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Video: Buffalo Couple's Spirit of Giving
BUFFALO, NY - Have you heard of the gift that keeps on giving and giving? Kelly Johnston and her husband Scott won a trip to The Ellen DeGeneres show. It was a special show on December 7, 2012, as the host gave away gifts as part of the 12 Days of Giveaways. What the Johnston's did with some of their gifts shows they having the spirit of giving.
Each audience member left with three $500 gift cards for JC Penny. Together, the Johnston's left with $3,000 in gift cards and other prizes, but they are sharing the joy. "I know how hard it can be not getting a gift or not having supplies or toys or anywhere to go after-school." said Kelly Johnston.
The Johnston's used some of their gift cards to purchase needed items for young people who go to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Buffalo. They bought socks, underwear, coats and games. These are items they were told that could be used by the kids at the various clubs.
"I grew up in buffalo and my parents struggled through my whole childhood and you have to make due with what you have. My parents made sure we got the best Christmas, whether it was new or used things, we always had a wonderful family Christmas."
It's a great feeling to pay it forward. "I feel like I was there at the show for a reason so I could give back, not just to my family, but to other families," said Kelly.
The Johnston's have been married two years and were high school sweethearts. They hope to purchase a home in the future and furnish it using the remainder of the money left on the gift cards.
They also received kitchen items and scooters as part of the audience at The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
The Johnston's hope other people are inspired to help out young people with something simple that can bring a smile.


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15 U.S. Code § 1639 - Requirements for certain mortgages
(a) Disclosures
(1) Specific disclosures
In addition to other disclosures required under this subchapter, for each mortgage referred to in section 1602 (aa) [1] of this title, the creditor shall provide the following disclosures in conspicuous type size:
(A) "You are not required to complete this agreement merely because you have received these disclosures or have signed a loan application.".
(2) Annual percentage rate
In addition to the disclosures required under paragraph (1), the creditor shall disclose—
(A) in the case of a credit transaction with a fixed rate of interest, the annual percentage rate and the amount of the regular monthly payment; or
(B) in the case of any other credit transaction, the annual percentage rate of the loan, the amount of the regular monthly payment, a statement that the interest rate and monthly payment may increase, and the amount of the maximum monthly payment, based on the maximum interest rate allowed pursuant to section 3806 of title 12.
(b) Time of disclosures
(1) In general
The disclosures required by this section shall be given not less than 3 business days prior to consummation of the transaction.
(2) New disclosures required
(A) In general
After providing the disclosures required by this section, a creditor may not change the terms of the extension of credit if such changes make the disclosures inaccurate, unless new disclosures are provided that meet the requirements of this section.
(B) Telephone disclosure
A creditor may provide new disclosures pursuant to subparagraph (A) by telephone, if—
(ii) at the consummation of the transaction under which the credit is extended—
(3) Modifications
The Bureau may, if it finds that such action is necessary to permit homeowners to meet bona fide personal financial emergencies, prescribe regulations authorizing the modification or waiver of rights created under this subsection, to the extent and under the circumstances set forth in those regulations.
(c) No prepayment penalty
(1) In general 2
(A) Limitation on terms
(d) Limitations after default
A mortgage referred to in section 1602 (aa) [1] of this title may not provide for an interest rate applicable after default that is higher than the interest rate that applies before default. If the date of maturity of a mortgage referred to in subsection [3] 1602(aa) [1] of this title is accelerated due to default and the consumer is entitled to a rebate of interest, that rebate shall be computed by any method that is not less favorable than the actuarial method (as that term is defined in section 1615 (d) of this title).
(e) No balloon payments
No high-cost mortgage may contain a scheduled payment that is more than twice as large as the average of earlier scheduled payments. This subsection shall not apply when the payment schedule is adjusted to the seasonal or irregular income of the consumer.
(f) No negative amortization
(g) No prepaid payments
(h) Prohibition on extending credit without regard to payment ability of consumer
A creditor shall not engage in a pattern or practice of extending credit to consumers under mortgages referred to in section 1602 (aa) [1] of this title based on the consumers' collateral without regard to the consumers' repayment ability, including the consumers' current and expected income, current obligations, and employment.
(i) Requirements for payments under home improvement contracts
A creditor shall not make a payment to a contractor under a home improvement contract from amounts extended as credit under a mortgage referred to in section 1602 (aa) [1] of this title, other than—
(1) in the form of an instrument that is payable to the consumer or jointly to the consumer and the contractor; or
(j) Recommended default
No creditor shall recommend or encourage default on an existing loan or other debt prior to and in connection with the closing or planned closing of a high-cost mortgage that refinances all or any portion of such existing loan or debt.
(k) Late fees
(1) In general
No creditor may impose a late payment charge or fee in connection with a high-cost mortgage—
(C) before the end of the 15-day period beginning on the date the payment is due, or in the case of a loan on which interest on each installment is paid in advance, before the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the payment is due; or
(2) Coordination with subsequent late fees
If a payment is otherwise a full payment for the applicable period and is paid on its due date or within an applicable grace period, and the only delinquency or insufficiency of payment is attributable to any late fee or delinquency charge assessed on any earlier payment, no late fee or delinquency charge may be imposed on such payment.
(3) Failure to make installment payment
If, in the case of a loan agreement the terms of which provide that any payment shall first be applied to any past due principal balance, the consumer fails to make an installment payment and the consumer subsequently resumes making installment payments but has not paid all past due installments, the creditor may impose a separate late payment charge or fee for any principal due (without deduction due to late fees or related fees) until the default is cured.
(l) Acceleration of debt
No high-cost mortgage may contain a provision which permits the creditor to accelerate the indebtedness, except when repayment of the loan has been accelerated by default in payment, or pursuant to a due-on-sale provision, or pursuant to a material violation of some other provision of the loan document unrelated to payment schedule.
(m) Restriction on financing points and fees
No creditor may directly or indirectly finance, in connection with any high-cost mortgage, any of the following:
(1) Any prepayment fee or penalty payable by the consumer in a refinancing transaction if the creditor or an affiliate of the creditor is the noteholder of the note being refinanced.
(n) Consequence of failure to comply
Any mortgage that contains a provision prohibited by this section shall be deemed a failure to deliver the material disclosures required under this subchapter, for the purpose of section 1635 of this title.
(o) "Affiliate" defined
(p) Discretionary regulatory authority of Bureau
(1) Exemptions
The Bureau may, by regulation or order, exempt specific mortgage products or categories of mortgages from any or all of the prohibitions specified in subsections (c) through (i) of this section, if the Bureau finds that the exemption—
(2) Prohibitions
The Bureau, by regulation or order, shall prohibit acts or practices in connection with—
(A) mortgage loans that the Bureau finds to be unfair, deceptive, or designed to evade the provisions of this section; and
(q) Civil penalties in Federal Trade Commission enforcement actions
For purposes of enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission, any violation of a regulation issued by the Bureau pursuant to subsection (l)(2) shall be treated as a violation of a rule promulgated under section 57a of this title regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.
(r) Prohibitions on evasions, structuring of transactions, and reciprocal arrangements
A creditor may not take any action in connection with a high-cost mortgage—
(1) to structure a loan transaction as an open-end credit plan or another form of loan for the purpose and with the intent of evading the provisions of this subchapter; or
(s) Modification and deferral fees prohibited
A creditor, successor in interest, assignee, or any agent of any of the above, may not charge a consumer any fee to modify, renew, extend, or amend a high-cost mortgage, or to defer any payment due under the terms of such mortgage.
(t) Payoff statement
(1) Fees
(A) In general
Except as provided in subparagraph (B), no creditor or servicer may charge a fee for informing or transmitting to any person the balance due to pay off the outstanding balance on a high-cost mortgage.
(B) Transaction fee
When payoff information referred to in subparagraph (A) is provided by facsimile transmission or by a courier service, a creditor or servicer may charge a processing fee to cover the cost of such transmission or service in an amount not to exceed an amount that is comparable to fees imposed for similar services provided in connection with consumer credit transactions that are secured by the consumer's principal dwelling and are not high-cost mortgages.
(C) Fee disclosure
Prior to charging a transaction fee as provided in subparagraph (B), a creditor or servicer shall disclose that payoff balances are available for free pursuant to subparagraph (A).
(D) Multiple requests
If a creditor or servicer has provided payoff information referred to in subparagraph (A) without charge, other than the transaction fee allowed by subparagraph (B), on 4 occasions during a calendar year, the creditor or servicer may thereafter charge a reasonable fee for providing such information during the remainder of the calendar year.
(u) Pre-loan counseling
(1) In general
A creditor may not extend credit to a consumer under a high-cost mortgage without first receiving certification from a counselor that is approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, or at the discretion of the Secretary, a State housing finance authority, that the consumer has received counseling on the advisability of the mortgage. Such counselor shall not be employed by the creditor or an affiliate of the creditor or be affiliated with the creditor.
(2) Disclosures required prior to counseling
No counselor may certify that a consumer has received counseling on the advisability of the high-cost mortgage unless the counselor can verify that the consumer has received each statement required (in connection with such loan) by this section or the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 [12 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.] with respect to the transaction.
(3) Regulations
The Board [4] may prescribe such regulations as the Board determines to be appropriate to carry out the requirements of paragraph (1).
(v) Corrections and unintentional violations
A creditor or assignee in a high-cost mortgage who, when acting in good faith, fails to comply with any requirement under this section will not be deemed to have violated such requirement if the creditor or assignee establishes that either—
(1) within 30 days of the loan closing and prior to the institution of any action, the consumer is notified of or discovers the violation, appropriate restitution is made, and whatever adjustments are necessary are made to the loan to either, at the choice of the consumer—
(2) within 60 days of the creditor's discovery or receipt of notification of an unintentional violation or bona fide error and prior to the institution of any action, the consumer is notified of the compliance failure, appropriate restitution is made, and whatever adjustments are necessary are made to the loan to either, at the choice of the consumer—
[1] See References in Text note below.
[2] So in original. There is no par. (2).
[3] So in original. Probably should be "section".
[4] So in original. Probably should be "Bureau".
Source(Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 129, as added Pub. L. 103–325, title I, § 152(d),Sept. 23, 1994, 108 Stat. 2191; amended Pub. L. 111–8, div. D, title VI, § 626(c),Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat. 679; Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1100A(2), (9), title XIV, §§ 1432, 1433,July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2107, 2109, 2160.)
References in Text
Section 1602 (aa) of this title, referred to in text, was redesignated section 1602 (bb) of this title by Pub. L. 111–203, title X, § 1100A(1)(A),July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 2107.
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (u)(2), is Pub. L. 93–533, Dec. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 1724, which is classified principally to chapter 27 (§ 2601 et seq.) of Title 12, Banks and Banking. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2601 of Title 12 and Tables.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 1639,Pub. L. 90–321, title I, § 129,May 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 156, related to consumer loans not under open end credit plans, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 96–221, title VI, § 614(d)(1),Mar. 31, 1980, 94 Stat. 180. Repeal effective on expiration of two years and six months after Mar. 31, 1980, with all regulations, forms, and clauses required to be prescribed to be promulgated at least one year prior to such effective date, and allowing any creditor to comply with any amendments, in accordance with the regulations, forms, and clauses prescribed by the Board prior to such effective date, see section 625 ofPub. L. 96–221, set out as an Effective Date of 1980 Amendment note under section 1602 of this title.
2010—Pub. L. 111–203, § 1100A(2), substituted "Bureau" for "Board" wherever appearing.
Subsec. (c)(2). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1432(a), struck out par. (2) which related to exception to prepayment penalty prohibition.
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1432(b), amended subsec. (e) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "A mortgage referred to in section 1602 (aa) of this title having a term of less than 5 years may not include terms under which the aggregate amount of the regular periodic payments would not fully amortize the outstanding principal balance."
Subsecs. (j) to (l). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1433(a)(2), added subsecs. (j) to (l). Former subsecs. (j) to (l) redesignated (n) to (p), respectively.
Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1433(a)(2), added subsec. (m). Former subsec. (m) redesignated (q).
Pub. L. 111–203, § 1100A(9), added subsec. (m) and struck out former subsec. (m). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "For purposes of enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission, any violation of a regulation issued by the Federal Reserve Board pursuant to subsection (l)(2) of this section shall be treated as a violation of a rule promulgated under section 57a of this title regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices."
Subsecs. (n) to (q). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1433(a)(1), redesignated former subsecs. (j) to (m) as (n) to (q), respectively.
Subsecs. (r) to (v). Pub. L. 111–203, § 1433(b)–(f), added subsecs. (r) to (v).
2009—Subsec. (m). Pub. L. 111–8added subsec. (m).
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment
Amendment by section 1100A(2), (9) ofPub. L. 111–203effective on the designated transfer date, see section 1100H ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 552a of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
Amendment by sections 1432 and 1433 ofPub. L. 111–203effective on the date on which final regulations implementing that amendment take effect, or on the date that is 18 months after the designated transfer date if such regulations have not been issued by that date, see section 1400(c) ofPub. L. 111–203, set out as a note under section 1601 of this title.
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10 Days to Opening Night: Sean's 10 Saves
10 Days to Opening Night: Sean's 10 Saves
The team's match at San Jose last year was quite a memorable game. Chris Rolfe had put the team ahead with a long-distance toe-poke just before halftime and Sean Johnson literally stood his head.
So good was the Fire goalkeeper in the match that he made a career high 10 saves, many of them spectacular in the 1-1 draw against the eventual Supporters Shield winners...
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By TERRY WILLISSun Advocate sports reporter
After a refreshing win against CNCC a week ago, CEU went back on the road and ended up with two more losses. On Friday the team traveled north and lost 30-20, 30-11, 30-19 to SLCC. Then on Saturday they headed south and lost to Snow 30-18, 30-22, 30-19.
Coach Martindale knew both teams would be tough, but was hoping that his team might edge out Snow. But in the end they could not pull it out at either venue.
"We need to get better at being more consistent. We have streaks where we look real good, and then we have streaks were we look real bad. We've got to learn to capitalize on mistakes," he explained after the losses. "Our freshmen have, at times, been our players with the most responsibilities. They have been strong from day one and continue to get stronger. Unfortunately, our match against Snow has been the most disappointing of the season so far. I think we all got caught up in the "rivalry" thing a little too much, and it ended up making us way too tense, which led to unforced errors from the start. Once we got behind, it was difficult to get caught up. We have to be able to turn momentum better in a match, and that only comes from confidence. Snow is pretty good, but we made them look really good by making way too many errors and not putting enough pressure on them."
"We actually played somewhat better against second ranked SLCC than we did against Snow. We scored just as many points," he went on to say. "They (SLCC) are playing real well right now. They have a legitimate shot at winning a national championship this season. No one in our conference is really pushing them, and some of the teams in our conference are top 20 caliber."
Against Snow College, Nicole Norr had six kills and two aces, and Jennie Rudder had four kills and three blocks. In the game against SLCC, Niki Griffiths had six kills and hit .455, and Marissa Crookston had two blocks.
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PRACTICE, NVMC – 3.6.09Team photo, McAmmond and roster decisions
The Islanders took their team photo this morning on the ice at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Most notable about the set-up was the Islanders' (wise) decision to take the picture in their vintage Third jerseys.
It was a particularly meaningful moment for veteran center Dean McAmmond, who grew up in Alberta an Islanders fan. He was such a big fan, the cake at his 13th birthday party was adorned with the Islanders' logo.
Asked if McAmmond is in consideration for a return next season, Islanders head coach Scott Gordon said, "He's fit in well and has grasped everything we've thrown at him very quickly. He also can still skate with great speed. He says he'd like to come back and he's done everything possible to put himself in a favorable light."
Joe Callahan, Andrew MacDonald, Jesse Joensuu and Joel Rechlicz were returned to Bridgeport, some of them not for long.
Figure on Callahan and Joensuu being back in the Islanders' lineup for their home matinees on Saturday against New Jersey and Sunday against Phoenix. If both play tonight for the Sound Tigers, they'd be looking at 4 games in 4 days. Maybe they won't play tonight for the Sound Tigers.
Depending on the health of some Islanders roster players, MacDonald (or another dman) and Rechlicz (or another forward) could return to the Island for the weekend. Thomas Pock may be closer, while Richard Park, Nate Thompson and the suspended Brendan Witt took part in the kind of exhausting post-practice skate that signals they're not playing tomorrow.
Witt sits out the final two games of his ridiculous punishment and will return to the Islanders on Tuesday when they play in Toronto – of course, a date better known for being Point Blank Night II at Gabrielle's in Rockville Centre.
Scott Gordon on the play of Joensuu, initially penciled in to play all this season (and likely next) in the AHL:
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A writer at the Washington Post took a snippet out of a speech by President Obama's Defense Department general counsel and concluded that he saw an end to the War on Terror. He was wrong.
Washington Post writer Fareed Zakaria characterized the speech by Jeh Johnson (shown on the left in photo) as "thoughtful," and Zakaria was inordinately hopeful that it signaled the beginning of the end of Washington's 12-year-old War on Terror. He wrote:
For the first time since Sept. 11, 2001, an administration official has sketched a possible endpoint….
Phasing out or modifying these emergency powers [given to the president by Congress to prosecute the war against al-Qaeda] should be something that would appeal to both left and right.
Zakaria agreed with ending the war — to a point — and he invoked the warning James Madison gave about the dangers of unending eternal warfare:
Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and taxes….
No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare.
Zakaria reviewed some of the impact that the war has had on America: bloated military budgets, new unconstitutional agencies (especially the Department of Homeland Security, which now employs a quarter of a million people), the building of 33 new intelligence facilities in the Washington, D.C. area alone (equivalent to three Pentagons), an Afghan war that has cost trillions of dollars, and nearly 60,000 American casualties.
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Virginia Commonwealth University (Fine Arts); University of North Carolina (Fine Arts). Major exhibitions: Brooklyn Museum; Smithsonian Institute; Corcoran Gallery of Art; Baltimore Museum of Art; High Museum of Art. Collections: King Juan Carlos of Spain; National Museum of American Art; High Museum of Art; Library of Congress. Texts illustrated: Seven Persian Fables; A Letter of Columbus. Grants: National Endowment for the Arts.
Christopher Robinson, Ph.D.
University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL (Cognitive Science). For the past twenty years, Dr. Robinson has pursued an integrated vision of the social sciences. As an undergraduate at New College, he studied classical languages, translated texts, wrote two young adult encyclopedias on astronomy and archaeology, and even found time to get a degree in Psychobiology. After this, he spent seven years in graduate school teaching whenever a school would give him a class, tutoring high school students, while earning his doctorate. His main research area has been the study of memory in the real world; this has included studying people's memories for recent events, reconstructing historical events based on written records, and serving as an expert witness for criminal cases. For the past ten years, Dr. Robinson has continued to integrate the social sciences by taking and teaching courses throughout these fields (such as the Psychology of Fine Art, and Psychology and Law).
Daphne Lange Rosenzweig, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Mount Holyoke College (Economic Geography; Minor - Art History, British Empire History, Political Science); Columbia University (East Asian Art & Archaeology; Minor - Far Eastern Languages & Literature); Columbia University (East Asian Art & Archaeology; Minor - Far Eastern Languages & Literature). Fulbright Fellow, National Palace Museum, Taiwan. Author of numerous books, catalogues and articles on Asian art. Book reviewer for Tibet Journal, China Review International, Journal of Asian Studies, National Gallery of Art. Fellow, Royal Asian Society-Korea and American Oriental Society. Museum exhibition curator, museum consultant; lecturer at international conferences; accredited appraiser of Asian and Islamic art. https://webspace.ringling.edu/~drosenzw/
Tim Rumage III, B.A., M.A.
Bowdoin College (Biology & Psychology); Boston University (Biology). Consultant for comprehensive environmental planning. Former director, scientific and technical illustration program, Rhode Island School of Design. Board Member, Florida House Foundation. Numerous publications. http://web.me.com/trumage/Site/Welcome.html
Robert Stanton, B.A., M.A.
Coordinator of Comparative Arts
Bates College (English); University of Cincinnati (English). Previous teaching experience: University of Cincinnati; Art Academy of Cincinnati; University of Maine at Augusta; Boston University; University of Houston-Downtown; California State Polytechnic University. Academic residencies: Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France, 1975; Visiting Scholar, American Academy in Rome, 2000 and 2007. Research: literature and the arts as expressions of significant socio-cultural and philosophical ideas. His works have been published in Theatre Annual, Text and Presentation, and Proceedings. https://webspace.ringling.edu/~rstanton/
David Steiling, M.A., Ph.D.
Coordinator of Literature
Boston University (Creative Writing & English); University of South Florida (Literature). Poet, performance artist, new vaudevillian, journalist. Currently engaged in research and writing on the literature of comics and the graphic narrative. http://webspace.ringling.edu/~dsteilin/
Ryan Van Cleave, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Northern Illinois University (English; Minors - Music, Philosophy); Florida State University (English); Florida State University (English). Dr. Van Cleave is the co-founder and director of C&R Press, a non-profit literary organization that publishes books from new and emerging writers and provides free community writing workshops. He is the author of five collections of poetry, has served as editor of Contemporary American Poetry: Behind the Scenes and co-editor of six other textbooks and anthologies, and is the recipient of numerous writing and publishing awards. His latest book is Unlocked (Walker Books for Young Readers, 2011), a YA novel. Dr. Van Cleave is also a frequent conference speaker on the subjects of digital culture, digital addiction, social networking and creative writing. www.ryangvancleave.com
Christopher Wilson, B.Arch., M.A., Ph.D.
Temple University (Architecture); The Architectural Association, London (Histories &d Theories of Architecture); Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey (Architecture). Dr. Wilson has worked professionally as an architect in Philadelphia, Berlin, and London, and is a registered architect with the Royal Institute of British Architects. He has been teaching architecture and design students at the university level since 1997, both in design studios and lecture/seminars. Dr. Wilson has presented scholarly papers at conferences in Austria, Canada, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan, and has published articles in refereed journals and chapters in edited books.
Long-term Part-time Faculty
Anamari J. Boyes, B.S., M.S.
University of Navarre, Spain (Environmental & Agricultural Biology); University of Navarre, Spain (Environmental & Agricultural Biology). Ms. Boyes' professional experience includes work as a Staff Biologist at Mote Marine Laboratory in different fields, during which time she has managed many of the laboratory duties, overseeing extensive field work operations, and collaboration with other programs at Mote Marine. For the first five years of her career, she focused on invertebrate taxonomy and sea grass ecosystems. Since then she is an HPLC specialist analyzing algae pigments, involving technical aspects of HPLC analysis, as well as posterior analysis of chromatography for the Phytoplankton Ecology Program.
Paula Brooks-Jawitz, B.S., M.S, Ph.D.
Brooklyn College (Elementary Education); University of Maryland (Reading Curriculum/Instruction); University of Maryland (Reading Curriculum/Instruction); University of Maryland (Reading Curriculum/Instruction). Adjunct in Children's Literature and Writing Books for Children. Full time Academic Resource Center reading/study skills specialist with expertise in cognitive style, mnemonics, test development, and reading comprehension. Past teaching experience includes: University of Maryland Graduate School, Co-Director University of Maryland Reading Center Summer Program, State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota Campus. Field of research and publications include Mental Imagery, Text Illustrations and Children's Story Comprehension and Recall, Reading Research Quarterly and Induced Mental Imagery and the Written Language Expression of Young Children.
James Condor, B.S., M.Ed., Ph.D.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Mathematics; Minor - Computers); Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Mathematics; Minor - Education); University of South Florida (Mathematics; Minor - Computers). Teaching experience: Manatee Community College, Bradenton, FL; Edison Community College, Fort Myers, FL; Lander College, Greenwood, SC; University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, PA. Dr. Condor is the author of two Critical Thinking Workbooks for Alan Bluman's Elementary Statistics textbook [McGraw-Hill], and created a complete set of instructional videos for Larson & Farber's Elementary Statistics textbook [Prentice Hall]. He is a member of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges, Florida Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Florida Two-Year College Mathematics Association, and the Sarasota Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Dr. Condor has also presented at state and national conferences on the link between mathematics and art.
Emily Hall, B.A., B.S., M.S., Ph.D.
Mercer University, Macon, GA (Spanish); Mercer University (Environmental Science); University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Engineering Sciences); University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Engineering Sciences). Professional experience: Staff Scientist, Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL. Dr. Hall's experience at Mote Marine Laboratory has included the management of multiple laboratory and field analyses as crew leader for monthly red tide and Sarasota Bay water quality monitoring, and collaboration with FWRI (Fish and Wildlife Research Institute), START (Solutions To Avoid Red Tide), and Sarasota County for the research and monitoring of the relation between nutrient patterns and algal blooms.
Neil Marinovich, B.A., M.A.
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, MI (History); Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI (History). Master thesis: "American Industry and Finance, and German Rearmament: A Case Study of Standard Oil, DuPont and General Motors and Their Relations with Interessengemeinschaft-Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft"; a copy of the thesis is in the United States Library of Congress. Professional experience includes: Adjunct European & American History Instructor, Career Choices Center Coordinator, Manatee Community College; Career Training Advisor, Manasota Industry Council/Manatee Community College; Business Technology Instructor, Washtenaw Community College/Business-Industry Center, Ann Arbor, MI.
Christopher Nank, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Ohio University (English); Florida State University (Literature); Florida State University (Literature). Dr. Nank's teaching experience includes University of Maryland-University College, College Park, MD; Prince George's Community College, Largo, MD; Beacon College, Leesburg, FL; Florida State University, Tallahasse, FL; Tallahassee Community College, Tallahassee, FL. While teaching at Beacon College, Dr. Nank had the opportunity to work with programs created exclusively for mentoring students, many with learning disabilities and diverse cultural backgrounds, through a college-level curriculum.
Jacqueline Smith, B.A., M.A.
Florida State University (Psychology; Minor - English); University of South Florida (American Literature). Ms. Smith has been published in Studies in American Culture and American Quarterly. Adjunct in Writing.
Alison Watkins, B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D.
Agnes Scott College (Math); Bard College (Writing); Florida State University (Literature). Poet, bookmaker. Publications: The Visionary Ethics of W.B. Yeats and The Ghost Tree. Adjunct in English, Comparative Arts, and Topics in Liberal Arts. https://webspace.ringling.edu/~awatkins/
Adjunct Faculty
Linda Brant, M.F.A., Ph.D.
Lesley University College of Art and Design (Visual Art); Texas Tech University (Clinical Psychology). Dr. Brant is a licensed psychologist living in Orlando, FL. She has held positions in both academic and applied settings, serving as the Coordinator of a federal grant for training Infant Toddler Developmental Specialists at the University of Central Florida, working as a staff psychologist at various hospitals and outpatient centers, teaching courses at Winthrop University and the University of Central Florida, and serving as Assistant Dean for the College of Social Sciences at the University of Phoenix. Dr. Brant's academic interests extend across the disciplines of Psychology, Human-Animal Studies and Visual Art. Her art practice explores the complexities of inter-species relationships through the mediums of sculpture and photography. She uses focused interviewing, field work and mapping techniques to explore the concept of honoring, particularly as it pertains to non-human animal life. Dr. Brant has two rescue dogs, one of which is a certified therapy dog. www.lindabrant.net
Gail Castanho, B.A., M.A.
Rhode Island College (Secondary Education: English); Rhode Island College (English Literature/Writing). Ms. Castanho holds secondary education teaching certifications in both Rhode Island and Connecticut. Her previous post-secondary teaching experience includes Florida South Western State College (formerly Edison State College), Jefferson State College, University of Phoenix, and Southwest Florida College. Ms. Castanho, a New England native, has fifteen years' experience in the field of education, teaching writing/composition, research skills reading, and creative writing in the public school realm, as well as the post-secondary level, in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Alabama, and Florida. Master's degree fields of study include early 20th-century American and Post-Colonial literature, specializing in the portrayal of women through the literature of Ernest Hemingway and John Steinbeck, as well as apartheid literature from post-colonial South Africa. Along with teaching Writing Studio at Ringling College, Ms. Castanho spends her time writing fictional short stories and poetry, tutoring, and cultivating her company's website associated with her independent writing service, Have the Last Word. http://www/havethelastword.wix.com/havethelastword
Virginia B. DeMers, B.A., M.A.
Director of Academic Resource Center
Vassar College (Religion; Minor - Philosophy/English); University of South Florida (English Literature). Virginia is a published poet, and has 20 years experience teaching in writing, reading and study skills. In addition to teaching and literature at Ringling, she directs the Academic Resource Center, supervising all areas of academic support and arranging accommodations for students with disabilities. Her areas of interest include rhetoric and composition, literature by women and modern and contemporary poetry.
Phillippe Diederich, B.A., M.F.A.
Eckerd College (Creative Writing); University of South Florida (Creative Writing). Phillippe Diederich is an award-winning fiction writer and photojournalist. He is the author of the novel Sofrito (Cinco Puntos Press, 2015). His short fiction has been published in numerous national literary journals including Quarterly West, Acentos Review, Burrow Press, The Wisconsin Review, High Desert Journal, Hobart and many others. He has been awarded the Chris O'Malley Prize for Fiction from the Madison Review and received an Elizabeth George Foundation grant, a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in Literature from the Florida Department of Cultural Affairs, and a John Ringling Towers Grant in Literature from the Sarasota County Artist Alliance.
For fifteen years Diederich worked as a photojournalist, covering news and feature assignments in the U.S. and Latin America for major national publications including The New York Times, TIME, Newsweek, U.S. News and World Report, BusinessWeek, Forbes, Getty Images and many others. His photographs have been exhibited widely in the U.S. including group and solo exhibits at the Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona, FL; the Center of Contemporary Art in Miami, FL; and the El Paso Art Museum in El Paso, TX, among others. He is the recipient of a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in Photography from the Florida Department of Cultural Affairs.
Del Jacobs, B.A., M.A.
Loyola University of New Orleans (B.A. Mass Communications) and USF-Tampa (M.A. Mass Communications, M.A. Communication). Del Jacobs is the author of two books that explore cinematic representation: Interrogating the Image: Movies and The World of Film and Television and Revisioning Film Traditions: The Pseudo-Documentary and the NeoWestern. His background includes film production, promotion and exhibition, frequently tied together with critical research in recent articles such as "The Aggregate Spectator: 125 Years of Sights, Sounds and Moving Pictures" (2013, Cambridge Scholars Publishing in Media, Technology and The Imagination). A resident of Sarasota since 1976, Mr. Jacobs was owner and operator of Full Moon Productions, a local documentary film production and exhibition service that showcased issue-oriented non-fiction films. He is currently Director of Film & Media Studies at State College of Florida. Jacobs serves on the Sarasota Film Commissioner's Advisory Board, and has worked closely with the Sarasota Film Society and the Sarasota Film Festival in Educational Outreach since their inception. He currently teaches Liberal Arts courses in the critical study of cinema at Ringling College.
Annie Jakowenko, M.A., M.A.T.
Syracuse University (Theater, Speech Communication); SUNY Cortland (English). Annie has been an actor since the age of 8 and a director since she was 18. She holds Permanent New York State Certification in English/Writing and Florida Certification in ESOL and English/writing. Annie has taught at Syracuse University, SUNY Oswego and SUNY Cortland and is currently on the faculty at State College of Florida, Bradenton. Her varied experience includes writing and editing for Carrier International and the Syracuse Post Standard. She is currently writing her blog, Morobinbarrystories.com, and completing a book. She commutes to Florida from her home in New York.
Robert Lovejoy, M.A., Ph.D.
University of South Florida (Art History); University of Manchester, UK (Cultural Studies - History). Past teaching experience includes: Miami-Dade College; University of Manchester; University of South Florida; University of Tampa. Research Associate, University of Manchester Cultural Theory Institute; Assistant Director, Studio Gallery on Azeele, Tampa, FL; Director, USF Centre Gallery, Tampa, FL. Grant Writer, USF Contemporary Arts Museum. Recipient, CADRE Awards in Art History, USF [1996, 1997, 1998]. Publications include: Meeting Mr. Bones: Colonialism, Imperialism and the Comic Periodical; Alley Sloper's Colonial Holiday. In addition, Robert has curated and participated in several exhibitions throughout Florida.
Amy Shepherd Nance, B.A., M.F.A.
Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN [English Literature/English Writing]; Columbia University, New York, NY [Fiction Writing]. Past teaching experience: Visiting Instructor of English, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL; Adjunct Instructor of English, Manatee Community College, Bradenton, FL; CA/T Instructor of Creative Writing, Columbia University, New York, NY; Creative Writing and Composition Teacher, Bank Street College, New York, NY; Co-Teacher and Writing Center Tutor, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN. Amy is a published author of short stories and nonfiction, including freelance articles for the 2006 Official Florida Family Vacation Guide and numerous online sites highlighting travel destinations throughout the state of Florida. She is currently completing work on a novel, Inventio.
Ania Nazarian, B.A., M.A., M.F.A.
University of Chicago; Indiana University; University of Illinois at Chicago; Indiana University. Ania is currently pursuing her Ph.D. from Indiana University. Past teaching experience: Instructor [History of Graphic Design], Indiana University; Instructor [Graphic Design I & II; Introduction to Two-dimensional Design], University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the recipient of numerous awards and grants. Conferences and presentations include Albrecht Durer's "Saint Jerome in His Study" of 1514; A Reflection of Contemporary Times, Evan F. Lilly Memorial Biennial Lecture Competition, Indiana University; The Mask as an Unresolved Self-Portrait in the Work of Witold Wojtkiewicz and Stanislaw Witkiewicz, Midwest Slavic Conference, Ohio State University. She is a member of the College Art Association.
Robert Philen, M.A., Ph.D.
University of Georgia (Cultural Anthropology); Cornell University (Cultural Anthropology). Dr. Philen has taught a broad array of Cultural Anthropology courses at all levels. His scholarly interests have focused on the intersection of a variety of topics, including health and culture, the relationships between gender/sexuality and race/ethnicity, and art and culture. His scholarly projects have included examinations of HIV Prevention along the U.S./Mexican Border, representations of gender and AIDS in the mass media and medical literature, the role of ethnicity in shaping cultural constructions of gender and sexuality, and the play of sexuality and ethnicity based identity politics in contemporary poetics.
Robyn M. Rocklein, B.A., M.A., D.M.A.
University of Arizona (Music); University of Arizona (Music); Arizona State University (Music). Dr. Rocklein is a professional musician, scholar, and teacher of music, communications, and history, with her primary area of expertise concerning the artistic adaptations of women of antiquity in ancient Greek drama and mythology. Her secondary area of expertise is the late 19th Century Shadow Theatre of the Chat Noir. Accordingly, Dr. Rocklein's research not only explores the music indicative of this period in France but also the fine art and literary expressions of how this early cabaret music influenced patrons of the cabaret such as Henri Rivière, Claude Debussy, and Paul Verlaine. Her teaching background includes courses on history, English, intelligence operations, and criminal justice, for the Department of Defense and Cochise College, and courses on music at the University of Arizona and at Arizona State University. She has presented original research findings and guest lectured for the College Music Society, the University of Leeds (UK), the University of Utah Department of Languages and Literature, and the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. In addition to her academic endeavors, she is an award winning mezzo soprano and has appeared as a soloist in England, Germany, and Austria, as well as throughout the US. She moved from Arizona to Florida in December 2012.
Elinor Rogosin, B.A., M.A.
University of Pennsylvania (English; Minor - Dance); Columbia University, Teachers College (English). Teaching experience: University of South Florida Academy for Lifelong Learning; the Berlitz Language Schools, Santa Monica, CA, and New York [ESL]; New York Public High Schools [English]; New York University School of Continuing Education. Elinor's past professional experience includes work as an Independent Radio Producer/Interviewer with NYC's WBAI-FM's program Dance Focus, and as a journalist for various publications, including Longboat Observer, Dance Magazine, and Dance Scholars Newsletter. Her public relations has included the American Choreography Awards [Los Angeles, CA], Marcel Dekker, Inc. [NYC], Capezio Ballet Makers [NYC], and the International Committee for The Dance Library of Israel [NYC]. She is the author of The Dance Makers: Conversations with American Choreographers. Elinor is currently working on a memoir, Chasing Love: A Mother's Journey.
Matthew Seguin, B.S., M.S.
University of Florida (Wildlife Ecology and Conservation); University of Central Florida (Biology). Matt is the husbandry supervisor (aquarium biologist) at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in Sarasota, FL. He has previously held biologist positions with the Chicago Zoological Society (Brookfield Zoo), Sea World Orlando, Discovery Cove, and The Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesville. He has lectured at the University of Central Florida, Santa Fe College, and The Oregon Coast Community College on the subject of fish and invertebrate husbandry and regularly works with the Mote Marine Laboratory education department helping to develop curriculum and speaking to various groups on current environmental issues and research being performed at the lab. He moved to Sarasota in 2008.
Fiona Stewart, M.A., Ph.D.
Goldsmiths College, London, UK (Cultural Studies); York University, Toronto, Canada (Humanities). Dr. Stewart's research interests revolve around the development of cultural and intellectual modernism in late 19th/early 20th century Europe within its socio-political milieu. Her work focuses on cultural resistance and transformation, while paying particular attention to issues of race and gender. Her doctoral dissertation examined the work of little-known Hungarian poet, illustrator and philosopher Anna Lesznai and the development of aesthetic modernism in Hungary at the fin-de-siecle.
Eleanor Wachs, B.A., Ph.D.
Hunter College (English Literature; Minor - Education); Indiana University (Philosophy). Dr. Wachs is a professional folklorist, writer and teacher and has taught folklore, writing, literature and anthropology at universities in the Greater Boston area, including Brown, U-Massachusetts-Boston, and MIT. She is currently the President of Florida Cultural Resources, a non-profit group dedicated to bringing folk art to the public. She is also President-Elect of the Florida Folklore Society, an academic organization in which professional folklorists present their research interests. Dr. Wachs has taught writing for several years, has been a museum curator, a grants administrator, and a technical writer in the software industry. Her background in writing includes academic publications, writing for the public sector and the software industry. She moved from Boston to Sarasota in 2003.
Sylvia Whitman, B.A., M.A., M.F.A., M.A.
Harvard/Radcliffe College (Folklore and Mythology); University of Texas, Austin (American Studies); University of Virginia (Creative Writing - Fiction); Georgetown University (Arab Studies). A proponent and practitioner of writing across the curriculum, Sylvia brings to the classroom broad experience as a lifelong freelance writer, newspaper copy editor, public relations coordinator, academic journal editor, and college instructor cum administrator. From 1998-2004, she coordinated the writing center at Rollins College and from 2009-2015 served students and faculty as a writing specialist at Marymount University in Arlington, Virginia. In addition to hundreds of articles and several short stories for adults, she has published a picture book, a research guide on world poverty, a handful of children's history books, and a YA Novel, The Milk of Birds, named one of 25 Books for a Global Society in 2014 by the International Reading Association. She is currently working on another YA novel and a memoir, Only the Scorpion Gives for Free. www.sylviawhitmanbooks.com


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Studies > France > Reims > NEOMA Reims Campus
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NEOMA Reims Campus
ESC Reims, 59 rue Pierre Taittinger, 51061 Reims, France
A word from the school:
Rouen Business School and Reims Management School are henceforth a single School, born out of the merger of two institutions that were already long-term partners. The new School has dual ambitions: to be ranked among the leading European Business Schools, and to be recognised as the preferred partner for Business. To serve the interests of all its stakeholders even better, the new School will rely on the expertise and strengths that made excellence the hallmark of its two founding schools. Read more
80% of students recommend
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by mlrobinson, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Marketing and Sales Management, Partnership
Personal assessment
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Independently - My choice
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? It gives that bit more independance than being on campus or with a family, and also allows you to be in town (the campus is just outside of the centre). It also means that you don't spend your whole life on campus.
Personal comments:
I spent my first year in a studio in a residence which i'd arranged before coming over here. It was a little more expensive than a normal studio or sharing an apartment with friends (like i have done this year), but was worthwhile for the peace of mind.
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Personal social experience
Describe host city: Student life dominates the city
Activities, Travel: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife: Takes place both within and outside of the university/student environment
Personal comments:
Bars and clubs in Reims were pretty quiet. Personally I think this is because the town is very close to Paris. At the weekend most of the french people would go home so basically all the foreigners were left in Reims for the weekend. Most of the best parties were organised by the students themselve ie house parties, or the students union in college. Bars and clubs in reims are very quiet although the best club would be the Aquarium and the best bar would be the L'Apostrophe.
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My academic experiences
Course recommendations:
Courses and times were designed to suit the lecturers more and not the students. Course content was good and most of the courses were very interesting. Particularly in 4th year.
My opinion of the university assessment
Personal comments:
Exams followed immediately after lectures and projects so there was no time at all to study. Surely something could be done to improve this system. A little more consideration with regards students life outside college particularly when nearly all the students are living away from home!
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Language difficulties
Language of instruction: French
Was learning French a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my French
How much did you improve your French?
My level before: Basic phrases
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
Very difficult at first but learned to cope very well, particularly after the work placement. French slang though is extremely difficult to come to terms with and changes every week nearlys so one needs to meet and speak with the locals in order to stay afloat!
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by Satu, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Business Studies, Erasmus
The accessibility of student needs
Main source of funding:
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Government assistance
An ERASMUS grant
Work opportunities:
I didn't explore any work options
Personal spending habits:
Food and drink, when bought from a supermarket are fairly cheap in France, thus bringing the costs down. Travelling expenses accounted to more than at home, as being in central Europe distances to other European countries are so "short" and travelling easy, and during the year I visited Amsterdam, Paris, Biarritz, French Alps...
Travel: was more expensive than at home.
Nightlife, Overall, Telephone: was the same price as at home.
Food, Housing: was less expensive than at home.
Personal comments:
Opening a bank account in France is often compicated, bring all official forms you have with you just in case!! Also keep in mind when using "carte bleu", the local bank card, that you might go on debit, although the bank doesn't tell you this when you get the card. And interest rate is high, sure enough...
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by decools, Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands
Marketing and Sales Management, Erasmus
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More real-life info on the school and about Reims.
In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
During my experience abroad, I ...
Personal recommendation:
Professionalisation. Increase quality of some courses and of easy exams. Let students study themselve instead of presenting everything in class.
The ESC Reims is not a bad school and a lot of effort is made to offer quality courses. Nevertheless, there is no study mentality present at all. Students arrive late (typically French) and prefer to do as less as possible. This is fed by the French system of sitting down, taking notes and reproducing at the exam. Although this can be quite handy or easy for a foreign student, it gets boring now and then. Reims is a nice city, only when you make it nice. That means undertaking things and making tours in its surroundings. Don't expect to much of the nightlife: prices are high and pubs close early, while the French do not really have the 'going out' mentality. They prefer to give small parties at home, or go to parties arranged by school.
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Academic excellence awards
We're committed to making a Hollins education affordable for our students. Information regarding scholarships for 2016-17 will be posted soon. Please check back later.
Open only to first-year students, except where noted.
|Batten Scholar Award
|Full tuition for four years
|Submit your admission application by late January 2015. High school seniors admitted by late January with a GPA of at least 3.71 and a SAT score (critical reading and math) of 1200 or an ACT score of 27 or better will be invited to campus to compete for full-tuition scholarships on February 15-16, 2015.
|Hollins Scholar Award
|$21,000 – $22,000 per year for four years
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Open only to first-year and transfer students.
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CUMBERLAND — For those who love coffee, sometimes there just isn't time to go out to a coffee house for that beloved cup of joe.
Michael Houle and his wife, Linda, have a solution to that quandary with their Coffee Breaks single-serving coffee and accessories store at 2275 Diamond Hill Road, near the Route 295 interchange.
The Houles stock over 200 flavors of one-cup coffee, tea and juice packets for Keurig-style coffee makers, as well as a line of whole bean coffee from the Mills Coffee Roasters Co., on Broad Street in Providence.
Houle, a retired Woonsocket police chief, and his wife came up with the idea for the local store while taking a ride through Massachusetts.
"It was a great concept, and we looked all over Rhode Island and couldn't find anything like it here," Houle said.
The couple then started looking for a suitable location, and found it in the plaza where a former Tedeschi Food Shop had been located.
"The location is right near the highway access to 295 and is heavily traveled. Business has been very good," he added.
The store opened in August after the couple completed renovations in the 1,500-square-foot store space, and Houle said they were pleased with the reception and help they received from Cumberland officials.
"Cumberland likes the idea of new business," Houle said. "They helped me get my certificates to open on holidays and weekends and did all the necessary inspections." Houle said he also got welcome visits from the deputy chief of the Fire Department and the local chief of police, John Desmarais.
"It's a nice town to do business in, it really is," Houle said.
The store's sales operation is a simple and direct one. The Houles sell only the packets or one-cup coffee shots that go into to a brewing machine, and not the machines themselves.
That leaves the store's shelving to boxes and boxes of single-cup coffee blends from a number of popular coffee packaging companies such as Gloria Jean's, Brooklyn Coffee, Martinson Coffee, and Donut House Coffee.
The store also sells one-cup teas and juices, and Houle said the juices are made in the machines just like coffee and then iced. "It's phenomenal," Houle said of the single-serving juice drinks.
The single-serving coffee pods can be purchased 18 or 24 to a box. A 24-count single cup box sells for $12.99, or the customer can mix and match the flavors for $14.99 a box. A single-cup pod can also be purchased singly for 75 cents if the customer wants to try the flavor first, Houle said.
The store also has the whole bean display of Mills Coffee Roasters coffee for those who want a pound of fresh ground coffee, Houle said.
"We support local businesses, and that is a way to keep it local," he said of the Mills Coffee line.
Houle worked for the Woonsocket Police Department full-time for 28 years, including as chief for three years, before retiring and entering the business world. His first endeavor outside of public safety was the Doghouse Wieners restaurant in Bellingham. He sold that business to another owner before thinking about his new retail operation.
He does miss law enforcement now and again after spending 30 years on duty both part-time and full-time. "You miss your days in uniform, but that was yesterday and this is today," Houle said.
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STILLWATER — Could Oklahoma State and Todd Monken have envisioned this back in August?
A career day for Cowboy receiver Josh Stewart against a struggling West Virginia defense? Perhaps.
STILLWATER — Could Oklahoma State and Todd Monken have envisioned this back in August?
A career day for Cowboy receiver Josh Stewart against a struggling West Virginia defense? Perhaps.
But third-string quarterback Clint Chelf successfully directing the OSU offense in a meaningful game in mid-November? How about Chelf's best ball of the night dropping into the hands of true freshman receiver Austin Hays?
Not exactly.
Yet in a battle of prolific offenses that Dana Holgorsen originally installed, the team the WVU head coach left — and the offense that's currently more dinged up — ultimately put up more points than the team Holgorsen is currently running in a 55-34 shootout victory for the Cowboys Saturday at Boone Pickens Stadium.
"There are times you're human (and think), 'We've lost this guy and that guy,'" Monken said. "And you've got to pull your pants up and say, 'So what?' We've got to figure it out. That's what we're supposed to do.
"They don't just pay you when you've got (Brandon) Weeden and (Justin) Blackmon. They pay you to try to figure it out."
Chelf, who replaced an injured Wes Lunt in the second half of the Cowboys' loss at Kansas State last week, became the third OSU quarterback to start this season — and the third to win a conference game. It's a position that has been hit hard by injuries all season, though Lunt and backup J.W. Walsh — who coach Mike Gundy said was out for the season with a knee injury three weeks ago — also dressed and were medically cleared to play, according to Monken.
And Chelf put together his second consecutive solid performance, completing 22 of his 31 passes for 292 yards and four touchdowns. He immediately established chemistry with Stewart, who had a career day with 13 catches for 172 yards and three total touchdowns (one rushing). He also hit Charlie Moore on a fade route for a touchdown, and Blake Jackson down the middle for a 48-yard score.
"Really, all you've got to do as a quarterback is just get the ball in those guys' hands and let them work," Chelf said.
Meanwhile, a Mountaineer offense that looked so mighty early in the season stalled down the stretch Saturday. The OSU defense put together four consecutive stops, which helped the Cowboys (6-3, 4-2 Big 12) outscore the Mountaineers 17-0 over the contest's final 18 minutes.
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Anyone who has a younger brother will know what I mean. There are rules about dealing with younger brothers. They spend most of their time aggravating you, embarrassing you or otherwise making your life more difficult than it probably needs to be. My own younger brother (God bless the big oaf) has made a career out of making me roll my eyes. I look the other way because he's so handy when I need to reach stuff on the higher shelves or need someone to lift something heavy while I drink beer. In return for putting up with the endless shenanigans our wayward brothers visit upon us, we get to smack them around a bit. Through it all, they're our brothers.
And yet, at some point we all have to face the fact that our wee sibs have grown too large to either shove around or shelter. To be sure, when their need is desperate, we'll be there. But sometimes, when they pick a fight they might lose, we have to step back and let them lose it. We can't always bail them out when they go wrong; and we have learned how well bailouts generally work.
Hence, it's with a heavy heart that I must say: Israel needs to stand alone. I understand the value of maintaining friendly ties with the lone legitimate republic in the Mideast. But there is a wide gulf between backing up an ally and diving in front of bullets on their behalf every time some hopped-up Haji decides to take a shot at them. The Islamofascist tide sweeping across the dustier parts of the world — a revolution hailed by both sides in Washington as a bold step forward — is growing. Iran is clearly pursuing nuclear weapons capability. Two different breeds of rabid dogs are fighting over Syria. The anti-Semitic rhetoric emanating from places like Saudi Arabia (Jews drink children's blood) and Egypt (reports indicate they've actually begun crucifying people) is more disturbing than a New Black Panther Party rally. The Russians and Communist Chinese are backing — well — both sides, and we are countering their gambit by backing — well — both sides.
Now Israel is lacing up its gloves again, a fact amply explained in Brandon Smith's Syria And Iran Dominos Lead To World War. These scrappers have been circling each other since 1947. In fact, some iteration of this card has been on the schedule for the better part of 5 millenia. Israel has dropped the Islamofascists to the canvas more often than not, but the sons of Muhammad have bloodied their Abrahamic cousins a few times. The Israelis will never cede their right to exist. Their opponents believe Jews — hence, Israel — are the human equivalent of some virulent disease. They don't want to fight; they have to fight. And that's where our problems start. We are treaty-bound to assist Israel in its own defense. And we hold up our end quite nicely — to the tune of billions of dollars annually.
The reality of the situation is this: At some point, Israel and their neighbors are going to tangle. The Israelis are certainly up to par in that department — a fact they have proven simply by remaining in existence despite the none-too-subtle promises of extermination from and by every Tariq, Dakhil and Hakim. And the wars of decades past against Tariq's, Dakhil's and Hakim's grandfathers serve to remind that a frontal assault is a fool's errand. For that matter, a surprise attack will probably flop like Joe Biden addressing a Mensa conference. And the threat of American involvement will loom large as long as the Islamofascists can stay on their feet.
Even a proxy war between Israel and some combination of Syria (or whatever's left of it), Iran, Egypt and the various terrorist groups operating in the area will tax our resources as we prop up the Israelis against the Chicom- and Russian-backed jihadis. Should Obama decide to pretend he's a wartime leader while simultaneously threatening to slash our defense budget, the cost will escalate from money to lives. That's not a cost we can readily absorb.
Israel is our geopolitical little brother. It exasperates us, even occasionally steals from us. We shield Israel, coddle Israel and occasionally stand to defend Israel. But we've already done enough. If the situation reaches dire straits, we'll indubitably step in. Until then, let Israel step out on its own.
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Mayo: Wilmer Flores is the ninth best third base prospect in MLB
Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com has ranked Wilmer Flores as the ninth best third base prospect in the game for 2013.
In regards to Flores, Mayo writes:
"Flores had trouble getting out of A-ball but took a big step forward in 2012. … He earned a promotion to Double-A and hit well there, starting to show power and plate discipline and turning potential into performance. A shortstop for much of his career, he shifted to third in 2012, though he dabbled a bit at second base as well. His feel for hitting should help him get to the big leagues. Where his long-term defensive home is remains to be seen."
The Mets have said Flores will continue to play both second and third base this season.
In 130 games for Single-A and Double-A last year, Flores hit .300 with 18 home runs, 75 RBI, 38 walks and 60 strikeouts in 493 at-bats, during which he won the Sterling Organizational Player of the Year Award.
Michael Baron, ContributorObviously, third base won't work out for Flores in the Mets' organization. He's also blocked at first base for the foreseeable future. But that doesn't mean he can't establish himself at second base this season, and he is going to get opportunities at that position.
I asked Mayo a follow-up question about Flores' abilities to transition to second base, to which he responded:
"I think there are mixed feelings about Flores and his ability to play second. And that's the issue with him, isn't it? He'd be better at a corner, but may not have the power profile to stay there. And he may not have the quickness/agility needed to play second base. … That being said, I could see him being an acceptable offensive-minded second baseman in time. Just don't expect Gold Gloves."
Flores has told me before he is willing to transition to any position the Mets ask him to play, and so the fact he's flexible is encouraging. For now, it's important for Flores to play where he's comfortable so his offense isn't stymied. He had a great season last year with St. Lucie and Binghamton, and I expect he will head to Las Vegas to open this season, where he has the opportunity to mash and make his power standout in the thin air.
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Price City Fire Department Women's Auxiliary - needs batting for quilts being donated to the University of Utah's burn center. Residents who would like to donate quilt batting or make financial contributions may contact Rita Dunn at 637-6150.
Square dancing - is the first and third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the senior citizens center, 107 S. Carbon Avenue, Price. For information, call the senior center at 637-0136.
MOPS - The Mothers of Preschoolers group meets the second and fourth Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at Price Chapel.
Castle Country King Crawlers - Meetings are the third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. From April to September, the group meets at King Crawler 4x4 at Carbon County Fairgrounds. From October to March, meetings are at the county GIS building. For information, call Scott Edwards at 613-0204.
Castle Country Quilters - The group meets the third Thursday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Price senior citizens center lunchroom. For information, call Lorna Jennings at 637-5836..
BACA - meets at 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of the month at Kraync Motor, 98 South 300 East in Price.
Castle Country Fiber Guild - meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. For information, contact Michelle Goldsmith at 650-3290.
Masonic Lodges - The schedule of regular activities include:
Carbon Lodge 16, F&AM, first Mondays, 7:30 p.m.
Joppa Lodge 26, F&AM, first Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m. Contact Steven Wilkinson, 650-5253 for more information on the Masonic fraternity.
Eastern Star, Naomi Chapter 13, first Thursdays, 7:30 p.m.
Job's Daughters, Bethel 3, first and third Sundays, 2 p.m. Contact Kelly Wilkinson, 630-0270 for information on this organization for girls ages 10-20.
York Rite (chapter, council, commandary alternating), first Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.
Local residents may contact Norman Smith at 637-1132 for information.
Castle Valley Archaeology Society - meets the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in the CEU museum classroom. For information, contact Margene Hackney at 637-0482.
Carbon County Historical Society - meets the last Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at the senior citizens center. For information, call Kathy Hamaker at 637-5456.
Utah Friends of Paleontology Raptor Chapter - meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the classroom at CEU Prehistoric Museum. For information, contact Barb Benson at 820-1192.
Desert Wings R/C Club - meets the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Carbon fairgrounds. For information, contact Chris Rigert at 613-1882.
Castle Country OHV Association - Meets every Third Thursday of the Month at 7:00 pm in the Carbon County Event Center. Come join the club and help keep our lands open. For more information contact Laurey @ 435-650-1643.
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The year's been a brisk one so far for notable IT executive moves, and if September was any indication, that pace won't let up as the industry shifts into fall and begins to focus on calendar 2013 planning and execution. From several moves atop major storage and infrastructure companies to various solution providers confirming new leadership, here's what caught CRN's eye for the month of September.
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Defensive pressure and full court press are just some of the methods Carbon High uses as Katie Basinger, right, and Shailee Croasmun, left, trap Pine View's Ashley Richards during the first half of Carbon High's 45-28 win last Tuesday.
After losing seven seniors from last year's team, including 2011-12 3A MVP Miranda Averett, this year's Carbon High girls basketball team could have expected to start things a little slower this season with so many new players in the lineup.
Apparently the Lady Dinos ignored that thought.
The Lady Dinos pressed and confused Pine View through a first half that saw the Lady Dinos build up a big lead on their way to a 45-28 victory in their 2012-13 season opener.
Wasting no time, the Lady Dinos jumped out to a 16-4 lead after the first quarter and led 27-9 at halftime.
The Lady Dinos slowed down a little bit in the second half but head coach Ted Bianco used his timeouts to keep his team from backing down when Pine View made a run.
Juniors Shailee Croasmun and Shelby Cornforth each scored 12 points to help lead the scoring attack for the Lady Dinos.
The Lady Dinos will travel down south to take on rival Emery High tonight at 7 p.m.
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