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The New York Times reports that Prof. James Kloppenberg, chair of Harvard's history department, received prolonged applause after his standing-room-only lecture about his upcoming book, Reading Obama: Dreams, Hope, and the American Political Tradition, at a CUNY conference on intellectual history.
The book concludes, based on Kloppenberg's review of Obama's books, essays, and speeches, and interviews with former professors and classmates, that Obama is "a kind of philosopher president, a rare breed that can be found only a handful of times in American history."
An extended excerpt of the book is here, but the following paragraph may suffice to indicate its flavor:
Obama is drawn toward the ideas of anti-foundationalism, historicism, and philosophical pragmatism. As an anti-foundationalist, he questions the existence of universal truths. As a historicist, he doubts that any ideas transcend the particularity of time and culture. Finally, as a philosophical pragmatist he insists that all propositions, positions, and policies must be subjected to continuing critical scrutiny. … He believes that anti-foundationalism, historicism, and philosophical pragmatism are consistent with the principles of civic republicanism and deliberative democracy on which America was built and for which it should stand.
Kloppenberg writes that he found a "single sentence [that] encapsulates Obama's commitments to deliberative democracy and pragmatism," which he says are the "signature features of [Obama's] approach to American history and politics." Are you ready? It is from Obama's address to the nation on August 31, 2010, marking the end of American combat operations in Iraq:
Obama declared, "The greatness of our democracy is grounded in our ability to move beyond our differences, and to learn from our experience as we confront the many challenges ahead." That single sentence encapsulates [etc.].
Who knew you could pack so much anti-foundationalism, historicism, and philosophical pragmatism into a single sentence? It may rank up there with the bromides in what David Brooks called the most profound speech of Obama's life.
Next Tuesday, America's deliberative democracy will hold what amounts to a referendum on Obama. The anti-foundationalist, historicist, philosophical pragmatist and his party are not expected to do well. The irony is that it will be because the electorate has subjected all his propositions, positions, and policies to continuing critical scrutiny and does not like them.


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Announcements (updated July 28, 2012):
Three of the fifteen BW Summer Scholars for 2012 were English majors:
Matthew Gesicki '14, of Parma, English major
Research Topic: In the Church of the Earth: A Poetic Dialogue with Pablo Neruda
Project Summary: Unravel the text of each sonnet in Pablo Neruda's One Hundred Love Sonnets to rebuild Neruda's themes, but in different form, using his own metaphors and emphases. The writing of the lyrical essays would be informed by reading major works by Neruda to gain insight into his life and work and researching specific themes from his work.
Collaborating faculty: Dr. Sharon Kubasak
Brooke Hamilton '13, of Cleveland, English & Philosophy major
Research Topic: Legal Theories of Interpretation through the Literary Lens
Project Summary: Explore the various issues and advantages of the Law and Literature movement and whether it is appropriate to apply literary theory to the field of law.
Collaborating faculty: Dr. Michael Dolzani
Rebecca Shisler '14, of Stow, English & Sociology major
Research Topic: Gender in Adolescent Literature
Project Summary: Examine each winner of Printz Award, given to an exceptional adolescent novel each year, to see how each one portrays gender and also examine any shift of portrayal that has occurred over the years.
Collaborating faculty: Dr. Denise Kohn
The Summer Scholars program, now in its ninth year, enables students to pursue a research or creative project of their design under the supervision of a faculty mentor. They live as a community through the summer and regularly share their varied research projects with each other, with the faculty mentors, and with other students and faculty involved in summer research.
The program, led by Associate Academic Dean Janet Stocks, is made possible with the generous support of the George Codrington Foundation.
Please pick up a free copy of The 2012 Mill in the English Department office (Marting 212).
Please pick up a free copy of The 2012 Mill in the English Department office (Marting 212).

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Nearly 200 area fugitives apprehended during recent round-up
'Operation Heatwave' touted as a success
SAN ANTONIO - The United States Marshal's Office reported Friday morning that a near-record number of area fugitives have a new home – a jail cell.
The big haul of federal and state offenders is courtesy of the aptly named "Operation Heatwave."
The operation that included 90 city, county, state, and federal law enforcement officers, associated with 16 agencies, has rounded up targeted area fugitives this past week.
The roundup included the arrest of 23-year-old Raul Solis on Aug 7, who tried to escape police as they surrounded his home. Solis was wanted for allegations of super aggravated sexual assault of a child, which means the child was less than six years of age.
Other arrests include 58-year-old Hector Perez, on allegations involving failure to register as a sex offender, and Refugio Ortega, who was arrested on allegations involving continuous sexual abuse of a child.
In all, as of Friday morning, 186 area fugitives had been apprehended, with more expected to be arrested before the end of the day.
"As long as you have fugitives out on the streets, that have warrants, many of them are still going to be involved in committing crimes," said Robert Almonte, with the United States Marshal's Office, Western Texas District.
"No matter where they are, we're going to go pick them up and we're going to go round them up," promised Bexar County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz.
"Operation Heatwave" included arrests in Bexar, Kerr, and Comal Counties.
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Coastal Bend business leader: Mary Rose Rodriguez
CORPUS CHRISTI - Mary Rose Rodriguez, Owner HA&D Inc., doing business as DocuGraphix Plus
Address: Wells Fargo Tower, Ste. 150, 615 N. Upper Broadway, Corpus Christi, TX 78477
Phone: 361-883-1901
Company description: DocuGraphix Plus caters to Corpus Christi downtown businesses with copying and printing services, including business cards, stationery, envelopes, banners, scanning and other services.
Hometown: Born and raised in Victoria.
Years in business: In 2008. I acquired DocuCopy, which had been in business for 12 years. We added services and changed the name to DocuGraphix Plus.
Tenure in position: Two years
Education: Stroman High School, Victoria, 1983
First job: At about age 9, I started working for Antonio Reyes Masonry, my family's business. I helped by translating for my parents, who emigrated from Mexico and are now U.S. citizens. Later, I handled payroll, accounts receivables and helped with estimating as well. When I was 15, I went to work at McDonald's on weeknights and weekends and eventually became night manager. From my early jobs, I learned the discipline of being on time and the importance of quality and performance.
Biggest career break: I was married in 1987 and my husband's job moved us to Ingleside, where I started a banking career in 1989 with First National Bank. My biggest break happened in 1994, when I was working for Norwest and was laid off with pay in June. I was pregnant with my third child, who was born in July. I was able to stay home with my son and, at the same time, I got our first business, American Insulation, started. Once it was profitable enough, we invested in DocuGraphix Plus.
Business turning point: The business began to grow stronger once I left banking in July 2009 to focus on DocuGraphix Plus. Now I have the time to be more involved. I am an active member of BNI (Business Network International). I have instilled the values of discipline and customer service in my children Houston, Austin and Dallas, who all work in the business.
Business philosophy: To provide superior value by delivering quality services and products at a reasonable cost.
How would you improve the Coastal Bend's business climate? I challenge everyone to buy locally so job growth can increase and our city can create the job base so our children can stay in Corpus Christi. We all should encourage the growth of networks that can help spread the names of small businesses.
How has your business changed with today's economic climate? More strenuous banking requirements for lending to small and even larger businesses have become a challenge. But I see opportunity for me as a small business in the recession. Our overhead is less and the wide range of diversified products we offer has allowed us to grow.


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Tessa Ellen Almagrace Casteel 14 of Glasgow died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital after a short illness. She was born in Oldham County, KY January 16, 1999. Tessa was an 8th grade student at Barren County Middle School and attended the Poplar Log Church of Christ. She loved going to her Ag class and riding horses.
She is survived by her parents, Randy and Laura Napier Casteel; a sister Maggie Casteel, a brother John Robert Casteel both at home; and her paternal grandfather Enimuce Casteel of Glasgow. She is also survived and loved by several aunts, uncles and cousins of the Casteel and Napier families. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandmother Audrey Casteel and her maternal grandparents Billy John and Phyllis Napier.
A Celebration of Life service will be 1pm Thursday, March 28th at the Glasgow Baptist Church with burial in the Poplar Log Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 4pm Tuesday at the A F Crow and Son Funeral Home and after 10am Thursday at the church.
Alternate expressions of sympathy may take the form of memorial contributions to: Tessa Casteel Benefit Fund in care of Edmonton State Bank.


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Let's be honest, when it comes to physical attraction, women often look for men with a little meat on their bones. Muscles represent resilience, toughness, and—again with the honesty—sexiness! During college, there was a reason why my roommate would always demand that we "go where the biceps are." Why? Because biceps are hot. And they're an easy muscle to show off. In fact, I'll bet that you've been "showing" your strength by flexing your biceps—even those string bean "biceps" that you so valiantly rocked back in sixth grade.
But, biceps aren't just for the boys. Ladies, if you want lean, sculpted arms like Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Biel, or Cameron Diaz, working your biceps is absolutely essential. Slimming down your arms by lifting weights will make you look that much more amazing in your tank tops, little black dresses, and your bikinis on the beach this summer! Oh, and don't be concerned that you'll "bulk up." You will build muscle, but as muscle is denser than fat, you'll look lean and toned—not Hulk-like.
However, biceps aren't just about beauty. The biceps are important for many common functional movements—from loading the dishwasher to hauling heavy boxes.
Most people work biceps in isolated exercises, working only one muscle or muscle group at a time. Isolated exercises improve the looks of these muscles as well as their overall strength, but it's important to train for function too. Functional movements—also known as compound exercises—are movements that help you train for the motions you perform in everyday life. They are multi-joint movements that work several muscles or muscle groups at a time. For example, when you pick up your child, you are not only using your legs and your core, but you are also working your biceps. All together, this is a functional movement or compound exercise.
Do these 5 exercises—some isolated, some compound—to build the biceps of your dreams. We recommend doing these exercises 2 to 3 times a week, allowing at least 48 hours of rest time between biceps workouts for maximum recovery and results. All of these moves can also be done with dumbbells, which can force you to put more emphasis on good form to keep each arm equal.
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Do you want to get more done? Getting more done in less time so you have more time to do the things you want to do is alluring, and not that hard to do. These 25 life-hacks are designed to help you do just that so you can streamline your life in order to have the time to reach your personal and professional goals.
Prioritize in Terms of Dread
Schedule your day so that you get your worst task done first. That leaves you the ability to proceed without it hanging over your head, like when you haven't changed your burnt-out bathroom bulb yet. Dread of any task can slow you down. Get it done and feel accomplished at the start of your day!
Techno-Supersize Your Lists
Stop trying to remember everything, and use an app like Wunderlist to keep your tasks in order. These apps also store tasks complete with due dates and details so you never forget all the details of a project.
Set a Timer
How distracted are you during the day? Try an app like RescueTime to keep track of your time. The free version automatically tracks how much time you spend on certain sites, how much time you spend emailing, and how much time you spend working, and then it presents you with the results in handy graph form. Really want to focus? For $9, you get extra features—including the ability to block yourself from being able to go to those distracting sites that pull you away from what you need to focus on.
Just Start It
There's a reason why you feel compelled to check Facebook® instead of tackling that large project at work or putting together those eight billion pieces that will become your entertainment center. That reason is known as the Zeigarnik Effect, a psychological process that causes you to feel disturbed by an incomplete task. To avoid this uncomfortable feeling, your brain fills your time with "small tasks." But, if you can force yourself through ten minutes of your project, your brain will "flip the switch" from interest in menial "tasks" into desire to work on the larger project.1
Don't Stress Your Flow . . .
Don't stress about deviations to your plan as this can cause the "Oh, what the heck!" effect, which can compromise your whole plan. In a 2010 study at the University of Toronto, researchers found that those who had thought they'd accidentally blown their diet "testing" cookies ate over fifty percent more cookies than those who weren't dieting!2 Further research found this "Oh, what the heck!" effect was even stronger with short-term goals that weren't diet-related.
"The flow," as defined by Mihaly Csíkszentmihályi (say that 10 times fast), Director of the Quality of Life Research Center, is the state in which we are seemingly effortlessly and acutely productive. Although Csíkszentmihályi has found that we cannot get into "the flow" by sheer willpower or force, we are more likely to enter this rapturous state of joyful productivity when we throw ourselves completely and utterly into a task. It's also known as "giving 110% percent." To find out more on the flow, check out Csíkszentmihályi's book, Finding Flow, or watch his TED talk.
Stop Multitasking
In studies, multitaskers got less done that those who focused on one task at a time. In a 2009 study by Stanford University professors, the researchers found that our brains aren't as capable at shifting quickly as we maybe had thought, or wished. Multitaskers failed significantly in both memory and achievement, because when they moved between tasks, their brains were still attached to the thing they weren't doing.3 To be more productive, complete one task and then move onto another. (Need practice? Stop texting your friend right now and focus on finishing this article.)
Are you hoarding all your tasks to make sure they are done "right"? Don't be afraid to delegate. And don't just leave delegating for work projects. Self-made millionaire Erica Douglass has often advised that you should value your time. Determine your hourly worth and if you can hire someone to clean your home, do your yard work, or tackle a chore for you for less than that rate, save yourself the hours. What about for small tasks like picking up your dry cleaning? Check out TaskRabbit®, a site that helps you find trustworthy folks nearby you to do them!
Don't Work Overtime
Working less hours a day can actually make you more productive. Carmaker Henry Ford famously discovered that his employees were actually getting more done in eight hours a day than when they put in overtime. Research by the Business Roundtable discovered that 40-hour-maximum workweeks are best for productivity.4 It prevents burnout, exhaustion, and with less time to get those projects done, you're less likely to goof off.
Look at the Adorable Kitten Meme. No, Really.
Yes, the Internet is a huge time suck. But, Japanese researchers recently found that subjects who looked at pictures of cute, fluffy baby animals were more productive than those who didn't. But not any pictures will do. Those subjects were more productive than those who looked at adult animals or "pleasant foods."5 Bonus points if they're playing a keyboard.
Take 2 Minutes for Meditation
You might be skeptical, but meditation can improve your memory, productivity, and focus. Don't have a clue how to start? Go to Calm.com for guided sessions lasting from two to twenty minutes.6
Designate a Life Coach
Being accountable to someone can motivate behavior. Make an agreement with a friend to check in on each other to see how goals are coming along. If you prefer an app to a human coach, apps like Unstuck™ for the iPad® can help you get moving and accomplishing those bigger projects.
Use Robots
Are you using automatic bill pay options or auto-ship options, like Amazon's "Subscribe and Save?" Whether it's contact lenses, pet food, or medication, you can make sure you receive the products you purchase each month without having to go online and reorder them. Beachbody® offers an auto-ship option as well with Home Direct so that you don't have to reorder products like Shakeology® or Results and Recovery Formula® every month.
Calm Your Racing Brain
Can't sleep because your mind is racing? Simply breathe deeply (deep breathing slows the heart and respiratory rate which can help you sleep) and write down those thoughts. Once they're on paper (or in your phone), your brain will stop working so hard to remember them.
Your Bedtime is Non-Negotiable
Who knew it was awesome that our childhood bedtimes were enforced? Both the structure and the sleep will do you well. Sleep is one of the most important factors in being productive in your intellectual, physical, and emotional life. Experts have found that a regular "bedtime" is one of the most effective ways to stay productive.7
Healthy Fast Food
Find your favorite delicious and healthy meals that reheat well (and that you'll want to eat a couple times a week), and make a larger version of the recipe on your least busy day. This way, you'll have leftovers to enjoy throughout the week. It will save you time grocery shopping and prepping during the week. And knowing you have a yummy meal waiting for you will help you stifle the impulse to succumb to the convenience of unhealthy fast food.
Don't Skip Breakfast
It's not urban legend—breakfast is actually the foundation of your day. Not only do people who eat breakfast have healthier weight and better cholesterol numbers than their breakfast-skipping peers, they also had more energy and sharper minds.8
The Three Ps
The "Let's Move" program launched by First Lady Michelle Obama advises to plan, purchase, and prepare. This means knowing your weekly menu and budget. Then, once you've gone shopping, cook those meals in large batches so you can freeze, reheat, or combine the leftovers into another dish. The combination of these three Ps allows you to save money and time.
Stop Wasting Your Citrus
When cutting your citrus fruits, don't trash or compost that peel! Zest it and save it in a container in the fridge to have at the ready. Use them to add depth to a dish (like those leftovers you're eating midweek) or leave some out to dry by the heater for a couple of days to add fragrance to your home. For that purpose, we recommend orange peel as it's an aromatherapy favorite for anxiety and stress reduction.
Make Salad Bags
You can pre-make your favorite salads in bulk using three bags. In one set of bags, put your lettuce base and veggies, in another, put in your meat and cheeses, and then, use a mason jar for the salad dressing so your dressing doesn't get soggy. If you love salad (or are trying to eat more of it), prepping these bags ahead of time so you can merely pour them into your bowl makes eating healthy fast and easy.
Ice Cube Trays for Small Food Storage
Your ice cube trays can do way more than just store ice. Each slot holds about two tablespoons, so use them for portion-controlled bulk storage of sauces, gravy, and soup stock (nothing that contains cheese, though). You can also pour in any leftover coffee in your pot to enjoy an iced coffee drink at home. And, you can use them to store herbs too! Just add a small amount of water to lock the herbs in before freezing.
High-Intensity Interval Training
Want to get the best results in the shortest amount of time? Try High-Intensity Interval Training (or HIIT).9 This type of training—used in TurboFire® and other Beachbody programs—can boost fat-burning and athletic conditioning by safely maximizing the amount of time spent above your anaerobic threshold. In other words, by pushing your body to its limits in a controlled, temporary way, you teach it to operate more efficiently.
Chow Down on Protein
To get the most out of your workout, you need to fuel your body with fats, carbohydrates, and protein. How much protein do you need? According to the University of Colorado's Nutrition Education Specialist Janice R. Hermann, .8 grams of protein per kg (or .4 g per pound) of body weight.10 If you're looking to build muscle, you can roughly double that number. Yoga Booty Ballet's Gillian Clark enjoys three hard-boiled eggs within thirty minutes of waking every day and eats "something light like fruit, whatever is organic and local, and comes from my CSA (Community Supported Agriculture), 'Farm Fresh to You'" just before her workout.
Pump Up the Volume
Listening to music makes for a more effective workout. Brunel University in London's Costas Karageorghis went as far as likening music to a performance-enhancing drug. While listening to music, people biked farther, swam faster, and didn't even realize they were having a better workout by working harder.11
Go Outside
A study on the benefits of outdoor workouts pulled from the century-old work of biologist Sir John Arthur Thomson found that people had better and longer workouts when they did them outside.12 Strides taken outside differ little from those taken on a treadmill, so scientists are still unsure exactly why these outdoor workouts can be more effective, though theories suggest sunlight's positive effect on mood may be a contributor.
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According to a recent study published in the Journal of Chiropractic Medicine, the most effective route to healthy weight loss—as well as decreased cholesterol and risk of heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers—may require a bit of gastric subterfuge.1
In other words, trick your stomach.
The study, conducted by the New York Chiropractic College and patterned on the Beachbody Ultimate Reset®, combined a diet comprised of low-energy-dense foods and a targeted supplement regimen over 21 days. Results showed significant weight loss and lower cholesterol and blood pressure levels.
Low-energy-dense foods are those that maintain a high ratio of physical volume to calories. Examples of these foods include nutrient-rich leafy green and cruciferous vegetables like kale and broccoli, complex grains like millet and quinoa, and high-protein legumes like almonds and flaxseeds.
Consuming these low-density foods—especially those that are high in fiber—is as filling as eating high-density items like dairy, meats, and fatty processed foods, but with significantly fewer calories.
The result is meaningful weight loss; in this case an average divestiture of 8.7 pounds in three weeks. A fiber-rich diet is also associated with a host of additional health benefits, like lower LDL cholesterol and blood sugar levels, decreased incidence of colonic diseases including cancer, and, of course, bowel health and regularity.
The piece that's often missing for many people looking to improve their health is simple nutritional awareness, according to lead researcher Dr. Mary Balliet. Considering that obesity rates have more than doubled for women and effectively tripled for men since the 1970s, she has a point.
"Many people are not familiar with such healthy, fresh vegetarian and vegan options," says NYCC's Balliet. "Learning how to cook these things and eat in this way, plus the supplements, makes a huge difference."
It's easy to see how a nation could lose its dietary way via eating energy-dense foods: they're cheaper. A study by France's Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers2 determined in 2004 that low-energy-dense diets are more expensive than those high in fat and low in fiber and water content, i.e. refined grains and sweets. Of course, when you hold these costs next to medical bills generated by our obesity epidemic, this point is moot.
For the NYCC study, researchers selected 36 female and 13 male participants from the school's faculty, staff, students, and community. Research on vegetarian, vegan, and Mediterranean diets reveals a link between low-energy-dense food like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and overall health and maintaining a healthy weight, so subjects were provided with mostly vegan prepared meals—similar to those in the Ultimate Reset—three times a day to the tune of 1,200 to 1,400 daily calories for the women, and 1,600 to 1,800 daily calories for the men.
Next, citing evidence that suggests a relationship between the microbial ecology of the digestive tract (the bacteria that live in your intestines, for example) and obesity, the subjects were given supplements formulated to remove toxins, regulate acidity, and restore the natural environment of the digestive tract before each meal. The supplements changed for each stage of the 21-day program, as in the Ultimate Reset.
In addition to the subjects' average weight loss of 8.7 pounds, in 21 days, blood pressure decreased from an average of 116/76 to 112/72, body mass index (BMI) was trimmed by an average of 1.4, waist circumference narrowed by an inch-and-a-half, and total cholesterol dropped an average of 30 points. In men, testosterone increased.
The conclusions of the NYCC study are expected to help healthcare professionals address issues of time, knowledge, and cost concerning the promotion of healthy eating. However, the findings of the study weren't without some drawbacks.
While fat mass decreased by over five pounds, an average of one pound of muscle loss was also recorded, underscoring the importance of adequate protein in a healthy diet.
Other adverse effects included headaches and fatigue typically associated with caffeine withdrawal and low-calorie dieting. Intense exercise is not permitted on the program, but up to 20 minutes of low-impact activities such as walking, yoga, or tai chi were allowed.
There was also no scientific control group, unless you compare the results to our sedentary, fast food–loving culture. However, without one, it's unclear how much of the health benefits experienced by the participants can be attributed to diet and how much to supplementation. Balliet believes both components are vital.
"It was the whole program that was effective. Everyone I've had do it since then has taken all of the supplements and eaten the food to results at least as good as in the study. Some better."
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At 17 years old, Brian Gamboa walked for more than two hours to school each day.
Turned out of his home and barely managing to pay rent on a basement apartment, Gamboa needed help, but he did not know where he could turn. Then, he found Alternative House.
Even in Fairfax County, one of the wealthiest counties in the country, Gamboa's situation is not unique. Gamboa counted among 2,449 students who were identified as homeless by the Fairfax County school system during the 2012-13 school year. He was also one of the 369 students identified as living without parent or guardian support.
Alternative House's Homeless Youth Initiative works to support that group of students living out on their own.
"There is a real need, and we're working as hard as we can to make sure kids don't fall through the cracks," said Judith Dittman, executive director of Alternative House.
Working with county school officials, who keep a tally of all students they identify as homeless throughout the year, the nonprofit organization searches for these students and offers stability, providing housing placement or rent subsidies as well as counseling to help them finish high school.
Gamboa attended the Computer Enhanced Instruction (CEI) program in Fairfax, an alternative high school program for at-risk youth who cannot succeed in a traditional school setting. In his junior year, he bucked the control of his mother and stepfather and left his family's home.
Soon, instructors noticed him falling asleep in class, too tired from late nights working at Wendy's and the six-mile morning walks from his basement apartment in Burke. His counselor approached him, and he shared his story with her.
"I talked to my counselor and I told her my problems, and I think that's what you need to do: Just tell somebody," Gamboa said. "It's kind of embarrassing, but it's not going to help you to keep it to yourself. You have to do something."
His counselor pointed him toward the Homeless Youth Initiative. Alternative House has been serving Fairfax County since 1972, when it started as an emergency shelter for runaway teens. Since then, it has added other programs to help children in high-poverty communities and young mothers.
The Homeless Youth Initiative, now in its fifth year, is the newest to join the slate. Its goal is to help students living on their own, without a parent or guardian, to find safe, affordable housing and complete high school.
Alternative House works as a nonprofit partner of the county's Office to Prevent and End Homelessness. Since that office formed in 2008, homelessness decreased by 26 percent in the county, according to its director Dean Klein.
However, at the same time, numbers of homeless students have increased. In the 2011-12 school year, the number of homeless youth crested 2,500 for the first time ever before dipping below that mark last year.
"Homelessness is not always visible to people in the community, so these numbers and the programs like Alternative House are important as reminders to people that we're not done with this work yet," Klein said.
Through the Homeless Youth Initiative, between July 2012 through June 2013, 30 students including Gamboa received housing support. In addition, 55 students received case management, which meant Alternative House counselors tracked their situation and checked in to make sure their situations remained stable.
Through his junior and senior year, Gamboa received a rent subsidy that allowed him to find a better job at a Giant grocery store and to not only fully pay his rent but even start saving money. Just as important, he said, were the program's counselors, who called and stopped by to check on him and taught him how to budget his time and his paycheck.
"They give their lives to help you," Gamboa said. "That's how I felt. You feel like you cannot get lost that way."
Last year, Gamboa received his high school diploma. In October, he joined the National Guard, and he just returned from several months of training.
"When I look at these kids, I'm so proud," Dittman said. "We're telling kids, 'You can do it.' We help young people reach the goals they have for themselves."


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The first meeting I think, you may already know, was with the Secretary General and there was I think a pretty good discussion about where we are in Afghanistan, usability of forces, how we should move forward on that which is of course one of the goals not only in terms of this meeting but how we're preparing for the Istanbul Summit. We talked about some of the restructuring of the command structure.
That was followed by the Nuclear Planning Group meeting where we're of course discussing kind of deterrence in the 21st Century. Proliferation, issues of concern, North Korea, Iran. I think the Secretary made a specific note on Iran and the Bushehr reactor, which has been of some concern, and said that if you look at that, and the argument the Iranians make that they need nuclear power, they need nuclear power about as much as they need sand. So that will give you a little feel for that.
The next meeting was the Defense Planning Committee meeting. Again, we went into more issues on how we move to a capabilities-based process, how we move to more deployable, usable forces, and how can countries convert and reinvest some of the spending that they have right now on non-usable forces and to beefing up their capabilities.
Of course there was discussion on the NATO Response Force since that was stood up in October. Very important to reform our decisionmaking process too so that that response capability can be used more effectively. That means streamlining the defense decisionmaking process. So they talked about ideas on that.
We also looked at some of the reductions in headquarters staff and how that's being done and meeting targets that were set at prior meetings to again make the force structure leaner and more efficient.
There was discussion in the NAC/D after that, the first session, on various operations -- Afghanistan, what needs to be done next with regard to ISAF. I think there's a lot of interest in where we go in the future. Some discussion of Iraq, and also a discussion of the Balkans where we stand, Bosnia, and with the KFOR in Kosovo.
So that's a quick rundown of where we've been so far. Anything that I've missed in terms of our discussion?
Second Defense Official: No.
Q: On the Nuclear Planning Group, what does it mean to be rethinking deterrence given the changing threat environment?
Senior Defense Official: Essentially I think, as you've heard the Secretary talk about 21st Century threats and Cold War threats, and I think our shifting focus has been from what was essentially looking at a Soviet threat to looking at proliferation and WMD proliferators -- North Korea, Iran -- which is one of the reasons why he focused on that. So just as we're adjusting our thinking in terms of threats that we face in terms of terrorism that are different than what we faced during the Cold War, our deterrence discussion is very similar. We have a different situation with Iran and North Korea.
Q: Can I follow that up? Is there any implications for the changing the deployment of nuclear weapons in Europe as a result of --
Senior Defense Official: I think what the Secretary said yesterday is probably the best way to put it. We're looking at our posture, our arrangements across the board, and there than that I can't really comment on that particular --
Q: When you mentioned looking at headquarters numbers, is this referring to Europe? And any figures now final on this?
Senior Defense Official: No. I don't think there's anything final. There were some goals on how to reduce the command structure. But also we're setting up the Allied Command Transformation. You've got new requirements there. So how do you streamline the process, make it more efficient, but also stand up a new command?
Second Defense Official : If I could, NATO decided last June to reduce its headquarters from 20 commands down to 11 commands, so now they are implementing that decision and they're trying to make sure that the civil and military billets that fill up each of those commands match the actual requirements.
Q: Any figures?
Second Defense Official : Well, you had 20 headquarters. Nearly half of them have been cut.
Q: (Inaudible.)
Senior Defense Official: I just ran through the meetings, general themes of discussion for all the meetings.
Q: Okay.
Q: Can we follow up on Bushehr for a minute, since that's fairly far along. The Secretary said they need nuclear power like they need sand.
Can you tell us specifically what he's concerned about that hasn't been way out there before on Bushehr? It's pretty far along. The Russians have given us some indication that they are willing to cooperate in terms of the spent fuel. Where did the Secretary want that to go? What exactly is his continuing concern about that specific facility versus the other facilities in Iran which are thought to be more secretive and potentially more dangerous?
Senior Defense Official: I think it's just Bushehr is an example of how thin and implausible the rationale is that Iran is doing this for a nuclear power that doesn't have energy. So I would say it's not a question of are we only concerned about Bushehr. The question is the Iranians say they need nuclear power and I think we're saying look at the plausibility of this excuse. It's not very plausible, so what is the intention? It's in that context.
Q: When the Secretary said that, did his counterparts nod sagely in agreement with him, or did anybody challenge him on that?
Senior Defense Official: As opposed to nodding non-sagely? (Laughter.) I wouldn't want to characterize other people's reactions, other Ministers.
Q: Was there any reaction?
Senior Defense Official: The meeting moves around the room and everyone makes the comments they wish to make, so --
Q: But nobody challenged him.
Senior Defense Official: Right.
Q: In the meeting between the Secretary General and the Secretary, was the specific issue brought up that the Secretary discussed a little bit with us yesterday, and that was the idea that in the long run NATO may take over all of the operations in Afghanistan?
Senior Defense Official: I don't know if you want to go into that a little bit.
Senior NATO Official: Sorry to be late. I know I missed Mira's opening and I apologize for that, but I thought maybe what I could do usefully, I just came from the lunch with the Secretary, had lunch with the other 25 Defense Ministers and this issue came up. And it did come up in the meeting with Robertson as well. Maybe I'll just fill in the three issues that came up at lunch.
One was on Afghanistan. I think that -- We heard from Robertson and General Jones and General Kuyat, I think the remaining military requirements to fill out the Afghan mission in Kabul are going to be met within the next, if not today, the next day or two. I think people are reasonably confident of that.
Secondly, a lot of interest in the lunch discussion in having, making sure that NATO now pushes out beyond Kabul and creates a great number of what we call Provincial Reconstruction Teams. So NATO will be moving out to expand the mission. Lord Robertson noted that Secretary General Kofi Annan of the U.N. had called him over the weekend to say please do this. This has been a constant refrain from the United Nations Secretary General for the better part of a year now, that NATO should move out. We know it has the support of President Karzai.
A number of Ministers also said that NATO now needs to link up, if you will, with Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan. You remember, those of you at the briefing yesterday, the Secretary talked about this. He essentially made the same comments today in his intervention on that issue so I think that went very very well. There's a great sense that NATO now needs to take on a greater role.
Iraq came up in the lunch discussion as well. Robertson noted that 18 of the 26 allies have troops on the ground. The Polish Minister and the Spanish Deputy Minister thanked the NATO Ambassadors for the support that NATO has given to Poland collectively. And a couple of Ministers said they thought that NATO should now consider, and Robertson said this as well in the course of 2004 a greater collective role. I think Secretary Rumsfeld's words this morning are that we would look forward to whatever NATO wanted to decide in terms of a greater role.
Senior Defense Official: If I can just interject one point along those lines, I think that one of the things that's really remarkable is, and I think the Secretary referred to it yesterday, the Alliance has made a big step in moving out of its traditional area. Just the kinds of discussions that have been held in this meeting and in Colorado and just over the last six to nine months is dramatically different, I think, than where we were a year or two ago. So I would just emphasize that point.
Senior NATO Official: I very much agree.
The last point at lunch, we heard a report from two generals -- General Jones, General Kujat, on all the military transformation and that would just pick up with what Secretary Rumsfeld said in his press conference yesterday. Just in the last year we've created, today we created this new Chemical, Biological and Nuclear Battalion which you've been briefed about.
The NRF is up and running, the NATO Response Force. Admiral Giambastiani was here today. He's our new Alliance commander. The transformation in Norfolk. I know a lot of people feel there's been greater change in the military side of the Alliance in the last two years than there has been in the last ten. So I think we're all proud of that. Certainly Secretary Rumsfeld was pushing all these issues this morning.
Q: Can I ask, back on Afghanistan, do you have any feel for more specifically what Secretary Rumsfeld has in mind as NATO's future role in Afghanistan? Would it be NATO, the entire operation a NATO operation with U.S. forces being absorbed into that? Then NATO would be essentially in charge of the operations going out to find remnants of the Taliban and al Qaeda? Is that what we're talking about? And what kind of timetable?
Senior Defense Official: My sense is that he'll probably talk more about these kinds of issues this afternoon so I'd rather not put words in his mouth. I think there was an open discussion about the way these things could move forward. I think this afternoon you'll have an opportunity to maybe ask him these kinds of specific questions.
Q: -- talked about ISAF and we'd take over one PRT in Kabul, and move to all PRTs and maybe add PRTs, and sort of a whole menu of things he might consider.
Senior NATO Official: Right. I'm referring to maybe the next step after that.
Q: There's five steps?
Senior NATO Official: Sure. (Laughter.) There you go.
Q: When you say you're optimistic that in the next few days NATO will get what it needs in Afghanistan, and please argue with me if I'm wrong in this judgment, but it does seem that there's a little bit of a disconnect with what we're hearing from the NATO Secretary General and what we're hearing from you in terms of him having what he needs in Afghanistan. He's used some rather strong language to suggest that NATO's credibility is on the line unless he's given what is needed.
Have there been pledges of new helicopters? Have there been pledges of specific things on the ground that NATO will get shortly that will help it with its mission there?
Senior NATO Official: I think it's fair to say that we are completely with Robertson in trying to push for these capabilities to be added today or tomorrow. So not only is there no room between us, this is a twin operation where Robertson and Secretary Rumsfeld are working together on this and we both believe it's important. You have to achieve this before you can do anything else in Afghanistan.
A number of countries today said they would be contributing additional troops to Afghanistan which was very good to hear. And suffice it to say that Robertson and General Jones have now identified the countries that they think have excess capacity in helicopters to provide them. There are very serious talks going on with those governments to produce that result.
I think on the basis of what I've heard, I think we will meet that requirement in the next couple of days.
Q: The difficulty that they've had in raising the resources, troops for even the Kabul mission, doesn't that suggest that it's going to be much more difficult to get NATO to take a kind of full role in Afghanistan?
Senior NATO Official: I think this has been overblown a little bit. We identified the military requirements for the Kabul mission. We met very quickly about 85 percent of them. We've got 5,700 soldiers there under a NATO umbrella; an additional 11,500 under the coalition umbrella. There are a lot of Western troops in Afghanistan, a lot of equipment.
We had two particular needs that had to be met to fill out the remaining 15 percent. We've now done most of that. We're just down to the last few items.
So I think most of the discussion this morning, particularly at lunch was ongoing beyond that debate. NATO has decided we're pushing out from Kabul. We'll establish these Provincial Reconstruction Teams. That's where the focus is. Larry went through the five-step process that Secretary Rumsfeld talked about yesterday. That's where we're heading and that's where most of the discussion and debate is today.
Q: Can we double check the numbers here? 5,700 NATO and 11,500 U.S.?
Senior NATO Official: 5,700 NATO and I think it's 11,500 U.S. Coalition.
Senior Defense Official: I think another point is, your question implied that somehow the requirements for Kabul would be the same as they would be for a PRT in some other part of the country. You're going to have different needs for different PRTs or different capabilities that you're looking for in different areas.
Q: Which countries pledged more troops for Afghanistan?
Senior NATO Official: You know, we have a rule in these briefings. We don't announce what other countries do. I'm sure in good time they will do that. Some of them have to report to parliaments after they make pledges. So I wouldn't want to do that to them.
But I think I remember counting three countries have pledged additional troops.
Q: Is that for ISAF or for the coalition force?
Senior Defense Official: That's for ISAF.
Q: Could I press you just a little further on Iraq? Can you just describe how the Administration sees developments in Iraq? (Inaudible.) collapsing?
Senior NATO Official: I'd take you back through the history of this.
Q: (Inaudible.) by what you've heard so far, (Inaudible.)?
Senior NATO Official: Paul Wolfowitz came here, he and Brzezinski and others, a year ago tomorrow and he put six ideas on the table for a greater NATO role in Iraq. That was before the Iraq war began. That was December 2002. So the Administration for the better part of a year has been asking NATO to assist the international community in Iraq. It was the U.S. which proposed collective support to the Polish-Spanish Division way back in April and May. Excuse me, May and June. So the U.S. was in the forefront of that. And both Secretary Rumsfeld and Secretary Powell have said here in Europe over the last two weeks, we would look forward to NATO consideration of a greater role.
So I think this will develop over time. There's no U.S. blueprint on the table. There's no U.S. proposal that was put down today. I think both Secretaries have been indicating that as this situation develops over time in 2004, we head towards Istanbul, let's talk about this.
Now today at lunch two of the Ministers said, and again I won't identify them because we don't do that around here, two of the Ministers said why don't we have NATO take over one of the existing divisions? That was not our Minister who said that. Not Secretary Rumsfeld. Other Ministers said that, European Ministers. So I think there's a lot of conversations that need to be had, but I don't want to mislead you. We did not come here, Secretary Rumsfeld did not come here to put a proposal on the table.
Q: You said someone suggested taking over either the multinational or the British division, did you say?
Senior NATO Official: The multinational division.
Moderator: I think the [Senior NATO Official] has time for maybe one more or maybe zero more.
Senior NATO Official: I've got to get out of here.
Moderator: And we don't have a heck of a lot more time with [Senior Defense Official},either, unfortunately. But the Secretary is doing a press conference later today.
Q: You said the Ministers were European? The two Ministers mentioned were European?
Senior NATO Official: Yes.
Q: You didn't answer the second question.
Senior NATO Official: I've actually got to go before Secretary Rumsfeld ends the next meeting, so I've got to leave.
Q: Thank you very much.
Q: Thanks for coming.
Q: What is your understanding on this European defense issue of what the British, French and Germans, the understanding they reached last week on this issue of a separate planning cell, on this issue of writing something of mutual defense clause and (Inaudible.) constitution? Could you --
Senior Defense Official: I believe the Secretary said yesterday that his understanding was that no decision had been made, and that our view has been that what is friendly to NATO and non-competitive to NATO is what we'd support, and we support Berlin-Plus and we worked very hard on that for quite a number of years to make that arrangement.
Q: This idea that's been reported (Inaudible.) cell, is that a concern to the Administration if the Europeans went forward with that as it's been described?
Senior Defense Official: I don't know that it's been described in any definitive way. I know there have been some reports. I don't think any decision was made so I don't want to speculate.
Moderator: We may have time for one more. We have to go catch up with the [Senior NATO Official].
Q: The [Senior NATO Official] said about three countries, he didn't name them, pledged more troops for ISAF. Can you give us any sort of a ballpark of how many troops we're talking about here?
Senior Defense Official: I don't know if some of that came up in his lunch because I remember two, so I don't want to use a number because I don't know what the third one is --
Q: Hundreds, thousands, dozens?
Senior Defense Official: I don't want to go into that, thanks.
Q: Can I just pick up on the Enduring Freedom. I just want to understand it. Is the idea that if ISAF takes over the other PRTs after (Inaudible.) committed to, will Operation Enduring Freedom be sort of integrated into ISAF? Is that the long-term plan?
Senior Defense Official: I would say it's not necessarily a plan. It's a possibility. And I think that's maybe one of the things you'd want to pursue with the Secretary this evening.
Second Defense Official: The issue is more that you have a notion, so we have a growing number of NATO troops that will be in Afghanistan, and we have OEF. At some point it's plausible to think that down the road how will they relate to one another? They relate to one another now, but that may change based on the relative sizes of each.
Remember, OEF is a Central Command element. If you have a growing number of NATO troops there you have a unity of command question that's at least worth considering. It's not been considered yet but that's sort of the obvious thing you'd think about down the road. But [the Senior Defense Official] is right. There are no plans, it's just hey, let's think about this down the road. It could be something we'd want to consider. So it would be premature to describe it as well formed thoughts behind it.
I think we do have to get going. We'll be out with the Secretary some time later this afternoon, probably. You know how NATO is. It's so spontaneous, you never know. (Laughter.)
Q: Thank you.


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Computer Music Notation with Finale 2014
Instructor: Bill Purse
Dates: Saturday, July 19 - 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., Lab hours available in the evening 6:00 - 8:30
Sunday July 20 - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Room 218, Room 110
1 Graduate Credit/0 credit workshop
Duquesne University's Summer Music Technology Workshop, "Computer Music Notation with Finale 2014," will provide each participant with a solid overview of Make Music's Finale 2014 computer notation software. This weekend will provide a direct path from Finale fundamentals to power user techniques in an exciting weekend of study with nationally renowned chair of Music Technology Professor Bill Purse. An emersion of hands on experience with Finale 2014 and music workstations at Duquesne University's Digital Music Technology Lab awaits you. Bring any music and arrangements you wish to use for a computer notation projects. Participants will work on their own computer notation workstation and develop notation projects to be shared with the class at a final presentation.
During this workshop you will learn how to:
• Create, edit, and print musical scores using the Finale 2014 music notation program
• Use direct MIDI input WYPIWYP (What You Play Is What You Print)
• Tweak your score with MIDI and how to use SMF files
• Professionally manipulate your score and gain more accurate musical data input
• Use advanced techniques such as exploding and imploding scores, and special creative options to develop original works or arrangements
• Creating special materials for the web, publications, Power Points and how to export high quality graphics
Computer Platforms and Software
While you will be working on the Macintosh platform at Duquesne, this workshop will apply to both Mac and PC platforms.
Check in for the workshop is 8:30 a.m. on July 19, 2014. Please pick up your textbook, Finale 2014 Primer by Bill Purse, Alfred Publications before proceeding to Room 218 for the workshop orientation.


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Governor Faced Hard Problems
Salisbury Times - July 18, 1962
For sometime it was said that the wartime governors of Maryland usually came
from the Eastern Shore, and for a majority of the wars in which the United
States was involved, the governors did come from the eastern side of the Bay.
But none of them ever had the difficult problems which faced Gov. Levin
Winder during the War of 1812.
The Winder family was one of the old colonial families of America. John
Winder came to Virginia in or before 1665, but soon moved to the Eastern Shore
of Maryland, where he became an influential landholder. At that time he held
minor civil offices in Somerset County, and rose to the rank of lieutenant
colonel in the militia. His son John married Jean Dashiel, and their son William
married Esther Gillis, two more old and influential families of the lower Shore.
Levin, the son of William and Esther, was born in Somerset County on
September 4, 1757. Educated to a limited degree in the local schools, Levin was
preparing for a career in law when the Revolutionary War put an end to his
studies. He soon joined the patriots in the fight against the British, and
although he was only 18 he was commissioned a first lieutenant in 1776. Before
the end of the year he was a captain in the 4th Regiment of the
Maryland Line; a major on April 17, 1777, and lieutenant colonel on June 3,
When he retired from active service in November, 1783, Winder did not return
to the study of law but became somewhat of a southern planter near Princess
Anne. And, like most of the country gentlemen of that period he devoted much
time to politics. Being what one might call "a born politician,"
Winder entered political life in 1806 when elected to the House of Delegates. As
a member of the Federalist Party he served three successive terms of one year
each. During his last term, the executive branch and the State Senate were both
controlled by the Republican Party, but the House of Delegates had a Federalist
Majority. And under this division of party power, Levin Winder was chosen
Speaker of the House.
AS A STRONG Federalist, Winder was a bitter opponent of the national policies
of the Republican Party and the declaration of war with England in 1812.
Seemingly, during this period the two parties were almost equally divided in
Maryland, with the Republicans usually able to gather just enough strength to
control the governorship. The Republicans probably would have continued this
control in 1812 if it had not been for a riot which took place in Baltimore.
Some Republicans were so angry at an anti-war editorial in a Federalist paper
that they attacked the editor, and brawled with friends of the Federalists.
Because several were killed and many others wounded, the people were outraged
at this prevailing spirit of lawlessness. The affair proved to be boomerang to
the Republican Party, and when the General Assembly met in 1812 to choose the
governor of Maryland, Levin Winder defeated Gov. Bowie (who was a candidate for
re-election) by a vote of 52-29. Winder was re-elected in 1813 and 1814.
Gov. Winder was in a very trying position; his party had been and was still
opposed to the war which had broken out with England. This state of affairs
along with political reasons doubtlessly led to a noticeable lack of harmony
between the State of Maryland and the Federal Government. It seemed quite clear
to the Marylanders that the administration in Washington was going to ignore the
defenses of Maryland.
WINDER, although an anti-war governor, was concerned chiefly with protecting
the people and property of the bay shores from enemy attacks. The damages done
to British commerce by the famous "Baltimore Clippers" had made the
bay area, especially Baltimore, a prime target for the British fleet. Winder
appealed to the secretary of war first, but his request was evaded; turning next
to President Madison, he received a still unfavorable response. The Federal
Government was quite willing to give aid and protection to Virginia and other
Republican States, but little or none to the Federalist State of Maryland.
Winder remarked, "Virginia has but to ask and she receives; but Maryland,
for her political disobedience, is denied."
Fortunately, Maryland had in Gov. Winder a man of courage, fight, and action.
Maryland should be very proud of the leadership shown by Winder in that
difficult situation. When the British fleet approached the Chesapeake in 1813,
Winder, realizing that Maryland must rely upon her own resources, called a
special session of the General Assembly. Following Winder's leadership, the
Assembly appropriated large sums for the protection of the bay area, and the
people rallied with patriotic fervor to the defense of their native State.
ON BOTH sides of the bay the local militia was active; from the mouth to the
head of the Chesapeake, the British attempts at invasion were repulsed with
relatively small losses of life and property. Probably the highlight of action
by Maryland was the frustration experienced by the British at North Point and
Fort McHenry. And, on the other hand, probably the low mark experienced by
Americans during the war was the failure of the Federal Government to repel the
British advance upon Washington, D. C.
After completing his three one-year terms, Gov. Winder returned to his farm
and temporarily retired from politics. The call of public service was so great,
however, that within a year he was serving in the State Senate. Gov. Winder was
also very active in the Masonic Order. One authority has written:
"Hardly secondary to Winder's claim to fame because of his
administration of state affairs are his relations with the Masonic order. Always
active in the interests of this influential secret order, he filled the office
of the grand master of Masons in 1814 and 1815. His name occupies a position of
large importance in the story of this organization in America, and much of its
early success was the result of his faithful and untiring labors in its
Winder died in Baltimore on July 1, 1819, and his body lay in state at
Westminster Church for two weeks. After that the remains were sent to Somerset
County for burial. But there is a mystery as to the place of burial. Harry C.
Dashiell and several others of Somerset County have been searching for some
years trying in vain to locate the tomb of Gov. Levin Winder, one of the
greatest and most important leaders that Maryland has ever produced.
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(Copied below is the press release about Lulu's partnership with Borders.)
Raleigh, N.C. – February 15, 2008 – Bringing the dreams of the everyday writer to reality – Borders and Lulu.com are blazing trails in publishing with the launch of the Borders Personal Publishing program powered by Lulu. The easy-to-use and cost-effective online publishing tools of Lulu.com combine with the wide-reaching audience and customer service associated with Borders stores for this exclusive and unique service– a match made in publishing heaven!
After field-testing, Borders unveiled the program this week upon the opening of its first concept store in the nation, located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Borders Personal Publishing is available in the concept store's Digital Center through interactive kiosks, and will also be accessible via these digital kiosks in 13 additional concept stores Borders plans to open across the nation in 2008. Existing Borders superstores across the country do not have these self-publishing kiosks but will soon offer a Borders Personal Publishing how-to book as well as informational literature on the program. Through this exclusive offering, millions of customers will be able to fulfill their dream of publishing their stories and sharing them with the world.
"Thousands of writers and readers each week spend time in Borders stores across the country surrounded by one of the world's greatest collections of books and media. Many of these individuals have compelling stories of their own to tell,†said Bob Young, Lulu.com Chief Executive Officer. "Now, with the Borders Personal Publishing service, nothing stands in their way, or in the way of any subject expert or business. We're excited that Borders has turned to Lulu to help unleash another group of storytellers and professionals to the world through our collective marketplaces.â€
Borders Personal Publishing powered by Lulu is a part of Borders' effort to embrace technology and differentiate its stores with a mission to be a headquarters for knowledge and entertainment.
"Our relationship with Lulu is just one example of how Borders is evolving into a digital destination where our customers do far more than shop for books, music and movies– they create and share, and they come to us for the tools to help them do it,†said George Jones, Borders Group Chief Executive Officer. "Lulu has been empowering creators for years and our new relationship takes self-publishing to the next level.â€
The new publishing service is ideal for a wide range of consumers, including:
§ Aspiring authors wanting to sell their fiction or non-fiction works to others
§ Artists wanting a professionally-bound portfolio to showcase their works
§ Individuals wishing to write their memoirs
§ Travel and cooking experts wanting to share their knowledge with Borders customers
§ Youth groups and not-for-profits interested in creating a fundraising project or year book
Over time, Borders and Lulu plan to jointly develop other service offerings designed to empower content creators. As with Lulu.com, publishing through Borders Personal Publishing is free. There is no set-up fee and no requirement to buy copies. When someone buys content created with the Borders Personal Publishing services, Lulu.com handles the transaction as well as creator revenue payments.
To register for the Borders Personal Publishing service, customers can sign up at an in-store Borders digital kiosk within a Borders concept store or online (http://publish.bordersstores.com). There, customers will set up a personal user name and password at the kiosk, as well as take a guided tour of the process. Once registered, the Borders Personal Publishing account can be accessed on the Web from anywhere.
For customers looking to sell their books in retail channels, Borders offers several additional packages to meet those needs:
- Premium Package – Available for $499, this service is for customers serious about preparing their book for the retail market. The package comes with an editorial analysis and a cover and interior page design service, giving customers the treatment a traditional publishing house would provide its authors. In addition, customers receive an Internal Standard Book Number (ISBN) for their book, making it available to retailers worldwide and automatically eligible for future in-store programs and services. Borders also provides a free copy of the author's book and the custom U-Publish guide, which provides an overview of how to self-publish.
- Standard Package – Available for $299, this service is ideal for customers new to self-publishing and who would like limited professional assistance with their book. Customers will receive an ISBN and interior page design service to enhance the look of their book, as well as the custom U-Publish guide and a free copy of the author's book. Customers will still have the opportunity to order additional services for their book before it's distributed for retail sale.
Customers who purchase one of the publishing packages can sell their books online once the upcoming Borders.com Web site launches. Soon customer authors will even have opportunities to showcase and sell their work in Borders stores, giving Borders Personal Publishing creators even greater distribution and all Borders' customers an even larger selection of books to choose from, especially those covering niche topics.
Borders will host a "Digital Day†on Saturday, March 1 at its concept store at 3140 Lohr Road in Ann Arbor, where, among other topics, customers will be able to learn best practices for self-publishing from experts Dan Poynter and Danny O. Snow. Further details on the personal publishing services can be found at: http://publish.bordersstores.com.
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Lulu.com is the premiere marketplace for new digital content on the Internet, with over 300,000 recently published titles, and more than 4,000 new titles added each week, created by people in over 80 different countries. With over one million registered members, Lulu is changing the world of publishing by enabling the creators of books, video, periodicals, multimedia and other content to publish their work themselves with complete editorial and copyright control. Lulu enables these individuals and corporations to create high-quality products to sell directly to their customers and the rest of the Lulu.com marketplace. With storefronts provided and other marketing support, Lulu creators are fully empowered to profit from their work. With offices in Canada, US, and Europe, Lulu customers can reach the globe.


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From left to right, Sounds pitchers Johnnie Lowe, Kyle Heckathorn, Johnny Hellweg, Rob Wooten and R.J. Seidel are some of the taller players on the team.
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The Nashville Sounds have been mistaken for a basketball team while they were on a road trip.
With six pitchers who are at least 6 feet, 5 inches tall, there's good reason. But among the Sounds' tallest players, none seriously considered playing basketball after high school.
The tallest basketball junkie on the team is 6-1 closer Rob Wooten. ...


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Overall: 3-1-1 (2-1-1 ECAC East); Last Week: 1-0-1
Schedule: Friday, Nov. 16 vs. No. 9 Manhattanville, Worcester, Mass., 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 17 vs. Nichols, Worcester, Mass., 7:30 p.m.
Scoreboard: Holy Cross 2, UMass Boston 2, Boston, Mass., 11/9
Holy Cross 5, St. Anselm 2, Manchester, N.H., 11/10
- The Holy Cross women's ice hockey team will return to the Hart Center ice on Friday-Saturday, Nov. 16-17, with two ECAC East contests. The Crusaders will face-off against Manhattanville on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and Nichols on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
- Manhattanville enters the game with a record of 1-2-1 and 1-0-1 in the ECAC East and is currently ranked ninth in the country. The Valiants opened the season with losses against SUNY Plattsburgh (10/27) and Elmira (10/28) at the ECAC East-West Classic before defeating UMass Boston (11/2) and tying St. Anselm (11/4). Senior Mary Rose Morrison leads the team with four points on one goal and three assists. In net, junior Mary Evans has made 104 saves in four games for a .930 save percentage and 1.95 goals-against average. The Crusaders are 4-17-1 all-time against Manhattanville with the first ever tie coming after the most recent meeting, Feb. 11, 2012 at the Hart Center.
- Nichols currently holds a record of 2-2-0 (0-2-0 ECAC East) and will face-off against Salve Regina on Friday, Nov. 16, before traveling to the Hart Center on Saturday night. The Bison defeated Franklin Pierce (10/27) in their season opener before falling to St. Anselm (11/2) and UMass Boston (11/3). Most recently, Nichols defeated New England, 7-4, on the road on Nov. 10. Sophomore Grace Murphy leads the team with five goals and two assists for seven points. Netminder Nia Kelly has made 93 saves in four games. Holy Cross is 5-0-0 all-time versus Nichols.
- The Crusaders are coming off a 2-2 tie against UMass Boston (11/9) and 5-2 victory over defending ECAC Open champion St. Anselm (11/10). Freshman Kati Goguen (Acton, Mass.) earned ECAC East Rookie of the Week for her performance, netting her first career goal versus UMass Boston and adding two assists against St. Anselm.
- Senior Rebecca O'Quinn (Arlington, Mass.) leads the Crusaders with seven points on three goals and four assists and is tied for the team lead in power play goals with two. She is tied for first in the conference in power play points with five and is tied for third in overall points with seven.
- Sophomore goaltender Krista Manzanares (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.) leads the team with a 3-0-0 record. She has made 65 saves in three games and holds a save percentage of .942 and goals-against average of 1.33. She is sixth nationally in goals-against average.


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The wonderful part is there are many people that are picking up trash in all areas of the city and county. God Bless you for your efforts. The sad part is the CITY OF SYRACUSE does not pick up any trash over 2cubic yards per pick up. So if any location generates more than the size of a washer and dryer or @cubic yds. The DPW will pass on picking it up and fine the owner. Real smart! Therefore ,why clean up and put it out? Just throw it anywhere like vacant lots, roadways, vacant bldgs. bagged or not. The C/O Syracuse is part of the problem. Not the solution. Change the foolish law and pick up the trash . The trash doe't not go away. The trash will pile up and sit for weeks on end. Each week , more trash accumilates. Work smarter, not harder.
The city of Syracuse government and DPW is the problem. People try to collect and put out trash to the curb to be picked up. The DPW will not collect more than 2 cubic yards of trash. In fact if there is more than 2 cubic yards the DPW will not pick up a thing. They will call codes and codes will fine homeowner. Then come back and charge for clean up. That will be put on taxes a year later. To fight that you have to go in front of the councilors. This is the dumbest thing ever. THe city must thinlk trash disappears from the streets. THen next week comes and the volume is the same. So lets dump it else where. Vacant lots, highways, vacant garages. etc. This is the cities trash policy. Just plain dumb. Pick it up the trash it not going away . This is for up to 10 apartments. No wonder the city is covered with trash. Pickers thats another problem. For a can they will teer apart you bagged trash. Then dpw will not clean it up. This is the way it has been done for years. Really sad.
You should turn this person into the police. Do you think I want to see this pollution and grafditti . What is wrong with you?You are harboring a crimnal and i would lock you up until you identified the criminal. Hows that for your journal class? Jerk!
She is a slut and now trying to cash in on it.Upgrade to prostitute. Blow my friends. You must be alot of fun at a party. Good luck with the book. I am not bying it.
Wolves are very smart preditors and when introduced into an area will kill everthing in that area. Then move into another and do the same. They will reproduce and break into another pack and spread out. All the while, wiping out all living animals in that area. When the food source is exhausted they move on. I have witnessed this in Idaho, Wyoming, British Columbia, Alberta, Canada, and Alaska. I will shoot one when ever,where ever our paths cross. These are not fury little puppies or dogs. Wolves are killers, well organized in packs and lethal. I have seen and witnessed their brutality.
Very nice story of two beautiful people. May they rest in peace.
I can't believe some of you people. The man dies of cancer and she is left with a 3 month old and alone. You think that is fishy. Two men break into her house. What do you think they are there for coffee. They might have read the obits in the paper. Figured she would be alone and vulnerable.The two men broke into her house and broke down the bedroom door. The woman called for help and arm herself protecting her baby. I hope she can overcome this and move on. I am sure she was shaken up.
Horses are no different than cows. Should be used for meat. In Europe it is on the menu. Lets not be foolish. US horses are transported to Canada then shipped to Europe.
Nunzio, I'll bet you money. East Utica is pretty tough. I love that name. Tony
LOL, I graduated from Utica College and a Utica native. A very tough city and you can get involved very easily in crime. The best food, better than Syracuse. You just got to know where to go. Makes me want to call the old gang and wish them a Happy New Year. Not
Just one ak-47. These guys are light weights. I have two and a ar-15. Thank God we can have. Drugs well thats another story. Bust um. Glad no one hurt during bust.
Wow! It is nice to own property outside of the US. A home away from home. You do pay that countries taxes. And you can put money into a foreign bank acccount. You just have to declare any income to the IRS made outside of the US. There are limits and guidelines in our tax code. That is not hiding anything from our government. You cannot move large sums of cash outside of US. $10,000 is limit anything else is declared. If caught you loose it. Large purchases as house are reported to IRS by Banks. There are records of this. Why do you think people move out of the US and to foreign countries. You get better value for the dollar. Some countries will not charge you taxes on retirement dollars. Look at Porto Rico, Costa Rica and lets not forget Mexico. Three places where it is very favorable to retire. Oh yes ,free health care. Bet you did not know that.
People $200,000 is not really that much anymore with two income families. School teachers,firemen etc this amount is about average. College kids getting out of school start off at $60,000 a year with benefits. These are the majority of people and small business owners that usually make this kind of income. Rich, millionaires I do not think so. If these ladies drive BMW's good for them. If they make more than $200,000 god bless them. Who cares! They work hard for it,earn it and can therefore spend it. The government has got to get a grip on spending, paying other nations and paying more attention to our own people. Cut spending of our tax dollars. Manditory education and job/skill training of our youth. More public infrastructure updates,clean water projects, clean air projects. Get our troops back and end the wars which cost us money and lives. We are in this together, rich or poor. We do not need wealth redistribution and higher taxes on anybody. New york is the highest tax rate in the US. Look at NY, it sure looks like we spent the money in all the right places. Schools with graduation rate 45% ,no skills for the others. How are they going to make a living for themselves? I can go on. After I retire. I can't afford to live here. I will move south where the tax burden is less. I will take any money I saved and move that as well. The state will figure it out later than sooner. The producers who create wealth will move to other areas in the country where the tax burden is less. Good by to NY. It is just as close as Penn. and NH (no state income tax) Florida (no state income tax) People it adds up when you think about it. I think Ohio tried to tax the hell out of businesses. They stated moving out of state in droves. The state is now changing the tax back to where it was. LOL Damage done. Look at the number of people moving out of NY . The businesses that left our area. Raise the taxes more, see what happens. We are a mobile society. Some state offer free education to retirees. The grass is greener on the other side of NY. My wife and I are looking. Two more out of here in 5 years. Raise my income taxes, oops I am now retired. Gee, I will think of NY as I move to a better climate. Working part time selling t-shirts, hot dogs for pin money.
Snoop you got it right. There is no excuse and at 6:30 pm the poor guy is walking out to end the day. I do hunt and people get charged up in the woods. The young man made a huge mistake, shot after legal hunting time and hit a person. A mistake yes, no do overs. A man is dead and he should get punished. I would send him to jail with probation.
Jack as a fellow hunter and RMEF life member congratulations. Those are fine animals and it was fantastic you can still climb those high peaks in Alaska. Now lets go after the grizzly and finish that bucket list. Great story.
It is just the times we are facing. Congel just gave the city 1 million for an extension. The mall is coming on and stores are moving in. The sales tax generated will off set some of the cost to run the city. It all takes time to get into place. Before you condemm Congel and his attempts to build the mall. I would remember what was there. Mr Congel is a very smart man, and he made the moves to build the mall, remove the toxic waste. No one else did. No one else came up to the plate. The pilots and tax breaks were awarded given by our elected officials and state official. He applied he was granted them. It is not your or my money. What a place to live when you want someone to fail who is trying to accomplish something that would benefit the community. You just do not get it. The city is BROKE. Cuts have to be made. Choices good and bad one have to be made. A dump truck? That is the least of our problems. WoW the common councilors would not vote on it. Good we don't need another screw up from them. Read the God Damm budget retards. This is not High School where its a do over.
Keeping the center open is too costly. The move to the Salvation army premises is a great idea and will keep the program going for the elderly. We all have to make adjustments to the lack of funds. When the next budget goes through will some one read it and explain the contents to the counsilors. Hey do your homework is right on.
Rape is a serious claim. This poor guy got his face plastered on the media. He could be not guilty.She can make any claim. She is the one that got into his vehicle at 3:30 am. Why is she not with a vehicle or transportation at that hour. She put herself into a dangerous situation. Bad choices. No cabs or taxis. I would want to see the evidence and listen to both side before passing any judgement. Right now, he is not guilty in my eyes.
I have been thinking about this a while. I am very saddened by the loss of this young girl. It could have been mine or my grand daughter. 1m to spray is very costly and because of the dry weather was not warranted. However, that still does not excuse the potential for people to become infected. Something else should have been done. Mitigate the problem. The collected amount to spray the area is still available. Wet weather can be here next week. Something else should be done. Check out water ponds, tires, pools etc. More education and preventive measures posted for the general public. We cannot just let this go. The county should be proactive, not reactive and justify this poor girls death. One person is TOO much. Every life should be important as your own. If it was your child would it be any different?
NO PILOT, NO TAX BREAKS, NO SALES TAX BREAKS. Then let Him build it. He has his hand out all the time looking for public money.


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SACRAMENTO, CA - The Sacramento City Council voted to approve the term sheet for building an entertainment and sports complex in downtown at its meeting Tuesday night.
The council voted 7 to 2 on the non-binding term sheet, which will be presented to an NBA Board of Governors relocation subcommittee on April 3. Members who voted "yes" include Jay Schenirer, Angelique Ashby, Steve Cohn, Bonnie Pannell, Allen Warren, Steve Hansen and Mayor Kevin Johnson; members who voted "no" include Kevin McCarty and Darrell Fong.
"Tonight is a major milestone for our community and the region," City Manager John Shirey said. "The city has done its part in helping to keep the Kings in Sacramento by approving a term sheet that will lead to the development of a new Entertainment and Sports Center Downtown."
The term sheet, which was released to the public Saturday, outlines the city's and investors' contribution to building an arena in Downtown Plaza. The construction for the entertainment and sports complex will cost $448 million.
The city is contributing 57.6 percent of the money needed to build the arena. The $258 million contribution from the city includes:
- $212.5 million from public parking finance model
- $5 million from MOPA (Sheraton Proceeds)
- $1.5 million from parking infrastructure fund
- $1 million from construction sales tax rebate
- $38 million from Land Contribution
The investor group will contribute $189.7 million to the construction of the arena and up to $1 billion in total downtown revitalization.. The ESC investor group includes Ron Burkle, part owner of the Pittsburg Penguins and supermarket mogul, and JMA Ventures Inc., owner of the Downtown Plaza. Their contribution will cover:
- Predevelopment expenses
- Providing completion guarantee
- All cost overruns
- Responsible for 5 percent surcharge
- Responsible for all operating risks
- Oversee arena capital repair overages
- Share profits with city
The city wants to build the ESC in hopes increase economic development and to keep the Sacramento Kings in the city. After the Kings' majority owners, the Maloof Family, announced that they plan to sell their shares to a Seattle ownership group, Johnson worked to put together a local ownership group to counter the Seattle group's offer.
The Seattle group, headed by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and hedge fund manager Chris Hansen, offered to buy 65 percent of the team from the Maloofs for $525 million.
The Sacramento ownership group includes Vivek Ranadive, founder of software company Tibco and Golden State Warriors minority owner; the Jacobs Family, owners of Qualcomm; Mark Mastrov, founder of 24-hour Fitness; Burkle and at least 25 local investors are putting up money to buy the Maloof's share of the Kings. The amount of their counter-offer is unclear.
"This is bigger than basketball. Tonight's vote is a win for jobs and our economy, a win for taxpayers, and a win in terms of a fair public-private partnership with a dream team investor group consisting of Ron Burkle, Mark Mastrov, and Vivek Ranadivé," Johnson said.
The term sheet is non-binding until after the NBA Board of Governors turns down the Seattle groups' offer to buy the Kings and to move the franchise to Seattle. During the April 3 meeting, the subcommittee will listen to the plans and offers from both Seattle and Sacramento. Then, during the NBA Board of Governors meeting from April 18 to 19, they will decide whether or not the Kings stay in Sacramento. The vote to approve the term sheet tells the Board of Governors that the city is committed to building a new entertainment and sports complex to house the Kings.
"We believe this will be persuasive in convincing the NBA to approve the sale of the Kings to this same Investor Group and to keep the team in Sacramento," Shirey said.
During the meeting, 13 people signed up to speak against approving the term sheet, while 45 people were signed up to speak for approval. Council members commented on the term sheet and also talked about the questions they had about the plan.