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Leaders play principal for a day
Keeping up with a school principal is not for the faint of heart – or slow of gait – as 20 Henrico business leaders learned at a recent "Principal for a Day" event.
At Chamberlayne Elementary, Nancy States of Virginia Commonwealth Bank followed in the footsteps of Muriel Brinkley as the principal whizzed from classroom visits to meetings with teachers and administrative tasks – in between pauses to hug students, console a crying child, and even join in a game of jump rope.
At Lakeside Elementary, principal Herb Monroe's morning activities included counseling a pair of students as they worked through a conflict; recruiting help for short-staffed cafeteria workers; assisting the guidance counselor with creating a transition space; calling a parent whose child arrived at school out of sorts; consulting with teachers and meeting with team leaders.
Like Brinkley, Monroe also sprinkled the morning with frequent pauses, awarding a pencil to a student celebrating his birthday; high-fiving a neatly dressed young man; and passing out "Power Paws" and "Pride Paws" to students modeling good behavior.
What's more – to the delight of passing students – Monroe even performed an impromptu "SOL dance" to celebrate a class's improved scores.
Louis Gilmore, director of business development at Richmond International Raceway, was just one of the "shadows" who came away awed by the energy and dedication of their principal counterparts.
"I have a newfound respect for principals and all that they do," said Gilmore, who followed Dana Bost of Fairfield Middle School. Describing a day in which they hopped from administrative and educational tasks to counseling and scheduling, he marveled, "She had so many balls she was juggling!"
Following their morning tours, the 20 visitors gathered with principals at Belmont Recreation Center, where they compared notes at a debriefing luncheon.
Asked what had surprised or impressed them, Lori O'Toole of United Way described her admiration for the "controlled chaos" at Byrd Middle School as hundreds of students efficiently transitioned between classes. Seeing technology in action was also a highlight for O'Toole, who observed as a teacher used electronic tablets to view individual responses to math problems, while simultaneously guiding class discussion.
Many visitors also commented on the hands-on nature of the job and on the amount of interaction principals had with teachers and students.
Doug Fritz of RIR, who followed Ingrid Grant of Laburnum E.S., noted that she "walks around to every single class, every day.
"In 12 years of school I never once saw my principal," said Fritz. "But [Grant] is very visible and interactive."
Melissa Silver of Astyra, who shadowed at Trevvett E.S., said, "I was surprised by the involvement of the principal. When I was in school, the principal stayed in the office. But [Mandi Mulholland] knew every child's name."
After visiting Hermitage High School and observing student presentations, Sam Young of Astyra remarked, "I was surprised that the kids were as advanced as they are."
In a drafting and animation class, he watched as students designed video games and buildings, while in a language arts class, he listened to students read their own poems.
"One child read a poem about Katrina," said Young. "He was so talented I was blown away. All those kids are very talented.
"I felt stupid," Young concluded. "I was never that creative."
Non-stop job
The principals and guests also spent part of lunch comparing and contrasting the worlds of business and education, and finding parallels between leadership in the boardroom and classroom.
In both worlds, it was agreed, a leader needs skills in problem-solving and communicating. And in both, said Ingrid Grant, a person needs "flexibility and availability – because you're not going to be able to stay on schedule."
All the principals had stories to share of the crises that pop up throughout the day – from broken-down furnaces to children running out of medication– and require constant shifting of schedules and resources.
Grant commented that any time she has an important project to work on, she takes it home, because the school days are too hectic and full of interruptions.
Monroe remarked that he had looked forward to the debriefing as a rare chance to sit down and eat a real lunch, instead of wolfing a sandwich at the end of a day. Prior to the March 31 luncheon, Monroe said, he had had exactly three sit-down lunches this school year.
What's more, the school day never ends when the students go home for the day. That evening, most of the elementary principals were planning to attend the All-County Chorus event to see their students perform – although Muriel Brinkley said she would miss it to attend her school's Chick-fil-A night.
And neither does the day end when principals get home for the night – even if they are exhausted.
"I'll be reading to my daughter [in the evenings]," said Monroe, "and she'll say, 'Dad wake up!'" But he cannot sleep at night, Monroe said, without having a pocket notebook within arm's length to jot down to-do's.
"I go through two of these a week," he said, displaying the battered, ink-stained pages of his current notepad.
"It's a non-stop job," agreed Grant. "It's always on your mind. I will sleep with the computer next to me and fire off emails in the middle of the night."
Help wanted
Finally, the group discussed how best to develop the relationships established at Principal for a Day into lasting, ongoing partnerships.
A collaboration between Henrico County Public Schools and the Henrico Business Council of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, the program was designed to foster deepen relationships between the business and education communities and is expected to become annual event.
A number of partnerships already exist, and several principals and business leaders rose to cite examples of student artwork displayed at businesses, reading and mentoring programs, school supply drives, and family activities sponsored by Richmond International Raceway.
But the needs are never-ending, emphasized the principals, and there are always openings for more volunteers, more lunch buddies, and more collaboration.
"My parents [at Chamberlayne] are working so hard," said Brinkley, citing the example of a parent who goes to school and works shifts as a nurse. "They just can't volunteer."
"We need the community to come help."
Holman student named Miss Va. Coed Junior Teen
Holman Middle School student Victoria Nguyen recently was named Miss Virginia American Coed Junior Teen after competing in the Miss Virginia American Coed pageant in Williamsburg. She was the youngest competitor in her division. Nguyen now will advance to represent Virginia at the 2015 Miss American Junior Teen Pageant at Walt Disney World in Florida in November. > Read more.
Companion Extraordinaire to honor veterans May 14
Companion Extraordinaire Home Care and Skilled Services will be honoring veterans and current military members May 14 at 11 a.m. The event will take place at 5311 Lakeside Avenue.
Companion Extraordinaire dedicated a hall in its new Lakeside office as a "Wall of Honor" and will be presenting 13 military service men and women with certificates as well as placing their service photos on the wall.
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Henrico student among 3 vying for national $10,000 scholarship
Public vote open through Friday to select winner
Citizen Staff Reports
Henrico resident Haley Malloy is one of three national finalists for a $10,000 scholarship, whose winner will be determined by the vote of the public.
Malloy is a finalist for The Goddard School Anthony A. Martino Scholarship, which is open annually to any high school junior or senior who graduated from a Goddard School pre-kindergarten or kindergarten program. Applicants are evaluated based upon the work ethic and perseverance they have demonstrated – two key characteristics of Martino, the founder of the Goddard School franchise system. > Read more.
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Music lovers unite! There are several great concerts this weekend beginning with Innsbrook After Hours who will be kicking off their 30th season with Foreigner, Lee Brice, and Rusted Root & The Wailers. The Richmond Women's Chorus will present "Let Freedom Sing" at the Henrico Theatre tonight; The Taters will perform tomorrow at The Tin Pan; and the Richmond Choral Society will present "Sentimental Journey III" on Sunday at the Henrico Theatre. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
More than monkey business
Disneynature's 'Monkey Kingdom' is its strongest yet
"Did you know monkeys could swim?" asks Tina Fey in Monkey Kingdom. While she's asking, a toque macaque (a two foot-long monkey with red-white fur and great hair) breast-strokes under the surface of a pond, yanking out lily pad flowers by her teeth and dragging them ashore to munch later.
Turns out monkeys can swim. And slide down telephone poles. And do the thing from Flashdance where you bring down a cascade of water on your head and shake it off in slow-motion.
All will happen in Monkey Kingdom, the eighth film in nine years from Disneynature, Disney's wildlife documentary outlet. > Read more.
Weekend Top 10
Relax this holiday weekend with Fridays Uncorked at Southern Season – taste wines from the Roman Empire! Or at James River Cellars who is hosting "Experience Virginia" – sample Virginia wine, beer, cider and mead. And what goes better with wine than strawberries – an annual tradition in Varina, the Gallmeyer Farms' Strawberry Fields Festival is tomorrow. Other fun happenings this weekend include: "A Little Princess" at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen; weekly dance at American Legion Post 125; and National Theatre Live's "Man and Superman" at the University of Richmond. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
Henrico student finishes 7th in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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United Way program nets Henrico residents $438k in refunds
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Haydn expert HC Robbins Landon dies at 83
nepal H.C. Robbins Landon, a musicologist noted for his pioneering research on Franz Joseph Haydn and for writing popular works on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, has died at age 83.
Records at the town hall in Rabastens in southern France, where Robbins Landon lived with his companion Marie-Noelle Raynal-Bechetoille, show he died Friday, Nov. 20 at age 83.
Officials at the town hall would not provide details about the cause of death or funeral ceremonies, citing the family's wish for privacy.
Robbins Landon moved from his native America to Europe in the late 1940s to pursue research on Haydn.
He did much to popularize the composer, inspiring the foundation of the Haydn Society, editing music scores and publishing a book on Haydn's 108 symphonies in 1955.
The society produced many first recordings of Haydn's works, and Robbins Landon was involved from 1969 to 1973 in Decca's recordings of all the Haydn symphonies, conducted by Antal Dorati.
Robbins Landon could not claim a similar role in popularizing the immensely famous Mozart, but books such as "1791: Mozart's Last Year," published in 1988, brought the musicologist to the attention of a wider audience and earned lucrative royalties.
His reputation took a knock in 1993 when he vouched for the authenticity of what were claimed to be six newly discovered piano sonatas by Haydn, but which proved to a hoax perpetrated by a living German composer.
Harold Chandler Robbins Landon was born in Boston in 1926.
His interest in Haydn was fired by his studies at Boston University with Karl Geiringer between 1945-47.
He then went to Vienna and, anticipating he would soon be drafted, he persuaded the U.S. Army to take him on as a researcher on an official history of the Fifth Army and the liberation of Italy.
In 1949 he returned to Boston and joined with friends to found the Haydn Society, which quickly produced the first recording of Haydn's "Harmoniemesse."
He returned to Vienna where one of his early triumphs was discovering the original parts of Mozart's opera "Idomeneo."
Robbins Landon also solved the Vienna Philharmonic's difficulty with the high pitch of the horn parts in Haydn's 56th symphony. He realized that Haydn wrote for horns pitched an octave higher, and he had some copies made.
That episode was recalled in his memoir, "Horns in High C: A Memoir of Musical Discoveries and Adventures," published in 1999.
Much of his work was done in Hungary, where the papers of Haydn's patrons, the Esterhazy family, had recently come into the possession of the National Library in Budapest. Robbins Landon's status as a correspondent for The Times newspaper of London helped open doors in the then-communist state.
His numerous publications include "The Collected Correspondence and London Notebooks of Joseph Haydn" (1959); "Beethoven: A Documentary Biography" (1970); "Essays on the Viennese Classical Style: Gluck, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven" (1970); Macmillan, 1970; "Mozart and the Masons" (1983); "Handel and His World" (1984); "Five Centuries of Music in Venice" (1991); and "Mozart and Vienna" (1991).
His former wife Else Radant paid tribute to him.

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Three Wash. People Killed in I-70 Crash in W. Kansas
Updated: 04/27/2009 - Three people from Washington state are dead after their car went out of control on Interstate 70 and plunged into a ravine in far western Kansas.
Updated: 04/27/2009 - Three people from Washington state are dead after their car went out of control on Interstate 70 and plunged into a ravine in far western Kansas.
Updated: 04/27/2009 - Flooding has prompted evacuations in south-central Kansas in the wake of a violent weather system that dumped up to eight inches of rain in the area.
Updated: 04/27/2009 - A Sedgwick County jury has acquitted a man accused of killing a Wichita man over a drug debt.
Updated: 04/27/2009 - Gen. David Petraeus says a comprehensive approach is required to win the war in Afghanistan, with support from NATO and Pakistan.
Updated: 04/27/2009 - A new training program in Kansas is aimed at strengthening National Guard members and their families ability to handle life's challenges.
Updated: 04/27/2009 - Kansas National Guard Adjutant General, Tod Bunting, said Monday that "push packages" will come to Kansas in the next two to three days. They'll carry the appropriate anti-virals and personal protective equipment for swine flu.
Updated: 04/27/2009 - Crews in Wamego rescued a motorist stranded in high waters overnight. It happened just after midnight on Wells Creek Road.
Updated: 04/27/2009 - Fort Riley Emergency Services responded to a call of an unresponsive infant on the morning of April 25, in the Warner Heights housing area on Custer Hill, Fort Riley.
Updated: 04/27/2009 - Bagels and lox were just among the various traditional Jewish foods served today at Temple Beth Sholom's 44th annual "Blintze Brunch."
Updated: 05/04/2009 - Topeka First Assembly of God church hosted their annual "Topeka Blessing of the Bikes" this morning. The event was held to raise awareness of motorcycle safety and to bless bikers as riding season rolls around.
Updated: 04/27/2009 - A tornado hit south-central Kansas on Sunday evening, damaging a home and leaving two people with minor injuries.
Updated: 04/26/2009 - Democrats in the U.S. Senate appear eager to have Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius confirmed as federal health and human services secretary.
Updated: 04/26/2009 - Police have identified a 45-year-old Lawrence man who was killed when he was hit by lightning as he was riding his motorcycle in stormy northeast Kansas.
Updated: 04/26/2009 - Kansas State Health Office Jason Eberhart-Phillips, MD, MPH offers Kansans an update on Swine Flu.
Updated: 04/27/2009 - Here is a recap of this past weekend's round of severe storms that moved through NE Kansas
Updated: 04/25/2009 - TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 183 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 340 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009
Updated: 04/25/2009 - The State Health Officer is announcing two confirmed cases of Swine Flu in Kansas.
Updated: 04/25/2009 - Familiar budget problems and policy issues face the Kansas Legislature when it returns to the Statehouse.
Updated: 04/24/2009 - A rural Pratt County man has died from injuries suffered when his horse-drawn wagon overturned just a few hundred yards from his home.
Updated: 04/24/2009 - A former substitute teacher has been convicted of having sexual relations with a high school boy.
Updated: 04/24/2009 - A twenty-seven year-old Topeka man is charged with raping a girl under fourteen.
Updated: 04/24/2009 - Airplane collisions with birds have more than doubled at 13 major U.S. airports since 2000. Denver, Houston, Chicago O'Hare and New York's Kennedy airport reported the most wildlife strike incidents, according to Federal Aviation Administration data released for the first time Friday.
Updated: 04/24/2009 - An SUV swerved to miss a man crossing the street, but the pick-up following it, couldn't stop in time.
Updated: 04/24/2009 - Friday was a beautiful day to watch baseball and even better for free!
Updated: 04/24/2009 - One of the young men charged with vandalizing the tower building on the former Menninger Campus, has entered a diversion in the case.


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(PRWEB) June 21, 2010 -- Today, Summerville, SC-based Andy Thomas Productions and Columbia-based Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology announced that they will join forces on June 26 at the Columbia Mariott for the COLUMBIA Extreme Job Makeover. The event will be held from 2 PM to 4:30 PM, in which Andy Thomas provides his free seminar "The Job I Need, Needs Me," to help unemployed and underemployed people develop personalized marketing strategies. The first 60 participants who are currently unemployed are eligible for a complimentary haircut by Kenneth Shuler's staff.
The seminars are based on a system developed for Goodwill Industries by Andy Thomas, an author and career counselor. Kenneth Shuler School of Cosmetology will offer free makeover tips and advice on crafting a professional image. In addition, there will be a drawing for free comprehensive career counseling services from Thomas, which encompasses the prospective candidate's job searching process. Nothing is sold at ATP seminars, which are supported by non-profit organizations, corporate sponsors, and community-service groups in each city. His mission to be a motivational coach for the unemp
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Cantigny Golf
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Set among mature oak and hickory trees, lakes & streams, this full-service event facility with 27 holes of golf offers both 18 and 9-hole play and is nationally recognized as one of the best public courses in America. Cantigny Golf is a part of the McCormick Foundation, committed to making life better for our children, communities and country. As one of the nation's largest public charities, we've granted more than $1 billion to organizations in local communities across the country. The golf course is part of the historic 500-acre Cantigny Park, where memorable family experiences happen. The grounds include museums, formal gardens and picnic areas.
Odeum Expo Center
The Odeum Sports and Expo Center, located in Chicago's western suburbs, is DuPage County's largest sports and special events facility. This 130,000 sq. ft. complex includes 3 diversified areas totaling over 85,000 sq. ft. of clear-span exhibition space.
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College of DuPage McAninch Arts Center
The McAninch Arts Center is home to five resident professional ensembles: Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, DuPage Opera Theatre, Arts Center Jazz Ensemble, New Classic Singers and New Philharmonic.
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Billy Graham Center Museum
This museum located on the campus of Wheaton College is devoted to the history of Christian evangelism and its influences on society. View rare artifacts, art and displays that include a powerful 3-D presentation of the gospel message.
Edman Memorial Chapel - Wheaton College
This large auditorium, seating more than 2400 people, is the site of campus chapels, concerts, commencements, and various community-related events such as the Artist Series.
DuPage Heritage Gallery
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - Located in a three-story atrium, renovated in 2000, visitors learn of the stories, accomplishments and lives of famous DuPage citizens portrayed through memorabilia and photo panels.
McAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - College of DuPage's McAninch Center is home to several resident professional ensembles, student productions and world-class touring attractions plus the Gahlberg Gallery for visual arts.
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DuPage County Historical Museum
Housed in an 1891 Richardsonian Romanesque building, the museum highlights 150 years of DuPage County history with participatory activities, changing exhibits and extensive model railroad display.
Victorian Cottage Museum
DuPage County, Chicago's Western Suburbs - This Victorian home features rooms furnished with artifacts exemplifying the lifestyle of the emerging middle-class during the 1870s. Group tours welcome seven days a week with advanced reservations. Walk-in hours Wednesdays & Sundays. Free admission.
Lombard Historical Society Museum
This Victorian home features rooms furnished with artifacts exemplifying the lifestyle of the emerging middle-class during the 1870s. Group tours welcome seven days a week with reservations, based on availability. Admission free.
Sports Hub
Glendale Heights Sports Hub- community activity center
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Premium Cinema at Yorktown
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On all domestic University campuses call 911.
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Malibu Canyon Road Nightly Closure - January 2 to August 2015 from 9:00 PM to 5:00
AM nightly, Sunday through Thursday.
Construction on Malibu Canyon Road Tunnel Lining and Repainting Project will begin the night of Friday, January 2, 2015. Construction hours will be 9:00 PM to 5:00 AM nightly, Sunday through Thursday, for the duration of the project, which is scheduled to be completed by August 2015.
The tunnel on Malibu Canyon will be closed to through traffic during construction activities and motorists will be detoured to Kanan Dume Road and Topanga Canyon Blvd. Access will be provided to emergency vehicles at all times.
The Los Angeles Department of Public Works will close one southbound lane of Pacific Coast Highway starting on Tuesday, April 15, for one year to expand sewer capacity to handle polluted urban runoff during dry weather.
The closure will begin at The Beach Club, a private club just south of Chautauqua
Boulevard, and stretch 900 feet south to the Annenberg Community Beach House. The
closure is expected to cause traffic delays in both directions on PCH. Work will
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Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and nights from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Work will not be done during the day Sunday.
Pepperdine Emergency Information
Pepperdine's Toll Free Emergency Hotline: (888) 286-5659.
The recorded message is updated regularly during emergency situations
Direct questions related to this service to the Office of Public Relations and News at (310) 506-4138.
Road Conditions Hotline
Information about current road conditions is available on the Road Condition Hotline at (310) 506-ROAD (7623). Road information for the Greater Los Angeles area can be found at SigAlert.com.
Anonymous Wave Tip Line
To anonymously report information to the Department of Public Safety, please call the Anonymous Wave Tip Line (310) 506-7634.
What's New in Public Safety
The Department of Public Safety is committed to providing and maintaining a safe and secure environment while respecting the rights and dignity of individuals utilizing the programs and facilities of Pepperdine University. This mission shall be accomplished within the constraints of federal, state and local laws and ordinances.
Public Safety is located on the first floor of the Center for Communication and Business building, below the Seaver Drive / President's Drive intersection. Campus entrance booths are staffed 24-hours a day (Seaver) and from 6:30am-10:30pm (John Tyler), seven days per week.
Car Sharing
In addition to the frequent on-campus & Malibu Shopping shuttles six days each week, Pepperdine offers a car sharing program to members of its community with ZipCar. Car sharing allows members, at least 18 years old, an environmentally-friendly, economical alternative to bringing a car to campus. Visit the ZipCar website for step-by-step instructions to reserve a ZipCar.


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Is there a rumor you've heard you would like to track down? Is there something in the community that needs to get fixed? Mary Malahy answers some of the mysteries of life in the Elmbrook area.
What happened to the signal lights at Lilly and Burleigh?
Issue: A reader wanted to know why the signal lights at the intersection of Lilly and Burleigh roads came crashing down on Aug. 14.
Status: The lights came down during a traffic accident, Jeff Chase, city engineer, told me. A driver hit the pole and drove off.
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Evidentiary Exams with a SANE Nurse
Beyond simply receiving medical care, you may also decide to have an evidentiary exam, in which a specially trained nurse will examine you and document any physical evidence of a sexual assault. Should you decide now or in the future to report to law enforcement or press charges, having evidence on file can help your case. Your exam will be paid for by either Rice County or Carleton.
Evidentiary exams are ideally performed immediately following an assault, but evidence may still be collected up to 120 hours—five days—after the assault. They are performed by specially trained Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, also called SANE Nurses. SANE Nurses are all female, and are on-call 24 hours a day.
You may call Northfield Hospital Emergency Department (507-646-1100) to let them know that you are on your way and would like to see a SANE Nurse. When you arrive at the hospital, inform the receptionist, who will call the SANE nurse on-call. She will come immediately to the hospital. You may have to wait about 30 or 45 minutes for her to arrive, so it can be nice to have a book, a friend, or another support person to keep you company.
Tips for visiting Northfield Hospital:
- If you request a SANE Nurse, the charges for your exam will be billed to Rice County - you will not have to pay for anything yourself, and you will not be required to inform your parents.
- If you do not want to request a SANE Nurse, or if you receive any services outside of the evidentiary exam, you will be billed for your visit. If you give the Hospital your insurance information, in most cases the bill will eventually be sent to your parents. If you do not want your parents to know about your experience, DO NOT give the hospital your insurance information. If you are sent a bill from the Hospital, contact Marit Lysne (email@example.com), the Director of Student Health and Counseling.
SANE nurses recommend that you:
- wait until the exam to change out of the clothes you were wearing during the assault (or bring any clothing or bed sheets that may have organic evidence from the assault in separate paper bags, which protect the evidence better than non-porous plastic bags).
- bring a change of clothes because you may be asked to leave the clothes worn during the assault. The hospital can also provide you with clothing.
- try not to eat, drink, douche, wash your hands, comb your hair, or brush your teeth prior to the exam if these areas may have organic evidence from the assault.
During the exam,
- remember that you are in control. You may stop the exam at any point, ask questions at any time, and opt out of any part of the exam.
- you may bring a friend or support person with you, but at certain points during the exam they may be asked to leave the room.
- the SANE Nurse will ask you for a detailed account of the assault, then will perform a physical exam using a Sexual Assault Evidence Collection Kit. This exam may include: a urine sample, a vaginal swab using a speculum, a penile swab, pubic hair combing, an oral swab, a rectal swab, swabs of other areas that may have organic evidence, and a finger prick to draw blood for a DNA sample and testing for date rape drugs.
- Following the exam you will discuss any risks you may have been exposed to during the assault, and will be offered treatment for STIs and pregnancy prevention.
Getting an evidentiary exam does NOT mean that you are required to report the sexual assault to Carleton or to the Police. The evidence collected in the exam is sealed and given directly to the Police Department, but remains completely confidential unless you decide to share it. It will be stored on your behalf for up to one year.


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Congratulations, University of Florida students! You guys have finally funneled enough beers and set enough pieces of dorm furniture on fire while celebrating NCAA championships to earn the title of No. 1 party school in America! The honor, courtesy of the Princeton Review's annual survey, comes after years of hard work—the Gators had cracked the top 20 each of the past 15 years, but never finished first until this year. A spokesperson for the university defended the school, noting that the typical incoming freshman has a 4.1 weighted GPA and got a 1300 on the SATs, though high school academic diligence may not transfer at the university level: Florida also finished first in the category of "students who studied the least." Says one student: "With a lot of people on campus, fun things happen." The Gators are a perceptive batch!
For the 11th straight year, Brigham Young, the Mormon school where no one drinks, smokes, does drug, has sex, or partakes in any behavior otherwise associated with the college demographic, topped the Review's "Stone-Cold Sober Schools" list.
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RICHMOND, Calif., Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) announced today that Edward Lanphier, Sangamo's president and CEO, will provide an update on the progress of Sangamo's ZFP Therapeutic® development programs and an overview of the company's business strategy at 12:30 pm PT (3:30 pm ET) on Thursday, January 13, 2011 at the 29th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference which will be held in San Francisco.
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Nice write-up in the New York Times today:
"Cornell hopes to buck a daunting trend: every wrestling championship since 1989 has been won by teams from Iowa, Oklahoma or Minnesota."
Nice write-up in the New York Times today:
"Cornell hopes to buck a daunting trend: every wrestling championship since 1989 has been won by teams from Iowa, Oklahoma or Minnesota."
1989? How about 1967 when Michigan State won. Or 1953 when Penn State won? Or 1932 when Indiana won? Those are the ONLY schools EAST of the Mississippi River to ever win a NCAA Team National Championship.
Interesting connection is that Rob Koll's Dad was the legendary Bill Koll who wrestled @ Northern Iowa, (3x NC) & then coached @ PSU after Charlie Speidel, (who lead PSU to the ONLY NCAA Championship).
Back then UNI was a teacher's college and everyone who went there was a wrestler (seemingly)many great wrestlers and coaches came out of UNI teacher's college . Including my old coach, Doug Blubaugh.
I think back then they were called NORMAL schools...
Also I think there is a legendary stat regarding Bill Koll where no one took him down his entire career or something like that?
Tough guy? That guy was very old school. Really hard on his team...
Mack has had his photo in USA Today and the NYT already this season not bad.
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I think we have all talked about this before whereas there are only 3 D1 Football schools in PA but there are something 13 (?) D1 wrestling schools. The power gets divided up & schools in the midwest still to PA & recruit.
Jake Hebert & Teague Moore were from Pittsburgh. Oliver & Kindig from Eastern PA. I remember when I was in HS ISU got Darkus & Carr both from Erie.
I had a thread on here a month or two ago about Iowa having a clinic in PA &they had a few recruits from PA this past year.
So throw all of that on the fire & then you realize why many in PA, not just @ PSU, are excited about Cael. We are all thinking that maybe we can finally utilize all this talent in-state.
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Ayala Land's Harbor Point will have a casual, resort-oriented ambience, while remaining energy-efficient and eco-friendly
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Something big has happened since the withdrawal of the US Forces in Subic Bay, said Olongapo City Mayor James Gordon Jr. Ayala Land has anchored at the heart of this Freeport Zone.
Aptly named Harbor Point, the latest of the Ayala malls is comfortably nestled in a sprawling 6.5-hectare development that will feature a manmade riverbank and a jogging path replete with fitness equipment, akin to LA's Muscle Beach. This is in line with the mall's "active lifestyle" theme that also includes indoor futsal, yoga and martial arts.
Harbor Point's casual, resort-oriented ambience blends seamlessly with the city's fun, nature, sports and beach milieu. Carrying a tagline "Where Everyday's A Holiday," it has over 300 local and foreign merchants, a game zone, and dining and entertainment areas.
"Harbor Point is complementary to what they already have," said Ayala Land president Tony Aquino. Aquino also said Harbor Point supports and promotes sustainability on all levels, and partners with the government in turning its techno hub vision into a reality.
The mall is designed to be energy-efficient. There is a natural breezeway to keep the area cool, and natural light to illuminate the entire activity center. Customers are encouraged to bring their own eco-bags, and come June, a no-plastic policy will be implemented.
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While Subic may have long been the shopping destination for many Manila residents for its tax-free goodies, Harbor Point will hold the distinction as the city's first dining and entertainment venue.
The promenade is lined with a wide selection of restaurants, said Rowena Tomeldan, Ayala Land VP and head of operations, commercial business group. A mere stone's throw away are shopping and entertainment zones, equipped with four state-of-the-art cinemas, plus a 5,000-sq-m Puregold supermarket.
According to Ayala Land vice president Javi Hernandez, some merchants will also retail products lesser than their branches outside SBMA. Office and residential buildings will also be constructed around the area.
The P2.5-billion Ayala development marks Ayala Land's venture toward expanding in Central Luzon. "We have identified the Pampanga-Bataan-Zambales corridor as the key growth area," said Bernard Vincent Dy, Ayala Land executive vice president.
Harbor Point's opening deepened further Ayala's presence in the area, Dy continued. Other Ayala Land developments in the area include Anvaya Cove in Morong, Bataan, now an established residential and outdoor/nature destination.
There is a free shuttle service around Subic Bay on weekdays, and on weekends this extends toward their residential developments. At present, there is still no water transport.
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Charles Krauthammer, whose "Things That Matter" — now in paperback with a new afterwards– continues to sell and sell and sell, joined me on today's program to review the various assessments of where ISIS sprang from, especially Senator Rand Paul's position articulated on Morning Joe this week:
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Coastal Bend beaches worth a trip for bird sightings
CORPUS CHRISTI - David Newstead's talk to the Coastal Bend Audubon Society on tagging and documenting the red knot population in this area inspired us to go to the gulf and look at the beaches.
Although we found no knots, the trip was a great decision. The tropical storms and hurricanes that all went elsewhere left a wide, smooth, navigable beach here. There were many people, not so many birds. If you haven't visited the area beaches recently, I highly recommend that you do so. Those rolling waves and the gentle breeze are good for the soul.
Go past Packery Channel County Park, past the turn to Port Aransas, to the next road with a stop light. It eventually leads to the beach. Laughing gulls were mingling with bathers. The black heads of their summer plumage is mostly exchanged by now for winter dress of gray smudged white heads. A white border along the trailing edge of the wings, a dark breast and blackish legs also are good field marks.
There also were a few ring-billed gulls. They are slightly larger than the laughing gull and have a dark ring that encircles their bills and yellowish, green legs.
There were a few terns probably still feeding young. We saw several royal terns and a Caspian, both with orange bills, the latter with black underwings. There was a willet, wading in the surf and several ruddy turnstones, one still in vivid harlequin breeding plumage, the others fading. We stopped to examine several small flocks of sanderlings chasing the wave edges like wind up toys. To me, these very white sandpipers look like miniature red knots.
If we had seen any knots, we would have looked for green bands on their legs. We would have found some of the birds banded by the research team in which Newstead participated. He asked that anyone spotting these birds email him at email@example.com or to www.bandedbirds.org.
In other birding news
Fall migrants are arriving unpredictably but daily. Readers call to report interesting sightings. Lazinka Allen on Saratoga Boulevard had orioles at her hummingbird feeder. Ted Jones, who lives between Gregory and Aransas Pass, has a bumper crop of northern cardinals and titmice, both hungrily devouring black sunflower seeds. Many have reported empidonax flycatchers, which are little, hard to identify arrivals. There also have been black and white warblers.
I've noticed that my hummingbird feeder continues to be very popular and has to be refilled daily. My daughter, Madalyn Yochem, snapped a photo of a bird at the feeder. The sprinkler in the front yard, only slightly turned on, constantly attracts a group of avid bathers, including yellow-breasted chat.
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When it comes to buying snowboarding gear, snowboard boots are what to spend your money on to get the best return. The right snowboarding boots not only improve your performance on the slopes, but they will keep your feet feeling good all day long. But there are a few things you should know before you buy your snowboard boots.
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Barcelona Half-Day Bike Tour
- Choice of morning or afternoon departure
- Led by a local guide
- Cycle the city streets to absorb the local atmosphere
- Family friendly
The tour begins with a brief introduction to the history of Barcelona before heading to the tour shop to collect the bikes. Some of the sights on the bike tour include:
- Placa Sant Jaume
- Placa del Rei
- La Catedral
- La Sagrada Familia
- Parc de la Ciutadella
- Also Palau de la Musica Catalana, Arc del Triomf, Plaza de Toros Monumental, Vila Olímpica, Barceloneta beach, Port Vell, El Borne, Basilica de la Santa Maria del Mar and more!
Late in the tour we take a break at an outdoor beach bar to relax for a bit and to enjoy the opportunity to mingle with your fellow bikers, while taking in the sights and atmosphere of the Mediterranean. Remember to bring a swim suit if you want to take a dip in the sea and some extra spending cash for food and drinks
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The tours follow carefully planned routes, avoiding busy streets and traffic and riding mainly on bike paths, down Gothic alleyways, through parks and along the beach, so just pedal and enjoy the ride.
The tours go out rain or shine. Rain ponchos are provided in wet weather. It's a good idea to bring along some sun protection in the summer and something warm to wear in the spring and fall.
You will love our bikes; they're so fun and easy to ride! They have 3 speeds, wide handlebars, big tires, super-comfortable seats and, of course, bells. Everybody loves bells. Kid bikes are also available on request.
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Fire draw with TFC after early goals from Duka, Earnshaw
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Four motorists were given a one-day jail sentence in addition to a penalty of Rs. 2,000 each for driving in a drunken condition. The jail term was awarded by the Seventh Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Medchal on Thursday.
Traffic police who launched a drive against drunken driving in Cyberabad caught three motorcyclists and a petrol tanker driver during a check at Alwal on Wednesday night. After the magistrate handed down the sentence, they were taken to Cherlapally jail, Additional DCP Pulinder Reddy said.
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Japanese authorities have said they would free the detained captain of a Chinese fishing vessel, who has been at the centre of a major diplomatic spat between the two countries, Japanese media reported on Friday.
Japan's Kyodo news service reported on Friday that prosecutors on Ishigaki island, where Chinese ship captain Zhan Qixiong has been detained since September 8, had announced they would release him "in consideration of the Japan-China relationship".
Japanese authorities had accused Mr. Zhan of ramming his fishing trawler against two Japanese patrol vessels near disputed territory between the neighbours in the East China Sea, known as the Diaoyu Islands in China or the Senkaku islands in Japan.
Prosecutors had earlier set a September 29 deadline for charging Mr. Zhan. However, tensions between the two countries have spiked in recent days over the row, with Chinese leaders threatening retaliatory measures and demanding the unconditional release of the captain.
The announcement of his release comes a day after China detained four Japanese nationals, accusing them of entering a military zone without authorisation and videotaping military facilities in northern Hebei province. "Currently, the case is being investigated," said security authorities in Hebei's capital Shijiazhuang, in a statement issued to the official Xinhua news agency.
News reports on Thursday also said Chinese customs officials had halted exports to Japan of rare earth minerals, which are crucial to several high-tech industries from electronic equipment to missile technology. China accounts for 97 per cent of global production of rare earths, and Japan is a major destination for Chinese exports.
Chinese officials have, however, denied any ban was in place. A ban on exports would violate World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.
Japanese politicians this week voiced concerns on the economic impact of the souring diplomatic ties between the two countries. "A cooling of relations between Japan and China over the Senkaku problem would be bad for Japan's economy, but it would also be a minus for China," said Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda. "It is desirable that both sides respond in a calm manner."
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Sporting one of the world's most recognizable faces and a space suit, Albert has met President Bush, and Russian President Vladimir Putin. At 4.5 feet tall and 132 pounds, Albert does tai chi, and he dances.
But Albert is not an astronaut, a politician, a diplomat, a scientist or a gym buff. Albert is a robot, one that could be coming to your home or workplace sooner than you think.
Experts believe that in 2031, robots will be a common part of our daily lives, doing things like teaching, helping with household chores, serving as our companions, and guarding us in dangerous situations.
"One type of general service public robot, whether humanoid or not, will be available at home, much like today, [where] most homes own a computer," said Jun Ho Oh, a professor at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology at the National University of Korea.
Oh is Albert's father.
The professor wanted his walking robot to have a familiar human face capable of human expression. To accomplish that, he enlisted the help of David Hanson at Hanson Robotics Inc.
Hanson, a renowned artificial intelligence researcher and robot designer, is widely regarded as the creator of the world's most realistic humanoid robots. In this case, he designed the robot's face so it would resemble physicist Albert Einstein's when he was in his 50s.
"The logic behind his choice is that Einstein's face is likely the most recognizable face in the entire world," Oh said. "It is also [a] synonym of peace and intelligence."
The face is made from a spongelike silicone-type material called Frubber. Frubber allows Albert to express a full range of emotions; it can simulate the actions of more than 48 major facial muscles.
"Frubber material allows for a range of facial expressions, from wide-eyed surprise to angry frown[s] and from smiling to looking sad," Hanson said. "It can even express the subtle difference between intense concentration to really intense concentration."
Hanson put cameras in Albert's eyes, and powerful artificial intelligence software, which helps Albert see and track human faces and moves, understand speech and hold realistic conversations. The robot can even recognize people's faces. If it doesn't recognize your face, it may ask you your name.
Oh sees privacy as a major advantage in the age of robots.
"Who heard of a robot maid writing a tell-all book?" he joked. "It should be a hit with celebrities!"
Oh believes privacy is extremely important for those who need help moving around and performing basic human tasks.
"The robot would be able to bathe people, help them dress, feed them ... without making people feel they have lost their privacy and dignity," he said. "If you have a robot, he or she won't complain."
For now, Albert is a passive robot that acts on commands and serious programming. Both Oh and Hanson agree that in 25 years, robots will be proactive and able to read their owners' intentions.
However, they warn that, along with more independent "thinking," there are safety, liability and legal issues.
"A robot ... could read the owner's intentions wrong," Oh said. "An unstable robot could cause involuntary harm, and these are issues that still need resolve."
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India will maintain a credible minimum deterrent in tune with "changing geostatic realities" in nuclear weapons programme, BJP said today as Narendra Modi pledged to provide a government with "zero tolerance" towards internal and external security threats.
In its manifesto, the BJP has also promised to strengthen the DRDO along with enhancing private participation and investment including FDI in selected defence industries. "BJP will study in detail India's nuclear doctrine, and revise it and update it, to make it relevant to the challenges of current times. We will maintain a credible minimum deterrent that is in tune with changing geostatic realities," its manifesto said.
The party also promised to invest in India's Thorium Technology Programme for nuclear energy.
Credible minimum deterrent is the principle of India's 'no-first use' nuclear weapons use policy in which it wants to maintain an arsenal which can help it in retaliating strongly if attacked by an adversary.
The BJP also blamed the UPA government of "frittering away" the strategic gains acquired by India in the nuclear programme during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee regime. "We will follow a two-pronged independent nuclear programme, unencumbered by foreign pressure and influence, for civilian and military purposes, especially as nuclear power is a major contributor to India's energy sector," the manifesto said.
The BJP also promised that it will encourage Transfer of Technology to encourage indigenous defence manufacturing.
"We will find solutions to the problems hampering the growth of the defence sector and we will encourage domestic industry to have a larger share in design and production of military hardware and platforms for both domestic use and exports in competitive environment," it said.
At the release of the manifesto, Modi said the BJP will provide a strong government with "zero tolerance" with regard to internal and external security. "There will be such a strong government at the Centre that no country dares to threaten us but should feel like being friendly. We will also not threaten any other country but have cooperation. Such will be the capability of our government," he said.


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Hello everybody,
I am not sure whether this is proper place to post this information, however,
I will do anyway :)
I have, recently, upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion and there are two major
issues that may impact NetBeans.
1. Current version of Mountain Lion removes all Java Virtual Machines
contrary to Lion, there is no default package yet which means you are not
able to install Java
2. Current version of Oracle's Java
works terribly at OS X Mountain Lion - you can forget about starting NetBeans
(probably there is a workaround, however I didn't have time to test it and I
had to downgrade)
Anyway, Java 1.7 is in a status where executing:
java --version (there is one additional dash, and I know it is incorrect
results in an exception and Java Virtual machine bails out.
Hope this may help people who think about moving to OS X ML Preview
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Great moments in U.N. prop use
- By Joshua Keating
Joshua Keating is associate editor at Foreign Policy and the editor of the Passport blog. He has worked as a researcher, editorial assistant, and deputy Web editor since joining the FP staff in 2007. In addition to being featured in Foreign Policy, his writing has been published by the Washington Post, Newsweek International, Radio Prague, the Center for Defense Information, and Romania's Adevarul newspaper. He has appeared as a commentator on CNN International, C-Span, ABC News, Al Jazeera, NPR, BBC radio, and others. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he studied comparative politics at Oberlin College.
There are two schools of thought emerging about Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bizarre stunt of drawing a literal "red line" through a cartoon bomb in this UNGA speech today. On the one hand, he may have "turned a serious issue into a joke." On the other hand, he has also "guaranteed he gets the front page photo from the UN tomorrow."
Prop use is rare in the protocol obsessed world of the U.N., but it has also led to some of the most memorable moments in the body's history:
The bug in the beak:
During a debate over the shooting down of an American U-2 spy plane over Soviet territory on May 20th 1960, U.S. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge took out a wooden seal that had been presented to the U.S. embassy in Moscow by the Soviet-American Friendship Society and then extracted a tiny microphone out of the eagle's beak with a pair of tweezers. "It so happens that I have here today a concrete example of Soviet espionage so that you can see for yourself," he said.
Stevenson's photo show
The 1962 speech in which U.S. Ambassador Adlai Stevenson presented evidence of a Soviet missile build-up in Cuba was one of the most memorable in U.N. history, including the moment when he asked Soviet representative Valerian Zorin whether the missiles were being installed and famously demanded, "Don't wait for the translation—yes or no?" Stevenson went to present photographic evidence of the missile build-up. " I am prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over, if that's your decision," he said. After that exchange, Stevenson went on to present photos showing the missile installations, concluding, "I doubt if anyone in this room, except possibly the representative of the Soviet Union, has any doubt about the facts."
Powell brings the anthrax
Delegates were thrown for a loop on Feb. 5, 2003, when U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell brought out a replica vial of "anthrax" when presenting evidence of Iraq's nuclear weapons program. "Less than a teaspoon of dry anthrax, a little bit about this amount … shut down the United States Senate in the fall of 2001," Powell said, continuing to claim that "UNSCOM estimates that Saddam Hussein could have produced 25,000 liters. If concentrated into this dry form, this amount would be enough to fill tens upon tens upon tens of thousands of teaspoons." It turned out, after the invasion of Iraq, that reports of Saddam Hussein's WMD program were false and Powell later described the speech as a permanent "blot" on his record.
The Hugo Chavez book club
Venezuela's firebrand president likes to recommend books, handing Barack Obama a copy of Eduardo Galeano's Open Veins of Latin America for instance. But his most famous moment in book promotion came in 2006, when he held up a paperback copy of U.S. linguist and activist Noam Chomsky's "Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance" during his UNGA speech, calling it an "excellent book to help us understand what has been happening in the world throughout the 20th century." The plug sent the book's Amazon sales skyrocketing. Don't expect any more Chomsky tomes to show up on the Hugo Chavez reading list however. The left-wing MIT professor accused Chavez of an "assault on democracy" last year.
Morales chews coca
During a 2009 meeting of the U.N. Committee on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Bolivian President Evo Morales — himself a coca famer and head of the country's coca growers union — began chewing a coca leaf during a speech arguing for its legalization. "This is a coca leaf. This is not cocaine," Morales said. "This represents the culture of indigenous people of the Andean region." He held up a leaf again at a U.N. meeting in March of this year.
Qaddafi throws the book
The late Libyan leader made his one and only appearance a the UNGA a memorable in 2009, uncorking an epic 90-minute speech, which included a descrption of the Security Council as a
"terror council," a defense of the Taliban, and calls to reopen the investigation into the Kennedy assasination. At one point, accusing western powers of disrespecting the U.N. charter, he held up a copy of the document, seemed to tear it, and then threw it off the podium.
Judging from the attention it's already received, Bibi's bomb seems likely to join the list.
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The Top 10 Craziest Things Ever Said During a U.N. SpeechJoshua Keating
Joshua Keating is associate editor at Foreign Policy and the editor of the Passport blog. He has worked as a researcher, editorial assistant, and deputy Web editor since joining the FP staff in 2007. In addition to being featured in Foreign Policy, his writing has been published by the Washington Post, Newsweek International, Radio Prague, the Center for Defense Information, and Romania's Adevarul newspaper. He has appeared as a commentator on CNN International, C-Span, ABC News, Al Jazeera, NPR, BBC radio, and others. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he studied comparative politics at Oberlin College.| The List |
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The U.N.: Russia's den of spiesColum Lynch
Colum Lynch is Foreign Policy's award-winning U.N.-based senior diplomatic reporter. Lynch previously wrote Foreign Policy's Turtle Bay blog, for which he was awarded the 2011 National Magazine Award for best reporting in digital media. He is also a recipient of the 2013 Elizabeth Neuffer Memorial Silver Prize for his coverage of the United Nations.
Before moving to Foreign Policy, Lynch reported on diplomacy and national security for the Washington Post for more than a decade. As the Washington Post's United Nations reporter, Lynch had been involved in the paper's diplomatic coverage of crises in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, and Somalia, as well as the nuclear standoffs with Iran and North Korea. He also played a key part in the Post's diplomatic reporting on the Iraq war, the International Criminal Court, the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and U.S. counterterrorism strategy. Lynch's enterprise reporting has explored the underside of international diplomacy. His investigations have uncovered a U.S. spying operation in Iraq, Dick Cheney's former company's financial links to Saddam Hussein, and documented numerous sexual misconduct and corruption scandals.
Lynch has appeared frequently on the Lehrer News Hour, MSNBC, NPR radio, and the BBC. He has also moderated public discussions on foreign policy, including interviews with Susan E. Rice, the U.S. National Security Advisor, Gerard Araud, France's U.N. ambassador, and other senior diplomatic leaders.
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FWC Warning Boaters Not To Boat Under the Influence
ALACHUA COUNTY - The weather may not be bright enought for boaters this weekend...but law enforcement is already warning boaters not to let drinking be a dark spot on their record for the upcoming holiday weekend.
To prepare boaters for the 4th of July, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission will be out from June 27th to the 29th enforcing boating rules and looking for boating and drinking.
The outreach is called "Operation Drywater" and is apart of a national effort started in 2009.
Brandon Lasher, FWC: "it's a big enforcement effort as well as an education effort to remind the public that it is dangerous being on the water and drinking and especically being under the influence."
In 2012, 17% of boating deaths across the United States were caused by alcohol.
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