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NCCU basks in historic afterglow, readies for ASU tonight
The Triangle's traditional triumvirate of college basketball is unlikely to feature N.C. State this season.
N.C. State will be included with Duke and North Carolina, of course, but the Wolfpack just doesn't figure as prominently as last season's team that at the very least was built to do a little damage in the NCAA Tournament.
Last season, N.C. State coach Mark Gottfried was drawing up schemes that included C.J. Leslie, Lorenzo Brown, Richard Howell, Scott Wood and Rodney Purvis. They took Gottfried to the Big Dance but are gone now, having either exhausted their eligibility, transferred or left school early.
Yet tradition-rich N.C. State is still N.C. State, so Gottfried is able to attract talented players — and N.C. Central beat them 82-72 in overtime Wednesday night.
The crowd at PNC Arena in Raleigh watched NCCU, a low-major Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference team, outdo a squad from the marquee Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time in 14 tries.
NCCU will be on its home court tonight against Appalachian State (7 p.m., NCCUEaglePride.com), coached by former UNC forward Jason Capel. It's a contest that some preseason observers gave NCCU a chance to win, but now they might outright favor an Eagles team that owns a road win over N.C. State.
"They're a good basketball team," Gottfried said of NCCU. "They're going to win a lot of games."
NCCU's signature win over N.C. State wasn't as improbable as it appeared.
The Eagles did not embarrass themselves in a season-opening loss at Cincinnati and last season held their own against a Marquette team that made it to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
NCCU was tied with Marquette with about six minutes left before losing 75-66. Moton said that defeat marked a turning point for his team, which, by extension, made the win against N.C. State even more pivotal.
"We're the underdog," Moton said. "We're always in the David-and-Goliath situation, and we're always David. Fortunately, we just hit them with the stone this time."
The Eagles get another shot at Wichita State (Dec. 22) and also are on the road against Maryland (Dec. 31).
NCCU redshirt senior Ebuka Anyaorah said, "We don't want to just go play those teams anymore, we want to actually go beat those teams. That's where we are now."
That's not chest thumping from Anyaorah. He actually made that statement on Oct. 29, well before NCCU beat N.C. State.
Moton said this edition of the Eagles is not his best team, and NCCU was able to beat the Wolfpack without the experienced presence of Anyaorah, who separated his shoulder Monday against Campbell and sat out Wednesday's historic win.
Anyaorah is among several wounded Eagles, including newcomer Jordan Parks (6-7, 200), who is dealing with an ankle injury and wasn't his normal, athletic self against N.C. State. Karamo Jawara (6-8, 220) scored 12 points Wednesday in his first action of the season after battling back from an injury.
So Moton, who uses an old-school weave concept in his offense, relied on what is rather archaic and an anomaly these days in college basketball — seniors who've played together four years.
Moton said NCCU point guard Emanuel Chapman and shooting guard Jeremy Ingram had no scholarship offers to play college basketball besides what he extended to them. They accepted the opportunity from Moton and returned the favor by remaining loyal to the Eagles and becoming better basketball players, and the Wolfpack had to deal with that.
Ingram scored 29 points, 11 in overtime. Chapman, NCCU's all-time assist leader, scored 18.
"They just put us on their backs," Moton said of his backcourt.
When NCCU played Oklahoma during the 2010-11 season, the Sooners — at the time coached by former Duke guard and current Blue Devils assistant coach Jeff Capel, the brother of the Appalachian State coach — sent the game into overtime with a 3-pointer.
NCCU lost that one, but there was no déjà vu for Chapman and Ingram when they found themselves in that situation the other night at N.C. State.
"At that time, they were freshmen," Moton said, recalling the Oklahoma game. "Now, they're seniors."
And that made all the difference, Moton said.

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Adult Education Participants Celebrate at Recognition Ceremony
Release Date: 10/8/2012
CONTACT: Sylvia Blair
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Carroll Communty College Adult Education Participants Celebrate Accomplishments at Recognition Ceremony
Westminster, Md., —Thirty students in the Adult Education program operated by Carroll Community College (Carroll) will participate in a recognition ceremony on Friday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. The event will be held in the Theater in the Scott Center. This is the fifth annual ceremony the college has organized for adults who have completed General Education (GED), National External Diploma Programs (NEDP), and earned their high school diplomas.
Commissioners Doug Howard and Haven Shoemaker will attend and will offer congratulatory remarks. Family and friends of students have been invited to attend the ceremony.
Student speakers will present their experiences in the program and discuss the importance of receiving their high school diplomas.
Speakers include 31-year-old Melody Blades of Eldersburg who completed the National External Diploma Program and earned her diploma to not only set an example for her four children, but to also be able to better support them financially. She is currently pursuing an associate's degree at Carroll. She also has plans to earn a bachelor's degree in computer graphics and multimedia design in order to work as a web designer.
Another speaker is Victor Karaffa, a 23-year-old from Westminster, who attended classes and then passed the GED Exam. Karaffa has overcome great obstacles. He was placed in the foster care system when he was 12 years old and was adopted a year later. Victor left school at age 18, in order to get a job to support himself. While in our program, Karaffa experienced job loss and
homelessness. Karaffa now has full-time employment as a fabricator for The Beveled Edge Marble and Granite company in Westminster. Karaffa is currently exploring his options for further career training.
"It is so special to have the opportunity to publicly recognize the achievements of our graduates at this event," said Becki Maurio, director of the Adult Education Program. "We look forward to celebrating the graduates' accomplishments together with their friends and families."
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The Grapes of Wrath
Suggested Introduction to The Grapes of Wrath
Begin with an historical introduction to the Great Depression using public domain images available via the Library of Congress American Memory exhibition. Select a few images - such as "Migrant Mother" by Dorothy Lange to the right - to include in a slide show and add a question or two to each slide that will encourage students to analyze and discuss the emotional toll of the Great Depression.
Direct students to read personal histories of Americans living during the Great Depression, such as those found at The New Deal Network and PBS's Surviving the Dust Bowl. If your students are teenagers, consider having them read the stories of teenage hobos who were "riding the rails" in the 30s.
Online Resources
Steinbeck: Biography As A Tool In Teaching Reading And Writing Skills This detailed unit from the Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute offers varied resources and techniques for presenting biography to students in secondary classrooms. Lesson Three: The Grapes of Wrath helps orient students to the geography of the novel and reviews its historical background. The lesson also provides background information on Steinbeck's winning the Pulitzer Prize and helps explain the Phalanx Theory, which many critics feel is crucial in understanding The Grapes of Wrath. There is also emphasis on relating the novel to contemporary America and teachers might adopt one or several of seventeen Grapes of Wrath writing topics.
Creating Dramatic Monologues from The Grapes of Wrath This High School lesson plan from Discovery School aims to help students understand the universal nature of Steinbeck's characters' struggles and some of the complex forces affecting their lives. It also emphasizes the value of primary source material in presenting an authentic picture of an given period in history. Students are encouraged to explore Web sites about the Dust Bowl and develop a monologue. There are six discussion questions, a monologue evaluation guide, reading suggestions, and a vocabulary list. Can be used with or without the video available from Discovery School.
"A Day in the Life of a Hobo" Interdisciplinary Blogging Activity This activity, created by EdTechTeacher's Tom Daccord, has students write blog posts from the perspective of a Hobo who is "riding the rails." Students use their knowledge of the period and their creativity to create a story (250-500 words) about a day in your life as a Hobo. Students post their blog and read everyone's work. Students then comment on the posting and state what they liked about the story they read -- and what made it seem authentic. The blogs serve to provide a public form to present and share student work without undue stress on the student. There is no "right" answer, students are allowed to express themselves creatively, and each student receives positive feedback about their posting. Resources for this assignment include:
- Riding the Rails Part of PBS's American Experience television series, this site focuses on the plight of more than a quarter million teenagers living on the road in America. There is a timeline, maps, "tales from the rails", Hobo songs, a teacher's guide, recommended resources and more
- New Deal Network The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute (FERI), in collaboration with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, Marist College, and IBM, launched the New Deal Network (NDN). The site features 20,000 items: photographs, speeches, letters, documents, and exercises from the New Deal era.
- Listen to actual audio interviews of Americans who lived during the Great Depression. Visit the Library of Congress' "Voices from the Dust Bowl" collection for mp3 files.
- Listen to a "Fireside Chat" by President Roosevelt and discuss what impact these chats had on the American public. You can find select Fireside Chat audio recording at the American Rhetoric web site.
John Steinbeck - Nobel Prize Speech
Reading the Grapes
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This teacher's discussion guide from the California Council for the Humanities
provides an introduction to the novel, a biography of Steinbeck with
a timeline of his life, suggested vocabulary, expressions, discussion of the music used for the dramatic production, and discussion questions.
Teacher Cyberguide: Grapes of Wrath This supplemental unit to The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck was developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE). You could assign any of the activities as small group or individual work for students. After reading The Grapes of Wrath students chart the conditions and circumstances leading to the displacement of the Dust Bowl refugees and the experiences of Dust Bowl refugees after their relocation. They also study the conditions and experiences of the Kosovo refugees and compare and contrast the conditions and experiences of the these refugee groups.
The Grapes of Wrath NPR's report on the story behind the creation of the Grapes of Wrath. Listen to the report as well as Woody Guthrie's 1940 song "Tom Joad" and watch a scene from the 1940 film The Grapes of Wrath
Classic Note on the Grapes of Wrath A detailed student guide from GradeSaver. Offers an introduction to Steinbeck and the book, summaries and analysis of each chapter, a list of characters.
Grapes of Wrath Teacher's Guide This Penguin teacher's guide questions, exercises, and assignments on these pages are designed to guide students' reading of the literary work and to provide suggestions for exploring the implications of the story through discussions, research, and writing. There are five pre-reading questions, dozens of chapter questions, twelve "digging deeper" questions, nine "writer responses" questions, and ten questions for further explorations.
The Grapes of Wrath, Of Mice and Men, and The Pearl The Great Books Foundation offers an introduction to the novel, fifteen discussion questions, and three questions for "further reflection."
Grapes of Wrath (C-Span) From C-Span's American Writers series, students explore the life and works of John Steinbeck via an electronic scrapbook and learn about the effect his work had on others. Students are then invited to use a printable page from the site to create their own scrapbook. Contains 10 questions for High School students.
Film Study of the Grapes of Wrath This New Deal Network lesson plan has students analyze the effects of the Dust Bowl on tenant farmers by using a visual document, analyze the film "The Grapes of Wrath" as a "cultural document" of its time, and view film critically by using a film guide to explore techniques and visual treatment of the migrant experience.
The Grapes of Wrath Google Lit Trip Use Google Earth to follow the Joad family as it travels to California.
The Grapes of Wrath @Web English Teacher Resources, including vocabulary lists, to help teach the novel.
Weedpatch Camp While writing Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck visited Bakersfield, California and based his book on Arvin Federal Government Camp which he portrayed as "Weedpatch Camp." There are newspaper articles about the camps, personal reminiscences, a bibliography for Dust Bowl and Migrant workers, the story behind Dorothea Lange's famous "Migrant Mother" photograph, and more.
Woody Guthrie and the Grapes of Wrath This lesson plan from the Rock & Roll Hall of Hame is designed for students to recognize thematic parallels between Woody Guthrie's music and Steinbeck's novel, develop an appreciation for The Grapes of Wrath and the music of Woody Guthrie, as works of art and historical documents, and explore the idea of the "American spirit." Students discuss the parallels between Guthrie's life and music and the experience of the Joad family as well as study lyrics of "This Land Is Your Land" and explore connections between the novel and the song.
Teaching Programme for Grapes of Wrath Offers hyperlinked outlines of teaching strategies
John Steinbeck's Pacific Grove This site provides a visual tour of local sites relating to the life and work of John Steinbeck as well as Steinbeck links.
"GRAPES OF WRATH" BANNED IN KERN COUNTY An NPR article about the August 22, 1939 decision of the Kern County (California) Board of Supervisors to ban the Steinbeck novel in the county's public schools and libraries.
Review of The Grapes of Wrath movie A Filmsite review of John Ford's 1940 black and white adaptation of the novel.


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Vegan Vogue / Fall Boot Roundup
Corrie Style 2012, boots, Cri de Coeur, doc martens, Fall, i eat grass, Shop, Style, vegan, Vegan Living, Vegan Products, Vegan Versions, Vegan Vogue 2 Comments
This fall boot roundup originally appeared last week on my column Vegan Vogue I write for I Eat Grass. If you haven't stopped by I Eat Grass yet, be sure to do so! There's a ton of great vegan content over there ranging from recipes, to health and fitness, to even a sex column!{image credit: www.herblog.com} On the last Vegan Vogue post, I received a request in the comments section from Zoe of Sexy Tofu for some suggestions on vegan boots for fall. I can't believe it's about that time to start thinking about putting away our sandals and bring out the boots! Here's my favorite vegan boot picks for this coming fall.
Flat BootsOkay I'll admit, my "flat" boot selection also includes some western style ankle boots which are very on trend for Fall 2012, and have an ever so slight heel. Also, did you know Doc Martens now make a vegan boot?! All these should be very comfortable and perfect for weekend stroll enjoy the crisp fall breeze.
Wedge BootsWedges are not only super comfortable but make it really easy to navigate icy streets without slipping. Here's some of my picks.
Dress BootsIf you work in a professional environment, you've gotta go with a dress boot to keep you warm in the office when temperatures go down. These boots are also great for dressing up for a night on the town as well
TrendyLooking for something more trendy? This fall it's going to be all about square heels, fold over boots, and a continuation of the cap toe trend we saw on ballet flats and pumps this spring. Also, anything Jeffrey Campbell is always trendy and he has a pretty fab python pattern boot out that's coincidentally vegan.
WaterproofLooking for something waterproof so you can splash around in some puddles? Good news is almost all rain galoshes are vegan. Here's some of my picks.
Summer Rooftops
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I'm Attending LuckyFABB!
Corrie Style 2012, Fashion Week, IFBCon, Life, Lucky Magazine, LuckyFABB, September, Style 0 Comments
Every year during NYC Fashion week in September I would always feel so left out. Seeing post after post from my favorite fashion bloggers attending the varying conferences made me vow that "next season I'll take off from work and go!". It's such a great opportunity to not only network, but learn how to better your blog and social media skills. This year I was making plans to attend IFBCon and was just about ready to pull the trigger and buy my ticket when I got a surprise invite to attend the LuckyFABB Conference. Holy crap! I've been reading Lucky for years, I love their magazine! Their conference also pulls some amazing celebrity panelists. Last years featured Jenna Lyons from J Crew and Diane Von Furstenberg! That's not to say IFBCon isn't an amazing event too, this year just about every single blogger I love on my blog roll will be a panelist there. While IFBCon starts on the 4th and LuckyFABB on the 5th, I could attend both but didn't want to take off that much time from work to do so. So I had to make a really tough decision. With the help of my friends on Twitter, I decided to go ahead and register for LuckyFABB. I'm super excited! Now I need to find something to wear. Are you attending LuckyFABB too? Let me know I'd love to meet you! A quick disclaimer to clear my conscience. Only after I registered for the event did I see it's sponsored by P&G Beauty and Grooming. I at the time didn't put two and two together that P&G stands for Proctor and Gamble, one of the most notorious animal testing brands out there. For my militant vegan followers I did want to let you know I realize this now, though I didn't then and I still plan on attending. If anything it's a great opportunity for our community to be represented in this setting and for me to build awareness and stick to my own beliefs. Just because they will be there and will be demoing products (as well as most likely giving them away in goodie bags), it doesn't mean I have to use them. My beliefs are much too strong to be swayed by freebies and I wanted my blog followers to be aware of this.
My Life According to Instagram / July 4th Edition
Corrie Uncategorized 2012, Boston, Freedom Trail, Instagram, July 4th, Life, Travel, vacation 0 Comments
Whitney Biennial 2012
Corrie Uncategorized 2012, Art, Biennial, Design, gallery, Life, NYC, Places, Reviews, Things to Do, Whitney 1 Comment
Gunas Earth Month Celebration Party
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NYC Vegetarian Food Festival
Corrie Uncategorized 2012, Life, NYC Vegetarian Food Festival, Places, Reviews, Things to Do, Vegan Living 5 Comments
Clean Detox Week Three
Corrie Uncategorized 2012, Clean Program Detox, Health, Life, Vegan Living, Week Three 0 Comments
My clean program detox snack box I kept with me at my national sales meeting.Day Fifteen- January 16th: Had good sleep and got to work and got a ton accomplished. Today went more or less like my other good detox days. I had great energy and focus and got a lot done at the office. For lunch today I had collard wraps with the nut pate I made last night, and I have to say I really enjoyed them. Just as filling as a whole wheat wrap, but without that carb "slump" you get afterwards. After work I got home at a normal time, enjoyed my curried cauliflower soup dinner with Jim, and then headed out to the gym for 30 minutes of cardio, followed by a 30 minute personal training session. It was probably one of my best work out sessions yet, I felt fantastic and full of energy. Afterwards in the evening while relaxing on the couch on my iPad, I discovered kinda by accident some bento box websites and think I'm not totally obsessed. I don't know if it's the cleanse and mentally wanting to eat more food, or the fact the food is so cute and organized that's so appealing. I wasted about an hour looking at photos of bentos, and then fell into a deep sleep around 11. Day Sixteen: January 17th: Pretty much same day as I had Monday work wise. Got everything on my task list done and felt fantastic. For lunch I had another grain/bean/greens salad. That seems to be my new favorite thing, I love them. So easy to throw together yet so filling and healthful. After work I went straight to the gym and put in around 45 minutes on the treadmill doing an intense hill workout. Came home, browsed more bento blogs (haha) and crashed by 10:30. Day Seventeen: January 18th: Today started great, and ended not so great. Up through around noon at work was fantastic. I was right on track to complete everything I wanted to accomplish. It all went downhill in the afternoon when a variety of projects either threw me massive curveballs, or I was still waiting on information to complete things from other people who I had consistently reminded them of several times a day for the past several days. By the time I left the office at 5:30 pm, I was totally defeated and felt horrible. It made me really, really cranky. Being cranky is not normal at ALL for me, I'm usually a really positive person. When I got home, Jim gave me some space and I kinda just zoned out. I originally had plans to go to yoga, but scrapped that idea and instead opted to just vegetate on the couch all night. So what did I do? I spent probably three hours reading bento blogs, again. What the hell? In bed by 10:30 to start it all over again tomorrow. Day Eighteen: January 19th: After today, I realize I need a vacation very, very badly. Today at work was a continuation of the issues from yesterday. The icing on the cake is I started to feel a nasal drip coming on. There's been a flu bug floating around my office that's affected seemingly everyone except for me. It was a bad enough bug several people were out of the office multiple days this week. After having a mini-panic attack I was next and I have SOOOOOO much shit to do, I loaded up on vitamin C all day (via a vitamin pill and green leafy veggies, being OJ is not allowed on the program) and I drank a TON of water. By the end of the day my energy leveled out and I felt back to normal, but still had a massive amount of crap to deal with getting ready for my big company sales meeting I've organized in Baltimore for this weekend. The end of the day I left the office feeling much like I did last night, just depressed cranky and defeated. I had plans to go to kettlebell class with a friend, and to do some cardio with her after so after my evening soup I headed over to the gym. Right when I pulled up to the gym, I got a phone call from my office that the trip I was supposed to leave for on Saturday morning I now had to leave for Friday night immediately after work due to weather issues. I can't seem to catch a break. So I did kettlebells (and I'm glad I did), skipped the cardio and then ran home to pack my food/snacks for the trip, all my clothes, electronics, and everything else I would be needing. By the time I sat down for around 10 minutes in the evening it was already 10 pm. Day Nineteen: January 20th: After my hellish day yesterday, I arrived at work this morning and received the news that I would in fact have to leave today for a trip I was supposed to go on tomorrow morning. That and by the way, the office is being shut down right at 5 pm so you better get everything finished EARLY today. Yikes! I've never been so stressed in my entire life! Luckily I spent the time last night to make my lunch as well as pack lunch and snacks for the trip so I could stick to the cleanse. After work, we went straight to the airport and then to Baltimore via our company plane. I think I finally got to the hotel around 9:30 pm. The hotel luckily had a fridge in the room, which worked perfect for all the cooler goods I brought with me. There was no microwave in the room, but they had one in the lobby which made it quick and easy to heat up my soup for the evening. After my soup and double checking my presentation for the following day, I passed out around 11 pm. Day Twenty: January 21st: I woke up early and hit up the gym at the hotel. I really didn't want to, but I knew tomorrow I'd probably be so tired it wouldn't happen then, so I wanted to strike while the iron was hot. I did a quick treadmill hill workout, then showered and headed out to pick up a co-worker arriving by train at Baltimore's Penn Station. In college, I used to live across the street from there, so it was a pretty nostalgic drive for me seeing how the city has changed since I moved back to NY. Once I arrived back at the hotel, my big company sales meeting I organized began. Since I personally booked and planned the entire event, I made sure to order an additional "vegan" meal for myself, which worked perfectly. For our lunch, they brought me a massive salad which I supplemented with some quinoa and beans I brought from home. Later on in the day, there was fruit for snacks which I had with some pre-packed almonds I had brought. During our break prior to leaving for the dinner event, I microwaved my soup and enjoyed that and then we all head out for dinner. It was a little weird not eating with the group, but easier than I anticipated being I was in event organizer mode the whole time. I drank a lot of seltzer since I couldn't have alcohol either. It was a late, late evening, I wasn't in bed until around mid-night. Once in bed I had a splitting headache. Day Twenty One: January 22nd: It's the last day!!! We were up at 7:30 am to finish up the sales meetings. I made my own smoothie for breakfast using my portable blender, which held me over until we left Baltimore around noon. It was a long ride home, and at that point I was so exhausted I snuck eating three Oreos on the plane, and then had Jim order me some vegan nachos for when I got home. I was very unapologetic about it too. I made it almost 21, full days including two business trips and barely cheated at all, so I wanted to go out with a bang! Plus, the nacho's weren't that bad per the clean program. I already know I'm not soy intolerant, so the soy cheese and meat was ok. So basically all I was adding in was some nightshades and corn chips. Not even 5 minutes after eating, I passed out on the couch and slept (no joke) 14 hours straight. Crazy way to end a crazy month, and my 21 day detox cleanse. Overall: It seems I still really enjoy and have been craving salads. I plan on continuing to eat lots of them now that the detox is over. Although I'm totally exhausted now from this past crazy weekend, I'm in hindsight really glad Jim pushed us to do the detox right after New Years. I don't think I would have had the energy otherwise to not only be as productive as I've been at work, but also to get through the stress of the past 3 weeks. The ending of my detox couldn't come at a better time, I won't feel guilty at all indulging in a little chocolate after this past week!
Clean Detox Week Two
Corrie Uncategorized 2012, Clean Program Detox, Health, Life, Vegan Living, Week Two 4 Comments
My first ever clean program cheat: Treasure Island's "The Vegan" Gardein Chicken with Pesto Sauce, Broccoli, Morel Mushrooms and Potatoes; My apple carrot ginger juice I miraculously found at McCarren Airport prior to flying back to NYC.Day 8- January 9th: Today started off awesome. Woke up way early do to the time difference and instead of going back to bed went to the hotel gym instead. I completed a tough hill treadmill workout and felt amazing. After I enjoyed my smoothie made in my hotel room using my new mini blender (which worked awesome by the way) and my Whole Foods grub. After catching up on emails it was time to go to a press conference, so just before leaving I heat up my soup and put it I. A coffee thermos to sip for lunch after the event. The event and subsequent meetings went great. Later on at the hotel bar around 6 pm I noshed on some hummus and veggies sans drink and was freaking proud of myself for going that long before eating solid food. It all went downhill quick at dinner. It was a prefixed executive dinner and despite the restaurants efforts, handling the fact I was vegan and gluten free was a challenge, never mind the no nightshade or corn thing on this cleanse. I ended up having to eat (if I didn't in this setting it would have been really rude) gluten free (probably corn) pasta, lots of tomatoes between the pasta sauce and special tomato and avocado salad they made me, and a few bites of raspberry sorbet that more than likely had sugar in it. I feel so defeated. In hindsight it could have been worse (i.e. pizza) so luckily all I cheated with was some nightshade veggies, corn and sugar. I'm going to get back on track tomorrow and extend my cleanse an extra day to hopefully make up for it. Day 9- January 10th: After last evening's disappointment, I tried my best to not repeat the same errors today. I woke up a bit earlier and squeezed in a bonus workout that I hadn't planned for during my trip and felt great after that. Then it was on to work and walking the show. I had a business lunch, where I ordered a chopped salad with chickpeas and that worked out well. I was also sure to drink a ton of water from my bobble. Where I ran into an issue again was at dinner. Most of our vendors know that I'm a vegan, and in this scenario little did I know that our dinner host for this meal had actually done research prior to our meeting and found a Vegas restaurant with an actual vegan entrée for me (it was at Phil's Italian Steakhouse in Treasure Island for anyone wondering). For me not to eat this entrée would be been horribly rude considering he made it a point to point it out to me on the menu. So I ordered it. It was mostly clean with the exception of the gardein chicken and the potatoes. I have to say though, it was delicious! Well worth cheating on the cleanse for. All in all I'm really trying not to beat myself up over it. Instead I think I'll go ahead and try to either extend my cleanse two days, or substitute two days with a liquid only meal plan to make up for the slip ups. I'm trying to consider it an occupational hazard and I'm still pretty happy with how much I stuck to the program, in Vegas of all cities to begin with. Day 10- January 11th: I had to get up crazy, crazy early this morning to head back to NYC from Vegas. I didn't have time to make my own smoothie and clean the blender and pack it before heading to the airport, so I was a bit stressed out about it. After we arrived at the airport, I used my Gate Guru app on my iPhone and learned there was a juice bar in our terminal, so I ran over and got an apple ginger carrot juice, which worked out perfect. By the time I got back to the gate it was time to board and I from there had a pretty uneventful flight back to NYC. I decided to go home and finish up a few work items from there as opposed to headed to the office, so Jim hooked me up and got me a Waffle and Wolf #7 waffle for lunch to have while I worked. Later in the day I fell asleep on the couch, and before I knew it Jim woke me up with a nice bowl of soup for dinner, which was a pleasant surprise. We watched a movie, and then I took some time to put together our lunch for the following day (Deconstructed Sushi Salad from the Appetite for Reduction cookbook, delish!). After popping a melatonin to attempt to get back on an eastern time sleeping schedule, I read Brendan Brazier's Thrive book and then fell into a deep sleep until work the next day. It was nice to be back on the "clean" schedule. Day 11- January 12th: I had an all day sales meeting today with our company Sales Directors, of which I was super prepared for in advance of my trip to Vegas so it was a pretty non-eventful, stress free day. My sushi salad was one of the highlights. It included greens, brown rice and edamame mixed with rice wine vinegar (just like sushi) and topped with carrots, cucumber, shallots, nori, sesame seeds and a green onion dressing. I generally hate salads but I'm really starting to love the greens plus legume plus grain combo in my meals. After work I made a quick stop at home for my dinner soup, and then headed to the salon for a much needed trim. After Jim and I got our meals and clothes ready for the next day, we made giant cups of herbal tea because we were starving. This is probably the first time the entire cleanse I was genuinely hungry in the evening. The tea did the trick, we had the tea, watched a movie, and was in bed by 10:30. Day 12- January 13th: Friday the 13th! Today went just like all the others energy wise. I was still crazy focused and productive. I had a great day at work, and after work had plans to hit up the gym, and then go out to dinner with some of my vegan friends at Soy and Sake. I actually got out of work on time for the first time in a very, long time on a Friday and was super excited to go to bootcamp class, but then ran into this on the way to the gym and had to revert home since I couldn't cross the road to get to the gym. Crazy. I instead skipped the gym and headed out to dinner and had a fantastic meal. Since I knew I was going for dinner in the evening, I had my soup in the afternoon for lunch and switched my solid and liquid meals for the day. By the time I got to the restaurant I was pretty hungry, but proud of myself in that I ordered a giant avocado salad to start (which was AMAZING, definitely getting that again next time I go to Soy and Sake), and I also got a few sushi rolls. Where I failed was I totally forgot to get my rolls with brown rice instead of white rice. I ate them anyway. So that makes cleanse fail #3. It was also tough not to have any cocktails with my friends, but they were all cool and understanding of my detox and totally supportive. In the end it wasn't a super late evening, I was home by 11 and in bed shortly after 12. Day 13- January 14th: I slept in an extra hour or two and then headed to yoga with a friend, and then to get our nails done in the neighborhood. I had my smoothie prior to yoga, and then Jim ordered us some sushi which arrived when I got home after getting my nails done. I had ordered an avocado salad again as well, but it was so sad compared to what I had the night prior, so I didn't even eat it. My rolls were great though. Jim accidentally forgot to get two of the rolls with brown rice, which was funny being I had done the same thing the night prior. I ate my two rolls that had the brown rice and was stuffed, so I wasn't affected but Jim had some really strong sugar cravings after having the white rice. It was pretty amazing to see how easily food can "flip a switch" and make you crave something you wouldn't have wanted if you didn't prompt the craving with another food. After the sushi we had a relaxing afternoon at home and watched a movie or two, and then got dressed up and went out to a really rad gallery opening in Chelsea. The gallery closed up at nine, so we were still home pretty early and made it a point to rest up and get most of our errands and chores done tomorrow. Day 14- January 15th: Jim and I both slept in until around 10:30 am, and as a result we ended up skipping our smoothie in the morning and diving right into our solid meal for lunch. We went to Waffle and Wolf again and got another #7 (which is so, so good!). During the week Waffle and Wolf ran a Groupon special so we bought two of them and redeemed it for our lunch. Afterwards we did some random house chores and then together went grocery shopping for the third and last week of our detox. Since we didn't do a smoothie in the morning, we had a more substantial "snack" consisting of a larabar and a rice cake with almond butter, but in all honesty we really weren't that hungry up through our dinner. Just like the first week, I made large batches of two different soups at the same time. I made another broccoli cream soup and a curried cauliflower one. I also took the time to make a nut pate, homemade hummus, kale chips and some other snacks and meal prep while the soups were simmering. I was super multi-tasking like crazy. Worked like a charm, I now have little to no cooking to do all week and it only took me about an hour and a half to prep everything for the week. After enjoying our soup, we had some tea and watched Moneyball, which was a great movie if you haven't seen it! Overall: Holy freaking cheat days. Or should I say fail week? I haven't slipped up this much on a cleanse in my history of cleansing. The two slip-ups in Vegas were tough to avoid, but I'm also beating myself up over the white rice on Friday as well. I'm going to try to make an effort to maybe extend my detox an extra few days so I can make up for it. Not that it's 100% necessary per the program, I'd just feel better doing it. Another thing I've learned this week is salad can be awesome! I previously used to hate salad, but I had some really great ones this week. I especially love adding grains and legumes to them, yum. On the scale, I'm down another pound from where I was last week, which isn't as huge a drop as the first week but I'm still happy with it. I did notice that it appears tamari sauce makes me bloated probably due to all the sodium. Since I had sushi two times this week, I'm guessing I'm retaining more water than usual and that I actually did lose more weight than I'm showing on the scale. I'm also really happy with how much I worked out this week despite my crazy travel schedule. I have to travel for work again this coming weekend but it's for an event I organized so I have control over the food I get, which is good. I'm looking forward to finishing the last week strong, and seeing how I feel by day 21 to see if I continue for another few days to make up for my lost ground this week. On a non-cleanse related note, I have a bunch of photos I took both at Vegas at the CES show as well as at the art gallery opening this past weekend. I'm working on posts for both, so stay tuned! I'm crazy busy with work the next two weeks so once February 1st rolls around hopefully my life will return to normal the the regular blogging can commence again.


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ANNOUNCEMENT: The winner of this weekend's $50 giveaway is….Oceanbreeze/Carrie! Congrats, Dear Sister!!! ~ Sparkle Fairy
Hi Faerie friends!! Flirty Fairy here.
Our Inspiration Faeries' wedding pics are going to be a tough act to follow, but I'll try my best!
~The heat wave has finally broken and it is LOVELY out!
~I got a dishwasher and stove that actually has a clock on it! And a window in the door!
~My garden is growing spectacularly
~My sweetie and I have been having some fantastic communication lately. I love it!
~My kitties are fabulous as always – so snuggly! And they keep going in the bathtub to cool off on the porcelain, so that's always a funny surprise.
~Even though I am spending more time on my tan than my marketing, I know lots of awesome clients are right around the corner!
~Having friends over for dinner tonight – I'm going to make sweet potato fries from scratch, fish in foil packets on the grill, and maybe yummy ribs :)
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Last year at about this time I published a list of 50 well-regarded colleges that had reported to the National Association of College Admissions Counseling that they had not filled up their freshman classes, despite the traditional May 1st deadline passing. These schools were thus hungry for students and were offering cash rewards to acceptable applicants.
Getting into college is hard enough. Paying for it shouldn't be. Find out how to save thousands on higher ed.
NACAC's new 2014 "College Openings Update" list is out and there are a whopping 470 colleges listed as still urgently seeking either freshman or transfers students. This large and growing list of colleges that are unable to attract enough students is an alarming reminder of how troubled and inefficient the market for higher education is in the U.S. The vast majority of colleges continue to engage in "prestige" pricing, but ultimately are forced to quietly offer deep discounts in an attempt to fill up their classes. Then, when even that doesn't work, hundreds report that they still can't find enough "customers."
Economics 101 tells us that either college admissions officers and their consultants are inept, or more likely, that the supply of schools offering college degrees needs to drastically shrink. But don't hold your breath waiting for colleges to go bankrupt en masse; history shows that these government subsidized institutions can linger on for years even when their financial statements bleed red ink. [If you want to see the Forbes Financial Health Grade of your Alma-mater, click here.]
As 18th century British nobleman Baron Rothschild once said, the time to buy is "when there's blood in the streets." He was referring to stocks, but the same holds true for those in the market for college bargains.
The table below and the accompanying slide show contains the names of 50 colleges that are lucky enough to have earned a spot in The 2014 Princeton Review Best 378 Colleges guide. Unfortunately, these great schools have also voluntarily placed themselves on NACAC's list of colleges still in need of freshman and transfer student applicants for the coming term. Unlucky for them, but lucky for anyone with high school teens, looking for a top value school. Virtually all of the private-not-for-profits on our top 50 list offer deep tuition discounts, and not just for those with financial need.
In many cases, excellent liberal arts colleges like Knox College in Illinois, Lawrence University in Wisconsin and Wheaton College in Massachusetts offer tuition discounts to 80% or more of their accepted applicants. Our list of the top 50 is ranked in descending order according to average SAT scores, based on a 1600 tally of average math and critical reading scores. Needy colleges with undergraduate populations lower than 500 were excluded from our list.
Last year our top college was Sarasota's New College of Florida, an excellent liberal arts and science public school with great weather and a 10 to 1 student to faculty ratio. It remains near the top of our list but from a selectivity standpoint the two top spots belong to Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York and State University of New York at Binghamton. Sarah Lawrence has a reputation for attracting smart, artsy students, with a serious left of center bias. There are no exams, or required courses and SAT scores are optional. Notable alums include Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, designer Vera Wang and film and tv director J.J. Abrams.
I was surprised to find out that SUNY Binghamton didn't fill up its Class of 2018. Back when I was growing up on Long Island the smartest kids in my high school knew that outside of Cornell University's three public colleges, Binghamton and Albany were generally regarded as top notch and acceptances were coveted. That was more than 30 years ago and apparently SUNY Binghamton has been replaced by smaller and more picturesque SUNY Geneseo as the hot New York State public college.
Other excellent public schools looking for freshman include the University of Florida, University of Vermont, Arizona State and City University of New York's Bernard M. Baruch College. Among the private-not-for profits, Gonzaga still has room as does the University of Iowa and liberal arts mecca Mills College, located in the foothills of Oakland, CA.
While we only included 50 of Princeton Review's Best Colleges from among NACAC's needy 470, at least another 20, including NYC's St. John's University, Alfred University in upstate New York and Green Mountain College in Vermont are looking for freshman applicants.
*Average SAT's not available for Sarah Lawrence, but ranked highest among group by Forbes
Sources: NACAC, National Center for Education Statistics, Princeton Review


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If the family story going around the table when I was growing up said that we were descended from the 3rd Emperor of China on my grand fathers side I would believe it, even though there is nothing about me remotely Asian looking. There are countless American families with stories of being descended from Native Americans and the only proof is that "my grandmother told me so". It may sound lame but that is how family history is passed down. I for one don't call my Mother a liar and if I did I wouldn't be here today to tell you about it.


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Halloween is still a few weeks away but Grinchmas auditions are here. Auditions for the main characters (Grinch, The Mayor, Cindy Lou, and Martha May) were this past week but they are still auditioning for other Whovillians next Tuesday (10/19) 11am at the Hilton.
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I'm still plugging away at the Leo's sweater pattern from knitty.com. It's taken me quite some time to get as far as I have. Not only am I a slow knitter, and don't have time to knit every day, but I have been taking breaks from it to work on smaller things too. I'm also taking my time with this project because it's not for me and I want it to be as close to perfect as possible.
Neck shaping
Next Row [WS]: Work across 46[51, 52, 59, 60] sts, BO center 19[19, 21, 21, 23] sts, work rem 46[51, 52, 59, 60] sts
Right side
Next Row [RS]: Work in patt as set to last 5 sts, k2 tog, k3.
Next Row [WS]: P3, p2tog, work in patt as set to end.
Work these 2 rows 9[10, 10, 11, 11] times more, then work first row 0[0, 0, 1, 1] time more. 26[29, 30, 34, 45] sts
Work even until piece measures 9[9.5, 10, 10.5, 11] inches from beg of armhole shaping, ending with a WS row.
Next row [RS]: BO 6[7, 7, 8, 8] sts, work to end.
Next and all foll WS rows: Work even in patt as set.
Next row [RS]: BO 6[7, 7, 8, 9] sts, work to end.
Next row [RS]: BO 7[7, 8, 9, 9] sts, work to end.
Next row [RS]: BO rem 7[8, 8, 9, 9] sts in patt.
Reattach yarn and work left neck and shoulder to match right neck and shoulder, reversing all shaping, using k2tog tbl and p2tog tbl decs in place of k2tog and p2tog.
I've been bothered by the bright silver finish on the Addi turbo needles...it's blinding to my old eyes... searched and found a product that turns them charcoal grey! ...it's a liquid called "Blacken it" used to antique model trains and tracks. Got it from Micromark.. www.micromark.com. I just cleaned the turbo needles to get rid of finger grease...and dipped them in the bottle...then rinsed. ...they're now a warm charcoal grey colour. it doesn't rub off or stain... Bill
Wow! ...looking at that bar chart is going to become annoying for the next few days... LOL
Okay everyone!
This is the place to sign in and log your hours for the Knit A River fundraiser! (See my posting titled Gerard and everyone else)
Simply by participating in Knit A River, you can help us earn a grant for WaterAid. BIG THANKS HERE to Gerard for bringing this fantastic event to our attention and being the inspiration for this Knit Along. Here's what you need to do!
1) Sign in here: Reply to this topic with your name (first name is fine) so we know who is participating.
2) Knit blue squares for Knit A River (That's the point, after all!) Keep track of how many hours you spend on your volunteer knitting. It's the honor system, so no rounding up to the nearest half-hour.
This is a gentle request.
Can any of you lovely gentlemen help with any promotion for the knit a river campaign?
I've done a lot of promotion in myspace.com and the take up has been fantastic with knitters offering to help by taking posters to their local yarn stores or knitting groups.
Do any menwhoknit think they might also be able to do anything like this? If so let me know. I'd be extremely grateful. There is a poster available, pdf and hard copy.
Thanks a million, happy knitting.
I *think* this belongs in this forum (let me know if I'm way off).
I'm looking for a pattern, or a formula, or even a basic principle that wil enable me to knit, or at least figure out how, to knit a sphere.
Ok I think I have found one internet difference between "most" male knitters (no offense to our non-gay brothers) and "most" female knitters.....it is that our "Favorites" list looks something like...Brooklyntweed,Big Muscle,Bitter Purl,Big Muscle Bears,DancesWithWool,KnittingGarden,& The Daily Drool....ya think????
Just noticed and thought I would share....Have a great Fathers Day Daddies!!!
Addi Express: Amazon.de have just notified me about the Addi Express Knitting machine that they're selling. More of a small gadget really. Knocks out both tubular and straight knitting. Amazon are selling it for Euro8.95 (about £5) whereas an American site is selling them for $199.95! Has anyone tried this gadget; what have they made and what do they think about it?
I just wanted to let you all know that I had dinner with Debbie Bliss tonight. Stitch Therapy, a fine yarn store in Brooklyn arranged it. I was lucky enough to sit next to Debbie a fellow Brit!
She really was delightful answering questions throughout the dinner that about 15 folk attended. I wish that I had had my photo taken with her but it seemed a bit weird at the time. She will be at Seaport Yarn tomorrow morning. It was really interesting hearing her talk about her designs, stitches, yarn choices etc. A very special person & not at all a super star.
I'll meet next time I'm in London & get that photo taken.
Hey All,
Did everyone notice that we now have 500 registered users on MenWhoKnit.com!!!! Woo-HOoo!!!!
I just wanted to take a minute to mark this milestone and to recognize Darrel for his work in launching the site, maintaining it, and constantly adding improvements.
I also wanted to say a big thanks to all of you who have registered on the site and who keep coming back. This site would be nothing without an active membership. We're lucky to have members who are not only active, but who are inquisitive, talented, supportive, funny, prolific, passionate, adventurous, etc, etc. I can think of dozens of other adjectives, but I'll just close this up by saying that my knitting life has been enriched by the friends I've made here.


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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." Thus begins the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, the seminal document that contains the moral foundation for our nation. In the 18th Century, the concept of the equality of man was rather novel, as privilege was the general rule, determined by class, birth, and other social divisions. But what did "equal" mean?
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Keywords: Equal Rights, hate crime, Declaration of Independence, freedom, liberty, equal rights, due process, freedom liberty, Dr. Frederick Liewehr
RICHMOND,VA (Catholic Online) - "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." Thus begins the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, the seminal document that contains the moral foundation for our nation. In the 18th Century, the concept of the equality of man was rather novel, as privilege was the general rule, determined by class, birth, and other social divisions.
But what did "equal" mean? Obviously we do not all have equal talents, abilities, physical characteristics, or anything else. We are all different. This was as obvious to the signers of the Declaration as it is to us. What they meant was that we are all equal before the law. As the paragraph goes on to say, ".that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
In other nations, it was the government that enforced and reinforced the inequities in society. In America, however, the purpose of government was to be to "secure these rights...deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed." In other words, it was going to be the government that protected the people's rights rather than usurping them. This was truly a revolutionary idea.
So how did this work out for America? On the whole, pretty well. The one glaring issue was slavery. Slavery was not unique to America. In fact, it was widely practiced, and had been since time immemorial. It was not a huge ethical or moral problem if you considered some people to be better than others and to be entitled to different treatment simply due to their situation in life. However, if you have just said that all people should be equal before the law, then you cannot logically or morally support slavery. So, although it took a long time and a lot of lives, we ultimately abandoned "our peculiar institution".
Although for the most part written law did not codify discrimination, there were some examples, such as the Three-Fifths Compromise of Article 1 of the Constitution, that reflected the inequalities that existed with regard to the slaves. For the most part, however, the actual injustices committed were the result of differences in application of the law rather than the law itself. The inequities that remained on the books, however, were purged from the legal system after the Civil Rights era of the '60's, and everyone was finally equal before the law. Or were they?
Affirmative action was first created on 6 March 1961 when President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10925 that required that government employers "not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin" and "take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, creed, color, or national origin". Sounds innocuous, doesn't it? It simply said that government agencies must take affirmative action to ensure equality of opportunity.
Kennedy, however, was followed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, who signed Executive Order 11246 on 24 September 1965, replacing Kennedy's Executive Order 10925 which committed the Federal Government "to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a positive, continuing program in each executive department and agency".
A "positive, continuing program" to do what? The devil was in the details of the order.
Instead of the order supporting non-discrimination in hiring, it required certain contractors to implement affirmative action plans to increase the participation of minorities and women in the workplace if a workforce analysis demonstrated their under-representation. The flawed logic was that somehow if 17% of the population is black, then 17% of every occupation should also be black, and that it was the job of the government to ensure that this was the case. In other words, it created discrimination rather than eliminating it. Non-protected individuals suddenly were no longer equal to those in the protected classes.
Liberal zealots, however, were not even content with that. The rule became that if there were two applicants with equal qualifications, then the non-white applicant would be favored. It wasn't long before "qualified" meant little more than applying. Tests and other qualifiers were struck down if they did not produce the desired results.
And it was not only race that was considered. It was race, color, religion, sex, and national origin, to which we now add "sexual orientation". So we now have a legally sanctioned open season on white, Christian, straight men when it comes to hiring.
President Reagan wanted to eliminate this discrimination by issuing an order that would prohibit employers from using "quotas, goals, or other numerical objectives, or any scheme, device, or technique that discriminates against, or grants any preference to, any person on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin." He was blocked because he faced bi-partisan opposition in Congress that threatened to counteract it by enacting Executive Order 11246 into law by a veto-proof majority.
We have seen the true agenda underlying this exposed in nonsensical claims that groups determined by sex, such as fraternities, must admit women, who cannot by definition be part of a fraternity (which means "brotherhood"), and that formerly all-male or all-female schools must allow accept students of the opposite sex, despite there being abundant equivalent schools that would accept them. In the loony 21st Century, this has been carried to absurd extremes, such as unisex bathrooms that are now actually being forced upon people in some areas.
An extremely dangerous corollary of this thinking is a legal anomaly called a "hate crime". We all understand what is meant by a hate crime, such as Hitler's Holocaust or the Armenian genocide by the Turks, or what Muslims are doing to Christians in the Middle East. The concept of hate crimes legislation, however, says that these crimes should receive additional punishment because of the motivation behind them. This is illogical, because if I punch you in the face, the result is no more or less severe for you if I call you a name while I do it. If I place a bomb in a public place, it does not create more or less carnage whether I put it there because there were people of a particular ethnicity present. On top of that, there is obviously no way to know what I was thinking at the time, and whether what I said or thought actually motivated my action or simply accompanied it. It is patently absurd.
Nevertheless, that sort of legislation began to be enacted, predictably, in California in 1978. The first state hate-crime statute, California's Section 190.2, was passed in 1978 and provided for penalty enhancement in cases where murder was motivated by prejudice against four "protected status" categories: race, religion, color, and national origin. Since that time, the categories have expanded, as they have in the affirmative action plans. The most egregious law to date is the Matthew Shepard Act, passed on October 22, 2009, and signed into law by President Barack Obama on October 28, 2009 as a response to the murders of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., The measure expanded the 1969 United States federal hate-crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. To date, in addition to Federal law, forty-five states and the District of Columbia have statutes criminalizing various types of hate crimes
Nobody condones killing someone, or dragging him behind a car, because of his sexual orientation or race, as were alleged in the cases that resulted in the Shepard Act. The point is that the consequences were the same for the victims regardless of any conjectured thought process they may or may not have had. Statutory punishment is available for those crimes. As these hate crime statutes are applied, however, it appears to those who are not sufficiently trained in liberal thinking that the only class of people actually not protected by these laws, and thus the only people capable of committing the crimes, are healthy, Christian, white, native-born American heterosexual, men.
Is this a silly, reactionary view? Maybe not.
For the past several months, black teenagers have been "playing" a sick "knockout game" in states like New York and New Jersey and cities like Chicago and DC, where the perpetrator attempts to sucker punch an unsuspecting victim into unconsciousness. The victims have all been white, and the assailants black. This unconscionable and unwarranted violence has already resulted in the death of at least one victim and serious injury to many others.
The authorities have denied and attempted to ignore this violence, and to date only one "hate crime" charge has been brought at the state level in New York, and that was because the victim was Jewish. No Federal charges have been brought. Until now.
According to the Washington Times a 27-year old white man, Conrad Alvin Barrett was arrested on December 26th and charged with a Federal hate crime for targeting a 79-year old black man while playing the game. The victim received serious injuries to his face, and the crime was absolutely reprehensible. However, as the Times reported, the charge marks the first time the administration has taken action on a "knockout" case after the game became an Internet and media phenomenon. Why the delay? Is it because only now a perpetrator has been found who was not part of a favored group and thus capable of committing a hate crime? Is it because only now a victim has been found who qualified as one upon which a hate crime could be committed?
On August 28th, 1963, Martin Luther King Junior delivered a speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., where he said, I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." That is the true destiny of this great nation. Dr. King said, I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together.With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.
This dream can only be realized when we put an end to favoritism, preferences, and other forms of inequality. As Pope John Paul II said in Veritatis Splendor, n. 81, Consequently, circumstances or intentions can never transform an act, intrinsically evil by virtue of its object, into an act 'subjectively' good or defensible as a choice. You simply cannot do good by doing evil.
---------- Dr. Frederick Liewehr is an endodontist who teaches and works in private practice. He converted from Protestantism to Catholicism in 1983, having been drawn ineluctably to Christ's Church by the light of Truth. He is a member of St. Benedict parish in Richmond, a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus and a Cooperator of Opus Dei.
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This makes approximately 3 quarts soup.
Step 1: Ingredients
1 medium onion, diced
4 cups water, chicken stock, or beer (if making gluten free select gluten free beer)
5 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into approx. 1" cubes*
1/2 teas granulated garlic
1/2 teas salt (to start, you will almost certainly need more)
2 cups milk (use all or part evaporated milk for richer soup)
1½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
instant potato flakes
1 cup sour cream
¼ cup sliced green onions
*potatoes have differing amounts of starch but this recipe utilizes potato flakes for thickening so use your favorite variety of potato or whatever you happen to have
Step 2: Bacon and Onions
Leave 2 Tbsp bacon grease to the bottom of the pan. (If you are worried about using bacon grease, you can use oil or you can use a little bacon grease with oil so long as the total is about 2 Tbsp.) Add diced onions. Sweat the onions on low heat until they are translucent.
Step 3: Potatoes
Add the garlic, salt, pepper, and diced potatoes. Simmer on low-med heat until the potatoes are cooked through.
This is exactly how I make mine, so I KNOW it's awesome!! My wife asks for it often in the winter. Thanks for sharing.
I wouldn't drink it all the time, but it's actually not half-bad.
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Alexander Belcher, infant, of Minnie, died Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012. at Highlands Regional Medical Center.
He was the son of Jessica Kooiman and Woodrow Belcher Jr.
He is survived by his brothers, Andrew Edward Belcher, of Minnie, and Kenneth David Burckhardt, of Wisconsin; sister, Diana Grace Belcher, of Minnie; grandparents, Woodrow Belcher, Hannah Fraley, Louie Kooiman and Laurie Ducett Renwick; step-grandmother, Noreen Kooiman; great grandparents, Raymond and Carol Parent; great great grandparents, Majorie Carlson and Henry Parent.
Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1, at Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, in Martin, with Ted Shannon officiating.
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Freshened up with new furniture & a sultry mix of grey, black & gold hues, Tsunami looks ready to reassert itself among Clapham´s cognoscenti. This modern Japanese eatery may be something of an old hand in the fashionable restaurant stakes, but the cooking is as fresh as ever, with the emphasis on clean strong flavours & beautiful presentation. Dishes are modishly intended for grazing & sharing & the kitchen is happy to cross borders & break with convention. Zingy 'new-style' salmon sashimi is seared in olive oil & drizzled with ponzu sauce, lamb is served with oriental mushrooms, creamed leeks & wasabi pepper sauce, & there´s 'awesome' sushi for those who want it. Warm & cold sakès are on offer, although most of the sparkly crowd seem to head for the white wines & cocktails. A swish new bar with a 2am licence at weekends is an added bonus.
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Each week after Rehab With Dr. Drew, we'll be talking to some of the staff on hand at the Pasadena Recovery Center to find out everything that happened in front of and behind the camera with this season's group of patients. This week we spoke to Dr. John Sharp, who appeared last season on Celebrity Rehab and was this season's Associate Medical Director, Psychiatrist on Call, and Director of Aftercare for the program. Dr. Sharp worked closely with the patients to make sure they remained stable and successful throughout the recovery process.
This was family weekend on the show, but Heather and Erika didn't have any family there to support them, how did they hold up?
They were prepared. Erika knew that her mom was going to stay out of her televised treatment. We did talk to her mom about whether she would be interested in meeting with us separately outside of that, and in the end she did agree to a meeting at the beginning of after-care. So Erika understood where she was at with her mom, and she got extra care from us in terms of keeping her company to make sure she felt supported. And Heather didn't expect her family to come either. She was more independent and a little older and used to being on her own, so for her it wasn't really a conflict, it was the reality she was used to. We made up for that with the level of support we treaters gave them. The treaters are, in a way, like a surrogate family, you have your professional relationships and professional boundaries, but you have caring and an awareness of someone else's needs and you're willing to step in to do whatever additional support they need to make them feel better. We're not parents, but we try to do a good job of meeting the emotional needs of Erika and Heather.
One person I was really impressed with this week was Drewbee's sister Lindsey. Unlike his parents, who we've seen as his enablers and who are very emotional, she was very clear-headed and realistic and was really trying to make sense of her brother's situation.
It's really kind of amazing that she so vividly reminds us how different children in the same family can find such different ways of responding to family circumstances. We were so grateful for Lindsey's presence, too. Drewbee was, predictably, having a hard time with family day and was over-stimulated but everything going on, in a nutshell, and as we knew to expect, he was prone to retreat into himself or wander off, so we had to get him to remain interested and involved. Meanwhile, there was Lindsey, forthright and determined and ready to roll up her sleeves and explain to us how it's been and where she's at.
I thought she of all people might finally be able to get through to him, although it still seemed like a challenge for her.
He did take it in a little more, but it wasn't so easy to see. In large part, the reason he even came to family day at all had to do with her presence, I think knowing she was going to be there to talk to and maintain an alliance with him was very important. She realized in their family that she needed to put herself first in order to have a healthy life, and she was really trying to be a model for Drewbee in that respect, so we were grateful for all that she brought to us.
Deanna definitely made some progress with her mom who she had described as cold-hearted in the way she reacted to Deanna's lifestyle and her rape. Her mom admitted that she was just using this sort of tough love to get a point across to Deanna, it was a coping mechanism, not because she actually believes Deanna deserved to be raped or deserved whatever she got.
I think Deanna did realize it was just her mother being exasperated and not really having a better way to express herself. I don't know if it was tough love so much as an expression of her frustration and inability to influence Deanna or change her for the better. When we first heard Deanna talk about her mother's remarks in that way, it was harsh and you really would cringe to think of a parent having that reaction, and that's not a measure of her as a person, it's a measure of what she's been through as a matter of dealing with and loving an addict. We did see Deanna working on this in treatment and she's definitely benefiting from the therapeutic part of rehab, not just the detox part, and she had a more accepting stance toward her mom by the end.
Has their relationship changed or gotten better since treatment?
Yes, it's gotten a lot better in terms of the judgmental nature we had seen on both their parts, and Deanna is grateful that her mom is able to provide a primary caretaking role for her son, the tension now has to do with that, whether or not Deanna can make enough progress to maybe take over that role and when her mom will agree to the right time for that. These are understandable, normal tensions. There's not as much long-standing resentment that stems from the past.
The whole story with Jasmen brought out my own judgmental side this week, because she learns her dad, who's a recovering alcoholic, drank a bottle of vodka, which was purchased by Jasmen's husband. My first thought is how can a man whose wife is an alcoholic not know how destructive that would be?
Jasmen's father really tried to do a good job of getting himself back in the good graces of his daughter and we left off with him on good terms. To then find out that he was drunk and incoherent at the hotel in the context of the family visit was horrifying, and then to find out Curtis bought him the vodka was, at first, almost unbelievable. And then we realized that this is a clear example of how difficult it is to really recognize the severity of a problem when you're living with it. Curtis is a very practical guy, he understands the reality of life and Jasmen's responsibility to herself in recovery, and yet, there he was trying to make the time a little nicer with his father in law. He had no idea he would down it all in one fell swoop right away. This is the denial that comes along with the illness of addiction. We see it in the addicts themselves, but we also see it in the loved ones, not thinking things through and saying "It will probably be fine." It's very common.
Is that denial the same reason he wanted her to come home instead of spend the time in aftercare?
Exactly, but he's a quick study, he's not going to make the same mistake again that he made with his father-in-law. It made us start wondering if maybe he's been minimizing Jasmen's difficulties, and maybe he was enabling them, and we did suspect there was some of that, so we tried to get him to convince her it would be okay to stay in aftercare. When he left, he was telling her he supported her continued treatment. That was an opportunity we created out of what had happened there over the weekend.
Jasmen always maintained herself though that she could get through recovery on her own, she was convinced she had the willpower to stay straight.
She did, and she really insisted she could do it on her own and we did our best to disabuse her of that notion, she needed to rely on others and the twelve-step community. When she left, it was a compromise, she didn't stay as long as we wanted her to stay, but she has been able to rely on herself more than one might expect. She ha a therapist and she goes to meetings, but she's being more responsible than typically you'd expect someone to be, she was actually right about it.
Also on the show this week, Ashleigh and her sister Holly ended up revealing to their mother that Holly had been molested and Ashleigh witnessed it. How devastating is that for a parent to hear, especially so far removed from when it happened?
It's always harder to process something the further out you get because it just seems that much more remote, it's hard to reconstruct the circumstances. On the other hand you also have much more emotional distance and over time you can certainly look at it with a more rational eye. She was struggling to come to terms with this terrible circumstance that she certainly knew nothing about and she was trying to make sense of what this means. It's possible to resolve some of the bewilderment but it's impossible to know what would have happened if she had known about this before. Would that knowledge have made a difference? These are all questions that are impossible to answer. The main thing is that there not be a secret around this trauma anymore.


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Best New St. Louis Play St. Louis 2004 - Great Day in the Morning
Everyone knows The Glass Menagerie and Meet Me in St. Louis are set in St. Louis. And it's fun to hear onstage references to the Jewel Box and the Skinker trolley. But let's face it: Those scripts have been seen. So what a treat it was to be exposed to a brand-new St. Louis-themed play -- and then to discover that it's more than 40 years old! Alice Cannon's beguiling Great Day in the Morning is set in Kerry Patch, the Irish section of St. Louis, in 1929. Frequent references to the likes of Lindbergh, Kroger's and fishing in the Mississippi River below Calvary Cemetery actually took a back seat to the play itself, a poignant character study of a woman whose world is beginning to unravel on the eve of her niece's first Communion. In 1962 the Broadway production starring Colleen Dewhurst closed after ten performances. Grateful thanks to ACT Inc., a local group that takes pleasure in rediscovering lost plays, for mounting this lovingly written comedy-drama.


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15 Paths to More Sustainable and More Green Graphic Design
Graphic designers can help apply the principles of efficiency and waste reduction in our industry. This can save us money and time if we're creative about it.
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After watching The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard, I'm just beginning to understand the meaning of sustainability. Recycling works and buying recycled goods helps because there is only so much space on the earth to put all the trashed plastic so we might as well put it back in our stores. That principle might be applied to all kinds of things and on this page I've looked for an answer to how the graphic arts fits in. While I'm still not totally convinced that all of these methods are viable for everyone, but it's still an interesting discussion.
If there is something you're doing to be more efficient and less wasteful with your design, share a comment.
Green Graphic Design by Brian Dougherty and Celery Design Collaborative is a book explaining how to make every step of the design and production process a little greener: paper, printing, binding, shipping, packaging.
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Packaging Sustainability by Wendy Jedlicka talks about making effective packaging that is minimal eco-impact.
Design for Sustainability: A Sourcebook of Integrated, Eco-logical Solutions by Janis Birkeland takes design to every level covering specifics in industrial design, materials, housing design, urban planning and transport, landscape and agriculture, and energy and resource use.
Kirsti Scott talks about Sustainable Graphic Design on the Hot Design Blog. She argues for more efficient practices, working from home to reduce travel, using only recycled or bamboo papers and even using fonts that use less ink.
The Green Resource Guide tells us the story behind Green Signage in Produce. There are great photos showing how the reclaimed items factor into the farmer's market look of a grocery store.
In "Making Sense Of It All: How to Promote Your Brand While Staying Sustainable", Delia Bonfilio of Fast Company talks about the challenge of balancing environmental ideals with business realities.
Paragon Muse talks about implementing some green practices in their post Joining the BandWagon: Sustainable Design. They are promoting recycled papers to their clients. They have redesigned their business cards with tree free paper and use only soy-based inks. They make some great points: the need for actionable ideas, more education and spreading the word.
"Tips: Sustainable Graphic Design" by Metropolitan Group gives us a number of ways to ease our impact by requesting biodegradable elements from others in the chain, creating multi-use products, using designs that require less white space (less paper), targeted mailing (instead of blind mass market mailing) and other ideas.
In "Sustainable Graphic Design in Malawi" by Jesse Rankin, we're asked "how can graphic design actually help Malawi in the development process to becoming a self sustaining country?" and given some very powerful answers.
"Sustainable Design" from Drawing on Experience gives us 10 Best Practices for Sustainable Design.
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Renourish is a sustainability toolkit. Great way to start getting things in motion in your production process.
Lovely as a Tree wants to tell you everything about environmentally aware graphic design with tips about paper choice, printing considerations, case studies and a database of printers and paper sources in the UK.
Design Can Change is a pretty website with a message: you as a designer can help.
AIGA Center for Sustainable Design has more case studies, interviews, and resources.
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Rachael Emory
Junior (2007): Appeared and started all 18 matches...second on team with two goals and five points...earned second-team All-Mountain West honors for second consecutive season...scored two goals and had an assist against North Dakota State.
Sophomore (2006): Appeared and started in all 19 matches...led team with three assists...second-team All-Mountain West...team's corner kick specialist...attempted 23 shots, 13 on goal.
Freshman (2005): Appeared in 16 matches, starting three...had the game-winning assist against Central Michigan...attempted five shots, two on goal...appeared in two conference matches.
High School (Wagoner): Lettered four years in soccer and basketball and one year in track...team MVP as a junior and senior...team offensive player of the year as a freshman and sophomore...played on the Oklahoma State ODP team from 2003-05...played club soccer for Tulsa SC from 2002-04 and the North Oklahoma City United SC from 2004-05...led North OKC United to the state championship as a senior...all-state and all-conference in basketball as a sophomore and junior...Mu Alpha Theta President...National Honor Society secretary...high school soccer coach was Jeremy Holmes...Tulsa SC soccer coach was Gene Jackson...North OKC coach was Stephen Phillips.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 22, the Raptors...born June 6, 1987...major is civil engineering... spent two weeks in Guam this past summer, working with a civil engineering squadron...credits her mom as having the biggest influence on her sports career...when away from soccer, enjoys hiking, camping, basketball, beach volleyball, horseback riding, eating out and spending money...daughter of Charles and Jan Emory.
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YR GP-GS G A PTS 2005 (Fr.) 16-3 0 1 1 2006 (So.) 19-19 0 3 3 2007 (Jr.) 18-18 2 1 5 Career 53-40 2 5 9