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March 8, 2010
Vol. 25 , No. 07
When Push Comes to Precious: The Novel, the Film, the Reality
Over the past few months, moviegoers around the country have clamored to see Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009), a critically acclaimed movie recounting the painful story of a young, overweight Black girl living in Harlem. The movie is based on the novel Push, written in 1996 by Sapphire. Now, to inaugurate Black History Month, Sapphire will join us to discuss her award-winning novel.
The daughter of an army sergeant and a member of the Women's Army Corps, Sapphire moved around the country often as a child. She dropped out of San Francisco City College to move to New York and become a hippie. She eventually graduated in 1993 from Brooklyn College with a degree in modern dance. The following year, she published American Dreams, a collection of poetry cited in Publisher's Weekly as "one of the strongest debut collections of the nineties." Inspired by girls she met as a remedial reading teacher in Harlem, Sapphire wrote Push, which has since won numerous literary awards, including the Book-of-the- Month Club Stephen Crane Award for First Fiction, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association's First Novelist Award, and in Great Britain. Although Sapphire says she was hesitant to turn her book into a movie, the film has won several awards in its own right: it is the only film to win both the Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals Audience Awards. Sapphire has also taught literature, fiction and poetry workshops at universities across the country.
In conjunction with Sapphire's visit, Jim Nauls and the CMC Office of Student Activities will show Precious on Friday, February 5th at 9:00 PM in Pickford Auditorium.
The Materialist Modern: Theology, Politics, and Community in Thomas Hobbes and John Milton
Born and raised in Roslyn, New York, with a B.A. from Columbia College, an M.A. from Oxford University, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University, Kolbrener teaches in the English Department of Bar Ilan University in Israel. Kolbrener has written widely on the literature, politics, and philosophy of the Renaissance in England. His works include his Milton's Warring Angels published by Cambridge University Press in 1997 and a more recent collection on the eighteenth-century proto-feminist Mary Astell (Ashgate, 2007). Kolbrener has also written extensively on Jewish philosophy with several scholarly articles on the interpretive methodologies of the Talmud and the works of Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik.
His book in progress, From Athens to Jerusalem, provides an account of a personal and unconventional synthesis of secular study and Jewish learning. From Athens to Jerusalem details a story which began in the halls of the Ivy League and Oxford University, and led eventually to houses of study in Jerusalem. More than an autobiographical account, Kolbrener's writings and lectures elaborate the relationship between Athens (Western philosophy and literature) and Torah. His current works in progress include a collection of essays, Contested Enlightenment: Gender, History and Authenticity, and a project on the intersection of theology and psychoanalysis, Open Minded Torah, to be published by Continuum in 2011.
A former Mellon Fellow of the Humanities, a Lady Davis Fellow at Hebrew University, and an Israel Science Foundation Fellow, Kolbrener lives in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Jerusalem with his wife and children.
Professor Kolbrener's visit to CMC is sponsored by the Gould Center for Humanistic Studies.
Faces of Seoul
Born in 1973 in Seoul, Korea, Gina Kim graduated from the Seoul National University and then moved to the United States where she attended CalArts. Her feature-length films, Gina Kim's Video Diary (2002), Invisible Light (2003), and Never Forever (2007), have screened at prestigious film festivals, including Berlin, Locarno, Rotterdam, Pusan, and Sundance, among many others.
The highly acclaimed, Never Forever (2007) (starring Vera Farmiga and Jung-Woo Ha), produced by Lee Chang-dong screened in competition at the Sundance Film Festival 2007 and was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the 2007 Deauville American Film Festival. Kim was nominated for Best New Director of 2008 in Korea's prestigious Daejong (Grand Bell) Awards. Martin Scorsese called Never Forever "A moving experience [in which] the performances are wonderful and touching, and the style...intense and very precise."
Kim's new documentary, Faces of Seoul (2009) recently had its world premiere at the 66th Venice Film Festival where she sat on the Orizzonti Jury. Repped by CAA, Gina Kim is now in development of several commercial film projects both in Hollywood and in Korea. Kim taught film production and film theory classes at Harvard University as a full-time lecturer for three years from 2004 to 2007.
The Athenaeum will show the film, Faces of Seoul, beginning at 6:30 p.m. (as dinner guests finish dessert!) and Ms. Kim will discuss the film and answer questions immediately after the screening.
Three Days before the Shooting by Ralph Ellison
At his death in 1994, American novelist Ralph Waldo Ellison, author of National Book Award-winning Invisible Man (1952), left behind thousands of pages of his unfinished second novel, which he had spent nearly four decades writing. Five years later, the book was published posthumously as Juneteenth (1999). Now, all of the manuscripts of this incomplete novel have been published as Three Days Before the Shooting… (2010). This novel contains narratives never released publicly by Ellison.
The two co-editors of Three Days Before the Shooting are joining us to talk about Ellison's work and his legacy. Dr. Adam Bradley, associate professor of literature at Claremont McKenna College, is a scholar of African American literature. He has provided commentary for the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and NPR on black popular culture. Bradley has sought to define the emerging field of hip-hop poetics through his recently released Book of Rhymes: The Poetics of Hip Hop (2009). He is also the author of Ralph Ellison in Progress (2009).
Dr. John Callahan is the Morgan S. Odell Professor of the Humanities at Lewis and Clark College. As the literary executor for Ellison's estate, he edited Juneteenth in addition to collaborating on the publication of Three Days Before the Shooting. Callahan is a widely recognized scholar of African American literature, and he is the editor of The Collected Essays of Ralph Ellison (1995).
Ertai and Maya Gao Art Reception
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
An exhibition of artwork from renowned Chinese artists Ertai and Maya Gao is currently on display at the Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum at Claremont McKenna College.
The inspiration for the Gaos' work is taken from the graceful curves of traditional calligraphy, the themes of Chinese legends, and the elegant movement of ancient Buddhist cave paintings. The selection of art on display is based on Chinese myths and incorporates political allegories. Included in the exhibition are two sets of calligraphy scrolls based on the poetry of Ertai.
Throughout his life, Ertai has openly advocated for freedom of expression in China. In 1957, he was sentenced to "reform through labor" in a camp in the Gobi Desert for writing, "On Beauty," an essay which stated that freedom was essential to the creation of beauty, and that beauty was an expression of freedom. Disease and starvation killed approximately three-fourths of the inmates, but Ertai survived. His book, In Search of my Homeland: A Memoir of a Chinese Labor Camp (2009), describing his sentence to the labor camp, his fellow detainees, and the political persecution of his family. Ertai and his wife, Maya, fled China for the United States after he was wrongly arrested in the wake of the Tiananmen protests in Beijing in 1989.
For more than 30 years, Maya has worked as a professional artist and art instructor. Her work appears in the Leiyin Temple of Taiwan and has been on exhibit in New York, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
A reception honoring Ertai and Maya Gao is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12 in the Security Pacific Room of the Athenaeum.
Life in Major League Baseball: Opportunities and Options
Jim Beattie P'11 is a former Major League Baseball player and executive who pitched in the major leagues from 1978–1986. Highlights from his baseball career include pitching the winning Game 5 of the 1978 World Series as a member of the New York Yankees. On September 12, 1979, Boston's Carl Yastrzemski singled off Beattie for his 3,000th career hit. On September 27, 1983, Beattie hurled the first one-hitter in Mariners' history, beating the Kansas City Royals.
Beattie served as the Montreal Expos' general manager from 1995–2001. He was also the Baltimore Orioles general manager with Mike Flanagan from 2003–2005.
Jim's daughter Sarah is a junior at CMC and it is a great privilege to host Sarah's father at the Athenaeum as part of Family Weekend festivities.
The following timeline provides a view of Beattie's career path through professional sports and beyond:
Grew up in Maine
1976 - Graduated from Dartmouth College
1975 - Drafted and signed with NY Yankees. Played parts of two years (1978-79) in NY after time in minor leagues.
1978 – As a rookie, pitched and won the first game of the American League Playoffs vs KC Royals. Pitched and won 5th game of World Series vs. LA Dodgers.
1980-1986 – Traded to Seattle Mariners and played there through 1986 season.
1989 -Earned MBA from University of Washington.
1989-1995 - Minor League Director, Seattle Mariners Baseball Club
1995-2001 - General Manager, Montreal Expos Baseball Club
2002 – Assistant to General Manager, Montreal Expos
2003-2005 – Executive Vice President, Baltimore Orioles Baseball Club
Present – Lives in Boston and works for Bernstein Global Wealth Management as Financial Advisor.
Changing Roles of the Museum Director
LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m., LECTURE 12:00 p.m.
Thomas W. Lentz, Ph.D. '74 has agreed to be a President's Leaders Forum participant for the 2009-2010 academic year.
Thomas W. Lentz is the Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museum. He oversees one of the leading arts institutions in the United States, with a collection of more than 260,000 objects and a staff of over 260. A 1985 graduate of Harvard's doctoral program in art history, Lentz is a specialist in Persian painting.
After serving as curator of Asian art at the Museum of the Rhode Island School of Design, he moved to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where he headed the Department of Ancient and Islamic art. Lentz returned to the East Coast in 1992 to the Smithsonian, initially as head of research and collections at the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, later becoming deputy director, before being appointed director of the Smithsonian's International Art Museums Division in 2000. He assumed his position as Director of the Harvard Art Museum in November 2003.
Dr. Lentz will speak at 12:00 p.m. about the "Changing Roles of the Museum Director" after an 11:30 a.m. lunch. Reservations for lunch can be made at the Athenaeum website.
Love Songs of Serial Desire
Robert von Hallberg is an expert on comparative poetry and poetics. As the Helen A. Regenstein Professor in English Language and Literature at the University of Chicago, he has written about avant-garde American poetry and American poetry since 1945. He is also especially interested in the culture of literary intellectuals, having authored Literary Intellectuals and the Dissolution of the State (1996), and The Sociology of Literature. In his academic research, he further evaluates about the relations between political history and literary culture, the topic of his book Poetics and Poetic Value (1987). Dr. von Hallberg is currently working on two books: one examines the African American poetry while the other is a short defense of lyric poetry. The genesis for the latter work comes from his growing interest in poetry and song. Dr. von Hallberg also teaches courses on German poetry and theories of poetic modernity at the University of Chicago.
Dr. von Hallberg received a doctorate in English and American Literature from Stanford University, and has since taught there and the University of Chicago, having also completed short professorships in Germany as well. He is a recipient of numerous research fellowship, including the Guggenheim, Alexander von Humbolt, and Fulbright awards.
In his address at the Athenaeum, he will consider "Love Songs of Serial Desire," based on his knowledge of the genre written in both English and German. As in the courses that he teaches, he explores the relationship between poetry and song and other general questions of poetics.
Professor von Hallberg's Athenaeum lecture is sponsored the Gould Center of Humanistic Studies at CMC.
The Great Recession, the Great Stabilization, and the Shape of the Recovery
The "Great Recession" began in December 2007 and most likely ended in June of last year. It has become the most severe recession in terms of its length, GDP growth, and employment losses since the "Great Depression" of the '30s. This economic downturn is remarkable for various other features such as the size of the bailout related to the financial crisis, the size of the stabilization package, the loss of jobs particularly for males and teenagers, and the impact on the economies of California and particularly the Inland Empire.
Professor Keil's research focuses on aggregate labor market outcomes, comparative economic performance of countries and region, issues in finance, politico-economic interaction, and the study of business cycles. His publications have appeared in the Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Macroeconomics, Oxford Economic Papers, and Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv among others. Most recently he has started work with students at the Lowe Institute on economic issues facing the local economy.
Manfred Keil received his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. He joined the faculty of Claremont McKenna College in 1995. He has taught in the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance (formerly the Department of Economics) since then, primarily in the fields of macroeconomics, econometrics, and statistics. In the summer of 2009, he completed his three year term as the Chairman of the Faculty of the RDS. Before coming to CMC, he held appointments in Boston, Montreal, and England. In addition to being a faculty member at the RDS, he is a research fellow of both the Lowe and the Rose Institute.
The Biotech Rebelution: Inspired by Nature
Michael D. Black MD, MBA, a R.S. McLaughlin Scholar, has been Chief of California Pacific Medical Center Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, and Surgical Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Surgery Program since 2003. Dr. Black has operated upon thousands of children since 1993 and has always maintained the highest quality of care throughout his career. Dr. Black was previously the Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at Stanford University and an initial investigator at Stanford University's BioX. Since 1993, he has been awarded more than a dozen patents for his innovations in the field of robotics, innovative medical devices and minimally invasive surgical endeavors.
Dr. Black was named "the Best Thoracic Surgeon" for the past ten years by the country's physicians as reported in San Francisco magazine and awarded the Computerworld Medal of Honor Achievement in Medicine in 2002. His unique program attracts patients both nationally and internationally. Dr. Black received his MBA in 2008 from the Haas School of Business Berkeley and was nominated the Turner Fellow in Entrepreneurship and was the class valedictorian. Since graduation, Dr. Black has founded several companies that are delivering innovative products to improve the lives of millions.
Robert Day School Distinguished Speaker Series
Lunch with a Leader: The Investment Management Industry
LUNCHEON 11:30 a.m., LECTURE 12:00 p.m.
Christopher V. Dodds works with The Carlyle Group as a Senior Adviser in their Financial Services practice. Dodds also serves on the Boards of Charles Schwab Bank, N.A.; ITG, Inc., an institutional securities broker; and Baron Capital, an investment management firm.
Dodds retired from The Charles Schwab Corporation in May 2007 after 21 years with the firm. From 1999 through 2007, he served as Schwab's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, responsible for strategic planning; financial planning and analysis; treasury; taxation; corporate accounting; external and regulatory reporting; mergers and acquisitions; investor relations; risk management; and corporate real estate.
Prior to his position as CFO, Dodds served as Corporate Controller from 1997 to 1999, Corporate Treasurer from 1993 to 1997 and Vice President of Corporate Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions from 1989 to 1993. Dodds joined Schwab in 1986 and held a variety of financial positions in treasury, financial planning and analysis and corporate development.
Before joining Schwab, Dodds served in the treasury departments of Gulf Oil, Exxon, and American Hawaii Cruises.
Dodds graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in business from Clemson University, where he was captain of the men's varsity basketball team. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Pittsburgh.
During his presentation, Mr. Dodds will discuss the "seven rules for successful financial executives."
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NEW ORLEANS (ACP) - Westbank Hornet, age unknown, is likely to be vacated from the championship of the total points contest held at New Orleans Hornets dot com last night due to his use of an illegal mind-enhancing substance.
W. Hornet, a long-time resident of Terrytown, was rendered ineligible due to having been caught last night by SBI (Spongeridge Bureau of Investigation) authorities in the Terrytown International Airport internet access cafe dining on wild mushrooms he alleges to have been holding for his psychic friend Dionne Warwick, who was due in town for a charity auction.
"My goodness gracious," Spongeridge commented, "I was all set to award him a pernt but he had to go and pull this stunt."
He then shook his head and rolled his eyes heavenward. "I don't know what to tell you media types, but it's these kinds of events that solidify my desire to relocate this site to Hattiesburg."
In Westbank's place, DarthOrleans would be named the rightful winner as COCajun said; however, Spongeridge was in such a state of dismay and bitter anger that he has decided to revoke any pernt offering for this contest.
While SBI agents searched Westbank's Terrytown Estates condominium, his telephone rang. After several rings, Ms. Warwick left this ever-cryptic message on Westbank's voice-mail:
Keep smiling, keep shining, knowing you can always count on me. For sure, that's what friends are for. In good times and bad times I'll be on your side forever more.
c 2002, Associated Cesspool Press. Not one damn right reserved.
Hey, I'm just reporting the news. After all, that's why I'm paid the big bucks.
In a rare public appearance since his sudden voiding of the Guess the Score Contest and revocation of all awarded points, the ever reclusive Spongridge left the safety of his culvert dwelling located beneath the main entrance to Roberts Stadium on the USM campus. The near ogre like figure then read from a prepared statement, "I am addressing the press today to announce my plans to relocate the servers for NewOrleansHornets.com to Hattiesburg. The past five months have been tumultuous. I have seen the best of times and the worst of times. It was on a lonely night in mid January that I started this site to bring a quality NBA message board to New Orleans."
Spongeridge's announcement could not have been more of a shock to loyal board members, who were not kind in their reaction to this sudden announcement. "It was just back on April 9 that Spongeridge told everyone that he was committed to supporting the upcoming Spell Check/new server referendum." Westbank Hornet said. "But then the bast*** had to go and bundle those proposals with other projects like the Tom Benson center for the treatment of alzheimers and the Richard Simmons center for creative arts. And to top it off, he unjustly voided my pernt. It was a**inine."
"Why that f***ing coullion!" retorted West Coast Hornet. "What the F***! The coullion has poisoned the damn board. F'ing coullion promises us prizes in exchange for points but never delivers. Bast*** says he is not negotiating with other ISP's and it turns out he has been surfing the net anonymously looking for more bandwidth and larger hard drives. F'ing coullion!"
When asked about these comments, Spongeridge chortled. "The boardmembers quit supporting the board ages ago. Sure we started out strong, but barely two months into the process half of the members got themselves banned. They had no idea how to act, never knew how good they had it. Why if you looked now, we have 1,338 members but the most we ever had on line at any time was 159 and that was way back on April 9. That's just a little more than 10%. How can they say they support the board. I have struggled to maintain the servers we have, but can no longer afford to do so because of declining revenues."
Spongeridge's history is a typical rags to riches story. Born to poor strawberry sharecroppers in Pontchatoula, Spongey, as his parents called him because of his soft head, would work from dusk to dawn in the fields while being home schooled by his parents during the day. Then one day his fortunes changed. It was August 2000 and he found himself at the far end of Bourbon Street in New Orleans. It was there he knew he had the opportunity to hustle some spare change. Nervously he approached the first man he saw, a short, somewhat pudgy and slightly balding man who claimed to be a sports radio personality from Charlotte. Mustering up all his confidence, he nervously looked this fellow in the eye and asked "betcha a quarter I can tell you where you got those shoes?" Well Spongeridge had hustled his first quarter on the streets of New Orleans and quickly became accustomed to hustling strange men for quarters. Soon he had enough money to buy a computer and sign up with his first ISP. NewOrleansHornets.com was born soon thereafter.
But his days as the hero of New Orleans' internet NBA chat boards was short lived. There was quickly the Mark Packer incident which many believe was in part retaliation for the way in which Spongeridge earned his first quarter. Shortly after joining the board, Packer quickly infurriated its members with his quick strike posts designed to incite angry responses amongst the board members. Says Harvey Hornet, "Fudgy is an a**hole. The fat little f*** doesn't have the balls to meet me face to face and has to resort to having impostors call his show to pretend to be me. The f'ing moron, the only job his dad could get him was on a low power radio station in hicksville that barely reaches the city limits. I don't understand why Spongeridge never banned this a**hole, I mean he banned 98% of the board members from Charlotte for much less. He has poisoned the board."
In response to Spongeride's relocation efforts, the Big Three - HORNETSFAN, Harvey Hornet and Say-What, announced a plan to keep the board in New Orleans. The group's spokesman, COCajun, says that "the Big Three have been in close communication with the authorities at InternNIC & ICANN to make sure that they are able to secure the NewOrleansHornets.com domain for its current members. We have been told that if we are able to locate a new owner who is willing to pay 25 cents to purchase the domain and then obtain a commitment from the board members to purchase new Linux servers, then Spongeridge may be forced to sell NewOrleansHornets.com."
The Big Three immediately announced that Grandadmiral, rumored to be worth $2.50, has made an offer to purchase the board for 25 cents. "How can they turn us down. We have a new owner who offered 25 cents to purchase the board, and are willing to buy new Linux servers with the largest storage capacity available for any owner but Spongeridge. They cannot allow this relocation now," said COCajun.
When asked about the Big Three's efforts, Spongeridge replied, "I know Grandadmiral, he is a friend of mine and he did make an offer. But the board is not for sale, it is like my illegitimate child. New Orleans had their chances, but waited too long. Moreover they stopped supporting the board. Just look, we only have 32 people online right now and only 18 of those are members. I don't understand it. I have done everything I could to make the board enjoyable and this is the thanks I get. For all I care, the board members at NewOrleansHornets.com can kiss my grits."
A spokesman for InternNIC & ICANN said that a relocation committee will be formed in the next week and will visit Hattiesburg in mid-June with a final decision due by August 1.
"We don't understand how this could happen. We have done everything in our power to make this work, but Spongeridge has not bargained in good faith. He has thwarted our efforts at every turn," said Say-What.
Copywhat 2002 - Rank Speculation Publications, the preceeding article is nothing but opinion, based on speculation, grounded in rumor first reported in the Chalmette Obscurer. No one in their right mind claims any rights to the foregoing
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Press Release Date May 16, 2002
Flak M. Spinmeister, Spokesbeing for Westbank Hornet; Spinmeister and Dodgem, PLC; 62nd Floor, One Terrytown Towers
Mr. Hornet was both shocked and saddened to learn of the allegations against himself and his psychic friend recently. His pernt was obtained both legally and in accordance with all applicable rules. Although Mr. Hornet does not admit to using psychic powers or the Force to obtain his pernt, he does note that no applicable restriction forbid their use in pernt acquisition.
He is certain that any truly thorough and honest investigation into these matters will fully clear him of these baseless charges. Accordingly, he has complete confidence that Spongeridge will complete any inquiry quickly, and in an unbiased manner in accordance with all legal obligations.
Mr. Hornet has directed that all inquiries on this matter be directed to my office. I am also available for cable news appearances.
If Whodat his is always kicked, you must convict!!Originally posted by Westbank Hornet
Mr. Hornet was both shocked and saddened to learn of the allegations against himself and his psychic friend recently. His pernt was obtained both legally and in accordance with all applicable rules. Although Mr. Hornet does not admit to using psychic powers or the Force to obtain his pernt, he does note that no applicable restriction forbid their use in pernt acquisition.
He is certain that any truly thorough and honest investigation into these matters will fully clear him of these baseless charges. Accordingly, he has complete confidence that Spongeridge will complete any inquiry quickly, and in an unbiased manner in accordance with all legal obligations.
If Westbank is full of sh**, you must not acquit!!
Say-What, that is great. You have outdone yourself. Now that is SATIRE. You could immediately take the place of that pile of crap in CLT who thinks satire is promoting his agenda and making hateful statements towards others. That piece was incredible. I laughed outloud so many times. That my the best post ever!!!
Never MIND who initiated this thread in the first ever-blessed place, huh Harvey (or should I call you Brad's Pitts) ?
What can I say - I am Pulitzer material. Say-what is pretty good himself.
Related Story:
Harvey Hornet and West Coast Hornet, both members of neworleanshornets.com, may be brought in for questioning by SBI authorities about their relation to Westbank and his mad quest to obtain SpongeRidge "points". West Coast Hornet did not return calls (WTF). When questioned, Harvey Hornet denied any relation to Westbank Hornet. "I obtained my 4 points fair and square", said Harvey.
I must say, if it wasn't for your genius, I would never have been inspired to create my contribution to this saga.Originally posted by COCajun
Never MIND who initiated this thread in the first ever-blessed place, huh Harvey (or should I call you Brad's Pitts) ?
What can I say - I am Pulitzer material. Say-what is pretty good himself.
Now, I would like to thank all the little people that I stepped over to get here....LOL
Are you lobbying for Harvey "points"? Great posts guys.Originally posted by COCajun
Never MIND who initiated this thread in the first ever-blessed place, huh Harvey
Absolutely hilarious!
An anonymous observer from Hattiesburg has reported that efforts are indeed on to "court" the NOH site that has been rumored to move. Space has been made available at Roberts Stadium - aka "The Rock" - for the site and for Green Wave supporters looking to upgrade to Golden Eagle status.
Last night the members of NewOrleansHornets.com were shocked at the sudden announcement by Spongeridge that he was moving the board to Hattiesburg. However, the news today was more stunning.
In a surprise turn of events, Spongeridge announced that he has reached an agreement to sell a minority interest in the board to BuddyD for an undisclosed sum of money, rumoured by sources at ESPN to be about 6 cents. Spongeridge immediately said that he was delegating all future matters related to the relocation to BuddyD and that BuddyD would be the future spokesperson for the board. When asked to comment about this sale and Spongeridge's refusal to sell to him, Grandadmiral simply replied "Wuss!"
BuddyD, with the aid of an interpretor, made the following statement whan asked about his intentions, "I never cared much about basketball most of my life. But I want to assure the board that I support basketball and will not change a thing. I plan to be a hands on moderator and control all posts so that this doesn't get out of hand."
Immediately the uproar could be heard from the board's often referenced, but not related, Hornet brothers. Harvey Hornet responded, "This is just the latest in Spongeridge's efforts to poison the board. He could have sold to Grandadmiral who has $2.50 and could have easily bought out the entire board for 25 cents." Westbank Hornet added, "I believed it was Spongeridge's intent all along to move the board to Hattiesburg and then convert it to a discussion board for horse racing and second tier college sports. Why else bring in BuddyD and move to Hattiesburg. As I said before this is a**inine." West Coast Hornet, barely able to restrain his emotions, added "What the F***, F'ing coullion. I knew that F'ing coullion would try to run us off of this board to support his f'ing relocation plans. But to bring in that f'ing coullion, BuddyD, that proves how much of a f'ing coullion Spongeridge is."
The Big Three were equally taken aback. The group's spokesman, COCajun issued a statement on their behalf. "HORNETSFAN, Harvey Hornet and Say-What, cannot believe the sh** that is going on. The group has worked dilligently to preserve the board and it's history for it's membership, but Spongeridge continues to make decisions designed to anger the board. Selling to BuddyD will only serve to alienate the board, he has limited knowledge about basketball and only talks football and horses; besides, no one can understand him when he talks anymore and we don't even think he knows how to turn on a computer much less moderate an internet message board. We have everything in place - a new owner who will offer 25 cents to buy the board and an agreement to buy Linux servers with the maximum available drive space for any owner but Spongeridge. What more do the powers that be want from us, statistically we have more bandwidth in New Orleans than Hattiesburg, we have 3 cents they barely have 1 cent. I mean they only have one internet board user with more than 1000 posts and that is Spongeridge, we have 6 over a thousand and one already over 2000." Speaking on his own COCajun added, "I sense a dark disturbance in the force. Seek must we now votes that with us side. Relocation denied, sale forced, victory ours is."
Copywhat 2002 - Rank Speculation Publications, the preceeding article is nothing but opinion, based on speculation, grounded in rumor first reported in the Chalmette Obscurer. No one in their right mind claims any rights to the foregoing
Last edited by say-what-x; 05-18-2002 at 10:44 AM.
Very funny all of you, but I really feel left out of the big three, I know you would to had to increase it to the big six to fit me in , but I see no reason to be slighted .
LSU Fans, Check out our LSU Site, BAYOUBENGALS.COM , Sister site of SR and NOH.
Whodat32 - No slight intended, I just went by the top 3 posters (I am glad I still have my lead on WCH). I will edit to the big 4, big 5 if yo bro wants in. LOL
Added 5/28 - Whodat 32, I have bigger plans for you in this saga, that's why I returned the references to the Big Three. Wait for Sunday night's installment.
Last edited by say-what-x; 05-18-2002 at 10:45 AM.
Ok, that seems fair, I will just take my frustration out on Grand again, next time I see you guys .Originally posted by say-what
Whodat32 - No slight intended, I just went by the top 3 posters (I am glad I still have my lead on WCH). I will edit to the big 4, big 5 if yo bro wants in. LOL
New Orleans-- POMS News Service
In a move that could rock the relocation efforts of SpongeRidge to move his website, NOH.com, to Hattiesburg, MS, Grandadmiral, rumored to be the individual attmpting to buy the site and keep it in New Orleans as a discussion board for the city's new NBA team, has filed a federal lawsuit against SpongeRidge.
The suit claims that SpongeRidge offered to sell the site to Grandadmiral for $0.25, but pulled out after learning that the potential buyer was worth much more. Sources have said Grandadmiral has a net worth of at least $2.50, but as much as $2.75.
The suit claims that SpongeRidge's refusal to sell the site violated an agreement in principle signed by the parties, which states that the only thing that could break the agreement was the securing of a loan of $0.10 that SpongeRidge was to use to update the site with spell check capability and a new Linux server. These not being done, SpongeRidge was required to complete the sale by the end of the month.
"I'm deeply disturbed by this," said Grandadmiral as he left the federal courthouse with his attorney, Say-what. "The b*****d had it coming. He could've been on vacation by now. But no, he wants to play hardball."
Many may remember Say-what as the attorney who led the effort in Charlotte to defeat the referandum to build a new arena for the Hornets. It was later rumored, but not proven, that Say-what actually worked for the conglomerate, ShinnRidge, the team's owner(s).
With the lawsuit were also allegations of criminal activity being conducted by SpongeRidge. The accusations state that SpongeRidge, along with co-horts Andrus and Mambo, has been brain-washing the members of NOH.com and SR.com. It alleges that this brain-washing has led to the recent firings of Randy Mueller and the beloved Fetch Monster and to the addiction by many board members to SpongeRidge's point system. UNO's Tim Ryan stated the point system has all the signs of a con far worse than a pyramid sceme.
"There is no chance of success at all," Ryan is quoted as saying. "The coullion is robbing y'all!!"
SponeRidge declined all efforts for an interview and referred all questions to his attorney, Marc Morial. The number listed for Mr. Morial turned out to be a phone sex line. At the time of printing of this article, attempts to locate SpongeRidge and/or his attorney were on-going.
If the court rules in Grandadmiral's favor, SpongeRidge will be forced to sale the site as required in the AIP.
The lawsuit could also led to criminal charges of illegal brain-washing, which only the federal government has a right to do. If found guilty, SpongeRdige might be sentence to a prison term in Charlotte, where it is rumored that he and the infamous Harvey Hornet are considered to be one and the same.
"Yeah!!! Bring your @$$! We're waiting for you!" exclaimed a member of Cht.com's forum, where "Harvey Hornet" has made many unwanted appearances.
"We got something waiting for you, you low-down @#%@#*..."
(The remainder of the comments could not be published)
There is also a rumor of a class action lawsuit being filed against SpongeRidge for failure to meet obligations promised to members of NOH.com. The rumored suit stated that SpongeRidge promised points, but never delivered.
Grandadmiral's attorney, Say-what, is rumored to be the attorney representing the plaintiffs, who includes West Coast Hornet, Whodat, Ballstalum, and Darth Orleans. Another participant in the class action suit, BDiddy, has come down with a horrible case of the Lakers plague. Doctors have been treating BDiddy with daily doses of the King's Royal Court dancers.
"Treatment is going well," cited one doctor. "I hope he wins this lawsuit so he afford to pay this bill he's going to get."
Last edited by GrandAdmiral-x; 05-17-2002 at 11:52 AM.
As a followup this reporter has learned that a silent claimiant in this suit against spongeridge is dream34 who also appears in the above mentioned photos taken at the watch party
Last edited by BallStalum96; 05-17-2002 at 12:03 PM.
Grandadmiral, you cracked me up on that.
But I don't know if I can handle the flood of hate mail I will get from Charlotte now that you outed me as the real force behind the Hornets move.
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As I Hack It
by Terry Geek
May 17, 2002
The Low Point Of Human History
Coldlanta Jumbled-Constipation
So, it has finally come to this. Sure, we were all sick to our stomachs when the Braves left Buffalo, the world's basketball mecca, for the seductive but corrupt climes of Southern California in search of filthy lucre. I personally cried myself to sleep when I learned that Hewlett Packard made a bid to buy Compaq. And who didn't openly weep when Aaron Brown left REAL network news for CNN?
But now the other shoe has finally dropped. The universally despised Spongeridge has decided to slither out of New Orleans and take his wretchedly managed so-called "website" to Hattiesburg, a town known primarily as the hubcap capital of South Central Mississippi. Inside sources have reported that the city council put billions into moderators' pockets for the privilege of hosting this second-rate webdump. Well, the people of Hubcap City had better hope their caps are extra shiny, because they are about to find how much scum a scum-sucking bottom-dweller can suck out of a town that is trying raise itself from the bottom.
Not that the Hubcapians really care, apparently. They have decided to use money they would otherwise have used to feed their starving children for the dubious benefits of low-rent "free" website touting a basketball team which plays in a city they have probably never been to, and couldn't afford to see if they tried. Even as I write this, their children are rumaging through garbage cans in nearby Laurel and Columbia for scraps of food to put in their hubcaps, because their own garbage doesn't even have enough nutrition to sustain the disappearing racoon population. Well, they have shown where their priorities lie, so it hard to have an ounce of sympathy for these wretches. I won't even try. They get what they deserve.
This is the last straw. How can we live in a world where the city that invented fan-run sports interest websites could be so cruelly robbed by monsters such as Spongeridge? This is probably my last wail against the harsh inequities of this so-called "world."
Last edited by Westbank Hornet; 05-17-2002 at 03:25 PM.
Oh, this is killing me. I can't wait for our next installment.
Hmmmm, I wonder what Spongeridge will do next...........
Change the website's name to www.hubcapcapital.com (don't click the link.)Originally posted by say-what
Oh, this is killing me. I can't wait for our next installment.
Hmmmm, I wonder what Spongeridge will do next...........
Look here KAUFFMAN,Originally posted by Harvey Hornet
Are you lobbying for Harvey "points"? Great posts guys.
I wouldn't touch your pernt even if I DID have a microscope & a pair of tweezers.
Five stars... impressive... thx to those who voted for me. (No I didn't vote for myself... I do have morals y'know. ) It is official - I rule.
To the Jedi Council this I shall report. Wise is it not to disturb this site with movement to mississippi hub city.Originally posted by say-what
Speaking on his own COCajun added, "I sense a dark disturbance in the force. Seek must we now votes that with us side. Relocation denied, sale forced, victory ours is."
Copywhat 2002 - Rank Speculation Publications, the preceeding article is nothing but opinion, based on speculation, grounded in rumor first reported in the Chalmette Obscurer. No one in their right mind claims any rights to the foregoing
Besides, excessive Tusken Computer Geek Raiders there are on the barren land that is Hattoine.
Young master say-what, I direct you to Pankme Kournikova's side at all times. If change positions you must, my business that is not. What makes Senator Pankme happy is what you must perform.
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Prior to the November election, The Chronicle of Higher Education invited nine college leaders, including President Lee Pelton, to submit a letter to the next U.S. president. In the published article, Pelton wrote that accessibility and affordability are critical issues. Increases in college applications will come largely from members of underrepresented groups, necessitating greater flexibility in institutional mission and assessment practices, and more investment in higher education, beginning with community colleges. In our knowledge economy, Pelton wrote, it's important to ensure that students from lower income backgrounds are not priced out of a college education.
"Sweep the ideologues out of the Department of Education," Pelton wrote. A cookie cutter approach to all of higher education fails to recognize the significant differences that exist in sectors — such as liberal arts, big land-grant public universities and community colleges. This approach does not sustain educational excellence and has created a huge regulatory system that is redundant and not useful to measure. "Let us do our job and stop treating higher education as if it were some kind of regulated utility company," he wrote. "Higher education is more than a commodity; it is a social good."
Pelton also advocated incentives for public schools and colleges to work together in a more coordinated and seamless manner. An overarching goal, he wrote, must be to fix the healthcare system, so more dollars can flow toward educating U.S. citizens.
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The Atkinson Graduate School of Management's MBA for Professionals and Executive Development Center (EDC) celebrated three years at the Pearl District location. The event, "Business Savvy and the Creative Economy," celebrated the Atkinson School's commitment to innovative thinking and cross-functional learning, and featured a performance by the BodyVox dance ensemble.
The event attracted more than 100 people, including students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends from the business and arts communities. BodyVox, a fellow Pearl District resident and nationally renowned dance company, performed a number of vignettes in the center of the classroom space.
Since the MBA for Professionals program launched in 2005, more than 150 students have enrolled in the program, which expanded to include Salem cohorts in 2006. The Portland Center is now busy four nights per week with MBA students and often welcomes EDC programs during the day and on weekends.
Scottish bagpipes played and the Mill Stream was aglow with floating candles as 542 new undergraduate students celebrated the beginning of their Willamette experience in August. The new class, which includes 51 transfer students, comes from 25 states and 12 countries, and 57 percent are women. Twelve percent are the first in their families to attend college, and 15 percent are multicultural or international students. They represent Willamette well. Their median high school GPA was 3.77, with a median SAT score of 1850.
International students make up 39 percent of Atkinson's Early Career MBA Class. They come from Bangladesh, India, China, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Peru, Japan and elsewhere. The 76 new students have the highest GMAT scores of any incoming class in the business school's history. The MBA for Professionals Program has approximately 40 new students — half in Portland and half in Salem.
More than half of the new law class comes from outside Oregon. A diverse group, the 161 JD candidates speak 14 languages and represent 42 undergraduate majors.
The School of Education has 91 new students, with 71 attending full time.
Seattle Metropolitan magazine gave Willamette the fifth spot in its college rankings — behind Whitman College, the University of Portland, Reed College and Gonzaga University. "Willamette is the oldest university in the Northwest, but that doesn't mean it's old school," the magazine said. Classes are rigorous without being competitive, the roster includes impressive alumni and the school has outdoorsy charm. An article about Kaneko Commons asks, "When did dorm life become the high life?" The hall is "not only the poshest spot for Willamette University students to call home (on an already posh campus), it's also the most eco-friendly... The place is so sought after, about 40 students camped out for days just to register for a spot." The article praised the "commons" concept, chic furnishings, Japanese-themed cafe, green construction and wireless technology.
Willamette was also featured in an article about "slacklining," the student fad of walking a tightrope hung between two trees.
Paul Krugman, who won the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, will deliver the spring Atkinson Lecture Jan. 30.
Krugman is a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University and a columnist for The New York Times. He received the Nobel Prize for his analysis of trade patterns and location of economic activity. He is wellknown in academia for his work in international economics, including trade theory, economic geography and international finance.
The Oregon Writing Project (OWP) was recognized for its partnership with the McMinnville School District at the All-District Welcome Assembly in August. This collaborative professional teacher development program includes a yearlong institute in which teachers write together as a community, share best practices in the teaching of writing and use of writing to learn, and study strategies for improving student writing.
This is the third year the OWP at Willamette has been supported by McMinnville School District Superintendent Maryalice Russell and Director of School Improvement Mike Loretz. The institute is funded collaboratively by the National Writing Project, Willamette University and the McMinnville School District.
This summer Willamette University College of Law graduates surpassed their peers in Oregon State Bar examination passage for the sixth consecutive year.
Among Willamette's first-time takers, 89.2 percent passed the July 2008 examination. The state passage rate for all first-time takers was 81.4 percent. Willamette's 2008 passage rate for first-time takers was the highest since 1995 (90.7 percent) and almost three points higher than last year (86.4 percent).
This year's overall passage rate for Willamette's first-timer takers and repeaters was 83.1 percent — the school's highest overall passage rate since 1995 (88.6 percent).
Although Willamette's average passage rate for the first five years of the decade was below the state average (70.3 percent vs. 75.4 percent), the school's average passage rate increased to 83.8 percent in the last five-year period (see chart). Willamette's passage rate increased by 13.5 percentage points during the fiveyear period, while the state average rose by less than three points.
As the country prepared to choose a new president this fall, Willamette students and faculty didn't hesitate to join in and discuss the action.
Students, both Republican and Democrat, brought local candidates to campus, canvassed, served as campaign interns and worked phone banks. Mathematics Assistant Professor Peter Otto led an interdisciplinary class, "Elections 2008," to explore multiple facets of the election. His students heard from computer scientists about electronic voting machines, from a historian about election systems in other countries, and from business professors about campaign finance, among other topics.
Several prominent campus visitors put the election into perspective. The Center for Religion, Law and Democracy hosted Washington Post syndicated columnist E.J. Dionne in September to discuss the relationship of religion and politics in the election. In October the center brought Professor Dwight Hopkins of the University of Chicago Divinity School to campus to address black liberation theology and the impact of race and religion in the election.
Alice Rivlin, founding director of the Congressional Budget Office and a former U.S. Cabinet official, also visited in October to discuss economic challenges facing the new president. Her lecture was sponsored by Peter and Bonnie Kremer, both Class of 1962, who established an endowed chair in economics at Willamette in 2004.
Sustainability, organizational effectiveness and leadership are the topics slated for discussion in 2009 through Willamette's Executive Development Center (EDC) at the Atkinson Graduate School of Management. Anne Murray Allen, appointed director of the EDC in 2008, brings experience in line management, process development, organizational effectiveness and knowledge and information management.
As part of the EDC portfolio, the Atkinson School will offer the Certificate in Public Management to a ninth cohort. This popular program has attracted hundreds of public managers in a format accommodating working professionals.
"We're delighted to continue offering our popular EDC programs, especially as we continually refine the curriculum to meet the needs of managers across industries, sectors and functions," Allen says. "It is also exciting to expand our portfolio with new programs."
One such program is the Certificate in Sustainable Enterprise, geared toward sustainability practices and value creation in the environmental, financial and social realms. The EDC is also partnering with the Oregon Bankers Association on an Executive Leadership in Banking program to be launched in March, and planning is underway for a Certificate in Organizational Performance.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg joined President Lee Pelton and College of Law Dean Symeon Symeonides in cutting the ribbon at the dedication of the new Oregon Civic Justice Center in September. That evening Ginsburg was awarded an honorary degree prior to delivering the fall Atkinson Lecture.
The Oregon Civic Justice Center is located in the recently renovated Carnegie Building, at the corner of State and Winter streets, which once was Salem's first public library. The center houses the Clinical Law Program; the Center for Law and Government; the Center for Religion, Law and Democracy; the Center for Dispute Resolution; the Willamette Law Review; and the Oregon Law Commission.
In the nation's largest survey to date, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) recognized Willamette University as first in the nation for engagement in sustainability activities. NWF's Campus Environment 2008: A National Report Card on Sustainability in Higher Education surveyed 1,068 participating colleges and universities to create its rankings.
According to NWF, "Willamette is committed to energy efficiency and conservation, greener transportation, environmentally friendly landscaping practices, as well as to orienting personnel and faculty to the sustainability goals of the campus."
"I am perhaps proudest that Willamette's sustainability achievements were largely student-initiated," says President M. Lee Pelton. "These are students whose passion, leadership and creativity transformed our campus culture. They inspire and motivate others on this campus and beyond."
David Orr, author of Earth in Mind, Ecological Literacy, The Last Refuge, and Design on the Edge, called the NWF report card "the gold standard for charting the sustainability movement in higher education." The NWF created the report card in partnership with Princeton Survey Research Associates International.
Each year the Sustainability Council awards mini-grants to fund innovative ideas across campus. This year the Travel Office will create a fund to offset carbon emissions for University-related air travel. Professors will incorporate sustainability applications into calculus classes, teach solar energy workshops for middle school girls and document Zena Forest in photographs. Students will host a "Call to Action" workshop in Portland, start a composting program for food services in Putnam University Center, design a hot water switch for faucets that will conserve energy, establish additional bike parking at the business and law buildings, create a "Street Fleet" long-term bike rental program, attend a smartgrowth conference and share the findings with Willamette and the community, and create more sustainable infrastructure for the annual Wulapalooza celebration.
" People at Willamette take their motto and mission seriously and genuinely try to walk the talk," says Judy Walton, executive director of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, in remarks last year. "I've rarely seen so much honest engagement and reflection on the issue of sustainability. It's a sincere commitment, not just lip service. The university takes time to make sure its efforts are deep and thoughtful."
A 2009 report card from the Sustainable Endowments Institute gave Willamette University an "A" for its sustainability efforts in food and recycling, green building and investment priorities. Willamette's overall score of a "B" was higher than any other small liberal arts college in the Pacific Northwest. The College Sustainability Report Card evaluates sustainability initiatives from the 300 colleges with the largest endowments in the U.S. and Canada.
To learn more about sustainability at Willamette, visit willamette.edu/ about/sustainability/
Willamette's physical footprint has just increased — by 305 acres. The University purchased land at Zena Forest to establish a research station where faculty and students can conduct field experiments and outdoor labs.
The forest, located 15 miles west of Salem, is the largest contiguous block of forestland in the Eola Hills and one of the last remnants of undeveloped land in this part of the valley. Willamette's parcel has been managed for wildlife habitat and conservation values under its former owner, the Trust for Public Lands, and lies adjacent to a 1,156-acre parcel managed for sustainable forestry and conservation. It features upland prairie and oak savannah, Douglas fir and ponderosa forest, ash groves, wetlands and riparian areas, and several streams.
"Willamette University Forest at Zena provides opportunities to advance Willamette's core educational purposes by enhancing our teaching, research and practical commitment to sustainability," says Joe Bowersox, director of the Center for Sustainable Communities. Onsite classes and research will allow students a closer look at astronomy, plant ecology, wildlife, hydrology, ecological restoration, sustainable forestry and agriculture, climate change, geology and GIS mapping.
The property also provides opportunities for service learning about restoration ecology, and students have begun to invest sweat equity by removing non-native, invasive plants. One student volunteer said, "This place already feels like home." Seventeen miles of trails are available for Bearcat cross-country teams. A 2,000-square-foot building on the property, with an easement allowing Willamette to increase its size to 5,500 square feet, could eventually be converted to a state-of-the-art conference and retreat center. The land will continue to be managed for conservation values and sustainable forestry.
"Zena is an amazing, inspiring place," says President Pelton. "Future generations of Willamette students will probably become artists, foresters, archaeologists and writers because of their experiences at Zena. Local school kids will get to enjoy classes amidst restored prairie and oak savannah. It's truly an investment in Willamette's future as well as that of our region."
The 2008 BetterBricks Awards, which celebrate champions in the Northwest for green building, honored two Willamette administrators. Gary Grimm, manager of maintenance and operations, and Jan Gardner, project manager, were award finalists for their efforts to reduce Willamette's energy consumption and for recycling materials in renovation and construction projects for five campus buildings.
"Jan and Gary have been sincere and gifted advocates for high-performance buildings on campus," according to BetterBricks. "Since 2004, they have promoted sustainable design not only for economic and environmental benefits, but as a learning opportunity for Willamette University's students."
Under Grimm and Gardner's leadership, Willamette's average electrical energy consumption for buildings larger than 5,000 square feet is 10.75 kWh per square foot a year, significantly below the national average of 19.6 kWh per square foot a year. The two also helped the University reuse more than 95 percent of the materials resulting from the demolition of existing buildings and salvaged about 75 percent for facilities remodeling projects.


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An Evening with Mort Sahl
Without Mort Sahl, stand-up comedy would not exist as we know it. In the 1950s, Sahl began delivering his trademark sarcastic wit and observational comedy at the "hungry i", San Francisco's legendary nightclub. Yet Sahl is no mere comedian. His improvisational routines draw from daily life and from newspaper headlines, allowing him to deliver biting social and political commentary. Sahl thus began a tradition of political satire that has been taken up by comedians as diverse as Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Dick Gregory, Woody Allen, and Jay Leno.
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Inhalant abuse, commonly called "huffing," is the purposeful inhalation of chemical vapors to obtain a high. Inhalant abusers will often use household chemicals to obtain their high. The inhalant problem came to public attention in the 1950s when news media began reporting on young people sniffing model airplane glue to get a cheap high. Since then, young people have discovered most any household chemical — from nail polish remover to air fresheners — can give them the euphoric effect they are seeking.
A common misconception about inhalant abuse is that it is an experimental and childish fad. But inhalant abuse is a serious problem and one of the most dangerous of the so-called "experimental behaviors." Sniffing chemical vapors can starve the body of oxygen which can lead to severe brain damage and damage to the nervous system. Many "huffers" die the very first time they use inhalants because they have replaced the oxygen in their lungs with the chemical vapors and depleted the oxygen in the blood stream. Many others have suffocated to death by placing a plastic bag over their head and then passing out from inhaling the vapors.
Most of us understand the dangers of inhaling harmful chemical vapors but do not understand its seriousness. We have all probably at one time or another taken a balloon filled with helium and sucked in some of the gas so we can make our friends and family laugh at our high squeaky voice, and may have even allowed our kids to do the same. The worst side effect we experienced from this practice might be slight light headedness or maybe even a slight headache. The risks we take doing this are very low and any serious harmful effects are very rare. There is a newer trend of inhaling helium with deadly results.
Teens are now huffing helium directly from the pressurized tanks that balloon and party stores use to fill balloons. Breathing in pure helium can deprive the lungs of oxygen or can cause hemorrhaging in the lungs and breathing in the gas from a high pressure tank can cause the lungs to burst. Medical experts report there have been cases where helium bubbles have gotten into the arteries that lead to the brain, causing stroke-like symptoms and sometimes death.
The dangers of inhaling a small amount of helium gas from a balloon are very minimal and our voice does sound funny after the gas is inhaled. But, if our kids see us inhaling the gas with no side effects they will believe the gas is safe. Talk to your kids about the dangers and set a good example by not sucking in the gas from a balloon, and help keep our kids safe.
Keeping Our Kids Safe is brought to by the Delaware Police Department and School Resource Officer Rod Glazer.


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Unfortunately DeSantis Elastic Tie Down, 1/2 Harness is no longer carried by OpticsPlanet. You can also explore other items in the Holster Accessories category yourself to try and find the perfect replacement for you!
This model of DeSantis Holster Accessories is now discontinued and no longer available. Please check out our other selection of Bianchi Holster Accessories, Safariland Holster Accessories, BlackHawk Holster Accessories and other Holster Accessories currently available at our store.


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Everyone wants to know what's in the box! It shakes when you scroll over it. What could it be? Imagine the possibilities.
Look for clues with Blue, weekdays on Nick Jr.
Your little Blue's Clues fan will thoroughly enjoy this game of imagination. Lots of favorite characters from Tickety the clock to Slippery and Periwinkle show up in the game with their own ideas about what is in the box. Use the mouse to scroll over characters and objects and you will discover surprise animations and sounds. Pop Slippery's bubbles and click on the box and watch it shake! There is one level for this game.
Parent Tip: When it's Tickety's turn to share what she imagines is in the box, click on the numbers and say them aloud with your child. Watch as Tickety's hands follow along.
Hop aboard the train and uncover clues in all three cities!
Can your little ghost tracker help find Blue's ghost friends in the old house?
It's Doodle time! Can you help Blue guess what Doodle is drawing?
Coloring without crayons? You betcha.
What will Blue and Magenta wear? Kids decide!
Blue can't wait to see what the new puppy will look like!
Whoa, it's Joe! And he is on a journey to the Blue's Clues house!
Come on down to Blue's Room for games galore with all Blue's friends
Woop Dee Doo! Come on and dance the Blue!
Polka Dot is blowing bubble letters that will form a word. Pop, pop!
Learn more about Blue!
It's her party and she'll dress how she wants to.
Play matchmaker! Help Blue find the pairs of cards that match.
Kids skidoo and play the music pattern with Blue!
Is there a doctor in Blue's house?
Play a reading game with Blue where she teaches words to you!
"I'm not tired!" Sound familiar? That's what a bird on a hill kept saying.
Hmmm...let's find out!
Help Blue find her baby brother!
Spy it up with the Fresh Beat Band of Spies in a race through the museum!
Dive into the deep with Dora to retrieve the stolen treasure.
Meet Dora's new friends and discover the secrets of her new city!
Kids put on a kickin' concert & can hear their favorite Fresh Beat songs!
Play with your favorite Nick Jr. songs--speed 'em up and add new sounds!
Dora's on a musical mission to get to the rockin' party at Benny's barn!
Your kids will love helping Dora craft her ice skating routine!
Kids can play six games in one with Todee, Muno, and the rest of the Gabba gang
Collect the ingredients and create a ginormous pizza!
Kids find new sounds all around and join the Fresh Beat Band in an awesome jam
Kids race to help the Fresh Beats stay cool with this ice cold game
Dora has on her dancing shoes & needs your kids' help to pick her dance moves!
In this game, kids create the next Fresh Beat Band video!
Kids enter Diego's world of shapes, colors, & animals in this arctic adventure
It's dance party time! Click on DJ Hoho's colorful notes to get it going!
It's time for the Bengal Tiger's "davat," which is a big ol' party!
Kids get to make up some crazy new dance moves for Brobee!
This is serious! A baby triceratops needs your help.
Make music with instruments from around the world!
Woop Dee Doo! Come on and dance the Blue!
Kids skidoo and play the music pattern with Blue!
A frog opera?
Out of the egg and onto the stage!
Help Oswald get in key and master the Penguin Polka!
It's the Electric Sunflower Orchestra!
Won't you join Dora for a playdate?


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Clifty Falls State Park
Editor's Review
Some of the area's best views are from the bluffs in this park. Cyclists tool along the park roads, and hikers take wooded trails to the seven waterfalls that give Clifty Falls its name. The drive from the south end of the park (where the Clifty Inn is) to the more quiet north end is idyllic. Other than a campground/tennis court area, the park is a massive grove of trees. Getting to many of the well-marked trails requires a steep descent down a couple of flights of stairs. Springtime affords the chance to take guided wildflower walks, and the park packs its weekends with family-friendly programming. Still, it's a great place to explore on your own, though it can be tough to get a glimpse of the waterfalls that give Clifty Falls its name. Once the trees start leafing out, you have to look really carefully, because the water falls in thin sheets over the sandstone rocks, not big gushes of water. The hiking trails on the north end of the park felt most removed from the busy town of Madison. As you work your way south back toward the inn, the hum and view of the power plant comes into play and makes the experience less enjoyable. Even a scenic overlook, which had an old, half-circle-shape, high-backed stone bench, faces the power plant. Stick to trails 6, 7 and 8, to see the best of what this park has to offer.


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Hodgkins Disease Center - Rogers, AR
Rogers Oncologist Doctors for Hodgkins Disease
Type of Physician: Oncologist
What is a Oncologist?
A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine; the oncologist specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer and other benign and malignant tumors. These subspecialists decide on and administer chemotherapy as well as consult with surgeons and radiotherapists on other treatment for cancer.
Specialty: Oncology (Medical)
Common Name: Cancer Doctor
Oncologist Doctors in Rogers *
Highlands Oncology Group
Highlands Oncology Group
Highlands Oncology Group
Breast Treatment Associates
Sparks Cancer Center
Hembree Cancer Center
Rogers, Arkansas
Hodgkin's Disease
Hodgkin's lymphoma facts*
*Hodgkin's lymphoma facts medical author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD
Other Related Hodgkins Disease Articles
Emergency Contact for Rogers
Nearby Rogers Hospitals *
Mercy Medical Center
Northwest Med Ctr Bentonville
Northwest Medical Center
Willow Creek Womens Hospital
Vista Health
Healthsouth Rehab Hospital
Washington Regional Medical Ctr
Veterans Healthcare Of Ozarks
Fayetteville City Hospital
Ozarks Community Hospital
Eureka Springs Hospital
Siloam Springs Memorial Hosp
Mercy Hospital Of Cassville
Mercy Hospital-Berryville
*Provider Directory Terms of Use:
The WebMD 'Provider Directory' is provided by WebMD for use by the general public as a quick reference of information about Providers. The Provider Directory is not intended as a tool for verifying the credentials, qualifications, or abilities of any Provider contained therein. Inclusion in the Provider Directory does not imply recommendation or endorsement nor does omission in the Provider Directory imply WebMD disapproval.


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Alexandra Herren
Doctoral student from Pineville, Louisiana
Major: Counseling Psychology (Psy.D.) in the College of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences
Human psychology has always fascinated Alexandra Herren. Her desire to help others achieve a fulfilling life through therapy led her to Radford University's doctoral program in counseling psychology.
"I have always been curious about why people do the things they do," Herren said. "I love to see the way people transform once they regain hope that things can change."
After completing her master's degree at a university in another state, Herren set out to find a doctoral program in counseling psychology. When she began researching programs, Radford University stood out.
"It is one of very few universities with a focus on rural mental health. Because of that, my choice was clear," Herren said. "The more I heard about Radford's program, the more I knew it was the right fit for me."
Herren values the connections she has developed with her professors and is positively influenced by their deep understanding of counseling psychology and the encouragement they provide.
"Each professor has a genuine interest in helping students achieve excellence in therapy and research," she said.
Herren has worked as a practicum student for the university's student counseling center, and at local community mental health centers. Her assistantship at Radford University's Center for Assessment and Psychological Services has allowed her to gain further testing experience as well.
Through the course of the program Herren has found her research interests centering not just on rural mental health, but also on animal-assisted therapy and the mental health issues facing military families. Herren's dissertation is a qualitative study on veterans transitioning to college life. Her concern for military families and veterans was sparked by her father's military service and the experiences he and his comrades faced upon their return home from war zones.
After graduation, Herren would like to either work with children and adolescents using animal-assisted therapy or with military veterans at a medical center or outpatient facility.


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Warm up in cushy comfort with this snuggly soft throw.
The creator of THRO, Marlo Lorenz, channeled her fascination with the opulent materials she often worked with in the world of fashion and began designing stylish accent pillows and throw blankets for her own home. In a wide variety of colors, textures, and patterns, THRO accessories add a touch of brilliance to any abode.