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Results of Analytic Induction
Consistent with the logic of analytic induction, the cases were analyzed one by one and the differences between the preliminary model (Figure 1) and the data from the new cases unfolded in an incremental manner. The overall results of this process are shown in Figure 2, which is a revised model of the managerial challenges that influence small business geographic expansion. This figure will be discussed in detail later in this paper.
To better understand the areas that each case contributed to the development of the revised model (Figure 2), the next section of this paper focuses on each case in the stepwise manner suggested by Cressey (1953). Due to space limitation, only the highlights from each of the individual cases are presented.
Case Studies
ApplianceCom. ApplianceCom is a retail rent-to-own store that handles furniture, appliances, and jewelry. The business was founded in 1956, initiated its first geographic expansion in 1988, and now has five different sites within a 38 mile radius of the home store.
Consistent with the preliminary model, training and recruitment and selection have been important issues to the company during its geographic expansion. The company has made a practice of promoting employees from its headquarters location to manage the expansion sites. As a result, the company has had very little turnover during their four expansions, providing a measure of consistency in management practices across the sites. Training is an on-going activity in the company, and occurs on a regular and ad hoc basis. Consistent with the preliminary model, however, the owners did indicate that they have found that it is difficult to hire qualified workers. The owners attribute this difficult to their pay scale, which has prohibited them from attracting employees with college degrees. The company does adjust its pay scale to account for cost-of-living differences across geographic sites. The owners also indicated that they understand the need to delegate authority and readily acknowledged that management practices will vary occasionally from the headquarters location to the expansion sites.
In addition to the preliminary model, the owners of ApplianceCom have made an effort to make each geographic site a part of its local community by supporting the Chamber of Commerce and encouraging their employees to become involved in civic groups. In addition, the owners indicated that location, along with a keen sense of the competition, is a critical issue when opening a store in a new area. For example, the owners indicated that they would never put another store in a downtown location. Rather, the owners look for strip mall locations that are in a vibrant part of the community and provide customers easy access to parking. This example indicates that learning is an import part of successful geographic expansion.
As a strong affirmation of the preliminary model, both of the owners of ApplianceCom indicated that the most important issue leading to their success was "recruiting, motivating, and training of managers and staff."
Family Counseling. Family counseling is a mental health organization that provides a variety of services including professional counseling for depression, anxiety, marital problems, and aging issues. The company is also engaged in some educational programs. The company was founded in 1980 by a single psychologist that initially worked part time. The first geographic expansion took place in 1985, and the company now has a total of five sites.
A distinguishing characteristic of Family Counseling is that each expansion was carefully planned and was brought on slowly and methodically. Like ApplianceCom, training is an important issue for the company, partly as a result of laws that stipulate the level of supervision that must be provided to the non-Ph.D. trained psychologists employed by the firm. Consistent with the preliminary model and the first case, the owner of Family Counseling stressed the importance of hiring quality employees, and that finding good key employees is difficult. The owner also stressed that when employing professional people, compensation and benefits are salient issues. Family Counselings intention in each site has been to replicate the home office strategy and procedures.
Similar to ApplianceCom, Family Counseling was very careful about selecting each market they entered, and learned from its mistakes. In addition, Family Counseling was looking specifically for expansion sites in rural towns that did not have immediate access to mental health services. As an indication of the importance of site selection and the learning that takes place during expansion, the owner of Family Counseling indicated that if he had it to do over again:
"I may have been a little
bit more careful about the selection of the sites. I
went to one site and I should have gone to another town. I didnt pick the
county seat which is the center of the community, county, and social activity.
I should have picked a different site. We moved it."
In several other areas, the experience of Family Counseling confirms the preliminary model in a fashion that adds depth of perspective to the individual items in the model. For example, when asked "what are the two or three pieces of advice that you would give someone starting out in this business?" the owner replied, "get training on how to operate a small business," and "get a business consultant." This suggests that the owner of a business must supplement the training of his or her employees with professional training for himself or herself, especially in the area of managing for growth. The owner of Family Counseling also provided insight on the topic of reasons for growth. The owner commented that during the evolution of his geographic expansion and the growth of his practice he had to back away from the day to day management of his firm and let his employees assume an appropriate role. Specifically, the owner of Family Counseling remarked,
"One thing that I had to do
was to not feel so much of an ownership and
personal identity with the practice." (For a period of time) "I had to stay
for my own emotional needs. When I got rid of that, I could leave and let
them (the employees) take over."
This example suggests that growth that is motivated by personal reasons (i.e., emotional reasons as shown above) may interfere with the prudent management of growth. Another insight provided by the manager of Family Counseling is that small business growth has appropriate limits. When asked why the firm has not expanded beyond five sites the owner said that "its because of manageability. Thats all I can handle comfortable and do a good job of supervision."
An important contingency faced by Family Counseling that is not a part of the preliminary model and was not addressed by the first case is the importance of the external environment on small business performance. Commenting on the volatility of the health care industry, the owner of Family Counseling remarked:
"The market changes so
rapidly. So what do you do? You can be a very good
psychologist but the marketplace can change totally, and it is now changing.
All the training you had in marketing can be no longer useable. The HMOs
and others can suddenly, overnight, take all of your referrals away from
you and ruin your business and it has nothing to do with your skills."
This remark illustrates the vulnerability that the owner of Family Counseling, although successful, feels in regard to the volatility of the external environment. This factor is likely to differ depending upon the industry in which a small business competes.
The Womens Shop. The Womens Shop was a retail business, offering womens clothing and accessories. The business was founded in 1984 by a husband and wife team, made its first expansion in 1985, and eventually expanded to a total of four sites. Unlike the previous two cases, the Womens Shop was not successful and eventually went out of business.
The owners of the Womens Shop stressed training and recruitment and selection, but like the owners in the first two cases, found that finding good employees was more difficult than they anticipated. The "hands-on" owner of the business also found that it was difficult to staff her expansion sites with employees that had the skill and enthusiasm to replicate the success that she had enjoyed in her original store. Like the first two cases, the owners of the Womens Shop also stressed the importance of location. Even though the geographical distance between the sites was modest (3-8 miles), the demographics of the metro area that the stores were located in varied dramatically. In reflecting on this issue, the owner commented that:
"It never occurred to me
that one of the reasons that I was being successful
(in her original site) besides the fact that I was on the sales floor is that I had
a good feel for what the market was in terms of fashion."
She went on to divulge that one of her expansion sites was located in a market close by that had a completely different clothing preference. She did not recognize the difference in markets at the time, which had a negative impact on the eventual success of that particular expansion.
Two additional key issues emerged from this case analysis. The influence of the external environment was very important to the eventual lack of survivability of the business. Competing with big discounters was a continual problem. In addition, at one point a large department store in the area went out of business and flooded the with below wholesale priced apparel. A particularly interesting finding from this case pertains to the importance of nurturing a climate of entrepreneurship in expansion sites (as prescribed by the preliminary model). When asked about this issue, the hands-on owner of the Womens Shop commented:
"I am surprised by my
answer. When you first started to ask, I though of
course I wanted a spirit of entrepreneurship -- but now that I think about it,
no, I wanted them to follow a certain prescribed way of doing things and
where I got my ideas was from people who had been in the business for 20
and 30 years."
This answer suggests that the spirit of entrepreneurship that the owner enjoyed in her first store (which remained successful, although the company as a whole did not) may not have been present in the expansion locations.
Finally, the first geographic expansion undertaken by the owners of the Womens Shop was in partnership with some close friends. That site was not successful. In retrospect, the owners of the Womens Shop both commented that going into business with close friends caused complications that did not contribute to the success of the business.
A revised model of the managerial challenges that influence the performance of small business geographic expansion is shown in Figure 2. As described, this model was develop through a process of refining the preliminary model (Figure 1) by comparing it to the three case studies discussed above. As a result, the revised model represents the cumulative knowledge derived through the development of the preliminary model and the subsequent case studies.
The revised model extends understanding of the managerial challenges that influence the performance of small business geographic expansion in several areas. First, the model postulates a weak relationship between reasons for growth and performance. In two of the three cases analyzed, growth was motivated to a degree by personal rather than strictly economic reasons. The owners of the Womens Shop initiated their first expansion primarily because some close friends asked to become partners in the business. That initiative ended in failure. During the growth of his firm, the owner of Family Counseling indicated that he had to work hard at detaching himself from the firm and not allowing his ego to interfere with the prudent management of the business. Both of these examples suggest that allowing personal rather than purely economic reasons to motivate growth may have a negative impact on performance.
In the area of planning for growth, Figure 2 postulates that small business expansion is a process that begins with prudent planning. In all three of the cases, the owners engaged in various forms of planning that facilitated the management of their geographic sites. An important moderator relationship that was not included in the preliminary model (Figure 1) but was clearly in evidence in each of the cases is the importance of location. For instance, the owner of Family Counseling was specifically looking for sites in rural communities that did not already have access to mental health services. Despite the salience of this issue, however, all three companies reported that they made mistakes in location decisions. This indicates that planning for growth is a particularly important activity when location is an important issue.
In the area of managing growth, the preliminary model was largely supported by the subsequent analysis. One variable, employee motivation, was added to the revised model. A key issue involved in successful geographic expansion may be the ability of the owner/manager of a small business to replicate not only his or her product or service in another geographic site, but also his or her expertise and enthusiasm for the business. The owner of the Womens Shop made a direct reference to this issue, and indicated that no one that she hired was able to replicate her level of sales. This was despite training and a high level of employee supervision.
Finally, the revised model includes three variables that moderate the relationship between managing growth and performance. First, all three case studies showed evidence that the management of growth can be made more effective through learning. For example, the owners of ApplianceCom "learned" that it was a mistake to locate their stores in downtown areas that do not have convenient access to parking. Second, two of the three companies analyzed used business consultants to assist in their geographic expansion efforts. The owner of both Family Counseling and the Womens shop reported that the use of consultants had a positive influence of their business performance. Finally, in the case of Family Counseling and the Womens Shop, environmental volatility interfered with their growth initiatives. At a critical time in its history, the Womens Shop was financially crippled by a large discount store that went out of business, flooding the market with below wholesale priced products. Similarly, according to the owner of Family Counseling, the long-term viability of his business in its present form is being threatened by the continued proliferation of HMOs and mergers in the health care industry. What is particularly striking about these examples is that a small business can essentially be doing everything right, but can be severely threatened by changes in its external environment.
In summary, as pictured in Figure 2, the revised model provides an extension of understanding of the managerial challenges that influence the performance of small business geographic expansion, and also provides practical advice to small business managers that are considering geographic expansion as a growth strategy.
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Filipino Pork Lumpia
Lumpia are pastries of Chinese origin similar to fresh popiah or fried spring rolls popular in Indonesia and the Philippines. The term lumpia derives from Hokkien lunpia (traditional Chinese: 潤餅; pinyin: rùnbǐng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jūn-piáⁿ, lūn-piáⁿ), which is an alternate term for popiah. The recipe, both fried and fresh versions, was brought by the Chinese immigrants from the Fujian province of China to Southeast Asia and became popular where they settled in Indonesia and the Philippines.
In the Netherlands and Flanders, it is spelled loempia which is the old Indonesian spelling for lumpia and has also become the generic name for "spring roll" in Dutch. A variant is the Vietnamese lumpia, wrapped in a thinner piece of pastry, in a size close to a spring roll though, the wrapping closes the ends off completely, which is typical for lumpia. Taken directly from Wikipedia.
There are many ways to make lumpia. You can get creative and use other meats, even fruits! This is one of the easiest way I make mine. Enjoy!
Makes 60 lumpias
Ingredients: 5 cloves garlic (crush). 1 whole yellow onion (dice). 1 pound ground pork. 3 tbsp. olive oil. 3 tbsp Magi seasoning. 1/2 cup oyster sauce. 2 cups Mung Bean Sprouts. 6 cups peas and carrots (About 32 oz). 1 tsp. black pepper. 2 packs Lumpia wrapper (I use Menlo 8X8 wrapper – see picture below).
How to cook the filling: On high heat, use a frying pan and add oil. Brown crushed garlic and diced onions. Once browned, add pork and sauté until cooked. Add Magi seasoning while sautéing. On medium heat, add peas and carrots. Mix every now and then while adding the oyster sauce, then cover for 5 minutes. On low heat, add bean sprouts and black pepper. Cover for 10 minutes.
Once the filling is cooked, either let it cool down completely before wrapping or refrigerate for one day – which is what I do because the wrapper does not tear as easily. If you wrap it the same day, drain the liquids from the filling first, then refrigerate for about an hour.
To wrap, follow the instructions on the back of Menlo's packaging. To cook, fry in 2 inches of oil at 375 degrees until golden brown. For dipping sauce, the most popular in the United states is the Thai sweet chili sauce. A true Filipino lumpia sauce (Called sawsawan) is made with vinegar, soy sauce, crushed black pepper and crushed garlic. I use 1/4 cup soy sauce, 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar, 2 cloves crushed garlic, 1 tsp crushed black pepper. Eat over steamed rice with adobo (CLICK HERE to check out my pork adobo recipe!)
Enjoy your meal… don't forget to say grace.
Grilled Pork Adobo
Meat type: Pork country ribs. Make sure to soak your skewers 1 day before you use them. Ingredients: 10 ribs (About 3-4 pounds of meat). 1 lime. 1 tsp. black pepper. 3 cloves garlic, crushed. 3 pcs. bay leaves. 1 tsp. oyster sauce for every rib. 1 cup sprite. 1 cup rice vinegar or cane vinegar. 1 cup beer. Prep work: Lay ribs on a flat surface. Squeeze lime over the ribs, sprinkle the black pepper and crushed garlic all over and rub into the meat. Spread 1 tsp. oyster sauce on each rib and massage into meat. In a big cooking container, place the bay leaves separately at the bottom, coil in the ribs, then pour vinegar, sprite and beer. Cover and cook in medium heat for 40minutes while you enjoy the remainder of beer and sprite (50-50 ratio) with ice. Ahhhh. Uncover and let it cool down for about an hour. Once cool, slice the pork into strips of about 1 inch wide, 4 inches long and 1/5 of an inch thick. Fold this strip in 3 parts in "S" form. Do it to a second strip, stack the two folded strips and pierce the stick in the middle. Stretch it out on the stick and set aside. Once done, pour the sauce of the adobo on the meat and put on the grill until cooked. You can get creative and cut the strips in different sizes to accommodate veggies in between. Or you can cut it in cubes… enjoy!


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From breathtaking photographs of the glowing crescent moon to glorious paintings of a full moon in a clouded sky, our mesh and vinyl banners have it all. A colorful drawing of the sun and moon sitting side by side will look great hanging high above. Create a Halloween theme by using our custom size fabric banners with cute and spooky kids wearing costumes underneath a pie shaped moon. Our moon photographs are in high quality and show the moon in all stages of its cycle and even during the moments when it peeks out during the day. Utilize a vinyl or mesh banner with a luxurious painting of the celestial bodies to create a magnificent banner for a romantic party, school dance, or church function.
Our nighttime companion is a great accompaniment for anniversaries, dances, and other romantic events that need a special display. The romance of a full moon can grace all aspects of your next planned gathering, from moon theme fabric used to make table clothes and decorations to moon theme photo backdrops for taking some classic style portraits. By using these other moon theme furnishings underneath a customized moon vinyl banner with personalized text and images, you create a moonlit wonderland that is sure to please all attending.


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Not only does Acrobatics Everyday, a concert series at various locations on the campus of UC Irvine, bring unconventional entertainment choices to the university's students, but it also brings obscure artists to Orange County that would otherwise have nowhere else to play. It's as simple as that. Yeah, it's fun to play up the "oh, man, it's so weird to see a band while sitting in a classroom!" angle, but the fact that KUCI music director/Acrobatics Everyday mastermind Sam Farzin has gotten acts such as NYC punkers Japanther and electronica whiz Blevin Blectum to play anywhere, Social Science Trailer 103 or not, is cool. And okay, the novelty of it does make it a little cooler.


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Ovarian Cancer
Did you know?
There is NO SCREENING TEST for ovarian cancer. A Pap test does not screen for ovarian cancer. The best tool we have for early diagnosis is awareness of symptoms. Symptoms include bloating, abdominal pain, change in urinary habits, and/or difficulty eating or feeling full after eating only a little. If you have these symptoms and they represent a significant change in your body and are persistent, lasting almost daily for more than a few weeks, see your doctor, preferably a gynecologist.
The Ovarian Cancer Symptom Diary App will help you learn about the risks, signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer.This first-of-its-kind application allows a woman to track symptoms that could indicate ovarian cancer, and alerts her if she should make an appointment with her doctor for further testing.
Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer
(Gynecologic Cancer Foundation Consensus Statement)
Historically ovarian cancer was called the "silent killer" because symptoms were not thought to develop until the chance of cure was poor. However, recent studies have shown this term is untrue. We now call it "the disease that whispers" because it does have symptoms and you need to listen to your body and check out anything unusual. The following symptoms are much more likely to occur in women with ovarian cancer than women in the general population1,2.
These symptoms include:
- Bloating
- Pelvic or abdominal pain
- Difficulty eating or feeling full quickly
- Urinary symptoms (urgency or frequency)
Women with ovarian cancer report that symptoms are persistent and represent a change from normal for their bodies. The frequency and/or number of such symptoms are key factors in the diagnosis of ovarian cancer3. Several studies show that even early stage ovarian cancer can produce these symptoms2-6. Women who have these symptoms almost daily for more than a few weeks should see their doctor, preferably a gynecologist. Prompt medical evaluation may lead to detection at the earliest possible stage of the disease. Early stage diagnosis is associated with an improved prognosis. Several other symptoms have been commonly reported by women with ovarian cancer2-5. These symptoms include fatigue, indigestion, back pain, pain with intercourse, constipation and menstrual irregularities. However, these other symptoms are not as useful in identifying ovarian cancer because they are also found in equal frequency in women in the general population who do not have ovarian cancer1.
- Goff BA, Mandel LS, Melancon CH, Muntz HG. Frequency of symptoms of ovarian cancer in women presenting to primary care. JAMA 2004;291:2705-12. Level II-2
- Olson SH, Mignone L, Nakaraseive C,, Caputo TA, Barakat RR, Harlap S. Symptoms of ovarian cancer. Obstet Gynecol 2001;98:212-7. Level II-2
- Goff BA, Mandel L, Muntz HG, Melancon CH. Ovarian carcinoma diagnosis: results of a national ovarian cancer survey. Cancer 2000;89:2068-75. Level III
- Vine MF, Ness RB, Calingaert B, Schildkraut JM, Berchuck A. Types and duration of symptoms prior to diagnosis of invasive or borderline ovarian tumor. Gynecol Oncol 2001;83:466-71. Level III
- Yawn BP, Barrette, BA, Wollan, PC. Ovarian cancer: the neglected diagnosis. Mayo Clin Proc 2004;79:1277-1282. Level III
- Goff BA, Mandel L, Drescher CW, Urban N, Gough S, Schurman K, Patras J. Mahony BS, Anderson M. Development of an ovarian cancer symptom index. Cancer 2007;109:221-7. Level II-2
Risk Factors
Having one or more of these risk factors doesn't mean that you're sure to develop ovarian cancer, but your risk may be higher than that of the average woman. Increasing age (ovarian cancer most often develops after menopause, though it can occur at any age); family history of ovarian, breast, colon, prostate, endometrial or pancreatic cancer (consider genetic counseling); no or low number of children ; and/or a personal cancer history
Risk FactorsRR Remember:
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Help us spread awareness across the Tennessee Valley! –Schedule a Teal Talk for your group or organization –Distribute bookmarks with educational information –Volunteer to work at a health fair.
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hello UL backpacking community,I come to you with a holy grail of an idea. I am in the plans for making a few bivy sacks for myself and my family, and want just a few yards of eVENT fabric for myself (maybe 10 yards, max.). I may or may not be able to get this miniscule amount as remnants from some of the top-end manufacturers, but it's impossible to find the fabric at retail yardage prices anywhere.I called the eVENT company and found out why--they are a young company, swamped with distribution problems, and manufacturing the fabric itself out of only one factory in Asia. The person I spoke with told me that he may have some options available in a year, and to call back at that point. In the meantime, he quoted me his minimum wholesale prices:about $11-12,000 worth of fabric, plus a few thousand $ worth of shipping, plus a 15% import duty on waterproof breathables. That's a LOT of money!Here's the idea: Do you want some eVENT? Do you want BPL to carry eVENT? Do your friends want it? Post here if you do. If we get going now, and really want the stuff, maybe we can form a co-op over the next few months and presale everything in minimum bits of 20 or 50 or 100 yards or so. Maybe we can get BPL or thru-hiker.com to help out.Post your thoughts!
GE owns eVENT now so its probably even harder to get yardage.
I was just wondering if there were any sources for eVent fabric too. How much material did he quote at that wholesale price?Craig
Edited by craig_shelley on 10/26/2005 12:33:04 MDT.
He said somewhere between 500-1000 yards, basically a whole factory-shipped roll. We'd have to contract with a fabric distributor, I guess, to get it diced up into bolts.
That is about $15 to $40 per yard. Pretty expensive.
I would commit to 10 yds
For a long time I've been wanting to make a cagoule (and I wrote about it here in the forum more than six months ago), the kind that mountaineers used to use years ago, but that are getting more and more difficult to find. I have a cagoule made from coated nylon, but it tends to be hot and sweaty and I have yet to sew tabs onto it so that the long skirt can be secured at thigh level. I've always thought that if the cagoule was made of eVENT it would make superb rain gear, eliminating the need for rain pants, protecting a pack in much the same way as a poncho, trimmer than a poncho so that it wouldn't flap in the wind, and, with eVENT, breathable enough to negate one of the banes of the old-style cagoules. I have the Montane eVENT Superfly and can attest to the breathability of the fabric... sometimes a little TOO much.So if there were a way to get my hands on some eVENT I would be quite ecstatic! I could even use it as a W/B bottom layer for my hammock.10 to 15 yards sounds about what I would be willing to commit to, as long as it isn't too expensive.
Edited by butuki on 11/11/2005 04:40:27 MST.
Miguel, brilliant idea! I've also been searching for eVent fabric to make either a cagoule or poncho. Not sure why it hasn't been done yet, but I too would be ecstatic if it becomes possible! I'll gladly commit to a few yards for this purpose!
Edited by firstname.lastname@example.com on 11/21/2005 03:57:52 MST.
my 2cents: cagoule: sounds like a reasonable use of eVENT. poncho: "open" enough that a poncho already seems to have enough air exchange that maybe(??) eVENT fabric is unecessary. i don't seem to sweat anywhere as much while ascending continuously at ~1250' per mile min. elevation change, during a summer rain when wearing the poncho vs. my older somewhat lightweight 2.5layer WPB anorak - the sleeves would often begin to fill/puddle with condensed water vapor/sweat. my ID eVENT rain jacket also works well under the conditions described above. just a thought. i could be wrong.how 'bout making a slightly more complex garment similar to the Hilleberg Bivanorak (click me). make your cagoule do dbl-duty as a bivy sack.
Edited by pj on 11/21/2005 04:09:23 MST.
eVent poncho -- GREAT!Water resistant-breathable ponchos are wonderful. Just because a poncho seems open does not mean that it doesn't sweat. It does. Badly. I've used WB ponchos since the lava cooled - having started with GoreTex before they limited access to the supply. Most recently with Tyvek. Want a poncho that doesn't sweat? that has body and doesn't cling? tat feels like dry cotton in the rain? that costs about $4? Tyvek. Well, softened Tyvek, anyway. Unsoftened, it feels and sounds like aluminum foil. 2 oz per yard = 13 oz extra large poncho. An outfit optimistically called 'Durafab' makes a WB poncho that weighs 7 ounces (50x80) and cost me $2 at Academy Outdoor. Not durable, but breathes very well. Durafab is a sub of Kimberly Clark (800-558-8810). Maybe recycled TP? Dunno, but the stuff breathes so well that I used their rain jacket on a hot day for mosquito protection - without sweating inside!!!! Go for it! If the poncho doesn't work out, turn it into a bivy. But I think you will like it. The only caution is, watch the weight. eVent may be heavier than you expect... Tyvek is always an option for experiment. And may be lighter.
Edited by vickrhines on 11/21/2005 07:18:36 MST.
I'm befuddled by why waist length rain jackets are so popular among those who don't do mountaineering... I've always found that something that covers my butt and lap to be much warmer and more useful. My absolute favorite rain jacket that breathes extremely well, has no membranes to protect, whose waterproofness can be easily renewed, and that uses a waterproofing system based on its strength in drying and moving water rather than blocking water (a very non-intuitive system that works better the hotter you get) is my Paramo (a Scottish company) Cascada jacket. The only problem with it is that it is somewhat heavy. I love the way it hangs down to my midthighs.Since then I've used my Montane eVENT Superfly jacket and the breathability really is as good as they say it is. For some strange reason my ultrathin windshirt is warmer than the Superfly and seems to block wind better. And the Superfly is so SHORT!Using Tyvek for a cagoule seems like a great idea. Is it waterproof? Or does air permeate through it? I've used the very thin kite tyvek that Will Rietveld advocates on his Southwest Ultralight Backpacking site, but in torrential rains Japan just doesn't protect from the wet ground enough. It might just be a great cagoule material, though. I'll give it a try.
Tyvek is windproof. And highly water resistant. A Tyvek water bag will weep and seep, but you won't get spray-through as with silicone impregnated fabric. Tyvek doesn't sew well. The stitch holes act like the perforations for tearing paper. However, it glues very well once it is softened by a long session in a drier with tennis shoes - which you will want to do anyway so you can put the ear protectors away. Unsoftened Tyvek is VERY LOUD. Barge's cement and even Duco 'household contact cement' will glue Tyvek reliably if you follow the directions. I use a 1" overlap for the glue allowance and spread the glue as thinly as possible with tongue depressors. I didn't know about kite Tyvek. I'll have to give it a try. I've used only Tyvek 'House Wrap.'
One thing... if I do end up trying out Tyvek to make a cagoule, it will look like a doctor's smock... just imagine, an ultralight mountain medic carrying a housecall bag the size of a credit card! And all while sounding like an aluminum foil orchestra in the wild alpine winds. All I need to add is a cook's cap and I'll be all set.
Miguel,That is a grim image. You can color Tyvek with spray paint after you soften if. Not very well, but it cuts the glare. And make the cook's cap out of Tyvek, too. Send pics.
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8.5 x 11 in., 36 pages
NEW! Leathermen Paper Dudes
Thom Magister's first adult paper doll book offers four hot paper dudes who enjoy wearing leather, denim, uniforms, and fetish gear. Each dude has seven different outfits, including cop, cowboy, and military styles, plus bondage accessories and more to convey a particular look. That adds up to almost 50 different fantasies you can explore with their help!
8.5 x 11 in., 52 pages
Bikes Beer & Boys: a playful look at the roots of the leather bar
Author/artist Thom Magister, who got into the gay leather scene in 1951 and remained an active leatherman well into the new century, shares his memories of how the post-WWII biker bar morphed into the modern leather bar, profusely illustrated with full-color photos of 12-inch action figures outfitted as bar patrons. Thom was only 19 when he joined his first group of bikers, back in 1951 in Los Angeles. Most of the guys were ex-GIs, and the bars they hung out in were grungy watering holes for thirsty men on bikes, no questions asked. When Thom moved back to New York a couple of years later, he found dozens of biker bars around Manhattan. As in L.A., these were for men only, and it was impossible to tell at a glance if a given bar was gay or straight. In the 1950s bikers mostly wore denim mixed with Army fatigues and brown leather bomber jackets. The now-standard black leather motorcycle jacket was a luxury. Times changed, and by 1980 the traditional biker bar had morphed into the modern gay leather bar with only an occasional motorcycle parked outside. And the patrons' favored style had changed from the old casual, scruffy mix to gleaming, polished cap-to-toe leather. The biker bar had been a refuge for loners and outcasts, but the leather bar became a venue for parties, event nights, and contests. What had once been hidden was now proudly proclaimed. Today, in the 2010s, the classic leather look is giving way to newer styles, and in many cities the leather bar, too, is fading away. We'll no doubt create new ways for kinky guys to hang out together. And for the biker, there is always the open road.
5.5x8.5 in., 332 pages
The Slave Journals
and Other Tales of the Old Guard
Thom Magister's memoir of being trained as a leather Master in the 1950s, "One Among Many," was published in Mark Thompson's groundbreaking 1991 Leatherfolk anthology. Ever since then it has been widely cited as one of the few firsthand accounts we have about the fabled "Old Guard," though the men at the time never thought of themselves in those terms. Now, based on his decades of experience, Magister offers a novella, "The Slave Journals," that depicts an ideal community of Masters and slaves, and 17 erotic stories written from the perspectives of different Old Guard Masters from the 1950s to 1980. He has fictionalized his adventures and those of his friends and partners, but the genuine Old Guard values of responsibility, humility, respect, and gratitude are evident throughout. Few other writers can handle this material with Magister's authority, and the results are not only historically illuminating but erotically powerful. His unforgettable Masters and slaves will make you think as well as get you off. If your idea of Old Guard practices is largely gleaned from the Internet, these stories will surprise you.
|Winner of the National Leather Association – International
2010 Geoff Mains Non-fiction Book Award
7x10 in., 235 pages
Ask the Man Who Owns Him
The real lives of gay Masters and slaves
Ask the Man Who Owns Him is the first book to present, in their own words, the real lives of long-term gay Master/slave couples and families. Sixteen slaveowners and their properties around the U.S. and in Canada welcomed the authors into their homes and spoke candidly about how each relationship started, how it evolved to meet the challenges of living in conventional society, and how it works today. All of these bonds have lasted for at least three years, some for well over a dozen years.
5.5x8.5 in., 292 pages
Winner Takes All
and more hot Master/slave Fantasies by
The title novella, "Winner Takes All", is accompanied by 16 short stories by the prolific erotica writer Christopher Pierce (see his website). According to advance readers, "Masters and slaves pop off the pages like heroic figures from the leather underworld" (Jay Starre) in "these lip-smackingly kinky tales" (Jeff Mann) full of "beautiful language, touching characterization, poignant plotting, and a full-bodied eroticism" (M. Christian).
6x9 in., 192 pages
Boots, Bondage, and Beatings
Leathersex stories
Masters and slaves, tops and bottoms revel in boot worship, inventive erotic bondage, and dick-stiffening beatings with fists, belt, or whip. As heavy as the action gets in these stories, it never lacks emotional depth. david stein's first collection of short fiction features the same combination of realism, fetishistic detail, and romanticism that made his novel, Carried Away (Daedalus, 2002), so memorable. In fact, the stories include a sexy "outtake" from the novel as well as a new epilogue that fans of Carried Away won't want to miss.
6x9 in., 583 pages
(Daedalus Publishing, 2002)
The original edition of the novel is now out of print. A revised, second edition is in the works, along with authorized ebook versions, and will be announced here when it is available.
|Carried Away
An s/m romance by
Scorching hot leathersex is only the start when a jaded bottomboy and a one-time Master come together for some no-strings bondage and s/m. But after lust is sated, each finds a deeper hunger within that moves them unexpectedly toward partnership as Owner and owned. Set in the early 1990s in New York City, Carried Away is not only replete with hard-core bondage and ferocious leathersex: it's a love story between two men who are equals in intelligence and character, but opposites in temperament. Terry Andrews is a successful architect and all-around topman with a passion for bondage and the means to indulge it. Matt Stone manages a large bookstore, but he lives for the times when he can surrender control. When these two come together at the Spike, the legendary leather bar, neither is looking for a new partner, just a night of hot action. They get that, and much more: almost in spite of themselves, they forge a deeper connection. Matt gradually realizes that he needs to belong to someone, not simply let himself be played with and released. For his part, Terry simply needs to own what he loves, and once he falls for Matt, enslaving him is the only option!
"Goodnight, Mr. Benson — it's time to give the '70s a rest. Besides some of the most sizzling, astoundingly detailed bondage and s/m scenes ever written, Carried Away gives us believable, complex characters struggling with jobs and responsibilities, genuine loss, and frightening realities that have nothing to do with make-believe. The author's passion for his subject weaves throughout the text like ropes in the hands of a Japanese-bondage expert. An instantly engaging tour de force. Highly recommended!"
"Carried Away may not be the great American novel, but for those who can see voluntary slavery as a laudable way of life and courtship by a Master as romantic, david stein has performed a great feat of literature. By showing what is actually possible, he does for our sometimes ploddingly realistic times what John Preston did for an earlier and more fanciful time. The truth of the lives Carried Away examines will never be forgotten by any serious reader."


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Burpee's Amazing New Varieties for 2014
Burpee introduces 'SteakHouse' Hybrid Tomato
|WARMINSTER, Penn. (Dec. 04, 2013) – Each December,
millions of Americans eagerly anticipate a one-of-a-kind treat: the arrival of their annual
Burpee Catalog. After the commercial overload of the holidays, the hefty catalog's colorful
pages offer natural inspiration for the New Year — an innovative array of vegetables, fruits,
and flowers to enrich the lives of gardeners across the US.
For 2014, the giant 'SteakHouse'
Hybrid Tomato headlines the bumper crop of new varieties. The biggest tomato ever bred, it
tips the scales at up to three pounds, brimming with true heirloom tmato flavor and
head-spinning fragrance. heritage brand, Burpee has seen the popularity of tomatoes climb
steadily for the past 65 years to become the number one vegetable grown, outselling all winter
and summer squashes, and sweet and hot peppers combined. Burpee's introduction of the
'Big Boy' tomato in 1948 was at the forefront of the trend that turned tomato-growing into one
of America's most popular garden activities.
To experience the full array of Burpee's new varieties for 2014, visit: http://www.burpee.com/new-for-2014/ . They include:
|True to its roots as the first catalog in the world
to offer yellow seed corn, Burpee offers gardeners the chance to enjoy the first-ever sweet
corn bred for container growing. Burpee's exclusive 'On Deck'
Hybrid Corn , a tasty bicolor variety, is perfectly sized—4-5' tall—to spend the summer on
a deck, patio, or terrace, adding vertical interest as well as producing two to three, 7-8 inch
long ears per stalk. The corn is ready to harvest in about two months.
"We are excited to share the innovations within our 2014 catalog," says Ball. "Burpee prides itself in providing Americans with a timeless gift every year: the chance to put a seed or plant in the soil, and watch it grow into something magnificent. We encourage gardeners of all ages to embrace the opportunity to get gardening – whether in a garden or a container – and see what they can do!"
About Burpee
A true heritage brand, The Burpee Company was founded in Philadelphia in 1876 by W. Atlee Burpee, an 18 year-old with a passion for plants and animals, and a mother willing to lend him $1000 dollars of "seed money" to get him started in business. Within 25 years he had developed the largest, most innovative seed company in America. By 1915 Burpee was mailing a million catalogs a year to America's gardeners. Today, Burpee is still a family seed company and still in the Philadelphia area. Owned and operated by George Ball Jr., Burpee's seeds and plants are available and guaranteed - for all growing zones and for all seasons. Its highly recognizable catalog is now available in print and online. For more information, gardening techniques, recipes, gift cards and more, visit www.burpee.com or call: 1 (800) 888-1447.


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- Challenge game - get a question correct to try and shoot fairground ducks & frogs
- 1 and 2 player games
- New 'multiplayer' game - you enter list of players, random player selected each turn
- Custom designed graphics - high quality look and feel
- Full SCORM compliance, meaning game will slot into your VLE and enable tracking of scores
- Hidden bonus options within the main game
- + lots more - see the demo below.
Please do feedback any thoughts - even minor points are valuable e.g. should it say "Select a random player?" or "Select a player at random?" on the multiplayer mode. There are areas still to improve in terms of presentation (see list below) but all the main features now work
Current bugs / known issues:
Presentation of multiplayer menu + end screens
Multiplayer game - correct answers not tracked
Multiplayer game - game ends with selection of player
Within 'bottle bonus' - 10 seconds time font needs to be fixed
Within 'bottle bonus' - turn over at end of game seems to wipe out game stats


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"Was the defendant there?" asked Rossi.
"No, he was not," said Felver-Gant.
Porco was last seen that Sunday night around 10 p.m. with his friend Marshal Crumiller. The two had dinner at a Wendy's restaurant close to the dorm before Crumiller drove Porco to his Jeep parked off-campus.
"He told me he needed to help his aunt and uncle (who lived in the Rochester area) mulch the next morning and that he was going to park his Jeep behind Munro in a grassy area not in the normal parking area," said Crumiller.
Whiteside then saw Porco the next morning, Monday, Nov. 15, 2004 around 9:30 a.m.
"He had just commented he had gone for a jog that morning and had a lousy night's sleep," Whiteside said.
Whiteside, along with other students, testified they never saw Porco jog in the fall of 2004.
The testimony from other students was much the same.
However, Defense Attorneys Terence Kindlon and Laurie Shanks were successful at times in showing inconsistencies in the testimony. Even though all the students testified they were at Munro Hall student lounge that night, many watching the movie "Shrek," they could not remember their classmates who testified being at the scene.
"I think we managed to demonstrate college students stay up late, college students sleep late, and they don't know who is sleeping in what room," said Kindlon.
Late in the day's testimony, Kindlon bounced up from his chair with renewed vigor less than seven days after an angioplasty to open up a blocked artery in his heart, to ask for another mistrial after hearing a question posed by McDermott to a witness for the prosecution.
McDermott asked Whiteside if Porco offered any explanation of where he was during the overnight hours of Nov. 14 and 15, of 2004.
"The prosecution is desperate to make this an alibi case," Kindlon said. "It goes right to the heart of my client's right to remain silent."
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RBS Asks Court to Block $1 Million Bonus to Ex-Risk Chief
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc asked a London court to approve a decision to block a 700,000-pound ($1 million) bonus awarded to its former head of corporate risk solutions before his dismissal.
Gary Cottle, who headed risk solutions in the investment banking division, lost his job when the unit was restructured in 2011 and refused to accept an alternative post, RBS said in court documents.
"If I had been offered a suitable role I would still be there," Cottle said by phone.
The bank said it is entitled to withhold the final payment of a 1.9 million-pound deferred bonus granted in 2009 because Cottle acted "unreasonably" in turning down the role, according to the May filing.
Legal disputes in London over bonus payments have shed light on the culture of compensation in financial services, which some say contributed to the near collapse of the banking industry. More than 100 bankers won a court ruling in May against Commerzbank AG to force payment of individual bonuses worth as much as $2.6 million.
European regulators toughened bonus rules in 2011 to discourage the type of risk-taking that led to the 2008 financial crisis. The guidelines limit cash payouts to about one-quarter of the total to ensure incentives are linked to long-term performance, with the rest paid in deferred securities.
Employment Tribunal
Cottle, who joined RBS from Morgan Stanley in 2007, has filed a claim against the bank at the central London employment tribunal for failure to make a severance payment and unfair dismissal, according to tribunal filings.
RBS, which is majority-owned by the British government, wants a court declaration that it was entitled not to pay Cottle the remaining 700,000 pounds and that Cottle acted unreasonably. Sarah Small, a spokeswoman for the Edinburgh-based lender, declined to comment in an e-mail.
The dismissal was surprising "given my team's strong performance and contribution over the previous four years," Cottle said.
His 2009 bonus of 1.9 million pounds was deferred over two years and paid in RBS bonds, the bank said in court documents. The bonds vest, or mature, at the discretion of the remuneration committee if an employee has left the lender.
The lawsuit shows "how insecure an employee's ability to secure a bonus becomes, even where performance targets have been achieved," said employment lawyer Samantha Mangwana of RJW-Slater & Gordon, "once this is subject to the discretion of remuneration committees and the employee is no longer flavor of the month."
Mangwana isn't involved in the Cottle case.
The case is The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc v. Mr. Gary Cottle, High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, HQ12X01948.


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The Vision of the Department of Physics is to be a leading centre in teaching, learning, research and scholarship in Physics
When the University of Jaffna was established as a Campus of the University of Sri Lanka in 1974 the government acquired the buildings, books and equipment of the undergraduate section of Jaffna College, Vaddukoddai for the temporary use of the Faculty of Science. The Department of Physics started functioning at Vaddukoddai soon after the assumption of duties of Dr.K.Kunaratnam as the Founder Professor and Head of the Department in April 1975. Two Probationary Assistant Lecturers, Miss W.M.F Vincent and Mr.K.Kandasamy, were recruited to the permanent academic staff in the same year. Both of them were sent abroad on leave for postgraduate studies two years later, one to the University of Queensland, Australia and the other to the University of Keele, UK. Two more Probationary Assistant Lecturers, Messers M.Ravichandran and M.Chelvayogan were added to the academic staff and Mr.A.Mahendrasingam was recruited as a permanent Instructor. They too went abroad for postgraduate studies soon and the academic programmes in the department were conducted by the Head with the assistance of temporary staff. The Technical staff consisted of Mr.K.Sivapragasam, Mr.M.Manoharan and Mr N.Kohuladas who were transferred from the Colombo and Peradeniya campuses of the University of Sri Lanka.
Foundation Stone for a new Physics building was laid in May 1977 in the main Campus of the University at Thirunelvely. The Natural Science Block for which the foundation was laid earlier was completed in 1979 and the Faculty of Science shifted to the main Campus in the same year. The Physics Department occupied a temporary building constructed by the Maintenance Department of the University adjacent to the Parameswara Temple .Part of this building is presently used as a Senior Common room and as Department of Law. The Department shifted to the new Physics building in early 1980 soon after the building was completed.
Initially the Department conducted only courses at the General Degree level of three years duration. From 1979 the Department started offering courses at the Special Degree Level lasting two more years for those students whose performance at the General degree level was very good. Dr.V.Ramachandran from the Colombo campus and Dr,R.Kumaravadivel from the Peradeniya Campus assisted the Department in conducting these courses. Later both of them joined the Department as permanent Lecturers. Staff from the Colombo and Peradeniya Campuses acted as our external examiners for the General degree Examination in Physics. Prof. Watson Fuller of the University of Keele served as the External Examiner for our Special Degree Examination in Physics. After the retirement of Prof. Watson Fuller, Dr.D.G.Greenwood of the university of Bristol served as the external examiner for our special degree examination.
Admission for the Special Degree courses is now made at the end of the second year of the General Degree and the total duration of the Special Degree is now four years. Presently the external examiner for the Special Degree Examination is Dr.Vincent Smith of the University of Bristol. We have been able to maintain standards that are acceptable internationally. Over forty of our Special Degree graduates have obtained Ph Ds from foreign universities and a number of others are presently pursuing higher studies abroad
One of the first recruits to the Department as Probationary Assistant Lecturer, Dr.K.Kandasamy returned to the Department in 1980 after successfully completing his postgraduate studies and has continued to serve the University in several capacities. A number of other Probationary Assistant Lecturers did not return after their postgraduate studies even though there was a contractual agreement for their return. A few returned to the Department and rendered valuable service but resigned from their posts after completing the obligatory period of service.
The research abilities of the staff in the Department have been recognized nationally and internationally. Three dons of the Department namely, Prof.Kunaratnam, Prof.Kumaravadivel and Prof.Kandasamy were appointed as Associates of the prestigious International Centre for theoretical Physics (ICTP), Italy. Prof Kandasamy and Prof.Ravirajan received Presidential awards for excellence in research on more than one occasion. However, there were several impediments for organized research at postgraduate level. Tension prevailed in the Jaffna Peninsula most of the time due to the ethnic conflict and the atmosphere was not conducive for research. The continued resignations of qualified staff put additional burden on the remaining staff and prevented them from engaging in research. Also funds were not forthcoming for projects requiring expensive equipment. Further, the Department lost very valuable teaching and research equipment in 1984, 1987 and 1995. Under these conditions, students too were unwilling to register for a postgraduate degree in the Department fearing that they may not be able to complete the degree on time. Even the few who enrolled for postgraduate degrees gave up half way through. As a result only small research projects at undergraduate level were undertaken. Whatever research that was done was due to individual effort and most of the research papers published were based on work done abroad.
However, funds and equipment are now not a major problem. Thanks to the efforts of Dr.L.Jeyanathan, a former Senior Lecturer, and Prof.P.Ravirajan, the Department has been able to obtain grants worth several million rupees from local and foreign sources and purchase research equipment. Opportunities for postgraduate research especially in Material Physics are now bright and the comparatively calmer atmosphere that prevails now is conducive for research activities. The Department feels confident that a viable postgraduate research programme is now possible. In fact one student is about to complete a research degree under Prof.Ravirajan and a few more will be enrolled soon as research students.
Besides conducting the academic programmes in the department, the department staff has contributed immensely in the administrative and other activities of the University. Prof.K.Kunaratnam served as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Vice Chancellor of the University. He also served the University as an elected Council member for a number of years and as a member of a number of University and University Grants Commission Committees. Prof.R.Kumaravadivel served as Dean of the Faculty of Science for over three terms and as Council member and member of various University Committees. He was also a Council nominee for the post of Vice Chancellor three times and acting Vice Chancellor for over a year. Prof.K.Kandasamy was Dean of the Faculty of Graduate studies and presently the Dean of the Faculty of Science. He too has been serving as member of a number of important Committees such as National Research Council and Research committee of the university. Prof.P.Ravirajan, the present Head of the Department is an active researcher and is involved in a number of University activities such as Director/Staff Development Centre, Alumni Officer.


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The Fairfield University Glee Club performs Christmas concert at the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts
"The Many Moods of Christmas" is the theme for the Fairfield University Glee Club's annual holiday concert on Friday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m. Both performances will take place at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.
Since the first Christmas, cultures around the world have expressed the joy, wonder and hope of the holiday through song. Under the direction of Carole Ann Maxwell, the Glee Club will take listeners through many traditions - from across Europe, Africa and the United States - presenting several compositions in their original languages. The varied program includes Pavel Chesnokov's "Spaseniye Sodelal," sung in Slavonic; composer Via Olatunji and arranger Wendell Whalum's "Betelehemu," a Nigerian piece sung in Yoruba; Ariel Quintana's "Hodie Christus Natus Est;" "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" by Eddie Pola and George Wyler; and two sections of "The Many Moods of Christmas Suite" by Robert Russell Bennett and Robert Shaw.
The Rev. Charles Allen, S.J., is the moderator for the Glee Club and Galen Tate will accompany on organ.
The Glee Club is a mixed chorus of more than 120 undergraduate and graduate students continuing a 50-year legacy of musical excellence on campus and abroad. The choir has performed at Carnegie Hall, the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., Westminster Cathedral in London, the Aula Paolo VI at the Vatican and the U.S. Military academies at West Point and Annapolis.
In addition to the full choir, the holiday concert will feature soloists singing Christmas favorites and performances by the Glee Club's four smaller ensembles, the Chamber Singers, the Men's Ensemble, Sweet Harmony, and the Sine Nomine Singers, the resident quartet.
Dr. Maxwell, director of Choral and Liturgical Music for Fairfield University since 1980, is also the artistic director and conductor of The Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut and chorus master of The Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra. She has conducted choruses for the Prague Radio Symphony, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Philadelphia Lyric Opera Orchestra, the Connecticut Grand Opera and Orchestra and the Yale Opera Ensemble.
She has shared the stage with jazz icon Dave Brubeck and the Dave Brubeck Quartet, opera legends Sherrill Milnes, Marilyn Horne and Renee Fleming, and composers Stephen Schwarz, Stephen Sondheim and Charles Strouse.
Tickets are $10, with discounts for staff, faculty and students. For tickets, call the Quick Center box office at (203) 254-4010 or toll free at 1-877-ARTS-396.
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Northeastern offers two master's degree programs: the Master of
Divinity (M.Div), a ministry degree equipping those seeking
ordination, and the Master of Arts in Theological Studies (M.A.).
The M.A. degree is geared toward training those who feel called to
enter into a Ph.D program seeking future opportunities in the
teaching profession. You may also seek a dual degree from either
Northeastern Seminary program with that of the Master of Social
Work program from Roberts Wesleyan College. The dual degree
requires you to both apply and be accepted into each school.
Regular: The student holds an earned
baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with
a 2.5 GPA or better on a 4.0 scale and is pursuing a graduate
degree in the Seminary. (Note: A student who otherwise qualifies
for regular admission but whose academic credentials are not strong
may be admitted on probation. However, probationary status
may not be extended beyond one semester.) In certain cases, and as
space in a new cohort permits, a student currently enrolled in an
accredited college or university and within six (6) semester hours
of completing the baccalaureate degree may be accepted as a
provisional regular student. The student must complete the
baccalaureate degree within one semester of starting the Seminary,
since this classification is temporary and cannot be renewed.
Special: As openings may permit, a limited
number of students who do not hold baccalaureate degrees from
regionally accredited colleges or universities may be admitted to
pursue the M.Div. degree or professional M.A. degrees (M.A. in
Theology and Social Justice and M.A. in Transformational
Leadership) in the Seminary. No more than 15% of M.Div. or
professional M.A. students enrolled by the Seminary can be in this
category. Applicants for this status must be of exceptional merit,
and they must be thirty (30) years of age or older. Those applying
for admission as special students will be placed on a waiting list
and ranked on the following considerations: whether they have
earned baccalaureate degrees from non-accredited colleges or Bible
colleges; if they do not have such degrees, the number and quality
of years of their collegiate education; the quality of their
ministry experiences and achievements; and letters of outstanding
recommendation. Applicants under the Special Admissions category
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double-spaced) on a theological topic that has been mutually agreed
upon after consultation with a member of the admissions staff. This
paper will be evaluated by the faculty as further evidence of the
student's readiness to do graduate level work.
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to hold their registration once accepted. This deposit applies to
the cost of tuition once classes begin. Students who are in good
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ALBANY, Ga. -- About 20 women missed out on a scheduled tour of the Lily Pad crisis center Wednesday evening when they dedicated a closet full of toys, personal hygiene items, clothes and more for those in need.
Lily Pad officials canceled the tour because the work at the center for abused women and children comes first.
Two children and their mother, escorted by an Albany Police Department officer, showed up just as members of the Junior League of Albany walked into the center at 320 W. Second Ave.
"They are our priority," said Amy Boney, interim Lily Pad director. "We are here to serve them. They come first."
The brightly-clad women chatted in a playroom where the newly named Junior League Closet holds resources needed by children and adults who have suffered from sexual assault and other forms of abuse.
Many times when children and adults flee from abusive relationships, they leave the essentials behind. The items are provided free of charge to clients.
"We vote on a project to work on. This is our two-year signature project," said Stephanie Fountain, Junior League president. "We'll have two fundraisers to raise money for whatever the Lily pad tells us they need -- pajamas, underwear, clothes, toys, whatever the abused need to carry on."
The club has a membership list that is growing, Fountain said. There are 90 active members and about 250 members who have gone through active membership for seven years and are now known as "sustainers."
The Junior Leaguers have an interest in helping the community become healthy in its relationships. The women also have a chance to connect in their community through the organization.
Andrea Krimmel, a Lee High School Spanish teacher, moved to the area a couple of years ago from Knoxville, Tenn. Krimmel said she found a way to become connected through the Junior League.
"I joined two weeks ago. I found a way to become a part of a bigger organization that does good within the community," Krimmel said. "And this is just a good place for me to meet other people."
Another new member, Amanda Gates, agreed.
"The Junior League helps all kinds of non-profit organizations," Gates said. "It is a good outlet to help people and to get together for a good cause."
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West Seattle Thursday: Art Walk, Design Review, and moreApril 11, 2013 at 9:54 am | In West Seattle news, WS miscellaneous | 3 Comments
(Ferries at Fauntleroy, by Flickr member planet lb, shared via the WSB Flickr group)
Highlights for today/tonight from the WSB West Seattle Event Calendar:
(added) SPRING TASTING EVENT: West Seattle Thriftway (Fauntleroy/California; WSB sponsor) is inviting shoppers to their spring tasting event 4-7 pm. Among the vendors who are scheduled to demonstrate is Maria Esztergalyos, a West Seattle mom who has launched a line of vegan, soy-free, wheat-free, gluten-free, nut-free, refined-sugar-free sauces and spice rubs called Palmera Naturals (and is crowdfunding via Kickstarter in hopes of expanding).
WEST SEATTLE ART WALK! It's the April edition – your chance to explore dozens of venues around the peninsula that will be showing art, most with the artist(s) on hand, 6-9 pm. Preview venues and artists on the official website. Here are a few notes:
SHANTI'S SILENT AUCTION DURING ART WALK: During Art Walk tonight, Shanti Salon and Spa (WSB sponsor) will host a special silent auction that's also an Earth Month event – student art from K-5 STEM at Boren, 6 pm to 8 pm to celebrate Earth Month and raise funds for Puget Soundkeeper Alliance.
FIREFLY'S ART WALK DEBUT & DONATION DRIVE: Firefly Café and Creperie at California/Genesee is debuting on the Art Walk tonight – and also inviting you to bring a car seat to donate to WestSide Baby; proprietor Charell Estby is matching every car seat donation with a package of diapers for WS Baby.
WEST SEATTLE OFFICE JUNCTION'S ART WALK DEBUT: Also making its first appearance on the WS Art Walk, the new co-working space West Seattle Office Junction at 5230 California SW.
CAMERA DONATION DRIVE BEGINS: Art for Animals' Sake is starting another collection of digital-camera donations so it can help underserved youth with art projects. You can drop them off at Mind Unwind or Beveridge Place Pub.
DESIGN REVIEW FOR 3829 CALIFORNIA & 3210 CALIFORNIA: As previewed last night, two projects are on the agenda tonight for the Southwest Design Review Board – the second meeting for a 29-apartment project at 3829 California at 6:30 pm, the first meeting for a 166-apartment proposal at 3210 California SW at 8 pm. Both meetings are at the Senior Center of West Seattle (California/Oregon).
(added) WANT TO LEARN ABOUT RAINGARDENS? Special session tonight at South Seattle Community College (6000 16th SW; WSB sponsor), Chan Building, room CDC-102, 6-8:30 pm. More info here.
DUWAMISH ROWING CLUB MOVIE NIGHT: 6:30 pm at Georgetown Stables, help raise money for the Duwamish Rowing Club – serving communities also including West Seattle and South Park – full details here.
'PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE' AT WSHS: Second-to-last chance to check out this year's spring student musical at West Seattle High School, 7:30 pm – see westsidedrama.com for details.
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Am I allowed to be a little snarky here? "vegan, soy-free, wheat-free, gluten-free, nut-free, refined-sugar-free sauces and spice rubs." These are probably delicious and healthful, but all that free-dom is soooo Seattle/Portlandia. Now, folks, don't get all Seattle on me and get your knickers in a bunch. I'm just teasing a little.
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Congrats, Maria! If we can help spread the word at all, please let us know.
Sonoma, have you seen the Portlandia episode w/the Food Allergy Pride parade? It was hilarious! It is always okay to poke a bit of fun, no worries – we can take it! (Just keep the gluten, soy, etc. away! :)
Ben- thank you very much I would love your help in spreading the word! I thought that Portlandia episode was funny and so timely! There are so many people struggling with food sensitivities (including myself) and that's why I created the product line! Sonoma- feel free to stop by one of my demos at West Seattle Thriftway sometime and taste the products!
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