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This newsletter provides information and resources for Jewish professionals and lay leaders working with youth in URJ congregations.
From the Youth Specialists
The long hot summer is winding down and we are busy gearing up for what will be an amazing year filled with enthusiasm about the URJs Campaign for Youth Engagement. In this issue of Serving Our Youth, we feature another one of our exciting pilot programs as well as new initiatives, like the youth engagement program bank being housed in the URJs Communicate! program bank. To learn more about these and other opportunities, join us in Washington, DC, for the Education Summit on Youth Engagement as part of the URJ Biennial.
With a new school year approaching, we look forward to opportunities to attract teens to our programs. The most successful youth programs allow teens to form relationships with each other, the adult staff and the community. Plan on offering mixers and icebreakers at each event to ensure your teens get to know one another and to make your group warm and welcoming. Take time to learn about your teens interests, talents and skills, and to create more meaningful ways of engaging them in your congregation.
We wish you all a successful year ahead!
For more information or assistance contact one of our Youth Specialists:
Margie Bogdanow
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Phone: 212.452.6777
Craig Rosen
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Phone: 212.452.6738
Rabbi Laura Novak Winer
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Phone: 212.452.6733
Dana Sheanin
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Phone: 212.452.6732
Campaign for Youth Engagement
Virtual High School
Do you have 11th and 12th grade teens in your congregation, but don't have an educational program available for them? This may be the answer for you!
One of the many pilot projects of the URJ Campaign for Excellence in Youth Engagement is a Virtual High School (VHS). It is intended to provide programming and learning for all eligible students, but is specifically marketed to congregations that do not currently have 11th and 12th grade programs.
We expect nearly 100 students from across North America to participate in the program, beginning in late September. The program will include one online class per semester and an in-person retreat at one of two URJ Camps.
Visit urj.org/teen/vhs to register today! If you are interested in being a pilot congregation for this program, please email Debbie Niederman.
For more information on this and our other pilot projects, visit urj.org/teen.
Education Summit on Youth Engagement at the URJ Biennial
As a subscriber to Serving Our Youth, you are the type of congregational leader who will both benefit from and add a great deal to the Education Summit on Youth Engagement taking place at the URJ 2011 Biennial Convention outside of Washington, DC. (The Education Summit will take place December 14-16, and the Biennial will continue on to the 18th.)
As our most committed colleagues and partners, please join us as we work to change the status quo of youth and family engagement in Reform Jewish life. We will hear from esteemed scholars Dr. Wendy Mogel and Jonathan Woocher, PhD., and celebrate the innovative youth work you are doing. Together we will join with members of the entire Reform Movement in launching our Campaign for Youth Engagement.
New Youth Engagement Program Bank
Our youth are engaged in many exciting and innovative programs within our congregations and our Movement. We are delighted to offer an opportunity for you to both share and learn from one another. If your synagogue, religious school, day school, camp or other Jewish institution runs a program that you think others might want to adopt or adapt, we encourage you to contribute to our updated youth engagement section of the URJs Communicate! program bank. Click here to complete the submission form.
Teen Engagement Network
Last spring, the East District Forum brought together individuals from around North America to learn, network, sing, pray and be inspired. During these sessions, we learned about todays teens who they are, how they communicate and ways our congregations can engage, inspire and learn from them. There are many Forum resources online, and you can use them either as follow up to what you learned at the Forum or to find out what you missed. If you are not yet part of our Network, please join us. We welcome your involvement and look forward to learning together.
The Social Emotional Learning Network
The URJ is pleased to offer a new networking group for educators interested in learning more about social emotional learning (SEL) theory, and how it can be used to enrich both classroom and experiential education.
In recent years, many secular educators have increased their classroom effectiveness by using the principles of SEL. SEL theory (also referred to as character education, or building emotional intelligence) focuses on the whole child and their total experience in the classroom or school. Educators trained in SEL learn how to develop classroom community, and help students resolve conflicts, make responsible decisions and work effectively in groups. In short, the focus is on building critical life skills while making the classroom a more nurturing environment.
Our SEL group will hold quarterly conference calls and share existing resources from the world of secular education. We have already begun adapting these resources for the synagogue environment. If you are interested in joining us or learning more, please contact Dana Sheanin.
To learn more about the principles of SEL, please visit our webinar archives and find the session Social Emotional Learning: What is it and why does it matter in my congregation? in the Youth section.
Reform Youth Professionals Association (RYPA)
Throughout the summer, the RYPA Leadership Team has been discussing how to become the newest URJ affiliate. They have discussed membership eligibility and benefits; what success might look like; and issues surrounding funding and fundraising. To prepare for RYPAs launch, the leadership team has created a survey that will help build membership and collect important data. Please add your voice to this project and complete the survey today. RYPA currently has three task forces that need more members (Professional Development, Administrative and Communications). If you or someone you know may be interested in participating on a task force please contact Craig Rosen.
Webinars are free, live web presentations that allow you to learn from experts in areas of importance to youth.
Sept 8, 2011 8:00 PM EST
Building and Rebuilding Your Youth Program (for URJ South District Congregations)
Presenter, Craig Rosen, URJ Youth Specialist
This webinar, part of a pilot project for the URJ South District, will address how to advocate for youth programming in your congregations. We will offer tips for budgeting for, implementing, promoting and marketing your youth groups, and well also ask participants to share best practices.
Sept 13, 2011 1:00 PM EST
Finding New Ways to Engage Parents of Teenagers
Presenter, Margie Bogdanow, URJ Youth Specialist
After their children become bar or bat mitzvah, parents of teenagers sometimes feel left out of synagogue life. Learn more about this population and discover new ways to include them in congregational life.
URJ Webinar Archives
Missed a webinar? No problem! Webinars can be accessed anytime through the URJ webinar archives.
URJ Parenting podcasts cover a broad range of topics and feature renowned experts. They are short and easily downloadable so you can take them anywhere. Take a listen and tell us what you thinkwe welcome your ideas for future learning.
URJ Youth Department
NFTY Leaders Assembly at the URJ Biennial
From December 15-18, 2011, teen leaders from across North America will join together in Washington, DC, for the NFTY Leaders Assembly at the URJ Biennial. Teens will have the opportunity to participate in learning and plenary sessions at the Biennial, while also attending exclusive NFTY programming facilitated by NFTY staff. The NFTY Leaders Assembly is open to high school age youth who are members of URJ affiliated congregations or temple youth groups. Registration (covering hotel, meals and full program) is open through November 1st on a first come, first served basis. Limited scholarships are available.
URJs KUTZ Camp
As teen leaders gathered from across North America and around the world, the magic of URJ Kutz Camp was recaptured once again for the NFTY Leadership Experience. During our three and a half week program, we posted over 60 blog entries. Read participant perspectives on majors and programming; staff reflections on highlights from camp; and faculty musings about being an adult at camp for part of the summer. Were already gearing up for next summer, and hope to see you as we take our recruitment efforts back to the NFTY regions later this month. For more information about the URJ Kutz Camp, please visit us online at www.kutzcamp.org.
URJ Camps
An experience at a Jewish summer camp can have a long-lasting, positive impact on both our campers and staff. Read about some of their experiences on the camp blog and learn how our URJ summer camps have inspired so many of us.
Visit urjcamps.org for more information about our camps and specialty programs, staff opportunities, news updates, research and more!
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Diplom (German/Journalism), University of Bamberg, Germany, 1999
M.A. (German), University of Georgia, 2001
Ph.D. (German), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2010
Areas of Scholarly Expertise and Interest
Literary Realism in the 20th and 21st century, Hybrid textforms, German Literature by non-native speakers of German, Graphic Novels, Webmaster for the Blog of the German Program
Recent Publications/Presentations/Performances
Peer-Reviewed Articles:
Jedes Wort ist eine Übersetzung: Schreiben als Form der Übersetzung im Werk Zsuzsanna Gahses. Jahrbuch der ungarischen Germanistik (2011): 36-57.
Break on Through to the Other Side: Web-Based Teaching Technology in International Collaboration. Co-published with Martin Kagel, Anca Luca and Hendrikje Schwandt. Teaching German in America: Past Progress and Future Promises. Ed. by George F. Peters. Cherry Hill, NJ: American Association of Teachers of German, 2002. 285-98.
Schnittstellen der Moderne und Postmoderne im Werk Bertolt Brechts am Beispiel der "Dreigroschenoper". Communications from the International Brecht Society (2001.1-2): 38-43.
Komplexe Einfachheit: Die Konzeption der Oberfläche bei Rolf Dieter Brinkmann. Rolf Dieter Brinkmann: Blicke Ostwärts-Westwärts. Beiträge des 1. Internationalen Symposiums zu Leben und Werk Rolf Dieter Brinkmanns. Ed. by Gudrun Schulz and Martin Kagel. Vechta: Eiswasser 2001. 285-292.
Submitted for Review & Work in Progress:
Submitted for review: Presenting a moment of the past: Third positions in Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht's and Uwe Timm 's Works (article, 19 pages, publication: Colloquia Germanica).
Work in Progress: Using Graphic Novels as Teaching Tools for GDR History. Accepted proposal for a planned anthology on German Graphic Novels. Editor: Lynn Marie Kutch, Kutztown University.
Recent Talks
Uwe Timm's Poetics of Daily Life (invited lecture). Triangular Readings in German Literature and Culture: A Conference on the Figure of the Third, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. (May 14, 2014)
Co-Presentation with Justine Ruhlin (German Minor, '14)Using Graphic Novels to teach GDR History in the Intermediate German Classroom, Northeast MLA Annual Convention 2014, Harrisburg, PA. (April 6, 2014)
Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht's Idea of "Aesthetic Immediacy" as a Possibility to Present a Moment of the Past. German Studies Annual Convention 2013, Denver, CO."Das Un-erhörte Erzählen: Uwe Timm's Poetics of Daily Life." 36th Annual Conference of the German Studies Association, Milwaukee, WI, Oct. 5th 2012
"Jedes Wort ist eine Übersetzung": Zsuzsanna Gahse's Writing Conception as Mode of Translation in "Übersetzt" (1993). Midwest MLA Annual Convention 2011, St. Louis, MO, Nov. 4 th 2011
"Kurz & gut: Deutsche Kurzfilme." Introduction to German Short films. Guest lecture sponsored by Evelyn Myers Fellowship. Goucher College, Oct 17th 2011
"We were too weak although we saw the Danger clearly:" Werner Thormann's Work as Political Journalist in the Weimar Republic, 1925- 1933. Guest lecture sponsored by Evelyn Myers Fellowship. Goucher College, Apr. 21st 2011.
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Evelyn Myers '37 Visiting Scholar, Fall 2008 - 2011. Goucher College
Marie Christine Kohler Fellowship (declined), Fall 2007
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I love my hometown of Baltimore, but I'll never lie to you and tell you that it's home to the world's brightest or most stand- up people. It's not. case- in- point, authorities just broke up a major gang operation inside a local prison that involved about 25 people. That's not really news though. The part that blew our mind is that the ring leader was an inmate... who fathered 4 children... while locked up... with 4 different female prison guards. That's disturbingly impressive. Granted, that doesn't touch the legendary Wilt Chamberlin, who had upwards of 20,000 different sexual partners. Then again, it's alleged that Fidel Castro had 35,000 sexual partners. I believe it's a pair of male, Dutch prostitutes who hold the world record, however, with each one over 100,000 partners. Maybe you're not promiscuous and, as best you can, you abide by the law, but the average person breaks the law 260 times a year! Ever heard of Tsutomu Yamaguchi? Put it this way; only two cities (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) have ever been destroyed by an atomic bomb... and Tsutomu was in BOTH cities when they were bombed. He survived. Oh, and the average person spends 3 years of their life sitting on the toilet... excluding masturbation. Sure, all of these points seem random and disconnected, but they inspired today's question: GOOD OR BAD, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'VE DONE MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE... AND WHAT WOULD YOU GUESS THAT NUMBER IS?
Has robbed more banks than anyone he knows... has also served time for robbing those banks. That's the not- so- awesome part
Back when he 'dipped', he'd go through 5 cans of Grizzly A DAY... and that might have something to do with why he no longer chews
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Has crashed his ATV about 20 times
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Has corrected more people than anyone he knows... says he 'just can't help it' and doesn't know why he does it. Well, he CAN help it and, chances are, he does it because he's an a**hole
At age 23, he's owned about 60 cars
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After a 30 year career as a clown (yes, a clown) he's blown up more balloons (by mouth) than most people. He explained to us that back in "the day", before these current- day clowns, one of the things you had to be able to do was blow up a balloon with your lungs... none of this pump crap!
OK bitches, I've got some more Blue Dart production to get to (for your listening pleasure in the very, very near future... and you'll love it) and then, along with the Drunk in Charge (Ryan Castle) I have a little band practice tonight because castle and I will be closing out the show with local rock juggernauts, Windowpane, on Saturday night at Studio 7. You should come down and check it out... not for me and Castle, but for Windowpane... they f**king ROCK!
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David and Carol Higgins of Dacula announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristina Higgins of Dacula, to Matthew Swatzell of Dacula, son of Mark and Holly Swatzell of Lawrenceville.The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Silas and Billie Higgins of Dacula, Gene and Elzonia Willis of Bremen and the late Billy Peppers. She is a graduate of Dacula High School and a graduate of Georgia College and State University, where she received a degree in special education. She is employed with Snellville Middle Scool as a special education teacher. The future groom is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Harris of Douglasville, the late Jean Roberts, the late Bill Branch and the late Joe Swatzell. He is a graduate of Dacula High School. He is employed with Gwinnett County as a firefighter and EMT. The wedding is planned for Sept. 18 at The Georgia Club.
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Burn Notice: Seek and Destroy
Michael Westen with money troubles? Boy, now you really know how bad the economy is when a burned super spy has to dig up a job to keep himself in Armani suits. Actually, I thought it was a refreshing change of pace that Michael actively pursued an assignment rather than just wait for somebody to come along -- to Sam or Madeline or Fiona -- who needs help that seemingly only Michael can provide.
What was weird is that for much of the episode, the case was much less important than the subtext between Fiona and Michael. This is an interesting development and so different from other classic TV pairings. Watching Fiona and Michael you don't wonder if they'll ever do it, because they've done it. No, you wonder what the heck does it mean and how do they deal with the emotions stirred up by Fiona's near death and Michael's reaction to possibly losing her?
Burn Notice: Hot Spot
(S02E11) "The one who burned you is closer than you think." -- Fiona
A year ago, the idea of anybody doing anything for a pair of 50-yard line tickets to watch the Miami Dolphins play football would have been a joke. Fortunately for Burn Notice, the Fins won the AFC East and are relevant again. Therefore, Sam's Good Samaritan act -- which got a major boost when Fiona got involved -- had a decent payoff, beyond the idea of them doing something nice for a friend.
Were you thinking Men in Black when you saw Fiona, Sam and Michael in their uniform black suits complete with sunglasses and heavy weaponry? They really do find a way to make the three of them seem like a much more formidable force. Even more than the old Mission: Impossible team, Michael, Fiona and Sam are like the IMF trio deluxe, with each of them more than able to handle adversity. More on that adversity after the jump.
TV Squad Ten: Stars who should have been roasted Instead of Larry the Cable Guy
Then the network caused a global groan so loud that it shifted the tectonic plates when they announced that Nelson had to cancel and they would replace him with Larry the Cable Guy.
It's such an obvious and safe choice that might be a good recipe for ratings, but it's a sure fire recipe for boring. Here are the iconic stars who would have made much better kindling for a white hot comedy roast.
Burn Notice: Do No Harm (winter premiere)
Well, if you think Michael was ticked off about being burned, you should take his temperature after there's an attempt on his life. This episode, which picked up right after a bomb went off in Michael's loft doorway, had a little bit of everything that makes Burn Notice one of the best shows on TV. In short, it was great to have it back on the schedule. And yes, there was little doubt that Michael would survive the blast. It's good to see the Charger and the loft did, too.
Michael has a lot of reasons to be bent out of shape. Carla's still yanking him around and now she's involved his family by having Nate arrested. In one of the few times I can remember on the show, he really lost his cool when he screamed at her, "I want my brother out of jail. I want my life back!" Carla got the message.
Overlooked hunks not in the Top 50
Unlike Debra -- nice choices, Deb -- I've refrained from putting pictures of these hunks on my walls, but I sure have followed them from show to show, enjoying every moment when they were forced to take off their shirts or flex their muscles.
Bruce Campbell
Oh, Bruce! He is such a hunk. Remember The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.? He was the epitome of the western hero, looking great in black with a cowboy hat, on a horse. And that killer smile. Now, on Burn Notice, he's sort of an older hunk with the great Tommy Bahama shirts and perpetual five o'clock shadow, but still great looking. And since I was fortunate enough to meet him -- on a set visit -- I can tell you that he's a really an eyeful up close. I'd love to be in his arms any time!
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- Fanboys is the highly-anticipated movie that has been delayed so long it's become almost a myth. Finally though, Cinematical has proof of life: an actual Fanboys trailer!
- Bruce Campbell plays the role he was born to play: Bruce Campbell. This movie looks amazing. See if Cinematical agrees with me when they review My Name is Bruce.
Awesome! Neil Patrick Harris and Sarah Chalke to host Creative Arts Emmys
Neil, an Emmy nominee for How I Met Your Mother, and Sarah, who is also a guest/semi-regular on Mother as well as a permanent regular on Scrubs, are a great choice for this gig. They're smart, funny, quick, attractive and maybe even unpredictable.
I mean, wouldn't it be a hoot if Neil came on stage in his Dr. Horrible gear and asked Sarah if her Hanes undies were riding up or doing their job? She should then counter and ask him about that smell, you know ... the Old Spice? Hey, maybe they should get Bruce Campbell to confront Neil about the Old Spice deal -- that was Bruce's commercial before Neil took over!
Burn Notice: Bad Blood
(S02E06) You have to admire the stones on a guy who can insult someone else's wardrobe while he himself is wearing a Daiquiri Ice colored polo.
As much as I love the larger than life characters on this show, Victor the Wrangler was a little too much for me. I never enjoy seeing brand new characters who talk to the regulars like they are old buddies. I know that's how TV works but if a guy is going to engage in as much douche speak as Victor, he's got build up some goodwill first, or else I'll end up hating him from the beginning. That, however, may have been the point.
Burn Notice: Scatter Point
(S02E05) "Sammy's gettin' some hammy tonight." - Sam Axe
How great was it seeing Michael and Fi still sitting in that car? I like to imagine that they were sitting there for an entire week while we waited for the new episode.
Not that I didn't enjoy Michael's how-to on exposing covert security but I feel bad for the delivery guy. As if it isn't bad enough to get to the delivery and realize you've been pranked, this poor guy is also going to get the crap beaten out of him. No wonder Michael helps everyone he meets. He has a lot of bad karma to make up for.
Burn Notice: Comrades
(S02E04) I'm sure you die-hard Burn Notice fans saw it in the first scene. The show has now expanded its yogurt promotion to include the frozen variety. The producer's also have started sharing other uses for yogurt. Next time I have a hangover, I'll try a nice cool tub of Dannon to stop the throbbing.
I was wondering when Nate was going to show up again. More importantly, I was curious whether or not he would still be running scams. At first glance, it would seem that he meant everything he said about making "a few changes." However, as we all know, nothing on this show is ever what it seems, except for Michael's inability to refuse to help those in need.
My favorite monsters from The X-Files
Do not adjust your web browser. You are now entering the Retro Squad, where we are reviewing past episodes of classic TV shows.
For the most part The X-Files was an intense character study of two FBI agents struggling with their beliefs in the supernatural, in America and in each other. Sometimes, however, it was just a show about cool monsters. Here are some of my favorites.
Eugene Tooms ("Squeeze," "Tooms")
Tooms was so cool and creepy he had to be brought back for another appearance. What I liked best about Tooms was that he was one of the few monsters that looked totally human but was pure monster. Whether he was eating livers or squeezing through an air vent, Tooms was the first threat on the show to make me believe that monsters might actually exist.
Burn Notice Season One - DVD Review
Fortunately for me, I've had the chance to catch up. I even got to visit the set. The USA Network rebroadcasts and occasional marathons have helped -- hooray for DVRs -- but I really think it was the Burn Notice Season One DVD set that filled in all the blanks. Reasonably priced and recently released, the set has become one of my favorites, as had the tale of Michael Westen, professional spy who has been inexplicably fired -- burned -- and dumped in Miami. There's a lot to like in this show, and in this DVD set.
Jeffrey Donovan talks about Burn Notice
Nobody's handed anything to Jeffrey Donovan. He's been at it for a while, doing notable turns in CSI: Miami and Monk, playing recurring characters in The Pretender and Touching Evil, and practically stealing Hitch from Kevin James and Will Smith by playing a nasty S.O.B.
Like his alter ego, Jeffrey Donovan is a very cool customer. He never lets you see him sweat, even when he's got ever right to in the glare of the spotlight, the heat of the Miami sun, and the hardball questions of the media roundtable he was facing. Okay, we weren't all throwing hardballs, but as this Q&A shows, Jeffrey D. can handle himself in any and all situations.
Burn Notice: Breaking and Entering (season premiere)
(S02E01) Man, it's been a long time since last season. I remembered very little of what they showed in the recap and after being reminded, I was hungry for the new season.
It occurs to me as I'm watching this episode that Michael Westen is a less philanthropic MacGyver. He knows a lot of tricks that will help you in sticky situations but he's smart enough to keep most of them to himself. I, personally, have never had to run from the police but if I ever do, I now know the best way to stop the airbags from going off.
Bruce Campbell injured on Burn Notice set
While chatting with Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune, creator Matt Nix was talking about the new season of Burn Notice -- more on that below -- when he casually mentioned Bruce Campbell was hurt on the set. "He actually just pulled his hamstring doing a stunt, I just got a call, he's on the way to the hospital."
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What Drives the Musical Chairs of NCAA Recruiting
By Rustin Dodd
The Kansas City Star
On a spring day last year, Barry Hinson packed for a road trip. The drive would take just four hours, from his office in Carbondale, Ill., to NCAA headquarters in Indianapolis. Hinson, a basketball lifer, pointed his car north, toward Interstate 70. He had time to kill, and a message to refine.
He had recently been hired as the head men's basketball coach at Southern Illinois, and a series of unexpected academic issues in his program had forced this trip. But Hinson, a veteran coach with an affable personality and good ol' boy charm, was happy to have the ear of the suits in Indianapolis.
There was a relatively new strain of disease infecting college basketball, Hinson thought, and it was hitting home at the mid-major level. Players had begun to be recruited off their own campuses and were landing at more prestigious programs. And Hinson wanted NCAA officials to be aware. The practice, Hinson says, is one of the reasons for a record number of transfers over the previous two offseasons, and he's not shy about using a one-word term for the trend.
"Poaching," Hinson says.
"It's already a mess," he adds. "It's just getting ready to be really bad for programs at the mid-major level."
Hinson's concerns are not limited to schools like Southern Illinois, but rather the transfer culture that has become a prominent component of college basketball.
After yearly transfer figures held steady in the 10-percent range for most of the past decade, college basketball has seen a moderate increase in the last two offseasons: Close to 11 percent of Division I basketball players transferred in the past two offseasons, with more than 400 players changing schools each season. According to NCAA records, more than 40 percent of college basketball players will switch programs before the end of their sophomore seasons.
Springtime has turned into college basketball's version of free agency, with the list of transfers turning into unofficial waiver wire.
"Schools are recruiting kids right off of campus," K-State coach Bruce Weber says.
"Schools are recruiting kids right off of campus," K-State coach Bruce Weber says.
The three biggest programs in the region — Kansas, K-State and Mizzou — have all been touched by the transfer trend in the last year. In late April, sophomore Angel Rodriguez stunned the Big 12 by announcing his departure from K-State, eventually landing at Miami, a school closer to his native Puerto Rico. Missouri has been a turnstile for comers and goers for the last two years, and transfers Jabari Brown (Oregon) and Jordan Clarkson (Tulsa) will likely lead the way this coming season. Kansas picked up two transfers in the spring, including graduate transfer Tarik Black, who will be eligible right away after arriving from Memphis.
Listen to enough coaches, and you'll hear sentiments like Weber's and Hinson's, but few have solutions. Some, such as Hinson, pin part of the blame on a generation of players that have come of age in an "instant gratification society." The pattern starts early. Players switch AAU programs. They transfer high schools. They come across a challenge that appears too exhausting — and they bolt for the next opportunity.
"As a society, we are no longer comfortable making our children uncomfortable," Hinson says.
But to blame the increasing transfers on players is to ignore numerous other factors. The "instant gratification" phenomenon is also prevalent in athletic departments, meaning more coaching turnover and more players stuck playing for someone that didn't recruit them. And rules changes, such as the graduate-transfer exception, have also made it easier for players to transfer without missing a year.
Kansas coach Bill Self and Weber both said they'd like to see the NCAA look at the graduate rule, which allows players that have completed an undergraduate degree to transfer to a new university and play right away if they still have eligibility remaining.
"It's a bad rule," Self says.
"It's totally unfair to programs where they've worked with kids for four years," Weber says.
Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby has also weighed in on the matter saying last year that graduate transfers had the feel of a "hired gun."
This, Hinson says, is the very practice that he loathes, the idea that a big-time program can swoop in and steal a veteran player from a mid-major team. It's not just that schools are aware of the rule, he says, but they have now set up systematic ways to benefit from it.
"If you think for one moment," says Hinson, who worked on Self's staff at KU from 2008 to 2012, "that there aren't staff meetings (at major college programs) taking place in March and April that are bringing up, 'Who are the best mid-major players out there and do they have the opportunity to graduate in three years?' Then we are making ourselves look ignorant. That's happening right now, a lot of places. And if you think for one moment that kids haven't figured this out, it's getting ready to be an issue for our level."
Childhood dream
When the phone rang in the spring of 2011, Sam Maniscalco knew he'd be able to live out a childhood dream. Bruce Weber, then the coach at Illinois, had offered him a scholarship, and Maniscalco, a Chicago native, would have the opportunity to slip on the same Illini jersey that had been worn by Chicago stars such like Dee Brown and Luther Head.
In the process, Maniscalco would also have to say goodbye to the program that believed in him. He had spent four years at Bradley in Peoria, Ill., becoming one of the top guards in the Missouri Valley Conference under head coach Jim Les. And Maniscalco would have ended his career there, too, if not for an injury his senior season.
Maniscalco received a medical redshirt and soon learned of the graduate-transfer rule. If he graduated from Bradley while sitting out hurt, he'd be free to play his final season at a new school.
"I didn't know much about it," Maniscalco said, "the whole fifth-year rule."
For Maniscalco, the decision was made easier when Les was fired after the 2010-11 season. And looking back, Maniscalco says, he would make the same decision again. His one year at Illinois wasn't perfect — the Illini missed the NCAA Tournament and he battled injury — but he experienced life in the Big Ten.
The story of Maniscalco illustrates exactly what Hinson fears — a mid-major impact player jumping to a bigger program. And it has become more common in the last few years, even among non-graduate transfers who don't have to sit out.
According to a study by Sports Illustrated, 16 players will be eligible this year after transferring to a program that was clearly stronger than their previous stop. (Example: mid-major to major or low-major to elite mid-major.) That number includes Missouri's Clarkson, who was pried away from Tulsa last offseason after Danny Manning took over for the fired Doug Wojcik. ("I felt terrible for Danny," Hinson says.) But the number doesn't include graduate transfers such as Black, who got his degree from Memphis in three years and went looking for more exposure at a marquee program. Black, a 6-foot-9 power forward, found it at Kansas.
"I'm just looking for an opportunity to propel myself into the situation I want to be in," Black says, "which is to try to get to the next level."
While KU's Self says that he dislikes the graduate-transfer rule, he also admits that the Jayhawks clearly benefited from its existence this spring. And this reveals another key disconnect. Coaches say they worry about the graduate-transfer rule, but if the rule is in place, why not use it one's advantage?
While KU's Self says that he dislikes the graduate-transfer rule, he also admits that the Jayhawks clearly benefited from its existence this spring. And this reveals another key disconnect. Coaches say they worry about the graduate-transfer rule, but if the rule is in place, why not use it one's advantage?
The same can be said about transfers in general. The increasing player turnover can be viewed as a negative byproduct of college basketball's cutthroat, big-business nature, but if a talented player is unhappy at another school, why not see if he might be interested in your place?
"Every year, there's always articles, that says 'coach on the hot seat,'" Hinson says. "You think other coaches aren't looking at that and going immediately to the roster of those programs and saying who could we get?
"Let's get the word out. And let's start poaching. That happens all the time. And it happens more and more."
One-year guarantee
One of the great myths of college sports, of course, is that college basketball players are signing on for a four-year career when they ink their letters of intent on signing day.
A small percentage will turn pro before then, of course, and others will transfer, seeking a better situation than the one that preceded. But the larger truth is that a vast majority of scholarships are offered in one-year increments, then renewed on a yearly basis.
From 1973 to 2011, the NCAA mandated that schools dole out their scholarships in one-year doses, a practice that often put the power in the hands of the coach. In 2011, the NCAA changed the rule, giving Division I schools the option to offer multiyear scholarships with the usual stipulations: Stay out of legal trouble, keep your grades up and follow the NCAA rulebook.
But not much has changed in the last two years, with most schools remaining tethered to the idea of one-year scholarships. In a recent survey of KU, MU and K-State, The Star found that Missouri had given just one multiyear scholarship (for all sports) in the 2012-13 school year, while K-State had given out zero. Kansas was an outlier, handing out 17 multiyear scholarships in 2012-13.
The correlation between scholarships and transfers, experts say, is not directly linked. But the practice has kept the power in the hands of the institution, allowing coaches to push players out of a program after a regime change, and strengthened the idea that financial-aid agreements between schools and players are short-term relationships.
"If we sign a kid," KU's Self says, "more than likely, we're going to offer him a career."
"If we sign a kid," KU's Self says, "more than likely, we're going to offer him a career."
Offering multiyear deals, Self says, probably wouldn't cut down on transfers. Players could still leave at their own volition, and the current structure would ultimately remain intact. But the offering of more multiyear scholarships could go a long way toward solidifying the notion that schools and athletes are investing in each other for the duration of a college career.
Sometimes, though, strong relationships don't matter, either. When Weber arrived at K-State, he built a strong rapport with Rodriguez, a talented point guard who had been recruited to K-State under Frank Martin. Rodriguez flourished, leading the Wildcats to a share of the the Big 12 regular-season title, their first since 1977. But in the end, it didn't matter. He left K-State this spring, saying he wanted to play closer to home.
"It is a little unusual," Weber says. "I'm not sure all the other stuff that was involved, but I guess I've got to respect that part of it and wish him the best."
Then there's the case of Jon Ekey, a Kansas City native who spent his first four seasons at Illinois State. Ekey, Hinson says, would have been one of the best players in the Missouri Valley next season. Instead, he'll spend next season at Illinois, a graduate transfer in the Big Ten. Hinson doesn't blame Ekey. The coach who recruited him to Illinois State, former KU assistant Tim Jankovich, is gone now, and Ekey had the chance for a fresh start.
But here it is, Hinson says, another player snatched from a mid-major. Another cycle of college basketball free agency.
"This is just the tip of the iceberg," Hinson says. "I'm telling you, it's getting ready to be a mess. … We don't need to be a farm system or a rookie-league for the BCS programs."
"This is just the tip of the iceberg," Hinson says. "I'm telling you, it's getting ready to be a mess. … We don't need to be a farm system or a rookie-league for the BCS programs."
A moment later, Hinson pauses. He has to be honest about this.
"If I were at a BCS program," Hinson says, "and I could get the best player out a mid-major program, I'd do it, too."


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Happy Man, Happy Clan Apparel
A new apparel company in Michigan is looking to have a little fun with an old saying.
"Well, frankly, I was getting a little tired of hearing it... literally everywhere... and I imagine that most guys know what I'm talking about... and everyone says it the same way, 'Well you know what they say, Happy Wife, Happy Life' " says owner Steve Bowen of Charlevoix, Michigan.
One day a couple months ago, after hearing it for seemingly the 50th time in a week, he decided it was time to do something about it. "I was thinking that we all knew the truth was, if the man isn't happy, nobody is going to be happy."
And so, Happy Man was born.
His idea was to come up with some fun artwork showing Happy Man doing what makes a happy man happy, along with his trademarked saying, 'Happy Man, Happy Clan'. And then printing the designs on t-shirts, hats, sweatshirts, mugs and water bottles, bumper stickers and window decals. The first batch of designs included what he figured would be the big three of golfing, fishing and hunting, and then, since summer was approaching, he added sailing and speedboating. For the design work "I hired a multiple award winning illustrator and incredibly talented former Disney artist named Dee DeLoy. The designs that he has done just amaze me."
Design ideas for the next generation of shirts are already pouring in. "I already have requests for Happy Man on a motorcycle, 4-wheeling, hiking, camping or sitting by a campfire, grilling, and even with a beer sitting in a la-z-boy watching a football game."
Currently the art is available on t-shirts and coffee mugs. Other items will be available in the near future.
"My goal is to one day walk into a store with my wife, and have the sales person say to us 'Well you know what they say, Happy Man, Happy Clan'."
"It's just been a lot of fun... the saying is fun, the art is fun, and I just hope people can have some fun with it."
To visit Happy Man to see the artwork, read more about the artist, and to see the items currently available, please go to HappyManHappyClan.com.
Also, says Steve, "Besides selling online, we've just started looking for some retailers who would like to sell Happy Man. So if anyone reading this has any interest, you can set up a wholesalers account and order thru that same website."
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Acupuncture is a method of producing analgesia or altering the function of a body system by inserting fine, wire-thin needles (about the diameter of a strand of hair) into acupoints along a specific meridian (meridians are channels in the body that transport energy) on the body. Electroacupuncture involves the application of a pulsating electrical current to acupuncture needles to stimulate the acupoint via an electrode that is attached to the acupuncture needles. The electrical current substitutes for maneuvering the needles by hand.
Effectiveness Not Established
Research Evidence Summaries
Frisk, J., Källström, A. C., Wall, N., Fredrikson, M., & Hammar, M. (2012). Acupuncture improves health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) and sleep in women with breast cancer and hot flushes. Supportive Care in Cancer, 20, 715–724.doi: 10.1007/s00520-011-1134-8
Study Purpose:
To evaluate the effectiveness of electroacupuncture (EA) and hormone therapy (HT) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and sleep in breast cancer survivors with vasomotor symptoms.
Intervention Characteristics/Basic Study Process:
Women who had completed treatment for breast cancer were randomized to receive EA for 12 weeks or HT for 24 months. They completed the Psychological and General Wellbeing Index (PGWI) and Women's Health Questionnaire (WHQ) pretreatment for vasomotor symptoms; during treatment; and at 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 months after the start of treatment.
Sample Characteristics:
- The sample was comprised of 18 female patients.
- Mean age was 54.1 years (range 47–69).
- Patients had completed treatment for breast cancer in situ for a T1 or T2 tumor with a maximum of four metastatic lymph nodes or T3 tumors without metastatic lymph nodes.
Patients also had:
- Vasomotor symptoms
- Been seen by a breast surgeon or oncologist within the last three months and were not receiving active treatment for breast cancer
- No clinical or mammographic signs of recurrence.
Women were excluded if they were receiving ongoing breast cancer treatment other than tamoxifen; had other malignancies; or had a history of thromboembolic, cereverbrovascular, or liver disease; porphyria; or active cardiovascular disease.
- Multisite
- Outpatient
- Sweden
Phase of Care and Clinical Applications:
- Patients were undergoing the long-term follow-up phase of care.
- The study has clinical applicability for late effects and survivorship and elderly care.
Study Design:
The study was a multicenter, randomized, prospective trial.
Measurement Instruments/Methods:
- Log books for hot flushes and for sleep data, specifically the number of hours slept and times woken
Nineteen women completed 12 weeks of EA. Eleven women were excluded due to changes in treatment. About 40% of the patients had no other treatment. The HT group had 11 women complete the 24 months of treatment. In both groups, reduction of hot flushes was noted. The EA group had a decrease in the median number of flushes/24 hours of 55% (p < 0.001) after 12 weeks. The decrease was 29% (p = 0.026) after 24 months. In the HT group, the median number of hot flushes/24 hours decreased by 100% (p = 0.001) after 12 weeks of treatment with no further changes. Sleep parameters improved significantly in both groups from baseline, with a WHQ sleep score in the EA group at baseline of 0.50 and at 24 months 0.33; in the HT group, the baseline score of 0.33 to declined 0.00 at 24 months.
The study showed improvement in sleep scores of both groups up to 21 months. The numbers of hours slept per night did not increase, but the numbers of flushes and distress caused by them decreased, resulting in fewer times woken, with overall improvement in HRQoL. Both groups also showed a significant decrease in the number of HF experienced, which was maintained up to 21 months after treatment was stopped.
EA, compared to HT for management of hot flashes in breast cancer survivors, shows some potential benefit in reducing numbers of hot flashes/24 hours, improving overall WHQ scores.
- The study had a small sample size, with less than 30 patients.
- There was a high number of drop-outs in EA group.
Nursing Implications:
HT is not recommended as a safe treatment for vasomotor symptoms for breast cancer survivors. Thus, the value of using that group to compare with a group that received EA is of concern. EA needs further investigation in larger sample sizes. Further research is needed for efficacy of EA in hot flash management for breast cancer survivors and in women treated with aromatase inhibitors experiencing hot flash distress, as this study did not address that phenomenon.
Mao, J.J., Farrar, J.T., Bruner, D., Zee, J., Bowman, M., Seluzicki, C., . . . Xie, S.X. (2014). Electroacupuncture for fatigue, sleep, and psychological distress in breast cancer patients with aromatase inhibitor-related arthralgia: A randomized trial. Cancer, 23, 3744–3751.doi: 10.1002/cncr.28917
Study Purpose:
To examine electroacupuncture (EA) compared to sham acupuncture (SA) and a waitlist control (WLC) group to determine effectiveness on fatigue, sleep disturbance, depression, and anxiety in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors who reported joint pain, or arthralgia, related to aromatase inhibitors (anastrazole, letrozole, exemestane)
Intervention Characteristics/Basic Study Process:
Acupuncture interventions were administered by two licensed acupuncturists (not physicians). Ten treatments were administered over eight weeks with two treatments during each of the first two weeks followed by one treatment per week for the following six weeks. The EA and SA treatments were administered by the same two acupuncturists. Procedures for the two groups differed in the placement of the acupuncture needles and actual versus sham electrical stimulation using a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) unit. The same timing and duration of treatments was used for each group.
Sample Characteristics:
- N = 67 (159 were screened; 76 were enrolled; 9 were excluded during the next round of evaluations; 4 were lost to follow-up by time 2 [4 weeks] and 4 more were lost to follow-up by time 3 [12 weeks])
- MEAN AGE: 59.7 years (range = 41–76 years)
- KEY DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Breast cancer survivors being treated with aromatase inhibitors (AIs) for 3–56 months. 66% of participants were being treated with an AI at the time of the study. At baseline, there were significant correlations between baseline pain (as measured by the Brief Pain Inventory) and fatigue, sleep, and depression, but there was no correlation with anxiety. Most participants (71.6%) were white and 23.9% were black; greater than 75% reported college education. Disease: 48%–50% were at disease stage I, 30–36 % were at disease stage II, and 14%–22 % were at disease stage III.
- OTHER KEY SAMPLE CHARACTERISTICS: Most participants (71.6%) were white and 23.9% were black; greater than 75% held some college education. Inclusion criteria: Women with histories of stages I–III breast cancer currently taking an AI, current complaints of joint pain times three months, attributes pain to AI, current-week pain rating of 4 or greater on an 11-point rating (0–10), complaints of pain at least 15 days within the last 30 days.
- SITE: Single-site
- SETTING TYPE: Not specified
- LOCATION: The Abramson Cancer Center of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Phase of Care and Clinical Applications:
- PHASE OF CARE: Active antitumor treatment
- APPLICATIONS: Elder care, palliative care
Study Design:
Three-group randomized controlled trial comparing EA, SA, and WLC.
Measurement Instruments/Methods:
Four measurement tools were used: the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI); the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI); the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI); and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). A priori primary outcome reported pain intensity and interference. A priori secondary outcome reported fatigue, sleep, and psychological distress (anxiety, depression).
Measurements were repeated at weeks 4, 8, and 12. There was significant (p = 0.0095) improvement in the fatigue score after EA, no improvement with SA, and greater reduction in fatigue than the WLC group. There were nonsignificant improvements in sleep in the EA and SA groups compared to the WLC group. There was significant (p = 0.04) improvement in the EA group but the SA group on the HADS anxiety score compared to the WLC group; a nonsignificant improvement continued in the EA group at week 8, whereas week 12 showed a significant (p = 0.006) improvement in the EA and WLC groups. EA and SA group improvements in depression scores were significant (p = 0.015 and p = 0.0088, respectively) compared with the WLC group; EA and SA significantly (p = 0.0031m and p = 0.0056, respectively) improved scores at week 8, and scores did not change at week 12.
EA produced improvements by reducing fatigue, anxiety, and depression scores. SA produced improvements in depression scores only. Acupuncture with electronic stimulation may be an effective treatment for pain and the nonpain symptoms of fatigue, sleep disturbance, and depression associated with AIs. Additional research is encouraged.
- Small sample (< 100)
- Risk of bias (no blinding). There was no blinding but the risk of bias is low because each arm of the study required specific treatment limited to administration by just two acupuncturists.
Nursing Implications:
Acupuncture with electrical stimulation should be considered a viable treatment option for patients with breast cancer taking AIs who complain of joint pain. Large, randomized, controlled research studies are needed to develop evidence for the efficacy of EA in breast and other cancers. Drug and symptom cluster correlations must be deconstructed.


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The Beach Palace Cabarete is located in the center of Cabarete town, on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic, just 20 minutes from Puerto Plata International Airport, on the quiet and peaceful side of the bay, where the guests can enjoy a truly relaxing vacation, also thanks to the luxury of being right on the beach.
The perfect location allows guests to be in the middle of everything within a minute: there is a direct and easy access to the restaurants, bars, grocery stores, pharmacies, and all kind of services you need. If you want to enjoy the nightlife, it's only minutes away.
The Beach Palace is also very close to the Cabarete's the windsurfing & kiteboarding Centers.


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Roanoke vs. Lynchburg
May 18, 2005
|Jon Mason
|(3, 0)
|Matt Duke
|(2, 0)
|Zack Thomas
|(1, 1)
|Dan Reed
|(1, 1)
|Chris Keating
|(1, 1)
|Adam Leahy
|(0, 1)
|Ryan Wilkerson
|(1, 0)
|Brendan Moore
|(1, 0)
|Matt Madalon
|10 (0.526)
|Current Record
|go to Roanoke page
|Brian Kemper
|(1, 1)
|Brian Mcculloch
|(1, 1)
|Billy Mcculloch
|(2, 0)
|Ryan Quick
|(1, 1)
|Adam Gift
|(1, 0)
|Ryan Cranston
|(1, 0)
|Johnny Black
|(1, 0)
|Aj Tinklepaugh
|(1, 0)
|Garrett Curran
|14 (0.583)
|David Schnur
|1 (1.000)
|Current Record
|go to Lynchburg page
|The Game Story:
|SALEM, VA--The leading goal-scorer in NCAA Division III men's
lacrosse, Jon Mason, scored his most important goal of the season,
getting a goal with 11 seconds remaining in the contest to give the
Roanoke College Maroons a 10-9 NCAA Quarterfinal win over Lynchburg
College in Salem, VA on Wednesday. With the win, the Maroons, who are
now 15-2 on the season, advance to the national semifinals where they
will square off against two-time defending national champion
Salisbury University. The game will be played at Salisbury at 1:00pm
on Sunday afternoon. The Maroons are making their first NCAA Division
III national semifinal appearance since the 1992 season.
After the Hornets mounted a fourth-quarter comeback, battling back
from as many as three goals down to even the score at nine on a Brian
Kemper goal with 1:09 left, Mason pulled off his heroics. Maroon
freshman Billy Cameron won the ensuing face-off. After a timeout, the
Maroons ran a play, but were stripped of the ball. The loose ball,
however, went off an LC defender out of bounds, giving Roanoke back
possession. With about 20 seconds left, Mason began his move to the
goal, bulling his way to the crease, ducking under an LC defender,
and slipping the ball past Hornet goalie Garrett Curran on the
near-side pipe. Cameron then won the game's final face-off, ensuring
the Maroon victory.
Throughout the first half of play, the Maroons took the lead on three
different occasions, but each time the Hornets had an answer. Mason
opened the game's scoring, but Ryan Quick answered for the Hornets
three minutes later. With eight minutes left in the first, Chris
Keating struck for Roanoke, but 1:30 later it was AJ Tinklepaugh that
evened the score.
The second period of play saw each team score just once, sending the
game into the break deadlocked at three. Freshman Zack Thomas scored
for Roanoke, Brian McCulloch tallied an the extra-man for the
It wasn't until Matt Duke opened the third with an unassisted goal
from about 10 yards out, and Brendan Moore finished a Dan Reed pass
on the crease that the Maroons built themselves a little cushion. But
again, Lynchburg did not go away, getting a man-up tally from Adam
Gift and an even strength score from Billy McCulloch to make the
score 5-5.
Before the third period was up, the Maroons again surged ahead by
two, going up on the strength of Mason's second score of the day, and
on a Matt Duke off-hand shot from 10 yards out. Senior Dan Reed
opened the scoring in the fourth to give the Maroons a three-goal
cushion, 8-5.
Lynchburg's Ryan Cranston made a one-on-one move from behind the cage
to bring the Hornets to within 8-6 with 11:02 left in the game, and
Johnny Black scored on an LC fastbreak with 8:34 left to make the
score 8-7. Black's goal came as a Maroon defender lifted his stick,
but the loose ball deflected off of another Maroon defender across
the goal line.
The Maroons got a lift from an unlikely source when Ryan Wilkerson
scored only his fourth goal of the season, on an Adam Leahy assist,
to give the Maroons a 9-7 edge. Again that lead was not safe, as
Billy McCulloch and Kemper scored goals in the final four minutes to
even things up at nine. Kemper had an assist on the McCulloch score.
The Hornets got an outstanding effort in goal from freshman Garrett
Curran, who made 14 saves while facing 44 Maroon shots in the game.
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4 Jobs I have had:
1. Marina worker-painted boat bottoms, changed oil in boats, dangled by my ankles into the guts of huge yachts to fix their engine parts. LOVED this job!!
2. Waitress at the same marina...LOVED this job too but could never do it again...easily took home $200-$300 in tips a night on the weekends...other waitresses took home $75-$100...so we can say I have mad waitressing skills. :)
3. Florist. LOVED...got to take home all of the "old" flowers. :)
4. Reference library worker. During college this was my on campus job...I had to work 9 hours a week but there was only like 45 minutes of work to do so I read A LOT of reference material.
4 Movies I have watched more than once:
1. Gone With the Wind. LOVE.
2. My Fair Lady. LOVE.
3. Little Women. LOVE.
4. Sense and Sensibility. LOVE.
4 TV Shows I cannot miss:
1. LOST- Thankful I have Doug to watch with otherwise I would be lost.
2. The Office-Would Jim just propose already!!
3. House
4. Prison Break
4 People who email me regularly:
1. April
2. Carolyn (my sister in law)
3. Courtney
4. Holly
4 Places I have been:
1. Romania-missions trip
2. Coasta Rica-Missions trip
3. Holland-LOVEd everything but Amsterdam
4. Sunset Beach-My Favorite Beach of ALL time. :)
4 Favorite foods:
1. Apple pie and vanilla ice cream
2. Cake batter ice cream with rainbow sprinkles and oreos
3. Fried Chicken and Mashed potatoes
4. Breakfast for dinner!!
4 Places I would like to visit:
1. Norway
2. The West Coast
3. Someplace tropical
4. Ireland
4 Things I am looking forward to this year:
1. Summer fun!
2. Moses turning TWO!!
3. Spending time with my two men! Always my favorite!
4. Fall!
4 People I am tagging:
1. Michelle
2. Pam
3. Courtney (now you have something to start with!)
4. Chris
Do you feel like you know me better now? :)
8 comments:
- Trish said...
I hope you thought this was as fun as I did:) You have some great answers!
- May 5, 2008 at 3:29 PM
- April said...
thanks for not tagging me..... :-P
- May 5, 2008 at 3:38 PM
- April said...
oh yea and....good taste in movies...dont you ever watch GREASE...come on girl !!
- May 5, 2008 at 3:39 PM
- Amy Bell said...
loved reading your jobs...i had no idea you were a florist...love it. could we get together and watch little women sometime? and maybe we could craft together? and you could teach me 2 sew? oh, there is a house for sale up the street...:)
- May 5, 2008 at 6:27 PM
- Chris Sigmon said...
What the... I've been tagged?? Now I have to put my brain to use and come up with answers.....
- May 5, 2008 at 7:39 PM
- carissa... brown eyed fox said...
Yes... i do! Loved learning more about you! that was fun! :)
- May 5, 2008 at 7:55 PM
- April said...
oh yea and....Fried Chicken ROCKS !!
- May 5, 2008 at 8:41 PM
Always love learning more about you, sweet friend.
If you do ever make it to the west coast, you and your wonderful little family have a place to stay. I would love love love for you to visit.
xoxoxoxo hivers
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Tuesday, 16 October 2001
Dáil Eireann Debate
Priority Questions. - Nice Treaty Referendum.
Very briefly, Deputy O'Keeffe. Time is running out.
Other Questions. - Armaments Industry.
Please allow the Minister to continue without interruption.
Adjournment Debate Matters.
I wish to advise the House of the following matters in respect of which notice has been given under Standing Order 21 and the name of the Member in each case: (1) Deputy Coveney – the legalisation of ...
Suspension of Member.
Before proceeding to the Order of Business, the House must deal with the postponed division relating to the suspension of a Member. Last Thursday, 11 October, on the question, "That Deputy Gerry Reyn...
Request to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31.
Having considered the matter fully, I do not consider it to be contemplated by Standing Order 31. Therefore, I cannot grant leave to move the motion. In regard to the second topic, I have received not...
Having con sidered the matter fully, I do not consider it to be contemplated by Standing Order 31. Therefore, I cannot grant leave to move the motion.
Order of Business.
There is one proposal to put to the House. Is the proposal for dealing with No. 24 without debate agreed?
I remind Deputy Sargent that Standing Order 26(2) provides for merely a brief statement opposing the proposal before the House.
The Deputy's remarks should be directed to the proposal before the House.
As I have already said, this item relates to a motion about the referral to a joint committee of a taxation relief order. Question put: "That the proposal for dealing with No. 24 be agreed to".
There is no provision for further discussion on leaders' questions. I call Deputy Quinn to ask his question.
Deputy Gormley, this is questions for leaders of the Fine Gael Party and the Labour Party.
Does the Deputy have a question relevant to the Order of Business?
Please, Deputy Owen. Does the Deputy have a question relevant to the Order of Business?
It is not a fair point of order. The Deputy has asked a question about a Bill and I will allow the Taoiseach to answer it. The Deputy does not have to make a statement on it.
We cannot have a debate on it. I am calling the Taoiseach and we will then move on to next business.
As the Bill has been withdrawn, further discussion on it does not arise.
If Deputy Sargent does not have a question pertinent to the Order of Business, I will move on to the written group.
The Taoiseach on the Civil Defence Bill.
A question appropriate to the Order of Business.
Does the Deputy have a question pertinent to the Order of Business?
The first part of the question, concerning when the Bill will be before the House, is relevant.
That does not arise on the Order of Business.
Will Deputy Higgins, please, allow his colleague, Deputy Healy, to speak?
The Deputy will have to find another way of raising it. It is not relevant to the Order of Business.
The content of the Electricity Bill is not relevant to the Order of Business.
Electoral (Amendment) Bill, 2000: From the Seanad.
Deputy Gilmore on a point of order.
I have allowed the Deputy to make his point. We are dealing with an amendment from the Seanad. This procedure is covered by Standing Order 57 which is very specific. It states: An amendment made by th...
The Chair has been more than fair to the Deputy in allowing him time.
That depends on how the amendment is dealt with and whether it has any impact.
There will be an opportunity to comment on this issue on Fourth Stage.
We will only deal with the amendment now.
The point has been made. The item before the House is an amendment from the Seanad. The relevant Standing Order is quite specific so we wish to debate the amendment.
What we should do at this stage, Deputy Gilmore, is deal with the business before the House, that is, No. 1. Depending on how the amendment is dealt with—
Unfortunately, we will not have a Fifth Stage. We are dealing with the amendment now.
We are dealing with one item which is before the House and agreed to by the Whips. I suggest that we deal with that item at this stage.
That is not the function of the Chair.
What the Deputy is doing is introducing business to the House that the Chair has no competence to accept. The Chair is dealing with No. 1, as agreed to by the House this afternoon, an amendment from t...
The Deputy has made his point and the Chair has been very flexible with him. He has had ten minutes to make his point.
The Chair cannot decide on the legal interpretation of legislation and then make rules as to how the House will deal with it. The Chair is obliged to deal with the business before the House. The busin...
The Deputy will have to find another way of doing so because the Chair is now proceeding to—
But not the Seanad's particular amendment.
The amendment may be agreed to or rejected by the House. We are taking it now. The Deputy is totally out of order. The Chair has ruled that we are taking the amendment now. I am having no more debate ...
No, I have ruled that we are taking the amendment now.
Industrial Designs Bill, 2000: Report and Final Stages.
Is the amendment being pressed?
Amendment No. 9 arises out of Commitee proceedings.
Private Members' Business. - Services to Western Counties: Motion.
I understand Deputy Higgins is sharing the remaining time with Deputy Perry.
Written Answers. - Alcohol-Drug Treatment Services.
Asked the minister: the number of people aged 15 to 20 years admitted to psychiatric units for abuse of alcohol and drugs; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Inland Waterways.
Asked the minister: the position regarding the refurbishment of the Ulster Canal; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Drug Seizures.
Asked the minister: the amount of each drug of abuse confiscated in each Garda district in each of the past three years for which fig ures are available; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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I already own the bug net, but the GG canopy is much lighter and also pretty affordable at 35 bucks. Not sure how easy the canopy is to use/set up, or how effective it is at keeping all the bugs at bay. However I did notice it on a very seasoned thru-hiker's gear list recently, and this person has the same tarp as I do.My bug net clocks in at 213g/7.5oz, GG website specs say the canopy is 72g/2.5oz.For use with a Zpacks Hex solo tarp on section hikes in Scandinavia from May-September.Let another nit-picky debate begin!
Edited by PrimeZombie on 04/05/2013 14:04:23 MDT.
As I understand it the ZPacks Bug Shelter is fully enclosed with netting and includes integrated groundsheet. GG Bug Canopy is basically a piece of netting that goes over head/chest/torso. At a minimum, won't you have to add a groundsheet to the bug canopy, bringing "comparable" weight up to 5oz or so? Not that they're necessarily even comparable at those weights, b/c of lack of coverage of canopy, but you get what I mean. . .
Edited by hes on 04/05/2013 15:16:57 MDT.
I plan on using a groundsheet with either choice. For the bug net, it has a Cuben floor (the thicker one, can't remember the exact number, think it's 1.4), and while that is pretty tough, it's also expensive, plus I often use an inflatable sleeping mat, and I am a bit paranoid and if anything it soothes a psychological need.The ground sheet I use is 43g/1.5oz--a garbage bag cut in half the long way. This also doubles as a ghetto rain skirt.
Cesar -I have both and prefer being fully inclosed because of fear of ticks in theMid-Atlantic area of USA. (It's going to be a very bad year for them)If not for that I would be using the GG this summer but I know others who don't worry as much about it.I have met a few folks who's lives have been destroyed by lymes desease and don't want to chance it.
"...prefer being fully inclosed because of fear of ticks..."Same here. Full enclosure makes it easier to protect your gear from the crawlers too, though I guess you could cram stuff in there with you under the GG net. The crawlers can be as bad as the flyers sometimes.
Regarding tick protection,Ticks are not much into crawling. You tend to get them from brushing against foliage.Their method is to climb plants and wait until something brushes into them.Ants on the other hand, are crawlers.I like an enclosed net because I hate waking to ants crawling all over me in the morning because I laid my groundcloth over an ant bed.
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Ventura Marathon runners think of Boston
Marla Randall was pregnant with her son when she started training for her first marathon. She pushed him in his stroller while training for her second. As she trained for more throughout the years, her son always rode his bike alongside.
Everything came full circle Sunday when Marla and True Randall ran their first marathon together.
The significance of completing the inaugural Ventura Marathon was especially meaningful for the mother and son. Not only was the marathon the first to be held in their hometown and True's first marathon ever, but it also was a Boston Marathon qualifier.
In April, the Boston Marathon was marred when two bombs exploded near the finish line, killing three people and injuring hundreds more.
Marla Randall, 55, and True Randall, 20, both ran qualifying times for their age group with top 20 finishes in Ventura and plan to register for Boston.
"Boston is the most special marathon, and as soon as the bombings happened, I was, like, 'I am going,' " said Marla Randall, who finished in 3 hours, 27 minutes, 53.6 seconds. "I knew I had to go. I went 13 years ago, and I thought one was going to be enough. But I just feel like I need to be there after what happened, and it will be even more special to have my son with me."
The explosions in Boston served as inspiration for many marathon participants Sunday.
Nearly 2,500 runners competed in the marathon, half-marathon and 5K events amid ideal running conditions along the coast.
A morning marine layer kept runners cool as they traversed the 26.19-mile course from the Ventura Pier to the Port Hueneme Pier and back again.
Fernando Blanco, 34, of Encinitas won the men's marathon title in a time of 2:37:14.2.
Blanco's goal wasn't to finish first. He just wanted to qualify for Boston.
"This was very special because my wife and I are going to run Boston together for the first time," he said. "She really wanted to run after what happened this year. We went to Duluth, Minnesota, so she could qualify in June, and then I had to come in and do my qualification here."
Blanco trailed Kosuke Amano by 150 meters at the 24-mile mark but used a strong finishing kick to pass Amano with one mile remaining.
Amano, who was participating in his first full marathon, was pleased with his second-place result. He was raised in Ventura before moving to San Diego.
"It was fun running along the streets I grew up in," said Amano, who finished in 2:37.59.6. "I am glad I could come back and run in the first one. It just seemed like everything fit."
The 29-year-old has run several half-marathons but wanted to complete a full marathon for a chance to run in Boston.
"After the events last year, going to Boston was something I really wanted to do," Amano said. "I feel like next year the atmosphere is going to be special. As a runner, you want to be a part of it."
Tracy Bowling, 34, won the women's marathon title in 3:01:53.5. The race must have seemed like a walk in the park for the Orange County resident, who has competed in ultramarathons.
She is scheduled to run a 50K next week and a 100K in October.
"This was my first marathon in three years, and I felt like it was a good comeback," Bowling said. "I felt like I was kind of getting lazy in my training for ultras, and this put me back on track. My goal was three hours, so I was not really worried about my position. It just so happened I was the first woman to cross. I was a little off my pace, but I was very happy."
Melissa Mead, 24, finished third in the women's marathon. The Newport Beach resident ran the Boston Marathon this year and crossed the finish line 25 minutes before the bombs exploded. She was determined to go back in 2014.
"It was a big thing for me. Next year is going to be as big as ever because of the repercussions, and I wanted to be a part of it," Mead said. "I wish my time would have been a little faster today, but I came to qualify, and that is what I did so I'm happy."
After a few sleepless nights of worrying, marathon director Josh Spiker felt more at ease once runners began crossing the finish line.
He watched as they hugged cheering family members and friends and grabbed plates of bagels, bananas, cookies, pretzels and Clif bars to replenish carbohydrates.
"Everyone has smiles on their faces, and the weather definitely cooperated, so I feel a little better about things," Spiker said. "People were saying the course was nice, which is always a concern with the traffic control. But everything seemed to go really smooth today."
Spiker spent more than a decade planning a way to bring a marathon to Ventura. The former Ventura High star runner wanted the event to have a community feel.
He was heartened by the support he received throughout the process.
"We had about 400 volunteers helping out from different schools, civic groups and organizations, which is great for a first year," Spiker said. "The volunteers are the reason an event like this can take place and have success."
As Marla Randall crossed the finish line 30 minutes after her son, he was waiting to give her a big hug.
"He kicked my butt, as it should be," Marla joked of True's time, 2:57:56.7.
But True Randall knows completing his first marathon may not have been possible without his mother's taking the lead while he was in the womb more than 20 years ago.
"It's an incredibly emotional thing to finish a marathon," True said. "With all the endorphins and everything, it is very exciting. I can't wait to run another."
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Intertraffic's product manager for Amsterdam, Joyce de Winter, and new domain manager for worldwide events, Richard Butter, look back at the past year and reveal what to expect from the world's biggest traffic shows over the next 12 months
Richard, as the newest member of the Intertraffic team, what are your first impressions of the brand, and how do you see the future?
Joyce, how do you feel the industry has changed over the past year, and how do you see it developing?
Richard, tell us a bit about the shows planned for this year.
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In this follow-up to last Monday's article, SIMON EJEMBI writes on what entrepreneurs should do to enhance the quality of their products and services.
Last week, we discussed how products of better quality, design and price, among other things, will keep ahead of competitors.
In order to arrive at these qualities, experts say there are many other steps and factors business owners need to consider. Some of them are discussed below.
Carry out research
In order for entrepreneurs to keep their business competitive, it is important that they have proper understanding and knowledge of their business, the industry in which they operate, and other industries as well.
According to experts, research and further studies are the best way through which entrepreneurs can get good understanding of the industry.
They explain that by having good knowledge about the industry and carrying out research, business owners will be in better position to notice changes or trends in the industry and find truly new ideas. They add that by paying attention to trends in other sectors, as well, entrepreneurs may be able to adapt ideas from other businesses to theirs, thereby giving it an edge. This they stress is better than imitating competitors.
Through research you can also find out more about your competitors and their unique selling points, which will aid you in your bid to stay ahead or to stand out.
Understand your customers
For you to keep your business competitive or to give your products or services an edge over others, it is very important that you understand your customers and their expectations – needs, wants and even challenges. For this to happen there is the need for more interaction with them. One way in which you can freely relate with your customers is by being actively involved in the communities where they live via participation in local activities or programmes.
By interacting with customers frequently, experts say not only will they provide you with feedback on your products; they will also keep you informed of new trends – sometimes giving you ideas on how to improve your products or services. Experts say without such an understanding, new innovations instead of making your product 'irresistible' or the preferred choice may end up putting customers off. When you know your customers, you are more likely to get it right in terms of the quality, appearance and cost of your product.
Define and keep your goals in view
While it is advised that you take note of market trends and adapt your business accordingly so as to stay ahead of the competition, experts say it is important that you keep the vision that you have for your business in focus at all times. That way, they explain, you won't make the mistake of adopting a trend that is not in line with your goals, which your customers have come to appreciate and prefer over time. By keeping your vision in focus, they say you will be able to adopt trend, technology and ideas, which will go to strengthen it and speed up your chances of achieving your goals; rather than adopting ideas or spending money on technology which in reality add no value to your business. Apart from the likely effect adopting the wrong strategy or technology may have on your customers, it could also amount to wastage of funds.
Experts say when entrepreneurs merge their goals and aspiration to their businesses, they stand a better chance of enjoying what they do and put in their best or doing all it takes to keep the businesses running smoothly. Once that is the case, they explain, the business owner will have less challenges keeping his business ahead of the competition.
Look to the future
How prepared is your business for the future? Can it withstand the challenges that are ahead? Can it take advantage of the opportunities that time will bring? Experts say not many entrepreneurs can answer these questions. They argue that many have not even thought about them. Such entrepreneurs are unlikely to keep their companies ahead of their competitors. Even if they are ahead now, they are unlikely to maintain that status; because they are just not prepared for the future. To be prepared for the future is to plan ahead. According to experts, such planning is critical to the long-term growth and success of businesses.
Remember the role of hard work
It's tough raising capital for a business, tough setting up the business, and also tough attracting customers to the businesses. Consequently, many business owners keep pushing until the customers start trooping in. After that they take 'some time' off. But experts say doing this is a big mistake on the part of the entrepreneur because keeping the customers coming back is perhaps an even tougher task. And neglecting that task can only lead to devastating results.
According to them, there is very little time for a business owner to take a break if he really wants to keep his business ahead of competitors. This is because as renown entrepreneurs have said again and again hard work is the key to success. So, to stay ahead of your competitors there is need for you to work faster and harder.
Adopt ICT
From automated accounting and Human resource systems to interactive websites, more and more businesses are adopting information and communication technology to the running of their businesses. Without adopting technology to your business, experts say you don't stand a chance of beating competition.
By utilising technology, experts say owners of small enterprises can give their business and edge. For instance, a small business can make its service available across the country via a website. This is in contrast to what was obtainable in the past when a business had to have offices across the country for its services to be accessible to everyone. While bigger companies that have established offices all over are battling to maintain those offices and the many workers that were employed to run them, your business – with just a few workers – is providing a similar service at an affordable and probably faster way, especially if you offer advisory services. Are you taking advantage of the social media – Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn? Do you have a website? What gadgets are you using at work? Are you taking advantage of the digital revolution? What about mobile devises?
Ensure effective financial management
Virtually every day, there are calls for the Central Bank of Nigeria to intensify efforts to ensure that banks interest rates in the country are reduced. Entrepreneurs have continually lamented the difficulty they face in getting funding to grow their businesses or to diversify their business. Experts say it is, therefore, important for companies to be prudent in managing their finances. Doing so will ensure that company has some form of saving or 'capital', which will enable it to take advantage of opportunities in the industry and easily adapt to changes in the industry.


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A pin sharp and superbly detailed macro shot with splendid colours. First class work as always
Superb capture Carol. Hope the internet stays working from now on
absolutly fantastic!!! the detail and depth of field are amazing.happy christmas and all the best for the new year. dave
If this is a small hornet I wouldn't like to meet a big one. Wonderful detail here Carol with beautiful rendition of the hornet's wings as well as the white petals.
good u back Carol,we were worried....well done here my friend
Stunning the light and detail are gorgeous.
Wow Carol, this was worth waiting for.Absolutely stunning detail.
Only three more sleeps till Xmas, can't wait. We have got one of our Grandsons(tinybrad on EPZ) staying from Xmas eve till late boxing day, so I am looking forward to some fun.
Hope you have uninterupted time from now on, on EPZ, and a great Christmas. Trish
A great macro. A real ray of sunshine in the greyness of december here. I like the detail of the flower and the wings. Superb. JNC
first class shot - hope your storm has subsided
Excellent shot Carol, so clear and super detailed,
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