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Anyone heard from Greg at Ranger, I've email him a couple of times about an order and have recieved no response. I see at least he's not taking any more orders. Mike Z
This is a discussion on Ranger Gunleather within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Anyone heard from Greg at Ranger, I've email him a couple of times about an order and have recieved no response. I see at least ...
Anyone heard from Greg at Ranger, I've email him a couple of times about an order and have recieved no response. I see at least he's not taking any more orders. Mike Z
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On January 15th. I received this auto responce to my inquiry for an update on my holster.
I ordered on 12/9/06. Greg told me 5-6 weeks possibly sooner at that time. That means this Sat 2/3/07 will be two weeks beyond his ETA.Due to the amount of time my job requires me to be away from home at the moment,
I am not taking new orders and will probably be slow to return emails.
I am working to clear up the backlog of orders and decide on the future of the
business, all orders will be filled no exceptions. I am away on business 5-6
days a week at present and may resume taking orders.
He has not returned email from Jan 23 rd.
I can deal with delays. I just get frustrated with not knowing. Especially when he charged my credit card at the time I ordered.
I'll wait a while longer before I see what steps I can take. I've read somewhere on this forum that Greg is involved in Homeland Security. It's quite possible the man is legitimately too busy to get back to us.
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I ordered on 10 25 06. Still waiting. I received the same email you did Stoneypete. Did get an email on the 12/15 that my stuff should go out on the next Monday or Tuesday. ???????
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I also ordered mine in early December and paid upfront. I am willing to wait longer than originally told, but a little communication goes a long way. Mike Z
"fundamental principle of American law that a government and its agents are under no general duty to provide public services, such as police protection, to any individual citizen.'' Warren vs District of Columbia
I ordered and paid for mine on 11 Dec 07-not a word heard.
I'm in the same boat, he is well past due on the delivery date I was told. Have heard nothing more than what he posted on his website.
I've already paid for this thing, but have no idea when or if this holster will ever come. No replies to my email either. My last word to him, was if it has NOT already been made, cancel the order & kindly refund my money. I'm still waiting for ANY reply. This is NOT the way to run a business. VERY sour taste this is leaving.
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I ordered a holster from Greg during the beginning of December. After reading this post, I figured I would send an email. I PM'ed him via the CC forum maybe two days ago, and tonight he emailed me back letting me know that although he is backlogged, he is trying his best to work thru his list.
For what it's worth, I've waited much longer for holsters from other maker's. In fact, I should be getting an order next week that was originally placed last March.
IMHO, I agree completely with the need of someone doing business to stay in touch with those people who are your customers, but maybe we should cut Greg a little slack? I for one, know that I have had unforeseeable complications in my life leading to delayed work schedules.
Just trying to see it from the other side...
Greg has not responded to ANY of my messages, although I've been waiting since November, when I was told 3weeks would be the max. wait time. I no longer want this holster, I specifically ordered it because of the expected delivery time. We are 2 solid months past that and NO word on status. I've emailed to cancel and refund my $$ please. Still no word, no refund or holster. I can understand that things happen, but this is NOT the way to run a business. Have your customer pay for something, then just let them sit back to hope and pray you'll some day eventually deliver it. If he told me at the time I placed my order he did not know when he could actually get around to it, fine, I'd make my decision at that time, if those terms were acceptable. But, this is NOT COOL.
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There is a closed thread in Members Buy, Sell and Trade that addresses this subject. It states that Greg took a job that immediately shipped him to the Mexican border for a period of time. He has also had to undergo some training and from what I understand has been working six days a week. It is entirely possible that he has been in a situation where he can neither receive nor send email. We have now received word that he is in fact working to get the orders out. As to a way to run a business, I think that Greg knows this and that is the reason he quit taking orders. The lack of communication while troubling, could be something over which he has no control for the most part. Of course responding to every email might slow down your receiving your holster.
I am going to close this thread because continuing to complain about what hasn't happened does not change a thing and adds nothing to the discussion.
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I was watching a youtube video of my boy Pete at the Armory Channel. A while back he picked up a Rock Island compact tactical 1911 and had his 'smith condition the metal to a smooth and satin end result. Ive never seen this process before but the gun looked fantastic and smooth afterwards. Thats honestly by biggest gripe with the Rock Islands...the cheap dull matte finish. This could be a nice workaround if the price is right.... anyone have experience with this process? worth it?
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Parkerizing is meant to be that way so that it will absorb and hold oil to prevent corrosion. If you want to see how the finish changes, simply take a clean tag with some heavy gun oil and start rubbing the oil into the metal. Do this regularly and you'll start seeing a smoother finish.
Really? Ive never owned a gun with the dull parkerized finish so I was weary...but if its as simple as working oil into the metal repeatedly I think I can get over this rough looking finish. Thanks man
No problem. I mean it's always going to be somewhat rough. That's just the nature of the parkerizing. But the oil will smooth it up a little over time and give it a more uniform color. If someone "polished" it out, I'd be afraid that they removed some of the protective finish off. Dull and rough and protective is better than smooth and polished and more likely to corrode.
Automatic transmission fluid is good on parkerizing.
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April is in it's last few hours here on the east coast, and with it, Child Abuse Awareness month. April 23 I hosted my sixth annual Speak Out Rochester, which is a day for survivors of child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence to tell their stories through all means of creativity imagianable. While the turnout wasn't what I wish it were, we sure did get every means of creativity imagianable- poetry, prose, music, dance, and visual art. The event takes a lot out of me, but I've never regreted doing it. Every year I meet interesting people, hear interesting voices, learn, feel and grow. And most years I get to feel like I'm making a difference, and that's not a trifiling feeling.
This year I got absolutely NO news coverage for the event. When I do get news coverage, it doesn't increase attendance much, but I think the fact I didn't get any is interesting in itself. People always say "we've got to do something about child abuse", but apparently whatever that "something" is, it isn't "think deeply". Stories about a specific instance of child abuse still shock and outrage us, and comentary about those cases always includes things like "someone needs to inflict some sort of torture on those parents". Never mind the fact that we've known how to prevent the majority of non-sexual child abuse for over 30 years, we simply choose not to do it. I think most people find the idea of child abuse being preventable hard to swallow, especially those people who refuse to think deeply about the subject. And to believe that we can prevent it, but don't, is a very unsettling idea. But it's absolutely true. It was a re-victimization for me to learn about it in college. For me, it was almost as powerful a realization as the night my uncle begged me for sex in front of my parents, and my parents did nothing to stop him. I was learning, again and again in different ways, that no one in our society cares enough to stop children from being hurt.
I've grown up a bit since then. I have surrounded myself with people who do care to do what can be done to prevent child abuse. And I've thrown myself at that work. I've seen a few good bils get passed, and I've seen programs that work be preserved through budget-years of record adversity. It's not entirely a lack of compassion or empathy, although there is some of that. It's mostly a lack of knowledge, of insight, and of belief that this can get better.
Two personal notes- somewhere on the petition site, I have a petition to make the damn Michigan senator who proposed forcing foster children to wear clothing from thrift stores to cut his own salary and make up the difference by purchasing suits at thrift stores. Obviously, I don't expect this to happen, but the petition also mentions that if foster kids are proving expensive for Michigan, Michigan had best invest money in primary prevention, which will keep kids out of foster care. If you want to sign it, publicize it or distribute it, please do! Also, my book is up for sale at a wonderful not-for-profit, and if anyone is interested in purchasing a copy, here it is
Healing through creativity is an organization dedicated to helping survivors succeed in their creative endevors. A portion of all sales proceeds I generate from their site goes back to them. I'm hoping that soon the organization I volunteer for will put my book up for sale on their site, and then they'll get a cut of sales. And I will write at least 30 blogs about children's issues as soon as I can. And after I finish with that, I'll write some more about children's issues, as well as whatever else strikes my fancy.
Let's face it. Most people are never going to be able to do something big and dramatic to help an abused child, and most of us will never take a huge, dramatic role in changing a law, starting a not-for-profit, rescuing a child, or anything worthy of a Oxygen-network made-for-TV movie. And that's OK. There's lot and lots that we can do to help end child sexual abuse, and non-sexual abuse for that matter. Things like learning the facts, voting, and empowering survivors make a huge difference, it's just that boundless change is harder for us to percieve. It's also bigger and, at the end of the day, more important.
If you want to learn almost everything there is to know about child sexual abuse, go to www.darkness2light.org, the best organization out there in terms of CSA education.
To learn from survivors, and support them a little financially, two excellent sites are
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Here's a link to purchase the Stop Child Molestation Now book. If every American citizen read this, this nation would be an unrecognizably better place in ten years.
Here's another book that discusses how to keep your kids safe from sexual abuse, how the abuse works, and is really entertaining if you're into the CSI/SVU genre of TV shows
The answers are out there. We need to recognize them when we see them, and follow them where they take us. These sites will get us going on our collective journey.
Part two of my two-part series about why unprecedented public hatred isn't enough to stem the problem of child sexual abuse.
3) Willful ignorance- this is a multi-faceted issue. People on the street have a desire to know a certain amount about child sexual abuse, but no more than that. The media has gotten the hint, and provides us with as much of what they think we want as they think we'll consume, and that's part of the problem.
I think people like hearing lurid stories about sexual abuse because it makes them feel better about their own families. "I'm not sure how good of a parent I am, but I know for damn sure that this has never happened under my roof. As many mistakes as I've made, I've never done that to my kids." So dramatic stories about sexual abuse saturate the news. And if the stories involve the uber-dramatic elements of kidnapping or trafficking, all the better. Never mind the fact that most instinces of child sexual abuse don't involve kidnapping, human trafficking, or even criminal prosecution (more on that later). Publishing houses have learned that we love hearing stories about celebraties who have survived sexual abuse, and their memoirs will get published easilly, their manuscripts bought at a good price. And these certainly make for an interesting read, one that can teach the reader a thing or two about the crime. A few non-celebraties have managed to sneak into the commercial part of this market (think Augusten Burroughs). Back in the 1970's, when CSA was being dragged out from our culture's closet, and people were being confronted with the fact that this actually happens, each and every published survivor's story was contributing enormously to changing the public's consciousness. But here we are fourty years later, and the media still think we're most interested in hearing stories about celebraty abuse survivors and little else. Well, what else is there? First, there are plenty of non-famous abuse survivors out there. And if they try to get their stories published, the conventional publishing industry will say, in no uncertain terms, that they are not intersted. There are many literary agents who will say on their websites or in their bio's "not interested in abuse stories". Survivors who want to tell their stories end up getting sucked into self-publishing, which in general I think is a predatory practice. It can work well, but the system is stacked so that it usually doesn't work well for anyone except the publishing company. But in the last 40 years, a lot has been learned about every facet of child sexual abuse. Dr's Able and Harlow wrote a book, called "The Stop Child Molestation Book", that does an amazing job at explaining pedohilia and the dynamics of child sexual abuse to lay people. And they self-published it, presumeably because they couldn't find a conventional publisher. This book teaches people why and how child sex abusers do what they do, and how to keep your kids safe. What parent wouldn't want to own that? If people knew this book was out there, they would buy it. And it would change the world. But the publishing industry has managed to styme that, and I personally think it has blood on its hands for that.
Even among survivors, I see a lot of ignorance about pedophiles, including lots of belief that pedophilia isn't a mental illness. If we choose to believe that pedophilia isn't a mental illness, it must only be perpetuated by really terrible people. Which, sadly, brings us to #1 on my list of why we haven't been able to do more to solve this problem.
#4- So many windmills to tilt at- Sexually abuseing children is a bad thing. Almost every American you meet will agree with that, and if they don't, don't let them babysit for you! It's such a bad thing, we need to really punish people who do it. So let's make the laws tougher. It's still happening? Let's make them tougher, still. It's still happening? Let's make sure that the public can access lists of people who've sexually abused children. It's still happening? How can that be?
Here's my Care2 Confession- I'm a member of as many "make the laws tougher" groups on Care2 as I can find. Not because I really believe this is the answer, but because I want to connect with people who are passionate about the issue. And, the idea of serious punishment for these people is appealing, especially to someone who is a survivor. But let's look at why punishment has been letting us down for the last 40 years. One reason is that kids rarely disclose their abuse at its onset. Often, they don't disclose until they're adults, and in that case, in about half of all states, they run into statutes of limitations that styme their quest for justice. If a child doesn't disclose abuse until months or years after its onset, judges and juries are already going to be suspicious. Since most children are sexually abused by someone they care about deeply, and their disclosure causes that person to disappear from their life, and causes their family all sorts of grief and misery, they usually recant their story. And that really makes judges and juries suspicious. There usually is no medical evidence of child sexual abuse. There usually aren't witnesses, although now that most American's have cell phones with cameras and video capacity in their clutches most of the time, more images of child rape are showing up there, which does help prosecuters. And most of the defendents in these cases are likeable, and they often don't have any criminal records. So take the inherient "flimsyness" of what the child is saying, the lack of corroborating evidence, and the inherient reluctance of people to believe that "nice" people can do something so wrong, and you get a negligable chance of conviction. Prosecutors know this, and are often willing to take a conviction for the tiniest little thing, often endangering the welfare of a child, in order to stick anything, at all, on the offender. They figure locking the offender up for a few weeks is better than nothing at all. The maximum sentance in this case is completely irrelevant- if the prosecution knows there's no chance of a conviction, it doesn't matter what the maximum sentance is. CPS is able to function a little differently, since they're not a law enforcement entity (see one of my earlier blogs). They can indicate an adult of an alligation of sexual abuse, and keep that adult from having further access to the child they abused. That adult will be listed in the state's central registry of child abusers, and places that employ people to work with children or other vulnerable people can look up candidates on that registry. But not everyone on the street can, which is why we have Megan's Law. But I think I've already pointed out the biggest weaknesses of Megan's Law- it only represents the minute percent of offenders who get convicted in criminal court, and most people won't look up someone who "seems nice" in it- especially people in their family or circle of friends.
In the first half of this, I mentioned the gentleman I met in October who asked me if I thought anyone could do anything to actually stop child sex abuse. Well, last week, when I was setting up another display at the public market, I saw him again. He proudly said that he kept the literature about Prevent Child Abuse NY that I had given him six months ago, and was refering struggling parents he knew to their helpline (1-800-Children). We didn't have a conversation quite as philosophical as the first time, but we didn't need to. He was convinced that parents can be helped, children can be helped, and he can play a role in it. And that was enough for both of us.
Six months ago I set up a table at the local farmer's market to promote Prevent Child Abuse NY. That day, a man came up to me and started asking me questions about child sexual abuse. He told me parts of his life story- suffice it to say it was very unenviable. And before he left, he asked me if I really thought I could do anything to stop child sexual abuse, as it has been going on through the earliest glimmers of Western civilization. I was at a loss, I must admit, but finally I said I believe a difference can be made, and that my life is much better and more purposeful because I believe that.
Well, this fellow's question did make me think. Child sexual abuse is probably the most deplored crime in our culture. We are constantly pushing the boundries of our constitution to control it, by starting registries like Megan's law, Civil confinement, and the efforts that were made to censor "A Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure" in November. And there is some evidence that we are having some success in decreasing all forms of child abuse, as federal numbers and NYS data (which is all I look at, as that's where I live). But we are still talking about a crime that, at 25% of girls being victimized and 15% of boys before their 18th birthday, is beyond pandemic.
I'm going to break this down into a few blogs, because frankly, I'm a busy woman. But here are some of the reasons the crime of child sexual abuse is so prevelant in our society.
1) The case of the likeable criminal- Most children will be sexually abused by someone both they and their parents like and trust. I think parents read that fact, nod vacantly, and don't really absorb it. What it means is that we're capable of liking someone who does something absolutely terrible to someone we love. Very likely, that person we love is a part of our family. Granted, the people most likely to murder us are people we know, too, but other than domestic violence (which is not to be dismissed by any means, as it is a very significant cause of death for young women), they aren't likely to be people we are terribly close with. And murder isn't nearly as common as child sex abuse. I think it is very, very hard for people for whom child sex abuse isn't a big part of their life to wrap their mind around the fact that betrayls this bad are even possible. If people really don't believe this can happen to them, they don't need to worry about it.
2) Sweeps week- In the 1980's, child sexual abuse was a huge deal. And while plenty of experts were out there, telling accurate, evidence-based truths about the crime, there were also a few stranger abductions happening. And those got much, much more publicity. It was easier for people to swallow the big bad stranger snatching their child away from them than it is for them to believe their spouse or relative is going to do it. And people tend to swallow that which is easy. What did we get out of that? We got a lot of information dispersed about preventing something which is increadably uncommon. And we had an excuse to not try and think about something which was much more unplesant, but also more likely. And FYI, right now I think the human-trafficing movement is going to supplant the knowledge-base we're accumulating about child sexual abuse prevention. Why would the media run a story about "regular" old child sexual abuse when we have human trafficking to report on? Never mind the fact that the majority of people in the United States who are trafficked for sexual slavery are child sexual abuse survivors who ran away from their abusive homes, hoping to find something better and missing the mark very badly. I don't want to sound insensitive to human trafficing victims. But I do feel that treating this crime as though it happens in a vacume, without roots in larger societal problems, is ultimately going to be counter-productive to all facets of work against CSA.
Part two will be forthcoming. I need a break, my computer needs a break.
It's impossible for me to talk about my volunteer work with Prevent Child Abuse NY in public for more than ten minutes without someone telling me some horror story about a CPS investigation gone wrong. I volunteer for an organization that seeks to prevent child abuse from happening in the first place- what's known as Primary Prevention. But, as is so common in our culture, something that works well and painlessly rarely gets noticed or mentioned, while the blood train-wrecks, rare as they are, get all the attention. A huge part of what CPS does is viewed as a bloody train wreck to someone. Since most of us will, at some point, find ourselves wondering if we should call CPS, I think I'll use a list of the most common misconceptions I hear and questions I'm asked when the topic of CPS comes up.1) One time I saw someone haul off and hit their little toddler in the grocery store. Should I have called CPS?- No. If a child is being abused in front of your eyes, call the police. They have to respond immediately. CPS usually has 24-48 hours to start an investigation, which isn't going to work if you're watching child abuse in a public place, where the abuser is about to hop into their car and disappear. CPS is part of your county's Department of Social Services, not part of the police, although the two entities can work closely together at times. As for hitting a toddler in the grocery store- corporal punishment is legal, but the line is always drawn at the point where the blow causes lasting pain, damage or injury. Some jurisdictions also prohibit hitting a child anyplace other than their backside, or with anything other than an open hand. So, any kind of hitting that leaves welts is considered abusive. Hitting a very small child anyplace about the head or face is a bad idea. If your insinct is that you are witnessing an act of child abuse, it's probably worth picking up the phone. But remember, if the child is in immediate danger, call the police, not CPS.2) I called CPS on my neighbor. They didn't do anything. Now what?-When you call CPS, they need to start in investigation within 24-48 hours (timeframes may varies by state and county). Sometimes that investigation is simply a CPS worker calling the adult the claim is being made against and trying to see if the claim has any veracity at all (for example, did the caller leave the right family and phone address?). At some point, credible claims are investigated in person. What the investigator is looking for is evidence that the report that was called in to the hotline actually happened. They are also going to keep their eyes open for other things that are going on in that household. Unless they have reason to believe the children are in immediate risk of death or serious harm, they are not going to be removed from the house. The caseworker will give the parents a list of things they think the parents need to improve- that might include things like "get some food in this house", "stop leaving your kids unattended",or "go into rehab". Depending on the jurisdiction, CPS may provide the families a varying amount of help solving these problems. There is supposed to be follow-up by CPS, to see how the family is doing, but how much follow-up they can provide varies widely by jurisdiction. If, after the investigation concludes, CPS believes the act that someone called the hotline for was committed, the adult who committed it will be "indicated". This means their name is placed on a list of people who have been indicated of abusing children. It will keep the from doing some things like being able to be foster parents, open a day care, and possibly get other employment with children. But they aren't necessarially going to get arrested, as there is a different standard of proof required. Think of the difference between civil and criminal trials. For most non-sexual abuse, CPS simply won't bother trying to press criminal charges on the family.4) My neighbor's son's friend's wife is a social worker. Can't I just call them and tell them what's going on?- No. Informing a "social worker", a term that can mean lots of different things, about possible child maltreatment isn't the same as calling your state's reporting hotline. There is a very good chance that information given to a "social worker", and not reported to the central hotline, will never go where it needs to go and an investigation will never happen. Besides, the hotlines exist so that you don't need to go through the trouble of getting the number for your neighbor's son's friend's wife! 5) I want to make a call against someone in my family, but that means I'm saying they're a bad mother, and I can't do that. - In my personal life, I've made calls against people who I think are good parents, but they are willing to ignore all their instincts and all advice by doing one intensly stupid thing. That thing can be spending time with an abusive partner, a sex offender, or going on a drug binge. No, I don't relish the thought of calling CPS on someone I know, like and respect. But I also don't relish the prospect of going to a funeral where a tiny little casket is lowered into the earth. I don't relish living with the guilt that would haunt me. And I am not capable of deluding myself into believing that consiquences that grim cannot befall someone I know. 6) CPS took a child away from a loving home- Unfortunately, most of the time when CPS removes a child, they are taking them away from a loving home. John Lennon got it wrong- love is not all you need, at least when it comes to raising kids. Even the most abusive of parents usually express some love for their children. And even the most abused children usually feel some love for their parents, and are reluctant to leave their care. Children are not removed from custody unless they are at a huge risk for death or serious harm. Removing a child is a bad thing all the way around. Foster care isn't a great system- I blogged a few days ago about a little boy who got killed by his foster-mother's boyfriend. But leaving a child in a home where their life or safety is in real danger isn't acceptable, either. Every time a child dies from abuse, and their family was involved in CPS, as many people call for blood from the CPS worker as from the abusive family. In this series of blogs, I'm trying to play the role of educator. In this one in particular, I'm trying to stick up for CPS, because it's the system we have, and I think it can work better if more people understand how to make it work better. But let me tell you, I've had some horrible experiences with CPS. They tend to be very understaffed and over worked. As such, their workers tend to burn out, and they tend to be desperate enough that they'll hire anyone. The culture within a particular county's CPS can become absolutely toxic, and the workers who come in full if idealisim don't last. As much as I've laid out an outline for how the system is supposed to work, I know it doesn't always work this way. I also know that when I'm hearing an enraged, grieving parent tell their side of the story, I'm hearing just that- one side of a story. This is why I pour myself into helping the cause of Primary Prevention. The less abuse we have out there, the less we all need to worry about CPS making mistakes.
April is child abuse prevention month. The ribbon color for child abuse prevention is dark blue (we wouldn't be a cause if we didn't have a ribbon, right?). Throughout the nation, people concerned with the prevention of child abuse are doning blue ribbons and setting up tables in malls, farmer's markets, grocery stores and any other place that will have us, to pass out ribbons, literature and try to remind people of the prevelance of child abuse, the importance of preventing it, and the role each and every one of us can play in protecting children. I just got back from a beautiful day outside at the farmer's market, where I got my first sunburn of the year and got to interact with the masses about this most important of topics. I don't usually relish tabeling, but today was great. What follows are some of the highlights of my tabeling exeriences. Hopefully, this will provide readers with some entertainment, and perhaps impart a little etiquite. Don'ts1) "Will you watch my kid for a minute?"- Really? You are entrusting your flesh and blood to the care of a perfect stranger. True, I'm in a public place, true, I'm promoting the prevention of child abuse and positive parenting. But that doesn't mean you should trust me. 2) Do you know where the bathrooms are?- Yes, but what would you do the other eleven months of the year? 3) Would you call CPS for me if I tell you about this situation?- No, and here's why- third-party calls to CPS are pretty useless. No matter what details you give, CPS is bound to want to ask questions, and if I've never seen the family first hand, I simply can't answer them. If I call, and you're standing next to me, feeding me information, why can't you make the call yourself? I realize that the decision to call CPS, especially if your calling on someone in your own family, can be agonizing. I'll address that in another blog. Incidently, the first time I ever set up an informational table, I was convinced that I could make a living doing third-person reporting, as there seems to be so much of a desire for it. 4) I hate you guys because you took my husband's kids away from him…OK, I personally, have never had anything to do with removing a child from custody of anyone. I do not work for an agency that does. I volunteer for a not-for-profit that strives to prevent child abuse from happening in the first place. That NFP does not have the power to remove children from anyone's custody. As an aside, one time I wanted to have a community open-house about child abuse, and one componant of that I was interested in was having represented was CPS. So I made some calls, and finally I got ahold of the woman who could authorize such an event. It turned out that every time in the past that they had tried to do educational outreach, people in the audience got confrontational that it traumatized the CPS workers. So they made a policy against doing educational work, thereby forcing an organization that is shrouded in misunderstanding and animosity to not be able to educate the community about their role.5) I hate you guys because you didn't take my neighbor's kids away from them after I called twice!- refer to #46) "Daddy, what's that mean?" (as the child points to a flyer that says "preventing child sexual abuse") Dad then says "never mind". If you want to keep your child from being sexually abused, or want to keep it from ruining their life if it does happen, you need to talk to your children about what it is, who does it, and what to do if it happens to them. www.darkness2light.org is probably the best place for information about this. But I can give this advice- talk to your children about child sexual abuse a lot. Just like you talk about nutrition, fire safety, etc. Make sure the emphasis is on the abuse, not the sexual part- children need to feel comfortable setting boundries with their bodies, and they need to understand the normal boundries between adults and children. For example, forcing a child to watch an adult mastrubate, or watch pornography, can be harmful to a child, and is often something a predator will do before they attempt physical, sexual contact with a child. If someone does this to your child, you want your child to understand that this is wrong and tell you before something even worse happens. Help them understand why its wrong- no one has a right to hurt your body, adults have more power and strength than kids, sex is for two people who chose to be together in a special relationship. There are always stories about child sexual abuse in the news. Use these as jumping-off points with your kids. If you talk about this enough with your kids, you let them know that child sexual abuse happens, it isn't something shameful, and it's something you, as a parent, can handle. If your child doesn't think you can handle learning that they've been sexually abused, they won't tell you. But if you don't think that piece of knowledge is something you can handle, how do you think your child is going to cope with it, without your help?If I'm spending time trying to help parents learn about preventing child abuse, and I see a parent thwarting my efforts, how ever unintentionally, I'm going to get a little peeved. Do's1) Thank you, you're doing important work! -You're welcome! Everyone likes being thanked, as rewarding as the work is for them.
I'm a biochemist by training. When people see me involved in the world of child abuse prevention, and they learn that fun fact about me, they often ask how a biochemist ended up wearing the various hats I wear in the interest of preventing child abuse. Sometimes I answer just by saying "biochemists have souls, too!", sometimes I come up with something else non-commital, but the fact that people ask me this, again and again, has really made me think.
First of all, EVERYONE should want to prevent child abuse, and EVERYONE should do what is in their power to prevent it. Most of the most pernicious problems in America are significantly exaserbated by the effects of chid abuse. Why is health care so expensive? Obesity, smoking, excessive drinking, drug addiction, mental illness and premature births are all HUGE contributors to the cost of health care. Child abuse is strongly, strongly linked to all six of those issues. In fact, the most significant study on the life long consiquences of child abuse and other childhood trauma was performed by a doctor who was studying obesity- specifically why a certain subset of obese people cannot maintain weight loss. One of this doctor's conculsions is that child abuse/trauma survivors are more likely to die from every leading cause of death in every age bracket than their non-abused peers. That means that as teenagers and young adults, abuse survivors are more likely to die from suicide and car accidents (the leading cause of death for young people) than their non-abused peers. In middle age, abuse survivors are more likely to die from cancer and heart disease (the leading cause of death in that age bracket) than their non-abused peers. Violent crime is strongly linked to child abuse, as is early pregnancy, academic failure and life below the poverty line. To me, this cluster of facts is one example of why partisan politics doesn't work- investing in child abuse prevention seems too simple for the Right to embrace, and not punitive enough for the Left. So most of the time, no investment is made, and children continue to suffer. The bare-bones, legally mandated costs of dealing with abused children are also staggering. Child Protective Services (or what ever other acronym is used, as it varies state by state) is not cheap, nor is foster care. But both seem like the deals of the century compared to residential placement of disturbed, abused youth, which is what happens with youth who cannot succeed in either their families or foster care.
So preventing child abuse saves money. OK, got it. In the current political climate, I feel like that's all I should need to say, as austerity and penny-pinching are the new buzz-words. Children are an investment in our society's future. But somehow, I feel like if that experssion is used any more, there will be talk of children being brokered to forgien investment firms and physically stuffed in portfolios. I know when I get my bi-annual reports on my 401k's performance I don't want to see finger-paint pictures in there. There has to be a reason, besides the purely financial, why we invest in preventing child abuse. And sometimes I tell this story when I'm trying to explain why.
When I was in college, I worked two summers at a nature-oriented day camp. One rainy day the kids couldn't go outside, so the other councelors and myself were forced to take them to the interpretive nature center that was on-site. Like most people who are paid to work with large numbers of children, I got into the habbit of constantly counting them, and within an hour I was one child short. After a quick scan of the room, I found him perched at the top of the stairs, clutching giant turkey feathers in each hand. I ran up to the top of the stairs and asked him what he was doing. He told me he was about to fly down the stairs- he had been flapping his fistfulls of feathers and had felt some lift, and was sure that he was going to be able to jump from the top stair and fly safely to the bottom. I told him he was welcome to practice flying, as long as he did it from the bottom stair. He agreed, and spent the rest of the day practicing.
The other councilors were surprised that he and I came to that agreement, and they asked me why I let him do that. I thought about it for a minute, and realized I let him do it because I didn't want to be the one to tell him he couldn't fly. When a child is abused, they are told in the most overwhelming way possible that they cannot fly. When we, as individuals and as a society don't do everything possible to prevent that abuse from happening, we are all joining the ranks of those who condone breaking and bending fragile wings into useless appendiges.


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Chris Ling, who will be doing a charity walk for Kidney Research UK after his wife, Jo had a kidney transplant. Chris and Jo pictured with their daughter and dog Hovey. PHOTO: ANTONY KELLY
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Grateful husband Chris Ling will be striding out across England next month in aid of a kidney charity following his wife's successful organ transplant.
Christmas and New Year three years ago were a nightmare for the Ling family, from north-east Norfolk.
In late December 2009 Jo Ling, quite out of the blue, contracted a rare but devastating kidney disease and had to be rushed to the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
Within six to eight weeks both Mrs Ling's kidneys had been destroyed and she spent months travelling to the hospital three times a week to spend up to five hours a time on dialysis.
"It was all very difficult because we had a four-year-old daughter at home," said Mr Ling, 43, who works as a claims director for an Ipswich insurance broker.
The punishing regime was eased slightly at Easter 2010 when Mrs Ling, 47, switched to a different form of dialysis which could be carried out at home.
She had been on the list for a kidney transplant for just three months when the couple had a late-night call from Addenbrooke's in November 2010 telling them that an organ was available and that they had two hours to get to the Cambridge hospital for a transplant.
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He will be trekking the 192-mile Coast to Coast walk from July 7 to July 20 in aid of Kidney Research UK, hoping to raise £2,500 for the charity and awareness about the need for more people to register as organ donors.
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Mine is JIGGLYPUFF because it's SOOOOOO cute!
I'm not a pokemon. Magikarp.
I've always liked Cindaquil
Pokemon all over can go die in a pit
Originally posted by nowaitforme102:Pokemon all over can go die in a pit
Mudkip 1:"Mud"
Mudkip 2:"Kip"
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Ditto is the best pokemon, because he can be any pokemon, your argument is invalid.
What's the one legendary Pokemon (electric) with Suicune and Entei. That one.
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Pokemon is for kids.
I don't watch Pokemon.
I liked Mudkip way before the meme started. I also like crobat and gardevoir for being the second and third pokemon I have caught in my life.
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Celebs Style at 55th Annual Grammy Awards
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards, the biggest music night of the year, attracted the stars, the big performances, and all the surprises. When it came to style, it appeared as though many celebs complied with CBS's family friendly dress code because there were less risque looks than past years. However, those constraints must've sparked creativity because there were also many refined, imaginative and demanding outfits. Who do you think dressed the best?
Rick Ross wears Versace Medusa Velvet Slippers in "Mastermind" Album Trailer Video
Only a couple weeks into the 2013 New Year, rapper Rick Ross releases a teaser to announce the title of his sixth studio album Mastermind, which is due out later this summer. At a point during the cinematic visual, Ross was spotted wearing a pair of Versace Medusa Velvet Slippers (approx. $727). Take a peek into his BOSS style lifestyle in this latest MMG visual.
Celebs Style at 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards
Atlanta, Georgia hosted the 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center. The biggest names in hip hop past and present showed up to represent with dress code consistent with hip hop tradition. There was an abundance of artists who performed like Wiz Khalifa, Rick Ross, Missy Elliot, Kirko Bangz and even Q-Tip. Which hip hop artist stands out the most to you?
Rick Ross, Tyga, Swizz Beatz, Perform at Reebok Classics Concert in Las Vegas
Rick Ross, Tyga, and Swizz Beatz, followed up their press conference with Allen Iverson and Dominique Wilkins by performing a Reebok Classics concert at Pure Night Club in Caesar's Palace. Swizz Beatz wore custom Reebok Twilight Zone Pump sneakers, and Rick Ross was wearing Cazal Vintage sunglasses and Reebok Workout sneakers. Tyga was rocking a Reebok cap, Celine Gold Chain Arm sunglasses ($1,299), Givenchy US Flag and Stars t-shirt ($490) from the Fall/Winter 2012 collection, Hermes belt, red moleskin Balmain Homme Double Zip Pocket Biker Jeans ($1,050), and red Reebok Ex-o-fit sneakers.
Swizz Beatz, Rick Ross, Tyga, Allen Iverson and Dominique Wilkins at Project Reebok Classics Press Conference
On the first day of the 2012 Project Trade Show in Las Vegas, Reebok Classics held an exclusive press conference with Hip Hop stars Swizz Beatz, Rick Ross and Tyga along with NBA legends Allen Iverson and Dominique Wilkins. Swizz Beatz moderated the discussion, which covered upcoming 2012 sneakers releases from Reebok Classics, such as Emmitt Smith's ES22 re-release for the holiday season. Allen Iverson announced his upcoming Question and Answer IV releases, and Dominique Wilkins talked about his 1990 Reebok Pump Twilight Zone sneakers re-release on August 24th. Rick Ross and Tyga shared their excitement about their new Reebok Classics partnership.


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*TOP REVIEWER* sparklesprinkler on 6/10/2012 7:06:00 PM more reviews by sparklesprinkler
Age: 30-35 Skin: Sensitive, Fair-Medium, Warm Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine Eyes: Other
I bought this fragrance for my husband based on the ratings (at the time) on makeup alley.
It is a scent that does not know where it belongs...on a man or a woman. It doesn't belong. It is a pleasant fragrance in the bottle but the idea of it being on a man or a woman is wrong. I do not recommend this fragrance for anyone unless you like confused fragrances.
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tangerinna on 1/25/2011 7:56:00 AM more reviews by tangerinna
Age: 30-35 Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm Hair: Blond, Straight, Coarse Eyes: Black
My husband is on his third large bottle of this and I'll be the first at Sephora when he starts to run low. This is simply a gorgeous, manly, licorice-y, scent that makes me swoon. The dry down isn't too sweet or sharp and lasts and lasts.
It's definitely unique enought that my girlfriends ask what is it that he wears so they can buy for their husbands and boyfriends.
Have repurchased and plan to again!!!
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*TOP REVIEWER* Lisaandtheword on 3/16/2010 3:27:00 PM more reviews by Lisaandtheword
Age: 44-55 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond, Wavy, Fine Eyes: Blue
Cool refreshing vanilla & violets, has that cold marble feel like Imperial Opoponax, touch of cool green herb. Just ok on me, I prefer Bulgari Black for cool vanilla, this one's fruity & cheap smelling in comparison.
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Calicupcake on 1/25/2010 9:23:00 PM more reviews by Calicupcake
Age: 19-24 Skin: Sensitive, Medium, Neutral Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine Eyes: Hazel
My boyfriend wears this scent and I love it.. Women always coment on how good he smells.. It is a very sexy and suductive scent. I have to admit his scent is something i noticed the first time we met :)
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*TOP REVIEWER* dioraddict84 on 6/30/2009 9:37:00 PM more reviews by dioraddict84
Age: 25-29 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral Hair: Brown, Wavy, Coarse Eyes: Blue
Wow! What a surprise! I'm a beauty advisor and was given this as a gift at work because of high sales for one month. My store doesn't even sell this! It is a refreshing cologne for men described as a fresh eau de toilette and a vegetal freshness blowing on a licorice wood accord. Definitely unique, and unlike anything I've smelled before! I can see this being a hit!
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crob on 1/24/2009 11:25:00 AM more reviews by crob
Age: 30-35 Skin: Other Hair: Other Eyes: Other
Once again I let my love of the gorgeous bottle get the better of me! This is a woodsy, licorice-y smlling cologne that would probably smell gorgeous on other people. Certainly it is very unusual and striking. However, as with the female version, this is one of the very few fragrances to make me feel sick and headachey when worn on my skin. Staying power is excellent.
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jessimara on 11/28/2008 8:15:00 PM more reviews by jessimara
Age: 19-24 Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium Hair: Blond Eyes: Hazel
This is probably the most gorgeous mens cologne i've ever smelt.
My ex used to wear this and I would always steal it from him..
It smells almost chocolatey, with hints of berries, plum and a gingery, zesty base note. I think this should be a unisex fragrance as it's that incredible. Please try this cologne!!!
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aquasea2 on 9/27/2008 3:44:00 AM more reviews by aquasea2
Age: 30-35 Skin: Dry, Fair Hair: Brunette Eyes: Blue
A million times better than the fem. versions. The girly Lempicka's have a sickly artificial note that makes me ill. The mens version is sharper and cleaner.. and better
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Number1Bee on 8/12/2008 11:47:00 AM more reviews by Number1Bee
Age: 30-35 Skin: Oily, Fair Hair: Blond Eyes: Green
I bought my husband his first bottle of Lolita a few years ago.. I've been obsessed with the women's Lolita L fragrance since it's release & have every one of her women's fragrances :)
I LOVE this scent on him, it's so sexy and not at all like the status quo guys colones out there right now.
I'm also prone to migraines with certain perfume lines (Estee Lauder & Mache are two that are instant aggrivators for me) and this line is one that I've NEVER had any reaction to.
I love the different notes in this fragrance (aniseed & ivy to start & then the vanilla & cedarwood base notes)! There are a lot of subtle nuances to the scent that make it interesting & leave me wanting more!
When his last bottle ran out, we went to the counter to find something new & ended up leaving with another bottle of Lolita. Neither of us has found another fragrance we like as much as this one... ladies buy it for your men & you won't regret it.
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*TOP REVIEWER* May_Bee on 7/3/2008 10:04:00 AM more reviews by May_Bee
Age: 30-35 Skin: Other Hair: Other Eyes: Other
I've never got on with the feminine Lolita Lempicka fragrances as I find them too sweet without anything to balance the sweetness, or to cut through it. I only tried this by accident because the bottle was sat by the till at Kookai while I was waiting to pay. And I am so impressed! The opening licorice note gradually blends with violet, then down into vanilla and cedar and a little spice. I don't get the full gingerbread experience mentioned in other reviews but this is delicious both to sniff and to breathe in. I know my boyfriend won't wear this (he will deny it's a proper male fragrance) but I might buy it for him so he can enjoy me wearing it. To any women who haven't thought of trying it due to the name, I strongly recomment giving it a go.
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Madeline Eleanor Moran, 93, Plainville, died Saturday, July 17, 2010, at Rooks County Health Center, Plainville.
She was born Feb. 26, 1917, in rural Madison to John E. and Ruth (Tatman) Fletcher. She was a graduate of Lamont High School.
She married Raymond Moran on May 27, 1937, in Tucson, Ariz. She was a clerk until retirement at Western Power, Plainville.
Survivors include her husband, of the family home; a son, Jerry Moran, Hays; a daughter Leah Rampy, McLean, Va.; and four grandchildren.
Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at United Methodist Church, Plainville; burial in Plainville City Cemetery.
Visitation will be until 8 p.m. today at Mosher-Kemp Family Funeral Home, Plainville.
Memorials are suggested to Rooks County Health Care Foundation or United Methodist Church of Plainville in care of the funeral home.
Condolences can be sent to the family at www.mosher-kemp.com.


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For a truly bone-rattling celebration of the Fourth of July, the place to be is Fremont's Hayes Presidential Center for the annual Independence Day Concert featuring the Toledo Symphony Concert Band.
Set for 2-3:30 p.m. this Thursday, July 4, 2013, on the lawn of Spiegel Grove, home of 19th president Rutherford B. Hayes, the concert includes a performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture featuring Civil War re-enactors who provide unique percussion accompaniment by firing real cannons. The effect is thrilling!
Admission to the 2013 Independence Day Concert is free thanks to title sponsors Crown Battery/Hal & Diane Hawk. Additional funding is provided by Mosser Construction Inc, Richard Binau Insurance & Financial Services, United Ohio Insurance Co. and numerous individuals and businesses who support this popular event.
Bring a lawn chair and come prepared for the weather (sunscreen and/or bug spray). Snacks and drinks will be available for sale at a refreshment stand on the premises. Free parking is available on the grounds of the Hayes Presidential Center and adjoining city streets.
Repertoire for the concert includes show tunes, popular favorites, a selection of flag-waving melodies and an Armed Forces tribute. Military veterans in the audience will be invited to stand when the theme of their branch of the armed services is played. Concert-goers are invited to show their patriotic spirit by wearing red, white and blue clothing.
Due to the federal holiday, the Hayes Home and Hayes Museum will observe holiday hours of noon-5 p.m. on Thursday, July 4. Concert-goers are encouraged to come early to view the exclusive Hayes Museum exhibit, The War of 1812 on the Ohio Frontier. The exhibit focuses on the important role Ohio played in the war, with special attention to the battles at Fort Meigs, Fort Stephenson and on Lake Erie. Admission to the exhibit is included in the Hayes Museum ticket price of $7.50, $6.50/seniors and $3/ages 6-12. Children younger than age 6 and Ohio History Connection members enjoy free admission.
Affiliated with the Ohio History Connection, Hayes Presidential Center is at the corner of Hayes and Buckland avenues in Fremont. Visit www.rbhayes.org for more information about Hayes Presidential Center and a complete list of year-round special events.


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Upcoming Performances: An Evening of Traditional Irish Music and Dance Brian Conway with Mary Courtney, Brendan Dolan, and John Whelan Friday, February 27, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre Performing Arts Center Tickets: Adults $20 • Seniors/Students $15 Additional fees may apply to credit card and internet sales. No fees apply to walk-up cash sales. Buy tickets: http://wcupa.ticketleap.com or 610-436-2266 Brian Conway, premier Irish-American fiddler, performs with skill, grace, and force that are steeped in tradition but distinctively his own. Well known in the Irish/Celtic community, Conway has won numerous All-Ireland fiddling competitions and has been called one of the best fiddlers of his generation. Nothing is missed or missing in Brian Conway's Sligo-style fiddling. Learn more: http://www.brianconway.com Masters of Soul Friday, March 13, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building Orchestra: Adults $20 • Seniors/Students $15 Balcony: Adults $17 • Seniors/Students $13 Additional fees may apply to credit card and internet sales. No fees apply to walk-up cash sales. Buy tickets: http://wcupa.ticketleap.com or 610-436-2266 Masters of Soul is a celebration of the legendary songs and performers that defined Motown and soul music. This 90-minute show features stylishly costumed, fully choreographed performances of both male and female groups backed by a live band. Masters of Soul performs The Temptations, Gladys Knight and The Pips, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Four Tops, Diana Ross and The Supremes, The Jackson Five, Martha Reeves and The Vandellas, Stevie Wonder, Wilson Pickett, Lou Rawls, Barry White, The Commodores, Arthur Conley, and many more! Learn more: http://www.ecetouring.com/artist/masters-of-soul Popovich Comedy Pet Theater Friday, March 27, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building Orchestra: Adults $20 • Seniors/Students $15 Balcony: Adults $17 • Seniors/Students $13 Additional fees may apply to credit card and internet sales. No fees apply to walk-up cash sales. Buy tickets: http://wcupa.ticketleap.com or 610-436-2266 The World Famous Popovich Comedy Pet Theater is a family-oriented blend of the unique comedy and juggling skills of Gregory Popovich, and the extraordinary talents of his performing pets. Each of the show's 15 cats and 10 dogs were once strays, rescued from animal shelters. Now, they love to show off onstage by performing a variety of stunts and skits! Audiences will be delighted to see this extravaganza of European-style clowns, amazing juggling and balancing acts, and of course, very talented performing pets. It's a show that both adults and kids of all ages enjoy! Learn more: http://www.comedypet.com/ Tamagawa University Taiko Drumming and Dance Troupe Tuesday, March 31, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building General Admission: $10 Additional fees may apply to credit card and internet sales. No fees apply to walk-up cash sales. Buy tickets: http://wcupa.ticketleap.com or 610-436-2266 Nearly 30 drummers and dancers from Tamagawa University, Japan, make a return appearance on our campus for an athletic and graceful performance that includes thundering Taiko drumming and Japanese folkloric dance. As one of the top-ranking taiko groups in Japan, their amazing stage show has received rave reviews from the New York Times and other media. With growing numbers of fans every year, they return to the U.S. to perform at the Cherry Blossom Festivals in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. as one of the top-ranking taiko groups in Japan. Learn more about the show: www.kennedy-center.org/explorer/artists/?entity_id=13030&source_type=B Missoula Children's Theatre Company presents The Jungle Book Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall Philips Memorial Building General Admission: Adults $8 • Seniors/Students $5 Additional fees may apply to credit card and internet sales. No fees apply to walk-up cash sales. Buy tickets: http://wcupa.ticketleap.com or 610-436-2266 Back by popular demand, The country's preeminent professional children's theatre company, The Missoula Children's Theatre, returns to West Chester University and will be recruiting more than 50 local children to stage an original musical adaptation. Auditions: April 6, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. in the Emilie K. Asplundh Concert Hall, Philips Memorial Building (700 South High Street) Approximately 50 roles are available for local students Kindergarten through 12th Grade. No advance preparation or experience is necessary. Just be ready to have a good time! There is no charge to audition, but there is a $50 per child participation fee for students selected to be in the cast. Four complimentary tickets to the shows will be given to each child in the cast. Register to audition: http://wcupa.edu/visitingartists/missoula Learn more: www.mctinc.org/ This Season's Past Performances: The Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra Friday, October 10, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. The Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra is a thrilling 11-piece salsa group which plays dynamic arrangements of indie rock tunes we love. This is innovative, astonishing salsa with a new, vibrant aesthetic. The WSO has taken the typical salsa form and infused it with a completely modern identity. These explosive arrangements have established the band as a groundbreaking force in the New York underground, and have led to international acclaim for this completely new approach to the genre. The WSO has been featured recently in Rolling Stone Magazine, on MTV, Telemundo, Univision, and on the nationally syndicated program LatiNation on Fox. Recent shows include the Blue Note Jazz Festival at B.B.Kings 42nd Street, The Kennedy Center, The Brooklyn Bowl, The Tribeca Performing Arts Center, and many more. Learn more: http://www.wsoband.com Gaelic Storm Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 8 p.m. In 1997, Gaelic Storm appeared in the film Titanic as the steerage band. This appearance catapulted them into the touring scene; their performances were met with critical praise and popularity. Gaelic Storm is back with the #1 Billboard World Album The Boathouse, a seafaring collection of traditional songs of the ocean, recorded in one week in a converted boathouse on the Chesapeake Bay. With catalog sales of more than one million, the group has now had four consecutive albums debut at #1 on the Billboard World Albums Chart. The group's ability to deftly incorporate a rock sensibility into their sound affords them rare crossover appeal. With their signature acoustic production, Gaelic Storm blends indie-folk and world grooves with Celtic tradition to bring you a memorable night of music. Learn more: http://www.gaelicstorm.com Voca People Friday, November 14, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. You won't believe your ears! No instruments, no sound tricks. Just eight incredible talents breathing life into the greatest music on Earth! Full of energy and bursting with fun, this international hit features over 70 a cappella and beat box versions of the songs you and your whole family love, including favorites from Madonna, Queen, and even Mozart! This award-winning, musical, theatrical spectacle had a year-long run in NYC and enjoyed its first 35 city-wide US Tour in 2013. Now the Voca People are back for their 2nd American Tour. What began as an overnight YouTube sensation (with 40 million hits and counting!) is now a world-renowned show that has excited and delighted audiences in over 20 countries around the globe since 2009 from South America, to the USA, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. Now is the chance to take part and experience this ingenious, entertaining show LIVE. Learn more: http://www.voca-people.com National Marionette Theatre presents Pinocchio Saturday, December 6, 2014 at 2 p.m. Carlo Collodi's epic about a puppet who wants to become a real boy is a classic example of storytelling at its best. Our adaptation is a faithful re-telling of this childhood favorite. Follow Pinocchio as he goes on a series of adventures and discovers that only by being truthful, selfless, and kind to others will he realize his dream of becoming a real live boy. National Marionette Theatre is one of the oldest continually running touring marionette theaters in the United States. Recommended for family audiences ages four and up. Running time for this production is approximately one hour. Learn more: http://nmtshow.com/currentproductions.html Vertical Current Friday, December 12, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Vertical Current (also known as "VC") brings the mass appeal of pop music, the charisma of jazz, the groove of funk, and the soul of gospel. Individually, the members of VC have performed or recorded with a variety of top-billed artists, including Earth Wind & Fire, Roberta Flack, The Roots, Michael McDonald, Lauryn Hill, Faith Evans, Miley Cyrus, Sara Bareilles, Jill Scott, Tye Tribbett, and Mary Mary, to name a few. In addition to performing material from their album Bright Side of Midnight, VC will help usher in the Christmas spirit at West Chester University with fresh renditions of holiday favorites! Vocalists Chartel and Lee Mo will join VC for this performance, as well as other surprise special guests. Stay tuned and prepare yourselves for a night of music and entertainment that will be nothing short of amazing. If you love live music, you will absolutely love this! Learn more: http://www.verticalcurrent.com/ Black Violin Saturday, February 7, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Back by popular demand, Black Violin is the blend of classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and bluegrass music. Named one of the hottest bands at SXSW in 2013, Black Violin was invited to perform at Bonnaroo and returned to SXSW this past year to SRO crowds. Their groundbreaking collaboration has seen them play their music for everybody from the troops in Iraq to both the official President's Inaugural Ball and the Kids Inaugural in Washington, D.C., where Barack Obama himself gave each a hearty handshake. Individually and together, Black Violin has collaborated with the likes of P. Diddy, Kanye West, 50 Cent, Tom Petty, Aerosmith, Aretha Franklin, and The Eagles. Learn more: http://www.blackviolin.net |


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This is a great look for those of us who are typically pressed for time. Take a fine comb and spritz it with water. Then carefully comb your hair back (you can part it or not) and secure with a hair tie. A little bit of shine spray helps to enhance the slightly wet look that was incredibly popular during New York fashion week. Finally, a hair style we can all live with!


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This recipe was contributed by a viewer but our family did give it a try and here are some of our pictures. (If you would like to print the recipe, here is a print friendly version without the photos.
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In a small mixing bowl, combine cream cheese, egg and sugar. Blend in 2 drops
of yellow food coloring and one drop of red food coloring, adding color if
necessary to reach desired shade. Use a mixing spoon to stir in chocolate chips,
set filling aside.
In a large mixing bowl combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, and salt;
set aside.
In a small mixing bowl combine water, vegetable oil, vinegar and vanilla.
Add contents of small bowl to the large bowl and stir with mixing spoon to
Fill cupcake inner halves with batter, then place one teaspoon of the filling at
center. As cupcakes bake the batter will rise to surround the filling.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake for about 25 minutes.
And after that you should have some really fun and tasty cupcakes.
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Ice Cubes is an interpretation of wellknown "Lights Out" puzzle. The main goal of the game is to switch all the yellow ice cubes off in as few button presses as possible. Pressing one of the ice cubes will toggle it and the four cubes adjacent to it on and off. Diagonal neighbours are not affected.
Ice Cubes provides three game modes to make the game more challenging.
- PUZZLE mode - 60 predefined puzzles. The number of stepps in which puzzle can be solved arrises as you move from the first puzzle to the last.
- CLASSIC mode - you need to turn on all the ice cubes starting with absolutely white field. Solve the puzzle in the least number of steps!
- RANDOM mode - each time the puzzle consists of randomly lighted ice cubes. Test your logic skills in the infinite number of puzzles!