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Guest Author: Janna Shay FAIR PLAY
Welcome to Janna Shay, first time author of the very sensuous (i.e. red hawt!!!) contemporary romance novel titled FAIR PLAY. After you've gotten to know something about Janna, make sure you read her excerpt, and visit the buy links. FAIR PLAY is a sizzling summer read, and it'll cost you less than a snazzy coffee. Support artists and buy books. :)
Janna, thanks for visiting Love Triumphs Past and Present. What do we need to know about you?
I have 7 grown children, 23 grandchildren, and one very romantic husband who is the love of my life. And no, I did not want 7 children – I wanted 9. I figured since my husband was drafted by a major league baseball team, I'd start my own team. But instead of a baseball team, I ended up with a cheer squad who support and encourage me in my writing career. I consider myself extremely blessed to have them in my life. I'm a voracious reader, who reads at least one book a day. I find my laptop, kindle, and smart phone items I cannot live without. And believe my daughter Lisa is the most courageous woman I've ever had the privilege of knowing.
Wow! Seven kids, a hubby who played major league baseball, and an avid reader. We have the latter in common.
Who do you read for inspiration? Who are your influences?
There are so many writers that inspire me. But Nora Roberts, Kathleen Woodiwiss, Johanna Lindsey, Julie Garwood, Judith McNaught, and Jude Deveraux were the first romance novelists that had an impact on me. Their stories enchanted me and helped develop my love of romance novels.
In your opinion, what makes a book a good read?
Any book that grabs my attention from beginning to end, I consider a good read. But if it's so dynamic that I anticipate the turn of each page and stay up all night to finish it, then it's a great read.
In your opinion, what makes a book a poor read?
I think a book is a poor read when it draws out the story with scenes that don't move the story forward. I also think that poor editing contributes to a poor read. It's very hard to stay focused on a story if there are numerous misspelled words and grammatical errors.
I won't even read a book with too many errors. I'll give any book five, but after that, I'm finished reading.
What inspired you to write FAIR PLAY
I knew I wanted to write a romantic novel about a devastatingly handsome alpha male and a beautiful, sexy woman who had an overabundance of chemistry between them. Then I saw an advertisement for Las Vegas that stated, "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas". So I thought I'd put the two together and maybe create some fireworks.
I've read it: kaboom! For those reading who haven't read FAIR PLAY, what's it about?
It's about Dani Jordon who, due to events in her past, finds herself forced to live her life on the run. After seven years of moving from place to place, she stops in Las Vegas and feels she has finally found a safe haven until she meets casino owner Jace Diamond.
With Jace's sexual magnetism and soul-shattering kisses, Dani finds herself struggling to fight the undeniable attraction that instantaneously flares between them. Because of her clandestine lifestyle she does not have the luxury of a relationship, so forces herself to walk away.
But Jace has other plans and has no intention of letting her turn her back on a lifetime of happiness he's sure they could have. The trouble lies in convincing Dani.
Dani wants to believe and trust Jace enough to put her life in his hands. But can she safely take the chance or will her past destroy not only her life but his as well?
Describe your cover and your reaction to it.
My cover is of a man and a woman facing each other in a casino setting. It depicts a few scenes that take place between Jace and Dani, although that wasn't its purpose. It just happened to end up that way.
I had a picture in my mind of how I would like my cover to look, and the moment I saw it, I was extremely happy. It was exactly what I had envisioned. It was classy and sexy at the same time. And to clarify so we don't walk around the proverbial pink elephant in the center of the room, the man's hand is on the woman's butt.
Who doesn't like a good butt squeeze? :)
Can you share with us a bit about your road to publication?
My road to publication. Wow, let's see. After my father passed away I decided to write a journal for my family chronicling my ancestors' lives so my descendants would have some knowledge of their heritage. Before I knew it, I had written a book instead of a journal. I had always wanted to become a writer, so I decided to take a leap of faith and see if my dreams could come true. I joined a few writing groups and soon found myself pitching my manuscripts. I submitted FAIR PLAY to my editor, Debby Gilbert, and here I am.
I was lucky enough to have Debby publish my first book, too. Soul Mate Publishing is committed to new romance authors. Now many of their writers have second books and more. For me, that's an encouraging sign SMP is finding talent.
What are your writing goals? Any new projects?
My goals are to continue writing stories that I hope readers will enjoy. Reading is one of my main loves and has always brought me much pleasure, and I hope my books give readers many hours of satisfying entertainment.
I've just finished a rough draft about a woman who believes she's incapable of love and doesn't need a man in her life. And a playboy who's convinced that women are only objects to be enjoyed lightly but never taken seriously. But fate has different plans and throws both of their lives in turmoil. I still have a lot of fine tuning to do, but hopefully it will be available for publication near the end of the year.
I've also just begun the second book in my Diamond series, FAIR PLAY being the first in the series.
I'm going to end this interview with an excerpt from Janna Shay's FAIR PLAY.
"Beautiful," he said, moving closer. His sensuous tones washed over her. "Your hair looks like warm caramel and feels like silk." His hands moved to her face as he peered deep into her eyes and lowered his head. He kissed her slowly, taking his time to savor her taste and the texture of her mouth.
His tongue outlined her lips, then traced her bottom lip, making her gasp with desire. Her mouth opened wider, inviting him to explore the recesses. Shivers of heat radiated throughout her body when his tongue touched hers. Totally forgetting the bikini top she had clutched in her hands, she wound her arms around his neck, feeling the soft hair at his nape as she caressed him with her fingers. She arched into him, wanting to feel his skin against hers, and felt his body harden with his need. He deepened the kiss, sending flames of fire racing through her blood, making her breasts ache for his touch. Wants and needs she didn't even know she possessed came rushing to the surface, begging for relief. Her body craved his, and the relief she instinctively knew only he could give.
Jace tangled his hands in her hair as he devoured the sweetness of her mouth. He'd meant to just taste her, but once he tasted, he became greedy for more. Deepening the kiss, he demanded a response from her, and when he got it, he demanded more. With a need to meld her body to his, he moved his hands to her hips and pulled her toward him as his blood pulsated throughout his body, feeding his increasing desire.
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Thank you, Janna Shay. I wish you terrific success with FAIR PLAY. I can't wait to read your next novel!
July 14, 2012 10:27 am
Great interview, ladies. Loved the excerpt. Hot kiss. :-)
July 14, 2012 10:58 am
Great interview! Wow, that's alot of children :) good luck with Fair Play, love your cover!
July 14, 2012 12:00 pm
Hi Janna. I love your cover and can't wait to get the book (she said with Nook in hand). I'm new at Soul Mate too but I'm enjoying the journey. Best of luck to you and lots of wishes for much success.
July 14, 2012 5:24 pm
Your book sounds great. wishing you the best of luck with sales and your next project ;)
July 14, 2012 5:42 pm
Good interview, ladies. I love your cover, hehe.


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The Child Guidance Center provides mental health services to children and teens from Stamford, Darien, New Canaan and Greenwich.
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One of five independent living centers in Connecticut. Focuses on advocacy and helping people with disabilities identify and find items that can help them live more independently.
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The mission of SPED*NET is to educate the public on issues related to disabilities and special education. Look at "Upcoming Events" for a comprehensive listing of conferences, meetings and other events in the area.
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By Pete Dougherty
Monthly Archive for May, 2012
NBCSN, Ivy League extend, expand contract agreement
The NBC Sports Group has renewed its agreement with the Ivy League for two years, resulting in an increase in the number of football telecasts while adding basketball and lacrosse games to the mix. For the next two school years, the NBC Sports Network will air between 6 and 10 Ivy League football games, in […] [Read More]
Mountain West football goes to multiple outlets
ESPN, the CBS Sports Network, the NBC Sports Network and even CBS and ABC have a piece of a 25-game college football schedule involving the Mountain West, the conference announced today. The Mountain West Network (a.k.a. The Mtn.) is officially shutting down June 1, resulting in the conference entering "a new era and television structure." […] [Read More]
ABC announces four Big Ten football telecasts
A week after ESPN announced six Big Ten college football telecasts for the coming season, ABC has revealed four additional games from the same conference (all times Eastern): [Read More]
MSG reports record season for Knicks telecasts
MSG telecast of the New York Knicks season averaged a 3.30 Nielsen household rating, making it the highest-rated regular season dating back to 1988-89, when the network first tracked household ratings. The season average, fueled by the Jeremy Lin phenomenom, was 81 percent higher than last year (1.82). [Read More]
'World Peace' coming to Conan on Monday
Metta World Peace, the Los Angeles Lakers forward formerly known as Ron Artest, will appear on "Conan" at 11 p.m. Monday on TBS. World Peace currently is serving a seven-game suspension for a flagrant foul. [Read More]
LSU-Arkansas football showdown moved to Black Friday
The LSU at Arkansas football game has been moved to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23 — the day after Thanksgiving — to accommodate a CBS Sports national telecast, the network announced this morning. Other telecasts and windows for Southeastern Conference games on CBS will be released in the summer. [Read More]
MLB Network has seven live minor-league games
MLB Network has announced a seven-game schedule of Triple-A games to be telecast live (all times Eastern; major-league affiliations in parentheses): [Read More]
NBC wins nine Sports Emmys, more than any network
ESPN led the field in nominations, but it was the NBC Sports Group on Monday night that walked off with nine winners — more than any network — at the Sports Emmy Awards dinner in New York. Six of the NBC awards involved its NFL coverage, including Cris Collinsworth as outstanding sports-event analyst and Michele […] [Read More]
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Navas Will Not Return as Head Coach
June 20, 2012
Raleigh, N.C. - Lisa Navas will not return in 2012-13 as head coach of the NC State's softball program.
Navas' teams posted a 296-226 overall record, including a 72-91 record in ACC competition. The team qualified for NCAA postseason play twice during her nine year tenure. The last time the team qualified for NCAA tournament play was 2007.
"We appreciate Lisa's efforts on behalf of our softball program and student-athletes," said assistant athletics director and softball supervisor Doug Strom. "We wish her the best in whatever she pursues professionally."
A national search for a new head coach will begin immediately, chaired by Doug Strom.
Jeanine Gunther and Lisa Norris will continue in their current roles as assistant coaches and manage the team in the interim period.


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- 2008
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- Bearcats Fall to 16th-Ranked Pacific Lutheran, 3-0
Volleyball | Friday, November 7, 2008
Bearcats Fall to 16th-Ranked Pacific Lutheran, 3-0
SALEM, ORE. -- Pacific Lutheran University, ranked #16 in NCAA Division III, received 11 kills from Beth Hanna and 10 kills from Kelsie Moore, as the Lutes defeated Willamette University, 25-17, 25-19, 25-22, at Cone Field House on Friday, Nov. 7. With the victory, PLU concluded the regular season at 20-6 overall, 14-2 in the NWC. Willamette went to 6-19 overall, 4-11 in the NWC, with one match remaining on the Bearcats' schedule.
Willamette will finish its season on Saturday, Nov. 8 against George Fox University. Match time in Newberg, Ore., is set for 7 p.m. (PST).
Pacific Lutheran has clinched the NWC Championship and an automatic NCAA Tournament berth. The Lutes will find out later this month where they will play in the NCAA Tournament.
In Friday's match, Willamette was led by Jessica McGraw (Jr., OH, Gaston, OR/Yamhill Carlton HS/Corban College), who contributed a match-high 13 kills and also earned 16 digs. Jessica Durham (Sr., OH, Medford, OR/North Medford HS) tacked on 10 kills, while setter Christine Dion (Sr., San Jose, CA/Presentation HS) supplied 24 assists and a team-high 17 digs.
Willamette battled early in all three sets and kept the score close for most of the second and third sets. Even so, Pacific Lutheran gained an edge each time.
During the first set, Willamette was in front 7-5 before an 11-1 run by PLU gave the Lutes a 16-8 margin. The run by the Lutes ended with eight consecutive points. WU was unable to overcome the run and fell 25-17.
The second set was tied 9-9 after 18 points. The Lutes scored the next two points, but the Bearcats stayed within striking distance.
Willamette tied the score at 17-17 and 18-18, but PLU scored the next three points. An attacking error by the Lutes reduced the lead to 21-19. Three kills by Hanna helped Pacific Lutheran win four rallies in a row to end the threat.
The 'Cats owned leads to 8-7 and 13-12 in set #3. The teams were tied six times during the frame, including 14-14 after an attacking error by Hanna.
PLU countered with a 6-2 run for a 20-15 advantage. The Bearcats eventually used a 4-0 run of their own to pull within 24-22. Wu's run featured two kills and a service ace by McGraw, plus a kill by Durham. PLU registered the next point to win the match.
Four Lutes finished with double-digit totals in digs. Brenna Arichibald earned 14 digs, while Moore provided 13. Sarah Beaver and Hanna each recorded 12 digs. Beaver also achieved 21 assists for PLU. The Lutes hit .204 for the match, including .294 in set #1 and .310 in set #2.
PLU held a slim 35-33 edge in total kills, but the Lutes limited the Bearcats to a .100 hitting percentage. Nonetheless, Annika Moffett (Fr., OH, Portland, OR/Lincoln HS) of Willamette hit .235, with four kills and no attacking errors on 17 total attacks. McGraw claimed a .162 hitting percentage, recorded two block assists and connected for two serving aces for the Bearcats.
The match was the final home contest for four seniors on the Willamette squad. Clare Chedester (S/LIB, Encinitas, CA/San Dieguito Academy), Christine Dion (S, San Jose, CA/Presentation HS/University of Portland), Jessica Durham (OH, Medford, OR/North Medford HS) and Kelley Lindstrom (MB, Banks, OR/Banks HS) were honored prior to the first set.
BOX SCOREPacific Lutheran University 3
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MMA News
Quick Twitt | Belfort, Machida & Davis All Ask For Shot At Sonnen
After his one-sided destruction over former UFC light-heavyweight champion, Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua, Chael Sonnen has drawn the attention of several elite level fighters.
In his post-fight speech Sonnen called out Wanderlei Silva, but a few key match ups have just introduced themselves in the form of Vitor Belfort, Lyoto Machida and Phil Davis.
Check it out:
@sonnench don't run from me. Why are u asking for wand? Let's fight.
— Vitor Belfort (@vitorbelfort) August 18, 2013
@sonnench let's fight Why u are asking for wand , u have to fight me. Lets do it @danawhite @lorenzofertitta
— Vitor Belfort (@vitorbelfort) August 18, 2013
Since @vitorbelfort hasn't accepted our fight,I am sure that @danawhite can match me against @sonnench
— Lyoto Machida (@lyotomachidafw) August 18, 2013
Enough is enough… I want to fight @sonnench for the whole country of Brazil! Name a time, name a date and bring your face!
— Phil Davis (@PhilMrWonderful) August 18, 2013
Enough is enough… I want to fight @sonnench for the whole country of Brazil! Name a time, name a date and bring your face!
— Phil Davis (@PhilMrWonderful) August 18, 2013
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Phil Davis isn't Brazilian. I'm pretty sure they can take care of themselves. Would like to see Vitor or Machida take a crack at Sonnen. Phil Davis needs to beat Rashad… FINISH Rashad, and then you can say you're a contender.
Ooooooh,I hate Chael so bad when Shogun beats his ass he's gonna be irrelevant. Where's the people that said Chael sucks? This funkin guy will beat ass. It's crazy that the people that hate his drama the most are so dramatically effected by it.
Machida would be lucky to fight Rua in the prelims, he must have forgotten that he just lost. Belfort, Sonnen, and Davis all just won so why would any of them want to fight Machida? Belfort vs Sonnen and Davis vs. Wandi, and Davis can apply for asylum in Brazil if he wins.
Actually that's a really good suggestion. That would be some good match ups. I like that suggestion for fights. Put them all on the same card and let's see what happens.
now everyone's interested in fighting sonnen…well i think he made it pretty clear that he wants wand first so i don't see why not..but most likely all this sh*t would go down to a MW title contender matchup against vitor..
Only because he acts like an asshole big mouth. I have to give him credit he fought a great fight, and really looked good no doubt. He is still an asshole big mouth though and that's why people want to fight him. Oh yeah the money isn't bad either.
hahaha…you need to loosen up a bit guys..give this guy a break..i must say though, he is pretty good in getting into everybody's nerves but he backs it up sometimes..everyone has his ways to survive and this is his…i guess we should just brace ourselves for more of those big mouth now that he's back in the win column..
vitor and machida would f*** chael up. imo, they have the footwork and ability to defend chael's explosive double.
the american gangster beats all via flying arm bar! lmfao just kidding!!
Sonnen will dispatch all these tools soon enough. Vitor is no competition for Sonnen, Machida would be a little more difficult because he would runaway so much, but at the end of it Sonnen beats him up too. The matchups that make sense would be Sonnen vs surgically altered cat-face Silva and Machida vs Belfort winners then fight.
Stop it please! Stop! Sonnen would dispatch none of them lmao! Belfort would put his ass to sleep! He would keep his hands down to defend the takedowns and just KO him standing. Machida would be to slick for Chael and probably run away like you said, but still get the win by counter punching, and stuffing takedowns. Davis would be wrestler vs wrestler and I still believe Davis would win! and you didn't even mention Davis, cuz hes a WRESTLER too and you hold them dear and near to you huh? And Wanderlei is a legend to speak of one of the most exciting fighters like that is obvious you don't know shit on MMA and never watched Pride! God you sicken me!
Dude, settle down man. Take it with a grain of salt. These guys are all badass', I just don't like their styles. Dude, laugh off my shit man, don't let it sicken you. I am not a legends person, I'm more interested in what is happening now. Go ahead and hate my style, that's cool. just like you hate wrestling. It's all good,,,,lol.
Woah somebody is a little delusional. All these guys are professionals and can be beaten on any given day. Look at Chael he got his clock cleaned the last time out before Shogun. He came back and had a great performance against Shogun. Your comments are a little like someone with stars in their eyes. Woah down boy! I am glad your guy won and he does deserve credit but don't start dismissing other pro's as not being able to handle him. Wow dude. The last comment you make about Wand to seems like your hero Chael is changing your view
Could be, just f-ing with some of the nuthuggers. lol. They all have a chance, just don't see anybody beating Sonnen right now out of this group. But as always, I could be f-ing wrong. I liked all the Woah's too!!
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C-USA commissioner embraces change, MTSU
FEB 14, 2013 12:43p ET
That's a good thing, considering Memphis, Central Florida, SMU and Houston will depart C-USA for the Big East Conference in July. Year after next, C-USA's East Carolina and Tulane will make a similar move.
Conversely, Conference USA will welcome current Sun Belt Conference members Middle Tennessee State, North Texas, Florida International and Florida Atlantic this coming school year, pushing league membership to 16 for one year before dropping back to 14 in 2014-15.
"I probably take a different approach than most of the other conference commissioners," Banowsky said during a visit here this week to welcome Middle Tennessee's membership that becomes official July 1. "I believe that change is OK."
Apparently, Banowsky has learned to embrace the inevitable. The explosion of conference affiliation shifts has hit each of the 11 Bowl Championship Series conferences in recent years. And C-USA is no exception.
"I think that it is actually healthy to have change," said Banowsky, who is wrapping up his 11th year leading C-USA this spring. "We know that each university is aspiring to be great."
That includes Middle Tennessee, which actively sought membership in C-USA the past few years while being a leading member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Blue Raiders entered the Sun Belt in 2000 from the Ohio Valley Conference to accommodate its move to NCAA Division I-A (now known as Football Bowl Subdivision) status in football.
"Middle Tennessee fit our strategy really well," Banowsky said. "We were looking for a university that is big and growing. We were looking for a university that was adjacent to or in a community like Nashville that was big and growing. The more we looked, the more we felt comfortable."
Middle Tennessee has the largest undergraduate enrollment of any university in the state, expecting to surpass 26,000 this fall. It is located in neighboring Murfreesboro and Rutherford County, which are part of metropolitan Nashville and its 1.2 million population. In as much, C-USA will have the largest membership of any conference in the country next year with schools from 14 different states. The combined total enrollment of member schools will also be more than any other league.
"The timing now was right for Conference USA," said Middle Tennessee president Sidney McPhee, who served two terms as president of the Sun Belt Conference's executive committee and the league's representative to the NCAA Board of Directors.
MTSU is paying the Sun Belt Conference a $700,000 exit fee to leave the league a year earlier than originally announced.
"Conference USA has always been an aspirational conference for our university," McPhee said. "And there was no secret about that."
This coming year, the 16 members of C-USA will be divided into two divisions. In football only, there will be two divisions of seven teams each. The East Division will include Middle Tennessee, East Carolina, Florida Atlantic, Florida International, Marshall, Southern Miss and Alabama-Birmingham. The West will consist of Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Rice, Tulane, Tulsa, Texas-El Paso and Texas-San Antonio. Charlotte and Old Dominion will not compete in football this coming season.
In football, the division winners will play a league championship game at the home site of the higher seed. The winner gains automatic entry into the Liberty Bowl to face a team from the Southeastern Conference.
Along with the Liberty Bowl, C-USA currently has tie-ins with seven bowl games, including the Beef O'Brady's St. Petersburg Bowl, Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl, Heart of Dallas Bowl, Military Bowl, R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl, and the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl.
"I am really re-energized by all the new stuff we can create now," MTSU athletic director Chris Massaro said of moving to C-USA. "In a lot of ways, we are dealing with an empty chalkboard. We can write our own script from here going forward with new opponents, new challenges, new marketing.
"So, it's really going to be neat for all of us. And it's going to be fun."
Banowsky has been on both ends of conference membership shifts and understands the balancing act Middle Tennessee and similar schools have to undergo while departing one conference and joining another. For him, the way schools should handle such situations is rather simple.
"You expect that when the schools are in your conference, that they be part of the team and support the conference and make contributions to it," Banowsky said of lame-duck member schools. "You expect them to be open and honest with you and treat each other right. If the opportunity presents itself for them to put themselves in a better position in their minds, we say, 'OK, that's great. Just make sure you follow the rules and you are respectful of the other members.' "
That's what Middle Tennessee went through while departing the Sun Belt Conference after 13 years of membership.
"That was really hard to do," Massaro said of saying goodbye to a league that gave it an initial platform for football in particular and all sports in general. "And I think we were very honest with our partners in the Sun Belt. They knew our level of interest in Conference USA.
"But it is still a difficult thing. Even right now, we are members of the Sun Belt Conference. So, we are really trying to be part of two conferences. And when you're that way in a lot of ways, you feel like you are not a member of any conference."
All parties concerned realize that conference realignment is still an ongoing process with no end game in sight, meaning what C-USA will look like down the road might be different than what Middle Tennessee is getting into now.
"If we have opportunity to grow and re-position in a positive way by extending our reach, that's something we are comfortable doing," Banowsky said.
Even as it enters Conference USA, McPhee admits that membership in the new league might not be a long-term deal, especially when considering the volatile landscape of conference memberships.
"There are going to be more opportunities the next five to 10 years," McPhee said. "You will continue to see movement within realignments. Hopefully, we will be ready to either continue in Conference USA or look at other opportunities available for our university.
"We just have to make sure we have positioned the university so it can make a move that is in the best interest of the university. That is what we have done the past decade that allowed us to make this move now into Conference USA."
Conference USA entered into a major multi-year agreement in 2011 with Fox Sports as its primary television partner. The Fox Sports Networks will showcase a minimum of 20 regular-season football games per season, a minimum of 10 regular-season men's basketball games per season, five women's basketball games and a variety of Olympic sports.
This past season, more than 85 C-USA football games were televised, including games aired nationally on five different networks. The Sun Belt had only 18 games televised last season.
"We think it is strong nationally," Banowsky said of the Conference USA brand. "And we think it is getting stronger. We have had competitive success.
"We also pride ourselves in doing things the right way. We don't rough each other up. We don't air our dirty laundry."
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Kentucky Food Code
WEDCO District Health Department's Food Handler Permits and Food Manager Permits can be obtained ONLINE at StateFoodSafety.com by taking an online course.
Permits can be printed after passing the online test.
Restaurant Inspections by County
Central office develops statewide retail food program plans, objectives, policies and procedures and helps local health departments carry out the food protection program in Kentucky.
Certified evaluation officers trained by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration provide training, consultation and guidance to local health departments. Local health departments are authorized to carry out the food safety program in the counties and districts they serve. Every county or district has a certified retail food specialist and all food inspectors are registered sanitarians.
Home-Based Processing/Farmers' Market Regulation
Kentucky law allows farmers to grow, harvest and process limited food products in their farm kitchens for sale at farmers markets, certified roadside stands and from the farm provided they grow the predominate agronomic ingredient.
Kentucky's farmers market regulations were developed jointly by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Kentucky Farm Bureau, local health departments and the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. These regulations describe the registration and certification processes for home-based processors and microprocessors.
Once registered, home-based processors may process whole fruit and vegetables, mixed-greens, jams, jellies, sweet sorghum syrup, preserves, fruit butter, fruit pies, cakes, cookies and bread in their farm kitchens.
Certified home-based microprocessors that meet further requirements of the regulation may grow, harvest and process acid foods, formulated acid food products, acidified food products and low-acid canned foods.
For more information or to receive an application packet, please contact Mark Reed by phone at 502/564-7181, extension 3677 or by
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All temporary food vendors must have a permit to operate.
Foods may be prepared and served in conjunction with gatherings or events such as fairs and festivals. Food items and methods of preparation may be restricted during these temporary events. All temporary food vendors must have a permit from the local health department prior to commencing operations. These permits are valid, if the establishment complies with regulations, for up to 14 days at one location. For more information and applications, please contact your local county health department
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Join the Alaska Quarterly Review as they celebrate an evening of poetry and jazz. Poems from AQR's 30th Anniversay literary magazines and UAA's best young jazz musicians will be featured.
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Post-Doctoral Fellows are scholars who have recently completed doctoral studies and wish to do further research in a specific area of interest. They work under the supervision of a faculty member in the School, and enrich the community with their expertise, interests and, in some cases, teaching.
Richard (Rick) Last completed his PhD at the University of Toronto this year. His research centers on Christ-groups (i.e., ancient churches) from 50 CE to 400 CE – their social usage of space, meals, financial activities, requirements for membership, and honorific functions. His dissertation, Money, Meals, and Honour: The Economic and Honorific Organization of Paul's Corinthian Ekklesia, explored the "everyday" practices of Roman Corinth's earliest Christ-group, specifically its use of money and distribution of honorific rewards to leaders.
His post-doctoral work, supervised by Richard Ascough, explores some of the earliest inscriptions and documentary papyri produced by ancient Christ-groups, which, for the most part, do not appear as recognizably-Christian until the third century. He is jointly funded by Queen's University and SSHRC.
Rick Last
Rick Last describes his work: "One problem with comparing Pauline Christ-groups with Greek private cultic groups is evidentiary: Paul's ekklesiai are attested exclusively through epistles that treat mostly occasional matters (e.g., theological clarification, responses to disputes and other problems) while Greek associations are evidenced mostly through inscriptions and papyri that record attendance numbers at banquets, menu items, subscription payments, and honours conferred on members. How do we know the everyday financial and honorific practices of Pauline churches without access to their inscriptions and documentary papyri? I am addressing this evidentiary issue in my postdoctoral research at Queen's. My research explores some of the earliest inscriptions and documentary papyri produced by ancient Christ-groups, which, for the most part, do not appear as recognizably-Christian until the third century. While there is a temporal divide between the Pauline letters (50s CE) and Christian epigraphy and documentary papyri (c.250 CE and later), many of the basic pressures associated with running a debt-free and attractive cultic group were the same throughout antiquity, which allows the comparative scholar to use later material heuristically to raise new questions about the pressures faced by earliest Christ-groups and how they could have responded to them. Moreover, assembling the documentary evidence of Christ-groups in late antiquity will add to our existing database of association sources, which extends into the fourth century CE.
I have already located several fascinating inscriptions and papyri while at Queen's. One Egyptian source from c.275-299 CE shows that an ekklesia of Christ-believers crowned a martyr, and set up an inscription mentioning the crowning. This raises the question: did this Christ-group use crowns to reward other forms of honorable behavior? Greek and Judean cults certainly rewarded leaders with crowns and there is evidence from the Pauline epistles that some type of honorific reward was delivered to first-century leaders and benefactors.
There is also epigraphic evidence that some Christians were "heroized" (apheroïzein) by members of their communities. We should not expect to find references to this in the Pauline epistles but it is clear that such a practice was already taking place in Greek associations before the formation of Paul's Christ-groups. There was apparently nothing "un-Christian" about it, at least for some ancient Christ-groups.
The papyrological evidence I've found so far tells us much about mundane, everyday phenomena surrounding churches in antiquity. One papyrus is a financial account from an unknown provenance in fourth century Egypt. It attests to an account (logos) of Apa Neilos and Phoibammon, leaders of a community that consisted of (at least/only?) 9 members. Several other Christ-groups' financial accounts survive from 200-400 CE and they each suggest small membership numbers – not only are the membership lists short but also not much food and drink are being purchased for these churches' banquets. What was the size of the earliest Christ-groups if later ones were smaller than is often assumed?
I look forward to seeing this project to its completion at Queen's, feel fortunate to be working with Richard Ascough on it, and am grateful for the graciousness everyone has shown me during my time so far in the School of Religion."
Val Michaelson
Val Michaelson further explains her research, "We are going to be looking at many different aspects of child health but our real focus is to understand how these different aspects of health work together as a composite whole, in the life of whole human beings. Our research project also involves a study of the family meal and the health promoting family.
Our Principal Investigator, Dr. Davison, brings with her a research interest in aboriginal ideas about health, so I am very excited about how that will become a part of our project. I am also particularly excited about a novel opportunity our team has this coming year to explore relationships between spirituality and child health, using some substantial quantitative analysis, and potentially some qualitative work as well.
During my doctoral research, I began to understand that health is a deeply integrative concept connected to who we are as developing human beings. My ideas about holistic health have been significantly shaped by the writing of Dr. Jean Vanier, who has written a great deal about the fundamental purpose of our human lives as a journey toward wholeness. This involves our connection to the earth and to one another, and in particular, to those who suffer. Dr. Vanier has helped me begin to understand that as we become more whole ourselves, we become agents of wholeness, or sources of life, to the world around us. As I work in the area of adolescent health, my hope is that we can use our research to help children to navigate a quickly changing and complicated youth culture and help them to thrive – and to become more whole -- in the context of their own every day lives.
I have three adolescent daughters, and every day they help me to understand something important about how beautiful and complicated it is to be a human being, who lives and loves and participates in a world that is a mix of joy and suffering. Undoubtedly, this is why the health of adolescent girls is particularly important to me in my research. Knowledge translation is also one of my research priorities, so that we can disseminate what we learn in a way that will help children and families in their everyday lives. I'm very excited to be working on such an interdisciplinary topic and to be working with such a fabulous team here at Queen's."
Val is an ordained Anglican priest and works part-time at St. James Anglican Church on the Queen's campus. She says that she has "an ongoing interest in how religious leaders, with particular focus on my own Christian tradition, can be more holistic and integrative in how they nurture children in a life of faith." The challenge of integrating church ministry and academic study is very exciting to her and she is very grateful for this opportunity.


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DURHAM, N.H. - The University of New Hampshire men's soccer program held its annual end-of-year awards banquet on Saturday at the New England Center on the UNH campus. The Wildcats celebrated a season in which they won 10 games for the first time since 1995, were ranked as high as fifth in New England, and made their second-straight trip to the America East tournament, finishing with a final record of 10-5-2.
Junior Brendan Hankard (Glastonbury, Conn.) was named the recipient of the Robert Black Most Valuable Player Award for the third-straight season. Hankard was a first team America East All-Conference and All-New England selection. He was also a College Soccer News honorable mention All-America. A back, Hankard ranked third on the team in scoring with five goals and four assists for 14 points. He was a two-time America East Player of the Week and was named to four All-Tournament teams over the course of the season, including being named the MVP of UNH's Nike Fall Soccer Classic.
Sophomore Logan Lee (Racine, Wis.) received the Glenn Aborn Most Improved Player Award. After totaling 4-1-9 as a freshman, Lee ranked second on the 'Cats this season with nine goals and two assists for 20 points. He was a second team America East all-conference selection after being named to the league's All-Rookie team last season. Lee notched his first career hat trick in a 5-2 win over Iona in the Smith Barney Classic that earned him that tourney's Offensive MVP honors, and he was also named America East Player of the Week following that effort.
Junior Matt Chambers (Conifer, Col.) was named the winner of the H. Richard Sandler Academic Achievement Award. A business administration major, Chambers has been an integral part of the UNH defense the past two seasons. This season he started all 17 games for a defense that allowed a league-low 20 goals during the regular season.
Senior Christian Pauckstadt (Wuppertal, Germany) collected a pair of awards, the Walter Weiland Most Dedicated Player Award and the Harvey Johnson Most Inspirational Player Award. Serving as a co-captain this season, Pauckstadt started 16 of 17 games in the backfield and started 39 of 45 games he appeared in over his three-year career. Pauckstadt has also been the recipient of several academic awards, including being named an NSCAA East Region Academic All-American and a Second Team Verizon Academic Regional All-American.


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By Donna MilesAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2003 Two years after terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Defense leaders said America has heeded "that wake-up call to the real threat of international terrorism," and is making solid progress in the war on terrorism.
"We've had great success in the last two years," Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told morning show reporters today on the second anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. "We've got an Afghanistan today that is free of the al Qaeda. They no longer have a safe haven for planning, for working out their operational schemes which hatched 9-11."
Myers said the situation in Iraq also reflects steady progress. "We're winning the battle of terrorism there," he said, "and I think we're winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people."
A solid indicator of progress in "the new Iraq," he said, is the Arab League's announcement this week that it would accept the interim foreign minister for the new Iraqi Governing Council. Myers called that announcement "a huge diplomatic victory for Iraq."
Myers said another promising development is the increased role the Iraqi people are playing in maintaining the country's security.
"In the last four and a half months, we've gone from zero Iraqis to over 55,000 Iraqis participating in their own security in their police force, in the Iraqi army, infrastructure protection services and Iraqi civil defense force," he said. "In fact, they're the largest part of our coalition right now, Iraqis securing Iraq for Iraqis."
Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz called overcoming the brutal dictatorship in Iraq "a great advance" in the war on terror. "Saddam Hussein was an advocate of terrorism, a financier of terrorism, a harborer of terrorists," he told reporters. Now, he said, Iraq has a chance to become, "not a constant destabilizing force," but rather, "a positive force for stability" in the region.
Just as Sept. 11 served as the United States' wakeup call about the seriousness of the terrorist threat, Wolfowitz said other events have awakened other parts of the world. "Sept. 11 was our wake-up call," he said. "The Indonesians made a fundamental turn after that terrible attack in Bali. The (United Nations) has changed substantially after the attack on the U.N. headquarters. The Shia of Iraq are now much more anti-al Qaeda than before the terrible bomb in the mosque in Najaf."
Each event, he said, helps build international understanding that terrorism is a global threat that must be confronted worldwide.
But even with growing international support and continued progress, Wolfowitz said, the war on terrorism will be a long, difficult battle, but one the United States cannot afford to shirk from.
"It's going to be a long one," he said, "but we will prevail. We can't make ourselves safe by building walls around our country or walls around our buildings.
"The only way we're going to make our country safe is to go on the offense; to go after the terrorists where they live, where they are supported, where they have sanctuary."


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'Aboriginal health is not just the physical wellbeing of an individual but is the social, emotional and cultural well-being of the whole community in which each individual is able to achieve their full potential thereby bringing about the total well-being of their community. It is a whole-of-life view and includes the cyclical concept of life-death-life.' (NAHS,1989).
Health disparities between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Aboriginal) people and other Australians continue to be a priority for Australian governments. Aboriginal Australians are significantly more affected by; low birth weight, chronic diseases and trauma resulting in early deaths and poor social and emotional health
Historically immunisation has been and remains, a simple, timely, effective and affordable way to improve Aboriginal health, delivering positive outcomes for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people of all ages.
It is a particular interest of NCIRS to inform practice and policy for immunisation and vaccine preventable diseases relating to Aboriginal Australians. NCIRS can see the potential that can be achieved through expanding the appropriate use of new and existing vaccines and improving vaccination coverage and timeliness, and these are messages we wish to promote.
Communication to service providers of the successes and barriers to immunisation service delivery for Aboriginal Australians is achieved through a range of publications and conference presentations.
Our research and surveillance activities contribute to policy through reports to government and participation on national and state based immunisation committees.
Aboriginal immunisation work at NCIRS is conducted in three areas;-
- Analysis of large national datasets
- Evaluation and grant-funded research
- National coordination
Deputy Director – Surveillance – Dr Robert Menzies BAppSc (Applied Bio), MPH, PHD
National Indigenous Immunisation Coordinator - Ms Telphia Joseph BHlthSc (CD/AbHlthSc)
Assistant National Indigenous Immunisation Coordinator - Mr Brendon Kelaher BHlthSc (Hons)
Analysis of large national datasets
NCIRS have been leaders in the use of VPD surveillance data to evaluate and track trends in morbidity in Aboriginal people. The reports on Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Vaccination Coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People have required development and/or application of new methods to determine the quality and completeness of Aboriginal data. Establishing minimum criteria of data quality has identified improvements in some jurisdictions which have allowed wider use of data and subsequent publication through these reports. While the AIHW has developed methods for assessing data quality for hospitalisations in Aboriginal people, NCIRS is the only organisation to systematically apply similar standards to VPD hospitalisations and vaccination coverage.
Reports that focus on vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are published regularly. They are modelled on the national surveillance reports and provide a comparison of VPDs and vaccination coverage in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians. The quality of Aboriginal health data is also a focus of these reports. The latest (third) report, which covered the period 2006–2010, was published as a supplement issue of Communicable Diseases Intelligence in December 2013.
These reports bring together relevant routinely collected data on, notifications, hospitalisations, deaths and childhood and adult vaccination coverage: Vaccine preventable diseases and vaccination coverage in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Australia 2006–2010
These reports have also been modified for use by Aboriginal Health Workers and other staff without clinical experience working in Aboriginal health: Vaccination for our Mob (PDF - 4MB)
Evaluation and grant-funded research
The National Centre for Immunisation Research (NCIRS) conducts a variety of research regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and vaccine preventable diseases, across surveillance, evaluation and vaccine relevance.
Projects can be generated due to Federal programs/policies, State and Territory initiatives or from consultation with health professionals working within the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service and their affiliates.
Collaboration also occurs with other centres such as the SAX Institute, Menzies School of Health Research, Women's Hospital Melbourne and State and Territory Departments of Health.
Examples of In-House Projects
- Evaluation of the hepatitis A vaccination program added to the NIP in 2005 for Aboriginal children in Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. (conducted for the Department of Health and Aging, 2012-2013.
Examples of Collaborating Projects
- NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Population Health - Immunisation in under Studied and Special Risk Populations. NCIRS is a partner organisation in this CRE site, which includes a focus on Aboriginal people.
A cluster of vulvar cancer and vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia in young Australian Aboriginal women
(Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne)
- The Study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health (SEARCH)
(SAX Institute, Sydney)
- Women, Human papillomavirus, Aboriginal, Non-Aboriginal, Urban, Rural Study (WHINURs)
(Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne)
- Improving vaccination timeliness of Aboriginal children through a personalised immunisation calendar (Aboriginal Medical Service Western Sydney)
National coordination
Since 2006 NCIRS has played a major role in national coordination through setting up the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Immunisation Network. to and those involved in providing immunisation services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people nationally. The focus of this network is to promote communication and coordination between the National Immunisation Committee the Aboriginal Community Controlled sector, other service providers and immunisation program managers, to ensure effective vaccination policy development and program delivery. The network is administered by the \National Indigenous Immunisation Coordinator, a position hosted at NCIRS.
Example outcomes from this activity include:
- Negotiation and liaison to get approval for the release of the Indigenous status of overdue children during ACIR reporting, and
- The development of Guidelines helped facilitate collaboration between service providers to ensure culturally safe follow-up, of overdue Aboriginal children.
Shift focus to the government and private sectors
The NIC now propose that the focus of NATSIIN shift to the government and private sectors. This will provide the opportunity to maintain the NATSIIN process, while broadening the participation of organisations outside the community controlled sector.
Functions of NATSIIN
- Provide advice to the National Immunisation Committee on issues related to the immunisation of Aboriginal people
- Conduct quarterly teleconferences
- Produce a quarterly NATSIIN Message stick, to enhance communication with the Aboriginal Health sector on immunisation issues
Participating organisations
- State and Territory S&T Immunisation Departments of Health, who each nominate up to 2 suitably experienced people
- Australian General Practice Network
- National Rural Health Alliance
- Indigenous Doctors Association


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Any countercyclical efforts undertaken to aid in achieving the purposes of section 3111 of this title shall consider for inclusion the following programmatic entities:
(5) skill training in both the private and public sectors, both as a general remedy and as a supplement to unemployment insurance;
(6) youth employment programs as specified in section 3115 of this title;
(7) community development programs to provide employment in activities of value to the States, local communities (including rural areas), and the Nation;
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In any countercyclical efforts undertaken, the President shall consider a triggering mechanism which will implement the program during a period of rising unemployment and phase out the program when unemployment is appropriately reduced, and incorporate effective means to facilitate individuals assisted under programs developed pursuant to this section to return promptly to regular private and public employment as the economy recovers.
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Eleven Resources to Explore for Teaching About September 11
This week I had the opportunity to visit the Flight 93 National Memorial in preparation for Discovery Education's livestream broadcast from Shanksville Stonycreek High School for classrooms around the world. It was an absolutely beautiful Friday afternoon in rural Pennsylvania when I visited the site for the first time. I grew up about an hour from Shanksville and remember exactly, vividly, where I was ten years ago when the attacks of September 11 occurred. I am honored to be able to moderate a live panel discussion on September 7, 2011 for teachers and students around the world. In my own preparation for the event, I have been reading everything I can find. In particular, I have focused on resources that help all of us make meaning of September 11 for children too young to truly remember.
So, here are eleven resources that I found to be helpful. I hope they help as you talk to your children and students about the terrible events that took place ten years ago and the remarkable heroism that followed.
- Discovery Education's Rise, Reconnect and Remember – Four live broadcasts featuring members of the community who were personally affected by September 11th (also includes a free 9/11 Discussion Guide)
- September 11th Personal Stories of Transformation
- Interactive 911 Timeline
- Lesson Plans and Other Resources for Teachers
- 911 Materials for Teachers from the US Department of Education
- The Best Sites to Help Teach About 9/11 from Larry Ferlazzo
- The Learning Network from the NY Times
- When Students Have No Memory of September 11 by Ben Johnson
- How to Help Your Students Observe the 9/11 Anniversary by Suzie Boss
- Lessons and resources at Education World
- CNN Student News – a personal favorite of my wife who teaches sixth grade in PA


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Thomas: Top Mayan excuses why they got it wrong
Here are the top 10 excuses the Mayans might have given to explain why the world never ended in 2012!
10. "We were grossly misquoted. We never should have given that interview to the Mayan National Enquirer."
9. "Oops!" (Hey, it was good enough for Gov. Rick Perry).
8. "What, you were surprised? We couldn't even predict the Spanish conquistador invasion."
7. "Our crystal ball was manufactured by Microsoft."
6. "We never said an asteroid or super volcano would destroy civilization overnight. We predicted reality TV would do it slowly over several years."
5. "Sure, we were known for our intricate system of calendars, but unfortunately are chief astrologer became too distracted with the Sports Illustrated calendar of AD 620."
4. "A world-destroying asteroid, Toutatis, did approach the Earth on December 16, but missed by 4 million miles. Give us a break, the abacas we used for calculation was missing a few beads."
3. "You're criticizing our powers of prognostication? Hey, we didn't predict that Y2K farce."
2. "Our prediction would have come true, but the monster asteroid that did hit the Earth on Dec 21 disappeared harmlessly when it landed in Charlie Sheen's mouth."
1. "To all those chumps who spent thousands stockpiling supplies in shelters: Got Ya!"
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Wind: 6 mph
There's no such thing as bad weather in the winter. There's only bad clothing or bad gear or bad choices!
To be cowed by any weather in Vermont in the winter is to deny yourself the opportunity to play outside despite the conditions. And playing outside is the key to surviving the short, cold days and long, dark nights of a Vermont winter.
There are the obvious adventures to try such as downhill skiing at either of the amazing resorts here and cross-country skiing at either phenomenal resort (one of which is dog-friendly). And then there are the less obvious adventures such as hiking up Lincoln Gap Road and rocketing down on a Mad River Rocket. Don't limit your sledding to Lincoln Gap Road – hills abound here, look around.
Or hike up Lincoln Gap Road on snowshoes and hike out to Sunset Rock. In the deepest part of winter, the trees that are usually over your head when hiking in summer are now at your knees and ankles.
Walk on a snowy, dirt road at night and admire the stars, or walk on that snowy, dirt road during the day and admire the view.
Try the Skatium in good weather. Try it when it's raining – things get really fast and speedy! Ditto for skiing. Rain doesn't mean skiing won't be good – it just means you have to dress for it.
Stand around the bonfire at American Flatbread waiting for your table to be ready while enjoying a glass of something hot or cold. You'll need appropriate footwear and mittens.
Revel in the mud and occasional early season thaw. It's good for honing your driving skills. Ask local mud-bogger Tiger Baird if it's fun or not! Don't revel in the ice though. Get in and don't drive unless necessary. Ice driving is no one's favorite activity.
Don't let the cold or rain or snow prevent you from playing outside as much as possible and as often as possible. The only way to get the best of winter and cold and snow is not to let it get the best of you. So get geared up and get outside.


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1 / Port of St. John's
Photo by Donna Hynes
"A five-minute drive from downtown, St. John's harbour has been used by fishermen from all over the world since the 16th century. I was struck by the tranquillity of the scene and its contrast to the rough water and hard work that fishermen routinely experience."
2 / The Battery
Photo by Charlotte Trimper
"Being from St. John's, I've always been in love with the houses on Jellybean Row – their colours show the life and spirit of the city. You can see them from the waterfront downtown, a neighbourhood called The Battery."
3 / Icebergs
Photo by Kathryn Bahrey
"While I was there on a business trip, I headed off to Bay Bulls, just 20 minutes outside of St. John's. We weren't on the water long before we came across our first iceberg. To think that this incredible product of nature had travelled all the way from Greenland was humbling."


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Food & Dining
'Taste of Home' a hit in Newnan once again
by Bradley Hartsell
On Nov. 14, the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts hosted the mega-popular Taste of Home Cooking School.
Michelle "Red" Roberts electrified the crowd with her mix of wit, humor and passion for culinary arts.
Roberts opened the show having the audience jump up and yell her catchphrase, "I love food!"
"When I do it up, I do it right," joked Roberts of her cooking style. When she made a slight alteration to the recipe she was working on, she cracked up the audience with her mock-defiant, "This is my show, so this is how we're going to do it."
After each segment, Roberts and her team offered a door prize, such as a 400-recipe cookbook or a slow cooker. Each winner was asked to stand and shout, "I love food!"
The cooking school wasn't scheduled until 6:30 p.m., but that didn't stop lines from forming outside of the Centre two hours in advance.
"It seems like every woman in Coweta County comes to see her," said the Centre's Emily Wilkins. "She's so funny. Everybody laughs at everything she says."
Directly after Wilkins gave her thoughts, Roberts said of her first dish, pumpkin pie cupcakes, "sharing is overrated and optional," which the audience received with big laughs.
Her next presentation was on mini-cheeseburgers, which she began preparing by liberally seasoning with garlic salt. She sarcastically said, "Exactly one tablespoon."
Roberts told the crowd she enjoys the mini-cheeseburgers, and small food in general, because "when it's small, there's no room for calories."
For fans of Taste's show, Roberts' presentations have become a yearly tradition.
"We keep coming back every year," said Lind Hoth, a Newnan resident originally from Louisiana. Hoth says she's been coming to see Roberts perform for six years. "She's got a great personality."
Roberts grew up in Mississippi, and throughout high school and college she performed in theater and choir. The early experience as a performer shows on stage. Roberts joined Taste of Home Cooking School in 2002, and has been demonstrating her love and talent for culinary arts ever since.
"Taste of Home" is a magazine filled with all things food, which expanded its presence to include live cooking schools all around the nation. The Taste of Home Cooking School inspires more than 300,000 people across America to become passionate chefs at home. With over 300 events yearly, attendees enjoy recipe demonstrations using ingredients found at the grocery store. In fact, the chosen dishes are submitted by home cooks from across the country.
"From experienced home chefs to beginners learning their way around the kitchen, the Taste of Home Cooking School offers something for everyone — putting a fresh spin on old favorites and adding new recipes to your seasonal repertoire," said Roberts.
While she's a loveable character, Roberts' real gift is getting kitchens in Coweta awake and active.


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Lee County sixth in crash-rating index
Lee County's is ranked sixth in the state — for the second year — in North Carolina's yearly crash-rating index.
Lee County fell from seven to six in 2011 and has remained in that position for the last two years. Sanford was ranked at 25th for cities with a population more than 10,000. As for cities with a population less than 10,000, Broadway was ranked 245th.
There were 10 fatal crashes within the two municipalities, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation report, and there were more than 800 accidents with non-fatal injuries.
The city typically sees more crashes involving vehicle or property damage as opposed to personal injury, according Sanford Police Field Operations Maj. Jamie Thomas. However, he said, there are exceptions.
"We do the best we can to keep everyone safe on the highway and our local streets," Thomas said. "There are a lot of factors (out of our control), one being the weather. So, we just take them as we get them and do our best to keep them from happening."
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Cultural differences between China and Vietnam
I have a question for all of you that already have a child/children from China and are in the process of adopting from Vietnam...how are you handling the cultural differences? Are there a lot of differences? I guess I am lazy because I am still learning Chinese culture for our first daughter and we are leaning going back to China for #2 even though it is a long wait but if it gets up to 4 to 5 years...i don't think i can wait that long so we may be leaning towards Vietnam, Korea or even Taiwan but I wanted to know how many of you are handling all of that.
Well, I haven't gotten around to much reading on Vietnam culture...what with chasing after a 3.5 year old and getting ready for another baby! But, from the little I have read, there are some similarities, such as some of the holidays and celebrations. China ruled over Vietnam for a long time and influenced its culture and society. I'm sure there are vast differences as well, though.
I know so much about China's culture that I feel guilty that I haven't been as diligent in learning about Vietnam's. I will, though. I'm looking forward to being a multi-cultural family and think it will bring a lot of richness to our family.
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Police in Derbyshire will give evidence by video in bid to speed up courts
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POLICE officers will be able to give evidence to courts without leaving the force's headquarters when new video technology is installed this year.
Derbyshire is one of 13 areas to be introducing the service during 2013.
Announcing the news yesterday, Policing and Criminal Justice Minister Damian Green said justice would be quicker and more effective as police and court time would be saved.
Superintendent Sunita Gamblin, of Derbyshire police, said a live-link room would be set up this year in the force's Ripley base, linking to Southern Derbyshire and North East Derbyshire magistrates' courts.
She said: "There are some real big benefits to doing this. It will avoid the need for officers to travel to court – freeing up time.
"The officers can continue with normal duties, instead of waiting around in court, and we will give them a time slot when we want them to go into the live-link room."
Mr Green said: "We want the justice system to respond more effectively to the needs of victims, witnesses and professionals.
"Video technology is vital in this. This is one part of our drive to create a swifter and more efficient justice system for all."
Steve Chappell, deputy chief prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service in the East Midlands, said: "Video links are already in use in the courts in Derbyshire in a number of ways, for instance as a special measure for vulnerable witnesses.
"The CPS is fully supportive of this effort to enable police officers to give important evidence to our courts while reducing the time the process takes."
Staffordshire and Nottinghamshire police will also use a video-link system.
Over the past year, about 75,000 video appearances, including those from prisons and police stations, took place during criminal cases in England and Wales, resulting in savings in transport costs and a reduction in prisoner movements.
The live links were used in a range of hearings, from offences such as burglary, theft and assault to first appearances for more serious offences such as murder.
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Ruth Daniels Tackett, age 83, of Phoenix, Ariz., formerly of Floyd County, passed away Monday, Dec. 10, at her residence.
She was born April 21, 1929, in Offutt, a daughter of the late Newton and Margie Johnson Daniels. She was a retired factory worker from Premier Rubber Manufacturing Company and a member of the Clear Creek United Baptist Church for over 50 years.
She is survived by a son, Randy Dale (Beverly) Tackett, of Franklin, Ohio; a daughter, Sharon (William) Murry, of Phoenix, Ariz.; four grandchildren, Jason Tackett, Jessica Brinegar, Corry Sorrell and Casey Perry; and six great grandchildren.
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KINGSTON, R.I. -- November 9, 2001 -- Volleyball team captain Yolanda Bogacz is a Rhodes Scholarship candidate with a 3.84 grade point average in a tough dual major./images/a-bogzacz.jpg She also has a tremendous vertical leap that can traumatize opponents.
"I like the balance of academics and sports," the middle blocker says breezily. "It prepares you for the future when you have to balance work and family."
So far this year, she has played in 23 games. The regular season ends on senior night, Nov. 9, in Keaney Gymnasium against Duquesne. If the team wins its last three matches, it will advance to the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships. If successful, it will go on to the NCAA National Championships.
With such a busy schedule, how does this high honor student get her schoolwork done? "I do it anywhere and anyplace I can," she says, noting that she can quickly convert airports, airplanes, and locker rooms into study areas.
A computer science and biology major, this daughter of Polish immigrants plans a career that combines the two disciplines. Her career path may lead to the field of bio-infomatics in which the computer aids in the advancement of science such as decoding the human genome. Or she may develop educational tutorials for the web. She will play volleyball, but only for fun and perhaps volunteer as a coach.
She began playing volleyball as a freshman at Haverhill (Mass.) High School. But she was exposed to the game as a child when her parents and sister, cousins, and aunt and uncles would often line up behind the net in the backyard and begin serving. (Bogaczs sister plays volleyball for UMass at Lowell; a cousin plays the game for Quinnipiac.)
Her parents, Edward and Maria Bogacz, are among her biggest fans. The couple travels two hours from Haverhill to attend every one of her home games and then travel the two hours back. "Theyre very supportive," she says.
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Heh, you must be kidding. Really joking. I'm sorry but you're wrong. Saying "BUDDY RICH", "MANY DRUMMERS" and "MORE TECHNICALLY PROFICIENT" in the same sentence is ridiculous. Please prove it. I'd also love to see all those MANY drummers surpassing Rich's technical skills and going "beyond" (from where he went). Please? : )
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I don't think he was kidding, in fact I would say he is correct. While I don't think there are many drummers more technically proficent than Buddy, there certaintly have been some. That is what happens with everthing given time.
Buddy was a showman, and the very best of his time. Alot of progress has been made off of Buddy's work. Now there are some drummers doing eveything buddy could do and much more. There are drummers today who excell at various styles. Evething gets better with time. It's evolution, and Buddy is no exception.
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It's been awhile since we've had a quality interview bomb. There was a time, of course, when Ryan Kesler was the undisputed master of it, Keslurking friends and strangers alike with alarming regularity. (This remains my favourite Keslurk. So subtle.) But injury troubles have done more than slow his output over the past two seasons: they've also made shenanigans of this sort rare.
Fortunately, Kesler isn't the only member of the team that can make faces in the background of an interview, and Tuesday night, we got a reminder of that. The first bomb of the year goes to none other than David Booth:
It's a natural interview bomb. Booth is simply trying to get undressed, and he pops his head up to make sure he's not doing so in sight of the cameras surrounding Daniel Sedin. In a good mood after being on the ice for Jason Garrison's game-winner and realizing that he just stared directly into the Canucks.com camera, he decides to mug for it.
I'd say he makes the right choice.
Granted, it's not a Keslurk. In the words of the great Canadian pop group SoulDecision, no one does it better. But it's still pretty amusing, and if it's a sign of more goofiness to come, we'll take it. How will John Tortorella handle an interview bombing spree in his locker room? Well, it shows a passive disrespect for the media, and he has been looking for a nicer outlet for that. Maybe he'll get in on it.Tags: david booth, David Booth's a weird dude


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BUTLER — A man from Butler died Tuesday night after he crashed head-on into another car.
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David Peltz recently submitted his resignation to the Greenville City School District as director of the Career Technical Education Center (CTC), director of curriculum for grades 9-12, federal programs, Greenville Virtual Academy, Adult Basic Literacy Education (ABLE) and the Darke County Workforce Center, all roles taken on in the last two years, he said.
"One of the most enjoyable aspects of my job was to work with Economic Development, and not only Marc Saluk, Lisa Wendel and Jon Heffner, but all of the local business, industry and educational partners within Partnering for Progress," Peltz, a 1992 Greenville High School graduate, shared.
Following graduation from Greenville, Peltz attended Wittenburg University. He has been employed by Greenville City Schools for 17 years, he said. Peltz began his career as a teacher, he said, adding junior varsity girls basketball coach to his resume, then moving up to head girls basketball coach, teaching regular and advanced English. He was yearbook advisor, as well, he said. Then he moved into the administration, first as assistant principal and then principal at the junior high and South Middle School. Following that, he was the K-12 curriculum director for the district, before roles were shuffled upon personnel changes, he said.


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Portland's Eastern Prom short-cut gets legitimate trail status
PORTLAND — A short-cut from Fort Allen Park to the Eastern Promenade Trail is now an official path, having been graded, widened and stepped with granite.
Portland Trails, along with the Friends of the Eastern Promenade, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad and the city, officially opened the improved trail July 1.
The Friends of the Eastern Prom plan to introduce several new trail connections in the park along "wear paths," friends President Diane Davison said. They chose to work on the Fort Allen cut-through first because of its popularity in the neighborhood, she said.
"We thought it was the best one to tackle first," Davison said. "Portland Trails had it on their radar for a while, as well."
For years, people have squeezed through an opening in the chain-link fence at Fort Allen Park to access the narrow and steep path down to the trail and waterfront. But the path also contributed to erosion problems and unsafe conditions, according to the 2004 Eastern Promenade Master Plan.
Davison said Jamie Parker and Charlie Baldwin of Portland Trails did a bulk of the work on the new trail. The granite used for the steps comes from recycled curbing and the trail was paid for through a $25,000 grant from the Maine Department of Conservation's Recreational Trail Program.
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad granted access over its rail line for the trail.
To mark the opening of the rebuilt path, city officials and parks and trails advocates held a ceremonial ripping down of the chain link fence.
Davison said Friends of the Eastern Promenade plan to hold a fundraiser in September to raise money for plantings along the trail.
For more information, go to friendsofeasternpromenade.org.