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HI, I have a question for full time working parents out there, particularly single Moms. I am a currently unemployed single Mom, having moved back to the country recently with my now 2 1/2 year old. He just starte preschool, but as I'm not working, I can pick him up and deal with the days and many weeks the school takes off. I donB4t know if they are exceptional, but they take a week in Nov, a week at Christmas, a week in April and another in June, not to mention the various days they take. I wonder 'what will I do when I have a full time job?' which for me will likely entail a 8:30 or 9:00 am to 6:00 or so, with 2 or 3 weeks vacation per year. Do you just eat up your vacations on being dependant on a preschool's schedule? Or is this school particularly vacation prone? or do there exist other options for those weeks a preschool is on vacation? Thanks for any clues. wondering Mom
I know, when looking at preschools, I went with one with as much overlap with my work holidays as possible and no long breaks, except for during the winter holiday. I know in advance that I have to use a week of vacation that week in December each year. It is a huge challenge finding a preschool that works for working parents. I wish you much luck in finding support for school holidays while being able to use vacation for real vacation! Been There
You could also try to find a preschool whose holidays and vacations match those of your local school district. That way you can take advantage of local camps and resources like the JCC and YMCA which operate summer and holiday programs. Keep in mind that many stand-alone preschools shut down for the summer. So if you need year-round childcare you should either make sure they have a summer program or look for a home-based preschool. There are stand-alone preschools and childcare centers that do operate year-round, so look for these too. It can be done!
My partner and I are looking for some feedback on how many weeks vacation + sick time do people typically pay their home-based daycare providers. Thanks --Looking for guidance
We now have another child in a home-based daycare and they are closed less frequently - two weeks for Winter break, one week (I think) at another time during the year and a few holidays. Again, we pay a monthly fee, and as was true for our son's daycare, if we take vacation, we still pay the full month's fee to ''hold the spot.'' Berkelely Mama
However, if I have to close the daycare because I am sick, the parents do not pay for the days I am closed for my illness.
I look at it this way. If I was working for someone else, I would get paid holidays and vacations. I do a hard job and deserve a break. I also have bills to pay. If you take your child to a large daycare, you will most likely have to pay for the days they are closed for holidays and you will probably have to pay for your child's spot when your family goes on vacation. They do this, because they have to pay the daycare providers for their holidays.
Just because my daycare is in my home, it does not make me a babysitter. I am running a business. Although it is sometimes hard to discuss the finances in a caring profession. I AM a business and I run my daycare like a business when it comes to that.
So, after that long explanation, I think you need to ask your daycare provider what the policy is about holidays etc and paying. If they do not already have one, they may want to supply each parent with a copy of what their policy is and what days they are closed. Family Daycare Provider
Recently my in-home daycare provider added a new policy of 10 paid vacation days and I was wondering if this is common. I'd be interested to know how many others out there pay vacation for their provider. (In home- large family daycare)
I am completely on board with paying for childcare when *my family* takes vacation, some holiday and sick. Maybe this new policy bothers me because over the 2 years that I've been with her things keep getting added on. Example: 1st there were 9 paid holidays. Now there are 12, including Veterans Day and Columbus day. Then added were 7 paid sick days and now 10 paid vacation days.
If all paid days are taken (and why wouldn't they be if they are paid), this totals 29 days. She made the point that I get paid vacation with my job, so she should with hers. (This is more total time that I have with my job, that I've been with 10 years!) I pointed out that I have to accrue that vacation by hours worked, I don't get it automatically. AND that # of days I am able to accrue is also linked to years of service. She and I don't have an employer-employee relationship. It is not the same thing. She is an independent contractor. What's next, her her healthcare and taxes?
I also pointed out that what happens is I am paying twice for childcare in the same week. Either I am paying her (for the vacation)AND someone else for care for that week she's gone. OR I am taking off work (at this point unpaid, because I don't have any PTO left due to any of my own vacation taken plus taking off for sick kids) AND paying her. OR, my husband (an independent contractor)takes off work and doesn't get paid if he doesn't work. If we didn't pay her vacation, yes, we'd still have to take the time off (or pay someone else), but it's the fact that IN ADDITION to that we also now have to pay her also.
Am I crazy that this bothers me? Are my thoughts on this
unreasonable and without merit? (I add that otherwise, I truly
like my provider-she is great w/my kids, 2 DD's) Maybe it's
because we are also financially barely making it that this also
bothers me. Interested in your responses. Thank you
Feeling Squeezed
She closes for 11 holidays a year (more than either my partner or I get at work), plus two week long vacations.
We are expected to pay ''tuition'' each month, just as we do at our son's preschool which also has vacations. I think there may be a few exceptions to this, but the general rule of thumb is that the parents pay for vacations.
It is a bummer, especially now that we have two kids with ''schools'' that have two different vacation schedules. It does mean we have to either miss work (using our precious vacation days) or hire outside help, but it's standard practice. Berkeley Mom
It seems totally reasonable to me for home day care providers to get paid vacations and sick leave, like any other working professionals. And yes, I did have to pay another provider or take time off from work myself when my providers took a vacation. That's the nature of the business a day care provider is in -- should they not get to take vacations just because you'll need someone else to watch your kids when they do?
It seems to me the only cause for complaint that you have is that your provider added the paid vacation after you hired her. I do see that as an issue, given that you may have chosen her in part based on her previous vacation/holiday policy. Do you have a written contract with her that lays out her vacation and sick leave policy? If you do and she's changing it after the fact, and especially given that it's a hardship to you, you may want to talk to her about sticking with your original agreement. If you don't have a written contract with her, then I don't see that you have much grounds for complaint -- but I would recommend getting a written contract in place with her to cover the rest of the time you plan to keep your child with her, so that you won't have any more issues of this kind. Good luck! Diane
I know how frustrated you feel but I don't think you should feel as though you are being treated unfairly or abnormally. I think it is just one of those things we have to work around. Almost all family daycares have a similar setup. It doesn't work for them to plan their vacations around yours, because not all the kids' families would be gone at the same time. So an ''enforced'' vacation period is the only way the workers could have more than 1 day off at a time.
When you are shopping for a new daycare (now that you know), factor in that ''double care'' (times when you would have to get childcare when the center is closed) into the price and into your family budget. Many families including mine just plan their vacations around the school closures where possible. This is what we will all have to do later when our kids are in school, after all. (Although it's different when we are paying through the nose- I feel you.)
Sometimes families get together to hire a caregiver (sometimes even one of the daycare workers who needs the extra $$!) during the center's vacation days. This can help with the cost. And we sometimes are able to have retired grandparents come during those periods - they love being able to help in such an important way Squeezed but resigned
As to paid sick days, I also have the following story to share: A few years ago we had a full-time nanny. She received a monthly salary (which was carefully calculated to equal the 12-month average of her hourly rate) plus 1 sick day per month, in addition to all paid holidays that I received from work (for example, I didn't get Columbus Day off, so she had to work on that day.) She was pretty good not to miss any regular workdays, but she also managed to call in sick once a month religiously.
After 6 months, however, she wanted to be paid based on the actual number of hours worked each month. I explained to her that the salary system was better because it was based on her full-time hourly rate plus holidays and sick days. Still, she believed that she would make more money the other way around and told me she would rather not getting paid holidays and sick days as long as I paid her by the number of hours worked each month. So, I went with it.
She never called in sick again (not only because she knew she wouldn't get paid but also because she was never sick!)
There are a lot of good, caring childcare providers out there, whose outstanding performance makes you want to provide them with additional benefits as a token of your appreciation. Start looking if you don't think the performance of your current childcare provider worth the 29 paid days she has asked for Chris
I have a few suggestions: look for preschools that provide daycare for most of their vacation days, check out Claremont Day School--they're open year-round. Develop a list of places that accept ''drop-ins,'' (of course, they may be closed on the same days!), team up with other parents and hire a babysitter together. Best of luck! Wishing I had two months of vacation, too
Our family daycare providers, which have been open for about 1 year, are asking for a big increase in their vacation schedule. The original agreement was holidays and 2 weeks vacation per year, all paid. Now they are asking for an additional week this year, another week at spring break and month off during the summer as well. We want to negotiate a fair and resonable plan for everyone. It's hard for us because I personally get no vacation or sick time at my job, so if we're paying for daycare and yet I'm not working, then I'm paying double. We all want our providers to have the breaks they need. What is your agreement with your daycare? How many paid vacation/holiday days to they require? Do you pay them for summers off? anonymous
Some preschools take very long breaks, including a month (or more!) in the summer. I didn't look at any of those preschools, because I knew that, as a working parent, those wouldn't work for me. My son's preschool takes 4 weeks per year (2 at the end of December, one is spring, plus the last week in August). This was at the upper limit of what I would have considered.
Your child's day care provider is trying to change from 2 weeks per year to 7!!! (3 weeks plus a whole month). In my opinion, this is way too many weeks, especially if they expect for all of this time to be paid -- and especially given what a large increase it is over what you previously agreed to (it's a 3.5- fold increase!) If they wanted to take one extra week, I would go along with it, but to expect you to foot the bill for such a large increase in their vacation time is, IMO, completely unreasonable. If it were me, I would flatly refuse, and if they won't agree to be more reasonable, I'd look for child care elsewhere. Diane
I would definitely suggest talking to the other parents at your daycare to see how they feel, and perhaps talking to an organization like Bananas or CocoKids (Contra Costa County's excellent childcare referral service) to get their perspective on what's standard. Two months of vacation seems like a lot (unless you live in Europe) - but unless you can convince the providers to change their minds, you might be faced with a choice about whether to stay or place your child elsewhere. --good luck!
Hi, I'm a new family day care provider working with infants. I did so much research and planning before starting my business, but there is a huge gap in either the information out there or just in child care in general (I suspect the latter): what to do when the provider is sick. Of course in my second week of providing care, I've gotten quite sick, and I really don't want to pass this on to the child in my care. I've asked around to other care providers, spoken with Bananas, and just racked my brain in general. There isn't really an answer. What do people do when their child care providers are sick? Do parents have a back-up? Do providers have a back up? How do you find those people? My ratio is so low that I can't afford an assistant, and I really want to offer something (at least a suggestion!) to my parents. Any suggestions and comments are welcome, from provider and parents both. sick provider
My daughter has just started daycare at a wonderful little in-home daycare, but I am extremely shocked to find that many places, including ours, close for up to 5 or 6 weeks a year for holidays/vacations, in addition to another 9 or so holidays, and families are still obligated to pay their regular rate. This is in spite of the fact that many of us who work full time and cannot take as much time off, must find alternative childcare during those excess weeks, essentially paying double in childcare 6 weeks out of the year!
I am wondering if this a commonly accepted practice? I suppose it is a precursor to when they begin school, but it seems a bit excessive. I would love to hear other parents' opinions on the matter and whether this is typical, in which case I have to just suck it up and deal! Overextended parent
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GMA Frets About 'Greenwashing'
Business just canŌĆÖt win.
For years the environmentalists and their green-loving mainstream media allies have been slamming businesses for trashing the planet. Outlets ranging from television networks to magazines to newspapers have spearheaded an incessant ŌĆ£eco-friendlyŌĆØ campaign that has been so influential on consumers that some companies have gone into the red just to be green. But of course now that being green has actually become profitable, the mediaŌĆÖs criticizing the free market for ŌĆ£taking advantage of it.ŌĆØ
On Nov. 5 ŌĆ£Good Morning AmericaŌĆÖsŌĆØ weatherman and eco-propagandist Sam Champion tsked, ŌĆ£In the past five years, there's been an explosion of products marketed as being green or good for the environment. But just how accurate are all of those claims? And are we really getting what we think we are? Well, the government now says, in some cases, weŌĆÖre not.ŌĆØ
YouŌĆÖd think ŌĆ£greenwashing,ŌĆØ the topic of the segment, is what ChampionŌĆÖs incessantly biased environmental ŌĆ£reportingŌĆØ is meant to do to viewers. But no. Greenwashing is ŌĆ£labeling products as eco-friendly, when they may not be.ŌĆØ
Lee Stringer, an environmental architect and author of the ŌĆ£groundbreakingŌĆØ book "The Green Workplace,ŌĆØ told Champion that greenwashing ŌĆ£infuriates" her. ŌĆ£When I find that they haven't done the work ŌĆō theyŌĆÖve just slapped a green label on something and haven't really shown me that they've done the due diligence ŌĆō I find it very frustrating.ŌĆØ
The problem, (as if you couldnŌĆÖt see this coming) is the lack of government regulation. ŌĆ£None of these product claims are illegal,ŌĆØ GMAŌĆÖs Elisabeth Leamy said ominously, ŌĆ£because there is no legal standard.ŌĆØ
GMA turned then to Scott Chase of Terrachoice, a company that certifies green products for the Canadian government. Chase explained to Leamy the ŌĆ£confusingŌĆØ green certifications that companies can award themselves
ŌĆ£What's the point?ŌĆØ said Chase. ŌĆ£What does it mean? Who determined it was earth-friendly? You gotta give me, as a consumer, additional information so I can make an intelligent choice.ŌĆØ
But contrary to LearnyŌĆÖs assertion, there is a legal standard. ItŌĆÖs called ŌĆ£truth in advertising,ŌĆØ and the segment ironically included an interview with Jim Kohm of the Federal Trade Commission. Kohm listed seven recent class action lawsuits that the FTC has brought against companies that have falsely advertised green products.
ŌĆ£The reason the FTC is on the beat,ŌĆØ said Kohm, ŌĆ£is that we want to make sure that consumers get what they're paying for.ŌĆØ
WouldnŌĆÖt that make further legal standards unnecessary? No, because nothing is ever good enough for the environmental left.
For example, the ever-so-hated plastic water bottle. The company Poland Spring has a bottle design that saves 30 percent more plastic. But, as Chase pointed out, ŌĆ£You still have this kind of sin of the hidden trade-off, given that you're shipping this product back and forth across the country, when you could, in fact, just get it out of your tap.ŌĆØ Never mind that you canŌĆÖt carry your tap with you.
So now with the environmentalists and the media shooting down the same products they demanded, whatŌĆÖs left? Well, Leamy concluded, ŌĆ£Sometimes the best way to be green is not to buy anything at all.ŌĆØ So much for the economy.
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- "…innumerable stars, scattered in clusters" (2013—jj.39), for orchestra, ca. 10 minutes, no scheduled premiere (read by New York Philharmonic, Alan Gilbert conducting, 3 June 2014).
- Focus (2012—jj.34), for large orchestra, commissioned by conductor Chris Kim and the Cornell Symphony Orchestra, ca. 10 minutes, premiered by the same in Bailey Hall (Ithaca, New York) in spring of 2012.
- The lone and level sands (2010), for sinfonietta, written for Cornell University and the Festival Chamber Orchestra, ca. 5 minutes, premiered 17 April 2010 in Barnes Hall (Ithaca, New York) with the Festival Chamber Orchestra under Cynthia Johnston-Turner.
- Toccata (2007-8), for large orchestra, written in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music degree at the University of Oregon, ca. 10 minutes, read on 8 May 2009 in Miller Theater (Columbia University) by the American Composers Orchestra under David Delta-Gier, and by the AACA Orchestra at Aspen under Robert Trevino.
- Consternation (2006-7), for sinfonietta, written for the Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (ECCE), ca. 11 minutes, premiered 17 November 2007 in Beall Hall (Eugene, Oregon) by ECCE, Scott J. Ordway conducting.
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- Threshold (2012—jj.35), for tenor & sinfonietta, text in English by Rabindranath Tagore, written for tenor Zach Finkelstein and the Cornell Festival Chamber Orchestra, ca. 9.5 minutes, premiered in Barnes Hall (Ithaca, NY) by the same on 31 March 2012.
- For a Faded Mind (2009-10), for solo violin, piano & strings, commissioned by violinist Joseph Lin & conductor Chris Kim, ca. 20 minutes, premiered 1 May 2010 in Barnes Hall (Ithaca, New York) by violinist Joseph Lin and the Cornell Chamber Orchestra under Chris Kim.
- Elegy in April (2007), for solo piano & orchestra, ca. 9 minutes, premiered 17 November 2007 in Beall Hall (Eugene, Oregon) by pianist Kate Campbell & the Oregon Composers Orchestra, Jesse Jones conducting.
- So Eden Sank to Grief (2014—jj.44), for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, & 2 horns, commissioned by the Tanglewood Music Center, ca.10 minutes, premiered 6 July 2014 in Seiji Ozawa Hall by TMC fellows, Karina Canellakis, conducting.
- Through the Veil (2010-11), for 3 amplified sopranos and wind ensemble, commissioned by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University, ca. 18 minutes, premiered 30 April 2011 in Bailey Hall (Ithaca, New York) by the Cornell University Wind Ensemble, under Cynthia Johnston-Turner, with sopranos Judith Kellock, Patrice Pastore & Jamie Jordan, released on album Augenblick on Albany Records.
- Sonata, (2015—jj.48), for flute & guitar, in four movements, ca.19 minutes, commissioned by Duo Damiana (Molly Barth & Dieter Hennings), premiere in Oregon scheduled for Summer 2015.
- Fuga a 3 voci (2014—jj.47), for soprano, oboe, violin, cello & piano, ca.6 minutes, commissioned by oboist Rebecca Nagel, premiere in Columbia, SC, scheduled for spring 2015.
- Trio, (2014—jj.46), for violin, mandolin & contrabass, ca.12 minutes, commissioned by violinist Rebecca Hunter & bassist Craig Butterfield, premiered 14 September 2014 at University of South Carolina School of Music.
- Four Scenes (2014—jj.45), for soprano saxophone & marimba, ca.10 minutes, commissioned by the Rosewood Duo (saxophonist Cliff Leaman & percussionist Scott Herring), premiere in Columbia, SC, scheduled for fall 2014.
- In dulcet tones (2013—jj.41), for violin & piano, ca. 10 minutes, commissioned by Rebecca Hunter and Lynn Kompass, premiered in Thailand in January 2014.
- "Whereof man cannot speak…" (2013—jj.40), for string quartet, ca. 30 minutes, commissioned and premiered by the Juilliard String Quartet, 11 October 2013 in Indianapolis, IN.
- ABRAXAS (2013—jj.38), for clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano, 2 violins, viola, violoncello, and contrabass, ca. 13 minutes, commissioned and premiered by Scharoun Ensemble Berlin, 9 March 2013 in Rome (Villa Aurelia) and 17 May 2013 in Berlin.
- Neither am I a bloodless angel (2012—jj.36), for cello and piano, ca. 11 minutes, commissioned by Jeff Zeigler and David Riley, premiere scheduled for February 2014 in Eugene, OR.
- Unisono (2011), for violin, clarinet & piano, commissioned by Xak Bjerken for Mayfest 2011, ca. 9.5 minutes, premiered 24 May 2011 in Barnes Hall (Ithaca, New York) by violinist Philippe Graffin, clarinetist Chen Halevi, and pianist Xak Bjerken.
- Night Music (2010-11), for flute (or violin) & percussion, written for Sophia Tegart, ca. 13 minutes, two movements written and premiered at Tanglewood (2011), complete premiere on 26 October 2011 by flautist Emlyn Johnson & percussionist Matt Evans.
- Four Bagatelles (2011), for piano quintet (or clarinet, violin, double-bass & piano), written for the Open End Ensemble, ca. 7 minutes, premiered by the same in Fall 2011.
- Snippet Variations (2009), for clarinet, violin, cello & piano, written for the Aspen Music Festival and School, ca. 7.5 minutes, premiered 20 July 2009 in Harris Hall (Aspen, Colorado) by the Aspen Contemporary Ensemble under Syd Hodkinson, repeat performance at the Aspen Art Museum on 21 July 2009, additional performances by the Israeli Chamber Project (2009), and by Tanglewood's New Fromm Players (2011).
- Panache (2009), for string quartet, written for the iO Quartet, ca. 9 minutes, premiered 13 March 2009 in Lincoln Hall (Ithaca, New York) by the iO Quartet.
- Piano Quintet (2006-7), for violin, viola, cello, double-bass & piano, ca. 11 minutes, premiered 17 November 2007 in Beall Hall (Eugene, Oregon) by the Eugene Contemporary Chamber Ensemble (ECCE).
- The City of Gid (2005), for flute & piano, ca. 6.5 minutes, premiered 7 November 2005 in Beall Hall (Eugene, Oregon) by flautist Leeann Davis and pianist Nathalie Fortin.
- Threshold (2012—jj.35), for tenor & sinfonietta, text in English by Rabindranath Tagore, written for tenor Zach Finkelstein and the Cornell Festival Chamber Orchestra, ca. 9.5 minutes, premiered in Barnes Hall (Ithaca, NY) by the same on 31 March 2012.
- Margaret (2011), for soprano and piano, text in English by Gerard Manley Hopkins, written for the Tanglewood Music Center, ca. 6 minutes, premiered by soprano Sharon Harms and pianist Daniel Anastasio in Seiji Ozawa Hall (Tanglewood), 13 July 2011.
- Harmonies poétiques et religieuses (2011), for mezzo-soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano resonance, three texts in French by Alphonse de Lamartine, written for the Argento Chamber Ensemble (winner of the Heckscher Prize in Composition), ca. 22 minutes, premiered 6 March 2011 in Barnes Hall (Ithaca, New York) by the Argento Chamber Ensemble, with mezzo-soprano Rachel Calloway, David Fulmer conducting.
- Los niños (2006-9), for mezzo-soprano & guitar, five texts in Spanish by Federico Garcia Lorca (used with permission), ca. 23 minutes, premiered 21 June 2009 in Hockett Hall (Ithaca College), at the GFA Convention, by soprano Judith Kellock & guitarist Kenneth Meyer.
- Drink Deeply (2006), for soprano, alto & tenor, text in English by Anna Zeats Bennett, ca. 4 minutes, no scheduled premiere.
- Gods (2011), for men's choir TTBB a cappella, text in English by Walt Whitman, commissioned by Scott Tucker & the Cornell University Glee Club, ca. 8 minutes, no scheduled premiere.
- Sing No Songs For Me (2010), for choir SATB a cappella, text in English by Christina Rossetti, commissioned by Robert Cowles & Cantori (Hobart and William Smith Colleges), ca. 6.5 minutes, premiered by the same on 17 May 2011 in St. John's Chapel (Geneva, New York).
- Molly Bahn (2008), for choir SATB a cappella, anonymous folk text in English, commissioned by Peter Wordelman & the EOU Chamber Choir, ca. 7 minutes, premiered by the same on 31 May 2009 in Newberg, Oregon (George Fox University), at the Oregon Collegiate Choral Festival.
- Naye-e Sin (2008), for choir SATB a cappella w/optional Eurhythmic movement, ancient folk text (war chant) in Navajo, commissioned by Peter Wordelman & the EOU Chamber Choir, ca. 6.5 minutes, premiered by the same on 28 May 2008 in Newberg, Oregon (George Fox University) at the Oregon Collegiate Choral Festival.
- The Snowman (in progress/on hold), for soprano & choir TTBB a cappella, text in English by Wallace Stevens, duration and completion date unknown
- Ephemera (2014—jj.43) for solo piano, ca. 10 minutes, commissioned by pianist Xak Bjerken, premiere in Syracuse NY scheduled for 20 March 2014.
- Postludes (2010-11), piano four-hands, commissioned by the Jeffers-Carlson Duo, ca. 12 minutes, premiered by the same on 31 August 2011.
- Lullay (2010), for solo piano, written in partial fulfillment of the DMA at Cornell University, ca. 4.5 minutes, no scheduled premiere.
- Nocturne (2008), for solo piano, ca. 10 minutes, premiered 3 April 2009 in Barnes Hall (Ithaca, New York) by pianist Assen Boyadjiev.
- Variations on Drowsy Maggie (2005-7), for solo piano, ca. 6.5 minutes, premiered 11 June 2007 at the Oregon Bach Festival (Eugene, Oregon) by pianist Mihyun Kim.
- Leda Monologue (2013—jj.42), for solo alto saxophone, ca. 5.5 minutes, commissioned by Andrew Allen, premiere at the World Saxophone Congress (in Strasbourg, France) scheduled for July 2015.
- Ricordanza (2012, jj—37), for solo guitar, ca. 8 minutes, commissioned by guitarist Kenneth Meyer for his upcoming 2013 CD, premiere scheduled for May 2013.
- Microtonal Sketches (in progress/on hold) for solo cello (2011) ca. 9 minutes.
- Phantasma (2010-11), for solo cello, ca. 8 minutes, premiered 17 October 2007 in Beall Hall (Eugene, Oregon) by cellist Jeremy Heaven.
- Martin Eden, an Opera in Two Acts (in progress), for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, & baritone, with chorus SATB & orchestra, libretto adapted from Jack London, ca.100 minutes, blackbox staging for DVD release scheduled for summer 2016—this production is funded in part by a Guggenheim Fellowship.
- Love Is (2008), for soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor and baritone soloists, chorus SATB, with amplified chamber ensemble (flute, clarinet, percussion, violin & cello), original libretto in English by Thomas Madden, commissioned by the Eastern Oregon University Opera Club, ca. 50 minutes, no scheduled premiere.
- The Black Sea (2013), ca.80 minutes, directed by Brian Padian
- The Big Black Dark (2012), ca.12 minutes, directed by Brian Padian
- Breath (2007), ca.10 minutes, directed by Chuck Peters
- Bach: Englische Suite No.2 in A minor (2010-11), for clarinet, bassoon, horn, strings, ca. 22 minutes, premiere scheduled for March 2013 by Scharoun Ensemble Berlin in Rome and Berlin.


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It's on! Or is it? In response to magicJack founder Dan Borislow's sharply-worded comments last week, competitor netTALK has issued a very measured response, defending the credentials of its executives and highlighting the benefits of its TK6000 product, without mentioning its chief rival by name.
While declining our request for a phone interview, netTALK CEO Anastasios "Takis" Kyriakides sent us the following statement via e-mail:
We, at netTALK, would like to respond to the comments made about our company and our product, the TK6000, as of late. Contrary to comments made, our company is founded and run by a staff of seasoned executives with decades of experience who firmly attests to and stands behind the high quality of netTALK's policies, customer service practices, network and product development activities. Unlike others on the market, the TK6000 works independent of a computer, offering more convenience, flexibility and functionality to the end user – not to mention cost and energy savings. Because the TK6000 is flexible enough to not require the use of a fully powered computer to make and receive calls like other units, our customers are able to save time, energy and money. We developed the TK6000 by reviewing the current leading products in the category and focusing on the best attributes from each, resulting in a product we, and our loyal customers, feel is a best-of-all-worlds communication device.
On Wednesday, magicJack's Borislow wasn't nearly as diplomatic when he ripped into netTALK, whose TK6000 device, like the magicJack, offers customers the opportunity to make unlimited domestic voice calls using their Internet connections. When asked about his rival, Borislow said:
It's a piece of sh*t. It has static. The call quality is pathetic. There's no phone numbers available, and it's run by a bunch of fly-by-nights with no assets. They'll be bankrupt soon. We're a real company with the best network and best software.
netTALK's longevity seems to be the cause of some speculation.In addition to Borislow's prediction that "they'll be bankrupt soon," BusinessWeek.com's stock section has a news update from December 14, 2009 that reads:
Net Talk.Com Inc. filed its 10-K on December 14, 2009 for the period ending September 30, 2009. In this report its auditor, KBL, LLP, gave an unqualified opinion expressing doubt that the company can continue as a going concern.
However, the very same 10-K statement says:
Prior to our fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, we were in our development stage. Commencing with the fourth quarter of our year ended September 30, 2009, we concluded that we have substantially established our operating architecture and have commenced revenue producing activities sufficient to emerge from the development stage of operations.
Now that it is past the development stage, the company's future likely hinges on the success of its TK6000 product, which is built on a solid, but not innovative concept. Being able to connect a phone device directly to the router rather than the computer is a huge convenience, but Vonage has been offering a similar service for years now and many cable companies offer their own phone service via VoIP boxes as well. The key, in netTALK's case is that it offers the device and service for a one-time-only fee of $99 while Vonage typically charges $24.99 a month and most cable companies charge a lot more than that (Time Warner here in New York charges $45/month).
We haven't had a chance to test the TK6000 yet, but we're expecting to get in a review unit in the near future and put Kyriakides' claims to the test. If it lives up to its claims and the company stays afloat, magicJack could be in for a challenge.
at least they show some class!
Laptop failed to point out that the TK6000 is innovative in that it will work either way, like Vonage via a router, or like the other company via the USB port. This really does give the user the ability to go either way.
Laptop also failed to note that Nettalks owner and Shark Tanks Kevin Harrington are partners and they are also partners with OmniReliant. In business, we are taught to follow the money. Bottom line, expect the truth to hurt Nettalk.
Vonage is just like another plain ol' telephone company…going to make the switch
My Magic Jack took out the 5V power supply for the USB ports on the right side of my Compaq Presario. Contacted HP. Tech I talked to said they have received a lot of calls on this. Supposedly the Magic Jack draws too much current and takes out the power supply. Can't be fixed by replacing a fuse — need to completely replace the mother board to fix. Tech said HP doesn't recommend using a Magic Jack with any of their laptops.
I have an HP laptop and after reading William Walker's 3-8-2010 comment that the HP Tech does not recommend using Magic Jack with any of their laptops, I am delaying installing my Magic Jack installation.
I have the 2-piece equipment USB extension cord and the Phone Jack/USB Plug. I want to port my existing U-Verse telephone number when I switch over to Magic Jack and I would rather connect through the router so that I don't need to leave my laptop on constantly. I don't mind plugging the phone into the router because the purpose of a laptop rather than a desktop is the portability of the laptop!
I implemented NetTalk this past weekend. I have been on a host of conference calls since then and absolutely love the call quality! Folks should remember that Internet speed is likely a key factor in call quality. But who in they day and age don't have a broadband connection? What some might want to do is obtain a Google Voice (GV) number – share your new number with friends and family, then have GV ring simultaneously to your office line, cell phone, etc. What I find advantageous to this is that I don't have to give out my real office or cell phone number, which in my case, has changed a few times over the last several years. The real test will be whether or not NetTalk holds firm on its annual price point for service. If they do, and if they maintain a solid, redundant network backbone, I will be a loyal customer for years to come!
i tried net talk duo, but magic jack is far more superior in voice quality i think this has to do with with the usb port having more power, another feature that i like about magic jack is that i can feed the phone line into the wall jack so i can pick up any phone in the house.(but first disconnect the incoming phone line from the street) the duo does not have the power to support this, something they need to beef up.. it does not have call blocking but neither does magic jack, but magic jack is working on this feature……
This service into the Vancouver area of Canada is terrible (dropped calls, 3 second drop-outs during calls, etc). Wait times are 90 minutes to speak with a Tech (should tell you something about the number of problems) so after spending 17 hours trying to reach them or speaking to them I completed a "ticket". Carlos will not reply to me anymore and the Customer Service Manager told me that it isn't Nettalk's responsibility to ensure I have a proper telephone service; I should speak to the Retailer about this. How the Retailer can fix technical non service issues is beyond my comprehension. This would be like Verizon, Telus, Bell or Rogers washing their hands of non service. Nettalk has washed their hands of me; I can't be the only one
I was a magicjack user for about 3yrs. My subscription was up again and I was going to renew, when I decided to do some research on the upgraded version, the Magicjack Plus. I was tired of having to leave my computer on 24/7. This is when I learned about the Nettalk Duo. I purchased the Duo and have been using it, for about 4 months now. I travel alot and have used the Duo with at least five different modems & wireless routers. I have to say that as long as you use one of the modems/routers in the list that works well with the Duo, and not one of the ones in the list that doesnt work well with the Duo, THE CALL QUALITY IS MUCH MUCH BETTER than that of the Magicjack.
I do not have dropped calls, nor do I have any of the issues that I have seen others complain about. You may have to log into your modem/router and make sure that the firmware is updated, but the only issue I have ever had with my duo, was when I used a router in the BAD LIST, or every now and then during a call, it sounds as if a button was being pushed, and I had to hang up and call the person back. Most of the time, they didnt even hear it, and it was actually a rare occurrence. It seemed to happen when I had been on the phone for 4-5 hours or more on one phone call. There is a 5,000 minute limit per month, but I am not sure if that is total calls or just outgoing calls. I have not yet had any issues with passing the limit (83.3333 hours per month)
I would DEFINITELY recommend the Nettalk Duo. I would say to try the Nettalk Duo WIFI, because it also gives you the option of using it at hotels, airports, friends homes, where you are not able to connect your Duo directly to a router. I HAVE NOT YET TRIED THE WIFI, but I will be purchasing one soon. I have plenty of family who could use these. After paying $20-$30/yr for nationwide phone service, I cant ever seeing going back to landline or Vonage type services. I actually didnt have a home phone for a long time because of the high cost and opted for unlimited cell usage instead, WHICH I STILL HAVE.
PS. There are features such as *98 from your Nettalk Duo phone to listen to your voicemail. They still do not have the option to setup your voicemail with your own recording, but they do offer voicemail that you can listen to via your account on Nettalk's website, via email, or via your Nettalk Duo phone. They also offer call forwarding, with a priority or multi-ring feature (sorta like find me, follow me). You can turn your voicemail on or off. I HOPE THIS HELPS….
Their fraudulent activity is finally coming to an end. It is about time. Class action lawsuits have been filed: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/pomerantz-law-firm-has-filed-a-class-action-against-magicjack-vocaltec-ltd-and-certain-officers—20130118-00698


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Wednesday, 02 Apr 2008 01:22 PM
The worst possible economic news would be that independent truckers across the nation were going on strike. in actuality, that very news came Tuesday, April 1, and it wasn't an April Fools' joke.
A five-day strike was promised.
The backbone of America's economy is the vehicular highway that carries the major part of the nation's freight, particularly its food. Trucks bear the burden.
At least 350,000 of these trucks are driven by independent owner-operators, constituting a major portion of the freight-hauling carriers.
Each owner-operator makes his own truck payments and buys his own fuel. No large corporate entity is available to support these drivers.
While their truck payments are fixed by purchase contracts, their fuel costs are not. Many truckers have fixed carrier contracts. Most will have provisions for cost of fuel increases; others will be hard pressed to survive.
Denver-based MyFoxColorado.com reports that the average trucker is faced with diesel fuel costs averaging $4 per gallon. Long distance truckers are reporting diesel fuel costs rising to a total of $3,000 per week.
Some independent owner-operators are being forced out of business.
ThePittsburghChannel.com reports diesel fuel averaging $4.33 per gallon in Pennsylvania, up from $2.84 per gallon last year, an increase of 52 percent. Full tanks of diesel fuel for a big rig have risen from $780 last year to $1,200 this year.
The devastating results of a truckers' strike lasting more than five days could prove unimaginable.
While it is known, but not widely publicized, cities such as New York normally have a 10-day food supply. The distribution of food products, replacing the food supply over that period, functions very well with the uninterrupted daily delivery of foodstuffs by truck.
More so than an impending hurricane or blizzard, an interruption lasting five days, aggravated by a corrupt media with screaming headlines pointing out that New York City would run out of food in 10 days, would instigate food hoarding by individuals.
Individuals could find themselves rushing to overcrowded food outlets in an effort secure their own food supply to cover an impending shortage.
Some may remember the Patty Hearst kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army in 1974 where a ransom of millions of dollars was demanded in the form of food handouts.
The ransom was finally paid in tractor-trailer loads of foodstuffs that were delivered to designated food market parking lots in California. On arrival, the trailers were open to the thousands of would-be recipients who crowded the area.
On opening the trailer doors, the crowds surged forward and began fighting over the food in the trucks. Food riots ensued and most of the remaining food was destroyed in the struggle.
The evening news showed the catastrophic results.
The shutdown of food delivery could cause such a calmity in the food markets of cities across the nation. One can only imagine the ensuing catastrophe that would develop in a large city with a major food shortage.
On a lesser scale, most small businesses today are not well enough financed to carry inventories of spare parts needed on a daily basis. In many instances, these companies would face shutdowns until replacement items arrived.
Meanwhile, a mentally challenged U.S. Congress has reduced itself to a group of handwringers bent on attacking the chief executives of the major oil companies.
The oil industry's top executives were asked to appear before the U.S. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming on April 1 to explain their role in the rising costs of gasoline and diesel fuel.
The sheer hypocrisy of this move is exceeded only by the arrogance of the U.S. House Select Committee members who bear the responsibility for the very problem themselves.
It is the U.S. Congress that has forbidden these same executives of the major oil companies in the nation to explore and develop more oil resources in Alaska, ANWAR in particular, and the offshore oil reserves along the coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Gulf of Mexico.
This same Congress has forced the major oil companies to find the resources necessary to serve the American public in other countries of the world to the extent that 60 percent of the nation's petroleum needs must now be imported from other nations at set prices over which the United States has no control.
Some of these nations are declared enemies or potential enemies of America.
Imported crude oil that as recently as 1999, just nine years ago, cost the United States only $20 a barrel, adjusted for inflation to 2007 prices, has now risen some 500 percent to today's market of $101 per barrel.
It has been the U.S. Congress that has forced this excessive cost burden on the American public. Had Congress levied a tax on petroleum to this extent, the American public would have taken to the streets.
Many in this country have been demanding energy independence, which is achieveable with the use of America's hundred-plus billion barrels of reserves.
If Congress is seeking a culprit in the present energy crisis, it need look only at itself.
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In our "Money Mic" series, we hand over the podium to people with controversial views about money. These are their views, not ours, but we welcome your responses.
Today, one woman talks about the unconventional—and intercontinental—route that she took to pay off the mountain of debt that she'd amassed in college.
I sat on the park bench, my stomach churning because I was nervous about the call I had to make. I was about to dial the credit card company that had been harassing me nonstop for nearly a year and a half. I had defaulted on one of my cards—well, actually, my parents had—and I was finally ready to put an end to the calls I was constantly diverting to voice mail.
That was May 2011, and in hindsight, I feel a bit silly to have been so scared. I thought the collection agency was going to threaten me with a lawsuit. But the call was civil: The agent politely explained my options, and then set me up with a payment plan. I'd transfer $400 every month from my checking account toward the card's balance for five months to pay off the settled amount of about $2,000.
For a few days after, I felt good about myself because I was finally taking control of my finances and finally acting like a responsible adult. But then I realized that it was just the tip of the iceberg: I still had about $68,000 of other debt on my shoulders.
A Family (Financial) Affair
This may sound bratty, but I blame my parents for the massive amount of debt that I had incurred. We never discussed it officially, but we had an understanding that they'd pay for most of my living expenses while I was in college however they could. So, in addition to taking out student loans (most of which were in my name), they signed me up for multiple credit cards, which we used to pay for textbooks and other expenses. Although the cards were all in my name, my parents paid them.
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Frankly, I had no idea how much I was spending at school. I'd never had a job, so I had no notion of how to draft a budget, the dollar value of a hard day's work or the importance of saving and spending responsibly. To me, the loans "I" took out for my private Midwestern university seemed like "magic" money. It didn't dawn on me until I landed my first job that I was expected to pay it all back.
You see, my credit card charges went beyond paying for books to financing my wanderlust: flights to study abroad, internships in Europe and then graduate school in the Middle East for a master's degree in Islamic studies. (I got a full scholarship for my graduate tuition, but I still had to pay for all of my personal expenses.)
I know that I really shouldn't resent my mom and dad for my debt situation. After all, they were just funding my education and idealistic ambitions. But we were all in for a rude awakening.
While visiting me in the Middle East, my mom accidentally missed a payment on the aforementioned card, which carried a high interest rate. Afterward, she was inundated with penalty fees, and even though it was her first missed payment, the company refused to waive them.
My mom is a nursing assistant and my dad is an accountant—by no means rich—and she could no longer afford to pay off that card, especially since they were still paying a slew of other loans and cards in my name. So with finances tight, she defaulted and took to ignoring the daily collection calls.
She didn't seem overly concerned about the impact that this would have on my credit score. Her response? "You're only 24. It will come off your credit report in seven years." It wasn't the most sound advice, but she'd always had a blasé attitude about finances—an attitude that carried over to me.
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green bell peppers, seeded and diced
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Staff Profile: Barbara VonBrandt-Siemers
Position: Controller - Business Office
Hometown: Augsburg, Germany
How long have you been with Schreiner? Where were you prior? Started as a student in 1997; graduated in 2000; came back in May 2003 to work as the Budget Coordinator and was then promoted to Controller.
What do you like best about Schreiner University?
The diversity of Schreiner's students, faculty and staff.
What do you like best about your position at Schreiner? To be at the heart of Schreiner's financial matters.
What Schreiner events do you enjoy? Speaking Truth to Power
Favorite food: Sauerkraut
Favorite book: "Out of Africa" by Isak Dinesen
Favorite vacation spot: Florida
What do you like to do during your weekends? Sleep in, read, play piano and cook
Is there any particular advice you would give to students? Pick your professors' brains as often as you can. They know a lot!


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Posted at: 02/11/2013 6:39 PM
By: Dan Conradt
(ABC 6 NEWS) -- It was an important lesson -- racism and discrimination can be found almost anywhere.
But it didn't come from a text book, this lesson was set to music.
"We're called Scratch Track," Jason Hamlin told us just before he and his partner, D. J. Lee took the stage at the Frank Bridges Theatre at Riverland Community College in Austin.
"We're here today to do a little bit of music, have a presentation on racism in music."
"Racism in music has been around a long time in America," Riverland instructor Scott Blankenbaker added. RCCs Popular Music In America class has tracked racism in American music to the days of the Civil War.
"Throughout history in the 20s and 30s, the 60s and even today. It's something that's not always obvious to students, but then once they start thinking about it we see it throughout history."
"If we stop discrimination we increase the chance for people to improve and show their talents," said Nodir Boymatov. He's a member of the Multicultural Club at Riverland Community College, which sponsored Scratch Track's appearance.
But when racism is done under the guise of "art"; "It does become a little bit more difficult to define and to deal with because it is somebody's artistic product" RCC's Scott Blankenbaker said.
"Usually if it's done in an artistic way it's to bring out an emotion it's rarely celebrated," said Scratch Track's D. J. Lee
But art or not: "We just really want to start a conversation," said Scratch track's Jason Hamlin.
"Listening critically and thinking about the things you hear and see on a daily basis," added Riverland's Scott Blankenbaker.
And for the guys in Scratch Track, just being on stage together is a lesson.
"Hopefully their eyes have been opened. Hopefully they can see black and white living together," D. J. Lee told us.
"We are the same. god created us in the same. We are human" said Riverland student Nodir Boymatov, "and it doesn't matter if we are black or white, we are the same."


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New Ashland Community Center Construction To Begin in August
A new Ashland community center is expected to open by late fall. That's just a few months away and construction hasn't even begun. But town officials say plans are moving along quite well and on schedule. Shawn Cunningham reports.
This large hole contains enough debris to fill a swimming pool. Its what used to be the old Ashland elementary school. But soon, the debris will be gone with a brand new community center in its place. Ashland Town Manager Ralph Dwyer says demolition of the building is complete and now construction can begin.
Ralph Dwyer is the Ashland Town Manager and says "we've currently completed all the abatement, the asbestos abatement we have the demolition complete the buildings are all down."
Dwyer says Thursday a prebid meeting will be held allowing contractors to bid for the project. When done, a 36 by 50 attachment will be added to the existing gymnasium. It will include a kitchen, meeting, storage and mechanical rooms for community groups to gather and socialize.
While some municipalities are tightening their fiscal belts and postponing projects, Dwyer says cost hasn't been too much of an issue in bringing the center project to fruition.
Dwyer says the construction will cost more than 400 thousand dollars. But they were lucky in getting 300 thousand in CDBG grant funding, 50 thousand in in kind donations and the town kicking in 47 thousand. Every dollar spent, every project completed is one step toward enhancing the economic development in Ashland.
Dwyer adds "we have some new companies coming in, Ecoshel and the Irving mill in Nashville its nice to take an old set of buildings and make it look good again."
Its adding new life to old buildings…and new life to this community.
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Meeting Archives
Suggestion Box Responses
Jackie Neal, Jerry Hensley, Denise Anderson, Kary Brigger, Kiel
Rottgen, Helen Kay Dean, Kevin Knapp, Jackie Neal, John Sheidler, Mary
Kenton, Mary Healea, Chris Wydman, and Rob Boley.
The meeting was called to order by Chris Wydman, USAC Chair at
A. Welcome by Chris Wydman
B. Approval of Minutes for March 12, 2009.
The minutes were approved as presented.
C. Committee Reports
1. Athletic Council - Mary Kenton, John Sheidler -
Notes Attached.
2. Diversity Advocacy Council - Helen Kay Dean -
Notes Attached.
3. Parking Services - Adam Horseman - No report.
4. President's Award for Excellence - Kevin Knapp, Chris Wydman -
The awards website
is up and running, and nominations are being actively solicited.
This year, there's a new award: the Spirit of Innovation Award.
Nominations are due on Friday, April 24th. Also new this year, all
of the nominees will all be invited to a reception in mid-June.
5. Sustainability - Jason Kohlhepp - No report.
6. University Dining Services - Lisa Bleeke -
Notes attached.
7. Wellness and Recreation - Jason Kohlhepp - No report.
8. WSU Bookstore - Mary Healea - During Book Buyback, they paid
out over $250,000 to students. The clearance sale will be extended
until the end of April. Bookstore staff is currently looking at how
the switch to semesters will affect the bookstore.
9. WSU Staff Council - Barb Bullock, Mary Healea, Rob Boley, Curt
Pederson, Chris Wydman - No report.
10. WSU Human Resources Committee - Barb Bullock, Mary Healea, Rob Boley, Curt
Pederson, John Sheidler, Chris Wydman - No report. In the near future, the
committee will likely be reorganized to have more equal
representation of HR staff and Staff Council members.
D. Other Business
1. Budget Update - There's no update at this time, as the details
of the retirement incentive program are still being finalized. The
incentives program should be finalized in 4-6 weeks. Since much of
the budget details will likely be announced over the summer, the
USAC board will consider meeting over the summer to stay on top of
the situation.
2. Vacation Truncation - Only staff who were over the designated
limit of vacation hours have been notified by HR.
HR will continue on a
monthly basis to notify those staff members who are over 352 hours
that they will lose excess hours on Aug. 31. The group
discussed the flaws in the vacation tracking/requesting system, as
well as the need for an automated system. We'll put this on the
agenda for the next Staff Council and Human Resources Committee
3. Telecommuting/Flex Hours Policy - Chris discussed with Al
Boggs the status of the draft Family Friendly Work Policy. Some of
the delays had to do with tax/insurance issues. USAC will follow up
with HR, perhaps discussing this at the next Staff Council or Human
Resources Committee meeting.
4. Staff Pioneers Project - The unveiling of the recognition
plaque will be held on April 21st at 2:00 p.m. in the Pathfinder
5. USAC Elections - The
schedule for USAC Elections
is online. Everyone is encouraged to consider officer
positions for next year.
6. WSU Leadership Academy - Albert Bondurant has drafted a plan
for the WSU Leadership Academy, which will be a multi-tiered program
to provide supervisor training. The program will hopefully launch in
the fall.
E. Additional Items
1. Quest for
Community - This event wiill be held on April 17th.
2. USAC/CSAC President's Reception - The president's reception
will be held on May 28th at Rockafield House at 4 p.m.
3. The Semesters Transition Team is currently being formed. The
Chairs of USAC and CSAC will serve on the committee.
4. For the June staff picnic, Denise Anderson volunteered to help
organize the 50/50 raffle.
F. Adjournment and Next Meeting
The meeting was adjourned by Chris Wydman, USAC Chair, at 9:59 a.m. The next meeting is in 339 Fawcett on Thursday,
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Mayor Parker marries longtime partner
By Mike Morris : January 16, 2014 : Updated: January 17, 2014 12:18am
Photo By Photo from Office of the Mayor
Mayor Annise Parker and Kathy Hubbard were married Thursday in Palm Springs, Calif.
Photo By Johnny Hanson/Houston ChronicleHouston Mayor Annise Parker celebrates with her partner Kathy Hubbard at her inauguration at the Wortham Theater Center Jan. 2, 2014.
Photo By Johnny Hanson/Houston ChronicleHouston Mayor Annise Parker celebrates with her partner Kathy Hubbard at her inauguration at the Wortham Theater Center Jan. 2, 2014.
Photo By Johnny Hanson/StaffMayor Annise Parker takes the oath of office for a third and final term Thursday with her partner, Kathy Hubbard, at her side.
Photo By Johnny Hanson/Houston ChronicleHouston Mayor Annise Parker kisses her partner Kathy Hubbard after Parker was sworn in for her third term as mayor during the City of Houston Inauguration Ceremony for Mayor Parker, City Controller Ronald Green and the 16-member Houston City Council at Wortham Theater Center Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014, in Houston. During her inauguration speech, Parker called for a non-discrimination ordinance, improvements to infrastructure and continued economic growth.
Photo By Smiley N. Pool/StaffMayor Annise Parker, left, kisses her partner Kathy Hubbard at an election victory party in November.
Photo By Smiley N. Pool/StaffHouston mayor Annise Parker, center, celebrates her election victory with her partner Kathy Hubbard, right, during a campaign party at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Houston. ( Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle )
Photo By Smiley N. Pool/Houston ChronicleHouston mayor Annise Parker, center, celebrates her election victory with her partner Kathy Hubbard, right, during a campaign party at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013, in Houston. ( Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle )
In 2010, Annise Parker was the new mayor in town. She was photographed with her partner, Kathy Hubbard.
Photo By Todd Spoth/For the ChronicleHouston mayor, Annise Parker, speaks to a gathered crowd of supporters, while her domestic partner, Kathy Hubbard, right, watches, Saturday, May 11, 2013 during a rally to officially announce her run for a third mayoral term, at Stude park in Houston, Texas.
Photo By Dave RossmanMayor Annise Parker and her partner Kathy Hubbard
Photo By Gary Fountain/ho(For the Chronicle/Gary Fountain, November 9, 2011) Kathy Hubbard, left, and Mayor Annise Parker at the Cinema Arts red carpet at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Photo By Dave RossmanSarah and Doug Foshee, from left, Mayor Annise Parker and Kathy Hubbard
Photo By Nick de la Torre/Houston ChronicleHouston Mayor Annise Parker, left, waves to the audience with her partner Kathy Hubbard after she was sworn in for her second term during the 2012 City of Houston Inaugural Ceremony in the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012, in Houston.
Photo By Karen Warren/ChronicleJunction Jack gets his picture taken with Mayor Annise Parker and her partner, Kathy Hubbard, as Parker prepares to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before the start of Saturday's game.
Photo By Michael Paulsen/Houston ChronicleHouston Mayor Annise Parker's partner, Kathy Hubbard, center, looks on during the opening ceremonies of the newly opened seven-story, 75,000-square-foot Planned Parenthood headquarters off Gulf Freeway Thursday, May 20, 2010, in Houston. The Planned Parenthood at 4600 Gulf Freeway is to serve as the mothership for 10 health centers in southeast Texas and two more in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The new Houston facility in what is called Prevention Park expands access to health care in the region with a family planning health center, a surgical center and administrative headquarters.
Photo By Smiley N. Pool/ChronicleAnnise Parker, center, and her partner, Kathy Hubbard, left, celebrate the election night victory on Saturday at the George R. Brown Convention Center.
Photo By Smiley N. Pool/ChronicleConfetti rains on a victorious Annise Parker, center, with partner Kathy Hubbard, left, at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Saturday night.
Mayor Annise Parker married her life partner of 23 years, Kathy Hubbard, on Thursday in Palm Springs, Calif.
The ceremony, held at sunset at a private home, was attended by a small group of family and friends of the couple, including Parker's mother and Hubbard's sister, according to a statement from Parker's office.
"This is a very happy day for us," said Parker, the first openly gay mayor of a major U.S. city. "We have had to wait a very long time to formalize our commitment to each other. Kathy has been by my side for more than two decades, helping to raise a family, nurture my political career and all of the other ups and down and life events that come with a committed relationship."
Late Thursday she tweeted: "I am privileged to now be the wife of the woman I have loved for more than 2 decades. I couldn't be happier. We said our vows today.-A"
The Rev. Paul Fromberg administered the vows. He is a friend of the couple and partner of Parker's longtime political consultant Grant Martin, formerly of Houston. Fromberg and Martin now live in San Francisco.
Former state District Judge Steve Kirkland and Mark Parthie, who are longtime friends and business partners of Parker and Hubbard, served as witnesses.
Thursday was the couple's 23rd anniversary.
"It's wonderful," said City Councilwoman Ellen Cohen. "They've demonstrated a commitment to each other over all these years. How marvelous it is that they can look forward to a long life together as a married couple. I'm very happy for them."
Parker had previously said that she would not get married until the union was legal in Texas, including as recently as June, when the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Speaking in November, however, it was clear the mayor had reflected on the impact of the verdict.
"At some point I fully intend to marry her," Parker said. "I will say that when the Supreme Court ruling came down, the first person to call me was my youngest daughter, who said, 'Does this mean you're going to go out and marry mommy now?' And I said, 'Well it doesn't exactly mean that because it doesn't change everything.' But, you know, I also am conscious of the messages I send to my own kids."
When Parker first took office in 2009, she pledged to put the city before social advocacy. Conservatives have accused her of reneging on that pledge, particularly in 2012 when she joined 78 mayors in 2012 in calling for equal marriage rights for gay couples.
And in late November, Parker, relying on a legal opinion from City Attorney David Feldman and recent court rulings, announced the city would begin offering health and life insurance benefits to the spouses of all legally married city employees, gay or straight, in alleged violation of a 2001 city charter amendment.
At the time, Parker said the decision would not affect her because she and Hubbard were not legally wed, adding that Hubbard pays about $700 a month for health insurance. In Thursday's statement about her marriage, however, Parker clarified that Hubbard has other insurance options available and will not claim city benefits.
The city has been sued over the benefits decision by two plaintiffs represented by Harris County Republican Party Chairman Jared Woodfill. He was less congratulatory about the union.
"Why does she wait to get married in another state after the election? Why does she give same-sex benefits to couples married in other states after the election?" Woodfill said. "This is a mayor who is bringing California and New York values to Texas, and these are values Texans don't subscribe to. Texans have defined their position on marriage in the form of a constitutional amendment."
Nationally, Parker often is seen as the gay mayor of Houston. She has worked to ensure she is seen as the mayor who happens to be gay, repeatedly saying, "The best thing I can do for my community is to be a great mayor of Houston."
Parker and Hubbard met in 1990 when Hubbard, a tax consultant, stopped by Parker's Montrose bookstore, Inklings, looking for clients. They have two daughters and a son, and their goddaughter lives with them.


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Shawn Dale Thompson 40 of Smiths Grove died Friday. January 25, 2013. The Warren County native was a son of the late Marilyn June Nichols Connors and he was preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Eliza and Theodore Nichols and paternal grandfather Odell Howard Thompson; three uncles Dennis 'Jake' Thompson, David and Gary Thompson.
He worked as a mason for most of his life. He was a very outgoing person who never met a stranger and loved his family and friends very much. He always ended every conversation by telling them so. He was very generous to a fault and always knew how to make you smile.
He is survived by his father Howard Dale Thompson; paternal grandmother, Anna Mae Thompson; two sisters Kristina Thompson Sewell and husband John and Angela J. Bunch; three nephews Ethan Bryant, Sean "Quinn" Lam and Owen Sewell; two nieces, Maycie and Olivia Sewell.
Funeral services for Shawn Dale Thompson will be held at 11am Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at the Hardy and Son Funeral Home, Bowling Green Chapel with burial in the Smiths Grove Cemetery. Visitation from 2 to 8pm Tuesday.


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MSSU Brazil Semester
James Bogan is a professor of art history, a poet, and a filmmaker who has taught at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla since 1969. His scholarly publications include Sparks of Fire (1982), an experimental anthology on William Blake, and Burden of Dreams (1984), a casebook on Les Blank's film. Ozark Meandering, a book of maximal poems and essays was published in 1999. In 1986 he lectured at the Federal University of Para in Brazil as a Fulbright Fellow, where he also began his career as a documentary filmmaker with T-Shirt Cantata followed by The Hammock Variations (1996) and The Adventures of the Amazon Queen (2007). He is a Curators' Teaching Professor and has won the President's Award for Outstanding Teaching in the University of Missouri System. He continues his research in he Ozarks and in the Amazon on foot and in kayak.
Amazing Amazonians and Beautiful Boats
The Adventures of the Amazon Queen and the Adventures of Making the Amazon Queen
How to Turn a Poem into a Film: T-Shirt Cantana
The Hammock Variations
On the Impossibility of Translating Poetry and Why We Do It Anyway
Robert Walker is an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Missouri-Columbia. He received his Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico in 2004. His research attempts to understand behavioral and life-history variation among humans from a socioecological and evolutionary perspective. His research and teaching goals focus on situating modern human variation in development, behavior and life-history against a backdrop of variation in other primates and other mammals. He is especially interested in using comparative analyses to study the evolution of long, slow-growing (yet large-brained) juvenile periods in humans as this is arguably the most derived human trait, driven by our early age at weaning and delayed growth spurt. Professor Walker has conducted research in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, and Suriname with hunter-gatherers and subsistence horticulturalists.
Peoples and Cultures of the Amazon
Anthropology of the Amazon: Partible Paternity and Promiscuous Mating
João Almino is a Brazilian writer and diplomat. Born in 1950, he was Consul General of Brazil in San Francisco, Lisbon, and Miami; Deputy Chief of Mission in London; and director of Instituto Rio Branco, the Brazilian Diplomatic School. An ambassador, he is presently the Consul General of Brazil in Chicago.
Present-Day Brazil
J. Christopher Brown is an associate professor of geography and environmental studies at the University of Kansas. He is also director of the environmental studies program. His work spans the areas of ecology and biogeography, political ecology, and moral geography. Current projects include studies of environmental governance along the mechanized agricultural frontier of Amazonia; social movements, civil society, and the environment; and farmers' land-use decisions vis-à-vis changes in the bio-fuel economy in Brazil and the U.S. Great Plains. Among his publications are articles in the Journal of Biogeography, Comparative Political Studies, Latin American Research Review, Political Geography, Progress in Development Studies, Ambio, the Professional Geographer, and Geoforum.
Soybean Production in the Amazon: Are We Eating the Rainforest?
Decentralization of Development in the Brazilian Amazon
Richard Miller earned a Ph.D. in music theory from Catholic University of America in 2006, where he now teaches theory, ear-training, and guitar. He also holds a master of music degree in guitar performance from the Manhattan School of Music. Professor Miller was born in Rio de Janeiro to an American father and a Brazilian mother and moved frequently in Brazil, the United States, and Puerto Rico. He has become well known in the Washington, D.C., area for his performances of both classical guitar music and popular Brazilian and Latin-American music and has traveled extensively for concerts and recitals in the United States and Latin America. His dissertation, The Guitar in the Brazilian Choro, will soon be published by VDM Verlag and will be available for purchase at amazon.com.
African Rhythms in Brazilian Popular Music
Performance of Brazilian Choro, Samba, and Baião
David Grann is a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine and the author of the books The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession and The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon. His first book, The Lost City of Z, was a #1 New York Times bestseller and has been translated into more than 25 languages. Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, the book was chosen as one of the best books of 2009 by the New York Times, The Washington Post, Entertainment Weekly, Bloomberg, Publishers Weekly, and the Christian Science Monitor. The book is currently being developed into a movie by Brad Pitt's Plan B production company. His stories have appeared in several Best American writing anthologies, and he has written for The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Republic.
The Search For the Lost City of Z
Bryan McCann is an associate professor of history and director of Brazilian studies at Georgetown University. He is the author of Throes of Democracy: Brazil since 1989 (Zed Press, 1989) and Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil (Duke University Press, 2004), as well as numerous articles on culture and history in Brazil. His work offers a nuanced interpretation of popular cultural production firmly grounded in political and economic analysis. He is currently completing a book on conflict over urban space in Rio de Janeiro from the 1960s through the present.
Samba and Brazillian National Identity
Performance of Brazilian Choro, Samba, and Baião
Rebecca Gallemore is an assistant professor in the Teacher Education Department at Missouri Southern State University. She teaches a variety of courses such as Language Arts, Comparative Education, Classroom Management, Foundations of Early Childhood, and Microteaching. She has been a tour leader for overseas travel with students from Joplin High School, University of Arkansas, and MSSU. She has traveled to 25 countries and is looking forward to the spring Comparative Education and Cultures trip to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand.
Rio di Janeiro - Cidade Maravilhosa!
Dr. Jim Lile is an associate professor of theatre and head of the Theatre Department and Art Department at Missouri Southern State University. He is co-editor of The Texas Theatre Journal to which he has contributed editorials and various other pieces. Dr. Lile teaches Theatre Appreciation and Theatre History. His primary research interest lies in 19th century American theatre and drama.
The Colossus of Rio
Gabriel Ondetti is an associate professor of political science at Missouri State University. He is a specialist in Brazilian and Latin American politics. Most of his research examines the struggle for agrarian reform in Brazil. His book, Land, Protest, and Politics: The Landless Movement and the Struggle for Agrarian Reform in Brazil, was published in 2008 by Penn State University Press. He has also published articles on this topic in Latin American Perspectives, Latin American Politics & Society and Politics & Policy. Dr. Ondetti is currently working on two research projects, one that examines Brazil's role in international trade negotiations, and another that explores the evolution of taxation and social spending policies in Latin America. He has a B.A. in English from the University of Pennsylvania, an M.A. in Latin American studies from Georgetown University and a Ph.D. in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Taming 'Savage Capitalism': Brazil's Struggle against Poverty and Inequality
Brazil on the World Stage: Foreign Policies of an Emerging Power
Andrew Horowitz is a professor of economics at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. He received his Ph.D. in 1989 from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Horowitz has served as an analyst for the Congressional Budget Office, taught at Vanderbilt University, been a Fulbright Scholar in Brazil, and consulted for The Inter-American Development Bank and the Brazilian Ministry of Education. He has published numerous articles in the top academic economic journals, including: The American Economic Review, The International Economic Review, The Journal of International Economics, and The Journal of Development Economics. Professor Horowitz has accompanied and guided a U.S. Congressional trade mission to Brazil; he also created and leads the Walton College Study Abroad Program in Brazil.
Doing Business in Brazil - Surviving Bureaucracy and Bridging Cultures
The Future is Now - Brazil, 21st Century Superpower
Kelsey Jensen, a sophomore international studies major, spent a year in Brazil teaching English and studying Portuguese at Colegio de Campus in Salvador.
Learn One Endeavor for One New Culture: Impressions of the Brazilian Culture from an MSSU Student


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Microsoft is preparing to remake the original Halo title with developer 343 Industries taking the reigns from the departed franchise creator Bungie, new reports suggest.
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Whilst Halo 4 has been pegged with a 2012 release, it is believed that the HD quality, 360-bound remake of Halo: Combat Evolved could touch down next autumn to celebrate a decade of the Halo brand.
The first downloadable content pack for Halo: Reach, the franchise's latest instalment, was released earlier this week bringing three new map areas to the title released in September.
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