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Oh, but he enriched my day!!! Love shouting matches with grizzled old guys. The key is to keep yelling while they're yelling.
Oh, but he enriched my day!!! Love shouting matches with grizzled old guys. The key is to keep yelling while they're yelling.
yeah, when something like that happens i remind myself that his punishment is to be a miserable old man. so miserable in fact that he can't keep his good vibes up while riding his bike on a beautiful morning like today. that's a fate far worse than anything i could dish out. then i prescribe myself two cans of sparks (at least) and (in this case) a game of bike polo. i think we all know who comes out ahead.
LBK, awesome open letter. i think i've met this doctor before, but he was driving a car, and only had a few seconds to suggest a medical solution to my bike problem. Even though he was busy, obviously heading to the hospital in a hurry, he rolled down his window and took time out of his day to help me out. That was really generous of him.
Unfortunately, the guy I met in a car this morning was not a doctor. he refused to stop at a stop sign a block from my house, cut me off, and then gesticulated offensively in my direction. so i chased mr. DC tags BU-923 down, and gave him a DNA sample in the form of saliva on his hood. who knows, maybe his analysis will lead to a better informed diagnosis.
In other news, why ride Hains? come ride in rock creek park! 6pm-ish, beach and ridge rd. 5-mile time trials, up and down some good hills.
jonny5, it's polo night! 7pm, 14 & K, you know the drill.
LBK, eloquence in action That letter deserves its own thread.
Rock Creek is tempting, but I'll never get there in time, don't get out of work until 6pm.
wow LBK wow
everything about that was so wonderfully written
and it was 100% you. witty and sarcastic to the final word.
i love it
see you tonight?
with meds, hopefully i can eventually get over myself.Originally Posted by tink20seven
I gotta TCB tonight and will forego polo. enjoy, and welcome back! you better get back to riding!
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Yeah Tink, EBK is getting FAST and will kick your rump if you slack off, esp if she forgets her meds.
remember, anger can make you freaking fast!
If you are not having any fun, it's all your fault
Will everyone please join me in a slow clap for LBK's amazing recount of her morning commute....
Absolutely beautiful.
Just think of the fallen cherry blossoms as decorations. Besides, it adds an interesting component if the wind or tire can add a smokescreen to the game.Originally Posted by chimblysweep
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What we learned last night....
4 on 4 pole is a bad idea. Just ask Tinks twisted fork.
i buggerd it well
rode home brakeless wondering with every bump if my wheel was going to fly off
not the funnnest time let me tell you
so i'm going to take a trip over to my friendly LBS today after work and assess the damage.
In other news, pollen sucks.
I'm all puffy and runny and cranky
happy 4.20 you stoners
what?Originally Posted by BoogerBike
yeah, not so much.4 on 4 pole
talk about a sausage party!!!
what he meant to say, was that we played 4 on 4 polo at sherwood last night and it was insane
quarters were really tight and there was a notable increase in collisions
that being said, i was really impressed with the level of play from everyone last night.
it really seemed likek we were getting better.
and nick,,,
nick was kicking some serious butt. (not to mention busting natty-fabs all over the place)
yeah it was a good time.
should have been there
hot pole on pole action indeed!
In other non pole news, here are a couple items of local interest.
To follow up on my drunken talking points from the other night, on the subject of midgets and burritos, I tentatively propose a Midgets N Anita's Ride, date TBA. This ride will be WOD-centric (shout-out to Rince and Spud!) out to Vienna to see "Midgetville" before it is torn down http://www.roadsideamerica.com/tips/...actionNo==4204
and to eat burritos, ideally their awesome .99 breakfast burritos, at Anita's.
Also, here's this: http://www.bscl.org/histride.htm
The route is pretty much the Arlington Loop (or Triangle, whatever), which is nothing too exciting, but it's fun to learn about history. That super-lame public art piece in Rosslyn is explained. Apparently, it's a henge!
LBK all look good.
Dam, I can't spell. Pole=Polo
There are a few non standard houses that seem abandoned, but other than that...Originally Posted by Elbeekay
We could also go to the Vienna Inn. http://www.viennainn.com/
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...there is mystery and adventure?!?!Originally Posted by Rincewind8
Or just an excuse to ride the WOD and eat Anita's. Or at the Vienna Inn...a nice chili mac chaser for after the burritos. mmmm....gurgly.
whoa, midgetville! i went there a couple times as a kid (never harassed the residents, but they clearly didn't appreciate the company) no midgets, just slightly smaller houses, and a bit sketchy even if you're in a car. pirates go where they please, but gravel roads, angry locals, and fascist vienna police make it a dicey excursion.
i love the vienna inn, it reminds me of my childhood (they used to sponsor my little league team!). vegetarians might find their menu a bit limiting, but there's a whole foods across the street and two good veggie restaurants a short ride away. should be no problem finding something for everyone.
also i bet my mom would meet us at the bike path with some fresh baked cookies.
hmmmm.... cookies!!!Originally Posted by dirtyphotons
And yes, the Sunflower Vegetarian Restaurant in Vienna is awesome (I assume that is one of the two you mentioned). Even non-vegetarians (like me) would love it.
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Polo last night was much awsomeness. Best we've had in a long time.
Glad there were no (human)injuries. Hope they can fix your fork,Tink.
The trip out and back was just as exciting as the play on the field. Idiots on Mass Ave parking in the right lane and Type-A taxi drivers on my way to Sherwood,almost getting taken out by a diplomat on the way home. People's getting nutsy with this warm weather.
Re: midget run. Sounds like a job for a MTB.
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Is Sherwood a park or rec center or what? 14 & K sounds like it must be just north of McPherson-correct? I have a physical therapy session tommorrow afternoon on my shoulder in Dupont and an vision stop at Farragut, so maybe I'll take half an hour to scout the location tommorrow.Originally Posted by dynaryder
How late do you play-till dark or do you have lights ovehead or do you continue in the dark or with headlights or is there a time cutoff?
Since the TT in Rock Creek park is the same night, does anybody wander over to Sherwood from the TT for a double header?
I'm mending a shoulder these days from a Mt. Vernon Trail crash-is this another potential source for more fractures?


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There are 200 stairs to the lookout which is 87 metres above mean sea level. On the way up there are three levels of exhibits that give the history of the bridge. It is open every day, apart from Christmas Day, from 10:00am to 5:00pm.
The pylons are actually more ornamental that a critical part of the bridge structure. It took 250 Australian, Scottish and Irish stonemasons to prepare the granite for them
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With this in mind, it becomes clear as to what Massa meant by calling Dorothy Day's spiritual path as marked by the "downward path". Day dedicated her life for the better well being of the poor and helping other people. Everyday she walked the "downward path" to ultimate salvation by helping others.
I believe that Massa's observation of Dorothy Day does describe her well to an extent. The only part I do not agree with is although I know she thought she was doing the right thing, I do not believe that divorcing her husband because he was not catholic was necessary in order to achieve ultimate salvation. On the other hand, I believe that Massa is correct in that Day was once quoted as saying:
"I first became a Catholic because I felt that the Catholic Church was the church of the poor...the church of all immigrant populations that came over or were brought over for prosperous Puritan, money making developers of this country, ravishers of it, you might say"
With this quote in mind, I believe that it is obvious that everything that Day did from day one, when it comes to religion, had the poor and helping others in mind, which, in my own mind does lead to salvation.
A very important figure in Day's spiritual journey was a man names Peter Maurin. Maurin's role in Day's life was actual her partner and sometimes advisor in the Catholic Worker Movement. Maurin helped Day found the movement. The movement was to live out the Catholic, "personalist" ideas of Emmanuel Mounier and Jacques Maritain by working with and for the poor....


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Shortly after Congress left for its undeserved vacation, leaving major issues unresolved and oblivious to an approval rating that should have them all laid off ...
Oops, sorry, that was politically incorrect. I should have said "in jeopardy of involuntary separation."
While many hard-working Americans are losing their jobs and our illustrious representatives are off golfing with lobbyists, it seemed to me some adult supervision was needed. Usually ideas that are born out of frustration are not the best solutions to the problems at hand, but this just may be an exception to that rule.
See how this strikes you.
To limit access by high-powered lobbyists to our representatives and maybe improve Average Joe's access, I propose we sequester our Congress while it is in sessions.
One large hotel complex that they all have to live in while in Washington, D.C., won't cost as many tax dollars as just one pork-barrel project. Let's add another control: Outside of the time in actual session, each representative can only have 15-minute appointments, which would be offered up on the Internet on a first-come first-served basis. Limit appointments to one per person, per year.
Instead of partying with cash-flush special interests, our Congress would have to meet with real Americans, face-to-face everyday, then eat dinner, lounge around the pool and bowl with each other at Hotel American Taxpayer. I think the continued close proximity would help improve the communication and greatly enhance the efficiency of Congress.
If Congress had gone through as many efficiency right-sizings, process improvements, realignments and re-engineering efforts as the rest of us have over the years, this might not be necessary.
Sadly, our representatives have not felt the need to subject themselves to the rigors of corporate America, just the perks.
If we can sequester Average Joe to be juror, I believe we can sequester our representative to shield them from outside influences during their critical deliberations.
Besides, they'll have all that vacation time back home to do as they please. But that's O.K. We'll leave it to Average Joe to keep an eye on things back home in their congressional districts.
I'd like to take credit for this game-changing idea, but I feel obligated to give credit where credit is due. Thank your mother for me, because I'm sure when you were acting like an unruly adolescent - only doing the fun things, ignoring your chores and blaming everyone but yourself for the problems in your life - your wonderful mother grounded you until you got your priorities straight.
A little adult supervision can fix a world of problems, don't you think?
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There are quite a few things that fans can expect to hear on Maybach Music Group's upcoming Self Made, Vol. 2 compilation album. Chances are we'll hear the infamous "M-M-Maybach Music " drop a number of times, a few of Rick Ross' patented grunts and, according to Wale and Meek Mill, a bit of their respective hometown vibes.
"Me and Wale, we always talk all the time, and I told Wale I actually wanted to do a couple myself on a Philly type of vibe and he wanted to do something on a D.C. type of vibe," Meek told MTV News from the video set for the new MMG single "Bag of Money" featuring T-Pain.
The first Self Made album boasted a number of successful singles like Meek Mill's "I'ma Boss" and Wale's "That Way." Each member of the roster contributes solo songs, while the others pitch in on the feature side. For example, Self Made, Vol. 2's first single, "Bag of Money," is billed as a Wale single, though Meek Mill and MMG boss Rick Ross both contribute. Though Wale and Meek have their own plans to put on for their respective cities, Meek makes note that in the end, Rozay is the glue that brings it all together.
"Ross is always gonna bring a lot to the table with Self Made. I'ma say he's the ringleader of the whole Self Made movement, so we just wanted to bring our parts of the table to it so we make it…" Meek said, taking a moment searching for the right word until Wale pitched in and helped finish the thought. "Have a definitive sound," he added.
The two MCs estimate that they have close to 40 songs already recorded for the compilation and they weren't quite sure which tracks would make the project. They did, however, promise a diverse sound. "You gonna hear D.C., Philly, the South, everything all in one," Meek said. "We just want to give you a part of everything."
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When people in the Wyoming Valley looked skyward on June 4, 1924, they saw an amazing sight.
Inscribed against the sky 2,000 feet above the West Side were gigantic words, "Kirby Day." This was, in the words of journalist Harrison Smith, "the first example of sky writing in this area."
Few Americans end up with special days named for them, sky writing or not. But the community had deemed it fitting for Fred Morgan Kirby, the dime-store magnate who had become a benefactor of Wyoming Valley.
Kirby's most recent gift was hundreds of thousands of dollars for land acquisition, facilities and a maintenance fund so that a big and beautifully landscaped park could be built on the West Side. In gratitude for his help with the ongoing project, the community named the new facility Kirby Park, the name it still carries.
So it was, on that June 4, a crowd estimated by the Wilkes-Barre Record at 40,000 filled the new park for a day of music, games, children's events, airplane acrobatics, boat races and speeches. Kirby's public-spiritedness was lauded by many, including the Rev. D.B. Jenkins, who recited a poem that ended "And generations coming/Will join the robin, lark,/And all unite in praising/The gift of Kirby Park."
Kirby needed no introduction. As a young man he had come to Wilkes-Barre in the 1880s from Watertown, New York, with business partner Charles S. Woolworth, to open a store following the principle of low prices and self-service, a new trend in retail.
Within a few decades that little East Market Street emporium grew to a chain of hundreds of stores and had merged in 1912 with those of a rival to form F.W. Woolworth and Company, a national conglomerate with its iconic skyscraper headquarters in New York City.
Kirby Park was the frosting on the cake. The city of Wilkes-Barre built neighborhood parks since the early 20th century, all designed to give children recreation and adults relaxation from urban pressures. Even Public Square had become a green refuge in the middle of town.
Kirby Park was massive and landscaped by the famed Olmsted firm of New York. It featured a small zoo, an amphitheater, a reflecting pool and colorful gardens, along with a big cottage for the caretaker. It was the crown jewel of the city's park system.
On June 4, the city spared no effort to make the day unlike any other. Schools and downtown stores closed so everyone could attend the festivities. Many of the larger industrial plants also closed, newspapers reported.
A parade of speakers, including Mayor Daniel L. Hart, praised Kirby. Balloons, 25,000 of them, inscribed "Kirby Day" were released, carrying the message far and wide.
The motive behind the gifts, Kirby told the crowd in his talk, was to help the community that had adopted him and responded so well to his retail business.
"Looking into the future I see Kirby Park as a place of rendezvous and recreation for old and young," the Record quoted him as saying. He foresaw outdoor entertainment "so that a man and his wife and all his children can be entertained after church on Sunday and other times."
The festivities went on until dark, concluding with "the most magnificent display of fireworks ever seen in the Valley," capped off with a giant "good night" spelled out in the sky by the sky writing pilots.
For years afterward, the city continued to celebrate Kirby Day though, as the years went on, the event tended to take the form of a city council resolution rather than festivities.
The Kirby beneficence kept coming. Before Kirby died in 1940 he had endowed a public health facility known as the Kirby Health Center. In recent decades — among many other activities — the Kirby family brought to fruition the Kirby Center for the Performing Arts and the Kirby Center for the Creative Arts, on the campus of Wyoming Seminary in Kingston.
Kirby is remembered today as a creative genius of retailing and a major benefactor of the community. He is also recalled, according to the Wilkes-Barre Record, as the honoree on "one of the biggest events in Wilkes-Barre's history."


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KERRY O'BRIEN: The suicide of Federal Labor backbencher Greg Wilton in a remote national park in Victoria yesterday has again put media coverage of such tragedies under scrutiny.
Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett, who now heads the National Depression Initiative, has attacked the media's coverage of an incident involving Mr Wilton and his children three weeks ago.
Mr Kennett argues the nature of the coverage contributed significantly to yesterday's tragedy.
The Press Council rebuts the claim on the grounds that there were compelling public interest reasons to report the earlier incident.
The Federal Health Department has set out guidelines for media coverage of suicides, but the code remains purely voluntary.
Natasha Johnson reports.
JEFF KENNETT, NATIONAL DEPRESSION INITIATIVE: He expressed he needed help, and unfortunately, the media then, instead of giving him privacy to deal with his issue, exposed him to public humiliation throughout the country.
Now, I'm not saying the media caused his tragic demise, but I'm also saying that the media have got to accept some responsibility.
KELVIN THOMSON, FEDERAL MP: In recent times, for quite some years now, the media have tended to recognise no boundaries whatsoever.
So they regard absolutely everything as reportable.
I think this is unfortunate.
I think that there are some areas of one's personal life or conduct that should not be the matter of public scrutiny.
NATASHA JOHNSON: Three weeks after his personal turmoil first hit the headlines, Victorian Labor MP Greg Wilton is dead.
His body was found yesterday in his car in an isolated State park.
Police say there are no suspicious circumstances.
It follows his arrest on 26 May after being discovered with his two children in a car in another Victorian park.
Media organisations across the country ran the story and the detail of his recent battle against depression following the breakdown of his second marriage.
Greg Wilton was voluntarily admitted to a psychiatric centre and released earlier this week.
Friends like fellow federal colleague Kelvin Thomson say his troubles weighed heavily on him.
How did he feel about the amount of publicity that it had attracted?
KELVIN THOMSON, FEDERAL MP: I think he was conscious that he was in a very difficult position and that there were consequences of what had happened.
When he spoke to me on the phone he said to me that he would never have turned the key -- that is to say, to have gone through with that initial suicide attempt.
I am not in a position and others are not in a position to judge the accuracy of that, but I think that when somebody gets into a difficult situation of this kind, then the media and the whole community have an obligation to support and protect them as much as they possibly can and I guess that I have a feeling and others will have a feeling that perhaps that wasn't done as well as it should be.
NATASHA JOHNSON: Never a fan of the media, former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett, who's spearheading the National Initiative on Depression, argues the initial incident should not have been reported at all and that the publicity made harder for Greg Wilton to recover.
JEFF KENNETT, NATIONAL DEPRESSION INITIATIVE: If it had been a public citizen of Australia, but who was also private, it wouldn't have got any coverage at all.
So, in fact, he was discriminated against because he was a public figure at a time of his greatest need.
And then he was consistently and nationally humiliated.
Therefore, for him to feel comfortable in receiving help to overcome his depressive disorder was all that much more difficult.
NATASHA JOHNSON: The Commonwealth Government recently introduced guidelines for the reporting and portrayal of suicide by the media to promote the fact that effective help is available to people who are distressed.
These include avoiding reporting individual cases of suicide and detailed descriptions of the method of self-harm.
While several media organisations have their own codes of practice, few include detailed guidelines for reporting suicide.
In fact, the Australian Press Council, which represents most of the nation's major daily newspapers, says formal guidelines are inappropriate.
CHRIS McLEAD, AUSTRALIAN PRESS COUNCIL: To lay down firm guidelines or a charter is a little bit difficult, because we have to look at each case by itself and say, "Well, what's the public interest in this?"
A politician is a significant factor, unfortunately.
A politician committing suicide is tragic, obviously, at the personal level, but it has greater implications than the personal level, in that this person is more widely known outside his own area of existence.
NATASHA JOHNSON: But the Mental Health Research Centre in Melbourne, which is currently investigating media portrayal of suicides, warns that reporting them could put ideas into the heads of the vulnerable.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PHILIP BURGESS, NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE: About one in 16 adult Australians will experience a depressive illness over a 12-month period.
And they represent another vulnerable group of people in our community, where the reporting of the method or the detail may provide a credible cause for them to consider going down that track.
NATASHA JOHNSON: Press Council representative Chris McLead is also editorial manager of the Herald and Weekly Times Group.
Its Sunday 'Herald Sun' ran a front-page lead on the initial incident, including details of the method.
CHRIS McLEAD, AUSTRALIAN PRESS COUNCIL: The issue there was that as well as trying to take his own life, it appeared he was trying to take the life of his children, which is not necessarily a suicide, but a murder and, you know, the issues there are more significant.
KELVIN THOMSON, FEDERAL MP: I think cases of attempted suicide represent one of those situations where the media really should be respecting the right to privacy and understanding the capacity for damage if these things are reported publicly.
KERRY O'BRIEN: Incidentally, anyone seeking help or advice on the problem of suicide can contact Lifeline on 13-11-14 or Kids Helpline -- 1800 55 1800.
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Apple recently released a new trade-in initiative geared toward Android phone owners who would like to upgrade to an iPhone. Part of Apple's existing Reuse and Recycling Program, the non-iPhone trade-in is now kicking-off in the United States and several European countries, including the United Kingdom, France and Italy. Read more
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$1 million "capstone award" from HHMI boosts intermediate-level science education
Grinnell College has received a $1 million science education "capstone award" from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), one of the nation's largest private funders of biomedical research and education.
Grinnell Prize selection committee announced
Grinnell, IA -
Grinnell College has announced the 10-member selection committee to determine the winners of the 2013 Grinnell Prize. The award program honors young innovators under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in their fields and who show creativity, commitment and extraordinary accomplishment in effecting positive social change.
Nominations for the 2013 Prize will be accepted beginning Sept. 5, when the winners of the 2012 Prize will be announced, and are due by Nov. 5, 2012. Winners of the 2013 Prize will be announced in the fall of 2013. Details of the program and its nomination process are available at www.grinnell.edu/socialjusticeprize.
"Each year, the Grinnell Prize selection committee is required to select Prize winners from hundreds of qualified and impressive nominations," said Grinnell College President Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D. "With the prize program entering its third year, the quality of these nominations continues to impress us, and we are thrilled to have a selection committee with so much experience and passion for effecting positive social change."
The selection committee will be chaired by Eliza Willis, professor of political science, Grinnell College. Willis teaches courses on Latin American politics, global development, international political economy, and the political economy of developing countries. She previously served as chair of the Grinnell faculty.
The nine other members – largely Iowa-based – are recognized individuals who work for social change in various capacities. Their backgrounds, accomplishments and experiences reflect the diversity in Grinnell students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the state.
- Meg Jones Bair, director of donor relations, Grinnell College. She has served in a variety of positions in the Development and Alumni Relations office during the past 17 years and also served on the Poweshiek County Foster Care Review Board and the Grinnell College Collection Committee.
- Emily Westergaard Hamilton, executive director, Des Moines "I Have a Dream" Foundation and Grinnell College 2002 graduate. Her organization works with at-risk youth to help students graduate and attend college.
- Chris Hunter, professor of sociology, Grinnell College. He has served as coordinator of the college's Minority Opportunities through School Transformation Program, a faculty representative on the Associated Colleges of the Midwest Committee on Minority Concerns, and on the boards of Mid-Iowa Community Action and the public library.
- Kristi Knous, president and COO, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. She also serves on the boards of Bravo Greater Des Moines, Midwest Housing Equity Group, and the Iowa State University Foundation Women and Philanthropy Advisory Committee.
- Colleen Osborne, Grinnell College senior and student body president. She is a political science major hoping to pursue a career in women's advocacy and international relations.
- Suku Radia, president and CEO, Bankers Trust. He is active in numerous professional, economic development, educational and charitable organizations, including United Way of Central Iowa and the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines.
- Suzanne Siskel, executive vice president and chief operating officer, The Asia Foundation. She oversees the foundation's day-to-day operations and works on strategy and policy issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Marsha Ternus, former chief justice, Iowa Supreme Court. As chief justice, she made the improvement of court oversight of child welfare cases a priority for the Iowa Judicial Branch, and in 2012, was honored with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award.
- Barrett Thomas, member of the Grinnell College board of trustees and a 1997 graduate. He is an associate professor in the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Iowa and is active in the fields of process improvement, logistics, and dynamic programming.
Selection committee members will pick one to three winners to receive an award of $100,000, half awarded to the individual and half to an organization committed to the winner's area of social change, for a total of up to $300,000 in prize monies. Past nominations have spanned a diverse array of social issues, including hunger relief, childhood education, environmental issues, literacy, youth arts, fair housing, violence prevention, immigration, GLBTQ, youth services, hospice care, children's mental health and global peace, among many others.
The Grinnell Prize directly reflects Grinnell's historic mission to educate men and women "who are prepared in life and work to use their knowledge and their abilities to serve the common good." Nominations are open to U.S. citizens as well as nationals of other countries and are encouraged across a wide range of fields, including science, medicine, the environment, humanities, business, economics, education, law, public policy, social services, religion and ethics, as well as projects that cross these boundaries. Special efforts are made to seek nominees who work in areas that may not be traditionally viewed as directly connected to social justice, such as the arts and business. No affiliation with Grinnell College is required.
Grinnell College is a nationally recognized, private, four-year, liberal arts college located in Grinnell, Iowa. Founded in 1846, Grinnell enrolls 1,600 students from all 50 states and from as many international countries in more than 26 major fields, interdisciplinary concentrations and pre-professional programs.
Mateo Jarquín awarded Beinecke Scholarship for graduate study
Grinnell IA - Grinnell College student Mateo Jarquín has been awarded a $34,000 competitive Beinecke Scholarship for graduate study. Jarquín, a third-year history major from Nicaragua, was nominated by Grinnell for the national competition based on his academic record, post-graduate plans and financial need.
Jarquín's career goal is to pursue a Ph.D. in Latin American history and to become a professional commentator on Latin American affairs. As a Grinnell student, Jarquín was selected as a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow and has conducted research on the relations of Latin American revolutionary regimes with the U.S. government. He has also served as a Spanish tutor, writing mentor, technology consultant, research assistant at Burling Library, and as a member of the history department's student educational policy committee.
The Beinecke Scholarship, administered by the Sperry Fund, "enables highly motivated students . . . to pursue opportunities and to be courageous in the selection of study in the arts, humanities and social studies." Since the scholarship program began in 1975, more than 500 college juniors from more than 100 undergraduate institutions have been supported by the Sperry Fund.
Grinnell College is a nationally recognized, private, four year, liberal arts college located in Grinnell, Iowa. Founded in 1846, Grinnell enrolls 1,600 students from all 50 states and from as many international countries in more than 26 major fields, interdisciplinary concentrations, and pre-professional programs.
Advisory: The case for a new medical college admission test
Grinnell, IA - Who: Grinnell College President Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D., available to comment on New England Journal of Medicine article released today: "Building a Better Physician — The Case for the New MCAT"
What: The case for evaluating the behavioral and social sciences in medical entrance exams and education
- Kington is co-author of an article that supports changes in the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) by 2015 to include evaluation of knowledge in the behavioral and social sciences and critical analysis and reasoning.
- It is not enough for physicians to understand "hard" sciences like anatomy or pathology. Today's doctors need to understand the role of behavioral and social factors in wellness and outcomes. For example, how can a patient from a high-crime neighborhood get exercise to manage diabetes?
- Health behaviors and social circumstances help explain a substantial portion of life expectancy differences among groups defined by income, race, sex, or age.
- The proposed revisions to the MCAT recognize that physicians need foundational knowledge in the behavioral and social sciences similar to that expected in the basic sciences.
- Kington can address the ties between social factors and physical health; issues of social justice and wellness; and the importance of broad-based preparation for aspiring physicians.
- He previously served at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), including as NIH Principal Deputy Director and NIH Acting Director, NIH Associate Director for Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, and Acting Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Prior to NIH, he was a division director at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, where he led the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), one of the nation's largest studies assessing the health of the American people.
Contact: To interview Raynard Kington, Grinnell College, contact Jim Reische, communications, firstname.lastname@example.com, 641-269-3400; to interview co-author Robert M. Kaplan, NIH, contact Ann Benner, firstname.lastname@example.com, 301-594-4574; to interview co-author Jason Satterfield, contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
Winners of 2012 Grinnell Prize for social change announced
Grinnell, IA - Grinnell College has announced the winners of the second annual Grinnell Prize honoring young innovators for social change: Cristi Hegranes, executive director and founder, Global Press Institute; Jacob A. Wood, president of Team Rubicon, and William B. McNulty III vice president of Team Rubicon (shared award); and Jane Chen, CEO of Embrace Innovations and co-founder, Embrace, and Linus Liang, Embrace co-founder and COO (shared award).
The Grinnell Prize, which received nominations from 45 countries, honors individuals under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in their fields and who show creativity, commitment and extraordinary accomplishment in effecting positive social change. Each winning entry receives $100,000, half to the individual(s) and half to an organization the winner(s) designates, for a total of $300,000 awarded this year in prize monies.
The pool of nominees for the Grinnell Prize spanned a diverse array of social issues, including hunger relief, disaster relief, childhood education, economic development, the environment, literacy, community-produced news, youth arts, fair housing, violence prevention, immigration, GLBTQ, restorative justice, public access to healthcare delivery, children's mental health, urban agriculture, and global peace, among others.
"I'm delighted to announce these truly inspiring individuals as the winners of the 2012 Grinnell Prize. These young men and women embody Grinnell's long-standing mission to prepare students to go out into the world and use their education for the benefit of the common good," said Grinnell College President Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D. "Since we launched the Grinnell Prize two years ago, we have learned about a remarkable number of young people who are striving to make the world a better place. Our 2012 winners represent the ideals of the prize program in every way possible."
Details for the second annual Grinnell Prize winners are as follows:
- Cristi Hegranes, age 31, executive director and founder, Global Press Institute
After observing numerous problems within her profession while working as a foreign correspondent in Nepal, Hegranes founded the Global Press Institute (GPI) to confront two specific challenges she observed: "the decline of quality international journalism and the need for more women's economic empowerment." Through GPI, Hegranes uses journalism as a development tool to educate, employ and empower women to produce high-quality local news coverage that elevates global awareness and ignites social change.
Hegranes has built a network of professional women journalists throughout the developing world – all of whom earn a fair wage for reporting about their communities. Their unique coverage of issues, specifically those often overlooked by the mainstream media, contributes directly to community development and empowerment and also brings greater transparency and change to the way the world views their people and cultures.
- Jacob A. Wood, age 29, president and co-founder, Team Rubicon, and William B. McNulty III, age 35, vice president and co-founder
To help combat reintegration problems faced by many U.S. veterans, Wood and McNulty founded Team Rubicon to unite the skills and experiences of military veterans with medical professionals who deploy first-response teams to disaster areas. Since its founding in January 2010, Team Rubicon has successfully affected thousands of lives, including victims of global and national disasters and returning U.S. military veterans. While providing aid on the streets of Port-au-Prince in the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, Team Rubicon veterans realized that natural disasters present many of the same problems that confront troops in Iraq and Afghanistan: unstable populations, limited resources and horrific conditions. The skills cultivated by those on the battlefields – emergency medicine, risk assessment and mitigation, teamwork and leadership –are invaluable in disaster zones. By helping veterans transfer these critical skills, Team Rubicon has given hundreds of military men and women a renewed sense of purpose and has pioneered a new paradigm in disaster response that helps fringe victims outside the scope of where traditional aid organizations venture.
- Jane Chen, age 33, CEO of Embrace Innovations and co-founder, Embrace, and Linus Liang, age 31, Embrace co-founder and COO
In 2007, Chen and Liang created a $200 infant warmer in response to a challenge posed during a Stanford University course and following a trip to Nepal where they witnessed firsthand the high infant death rates in developing countries due to hypothermia. Reduced from the normal $20,000 cost of an incubator, the infant warmer can be used in remote regions of the world without a continuous supply of electricity. Realizing that their innovation solved a small part of a large problem – specifically poor maternal and child health outcomes in developing countries – Chen and Liang are also working on preventive measures including education in remote areas such as Jhagadia, India and Banadir, Somalia, where their infant warmers are provided.
Embrace is also investing in research and development to create additional, low-cost health innovations to improve both women's and children's well-being. Early this year, Chen and Liang created the for-profit venture Embrace Innovations, which will license the technology from Embrace and work on manufacturing, distribution and research for new products.
The winners will visit the Grinnell College campus the week of November 12 to participate in the Grinnell Prize Symposium and awards ceremony. Through public lectures and interactions with students and the campus community, the winners will share their experiences and perspectives of how they were able to create innovative programs to effect positive social change.
Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream, will be the keynote speaker on Nov. 14. Before age 30, Greenfield and business partner Ben Cohen opened an ice cream shop in Burlington, Vt., that has since spawned a global brand. Though known for its ice cream, Ben & Jerry's also has a strong commitment to "a sustainable corporate concept of linked prosperity." Greenfield and Cohen are devoted not only to product and economic missions, but also to a progressive, nonpartisan social mission that "seeks to meet human needs and eliminate injustices" in their local, national and international communities by integrating the social concerns of their mission into day-to-day business activities.
Nominations for the 2013 Grinnell Prize are open through Nov. 5.
Grinnell College is a nationally recognized, private, four-year, liberal arts college located in Grinnell, Iowa. Founded in 1846, Grinnell enrolls 1,600 students from all 50 states and from as many international countries in more than 26 major fields, interdisciplinary concentrations and pre-professional programs.
10 Alumni Award winners recognized during Reunion Weekend
Grinnell, IA - Grinnell College recognized the professional accomplishments and service contributions of 10 alumni during Alumni Reunion Weekend, June 1-3 on the Grinnell campus. Alumni Award winners are members of reunion classes who have distinguished themselves in their careers and communities and embody Grinnell's mission of life-long learning and service.
The recognized alumni include:
- Audrey "Bunny" Howard Swanson, a member of the class of 1943 from Belle Plaine, Minn., for her dedicated service to Grinnell and the League of Women Voters.
- Linda Miller Staubitz, a member of the class of 1962 from Highwood, Ill., for her volunteer service to the college and local opera.
- James Holbrook, a member of the class of 1966 from Salt Lake City, for his efforts in international dispute resolution.
- Jacque "Jack" Reynolds, a member of the class of 1968 from Olathe, Kan., for sharing his medical expertise through local community service.
- Mark Hamilton, a member of the class of 1971 from Ames, Ia., for advancing community journalism.
- Barry Zigas, a member of the class of 1973 from Washington, D.C., for his advocacy in low-income housing policy.
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- Seth Gitter, a 2002 graduate from Silver Spring, Md., for his global development work.
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Nadeau, a third-year mathematics major from Waterloo, Ia., plans to pursue a Ph.D. and teach at the university level. "I am currently trying to explore as many areas of mathematics as available to me," Nadeau said. "This is important in both teaching and research since connections and correlations can and frequently do come from outside one's own specific field of study."
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Grinnell, IA - Africa's current and future roles in the international arena will be the focus of a week-long symposium at Grinnell College, Apr. 9-13, sponsored by the college's Rosenfield Program in Public Affairs, International Relations and Human Rights. A former ambassador to Ethiopia, scholars of African politics and economics, and a recent leader of Africare will share first-hand experiences about the continent.
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The week-long symposium will include the following free, public events to be held in Room 101 of the Joe Rosenfield '25 Center on the Grinnell campus (unless otherwise noted):
- Mon., Apr. 9, 8 p.m.: Lahra Smith, assistant professor in Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, will discuss "Old Trade-Offs and New Realities: Challenges of Economic Development and Political Reform in Africa" in Alumni Recitation Hall, Room 302.
- Tues., Apr. 10, 4:15 p.m.: Boniface Dulani, a member of the faculty at the University of Malawi, will consider recent political movements in "Neither Consolidating nor Fully Democratic: The Evolution of African Political Regimes, 1999-2008."
- Wed., Apr. 11, 4:15 p.m.: Africa's place in the arts world will be the topic for Kelly Askew, associate professor of anthropology and Afroamerican/African Studies at the University of Michigan, in "Poetry and Politics along the Indian Ocean Littoral." Askew is also director of Michigan's African Studies Center.
- Wed., Apr. 11, 8 p.m.: Ambassador David Shinn, former U.S. ambassador to Burkina Faso and Ethiopia, will compare "China and Africa: An Evolving Relationship." Shinn is adjunct professor at the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University.
- Thurs., Apr. 12, 11 a.m.: Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow Julius Coles will deliver the Scholars' Convocation on "Prospects for Africa in the 21st Century." Coles, the former president of Africare, is director of Morehouse College's Andrew Young Center for International Affairs.
- Thurs., Apr. 12, 4:15 p.m.: The role of women will be the topic of a talk by Pearl Robinson, associate professor of political science at Tufts University, in "African Muslim Women and Civic Islam."
- Fri., Apr. 13, noon: The symposium will close with a lecture in South Lounge of the College Forum by Assefa Mehretu, professor of geography at Michigan State University. Mehretu, who is also director of the Center for Integrative Studies in Social Science at Michigan, will discuss "The Rise and Decline of America's Soft-Power in Africa: The Case of Ethiopia."
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Depending on where you live, there is so much freaking snow on the ground now, and there's more on the way, and I guess you just have to live in this icy hellscape forever and ever. If you're in a big city, they're plowing it as best they can. But where do they actually put it?


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Our Becca told us about a special being offered for the Celebration Hotel (a few weeks ago) and that was the inspiration for me to plan a Valentine's Day suprise weekend stay for Herself.
Herself really enjoys staying in hotels, and as I travel for work quite a bit, we've gotten away from having little stays as often as we'd like, so the special combined with the (then) upcoming Valentine's Day weekend seemed like a good reason to try out the hotel, and surprise Herself in the bargain!
So! We both arrived home after work Friday (the 13th ) at exactly the same time, how perfect is that? We rushed around packing a few things (I did have to tell Her that we'd be "doing something away from the house, so pack a few things...) and drove the short way to Celebration (just off 192 west). As we turned into Celebration, Herself did figure it out of course, but was kind enough not to say anything.
Arrival at the hotel was uneventful. Parking is on the street (although there was a sign for Valet parking at $13 per day) and we were lucky enough to find a spot quite close to the hotel.
Check in is at one of two desks, rather old world in design. The woman who checked us in was very professional and dignified, but not too warm and fuzzy. We were given room 349, and two tickets for breakfast buffet!
We made our way to the room, and it is quite lovely. I've taken photos and will post them once I download them. There is a king bed, a comfortable seating area with a chair and an architecturally interesting ceiling. (A bit like a garret roof on one side of the room, so it makes it seem a bit cozy). There was an odd noise (portent of things to come) and we tracked it to the fan of the AC. We turned the speed down, and the noise went away. All is well... (or so we thought).
The toiletries, Gilchrist and Soames seem quite nice, and the coffee for the coffee maker is Starbucks. (Not my favorite, but I'll survive). There are white robes hanging in the closet (a la cruise ship) that bear tags saying they are for sale.
After stopping by the room, we then went back to the car and brought in our luggage (all this for TWO nights? ). We were offered assistance by the front desk, but politely declined. If you need help, it is readily available.
After unpacking we did a short walk around the main part of "downtown" Celebration. The economy has struck here, too. One of the little places we used to really enjoy (a tea shop) has closed. The bookstore has closed, and the grocery which closed some time ago still remains empty.
As we strolled we read the menus on the several restaurants we passed. Everything looked good so we must have been hungry. There was a lovely full length angora sweater coat (pale sand color) with a matching neck scarf at one shop. I think I "need" that for my winter travels to the northeast. There is no price tag attached to it, however.
We stopped in the Tavern for a pre-dinner drink where Herself had the obligatory red wine and I threw caution to the winds and had a Bloody Mary (well, they call it a Bloody Jack)! The thing came with a meal on a stick! There was a steamed shrimp, an olive, a pepperoncini, a slice of hot pepper and a grape tomato!
We enjoyed our drinks, chatting merrily away (although there were two older men at the end of the bar who clearly had had too much to drink... problematic only because one was shouting into his mobile for what seemed like forever). There were some folks at the bar ordering light suppers. The choice of the day seemed to be fish and chips, or a fish sandwich both of which looked (and smelled) very good!
After our drinks we headed back to the hotel for our "special" dinner. ($99 per couple, pre-tip and additional wine). The floor manager remembered having spoken with me on the phone when I made the reservation for this evening! I guess all my questions made an impression. :spring: I though her remarking on it though made for a nice feeling of being welcomed.
The Plantation Room is the name of the dining room. It is small, but very comfortable with lovely linens and dark wood. The host is a very sweet gentleman who found it necessary to baby us. We were more than happy to have his care. After being (a little to!) ceremoniously seated, our server approached and introduced himself as Ramon.
As we are looking at him (with those mental wheels turning) he asked us if we had eaten there before. When we said no, he looked a bit confused and said we seemed very familiar. Light dawned. I asked if he'd ever worked at YSH and yepper! He was "our" Ramon from there! LOL.
The dinner special was three courses of which we made one choice per course. It included a complimentary bottle of champagne, white or red wine. We chose the champagne, and Herself had a glass of red along with her dinner. The champagne was nice enough, but a bit too sweet (I prefer brut). We did manage to drink the entire bottle, though.
First course for us consisted of a salad of mixed greens with oranges, apple and walnuts for me, and grilled romaine and balsamic strawberries for Her. There was also a she-crab bisque and a chicken with lemon grass soup offered.
We chose the filet mignon for our main course. It was served with a potato cake (a bit like a thick latke) and a truffle butter. Grilled asparagus was the accompanying vegetable.
The other choices were blackened grouper, free range chicken, or double cut pork chop.
Our desserts were creme brulee for me, and chocolate raspberry lava cake for Herself.
The salads were nice, but nothing too remarkable, as were the main courses. The filets were a bit overcooked, but nothing to get in an uproar over. Mine was nicer looking than Her's. That always makes me wonder about the kitchen staff, eh? Why would you send two totally different appearing filets to a table where both are having the same thing? Can't help but be compared (and in this case unfavorably). But again, no huge issue. THe potato cake could have been hotter (but you know me, I want my food smokin'! ) but it was pleasant enough.
The desserts were a bit of a disappointment. The creme brulee was served (made) on a plate instead of in the traditional ramekin which resulted in it being unpleasantly thin. It had a pronounced egg taste instead of the cream flavor that I far prefer. I did wonder if the problem was due to the thinness of the brulee...perhaps the torch used to burn the sugar had started to curdle the dessert? I don't know. Not nasty, but surely not delicious.
The chocolate raspberry lava cake was served without the accompanying french vanilla ice cream. A small oversight that Herself chose to ignore. We were more focused on conversation than worrying about dessert, eh? It tasted nice, however it was more of a very moist cake than a lava, as there was no chocolate "lava" in the center.
Overall it was a decent meal, but nothing outstanding or overly delicious. The service was good, not the excellence that is provided by YSH. :wink: Ramon did ask us who our favorite server at YSH was (an odd question we thought) and we both replied, "RICARDO!" He agreed that Ricardo is a gentle, sweet person who takes extreme pride in his work.
The atmosphere at the restaurant is delightfully adult. There were no guests under 30! Music was provided by a piano player who played quietly in the background. (Lara's Theme and the like).
After dinner we stopped by the small hotel bar and bought yet another red wine, and a split of champagne and headed to our room. The fan noise was back...so we again turned the speed of the fan down and it went away... until about 4:00 am when it woke me. I ended up shutting the AC off and turning on the overhead ceiling fan...which made noise...so then! Awake at 5:00 and I'm not going back to sleep.
I will be reporting the noise to the front desk later this morning and explaining that it interfered with our sleep. Hopefully they will send someone to fix it. I'll let you know.
There is a shuttle to the Disney parks from here. I don't know much about it, but I intend to find out. We most likely would drive ourselves anyway, but sometimes we do like to become true tourists so I'll inquire.
One other thing I want to mention is the "scent" in this hotel. It's a pronounced heavy flower scent (jasmine? gardenia? a combination?) and it's a bit of a problem for us as we are both sensitive to that sort of perfume "stuff." We may end up needing to take allergy meds! LOL!
Oh, and Herself said that the Celebration Hotel sign reminds her of the Tower of Terror Hotel! Now THAT'S romantic!!!
If you've stuck with this report...thank you! Hope you found it interesting!


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Anyways below are some of the pictures of what she wore to the Met Gala after party. She wore a skimpy black dress that revealed one arm and wore black laced up sandles with what appears to be unpainted toes.
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My first adventure in Tongariro National Park was in Easter, 2003 when I completed the Tongariro Crossing hike with a few friends.
We had planned to do the 8 hour crossing in two days including camping on the mountain and an acent of Mt Tongariro and Mt Ngauruhoe. In the end we decided to do the crossing in the one day and camped at Mangonui-o-te-au River instead. We didn't climb Mt Ngauruhoe either!!
The walk was pretty difficult for me physically as I was overweight at the time (and not particularly fit!) but I think that pretty much anyone of average fitness can complete the walk.
In Easter 2006 I tacked the Crossing a second time. This time with a backpack and better fitness!! It was awesome!! Feel free to contact me with any questions relating to this magnificent walk.
My most recent trip to Turoa was the winter of 2002. I was there for a snowboarding trip. The weather was pretty bad and visibility was low. I hear that spring is a really nice time to board here. You can access Turoa from Ohakune which is at the Southern end of Mt Ruapehu (pictured)
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When I was a little girl I came here with my family on our first family trip to somewhere other than the beach camping! It was fun tobagganing down the kiddies slopes in Happy Valley. Whakapapa is accessed from the town called National Park which is closer to Taupo and the northern end of Mt Ruapehu. This picture is of Mt Ruapehu from Taupo.
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We missed the Emerald Lakes! I guess we have to come back!
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