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Student Spotlight: Jack McAtee
October 2013
Student Spotlight: Jack McAtee
Year: Sophomore
Organization: Beta Theta Pi
Campus Involvement:
- Ambassadors
- GRIP (Greeks Rooted in Prayer)
- SGA-- IFC rep for Diversity and Leadership cabinet
- Greek Mission trip to Appalachia (only freshman in 2013!)
- Going abroad (Madrid)
Jack McAtee, sophomore Beta Theta Pi, is a true example of a man for others. He lives out Jesuit values and leadership abilities in many places on and off SLU's campus.
In his chapter, McAtee is the Men of Principle Chair. This position includes planning Beta's annual retreat and educating new members on the five principles of Beta: mutual assistance, intellectual growth, trust, responsible conduct, and integrity. Jack has also done extensive service projects with Amigos for Christ in both Honduras and Nicaragua. He is hoping to return for a third time to Nicaragua this summer with an internship though Amigos for Christ.
Jack is not only a great leader, but a great representative for both SLU and his Greek organization. He has a genuine passion for this university and anyone can see it when he starts to talk about SLU. When asked why he chose SLU, McAtee said he'd applied to over a dozen schools, and SLU was his last visit, but after being on campus, he could "see myself being happy and thriving here for the next four years."
Jack says he was very hesitant to join a fraternity, but when he realized how much he missed the brother-like atmosphere of his all-boys Jesuit high school, Greek life seemed like the way to go. When discussing why he's stayed for over a year, Jack's answer came easily: "The people and the principles. The guys in my organization are great, they challenge me to become a better person... I also love how we have such a huge focus on service, from our philanthropy at North Grand Neighborhood Services, to the highest involvement with the Greek Mission Trip."


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1 pound of diced turkey
1 cup chopped carrots
1/2 cup frozen green peas, with a 8 set aside
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon celery seed
1 can of chicken broth
2/3 cup milk
2 (9 inch) unbaked Pillsbury pie crusts
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C.)
Chop up your celery and carrots. Put your chopped veggies, peas, and diced turkey in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside. Save a few peas and carrots to make the eyes and beaks.
Roll out your pie crust. We used 4 (6oz) souffle dishes. Place the souffle dish on the crust and cut a circle with a inch or so beyond the dish. In the saucepan over medium heat, cook onions in butter until soft. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and celery seed. Slowly stir in chicken broth and milk. Simmer over medium-low heat until thick. Remove from heat.
Place the turkey mixture in bottom souffle dishes and pour the flour/milk mixture over the top.
Cover with the top crust, seal edges. Press down on the sides a bit to prevent any of the mixture from coming out. Take the other pie crust and cut out one feather using a knife. Use that as a guide to cut out the rest. Cut out head shapes and do the same. Press toothpicks on the backs before baking. Make the faces with the reserved peas and carrots. We mixed a little yellow and orange food coloring in a egg wash and painted the feathers yellow and orange. We cut a piece of a red pepper for the wattle and added before baking. Here is what it looked like....


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Absolut Cherrys
The true taste of sun-ripe cherries, fresh white cranberry and sweet plum. When we were to launch Absolut Cherrys in the US in May 2012, someone said: "Its taste is so multi-dimensional, that you can make a sophisticated drink just by adding one ingredient." This is true, which makes Absolut Cherrys incredibly easy to mix.
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The richness and complexity of Absolut Cherrys really make just a few ice cubes a perfect company for it. However, if you'd prefer mixing a drink with it, we won't stop you! After all, Absolut passionately leads the creation of exceptional cocktails. With every new flavor we aim to take the cocktail culture in a new unexpected direction. And here are a few ideas for Absolut Cherrys:
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Columbia, SC (WLTX) - A Columbia man found our that the private information he put in the Healthcare.gov website would almost need an act of Congress to get deleted, even though the website sent his information to someone else.
"I wanted my information off the website," said Tom Dougall. "That's all I wanted."
Dougall started asking for his account to be deleted on October 1st and says it took five days. He wanted to cancel his account after a North Carolina man called to say he had a copy of Tom's online application.
"I still had my information but my information was being passed out to at least him that we know about because he called," Dougall said. "Wether it went to anyone else? Nobody's been able to answer that question."
Senator Tim Scott (R-South Carolina) asked Centers for Medicare and Medicaid administrator Marilyn Tavenner about the mixup and site security during a hearing Tuesday.
"We will find him and follow up on his question," Tavenner said.
Meanwhile, a cyber security expert at the University of South Carolina says he doesn't expect hackers to rely on healthcare.gov as a treasure trove of personal secrets.
"If you are opening a new account, no matter where it is, especially a government website, that information should be kept private and secure," said Dr. Mark Harris, a professor in USC's Integrated Information Technology Department.
"If I'm a cyber thief, I'll go to your Facebook page and get your birthday, your address, where you live. I'll go to your LinkedIn and find out your past positions, what companies you've worked for," Harris said. "I'll add all that together and have more information that what I could get off Healthcare dot gov."
Still, Justin Hadley, the North Carolina man who received Dougall's information, got his account canceled too.
"It's a little unnerving," Hadley said. "At first, when I first got the information it was a little shocking and ya know the whole process has just been a little stressful. Ya know, trying to just get a problem resolved is a lot longer process than what I expected it to be."


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When John Lee Hancock called about Saving Mr. Banks, John Schwartzman, ASC leapt at the opportunity. Although the film's budget paled in comparison to Schwartzman's previous assignment, The Amazing Spider-Man, it was a chance to shift gears and work on an adult drama with an old friend. "We're very proud of the film," says Schwartzman. "It's a very small movie, but the story is compelling, and I think it's some of my best work."
The story is based on the fraught, real-life relationship between Walt Disney (played by Tom Hanks) and P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson), the Australian novelist who wrote the source material for what eventually became Mary Poppins. The story follows Disney as he cajoles and persuades the difficult Travers through a long and arduous creative process. The time period ranges from 1906 Australia to the 1961 opening of Disneyland in Orange County, California, and the Hollywood premiere of Mary Poppins in 1964. That film won five ACADEMY AWARDS® and earned an additional eight nominations, still a record for a Disney film. Mary Poppins also helped lay the groundwork for Disney's long-term success in live-action filmmaking.
Schwartzman and Hancock chose to shoot in 35mm anamorphic format, as they had more than a decade ago on Hancock's feature debut, The Rookie.
"Anamorphic is a beautiful way to shoot," Schwartzman says. "When Gordon Willis (ASC) did The Paper Chase, he said that anamorphic is a very intimate format, and I'm a big believer in that. I don't think it's necessarily just a landscape format. I think it's an actor's format. You can shoot two actors in a medium close-up in the same frame, which you can't do in 1.85. In the anamorphic frame, you can let things play — you don't need to cut as much. It allows you to move the camera in a way that doesn't force you into as much cutting coverage. You can develop really interesting moving masters that cover things in a very cinematic way. If it were up to me, I would shoot everything on 35mm anamorphic film."
The lenses were PANAVISION G Series anamorphics, the same set Schwartzman had used on The Green Hornet. The Primes were augmented with ATW and ATZ anamorphic zooms.
The film stocks were KODAK VISION3 200T Color Negative Film 5213 and KODAK VISION3 500T Color Negative Film 5219. "I always use the same stock," says Schwartzman. "I keep it simple. I use 200 tungsten for everything that I possibly can, and when I need the speed, I go to 5219."
For the opening of Disneyland, the theme park was dressed using actual Autopia posters, Tomorrowland iconography, and other items that were pulled out of the archives. Another key setting, built on a soundstage, was the room where the brother team of Richard and Robert Sherman composed the now-classic Mary Poppins music. To recreate the premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, Schwartzman studied the voluminous archival footage.
"Across the street from Grauman's, on scaffolding, were about 15 big-eye 10Ks that lit the courtyard and façade of the theater," he says. "I literally just recreated what they did from the old photographs and footage. Since the movie is really more about the writing of the script than the making of the original film, that was the first time I felt I had full license to put movie lamps that were lighting the shot into the frame.
"This movie was so much fun every day," he says. "It was a joy to work with these actors, and we were all allowed to create. Everybody really went for it, and did an amazing job."
Currently, Schwartzman is in Belfast, where he is shooting Dracula Untold. Once again, the format is 35mm anamorphic film.
"There's suddenly a resurgence of capturing on film," he says. "Right now, there are 11 movies with budgets over $100 million shooting or prepping in London — and seven of them are on film. Film fails with elegance (in overexposure), and digital does not. I'm not anti-digital — we did The Amazing Spider-Man with digital cameras — but film allows me to shoot in a very organic and naturalistic way. I prefer to look through the eyepiece, rather than at a TV set. The eyepiece shows me what I'm going to see, as opposed to a monitor, which is a Rec 709 image."
On Dracula Untold, Schwartzman insisted on film in part because of its ability to perform under difficult conditions. "Electronics and water don't mix well," he says. "On the location scout, we were standing in the pouring rain, and I said, 'We need film cameras. We can throw them down on the sandbags in the mud and they work.' You're not going to run fiber-optic cable across this field. We can't have a DIT tent on the hillside in the muck. On a 70-day schedule, it ain't going to work. Framestore is handling the visual effects on Dracula Untold, and they were so relieved to find out that we were shooting film, because of the resolution. You can't measure it in dots.
"A while back, I shot some comparison tests with every format and type of camera, including three digital cameras, and showed it to a range of filmmaking professionals," says Schwartzman. "We processed the film photochemically, and we also scanned at 4K. Every person in the room said anamorphic looked the best. It wasn't even close. I'm not talking about a little bit better — I'm talking better in every respect. The photochemical print made me realize why Christopher Nolan, Wally Pfister (ASC, BSC) and Janusz Kaminski don't do a DI. I ran it for the studio without telling anybody what they were looking at. I told them to pick the one they liked the best, and in every single setup they picked the film. They didn't know what they were looking at, but they knew there was something magical about it. The image quality off of a photochemical finish on film is still by far and away the gold standard. Nothing looks better. Until something comes along that is better, I prefer to shoot film."
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Microsoft's response to new search engines
Microsoft has responded to the Google dominated web search market with the launching of their own take on web searching, called MSN Search (www.msnsearch.com).
The industry giant had previously released a beta version of the home-grown search late last year, which was met with mixed reviews.
In this move MS has slimmed down their search interface to have a more Google-like look; limited advertising, simple interface, fast processing.
One of the only attempts by MS to outfeature the competitors relies on usage of the MS Encarta Encyclopedia to answer specific user questions. This is part of an industry wide movement to transform form search engine to "answer engine".
Google's focus on the searching and organizing of information, and their entry into other areas only as side projects (news, GMail, Blogger) lends strength to their primary product.
MSN searching still represents only a small part of the MS Empire. It is somewhat ironic that many benchmarks run on the new MSN Search point to pages at Google containing the appropriate search results.
Industry watchers seem to be unanimous in their opinion that Google will continue to dominate despite the amount of advertising MS is expected to throw into promoting MSN Search. For many internet users, Google defines internet searching, and it's going to require something revolutionary to dethrone the undisputed king. MS is counting on doing just that by doing what it does best - throwing a ton of money at it. 100 million has already been spent on the product, and millions of advertising dollars are expected to follow.
Searching has become the new Internet battleground. MS, Yahoo!, and Google are all layering on new features (various web based e-mail solutions) and offering new integration options (desktop searches) in an effort to hold or gain additional market. Or maybe, just steal some away from Google.
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BEIJING (Caixin Online) — For many trust investors in China, losing money didn't even seem to be a real possibility because of the implicit repayment guarantee by trust companies.
They probably need to reconsider.
This is particularly true for those who bet on two trust products sold by Citic Trust Co., the nation's largest trust company in terms of asset value.
In a rare move, the firm has refused to guarantee any type of payment to investors when the trusts ran into problems. Instead, it has taken legal steps against the borrowers behind the trust loans, and said that this was investors' last hope of getting their money back.
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One of the trusts, which raised 710 million yuan ($114 million) USDCNY, +0.3021% in 2010, was tied to a real estate project in Qingdao by property developer Shieldspeare Group Co. Ltd. Citic has used a court order to put up for sale the land used as trust collateral.
Repayments for the other product, due in mid-January, have been postponed for three months, giving time for Citic to negotiate with the borrower, a Sichuan-based company that produces paint coating for steel products.
If talks don't work out, chances are that the manufacturer's collateral would be put on the auction block as well.
Selling collateral means the trust company was really "at the end of its rope," an executive from a trust company in Shanghai said.
A trust company wouldn't normally let its trust product default on investors, though in most cases it doesn't have any debt obligation to them, because the firm's reputation, which is vital for business, is at stake, said Li Yang, analyst at Use Trust Studio, a consulting firm.
So in the past, a trust company would make sure investors were repaid, even in cases where the borrower didn't pay back its loan on time, he said.
That would explain why no one in China has ever lost money on their trust investment, though the sector has combined assets of 7.4 trillion yuan as of 2012, second only to the banking industry.
In worst cases, payments were late, but within a contractual grace period.
A trust investment contract usually involves a clause that allows the trust company to postpone repayment for up to six months over liquidity concerns, provided that more than half of all investors agree, said a source from a trust company familiar with the arrangement.
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The practice is in line with the Trust Law, he said, and "as long as payments are made within the period, the delay does not count as a default."
A trust firm would try all means to avoid a default, even if that requires using its own money to pay investors, one executive at a trust company said.
More commonly, he said, the firm would try raising money by either selling a new trust or finding an asset management company willing to take over the failing product.
Typically, the yield of the trust to be transferred would increase by five to seven percentage points, providing a decent risk premium for the acquiring party, trust professionals said.
Wake-up call
But neither tactic worked for the two Citic trusts. In January, the firm was forced to auction the collateral for the Shieldspeare project. The other trust has missed its repayment schedule, and the firm's deputy general manager, Li Zimin, has said that Citic wouldn't tap into its own coffers to repay investors.
Citic is "not obliged to use its own money to make payment when expected investment return cannot be delivered," when the trust scheme is lawfully sold and managed, he said on Jan. 22.
That attitude is a break from industry norm, and the banking regulator seems to approve.


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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
After being forced to leave Marshall College under dubious circumstances, Indy joins forces with rebellious, young Mutt, who believes he knows the whereabouts of one of the most spectacular archeological finds in history--the Crystal Skull of Akator, a legendary object of fascination, superstition and fear. But, as Indy and Mutt set out for the most remote corners of Peru--a land of ancient tombs, forgotten explorers and a rumored city of gold--they quickly realize they are not alone in their search. Soviet agents are also hot on the trail of the Crystal Skull. Chief among them is icy cold, devastatingly beautiful Irina Spalko, whose elite military unit is scouring the globe for the eerie Crystal Skull, which they believe can help the Soviets dominate the world--if they can unlock its secrets. Indy and Mutt must find a way to evade the ruthless Soviets, follow an impenetrable trail of mystery, grapple with enemies and friends of questionable motives, and, above all, stop the powerful Crystal Skull from falling into the deadliest of hands.
Cast: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, John Rhys-Davies, Karen Allen, Natalie Portman
Produced by: Frank Marshall
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Written by: George Lucas, David Koepp
Running time: 2hr 0min
Opens: May 22, 2008 Nationwide
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BURLINGTON-The North Country Falcons and Stowe Raiders took at 0-0 tie into the second half of Wednesday's Division III field hockey semi-final, and although both teams would score in the second, it would be Stowe emerging as the victor, outscoring North Country 2-1 in the game's final 30 minutes.
Stowe got up 2-0 on goals by Ricki Haab and Mariah Barrows before NCU's Alex Bussiere scored with 2:35 left in regulation to cut the lead to 2-1.
NEWPORT–Wednesday afternoon will find the North Country field hockey Falcons in a familiar position; Heading to the University of Vermont to compete in the Division III semi-finals.
Last year, the Falcons were the underdogs, having upset second-seeded Bellows Falls on the road.
The number seven Falcons squared off against perennial powerhouse and third ranked Missisquoi Valley Union in the semi's, where they lost 2-1.
The biggest thing that North Country gained from that game, besides the experience, was a hunger for success.
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THETFORD–Going into the Vermont State Cross Country Championships, the Falcons, much like every other school in attendance, were looking to have a good a showing.
Knowing that they had the potential to do some really good things, a confident North Country squad took to the trail and came away with some fantastic results.
For the Falcon boys, Sam Brunnette stayed true to form, finishing 6th in the state (4th in Division I) with a time of 17:09.4.
NEWPORT–What has been a trying and difficult football season for the North Country Falcons came to a close on Friday night as the team fell 26-8 to the Spaulding Crimson Tide.
"This was one of those games that no matter how much preparation we did we just couldn't pull it off," said NCU coach Tim Simoneau. "We worked hard, but things didn't go our way."
Before the game got underway, the team honored their six outgoing seniors; Anthony Eldridge, Tyler Jenne, Wyatt Prue, Tyler Sanville, Troy Dane and Jason Gonyaw.
ORLEANS-In a very evenly played match, the Rivendell Raptors had a little more at the end than the home standing Lake Region Rangers as they held on for a 2-1 victory. The Raptors erased a 1-0 LRU lead by scoring twice in the last 13 minutes of regulation to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
With a large, several-hundred strong boisterous crowd on hand to witness the quarter-final between the number 4 seed, Lake Region and the number five seed Raptors it was obvious on this chilly 42 degree day that it would be tight one.
For the full story, see the Express on Monday 10-28-13.
NEWPORT-North Country's field hockey team scored two goals in the second half to advance past Fair Haven in the Division III Quarter-finals by the score of 2-1.
The Falcons got down 1-0 in the first half on a goal by the Slaters' Anna-Michelle Fabian.
As the rains intensified in the second half, so did North Country's play.
Brittany Fortier tied the contest after some good Falcon pressure in the Slater end.
She then set up Briana Bocelli for what would be the eventual game winner.
The girls will now face Stowe on Wednesday at UVM.
Game time is 3:45.
CRAFTSBURY–Iva Wright had two second half goals to lead the Craftsbury Lady Chargers as they defeated the Danville Indians 4-2 in the opening round of the Division IV play-offs.
"We did really well today and played as a team," said Craftsbury coach Ashley Maxfield.
"Plus it helps when we can play with more than one sub," she added with a chuckle.
When play got underway on Wednesday afternoon, Craftsbury was ready to go.
Melanie Sergiev was leading the attack, heading down the left side of the field trying to through balls into the center of the pitch.
ORLEANS-For a novice fan who didn't know a number fifteen seed from a number two seed, it was indeed hard to tell who was who yesterday afternoon.
The black clad team from Addison county or the white clad team from Orleans County.
Middlebury High school, having been shut out for ten consecutive games, found the scoring touch mid-way through the first half and added a second tally in the second en-route to the biggest upset of the first round of the Vermont state playoffs, defeating the Lady Rangers 2-0.
For the full story, see the Express on Thursday 10-24-13.
ST. JOHNSBURY–The St. Johnsbury Hilltoppers got scoring from four different players as they defeated the North Country Falcons 4-0 in the opening round of the 2013 Vermont boys high school soccer post-season.
The Falcons battled hard, but the talented Hilltoppers were just too much for them on this day.
"The senior's played their hearts out, just like I expected them to," said NCU coach James McKenny talking about his elder statesmen who played in the final game of their North Country career.
ORLEANS-Tied at the half in a scoreless draw, the Lake Region Rangers put together a dominant half after intermission.
Senior Alex Beauregard was the finisher in the blue and white attack as he scored all four goals to propel the Rangers into the quarter-finals this Friday.
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By C.J. MCMANUSSun Advocate reporter
Last week Utah Governor Gary Herbert addressed the state of the state, touting a state economy trending upward despite fear over federal regulation and spending. Similarly, statistics and investment trends in Carbon County outline impressive growth and diversification in the face of ongoing challenges within the energy sector.
"We have seen a significant investment in local business as well as brick and mortar projects," said Price City Community Development Director Nick Tatton. "There are quite a few new businesses opening in town and building permit numbers are up in Price City, both in terms number and value."
According to Tatton, nearly $16 million has been invested in the area's economy recently, not counting upcoming projects planned between Price City and USU Eastern. This sizable investment, coupled with the tax base it creates, lends credence to those who see an uptrend concerning Carbon County's economic future.
In the Castle Rock Square, Autozone subcontractors have nearly finished the building's exterior walls, moving forward their $1 million investment. The Jackson Dental Office accounted for another $1 million, he said.
Sporting goods specialists Big 5 and Hibbett Sports opened their doors in late 2012 with $250,000 and $200,000 invested respectively. Big 5 and Hibbett poured their capital into renovating existing city structures, providing both a facelift and economic boost.
The Utah Power Credit Union on 100 North brought another $1 million investment, erecting a new structure near downtown Price. New residential properties are also on their way as the third building of town homes at Parklane accounts for an additional $300,000 investment in the local economy.
Most noticeably perhaps, The Eastgate Apartments project, located south of the Castle Rock Square on Highway 55 is in full swing. The upcoming gated complex signaled a $12 million investment and will provide additional income-based housing.
According to Tatton, Price city is currently negotiating with a hotel developer as well, hoping to bring additional lodgings to the area. He also reported that youth clothing store Rue 21 along with a Great Clips franchise will be opening soon.
"One of the more honest barometers for positive economic growth is the fact that many of these businesses sought the area out with little or no solicitation," explained Tatton. "We didn't go out there and sell these companies and investors on Price or Carbon County. They developed interest on their own."
While the investments do show a trend toward growth, the area's economy was born by the energy industry and continues to live in its light.
"We have been forced into being a bit more diversified than we were ten to fifteen years ago, concluded Tatton. "The amount of manpower needed to mine coal or produce other energy related resources has diminished. However, even concerning our local energy sector, continued diversification is breeding new business."


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If you are looking to enjoy the many wonderful restaurants that New York has to offer, Restaurant Week is the perfect way to see them all without breaking the bank.
New York
Known as the preeminent opera house in the US, this season will undoubtedly please both the opera fanatic and the relative newcomer.
Take a black and white stroll through Pablo Picasso's illustrious career, from his early beginnings all the way through his experimental and transcendental end.
Allow an expert guide to show you the ins and outs of Center City, as you learn about the many restaurants, shopping hotspots and landmarks in the neighborhood.
The only way to put fresher ingredients on your table would be to pick them yourself.
On display through June 30th, the Stanley Kubrick exhibit features a comprehensive look into this film auteur, and includes annotated scripts, photography, films represented through costumes and props, and much more.


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By Jim Waymer, FLORIDA TODAY
OSCEOLA COUNTY -- Most days, only cow moos crack the silence of this vast pine forest about 25 miles west of Melbourne.
One day, Smith & Wesson also will echo across the land -- much more so than the occasional gunfire clap from seasonal hunts.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission plans to convert 360 acres of the 16,295-acre Triple N Ranch Wildlife Management Area into a $2 million gun range, including a 1,000-yard rifle range.
Local gun enthusiasts love the idea. They say demand far exceeds supply for such ranges in Central Florida. But the old citrus grove was bought mostly for habitat restoration, not firearms training, environmentalists argue. And some surrounding landowners say the range puts their property values and way of life in the crosshairs.
"This is the Florida I knew as a kid, right here," says Palmer Collins, 82, driving through his land, north of the planned range. "Our main worry is the effect it's going to have on the cows and the natural wildlife."
The retired trial lawyer from Indian Harbour Beach owns 340 acres that borders Triple N. About 30 head of cattle roam his rustic wooded expanse, which he sometimes leases out for hunting.
The shooting range would be built with a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which allocates money to states for hunting education. That money comes from a 10 percent excise tax collected on handguns and an 11 percent tax on rifles, shotguns, ammunition and archery equipment. Osceola County and private donations would provide the rest.
FWC officials hope to open the range within two or three years. It needs legislative approval to use the $1.4 million in federal money for the range.
The range would go on a cleared former citrus grove, covering about 2 percent of the overall wildlife conservation area, where wary turtles waddle to safety and bald eagles own the skies.
FWC officials say the range would help them comply with a state law that requires the agency to offer hunter education classes.
The proposed site for the range falls within 1,900 acres that the state's Preservation 2000 -- the predecessor to its Florida Forever land buying program -- bought in March 1997 for $1.67 million. The goals were conservation, improved public access to existing wildlife management lands and to provide more outdoor recreation and hunting.
Triple N is a mix of flatwoods, swamp, marsh and dry prairie habitat. Imperiled plants and animals that live there include the celestial lily, hooded pitcherplant, red-cockaded woodpecker, crested caracara and Eastern indigo snake, as well as the ocassional Florida panther.
It's not exactly a gun-free zone, though. Hunting is allowed on Triple N. People fish, horseback ride, raise bees and cattle there, too. Some camping, timber harvest and ecotourism also are permitted, under certain conditions.
FWC would design and operate the public shooting range. There are no plans for the agency's law enforcement officers to train there, said Bill Cline, FWC's hunting safety coordinator. They already use other ranges.
The idea for the Triple N gun range germinated several years ago from a citizens' petition to Osceola County Commission that generated several thousand signatures from gun enthusiasts, Cline said.
Beyond hunting education, FWC hopes to lure enough people to the range to make it financially viable by also adding pistol ranges, which are in high demand. Cline said the shorter distances on the pistol ranges also come in handy for FWC's beginner hunter safety training.
FWC ranks Osceola in the top 20 counties in terms of need for sport shooting facilities, based on the population and distribution of available public ranges, according to the the agency's management plan for Triple N.
The agency operates eight public shooting ranges statewide for its free hunter safety training courses.
"Any revenue that comes in goes right back into the facility," Cline said. "Obviously, we don't build things to get rich off the public."
He says the range won't clash with habitat restoration goals at Triple N or nearby deer and turkey hunting.
"There are no studies that show shooting ranges spook wildlife," Cline said.
But John and Kathryn Roberson, who live on a 1,400-acre ranch off U.S. 441, north of the planned range, see hunters steering clear of the range.
"I wouldn't want to hunt next to a shooting range," said Kathryn Roberson, adding that FWC should consider a site farther away from private property. "I think there are just so many other places where there isn't private land."
Cline of FWC said the agency has considered alternative sites and that Triple N is best because of its proximity to access roads and that fact that it's already disturbed and cleared land.
"There's only a certain distance that the public's willing to drive to get to a facility like that," Cline said. "We're not going to go in there and bulldoze down a bunch of pristine Florida to build a shooting range."
Nonetheless, Cline said FWC is consulting with an engineering firm to see if the firm agrees that the agency's proposed site is the best location.
He said the shooting area will be set back two to three miles from surrounding private property lines.
"We understand that the landowners are very big stakeholders," Cline said. "Because of their input, we're looking to make some adjustments."
In August, Florida Forever's Acquisition and Restoration Council approved a new management plan for Triple N, which includes the shooting range. Florida Forever, run by the state Department of Environmental Protection, is Florida's main program for buying ecologically important land to protect from development.
Audubon Florida opposes the change, saying the range goes against the very reason the state bought Triple N: as an important connector of surrounding conservation lands. The range will fragment habitat, disrupt wildlife and go on a site that was supposed to be restored to its native state, said Julie Wraithmell, director of wildlife conservation for Audubon Florida. She says FWC failed to explore other more suitable sites.
"One of the reasons why this land was acquired in the first place was because it was contiguous and of limited fragmentation," Wraithmell said. "And basically what this proposal does is turn around and arbitrarily fragments it."
The Port Malabar Rifle and Pistol Club runs a 122-acre private shooting range off Malabar Road in Palm Bay. But John Shishilla, the club's treasurer, doesn't see the public range planned at Triple N as drawing shooters away from his club's range.
"I think there's enough need," Shishilla said.
"Guns are selling like hotcakes," he added. "(President Barack) Obama is the best gun salesman out there."
Triple N's remoteness makes it ideal, he said, especially for those just learning to shoot.
Bob Goforth of Merritt Island, president of the Space Port Gun Club, also likes the idea of a new range at Triple N, although he'd prefer one closer to home, maybe somewhere west of Cocoa.
"There is a shortage of ranges," Goforth said. "Central Brevard has got many folks that want to have a safe place to shoot."
For years, his group ran a sporting clays range and clubhouse at KARS Park on Merritt Island before it closed several years ago, after lead from bullets and other metals contaminated soil and groundwater there.
FWC officials say the range at Triple N would follow more modern practices to contain lead, including backstops with lined bottoms. Lead would be monitored and mined periodically for recycling.
Palmer Collins doubts all the state's reassurances. The retired trial attorney vows to take legal action to protect the value of the land he so adores.
This wooded frontier tends to tap such rugged, independent instincts in the many who venture here for a freedom only the forest can provide. On this recent day near Triple N's southern border, an American bald eagle soars above Donovan Crews Road, the dirt road that will be the gun range's main entrance.
Just over Collins' property line, a group of wild turkeys scamper off into thick palmettos as he saunters along his land and ponders the future of his beloved solitude.
"It's kind of like the Garden of Eden for me," Collins said. "I love this land."
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Senior Julian Tamllos watches closely as he looks to hold a North Sanpete player from getting past first base during the Dinos 11-1 win on Thursday afternoon.
It didn't take long for the Carbon High Dinos baseball team to make a statement in their last game before starting state tournament play.
Junior Dakota Cisneros hit two home runs and senior Julian Tamllos added one of his own to help give the Dinos an early lead on their way to a 11-1 win over North Sanpete on Thursday afternoon.
The Dinos were able to get a quick five inning win thanks to a hot start on offense and a defense that kept mistakes to a minimum. Senior Seth Tryon picked up the win for the Dinos.
Now CHS, the fourth seeded team out of Region 12, will set their sights on Region 11 number one seeded Stansbury High in their first game in the 3A State Tournament starting on Saturday at 10 a.m.
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Boston Marathon
Deliberations Begin in Sentencing Phase of Boston Bombing Trial
Last month, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all 30 counts.
Update: The Boston Smoocher's John Doe Has Been Found
"I am touched by the outpouring of support of strangers who wanted a fairytale ending," Barbara Tatge said.
Finish Your Next Race Like Meb
Making a friend at the finish line—as Meb Keflezighi did in Boston—helps us celebrate each other and our love of the sport.
The Boston Smoocher Wants to Find the Wellesley Man She Kissed
On a dare from her daughters, a runner from Tennessee reversed the old Boston Marathon tradition.
Boston Marathon Winner is Part of Santa Fe Running Scene
Caroline Rotich is regular presence at youth, community events.
Here's What Smart Pacing Looks Like: Desiree Linden's Boston Marathon Splits
The fourth-place finisher and top American ran 2:25:39.
Shalane Flanagan: 'A Bad Day At the Office'
America's fastest female marathoner still dreams of winning her hometown race.
About the Dad Leading Boston at Mile One
The father of two wanted his kids to see him on TV.
A Missing Wedding Ring, a Beer, and a Proposal in Boston
Three fun stories emerge from the 2015 Boston Marathon.
Flutie Strong on Marathon Course
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William Hill, the UK's No.1 bookmaker, has signed a seven-figure deal with the Scottish FA to become the title sponsor of the Scottish Cup.
The three-year partnership means the famous cup competition will be renamed the William Hill Scottish Cup.
William Hill, which operates over 300 betting shops in Scotland and a total of 2364 across the UK and Ireland, is already the official betting partner of the Scottish Premier League. The Scottish Cup sponsorship deal reaffirms their strong association with Scottish football. The agreement will also allow the bookmaker to showcase its online, mobile and retail products to Scottish football fans the length and breadth of the country.
The William Hill Scottish Cup first round draw will take place in Glasgow's Buchanan Galleries Shopping Centre on Monday, August 29, at 10am. The draw will be conducted by last year's victorious captain, Celtic's Scott Brown, the Scottish FA President, Campbell Ogilvie, and Kristof Fahy, William Hill's Group Brand and Marketing Director.
Stewart Regan, Scottish FA Chief Executive, said: "We are proud to have a leading brand like William Hill as sponsor of the Scottish Cup for the next three seasons. The new 2011/12 William Hill Scottish Cup begins in just a few weeks' time and with the competition now securing a new sponsor, we can now look forward another exciting season ahead."
Gareth Davis, Chairman of William Hill PLC, said: "It seems fitting for the most established and biggest bookmaker in Scotland to be attached to the oldest Association trophy in world football and we at William Hill consider it an honour to be able to put our name to the Scottish Cup."
Carling is the first brand to support a wide range of the Scottish FA's commercial activities, becoming the Official Beer of the Scotland National Team and the Scottish Cup and also the beer of choice at Scotland's National Stadium, Hampden Park. Carling, the UK's best selling lager*, continues to be a leading sponsor of sport in Scotland and the UK. Carling is also the Official Beer of Scottish Rugby, ensuring fans can now enjoy a great tasting pint of Carling when watching Scotland play at Murrayfield. Carling invested over £20m in Celtic and Rangers during a seven-year association, was the founder sponsor of the Premier League in England and is current sponsor of the Carling Cup.
Carling, made with 100% British barley, is part of a wider portfolio of brands distributed by Molson Coors (UK), the Global Family Brewer whose portfolio also includes Coors Light and Caffrey's, all of which will be available at all events at Scotland's National Stadium, Hampded Park.
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I really like the Cass one but I don't know if I want it yet since I already have Desperada. >.>
They added a Cass' skin because it's the year of the Snake. It makes only sense.
Okay, I only used one. xD
And it was on a 6.3k IP champion... <.<
I didn't know that, I thought that was next year. Still thought we were on the Dog year or the Sheep year, I don't remember tbh. I need to go see the Chinese calendar!
Also, Cass' previous skin was to celebrate the launch of LoL in Greece, if I'm not mistaken?


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NEWPORT–Scoring goals in soccer is all about accuracy. In most games that I have watched, there are more balls sent over and wide of the net as opposed to actual shots on goal.
That is why the statisticians keep a "shots at goal" stat.
For Derby Elementary soccer stand-out Emily Willis, things are very different.
Accuracy for her is the normal, not the exception.
Willis is two-time Vermont State Elk's Girl's Soccer Shoot champion, winning the 9-10 division last year and the 11-12 group this year.
"Last year was a lot of fun," Emily said. "We had to kick the ball into different size goals and I scored 43 points."
"There are five different sized goals, each getting progressively smaller, and the smaller the goal, the higher the points," explained her father Tim Willis.
When she jumped levels this year, the format changed, and she shot on a goal that had a grid on it, where the points vary based on location.
"I like this one better because I get to kick the ball up in the air, and I like kicking the ball. Plus it is easier to practice for," said Willis, who came in fifth at this year's regional event held in Rhode Island.
"At the states I scored a lot of 4's, but at regionals I hit a lot of bars and only scored two 4's."
Said Tim, "The scores were all very even. Emily had twenty-two points and the winner only had twenty-eight. So somebody had to win and somebody had to lose."
The Elks foot the bill for the entire event, paying for traveling expenses, food, lodging, jackets, plus a host of other goodies for the kids.
"It really is a wonderful experience for the kids," Tim said. "She gets to meet kids from all of these states and they correspond after it is all over with."
At her home Emily has a goal she received for her birthday this year that she can practice on.
Since the goal is not regulation size, and let's face it, who has a regulation size in their own yard, the Willis' used a little creative ingenuity, setting up a trampoline that serves as both a back stop and target for Emily to work on her higher shots.
"I practice on it every day and if I put it in the net it is a two, but my goal was to get the ball above the net, which would be a four (at the tournament)," she said.
Emily started playing when she was around three or four years old, just kicking the ball around the yard.
After turning seven, she started to participate in organized soccer, and now plays at Derby Elementary in the fall.
In the spring and summer, she is coached by her father on the U-12 Derby Wildcats, and also plays in the Northern Vermont Youth summer soccer league.
She is usually back on defense when she takes the pitch for her various teams, but with her knack for the net, a possible permanent move to the striker position, which Emily does play occasionally, could come in the future.
Soccer is not the only sport that her accuracy skills are showcased in.
She also won the State Elk's Hoop Shoot two years ago as well.
When asked if there was anyone she wanted to thank for helping her get to where she is, a big smile crept across her face as she exclaimed with great warmth and enthusiasm, "My Dad!"
As soccer season wraps up, basketball season is just beginning and Emily will trade in her cleats for high tops and take to the hardcourts for her Border Hoop team.
A hearty congratulations goes out to Emily for her success over the past two years, and best of luck in the upcoming basketball season.
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PRICE - Lafoga Laulu Jr. returned home to his Heavenly Father Nov. 2, 2008 after his short battle with leukemia at the age of 57.
He was born Oct. 4, 1951 in Mapusaga, American Samoa, to Pelu Pelu Laulu and Lesina Fuimaono. Jr. married Patricia Elaine Perry, the love of his life, in the Los Angeles LDS Temple on June 8, 1974. He was married to his eternal companion for 34 years.
Jr. was born in Samoa and grew up in Hawaii until the young age of 12, when he moved to California. He attended Nogales High School in La Puente, Calif., where he wrestled and played football. He graduated in 1969.
Following high school, he attended Mt. San Antonio College in California, where he played football.
Jr. served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1971-1973 in his homeland of Samoa.
Following his marriage to Patricia, they spent most of their married life in Utah, where they have raised their four children.
Jr. enjoyed riding his motorcycle, coaching football, playing raquetball, working out and spending time with family, especially his four grandsons.
He worked as a coal miner for over 20 years and, most recently, in the oil field.
Jr. was a very happy, humble and Christ-like person who loved others unconditionally. He will be remembered as a loving husband, son, father, grandfather, friend and coach who took the time to influence others' lives.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia; children, Sulika (Scott) Merrell, Malia (James II) Theorine, Rebecca Laulu (Jason Ochoa) and Perry Laulu; four grandsons, Kalani Vai Laulu, James (Kimo) Victor Theorine III, Mateo Jack Lafoga Theorine and Sai`peti Epomaikaimaikeakuaokalanikeiaohanaalii Merrell; parents, Pelu Pelu and Lesina Laulu; sisters, Sulika (Iosefa) Toia of San Dimas, Calif.; Mei (Ramese) Fitivale of Fontana, Calif.; and brother, Mateo (Ata) Laulu.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. at the Price LDS Stake Center, 150 South 500 East. A viewing will be Friday, Nov. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Fausett Mortuary, 680 East 100 South in Price, and Saturday from 9 to 10:45 a.m. at the church prior to the services. Interment will be in the Cliffview Cemetery.


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Saybrook students invited to apply for the Diane Weston Scholarship01/31/2012
In 2012 BAAPT will offer scholarships to two students pursuing master's degree in psychology, social work, organizational development, counseling or a related field. Diane Weston, a past president and long-time member of BAAPT, was a social psychology instructor at SFSU and SJSU. Diane was diagnosed with advanced-stage cancer during her 2007-2008 term as president of the Bay Area chapter of the Association for Psychological Type. A scholarship fund was established in her name through financial contributions from BAAPT members and a matching gift from the Charles Schwab Foundation. The scholarship is comprised of the following benefits:
• 50% of the cost of a MBTI® Certification course ($900 value) in San Francisco or Mountain View in 2012
• Opportunity to co-present an Introduction to MBTI® session with a seasoned MBTI® practitioner
• Free entrance to BAAPT Special Event (March 10, 2012) for the scholarship recipient and three friends "Type and the Enneagram," presented by Pat Wyman, M.Ed., LPC, 9:30am–3:30pm ($200 value per scholarship recipient)
• Free entrance to 2 BAAPT Workshops for the scholarship recipient and three friends See: baapt.org/workshops.html ($240 value per scholarship recipient)
• Free BAAPT membership for the scholarship recipient (March 2012 through May 2013, a $175 value) Access to extensive lending library, program and webinar recordings
Candidates must submit the following by February 17, 2012 to email@example.com or, mail completed forms to 481 34th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94121.
• one-page essay on your interest in Psychological Type
• recommendation from a faculty member
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The Bay Area Association for Psychological Type (BAAPT) was formed in 1984 to promote the understanding, constructive use, and valuing of human diversity through the study and application of Carl Jung's theory of Psychological Type. Our interests include the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®, David Keirsey's work on Temperament, and a variety of typology applications. We welcome all people who are interested in using psychological type personally or professionally. We invite you to join our lively monthly meetings held September through May. Local, national, and international professionals offer presentations to our group of delightful and articulate psychological type enthusiasts. BAAPT is a volunteer-based non-profit organization, and is a chapter of APTi, the Association for Psychological Type International.
Please see www.BAAPT.org/diane-weston-scholarship.html for application forms and details.
Diane McGinty Weston (INFJ) was born in Oakland, California on March 19, 1954. She graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1972. She received her bachelor's degree from UC Santa Barbara and an M.A. in Psychology from San Francisco State University. Diane worked at SRI Menlo Park as a business researcher, then as an independent consultant, and finally as an instructor in Social Psychology at San Francisco State University and San Jose State University.
Saybrook Student Aurora Sidney-Ando Leads Art for Peace Project01/30/2012
Art for Peace: An Evolving Mural Project is about collaboration, dialogue, and insight
using visual arts. The means for encouraging harmonious interaction and
effective communication is through mural projects that have no end date leaving
them in a perpetual state of evolution. This project is based on three beliefs:
1. Visual arts can be used as a communication tool.
2. Clear communication moves us closer to peaceful interactions.
3. There is a reciprocal relationship between what we see and what we think and
These mural projects for peace are about encouraging intentional thoughts
towards peace. Everyone is welcome to participate and paint or write their
ideas on what is needed to move us closer to social harmony. This project is
about creating and encouraging beauty within communities and it is about
empowering people to share what they think with others in a creative visual
Call for papers: Peace education from the grassroots01/30/2012
Saybrook students are invited to submit an abstract for consideration in an upcoming publication on peace education. The finished volume will be published by Information Age Press as part of its peace education series.
The end of the twentieth century marked the beginning of an upsurge of interest in peace education. Starting in the 1950s, as exemplified in the United States with the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy (SANE), concerned citizens at the grassroots level developed peace education strategies to inform others about the dangers of violence and the need for peace. They mobilized to stop the build up of nuclear arms, to oppose the war in Vietnam, to cease support for cruel dictatorships, to support human rights, to endorse environmental sustainability, and to promote nonviolence. These campaigns. sprung up out of the hearts and minds of ordinary people concerned about their own welfare and the future of "Mother Earth."
These grassroots peace education efforts throughout the globe teach children and adults how to live sustainably and how to resolve conflicts nonviolently. Ordinary citizens, parents, teachers, and community organizers become spiritual agents who initiate peace education programs that have contributed to the end of the war in Vietnam, disillusionment about nuclear power and weapons, regime change in places as diverse as Tunisia, Argentina, the Philippines, and Serbia, the preservation of ecosystems, the development of human rights, truth and reconciliation commissions, and the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Some of these peace education efforts took place entirely within civic society organized by community-based organizations. Some were directed towards churches and religious organizations. Others struggled to gain access to formal education systems. As a result of these efforts there are now over 300 colleges and universities around the world that have peace studies programs; schools in El Salvador, Uganda, the Philippines, and Nepal include peace education in their curricula; and schools throughout the world have adopted a variety of peacemaking strategies that teach violence prevention techniques to children and reduce violence and hostility on campuses.
How Technological Justice Can Fight Global Poverty01/26/2012
Simon Trace is the CEO of the international development charity Practical Action, which works to help poor people in the developing world use technology to transform their lives.
Human development has gone hand-in-hand with technical change. Technology (defined for these purposes as both knowledge and tools) enables people to achieve well-being with less effort and drudgery, or at lower cost and with fewer resources. Technical innovation is essential for people to be able to make more effective use of the resources available to them and to respond to social, economic and environmental changes.
For those of us lucky enough to live today in one of the so-called "developed nations," modern technology is so woven into the fabric of our daily lives that we barely notice how dependent we are on it. But remove even just one simple strand and things start to unravel very quickly, as a simple thought experiment demonstrates.
The Tech Disparity
Try to replay the first two hours of your day after getting out of bed on a cold, dark winter's morning in your mind. Then repeat the exercise imagining how you would have fared if you did not have an electricity or gas supply to your house, your neighborhood or your place of work. That's how a third of humanity lives. One hundred and thirty-two years after Edison introduced the first commercially viable incandescent light bulb, 1.3 billion people are still living in darkness, with no access to electricity, and 2.7 billion still cook over open fires. Clearly we have a problem ensuring well-established technologies are made available to all who need them.
Ruth Richards, students, and alumni of Saybrook's Creatitivy Studies program featured in journal01/25/2012
I was honored to be asked by Cheryl Fracasso and Harris Friedman to contribute to a special Leaders and Mentors issue of Neuroquantology. What a great way to highlight Creativity at Saybrook, and our new programs, I thought! The attached article is called Creativity Revisited.
As per the format, I did need to say a few things about my own curious background and path, and added some useful research findings on creativity and mental health. But I then switched to Saybrook, the development of our Creativity programs, and colorful figures such as Stan Krippner, and Steve Pritzker.
The best part of all was when I got all of ten (10) Saybrook students/alums to write about their own experience, their own work with creativity, and their own visions for the future. Clearly this (the last half) is the best part! Judith Kolva, Ph.D., Alumna who just did the wonderful memoir for Saybrook's 40th anniversary, edited this last part, and put in her own amazing story.
Denita Benyshek (who is almost done with her doctorate!) decided to write her own piece for Neuroquantology, which I hope you will see later on--along with her own original artwork.
See what you think (PDF). Oh yes, there are stunning photos of these 10 Saybrook graduate students/alums, including Judith. Are Saybrook Creativity graduate students naturally good looking? Seems so :-)
-- Ruth Richards
Saybrook doctoral candidate selected as upcoming conference presenter01/24/2012
Robert Jackson-Paton has been chosen as a presenter at the upcoming White Privilege Conference, occurring March 28-31 in Albuquerque, NM. The theme of the conference is Intersectionality: Vision, Commitment, and Sustainable Partnerships.
He will facilitate a workshop entitled Settlement Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Covered Wagon.
As with White privilege, invisible benefits—to Whites—accrue to White settlers through the ongoing occupation of Indigenous territories taken through a variety of dishonest means, and the transmission of that conquest through generations to the present day. The subsequent access to resources, land, wealth, education, and so on manifests as both White and settlement privilege. Environmentalism as a settler narrative will be a focus of discussion. Detailed analysis, personal narratives, as well as various interactive exercises will be provided to initiate the decolonization of White settlers in the United States, and begin conversations toward collective and individual healing.
Additionally, Jackson-Paton will be leading an all-day institute - along with Saybrook Professor Jürgen Kremer and David Raymond - on the topic Facing Collective Shadows: Accounting for and Healing from White Settlement.
In this experientially grounded workshop participants will begin to face, account for, and heal from the collective shadows of White settlement in the United States. Individual and group healing exercises will be initiated and reflected upon through a variety of ways of knowing, including but not limited to the arts, movement, and mindfulness-based practices. Particular attention will be given to making connections between the conquest of First Nations (Indigenous Peoples) and ongoing White and settlement privilege in order to facilitate deep self-reflection, self-exploration and collective transformation. Conversations will include decolonization strategies for Whites, the intergenerational transmission of the trauma of settlement, cultural identities connecting Whiteness and settlement, creating ceremonial protocols for collective and individual healing, as well as the possibilities of reclaiming relationships with nature, people and society.
Prior to attending and presenting at the White Privilege Conference, Jackson-Paton has been selected to participate in Healing Historical Harms, February 6-7 at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, VA. This training presents tools that assist in analyzing the legacies and aftermaths of historical trauma. The approach includes comprehensive strategies and practices for addressing historical trauma.
Conflict transformation handbook available free online01/20/2012
The Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation is Berghof Conflict Research's key publication. Constantly evolving and developing, this online platform presents cutting-edge knowledge and experience for scholars and practitioners working on transforming violent ethnopolitical conflict.
Since its inception in 1999, the Berghof Handbook is designed to present state-of-the-art research and practice in conflict transformation to an international audience. It has three primary aims:
- fostering critical discussion both among and between academics and practitioners;
- bridging the gap between theory and practice in the field of conflict transformation; and
- including a wide range of voices and perspectives from different regions throughout the world, as well as from multiple disciplines and faculties.
The Berghof Handbook for Conflict Transformation is a comprehensive and cumulative website resource that provides continually updated cutting-edge knowledge, experience and lessons learned for those working in the field of transforming violent ethnopolitical conflict. The website content comes from two central resources: 1) commissioned Articles by leading experts from current practice and scholarship; and 2) a Dialogue Series on key issues, in which practitioners and scholars critically engage and debate with one another in light of their varying experience. Dialogues, along with a 2004 and a 2011 version of the main body of the Handbook, are also distributed in print.
The Berghof Handbook is not attempting to summarise the consolidated knowledge of a well-established discipline. It is an effort to draw attention to established practices and concepts, as well as to thorny issues and challenges. Instead of presenting a collection of recipes or ready-made tools, our goal is to put these established practices into a broader conceptual framework in order to understand their functions, strengths and weaknesses.
The Handbook's topic structure is organised into five sections according to the various dimensions of conflict transformation. In the coming year, our special focus will be on post-conflict regeneration, reconciliation and the legacy of the past, and support for peace processes. To date, the Handbook includes:
- Preface & Introduction
- Section I: Concepts and Cross-Cutting Challenges
- Section II: Analysing Conflict and Assessing Conflict Transformation
- Section III: Third-Party Tools and Capacity Building
- Section IV: Structural Reforms, Institution Building and Violence Control
- Section V: Recovering from War – Post-Conflict Regeneration and Reconciliation
- Glossary
If you would like to see a complete list of articles, please click here.
Fostering empathy in education01/17/2012
The Culture of Empathy website is a growing portal for resources and information about the values of empathy and compassion. It contains the largest collection of articles, conferences, definitions, experts, history, interviews, videos, science and much more about empathy and compassion. To stay up to date on the latest, you can sign up for the newsletter.
The Center for Building a Culture of Empathy's mission is to contribute to growing a movement of worldwide compassion. This is accomplished through a variety of means. First is by community organizing, bringing people together and holding in-person and online meetings to help build the movement. Next is by collecting and organizing related Internet material. Currently, a one-year online international conference has been launched on the question of 'How Can We Build a Culture of Empathy and Compassion?' (November 1, 2011 - October 2, 2012)
The conference consists of an ongoing series of online panel discussions with empathy and compassion experts from all fields and walks of life. The panels take place using Skype group video conferencing and are recorded and uploaded to Youtube for viewing at any time.
Location: Online on Skype and YouTube
Date: A one year 'rolling' conference starting November 1, 2011 and ending Oct 2, 2012
Vision: We envision a global culture of empathy and compassion, in a world where people experience the joy of being connected to each other and interconnected with all life.
Mission: The 'How Can We Build a Culture of Empathy and Compassion?' conference will contribute to building a global culture of empathy and compassion by bringing interested people from various world communities together to
foster synergy, build awareness and grow momentum,
inspire, support and motivate one another
share ideas and strategies
network and develop partnerships
generate plans for empathic action.
Additionally, a sub-conference asks: How to Nurture, Foster and Teach Empathy in the Education System?
A section of the conference will be specifically about how to develop a comprehensive empathy curriculum for the education system. Educators are invited to propose panels on this topic.
Join the Education Conference Facebook Event Page and invite friends.
Visit the Ashoka Empathy in Education Initiative.
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Saybook's Donna Nassor appointed as a New York representative of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA)01/12/2012
Psychology/Social Transformation PhD student Donna Nassor has been appointed as a New York representative of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA), a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC) since the 1980s.
Dr. Jürgen Kremer and Saybrook doctoral candidate Robert Jackson-Paton develop textbook on ethnoautobiography01/09/2012
This past fall, Saybrook's Jürgen Kremer and Robert Jackson-Paton developed and piloted a textbook for use at Sonoma State University (SSU), based on their work in ethnoautobiography . The book contains a glossary, practical activities, and case studies to help students understand ethnoautobiography and use it as an effective research tool.
Following the success of the pilot version, the book will be submitted for publication next summer and used in additional upcoming courses - both at SSU and the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS). The book is titled
Stories of Decolonization, Autobiography, Ethnicity: Unlearning Whiteness and Reclaiming Participatory Senses of Place and Society - An Ethnoautobiographical Workbook
Expanding on a manuscript that was published by Prof. Kremer in 2003, the book considers ethnoautobiography to be a practice of radical presence. A helpful glossary is included, describing central terms used in this book. Rather than call it a glossary, however, Kremer and Jackson-Paton prefer the term "conversation pieces" because these are "reflections intended to stimulate conversation" rather than inflexible and finalized definitions.
Table of Contents and Summary
Conversation Pieces
Chapter 1: Who Am I?
The origins and varieties of ethnoautobiography are described, with three ethnoautobiographical stories as examples. Ethnoautobiography is the telling of a decolonizing story which takes an Indigenous sense of "ethno," including ancestry, history, place (ecology), seasons, and so on.
Activity to begin cultural self-reflection.
Chapter 2: Ethnoautobiography - Why not Autobiography?
This chapter provides more detailed explanations of ethnoautobiography. In so doing, examples from published authors—including Gerald Vizenor, Gloria Anzaldua, Paula Gunn Allen, Leslie Marmon Silko, Helene Cixous, and bell hooks—model elements of ethnoautobiographical narratives.
Activities to research ancestry and to expand on our autobiographies.


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Read: Donald Fehr Explains Why The Players Are Against Five Year Limits
In the Toronto Sun, Terry Koshan obtained parts of the memo that Donald Fehr sent out to the players explaining the the offer that the NHL rejected last night.
In the memo he described why five-year term limits don't work for the players, "We believe that these restrictions would devastate the "middle class" of players and result in the NBA model, where a few players earn huge salaries while pushing everyone else down toward the minimum."
He said that in order to make a deal the players went form a ten-year max down to an eight-year max and instead of a 5% variance from year to year, a 25% variance applied to contracts that are seven years or longer.
Bill Daly said during the NHL press conference last night that five-year term limits are the "hill we will die on."
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50 years of Bond
Agent 007 first appeared on the silver screen 50 years ago — on Oct. 5, 1962 — in a modestly budgeted spy movie called "Dr. No." It introduced a dapper but deadly secret agent who wore Savile Row suits, drove an Aston Martin, liked his martinis shaken, not stirred, and announced himself as "Bond, James Bond."


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15 U.S. Code § 2624 - Studies
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The Administrator shall conduct a study of all Federal laws administered by the Administrator for the purpose of determining whether and under what conditions, if any, indemnification should be accorded any person as a result of any action taken by the Administrator under any such law. The study shall—
(1) include an estimate of the probable cost of any indemnification programs which may be recommended;
(2) include an examination of all viable means of financing the cost of any recommended indemnification; and
(3) be completed and submitted to Congress within two years from the effective date of enactment of this chapter.
The General Accounting Office shall review the adequacy of the study submitted to Congress pursuant to paragraph (3) and shall report the results of its review to the Congress within six months of the date such study is submitted to Congress.
(b) Classification, storage, and retrieval study
The Council on Environmental Quality, in consultation with the Administrator, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Commerce, and the heads of other appropriate Federal departments or agencies, shall coordinate a study of the feasibility of establishing
(2) a standard means for storing and for obtaining rapid access to information respecting such substances. A report on such study shall be completed and submitted to Congress not later than 18 months after the effective date of enactment of this chapter.
Source(Pub. L. 94–469, title I, § 25,Oct. 11, 1976, 90 Stat. 2046; Pub. L. 96–88, title V, § 509(b),Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat. 695; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 99–519, § 3(c)(1),Oct. 22, 1986, 100 Stat. 2989.)
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Patsy Bueno in May 2007 when then Utah Governor Jon Huntsman visited the school district.
During the Carbon County School Board meeting on Jan.13, Superintendent Patsy Bueno announced her retirement after a total of 38 years of service for Carbon County School District. During board member reports, Barry Deeter, board president, announced that Bueno would step down. All board members and several people in attendance expressed their gratitude for her hard work and commitment that she showed towards her position.
Other reports focused on training sessions members had attended in Salt Lake City. They offered positive comments relating to the different information members had acquired. Throughout the meeting, the point was made several times that continuing education is important and helps all involved.
Carbon High School went before the board to receive funding for needed repairs for their baseball field. They had previously submitted plans for repairs and expected funding that would be necessary. Jones and Demille Engineering drew up plans and were in attendance to answer any questions that the board presented. More than 20 companies submitted bids for service to the school. Nelson Construction was awarded the job.
The project will focus on drainage issues in the outfield. New piping will take the water off the field into a new line which will connect to the football field drains as well. The main project goal is to have the quality of the field increase in time for the season's first games. Construction is expected to be completed by the middle of March.
The school board has a rule that newly proposed policies must undergo three separate readings before they are adopted. These readings allow the board or anyone else to find items needing to be changed or to determine aspects of the language of the document that need to be changed as well.
The first policy to come before the board was the Special Education Program. The district has never had a special education policy included, so it is a new policy that needs to be worked out. The state must approve the policy. Pat Frandsen, special education director, noted that Utah has already approved the submitted copy. The special education system currently in place serves 605 kids in the various programs offered at different schools. The number is likely to rise in January. Head count is taken every month. Frandsen said that programs are doing well and helping a lot of children who need it. The only problem is that funding has never increased for the program. even though operating costs have.
The school board also discussed the building rental policy. Several mistakes were found relating to the language of the document. Also, some key issues were not addressed. One such issue was the absence of a hold harmless clause. This would ensure that when a building is rented, the school district cannot be held responsible in the event of injury to anyone at such an event.
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Approximately 780,000 strokes will occur this year, according to the National Stroke Association -- and over 160,000 people in the US will die of a stroke, making it the third leading cause of death in the country after heart disease and cancer. In this segment, guest host Joe Palca talks with Jill Bolte Taylor, a brain scientist who suffered a stroke in 1996 at the age of 37.
A stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery or the blood flow to part of the brain is interrupted by a burst blood vessel. A stroke can cause the death of cells in the affected area of the brain, leading to brain damage. In Taylor's case, she suffered a type of stroke known as an arterio-venous malformation, which created a golf ball size hemorrhage that placed pressure on the language centers in the left hemisphere of her brain. Taylor has written a book about her personal experiences with stroke, and the process of recovery that followed.


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