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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #45 on:
January 28, 2010, 09:53:53 PM »
What Is A Troll?
The term derives from "trolling", a style of fishing which involves trailing bait through a likely spot hoping for a bite. The troll posts a message, often in response to an honest question, that is intended to upset, disrupt or simply insult the group.
Usually, it will fail, as the troll rarely bothers to match the tone or style of the group, and usually its ignorance shows.
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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #46 on:
January 28, 2010, 10:57:19 PM »
Hey wait a minute. My DP and I have won our way up (and against the 20 and 30 year olds) through to Pre-Champ in both latin and standard and we dance to every type of music you can imagine. When we go social dancing it is at a place where there isn't much in the way of ballroom music and you know, we won our way up having to dance at this place because we have nowhere else to practice. We also did this by just leading and following 90% of the time rather than having a routine so yes my partner had to improvise. Since we have reached a very high level yet don't often use strict tempo nor routines then this destroys your argument about ballroom dancers. I'm not blowing our own horn, just using us as an example. Maybe there are not alot of us but we are still ballroom dancers. Ah, and I also do a mean freestyle. Now my friends who won the world championships in WC and Country can't freestyle and they can't improvise either. It is what they sacrificed to be able to compete and win. When I have asked him to dance he can only do his "routine". Not much in the way of being able to improvise there. Since they are world champions for the second year running they obviously are the best there is so this negates your argument about other styles.
Again, your point is very valid but it applies to all dancers regardless of the style. It also depends on what is important to you. If you want to compete with the top guns, regardless of your style, you will make sacrifices. Competing and social dancing are two different animals. Some of us are both, some not.
I now understand where you are coming from. You are in the same circumstance as the people in my city who don't or can't travel to take lessons from a better class of instructor. You are stuck with lower level instructors who can only teach routines and to strict tempo music because they have very little understanding of how to do anything else. They have never really gone anywhere in their own dancing and their teaching is rudimentary at best. If that is all you have around then this becomes your reality of ballroom dancing. It is hard to understand something when you have been taught properly.
Over all, some put down others only because they know they will not achieve what they have, so it is easier to tear them down or make fun of them to make oneself feel better. Everyone loves to pull down the person who has struggled to get their head above the water. They would rather have everyone drown then see someone other than themselves make it. When I first started I thought I knew it all. As time has gone on I have realized I am far from this but it has taken time and knowledge from others to be able to understand this reality. This will happen for you too and like me, you will look back and laugh at yourself.
Everyone tries to rush up through the syllabus levles and think once they are at the top they have arrived. What they don't realize is that by doing this it is like skimming through a book, you may get the gist but you will never understand the story.
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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #47 on:
January 28, 2010, 11:34:07 PM »
Quote from: albanaich on January 28, 2010, 01:22:14 PM
I haven't the faintest idea what the problem is.
It is that you have been told, across two very active dance forums, by a wide range of experienced ballroom dancers, that ballroom dancing does involve -- and certainly, at its finest,
-- both improvisation and musicality. And yet you ignore this and assert, quite obnoxiously, your own personal de facto conclusion that ballroom dancing, as a whole entire dance form, involves no improvisation or musicality.
If it's on purpose, then you're trolling. If it's not, well, frankly... you're block-headed.
That's pretty much the core turn-off as I see it, alba.
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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #48 on:
January 29, 2010, 12:32:54 AM »
I think it's time for another ban?
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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #49 on:
January 29, 2010, 05:25:25 AM »
And then someone posts a complete sequence list of moves to be done irrelevant to what the music is and everyone thinks its a great idea.
Doesn't that absolutely contradict what was just posted about there being musicality in Ballroom?
I can understand why people are gettiing upset, they are saying one thing and doing another and the psychological conflict is stressing people out.
Where is the problem is in actually facing up to what you are doing? What is so terrible in admitting that you create patterns and routines and follow that are largely irrelevant to the music that is playing.
If not as if you are listening to the music as it played and thinking, 'there's a break in the music coming up' I'll pur a corte in there, or, there's a chance in emphasis, that I can fit with a quisk.
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Re: I'm Impressed
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January 29, 2010, 06:57:44 AM »
Quote from: albanaich on January 29, 2010, 05:25:25 AM
And then someone posts a complete sequence list of moves to be done irrelevant to what the music is and everyone thinks its a great idea.
Doesn't that absolutely contradict what was just posted about there being musicality in Ballroom?
I can understand why people are gettiing upset, they are saying one thing and doing another and the psychological conflict is stressing people out.
Where is the problem is in actually facing up to what you are doing? What is so terrible in admitting that you create patterns and routines and follow that are largely irrelevant to the music that is playing.
If not as if you are listening to the music as it played and thinking, 'there's a break in the music coming up' I'll pur a corte in there, or, there's a chance in emphasis, that I can fit with a quisk.
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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #51 on:
January 29, 2010, 07:17:50 AM »
Quote from: albanaich on January 29, 2010, 05:25:25 AM
If not as if you are listening to the music as it played and thinking, 'there's a break in the music coming up' I'll pur a corte in there, or, there's a chance in emphasis, that I can fit with a quisk.
Which works if you're musically inclined, familiar with the piece, or familiar with similar pieces.
I am rather musical and have a good ear, however I am not good at telling what is coming up (unless you count melodically). I can tell you when a song 'starts' - when it stops being the intro. I can the phrases. I can dance to the phrases. And I can tell when people are off phrase.
Where I live, we do a lot of sequence dancing. This means that we all learn a preconceived sequence (shock horror!) and dance it to a piece of music. This sequence is maybe 8 bars long (as an example)
So the music we dance it to has 8 bar phrases. You start at the end of a 4 bar introduction, and dance the sequence to the phrase. The majority of people are ignorant of this. Some can tell if they stuff up a little and get out of sequence with the music.
People can still enjoy dancing, and be good at dancing, without being able to improvise to music.
You've stated your point - that ballroom dancers can't dance. You have given us tons of 'evidence' to support this dance, and we have told you that the type of dance you are thinking of is different to ballroom entirely. You still insist on telling us we can't dance.
And it's really starting to annoy me.
Different types of dance.
Differing opinion.
We've worked that out; not all dance is the same.
Let it rest.
Or go away.
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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #52 on:
January 29, 2010, 10:22:35 AM »
You've worked out Lioness and I completely agree with what you are saying - I'm not sure everyone else has. . . .. . .
I've not stated ballroom dance 'can't dance', I said what they do as 'dance' is completely incomprehensible to improvisational dancer.
It's the gulf between classical music and jazz.
Most people - and that includes Swing and Argentine Tango dancers have difficulty improvising to the music.
What concerns me, and its found in all dance forms, but especially Ballroom is the pursuit of technical and physcial excellence at the expense of musicality.
Here's a perfectly awful example from Argentine Tango. You don't actually have to look at the dancers - you can tell from the choice music that its going to be bad, you can't 'do anything' with the musiic. its like a dancer who needs 'strict tempo' wheres the challenge in dancing to strict tempo?
You can only create the challenge by making the physicallity of it ever more demanding and so as the dance becomes more 'physcial' the music has to be dumbed down further and further.
People are going round proclaiming this is 'great dancing' when its not. It's very much a case of the 'Emperors new suit of clothes'
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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #53 on:
January 29, 2010, 12:19:06 PM »
Albanaich, let me put this to you as gently as possible. Any pattern in ballroom dancing can be danced 10-million different ways to express the music. If you don't know that, then let me enlighten you and tell you that it should probably be your goal to be able to do that if you want to improve. It's an easy excuse for you never to improve by saying that such a goal is unachievable in ballroom dance. Ballet is a set of steps/patterns, WCS is a set of steps/patterns, hip hop is a set of steps/patterns which they use as a medium through which to interpret the music. Ballroom dancing is no different, except for the fact that it has evolved considerably more than the other dances in the partnership aspect of it giving it a dynamic that makes it very hard for most people to wrap their heads around. Since improvement and mastery of the basics takes MUCH longer than most other forms of dance, mainly due to the partnering aspect of it (and all the personal and emotional problems that brings), it's easy to sit back and imagine a set of inherent limitations.
You haven't taken the trouble to master it, nor will you ever with your current attitude. Your mention of your coaches, lessons, and commitment to ballroom dancing means as much to me as my commitment to start eating vegetables by dipping my chips in salsa. You, at your current level, believe a Waltz natural turn is 1-2-3, strict tempo, no room for improvisation. Well, that tells me that you're not even at the level of most beginners who understand that the goal of ballroom dancing is to be able to interpret music and express yourself. You'll never get any better because you have decided that the level you're at is the only level to be at. You signed up for ballroom dancing and instead of seeing the possibilities (which require a lot of hard work and effort to master) you imagined a set of a limitations that will keep you squarely where you're at and make you feel good about your utterly pitiful understanding of the subject (given the training and the time you put into it).
I will no longer waste my time on you. For all intensive purposes, you're a troll. I'm not feeding you anymore.
Last Edit: January 29, 2010, 12:33:43 PM by Some guy
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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #54 on:
January 29, 2010, 01:03:18 PM »
Yeah. . . . .and that's why ballroom dancers needs strict tempo music. . . ..
The actual physical evidence, that even at very high competion levels the music danced to by ballroom has had much of the muscial structure removed, tells me that what you are claiming has no basis in fact.
It's like telling me you're a 'great driver' but you've never used a stick shift.
Calling me troll for pointing out that contradiction does not change the facts.
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Reply #55 on:
January 29, 2010, 01:30:16 PM »
It's very much like that, alba (improvising to music), tho usually at higher levels because there is so much to learn and master before one is able to do that. A pattern of sequences is ultimately a suggestion, or strings of "hidden choreography" that are possibilities of what can be danced at any given moment.
You are universalizing your experience either of what *you* do or what your instructor is showing you, or what you are seeing at the more inexperienced level of dancing ballroom as compared to the improvisation that occurs early on in the other styles.
Are you able yet to understand and accept that? You have been told such things so many times...
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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #56 on:
January 29, 2010, 01:45:08 PM »
Quote from: albanaich on January 28, 2010, 01:22:14 PM
I'm just utterly baffled that you find anything offensive.
Considering my Ballroom dance coach and I can have this conversation FACE to FACE without either of us getting upset, I haven't the faintest idea what the problem is.
Oh, forgot to address the above quote. You do realize that you're PAYING your instructor. If you paid me an hourly rate, I would gladly listen to your drivel. Then not having to actually teach you anything because your cup is already so full will be the easiest job in the world: easier than taking candy from a baby because there's no guilt involved since the candy (money) is willingly exchanged!
Ask yourself this: we have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to some of the best coaches this planet has to offer here on PDO. The fact that some of their students are world finalists are confirmation of their caliber. They all stay clear away from you as they've written you off as a lost cause. So please, try NOT paying an instructor and ask them to listen to your theories. Let me know how that goes... Oh wait, I already know as I've asked the other coaches here on PDO.
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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #57 on:
January 29, 2010, 01:51:06 PM »
Quote from: Some guy on January 29, 2010, 01:45:08 PM
Ask yourself this: we have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to some of the best coaches this planet has to offer here on PDO. The fact that some of their students are world finalists are confirmation of their caliber.
i don't believe this counts for much to alba, as i know he has found slavik's dancing, for example, "grotesque".
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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #58 on:
January 29, 2010, 01:56:22 PM »
Of course not! He's justifying his inabilities and looking to PDO for third party verification. Someday he'll realize that PDO is not the place to come to if you want your laziness, inabilities, and short-sightedness fostered (and festered). Then hopefully he'll go elsewhere.
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Re: I'm Impressed
Reply #59 on:
January 29, 2010, 02:25:18 PM »
As yes Samina, I do find most 'Champion Standard and Latin Dancers' grotesque. . .. . . when I say most, I mean I haven't found one I wanted to watch, though there must be one out there.
That's a subjective opinion that I think is shared by many non-ballroom dancers. . . ..
I'm not justifying my inabilites, just perplexed why someone would want to so much effort in to looking so horrible.
I mean this 'real' cha cha cha looks good, its smooth, rolls with the music, lovely dancing
This just looks totally unrhythmic. . . . .all those snappy steps and grotesque arm movements have nothing to do with the music. It's just awfuil
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- Knowledge Quest promised to report data to through the state's FETPIP system, which it was not registered with
- Knowledge Quest's April training would last 72 hours, yet a course syllabus included less than 40 hours of training
READ: Public records obtained by 10 News Investigators
Tampa Bay Workforce CEO Ed Peachey, who took over the helm of the agency after the 2010 scandal over employee spending on of food & beverage, told 10 News that Workforce may not have fully vetted Knowledge Quest's qualifications earlier this year before recommending approval to the board in March.
However, after 10 News started asking questions and Peachey spoke to Knowledge Quest, he said in August he was content with the company's explanation for why it wasn't accredited: it was teaching accredited classes.
But the 10 News Investigators learned Knowledge Quest simply provided Peachey with old - and sometimes unfunded - contracts with USF, Pensacola Jr. College, and Florida Keys Community College. All three institutions told 10 News that the classes were non-credit, non-accredited classes - something Workforce could have found out with a simple phone call or email.
Knowledge Quest has since removed claims of being "college-accredited" from its website, although archives of the claim from 2010 still exist.The archive also saved Knowledge Quest's boast of "15 Years of sound executive leadership experience entrenched within our current staff along with an additional 17 years of technical and telecommunications experience."Yet now, two years later, those numbers have jumped to 25 and 27 years, respectively.
Peachey blamed any oversights on Workforce's contract company, ResCare, which ran the agency from mid-2010 to mid-2012 after the spending scandal.The upset students in the April class indicated they were solicited out of the blue by Knowledge Quest, which got 88 potential names from ResCare.
Peached told 10 News that the names "probably shouldn't" have been provided to Knowledge Quest and potential students shouldn't have been contacted unsolicited. Yet when Peachey started hiring employees back under the Workforce umbrella this summer, he says almost all of the ResCare employees were retained.
Regional workforce boards like Tampa Bay Workforce play pivotal roles in helping Floridians get back to work.They oversee Florida's One-Stop Career Centers, and are responsible for distributing federal funds designated for unemployed, under-employed, and displaced workers.
New laws went into effect this summer to ensure more accountability among regional workforce agencies after multiple scandals around the state.
Knowledge Quest's president, Cesar Ruiz, repeatedly declined formal interview requests with 10 News but said via phone that the reason the unhappy viewers contacted 10 News was not because of worthless training, but because background checks wound up costing them the jobs.Ruiz said jobs were lined up - but never promised.
However, Ruiz later changed the story, saying leadership changes at the hiring company froze the positions they expected to fill.
Knowledge Quest may also have exaggerated a number of its other relationships, including that it "partners with public school districts across the country."Among its claims, a relationship with the Hillsborough County School District: in 2011, Knowledge Quest ran a STEM-themed summer program for students at Middleton High.
But while Middleton's principal said it was a good experience for his students, public records requests to the district yielded no documents in connection to the course: the district has never paid Knowledge Quest, nor have any Knowledge Quest grants gone through the school.District officials say the training may have been provided for free, allowing Knowledge Quest an opportunity to claim a relationship with the district.
Knowledge Quest, while unsuccessfully chasing a $776,720 school "turnaround" contract in Monroe, La., claimed a history of working with schools across the country.However, the 10 News Investigators learned most - if not all - of the company's claimed "experience" in working with schools was from Vice President Jose Otero's tenure working with Rescare, prior to going to Knowledge Quest.
School board members in Monroe, who narrowly voted down the lucrative proposal last year, said they had no faith in Knowledge Quest based on its lack of references.
At this point in time, they have no track record of what they have turned around," Monroe Federation of Teachers and School Employees president Sandie Lollie told The News-Star at the time."I can find no documentation as to the validity of what they claim they can do."
In its dealings with Tampa Bay Workforce, Knowledge Quest also claimed a relationship with USF, including the misrepresentations on page 4 of its application and an indication on its website that USF professor Dr. Willie Moreno was the head of one of its division.
USF officials tell 10 News there has never been any contractual relationship between the university or Moreno.While Moreno says he taught one class for Knowledge Quest in 2008, USF says its only proposed relationship - a 2011 youth program - was never funded.
Public records requests paint a picture of Knowledge Quest's relentless pursuit of public grants and contracts:
- At leastthree trainingcontracts through Suncoast Workforce (Sarasota/Manatee) paid Knowledge Quest more than $15,000 in WIA funds
- At least 606 employed workers were trained (for an undetermined sum) through Pasco-Hernando Workforce from May 2010 to June 2011 using Employed Worker Training (EWT) funds.
- Knowledge Quest received $10,470 contract from the U.S. Navy in 2011 for computer training.
- Knowledge Quest began an application to get on Texas Workforce's approved vendor list but has yet to complete it.
Hillsborough Co. Commissioner Sandy Murman, a member of the Tampa Bay Workforce Board, says she plans on bringing up the 10 News investigation at the next board meeting on Sept. 20.
"There has to be stronger oversight and stronger accountability,said Murman, who was not at the March meeting when Knowledge Quest was unanimously approved as a vendor.
At the federal level, many Republicans have criticized Democratic-supported stimulus programs, including WIA and EWT, for lack of oversight. But Democrats don't necessarily disagree with the need for more oversight:
"Companies should be held accountable for taking advantage of innocent people who are trying to train and land good jobs," said Congresswoman Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, when told of the investigation. "We need more oversight and accountability at the local level to check up on companies before they are given taxpayer dollars.
"Companies that don't follow through should have to pay back their contract amount with interest," Castor continued.
Murman reports that Peachey told her all Knowledge Quest funds will be frozen while the agency continues to investigate, but Knowledge Quest already collected its $30,000 from the April training.
And there's no telling how many other grants and contracts it's chasing elsewhere.
"(I'm) totally outraged about the situation," said the veteran, Flanagan. "Your hard earned money is paying for what I refer to as a 'sham.' "
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Room, 1 Queen Bed, Non SmokingMax Occupancy: 2 guests (up to 1 child)
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Get an overview of this hotelHistoric hotel in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter
Ramada Gaslamp Convention Center-The Historic St James Hotel is in the heart of San Diego, walking distance from Westfield Horton Plaza and Copley Symphony Hall.
This family-friendly hotel is close to San Diego Convention Center and Balboa Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 99 air-conditioned rooms featuring LCD televisions. Cable programming and video-game consoles are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, as well as phones with free local calls.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.
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In San Diego's historic Gaslamp Quarter, the Ramada Gaslamp Convention Center (formerly the historic St. James Hotel) is two blocks from Horton Plaza and five blocks from Petco Park.
Ramada Gaslamp Convention Center features a restaurant, sun-drenched rooftop with expansive views, intimate courtyard sitting areas, complimentary use of a nearby fitness center, and complimentary airport transportation.
Guests have complimentary use of the business center, which includes a printer, copier, scanner, and high-speed Internet access. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel.
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First medical marijuana dispensary opens in Arizona
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery said he plans to appeal the ruling that allowed Arizona's first medical marijuana dispensary to open Thursday.
In a statement, Montgomery said the operators of the site are in violation of federal law and are "gambling with their money and their liberty."
Arizona Organix co-owner Bill Myer said he had been waiting until the court ruling to open his dispensary, given the uncertainties of the law and legal challenges.
Dozens of people flowed through the door as it opened at 10 a.m., a small line stretching around the side of the building located beside a row of other shops, including an antiques store and tattoo parlor.
The Glendale dispensary is among 96 applicants chosen through a lottery system for 126 geographic areas across the state.
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A major north country highway took a small step closer to becoming a reality Wednesday, with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announcing his support for a feasibility study for the long-discussed project during his State of the State address.
Interstate 98, a highway linking Watertown to Champlain, has been discussed in the north country for years, with plenty of supporters and opponents. Wednesdays remarks were the first time Gov. Cuomo has addressed the idea as anything more than a vague possibility.
In the north country, the proposed Route 98 could reduce travel time and speed up commerce, Gov. Cuomo said. Lets see if we can make it a reality. Weve been talking about it for years.
Gov. Cuomo said the state Department of Transportation will perform a feasibility study to see if the project is possible.
The governors tone was more optimistic than it has been in the past. During a trip to Potsdam in February, Gov. Cuomo said the idea was worth studying, but
expressed doubt about its economic feasibility.
St. Lawrence County Democratic Chairman Mark J. Bellardini attended the speech, and said the governors remarks were a major victory.
It was tremendous. This would be the biggest transformational project the north country has seen since the Seaway, he said.
Supporters say the highway would create new jobs and provide more support for existing ones.
The economic benefits are clear. Weve been the only part of the state without access to a four-lane highway, and the governor sees the need to remedy that situation. This is a very positive announcement, said
Opponents of the highway see things differently. John W. Danis is a spokesman for YESeleven, an advocacy group that supports maintaining and renovating Route 11 instead of building a separate highway. Mr. Cuomos changing position is not based on facts, Mr. Danis said, but rather is about winning the favor of local Democrats, many of whom support the project.
Politics is a different thing. Its about relationships and its about alliances, Mr. Danis said.
YESeleven has long said the traffic across the north country is not heavy enough to justify a lengthy, costly highway construction project.
We think its a waste of money. We think its a huge waste of time, Mr. Danis said.
Supporters say the highway is more realistic now than it ever has been, with the possibility of federal funds and the state in better fiscal shape than its been for years.
I think the state is climbing out of where its been in the past 20 years, Mr. Bellardini said.
The details of the how the DOT study will be performed, when it will begin and how much it will cost have not yet been announced.
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Cleaning Up Marinas: The Clean Marina Program
- What is the Clean Marina Initiative?
- Why is the Clean Marina Initiative Important?
- Benefits of a Clean Marina Program
- NOAA's Role in the Clean Marina Initiative
What is the Clean Marina Initiative?
The Clean Marina Initiative is a voluntary, incentive-based program promoted by NOAA and others that encourages marina operators and recreational boaters to protect coastal water quality by engaging in environmentally sound operating and maintenance procedures. While Clean Marina Programs vary from state to state, all programs offer information, guidance, and technical assistance to marina operators, local governments, and recreational boaters on Best Management Practices (BMPs) that can be used to prevent or reduce pollution. Marinas that participate in the Clean Marina Program are recognized for their environmental stewardship.
Why is the Clean Marina Initiative Important?
Marinas and recreational boating are increasingly popular uses of coastal areas. The U.S. Coast Guard reported reported more than 17 million registered recreational boats in 2004. Because marinas are located right along the water's edge, pollutants created by marina activities are released directly into the water. Although not one of the leading sources of polluted runoff, pollution from marinas can have a significant impact on local water quality. Therefore, is it important to promote operation and maintenance practices that will prevent pollution from entering coastal waterways.
Benefits of a Clean Marina Program
A Clean Marina Program offers many benefits to marina operators and coastal areas participating in the program.
Benefits for Marinas Operators and Owners
- Reduce waste disposal costs. The Best Management Practices (BMPs) will reduce the amount of wastes produced so disposal costs will be less.
- Generate new sources of revenue. Studies have shown that Clean Marinas can charge slightly higher slip fees and have fewer vacancies.
- Receive free technical assistance. Best Management Practices guidebooks, training workshops and on-site visits are available to marina operators. Often states will even offer on-site assistance for meeting regulatory requirements.
- Reduce legal liabilities. By participating in the Clean Marina Program, marinas can ensure they are meeting all regulatory requirements, thus avoiding fines.
- Enjoy free publicity. States recognize Clean Marinas through press releases, newsletters, and boating guides, etc.
- Attract knowledgeable customers. Clean Marinas are aesthetically pleasing facilities that can attract responsible clientele that will follow good boating practices.
- Improve water quality and habitat for living resources. The marina and boating industry depends on clean waters and a healthy coastal environment for their continued success.
- Demonstrate marina is a good steward of the environment. Many states distribute special burgees and signs for Clean Marinas to display. Clean Marinas are also allowed to use the State's Clean Marina logo on all letterhead.
Benefits for State Coastal Managers and Others
Interested in Starting Clean Marina Programs
- Educate boaters. The Clean Marina Program is an excellent way to reach out to recreational boaters and demonstrate how they can alter their own practices to minimize impacts on the marine environment.
- Satisfy the requirements of the State Coastal Nonpoint Control Program. By developing a Clean Marina Program, a state will demonstrate a commitment to implement the marina management measures required by the joint NOAA/EPA program.
- Improve Coordination. By joining in the Clean Marina Initiative, states and their partners will be able to join the growing network of Clean Marina Programs nationwide.
NOAA's Role in the Clean Marina Initiative
NOAA, jointly responsible for administering the Coastal Nonpoint Control Program with EPA, plays an important role in protecting coastal waters from polluted runoff. The Coastal Nonpoint Program establishes a consistent set of management measures for all coastal states to use in controlling nonpoint source pollution. Management measures are designed to prevent or reduce runoff from a variety of sources, including marinas.
NOAA recognizes that the Clean Marina Initiative can serve a valuable role in protecting coastal waters from nonpoint source pollution and has promoted the program as a way for states to meet many of the marina management measure requirements under the Coastal Nonpoint Program. As a result, the Coastal Nonpoint Program has been responsible for driving the development of most of the state Clean Marina Programs existing today and developing a national interest in the Initiative.
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Brian Dozier of the Minnesota Twins hits a walk off single against... News PhotoAmerican League Baseball,Base Hit,Baseball - Sport,Batting,Brian Dozier,Houston Astros,Inning,Match - Sport,Minneapolis,Minnesota,Minnesota Twins,Sport,Target Field,USA,Vertical,WalkingPhotographer Hannah FoslienCollection: Getty Images Sport 2013 Getty ImagesMINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 2: Brian Dozier #2 of the Minnesota Twins hits a walk off single against the Houston Astros during the thirteenth inning of the game on August 2, 2013 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Astros 4-3 in thirteen inning. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)


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|Tuesday accident shouldn't have happened, sergeant says
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More details are emerging in the accident that claimed 14-year-old Christina Renee Royal Tuesday morning.The Chevy Trail Blazer was traveling on U.S. 321 almost 10 miles northwest of Boone at the time of the accident. The victim was sitting on the lap of 16-year-old Robbie Campbell. Other passengers were 14-year-old John Railing and 16-year-old William Hugh Frye.
Eighteen-year-old driver Tiffany Absher lost control of the vehicle, which rolled over, ran off the road to the left, and hit a tree according to police. Highway Patrol Sergeant Derek Dawson said, "During the rollover Mrs. Absher, the driver, and Ms. Royal, who was seated on the front right seat in the passengers lap, were both ejected from the vehicle. Dawson said, "The vehicle rolled over Ms. Royal and killed her."
Neither Absher nor Royal wearing their seatbelts. It is unknown whether the other occupants had seatbelts. All persons in the vehicle, save Campbell, were treated on scene by Watauga EMS and transported to Watauga Medical Center.
Campbell fled the accident scene, but is in police custody today for violating probation. Highway Patrol suspects he fled because the accident occurred out of his probation area.
Sergeant Dawson belives this accident never should have happened.
"There is no reason that the group of people that were in the vehicle should have been out at that 2:36am; even if school's out." Dawson added, "The other issue is the manner in which the vehicle was being operated… you've got several young people who were not wearing their seatbelts…they were not seated where they should have been."
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I am new to this forum, but for as long as I have known about Flying Spaghetti Monster I have wanted to be a minister or priest in it's teachings. This desire goes back to when I was a child, indoctrinated with the Christian god world view, and it is still alive inside me, but the faith is not.
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In this segment, we'll look at new research in the battle against diabetes, and efforts to cure Type 1 diabetes by regrowing islet cells. In 2001, Science Friday listeners heard about work in which it appeared that a stem cell treatment was regrowing the insulin-producing islet cells found in the pancreas in mice with Type 1 diabetes. Later, researchers found a different explanation for the finding, saying that an immune response was the cause of the improvement. Writing this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the researchers provide an update on the work, reporting that they have been able to selectively kill the defective autoimmune cells that were destroying insulin-producing islets in samples of human blood.
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CUMBERLAND — The three-member Fire Consolidation Subcommittee will hold a workshop meeting with trustees from the town's four fire districts to discuss concerns and ideas relative to a plan to consolidate the town's four independent fire districts.
The workshop is scheduled to be held on Monday, Feb. 4. Attending the session will be Fire Consolidation Subcommittee members Scott R. Schmitt, Arthur Lambi Jr. and William Murray, along with eight trustees — two from each of the four fire districts.
At the request of Mayor Daniel J. McKee, the Town Council appointed the Fire Consolidation Subcommittee of its own members in December to determine the merits of establishing a unified fire board as part of a plan to consolidate the town's four independent fire districts.
The subcommittee is working with Town Solicitor Thomas Hefner to come up with a plan for the implementation of a governance model and to develop a strategy to adopt that model.
The appointments came a month after the council was presented with a final report on the plan being proposed to consolidate the town's four independent fire districts. The report was drafted by Donald I. Jacobs of Holden-based D.I. Jacobs Management Consulting Services after more than a year of study.
Jacob's company was hired to conduct a comprehensive feasibility planning assessment for the purpose of consolidating the town's fire services as either an independent, municipal or regional department.
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This easy-to-use resource guide helps you make smart choices from every food group, find balance between food and physical activity, and get the most out of the calories you consume.
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These handouts provide basic information about the seven different areas to focus on when you are trying to manage your diabetes. Each one includes facts, tips, advice, and activities that will get you started on your self-care and reinforce the lessons you learn in diabetes education sessions. This page contains links to handouts that are available in both English and Spanish.
American Association of Diabetes Educators (AADE)
This handout provides basic information about monitoring your blood sugar to help manage your diabetes.
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This booklet addresses the special challenges for very large people who are physically active and provides tips and ideas to become more active and healthier—no matter what your size.
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Diabetes Forecast is a lifestyle magazine for people with diabetes. It provides people with diabetes and their families with comprehensive, accurate, and timely information and support on all aspects of diabetes, including diet, fitness, self-care, and research.
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This guide will help you fit physical activity into your life—your way. Decide the number of days you'll exercise, the types of activities you'll do, and the times that fit your schedule.
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Shorebirdfan wrote:I recall screaming at the laptop last year in the 3rd round hoping we would draft A.J. Cole. I like Klien (although the news on the injury is concerning). Got to watch Cole the other night for Hagerstown and he is really starting to take shape as a solid prospect.
Odds are against Klein to make/contribute in major leagues.
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Blueangel wrote:Call me whatever you want but I'll take my AA straight from the book, and no other way. It has worked for me and millions of others to lead productive lives and just to stay alive another day.
Ditto on that Kay.
Something that often goes unnoticed is... "Alcoholics Anonymous" and the "A.A. Recovery Plan" is the Big Book.
I would encourage anyone who has a sincere interest in this philosophical discussion to read the Forward to the Second Edition... I know... there are many who don't like the Big Blue Book... and would prefer other books instead... and that's just the point. The Pioneering era was over for Alcoholics Anonymous... when the book was published in 1939. That was when they discovered the formula for treating alcoholism that worked. They authored a book... so that those of us, who would come later... who were interested in changing the formula... wouldn't change the formula.
When I came in to A.A., I got irritated at the old-timers that were set in their ways. One of the differences between me and them was... they were staying sober and I wasn't. They had already tried all the things that I was thinking about trying and discovered they didn't work. Being the real sensitive type... it seemed like I was always getting my feelings hurt.... and that they just didn't understand.
Alcoholics Anonymous is not Codependant's Anonymous... it's not Ala-non, it's not NA... CA, GA, or any of the other A's. A.A. is a recovery plan for alcoholics to treat their alcoholism. I love Alcoholics Anonymous, just like it is. I have no problems with it.
If I'm offering "my version" of the "message"... I'm offering "my version of recovery" to the alcoholic who still suffers. If that alcoholic doesn't make it... or if they end up with a rope around their neck, or a shot gun in their mouth... I can lay down at night, sleep well, and know that I did my best to carry "A.A.'s Message" instead of the "Message According to Dallas." I don't want the responsibility of their life and death situation, to be on my hands.... because I was so much smarter than A.A., and thought I would give them my version instead of "A.A.'s Version."
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James S. Gordon, MD, was the founding Dean of the School of Mind-Body Medicine and a major influence in shaping the curriculum and courses of the School. On May 29 at 5:30 PM Pacific time he will present a videoconference for the Saybrook Mind-Body Medicine community on his lifelong and still evolving relationship with meditation.
Chair of Saybrook Mind-Body Medicine School Publishes Book on Pathways to Illness, Pathways to Health05/19/2013
Dr. Donald Moss is chair of the Saybrook University School of Mind-Body Medicine. Moss and a co-author Angele McGrady recently published a book on the lifestyle factors that contribute to illness and the approaches that human beings can take to restore their health. The book, Pathways to Illness, Pathways to Health, was published by Springer in March 2013. The message of this new book is summarized here.
The face of illness has changed, and human beings are eager for new approaches to pursue health and wellness. Increasing numbers of people seek out advice for health problems at the health food store, or visit Reiki energy healers, massage therapists, naturopaths, and other alternative medicine practitioners, instead of conventional medical care.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Meets American Distance Education05/14/2013
The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco is teaming up with Saybrook University's distance learning model for Mind-Body Medicine.
This week Saybrook University's graduate School of Mind-Body Medicine signed an agreement with the San Francisco based American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) to explore ways they can bring the best of 21st century western integrative health techniques to those studying traditional Chinese medicine – and bring the long-held wisdom of Chinese medicine to mainstream health practitioners.
The partnership will begin with a faculty member from ACTCM developing and teaching a course at Saybrook on "Whole Medical Systems" that includes the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and will grow to include opportunities for students at each institution to take each other's courses. Both institutions anticipate whole new degree offerings coming out of this partnership.
School of Mind-Body Medicine Student Applies Mind-Body Approach with Major League Baseball Players and the Chronically Ill: Introducing Rowan Silverberg04/16/2013
Rowan Silverberg is a student in the master's program in Saybrook University's School of Mind-Body Medicine. She has been working in the field of Mind-Body Medicine for over 20 years. Since 2005, she has worked as a Mental Skills Coach for professional baseball players, teaching them how to leverage the mind-body connection, using meditation, breathing techniques, and yoga. She is also employed by a Fortune 500 Company, as a massage/yoga therapist in an on-site holistic primary care center, where she has worked since 1991. Patients she sees in the primary care center have a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions, ranging from neck and back pain to rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and migraines. In addition to her work in the clinic, she leads stress management presentations throughout the company and offers personal coaching.
Peter Amato, PhD Student in Saybrook University's School of Mind-Body Medicine, Operates Integrative Healing Centers in Pennsylvania and St. Maarten04/09/2013
Peter Amato operates two integrative wellness centers, both named Inner Harmony. The first is in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania and the second is on the island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean. The Scranton center is situated on the campus of the Regional Hospital of Scranton (formerly Mercy Hospital). Both centers provide holistic healthcare, based on a model of healing mind, body, and spirit.
Jana Downum, PhD, Student in the Saybrook School of Mind-Body Medicine, Carries Mind-Body Learning into her Work with Head-Injured Population04/08/2013
Jana Downum is a PhD student in the School of Mind-Body Medicine, with a specialization in healthcare practice. She is also a biofeedback therapist working for Pate Rehabilitation in Dallas, Texas. Her patients at Pate Rehabilitation typically present with traumatic brain injury, and she is able to help patients better manage their stress and pain, and improve their sleep.
Saybrook University PhD Graduate in Mind-Body Medicine Addresses Work as a Spiritual Practice: Beth A. Haggett, PhD04/02/2013
Beth A. Haggett completed her Ph.D. in Saybrook's School of Mind-Body Medicine in January 2013, with a specialization in Health Care Systems. She accepted a position as Director of Product Development for Zenger-Folkman, a well-respected company specializing in Strengths-Based Leadership. This was an unexpected career move that was both exciting and intimidating. Transitioning from a demanding but flexible research and study schedule to a 40 plus hour workweek with much less flexibility was a concern for her.
Saybrook University Faculty Member Dr. Lisa Kelly Participates in Humanitarian Outreach to Dominican Republic04/01/2013
Lisa Kelly, PhD, is a Saybrook University graduate, a member of the Saybrook University faculty, and the Director of Instructional Excellence in the School of Mind-Body Medicine. In November of 2012 Dr. Kelly returned to Puerto Plata, in the Dominican Republic ,to work with the children sponsored by the Dove Mission Youth Development Center (http://dovemissions.org/). This was Lisa's sixth trip to work with the disenfranchised children of Puerto Plata.
Physician and Saybrook Mind-Body Medicine Student Pete Buecker Creates Wellness Center03/26/2013
Dr. Pete Buecker initially became interested in mind-body medicine as a way to manage his own stress and health. His interest led him to study Mindfulness Meditation and he completed an 8-day Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction training retreat with Jon Kabat Zinn and Saki Santorelli from the University of Massachusetts. While he found the course personally transformative and continues to practice mindfulness, he wanted to learn more. His quest to learn more about the interface between the mind and the body to promote healing led him to consult the wise advice of Google. The search terms mind-body medicine led Pete to the Center for Mind-Body Medicine and the professional training programs that the Center offers. It was on the CMBM website where Pete began reading about the founder, Jim Gordon, MD, and his affiliation with Saybrook University School of Mind-Body Medicine as founding Dean. Pete was intrigued by the CMBM faculty profiles and the inspiring work people affiliated with the center are doing all over the world.
After researching the training programs offered through Saybrook School of Mind-Body Medicine, Pete initially enrolled to complete a Certificate in Mind-Body Medicine.&nbs
MBM PhD Student Applies Hypnosis with Medical and Dental Patients03/25/2013
From the time she was accepted into the Mind-Body Medicine PhD program, doors began to open a little wider for Lynne Shaner. She is a mind-body medicine practitioner, working in private practice in Washington, DC. She has a practice specializing in EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques, or "tapping"), hypnosis, and Reiki. Her participation in the Saybrook PhD program has deepened her knowledge of the areas she works in, and has opened up an entire range of mind-body skills and techniques, which she now uses regularly with clients.


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April 13, 2009 - GIC Faculty member Polly Johnson's former students have been published in the recently released book 100S Visual Formats Folds by Matt Woolman.
Featured in the publication are works by 2008 graduates Phil and Amanda Clark, Dane Overton, and Felicia Koloc, along with current senior Jihad Lahham. Their three-dimensional "Flat Cities" project (part of the Junior year curriculum) is spotlighted in the new book, which is an idea starter of all kinds of formats, folds and bindings for graphic designers. "Flat Cities," by faculty member Polly Johnson, is an assignment to create an imagined city, place, or space constructed out of paper and flattened as a pattern to be assembled.
The project explores how city related themes and concepts can be communicated by applying a graphic system to three dimensional paper forms. It's a fascinating process with incredible creativity and diversity. Check out Polly Johnson's blog to learn more about the "Flat Cities" project.
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LOWVILLE Lewis County has established a solid hazardous materials decontamination team, but additional volunteers would be needed to fully handle more extensive incidents.
I feel really confident in this team that we can handle things, said Richard V. Defone, commander of the volunteer squad. But the biggest thing is to recruit more people.
For our little old county, I think were probably one of the best equipped in the state, added Assistant Commander Robert A. Mackenzie III, also the countys emergency medical services coordinator.
The roughly 30-member team is classified as a D1 decon team, the highest level for such a squad, Mr. Defone said.
However, only about six members are trained as technicians, while at least 10 to 12 would be needed to handle complete reconnaissance and neutralization of hazardous materials in a large-scale incident, he said.
In such a case, squad members from Jefferson or Oneida counties would have to be called in to assist the Lewis County team, which primarily would oversee decontamination of any involved people.
A relatively small chemical spill in 2010 at the Lowville Producers Cooperative cheese store on Utica Boulevard was handled by the county team, Mr. Defone said.
Men and women from throughout the county, from Harrisville to West Leyden, serve on the team, he said.
However, recruitment for the team, which draws from the local fire service, has not been easy, Mr. Defone said.
Hazmat is not popular, he said. You say hazmat and everybody wants to run.
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Like everything else, it takes a lot of time, said Lewis County Emergency Services Director James M. Martin.
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There is a lot to be responsible for, he said. There is hazardous material no matter where you go.
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Mets lose appeal on hit allowed by R.A. Dickey
The Mets have lost their appeal to have the hit allowed by R.A. Dickey changed to an error from Wednesday's game, according to multiple reports.
In the first inning of Wednesday night's game, B.J. Upton hit a ground ball to third, and David Wright attempted to make a barehanded play but he mishandled the ball.
Upton was safe at first and the play was scored a hit – it was the only hit Dickey allowed in his complete game.
Michael Baron: As great as a no-hitter would've been, this is the right decision. It was a nice gesture to try and get R.A. the no-hitter but, in all fairness, if Wright had to make the play bare-handed, it's hard to argue it shouldn't be ruled a hit, even if he squared up on the ball and was standing. Besides, to award him a no-hitter after the game would not be nearly as cool as a traditional no-hitter would be. I don't think it takes away from the sheer brilliance of Dickey's outing or his season to date.