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2013 has been nothing but a disappointment for the Washington Nationals. After all the bluster and hype, the team expected to dominate the National League saw their season end almost before it even began. Injuries, underperformance and regular old bad luck stopped the Nats in their tracks. In a move reeking of desperation, they fired their hitting coach at the end of July. The barn door closed just as the last of the horses disappeared from view.
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January 27, 2015 JOHNSTOWN — Fourteen of the top 15 wage earners in city government in 2014 were either police officers or firefighters, but the top spot was claimed by City Treasurer Michael Gifford, who was paid $80,002. more »»
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New Books in PsycBooks
6 contemporary books have been added to PsycBooks along with 40 classic titles. Below are the contemporary books recently added to PsycBooks which you can access through EBSCO:
Cop Watch: Spectators, Social Media, and Police Reform 2012 By Hans Toch, PhD
"In Cop Watch: Spectators, Social Media, and Police Reform, renowned social psychologist Hans Toch takes stock of the vast changes in police procedures that have occurred over the last half-century by examining the evolving role of spectators to police–citizen interactions."
Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research 2012 Edited by Leonard A. Jason, PhD and David S. Glenwick, PhD
"Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research offers innovative research tools that are most effective for understanding social problems in general and change in complex person-environment systems at the community level."
Relationship Science: Integrating Evolutionary, Neuroscience, and Sociocultural Approaches 2012 Edited by Omri Gillath, PhD; Glenn Adams, PhD; and Adrianne Kunkel, PhD
"This book brings together researchers from psychology and neighboring disciplines whose work sheds light on the topic of relationships. It focuses on evolutionary, neuroscience, and sociocultural perspectives — three relatively new interdisciplinary approaches at the forefront of relationship science"
The Science of Attorney Advocacy: How Courtroom Behavior Affects Jury Decision Making 2012 By Jessica D. Findley, JD, PhD and Bruce D. Sales, PhD, JD
This book reviews "the scientific support for popular [attorney] advocacy recommendations. It first summarizes trial commentators' recommendations, then reviews the scientific support for these recommendations, and finally evaluates the recommendations in light of the scientific support."
The Journey From Child to Scientist: Integrating Cognitive Development and the Education Sciences 2012 Edited by Sharon M. Carver, PhD and Jeff Shrager, PhD
"The impulse to investigate the natural world is deeply rooted in our earliest childhood experiences. This notion has long guided researchers to uncover the cognitive mechanisms underlying the development of scientific reasoning in children."
Qualitative Strategies for Ethnocultural Research 2012 Edited by Donna K. Nagata, PhD; Laura Kohn-Wood, PhD; and Lisa A. Suzuki, PhD
"This volume presents the state-of-the-art discourse on qualitative methods in psychology and community studies"
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PsycBooks has added 8 new titles and 56 classic titles to the database. A complete list can be found here. Below are the 8 new titles. A guide to using PsycBooks, one of the EBSCO databases, can be found by clicking on ""Finding Guides" on the right side of this page.
Bilingualism and Cognition: Informing Research, Pedagogy, and Policy 2011. By Eugene E. García, PhD and José E. Náñez, Sr., PhD
"Bridging the fields of cognitive psychology and education, this volume presents research-based knowledge on language acquisition and learning to leverage the strengths and achievements of bilingual children. By understanding the neurocognitive mechanisms of the bilingual brain and the need for socioculturally inclusive pedagogy, educational researchers and practitioners can better serve this rapidly growing population."
Malpractice in Psychology: A Practical Resource for Clinicians 2011 By David L. Shapiro, PhD and Steven R. Smith, JD
Many mental health practitioners fear malpractice suits. Besides obtaining the appropriate insurance, clinicians should understand the risks of lawsuits and implement risk management strategies to avoid unfounded malpractice claims and decrease the likelihood of being sued successfully. With combined expertise in psychotherapy and law, Shapiro and Smith expertly navigate you through the unfamiliar territories of professional liability, negligence, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, HIPAA, defamation, violence and suicide, and trials and settlements.
Self-Regulation: Brain, Cognition, and Development 2011 By Andrea Berger, PhD
This book presents self-regulation as a crucial link between genetic predisposition, early experience, and later adult functioning in society. Individual chapters examine what self-regulation is, how it functions, how genetic and environmental factors influence its development, how it affects social and academic competence in childhood and adulthood, what pathologies can emerge if it is under-developed, and how it might be fostered in children.
Coparenting: A Conceptual and Clinical Examination of Family Systems 2011 Edited by James P. McHale, PhD and Kristin M. Lindahl, PhD
This landmark book was written to encourage good coparenting as a powerful support for at-risk children's social, emotional, and behavioral needs. Part I examines the concepts, theories, and empirical research underlying this dynamic socialization force characteristic of all family systems. Part II explores clinical applications—the various assessments and interventions that promote coparenting. The result is essential reading for those interested in the welfare of children.
Couples Therapy for Domestic Violence: Finding Safe Solutions 2011 By Sandra M. Stith, PhD; Eric E. McCollum, PhD; and Karen H. Rosen, EdD This book is currently being used in Dr. Sorrell's MM636 class.
This book presents a safety-focused approach to assessment and treatment of couples who choose to remain together after one or both partners have been violent. Treatment options for intimate partner violence have evolved alongside the growing awareness and broader definitions of domestic violence. Since 1997 the authors have conducted Domestic Violence Focused Couples Treatment (DVFCT), collected data, and refined their program. The authors outline their assessment and screening process and share case illustrations to demonstrate when conjoint treatment can be a safe and viable option.
High-Stakes Testing in Education: Science and Practice in K–12 Settings 2011 Edited by James A. Bovaird, PhD; Kurt F. Geisinger, PhD; and Chad W. Buckendahl, PhD
This volume covers a selection of contemporary issues about testing science and practice that impact the nation's public education system, including local and state assessment development, assessing special populations, charter schools, and the role of college placement and entrance examinations. Also featured is a section focusing on validation practices, defining, and interpreting resulting test scores. Specific topics include the role of examinee motivation, obtaining and making decisions based on validity evidence, evidence of consequences, and considering contextual sampling effects when evaluating validity evidence.
Shame in the Therapy Hour 2011 Edited by Ronda L. Dearing, PhD and June Price Tangney, PhD
This book explores the manifestations of shame and presents several approaches for treatment. It brings together the insights of master clinicians from different theoretical and practice orientations, such as psychodynamics, object relations, emotion-focused therapy, functional analysis, group therapy, family therapy, and couples therapy. The chapters address all aspects of shame, including how it develops, how it relates to psychological difficulties, how to recognize it, and how to help clients resolve it. Strategies for dealing with therapist shame are also provided, since therapist shame can be triggered during sessions and can complicate the therapeutic alliance.
Working With Narrative in Emotion-Focused Therapy: Changing Stories, Healing Lives 2011 By Lynne E. Angus, PhD and Leslie S. Greenberg, PhD
In psychotherapy, as in life, all significant emotions are embedded in important stories, and all significant stories revolve around important emotional themes. Yet, despite the interaction between emotion and narrative processes, emotion-focused therapy (EFT) and narrative-informed therapies have evolved as separate clinical approaches. In this book, Lynne Angus and Leslie Greenberg address this gap and present a groundbreaking, empirically based model that integrates working with narrative and emotion processes in EFT. According to Angus and Greenberg's narrative-informed approach to EFT, all successful psychotherapy entails the articulation, revision, and deconstruction of clients' maladaptive life stories in favor of more life-enhancing alternatives. Because emotions and narratives interact to form meaning and sense of self, the evocation and articulation of emotions is critical to changing life narratives.


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Budget Cut Could Curtail Oversight of National-Service Programs
The inspector general's office at the Corporation for National and Community Service has warned Congress it will have to lay off at least three-fourths of its 33 staff members and sharply curtail its activities because of a "severe and damaging" budget cut.
Congress cut the office's budget from $7.7-million to $4-million in the 2012 spending bill it approved last month.
"This budget reduction caught me and my executive staff by surprise," Kenneth C. Bach, the corporation's deputy inspector general, wrote in a letter this week to more than a dozen House and Senate members.
He said the 48-percent cut was in "stark contrast" to the 3-percent reduction in the corporation's overall budget—and "will substantially inhibit me from performing my duties."
The inspector general's office monitors federal volunteer and national-service programs, including AmeriCorps, Senior Corps, and Vista. Mr. Bach said the budget cut could leave it without enough money to conduct any new audits or investigations in 2012—even the legally required audit of the agency's financial statements.
Three Republican senators—Susan Collins of Maine, Michael Enzi of Wyoming, and Charles Grassley of Iowa—have responded to his letter by asking Congress to authorize a transfer of $4-million from the corporation's general budget to the inspector general's office.
"It is vital that inspectors general have the funding necessary to carry out their important mission," they wrote in a letter to Senator Tom Harkin, Democrat of Iowa, who chairs the Senate subcommittee that oversees spending on the national-service agency.
The reduction was introduced as the House and Senate worked to reconcile vastly different versions of a budget for the corporation. The House Appropriations Committee proposed gutting the agency, leaving just $280-million for a skeleton operation. The Senate voted to increase the agency's budget slightly from almost $1.08-billion to $1.09-billion, allocating $7.7-million for the inspector general's office.
In the end, Congress agreed to spend $1.05-billion.
"There is no question where this funding cut originated," said Kate Cyrul, spokeswoman for Senator Harkin. "Just look at the U.S. House's proposal as compared to the Senate proposal." She said Mr. Harkin was reviewing the letter from the three senators.
A spokeswoman for the House Appropriations Committee did not respond immediately to a request for comment.
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Hester Calls for Great Schools, Great Neighborhoods for All
Hester Calls for Great Schools, Great Neighborhoods for All
Time to End Ward Boss Culture
Norfolk, VA – The Virginian-Pilot today reported that two Norfolk Middle Schools – Ruffner and Lake Taylor – are at the lowest level in the state and should get help. This comes on the heels of problems and challenges at Lafayette Winona Middle School. Daun Hester, candidate for Mayor of Norfolk, calls the problems the watershed from past decisions forced through by some members of city council; decisions she opposed at the time.
"In 2001 the school board was under pressure from some council members and they voted to rezone our middle schools. I and many others predicted the separate but unequal, good schools for some but not all, approach would fail. It has," Hester says.
According to Hester, Norfolk cannot and will not be competitive with a high quality of life for all citizens if the city's leadership continues to put forth housing and school policies that perpetuate schools and neighborhoods of choice in only a few pockets of our city.
"It's time to talk about the elephant in the room," Hester said.
In 2001, Norfolk Public Schools rezoned its middle school boundaries arguing that doing so would increase white enrollment without harming educational advancement of black students. Instead, white enrollment has dropped; black and white dropout rates have increased; and the three middle schools now facing state scrutiny have increased concentrations of poverty.
In this year's State of the Union, the President declared, "In the 21st century, the best anti-poverty program around is a world-class education. And in this country, the success of our children cannot depend more on where they live than on their potential."
"I believed that a decade ago, and I believe it now," Hester said.
Hester thinks it is time for our city to stand up together and face these issues head on. "Divided we will continue to fail. It's time to unite around one great Norfolk," she said. "As your mayor, I am prepared to lead us away from the last remnants of the massive resistance era of business into a choice for all."
As Mayor, Hester will:
- Work to expand citywide choice schools that are models of success including racial and economic diversity, such as Ghent Elementary and Meadowbrook. Parents deserve choices, and they should not have to buy their way into certain neighborhoods to access great schools. All must finally mean all!
- Boldly take on the issue of parental responsibility at home and constructive involvement in schools. Too many families expect the schools and the government to do their jobs. As a mother and educator, I will not shy away from this important conversation with anyone.
- Lead this city through serious dialogue about race, class, and opportunity. There has been too much blaming and blustering. It's time for us to find common ground and creative solutions. Our children need our help and they have no time to waste on the head-in-the-sand approach of the current council leadership.
Eight years ago three members of the city council met with the Chairman of the Norfolk School Board. In a report published by the Virginian-Pilot, the school board leader was quoted as saying, "When you have more than one member of council asking something of you, that's the same as a 300-pound gorilla asking you to do something, that's something you take notice of."
After the meeting, the Norfolk School Board voted to redraw the attendance boundaries for Norfolk middle schools. Hester contends that meeting eight years ago has proven to be a harbinger of the bullying, ward boss approach that has taken over local government.
"The ward boss culture of leadership is hurting all of us. It is time for it to go. We need to compete for strong families and thriving businesses, not only in Hampton Roads, but also across the mid-Atlantic and south. Norfolk can keep trying to recreate perceived good old days, or we can move together toward great new days," Hester stated. "I say it's time for great new days. I am prepared to lead and ready to serve Norfolk forward."
Black Women for Obama for Change Endorses Daun Hester for Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Black Women for Obama for Change, (BWFO4Change) announced today they are endorsing Councilwoman Daun Hester for Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia. After an interview with Councilwoman Hester, the group voted to endorse her based on her support for Health Reform legislation, commitment to empowering communities in neighborhoods of Norfolk, Virginia, support for small business and her proven record of working to improve education.
"We are so proud of the record number of women running for office at all levels this year and Daun Hester for Mayor of Norfolk is a great example." said Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. National Co-Chair of BWFO4Change, " We expect Councilwoman Hester to do great things for her City, and we are happy to support her." "We must continue the progress we made in 2009 by electing people that share President Obama's values," said Stephanie Myers, National Co-Chair, BWFO4Change, "Councilwoman Hester has a distinguished record as a champion on behalf of issues important to our communities, women of Virginia, and families. We encourage voters in Virginia to support Daun Hester for Mayor of Norfolk, Virginia."
Norfolk Educational Consultant Dr. Eleanor Renee Rodriguez commented, "I have known Councilwoman Daun Hester since the first week of my arrival in Norfolk more than decade ago. I knew her first as a then Norfolk City School District employee and next Vice Mayor of the City Council. If Daun Hester is elected Mayor of Norfolk we will definitely have an advocate for children and the diverse communities in Norfolk. I have no doubt she will represent all of the City of Norfolk."
Black Women for Obama for Change is a volunteer social networking blog community established during the 2008 Presidential primaries by businesswomen and civic activists Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq., and Stephanie E. Myers. The organization monitors public policy, educates networkers about significant national issues and endorses candidates for pubic office. DISCLAIMER: This endorsement does not imply any endorsement from the Obama Administration or from President Barack Obama.
Daun Hester Calls for Bold Steps To Improve City Health
National Study Gives Norfolk Poor Bill of Health
Norfolk – Councilwoman Daun Hester, candidate for Mayor of Norfolk, is calling for a renewed focus on the health of our neighborhoods, families, schools and local business. Hester cites a recent report issued by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin researchers as an indicator of where city leadership should turn their attention.
"The rate of premature death in our city is 53% above the state level and 77% above the target level assigned by the researchers," Hester said. "Look further into the report and you see the associated factors. In Norfolk we have a significantly lower high school graduation rate, a higher percentage of children living in poverty and a violent crime rate that is almost three times the state level and 10 times the target level."
It is more difficult to attract and retain businesses and more challenging to encourage citizen investment in our communities when the core problems of our city are not being addressed, Hester believes. A healthy business environment comes from healthy citizens who live in healthy neighborhoods. Place matters and healthy neighborhoods have several vital components including a sense of safety, good schools, places to exercise, available services such as healthy food choices, and shared spaces to foster community cooperation.
"Our city's leadership has focused on bricks and mortar in the past. There's more to rebuilding a city than new buildings," Hester stated. "The successful solutions will be found in the energy and creativity of our citizens but the city needs to help the citizens by setting policy that is empowering rather than prohibitive."
Hester has drafted a series of bold steps that can be taken through city and citizen collaboration.
- Transforming schools into gathering places to build community capacity. Every neighborhood in Norfolk has a school facility that sits empty more than it is used. Working together our schools can be places where adults learn as much as our children do and when that happens, our children will learn even more.
- Encouraging community use of school grounds for exercise and recreation. The city counts school grounds as park and open space, yet No Trespassing signs are posted at many schools. The contradiction can be addressed with policy and interdepartmental cooperation, which costs little if any additional money.
- Rewarding citizens for block by block improvements by combining city guidance, citizen engagement and existing grant dollars shared by many rather than a few.
- Community gardens, created and developed by citizens in partnership with the Norfolk Environmental Commission. Community gardens grow more than vegetables and flowers. They can be fertile ground for growing friendships and a spirit of caring and sharing.
"I believe our citizens are ready, willing and able to take some bold steps with us," Hester continued. "But it means changing some old ways, removing the silos and barriers that discourage citizens."
"All the money in the world won't repair the damage to our social fiber," Hester says. "There are not enough jails to end crime. We must come together, work together and promote inclusive growth to overcome the challenges we face."
Hester encourages citizens to learn more at her web site, MadamMayor.com. The site has been built to encourage citizen participation and it welcomes all citizens to share their vision for Bold Steps for Norfolk.
Daun Hester Announces Bold Steps Walking Tour of Norfolk
Candidate for Mayor to Walk 100+ Miles on the Campaign Trail
Norfolk – Knowing it will take bold steps to address the challenges our city faces, Councilwoman Daun Hester is announcing the Bold Steps Walking Tour of Norfolk. Hester is running for the office of Mayor of Norfolk. From the south shore of the Chesapeake Bay to the south side of Norfolk, Hester will walk throughout the city's neighborhoods meeting citizens, listening to their concerns and ideas, and sharing her vision for a city council leadership that embraces citizen involvement.
Hester will take the first Bold Step on her tour in the northeast corner of the city when she visits the Tarrallton community on Saturday, March 6 at 11:00 a.m. "The east end of Little Creek Road is a great place to start and now is the time to begin," says Hester.
The goal is to visit at least 50 neighborhoods and walk 100 miles before the city elections are held on Tuesday, May 4.
"I want this campaign to articulate a renewed vision and spirit for our city, a vision which reflects our unique gifts, builds on our great strengths, and respects the contributions of all who work to make Norfolk a great city," Hester says. "But as with all things related to our city government, it should begin with the citizens.
"Most good ideas come from conversations around a kitchen table and often creative solutions generate from casual discussions between neighbors," Hester says. "In my administration as mayor, I will encourage citizens to share those ideas and help us seek solutions as collaborators."
According to Hester, the walk also underscores her commitment to improve the health and well-being of Norfolk citizens and Norfolk neighborhoods. When it comes to our health and well-being, small steps, like a daily walk, can be a bold step on the path to a healthier lifestyle. It can also be a path for neighbors to meet, get to know one another better and find common interests that promote a stronger sense of community.
"Healthy families and healthy neighborhoods produce healthy schools and an environment for strong business growth and development. According to Hester, City Hall today sees itself as the source of Norfolk's strength as it picks winning and losing neighborhoods and projects. As mayor I will be an advocate for one, united Norfolk where every citizen is encouraged to participate and all neighborhoods are valued. We can not solve the challenges of our city with money alone. We can strengthen and improve our city through cooperation, self-reliance, and innovation," Hester said.
Following her visit to Tarrallton, Hester will visit the neighborhoods of Norview, Larchmont, Diggs and Talbot Park. A full schedule will be posted on her campaign web site, MadamMayor.com. The site has been built to encourage citizen participation and it welcomes all citizens to share their vision for Bold Steps for Norfolk and to join the tour.


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Larry Fitzgerald and running back Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings battled to a 7-7 tie on Monday in front of a couple dozen Arizona high school students.
The Cardinals receiver and Peterson, the NFL's offensive rookie of the year, were playing a game of "financial football," an NFL-themed money management video game at Phoenix Convention Center.
The game will be distributed to every high school in the state, according to officials from Visa, which is helping to sponsor the program.
The pair, often getting suggestions for answers from the students, took a stab at about a dozen financial questions and missed only one each.
Fitzgerald told the students his first job was working as a ball boy for the Vikings as a teenager.
"You get that first money and you just want to go spend it," Fitzgerald said.
But his dad warned him to put his money away, so, "Every time I ever got money, I made sure I saved it."
Fitzgerald said he still applies this principle to his life today.
That should come in handy if he can work out a new contract with the Cardinals.
Fitzgerald reached incentives this past season that would earn him about $16.5 million in the upcoming season.
The club wants to work out a long-term deal that would lower this amount in the short term.
Talks are ongoing, but Fitzgerald says he hasn't heard anything.
His name has come up in Internet trade rumors and Fitzgerald hopes that's all they are.
"I want to be a Cardinal. I enjoy it here. I love my teammates. I love working for the Bidwills."


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The Rhythm of Life
Sometimes work seems futile and miserable; sometimes we might not have work; and sometimes we might not want work. In other words, there are times when there is no rhythm to our vocational life but only monotonous and persistent dreariness. …Read More
The Right Balance
One of the first things we learn about work is that we are to regularly stop doing it (Gen. 2:1-3). The creation account of Genesis 1 culminates in the Lord's setting aside His creative labors in order to rest. That …Read More
The Rise of Islam
Two things unite most Muslims: their belief in the unity of God and their veneration of Muhammad as the channel through which God's final revelation was given. Muslims claim that God revealed the Qur'an to Muhammad whom they see as …Read More
The Rise of the Papacy
There are one billion Roman Catholics worldwide, one billion people who are subject to the Pope's authority. How, one might ask, did all of this happen? The answer, I believe, is far more complex and untidy than Catholics have argued. …Read More
The Royal Genealogy of Jesus
The five books from Genesis to Deuteronomy form the first section of the Hebrew Bible known as the Torah. Unfortunately, the Hebrew term torah is often misleadingly translated into English as "law." Torah is better understood as meaning "instruction." As …Read More
The Salvation of Knowledge
The postmodern era is coming to an end, and a new age is beginning. In this new era, pluralism is considered simplistic and elementary. Whereas pure relativism was the reigning mind-set in the postmodern era, in this new age, conceptualism …Read More
The School of Jesus Christ
When I first received the intelligence of the death…of your son Louis, I was so utterly overpowered that for many days I was fit for nothing but to grieve; and albeit I was somehow upheld before the Lord by those …Read More
The Scottish Reformation
His name was Patrick Hamilton. He was born into nobility. His mother's father was the second son of the king. As a young man of only thirteen, he was given a position of abbot, which supplied a handsome income and …Read More
The Second Great Commandment
When some Pharisees put Jesus to the test concerning the greatest of all God's commandments, He answered with a quotation from Deuteronomy 6:5: "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with …Read More
The Second World War
It is natural, though altogether wrong, to think that somehow when we turn the pages that separate the Old and New Testaments that we are entering into more gentle times, that God in the interim somehow became kinder and gentler. …Read More
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Behind the Wheel of the Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca
We're still buzzing from our time with Ford's newest Mustang. It's visceral delights are only overshadowed by its scintillating performance. Here's a view from behind the driver's seat as we wrung out the 444-hp Laguna Seca edition car around the track it was named forCalifornia's Laguna Seca Raceway.
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Installation of the Minnesota Oral Health Coalition's Board of Directors and Election of Executive Officers
The Minnesota Oral Health Coalition is proud to announce the 2014 Board of Directors and Executive committee. Board members were elected by coalition membership in early November via Vovici software. Executive officers were installed on January 10th, 2014 during the winter board meeting held at the TIES Headquarters in St. Paul.
- President Sarah Wovcha, JD, MPH
- Vice President Carl Ebert, DDS
- Treasurer Suzanne M. Beatty, DDS
- Secretary Connie Bye, LPN
- Eileen Crespo, MD
- Eric Elmquist, DDS
- Forrest Flint
- Jane Patrick
- Jeanne Edevold Larson, MS
- Jessica Flotterud, RDH
- Cathy L. Jacobson
- Patricia Tarren, BDS, MPhil
- Deb Bernier, RDH
- Erica Gosso, RDH, BSDH, MDH
- Tom Fields
- Merry Jo Thoele, MPH, RDH
The Journey to the Dental Profession through the Early Decision Rural Dentistry Program
Written by Dr. Naty Lopez, Associate Professor, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry
When do young students start thinking about pursuing dentistry as a profession and practicing in a rural area? Five students from rural communities who were recently selected for the Early Decision Rural Dentistry Program (EDRDTP) share their journey. Their stories show that a practicing rural dentist played a significant role in their journey and that growing up in a rural area opened their eyes to the oral health needs around them.
Matthew Hanowski grew up on a hobby farm in Little Falls, MN where he developed an interest in fixing things from his father's shop in the woods. He enjoyed working with his hands so much that he decided early on that he would not want to be stuck behind a desk; he would rather be doing something with his hands.
Matthew knows that Little Falls is fortunate to have a local dentist but he is aware that many rural farming communities do not have a dentist nearby and they do not have the time to drive over one hundred miles round trip for a routine dental check-up. He shadowed several dentists where he witnessed the difference dentists make in a patient's life. His dream is to have a dental practice in a rural community and to travel to nearby rural communities where there is no dentist to provide convenient, adequate, friendly dental care that everyone deserves. Matthew is currently a third year student at St. John's University. His mentor is Dr. Gregory Hubbard of Little Falls.
Gretchen Kletscher grew up with individuals with special needs who taught her patience, understanding and care-giving skills. In high school she helped with the Special Olympics in her community and developed a passion to help special needs persons with oral health needs to improve their smile. She shadowed with Dr. Daniel Rose who cared for patients with special needs. She observed Dr. Rose treat patients in the hospital operating room as well as in his private practice. Gretchen became increasingly aware of the needs in rural communities: the high unemployment rates in Cass County, for example, that leaves many citizens unable to receive proper dental care. Gretchen wants to work with a rural dental program that will make dental care affordable and accessible in Cass County. Gretchen is a second year student at the College of St. Scholastica and Dr. Daniel Rose is her mentor.
Taylor Mikkalson loved going to the dentist. As a triplet, she was different from her brother and sister. She always loved the feeling of running her tongue across her freshly polished teeth and pick out the prize for being well-behaved during her appointment. She shadowed two rural dentists from her hometown and realized that they are much more than doctors who provide their patients with healthy teeth. These two dentists knew all of their patients on a personal level and truly cared for their overall health. However, they are reaching the point of retirement within the next ten to fifteen years. Taylor is passionate about continuing the work of these two dentists in her community in the future because she knows many people in her town as well as those in the surrounding area will continue to need care. Her mentors are Dr. Winkle and Dr. Spiten. She is currently enrolled at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities.
Jamie St. Marie currently resides in Apple Valley but she and her family travel to Zumbrota, MN where she grew up, to see Dr. Christensen for their dental check-ups. She decided to pursue dentistry when she was twelve years old after a painful experience with another dentist. In Dr. Christensen, Jamie saw that it takes a special type of person to be a dentist and to practice dentistry in a rural community. Jamie saw the challenges that a rural community face: in accessing dental care, in the lack of education on proper dental hygiene, and self-employed farmers who are either un-insured or under-insured. Looking into the future she sees herself collaborating with community leaders to develop programs to provide affordable care for her community. Jamie is a student at the University of North Dakota. Her mentor is Dr. Andrew Christensen.
Jake Wagner of Blue Earth, MN was awarded the "Triple A" award for excellence in academics, arts and athletic in high school. He learned at an early age to face challenges and overcome difficulties and to persevere in order to achieve one's goals. He writes, "I am immensely thankful for the hardships that I endured because they gave me perspective on life at an early age." He sees that his past difficulties directly relate to the challenges that dentists face on a daily basis because they never fully know what they will be faced with or what sort of personality type will enter their practice. Jake also thinks that he will have the ability to connect with his patients because he recognizes the difficulties some people experience during different stages in their lives. Jake sees the needs in Blue Earth. He spoke with a retired dentist who told him that in 1956 there were sixteen dentists who served in the county but today there are only four, with two of these dentists working only part-time. Additionally, the dentist who serves the majority of patients in Blue Earth is nearing retirement. Jake is confident that he has the ability to make an impact and reverse these problems after he graduates from dental school. Jake is a sophomore at St. John's University. His mentor is Dr. Roger Grandgenett of Blue Earth, MN.
Students in the EDRDP are given a provisional acceptance to the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry and are expected to complete all course prerequisites and electives for the DDS application, maintain the expected science and overall GPA and DAT scores, and continue shadowing a rural dentist and undertake a project in oral health in their rural community in collaboration with their mentors during summer sessions.
CDC School Based / School Linked Dental Sealant Cost Analysis Project
Minnesota is one of 5 states (Virginia, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nevada) participating in the School Based/School Linked Dental Sealant Cost Analysis project with CDC. The project team includes Susan Griffin, Dawn Arlotta, Kari Jones and Shilpa Naval of the CDC.
Minnesota was invited to participate because it has been identified by the CDC as being advanced in using sealant cost analysis tools developed by the CDC. The purpose of the project is to simplify the cost calculation methodology in the Sealant Efficiency Assessment for Locals and States Users' Manual. CDC economists on the project will calculate the cost of equipment and the percentage that will be applied to the final cost of delivering a sealant.
The project seeks to develop methodology that will provide cost estimates per resource unit so that state programs do not have to do this on their own. For example, instead of requiring programs to provide the cost of a portable dental sealant unit and then to estimate the annual cost, the "cost calculator" will provide the annual cost for various pieces of equipment by manufacturer.
CDC has been given resources to work on simplifying the cost calculations. The MN Oral Health Program first completed a questionnaire in collaboration with sealant program grantees (June 20) to help CDC ensure they are including all relevant costs and then participated in a group conference call with the other states in the project. Once the CDC's "cost calculator" is prepared, Minnesota will have the opportunity to review and provide feedback on the final product.
Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation Funds Minnesota Oral Health Coalition
MINNEAPOLIS (July 15, 2013) - Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation has awarded $300,000 to the Minnesota Oral Health Coalition (MOHC) to support the coalition's infrastructure and activities over the next three years. MOHC is a membership-based organization dedicated to promoting sound public oral health programs and policies in Minnesota. It was established in partnership with the Minnesota Department of Health's Oral Health Program and helped produce the state's first-ever Oral Health Plan: Advancing Optimal Oral Health for All Minnesotans. MOHC has a 14 member Board of Directors, with 165 active community members from across the state and representing a variety of backgrounds and diverse organizations. Currently MOHC relies upon the volunteer commitments of its board of directors, stakeholders and members.
"The Minnesota Oral Health Coalition is well positioned to make an impact on the Foundation's priority of improving the oral health of Minnesotans," said Ann Johnson, Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation Executive Director and MOHC board member. "In order to maximize the impact, the Coalition needs to transition from all volunteer leadership to having paid staff dedicated to supporting the coalition membership and activities."
MOHC intends to improve oral health in Minnesota through advocacy, public awareness, education and leadership development. Activities of the grant will include hiring staff and helping implement the Minnesota Oral Health Plan, with an immediate focus on education and outreach about the benefits and potential cost savings of community water fluoridation.
"The Minnesota Oral Health Plan is ambitious and we have a great deal of work to do," said Deb Jacobi, board president for MOHC. "At this important moment for oral health in Minnesota, we couldn't be more grateful to Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation for their support."
The Minnesota Oral Health Plan serves as a five-year roadmap for future activities and includes four priority areas:
- Public Health Infrastructure
- Prevention and Education
- Health Care Integration and Access to Oral Health Care
- Surveillance
Using the framework of the State Oral Health Plan, working groups based on the seven goals of the plan have been launched that include participants from across the state and embody an approach for building strong community involvement and relationships.
"A strong oral health coalition will bring stakeholders together to help Minnesota achieve its oral health goals," said Merry Jo Thoele, dental director of the Minnesota Department of Health's Oral Health Program. "This grant from Delta Dental will be foundational in its impact and will enable the coalition to achieve its full potential to improve oral health in Minnesota."
About Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation – Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation is designed to support Delta Dental of Minnesota's mission of improving the oral health of the people in Minnesota. The Foundation will focus on improving access to oral health for people living in Minnesota, with special attention to increasing access among underserved persons, groups and communities as well as ideas and programs that provide innovative, long-term, sustainable solutions.
Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation was formed out of the proceeds of the 2009 sale of the dental benefit management company, DeCare Dental. Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation had assets of approximately $92 million and granted about $2 million in 2012.
Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Delta Dental is a registered mark of Delta Dental Plans Association. Delta Dental of Minnesota is an independent nonprofit dental services company and is an authorized licensee of the Delta Dental Plans Association of Oak Brook, Illinois. For more information, visit www.deltadentalmn.org
Minnesota Named to Medicaid Oral Health Learning Collaborative
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently launched the National Oral Health Initiative (OHI) to support states in improving children's oral health care access. The OHI, which calls for each state to develop a pediatric Oral Health Action Plan aims to increase the proportion of children enrolled in Medicaid who receive a preventive dental service and increase the proportion of children ages 6-9 enrolled in Medicaid who receive a dental sealant on a permanent molar.
To help states improve oral health care access and outcomes for these high-risk children, the Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS) launched the Medicaid Oral Health Learning Collaborative, with support from the DentaQuest Foundation. CHCS selected teams from seven states to participate in this learning collaborative initiative. Minnesota, along with Arizona, California, New Hampshire, Texas, Virginia, and Washington are participating in peer-to-peer learning, as well as individual and group technical assistance from national experts in oral health quality improvement. CHCS will support these states in meeting the OHI oral health care access goals. Lessons learned from the participating states, including lessons learned in Minnesota, will be shared broadly to aid additional states in advancing children's oral health access.
Merry Jo Thoele, MPH, RDH, Dental Director, Minnesota Oral Health Program, Minnesota Department of Health and Julie Marquardt, Deputy Director, Health Care Purchasing and Service Delivery, Minnesota Department of Human Services participated in the initial launch of the Medicaid Oral Health Learning Collaborative in Baltimore, Maryland, May 20-21, 2013. The collaboration between the Minnesota Department of Health of the Minnesota Department of Human Services is especially important to meeting the oral health needs of Minnesota's children.
Although oral health care is included in Medicaid's Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment benefit for children, less than half of the nation's 30 million Medicaid-enrolled children receive any dental service in a given year. In Minnesota, 59% of children with Medicaid coverage did not receive any dental services by or under the supervision of a dentist during Federal Fiscal Year 2011. Barriers to oral health care access in this population include low rates of oral health care provider participation in Medicaid; the reluctance of oral health care providers to treat young children; insufficient awareness of dental benefits among Medicaid-enrolled families; and literacy and cultural barriers. By participating in the Medicaid Oral Health Learning Collaborative, Minnesota will gain knowledge to improve access to and utilization of oral health services for children enrolled in Medicaid, resulting in better oral health and overall health for our children.
Senate Resolution Congratulates ADHA on 100th Anniversary of Dental Hygiene
The United States Senate unanimously approved Senate Resolution 182 congratulating the American Dental Hygienists' Association on its 100th anniversary of the profession on Friday, June 21, 2013. Minnesota Senator Al Franken joined Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland, Senators Susan Collins and Angus King of Maine, Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois, Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, and Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio to submit this resolution marking the importance of dental hygiene in the US.
MDH Creates First X-ray Regulatory Guide for Dental X-ray Units
MDH Radiation Control X-ray Unit protects and promotes radiation safety through guidance and collaboration with the radiation community. In order to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from the use of ionizing radiation producing equipment, MDH has published the first X-ray Regulatory Guide for Dental X-ray Units. The guide is designed to describe the type and extent of a radiation safety program necessary for compliance with the Minnesota Rules Chapter 4732 for use of x-ray equipment in a dental office. For more information about x-ray safety and to view the new dental x-ray guide, visit X-ray Dental Facilities.
The MDH Oral Health Program Proudly Announces New Staff
Abigail Franklin, MPH, joins the Oral Health Program as the Communications Coordinator. In 2009, Abbie earned her MPH in Public Health Administration and Policy with a concentration in Global Health from the University of Minnesota. She has great experience creating educational materials and implementing outreach activities. Most recently, Abbie was a program planner for the Newborn & Child Follow-up Unit at MDH where she coordinated statewide trainings for local public health partners, created parent and provider educational materials, and developed website content. She has experience as a classroom teacher as a Patient Educator at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and as an English Teacher in the US Peace Corps (Moldova, 2000-2004). Abbie has a strong interest in health literacy and cultural responsiveness. She is using her skills to support the Oral Health Program in its education and communications activities.
As the Oral Health Program Prevention Coordinator, Clare Larkin, RDH MSEd, is utilizing her vast oral health knowledge and connections to the community to move school-based dental sealant and community water fluoridation efforts forward for the state of Minnesota. A licensed dental hygienist, Clare has extensive clinical experience gained in private practice and periodontal specialty offices. Most recently, Clare held an unlimited full time faculty position in dental hygiene at Normandale Community College. From 2003 to 2013, in addition to dental hygiene clinic, Clare taught the topics of head and neck anatomy, special needs dental client care, and community dental health for the dental hygienist. Clare currently holds a Community Faculty position with the Metropolitan State University / Normandale Community College dental hygiene degree completion program. She teaches a course titled Current and Relevant Topics for the Dental Hygienist. For 5 years, Clare was theDental Health Educator for Public Health Service of Goodhue and Wabasha Counties where she coordinated the school-based fluoride mouthrinse programs for all elementary schools in the two-county area. Clare now supports the school-based dental sealant grant program and community water fluoridation activities within MDH Oral Health Program.
Student Interns Support Oral Health Program Activities
Dr. Sahiti Bhaskara is a dentist by training currently pursuing a Masters in Public Health with a concentration in Epidemiology at the University of Minnesota. Sahiti joins the Oral Health Program as a student worker to assist the team in implementing strategies from the Minnesota Oral Health Plan for tobacco control, tobacco cessation, and referral. She is also analyzing data to assess the costs associated with emergency room use for non-traumatic and preventable dental conditions. In addition to projects with the Oral Health Program, Sahiti is working with the Office of Rural Health and Primary Care to evaluate the impact of dental therapists on access to oral health care in Minnesota.
Dr. Peter Okwerekwu holds a degree in Dental Surgery from the University of Lagos. He practiced dentistry in rural and urban Nigeria. Peter is currently pursuing his Masters in Public Health in Public Health Administration and Policy at the University of Minnesota. As a student worker with the Oral Health Program, Peter is focused on determining the distribution of dental workforce in Minnesota and is developing data collection methods for the school-based sealant program. In addition, Peter is assisting the Minnesota Oral Health Coalition to implement strategies from the state oral health plan related to cultural responsiveness and diversity in dental health workforce.


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I have some Kolbe Kolbe aluminum clad/wood core casement windows that had the factory bronze finish over the aluminum cladding. Over the years this finish has faded and weathered. I want to select a paint that:
I'm thinking of SW Satin Duration however I've used it before and it just doesn't level out that well and leaves brush marks. Does anyone have a recommendation on a high end acrylic paint that will fit this application. I'd like as close to the smooth factory finish as possible but prefer to brush vs. spray. Are there any paints similar to Duration that have better leveling characteristics? |
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You have a couple of things to consider. Why no prime? Anodized aluminum is not that easy to stick to. Suggest a bonder coat with a premium primer/bonder. Try UMA. Getting a metallic bronze topcoat for an exterior application will be tough. Best bet is to use a flow additive like Latex Xtender or Floetrol to smooth out the brush strokes with a top of the line SW or BM product. Good luck in find a bronze exterior paint in a latex. |
Thanks. Today at lunch I stopped at a BM dealer and he suggested a product called IronClad Latex Low Luster Metal and Wood enamel. It's self priming, flows/levels well and the best part is that it comes from the factory in a premixed dark bronze that matches my windows perfectly. He told me that factory mixed colors are much more fade resistant then store mixed colors due to the pigments used. I think I heard that once before. I'll report back my results but it seams like the perfect product for what I want to do. |
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You're tellin' me that the first track is named after the great Celtic, Bill Russell, the second track is a skit which has Bill Cosby preaching about playing "the sh*t out of" your game," and to top it off, you scored a slew of helping hands from Maestro, Rochester and Classified, all of whom are living legends in Canadian hip hop culture!? You damn right you must be defying the odds.
And that's exactly what D.O. stands for – Defy the Odds. He hails from the great white northern city of Toronto, where everyone's a shark-like critic and if you don't at least try to defy the odds, you'll get eaten alive. He's the Guinness World Record holder for the longest freestyle rap and he's looking to further preach his presence with his third studio album, "Heavy in the Game."
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Fri, Nov 30, 12 at 11:38
I have been an admirer of your rooms for awhile now. I stumbled across your Flickr account this morning and it appears as if we are using the same master bathroom as an inspiration - two parallel vanities with master tub at the end. Do you have something posted with your design choices - tile, tub, fixtures, lighting, etc? Not trying to stalk you but I would love to see how you are finishing out your space if you are indeed also building this bathroom. Best regards, |
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Hi maggie530 I am just getting started. I am using that picture as a loose estimation of a modified layout. (if you check out my thread on this forum about the layout, you will see my potential plan). I don't have anything actually picked out yet though, we are going to start taking down the walls maybe next week if we can get the layout worked out. It is going to be very slow going though, my contractor who has done all the work on my house gives me a very, very good price but he is very slow and is right now only working on the project evenings and weekends. So, it might be a while before I get to the tile, tub, light fixture stage :) |
I found your other thread. Thanks for directing me to it. We are still framing our house so I'm a few months from finishing the bath. Maybe you'll be further along by then :) |
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Can I go ahead and plant bare root trees now or should I wait till it warms up?? |
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Thank you! ground is workable right now :) |
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OK they are in the ground. A new BlackGold cherry and a 20th century pear. |
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David Arlyn Campbell Sentenced in U.S. District Cour
Bill Mercer, United States Attorney for the District of Montana, announced today that during a federal court session in Great Falls, on February 19, 2009, before U.S. District Judge Sam E. Haddon, DAVID CAMPBELL, a 50-year-old resident of Wolf Point, appeared for sentencing. CAMPBELL was sentenced to a term of:
- Probation: 4 years
- Special Assessment: $100
- Restitution: $3,500
CAMPBELL was sentenced in connection with his guilty plea to theft from an Indian gaming establishment.
In an Offer of Proof filed by the United States, the government stated it would have proved at trial the following:
On October 12, 2007, the General Manager for the Silver Wolf Casino in Wolf Point reported that the Silver Wolf Casino had recently completed an audit and discovered a loss of $21,845.61. The loss was first discovered by the casino's bookkeeper. The bookkeeper told the General Manager that the money count for some of the casino's slot machines came up with money shortages and/or money overages.
In September 2006, when the bookkeeper had initially discovered the missing money, she had mentioned it to CAMPBELL, who was the General Manager at the time, but was later replaced.
At the time, CAMPBELL represented to the bookkeeper that the losses were not in fact losses, but the result of machine malfunctions. Accepting that explanation, the bookkeeper assumed that there was no actual financial issue with the operation of the gaming facility. However, when the bookkeeper returned to the casino after two months of being absent, she noticed the losses had increased significantly, and that the amounts missing were in even dollar amounts, for example $100, $200 and $500. These amounts could no longer be explained away as mechanical failures. The same machines kept showing short. These machines were played regularly and were in an area where the security cameras could not adequately record the activities. The bookkeeper found that Raymond Beauchman, the Assistant Manager, was only conducting weekly audits (instead of the required daily audits), and was not recording the losses. An in-depth review showed the losses dated back as far as October 2006.
CAMPBELL worked at the casino for approximately 17 years, and was the Night Shift Supervisor beginning in October 2006. CAMPBELL was the Acting Casino Manager from March 2005 until the Casino Manager was hired for the position in October 2006. CAMPBELL informed investigators that the casino has a long history of employees stealing from it, and he was not surprised to learn of the missing money in October 2007.
On January 15, 2008, CAMPBELL was interviewed by the FBI. Although he initially maintained that he had never stolen any funds from the Silver Wolf Casino, CAMPBELL ultimately admitted that he was responsible for stealing approximately $3,500 from the casino. CAMPBELL stated that he stole the money between July 2005 and November 2007. CAMPBELL recalled stealing amounts of $55 and $200. CAMPBELL stated he regularly stole small quantities of cash from the secure "count room" to which he possessed a key.
Beauchman pled guilty to federal charges and has been sentenced.
Because there is no parole in the federal system, the "truth in sentencing" guidelines mandate that CAMPBELL will likely serve all of the time imposed by the court. In the federal system, CAMPBELL does have the opportunity to earn a sentence reduction for "good behavior." However, this reduction will not exceed 15% of the overall sentence.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Carl E. Rostad prosecuted the case for the United States.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Glasgow.


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This new programme, delivered by the Shakespeare Institute, combines taught modules with a full-length doctoral thesis. With a unique focus on Shakespeare and Creativity, it allows you to combine theatrical and academic study of Shakespeare's life and work through a series of taught modules – assessed by both written work and performance pieces – with the full research training and experience of the traditional PhD.
Study here and find out why the University of Birmingham was awarded The Times and The Sunday Times University of the Year 2013-14
Type of Course: Combined research and taught, doctoral research
Study Options: Full time
Duration: 4 years
Start date: September
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This programme combines academic, theatrical and civic interests in Shakespeare, generating a new, creative and forward-looking conversation about what Shakespeare is and can be. You will produce traditional academic written work as well as creative work, all of which will explore Shakespeare's potential in the modern world.
You will complete 120 credits of taught modules, including four core modules as follows: [full module descriptions below]
Your remaining 40 credits – equivalent to two taught modules – can be chosen from a range of Shakespeare Institute modules.
Shakespearience and optional modules are each assessed by one 4,000-word essay; Shakespeare and Theatre Practice is assessed by either two performance assignments and a 2,000-word research paper, or a 4,000-word research paper; Shakespeare Ensemble and Shakespeare and Society both combine shorter written assignments with creative work.
Following completion of your taught modules, you will also produce a supervised 80,000-word PhD thesis.
You will also attend weekly Thursday Seminars at the Shakespeare Institute (term-time only), which feature papers presented by a range of established visiting scholars as well as Institute and University of Birmingham staff.
At Birmingham you also have the option of studying languages, free of charge. Almost no other UK University offers you the opportunity to learn the intense graduate academic language skills which you may need to pursue your research.
We welcome prospective students to visit the Shakespeare Institute. We usually arrange open afternoons to coincide with two of our weekly Thursday seminar series a term which gives you a good opportunity to experience the Shakespeare Institute and to meet our staff and students. The next open afternoon will take place on Thursday 12 March 2015. If you would like to visit us at another time, please contact us.
You will study the following four core modules:
This module considers the ways in which Shakespearean language and drama bears on experience, with a view to making the experience of Shakespeare more available to contemporary Shakespeare scholarship and creative practice. It is, above all, a shared experiment in experientially alert and susceptible close reading. In a series of intensively collaborative workshops, on the special course blog and in seminars, it will dwell and linger in Shakespeare's language and stagecraft in order to explore how its complexity produces experiential meanings, in readers, audience members and in characters. "Shakespearience" will be about reading as process rather than product, and as such, at least potentially, experientially exciting and adventurous.
This module will provide you with experiential knowledge that will inform the way that you interrogate and interpret performance evidence in a variety of media. Through a series of workshops and performance assignments, you will explore three different systematic approaches to performing the language of Shakespeare: the first approach is rooted in the verse and text work of John Barton, Peter Hall, Cicely Berry and Patsy Rodenberg; the second approach explores the legacy of Stanislavski in the Shakespearean work of 20th/21st century practitioners including Katie Mitchell and Mike Alfreds; the third approach brings the devising techniques of prominent physical theatre practitioners to a creative examination of Shakespeare's text.
In this module you will work as part of an ensemble of creative artists – actors, directors, writers, designers – exploring and testing the theory and practice of performing Shakespeare today, culminating in an assessed performance of a re-imagined Shakespearean text. The module seeks to equip students with a range of skills pertaining to creating a new piece of work - creative dramatic writing, devising as an ensemble and music in the ensemble as well as including sessions with the RSC on new writing, the ensemble, design and lighting.
Featuring tuition from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the new Birmingham Library (which has an important civic Shakespeare collection and premises), this module explores and tests the scope for bringing Shakespeare into the world beyond the academy and the theatre. You will undertake focused study of Shakespearean civic creativity from Garrick's 1769 Jubilee onwards before producing your own piece of civic creativity inspired by Shakespeare. View Shakespeare Unbard – a film of work developed for performance at the Royal Shakespeare Company produced by Shakespeare and Creativity students in 2013 as part of this module. Next year's work will involve a similar project in collaboration with the RSC.
You will also choose two optional modules from the following:
This module will consider trends of acting and directing Shakespeare from the Restoration to the present day, and will exploit the Stratford archives to undertake studies of individual actors and directors from the eighteenth century onwards. Subjects of study might include Colley Cibber, David Garrick, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, Laurence Olivier, Peter Brook, John Barton and Sam Mendes. There will be opportunities to analyse and interpret primary evidence and to consider the cultural context(s) of performance. Plays studied include some or all of Richard III, Hamlet, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
This module considers the adaptation and appropriation of Shakespeare's plays, persona, and possessions from the seventeenth century to the present day. It pays special attention to how changes in theatre practice, aesthetic tastes, politics, and commercial markets have shaped the history of Shakespeare's 'afterlife'. Plays studied include some or all of King Lear, The Tempest, Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice, Othello, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet and Measure for Measure.
This module focuses on the construction of Shakespeare's plays and considers the manipulation of source material and genre, the structuring of the dramatic narrative and the use of language for dramatic function and effect. Plays studied include Romeo and Juliet, Measure for Measure, Othello, Antony and Cleopatra, Henry IV Parts 1 and 2, and The Winter's Tale.
The module will develop a critical awareness of the textual foundations of Shakespeare's plays. Topics covered include: the relationship between a modern edition of a play and the earliest printed texts, the nature of the printing process that first made the plays available to readers of books, the characteristics of Shakespeare's dramatic composition, the treatment of the text in the theatre (including censorship, revision and adaptation), and Shakespeare as a collaborator. Plays studied include some or all of Hamlet, Troilus and Cressida, Sir Thomas More, Romeo and Juliet, Richard II, King Lear, Measure for Measure, The Merry Wives of Windsor, and Timon of Athens.
We charge an annual tuition fee. Fees for 2015/16 are as follows:
Tuition fees can either be paid in full or by instalments. Learn more about postgraduate tuition fees and funding.
Eligibility for Home/EU or Overseas fees can be verified with Admissions. Learn more about fees for international students.
Scholarships to cover fees and/or maintenance costs may be available. To be eligible for these awards, candidates must hold either an offer of a place to study or have submitted an application to study at the University. To discover whether you are eligible for any award across the University, and to start your funding application, please visit the University's Postgraduate Funding Database.
International students can often gain funding through overseas research scholarships, Commonwealth scholarships or their home government.
We ask that you supply evidence of either:
In addition to the usual supporting documents, all applications must also be supported by:
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This programme will make use of the unrivalled resources of Shakespeare's Stratford, involving expert tuition from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and benefiting from a partnership with the new Library of Birmingham.
You will also have access to the Shakespeare Institute Library, the Library of the Shakespeare Centre that curates the archives of the RSC, and the Shakespeare Collection held at the Library of Birmingham.
Shakespeare in performance; Shakespeare in culture since 1623; Shakespeare and opera; the writings, representation and reputation of Elizabeth I; notions of authorship and nation; the representation of Shakespeare Contact: Professor Michael Dobson Director of The Shakespeare Institute and Professor of Shakespeare Studies Tel: +44 (0)121 414 9508 Email: email@example.com
Bibliography, editing, textual criticism, textual theory, Renaissance theatre culture and print culture, and Shakespeare's contemporary dramatists Contact: Professor John Jowett Deputy Director and Professor of Shakespeare Studies Tel: +44 (0)121 414 9507 Email: email@example.com
Literature and experience, religion, philosophy, and creativity; aesthetics; Shakespeare and poetry; Shakespeare in conjunction with great art and thought from other times and places Contact: Professor Ewan Fernie Professor of Shakespeare Studies Tel: + 44 (0) 121 4149506 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
The full corpus of dramatic works written in the British Isles, and by 'British' authors overseas, between the English Reformation and the English Revolution, including both commercial and literary plays, masques and entertainments, and drama in Latin, Greek, Cornish, and Welsh Contact: Dr Martin Wiggins Tel: +44 (0)121 414 9514 Email: email@example.com
Medical and religious beliefs in early modern England, in particular their intersection. The body and metaphor, illness narratives, early modern life writings, the history of human experience. Shakespeare's cultural legacy. Contact: Dr Erin Sullivan Tel: +44 (0121) 4149513 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cultural history, visual arts and material culture of early modern Britain; Medieval and Early Modern Material Culture. Contact: Dr Tara Hamling c/o Department of Modern History Tel: +44 (0)121 414 9510 Email:firstname.lastname@example.com
Ben Jonson and his contemporaries; The relationships of Renaissance and Romantic writers; The relationships of manuscript and print; Early modern poetry and drama. Contact: Dr Tom Lockwood c/o Department of English Tel: +44 (0)121 414 2763 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Women's writing in the 17th century; Manuscript Studies; History of Translation. Contact: Dr Gillian Wright c/o Department of English Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5671 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Shakespearean performance, Anglo-European theatrical relationships, Victorian and Edwardian theatre and the History of Film. Contact: Professor Russell Jackson c/o Department of Drama and Theatre Arts Tel: +44 (0)121 414 5790 Email: email@example.com
The University of Birmingham has been ranked 8th in the UK and 60th in the world for post-qualification employability in the latest global survey of universities commissioned by the International Herald Tribune.
Your degree will provide excellent preparation for employment and this will be further enhanced by the employability skills training offered through the College of Arts and Law Graduate School.
Postgraduates at the Shakespeare Institute are able to develop a broad range of creative, research and theatre skills, as well as in-depth subject knowledge.
In 2013, 99% of our postgraduates were in work and/or further study six months after graduation.
In recent years, our postgraduates have successfully entered a variety of sectors from teaching in secondary and higher education to performing arts, publishing, museums and library and archive work. Employers that graduates have gone on to work for include: Imperial College London; National Trust; Royal Shakespeare Company; Shakespeare Birthplace Trust; The Grove Theatre; and University of Bristol.


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Above the Tearline: U.S. Stealth Helicopter
Released on 2012-10-18 17:00 GMT
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Above the Tearline: U.S. Stealth Helicopter
May 11, 2011 | 1403 GMT
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Vice President of Intelligence Fred Burton examines the U.S. stealth
helicopter used by Navy SEALs in the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound.
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Hi, I'm Fred Burton with STRATFOR, and in this week's Above the Tearline
we are going to take a look at the stealth helicopter that crashed at
the safe house hiding Osama bin Laden.
Numerous media sources have reported that the stealth helicopter was a
modified Blackhawk. Having said that, we have no independent
confirmation as to whether or not it was a Blackhawk. Our sources are
indicating that the stealth helicopter has been operational for a good
four years, predominantly flying special operations missions only at
In looking at the design of the helicopter wreckage from the bin Laden
safe house, it carries many of the characteristics that you would
typically see on the stealth bomber and aircraft that is flying today.
The design of the helicopter is one that is masked to reduce its radar
signature as well as dampen the noise from the rotors. And it's our
understanding that the aircraft was designed for that specific purpose,
meaning special operations missions to be handled at night behind enemy
lines for the sole purpose of masking its approach to an attack site.
From a person I talked to who has flown in one of these stealth
helicopters, the helicopter has been described as amazingly quiet in the
air, and the noise is much like an outdoor air conditioner next to your
house in the dead of the summer.
The helicopter was flown out of the 160th at Fort Campbell, Kentucky,
and certainly explains why President Obama made the visit to personally
recognize the flight crews.
Our aviation sources close to the operation advise that the stealth
helicopter crashed due to a brown out. In essence, as the helicopter
approached, with the pilot utilizing night vision goggles, the dust and
the dirt of the compound created an atmosphere which caused the pilot to
set down the helicopter on the wall. After the helicopter crashed, a
front portion, the cockpit area, was blown up by special operations
SEALS while they were departing with bin Laden's body.
Having done a lot of aircraft investigations in my past, one of the
things you will notice is, the Pakistanis lost control of the crash
site. At this point it's unclear how much of the wreckage has already
been lost that potentially could show up on the black market or in the
hands of a nation-state that would be fascinated to learn the technology
used in order to enter and exit Pakistani airspace without getting
The "Above the Tearline" aspect of this video is the fact that we have
been flying this stealth helicopter for four years is a remarkable
achievement, and the fact that there had been no leaks until the
pictures of the helicopter next to safe house surfaced.
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