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Explore. Learn. Sail! Low-cost, high-quality programs that connect city youth with Boston Harbor and Jamaica Pond.
Youth Sailing
Sailing and rowing for kids, adults, and families on this beautiful pond located in the heart of Boston.
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Work at Courageous
The 2015 season is just around the corner, which means there is an opportunity for you to come spend your summer working at Courageous. You'll be outside and on the water with a great staff and sailors from age 8 and up. This could be the start of your lifelong passion for teaching sailing, educating, and organizing in your community.
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Leadership + Growth
Through this 7-week summer job-training program, students make the transition from student to instructor, developing their abilities to teach, lead, and inspire the next generation of Courageous kids.
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Environmentalism at Courageous
Courageous is wind powered, but we do more than just use natural energy sources. For the past several years, our young sailors have been learning about marine biology and ocean cleanup from our own Environmental Educators and award-winning partners.
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Support Courageous Kids
As 2014 draws to a close, Courageous is celebrating a successful year of teaching sailing and more to Boston kids, and looking ahead to next year. Please consider supporting Courageous in our mission to provide high-quality summer learning opportunities for the kids who need them most by making a tax-deductible donation to our Annual Appeal before December 31.
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Awareness Campaign
See our new awareness campaign made by Hill Holliday and Courageous board member, Joe Berkeley. The campaign captures the essence of the Courageous Sailing mission and its impact on Boston kids.
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From the Executive Director
Tale of a Trip on a Tall Ship, by Ian Hay
Youth Program
"I'll clear one question up for y'all before you ask it because I know you're going to eventually," said the thin and soft-spoken cadet, "that fuzzy stuff up on the rigging is called baggy wrinkle; we make it from old dock lines and it's used as chafe protection for our sails." From the aft deck of ...
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Dave DiLorenzo
on 25 July 2015
Courageous Summer Preview
Adult Program
It's time to think about summer! Winter is officially over, and only a few weeks remain until we open our doors for the 2015 season on May 1st! We have been working hard to increase programming this winter and build our fleet. Read on to catch up on the latest the Courageous adult program has to of...
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Posted by
Jake Denney
on 09 April 2015
Frostbiting Week 10: Winter Series Ends, Frostbiting Rolls On with Valentine's Day Regatta
Thanks to everyone coming out this past Saturday, and helping us get 23 boats on the line in some very chilly conditions! Throughout the day, we had steady wind around 8-10 knots. Current was sweeping across the course, going out of the harbor, and seeming to slack through the afternoon. In the firs...
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Posted by
Jake Denney
on 11 February 2015
Frostbiting Week 4: There is always a lot to learn.
First is when the tide is coming into Boston Harbor, the current is often going out. That was true all day on Saturday. There had been enough rain earlier in the week that they were dumping the Charles River. As Jim Watson, my very observant crew points out, fresh water is lighter than salt and th...
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Jake Denney
on 17 December 2014
Week 3 Recap: Overtaking at the Windward Mark
I hope you are all staying warm and dry today. It is one of those days that you don't have to walk far before you look like you've fallen off the dock or been swept overboard. The good news is that this weekend should be warm (high of 45) and dry, with NW winds around 10 knots. I am taking a...
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on 09 December 2014
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Well, only a few more days until Town Meeting with many big money issues as well as select board members to be voted on. With the country and our state heading for many "fiscal cliffs," makes one wonder if Waitsfield is headed in the same direction! Folks, FEMA money, grant monies, etc. may soon be a thing of the past, so let's not assume they will be out there. Let's fix what's broke and hold off on other excessive spending.
Last year, out of 1,415 registered voters, only 493 voters cast ballots! Are you willing to allow 35 percent of the people to make decisions that will affect your life for years to come? Why register to vote if you don't exercise your right to do so? You don't have to take a day off from work to attend Town Meeting, just take five minutes between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on March 5 to vote! You say no one listens? Now's your chance to be heard and maybe make a difference. Oh, and I am in full support of Scott Kingsbury and Chris Pierson for the select board positions. They seem to want us to be headed in the right direction.
Larry Corthell
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Men's Basketball Drops to League-Leading Medaille
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HAMBURG, NY – Medaille College remained perfect in league play after they captured an 85-60 victory at Hilbert College January 4. Dan McFarland's {in photo to right} 17 points weren't enough to secure the win for Hilbert who dropped to 1-3 after the loss. The Mavericks improve to 5-0 and continue to hold onto 1st place in conference standings; they had balanced scoring with nine players notching six points or more.
Hilbert's CJ Hodge's three point bucket with 15 seconds left in the first half cut Medaille's lead to four (39-35) as the teams exited the floor. Medaille stormed out after the break when Tyler Stevens hit three consecutive three pointers to extend their lead in the game. Hilbert finished with fewer turnovers than the Mavericks, but the Hawks struggled from the field shooting 35% and were out rebounded 42-29.
Medaille was led by Stevens' 14 points, and Phil Maiarana chipped in 13 while Sean Bellomo hit for 11 points. The Mavericks shot 50.9 field goal percentage and Angel Flores distributed the rock for 8 assists.
Hilbert travels this weekend to Franciscan University January 7 (3 pm) before they compete at Penn State Altoona January 8 (2 pm). Both upcoming opponents hold identical 0-10 overall records.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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Lufthansa AIRail: the perfect combination of train and plane
Travel conveniently from the centre of Cologne (via Siegburg/Bonn), Dusseldorf, Karlsruhe, Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe or Stuttgart on the ICE (Inter-City Express) to Frankfurt Airport or in the opposite direction, and enjoy the extensive benefits of Lufthansa AIRail services. The perfectly timed coordination of the trains with Lufthansa flights means that transfer times between train and plane are minimal. You can also comfortably catch early intercontinental flights thanks to your AIRail train service.
When you start your journey on an AIRail train, you can check in for both the train journey and the connecting flight in advance and simply take your baggage with you onto your AIRail train. So on arrival at Frankfurt's mainline station and after checking in your baggage at the AIRail terminal, you can proceed directly through security to your departure gate.
After your flight lands in Frankfurt, make your way directly to the AIRail Terminal where you can collect your bags from the exclusive AIRail baggage reclaim and proceed through Customs. You then simply take your baggage with you on to your AIRail train.
Assistance for boarding and disembarking the train is available to AIRail passengers at Frankfurt.
Take the train to the plane – book now and you can travel now from/to Kassel and Karlsruhe Central Station
Set off from Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe or Karlsruhe Central Station directly to Frankfurt Airport and from there to anywhere in the world!
For this route please print out your boarding pass online yourself from 23 hours to no later than 15 minutes before the train departs or have it sent to your mobile phone. Please take your bags with you on to the train and check them in at Frankfurt Airport's AIRail Terminal, which is located immediately above the mainline station.
On the journey from Frankfurt mainline station to your AIRail destination, simply collect your baggage from the AIRail Terminal on the way to your train. Your baggage is not checked through to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Karlsruhe, Cologne, Stuttgart or Dusseldorf.
All the important AIRail services at a glance
- Routes:
- Cologne Central Station (via Siegburg/Bonn) - Frankfurt and back (timetable as PDF)
- Stuttgart Central Station - Frankfurt and back (timetable as PDF)
- Dusseldorf Central Station - Frankfurt and back (timetable as PDF)
- Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe Station - Frankfurt and back (timetable as PDF)
- Karlsruhe Central Station - Frankfurt and back (timetable as PDF)
- Lufthansa boarding pass for AIRail trains as well as for feeder flights/onward flights
- Minimal transfer times between AIRail trains and Lufthansa flights
- Miles & More mileage credit
- Baggage check-in/collection before or after Lufthansa flights in the AIRail terminal at Frankfurt
- At Frankfurt mainline station assistance with boarding and disembarking is available for passengers on arriving and departing AIRail trains
- Seat reservation on all AIRail routes and personal assistance from an AIRail guard on the Cologne – Frankfurt route (and vice versa) and the Stuttgart-Frankfurt route (and vice versa)
Easy and convenient booking
AIRail trains are included in both the Lufthansa reservation system and in the worldwide reservation systems as 'flights'.
You can book the AIRail service online at LH.com or via the mobile portal, at your travel agency or through the Lufthansa Call Centre.
If starting your journey in Siegburg/Bonn, please note the following: for technical reasons you must always specify Cologne as your starting point or destination when making a booking.
Passengers who require special assistance during the AIRail journey should indicate this when booking and have it confirmed so that assistance can be guaranteed.
We regret that at the current time the AIRail service from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt and back does not have suitable facilities for passengers with reduced mobility who, for example, are confined to a wheelchair. You may, of course, continue to use our flights between Dusseldorf and Frankfurt as usual.
Additional information for AIRail – passengers requiring special assistance
Check-in and boarding pass
For your journey on Lufthansa AIRail you will require a boarding pass which you can issue yourself online or via your mobile phone from 23 hours before the departure of your train. If you do not have an opportunity to do this, there are Lufthansa check-in machines available to you at Dusseldorf, Cologne and Stuttgart central stations at which you can print out your boarding pass up to 15 minutes before your train departs.
Opening times:
AIRail Centre at Cologne Central Station (QKL)
Mon.-Sun.: 05.00-12:00 hrs; 13:00-16:00 hrs; 17:00-20:00 hrs
AIRail Centre at Stuttgart Central Station (ZWS)
Mon.-Sun.: 06.30-11.30 hrs; 12.30-13.30 hrs; 14.30-17.30 hrs
DB Travel Centre at Dusseldorf Central Station (QDU)
Mon.-Fri.: 06:00-22:00 hrs; Sat.+Sun.: 07:00-22:00 hrs
If your journey ends in Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Karlsruhe, Cologne, Stuttgart or Dusseldorf, you will already have been checked in for your AIRail train at the airport where you first began your journey. You will then receive your baggage in the Lufthansa AIRail Terminal on your way to the mainline station at Frankfurt Airport.
In addition, the Lufthansa check-in machines at Frankfurt are available for you to use if you have not yet checked in for AIRail trains or Lufthansa flights.
Your Lufthansa boarding pass for the AIRail route replaces your train ticket, which is why it is important that you are in possession of a boarding pass before you start your journey. Should you board the train without a valid boarding pass or use a train that is not shown as an AIRail route, you may incur penalty fares from Deutsche Bahn.
For AIRail passengers booked in Lufthansa First Class or Business Class, seats are reserved in the train's 1st Class carriage. Economy Class passengers will have seats reserved for them in the train's 2nd Class carriages. The carriage and seat number will be shown on your boarding pass.
Your boarding pass for the AIRail route is only valid for the train you have booked. Should you have a rebookable ticket, however, you are welcome to check in for an earlier or later AIRail train service.
There are no Lufthansa check-in machines available at Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Karlsruhe and Siegburg/Bonn stations. Please have your boarding pass issued up to 15 minutes before the departure of your booked AIRail train online or on your mobile.
Important information for passengers from Siegburg/Bonn: please issue your boarding pass up to 15 minutes before your booked AIRail train departs from Cologne's Central Station online or on your mobile phone.
Baggage regulations for AIRail travel
As an AIRail passenger you are responsible for your baggage during the train journey up to the point at which you check it in at Frankfurt. For this reason please take your baggage on to the train yourself and ideally keep it close to your seat.
Immediately after your train arrives at Frankfurt mainline station, simply check in your baggage in the Lufthansa AIRail Terminal (detailed view) above the tracks.
If you are travelling to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe, Karlsruhe, Cologne, Stuttgart or Dusseldorf you can also collect your baggage very conveniently from the Lufthansa AIRail Terminal in Frankfurt on the way to your train.
We have summarised the baggage check-in and collection options as well as the baggage check-in deadlines for you here:
|Baggage check-in/collection
|Deadline for checking in baggage
|Checking in baggage at Frankfurt
if your journey starts in Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Cologne (Siegburg/Bonn), Karlsruhe or Kassel- Wilhelmshöhe
|Counter 11 in the AIRail-Terminal
|40 minutes before departure
|Lufthansa baggage drop-off counter in the departure area
|Please note the check-in deadlines
|Check-in counter of the connecting airline in the departure area
|Relevant airline's guidelines
|Baggage reclaim at Frankfurt
if your journey starts in Stuttgart, Dusseldorf, Cologne (Siegburg/Bonn), Karlsruhe or Kassel- Wilhelmshöhe
|Baggage collection: AIRail-Terminal (view layout)
Please note: customs clearance may also be necessary
Assistance is available to AIRail passengers boarding and disembarking the train at Frankfurt.
For our AIRail routes to/from Stuttgart and Cologne, the free AIRail porter service is available at Frankfurt and Cologne stations to help you with your bags between the station platform and the AIRail Terminal/Centre as well as with getting on and off the train.
The free baggage allowance for your AIRail journey is shown on your electronic ticket or your booking confirmation.
As a rule, for Lufthansa flights the general baggage regulations apply in respect of carry-on baggage, as do the Lufthansa free baggage regulations.
For the Lufthansa AIRail service specific AIRail baggage regulations also apply.


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Mrs. Hampton was born Feb. 23, 1915, in Mouth of Wilson, Va., and had lived in Gray for the past seven years. She was the daughter of the late Eugene Isom Phipps and Verna Gentry Phipps. Mrs. Hampton was a member of Cox's Chapel United Methodist Church in Grayson County, Va., where she was also a member of Cox's Chapel Grange. Mrs. Hampton was a member of the Senior Citizen's Group of Independence, Va., and a retired teacher. She was preceded in death by a son, Carlgene Hampton; daughter, Sylvia Jane; brother, Eugene Phipps; sister, Ailene Phipps; grandson, Frederick Joseph Hampton; and by her former spouse, Reid Hampton.
Mrs. Hampton is survived by her daughters, Reeda Rimmer of Salisbury, N.C., and Anita Carter of Boone, N.C.; son and daughter-in-law, Nolan and Jane Hampton of Cleveland, N.C.; daughter-in-law, Mary Ann Hampton of Gray; sister-in-law, Emma Phipps of Mouth of Wilson, Va.; eight grandchildren; and by six great-grandchildren.
The family may be contacted at the residence of Mary Ann Hampton at 672 Highway 22 East in Gray.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to Gray United Methodist Church Building Fund, 117 S. Jefferson St., Gray, GA 31032; Cox's Chapel Cemetery Fund, c/o Dennis J. Cox, 1722 River Bend Road, Mouth of Wilson, VA 24363; or Shiloh Cemetery Fund, c/o Walter Lee Hampton, 1173 U.S. Highway 221, Sparta, NC 28675.
Bridges Funeral Home and Crematory in Gray had charge of arrangements. Please visit the online memorial at www.bridgesfh.com.


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Volunteers help make muffins every Sunday.
The Volunteer Sangha Program enables the wider community to participate on a weekly, monthly, or occasional basis in Green Gulch Farm life. Each Sunday, volunteers help with the morning program. Volunteers are also welcome to join our weekday morning work practice and stay for lunch.
General volunteer info: Please fill in the Volunteer Form if you would like to volunteer at Green Gulch. If you have any questions, please contact the volunteer coordinator at 415.891.9361 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Thank you.


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Cleaning homes is a task that most people dread. Busy schedules leave most of us with little or no time to clean homes on a daily basis. Vacuuming is a must at least once a week. Technology has revolutionized the types of vacuum cleaning systems being made available today, and they are now able to vacuum all the floors in your home and their parts and accessories also make it possible to dust and tidy furniture and other sections of your home. Again, the type of vacuum cleaning system and accessories you choose will depend on the pets and allergy prone members of your family. You might require parts such as HEPA filters to ensure that up to 99.97% of the allergens are kept at bay. Pollen and grass cutting seasons will require frequent vacuuming and probably require you to replace the parts of your vacuum cleaner including belts, bags, fans, switches, hoses and much more.
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OKLAHOMA CITY---A 31-save shutout from goaltender Matt Climie lifted the Chicago Wolves to a 3-0 victory over the Oklahoma City Barons Saturday night at Cox Convention Center.
Defensemen Danny Groulx and Jim Vandermeer and forward Guillaume Desbiens were the goal scorers for the Chicago (34-25-5-4), which remains tied for the Western Conference's eighth and final playoff spot.
Groulx got Chicago on the board early, blasting a shot from the top of the circle and over netminder Niko Hovinen's glove at 1:21 of the first period.
Leading 1-0, Vandermeer potted another marker with an assist from forwards Jordan Schroeder and Bill Sweatt at 11:31.
Following the initial flurry of scores in the first period, the action was decidedly more subdued until the game's final stretch. The Barons pulled Hovinen late in the third period and that's when Desbiens capitalized with a short-handed, empty net score at 18:05.
The Wolves and Barons play for the final time this season at 4 p.m. on Sunday.
Chicago 2 0 0 -- 2
Oklahoma City 0 0 0 -- 0
First Period---1, Chicago, Kassian 8 (Archibald, Vandermeer), 1:21; 2, Chicago, Vandermeer 3 (Schroeder, Sweatt), 11:31. Penalties---Fedun, Oklahoma City (hooking), 18:54.
Second Period---None. Penalties---Desbiens, Chicago (high-sticking), 8:28; Desbiens, Chicago (cross-checking), 14:33.
Third Period---3, Chicago, Desbiens 4 (Schneider), 18:05 sh/en. Penalties---Matheson, Chicago (delay of game), 17:59.
Shots on goal---Chicago: 13-5-7--25; Oklahoma City: 11-12-8--31. Power plays---Chicago 0-1; Oklahoma City 0-3. Goalies—Chicago, Climie (25-25), Oklahoma City, Hovinen (22-24). A---3,985. Referees---Tim Mayer, Zac Wiebe. Linesmen---Jon Grandt, Pat Turcotte.


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McGinnis: Looking back at "The Last of Us": What made Naughty Dog's action game so special?Written by Jeff McGinnis | | firstname.lastname@example.com
It was the most private story to take place in an apocalyptic world. From the ruins of society, where the vast majority of the population has been wiped out or turned into hideous beasts intent on spreading deadly spores, came a tale that at its heart was really about family. What it means to be a father, what it means to have a father. How hard it is to let go, even when the fate of the world is at stake — especially when that same world has already taken so much from you.
It is that human heart above all that made "The Last of Us" the best game of 2013, and probably the best game of its entire hardware generation. Coming at the end of the PlayStation 3′s life cycle — as the new and shiny PS4 was right around the corner — developers Naughty Dog unleashed a game that underlined, once and for all, how games could tell a story that was as involving, as personal and as subtle as any in fiction.
People had played third-person shooters before. But they had never met characters quite like Joel and Ellie. And though the actual gameplay of "The Last of Us" was outstanding — honed by Naughty Dog through its experience making the far different "Uncharted" franchise — it was the individuals players met on the journey that made the game the singular and powerful experience it was.
"The Last of Us" has been re-released for PlayStation 4, coming with polished up graphics, additional downloadable content and more. But the core of the experience still lies in the relationship between the two most distinctive individuals gaming has maybe ever seen.
We meet Joel (played in motion capture and voice by actor Troy Baker) on the eve of the world being torn apart. He's worried about losing his job, gently scolding his daughter for staying up late, teasing her that his new birthday present might be broken already. It's clear in just a few words how much his daughter's love means to him. When she is killed in the initial outbreak, it's clear something dies inside Joel, as well.
We catch up with him twenty years later, as life has been radically altered by the fungal outbreak which turns people into "the infected." Unlike most zombie stories, society has not been completely eradicated by the infection, but intensified — a few isolated cities still stand, fortified against the infected, and people inside struggle to survive against the oppressive governmental regime which holds the virus at bay.
Joel survives as an outlaw, smuggling contraband with a partner named Tess. She is a firebrand. He is the muscle. The pair is contracted to transport unusual cargo — a young girl named Ellie (played by Ashley Johnson), who they learn is immune to the virus. Her body may be the key to finding a cure. When Tess is infected early in the trip, she makes Joel promise to follow through with the mission, leaving Joel and Ellie to trek cross-country to the people who may be able to save humanity.
As a story, this doesn't sound like anything new, necessarily. A treacherous road trip with unlikely partners, who grow to like and love one another, is one of the oldest of tales. But as with any story, it's not what is told, but how. And as this pair travel the horrific highways of an overgrown America, fending off infected and human alike, the distinct personalities they present gives the story a life and heart all its own.
Ellie, who has never known a world without the plague, has loved and lost just like Joel (a fact that is underlined by the excellent "Left Behind" DLC, included with the PS4 version of "Last of Us"). Players watch as two wounded souls find in each other a piece that can complete the other. Which is what makes it all the more powerful as the story pounds its way toward the thrilling climax, where both characters make choices that underline the evolution they have gone through.
We may not agree with either's decision. But as with most great stories, we can understand and believe that they would come to such a conclusion at the end of their tale. There is much talk about a sequel to "The Last of Us," as there always is when a game is successful. Though I would welcome more stories set in this universe, I for one hope that the tale of Joel and Ellie is left as it is. A singular, perfect example of how a game can say something profound about love, loss, hope and fate. And how when you love someone more than the world, that might mean the world will have to deal with the consequences.
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Calphalon opening new facility in Wood CountyWritten by Duane Ramsey | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Calphalon Corporation, based in Perrysburg, is opening a new distribution center located on State Route 25 in Middleton Township of Wood County. Located just north of Bowling Green, it is 12.8 miles from the company's only manufacturing facility in Perrysburg Township.
Calphalon will begin operating out of the 363,000-square-foot facility on a 50-acre site on June 3, according to Zac Graffice, distribution manager for the company. It will house 120 employees from the two distribution centers in Toledo that it replaces.
Calphalon expects a net increase of 33 jobs during a five-year period and has additional space on the site to double the size of the facility for future expansion, Graffice said.
"It will improve efficiency and services as we ship products to customers across the country and around the world," said Cory Niekamp, engineering manager at Calphalon who served as project manager for the new center.
Graffice and Niekamp helped plan, design and manage the construction of the distribution center. InSite was the developer and Feldman Design-Build was the builder of the project. Work on the site began Aug. 12.
Important factor
Niekamp said they worked closely with officials from Middleton Township and Wood County to keep the project in Northwest Ohio. Being located close to I-75 and the Ohio Turnpike was an important factor in its location.
More than 1,200 of Calphalon cookware and accessory products will be stored in and distributed worldwide from the facility. The company sells its wares through mass merchandise retailers, said Niekamp.
The products are stored at 34,000 pallet locations and moved throughout the facility by a conveyor system and 18 forklifts. The 1,200 SKUs are identified by a computerized bar code system, Graffice said.
The facility includes 55 truck docks with 25 for inbound deliveries on one side of the building and 30 for outbound shipments on the other side.
Efficiency may be important but "safety is one of our main focuses at Calphalon," said Graffice, who has worked in distribution at the company for 10 years. The only acceptable level for safety in the facility is zero accidents and no near misses, he said.
Rubbermaid subsidiary
Calphalon operates as a subsidiary of Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. It was originally Commercial Metal and became Commercial Aluminum Cookware Company in 1963, introduced the Calphalon brand of cookware in 1968, and renamed the company Calphalon Corp. in 1997. Newell purchased Calphalon in 1998, Rubbermaid in 1999 and became Newell Rubbermaid Inc.
Newell Rubbermaid, an S&P 500 company, is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products with 2012 sales of approximately $5.9 billion in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Home Depot next?
Northwest Ohio is home to numerous large distribution centers for retailers, manufacturers and shippers, primarily due to its geographic location and access to multiple transportation modes.
While Calphalon boasts the newest distribution center in the region, a national retailer is considering Northwest Ohio as a location for another distribution facility.
Home Depot is considering a site in Troy Township of Wood County for a new distribution center. The project is still in the early planning stages, according to Wade Gottschalk, executive director of the Wood County Economic Development Commission.
The Troy Township Planning Commission approved development and site plans for the proposed Home Depot distribution center May 9. The 1.6-million-square-foot facility would be located on 157 acres off Pemberville Road near U.S. 20, said township zoning inspector Todd Gottschalk.
"It's not a done deal and still in the early stages. It is one of the sites we're considering for that project but there has been no sign-off on it yet," said Stephen Holmes, a spokesman for Home Depot.
Home Depot operates a rapid deployment center in Van Buren north of Findlay that employs about 350 associates. The new facility would not impact the existing one in Van Buren, according to Holmes.
The existing 650,000-square-foot facility opened in 2010 serves stores in northern Ohio, Pittsburgh and Buffalo, N.Y., areas, handling 140 trailers inbound and from 90-100 outbound daily, according to Lance Hunt, general manager of that facility.
Package delivery
The two largest package delivery companies, FedEx and UPS, operate distribution facilities in the Toledo area.
FedEx Freight Inc. opened a ground freight regional distribution center in 2009 that serves routes in Ohio and Michigan. The 600,000 square-foot facility is located on a 130-acre site in Perrysburg Township.
FedEx is building another freight service center on Arbor Drive in Northwood, approximately two miles from the distribution center. The 142,000-square-foot building currently under construction will include a processing area for sorting and delivery of freight, offices, dispatch center, maintenance and fuel storage facilities.
UPS operates the Toledo Hub facility in Maumee, which is a link in its Hub and Spoke System that routes shipments from local operating centers to centralized hubs for sorting. From there, shipments are transported to another local center or to a hub near the final destination and then to a local center for delivery.
As with most UPS hubs, Toledo's includes an operating center. The local hub handles about 430,000 packages daily with 1,500 employees, 108 brown delivery trucks and 140 tractor trailers operating from it, according to a company spokesperson.
Walgreens operates a 680,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center located on Oregon Road at State Route 795 in Perrysburg. The facility opened in 2003 and employs more than 500 people, according to company officials.
The Perrysburg distribution center carries 24,000 typical products sold in Walgreens stores in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and parts of Illinois, Kentucky and Pennsylvania.
Menards operates a 1.3-million- square-foot distribution center in Holiday City, located just off the Ohio Turnpike in Williams County. The facility serves Menards stores in Ohio, Michigan and Indiana as one of four distribution centers for the company based in Eau Claire, Wis.
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The long, warm evenings in Central Oregon once again herald the return of Twilight Ale, Deschutes Brewery's award winning summer seasonal. This hot weather quencher is available Memorial Day weekend through September in 6-packs, 12-packs, and on draft. Now your idea of summer fun might be matching the hatch, honing your short game, or flying down single-track on the edge of sanity. We believe Twilight Ale will make hanging out next to the Weber and reflecting on these pursuits that much more enjoyable.The use of Cara-Pils and Carastan malts lends Twilight Ale a subtle, wafer like body. This is at once offset and complemented by citrus and floral aromas. These are brought about with late additions of whole flower Cascade, Amarillo, and Tettnang hops. The overall result is a crisp, effervescent, highly drinkable ale that will pair beautifully with picnic classics like barbecued ribs, and salads with lemon and dill.
Twilight Ale was named for that magical time of day when shadows are long, laughter comes easily, and you really just want the moment to last forever. One more cast, one more putt, one more leg of the trail, just one more Twilight Ale. So keep on chasing down those low slung rays of summer light, and we'll keep doing things the Deschutes way, deal?
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Todd in Houston for Autograph Signing
Friday, January 23, 2004
Breaking news to report on spawn.com: Spawn creator and McFarlane Toys founder Todd McFarlane will be in Houston on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. He will be signing Jan. 31 at the NFL Experience autograph area from 4 to 6 p.m.
Otherwise, the game plan remains the same. Here's a recap: The spawn.com staff will be at the Topps Super Bowl XXXVIII Card Show at the NFL Experience at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston -- booth numbers 41 and 55 -- from Thursday Jan. 29 to Sunday Feb. 1, 2004. Hours are: Thursday 1/29, 3 p.m. - 10 p.m.; Friday 1/30, 3 p.m. - 10 p.m.; Saturday 1/31, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.; and Sunday 2/1, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. For more information on the event, click here.
For sale at the event? This year's exclusive pieces:DAVID CARR, Houston Texans QB, No. 8 in his red third jerseyEDDIE GEORGE, Houston Oilers RB, No. 27 in his powder blue retro uniformThe pieces will sell for $15 each or the set of two (Carr and George) for $25. The purchase limit for the first day of the show will be four sets per person. Our limits are always subject to change depending on inventory and may be different for each day. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee product availability throughout the show. We will also have NBA 5 Yao Ming figures for sale for $10 each. Cash and Visa are the only acceptable payment options at the show.
See you in Houston. Oh, and if you read this far, here's a nice surprise: A downloadable trailer we'll be showing at the Super Bowl. Enjoy.
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Still reading? Good. We've got one more piece of even later-breaking news for you. On Saturday, Todd will be at Rice University for a game of Celebrity Flag Football. Schedule is as follows:
10:30 - 10:45: Players arrive
11:00 - 11:30: Introduction
11:30 - 1:00: Game
1:00 - 2:00: Meet-n-greet with VIPs, sponsors, charities
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Despite recent temperature variations that have kept local thermometers bouncing around like a pogo stick, the winter of 2012-13 has been rather blah.
Snow cover has come and gone, and come back again. Snow depths have been adequate for skiing the backcountry and after a short spell of slushy conditions, ice cover has remained pretty consistent.
Fortunately, the region was largely spared by the recent winter storm that ravaged the coast of New England, however, there is plenty of time left, in that regard.
Prior to the turn of the millennium, the truly severe weather events hit the Adirondack region only about twice a century. A few of those record setting events included The Great Windfall of 1845, The Great Floods of 1858, The Blizzard of 1888, and The Big Blow of 1950.
However, the frequency of intense weather events began to accelerate after a crippling blizzard struck the northeast in December of 1964. That event was followed soon after by another big storm that pounded the region in December of 1969.
Those initial storms provided a forewarning of a frequency that was soon to follow, and soon in November of 1971, a massive Thanksgiving Snowstorm effectively crippled the entire state. The next monster storm to pound the northeast arrived in February of 1978, and yet another hard storm arrived on February 13,1980. Fortunately, the fierce February storm of 1980 delivered enough of the necessary white stuff for the snowless community of Lake Placid to host competitions during the XIII Winter Olympic Games.
In following years, major snowstorms began pummeling the northeast with increased frequency, and a number of record setting foul-weather events occurred over the next decade with blizzards in January 1983, October, 1987 and December 1992. In March of 1993, the first Superstorm arrived, and it was packing powerful, hurricane force winds. Labeled as the 'Storm of the Century,' the raging blizzard was responsible for over 30 deaths and left over 2.5 million people without power for weeks. The massive storm paralyzed the entire east coast with floods in the south, and blizzard conditions throughout the northeast, but after it finally ended, there was another long lull before any similarly wayward storms occurred.
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This post is part of a weekly series of 'link-up' Posts which reflect on life's journey, old memories and family stories (see below for more info).
When I was growing up, I can remember that my Aunt had an awe-inspiring piece of tech equipment in her house. It looked like this, above. A 'stereo' in a sideboard. Nice, eh? I thought it was a. mazing. But there was a dawn of a new era just around the corner for music. In the early 80s we packed away our record player in a suitcase and went on a family shopping trip. We were suddenly the proud and very modern owners of a 'stacking' stereo system. This little beauty would not only play our 7 and 12 inch vinyl treasures, but also had two (count them, TWO) cassette tape decks, so that we
could record from one to the other. This required deft fingers and multiple attempts in order to remove the 'clicking' sounds as you pressed the 'play' and 'record' buttons down at the same time.
As for the telephone technology of this period, this was a purely static device with a large and rather cumbersome round 'dial' which would click a lot when you poked your finger in its holes and turned it. Always worth starting a couple of minutes early if it was a long number. In the early 80s, however, a new kind of 'cool' came to town in the form of the 'Brick'. Not really handbag material.
But the telephone paled into insignificance in terms of importance compared with the TV set. I can remember the day when our Rumbelow's rented TV was upgraded to a new set. It still had the same three crappy channels with very little content on any of them, but a new gadget was now in our possession. The introduction of a hand-held remote control brought a whole
new kind of lazy into our lives. We now no longer had to actually get up to flick from BBC to ITV. Unbelievable. Here beginneth the downfall of the human race.
As if that wasn't enough, the world changed for good when some Dweeb at Sony brought us the 'Betamax' system. Now we could actually go and eat our tea in the dining room (snore) and still not miss Blue Peter! Things couldn't get any better than this, surely, we sighed….
But it seems our astonishment was not yet complete. This small box of talking images which sat in the corner of the Anaglypta-clad lounge would soon be playing host to the one and only Atari 2000. Video games cometh.
Granted, my brother and I had to curb our enthusiasm during the necessary hour-long warm-up period, as wires were disentangled, plugged in, plugged out and back in again, and the long-awaited picture began to crystallise on screen.
But when it did, BOY did we PONG!!!
Please tell me you remember all this old paraphernalia!! If you were a child of the 60s, 70s, 80s or beyond, we'd love to hear about the technologies of your youth, so share your memories with us here.
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Speaker Interview: Don MartiSubmitted by Larry Cafiero on Sat, 2014-02-15 13:05
Don Marti will be giving a talk on "Git and Make: Not Just for Code" at SCALE 12X. The SCALE Team caught up with him and asked him a few questions about his presentation.
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I built a list of calibers AKs have been available in. It got out of hand... and when I'd find a reference to one, it would often mention some other cartridge I didn't know had been chambered in.
These are all factory chamberings. Many weren't imported to the USA. I looked for anything in .300 Savage, which seemed like an obvious factory chambering (FALs were made in .300 for sale in countries that prohibited civilians from owning .308) but I didn't find anything.
Anyway, here for your perusal:
factory chamberings:
AK-47 / AKM pattern
5.56 NATO / .223 Remington
.308 Winchester - Valmet, Galil
(7) .30-06 - Valmet
8mm Mauser - Yugo M-76
(8) .243 Winchester - Valmet
(9) .222 Remington - Valmet
(10) .22 Long Rifle - various
12ga, 20ga, .410
.308 Winchester
(1)(5) 5.6x39
(6) 5.45x39
.223 Remington
(1) 9.3x53R
(2) .30-06
(4) .35 Remington
(11) .270 Winchester
(1) 9mm Parabellum
(1) 9x18 Makarov
(3) 7.62x25
Romanian PSL
(1) .308 Winchester
(1) 7.62x54R
(1) 9.3x64
(1) www.izhmash.ru
(2) though .30-06 Saigas have been imported to the USA and pictures
and reviews are plentiful, the '06 is no longer listed on the
Izhmash site as of 12/09
(3) Wikipedia lists .380 ACP and 7.62x25, which are certainly doable,
but not listed on the Izhmash site on 12/09.
(4) One of Saiga's promotional pictures showed a rifle plainly marked
".35 Remington". I can't find any hits on google now, though, so
that might have been only a prototype
(5) they don't list 5.45x39 on the Izhmash page, so I think this might
be what they're calling 5.45 now? 12/09
(6) 5.45x39 Saigas exist in the US market, though the caliber isn't
listed on the Izhmash web site as of 12/09
(7) Valmet Hunter
(8) valmet.org, Valmet M76, European market
(9) valmetweapons.com, M76 for French market
(10) East German training rifles, commercial (Italian?) models imported
to the USA in the 1980s
(11) "Shooting Industry" magazine, April 2003, said EAA would be importing
Saigas in .270. Not listed on the Izhmash site as of 12/09
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These are the bookings recorded for the Doris C. Gravat Detention Center for May 5, 2014. Some of the people listed may not have actually spent time in jail if they posted bond and were released. Although those listed have been arrested and charged, that does not mean they have been found guilty. All bookings may be viewed online by visiting www.aikenstandard.com and clicking on the Crime tab.
Samuel Junior Cullum Jr., 56 driving under the influence, driving under suspension, public disorderly conduct bench warrant
Keith Alphonso Quiller, 52 public drunk
Michael Roy Hooker, 72 fraudulent check or stop payment $1,000 or more first offense
Roberta Laverne Bellinger, 42 distribution of cocaine base first offense general sessions court bench warrant, distribution within proximity of a park pr school general sessions court bench warrant, distribution of marijuana general sessions court bench warrant, distribution of marijuana within proximity of a park or school general sessions court bench warrant
Jimmy Lee Griffin, 25 violation of probation
Travis Deon Bibbs, 31 criminal domestic violence bondsman off bond, criminal domestic violence second offense bondsman off bond
Timothy Bernard Jones, 46 hold for Gwinnett County Sheriffs Office
Carla Michelle James, 46 criminal domestic violence second offense
Marsha Campbell Padgett, 57 shoplifting less than $2,000
Anthony Mark White, 20 failure to register, possession of drug paraphernalia, inappropriate operation
Jessica Ann Campbell, 20 unlawful neglect of a child or helpless persong by legal custodian general sessions court bench warrant, shoplifting less than $2,000
Derrick Shawn Williams II, 23 fraudulent check or stop payment $500 or less first offense bench warrant two counts
Stacy Michelle Bradley, 24 assault and battery third degree
Michael Wells, 54 failure to pay as ordered two counts
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and returning members of the CMC community to the Athenaeum.
Dawson majors in government and economics. He spent this past summer researching charter schools and
education reform at the Pacific Research Institute for Public Policy in San Francisco. This topic will also be
the focus of his senior thesis.
Brody is a PPE (philosophy, politics, and economics) major. This summer, she interned at the Alliance for
Children's Rights with the support of a CMC Community Service Grant. Brody also worked as the
scholarship coordinator at United Friends of the Children. She will research emancipated foster youth for
her thesis.
The Athenaeum strives to offer an eclectic mix of speakers and subjects, as well as encouraging dialogue.
We welcome your suggestions and feedback.
CRAIG HANDY, saxophone
PAUL NAGEL, piano
SHERMAN FERGUSON, drums
Residence for the 41st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival this month, where he will premiere a commissioned
suite. "My writing comes from a couple of streams," explains Drummond. "It's as if they're two separate
types of music that on the surface don't appear complementary: neo-bop and a percussive Afticanized style."
Drummond notes that he wasn't fully aware of how strong the African component of his music was until he
worked with famed percussionist Mor Thiam. "He's not rigid like many African-based musicians. His loose
approach to traditional beats led me into a serious process of self-discovery where the unconscious became
the conscious," states Drummond.
During his junior year at CMC Drummond was elected student body president. An activist on campus, he
wrote his senior thesis on "Black Power and the Rise of Cultural Imperialism." Drummond, along with a
handful of student musicians and jazz enthusiasts in Claremont, founded the "Jazz Society." Following
graduation, Drummond attempted to combine careers as business executive by day and jazz musician at
night but eventually realized that jazz was his calling. Based in New York for the past 21 years, Drummond
is constantly in demand and has earned the reputation as one of the finest bass players in the world.
Drummond has previously performed at the Athenaeum to large and appreciative audiences. On this
occasion he has assembled a quartet of distinguished jazz musicians to present a concert of original
compositions-a rare and wonderful opportunity that you won't want to miss.
Dinner reservations are for CMC persons only. The performance at 6:45 p.m. is open to all.
Angeles County alone, more than 70,000 minors are currently under the protection of the Department of
Children and Family Services. These children are among the most needy in our society, having suffered
from abuse, neglect, and/or abandonment. Nevertheless, the system meant to protect them frequently cannot
provide for their needs.
Fortunately, foster youth have Nancy Daly Riordan and Andrew Bridge to advocate on their behalf and to
ensure that the well-being of children is of primary concern.
Riordan is an effective and prominent leader in the area of child welfare. She founded United Friends of the
Children, an organization which assists children in foster care and offers scholarships and other services to
them when they emancipate at age 18. She has also helped shape local, state and federal child welfare
Bridge serves as the Executive Director of the Alliance for Children's Rights, the only nonprofit
organization dedicated to providing legal assistance to children in poverty in Southern California. In his
current position, Bridge works to reform child welfare policy and practice and will help finalize more than
1,000 adoptions of foster children this year.
During their Athenaeum presentation, Riordan and Bridge will offer a critique of the current child welfare
system and discuss necessary reforms. They will also explain the need to replace the instability of foster
care with permanent families and homes.
This program is the first in the Athenaeum series America's Children.
research publications and 20 textbooks, psychology professor Zimbardo says he still has so much to write
that he would have to retire from teaching to get it all done.
Zimbardo has won more than 24 awards, including seven outstanding teaching awards, the most recent in
spring of 1995. Furthermore, he has taught more students, for more credits, in a greater variety of courses,
than any other professor in Stanford's history.
Zimbardo graduated with honors from Brooklyn College in 1954 and received his master's and doctorate
degrees from Yale University. He began teaching at Yale in 1958 and in 1961 moved to New York
University. He has been at Stanford University for the last 27 years.
Since 1970 Zimbardo has been director of the University's Social Psychology Graduate Research Training
Program. He is the founder and codirector of the Shyness Clinic/Shyness Institute, and has also written a
26-part video teaching series called Discovering Psychology, which was aired on PBS (1990).
In addition to his shyness studies, he is best known for his work on the psychology of evil: ways in which
good people can be seduced into doing something evil.
During the 1998-99 academic year, the Athenaeum will be hosting a lecture series entitled "Integrity,
Commitment, Achievement" which will focus on the importance of character education to the individual,
and to society. Professor Zimbardo will inaugurate this series with his lecture "The Psychology of Evil"-
with an eye toward good character development.
Please join the Athenaeum and CMC's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa for what promises to be a provocative
lecture and discussion by an outstanding teacher and scholar.
desire to protect and defend citizens interfere with the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: which
states that "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"? This question reverberates
throughout many discussions of public policy today. California Senator Barbara Boxer is a champion of the
Brady Bill and has made gun control a central feature of her reelection campaign this year. Dianne
Feinstein, California's other senator, was a key sponsor of the assault weapons ban. The debate has also
reared its head in the California governor's race, where Democratic nominee Gray Davis has attacked
Republican Dan Lungren for failing to enforce the state's strict gun control laws as attorney general.
On the other side, gun ownership advocates accuse detractors of seeking an easy solution to crime, while
trampling on the Constitution in the process. The solution to crime, they allege, does not lie in drafting
antigun legislation.
The debate persists. The Athenaeum contributes to this discussion by inviting two noted experts from
opposing sides of the argument. John Lott's name and face should be familiar. He has appeared in and on a
variety of different media outlets, from the editorial pages of The Wall Street Journal to NBC's Today. His
recent book More Guns, Less Crime: Understanding Crime and Gun Control Laws (1998), has been praised as an insightful look at the fallacy and inadequacy of
gun control laws, and derided by others who claim Lott's ideas are dangerous, and his facts misleading. He
is the John M. Olin Fellow of Law and Economics at the University of Chicago Law School.
Luis Tolley joined Handgun Control Inc. and the Center to Prevent Handgun Violence in 1987. He led the
successful California statewide effort to ban assault weapons, require handgun safety training courses, and
strengthen the background check for gun buyers. Tolley has a heightened interest in reducing the threat of
gun violence and helping build a community free from the pain of gun violence. He is a former Peace Corps
volunteer and graduate of Oberlin College.
Please join the Athenaeum for what promises to be a heated and passionate debate, exploring the limits of
law and regulation.
Prior to coming to Claremont this year, Camp had been on the faculty at Tulane University, where he won
the Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award in 1997. He has been a visiting professor at the Colegio
de Mexico and the Foreign Service Institute, and has carried out research at the Woodrow Wilson Center
for International Scholars at the Smithsonian Institution. Camp has received a Fulbright Fellowship on three
occasions, as well as a Howard Heinz Foundation fellowship for research on Mexico. He is contributing
editor to the Library of Congress and the Handbook of Latin American Studies (1991). Camp also serves on the
Editorial Board of Mexican Studies, and is a frequent consultant to The New York Times, The Wall
Street Journal, National Public Radio, and the BBC. The author of several articles and books, his most recent
work, Crossing Swords: Politics and Religion in Mexico, was published in 1997.
Camp will elaborate on some of his work as the director of the Hewlett Foundation's project on "Democracy
Though Latin American Lenses." Camp's address will focus on prospects for democratic reform in our
neighbor to the south. One of the defining forces in shaping this reform experience is the set of citizen
values unique to Mexico. These values help explain the characteristics which condition the Mexican
political process today. Camp will explain how these qualities foment and obstruct a democratic path.
Specifically, as Mexico moves toward a competitive electoral democracy for the first time in seventy years,
we can obtain a sense of how individual Mexicans-and to some extent how their values-compare with Costa
Ricans, long considered the ideal democratic polity in the region. Please join the Athenaeum as Professor
Camp details the results of a major survey addressing this sensitive and timely issue.
editorial board, Gigot writes his weekly column, Potomac Watch, on timely events within the Beltway.
Since 1994, he has become a familiar face on the PBS News Hour by providing his opinion on a host of
contemporary political issues and by becoming one of their main analysts. Gigot also appears periodically
on NBC's Meet the Press and CNN's Late Edition.
Gigot has been with the Journal since 1980, when he joined the paper's Chicago bureau. In 1982, he moved
to Hong Kong to cover and report on Asia. In 1984, Gigot became the first editorial page editor of The Wall Street Journal Asia, contributing commentary to the U.S. and Asian editions of the Journal. That same
year, he won an Overseas Press Club Award for his coverage of the Philippines. From 1986 to 1987, he
served as a White House Fellow in the White House and the Treasury Department. Gigot has also written
for the Far East Economic Review in Hong Kong, and The National Review in New York. Gigot is a
summa cum laude graduate of Dartmouth College, where he was chairman of the daily student newspaper.
As the first participant in the Athenaeum's Politics 1998 series, Gigot will speak on "The Scandal
Presidency and Its Consequences," elaborating on the fallout in this year's elections and beyond.
Please come to the Athenaeum to meet one of Washington's premiere reporters and prognosticators, who
will analyze the President's problems and their impact on national electoral politics.
national and international attention for his exciting and innovative approaches to solving the problems of
both homeless adults and inner city youths. CMC became involved with Hayes in spring 1997 when
Professor Harvey Wichman and his Environmental Psychology class did a study of the Dome Village which
was founded by Hayes. The class produced a documentary video about the village and reported their
findings in a symposium at the convention of the Western Psychological Association this past spring.
Hayes grew up in Georgia where an atmosphere of spirituality with a strong sense of social justice
nourished his passion for the well-being of all people. Upon witnessing the plight of the homeless in a tent
city in Los Angeles in the winter of 1984, Hayes voluntarily left his comfortable life and joined the
homeless to work with them on their behalf.
Hayes believes that caring for the homeless people in missions or traditional shelters is not the best way to
return them to self-sufficiency. He believes that each person needs a place that is his or her own territory.
To that end, Hayes enlisted private finding to develop a community of low-cost dwellings based on the
geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller. This unique community for the homeless is located on the
edge of downtown Los Angeles and provides a nurturant temporary environment to help the homeless return
to productive lives in the community.
This year, Hayes brought his idea for providing suitable living environments for all Americans to President
Clinton and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Hayes's goal is to convince the President
to support a National Homeless Plan to help eradicate homelessness in the United States. During his lecture
at the Athenaeum, Hayes will outline this plan and discuss the plight of the homeless worldwide.
people obsessed with what is right and wrong. "
-The Los Angeles Times
Writer, lecturer, and author Dennis Prager is one of America's most respected radio talk show hosts and
commentators. He has been broadcasting on KABC Radio since 1982, from noon to 3:00 p.m. daily. A
fiercely independent man, Prager's opinions on human relations, child rearing, and sex differences are as
engaging, and sometimes controversial, as his views on religion, international relations, and morality.
After graduating from Brooklyn College with a double major in anthropology and history, Prager studied
Marxism for two years at the Russian Institute at Columbia University under Zbigniew Brezinski (who later
served as foreign relations advisor to President Carter). Prager was appointed by President Ronald Reagan
as a delegate to the Vienna Review Conference on the Helsinki Accords. A true Renaissance man, he is also
an amateur musician. He periodically conducts orchestras, and through his writings and broadcasts has
introduced classical music to vast numbers of people.
Prager's most recent book, Happiness Is A Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual, was published last February by Harper Collins
and immediately appeared on the Los Angeles Times best-seller list. He has also coauthored two major
works on Judaism: The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism (1981), now in six languages, and Why the
Jews? The Reasons for Anti-Semitism (1983), regarded by many as the most persuasive explanation of anti-
Semitism written.
Prager's lecture is part of the Athenaeum series Integrity, Commitment, Achievement.
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RICH EAMES, piano
piano man with the "chops" to serve up a musical feast befitting a great American original-all by way of
celebrating George Gershwin's 100th birthday. The Gould Center for Humanistic Studies proudly features
singer Gina Eckstine and pianist Hao Huang in the third program of its American Composers series.
Born September 26, 1898, in Brooklyn to Russian-Jewish immigrants, Jacob Gershowitz (later George
Gershwin) began his musical career as a song-plugger in Tin Pan Alley. In his teens he began to write his
own songs, producing his first hit in 1918 with Swanee. Often "Sullivan-Gilberting" (as Ring Lardner put it)
with his brother Ira, Gershwin composed, between 1919 and 1933, a succession of popular works for the
musical stage, including Lady Be Good! (1924), Strike Up the Band (1927), Funny Face (1927), and Of Thee I Sing (1931). The
pinnacle of this unique collaboration was Porgy and Bess (1935), a folk opera influenced by African-
American idioms. Throughout this spectacular run, Gershwin turned his melodic gifts and pianistic talents
toward creating a synthesis between jazz and classical traditions. This devotion to "serious" composition
resulted in such masterworks as Rhapsody in Blue (1924), the Piano Concerto in F (1925), and the tone poem
An American in Paris (1928).
Gina Eckstine began her singing career at the age of seven, performing with her father, legendary jazz
singer Billy Eckstine. Since then she has shared the stage with such jazz giants as Count Basie and Sammy
Davis. Eckstine has thrilled audiences from Los Angeles to London with her distinctive and powerful voice,
striking stage presence, and versatility. She has performed in all the major hotels and casinos in Las Vegas
and Lake Tahoe, at the Wolftrap Jazz Festival, and on The Tonight Show.
A winner of the Van Cliburn Piano Award, Hao Huang has studied with notable pianists Gilbert Kalish and
Charles Rosen, served on juries of national and international piano competitions, and made four overseas
tours as a United States Information Agency Cultural Ambassador. Huang is a member of the faculties of
Scripps College and Claremont Graduate University.


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A Thurmond homeowner's surveillance camera captured images of a white male entering the homeowner's bedroom while the victim was not at the residence, say records from the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office.
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