenhagen). November 6, 2012, "The Oval Office: Obama Or Romney?" Seminar on the US presidential election featuring US Ambassador to Denmark Laurie Fulton, MP and former Foreign Minister Lene Espersen, MP Dan Jørgensen, and Professor Russell Duncan, University of Copenhagen. Center for American Studies, University of Southern Denmark: March 15, 2012, guest lecture by Andrew Rudalevige, Dickinson College. May 2, 2012, guest lecture by Robin Herr. September 1, 2012, launching of a new BA program in American Studies September 7, 2012, Honora Rankine-Galloway Address by American author Ron Rash. September 19, 2012, visit by US Ambassador to Denmark Laurie Fulton at the Center for American Studies September 21, 2012, guest lecture by Michael Burton, Ohio University. October 24, 2012, guest lecture by Thomas F. Jackson, University of North Carolina at Greensboro. November 30, 2012, guest lecture by John L. Allen, Jr., journalist and analyst for CNN and NPR. Center for the Study of the Americas, Copenhagen Business School: March 16, 2012, guest lecture by Andrew Rudalevige, Dickinson College March 29, 2012, seminar on US elections and politics featuring Associate Professor Niels Bjerre-Poulsen, University of Southern Denmark, and Rasmus Kleis Nielsen April 13, 2012, guest lecture by Richard Millett, former Fulbright Chair at CBS. September 24, 2012, guest lecture by Michael Burton, Ohio University. October 1, 2012, closing down of the Center for the Study of the Americas. Danish Institute for International Studies: November 9, 2012, lecture by Mark Danner, UC Berkeley. 2013: The NAAS general meeting was held on May 25, 2013 as part of the NAAS conference. In his report, the President of NAAS Jørn Brøndal, among other things, brought up membership numbers; the proposal to digitize more issues of American Studies in Scandinavia (NAAS peer-reviewed journal); the problems of the NAAS treasury; and the frustration within the EAAS with the two-year instead of four-year board membership. The editor of American Studies in Scandinavia (ASiS), Anders Olsson (SAAS), gave a report on the journal. He will stay on as editor until the end of this year during the hand-over to the new editorial team. ASiS new editorial team, from January 2014 onwards, was elected and comes from FASA: Ari Helo (University of Oulu, History), Mervi Miettinen (University of Tampere, Literature), and Pirjo Ahokas (Univ. of Turku, Book Review Editor). The new NAAS president was elected: Maria Holmgren Troy (Karlstad University, Sweden). The venue for the next NAAS conference (2015) was decided: Oulu University in Finland. FASA has a Facebook site as well as its own website. Information on all our activities can be found at the FASA Website at: https://sites.google.com/site/fasafinnishamericanstudies/ FASA also joined the League of Finnish Learned Societies in 2013. DAAS American Studies Activities 2013: Center for American Studies, University of Southern Denmark: April 17, 2013, a lectureby Fulbright Distinguished Chair at the University of Southern Denmark, June Howard, and a lecture by David Shumway, Carnegie Mellon University. June 6, 2013, (together with the Center for War Studies), seminar on God, War, and American Politics featuring Ray Haberski, Marian University, and Matthew Sutton, Washington State University. June 13, 2013, guest lecture by Walter Russell Mead, Bard College. August 28, 2013, seminar on "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and His Dream," featuring Cultural Attaché Emily Ronek of the US Embassy in Copenhagen, Fulbright Distinguished Chair Andrew Hartman, Professor David Nye, Associate Professors Niels Bjerre-Poulsen, Jan Nordby Gretlund, and Jørn Brøndal, and PhD Student Anne Mørk. University of Copenhagen: May 10, 2013, guest lecture by Paul W. Kahn, Yale University. Center for Transnational American Studies, Fall program: August 12, Dr. Leigh Anne Duck (University of Mississippi); September 6, Prof. Candace Waid (University of California, Santa Barbara); September 24, Prof. Christine Bold (University of Guelph/Free University, Berlin); October 22, Prof. Peter Cole (Western Illinois University); November 22, Dr. Silvia Schultermandl (University of Graz). Page updated April 6, 2014 |
Brno, Czech Republic, 5 – 7 February 2015 2ND CALL FOR PAPERS |
Clinton Institute for American Studies, University College Dublin, February 20-21, 2015 |
University of Nottingham, March 7, 2015 deadline: January 7th, 2015 |
Université Paris-Est-Créteil, March 12-13, 2015 |
European Views of the United States is the official book series of the EAAS. We are proud to announce volume 6 of the series: The Health of the Nation, eds. Meldan Tanrisal and Tanfer Emin Tunç, vol. 6, 2014 (Izmir Conference 2012)
The European Journal of American Studies is the official journal of EAAS. It welcomes contributions from Americanists in Europe and elsewhere and aims at making available state-of-the-art research on all aspects of United States culture and society.
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My house was built in the early 90's. It has double pane windows with a metal frame. My heating and cooling bills are reasonable..at least for north Texas anyway. So improving energy efficiency isn't a major concern, however blocking outside highway noise is. I've been told that just changing my windows to new vinyl windows will be a major improvement. I had cheap vinyl windows in my last home and could still hear
outside sounds like the pool filter and birds chirping. Those sounds weren't a problem but make me wonder how much sound really would be blocked by today's windows. I'd appreciate any guidance. Thank you! |
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For a major improvement in noise transmission, the glass make up would probably help more than the type of window. Most on here would suggest using one the quality brands of windows but more importantly using a laminated glass and different thickness glass inboard and ouboard. There are people on here with more knowledge on glass than I and I am certain you will here from them on this as well. |
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+1 The difference in sound performance is going to be a result of offset glazing or laminated glass and not the shift in frame materials. |
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Hi. This is my first time on the seed exchange (usually on the NE forum) and I read the instructions so I apologize in advance if I am messing anything up. My friend, Michelle, (aka "thecrazyplantlady") has run a plant sale for the last 5 years to benefit the Childrens' Miracle Network (and in turn Children's Hospital in Boston). The sale is usually every Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout May. Because of various circumstances, we will not be able to have the sale this year but are gearing up have a bigger and better sale than ever in 2014. Michelle received a donation of a lot of annual seeds (Some may be perennials outside New England) from Ball Horticultural Company that we won't be using and would like to trade/exchange for perennial seeds that will grow in Zone 5 (especially echinaceas). We'd like to start the perennial seeds now to have plants ready for sale in a year from now. Most packages from Ball have 1,000 seeds as best I can tell and are listed below (I hope that's OK). Thanks in advance for your help. 2 Packages Cleome Queen Rose These may only have 100 seeds (not sure): |
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I have a seed box that is bursting at the seams! Just waiting for a post like this one! What a great thing you are doing! I'm sure I have alot of things that will do well in your zone. Do you want flowers only? I have alot of cool veggie seeds I can trade you. I am interested in the following seeds: Snapdragon bedding floral shower, wine bicolor primula, strawflower King Rose 5,000 seeds, Primula malacoides Prima pink, Alyssum Snow crystal 50,000 seeds, Heliotrope Marine 1,500 seeds, Disco Red Marigolds, Bonanza Harmony, Zinnia Oklahoma Salmon and any portulacas. |
HI Zackey, All the seeds you listed are yours! If you email your address to me, I'll get them in the mail. We're just looking for flowers right now but I'll double check with Michelle. Right now the only criteria I know is zone 5 perennials and she especially mentioned echinacea seeds. Thank you so much for helping out! I look forward to your email! |
I was waiting to see if anyone else responded to this post and not be greedy! Since no one else had asked for any of your seeds I would like some more! I will send you alot of flower seeds I have a wide variety. I would also like one pack of the following: Strawflower King Rose, Petunias Dream Burgandy, Salvia Empire Orchard, Verbena, one of each of the portulacas and Salvia Lighthouse Red. I will email you my address. Thanks!! |
Thanks, Zackey. No problem with the adds to your list. I checked with Michelle and the only vegetable seeds she added were heirloom tomato seeds. Any vegetable or herb plants sell very, very quickly if they are heirloom or organic. Thanks again. I look forward to your email. |
I just got some Heirloom tomatoes in a trade. The only thing is she mixed them all up. About 7 different varieties. You can have them if you want them. I have some heirloom veggie seeds I can send to you. Jing orange okra and an eggplant, I can't remember the name of. I'll see what other heirloom seeds I have to share. |
- Posted by ishareflowers 6a. MA. (My Page) on Fri, May 3, 13 at 20:10
Zahzeen, I wish I saw this before anyone responded! a normal seed trade is around 25 seeds, maybe 100 or so for small seeds. I think you should have broken your packets down a bit for trading.. I'm sure you would have gotten some more interest if you had waited a few days. Lisa |
Hi Zahzeen I agree with ishareflowes. Maybe what ever you have left you can break down, the more trades you can get from them the more seeds you will get back for your sale :) It would also help alot if you and Michelle made a list of all you want so we could see. are you only wanting perennials? Hardy annuals n biannual's will do well in your zone such as Holly hocks, Cleome, Columbine, Dianthus and so many more. |
Hi guys Thanks for the input.We are new at this trade thing. Ball Hort gave me some great seeds we can't use( I have no green house to grow annuals to be ready for a sale in May:plus most of the annuals are donated by one grower she is awesome) and wanted to move them along to good homes so we decided to use them to trade. Marlene is taking the lead on the trading for me..my computer access lately is spotty . I know we "should " break up the larger packs of seeds but if you saw how they are sealed you'd understand these are sealed for long term storage,If I break the seals they won't be and if I can't trade out the entire package I have wasted a lot of seeds. Our hope is that a good trader will take the pack give us what ever seeds they are moved to give and they can more quickly share out the seeds in trades from the Ball Hort packs so nothing goes to waste. We don't have a hard and fast list of what we would like because it's never been needed we just grow what people felt like donating. I will work on making a list but worry it will be SOOO long no one will read it lol We are open to biannual's and herbs and heirloom tomatoes. Thanks gang . |
Are you interested in Siberian Iris? I have Echinacea seeds that look rotted (collected in December in the rain), to my surprise, they sprouted. Would you like to take a chance with these? I don't need any seeds in return. I agree with others, it is A LOT of seeds in a pack, I can't even imagine how many seeds someone should send just for one packet of yours. |
Thanks for the reply! I am open to the Iris if you are willing to send it and if you think the echinacea seeds are ok I'd love to have them. We are not worried about and "even" trade If some one HAD 1000 extra seeds of one type even I could not use them all... We just hope for the best trade a person can make with us...does that make sense? |
I have your seeds all ready to be mailed. I just need your address. I am hoping to start my own plant nursery soon, so I really appreciate the seeds. Thanks! zackey |
You've just stopped me from sending you a 1000 seeds of Siberian Iris :) I don't have space to germinate all these Echinacea seeds and they should be used this year so your way they'll go. Please send your address. |
Hi Zackey, I'll send you an email. Thanks. Marlene/Zahzeen |
Hi again, I just posted what we have to trade and a list of what we want on my exchange page. I hope this helps!!! Thanks, |
Hi Onetheteam, Thanks for the info :) I get it :) And if you want to trade in again, yes please put in a long want's list! Even if its just a wish list lol nothing better than seeing something you have on a wants list! :) If you still have some left I would love to trade for one pk your Verbena Quartz X P Red Eye |
Hi Chrizty and Zackey, I just you both emails. Please let me know if you don't get them for some reason. Thanks. Marlene |
I got the address. Can't reply to it so I'll ask here. Is Lemon Balm hardy in your area? Would you like it too? |
I didn't get your last email. |
It seems the lemon balm is marginally hardy here in New England... |
Zackey, I sent the first email using the form on your Garden Web's "my page". I sent another using my regular Verizon email - hope that works! Both should have gone to the yahoo address listed. Again, if not please let me know. Thanks. |
Would you have any flowers left? I have two nice rudbeckias - r. herbstonne and r.triloba - that would be great for a planr sale. Let me know - Doreen. |
Hi ddkacat, Yes, we have a lot of seeds left. Just go to my exchange list to see the current list and select what you'd like. You should be able to send me an email (with some help from Chrizty) I think it's fixed! Thank you so much. Marlene |
i sent your seeds a few weeks ago. I never got anything from you. zackey |
Sorry, Zackey. Trust me, your seeds are "in the mail". I had them in my car to mail and simply forgot to mail them. They went out over the weekend. My apologies. |
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Email Sent! |
Hi Paul.UKWILDCAT, I never received an email. Unless they've fixed the problem, maybe it something to do with the gnomes running around the GW! |
I got the seeds last week.Thanks! Do you know what year they are from? zackey |
They would be 2011 or 2012. |
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Looking for undervalued and oversold dividend stocks? Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, (NYSE:CTB) is definitely in the bargain basement bin right now. After topping out at $23.40 in September, CTB skidded all the way down to below $20.00 as a result of an analyst downgrade, which was based on expiring Chinese tire import tariffs, and is now very oversold on its stochastic chart:
However, when you consider Cooper's earnings prospects for 2013, the market may have overdone it. Cooper has beaten earnings estimates for the past 4 consecutive quarters by a range of 9.70%, all the way up to 50% in June.
Analysts' projections for a 37% EPS decline in 2012 may be too negative, and looking forward to 2013, CTB has a very low PEG of just .23 due to its low 4.04 P/E, which leaves plenty of headroom.
For example, even if CTB only grows EPS by 10% in 2013, its 2013 PEG would still be just .41:
Sales Growth: After stumbling during the recession in 2009, Cooper has grown its sales steadily over the past few years, and is projected to keep doing so in 2012 and 2013, albeit at a slower pace than in the 2 previous years:
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Here: Join the 23rd annual Messiah Choir at SMCC
For the 23rd year, the South Mountain Community College Music Department is inviting singers from the community to be part of the SMCC holiday tradition of performing excerpts from Handel's Messiah.
Each year, the choir attracts 65 to 75 to voices, accompanied by a professional orchestra. Dr. Jerome K. Garrison Sr., SMCC Fine Arts faculty chair and Ahwatukee Foothills resident, will direct the concert. In the past, choir members have included area high school students, college students, church choir members and other amateur and professional singers.
Choir members who have performed Messiah must attend at least three rehearsals. First-time performers must audition and are required to attend all rehearsals.
To schedule an audition, contact Desiree Armijo at (602) 243-8382 or Dr. Garrison at (602) 243-8055.
The 23rd Annual Holiday Concert will begin at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, in the SMCC Performance Hall, 7050 S. 24th St.
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The 2010 Arizona State Fair Concert Series offers a star-studded lineup, and concerts will take place in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the state fairgrounds.
The all-star lineup includes the following confirmed concert dates and times: The B-52's (Morris Day & the Time opens), Saturday, Oct. 16, at 6 p.m.; The Script, Sunday, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m.; AIM presents Jason Derülo, Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 7 p.m.; Blake Shelton, Thursday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m.; Colbie Caillat, Friday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m.; Bret Michaels Custom Built Tour 2010, Saturday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m.; Selena Gomez, Sunday, Oct. 24, at 5 p.m.; Lynyrd Skynyrd, Thursday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m.; Snoop Dogg, Friday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m.; Godsmack with Five Finger Death Punch presented by 98 KUPD, Saturday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m.; Arizona Derby Dames all girl roller derby, Sunday, Oct. 31, at 5 p.m. (free general admission seating only); Montgomery Gentry, Wednesday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m.; Old School Jam featuring Midnight Star, Montel Jordan, Rob Base, Newcleus and Exposé, Friday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m.; Megadeth, Saturday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m.; and Miranda Cosgrove of iCarly fame, Sunday, Nov. 7, 5 p.m.
Reserved seating tickets for the diverse slate of Coliseum-rocking acts are now on sale. A separate Fair admission is required with all reserved seating tickets. General admission seating at the concerts is free with Fair admission on a first-come, first-served basis the day of the show.
Reserved seat tickets may be purchased at the Coliseum box office (walk-up only) and through Ticketmaster by calling 1-800-745-3000 or visiting ticketmaster.com. Reserved seat tickets do require the purchase of a separate Fair admission.
The 126th annual Arizona State Fair, running Oct. 15 to Nov. 7 (closed on Mondays and Tuesdays) hosts a variety of fun-filled attractions, activities and rides for all ages at its traditional location at 1826 West McDowell Road.
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Cloise Calub Herman Sentenced in U.S. District Cour
The United States Attorney's Office announced that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on April 4, 2011, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, CLOISE CALUB HERMAN, a 28-year-old resident of Winnett/Hilger, appeared for sentencing. HERMAN was sentenced to a term of:
Prison: 46 months
Special Assessment: $100
Supervised Release: 3 years
HERMAN was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to being a felon-in-possession of a firearm.
In an Offer of Proof filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney Paulette L. Stewart, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
On October 8, 2009, HERMAN was sentenced in Fergus County after having been convicted of aggravated assault, therefore prohibiting him from possession of firearms.
On June 22, 2010, HERMAN was stopped and arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Lewistown. HERMAN became agitated and belligerent when anyone approached his vehicle. Officers observed four rifles and at least one handgun in plain view inside the truck cab during the traffic stop.
Officers then obtained a search warrant for HERMAN's vehicle. On June 25, 2010, the search warrant was executed. During the search officers recovered six firearms from HERMAN's truck. They were:
Springfield Armory .30-40 krag caliber rifle;
Savage .223 caliber rifle;
Marlin .22 caliber rifle;
Mossberg .22 caliber rifle;
Bryco Arms .22 caliber pistol; and,
Heritage Manufacturing .22 caliber revolver.
Officers also located 392 rounds of corresponding ammunition.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that HERMAN will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, HERMAN does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
The investigation was conducted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.


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Hotel Sorrento is the UK premiere of the award-winning Australian play by Hannie Rayson.
Hilary lives in seaside Sorrento with her father and 16-year-old son. Pippa is visiting from New York, and Meg returns from London with her English husband... Three sisters, reunited after ten years in different worlds, again feel the constraints of family life. It is Meg's semi-autobiographical novel (recently shortlisted for the Booker Prize) which overshadows their homecoming. It is about expatriatism, our perception of home, and the tensions that exist between those who have left and those who stay behind. It is about the responsibilities of family obligations and national ties, the rights to individuality within a clan and a country in 1980's Australia.
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Faculty, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthKathleen R. Maginot, MD, received her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed her pediatric residency at Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati. She completed a pediatric cardiology fellowship at UCLA Center for Health Services and completed a pediatric electrophysiology and pacing (EP) fellowship at UCLA Children's Hospital. She is among a small number of specialists trained in pediatric electrophysiology and pacing.
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Balin | |
Tolkien's legendarium character | |
Aliases | Lord of Moria |
Race | Dwarf |
Book(s) | The Hobbit |
Balin is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He is an important supporting character in The Hobbit, and is mentioned in The Fellowship of the Ring.
He was a Dwarf leader, the son of Fundin and elder brother of Dwalin. Balin was among the dwarves who travelled with Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf in the Quest of Erebor, on which the plot of The Hobbit centers.
Balin was part of the company assembled by Thorin Oakenshield to kill the dragon Smaug and retake the mountain kingdom of Erebor. He is the only one explicitly said to have been at the Mountain prior to the coming of the dragon. Curiously, The Hobbit states he was companions with Thorin on the day the dragon came, but according to Appendix A in The Return of the King he was only 7 years old while Thorin was 24.
He was the second dwarf to arrive at Bilbo's house at the beginning of The Hobbit, preceded by his brother Dwalin. Like Dwalin, he played a viol.
Among the dwarves in The Hobbit, Balin was the second-eldest dwarf (after Thorin), and so he spoke for the party when they were captured by the Elvenking, as Thorin wasn't present.
He is described as "always their look-out man": He spots Bilbo approaching the Green Dragon Inn at Bywater, he spots the trolls' fire, and he is the first to spot the elves in Mirkwood. Naturally he could not notice Bilbo (hidden by wearing the One Ring) as look-out for the company after escaping the goblins in the Misty Mountains, and after this incident he came to respect Bilbo's abilities. He was the only dwarf who volunteered to accompany Bilbo down the secret passage to Smaug. Of all the dwarves in the quest, he was the only one Tolkien describes as visiting Bilbo afterwards at Bag End.
In T.A. 2989 Balin left Erebor and entered Moria with a company of dwarves including Flói, Óin, Ori, Frár, Lóni, and Náli. He discovered Durin's Axe. Balin's colony was overrun by orcs soon afterward, and Balin was killed by an orc archer in the Dimrill Dale in 2994.
In The Fellowship of the Ring, the title characters discover Balin's tomb in the Chamber of Mazarbul. Gandalf finds the dwarves' book of records, and discovers from it that Balin was killed by orcs.
Upon Balin's tomb is written in Dwarven Runes: "Balin Fundinul Uzbad Khazad-Dûmu". An inscription in smaller runes below this gives the translation into English: "Balin, son of Fundin, Lord of Moria".
Don Messick voiced Balin in the 1977 animated version of The Hobbit.
Balin does not appear in Peter Jackson's film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings, but he is referred to. Gimli calls Balin his cousin, though their kinship is technically "first cousin once removed". After openly grieving for Balin when the Fellowship discover the Chamber of Mazarbul, Gimli takes up Balin's axe. As opposed to Gimli's previous axe, the axe of Balin is larger and double-bladed with a shorter handle. In the book there is no mention of Balin's axe.
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I definitely have mature skin :-) and I like Neutrogena oil free moisture for sensitive skin. Many other products make my eyes water, but not this one. |
I also have mature skin and can only use Erno Laszlo products - older formulations that contain emu oil. My skin has always been dry, dehydrated, very thin, PPP and I suffer from rosacea. And just to make things better, I have a serious problem with most botanicals, all acids - suffer from ragweed and am allergic to anti-histamine. I also don't have a Plan B cream and Laszlo isn't sold in Ontario any longer. I have to order from New York. What you might do is see if you can find a good hydrating serum and then top that with a good moisturizer. I have done this since I was 26 - so for 29 years and it has really helped. If you get irritation from a moisturizer with a combined SPF, you might try a standalone sunscreen - I have to do this. And watch they eye products - especially if you have ragweed. Laszlo is not cheap, but a little goes a long way (okay it helps if you don't have desert skin as I do). Some people think the price point is similar to Sisley or LaMer - not even close if you watch what you are buying. |
Does age 46 count as mature? I read Paula Begoun's 'Don't go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me' books. She goes through most of the products ingredient by ingredient and is a consumer advocate/educator for beauty care. In other words, you don't have to pay $$$ to get results. She also has a hair care book. Based on her recommendation, I use Eucerin Extra Protective Moisture Lotion, SPF 30. I like the pump. My local stores don't carry it, so I've ordered it on Amazon. You can look at some of Begoun's stuff on Cosmetics Cop, link below. |
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Eccentric, I don't know where I could buy Erno Laszlo products. Do they sell it at Ulta or Sephora? Jessyf, Do you like Eucerin better than what you used before? It might be too watery if it comes from a pump. |
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I like Paula Begoun's recommendations too. From her website a downloaded a list of the products she likes which are available at drugstores. I don't know if you are looking for daytime or nighttime, but here are a few she recommends: Cetaphil Nighttime Facial moisturizer with retinol She also recommends Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick at Walgreens or Walmart |
I like the Nivea Q10 line of skin products. They leave my skin looking and feeling very soft. I like the body skin firming lotion. My skin is velvety. |
shelly - If you go to www.ernolaszlo.com and hit the retails key it will show you map where you can search for a brick store and also e-tailers. Since I can't buy Laszlo in Toronto, I order it from Saks, NY - CM has sold line for 35 years and is excellent. It is best if a specialist "clocks" your skin. Laszlo is not sold in drugstores or at Sephora though. I have very weird skin - wish I could use a couple fo drugstore products - although I do love and use Neutrogena Norwegian Formula hand cream -unscented of course - and I add almond oil to unscented drug store body lotion. Guess it is a good thing I am so acidic and also can't use the new fangled retinold/acid products - since most m/u changes on me, just have one l/s, blush, e/s quad and no perfume. Helps spread the Cdn. $$. Cetaphil etc. are way to drying for me. Years ago I did use some Nivea products but at the time the products sold in Canada were manufactured in Europe - big difference over those now made in Mexico. I have a couple of tin cans that I bought in Italy last year. In Canada, many of the dept. store lines are being sold in drugstores (Lancome, Orlane, Arden, Dior etc.) - but not Lauder or Mac or Laszlo. Has hit dept. store business hard. Hope you find something that works for you. I don't even have a Plan B for Laszlo which is bad. |
Hi Shelly2 Avon's has a good line of moisturizers and skin care regimens, which are very effective. For all over body usage : 1>For mild to medium dry skin, also suggest Avon's Skin so soft lotions, which are effective. 2>For dry skin: Avon's Moisture therapy is great, non-greasy, yet retains moisture for at least 8 hours in my experience. i use it regularly and have not had problems as with other moisturizers For Facial moisturizers, try the Moisture 24, or Replenish lines or Hydrofirming line for mature skin at Avon. They work very well as moisturizers as well as to even out skin texture. Good luck!! :-) |
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My dermatologist recommends Aveeno very highly. She says Oil of Olay is good too. She told me to avoid Clinique (the yellow stuff) that I had been using for years!! |
I love Aveeno...has soy in it...I love the look it gives my skin. |
janetwilson - I wonder if your doctor told you to avoid the Clinique DDML (yellow) because of the lactic acid. I can't tolerate any acids and a lady in my former office used it all the time. I thought she had rosacea (I do) - nope - it was the DDML! I fixed her up. |
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A Fulfilled Workforce Costs Less in the End –Michelson
November 2011Hopkins Printing has gone even one step further by converting its Columbus, OH-based operation into an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) back in 2007. Workers start earning company stock after just one year of service, with company profits funding the accounts. According to CEO Jim Hopkins, $1.5 million has been contributed to his workers' accounts in the past 24 months alone.
With profits lean—if there are any—for many print shops in these tough times, the above-mentioned employee perks are beyond the scope of what most companies can offer. But, it doesn't cost a lot to meet regularly with your employees to acknowledge their efforts, to sponsor an employee softball team or to provide cross-training to show that you encourage ongoing development. After all, it's the little things that can go a long way. PI
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Illinois Theatre Center veteran Joe Lehman is part of the cast of Illinois Theatre Center's "Showtune!"
◆ April 18-29 with performances at 8 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays and 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays
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◆ This revue is based on the songs of Jerry Herman.
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Those at the Illinois Theatre Center intended for its April production "Showtune!" to be a celebration of the words and music of Jerry Herman.
Instead, the production also will be more of a tribute to ITC co-founder and artistic director Etel Billig.
She died unexpectedly at age 79 of a brain aneurysm while at her desk at the end of the first day of rehearsals.
The show will go on, but it has been delayed and shortened a week.
"Showtune!" will open April 18 and run through April 29 at the theater in Park Forest.
"It turns out to be a fitting show for a tribute to my mom," said her son Jonathan who is taking over as artistic director.
"It's a very sentimental show, although it has some silly, lighthearted moments."
"Showtune!" is a revue of Herman's five-decade Broadway musical career.
He composed scores for such classics such as "Hello, Dolly!," "Mame" and "La Cage aux Folles." He was nominated for five Tony Awards and won twice.
Herman, still active at age 81, was one of Billig's favorite composers, Jonathan said. She even performed some of his songs herself in ITC shows.
For example, she sang songs from "Dear World," "Mame" and "Hello, Dolly!" in ITC productions in the 1990s.
"Showtune!" features Herman's best-known songs as well as many little-known gems — some 40 numbers in all since he burst on the scene with "Milk and Honey" in 1961.
The cast of "Showtune!" includes four ITC veterans and two newcomers.
The foursome have all starred in previous ITC musicals and include Jeny Wasilewski.
A versatile audience favorite, Wasilewski has performed in the troupe's last four shows — "Archy and Mehitabel," "Cabaret," "The Glorious Ones" and "The Spitfire Grill."
Also there are Joe Lehman, who was last seen at the ITC in "Boeing Boeing"; Caron Buinis from ITC's production of "The Glorious Ones" and Frank Roberts, who also starred in ITC's "Archy and Mehitabel."
Making their ITC debuts will be Khaki Pixley and Steve Greist.
All cast members reside in Chicago.
Billig originally named Roberts to direct as well as sing in "Showtune!," with Jonathan as the music director and keyboardist.
The quickly paced show will have the actors mostly changing hats, hairpieces and a few props to represent the various Broadway shows they represent.
"Showtune!" was set to end the ITC's 36th season.
The theater started by Billig and her husband, Steve, who died in 1996, is the Southland's only equity theater.
The ITC also was the site of yearly children's drama classes and a Summerfest production designed especially for high school and college students.
The classes have been canceled, and the Summerfest show is pending a review by the ITC board of directors, Jonathan said.
Meanwhile, especially for Etel Billig, it's showtime for "Showtune!"
Don Snider is a local freelance writer.


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Evgie and Ev have always had a desire since childhood for the love of art. Realizing that vinyl wall decals are the latest trend of home decor it was in 2010 when they knew it was perfect timing to adventure in the home decor field.
Their passion is relevant in each wall decal they design. These decals are easy to apply to your personal space or unique areas around your home. If you need to take them off no problem at all they come off just as easy.
Evgie and Ev certainly have a wonderful taste in designs and it shows in their products.
For a limited time only, Evgie is offering any of our readers to receive 20% off their purchases. It will be valid during the giveaway time frame and until a week after.
One Lucky reader will get the chance to win $150 Gift Code to use on Evgie's Website.
Giveaway starts on June 16th at 11:59pm and will end on July 3rd at 12:00am est.
This giveaway will be open to US and Canada residents. Must 18+ to enter. To enter please use the rafflecopter below.
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I like the Elegant Branch Cherry Blossom Wall Decal/
I would love to win the Family Tree Wall Decal with Picture Frames.
My favorite is the Children Growth Chart Sticker – Children Wall Decals – evgie.
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In the scripture reading this week, we find Elijah exhausted by his journey into the desert. He is ready to give up when an angel encourages him to regain his strength by eating and drinking some food and water that God had provided.
At times, we all act a bit like Elijah on our journey in life. We feel discouraged and defeated by the trials we encounter a problem at work, difficulties in our family, or simply the day-to-day challenges.
Like Elijah, we can regain our strength by turning to God for the nourishment we need. Through our prayers and quiet reflection, He will provide answers and guidance.
And like the angel, we can encourage others to turn to God for strength. God never stops loving us and is always there to help us re-charge.


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Bible in Basic English (BBE) | New International Version (NIV) |
27 Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple. | 27 And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. |
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