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Prospective program directors
- Generic job description: off-campus programs semester director
- Policies regarding travel and compensation while you are director of an off-campus program
- How to apply for a directorship
Program directors: before you leave
Supplemental insurance for overseas directors
Since you will be out of the country beyond the 90-day limit imposed by Priority Health, Calvin will purchase a "gap" policy to cover you from day 91 to the end of your program. (If you choose to stay more than a week beyond the end-date of the program, you will be responsible for the cost of the portion of the supplemental insurance attributable to your extra days away.)
- The insurance brochure and form are found a Global Underwriters.
- Complete the Enrollee Information – Diplomat International form except for the "Payment Method" section and submit it to Off-Campus Programs. OCP will handle the payment of the premium. (It is helpful if you put "Buiten & Associates" in the blank for the agency. No agent's name is needed.)
Program directors: while you're there
- Independent travel form - used for students who want to travel away from the group during the program.
- Reimbursement forms
Travel and Logistical Resources
- What to do if a medical emergency happens during your off-campus program directorship
- How to avoid theft while away from home
- How to cultivate global responsibility in your students
- Using social networking to keep in touch with friends and family in the United States
- Answers to questions about bird flu
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Eat Healthy
Reduce your risk for cancer by improving your diet.
New research shows that as many as one-third of all cancer deaths are linked to diet and physical activity.
You have the power to change your eating habits.
Start by reducing dietary fat intake, especially animal fat. Make your diet rich in fruits, vegetables, nuts, beans and whole grains.
Start small.
No one can overhaul their food habits quickly. Add a few servings of fruits and vegetables to your diet each day to reduce your cancer risk. Mix some dark, leafy greens like spinach in with your salad. Eat a peach, or other brightly colored fruit, for a snack.
Limit alcohol.
Alcohol consumption is linked to increased risk of mouth, esophagus, pharynx, larynx, liver and breast cancers. If you drink alcohol, men should try to drink no more than two drinks a day and women should try to drink no more than one drink a day.
Eat less red meat and cut out processed meat.
Eating too much red meat can increase your cancer risk. Skip processed meats like bacon, ham, pastrami, salami, sausage, hot dogs and pepperoni. Choose fish, poultry, or beans instead of beef, pork or lamb. When you eat meat, choose lean cuts and eat smaller portions. Prepare meat by baking, broiling, or poaching at lower temperatures, rather than by frying in fat or broiling/grilling at excessively high temperatures.
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Friday, July 22, 2011
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DULUTH -- The '80s hard rock band Dokken will perform tonight at Wild Bill's as part of the club's Summer Rock Series that continues through Sept. 16.
Rock aficionados from the 1980s will remember Dokken as the hard-hitting heavy metal band that burst on the music scene with "Breaking the Chains" in 1983.
A force to be reckoned with in the following years, Dokken came to be known and respected as a formidable creative force in the world of melodic hard rock. Sharing the stage with greats such as Aerosmith, AC/DC, Metallica and Judas Priest, the band earned a reputation for playing some of the genre's finest tracks.
According to group representative David Steele, fans can expect to hear some of the group's early hits such as "Breaking the Chains," "Alone Again" and "In My Dreams," as well as cuts from the band's newest album "Lightning Strikes Again." Today, the band is made up of members Don Dokken (vocals), Mick Brown (drums), Jon Levin (guitar) and Sean McNabb (bass).
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and the concert begins at 9:30 p.m. The dance party goes until 2 a.m. after the concert.
General admission tickets are $15 in advance and $21 at the door. Table seats tickets are $25; tickets for VIP seating cost $50 to $100. Visit www.ticketmaster.com to purchase advance tickets.
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Application Information
Scholarship Overview
This scholarship is for current and former New York State ProStart students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in hospitality/foodservice management or a related field. To qualify, applicants must be New York residents and must have been admitted to a postsecondary school. Applicants should demonstrate the level of passion to the management principles of accomplishment, tenacity, discipline and service that Kerry Marsh personified.
How easy is it to apply?
Not too bad
This scholarship's application process may have items such as essays that could take a couple hours.
How much competition is there?
Not much
This scholarship won't have as many applicants as most.
Class Year: Is this you?
- High school senior
Home State: Is this you?
- New York
College Major: Is this you?
- Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General
- Culinary Arts/Chef Training
- Hospitality Administration/Management, General
- Culinary Arts and Related Services, Other
- Hospitality Administration/Management, Other
- Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager
- Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
- Tourism and Travel Services Management
- Hospitality and Recreation Marketing Operations
- Restaurant/Food Services Management
- Food Preparation/Professional Cooking/Kitchen Assistant
- Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management
- Airline Flight Attendant
- Food Service, Waiter/Waitress, and Dining Room Management/Manager
- Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations
- Bartending/Bartender
- Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
- Culinary Science/Culinology
- Resort Management
- Tourism Promotion Operations
- Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
- Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management
- Casino Management
- Wine Steward/Sommelier
- Institutional Food Workers
More Requirements:
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Bacolod chess qualifying for Batang Pinoy slated-A A +A
Monday, June 23, 2014
THE best chess players to don Bacolod City's colors in the upcoming 2014 Batang Pinoy Visayas Leg in August will participate in a qualifying tournament to be staged on July 5 and 6 at the Liga ng mga Barangay hall at San Juan St., Bacolod City.
Open to both public and private schools in the city as well as the out-of-school youth, the categories will be U12 (boys and girls) and U15 (boys and girls).
The champion will receive P1,000, a medal, a certificate and the right to play for Bacolod City in the Batang Pinoy Visayas Leg; first runner-up, P 800 plus medal and certificate; second runner-up, P500 plus medal and certificate; and two consolation prizes.
Registration fee is P75.
The competition is being supported by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) in its identification of the next chess champions in the country.
The tournament is spearheaded by the Bacolod Chess Association headed by NCFP-Bacolod City Coordinator James Toga alongside Bacolod City Sports Office headed by Aurelio Puentevella in cooperation with the Department of Education-Division of Bacolod under City Schools Superintendent Gemma Ledesma, NCFP-Visayas headed by Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares and Association of Barangay Captains President Noli Villarosa.
Published in the Sun.Star Bacolod newspaper on June 23, 2014.
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Even with the most meticulous filing system and the willpower to store physical documents in their proper places, paperwork can prove a chore that consumes far too much time and space. It's time to go digital.
There are several benefits to doing so. As long as you have an effective back-up routine, your electronic documents will be much safer than their easily damaged paper counterparts, and you can make them available in more than one location: at home and at the office, for example.
Even when you're armed with nothing more than a budget scanner, it's still relatively quick and simple to digitise documents and store them on your computer's hard drive.
If you can get your hands on a competent optical character recognition (OCR) program, however, you can digitise your paperwork far more effectively, and with much more versatile results.
The OCR advantage
At its simplest level, scanning a page of a document gives you a pictorial image of the original. No matter how accurate this is, there are distinct limitations to this concept. A 20-page document would result in 20 separate files, each of which would have to be named and viewed independently. Looking for a piece of information in a large document would be both frustrating and tedious.
The main advantage of an OCR program is that the words within the document are analysed and 'read' by the software before being stored as editable text.
Not only can you save multipage documents as single files, but you can also search for specific words or strings of text within the whole document just by using the simple search tools that are available in any word processor.
Going one step further, applying OCR technology to scanned paperwork gives you absolute freedom to edit and change text if you want to. The alternative would be to waste an inordinate amount of time retyping the whole document from scratch.
Digital to digital
The idea of being able to convert documents into editable files goes beyond scanning physical paper copies. The latest OCR programs make it just as easy to convert uneditable digital documents from file formats like PDF, TIF and JPEG, so you can simply open the file from within the OCR program and turn passages of text into, say, Microsoft Word or RTF files.
To maintain the integrity of the originals, good OCR programs attempt to read source documents 'intelligently', reproducing the precise placement of pictures, columns of text, captions and other page elements like footers and numbering. Text attributes can also be retained, like the font type and size.
Even with the best will in the world, though, it's easy for complex page layouts to lose a little in the translation, so a degree of manual correction is often needed before saving the document. The final consideration is the accuracy with which the OCR program can 'read' the page. To some extent, this will depend on the quality of the scanner that you use.
Even so, the programs themselves have been steadily improving, to the point where top OCR software developers like Abbyy and Iris are claiming accuracy enhancements of around 30 per cent in their latest programs compared with previous editions. Potentially, this means much less time correcting mistakes, and the best opportunity ever to cut your paperwork down to size.
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Throughout the years, I have seen many companies striving to claim thought leadership. Although many brands have the potential, only some actually succeed and few are able to maintain it. Which poses the question: why is it so difficult to become a thought leader?
Actually, before we dive into that question, let's have a look at what thought leadership is and what are some of the best practices. To come up with a single definition is not easy, but I really like the following one that Shel Israel uses in an article on Forbes.
"A thought leader is someone who looks at the future and sets a course for it that others will follow. Thought leaders look at existing best practices then come up with better practices. They foment change, often causing great disruption."
As Shel rightly points out, thought leadership doesn't actually exist until others are following and until existing business models adjust course to follow the thought.
And the business value of thought leadership? To associate your brand or company with the questions your buyers are asking. It enables brands to become part of the conversation. It creates engagement with customers and prospects, and ultimately drives revenue. Particularly in B2B environments, customers are not just looking for a product or service that solves today's problems. In the current economic climate they also need to justify their investments in the long term. In other words: Customers want to know how you will continue to support them as their needs and challenges change over time. Thought leadership enables you to address just that, as it is inherently a look into the future.
Some great examples of thought leaders include IBM and Accenture. Accenture's claim is that they know and consistently research what drives great organizations. IBM consistently invests in thought leadership with many programs, including their Smarter Planet initiative. To find out how thought leadership is driving their business, be sure to check out this presentation.
Now back to the initial question – what makes thought leadership so difficult to achieve? From what I have seen, most of it comes down to three key things: commitment, time and budget (you could even argue that time and budget are also part of being committed). Let's have a closer look at these elements and why they are so important.
First of all, no one becomes a thought leader overnight. If you closely examine successful thought leaders like IBM and Accenture, you will see that they have consistently been sharing and refining their vision for some time. After a while they reached a tipping point, and that's when they started getting traction. The paradox here is that the stronger your vision is, the harder it is to get recognized for it. As you look further ahead in time, the gap between what is now and what you predict will happen in the future, becomes wider.
Time & budget
Time is money. If you don't have the time or production skills to develop great content in house, you will need budget to outsource content creation to external parties. If you don't have the budget, you will need to look for internal resources. If you have neither, but still want to be a thought leader, you may have a problem. The creation of thought leadership content cannot be underestimated, as it needs to be original and stand out from all the rest. Moreover, it doesn't just take time to create great content. Developing a strong vision and investing in market research can be equally demanding.
So how do you go beyond these challenges?
The good news is that many brands have the potential to become a thought leader. Successful thought leaders deal with the same challenges as everyone else, so what is it that they do different? In the first place, they understand the importance of commitment and make sure they have top level management buy-in that goes beyond just the next white paper they're producing. They stick to their program, even when they are not immediately listened to, whilst keeping their eyes and ears open to adapt and refine.
As the underlying signs and trends that support a vision may not be as obvious in the beginning, thought leaders need to be able to provide their own evidence, be prepared to refine their vision based on new developments and to battle any contradictory trends that they feel are just temporary. In other words: Successful thought leaders firmly believe in the validity of their vision and will stick to it for many years. They don't let themselves be discouraged when they're not immediately listened to and they realize that just the occasional white paper or blog article will not get them to a thought leadership position.
Secondly successful thought leaders set aside budgets and time dedicated to developing a vision and the creation of content over time. Obviously, developing a strong vision takes time. In general there are three starting points: Some companies were founded on a vision, some just started because they saw an opportunity in the market, and a large group is somewhere in between. Whatever your starting point is, to become a thought leader it is essential to invest time in market research. A strong vision ideally outlines how a brand supports its customers and adds value. It is not just based on Unique Selling Points.
Finally successful thought leaders decide on objectives and how they will measure success. They create a solid business case in advance, not just to convince their management but also as a way of shaping the direction they want to go and to create a roadmap for their content and the platforms they want to be on. It's difficult to say how long you should be prepared in thought leadership before seeing any bottom line results, but it will help when you break down your long term objectives into shorter term goals. These goals could be as simple as measuring traffic or likes and shares on social platforms, just to see if your content is resonating. But don't forget that eventually any thought leadership program needs to have an impact to bottom line results.
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f you did not have blonde hair,blue eyes and certain facial
features,you ended up in those camps.
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You will get no where using common sense and logic with this antisemitic crowd on ATS. According to many here, Hitler didn't do enough...
Some real Jew hate going on in this thread.
Not only Jews died in the concentration camps, Gypsies, homosexuals, disabled people to name a few were dispatched to the camps and never returned.
My husband and I are both WW2 buffs.
ANYONE who did not FIT into the aryans' profile of the master
race was expendable.
Ynet learned Thursday that shortly before Thursday's attacks, Jordan had passed a message to Israel suggesting their intelligence indicated that a terror cell was plotting such an attack.
The warning was in tow with defense establishment indications of a clear and present threats of terror in the southern sector.
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sure thing, maybe they can throw in a few cluster bombs over the local schools
like they normaly do in their proportionate responses. Israel don't do proportionate
they do revenge, and anyone in gaza regardless of whether they have any involvent
in this latest incident is a legitimate target in their eyes. Many inocents will die in gaza
in the next few days for something they had nothing to do with, Isreal have a policy
of collective punisment.


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The Greek cup final ended, but it's just – as usual – the first chapter in the yearly ongoing battle between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos on and, above all, off the court. During the game's half hour interruption a statement by the Greens' owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos (photo) was given to the media, accusing every section of Olympiacos – football, basketball, volleyball etc – as the "club of filth".
The statement is the following: "It's unthinkable that something like this happens. What else is left to be seen? What we should remember? The stones that were thrown in our team's bus last season, something that had also happened before? The incidents in football or in volleyball? Is there a judge with the backbone to punish this club of filth? It's not acceptable that the victim and the violator receive the same punishment. They "destroy" the game when it's in their favor. I heard that they even stubbed Bramos. At last, someone should punish them…"
Of course, there was an answer by Olympiacos and it was much harsher than usual. After the game the owners of the Reds, Aggelopoulos brothers, gave their own press conference that lasted almost one hour.
They spoke about the tactics used by the current Panathinaikos' management and they said: "Basketball died today. The difference is that hooliganism is not just a social phenomenon that has to be dealt with, but now it's something official by the ownership of a team. It was obvious when the gym was evacuated by looking at the 50 persons that were accredited by our team as guests and the 50 persons chosen by Panathinaikos. The players of Olympiacos who are also playing for the national team told us in the locker room that they are eye witnesses of the fact that in the last minutes of the game the president of Panathinaikos decided to sit on the side of his team's bench and he was cursing at the referees and threatening them. We had decided to hold that press conference, no matter the result of the game. We have two roads to chose from. Either to become hooligans too, or to stay on our course. We will continue on our course and we expect from the state and the public prosecutor to act. We know that on Monday the sports public prosecutor will make an announcement for everything that happened during last week".
During this week and after the game between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos for the league, which the Reds won, stones were thrown at the house of Anastasios Piloidis, who was one of the referees. Olympiacos filed an objection for the result of the Cup final and when the team owners were asked why the team decided to play after Kyle Hines was hit by a flare, they answered that the game commissioner, Antonis Manos, said that he wasn't present during the incident, he hadn't seen it, so he didn't take any action for the postponement of the final.
On Monday morning Dimitris Giannakopoulos reacted to Aggelopoulos brothers' press conference with the following statement: "The customer is always right, specially if he is a customer of us for over a decade like Olympiacos and Aggelopoulos".


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Boys and Girls Club of Washington
In partnership with the Juilliard School, seven teens from the 75 Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Teen Arts Performance (TAP) troupe perform "edutainment" songs: Jermaine Harris, Analisa Walls, Avery Bagarsse, Samantha Long, Tyriq Al-Sabir, Racheal Edwards and Mayila Jones. The performance arts program was founded and is directed by Tony M. Small. Also, renowned jazz musicians from the 2010 Juilliard Jazz Residency perform: drummer and Artistic Director Carl Allen, pianist Frank Kimbrough, bassist Ben Wolfe, guitarist Rodney Jones, saxophonist Ron Blake, and trombonist James Burton.


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Chris Lytle tells us there's a chance he may come back to MMA
A huge LOL if you sincerely believe you could have scripted a better ending to an MMA career than what played out the night of UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle. In probably one of the most elevating blood rate inducing free cards since the days of WEC, we witnessed a potpouri of slick submissions, mind deadening knockouts and (get ready for it) entertaining decisions. However, more importantly we saw the retirement of Chris Lytle, which was punctuated by a last second guillotine of Dan Hardy. One could argue that it would have been wise for Dan Hardy to back off in the final seconds of the fight and possibly grab a split-decision, but the need to grab the round resulted in Lytle nearly stealing Hardy's consciousness at the 4:17 mark.
It's been 496 days since Chris Lytle graced the Octagon and it seems as if the entire industry has forgotten the amazingness that is Lights-Out. I guess people don't care that Lytle grabbed ten 'Of the Night' bonuses in his last twelve UFC fights prior to retirement or that he did something in his last fight against Dan Hardy that Georges St. Pierre couldn't do in twenty-five minutes of fighting. LayzieTheSavage caught up with Chris Lytle last week and he told us there's a small chance that he may come out of retirement to fight once again.


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Duets for Euphonium
"La Ci Darem La Mano" from Don Giovanni for Euphonium, Tuba and Piano
Mozart, W.A.
Don Giovanni, an opera buffa in two acts by W.A. Mozart, is a staple of the standard operatic repertoire. It is based on the legends of D ...Click for more£13.30 EUR
15 Canons for Low Brass Duet
Containing arrangements of Bach, Beethoven, Cherubini and more, these 15 Canons for low brass duet are designed to develop both technical skil ...Click for more£15.08 EUR
20 Duets for Low Brass
20 Duets for Low Brass edited by Peter Opaskar includes transcriptions of great music from composers such as Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Purcell, ...Click for more£15.97 EUR
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O'Toole, Anthony
These 25 original duets for low brass instruments composed by Anthony O'Toole are in a variety of styles. Duets include "Lydian" ...Click for more£17.75 EUR
A New Day for Euphonium Duet
Cibulka, Franz
A New Day is a duet for Euphonium Duet by Franz Cibulka. Cibulka served as Professor of Clarinet, Chamber Music and Music Theory at the Johann ...Click for more£17.75 EUR
A Piece of Cake for Euphonium Duet and Piano
Newsome, Roy
A Piece of Cake is a lively, short piece for two euphonium soloists and piano by Roy Newsome. Solo parts included: 1st Bb Solo Euphonium ( ...Click for more£29.32 EUR
A Tribute from the East for Euphonium and Marimba
Censhu, Jiro
This musical work, commissioned by the Swiss duo, "Synthesis," of Raphael Christen, marimba, and Thomas Rüedi, euphonium, was ...Click for more£19.53 EUR
Amsden's Celebrated Practice Duets for Bass Clef Instruments
Amsden, Arthur
Since its publication, Amsden's Celebrated Practice Duets have earned a unique and widely recognized place in the musical repertoire. The ...Click for more£17.75 EUR
Arabesque for Two Bb Soloists and Piano
Turrin, Joseph
Written for Bob and Nicholas Childs, Arabesque is a Child's Brothers favorite - and a fan favorite. Not too difficult, this piece will ene ...Click for more£17.75 EUR
Azure Dawn for Two Euphoniums and Piano
Gulino, Frank
Composer and bass trombonist Frank Gulino's Azure Dawn was written in 2012. A beautiful duet for euphoniums! Solo Parts Included: Euph ...Click for more£15.08 EUR
Bass Clef Sessions
Bass Clef Sessions is an informal, fun collection of two, three and four-part ensembles for bass clef instruments. The ensembles are for inter ...Click for more£13.30 EUR
Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms for Euphonium Duet and Piano
Mantia, Simone
This arrangement of Simone Mantia's popular showpiece Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms is for euphonium duet and piano. Werd ...Click for more£17.75 EUR
Bless This House for Euphonium Solo or Low Brass Duet and Piano
Brahe, Mary
This beautiful, traditional tune arranged by David Werden would work well for either a low brass soloist or duet. Solo Parts Included: Sol ...Click for more£17.75 EUR
Bop Duets for Bass Clef Instruments
Bower, Bugs
This is a collection of 39 Bop Duets for Bass Clef Instruments by Bugs Bower and edited by Steve Bulla. ...Click for more£15.97 EUR
Cello Suite No. 4 in E-Flat Major for Trombone or Euphonium Duet
Bach, J.S.
Editor Carl Lenthe says, "Generations of trombone and euphonium players have studied the Bach Cello Suites, reaping the musical rewards a ...Click for more£17.75 EUR
Classical Duets for Euphonium
Mead, Steven
Performing duets should be at the forefront of any developing musicians routine, it is for Steven Mead and Pat Stuckemeyer. You can join a fri ...Click for more£20.42 EUR
Coalescence for Euphonium and Tuba with Piano
Kline, Tyler
Composed in 2014, Coalescence is the result of a commission by a consortium of individual tuba and euphonium players, ranging from collegiate ...Click for more£31.10 EUR
Compatible Christmas Duets for Winds (Clarinet, Trumpet, Baritone T.C. or Tenor ...
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Compatible Christmas Duets for Winds (Trombone, Baritone B.C. or Bassoon)
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Compatible Duets for Winds (Clarinet, Tenor Sax, Trumpet, Euphonium T.C.)
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Woman accused of killing Ventura educator seen driving erratically before crash
A 23-year-old woman accused of killing a Ventura educator while driving under the influence Sunday was seen driving erratically before the fatal crash, officials said Tuesday.
Chris Prewitt was jogging along Victoria Avenue near Olivas Park Drive when he was hit and killed by a vehicle driven by Shante Chappell, of Oxnard, police said.
The California Highway Patrol had received reports about 10 minutes earlier about a person driving erratically on northbound Highway 101 in Oxnard, said Officer Steve Reid. The driver was swerving in and out of lanes, driving on the right shoulder and hit the center divider near the Rice Avenue exit, he said. A witness pulled up next to the driver and later identified her as Chappell, Reid said.
Chappell was driving south on Victoria just outside Ventura when she tried to merge into the right lane and made an unsafe turning movement, hitting Prewitt, according to the CHP.
She was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of drugs, authorities said. Chappell was released on $50,000 bond Sunday night and is scheduled to appear in court Friday, according to court records. The crash is still under investigation.
Meanwhile, the Ventura Unified School District announced Tuesday it will host a community memorial service for Prewitt at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Buena High School stadium, 5670 Telegraph Road. The service will be open to the public.
Prewitt, 38, of Ventura, was an assistant principal at the De Anza Academy of Technology and Arts in west Ventura. He previously taught at Foothill Technology and Nordhoff high schools and was a water polo coach at Buena High.
On Monday, hundreds mourned his death and celebrated his life during a vigil at Buena.
Erin Prewitt, his wife, said she was "beyond touched" to see out outpouring of support.
"Part of me was not surprised because how he was as a husband, as a father, how he was as an administrator and teacher," Erin Prewitt said. "He was the most authentic person I've met."
Although Erin and Chris attended Buena together as students, they did not meet until they were at Ventura College. Erin, who had never asked a guy out before, took the chance and asked Chris to go on a date.
"I was never in love before Chris," Erin said. "When we have children, we hope they find a partner that makes them a better person. I think my family looked at Chris right away and thought, 'Wow, he's a good man.' It was sweet to hear people say, 'We like you when you're with him.' "
The two survived a long-distance relationship with Chris in Humboldt and Erin in San Luis Obispo during college. When both were 22, they got married and eventually had Isabella, who is now 7.
Erin said Isabella sometimes cries and calls out to her daddy to come back.
"You can tell there's spitfire in her," Erin said. "She's trying to figure out how to live life without daddy. I'm amazed at her ability to think about how we're going to get through this."
Erin said it doesn't make sense for her husband to die unless if his death would lead others to create miracles in their lives.
"Our message is to let miracles happen," she said. "Everyone should have happier, fuller lives."
In the days since the crash, more than $20,000 has been raised online for Isabella's college fund and Schools for Salone, an organization he was involved in that partners with local villages in Sierra Leone to rebuild schools. Those interested in donating can search for Chris Prewitt at http://www.youcaring.com.
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At least one company, MoDaCo, has developed a screen shot of the UI that users can download and install as a "skin" on their PocketPC device. Apple, unsurprisingly, has not looked kindly upon these endeavors and is threatening legal action.
This likely applies to look-a-likes as well, but is more interesting as simple a casual bit of irony than of anything else. Apple isn't afraid to sue to protect its intellectual property, and yet at the same time are stepping on many other companies toes. Aggressive?


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It is not necessay to be accurate here. The idea is to use
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over the adjacent areas. It´s ok if you misplace the mask
by one or two mm.
Here´s a picture
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clear coats I used.
After two years collecting
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Columns (paint / metalizer / method):
1. Tamiya XF-16 - Flat Aluminum
Rows (paint / metalizer / method):
I took the photo of the
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The Democrats' politically correct chickens come home to roost.
Jan 28, 2008, Vol. 13, No. 19 • By NOEMIE EMERY
Sometime back in the 1990s, when the culture wars were the only ones we thought we had going, a cartoon showed three coworkers viewing each other with narrowed and questioning eyes. "Those whites don't know how to deal with a competent black man," the black man is thinking. "Those guys don't know how to deal with a powerful woman," the woman is thinking. And what could the only white male have been thinking? "They don't like me. They know that I'm gay."
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This has been true of this country's politics since at least 1800, when John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were vilified roundly, and has gone on ever since--an accepted and even a much-loved tradition. Until recently, it went on without murmur, as all the main contestants for president were white Anglo-Saxon Protestant males, with the exception of Michael Dukakis and three Roman Catholics, two of whom looked like WASPs. Now, however, in its campaign season from hell, the party of sensitivity has found itself in a head-banging brawl between a black man and white woman, each of them visibly loathing the other, in a situation in which anything said in opposing one of the candidates can be defined as hateful, insensitive, hurtful, demeaning, not to say bigoted, and, worst of all, mean. Looking ahead to the general election, Democrats were prepared to describe any critique made of Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton as an example of the racism and sexism that they like to believe permeates the Republican universe. But this was before their own race became quite so close, and so spirited. They never seem to have stopped to think what might occur if they turned their sensitivity bludgeons against one another. They are now finding out.
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Bill had barely followed the lead of Don Imus in bending a knee to the Reverend Al Sharpton when Hillary herself came under assault for suggesting that President Lyndon B. Johnson might have had something to do with passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This was taken as a denigration of the historical role of Martin Luther King and led to similar charges of insensitivity. This is what would be referred to in a different context as a "chilling effect." As John Fund wrote in Opinion Journal, the Clintons were warned "that they will have to tread carefully in going after Barack Obama" by James Clyburn, third-ranking House Democrat and a political powerhouse in South Carolina, where both Obama and Clinton are courting black votes. "Mr. Clyburn told the New York Times he was deeply disappointed at comments the Clintons made that he said diminished the role of African Americans in the civil rights struggle." Fund concluded: "The bottom line is that Team Clinton has been put on notice that hard-nosed campaign tactics against Mr. Obama will have to be carefully weighed against the potential risks they pose. Were Mr. Clyburn to endorse Barack Obama . . . the impact on the race in South Carolina would be immense."


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On Tuesday, United Way publicly launched an ambitious goal to recruit one million volunteer readers, tutors and mentors, because we believe every kid deserves to graduate on time with a great education.
Our nation is fortunate to have some of the best teachers and most sophisticated schools in the world. But the opportunities at our top schools are not available to students everywhere. One of every four American kids doesn't graduate from high school on time. It's up to each of us to do our part to reverse this trend and alter the trajectory of our country. We invite you to be part of the change.
In 2008, United Way announced the Goals for the Common Good, a call to action for individuals and organizations to get involved and help improve the conditions in our nation by focusing on the building blocks of a good life: education, income and health.
Starting with a focus on education and aiming to cut by half the number of young people who drop out of high school by 2018, United Ways from coast to coast went into neighborhoods to listen to every day people because we know that these voices matter and have largely been absent from the public discourse on education. More than 150 conversations took place in 40 communities across America, along with national focus groups and polls to add depth to the conversation. A couple of the important insights that emerged:
United Way released the findings in a report in our national education Town Hall on March, 2011. The consensus was clear: together we can make real difference in the lives of our kids and in the future of our nation.
We all have a stake in making sure that every kid in America graduates on time. Such a change can't happen without each of us doing our part. There is something for everyone with the passion and commitment to get things done. You can be a volunteer reader, tutor or mentor. You can give an hour, or a day or a day/week.
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A Woman Suffered From Leukocytopenia and Widespread Migration After Polyacrylamide Hydrogel (PAAG) Injection in Epicranial Aponeurosis
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Polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAAG) has been used as an injectable filler for soft tissue augmentation in different parts of the body , such as face, breast , or even penis for more than a decade . However, there are never reports about the application of a large amount of PAAG in epicranial aponeurosis to change the contour of the upper cranium accompanied with leukocytopenia. This fancy application turned out to be a disaster for the women who suffered from leukocytopenia , widespread migration of PAAG, recurrent swelling of the affected tissues and temporal pain changing with the temperature and the facial expression .
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Serendipity & the Kindness of Strangers.
An Inspiring Story of Paying it Forward.
Determined to do it up Texas-sized, I was planning my 40th Birthday extravaganza with a fire spinner, gospel choir, Photobooth, acrobats and more.
Shortly before the event, I received a call from an acquaintance telling me she'd like to meet up and come to my party. Turns out, we were Facebook friends, with just a few degrees of separation.
Then I got another message a few days later. This time it was an email. Intrigued by her boldness, I took a few moments before I read it to scan through her photos. She looked like a cross between a spontaneous free spirit and yet, obviously a doting self-assured mother.
I stopped short on one photo. Her eyes were stunning and sky blue, the color not unlike my grandmother's, who passed some years ago. They seemed to see right through me, into my being. I opened her email and began to read "our" story.
I discovered that we not only share the same November birth date, but we have shared in so much more, in the serendipity of life.
Our story:
Yesterday I went to the bank to make a deposit from some work I'm doing now. I pulled some things from my wallet to find my i.d., and uncovered the business card of Molly, whose card I've carried with me for almost a year. I stood there holding it in the very same spot I stood when I met her.
The year prior, in line at the bank, with my little eight-year-old standing next to me, I was having a tense moment after realizing that I had a negative balance in my account…again. This beautiful light of a woman had witnessed my anxiousness.
When I stopped for a moment to still myself and connect with my breath, she gently and gracefully saddled up next to me and asked if she could help.
'How much do you need, honey? To make this better right now, how much?'
I looked down at my son who was looking up at me like, is she for real?
Then I answered her, 'I need $200.'
She handed me cash and said, 'You can pay it forward someday as you wish.'
This time of year (our birthday and Thanksgiving) is always a potent catalyst for me where I feel tremendous gratitude for life and reflect on all the support I've received in the previous year as is evidence that the universe is conspiring for my victory of manifesting my dreams. I'm a single mom starting a new business, juggling the worlds of mortgages and meaning and making big life changes. I left my corporate job to say yes to life.
As I stood in the bank yesterday with her card in my hand, I was flooded and consumed by this feeling of being blessed, loved and supported fully. I felt this fiery light tingling through my body all over.
When I walked out, her card in my hand, I called her for the first time since our original meeting to tell her thank you, to let her know the effect she had on this one little life and offer to pay her back the money now that I had it to give her.
When I heard her voice yesterday, I started by reminding her of our encounter. I told her my name, said thank you and tears welled in my eyes. I told her that I had the money now to pay her back and would like to. But she interjected mid sentence, 'Oh no. Now honey, when I give, I give for good.'
As our conversation continued, she was genuinely interested in what I'm doing now. What's my business that I've begun? What's my passion?
I told her and then she said, 'You really must meet my daughter. She's amazing and it sounds like you two have so much in common. She lives in Houston, has two little boys, but she teaches all over…'
Finally, I asked for her daughter's name. 'Melissa,' she said. 'Melissa Smith.'
After a long pause, I said, "You have got to be kidding me. I love her, and I don't even know her yet! I just called her this morning, in fact.'
So, there it is. No wonder you're extraordinary, Melissa. You've come from a line of love.
Yours in the adventure,
I hear about stories like this, but when they happen to you personally, it moves you and gives you hope for all the things that are so good and magnificent in the world.
Ashamedly, my mother and I have scarcely spoken over the years. With my globetrotting and living just far enough away, it's not easy to visit with two small children. And yet, she is everywhere. I see her in how I interact with the grocery clerk, in how I want give my own money away, and I see her fearlessness in and through Monica's eyes.
I wonder if my mother's boldness began at 40?
I have a photo of her and I in the modest dining room of the home I grew up in. She's just about that age. A hard-working single mother who never seemed to care that our family wasn't quite like the rest of the Jones'. She gave the impression that she could do it all and with grace, even though I know many sacrifices were made.
Thank you, Mom, for giving to a stranger in the bank that day. This was truly the best birthday gift I've ever received.
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22 Responses to "Serendipity & the Kindness of Strangers."
What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing it. <3
thanks Chris! : )
This is an amazing piece that reminds us all how far paying it forward can really stretch. If you've ever paid for, been paid for, or had someone smile and make the difference between a good and a terribly bad day, please read. Beautiful, important, and honest. I vow to be kinder today. What about you?
thanks for sharing Bridget. you are just this kind of person. I have admired you since I've met you- and certainly your giving has filled my life with joy. thank you friend. xo
Beautiful! Simply Beautiful!
warming my heart! thank you.
Wow, so beautiful, Melissa. Goose bumps too!
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In joy,
Beautiful. Love life.
Wow. This morning I told someone I told someone no don't pay me back, to please just pay it forward. An hour later the kindness of a stranger helped my new teen driver. When I finally arrived on the scene this stranger refused my offer of payment and said just pay it forward. And now I read this. Thank you Melissa, as always, your writing is beautiful.
thank you. it all comes around. for certain.
A beautiful story. Made me think of all the profound ways my own mom has blessed my life andadee the person I am. Love love Melissa Smith.
thank you Chrys. xo
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Thanks for this beautiful, moving story. Wow. You are a special light in this world, Melissa, and I feel blessed to know you and see you shine.
thank you, Mer. me too. my life is so rich in friendships. xo
Call your mama, Girl!
i hear ya. done and already done. yesterday was her birthday… : )
What an incredible story. I too, am Facebook friends with Monica — she is one of the very few FB friends I have who I personally do not know. A close friend suggested we become friends. He thought she'd dig my writing and I'd, well, dig following a bit of her life on FB — which I do. Her pictures alone I find mesmerizing. Those eyes. Through your post, I feel I SEE he a bit better than I did before. Her grace. Her humanity. And although this is my first introduction to you, I feel as if I SEE a bit of you too. Thank you for that. And thank you for sharing. ~ Leslie
thank you for sharing that. our world is so small. full of grace. today my mom turned 70- a full life. xo
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