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Over the past 60 years, applied behavior analysis has become recognized as the treatment of choice for behavior problems associated with mental retardation, autism spectrum disorders, brain injury, and other disorders. Many people also recognize that applied behavior analysis is capable of producing remarkable results in classroom learning. Behavior Analysis is also recognized as "best practices" in the field of autism, behavioral health, addiction, and corrections.
Autistics may receive services from multi-disciplinary teams consisting of behavior analysts (BCBAs), counselors/psychologists, early intervention providers, teachers, occupational therapists, paraprofessionals, physical therapists, speech and language pathologists, and more. ABA can be integrated into the various support specialities to enhance their effectiveness with ASD patients.
The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) awards professional certifications that are internationally recognized and are standards in the industry. BACB's two most common certifications are Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA).
Autistics may receive services from multi-disciplinary teams consisting of behavior analysts (BCBAs), counselors/psychologists, early intervention providers, teachers, occupational therapists, paraprofessionals, physical therapists, speech and language pathologists, and more. None of them will be effective unless they are properly educated, trained, and certified in proper assessment and treatments for Autism. States may have their own Autism endorsement or Autism certification programs, but an internationally
recognized and highly respected certification for Autism Specialists is from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). BACB's two most common certifications are Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA). The discipline of behavior analysis is broad and varied, so BCBA candidates who want to specialize in Autism must have education and training that focus on Autism.
The demand for qualified Autism professionals is very strong , as diagnoses of ASD have increased significantly in recent years and there is still a lack of trained ASD-specific professionals. More
than 500,000 individuals under the age of 21 are
currently diagnosed with autism. According to the U.S.
Department of Education, autism is expected to have
a continued growth rate of 10 percent to 17 percent
annually. In its 2012 report, the Centers for Disease Control estimated
an increase from 1 in 110 to 1 in 88 children have an autism spectrum
disorder. Such dramatic numbers and a shortage of qualified autism specialists create a strong demand for trained professionals. In fact, according to the Florida Association of Behavior Analysts, there are 4 job openings for every BCBA.
Certified Behavior Analysts who are trained specifically in Autism have many career options. They can work in many settings (homes, schools, hospitals, residential facilities, rehabilitation centers, and more). They can work with both children and adults. Despite the age of client, setting, and/or scope, the typical work of a Certified Behavior Analyst includes: 1) Interview and learn more about target behaviors of client(s); 2) Conduct direct and indirect assessments of behavior(s); 3) Propose strategies for behavior change based on assessment results and knowledge of effective treatment plans for similar issues; 4) Implement the intervention; 5) Collect data before and during the intervention; 6) Evaluate effectiveness of behavioral intervention; 7) Make modifications if necessary and plan for maintenance and generalization.
The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Certification is the internationally recognized certification for Applied Behavior Analysis professionals. The BCBA is an independent practitioner who also may work as employee or independent contractor for an organization. The BCBA conducts descriptive and systematic behavioral assessments, including functional analyses, and provides behavior analytic interpretations of the results. The BCBA designs and supervises behavior analytic interventions. The BCBA is able to effectively develop and implement appropriate assessment and intervention methods for use in unfamiliar situations and for a range of cases. The BCBA seeks the consultation of more experienced practitioners when necessary. The BCBA teaches others to carry out ethical and effective behavior analytic interventions based on published research and designs and delivers instruction in behavior analysis. BCBAs supervise the work of Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts and others who implement behavior analytic interventions.
UMass Online offers online programs from the prestigious and top ranking University of Massachusetts. UMass Lowell's Online Graduate Behavioral Intervention in Autism Program was Awarded Most Outstanding Online Teaching and Learning Program by the Sloan Consortium.
Developed in collaboration with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, this award-winning BACB approved program is one of the very few in the country available entirely online for individuals interested in expanding their knowledge of behavioral intervention for autism. With a critical shortage of skilled early intervention professionals in the United States, UMass Lowell's autism program is meeting the growing demand for specialists is this field.
This program is an excellent option for professionals and parents who want to better understand and serve autistic individuals.
The courses for the BIA certificate program can be applied toward UMass' Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction / Autism Studies.
The nation's oldest graduate school focused exclusively on psychology and related behavioral sciences.
Named to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll in 2009 (for the third consecutive year) and the only school of professional psychology to receive this award with distinction.
* Completion time is dependent on availability of field supervision. Students are not required to complete supervised field work with CSPP although the BACB requires supervised field work to be completed prior to sitting for the certification exam. CSPP offers options for for supervised fieldwork.
The BACB approved M.S. Applied Behavior Analysis develops and graduates professionals who can support individuals and organizations as well as select, implement and manage effective systems to improve outcomes across a variety of settings. The program provides students with a solid understanding of the Science and Philosophy of Behavior Analysis as the foundation that informs Applied Behavior Analysis, the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, and Service Delivery domains to produce graduates who rely on the science of behavior to contribute to the betterment of society.
The objective of the M.S. Applied Behavior Analysis program is to provide students with a solid foundation in applied behavior analysis. Students are trained to understand the principles of Behavior Analysis and learn how they underlie applied practice. Students learn to implement ABA procedures correctly and ethically, and gain the skills to move forward to the next steps in their professional progression including eligibility for certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst®.
Students enrolled in the M.S. Applied Behavior Analysis program take courses covering the content areas and practicum requirements for the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) certification and also receive a solid foundation in the philosophy, science, and application of behavior analysis. The aim is to prepare students to sit for the BCBA exam and for a rewarding career in the rapidly growing field of applied behavior analysis.
The BACB approved online Behavior Analysis Graduate Certificate teaches students methods to develop effective interventions to address a wide array of learning and problem behaviors across typically developing populations and disability categories in both clinical and educational settings. Grounded in the ethical and best practices recommended by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, the program examines the specific and comprehensive use of learning principles, such as operant and respondent learning. It also places emphasis on prevention and early intervention.
The online BACB approved master's degree program in Foundations in Behavior Analysis provides an in-depth examination into the core competencies of applied behavior analysis. The coursework addresses the provision of assessment and intervention services to individuals in both educational and clinical settings. The program focuses on the core competencies of applied behavior analysis as published by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board, including behavioral assessment, functional behavior assessment/analysis, intervention for academic & behavior problems, data-based decision making & single-case design research methodology, and ethical standards for practice.
The Master's of Education in Advanced Instruction is geared towards current K-12 teachers ready to develop communities of practice amongst fellow educators and acquire the advanced research and effective teaching methods needed to help transform the lives of all students. You will be challenged to address problems of practice in new and dynamic ways as you explore leadership opportunities in your own school and communities.
In addition to earning a Master's of Education in Advanced Instruction degree in a core content area, candidates have the opportunity to earn an Education Specialist Credential in Mild/Moderate Disabilities. The credential program is designed to prepare you to develop or improve the specialized knowledge and skills needed to recognize and respond to the individual differences among students with special education needs.
GCU's Autism Spectrum Disorder MA Degree program provides licensed special education teachers a deep understanding of an educator's responsibility to special needs students. The 32-credit online College of Education degree features eight heavily targeted courses on special education services for ASD students. It offers an orientation into the theoretical foundations of ASD's and the implications of an ASD student's exceptional needs in a school environment.
Through evidence-based practices and professional learning dispositions, the program focuses intensively on learner growth. It explores assistive technologies that enhance communication with ASD students. As the scope of the curriculum expands, it provides an in-depth study of legal policy and advocacy for ASD students within an ethical framework of their rights and responsibilities.
The program dissects a growing body of knowledge on the application of brain research in classroom practice that impacts curricular, instructional and assessment decisions of teachers each day. From neuroscience to the behavioral and cognitive sciences, it examines the intricacies of the mind as it relates to teaching and learning.
Since its first studies in 2000, the CDC has seen a steady and strong rise in the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). In 2012, the CDC reported that (based on 2008 findings) 1 in 88 children have been diagnosed with Autism. That is a 23% increase from the previous 2006 data.
The Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB) has made changes to their requirements for candidates looking to become Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA). The 4th Edition Task List will affect students taking the BACB exams starting in 2015.
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Aside from Applied Behavior Analysis degree holders, candidates with other degrees are also eligible for certification.
Effective January 2011, the following degrees were deemed acceptable by the BACB for BCBA and BCaBA candidates who wish to pursue certification.
Candidates with degrees in other fields must contact BACB to request consideration for eligibility.
BCBA Candidates: If you hold a BACB approved master's degree in applied behavior analysis, your degree fulfills the graduate coursework requirement toward BCBA certification eligibility. If you hold a master's degree in a BACB approved related field, you must also complete BACB approved graduate level ABA coursework.
BCaBA Candidates: If you hold a BACB approved bachelor's degree in applied behavior analysis, your degree fulfills the coursework requirement toward BCaBA certification eligibility. However, you intend to advance to BCBA certification, you must earn (1) a BACB approved ABA master's degree or (2) a degree in an approved related field plus BACB approved graduate level ABA coursework.


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Students who are in F-1 status and have been enrolled full-time at Michigan Tech for at least one full academic year in the current degree program are eligible for Curricular Practical Training. CPT is available only prior to the completion of your degree program and you must have a job offer at the time of application. CPT employment may not delay completion of the academic program. CPT can be done during the regular academic year or during the summer or winter break. Students must reapply for CPT employment authorization each semester (even if there are no changes ot employment). .
- F-1 students pursuing a degree at MTU who have completed at least one academic year (9 credits for graduate students or 12 credits for undergraduate students two consecutive semesters: fall, spring or summer) and who have maintained their F-1 status are eligible to apply for CPT.
- CPT must be in your major area of studies.
- CPT can be part-time (20 or fewer hours per week) or full-time (more than 20 hours per week).
- Twelve months (365 days) of full-time CPT will make you ineligible for OPT. Limit your total full-time CPT to 364 days if you want OPT!
- You must be registered full-time in co-op credits to be on CPT (undergrads, 2 co-op credits; grad students, 1 co-op credit). The Career Center manages both graduate and undergraduate co-op registration.
- You may only work during the dates listed on your I-20. If your employment is extended, you are required to get authorization and a new I-20 from IPS.
- You must maintain health insurance coverage while you are on CPT, including summer.
- You must apply for a Social Security Number in order to be paid from a U.S. employer.
- Your CPT I-20 is valid only for the employer for whom it was issued. You may not change employers without obtaining a new I-20.
- If your employer's address changes, or if your CPT is terminated by you or the employer before the ending date of the CPT, you must notify IPS so that we can update your SEVIS record.
How to Apply for CPT:
- Receive an employment offer letter from your employer on company letterhead. The letter must include the following:
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- Co-op start and end dates
- Number of hours of work each week
- Brief description of the work
- Complete and return the co-op application form along with your job offer letter to the Career Services Office.
- Once IPS receives approval for co-op you will receive a new I-20 listing your employer name, address and start and end date.
- Please allow up to 2 weeks for processing.
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Stephan Eirik Clark is a writer of fiction, creative nonfiction, and screenplays. His collection of short fiction, Vladimir's Mustache, was nominated for a Minnesota Book Award in 2013. Stories from the collection have been published in Witness, Ninth Letter, and Cincinnati Review. Clark's novel, Sweetness #9, from Little, Brown & Company, publishers of everyone from JD Salinger to David Sedaris, was highly reviewed and received the "Colbert Bump." His creative non-fiction has been recognized as notable in Best of the Web 2009 and Best American Essays 2009 and 2010. Professionally represented as a screenwriter while living in Los Angeles, he has optioned two scripts and seen his screenwriting honored by the Monterey County Film Commission and Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope film studios. A former Fulbright Fellow to Ukraine and one-time member of USC Film School, Stephan earned his master's degree in English from the University of California, Davis and a PhD in literature and creative writing from the University of Southern California. On the web: www.stephanclark.com
Cass Dalglish is a fiction writer and prose poet who has written television news and documentaries as a broadcast journalist. Her published books include the novels Nin (Spinsters Ink) and Sweetgrass (finalist for a Minnesota Book Award), and a book-length prose poem Humming the Blues (Calyx Books). Humming the Blues is a jazz interpretation of the Sumerian cuneiform signs in Enheduanna's Song to Inanna (Ancient Iraq, 2350 BCE). She was an invited speaker during the post museum session of the conference: Inanna — Live at the British Museum. London 2007.and selected for the McKnight/Walker/mnartists.org "Five Minutes of Fame" for her animation of her interpretation of the Song to Inanna. A recipient of The Loft Literary Center Minnesota Writers' Career Initiative Grant, she received the 2011 Distinguished Teaching and Learning Award For Excellence in Mentoring and Advising from Augsburg College. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and a PhD in writing with a concentration in ancient women's writing from The Union Institute. Cass is the MFA Program Director. On the web: cassdalglish.com
Jack El-Hai is the Summer Residency Workshop Mentor. A writer of literary journalism and creative nonfiction, his books include The Nazi and the Psychiatrist (Public Affairs), Turbulent Air: A History of Northwest Airlines (University of Minnesota Press), and The Lobotomist: A Maverick Medical Genius and His Tragic Quest to Rid the World of Mental Illness (Wiley). The Lobotomist is currently in production as a TV series pilot for HBO and was previously adapted as a PBS American Experience television documentary. Jack's newest project, The Nazi And The Psychiatrist is slated for publication by PublicAffairs Books and has recently been optioned for stage and screen by Mythology Entertainment. The book explores the complex relationship between American psychiatrist Dr. Douglas M. Kelley and Nazi war criminal and Hitler's right-hand man Hermann Goering. It has been licensed for Italian translation to the venerable Rizzoli publishing company. It was previously licensed for French translation to the publisher Les Arenes. In English, the book will be available in September 2013. Jack's essays and articles have appeared in The Atlantic,Wired, Scientific American Mind, The History Channel Magazine, American Heritage, and The Saturday Evening Post. Winner of a Minnesota Book Award and a McKnight Artist Fellowship, he is a past president of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. He holds an MFA in creative writing from Bennington College and an undergraduate degree in English from Carleton College.
Cary Waterman is a poet and creative nonfiction writer. Her published books include The Salamander Migration (University of Pittsburgh Press), When I Looked Back You Were Gone (finalist for the Minnesota Book Award), and Book of Fire (Nodin Press). Her work appears in many anthologies including A Geography of Poets, Poets Against the War and The Logan House Anthology of 21st Century American Poetry. She has won awards from the Bush Foundation, The McKnight Foundation and the Minnesota State Arts Board. She has had residencies and the Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland and the MacDowell Colony. For many years she was Poet-in-Residence with the Minnesota Writers in the Schools program. She has an undergraduate degree in English from the University of Denver and a master's degree from Minnesota State University-Mankato.
Heid E. Erdrich is author of four poetry collections, most recently Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems. She is Ojibwe from the Turtle Mountain Band in North Dakota. A long-time college professor, Heid is now an independent scholar and a frequent visiting writer at educational and cultural institutions across the country. In Minnesota, Heid often works with galleries to present exhibits focused on Native American visual art and she directs Wiigwaas Press an Ojibwe language publisher. A recipient of awards from The Loft Literary Center, the Archibald Bush Foundation and elsewhere, Heid has four times been nominated for the Minnesota Book Award which she won in 2009 for her book National Monuments. She is a 2012-13 Minnesota State Arts Board grant recipient. She is graduate of Dartmouth College and the Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars and holds a Ph.D. from the Union Institute. Her poetry films were featured in Studio Presents: Indigenous Short Film Showcase, 2013, sponsored by the Augsburg Native American Film Series. Read/Watch/Listen to MPR News on Heid – Pre-Occupied.
Christina Lazaridi, a visiting writer in 2013, joins the mentor faculty in spring, 2015. She was nominated for an Oscar for her screenplay for One Day Crossing, a WWII short drama. Her latest produced screenplay, Coming Up Roses (starring Bernadette Peters) opened recently in New York. She has consulted on projects developed for New Line and Bruckheimer Productions and has worked with Producers Eva Kolodner, Anne Chaisson, Lester Persky Productions and Academy Award Winner Documentarian Richard Kaplan. Her screenplays have won European Media Development Awards, a Student Academy Award, a Euroscript Development Award and a Chris Kazan Memorial Award. and her book on her screenwriting method, Stories that Change, was recently published by the Mediterranean Film Institute. A screenwriting professor at Princeton University, she also teaches Screenwriting at Columbia's Graduate Film Division. She is a mentor for the Mediterranean Film Institute and is Academic Director and Screenwriting Facilitator for CineQuaNon Labs, Mexico. She is a graduate of Princeton University and holds an MFA in Screenwriting (Honors) from Columbia University School of the Arts.
Sarah Myers is the designer of the Playwriting curriculum and will be Playwriting Mentor when the track opens in 2014. She is a playwright and performer, whose work has been produced in venues across the country, from the Wild Project (New York), to the Blue Theater and the Off Center (Austin, TX), to Columbia College's Center for Book & Paper Arts (Chicago). Most recently, her adaptation of Durrenmatt's The Visit was performed by Sod House Theater in heritage villages throughout Minnesota (2013) and her adaptation of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, directed by Luverne Seifert, toured historic homes throughout the state (2011 and 2012). Her next project with Sod House, an adaptation of Ibsen's Peer Gynt, will be produced by Sod House in the summer of 2014. She is a recipient of the Waldo M. and Grace C. Bonderman Playwriting Award, a Pushcart Prize nominee, and a Heideman Award finalist. Her plays have been published by Playscripts, Inc., New Madrid Journal, and Dramatics Magazine. She holds an MFA in Playwriting and in Drama and Theatre for Youth & Communities and a PhD in Performance as Public Practice from the University of Texas at Austin, and she is a former company member with Austin-based Rude Mechanicals and longtime co-director of Rude Mechs' Grrl Action program. Sarah Myers teaches in the theater program at Augsburg College, a program listed in Backstage magazine's 2012 Fall College Guide as one of the top five in the U.S. for theater majors who wish to continue their studies professionally
Raised in Lake of the Woods County in northern Minnesota, Cheri Johnson writes fiction, poetry, and criticism. She has won fellowships and residencies from Yaddo, The McKnight Foundation, The Bush Foundation, the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, and the Minnesota State Arts Board. An alum of Augsburg College, she has also earned an MA in English and writing from Hollins University and an MFA in fiction from The University of Minnesota. Her fiction and other work has been included in magazines such as Glimmer Train Stories, Pleiades, Puerto Del Sol, New South, The Rio Grande Review, Phantasmagoria, and Provincetown Arts, and her chapbook of poems, Fun & Games, was published by Finishing Line Press in 2009. Her literary biographies of Jane Johnston Schoolcraft and Tess Gallagher are included in the reference work American Writers, and she is currently studying the life and work of the American fiction writer Jane Bowles. An interest in music, theater, and interdisciplinary art projects has led her to collaborate with the composer/playwright Aaron Gabriel and Theater Latte Da, as well as with composer/performer Julie Johnson and the Zeitgeist New Music Ensemble. She keeps a record of the music she listens to and the books she reads on her website, cheribooksandmusic.com. Cheri will be a fiction mentor in the spring, 2016.
Neal Karlen is a former Newsweek and Rolling Stone staffwriter; and regular contributor to the The New York Times. He has published eight books of creative nonfiction, on topics ranging from rock music (Babes in Toyland) and minor league baseball (Slouching Toward Fargo) to linguistic history (The Story of Yiddish) and religious fundamentalism (Shanda.) His family memoir (Augie's Secrets) reached number one on Amazon's national "crime and criminal biography" bestseller list for eleven hours, while two distant relatives still refuse to speak to him two years later. Karlen has collaborated with the rock star Prince on a rock opera ("The Dawn") and delivered regular on-air essays for the CBS national news show "America Tonight" and "Off Tenth." His fiction has appeared in The Indiana Review, his books have been excerpted in The New York Times, and his stories and essays have been widely anthologized. Karlen's work has been cited by the New York Public Library for literary excellence; won the national Casey Award for best literary book with a baseball theme; and been awarded the American Historical Society Prize.Analyzing Karlen's career, "The New York Review of Books" critic Phillip Lopate opined that he was "hilarious, insightful, touching, informative….Karlen is simply one of the best, most sophisticated, and literate practitioners of journalism we have." At the other end of the literary spectrum, "Entertainment Weekly" officially gave Karlen his first "A" grade since high school, declaring "in [100 years], if college students are still taking a course called 'The Literature of Fact,' now taught by John McPhee at Princeton, Jen-X, written by Neal Karlen, should be required reading." A graduate of Brown University, he holds an M.A. in journalism from the University of Minnesota, and has lectured and taught creative writing from Bangor to Bakersfield.
CARSON KREITZER's Lasso of Truth is enjoying a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere this year, with productions at Marin Theatre Company, Synchronicity in Atlanta, and Unicorn Theatre in Kansas City. She is a member of the Workhaus Collective, an alumna of New Dramatists, and a Core Member and current Board Member of the Playwrights' Center in Minneapolis. She and composer Matt Gould are currently under commission from Yale Rep and New Dramatists for their new musical LEMPICKA. She is writing a new play for the Guthrie Theatre, supported by a grant from the Toulmin Foundation, and is the current Dowling Annaghmakerrig Fellow. Carson is the past recipient of two Jerome Fellowships and support from the NEA and NYSCA. She was the first Playwrights of New York (PoNY) Fellow at the Lark Play Development Center. won two McKnight Advancement Grants and was recently named a McKnight winner — for the third time. Her collection SELF DEFENSE and other plays is available from No Passport Press. Carson will be a playwriting mentor in the spring, 2016.
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John Gaterud, will lead the Publishing Concentration in 2014 as Publisher/Mentor of the Augsburg Howling Bird National Book Prize.
He has long-time interests in writing, publishing, and "good stories well told." He has worked as a newspaper and magazine reporter, editor, graphic designer, and publisher and taught mass communications at Minnesota State University, Mankato. John holds journalism degrees from the University of Northern Colorado, the University of Oregon, and The Union Institute, where he earned his doctorate, with emphases in American studies and creative nonfiction writing. He currently serves as editor and publisher of Blueroad Press, a literary-arts book-publishing company he founded with his daughter, Abbey, in 2007. Blueroad titles have received writing and design prizes from Publishers Association of the West (short stories/poetry/anthologies), Midwest Independent Publishers (cover design and travel writing), Independent Publisher (essay/creative nonfiction), and Minnesota Book Awards (memoir/creative nonfiction). Excerpts from Philip Bryant's jazz/poetry memoir, Stompin' at The Grand Terrace, published by Blueroad, were featured in Best Music Writing 2010 (Da Capo). John brings to Augsburg College a love for the art and craft of bookmaking – from concept to print.
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The corner of the garden planted with plants of oriental origin desperately needed some ground cover. Most of the other plantings were trees and shrubs.
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Astrology.Richard Brown: Several versions of the Sedna myth exist amongst the Inuit, who live in northern Canada and Greenland, but the basic plot line above is more or less consistent through the variations. An elaboration of some of those variations follows. Most versions of the myth describe a beautiful young Inuit woman, Sedna, living with her widower father, although one version does mention her mother being alive. She is unmarried upon reaching adulthood, often having rejected several suitable young men as husbands. Some versions say she rejected suitors from pride, others say she simply refused to follow tradition. Some versions of the myth have her taking a first husband, a dog. In one version the dog marriage is punishment by her father for refusing to marry and the marriage consummated by the dog raping Sedna, but in another version Sedna falls in love with the dog who proves to be a kind a loving husband. Some versions have no offspring from the dog marriage, but other versions have both human and canine offspring who go on to be the ancestors of Europeans and Inuit. In any event, the dog dies, is killed by the father, or drops out of the picture...read more>>>...


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Bill would address delta's environmental problems
SACRAMENTO -- Democratic lawmakers on Monday proposed legislation that would balance the habitat and water supply in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a fragile ecosystem that provides drinking water to two-thirds of state residents.
The bill highlights five possible strategies, with a mandate that the Legislature end decades of debate and select a fix-it plan for the delta by 2008.
"Let's get to work and pick one," said Sen. Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento.
The lawmakers seized upon a set of recycled ideas promoted earlier this year in a report by the Public Policy Institute of California.
Among the potential solutions is piping water around the delta by building a canal. That would guarantee water deliveries to farmers and cities in Southern California and the San Francisco Bay area if a levee were to break and sea water rushed in. A 1982 initiative to build such a canal was rejected by voters.
The Democrats' bill is the latest attempt to address problems in a vital estuary that drains more than 40 percent of the state's land mass but is beset by trouble, from disappearing native fish to sinking islands to decade-old levees in need of repair.
Previous attempts to address delta problems have been stymied by the cross currents of myriad special interests that include cities, farmers, local irrigation districts and environmentalists.
The highest profile attempt of recent years is the California and Federal Bay-Delta Program, a state and federal joint effort started in 1994. Its goal was to end long-running disputes over delta water and restore the region's ecology. But critics of the CalFed program say it has failed to live up to its mission, despite more than a decade of work and $3 billion.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger weighed in with his own plan earlier this year, appointing a task force to study potential solutions.
"All of us have to give a little in order to make the system better," said Sen. Mike Machado, D-Linden.
The other ideas include a proposal to fortify several levees, thus creating a channel to send water through the delta, and reducing the amount of exported water.
In a separate action related to delta water, the state Department of Water Resources on Monday sought authorization to operate pumps it uses to send water out of the delta to cities and farms.
The move comes two weeks after an Alameda County Superior Court judge ordered the pumps at the Harvey O. Banks plant to be shut within 60 days unless the state complies with environmental laws designed to protect endangered fish.
The pumps are crucial for water deliveries throughout California, but also suck in and kill fish species that are threatened or endangered, including the chinook salmon and delta smelt.
State water officials want to avoid the time-consuming process of applying for permits. Instead, they are asking the state Department of Fish and Game to show that the pumping operations comply with the California Endangered Species Act.
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Labor Market Effects of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Citation Information: The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy. Volume 11, Issue 1, ISSN (Online) 1935-1682, DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2707, October 2011
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We study the labor market effects of the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, which was the largest U.S. oceanic oil spill prior to the 2010 Gulf Oil Spill. We find that employment and average earnings increased in 1989 when the cleanup effort was largest and there appears to have been little, if any, adverse effect on average labor market opportunities in later years. Increased wages elicited increased labor supply in the form of both in-migration of workers and increased weekly hours. While the labor market effects of the spill were largely beneficial, there is some evidence that the effects upon self-employed fishing boat owners in the region may have been more heterogeneous, with some owners signing lucrative cleanup contracts with Exxon and its agents while others did not. The existence of these positive labor effects does not address the significant environmental, psychological and social costs imposed on the region and on the communities whose livelihood and organization were affected by the spill.
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Two Washington County properties are among nine in the state that are on the road to being placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Kalarama Farm and Maple Grove, also known as the Old Settles Place or Hardin House, had their applications approved during a meeting of the Kentucky Historic Preservation Review Board last week.
At Tuesday's Springfield City Council meeting, several council members brought up nuisance problems concerning barking animals and junk vehicles, and they discussed the problems with police chief Fred Armstrong.
It's located across the county line, but that doesn't mean it's not a benefit to Washington County.
The Marion County Area Technology Center (MCATC) serves students from Washington County, as well as Marion County, and provides training to get the young people of both counties ready for their careers.
Principal Laura Arnold, a Washington County resident, said the center is on the property of the Marion County School District, but is operated by state agencies.
KNOXVILLE - Jurors acquitted Springfield native and 2006 Washington County High School graduate Vanessa Coleman of first-degree murder Thursday in the January 2007 torture-slayings of a West Knox County, Tenn., couple who were carjacked while on a date.
They convicted Coleman of facilitation of felony murder and other lesser charges in the death of University of Tennessee student Channon Christian, 21, but acquitted Coleman of charges in the death of Christian's boyfriend, Christopher Newsom, 23, a trim carpenter.
The verdicts came in the ninth day of the trial.
Jim Crouch is a wanted man. The Republican candidate for Washington County Sheriff has three Democrats fighting for a chance to go one-on-one with him in the Nov. 2 general election. But before he knows who will be his opponent this fall, the three Democrats must see who wins the battle of the ballot in the May 18 primary.
The seeds of higher education were planted in Washington County nearly two years ago when ground was broken for the Springfield campus of the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College System. Now, the campus is in full bloom and ready to receive its first full-time students this fall. A ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremony took place Thursday afternoon to unveil the newest addition to the KCTCS.
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Springfield police officers assisted in a high-speed chase that made its way through Washington County Thursday.
Kentucky State Police were in pursuit of a 17-year-old from Ohio, and the chase went through Springfield along KY 555.
KSP troopers gave chase to a sport utility vehicle, reaching speeds of more than 100 miles per hour. The SUV was being driven by a 17-year-old juvenile, who was wanted in Ohio on felony robbery and assault charges, according to a report by KSP.
Republican Julie McRay Waits is preparing her bid for Washington County Clerk, but she won't know who her opponent will be in November until Democratic incumbent Glenn Black and challenger Richard "Richie" Hamilton face off in the primary on May 18.
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My school aged kids need to be kept quiet during nap time for my 18mo. This is proving to be a challenge this summer! And whatever they do, it needs to be with minimal supervision from me.
So far I'm taking them to the library pretty often. We are getting 2 Netflix movies at a time and I've been getting a Red Box or two a week also. I have been allowing some Wii time....this is strictly a weekend only activity normally. They do have an art box with all kinds of art supplies in it. And I run a preschool out of my home so I have a whole preschool filled with craft crap of all kinds from every color of pipe cleaner available in the world to easels for painting. Seriously....it is nuts how much I have. And yet, we are running out of things to do. And "hey kids quiet down" is getting old.
We have been doing some computer time. They like Cool Math Games for Kids. They want to do Moshi Monsters but it makes me uneasy because that website does allow contact between players with NO parental controls.
So, does anyone have suggestions of other things we can do around here? What about some fun, educational but SAFE websites? I saw Pet Pet Park being advertised and there are parental controls there. Anyone have experience with that?
My baby naps 3+hrs a day so I'm really pulling my hair out here! Ideas desperately needed! TIA!


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Saratoga Springs, New York June, 1897
Theodora Langston watched Edgar Fane stroll across the lobby of the Grand Union Hotel. A half smile lurked at the corners of his mouth, while a swelling crowdmostly ladiesclustered about him. His gray fedora tipped forward jauntily and one pale hand lightly swung a brass-handled walking stick, tapping the marble foyer with each step. Mr. Fane epitomized a gentleman out to enjoy his season at Saratoga Springs. He had the right, seeing he was a son of one of the richest men in the country.
Thea watched him, and her heart burned with hatred.
As he passed the marbled pillar where she stood, the indifferent gaze passed over her as though Thea were part of the pillar. Edgar Fane, she had discovered over the past ten days, preferred his female admirers long and willowy and adoring, or dainty and luscious and adoring. She could feign adoration, but since her unextraordinary face and physique failed to capture the scoundrel's interest, Thea would have to try a different strategy. She had spent the last of her deceased grandmother's trust fund on this crusade, and would not abandon her quest until Edgar Fane was behind bars, where he belonged.
Her troubled glance fell upon Grandmother's ruby ring, snug on Thea's engagement finger. She was accustomed to ink from a printing press, not fancy rings. Still, the facade of wealth was necessary to gain access to the higher echelons of Saratoga Springs society. Justice did not come cheaply. The ring might be real, all the lavish gowns she'd purchased from Bloomingdale's with the rest of the trust money might be the latest fashion, but she was living a lie.
She could hear her grandfather's voice as though she were standing in their library on that rainy afternoon a month earlier. Thea, you mustn't think such things about him. He had sounded so gentle. Gentle, and defeated. Mr. Fane proclaimed his innocence with equal vehemence. No proof of malfeasance on his part has surfaced.
You are innocent, but you're the one they arrested, you're the one those awful Secret Service operatives treated like a common criminal!
I was the one who tried to deposit counterfeit funds.
But it was Edgar Fane who had paid Charles Langston with those bogus funds.
The burning hatred inside Thea seethed, cauterizing her heart. No use to pray for forgiveness, or ask for divine help. Her grandfather could pray all he wanted to, but Thea doubted God would oblige Charles Langston with an answer. Because of Edgar Fane, her grandfather's faith had dimmed to the stub of a barely flickering candle. As for Thea, life had finally forced her to swallow an unpalatable truth: She could not trust anyoneGod or manto see justice served. If she wanted Edgar Fane to be punished for his crimes, she'd have to do it herself.
For all her life she'd played a partthe good child, the grateful girl, the admirable womanwhile inside, insecurity and anxiety clawed with razor-stropped spikes. Now she was about to embark on her most ambitious role. She did not enjoy the risk and the public nature of the charade, but she was confident of her success.
The crowded hotel parlor seemed to lurch, and Thea braced herself against the grooved pillar until the sensation dissipated. She never should have used her mother's maiden name, a constant reminder that no matter whether her present life be truth or lie, she remained the abandoned daughter of a wayward youngest son and a vaudeville singer from the Bowery. No surprise that for most of her childhood she struggled with dizzy spells.
As for faith, life had finally forced Thea to swallow an unpalatable truth: something was lacking in her, something missing from birth that made her unlovable to everyone but her grandfather.
Despite Charles Langston's attempts to give her the life of a privileged young lady, perhaps she was Hetty Pickford's daughter after all.
The high-pitched whinny of an alarmed horse cut through the noisy road traffic on the Saratoga Springs Broadway. Moments earlier Devlin Stone had emerged from the Indian encampment arcade, where he'd spent the past two hours shadowing a suspect. Scarborough disappeared into one of the sidewalk eateries, and Devlin let him go, instead searching the street until he spotted a foam-flecked bay hitched to a surrey in front of the Columbian Hotel. Hooves clattered on the cobblestones by the curb and the horse's head strained against the checkrein. The driver, stupid man, yanked on the reins while shouting an unending barrage of abuse.
Anger flaring, Dev approached just as the terrified horse reared in the traces and plunged forward straight toward a pair of young boys on bicycles. Dev leaped in front of them. "Move!" he ordered, whipping off his jacket.
The two boys scrambled for safety but the horse swung his head around, ears flat and teeth bared. Devlin grabbed the driving reins just behind the bit, then flung his jacket over the blinkers to completely blind the horse.
"Easy, boy calm down, you're all right. Nobody's going to hurt you now."
"Hey! Whadaya think you're doing?" the driver yelled, sawing on the reins in a vain attempt to regain control.
With his free hand Dev reached for his pocketknife. "Probably saving this animal's life, and unfortunately yours," he responded in the same soothing tone as he lifted the knife, slicing both reins twelve inches from the bit. "There you are, fella. No more pressure on your mouth. That's it just relax."
He dropped the knife back in his trouser pocket, unlatched the checkrein. The driver's complexion had gone from the boiling flush of rage to dirty-sheet gray. Good. Devlin held his palm in front of the horse's nostrils, waiting until a hot fluttering breath gently blew over his fingers before he slowly removed his jacket. A single quiver rolled through the flanks, but the horse stood still, watching Devlin.
"Good boy. You're all right." He applied light forward pressure and the horse docilely allowed Dev to lead him across Broadway onto a calm side street.
Devlin turned to the driver. "Get out of the buggy."
"I'm not paying for the harness you ruined," the man complained, climbing stiffly down from the surrey.
"How about you shut up and hand me the rest of the reins?" Before Devlin pummeled the bounder himself.
The lash of temper did the trick, for without further argument the man complied. In seconds Dev formed a makeshift hackamore, and secured the end to a hitching post.
"You know horses well enough," the driver observed grudgingly. "Guess I owe you. Don't know what spooked the stupid animal."
"Try having a piece of metal crammed in your mouth, then have someone yank on it until it bleeds." Devlin eyed the other man with disfavor.
"Yeah well, I don't usually do my own driving." He glanced at the now-quiet horse, a flicker of admiration warring with the sneer. "Anytime you want a job as coachman, look me up." He reached into his vest pocket and tugged out an ivory calling card.
"No, thanks. I'd have to be around you." Devlin rummaged for a fifty-cent piece, flicked it so the coin fell with a soft thud onto the packed dirt inches from the man's shiny shoes. "Enjoy a cup of coffee at the Congress Spring Pavilion. I'll return this animal. Where'd you rent him? The livery on Henry Street? By the way, you are right about one thing." He waited a moment before continuing, "I strongly suggest you do hire a driver. Because if I catch you mistreating a horse again, rest assured you'll feel a lot worse than the animal."
The driver bristled anew. Then, jaw muscles working, with his heel he ground the coin into the dirt, swiveled and stalked off down the street.
An hour later, mostly recovered, Devlin stood on the piazza of the Grand Union Hotel, surrounded by a herd of chattering humanity instead of a spooked horse in a herd of Broadway traffic. He wished, not for the first time, that he was back in Virginia, surrounded by his own horses, none of which had ever known the cruelty that poor livery hack endured. The pasture would be lush and green, and if he looked up he would see the ancient Blue Ridge Mountains against a summer sky instead of rows of massive white marble columns supporting a structure billed as the largest hotel in the world.
Over the aroma of ladies' French perfume and men's sweat he caught a whiff of popcorn. Maneuvering his way between a cluster of ladies debating on whether to visit Tiffany's before or after a promenade along Broadway, Devlin shouldered his way over to the vendor to buy a bag of popcorn.
Bright summer sunshine poured over Saratoga, onto the twenty-plus thousand tourists enjoying a season at the place touted as "America's Resort." An ironic smile hovered at the corners of Devlin's mouth. How many of the guests would scramble for the first train leaving the depot if they knew an operative for the U.S. Secret Service prowled among them?
Perhaps he should have flashed his badge at that lout earlierexcept Dev was here undercover, the badge and credentials safely hidden in his own hotel room.
Of course few operativesif anycould spend an entire season playing the part of a wealthy gentleman of leisure. In the first place, Congress would never approve the funds. To Devlin's way of thinking, such shortsightedness plagued a lot of government officials. He'd only been with the Service for two years, and at the moment did not feel adequate to match wits with the Hotel Hustler.
In only three years, the invisible thief had cost unsuspecting dupes somewhere in the neighborhood of fifty million dollarsand nobody could figure out how he managed it.
The previous autumn, Service hopes had soared when a call came in from the chief of the New York City office; they'd arrested a man at the bank where he tried to pass bills matching the Hustler's work. Infuriatingly, the man denied all knowledge of counterfeiting, claiming the false bills had come from Edgar Fane. Corroborating evidence could not be found either to support his claims or prove his guilt, and they'd been forced to release Charles Langston. Edgar Fane hadn't even been arrested, much less charged. Another dead end in this impenetrable maze.
Counterfeiters were a despicable bunch. Pervasive as flies, they swarmed the country, mostly in cities, undermining the national currency. A few of them had committed murder. Over the last decade, for the most part the Service had done a crackerjack job closing down the worst of the gangs.
But the Hotel Hustler had them stumped.
Devlin accepted that pride as well as a dose of cussed-ness had concocted this present undercover infiltration scheme. Chief Hazen reluctantly sanctioned it, telling Devlin he certainly wouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth.
He'd laughed when he said it.
Dev shook his head and resumed watching the front of the Grand Union Hotel. Six weeks earlier, a reliable snitch had informed another operative that the Hustler would be at Saratoga, but as always no other information, such as a description, had surfaced. Three guests, one of them Edgar Fane, warranted surveillance, based upon these scraps of evidence tirelessly gleaned over the past twenty months.
Some ten minutes later patience was rewarded. Dev watched the impeccably clad Edgar Fane emerge onto the piazza, surrounded by his throng of hangers-on. Dev had been shadowing the cultured, congenial fellow for three days, and the man did not fit the usual profile of a criminal. Privileged son of the owner of exclusive emporiums all over the country, Fane scattered money and bonhomie wherever he traveled. The money thus far was genuine. Dev wasn't convinced about the rest. Edgar Fane reminded him of a Thoroughbred he and his uncle once reluctantly agreed to train for the owner. Flashy specimen of horseflesh, conformation of championsbut not an animal to turn your back on.
Edgar Fane paused, lifted his hand. Several women approached, and Devlin watched in some amusement as they jockeyed for positionthe buxom redhead boldly thrust her arm through Fane's, while a regal blonde offered a narrow white hand adorned with several rings, which Fane adroitly kissed even as his other hand patted the redhead's arm. The trio merged into the crowd, easy enough to follow since the redhead sported a gigantic hat the size of a saddle.
Devlin shouldered away from the column, then paused, his gaze returning to the third woman, the one Fane had barely seemed to notice as the other two women led him away. She stood very still, and in this chattering, gesticulating, endlessly restless crowd that stillness piqued Dev's interest. Without fuss, he tucked his hands in the waistband of his trousers and sauntered down the steps, pretending to scan the crowd while he memorized the young woman.
Unremarkable height and build in comparison to the luscious redhead and slender blonde. Like most society women, she styled her mass of honey-colored hair in the current Gibson girl fashion. Creamy magnolia complexion and a soft mouth, large dark brown eyes gazing after Edgar Fane with an expression ofDevlin's eyebrows shot up. Was that anger, or fear?
He wasn't to know, because the woman abruptly turned in a graceful swirl of skirts and hurried off in the opposite direction.
Thinking fast was one of the Service's unwritten requirements: intrigued, Dev followed the spurned woman instead of shadowing Fane, keeping at least a dozen people between them. When a potential masher approached her, his manner a trifle too familiar, Devlin's fingers twitched with the need to intervene.
Wasn't necessary. The young woman laughed, said something; the vanquished masher tipped his hat and moved away. So. The lady knew how to dismiss louts without causing offense.
Perhaps she'd had a lot of practice.
For several more moments Devlin followed her, automatically memorizing traits, from the slight tilt of her head to the firm assurance in her steps, the swanlike neck and softly rounded shoulders. A fine figure of a woman, perhaps. But he needed to see that face again. Moving quickly, he wound his way along the teeming walkway until he was some twenty feet ahead of the woman. He bought a frankfurter from a sweating vendor, absently munching while he chewed over his response to this particular female.
With an internal jolt he realized his acute interest bordered on personal rather than professional. He needed to see her face not only to jot down an accurate description in his nightly notes, but to discover if that blaze of emotion in her eyes had been a trick of the sunlight, rather than a revelation of her character. In his experience, women didn't always feel like they acted, or acted like they felt.


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- Family-run site on the dramatic Jurassic Coast
- Private beach and secluded bay access for guests
- Golf, free entertainment and pool complex with Jacuzzi and sauna
Cor. We'll eat our collective hats if lads and lasses of all sizes don't find a mega amount of things to do at Ladram Bay Holiday Centre overlooking the Jurassic Coast – it's billed as the holiday park with 'something for everyone' and has been heaped with tourist and environmental awards over the years. Having its own private beach and secluded bay probably helps too...
An adventure playground with giant pirate ship (aaaarrr) are just a few of the picks at this friendly family park; kids' and teen clubs will keep small lads and lasses entertained during the day, and the arcade with several sorts of games should see them additionally amused.
As should the megasaurus Jurassic-themed adventure golf course, added in 2015, which has large and lurking dinosaurs placed around it, and the new pool complex with interactive splash zone, slides and fountains, sauna, a Jacuzzi, steam room and gym. An indoor soft play area is available for children up to 12 – and, most thoughtfully – is right next door to the Pebbles Restaurant so you can have a bite to eat while keeping an eye on your free-range offspring.
The soft play area and a plethora of other pastimes are all in the Three Rocks complex, which also has the amusement arcade, Waves Bar and Nightspot and Sky and BT sports on the big screen. Elsewhere, supplies are fully covered with the well-stocked supermarket, beach Seaview Shack and the Coast Takeaway for essential holiday fish and chips. Pebbles Restaurant was fully refurbished – booths, decor and new menu – in 2015.
Looking for even more to do? Ladram Bay Holiday Centre also has a wide programme of instructor-led activities for a reasonable extra charge, where grown-ups and children alike can try their hands at raft building, sea scooters and body zorbing. Or have a day on the centre's private beach, with watersports from the shore, rockpooling towards the far end and kayak, rowing boat or motorboat hire from the beach kiosk.
Ladram Bay also has two coin-operated launderettes, both with washing machines, dryers, irons and ironing boards.
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Heather Mitts treading lightly before World Cup
Heather Mitts is a soccer star, a model who was once named Page 2's Hottest Female Athlete, which she graciously calls "the highlight of a career," and is married to NFL player A.J. Feeley. She's won two Olympic gold medals, and has done extensive television work. But she's still working on fulfilling a life-long goal.
Mitts, who will be 33 in June, was selected to the World Cup team in 2003 but suffered a broken leg. Then, in 2007, she missed her shot after suffering a torn ACL just months before the tournament.
So after being selected again this year for the World Cup in Germany, in the twilight of her soccer career, is she taking protective measures? Wrapping herself in bubble wrap until the tournament starts?
"I guess I should be,"she said, laughing, noting that she's been struggling a little with a hamstring injury. "It's obviously just frustrating at this point. I feel like I do everything possible to put myself in the right position. Hopefully all this stuff will work out, and I'll be on my way to my first World Cup."
Mitts said the Olympics were amazing, but the World Cup, held June 26-July 17, is her dream destination. And the fact that this year's Cup is in Germany, where soccer fans are so passionate, makes it even more exciting, she said.
"It's the reason why I'm still playing," said Mitts, who spoke to Page 2 as part of her spokesman role for TRX, a suspension weight-training system she uses to stay in shape during the season. "Just to be able to say that you've been a part of the World Cup. ... It's the pinnacle of our sport, and it's something I've been dreaming about since the very beginning. Soccer fans around the world appreciate the World Cup. It's the Super Bowl for us."
It's not surprising to hear Mitts make a football comparison. She's married to Feeley, a quarterback who has been in the NFL for 11 seasons, and was even a sideline reporter for ESPN several years ago on college football broadcasts, something she said she'd be open to considering again after her soccer career is over.
"Football's great to cover," Mitts said. "It's exciting, and luckily I have a pretty good teacher here at home, so that helps."


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Holley's Oldsmobile - Down With The DetailsWritten by on December 5, 2002 Contributors: John Balow Holley's Olds Comes Together
Last month, we showed you how the body and paint turned out on Holley's Oldsmobile, which has been touring the country both with the Holley truck as well as with Year One. This time around, we'll look at some of the details that make this car a showstopper. John Balow's Muscle Car Restoration really did a nice job!
Though Balow's Wisconsin shop concentrates on bringing cars back to their original condition, this Olds was a different animal. Many more aftermarket parts were involved in terms of suspension and brakes, and the gauge cluster you see here isn't something you'll find on a row of resto cars. Read these captions carefully, as Balow went to great trouble to point out the stuff that will help you install parts on any vintage vehicle. Trust us, you'll learn from this one.
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The power steering box was restored by Steer & Gear, and improved with their Firm Feel system, which amounts to setting the box up to police car specs. The result is better response to driver input and a firmer, more modern feel than you normally associate with old musclecars.After the chassis is completely finished, including running all brake and fuel lines, the painted body is lowered into place and fitted to the chassis with new rubber isolators and mounting hardware from Year One. Notice the exhaust system next to the lift--the pipes will be slipped in between the body and the chassis before the two are permanently re-attached.A complete suspension kit was supplied by PST. This included new tie rods, ball joints, idler arms, and new urethane bushings for improved performance. Rather than just paint everything chassis black, MCR primed the tie rods, A-arm shafts, and other components with DP50, then finished them in stainless steel paint for contrast. The stainless steel paint gives a long-lasting, durable finish, and adds a nice detail to the undercarriage. Front and rear sway bars, part of a G-Max kit from PST, were installed to further improve the car's handling characteristics. With the Firm Feel steering box, PST's urethane bushings and sway bars, the Hotchkis rear suspension components, and the Baer brakes, the Cutlass is going to handle more like a modern sports car than an old musclecar.The original A/C system was completely rebuilt, with every component either being restored or replaced. Again, a lot of the components won't actually be seen once the car is finished, but it will all perform exactly as new.Nothing from the original brake system was retained. Baer Brakes provided the power booster, master cylinder and disc brake kit, while Fines Lines is responsible for the replacement stainless steel brake and fuel lines.The wiper motor assembly is a very visible element of the engine compartment, as it's mounted top and center on the firewall, and it just doesn't look right if it's simply repainted. Year One supplied a correctly restored wiper motor (PN 2513N) and washer pump assembly.The Pat Musi Racing Engines-built, 632-inch raised deck Merlin puts out 758 hp and 780 lb-ft of torque. Holley's Commander 950 electronic fuel injection system utilizes a custom-built 2,000-cfm billet throttle body to feed the monster. It also has Powermaster's 168-tooth, XS Torque starter for Chevy Staggered Mount (PN 9512) and its Polished Delco One Wire 140 Amp Alternator (PN 67294)-- that alternator is an important item, as many forget just how much demand that EFI can put on an electrical system.We've received a lot of mail about the choice of engines here (and all admit that some of that's justified), but Holley's catalog of engine parts had a big-block Chevy (though it has no GM parts) working as a rotating catalog better than an original Olds motor (Remember, Holley owns Lunati). We have a story upcoming on this engine soon.
A Turbo Action-built TH400 and 3,500-rpm-stall converter replace the original TH350 and will be plenty capable of handling the big Rat motor. Year One supplied a new trans mount specific to this car (PN JJ689) to make it all come together.There are some excellent tips to be learned here as the engine is being lowered into the chassis. First is the use of sheets to protect the frame's finish. Also notice that the HPC-coated headers have already been bolted to the exhaust pipes and are in place, and rubber bungee cords are employed to keep them pulled back out of the way. Installing the headers before the engine ensures the HPC coating isn't scraped, nor is any of the paint on the chassis, engine or firewall. Plus, it's just a whole lot easier!Cooling is amply handled by a custom Griffin Pro Series aluminum radiator (PN 6271AM) with a Flex-a-lite dual-mount fan and shroud system (PN 220R) pulling air across the fins.Never try to restore or re-use an original gas tank when a reproduction is available--it's just not worth the hassle. Year One supplied the gas tank (PN FA46), the fuel sending unit (PN 2114N), the pads, straps, and J-bolts.The gauge cluster is a work of art. Muscle Car Restorations milled a new cluster housing from a 3/8-inch billet aluminum plate and mounted a full complement of Auto Meter's carbon fiber-faced gauges in itAfter the gauges were located, a matching burled wood-finish, thin metal applique was glued to the aluminum, and the holes were die-cut in the applique.The wiring harness came from Year One (PN L15660) and included a new fuse panel. The dash harness was installed on the dash panel while the dash was still out of the car--by far the best, and easiest, way to install a new dash harness.
The headlight buckets and surrounds were completely disassembled, and the headlight trim rings and bezels were sent to Iverson Automotive (along to be restored with the rest of the car's stainless and aluminum trim).The entire grille area was treated as a subassembly and built on a workbench, then installed on the car as a complete unit, just as the factory did it 30 years ago. Working this way throughout the course of a restoration saves a tremendous amount of time and effort.The taillight lenses and new wiring harnesses came from Year One, while the light buckets and bezels were sent to Paul's Plating for a fresh finish (724-538-3403, www.paulschrome.com).Again, bead blasting and painting the buckets silver would get the job done, but it wouldn't be right, and it wouldn't last.The rear bumper was restored to concours quality by Keystone Automotive Keystone (612-789-1919), where they do bumpers, and only bumpers. This specialization ensures the bumpers are straight, free of waves and grinder marks, and perfectly plated. Again, this work is up to concours standards, where it must be absolutely perfect.The trunk was finished with a rubber trunk mat from Year One (PN BM672), which had to be installed before the Custom Auto Sound CD changer could be bolted in place. Notice that even the spare tire hold down bolt has been restored, and detailed with rubber coating at the hook end to protect the floor bracket's paint. A new convertible top well and liner from Year One will hide the new top lift motor and lines.


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Jim Buss, leery of anything that reminded him of Phil Jackson (up to and including his family members, reportedly) handed that honor to Mike Brown, and we saw how that turned out. The Lakers are in Indiana on Friday night, ill-prepared to meet an emerging Pacers squad due to injuries to Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant, and yet Shaw isn't taking the time to gloat. As it's been since leaving Los Angeles nearly two years ago, he's taking the long view. Even if it means considering distancing himself from the man he learned so much from. From, again, Mark Medina at the Los Angeles Daily News:
"I'm just perceived as just a triangle guy," he said. "I have conversations with Phil and I said, 'I thought working for you and playing for you would be my biggest asset going into interviews. Actually it's been my biggest liability.'
"We've laughed about it. He's said to me on more than one occasion, 'It's best for you to distance yourself from me and our system.' "
Shaw refuses to shy away from that, considering Jackson's extensive success. Instead, he vows he will remain patient and enjoy his current gig.
"Someone will take a leap of faith and give me an opportunity," said Shaw, who's been an assistant for nine seasons. "That's the only reason why I haven't been a head coach yet.
Well, that's not the only reason.
Medina reports that Shaw was offered the vacant Charlotte Bobcats head coaching position during the last offseason. Shaw reportedly turned the position down because, well … "Charlotte Bobcats." Charlotte went with Bob Cobb lookalike Mike Dunlap instead, and Shaw explained his decision as such:
"I want to be in a situation where I have a chance," Shaw said. "Usually when you come into your first head coaching job, you don't get to dictate what the situation is going to be. But you want a chance and an organization that has a game plan going forward that's sustainable and where you have some pieces of value where you can put things together and get on the fast track."
So it isn't as if Shaw has been completely bereft of opportunities. He just wants the right one, first. And considering Charlotte's 14-50 record, worst in the NBA, we can't blame the guy.
His partner, Indiana coach Frank Vogel, understands Shaw's value; telling Medina that Brian will "be a coach of the year candidate every single year" once he finally gets that top job. Something that Bryant, who played alongside Shaw in the triangle offense and worked with him for years when Shaw was a member of the Laker coaching staff, probably doesn't want to hear. Bryant wasn't always enamored with the triangle, and by Jackson's final season in Los Angeles he was just about ignoring it for long stretches, but he'd probably welcome the return to form as the Lakers continue to attempt to mold their disparate parts.
Shaw's not just some gestalt-lovin' Tex Winter-clone, though. He's widely praised as one of the architects of Indiana's league-best defense, and was considered to be (here comes that name again) Phil Jackson's top defensive adviser during his time in Los Angeles – no small task, considering Los Angeles' usually-lacking foot speed on the perimeter.
And in fairness to Shaw, Bobcat fans should not be taking his decision last summer as a slap in the face.
As late as last September we were still wondering if Bobcats owner Michael Jordan, who has had a terrible record as personnel boss with two different NBA teams, had fully handed the team's decision-making process over to GM Rich Cho. It's true that every owner in the NBA has the final say on player movement, but for someone as notoriously competitive (and notoriously bad at GM'ing) as Jordan, it was and is fair to assume that the Bobcats could have issues with this partnership moving forward.
For Shaw, still reeling from the Buss family's meddling in GM Mitch Kupchak's affairs, the arrangement probably hit too close to home. And then, last summer, there was that nagging feeling around the league that Mike Brown wasn't long for Los Angeles. That probably played a part as well, even if the Lakers looked the other way when Brown was shown the door in hiring Mike D'Antoni.
Even if he isn't a head coach yet, Shaw's preferred placement is a good one. And he's earned it, even if the Buss family disagrees.
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