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In the small back gallery is more evidence of painting's dominance in Objects of Personal Significance, with more notable examples of realism. In the enigmatic oil on board "Still Life With Puppets" (1992-1993), Santa Fe artist Carol Mothner covers most of the panel in glossy black, with the exception of a rectangle at the top that depicts a room with marionettes. The puppets, and the checkered tile floor on which they sit, recall the work of Italy's Scuola Metafisica, a kind of early-twentieth-century surrealism. Susan Jane Walp also plumbs the depths of modern art history in a gorgeous, small oil on linen from 1992 that has the highly descriptive title "Eggs in a Green Bowl With Thread, Knife, Button and Fork." The work pays homage to 1930s precisionism as, using an awkward and stilted perspective, Walp elegantly fits her simplified and conventionalized pictorial elements into a geometric, puzzle-like arrangement.
In another back gallery is the show's only abstract painting, an autobiographical mixed media on canvas by New Mexico artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith. In "Mixed Blood," a large, nearly square painting from 1992, she places a line drawing of a hand across a field of red that includes newspaper clippings and the image of an American flag. As usual, Smith's subject is her struggle as a woman who is part Indian in America.
Among the last works in Marquardt-Cherry's portion are two realist paintings. The foreground of "Mother and Child," a 1990 photo-realistic pastel on paper by New Englander Janet Monafo, shows a sulking teenage girl who looks away from a scowling older woman; it's as though they've paused while arguing. Chicago artist Lorraine Pelz lines up long-stemmed yellow roses, many of them wilting, and lays them against a luscious gray field in the marvelous 1994 oil on canvas "Graph No. 2."
Perisho's section of Objects of Personal Significance, which is devoted to work by local women, picks up in the center's two side galleries. Perisho took an approach distinctly different from Marquardt-Cherry's, and though many of the locals lack the technical polish of their national cohorts, they more than make up for that with artistic courage. Perisho has selected many conceptual artists, several abstractionists and quite a few who work in three dimensions.
One of the first things the viewer encounters in this part of the show is the 1996 sculpture "Dance of the Eleven Veils," by Virginia Folkestad. Though her considerable reputation has been built by her critically acclaimed installations, lately Folkestad has turned to sculpture. Here Folkestad creates a table made of a plank of basswood supported by two sets of metal legs. On top of the plank, Folkestad lays pencils that have been sharpened into nubs and wraps them in white thread that unravels in piles on the floor. The work seems to vaguely address the oppression of women.
Nearby is another sculpture by an established talent, Lorre Hoffman. For the 1998 "Daily Bread," Hoffman successfully uses a slice of bread cast in clear glass and placed on a wooden plate. The unexpected use of materials, especially the glass, puts a new slant on this otherwise common sight.
Elsewhere, Carley Warren, who's been getting a lot of play lately, displays two figural sculptures. Each includes a man made of carved wood, one standing and one seated, in a wooden cage painted black. And Ellen Sollod uses found objects both as elements and as sources for her quirky wall-mounted sculptures. In "La citta dell' a'nimo," from 1996, Sollod has taken a squash, split it in half, cast it in bronze and steel and hung the two halves on the wall side by side. Her rich, dark patina on the cast metal is particularly nice.
Several of the artists in this part of Objects of Personal Significance use soft materials such as fabric to create sculptural work. Linda Herritt's two wall-hung reliefs from 1996, both titled "Form Fatale," are made of pink-colored sequined material. In 1997's "Her Passion," Susan Meyer Fenton, who, like Herritt, is known as an installation artist, hangs pink fabric from the ceiling in a dress-like form with a black velvet gash at the bottom.
Though sculpture abounds in Perisho's portion of the exhibit, there's no shortage of first-rate paintings and drawings. Standouts include Shelley Hull's diminutive, acrylic-on-paper depictions of engine parts, Helen Rageb's abstract watercolors and Kristen Peterson's eerie still-life paintings of cloth-draped tables. Also well-done is a 1998 multi-part grid by Lauri Lynnxe Murphy (who sometimes contributes illustrations to Westword). "Polygenesis" is the type of painting that's appeared nearly everywhere in recent months, and deservedly, Murphy is rapidly becoming one of the city's art stars. Unlike Murphy's, Jean Schiff's work is rarely seen, but she makes a big contribution to Objects of Personal Significance with her dense and delicate 1997 mixed-media drawing "High on Thai," which uses a shadow puppet from Thailand as a taking-off point.
Though it's a women's art show, Objects of Personal Significance does not make clear how women's art is different from men's except, perhaps, thematically. Maybe that's the point Marquardt-Cherry and Perisho are making.
Objects of Personal Significance, through October 14 at the Center for the Visual Arts, 1734 Wazee Street, 303-294-5207.


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Title: Butterfly Tattoo
Author: Deidre Knight
Publication Info: Samhain Publishing 2009
Genre: Contemporary Romance
A User's Guide for Reading Butterfly Tattoo:
1. Put aside your concepts of what love is, between whom it should be shared, and what a partnership, marriage, loving relationship or family should look like.
2. Definitely forget about your standard expectations of hero archetypes. Michael, the hero, is an electrician. He's muscular. He's damn fine to look at. He's a single father.
So far so good, right?
He's a widower.
Not uncommon, right?
His former spouse was a man named Alex. Alex was killed in a car accident that left their daughter scarred and his family broken.
3. Forget your automatic rejection of books that switch first-person point of view, or are from first person point of view. Also, prepare to notice and then stop noticing that the book is in the present tense. The first-person and the tense combine to lend an immediacy to the prose that, quite simply, work for both the emotional impact and the narrative progression.
Plus, as a device it underscores the urgency and immediacy of the characters' grief, and their risks, and their bravery. The tension of their pain and the potential of their fragile happiness is more urgent in the present tense, and after I saw it, I didn't see it anymore. The way in which the book is written almost seems like each chapter is an episode of a season of a drama, or a telenovela. It's a visual book, and Knight's mastery of the individual and larger story arcs in each chapter and in the whole of the book add to the multi-sensual experience of reading it.
4. Stop relying on labels. Hetero. Bi. Gay. Father. Mother. Family.
Please recognize that the foundation of the romance genre absolutely does include books like this one, and that the attraction and love between two people regardless of sex and gender is the bedrock of the romance industry. The connection is the story, not the people at either end of it. The sooner we as readers include books that step outside the traditional lines, the more outstanding narratives we will have to read.
As a corollary, I want to point out that it is a crying, screaming, full-on-raging-tantrum shame that this book is ineligible for a RITA. Not because of the content or the story, but because of the production requirements facing digital publishers. This book may not receive the recognition within our genre that it deserves because of poorly-defined and applied labels, and that problem needs fixing, pronto.
5. Do not skip the longer paragraphs. No seriously. Don't skip like I do. I tend to read for dialogue and will find myself passing over long blocks of descriptive text, just like my eyes start scanning long paragraphs online.
Don't do that. I made the mistake in the first few pages and clicked my sorry ass backwards through the file because I had missed some truly eloquent writing. For example:
When you work with writers for a living like I do, life's little details are an herb garden, and you pluck a few ripe things here and there to give away…..
Then, without meaning to, I leave the room. Not physically, of course, but my mind flutters away. I'm eight feet high, pasted against the ceiling, floating there. Bobbing above them all, listening in. I'm watching her, down there; that girl at her desk with the Montblanc pen and the ruined face, lost in a company town, in her remote corner of an oversized studio lot.
I can't say enough about Knight's writing. The prose is lyrical, each word deliberately wrought, like fine stitchwork on an enormous piece of embroidery. Every stitch is exquisite.
Further, do not skip the book because it is big. And it is. For an ebook, it's bloody huge. But fear not. It flies.
With that list in place, before I forget: plot summary ahoy!
Rebecca O'Neill is a former actress who was attacked by a crazed fan, stabbed and slashed and left for dead. A few years later, she is a shell of her former self, scarred and damaged, afflicted with asthma and a tendency toward panic disorders. Instead of an actress, she's a producer, working behind the scenes, hiding behind her hair, living in the shadow of the sets that constituted her former life.
When the lights go out in her office, she meets Michael Warner and his daughter, Andrea. Michael, an electrician, seems as lost and sad as Rebecca does, but because they meet in the dark, Rebecca feels secure enough to act a tiny bit on the instant and powerful attraction between herself and Michael. When she volunteers to take Andrea to get something to eat while he works on the power, she learns that Andrea is scarred like she is, and that Andrea's father, Alex, died. Michael, Andrea says, is her step father. Michael, it would seem, is gay.
Yet Michael is drawn to Rebecca, as is Andrea, and the three of them form fast and deep connections across lines that aren't normally crossed in a romance. Not only is Michael conflicted about getting over the memory of his first love, but he's conflicted about being attracted to a woman, about bringing her into his life, about whether he's gay, or bi, or straight, or just broken.
Rebecca is cautious, and tries to break out of her assumptions and predefined concepts of gayness and straightness – which are pretty clear-cut in Hollywood culture, it seems – and learns to trust Michael, trust herself, and try risking herself and her emotional happiness, trading her stagnant inert life for the excitement and potentially painful hurt of being with Michael.
And then there's Andrea, who has withdrawn after surviving the accident that killed her father but finds herself connecting easily to Rebecca. She no longer calls Michael "Daddy," but breaks out of her own shell in a hurry when she sees Rebecca. Her attempt to tell Michael about meeting Rebecca is revealing in its awkward pain:
Andrea stops then, wrapping her small, pale arms around herself in a bear hug. "Her scars still hurt sometimes, too. That's what she said."
I fight the urge to reach for her, to try and hold her. Like some hostage negotiator, I'm forced to play observer in my own family, as she edges nearer by the moment. "Like mine does."
Andrea, Michael, and Rebecca's stories become intertwined as they learn from and help to heal one another. But the speed with which Michael and Rebecca fall for one another seemed incredibly fast, almost too fast, as if their emotions were confirmed aloud so the plot could move forward, not because their emotions were the plot at that point. Both characters have to fall in love again as part of their healing, but while Michael resisted loving Rebecca, he also admitted his attraction to himself almost immediately, moving again on the same instinct that had led him to Alex. Rebecca's affections, though mentioned, are not as explored in nuance as Michael's and for that reason her comments about her own emotions seem to be more replies to his than statements of her own volition. He's taking steps. She's still being blown around by whatever force is closest to her.
In the end, it seemed that Michael had fully realized that he had to move on, take risks, and step off the path of grief and self-recrimination. He took deliberate steps in a new direction, and the reader saw the progress, and the effects of his actions.
But for Rebecca, on the other hand, the reader didn't get to witness as much, and I was left wishing I'd seen more of her own emergence from her former life into a new one. She realizes that she's too easily pushed by others, and has been living a fraction of her life inside the security of her routine and her lack of connection with people, but the actions she takes to counter her routine aren't entirely seen. She mentions that she's going to take a step in a different direction, one that might change her life, but the outcome of that action is never mentioned.
It seemed unfair to me that while I knew so many aspects of Michael's future, I didn't know all the elements of Rebecca's, as much as I was rooting for them both. With the degree of pain they were both in at the start, I wanted more assurance of both characters' healing.
That said, both characters transform, grow up, and move out of a shell of protective grief into the raw and scary challenge of taking risks and caring about another person again. And the risk of the characters lives echoes the risk of the book itself. The ending scenes were so powerful and touching, I cried.
Using that list as a guideline, I challenge you to read this book. This book, and its plot, are incredibly powerful, and incredibly brave. To base a major conflict on questioning the sexuality of the hero, and to emphasize love and emotional commitment over gender and sexual politics, is a big, powerful, brave, and onerous task to undertake in a romance novel. I know if I described this to some friends who like romance, the minute I got to the hero's gay relationship, they'd balk. Knight doesn't pay lip service to the idea of going from a committed gay relationship to a heterosexual one, either. The fact that Michael has found himself attracted to a woman is noticed by all of his friends, and his family, and Alex's family. And Rebecca isn't always sure what to make of Michael's past relationship either, or how to go about talking to him or anyone else about it.
But like most people who face life-or-death situations, the only things that truly matter are not what people think, or what people say. It's the people who love you and the people you love who matter. Love is real, it is painful, it is powerful, and it is brave, much like this book.
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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Snibbe, Chantal URN etd-07152004-104604 Document Title Die tonale aspekte in die toonreekse van Dallapiccola se seriele komposisies (Afrikaans) Degree MMus(Performing Art) Department Music Supervisor
Advisor Name Title Prof J Stanford Keywords
- Geďmpliseerde tonaliteit
- Diatoniese toonleer
- Dallapiccola
- Implisiete drieklank
- drieklank
- Eksplisiete
- Twaalftoon-seriële tegniek
- Twaalftoonsisteem
- Twaalftoon-serialisme
- Twaalftoontegniek
- Twaalftoon-seriële musiek
- Twaalftoonreeks
- Twaalftoonmusiek
- Twaalftoon-komposisie
- Matriks
- Tradisionele tonale sisteem
- Twaalftoon-kombinasies
- Omkering
- Priem
- Serialisme
- Seriële toonreeks-tipes
- Tonale aspekte
- Tonaliteit
- Tone wat die tonika omlyn
- Kreeftegang-omkering
- Kreeftegang
- rapreeks
- Heksachord
- Hulpreeks
- Chromatiese toonleer
- Basiese toonreeks
- Cancrizans
Date 2004-02-28 Availability unrestricted Abstract The technique of twelve-tone serialism was developed by Schoenberg to give structure to atonal compositions. The writer was interested in the fact that Dallapiccola's twelve-tone compositions, as with Berg's, were easier received by the general public than the works of other serial composers of the time. The reason being that his twelve-tone rows contain tonal elements.The boundaries of the field of study were determined in chapter 1. Terminology and problems encountered with the study were also discussed. To be able to analyse the tonal aspects of Dallapiccola's rows, the basic outlines of tonality were clearly defined in chapter 2. It was found that tonal suggestions could be achieved by means of using:
* tones that form part of a diatonic scale,
* explicit triads,
* implicit triads,
* scale constructions and
* tones that outline the tonic.
The different types of twelve-tone rows were discussed and illustrated by means of music examples in chapter 3. A list of published works as well as a short discussion of each composition followed in chapter 4. Mention was made whether a work was tonal, atonal or a twelve-tone composition and Dallapiccola's use of serial procedures in each composition was discussed.
Chapter 5 showed where and how the above criteria were used in his rows.
The study thus provides evidence that Dallapiccola had tonal references in mind when planning the rows and that tonal suggestions are common in his works. The twelve-tone rows often employ three, four or five of the criteria of implied tonality in a composition.
Of the five criteria, tones that form part of a diatonic scale was used the most. This was discussed with all the rows, except Il prigioniero (row of hope) and Cinque frammenti di Saffo's first and second tone rows. Dallapiccola used tones to outline the tonic in thirty one twelve-tone rows. Implicit triads were used in all but six works. Scale constructions appeared in nineteen works and Dallapiccola's love for using a few chromatic notes or three consecutive notes of the implied major scale became apparent. Explicit triads only appeared in thirteen compositions. In the other rows, Dallapiccola created a tonal sense by means of other criteria or had a more chromatic approach.
Dallapiccola thus used tonal references in the tone rows of his serial compositions and showed that twelve-tone tonality could be used to create a lyrical idiom. In this way the people that were trained in the tonal school could also appreciate twelve-tone compositions. In the opera Il prigioniero, it is especially evident that the Italian tradition of lyricism and dramatic intensity do exist after verismo composers (Morris 1999:257).
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A few weeks ago, I was at a neighborhood birthday party and I said to one of the dads, "I'm pretty excited. We're going to Lake Geneva next weekend on a little vacation."
"That sounds nice," the neighborhood dad said. But as he was about to walk away, he turned and asked, "Wait. You're not taking the baby with you, right?"
"Sure, why?" As a new dad, I was already nervous about the baby's first trip.
My neighbor grinned from ear to ear. "That's no vacation, my friend." I pleaded for more information, but my neighbor refused. "You'll see," he said.
Despite my neighbor's haunting smirk, my wife and I packed up every baby-related item in the house and set out for the 4-star Grand Geneva Resort and Spa.
For some reason, when you Google family hotels or family vacations, you get a list of hotel websites with kids plastered from end to end. That's great, if you want to get your picture taken with a guy in a giant Penguin suit or spend time on some sort of animal-themed water park.
But my wife and I were determined to blaze a trail, charting a new path for family vacationers everywhere. Call us the Lewis & Clark of the diaper set. Privately, I worried that one of us would come down with lockjaw.
The following Sunday, the three of us drove home, satisfied that we had completed the elusive 4-star baby vacation. Even the baby wore a Lake Geneva onesie.
Driving home, my wife and I recounted the tips and tricks we picked up along the way:
Plan for Zombieland: Imagine zombies surrounded the resort and cut off every road to town. Despite the zombie apocalypse, could you still eat and enjoy your weekend with the baby? If the answer's no, you picked the wrong resort. The more restaurants, the better. Gelato bar? Perfect. Baby pool? Book it. One night, my wife was too tired to go downtown after dinner, but we both wanted dessert. I walked down to the lobby in my socks, grabbed a cup of chocolate from the gelato bar and walked back to the room.
Draft an Exit Strategy: Before you even book the reservation, call and ask if the hotel has an elevator. If they don't, hang up. If they do, make sure you can make a direct path from the room to the lobby. If the baby's sleeping in a stroller, you're not going to want to wake her up because you forgot to call ahead.
Inspect First, Unpack Second: Resist the urge to ooh and ahh when that hotel door swings open. Before the bellhop even takes a bag off the cart, give the room a thorough inspection. In our case, we were on the first floor and couldn't take in the resort's golf course and fountain. I called down to the front desk and asked if we could move to a room with a better view. The hotel checked availability and shortly afterwards, we had a spectacular scene outside our window.
Think Like a Baby: Friday night, my wife and I ate at the resort's Italian restaurant. After a few minutes, our baby grew bored and frustrated with the fine dining scene. My wife and I took turns eating and walking out with our crying son. But the next night, we asked the hotel if the restaurant could deliver our dinner to the lobby. The staff happily agreed. After all, it was basically a room service order without the room. That night, our baby played on his playmat while we sat and enjoyed our salmon.
Next time you're shopping for a vacation, treat the whole family (including yourselves) to a 4-star vacation. Plan a Midwest getaway a few hours from Chicago at the 4-star Osthoff Lake Resort. From poolside dining to multiple restaurants, this place was made for baby.
Or, head to Boston an upscale at the AAA 4-Diamond Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel. It's easy to schedule short excursions around baby's naptime when you're staying in a centrally-located hotel.
On the other coast, book a room at the 4-star Hotel Shattuck Plaza in Berkeley. For $54 more, you get a three-course dinner with wine for two at the Michelin Guide-rated restaurant, FIVE.
So, next time, plan ahead and treat yourselves to a 4-star getaway.
Remember: just because you have a baby doesn't mean you have to cry like one.


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So it's christmas then!
Christmas is coming up and as of tommorow the 24 day countdown begins, and all those so inclined get to eat a chocolate a day from their advent calenders!
So, where are the christmas maps, the winter maps! Nothing got me in the mood more for christmas than DM-Tundra on old UT! So what maps are suitable on 2003? With nice blizzard affects and icey patches that you're better of sliding along! Even the crazy ones with sledges and Tingly bells and stuff were suitable! nothing mre twisted than getting a flak monkey award while gibbing Homer Claus infront of the fireplace! Your mission! SHould you wish to accept it! Hunt down festive maps! Christmas is relying on you kids! |
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I have a few extra Amaryllis Elvas (24cm) that finished blooming. Looking to trade for other amaryllis of similar size or ferns. |
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I have some ornamental grasses you might be interested in for your amaryllis bulbs. Bobbi |
I have extra amaryllis belladonna (naked ladies) definately a greenhouse plant in your zone, or maybe you'd be interested in an agave parryi truncata pup? Dee |
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I have several amaryllis, but all unnamed. One is a coral with huge flowers that I know where it is. One is hardy amaryllis (johnsonii). The others are mixed white, pink, red. Also have cinnamon fern and another unidentified fern that I love--it has a very delicate lacy effect but is very tough. |
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I would love to trade some of my amaryllis bulbs with some Elvas ... I have in bulbs: Papilio Dutch Charmeur Mambo Apple Blossom Clown If you have any other ones that you would like to trade I have more that we can talk about in private...Just let me know...I've been wanting an Elvas forever. Thank you!! |
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Mustang makes new coach hires in summer meetings
By Kyle Salomon,
Five new head coaches were hired this summer at Mustang High School.
Caitlyn Bernhardt was hired to be the head volleyball coach, Chad Harper was hired to be the boys golf head coach, Mike Meledeo will be the new head girls golf coach, Vickie Bailey was hired to be the next head girls cross country coach and Katy Caudle will be the new head cheerleading coach.
Caitlyn Bernhardt, volleyball
Caitlyn Bernhardt is a 2008 Mustang High School graduate. She grew up playing volleyball with her twin sister. Bernhardt and her sister went to St. Gregory's University in Shawnee to play volleyball.
Bernhardt and her sister suffered injuries that forced them out of playing the sport they loved. Bernhardt transferred to UCO, where she finished school as well as coached volleyball at Deer Creek High School.
She was the head junior varsity coach at Deer Creek and ran the club volleyball program. Last year, former Mustang head coach Taryn Steele called Bernhardt to ask her to come be an assistant on Steele's staff.
Bernhardt jumped at the opportunity to come back to her alma mater and coach volleyball and teach kindergarten. Steele resigned her position as the head volleyball coach in January and the position was left open until several weeks ago when she was called into athletic director Chuck Bailey's office for a meeting.
Bailey offered Bernhardt the job, and at the young age of 24, she accepted.
"I had always dreamed of coming back to my alma mater and coaching," Bernhardt said. "But I never imagined it would be this soon. I was in shock, but I am really excited for the opportunity."
Bernhardt brought Jodie Miles on staff to coach the junior varsity and Holly McDaniel to coach the freshmen.
The Lady Broncos volleyball squad opened practice on Monday in the wellness center at Mustang High School.
Chad Harper, boys golf
Chad Harper has been a fixture as a coach at Mustang High School for more than a decade. Harper has coached boys and girls golf and football since 2002 as a part of the Bronco family.
Harper coached the junior varsity boys and girls golf teams for a number of years, but as both programs began to grow rapidly in size, he just focused on the boys side of the course.
Former head coach Galen Wolfe was hired to be the next head coach in the mid-2000′s and Harper stayed on staff to coach the freshmen boys.
Wolfe stepped down at the end of this season and Harper decided it was time to make a run for the head coaching position.
Bailey decided to go with Harper as the guy to lead the boys golf program into the future.
"We want to make it fun for the kids," Harper said. "Golf is a stressful game, so the more fun you can make it for them, the better they are going to play. We have a lot of great ideas on how we can take this program to the next level, so we are looking forward to getting started with those."
Mike Meledeo, girls golf
Mike Meledeo is no stranger to Mustang golf as the longtime Mustang High School teacher coached golf for the Broncos from 1979-1983.
Meledeo decided to get out of teaching in 1984 and open a driving range that remained in business for 10 years before he decided to get back into the teaching world at MHS.
When longtime girls golf coach Rod Henning resigned at the end of the school year, Meledeo decided to pounce on the position.
After meeting with Bailey, Meledeo was hired on to be the next man in line to take over a top-level program.
"I am very grateful for this opportunity," Meledeo said. "I'm looking forward to the chance to work with the girls and be a part of a tradition-filled program."
Vickie Bailey, girls cross country
There are smooth transitions with coaching changes and there are rough ones. Vickie Bailey taking the girls cross country program over is a smooth one.
Bailey has been an assistant girls cross country coach and an assistant girls track coach for a number of years at Mustang High School.
The cross country program at MHS is arguably the most decorated program on campus right now. Bailey said she is grateful for the opportunity.
"It's exciting," she said. "I know almost all of the kids and have learned a lot from working with Coach (Mike) McGarry and Coach (Mike) Mason over the years. There's pressure to keep the program at the level it is at, but we are confident we will be successful."
The Mustang cross country teams are practicing every Tuesday and Thursday during the summer at 7 a.m. at Wild Horse Park.


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La Grande, Oregon Robert Leslie Brandon, 65, of La Grande and Battlement Mesa, Colo., professor emeritus at Eastern Oregon University, died unexpectedly June 12. There will be no public service. Mr. Brandon was born in 1940 in Seattle. He graduated from the University of Washington in civil engineering in 1962, and served in the Navy.


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How to Act when the Police Pull You Over (USA)
You might be nervous about what's going to happen when you get pulled over, but remember that officers are the ones who have every right to be nervous; they never know what to expect. Generally, the more you do to help ensure the officer's safety, the more you ensure your own.
1Look for a convenient spot to pull over. Simply slowing down and activating your turn signal will usually be enough to indicate to the officer that you intend to pull over within reasonable distance. Try to find a close parking lot or wide shoulder of the road. Many officers will appreciate the consideration.Ad
2Relax. Take a deep breath and calm down to help things go smoothly.
3Roll down your driver's side window, along with any windows that are tinted. If it is dark, turn on interior lights. Make all your movements slowly--the officer is watching you carefully to make sure you're not drawing a weapon or hiding something. Do not reach for anything in the passenger compartment of your vehicle or under your seat.
- If you have electric windows, remember to roll down your window before shutting off your engine! If you forget to do this, and have to start the car again, the officer could take it as sign that you are going to run.
4Place the car in "park" and turn off the ignition. Put your keys on the dashboard. Doing so gives the officer more confidence that you will not suddenly flee. Sit still; any suspicious movement from you (even a sudden lowering of one or both shoulders) can prompt a search.
5Keep your hands in plain sight, preferably on the top of the steering wheel, with your fingers visible.
6When the officer comes to your window, don't speak first. He or she will usually ask for your license and registration, and is not obliged to tell you why they pulled you over before you comply. Reach towards your wallet or glove compartment, but do it slowly and deliberately. If you're in a dark area, the officer will follow your hands with his flashlight. Finish this process before anything else, then put your hands back on the wheel. While the officer checks your license and vehicle status via radio, keep your hands on the steering wheel.
7Keep your answers non-committal and brief. Open-ended questions can get you into trouble, especially if the officer is trying to extract admissions out of you that can be used against you in court.
- If you are asked, "Do you know why I stopped you?" say "No."
- If you are asked, "Do you know how fast you were going?" say "Yes." Answering "No" to this question will lead the officer to believe that you are ignorant of the speed limit or how fast you are going.
- If the officer asks, "Do you have a good reason that would make you need to hurry?" say, "No." If you say "yes," then even if you were not speeding the officer will believe that you were, and you'll probably get a ticket.
- If the officer tells you how fast you were going, say "I see" or don't say anything at all. Silence is not an admission of guilt.
- If he/she asks "Have you been drinking?" (But, he/she does not smell alcohol), say no in case you were stopped driving in an erratic manner. Tell him if you take medications or have an illness that can cause driving problems. If the officer spots "open containers" of beer or other alcohol, or even just smells alcohol, you should expect testing and/or demonstrating your coordination and balance.
8Comply with any orders by the officer. Refusing to comply with an officer's orders will identify you as either resistant or rebellious. This gives the officer the belief that they have the opportunity to use force to make you obey their orders. Save yourself the trouble and comply with all orders given to you.
- If the officer sees any illegal objects in plain view, he or she can open the door, reach in, and take them.
- In the USA, moving vehicles are subject by law enforcement to search with probable cause after a traffic stop. Probable cause may include observing occupants in suspicious activities, remarks and things that the officer can smell, see or hear like safety violations, open containers, potential weapons, etc.
- Do not engage the officer in any unnecessary conversation! They know why they pulled you over, and anything you say may be used against you. You have a right to remain silent and not incriminate yourself. Don't talk unless responding to a question from the officer. This goes for your passengers as well. Also do not name drop if you know an officer he/she works with or not. Chances are that the officer who stopped you assumes you know the other officer because of a prior violation and/or arrest.
- Do not exit the vehicle unless requested to do so. This is almost always perceived as a threat and it is safer for you inside the car than outside, near traffic. Whenever asked to exit the vehicle, make sure the doors lock behind you.[citation needed]
9Be polite, and do not argue if you are given a ticket. There's plenty of time later in traffic court if you choose to contest it. Instead, thank the officer; they'll reciprocate with more politeness and possibly let you off a bit; For example, although you may still have to pay, they'll probably give you your license back rather than keeping it.Ad
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- There isn't much you can say to a dedicated traffic officer that will get you out of a ticket. However, some officers will issue a citation based on the attitude test. You will always get a ticket if you lie or give the officer attitude. If it is a minor infraction, and you have a polite and repentant attitude, then you might get a warning.[citation needed]
- You do not have to say anything about where you are going, what you are doing, where you came from, how fast you were going, etc. Sometimes an officer is just trying to get all of the facts, sometimes they are making probable cause to search the vehicle.[citation needed]
- Drive to a safe place with people around.
- Remain respectful toward the officer at all times, even when you refuse to consent to a search. Say something along the lines of "I'm sorry, officer, but I don't consent to any searches". You may be firm in asserting your rights, but being respectful about it goes a long way toward maintaining a calm, controlled attitude. It also helps "disarm" a dangerous situation if the officer's initial attitude is hostile.[citation needed]
- Try to note the officer's name and badge number if possible. This way, you can file a complaint with the police department, should you feel you were mistreated. Never complain directly to the police department; always complain through legal counsel. This will ensure your complaint will go through smoothly and directed at the right person(s).[citation needed]
- Don't try to lose the cop. Sure, it may seem like a fun idea to get on TV for a few hours while news and police helicopters chase you, but be assured that there is nothing worse in this situation. They will catch you, regardless of your driving skills or type of vehicle, because they are equipped with a radio and a force of many police cruisers. They will have very little sympathy for you after you endanger them and the public in any high-speed pursuit.
- Don't make any sudden, jerky movements. Doing so may make the officer believe you are reaching for a weapon or trying to resist him/her. This will often end in a messy way.
- Do not carry illegal or dangerous items in your vehicle, or on your person. Doing so may result in the officer seizing your vehicle and/or placing you under arrest.
- Because marijuana has a very distinct smell, it is not recommended that you smoke it in the car. If a police officer claims to smell marijuana in your car, he will also claim the right to search you because of this. Sometimes an officer will claim to smell marijuana even when there is none. Just politely reply "I do not have any marijuana on me, officer." And remember, strip searches are supposed to be performed professionally. You have the right to refuse a strip search if an officer asks to perform one on the side of the road. And never leave items that may have the remnants of marijuana smell, bongs, etc. in your car as this will obviously alert an officer immediately.
- Remember, police officers are people, too. They have feelings, and so if you are personable and friendly, it's not that they may, but they will see you in a more favorable light than if you are rude or belligerent.
- Arguing or pleading your case is better left for the courts.
- Do not be in possession of open alcohol containers while in a vehicle, as you may be cited for that open, alcoholic beverage in addition to being charged with DWI/DUI. If you are a passenger, you may be cited for the open container. If so, you will have to appear in court and pay a sizable fine. If you have just been to the liquor store, place your purchases in the trunk in case you are in an accident. If the bottles break inside the car, the officer may suspect you were drinking.
- Don't use profanity or obscene language. Also, never say to the officer that you know your rights. Instead, show to him/her that you know your rights by calmly asserting them under pressure.
- Never Resist arrest, if you run away cops can injure you or possibly kill you with their guns.
- Do not make the police officer angry. They may pull you out of the car, and if you are resistant or defiant they may use pepper spray or even a taser on you.
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Can anyone share any insight into possible sources of fumes from beneath my newly installed sink/cabinets? Our kitchen reno concluded in mid-March, the details are:
quartz counter-top
My experience doing ABS plumbing has been that the cement is pretty potent in the can, but it cures rapidly and the smell dissipates within a day or two at most. Are there any other cements/adhesives in use that would take over 2 months to stop emitting fumes? Is the sink cemented in place? (It doesn't appear to be) [Note: nothing odorous is stored in the cabinet] Thanks for any ideas... |
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- Posted by hk-san-diego (My Page) on Wed, May 20, 09 at 19:13
What smell .... Its like two blind men , describing a zebra . Most likely a paint or particle board glue off gassing . One person told me they bake their house at 90 degrees plus with the heater ,to get rid of the new carpet / paint smells .Heat speeds the off gassing . |
- Posted by shanghaimom (My Page) on Wed, May 20, 09 at 20:26
The C-Tech sinks are made in China, even though they emphasize the Italian designs. We have been living over here in Shanghai for 5 years now, (coming back in June--yea!!!)and they loooove to use formaldehyde in everything. Just a guess, but maybe the sound-absorbing backing either has formaldehyde in it, or in the adhesive used to apply it. If this is what it is, it WILL eventually finish off-gassing. To help it along, keep the cabinet open when you are not at home, and keep the area as well-ventilated as possible. Throw a couple of fabric softener sheets in there, too. I UNFORTUNATELY have had lots of experience with this--it will go away MUCH faster (maybe only a week)if you keep that cab base open. It is terrible stuff-will give you a headache and who knows what else.... Good luck! |
- Posted by desertsteph (My Page) on Thu, May 21, 09 at 4:23
"One person told me they bake their house at 90 degrees plus with the heater ,to get rid of the new carpet / paint smells .Heat speeds the off gassing" an AZ summer would take care of that then! that stuff just kills me (literally). I have major problems with off gassing of products. |
- Posted by live_wire_oak (My Page) on Thu, May 21, 09 at 8:23
IF the smell is sorta "vinegary" with chemical undertones then it's just the silicone used to caulk your sink and set the countertops. Some silicones take longer to cure than others, especialy if a heavy bead was used. |
- Posted by billandterry (My Page) on Tue, May 26, 09 at 8:05
It could also be that a plumbing waste pipe is not sealed properly or you could have a wet vent that has dried out and you are getting sewer gas. |
How long have you had this smell? Did it just start or have you had this smell since Mid March after completed renovation? Is there a gas intake to heat water? Does it smell like rotten eggs? Here are some articles. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101037056 http://edition.cnn.com/2009/US/03/24/chinese.drywall/ But more testing is needed to determine whether strontium sulfide was causing the odor and contributing to the corrosion, the department said. And more tests are required to determine whether the drywall poses a threat to human health -- a process that probably will take at least several months, state toxicologist Dr. David Krause told reporters Monday. "It's very hard to predict when we'll have the answers [relating to possible health hazards]. ... We're moving as quickly as possible," Krause said. Concerns about Chinese-made drywall, which is suspected by some homeowners of ruining appliances and causing health problems, emerged in Florida last year but have transcended state lines, with class-action lawsuits alleging it has caused problems in at least three states: Florida, Louisiana and Alabama. The Florida Department of Health has received about 150 complaints, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission says it is investigating the Florida allegations. Homeowners' lawsuits against certain manufacturers and suppliers contend the drywall has caused them to suffer health problems such as headaches and sore throats, and left them facing huge repair expenses. The drywall is alleged to emit sulfur-based gases that smell of rotten eggs and corrode piping and wiring, causing electronics and appliances to fail. The Florida Department of Health said complaints there generally involve homes built between 2004 and 2007, around the time a building boom and post-hurricane reconstruction caused a U.S. drywall shortage and spurred builders to use imports. (there is more to this story at the link.) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Drywall has material that can emit corrosive gas
- Posted by hk-san-diego (My Page) on Tue, May 26, 09 at 9:06
The gas company can test with a sniffer for a gas leaks . Depending on the location, consider venting the area outside with a 4" pancake fans , they don't make sparks or heat-up about $20 they run forever. A skilled contractor or handyman could tell you what it is after a whiff . |
Thanks for the replies. It's not standard building material off-gassing because it is unique to the under-sink area - none of the other cupboards smell. It's also not gas (NG or sewer) - those are readily identifiable smells. It's not silicone either (I know that one too... I kind of like it ;^) HK - yeah, it's hard to explain a smell. It smells more like a solvent. In fact it smells so volatile that I'm surprised it's hasn't long evaporated. It's very toxic. So, Shanghaimom's idea is sounding plausible. I'll see if I can help things along with the cabinet open and the hood fan running. |
Just saw your post while looking for a c-tech sink which I was planning to use in a remodel for a bar. It is one of the largest sinks that will fit in my base cabinet so I really wanted to use it. However, now I am concerned, especially if it is made in China. Did you ever find out more information on the source of the fumes? Did they go away? |
It is not the spray that you smell but the use of inferior padding on the sink. There is a company that sells the padding to replace this and rid yourself of the smell. mysinkstinks.com check it out this will solve your odor problem. The inferior pads are loaded with petroleum and when you run hot water it willeven get worse, that is the chemical smell you are getting. |
Here is a link that might be useful: my sink stinks
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A man has reportedly walked away from the Butte Pre-Release Center yesterday.
Christopher Wyatt Michaelson, 30, was last seen headed south on Harrison Ave. He had signed out of the center for a 12-hour community pass and failed to report on time.
Michaelson is 5'11", weighs 220 pounds, has brown hair and blue eyes. He was sentenced in 2011 to 10 years for theft in Cascade County.
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Tucked into a pocket of the hillside that mounts the castles in San Anselmo, a community garden is a fertile environ for knowledge. Developed by the students of a San Francisco Theological Seminary environmental ethics class long ago, this garden provides a learning lab about how to nurture the web of life.
One thread of the web of life that is torn is the pollinator population. Diseases, parasites and pesticides, invasive plant species, and the loss of food and nesting places are factors inflicting harm on bees and other pollinators in the Bay Area. When the pollinators are weakened, fruit trees bear few fruits, berries are small, and vine crops like melons and squash bear small fruits that do not properly mature.
Many grasses and trees rely on wind to move pollen, which is the oldest method of pollination. But a more efficient means involves luring animal partners to inadvertently make the transfer of pollen as they search for food. Over 1,000 vertebrates including birds, mammals and reptiles help in pollination; and more than 100,000 invertebrate species including bees and wasps, some nectar feeding bats, hummingbirds, beetles, ants, butterflies, flies and moths also serve as pollinators. As student Sung Eun Kwak comments, "pollinators don't know or care that the plant benefits. They pollinate to get nectar and/or pollen from flowers to meet their energy requirements and to produce and feed offspring.[1] In the economy of nature, the pollinators provide an important service."
They also provide an important service to the human economy. In the United States, the annual benefit of managed honey bees to consumers is estimated at $14.6 billion.[2] Fruits and seeds from insect-pollinated plants account for more than 30 percent of the foods and beverages consumed in the United States.[3] The 2009 SFTS environmental ethics class decided to address the loss of pollinators using the Seminary's community garden. In mid-April members of the class attended the annual Native California Plant Sale at the Tilden Regional Park Botanic Garden in Berkeley. Sung Eun was shocked when they arrived at the Plant Sale to see the throng waiting for the opening. She wondered why so many people were interested in native plants and not planting something edible or stunning to look at. She got her answer while doing the group project with Dr. Carol Robb, professor of Christian social ethics. "A focus on native plants represents the difference between a human-centered and eco-centered orientation. It required me to make a 'paradigm shift' from what is important to humans to what is significant to nature. Planting native plants means we are considering our earth and treating insects as our neighbors." The students researched in advance which native plants attract pollinators, and then chose 14 pollinator-friendly perennials for the garden. Jee Eun Yun appreciated learning that "native plants have evolved closely with native insects and are well-suited to meet their needs. In fact, some pollinator species are entirely dependent on the availability of certain native plants."
Pollinators certainly have their own flower preferences. Jee Eun found bees are attracted by yellow, blue and purple flowers. But they can't see red. Butterflies prefer red, orange, yellow, pink and blue flowers. They need to land before feeding, so they like flat-topped clusters (e.g., zinnia, calendula, butterfly weed, yarrow, and daisy) in a sunny location. Of the students who came to this project with no significant prior experience gardening, the new learnings included how to make compost, how to use compost in planting, the difference between cold compost (which we have) and hot compost, why not to put weeds in the compost bin, that a perennial is a plant that grows in successive years, that planting flowers can help vegetable gardens, and that one can sense oneself to be a part of nature while weeding and planting in the freshly turned soil. Nicholas Mastin confessed that with this class he planted flowering plants for the first time (Ribes sanguineum and Ceanothus). He was a quick study, however, digging the holes, mixing in compost, placing the plants in and back-filling with more soil and compost, and then creating a trench around each that could help retain water. Of the students who did have significant prior gardening experience, the community-building aspect of this project was a surprise. Susan Manuso reflected on a particular afternoon when she learned the wonderful connection that people make when they dig in the dirt and garden side by side. "I worked alongside my colleague who had just experienced a death in her family and tried to be extra careful that we would save the roots of a sweet pea because I sensed she was feeling vulnerable that day. Would I have taken such care on another day? Perhaps, because of the sense of the inherent value of the plant. But on that day there was a palpable feeling of our working together for the life of this particular plant that had an added dimension." A repeating ethical issue requiring our attention was how to relate to the "pests." Meighan Pritchard, appreciating the deer on the other side of the garden fence, wondered about the slugs and snails inside the fence. "Do I crush them? Throw them over the fence? Put out dishes of beer so at least they die drunk and happy? Or let them chew up everything they please? I find myself more apt to take a photo of an insect than to shoo it away, to examine the beauty of the snail shell instead of stepping on it. And yet, chewed up plants are sad to see." Alana Aldag concluded, "For myself, I look to do minimum harm to all parties involved—myself, the plants I am nurturing and the unwanted critters. During my time in the garden, my personal choice was to walk a snail across the road." This planting project is one way of rendering to the bees restitutive justice. The human population is colonizing ever more habitat from wild kind, and polluting what we have not already developed. We owe restitution to wild nature for the damage we have perhaps unwittingly visited upon them. This earth does not belong to human kind; we are borrowing it from future animals, plants, and children. We two-leggeds have a long way to go to teach ourselves the habits of restraint, temperance and attentiveness to the necessary conditions for the pollinators to flourish. "As a citizen of Planet Earth, which has sustained me every moment of my life, it is significant to me to be giving something back," said Karen Hastings-Flegel. "As a potential pastor, it is important to be gaining this experience in caring for creation. I believe that God cares deeply about what happens to the earth and its species, and that pastors have a responsibility to lead their congregations in good stewardship of the earth." Aldag, reflecting on the contribution of Sallie McFague, whose work she read in her theology class as well as in the ethics class, has concluded, "Gardening is a form of communion with God's creation. The understanding of the earth as the body of God should be introduced to every student while in seminary." Susan Manuso added, "Taking the course fostered an attitude of respect for nature that we brought to our work in the community garden. Seeing ourselves as part of creation engendered a feeling of responsibility and a sense of worth of each element. We worked together as caretakers, not dominators. When the command to love our neighbors as ourselves begins to include plants, animals and all of creation, the plight of any part of it, like the pollinators, becomes our plight and we felt the necessity of doing something." Mastin, reflecting on the significance of the class project for him, said, "As a seminary student it is important that I learn, not just about that which God has made, but also how to care for and live with God's creation in a way that both reflects God's love for creation and expresses God's heart for all of creation. After all, there is no doubt that 'it is good.'"
[1] www.pollinatorparadise.com [2] North American Pollinator Protection Campaign Curriculum, www.nappc.org, "Nature's partners: Pollinators, Plants, and You" accessed May 5, 2009. [3] Jane Kay, "Count keeps volunteers busy as bees," San Francisco Chronicle, Friday, April 24, 2009, p. A1, A11.


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Norwalk boat show has new name
Posted onThe Norwalk International In-Water Boat Show is now the Norwalk Boat Show & Waterfront Festival and will include free live music with local and national bands, in addition to boats, marine gear and accessories.
The show runs from Sept. 24-27 at Norwalk Cove Marine in East Norwalk, Conn.
"Adding a water festival component pretty much presents us an opportunity to expand our reach in a market that we already draw a large crowd," show manager Jon Pritko told Soundings Trade Only.
Norwalk is "fun and festive" and we want to enhance that, he said, adding people might come for the music and stay to see the boats.
"We've been talking about it for some time now," Pritko added. With some exhibitors downsizing booths, the show had the space for the additional activities this year. "It's still a substantial show," he said.
Between 350 and 400 exhibitors are expected at the show.
Other show attractions include a "meet and greet" with stars of the Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch" TV show and free Discover Boating rides. Show goers can also enjoy microbrews and an array of fresh seafood on the waterfront and be entertained by live music.
The show also features an Affordability Pavilion where visitors can browse a special showcase of boats that can be financed for $250 a month or less.
Click here for information on the show.
The Norwalk Boat Show & Waterfront Festival is produced by the National Marine Manufacturers Association.
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A Celebration of All Things Cultural, Artistic, and Entertaining in Madison
Jan 10, 2013
SpotlightA Celebration of Prints at the Chazen
Tucked in a nondescript building on South Dickenson Street, Tandem Press quietly invites world-renowned artists to work and experiment with expert printmakers and UW–Madison students to create innovative and exciting contemporary prints.
Founded in 1987 in affiliation with UW–Madison's art department, in no small part thanks to art professor William Weege, the artistic laboratory has since hosted more than sixty artists.
The public is always welcome to stop by and see what's being made; more often than not, director Paula Panczenko will show you the latest prints herself. But perhaps the most dazzling way to see what Tandem's all about is to check out Tandem Press: Twenty-Five Years, an exhibition running through February 3 at the Chazen Museum of Art, the official archive for the press.
The show is ideally situated in the soaring Pleasant T. Rowland Gallery, which allows viewers to appreciate just how enormous and complex some of the prints coming out of Tandem are.
One wall boasts an entire alphabet of Robert Cottingham lithographs. Each colorful work offers a crisp, graphic letter that looks like it was plucked from a storefront, neon sign or marquee.
Nearby are color etching and aquatint works by Sean Scully, pieces that are quite smaller than his art that filled this space when the museum debuted its expansion in October 2011.
A highlight is an entire wall of prints by Judy Pfaff. I had opportunity to see her work in progress at Tandem back in 2008, and it's extraordinary. Her "Year of the Dog" series employs layers, cut-outs, translucency and different textures to convey elements of landscape, flowers, geometry, birds, trees and movement. You simply must see these twelve pieces in person.
In the back of the room are four works by Suzanne Caporael, including "Franchise," a color relief from 2010. In it, fifteen horizontal bars are interspersed with white; the lines are graphic but not perfectly straight.
The exhibition continues into a smaller gallery. Here, four square prints by Nicola López are reminiscent of her terrific 2009 show at the Chazen. In these works, a garble of industrial elements—a centralized mass of pipes, tubes, chains, mesh and block—looks like it's about to burst right off the paper.
The room also showcases two symbol-infused works by T.L. Solien, eight shadowy images of the human form by filmmaker David Lynch, a large vibrant monoprint by Tandem founder William Weege, two pale nature scenes by Cameron Martin and coin-front portraits of Diocletian, Charles II and other notables rendered by José Lerma in playful colors.
There's plenty more to explore and discover in the exhibition, and it gives a fantastic overview of the diverse artistic output taking place at Tandem. Visit tandempress.wisc.edu to learn more and chazen.wisc.edu for details on the show.
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Pink Pagoda Girls was recently showcased in a news report detailing the efforts of China Aid Association, an international organization that is dedicated to promoting religious freedom and the rule of law in China. "Officials with China Aid Association today announced the creation of the Chinese Children Defense Fund that is to provide attorneys to represent families snared in the Chinese governmentŌĆÖs limits on children," said the report, which went on to mention the work of Dr. Jim Garrow (Founder of Pink Pagoda), and the work of Pink Pagoda Girls.
The issue also is being addressed by another significant strategy: that described by organizers and supporters of the Pink Pagoda Girls campaign.
The goal of that operation is to raise $1 billion over the next 10 years to save the lives of a million baby girls by facilitating their adoptions by couples outside the communist nation.
That addresses the practice in China, where seniors depend on their male offspring for support in their senior years, of families who simply ŌĆ£set asideŌĆØ (kill) female offspring in order to comply with the one-child policy and attempt to get a male.
Dr. Jim Garrow, the personality behind the effort, already knows a thing or two about saving baby girls. In fact, he has already been credited with saving thousands of baby girls in China who otherwise would have been killed by their families laboring under a societal demand for male offspring and the governmentŌĆÖs heartless one-child-per-couple policy.
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Bass Pro Tournament of Champions:Westbury Christian, TX advances to championship with win over Christ the King
SPRINGFIELD, MO - Westbury Christian rode an incredible offensive performance into the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions title game, as the Houston, TX team shot its way past NYC's Christ the King High School 90-75.
Offense was the name of the game from the outset of the contest, as Westbury Christian led 21-14 after one quarter of play. Devon Turk scored 13 points for Westbury Christian in the first quarter alone (on 5-6 shooting). The second quarter saw even more offense, as Westbury scored 30 points to increase their halftime lead to 51-37 over Christ the King.
UConn signee Omar Calhoun was the bright spot for Christ the King in the first half, as he scored 12 points on 3-4 shooting from the field (4-6 free throws).
The game tightened up in the third quarter, as Christ the King outscored Westbury 18-17, yet still trailed 68-55. Delvin Dickerson and Devon Turk had 26 and 23 points, respectively, for Westbury through three quarters.
Omar Calhoun had 21 points for Christ the King after three quarters, and was aided by Jon Severe and Isaiah Lewis' contributions. Yet, the Westbury offensive attack was too much for the team from Queens, N.Y.
Westbury cruised to the victory behind 31 points from Delvin Dickerson, 27 from Devon Turk, and 19 points from Baylor commit LJ Rose. Omar Calhoun once again shined for Christ the King, as he scored 31 points to lead the Royals in scoring. Isaiah Lewis added 21 points for Christ the King.
Westbury Christian will meet Lincoln for the 2012 Bass Pro Tournament of Champions title at 6:30 p.m. Saturday night, while Christ the King will play Miller Grove (GA) for third place at 5:00 p.m.


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But for the most part, departments appear to be holding the line for a tight budget year.
Department heads forwarded their requests to County Mayor D. Gary Davis over the last few months, and the Commission and its finance committee have started the process of review before the full Commission takes a final vote on the funding.
The total general fund requests are a 2 percent increase over the current fiscal year — climbing $669,494 to a total of $33,723,927.
Of the 67 line items in the county's general fund budget, 37 show no increase or slight decreases from the current year's numbers.
Many of the requested increases involve updating or replacing computer technology or general maintenance of buildings.
The most significant decrease is seen in the budget for animal control, where the 2013-14 budget was for $180,000.
With the county's new contract with SPCA, that amount has decreased $100,000.
There is also a $100,000 decrease in the 911 Center budget, but the documents do not show the reasons for bringing the funding amount down from the current $550,000.
The largest funding request comes from Emergency Medical Services, which is seeking a $291,636 increase to its current budget of $5 million.
County EMS Director Danny Lawson recently spoke to the finance committee and said the increased call activity around the area requires more personnel and equipment.
The major increases involve adding more part-time personnel, vehicles and uniforms.
EMS is requesting $69,000 to add the availability of a 24-hour crew on Saturdays and Sundays.
Uniforms and protective equipment will cost $200 for each of the 100 employees of the department for a total of $20,000 — a $13,000 increase over the current fiscal year.
Lawson said the uniforms are "much needed after four years of not having enough."
A $160,000 increase is requested for replacement of two ambulances with new, re-chassied Chevrolet ambulances.
Lawson, whose report is one of the more detailed of those filed with the Commission, said the department will continue to buy refurbished or re-chassied vehicles or new, under-warranty equipment and demonstrator models "in order to hold our costs down as we have done in the past."
Lawson also said in his report the department would be returning $4.1 million to the general fund this year.
The Justice Center is the second largest request for funding from the Commission.
It's current budget totals $6.3 million and is now seeking a 2.16 percent increase to $6.45 million.
The big item on the request list is a $30,000 increase for maintenance and repair services to the building.
That would bring the total for that item to $81,293.
The requests show the need for the increase is "due to the building age and age of the equipment to maintain ... mulcher, laundry machines, A/C units, etc."
It also seeks to restore $2,000 in funding for vehicle services, $1,000 for transportation, $1,000 for office supplies and $5,600 for uniforms that was cut from last year's budget.
The request for law enforcement equipment including tasers, bulletproof vests, cuff and shackles is double last year's total, bringing that column to $48,450.
There is also a $49,000 request for a car and a van.
The Sheriff's Office is seeking a 1.9 percent increase over last year — a total of $135,476 from the current year bringing that request to $7.02 million.
The budget seeks the restoration of $1,700 for communication, $5,000 for dues and memberships, $714 for maintenance and repair, $5,000 for law enforcement equipment, $2,000 for office supplies, $1,700 for other supplies and materials.
A request for $115,000 to purchase vehicles is an increase of $70,000.
Davis said Tuesday he plans on presenting his proposed budget at the next County Commission meeting on Monday.
That meeting will be held in the Commission meeting room at the Courthouse, beginning at 7 p.m.


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Two incumbent School Board members were replaced June 12 as the Hanover Board of Supervisors appointed new members to open seats in the South Anna and Cold Harbor districts.
The first new member, Norman Sulser, was appointed to the Cold Harbor District seat. While her peers supported Sulser's candidacy, Chickahominy supervisor Angela Kelly-Wiecek chose to abstain. She explained that citizens expressed concerns about the situation, specifically with Cold Harbor Supervisor Elton Wade Sr. telling media that he promised Sulser, his former campaign manager, the appointment.
"Sadly in this situation the issue of qualifications has been lost in the broader community's discussion, and I fear as a result, many citizens are questioning the viability of the appointed School Board process as well as other decisions," Kelly-Wiecek said.
Her decision to abstain was not necessarily easy, she said. Kelly-Wiecek said she weighed the options of saying "yes" or "no." If she had voted with her peers, then it "might signal concern or worse, complicit compliance, over using appointments as political payback," she said. If she had voted "no" then that "would call into question Mr. Sulser's qualifications and his good name and reputation in this community," Kelly-Wiecek said.
Neither decision seemed right, she said. However, Kelly-Wiecek pointed out that Sulser is qualified and has shown his dedication over the years to both the school system and county.
On June 12, Wade addressed this issue before the vote. He said that he felt he should appoint Sulser this term. Wade reassured the board and audience that he would not do anything to hurt the county and said he believes his words were taken out of context.
"I try to be honest in all my decisions and do what's right for the county," Wade said.
Sulser served on the School Board for eight years from 1985-1993. Sulser's also spent the past 12 years subbing at Lee-Davis High School where he said he's gotten familiar with the classroom, teachers and students.
"This term I will have that experience, so I'll be able to see things from the parents, students and teachers' perspective," Sulser said. "It's always good to walk in someone else's shoes."
In making the appointment, Wade said that he had planned to appoint Sulser years ago, but was unable to because Sulser was redistricted out of the Cold Harbor district.
"He said he would've appointed me 20 years ago, if he could've," Sulser said about Wade.
Sulser has been very active in the community. He has taught Sunday School for over 30 years and has been a Reserve Deputy Sheriff for 12 years.
"I try to give back to the community," Sulser said.
Though Sulser said he encountered many challenges during his first time on the board, he is looking forward to joining the School Board again.
"It's an honor to be put up there again," he said.
When Sulser begins his term, one of his goals is "to make sure every child has the same educational opportunities."
Sulser will replace 20-year board member Robert Wood, who said he is not thrilled to be leaving.
"I feel I've learned a lot and tried to work hard to make our school system better than it was when I first started [serving on the board]," he said.
Though Wood wishes he could continue his work, he's confident in Sulser.
"Mr. Sulser was on the School Board before me. I feel he'll step in and do a good job for us," Wood said.
During the second appointment, South Anna Supervisor Wayne Hazzard said his decision was not easy. Hazzard said he developed and put together a questionnaire for all candidates to answer.
After the process was over, Hazzard chose Sue Dibble to represent the South Anna District. Her candidacy received unanimous support.
Dibble, the co-owner of a contracting company, said she plans to "incorporate business principles during her time on the board."
However, Dibble's no stranger to the Hanover Public School system. She has been a PTA member for six years and is consistently involved with students.
"I understand the pulse of school," Dibble said.
Once she begins her term, Dibble said she wants to "maintain the excellent education quality and maybe make some improvements." Although she did not have any specific improvements in mind just yet.
Like Wood, the incumbent South Anna board member, Ann Gladstone, is not happy to be leaving her post.
"I wanted to be there for four more years," Gladstone said. "I didn't feel like I had finished everything I had started."
When asked why she thought the Board of Supervisors wanted to appoint someone to take her place, Gladstone said, "It was a political decision."
Gladstone explained that the make-up of the Board of Supervisors is changing. She said herself and the rest of the School Board are public servants and not politicians.
Gladstone and Wood will continue their work on the board until June 30. The new members will be sworn in at the School Board's regular July meeting.


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Monica Biernat
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Research Areas: Social Psychology
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I study stereotyping and prejudice, and more specifically, I focus on how stereotypes affect judgments of and behavior displayed toward individual members of stereotyped groups (including the self). My research on the "shifting standards model" suggests that by virtue of holding a stereotype, we use category-specific standards against which we judge members of stereotyped groups. The result is that, for example, an individual woman might be judged as more aggressive than a comparable man-a contrast effect-because she is judged relative to a lower (female) standard. My research has also suggested that perceivers set lower minimum standards but higher confirmatory standards (e.g., stringent evidentiary criteria to document ability in a domain) for members of devalued groups (women, Blacks), and that zero-sum behaviors(distribution of valued resources) tend to favor the positively stereotyped, whereas nonzero-sum behaviors favor the negatively stereotyped (e.g., the "terrific" female softball player may receive more pats on the back than a comparable male player, but nonetheless still find herself benched more often than the male). The overall theme of this research is that stereotypes guide judgments of others in subtle, complex, and sometimes contradictory ways.
Selected Recent Publications
Biernat, M. (2012). Stereotypes and shifting standards: Forming, communicating and translating person impressions. In P. G. Devine & E. A. Plant (Eds.), Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, Vol. 45 (pp. 1-59). New York: Elsevier.
Biernat, M., & Danaher, K. (2012). Interpreting and reacting to feedback in stereotype-relevant performance domains. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 271-276.
Biernat, M., & Danaher, K. (2012). Prejudice. In H. A. Tennen and J. M. Suls (Eds.), Handbook of Psychology, Volume 5: Personality and Social Psychology (pp. 340-367). New York: Wiley.
Biernat, M., & Deaux, K. (2012). A history of gender in social psychology. In A. Kruglanski and W. Stroebe (Eds.), Handbook of the History of Social Psychology. Psychology Press.
Biernat, M., & Sesko, A. (2013). Communicating about others: Motivations and consequences of race-based impressions. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 138-143.
Biernat, M., & Sesko, A. K. (2013). Evaluating the contributions of members of mixed-sex work teams: Race and gender matter. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 471-476.
Fuegen, K., & Biernat, M. (2013). Gender-based standards of competence in parenting and work roles. In M. K. Ryan & N. R. Branscombe (Eds.), Handbook of gender and psychology (pp. 131-147). New York: Sage.
Biernat, M., Tocci, M.J., & Williams, J. C. (2012). The language of performance evaluations: Gender-based shifts in content and consistency of judgment. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 3, 186-192.


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