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Put Your Hand On My Shoulder
and My Whole World Changed . . ."
by Burt Dubin
a gentle touch, a word, a smile, can make a
lifelong difference . . .
and what you can do with this insight to make
yourself memorable . . .
indelibly memorable, to your audiences:
Milliard J. Bennett came to Philadelphia's Central YMCA at
Broad and Arch Streets to speak. I lived there while working
my way through Temple University. (Never did get a Degree.)
I listened as he said words that resonated unforgettably
throughout my being.
"Your voice is the instrument on which you play
the symphony of your life."
I actually shivered at this concept. A young man with nothing
from nowhere, I could create the symphony of my life with
my voice.
I felt a thrill. I was empowered. I had a chance. Back then
my voice was embedded with an accent known locally as the
Philadelphia twang.
Just about everyone I knew had that twang. (And most
of my relatives still have it.) I resolved to get rid of
it. But how?
Here's how I did it. For a start, I modeled my articulation
after Walter Cronkite and John Chancellor. They were then
the top TV news reporters for CBS and NBC.
I didn't stop there. A door-to-door salesman, I'd never seen
nor read a sales training book. Across Kensington Avenue from
my Uncle Herman's furniture store, out of which I worked,
was a dusty, musty, used book store.
I asked the old man who ran it if he had any books on sales.
He shrugged, made a face, scratched his head, paused to ponder.
Then he reached under the counter, dusted off an old, large
format, clasp-bound mimeographed book by Jack Lacy. He wanted
fifty cents for it. I bought it.
An appendix area of that musty book included voice exercises.
Sounds to make to relax the lips, tongue, and jaw. Exercises
to crisp the B's, P's, and T's. Other sounds to enhance the
vowel sounds, a, e, i, o, and u. And more, a whole lot more.
I resolutely rehearsed every day from this Manual. My voice
gradually became de-regionalized. Plus this: My self-confidence
went up a lot.
Milliard J. Bennett put his hand on my shoulder . .
.and my whole world changed.
What about you?
The brilliant Jack Lacy departed this plane decades ago.
And I have the original pages including every voice exercise
he taught me. You may have a copy of the whole collation with
my compliments.
Simply order any printed or audio product I offer. A physical
print or audio product and not a pdf. Ask me to include your
complimentary copy of the Jack Lacy voice exercises.
I want you to put your hand on your audience's shoulder
and make their whole world change.
Here's how to do it:
Work diligently to make yourself an expert at something.
Then, a world-class expert. You can do it. Never stop uncovering
new truths, new insights, new strategies.
Relentlessly refine your processes, your stories, your
humor. Be that ever-opening thousand petaled lotus. Continue
to evolve as long as you draw breath.
More than anything you say or do, what your audience receives
from you is your beingness, your state of being, your essence.
Elements of your essence include your values, your principles,
your personal philosophy. These are seen in your stance,
mirrored in your glance, reflected in the resonance of your
Allow yourself to put your hand on your audience's shoulder
and make their whole world change.
Make up your mind you will get to know more, share more,
give more, than anyone else anywhere. Subscribe to every
periodical in your area of expertise. Buy and read every
book, every Report, every word treating your specialty.
Do not stop with hard copies. Investigate internet files.
Often an obscure mention can open up new possibilities missed
by others.
Make your findings as easy as possible to understand and
accept. One way to do this is to tell stories of your adventures
doing your research.
Let your stories help you put your hand on your audience's
shoulder and make their whole world change.
Include your unique take, your insights, your what-to's.
Weave these threads together into a fascinating exposition.
Include your personal stories, pratfalls and illustrations.
Let them amplify and make clearer your points. Share vignettes
you alone can tell because you lived them.
This may be a how-to seminar. Or a hands-on workshop. This
is where you get into the nuts and bolts of your findings.
Let the experiences you create for your audiences be illuminating,
entertaining, laced with touches of humor, and enlivened by
your personal stories.
Determine that you will touch people deeply, meaningfully,
Resolve that you will put your hand on their shoulder
and cause their whole world to change.
Burt Dubin
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By Jeff Borzello
In his first August on the job, new Texas A&M head coach Billy Kennedy is making a major impact. On Friday, he nabbed a commitment from top-50 senior J-Mychal Reese, and on Sunday, he pulled off a major coup.
Kendrick Nunn, the No. 31-ranked prospect in 2013, popped for the Aggies. Nunn is a 6-foot-1 point guard from Simeon (Ill.) whose play in the spring and summer cemented his spot amongst the top guards in the country.
"Man, it's great down there," Nunn told CBSSports.com. "I like it a lot."
Nunn also held offers from Providence, Memphis, Florida State, Ohio, Saint Louis, Texas A&M, Arizona, Illinois and DePaul.
When he arrives in College Station in two years, Nunn's offensive ability should be noticeable immediately. The lefty is difficult to keep out of the lane, and his strength and athleticism enables him to finish at the rim with consistency.
Blog Entry
2013 guard Kendrick Nunn picks Texas A&M
Posted on: August 7, 2011 3:11 pm
Category: NCAAB
Tags: 2013, Jeff Borzello, Kendrick Nunn, Recruiting, Texas A&M

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Stop the Backyard Breeder – initiated in 2002, this unique program is the longest running program of its kind which offers a partial reimbursement* (approximately 30%) for castration of stud colts and stallions. This program is available to anyone (individual or rescue) across the United States and applies to horses, donkeys and burros. The reimbursement percentage is based only on the line item expense listed for castration on the vet bill. To apply, send copy of itemized vet bill to Front Range Equine Rescue, PO Box 458, Ocala, FL 34478. Copy of vet bill can also be faxed to us at 352-620-8825.
*Reimbursement through this program is based on actual cost of the castration charge. It is not based on total cost, farm call, other services provided such as exam fee, drugs, etc that may also be performed at the time of the castration. There is a maximum reimbursement of $200 in the case of a crypt-orchid surgery.
"Thank you for your continued support of our gelding clinics. We were able to geld 56 stallions last year with your help!" Danni H., Hope Equine Rescue, Auburn, FL
"Thank you for your financial assistance through your equine gelding reimbursement program. We appreciate your dedication to equine welfare issues and to helping other rescue organizations such as ours." Melanie L., Hidden Springs Horse Rescue, Thomasville, GA
"We rescued Rufus, and June 21 had him castrated. Thank you so much." Sharon R, Auburn, KS
Trails End - a one of a kind, ongoing program implemented nation wide to deter horse owners from sending old, sick, crippled, or dangerous horses to auction where they end up sold for slaughter and to offer financial assistance to owners who need to euthanize their horses (or other equines). A 50% reimbursement* is provided for humane euthanasia as well as 50% reimbursement** for hauling/disposal fee, if applicable.
To apply, send copy of itemized vet receipt (and disposal invoice) to Front Range Equine Rescue, PO Box 307, Larkspur, CO 80118 or fax to us at 719-487-9749. This program reimburses for the line item expense "euthanasia" on the vet bill only.
For a list of low cost options, please check for your area in http://www.vetsforequinewelfare.org/veterinary-medical-schools.php
*Reimbursement through this program is based on actual cost of the euthanasia fee. It is not based on total cost, farm call, other services provided such as exam fee, drugs, etc that may also be performed at the visit.
**There is a maximum reimbursement of up to $150 for equipment rental for burial; 50% reimbursement is for hauling/disposal fee.
"Thank you for your programs to help both horses and owners. I rescued a gelding from a feedlot. One year later he became ill unrelated to the feedlot, and I had to put him down. Money has been very tight, I am very grateful." Jamie R., Stayton, OR
"My husband and I are both out of work so we really appreciate your generosity. Thank you." Luanne T, Pleasant Hills, OR
"I heard of your Trails End program through a friend. This will help tremendously as this horse meant the world to my husband that he used as a sort of therapy while he has been battling cancer the last year and half. Thank you so much for this great program!" Kathy L, Phoenix, AZ
In 2002, FRER launched its fire/disaster evacuation and assistance program in response to Colorado's massive Hayman Fire. Front Range provided direct assistance to remove horses (and other livestock) to various evacuation sites. FRER also provided supplies to various evacuation locations and also direct care to over 100 evacuated horses (and other animals) at an evacuation site.
Front Range Equine Rescue has offered assistance during subsequent disasters in Colorado such as the Waldo Canyon Fire (2012) and the Black Forest fire (2013). FRER also sent supplies during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to help with horses at evacuation sites.
Front Range Equine Rescue's brochure "Fire Evacuation for Horses" can be viewed here (click here to view)
Horse Owner Assistance Program – Front Range Equine Rescue ran a pilot program from 2010-2011 to assist responsible horse owners with basic horse care needs to show that such programs can be highly effective. These programs offered a hand up, not a hand out, to responsible and qualified horse owners with one-time assistance. Areas of help included hay/feed, basic veterinary (dental or vaccinations) services or farrier care. These programs are no longer running. If you live in Colorado and need temporary relief, you can apply to CO Horsecare Foodbank at http://www.horsefoodbank.org/. If you live outside of Colorado, a Google search will provide you with information for programs being offered in your state. We also offer re-homing tips for owners who will be unable to keep their horse(s) due to ongoing financial difficulties.


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National Running Day Recap
Foot Locker went all-out for National Running Day on June 1, 2011. More than 70 runners gathered at the RUN by Foot Locker store at 34 E. 14th St. in New York City for a meet-and-greet with legendary runners and for a 4-mile group run.
Nationwide, running enthusiasts enjoyed a 20% discount available that day online.
RUN by Foot Locker participated in the charity check-in program for Shoes that Fit, the official charity of National Running Day. Visitors wore an "I RUN" statement or picked up a National Running Day sticker — for every sticker selected, New York Road Runners donated $1 to Shoes that Fit (up to $5,000), which will help furnish tens of thousands of athletic shoes to children in need.
Bart Yasso, Toby Tanser and Desiree Ficker mingled before leading the group run on a steamy 90-degree day, and then signing autographs back at the store. Yasso has completed marathons on every continent (including Antarctica) and has completed the Ironman Triathlon five times. He also has bicycled across the country, alone and unsupported, twice.
Tanser, who was mugged and nearly killed while jogging in Africa in 2000, founded the Shoe4Africa project to help provide athletic shoes for children there. He also has published a book, with proceeds going toward building a hospital in Kenya.
Ficker has been a professional triathlete for more than 10 years and won the Livestrong Austin (Texas) Marathon in February. She ran the race in 2:50:35 and was more than 10 minutes ahead of the nearest competitor.
RUN by Foot Locker gave away three $100 gift cards and five copies of Yasso's book, My Life on the Run. Each participant received a Runner's World/RUN by Foot Locker gym sack, Runner's World magazine, and a tech shirt.
National Running Day, founded in 2009, is an annual celebration of the sport, held the first Wednesday of June.


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I bought that parrot that was in Scary Movie 2.
I soon learned that it was a stupid thing to do.
When I have a female visiter, he always makes a pass.
He tells them "Polly wants a piece of your sweet ass."
He laughs at me because his wiener is much bigger than mine.
When I try to give him to people, they spit in my face and decline.
I always get very angry and humiliated because of that parrot's filthy words.
I just fired my 44 magnum and I no longer have to take shit from that bird.
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Two people walk past the Google Inc. headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. in this file photo / AP file photo
The Michigan Treasury Department has filed a $3.1 million tax lien against Google Inc., the Mountain View, Calif.-based firm that has had an advertising operation in Ann Arbor since September 2006.
The lien includes two Michigan business tax assessments for $1.7 million and $1.4 million. The state tax lien notice was signed by Deputy Treasurer Richard Darling on Nov. 27 and recorded by the Ingham County Register of Deeds office on Jan. 18.
The lien listed Googles California address rather than the address of its AdWords office in Ann Arbor. The lien provides no additional information. As a result, it is not known if Google simply failed to remit in full and on time or whether the Internet search engine giant disputes the state tax claim.
Treasury cannot publicly discuss or otherwise disclose information about particular liens, Treasury spokesman Terry Stanton told the State Journal.
Liens become public when they are posted by a county register of deeds, but Treasury staff cannot discuss the underlying issue of a particular lien.
Were not commenting on the lien, Matt Kallman, Googles communications and public affairs manager, said in an e-mail.
Google said in July 2006 it would hire up to 1,000 people over five years for the Ann Arbor office. It was reported last year that Google had not met that goal. The Michigan Economic Development Corp., granted Google a tax break worth up to $38 million spread over two decades. It isnt known if the tax lien has any connection to the tax breaks.
Larry Page, Googles co-founder and chief executive officer, is an East Lansing native and University of Michigan graduate. His parents taught computer science at Michigan State University.
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Student Art
National Student
Art Competition Winners Announced
The winners of the 1997-98 Student Art competition, hosted by Lane
Community College, and coordinated by Craig Spilman,
were announced in the spring.
The First Place
Best of Show award and Judges Purchase Award were presented
to Ben Jensen, Kirkwood Community College,
for a salt-fired stoneware titled Scaled Vase; the Second
Place award was won by Megan Schroder, Seattle
Community College District, for a charcoal and conte titled
Self Portrait: On the Face of Things; and Third Place awards
were presented to Elizabeth Check, Cuyahoga Community
College, for digital photography titled One Way;
Claire Erickson, Lane Community College,
for a bronze titled Inside Out; and Annie Hancock,
Seattle Community College District, for an acrylic titled
Self Portrait.
Honorable Mentions
were awarded to Olga P. Karsakova, Dallas County
Community College District, Brookhaven College, for an
untitled ceramic sculpture; Matt Markey,
Johnson County Community College, for a charcoal and conte
titled No More Bad Dreams; and Jennifer Adams,
Maricopa Community Colleges, for an untitled sculpture,
plaster, paint, gold cord.
George Johanson, an internationally recognized artist/painter, who
taught painting, drawing, and printmaking at the Pacific Northwest
College of Art from 1955 until 1980 where he retired as a teacher,
judged this years competition. His work has been shown both
nationally and internationally and is represented in public collections
including the Art Institute of Chicago; The National Collection,
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.; and the Victoria and Albert
Museum, London, England.
Lane Community College has prepared a catalog of all works submitted.
The 1998-99 competition will be hosted by Central
Piedmont Community College and coordinated by Pauline
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In Search of Feminine Glory
She wanted to be known. She longed to be valued for her unique design and God-given purpose. Feeling unloved, taken for granted, insignificant and just plain ordinary, she decided to leave her home and seek the adventure and sense of worth she craved.
If she only knew how she captured her Maker's heart by her quiet gentleness, hidden service and nurturing spirit. If she only could have come to Him to find her worth, her voice, her meaning. If she only knew that she was made in His image, and she had her very own part to play in the drama of the ages – casted for the role of His Bride, His everlasting partner, His glorious Queen. But she couldn't comprehend such a heavenly destiny.
Spurning male dominance and seeking feminine glory, she fought for equality, purpose and significance in a struggle that has raged tempestuously in the last century of western civilization. Deceived in her understanding of feminine worth, she became the weak spot in the crust of the social earth, through which would erupt a fuming volcano, long churning and boiling beneath a once picturesque and breathtaking mountainside.
Prior to this cataclysmic event, divorce, homosexuality, single parenting, unwed mothers, birth control, abortion and pornography were virtually non-issues. But now they are common realities in her many households for thousands of miles in all directions. Destroying marriages and families, the lava flowed. And the choking ash clouds fell on broken survivors, blanketing society in a gray haze of confusion – leaving men berated and emasculated, women unfulfilled and disillusioned, and children heartbroken and terribly disoriented by it all.
In effort to be equal to Man, Woman sought to be like Man, and under this new social philosophy of the past century, her true glory has become arguably more oppressed and elusive an ideal than at the inception of the feminist movement. The art of homemaking ridiculed. The blessing of motherhood disdained. The beauty of the female body cheapened. And the honor of submitting to and being a lifelong "helper" to a man the chief of all folly.
And this attitude has pervaded the Church almost wholesale.
She whose character and virtue should have provoked the world to jealousy by her confident joy in her role as Adam's creative counterpart; she whose very nature embodies half of God's own image; she who is of the shining legacy of Sarah, Esther, Ruth and Mary; she who models for the world the Love that Christ desires to have in His own Bride; even she…has rejected her inheritance.
Daughters of Eve – single, married, all – let us embrace the glorious nature of womanhood! Let Him who is Father, Him who is Husband – let Him call forth our eternal destiny, creative identity and ravishing beauty. Let Him "sanctify and cleanse her with the washing of water by the Word…" (Eph. 5:26). Let Him reveal our feminine glory.
Sanctify and cleanse me, O God, from the deceit of the enemy and the lusts of this world. Grow in my heart the seeds of beauty, creativity and wisdom You have uniquely planted within my being, and cause me to know joy and contentment in the role you have perfectly suited to my womanly frame. Let me reflect Your glorious image as a daughter fully embracing her identity in Christ! Amen.
Want to join me in my search for feminine glory? Coming post ideas to whet your appetite:
Bone of His Bone, Flesh of His Flesh: Created to be His Helper
Moving Mountains at the Kitchen Sink: the Power of Prayer
Saved in Childbearing: What Little Ones Have to Teach Us
No Greater Joy: Raising Children to Walk in Truth
Hidden in the Home: Domestic Nobility
A Letter to my Sisters: From Singleness to Oneness in Marriage
Stay tuned…


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Blackwoods is responding to some of the most serious workplace safety issues currently facing Australian workplaces with one of the world's most advanced ranges of spill containment and dispensing solutions.
The ENPAC range from Enware Australia comprises, tough polyethylene technologies designed to prevent that most common, painful and expensive industrial accident – the slip and fall hazard – while also preventing the health, environmental and downtime hazards resulting from chemical spills.
ENPAC is a global leader in spill prevention, containment and control products. It has over two decades of experience in delivering performance and best value in design engineering and production capacity.
The US-manufactured ENPAC range is unique in Australasia because it brings together in one system a complete range of solutions to materials handling issues commonly arising across a broad spectrum of industrial applications. ENPAC equipment is purpose built to comply with some of the world's most demanding packaging and environmental standards for handling, storage and transporting of hazardous materials, including those of the US EPA.
Environmental Protection Agencies in Australia require that all drums and other primary containers containing hazardous liquids are stored in a bunded area that must be able to contain 110 per cent of the capacity of the largest drum or 25 per cent of the total, whichever is the greater.
To help companies comply with the best standards locally and globally, Enware Australia has introduced tough spill equipment for handling, storage and transporting of hazardous materials. Included are advanced spill pallet and workstation systems to help combat slip, fall and trip accidents that now account for more than 25,000 new workers compensation cases a year in Australia.
Enpac's two and four-drum polyethylene spill pallets – and two, four, six and eight drum workstations – are part of a range of spill containment, environmental and worker protection products from Enware. Included are:
The Enpac range of spill pallets and workstations is intelligently designed to enable workers to boost site productivity by moving liquid chemicals about the site more quickly.
Enware Australian Pty Ltd Managing Director Mr Paul Degnan says that the pallets and workstations limit worker, community and environmental exposure to hazardous chemicals.
"In these days of media attention being focused on chemical spillages, companies can be assured that they are complying with the law and don't run the risk of adverse publicity, or even in the worst case being closed down altogether, because of breaches of the environmental regulations."
"A further benefit is that onsite costs are minimised by reclaiming liquid spillage and reducing the clean-up and disposal costs of spills." Mr Degnan says. The right handling products may reduce workers compensation premiums while also providing 24 Hour a day 7 Days a week protection for the environment.
The catalogue includes salvage drums, dispensing systems, mobile dispensing solutions, pallets including spill pallets, drum workstations, emergency response solutions and portable containment systems.
New to the range is the single Poly-Rack dispensing system that is the economical, space-saving solution to storing and dispensing from 205 litre drums.
The system, which is made from tough but lightweight ENPAC polyethylene, consists of single Poly-Racker, single Poly-Stacker, Universal Well Liner and Poly Shelf. The Poly-Stacker allows a second 205 litre drum to be stacked on top of Poly-Racker.
Also featured in the catalogue is the Poly-Tank Containment Unit 550 is a versatile above-ground containment system for a variety of containers such as fuel storage tanks, 205 litre drums and IBCs. It safely protects against hazardous liquid discharge into the ground, while its roomy interior leaves space for hoses and related equipment. The unit has a sump capacity of 2081 litres.
A further addition to the range is the Poly-Spill Cart, which minimises the risk of spills while transporting drums. The cart carries two 205 litre drums or other containers, has caster wheels for easy movement, and a drain plug to allow effortless emptying of the 216 litre sump.
Also Among the portable containment devices in the ENPAC range are the Stinger Berm for immediate large-scale spill response, the Stinger Snap Foam Berm with drive-in and drive-out capability, the portable Stinger Yellow Jacket pallet for preventing spills, Spillpal for temporary material storage, the Bazooka filtration system that captures contaminants, and the compact and portable Prowler Pop-up Pools.
For catching oil and sediment that is heading into storm drains and sewers, the range includes Storm Sentinel, an adjustable catch basin insert. This fits into round, square or rectangular catch basins and requires no special tools to install.
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Rhiannon is affectionately known as the "Queen of Coal Ash" in large part because she's been researching and writing about the stuff for years. Now her transmedia project on the topic, Coal Ash Chronicles, is blossoming. It includes a documentary film; watch the new, extended trailer here:
MORE HUGE NEWS: In Jan. 2013, Rhiannon received a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalists to help cover expenses related to a Mother Jones article she's (still) working on.
Trading words for dollars was a childhood dream. That dream became reality in 2008 when I started The Word Trade as a project for an independent study class at UNC Charlotte. Today, I work full time as a independent journalist.
I'm a member of the Freelancer's Union, Investigative Reporters and Editors, the Society of Environmental Journalists, the Society of Professional Journalists, (co-founder of the Greater Charlotte Society of Professional Journalists).
Some current and former clients include Mother Jones, The Huffington Post, Charlotte magazine, the Carolina Weekly Newspapers, Creative Loafing, Crossroads Charlotte, The Mecklenburg Times, Qcitymetro.com, Skirt! Magazine and The Charlotte Observer.
My work ranges from covering everyday news to an ongoing (now four-year) investigation into coal ash, America's second-largest waste stream, after mining waste. I've also written numerous op-ed pieces for Creative Loafing, Charlotte's alt-weekly.
My current project is Coal Ash Chronicles. I'm working on a series of short documentaries and a book on the topic. My goal is to collect stories from all sides of the issue, and my research has already taken me as far as Alaska. (Yes, I drove! Here are some photos.)
Want more?
Review some of my published clips and my photography portfolio.
Follow me on Twitter @RhiFionn, connect on Facebook, LinkedIn, Google +, Flickr, Tumblr or Muckrack.


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Featured Wine
Garrison Creek Cellars 2009 Tempranillo (Walla Walla Valley)
The Wine Program
The cellar holds 2,900 bottle selections, while the wine list offers 239 labels,16 of which are available by the glass. They specialize in producers in Washington State who seek out local boutique wineries. Every week, the restaurant partners with a local winery in its "Winery of the Week" program, where winemakers serve as guest sommeliers and pour one of their wines by the glass.
Favorite Dish
Wine lovers should order the Red Boar Farms pork belly with heirloom beet agnolotti, local aged balsamic, lettuce and compressed pear.
About the Team
Antonio Campolio, the executive chef, is a certified canner, which allows him to can local products to serve at the restaurant all year long.
Corkage Policy
The fee is $15 per bottle for a 750-ml bottle, $30 for a large-format bottle. It's waived on Wine Down Wednesday.


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Staal opened with a bang by selecting Carolina Hurricanes' teammate Cam Ward with the first pick in the draft. He raised the octaves in the seventh round by calling his own brother's name, Rangers defenseman Marc Staal. He subtly played a sweet melody by selecting fellow Thunder Bay, Ont., product Patrick Sharp with his very next pick. Staal then brought the house down by using the first pick in Round 11 on Raleigh sweetheart Jeff Skinner.
Staal even got lucky after Round 15 when, by default, Hurricanes rookie defenseman Jamie McBain ended up on his team for the Honda SuperSkills competition Saturday night.
With his teammates, his brother and his hometown boy all on his side, Staal turned an already-special night into a perfect one by giving Caniac Nation a true home team to root for at RBC Center in Sunday's NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover.
"It all worked out," Staal told NHL.com shortly after the draft was finished. "I think it's great. For our organization and for all the guys taking part in this event, for us to be together it's great. It's great for our fans to enjoy it together and keep an eye on everybody."
Staal won the pre-draft puck flip and knew right away the direction he was heading.
"Cam and I have been friends and playing together for a very long time, and if it was the other way around I think he would have done the same thing for me," Staal said. "He's obviously a tremendous goalie, one of the best in the League, so I wanted to make sure there was no doubt that he was on our team."
Staal understands going with a goalie as the first pick in an All-Star Game probably isn't the best route considering offense is at a premium in these events. He even said if he weren't Ward's teammate he would have gone with a goal-scorer.
"That weighs into it, though," Staal said of his allegiance to Ward, the 2006 Conn Smythe Trophy winner. "I consider him one of the best so I was glad we could get him."
Ward was relieved because he never felt too confident that his buddy would pick him with the first pick.
"Did I know? No, he didn't outright say he was going to choose me," Ward said. "Obviously I knew I had a lot of help with him being a teammate of mine and a good friend, but building up to it he didn't really lay his cards down. I don't know if he wanted me to sweat it out or what, but fortunately he chose me."
Staal did make his brother sweat it out. He selected Alex Ovechkin, Daniel Sedin, Zdeno Chara and Rick Nash before Marc Staal was finally interviewed by host James Duthie of TSN.
Marc, realizing that his brother passed on him five times in a row, jokingly called Eric "classless" in front of all of North America.
Eric swears he never heard what Marc was saying to Duthie.
"I just know he was saying something dumb," Eric joked. "The door was wide open for me to step through the way I wanted to."
And he did, using the 11th pick on Marc's teammate, Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist. Staal even hesitated between saying "New York Rangers" and "Henrik Lundqvist." The dramatic pause was pre-planned.
"He said New York Rangers and I still didn't get my hopes up. I didn't start to move," Marc Staal told NHL.com. "But, that was pretty funny. Hank's a good goalie, but I'm kind of mad he went before me. Maybe he's got a short memory and he won't say anything. He's been hit with many pucks."
Marc said this will be the first time he can remember being on Eric's team. Even when they used to play on their dad's homemade rink on their sod farm in Thunder Bay, the two oldest Staal brothers never were together.
"No, we were always against each other, it was me and Jordan vs. him and Jared," Marc said. "I enjoyed beating him, but it'll be a change of pace here."
Sharp was the natural next choice for Staal. He'll be playing opposite his own teammates as Patrick Kane made the selections of Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews for Team Lidstrom.
Staal, though, had to manage the draft accordingly to make his final big pick of the night. Realizing that Lidstrom left himself no choice but to take goalies with his picks in the 9th and 10th rounds -- all six goalies had to be gone by the Round 10 and Lidstrom had only Tim Thomas through Round No. 8 -- Staal opted to go with defense in the ninth round.
"It all worked out. I think it's great. For our organization and for all the guys taking part in this event, for us to be together it's great. It's great for our fans to enjoy it together and keep an eye on everybody"
-- Eric Staal
According to Staal and Ward, Skinner receives Justin Bieber-like rock-star status in Raleigh and he got a huge ovation when he went to Team Staal with the 21st pick of the draft.
"When you have Team Staal in that building you know it's going to be fun," Skinner told NHL.com. "The crowd will get behind us and it's going to be a great atmosphere in the building. There will be a lot of memories to come out of this for sure."
The RBC Center crowd will be one-sided for the rest of the weekend. They have their captain to thank.
"Sometimes you've got to go win on the road," Lidstrom told NHL.com. "To have success, you have to win on the road."
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When Harland Sanders sold his first Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise in 1952, the document he prepared for the first batch of franchisees was a mere two pages in length. Things have changed a lot in the intervening years. Today, the extremely rigid Franchise Disclosure Document, which is proffered by a franchiser before any agreement is pursued, must contain a preordained list of 23 items. Most franchise agreements run 75 pages or longer.
Compared with these highly-formatted documents, a franchise business plan tends to be much shorter and focus on the dream. It is prepared by the franchisee as an introduction to and overview of a business opportunity and can therefore be more flexible, says Gary Castrogiovanni, a professor at Florida Atlantic University's Adams Center for Entrepreneurship.
Much like any traditional start-up business plan, a franchise plan should provide a company's vision, a financial analysis, and a marketing plan. The main difference is that it must address in detail the economics of both the franchiser and the franchisees - and show how the parent and its affiliates will be able to make money together. Here's how to read a franchise business plan with a trained eye.
Dig Deeper: Running a Franchise
Evaluating a Franchise Business Plan: The Basics
As with any business plan, you should expect to see several sections laid out in a franchise plan, including most vitally an introduction (or abstract), a management overview, a marketing strategy, detailed financial projections, and the financial requirements for investing in a purchasing a franchise. Although it's easy to breeze through the first three sections, which lack financial projections or detail about your involvement as an investor, they can yield crucial information and you should spend time reviewing them.
First, you will want to see if any material on the franchisor's website differs from the material in the business plan. If there's a discrepency, you should ask about it""not in a gotcha kind of way, but rather to gain insight into how a plan may have evolved. You also want to make sure many elements of the franchise's strategy match your company's culture and style. Keep an eye out for the business plan's description not only of the service and products involved, but the size and competitive nature of the business - and the challenges and risks involved. The business plan should be frank, thorough, and in tune with any additional research you've done on the market.
Next, you'll typically come to a description of the management roles in the franchise, including information on the people who fill those roles in biographical form. Again, you might want to do additional research - even just spend a few minutes on Google - to learn more about and verify the backgrounds of everyone involved.
Where you would normally find industry analysis in a business plan, most franchise business plans typically include a franchise overview, along with a description of the market the franchise would be entering - and its competition. These should be thorough, and lead seamlessly into a marketing plan. The plan should specify how territories will be carved up, and how many locations per territory a franchisee will be allowed or expected to open.
Finally, a franchisor should convey a sense of culture and personality in his or her business plan. Look for a franchisor to display confidence and ambition as well as a sense of loyalty to the prospective franchisees in the proposal.
Dig Deeper: The Complete Franchise Business Plan
Evaluating a Franchise Business Plan: Will the Marketing Strategy Work?
The next section of a franchise business plan will deal with the franchise's marketing strategy. How is the business going to attract new customers? Why will the product or service seem attractive to customers? What role do you as an owner or investor need to play in funding and facilitating local marketing? This section should answer those questions. It should also include detailed advertising plans for the future, including time frames, budgets, and specific marketing tools to be employed, says John E. Clarkin, a professor of entrepreneurship at the College of Charleston.
"In other words, how much is the franchiser responsible for buying TV ads in the market, or being responsible for introducing the franchise into a market where no one knows about it," Clarkin says. "That latter plan can include a lot more money involved."
What else to look for? Has the plan's creator done his or her market research - or worked with a firm to understand the specific market (regarding both geography and sector), and its challenges? If so, are the solutions the plan proposes viable? Look for the business plan to cite specific evidence to convince you that the franchise's sttrategy is likely to both reach and attract customers.
Dig Deeper: Writing a Marketing Plan
Evaluating a Franchise Business Plan: Understanding and Evaluating the Financial Details
The financial section of the business plan should provide a franchisee with information about the investment necessary to be successful, as well as the expected return on that investment.
The financial section is typically divided in two parts: Financial projections and financial needs. In the first section, you should find detailed income statements, cash-flow estimates, and balance sheets for estimated income. As a would-be owner, you should be wary of projections that seem unreasonably high, or that ratchet up too quickly. Rosy projections suggest the franchisor has not left enough room for the sometimes-inevitable snag, delay, or complication.
The second section on needs should include a thorough tally of all the costs involved in starting up a franchise, including the initial capital needed to cover early marketing expenses as well as the operating losses incurred during the start-up phase. The breakdown of marketing funding should be re-evaluated here, and the total amount of capital needed from both parties should be clearly laid out. Any loans need to be included, including what the franchisee is expected to put on the line.
You should appraise the plan's financial sections carefully, and see how the expectations map to your financial resources and life goals. "If someone is thinking of entering into business ownership for the first time, they should be able assess how much liquid cash they are willing to risk, and what their lifestyle goals are, and whether they have an exit strategy," says Anne Barr, president of the Dallas-based advising firm Franchise Opportunity Specialist.
(Other documents related to personal and business finance should come attached in the "exhibits" appendix at the back of the plan. These are designed to provide supporting information and detail, and they are definitely worth a look.)
Dig Deeper: The Financial Section of a Business Plan
Evaluating a Franchise Business Plan: Additional Resources
- The Federal Trade Commission's guides and rules regarding franchising, including a consumer guide to buying a franchise.
- Franchising & Licensing: Two Powerful Ways to Grow Your Business in Any Economy, by Andrew J. Sherman. 2004.
- Anatomy of a Business Plan: A Step-By-Step Guide to Starting Smart, Building the Business, and Securing Your Company's Future, by Linda Pinson and Jerry Jinnett. 2008.


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"We say 'first' because the true fruits should be appearing later in the life of the Church of Latin America. But the impulse and the direction are reasons for great hope," said Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican press office, in an editorial on the most recent broadcast of the show "Octava Dies."
The weekly show is produced by the Vatican Television Center, of which Father Lombardi is also director.
The priest was commenting on the 5th General Conference of the Episcopate of Latin America and the Caribbean, which closed last Thursday in Aparecida, Brazil.
"Naturally," he said, "those who expected extraordinary novelties will be disappointed, but what counts is the living sense of identity of the ecclesial community that is undertaking a new 'continental mission,' whose clear priorities are the proclamation of the Kingdom of God and human betterment.
"The great themes of the times are quite present in the reflections of the bishops: difficulty in the transmission of the faith, globalization and structural injustice."
In this context, "starting from their faith in Jesus Christ, who reveals the love of God the Father to us, the ecclesial communities must renew themselves in their pastoral life and their witness of Christian life," Father Lombardi said.
The Vatican spokesman continued: "The 'preferential option for the poor,' which Benedict XVI declared to be 'implicit in faith in a God who made himself poor for us,' must be loudly declared, inserted in a horizon of long-range tasks that stretch from the promotion of international justice, to the defense of marriage, the family, life and creation."
It deals with "an evangelization that is therefore incarnated and inculturated, which reopens for young people -- to those young people whom we saw embrace Benedict XVI with such confidence in Brazil -- the hope to which they have a right," Father Lombardi said.
He added: "The universal Church feels itself united to that of Latin America in its renewed condition of 'permanent mission.'"


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How can I keep my credit card information safe?
1. Did you know an underhanded waitperson or retail clerk could copy your account information on the card's magnetic stripe with a small handheld device and then use it to make fraudulent transactions on your account? They could, and that's why it is a good idea never to let your credit card out of your sight. The next time you pay at a restaurant table, think about walking over to the payment terminal to keep your credit card information safe. At gas stations avoid leaving your card inside while you pump outside.
2. Unsecured wireless networks, especially public hotspots, are vulnerable to eavesdropping or "evil twin" attacks, where you are fooled into using a hacker's wireless network instead of the real public one. Only enter your credit card data (or log into your bank account) on a secure network.
3. Before you pay online, first, be sure you are buying from a reputable company. (See also, How do I know if I can trust a Web site?) Then look in the browser address bar for the "s" (secure) in https://... Click on the padlock to check that the site belongs to the company you think it does. Use an anti-phishing filter in your browser. Uncheck the "store my credit card for future purchases" option. And most important, never pay online from a PC that is not thoroughly protected with up-to-date anti-spyware and anti-virus software. Studies show 84% of phishing sites target credit card numbers and other personal financial information.
4. Request from your bank a credit card that supports a security feature for online purchases called MasterCard SecureCode or Verified by Visa. These cards give you added protection using a PIN code that you must enter to authorize online purchases. That way if someone steals your account information, thousands of participating online merchants would decline the fraudulent purchases. Better yet request from your bank or credit card company that they issue you an EMV-compliant chip and PIN card. (For more information, see What is the safest way to pay online?)
5. When traveling, note the card and customer service numbers. Keep them in a place other than your wallet or purse, so if you lose your cards you know whom to call to turn them off.
And the three you hear all the time and know you should do: monitor transaction activity; shred paper statements that show the account number; and frequently check your credit report.
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Cockroaches inside your restaurant are unacceptable. These pests will ruin your reputation, spread diseases which can make your patrons sick, and are very difficult to get rid of, especially once a cockroach infestation has taken hold in your business. Cockroaches in kitchens will contaminate food and food preparation surfaces with the pathogens they carry on their bodies, causing some people that eat these contaminated foods to get forms of 'food poisoning'. The presence of just one cockroach in your facility can cause you to fail a sanitation audit, so partnering with pest control professionals for commercial pest control in Seattle is the best way to prevent all the problems that come with cockroaches and other pest infestations inside your restaurant.
Along with partnering with a pest control company to achieve cockroach control, you can implement a few cockroach prevention tips in your facility. Follow these tips to help prevent pests in your Seattle restaurant:
When storing food, use durable containers with tight fitting lids.
Seal all cracks and crevices around the facility to reduce cockroach entry areas.
Make cleaning in your facility easy; make sure that file cabinets and refrigeration units are up off the floor to allow for easy cleaning underneath.
Every day, empty garbage containers that are stored indoors so as not to attract cockroaches.
Regularly clean the facility and all equipment thoroughly to remove all food debris and dirt.
Don't leave dishes in the sink for extended periods of time.
These tips can help prevent cockroaches, but if you have cockroaches inside your facility already, these tips will not help you attain full cockroach control. Because of how fast roaches multiply, just a few cockroaches that are already present inside your facility can rapidly create cockroach babies that will quickly grow into full grown cockroaches in a short period of time. Cockroaches live up to a year and a half in the right conditions which means your business could end up having several generations of cockroaches living inside, feeding off your food and spreading disease and pathogens to the food you serve.
For restaurant pest control you can trust, choose the professionals at Sprague Pest Solutions in Seattle; our pest control programs are tailored to your individual business to correct all pest problems you may be facing. When looking for commercial pest control, Seattle natives recommend the pros at Sprague because we've been serving this area since 1926! We specialize in commercial and residential pest control solutions and always deliver consistent and reliable service. Give Sprague Pest Solutions a call today to schedule your first inspection and make sure your restaurant remains free from cockroaches now and in the future.


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Attracting leads by offering white papers, ebooks and podcasts is becoming common among B2B marketers. An effective practice, offering customers relevant industry knowledge is more likely to reel them in and make them feel like they owe you something in return. Michael Stelzner calls this phenomena the "rule of reciprocity", a psychological effect which happens when a person is given something of value and feels compelled to restore the balance.
On the consumer level, this is equivalent to tasting a cracker sample at the supermarket and buying a box to take home. In the same way, B2B companies give people a taste of their expertise, offering a benefit which can be increased by buying the entire product. By offering industry knowledge, you increase customer goodwill towards your company while coming across as a thought leader.
Some consider this a risky practice, as disseminating trade secrets involves the risk of your competitors getting a hold of your expertise. However, as Brian Carroll writes in his blog, intellectual property is "difficult to protect and quickly commoditized by the market". Thus, the best use of your industry knowledge is using it to show your customers that your priority, above protecting your trade secrets, is making their company better.
Your leads now perceive you as benevolent, a thought leader, and trustworthy.
Another assumption in those who disagree with this practice is that your customers won't need you after reading your material. Think of it this way: you are explaining to your customers how to do something your company does very well. Ideally, they will appreciate the explanation while wanting the procedure to be implemented in the best possible way, and who will they come to? Quite simply, to the first company that comes to mind as benevolent, a thought leader, and trustworthy.


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Eligibility to Use GSA Sources
GSA Order ADM 4800.2H, Eligibility to Use GSA Sources of Supply and Services, provides definitive guidelines concerning eligibility requirements and limitations for agencies, activities, and organizations. In addition, the following appendices identify those specific agencies, activities, and organizations for which eligibility determinations have been made:
- Appendix A—Executive Agencies;
- Appendix B—Other Eligible Users; and,
- Appendix C—International Organizations and Others Determined Eligible under Section 607 of the Foreign Assistance Act.
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I would like to make a white skirt to wear to work. Every time I try one on in a store, the material is so thin, that I put it back on the rack.
I will line whatever it is. It I am unsure what would work well - not wrinkle too much, and not be too thin.
I would also consider 100% cotton denim but would that be too stiff? They are marked as bull denim and some ounce measurement.
I could not locate any in denim with a little stretch.
Since I have not made anything to wear in a while, I would like something I can buy at Joann's before I order any of the beautiful material I see on line.
I am thinking a straight skirt or pencil skirt.
Thanks for any advice you might have!
Some woven rayon and linen blend would be nice for summer. It washes on the delicate cycle and dries with no wrinkles.
I have made skirts from denim before, and been pleased with the results. If you make a skirt of 100% cotton, be sure to pre-shrink your fabric.
When you choose your lining, it is best to choose a thinner weight than the skirt fabric. The lining fabric should be soft and flexible. Under white fabric, a pale beige is better for a lining than white. Check it out in the store to see what I mean.
For the see-thru issue, I wear a flesh color 1/2 slip and that solves a lot. "My" Joann's has stretch denim. That particular shelf gets used plenty and things are not always put under the right sign. Ask for sales help. Especially if you're using a coupon, get it confirmed that what you are buying is on sale and not excluded. As me how I know.
For the wrinkle factor- crush some of the fabric in your hand and see what happens. Some lycra will help with that too. Since you're going for a slim style, maybe consider a structured knit like a Ponte de Roma? Another way to avoid wrinkles.
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I just finished a white skirt. Rather than line the skirt or wear a half-slip, I underlined it in a flesh tone fabric. That keeps the seam allowances from shining through. Unfortunately, my fabric is super wrinkly and I'm not sure how many wears I'll get out of it.
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I love the idea of white skirts and pants/capris. But I have this awful feeling I'll end up sitting sitting on something and getting up with dirt on my butt How do you keep from getting smudges and marks on your white "below the waist" clothing? I like the idea of white denim or the linen blend.
If you're wanting to wear a white skirt because it's summer, as in "heat", I'd like to steer you away from the denim, as it doesn't breathe well, and sitting in it for a long period of time might cause problems. What I suggest is making a half slip out of georgette. The georgette allows your body to breathe, is drapey up against just about anything, and you feel really feminine in it.
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Actually, denim is a good choice year-round. It's usually all cotton so it breathes well AND you can safely bleach it if you do sit in something. Also, if you get a stain that you truly can't get out, the cotton takes fabric dyes very well, and you can try out all those fancy decorative dye techniques and the skirt will have a new lease on life. Just know that even with dye, you will need to use a mottled effect technique to really hide a stain. I found this very useful after I wore new white jeans while horseback riding at a rental place that had apparently never heard of saddle soap.
The term bull denim means colored or dyed denim. The term denim means a twill weave fabric made of white yarns in the crosswise weave and indigo-overdyed yarns in the lengthwise weave. Even though the denim may be white, it is still called bull denim because true denim is always blue over white.
The ounce measurement is really useful. It is the weight in ounces of one yard of the fabric. The smaller the number of ounces, the lighter and thinner the fabric. If you're making an A-line or wrap denim skirt and you want some drape and swing, you would choose a lower ounce denim. If you are making a straight skirt with a tailored look or some pants that will see hard wear (like for a boy who will wear them skateboarding) you want the higher ounce denim. But even a light-weight denim is going to be sturdier than say chambray, broadcloth or quilting cotton.
If you really want some stretch and you can't find stretch denim (which I wouldn't waste my money on anyway, I've seen what it looks like when the stretch gives out in some parts of a garment before the rest of it, so not pretty), then look for a straight skirt pattern in a wrap style and incorporate some sneaky elasticizing under the overwrap portion. I had a denim wrap skirt once that had three different buttons on each side of the waist so you could really control the waistline. I LOVED that skirt and wore it more than a decade...how's that for classic styling? If I could still fit into it, I'd still be wearing it.
So my bottom line is, don't be afraid of the denim, but stay away from the highest ounces and it will make a very nice straight skirt which you can probably wear year-round. It would look equally great at a summer picnic with a flutter-sleeved Madras cotton top or Christmas time with a red and white sweater, or for Hannukkah with a silver and blue sweater. -- Edited on 6/30/12 8:25 PM --
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I have a white skort from cotton twill, a pair of white cotton linen pants (unlined, which means careful underwear (flesh-tone spanx!)), and a pair of white double-layered cotton gauze pants that I wear in the summer. Love them all.
Dirt has yet to be a problem that can't be resolved with a run through the washer with or without some Dawn dishwashing liquid as a pre-treater.
Check Joanns for 1) Cotton Wrinkle-ease (I used for nursing scrubs) 2) Stretch cotton poplin 3) Stretch cotton twill. They are all usually found together in the same area as denims. If you're using white I suggest investing in a spray can of Scotchguard to protect from stains.
As to stains, when I wear white I'm more conscious of where I sit down compared to jeans. However, I once wore white linen pants and went berry picking with a bunch of 10-year olds. I took a lot of ribbing for that, especially when the inevitable happened. Dawn to the rescue. With white, I spot clean and launder more often.
Georgette half slip- that combines 2 things I love and have never put together. I find georgette to be heavenly and I'm a confirmed wearer of slips. A perfect combo- thanks!
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Graphic and bold, illustrator Rudcef's comic book-like works range from celebrity portraits to dark ruminations on identity and mortality. Picking up illustration after the death of a family member, Rudcef views his art practice as a means of leaving his mark on and connecting with the world. He is based in South Korea.


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Friends Community School
College Park, MD 20740
About This School
In 2010, Friends Community School had 10 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Maryland average is 15 students per full-time equivalent teacher.
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Friends Community School Reviews
Great School; Jan. 15, 2012, Review is Odd
The review dated Jan. 15, 2012, does not read like it was written by a parent of a child at Friends Community School (FCS). FCS employs a learning specialist whose job it is to deal with students' learning differences. This position is not new. Further, kids attend different classes according to their abilities and interests, even in the lower grades. While it is true the school may not be able to assist students with substantial learning differences, it is unlikely such students would be accepted into the school in the first place. Unlike some private schools, FCS does not accept just about everyone who applies because it does not have room. Only able students make it in. Further, the school is pretty up front that it can accommodate students with mild learning differences (as well as students with advanced abilities) but not ones needing specialized services across the curriculum.
Initially, we were very excited about attending this school, as we love the Quaker philosophy and tenets that the school is based upon. In practice, however, the school offered little more than your typical public school. There was no willingness by the teachers or administration to meet the individual needs of students, unless the students were performing below grade level. Gifted students, or students with special needs, such as dyslexia or sensory processing disorders, were not provided even modest assistance.
This progressive school in a brand new green LEED certified building has been a wonderful experience for our family. We have a very happy first grader. The school's focus on the whole child is a contrast with our local public schools, and it's affordable compared to similar schools. Great faculty and the new head is fantastic so far - excellent with parents, students and teachers. There are interesting new developments with art, music, science, computers and afterschool programs and the new field will have athletics close behind. Note the address listed here is not current, it's off Kenilworth Ave between Greenbelt and Berwyn Heights now.


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According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alabama food stamp users has increased by 17-percent since 2000 and nationally by 12-percent from 2000 to 2002.
The result of this increase is due to the poor economy. Officials with the state Department of Human Resources said when layoffs and downsizing occur, people apply for food stamps.
Officials say enrollment has also risen in the state's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF), better known as welfare, which was reformed by Congress in 1996.
Former Governor Don Siegelman increased those benefits from $164 to $215 a month.
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Description: Downtown Mineral Wells, Texas is shown here, as taken on January 11, 1919. The first Crazy Hotel is the prominent building in the right middle portion of the picture. The first Roman Catholic Church can be seen on the side of West Mountain in the upper middle of the picture and the old High School, the "Little Rock School", and the West Ward School are at the base of West Mountain in the far upper left part of the picture. The Dr. A.W. Thompson home is at the foot of East Mountain in the lower middle foreground of the picture. The wide street in the left middle of the picture is NW 2nd Street, looking west. The First Presbyterian Church is the domed building on the right of 2nd Street at NW 4th Avenue, near the far end of NW 2nd Street.
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Area Roundup: Enterprise baseball wins two at Lions tourney
Hornets top Whittier, Troy in close games
The Enterprise High baseball team beat Whittier 5-4, and then Troy 5-3 at the Lions Tournament in Anaheim on Monday.
In the Whittier win, the Hornets' Seth Lakmann picked up the win in relief, pitching the final 3.1 innings of the game. Enterprise trailed 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh, when Zack Trueblood tied it with a sacrifice fly and Brandon Rainville won it with a bases-loaded walk and an RBI. Rainville went 1 for 3 with three RBIs, while Cole Keener tripled and scored a run.
Jake Parent pitched five innings in game two and got the win, while Trueblood finished the final two frames and earned a save. Kaelan Crisosto went 2 for 4 with a triple and a stolen base, Trueblood went 3 for 4 with a double and two runs scored and Jordan Deppe was 1 for 3 with a double and two RBIs.
Enterprise plays Lompoc and Fullerton today, while Wednesday's games are yet to be determined.
Shasta sweeps pair against Lassen
The Knights swept a Golden Valley Conference doubleheader at home Saturday, topping Lassen 7-5 and 11-8 to win the three-game series.
In the opening win, Brad Lohse went eight innings and got the win for the Knights, striking out two, as Ryan King came in to get the save. E.J. Stanton went 2 for 2, Austin Coleman and Troy Duenas both went 2 for 4 with a double, Steven Johnson went 3 for 4 and drove in a run and Andrew Ratterman drove in two.
Daniel Olson got the win in the nightcap for Shasta, while King picked up his second save of the day.
Ratterman went 4 for 5 with two triples and an RBI, Jarin Gassett was 2 for 5 with an RBI and Marc Mason went 2 for 4.
Shasta (6-6 GVC, 16-9) plays on the road in Quincy against Feather River for a doubleheader Friday at 1 p.m.
Simpson earns first conference win
The Red Hawks got their first win in Cascade Collegiate Conference play Saturday afternoon, splitting a home doubleheader against the University of British Columbia — winning 7-5 and losing 10-4.
In the opening win, Jonathan Ruiz went 3 for 4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored for Simpson, while Robert Nadalsky, Richard Asdourian, Dylan Mumford and Jody Robertson all drove in runs as well. Harold Adams went 2 for 3 with two runs scored, while Elden Whismen went 2 for 4.
Joshua Graves started and won for the Red Hawks, allowing an earned run on six hits over six innings, with a strikeout and four walks.
In the 10-4 loss, Andrew Hatfield started for Simpson and lost, yielding four earned runs on five hits in 1.2 innings, with a walk and no strikeouts. Jordan Eads went 3 for 4 with two RBIs, while Mumford went 3 for 4 with an RBI and a run scored.
Simpson (1-9 CCC, 2-25) hosts Biola University at 3 p.m. Thursday at Tiger Field for the first game of a four-game series.
Red Hawks downed in doubleheader
Simpson was swept at home Sunday, falling 7-4 and 12-1 to UBC.
In the opening loss, Cameron Imhoff got the loss for the Red Hawks, allowing six earned runs on 10 hits over eight innings, with three strikeouts and two walks. Asdourian went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a run, Mumford was 1 for 3 with a double and an RBI, and Robertson and Kris Warner each drove in runs as well.
Tyler Provost picked up the loss for Simpson in the nightcap, giving up seven earned runs on 12 hits in 3.1 innings, with no strikeouts and two walks. Joshua Hooley drove in Simpson's only run.
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In that post I had mentioned as recommended reading for the reason to support children playing outside and children playing in nature, the book "Last Child in the Woods" by Richard Louv.
I thought the comment left by Michael J. Vandeman, PhD deserved a blog post of its own. Here is what he left in the form of a comment to that other blog post of mine.
Last Child in the Woods ––
Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder,
by Richard Louv
Michael J. Vandeman, Ph.D.
November 16, 2006
In this eloquent and comprehensive work, Louv makes a convincing case for ensuring that children (and adults) maintain access to pristine natural areas, and even, when those are not available, any bit of nature that we can preserve, such as vacant lots. I agree with him 100%. Just as we never really outgrow our need for our parents (and grandparents, brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins, etc.), humanity has never outgrown, and can never outgrow, our need for the companionship and mutual benefits of other species.
But what strikes me most about this book is how Louv is able, in spite of 310 pages of text, to completely ignore the two most obvious problems with his thesis: (1) We want and need to have contact with other species, but neither we nor Louv bother to ask whether they want to have contact with us! In fact, most species of wildlife obviously do not like having humans around, and can thrive only if we leave them alone! Or they are able tolerate our presence, but only within certain limits. (2) We and Louv never ask what type of contact is appropriate! He includes fishing, hunting, building "forts", farming, ranching, and all other manner of recreation. Clearly, not all contact with nature leads to someone becoming an advocate and protector of wildlife. While one kid may see a beautiful area and decide to protect it, what's to stop another from seeing it and thinking of it as a great place to build a house or create a ski resort? Developers and industrialists must come from somewhere, and they no doubt played in the woods with the future environmentalists!
It is obvious, and not a particularly new idea, that we must experience wilderness in order to appreciate it. But it is equally true, though ("conveniently") never mentioned, that we need to stay out of nature, if the wildlife that live there are to survive. I discuss this issue thoroughly in the essay, "Wildlife Need Habitat Off-Limits to Humans!", at http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande/india3.
It should also be obvious (but apparently isn't) that how we interact with nature determines how we think about it and how we learn to treat it. Remember, children don't learn so much what we tell them, but they learn very well what they see us do. Fishing, building "forts", mountain biking, and even berry-picking teach us that nature exists for us to exploit. Luckily, my fort-building career was cut short by a bee-sting! As I was about to cut down a tree to lay a third layer of logs on my little log cabin in the woods, I took one swing at the trunk with my axe, and immediately got a painful sting (there must have been a bee-hive in the tree) and ran away as fast as I could.
On page 144 Louv quotes Rasheed Salahuddin: "Nature has been taken over by thugs who care absolutely nothing about it. We need to take nature back." Then he titles his next chapter "Where Will Future Stewards of Nature Come From?" Where indeed? While fishing may bring one into contact with natural beauty, that message can be eclipsed by the more salient one that the fish exist to pleasure and feed humans (even if we release them after we catch them). (My fishing career was also short-lived, perhaps because I spent most of the time either waiting for fish that never came, or untangling fishing line.) Mountain bikers claim that they are "nature-lovers" and are "just hikers on wheels". But if you watch one of their helmet-camera videos, it is easy to see that 99.44% of their attention must be devoted to controlling their bike, or they will crash. Children initiated into mountain biking may learn to identify a plant or two, but by far the strongest message they will receive is that the rough treatment of nature is acceptable. It's not!
On page 184 Louv recommends that kids carry cell phones. First of all, cell phones transmit on essentially the same frequency as a microwave oven, and are therefore hazardous to one's health –- especially for children, whose skulls are still relatively thin. Second, there is nothing that will spoil one's experience of nature faster than something that reminds one of the city and the "civilized" world. The last thing one wants while enjoying nature is to be reminded of the world outside. Nothing will ruin a hike or a picnic faster than hearing a radio or the ring of a cell phone, or seeing a headset, cell phone, or mountain bike. I've been enjoying nature for over 60 years, and can't remember a single time when I felt a need for any of these items.
It's clear that we humans need to reduce our impacts on wildlife, if they, and hence we, are to survive. But it is repugnant and arguably inhumane to restrict human access to nature. Therefore, we need to practice minimal-impact recreation (i.e., hiking only), and leave our technology (if we need it at all!) at home. In other words, we need to decrease the quantity of contact with nature, and increase the quality.
Ehrlich, Paul R. and Ehrlich, Anne H., Extinction: The Causes and Consequences of the Disappearances of Species. New York: Random House, 1981.
Errington, Paul L., A Question of Values. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1987.
Flannery, Tim, The Eternal Frontier -- An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples. New York: Grove Press, 2001.
Foreman, Dave, Confessions of an Eco-Warrior. New York: Harmony Books, 1991.
Knight, Richard L. and Kevin J. Gutzwiller, eds. Wildlife and Recreationists. Covelo, California: Island Press, 1995.
Louv, Richard, Last Child in the Woods -- Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder. Chapel Hill, N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2005.
Noss, Reed F. and Allen Y. Cooperrider, Saving Nature's Legacy: Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity. Island Press, Covelo, California, 1994.
Stone, Christopher D., Should Trees Have Standing? Toward Legal Rights for Natural Objects. Los Altos, California: William Kaufmann, Inc., 1973.
Vandeman, Michael J., http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande, especially http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande/ecocity3, http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande/india3, http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande/sc8, and http://home.pacbell.net/mjvande/goodall.
Ward, Peter Douglas, The End of Evolution: On Mass Extinctions and the Preservation of Biodiversity. New York: Bantam Books, 1994.
"The Wildlands Project", Wild Earth. Richmond, Vermont: The Cenozoic Society, 1994.
Wilson, Edward O., The Future of Life. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.
This is my reply to Michael Vandeman's comment.
Dear Mike Vandeman,
Wow, thank you for your thoughts.
I have read "Last Child in the Woods" yet. I bought it, but I have not yet read it.
I really appreciate your thoughts. I too think that nature needs us to stay away. Treading lightly and not harming nature is of course important.
I often see young children damaging nature. When my oldest was six, at a Little League picnic, children unsupervised (young too) were off tearing branches off a pine tree on the school grounds. They then were peeling bark and whacking the tree with the torn off branches. None of the other parents cared. I tried to get them to stop but none cared to follow what an authority figure said.
Last year in Cub Scout Day Camp the them was detectives and clues (Cub Scout Detectives). Each got a little magnifying glass to look for insects with. Well, in each Den there were multiple boys using them to burn live insects with. I thought it was just my group and was working in my group to put a stop to it. Yet they had to do camp-wide announcements, multiple times to try to get the kids to stop.
I also gave a lecture to all my Den because there was a dragonfly that one kid caught and pulled a wing off. In a small group they proceeded to pull all the wings off and one of the legs was broken. It was still alive. I tried to talk some empathy into them and talk about not hurting the creatures. One begged me to kill it and to put it out of its misery. We debated this. I decided to let it sit there on a rock and maybe a bird would eat it if it found it alive. Two kids thought I was cruel for that. I was angry at the ones who tortured the thing in the first place.
It is true not all interaction with nature by children in groups or unsupervised leads to good things. It seems too that some kids think nature is there JUST to exploit and destroy for what they consider to be fun.
Lastly I used to mountain bike in the woods when it first came out in the 1980s. What I liked about being in nature with the bike was not about nature appreciation which I got from other endeavors. I liked just being off of the road and not in contact with cars and bad drivers, not being with rush hour commuters and so on. I enjoyed breathing woods air, fresh, not car exhaust. However you do concentrate so much on handling the bike and staying safe that you can't just enjoy nature such as when on an easy hike. When whizzing down a hill or puffing to go up a steep rocky hill you can't notice details in a wildflower's blossom or spot creatures or even look around much--your eyes have to stay on the trail and on the bikers around you too.
A new book "i love dirt! 52 activities to help you & your kids discover the wonders of nature" by Jennifer Ward provides 52 outdoor experiences for parents or grandparents to do alongside their young children, with direct supervision, as a way to spend time together. There are ideas here to help parents who feel they need more ideas or information in order to go out and explore nature with chidlren. These ideas don't harm nature.
So what do you think? Please consider leaving a comment to share your opinion and experiences.
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True Grit (2010) – Directed by the Coen Brothers – Starring Jeff Bridges, Hailee Steinfeld, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper, Elizabeth Marvel, and J.K. Simmons.
I have a memory. Perhaps it's not a true memory anymore, but I like it, so I keep it. In this memory, Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert are reviewing Martin Scorsese's Casino, and Siskel is being rather critical of the film. Ebert doesn't like this, says it's a fine film, and Siskel says something like, "For anyone else, this movie would be an 'A,' but for Scorsese, it's a 'C.'"
I love that quote because it gets to the idea of expectations. The greater the director, the more we want out of them, which I think is both completely fair and completely unfair. Do we really want our best directors to go away for three or four years and then come back with a masterpiece every single time? That just can't happen, and we're gonna end up disappointed more often than not when we get a perfectly fine film like Casino, whose biggest crime is that it's not Goodfellas. But do we want them to churn out product just because they're brilliant and they can? That way leads to unmemorable if enjoyable films like Spielberg's The Terminal or Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead.
Or the Coen Brothers' TRUE GRIT.
Don't get me wrong – TRUE GRIT is a fine movie and well worth a spin in your player of choice, but it's a movie that's worth watching solely because of the performances of Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld and not because of anything that you might associate with a Coen Brothers' film. TRUE GRIT is a straight western, not a Coen Brothers' spin on a western, and the result is a flat story that exists solely to be the stage to get as much of Bridges doing Rooster Cogburn and Steinfeld doing Mattie, as possible.
It's a fine film but it's not even a singularly great Western, and this is where expectations can hamper a film. You hear that the Coens are doing a western (and old west western, not a contemporary western like No Country for Old Men), and you start wanting to be able to say things like, "This was the best western since Eastwood's Unforgiven," but you can't say that. For one, Unforgiven is one of the ten or twenty greatest films ever made, but more than that, Unforgiven is a movie that has aspirations to be a great film, to be "the final western," while TRUE GRIT seems to be made with the intent of doing something serious but small, to be enjoyable rather than epic.
In that regard, TRUE GRIT is a huge success because I couldn't really get enough of watching Bridges and Steinfeld interact. Matt Damon is his usual terrific self, seamlessly transforming himself into the almost dime-store Texas Ranger LaBeouf. GRIT succeeds as a battle of forceful personalities – the stubborn Cogburn, the stubborn Steinfeld, and the surprisingly stubborn LaBeouf. When you first see LaBeouf you think he's on loan from a Wild West show – his clothing is more costume than outfit and unlike Cogburn he's clearly interested in his own appearance, and you just know that he's going to be revealed as a soft phony. Well, he's a bit of a phony, but he's not soft, and it's pleasurably disconcerting to see him stand toe-to-toe with Cogburn, even if they are fighting over the loyalty of a 14-year old girl.
LaBouef's focus on his own appearance masks a withering self-doubt; he's been on Tom Chaney's (Josh Brolin) tail for months without success, and it's a matter of pride for him that he hasn't yet caught Chaney. Mattie calls him on this before she's even hired Cogburn, and LaBeouf's reaction is to lash out (literally) at the young girl. He has one of the best lines of the film when he tells her, "You give out very little sugar with your pronouncements. While I sat there watchin' I gave some thought to stealin' a kiss, though you are very young, and sick, and unattractive to boot. But now I have a mind to give you five or six good licks with my belt."
Mattie's response? "One would be just as pleasant as the other," she snaps back.
LaBeouf's self-loathing, which manifests in his focused interest in his own appearance, also gives him critical insight into others. He might not have Cogburn's skill or experience, but he has his backbone. When the two men get in one particular spat, Cogburn insults the Rangers, and then insults LaBeouf's horse by calling it a sheep. The insult is clear – "Everything about you is for show and is soft, LaBeouf: your self, your job, your horse." LaBeouf gives right back, telling Cogburn that his shaggy horse will still be running when Cogburn's big American steed is winded. Knowing that LaBeouf has scored a point, he snaps, "This is like women talking," to end the conversation. LaBeouf knows that Cogburn's real target isn't to score points against him but to score points with Mattie, and calls Cogburn on it, which leads to the final, winning blow from the older man: "I think she's got you pretty well figured."
Up through this conversation, TRUE GRIT's simple plot is carried along by the performances, but after this spat LaBeouf splits for the second time, Mattie conveniently runs into Chaney down at the river, and then the film rushes through it's most complex plot (Mattie captured by Lucky Ned, held for collateral, left with Chaney, falls down a hole, bit by a snake, rescued, taken to safety by Cogburn in the film's most emotionally stirring sequence), almost as if it's now bored with what it's doing, or as if the reason it was here – for the stubborn Cogburn and stubborn Steinfeld to interact – has now been taken from it.
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That TRUE GRIT can't compete with the finest examples of the genre doesn't make it a bad movie by any stretch, but it doesn't particularly stand above films like Open Range, Kevin Costner's finest western and most underrated work, or the much-derided Kurt Russell film, Tombstone, which has it's problems but like TRUE GRIT also has a few fantastic performances to carry you along.


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When Project Web Access 2007 first released, we discovered that scrolling through the ActiveX controls on the My Tasks page or the Timesheet caused the column headers to disappear. With the release of the Infrastructure Update in July of this year, some improvements were made to address this issue, but as we discovered last week, it still wasn't working the way we thought it would.
So, here's the issue...
When you view the My Tasks page in PWA, the control appears similar to this:
If your list of tasks is long, you may have to scroll vertically to view some of the tasks. Unfortunately, when you scroll vertically the column headers indicating the field names and dates are not locked, and they scroll right along with the rest of the list. To further complicate matters, if you use the Timephased View to enter Work values, you may have to scroll horizontally to find the right column. When you scroll horizontally, there are no locked columns so the Task Names disappear as well. This may leave you lost, wondering where you are in the list, and guessing as to whether your are recording Work values for the correct task on the correct date.
According to KB953750, this problem was addressed in the Microsoft Office Servers Infrastructure Update. Here's what the article has to say about this problem and how it was resolved:
When you are working in the Timesheet or My Tasks view, you scroll to parts of the grid that are to the right side and that are down the page. When you do this, the column headings may be visible. This condition makes it difficult to know which task and column you have selected. To make it easier to know which task and column you have selected, a stationary row and column indicator now displays the task name and the heading (column).
When you are working in the Timesheet or My Tasks view, you scroll to parts of the grid that are to the right side and that are down the page. When you do this, the column headings may be visible. This condition makes it difficult to know which task and column you have selected.
To make it easier to know which task and column you have selected, a stationary row and column indicator now displays the task name and the heading (column).
This statement, however, is a little bit misleading. The mention of a "stationary row and column indicator" has led some to believe that there are locked column headers and row indicators, when in fact, the stationary row is at the bottom of the ActiveX control. Here, you can see how PWA indicates your location in the list when you have to scroll:
So, in the case above, I'm in the row for the task named "Task 6" and I'm under the column with the header "10/21".
If you don't see this indicator at the bottom of your My Tasks page, install the Infrastructure Update and that should take care of it for you. This stationary row indictor is also visible in the Timesheet in PWA.
I was also not happy with the My Tasks Page. So I have started to search the internet an have found an interesting Webpart.
This Webpart gives you some more informations.
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I have searched for an appropiated topic for this issue, but as I haven't found any, I post it here.
¿Different "max units" for different projects not possible?
It is usual that organizations distribute the capacity of their resources between several proyects. So a resource should be assigned with "max units"=30% to project1, "max units"=20% to project2 and "max units"=50% to project3. This feature is not supported in PS2007. Is there any way to implement it?
Hi cperis,
Unfortunately not. Resource plans may help to plan for this type of approach - but nothing that really enforces such a rule. You could create reports - or even come up with an exception report - perhaps based on a resource custom field - but nothing out of the box.
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Thanks for the link. INNEO are one of our partners in Germany - glad you found this useful. Perhaps we can get them to have an English translation on the page too? Working on it...
Hi Brian - Any update on the INNEO web part to display totals in the "My Tasks" page in PS 2007 in English?
I would like to review this part as a possible quickfix for this ommission from Microsoft.
Thanks so much...
Hi Ivor - I've pinged our local folks who work with INNEO and unfortunately it looks like it will be well into January 2009 until we get an update.
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