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Timing of Harvest:
It's been a long time since I have posted on this blog due to a busy semester, but as the season is approaching, I will begin posting again.
This past fall I taught a course on how to manage mature vineyards. In that course we focus a lot on pruning, canopy management, crop load management, and vineyard economics. In this particular section of the course it was comprised of roughly 1/3 of students only interested in grape production and 2/3 of students who were more interested in wine production, or were looking to get involved with both grape and wine production.
During harvest we collected some fruit samples at 3 different times of harvest, roughly 2 weeks apart. So, we had a range of about a month between the first and last samples. From these samples I froze a portion of the juice for tasting later, and small batches of wine were made from the rest of the samples in Ames.
Two of the cultivars that the students tasted were LaCrescent and Marquette. For this posting I'll focus on the experience with the LaCrescent.
The students were given 5 different fruit samples: early, middle and last harvest; and sub sets of the middle harvest of shaded versus exposed clusters. The students were first asked to select the sample they liked the best. After the preference was identified they had try to determine which harvest they came from.
While there was some variability in the group, most found the middle harvest bulk sample or the middle harvest exposed sub sample to be the most preferred out of all of them. When asked to rank them in order of harvest, typically the sample they preferred was always assumed the last to be harvested, which was incorrect.
As we continued on with the discussion about why they chose the samples that they preferred, the discussion routinely went back to the fruit having a more ripe, fruity flavor and a more complex fruity flavor. The middle harvest samples were ranked as having the highest amount of that. After running the brix, pH and TA values the early harvest was around 19-20, ~3.1 and 1g/L; the middle was ~22, 3.2 and 0.95 g/L; the late was ~23, 3.3 and 0.9 g/L. The main parameters were different, but not as much as we might see in a very warm autumn.
Then I posed the question why most ranked the middle harvest to be the latest. Some commented that in their readings and discussions in other areas outside that course, the thought was that as fruit ripens the flavor gets more complex, fruitier, more desirable, etc. The conclusion that they were led to believe is that by harvesting later, they would typically get the best flavor. Students were then given wine samples made from the 3 different timing of harvests and again came up with the same basis preferences, sample order of harvest, and reasons for these preferences.
While this was by no means a scientific study, I think it points out the common misconceptions that we can not apply to every situation and shows the disconnection between those in grape production and those in wine production. What is clear is that flavor does change, but not always for the better. So by ridding ourselves of some assumptions, I think we can increase the potential quality of fruit grown with many of the new hybrids. While I am not a wine expert, I think paying close attention to what happens in the vineyard can help that potential.
Next time we'll look at the experience they had with Marquette.


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Never Quit
The Red Raiders will wear special uniforms from Under Armour to honor the Lone Survivor Foundation
Nov. 9, 2013
The two words stitched in eye-catching fashion throughout the uniforms the Red Raiders dawn today, from the shiny chrome helmets to the backs of the jerseys, seem simple enough.
Never quit.
How many of us, though, truly grasp the meaning of that nine-letter phrase? How many have been pushed to the very brink of what the mind, body and soul can tolerate, only to far exceed those limits in a way they may have never known existed?
The population is no doubt limited, but Marcus Luttrell is a part of it.
Luttrell's remarkable story is now well known, first through his New York Times bestselling account, and now through a soon-to-be-released major motion picture. In 2005, he and three members of SEAL Team 10 were dispatched to eastern Afghanistan with the mission of gathering intelligence on a high-level Taliban official. In a firefight that ensued, the other three members of Luttrell's team were killed and Luttrell himself was wounded.
A Chinook helicopter containing additional SEALs and members of a special-forces unit was sent in for a rescue attempt, but when a rocket-propelled grenade destroyed the helicopter, all 16 men on board were killed.
That left Luttrell, badly wounded, to walk and crawl for seven miles until he came upon an Afghan village that provided him shelter until American forces could arrive to rescue him ... six days later. The heart-wrenching story of loss, courage and survival, would be remarkable enough if it ended there, if Luttrell retreated to a quiet life in his beloved native Texas. But Luttrell's pledge to "never quit" wasn't confined to his harrowing ordeal in the Afghan mountains.
In fact, he puts the pledge to work each day through the Lone Survivor Foundation, an organization Luttrell founded early in 2010 that aims to enrich the post-military lives of service members who have suffered, whether it be physically or mentally, from their involvement in combat action.
"Just his story and his inspiration bring so many people to this foundation," Pete Naschak, the foundation's president, says of Luttrell. "Just by being out there and getting the word out about what he had to endure, that was kind of the fire that started the foundation and got it moving."
Naschak, himself a retired Navy SEAL with more than 20 years of service, says Luttrell began the foundation in hopes of providing a holistic approach to healing he experienced on his own Texas ranch, where he was comforted by serene sights and sounds, surrounded by the comfort of his family and close friends.
And therein lies the unique approach of the Lone Survivor Foundation, according to Naschak.
"I think what we're doing is really focusing on the family, the family unit, coming in for treatment," he says. "Servicing and educating the entire group is what we do different. There are groups that are doing a lot more recreational camps and their focused on having fun, and they might have a few therapy sessions there.
"What we are doing is intensive therapeutic work. It's a working camp. There is time for relaxing, but there is a lot real learning that is going on. I don't think there are a lot of groups that are taking people out to ranches, especially whole families, and doing this kind of work."
Among the methods used at ranch retreats for the military veterans and their families is equine-assisted learning, in which families interact with horses as part of a healing therapy.
"It's another aspect of learning that a lot of groups don't use," Naschak says. The most rewarding part of all this for members of the Lone Survivor Foundation is watching a renewed sense of hope blossom, not only in the veterans themselves, but also for their families.
Naschak recalls a spouse of veteran who profusely thanked him at the end of one retreat for all doors to recovery that were opened to hear family as a result of their work with the foundation. As she spoke, tears ran down her cheeks, and Naschak told the spouse he believed there was still more work to be done for the couple.
"She told me, `I would really like to come back, but I don't want to take anybody else's opportunity,'" Naschak says. "She was worried about taking the chance away from somebody else, and it meant that much to her that she didn't want to steal anybody else's opportunity to be saved the way she felt she was saved."
From the scenic ranch views to the close-knit bonds created, there is undoubtedly a Lone Star State feel to the Lone Survivor Foundation. It's why, Naschak says, the group has been eagerly anticipating its involvement in the Lone Survivor Game, which honors the memories of Luttrell's comrades and recognizes the 400 Purple Heart recipients who will be attendance, believed to be the largest-ever gathering of such a group on American soil.
"This is a big deal," Naschak says. "It raises a lot of awareness. I know Marcus is fired up to be out there and on the field. He's a homegrown Texan, so anything that involves sports, he loves to be a part of."

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In an article published in Korea Times, the Indian Ambassador to South Korea, Vishnu Prakash, argued that one of the reasons the North-Eastern part of the country is beautiful because of the existence of Mt. Everest.
The northeastern part of the country where it borders China offers the most beautiful scenic views thanks to Mt. Everest.
The newspaper hasn't specifically quoted the Ambassador saying the exact words but, it seem to imply that one has to go to India to see Mt. Everest. Mt. Everest h
owever is in the border of Nepal and China, at least 200 km away from the Indian border.
Nepali print and online media have started protest to the statement.
You can read the full article in this link.
6 Responses to "One of the reasons 'India is worth the trip' – Mt. Everest"
xtrmly funny,bein an ambassdor u even dont know india's geography.mt everest is not in ur hell india,its in NEPAL,u poor uneducated indian.
really funny 2 hear….. Bein an indian ambassador u even dont know india's geography, u poor uneducated indian. Mt is in NEPAL, country of mt everest and country of buddha.
He just needs to go back to school and learn more about world history. I feel bad for India and its incompetent foreign service workers.
Son of a …!! How dare he!! ALLL NEPALESE WAKE UP!!
these idiot indian politicians lack general knowledge for sure and think they are free to express everything everywhere to everyone when they are well aware of the fact..they have never said or done anything in the interest of nepal…indians will keep on doing the same coz they find all nepalese sleepin…its time we wake up..
It doesn't matter what the Indian Ambassador says or implies that Mt Everest is in India. Those who believed in the Ambassador's words would become instant idiots. May be few Koreans will believe in Ambassador's interview and visit India to see or climb Mt Everest. No problem with that.


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Obit- Ricky B.Smith born in Bellwood, WV Posted on: 05 Jul 2004, by cantorjoeocho
...step-mother, Margaret of Cape Coral; three sisters, Connie Wells and her husband Dale of Edmond, OK, Rita Zahorchak and her husband Al of N. Ft. Myers, V. Lynn Smith of Cape Coral; two brothers, R.C. Smith and...
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Surname Zahorchak Posted on: 26 May 2006, by rzrzinc1
Localities > Central Europe > Slovakia > Bratislava
Could anyone tell me where the "american version" name of Zahorchak came from or what it might mean, or what it might have been orginally?
Re: Zahorchak, Zahorcsak, Zahorc^ak Posted on: 27 May 2006, by ZBeca
Localities > Central Europe > Slovakia > Bratislava
Renee You need a precise place of birth in order to proceed with the research. The spelling you have is American, in Slovak ZAHORC^AK and during Hungary rule ZAHORCSAK. Same pronounciation. It seem...
Re: Zahorchak, Zahorcsak, Zahorc^ak Posted on: 02 Jun 2006, by Renee Zahorchak
Localities > Central Europe > Slovakia > Bratislava
Thank you for the information on the name Zahorchak. Unfortunately what we know about the family is very little. George William Zahorchak arrived in the United States around the early 1900's. He was married to Emma ...
Re: Zahorchak, Zahorcsak, Zahorc^ak Posted on: 02 Jun 2006, by ZBeca
Localities > Central Europe > Slovakia > Bratislava
Renee Send a letter to my private e-mail and I will tell you what it says and what language it is. Keep in mind that our ancestors married within same region, religion (with few exceptions) but for s...
Brindle Posted on: 11 Jun 1999, by Jennifer
...chilldren with Ethel Lucas and two of them still live in Du Bois. My grandmother Lorraine Brendle married a Zahorchak and moved to Virginia. Also, on my grandmother's birth certificate she said her name was sp...
Re: Family History Posted on: 11 Jun 2002, by Eileen Kretzler Albert
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Lisa, FYI, Har-Brack High School is now called Highlands, I believe. Thanks, Pat
Re: cousins born in Natrona Heights, PA Posted on: 15 Nov 2004, by Michael Zahorchak
Hi Theresa, My brother, Michael Zahorchak, is looking for a former classmate of ours, Teddy Rybicki. Ted would have graduated from HarBrack High School (Now Highlands) in 1964. The same Theodore Rybicki? Than...
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Was wondering if this name is any relation to Zahorchak. When my family came over in the 1800's immigration wrote the name as it sounded - Zahorchak. The story is that letters were either added or removed. Anyone have ...
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...Possessky, in 1945, and Edward Slovinsky, in 1996; four sisters, Johanna Pribish, Clara Felegi, Mary Zahorchak, and Dorothy Souchak; two brothers, Frank and Stanley Pryga. Surviving are two sons, Francis Posse...


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The elder in Puri Agung Klungkung explained the procession was started by circling the Catus Pata three times. Then, the body was placed in the "Bade" using "tagtag" stairs made from bamboos. After that, the elders of the puri came up the other ceremonies equipments made before such as Tjokorda Bagus Oka and Tjokorda Surya Putra went up to the bade while Tjokorda Alit Putra and Tjokorda Gede Putra rode the "Naga Banda", the holy dragon, Tjokorda Gde Agung, Tjokorda Bobi Tanaya and Tjokorda Mayun Putra rode the "Lembu", holy cow.
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B.S., Speech Pathology & Audiology, 1976, Kent State University; M.A., Speech Pathology, 1977, Kent State University; Ph.D., Speech-Language Pathology, University of Pittsburgh, 1983.
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Hebert, M.J., Kehayia, E., Prelock, P.A., Wood-Dauphinee, S., & Snider, L. (2014). Does occupational therapy play a role for communication in children with autism spectrum disorders? International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, published on line January 21, 2014; available at http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/ 10.3109/17549507.2013.876665.
Foran, J.*, Hutchins, T., Prelock, P.A., & Close, D.M. (2014). Examining the benefit of including a sibling in story-based interventions with a child with Asperger syndrome. Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Hutchins, T., & Prelock, P.A. (2014). Using communication to reduce challenging behaviors in individuals with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability. Child Adolescent and Psychiatric Clinics in North America, 23, 41-55.
Prelock, P.A., & Hutchins, T1. (2013). The social validity of social storiesTM for supporting the behavioural and communicative function of children with autism spectrum disorder. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. (1first authorship shared)
*Potvin, M.-C., Snider, L., Prelock, P. A., Kehayia, E. & Wood-Dauphinee, S. (2013). Health-related quality of life in children with high functioning autism. Autism: International Journal of Research and Practice, published 8 November 2013, 10.1177/1362361313509730
*Potvin, M.-C., Snider, L., Prelock, P.A., Kehayia, E., & Dauphinee, S. W. (2013). Patterns of recreational participation in high functioning autism. Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders, 43 (2), 445-457. doi: 10.1007/s10803-012-1589-6
*Potvin, M.-C., Snider, L., Prelock, P., Kehayia, E., & Wood-Dauphinee, S. (2013). Psychometrics properties of the children's assessment of participation and enjoyment and preference for activities of children in high-functioning autism. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67, 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2013.006288
Prelock, P.A., & Hutchins, T1. (2013). Parents' perceptions of the efficacy of social storiesTM and comic strip conversations to support the social behaviors and theory of mind competence of their children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Positive Behavioral Interventions 15 (3), 156-168. DOI:10.1177/1098300712457418. (1first authorship shared)
*Vivan, L., *Hutchins, T., & Prelock, P.A. (2012). A family centered approach for training parents to use comic strip conversations with their child with autism. Contemporary Issues in Communication Science and Disorders, 39, 30-42.
Cannizzaro, M., Dumas, J., Prelock, P. A., & Newhouse, P. (2012). Organizational structure reduces processing load in the prefrontal cortex during discourse processing of written language: Implications for high-level reading issues after TBI. Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, 22 (2), 67-78.
Hebert, M. L.J., Kehayia, E., Prelock, P.A., & Wood-Dauphinee, & Snider, L. (2012). Communication and occupation: New avenues for autism. Occupational Therapy Now, 14 (2), 22-23.
Prelock, P.A., & Nelson, N. (2012). Language and communication in autism: An integrated view. The Pediatric Clinics of North America 59, 129-145. doi:10.1016/j.pcl.2011.10.008
Chaudry, A., & Prelock, P.A. (2012). Enhancing the research and scholarship enterprise. Nurse Educator 37 (2), 54-55.
*Hutchins, T., Prelock, P.A., & Bonazinga, L. (2012). Psychometric evaluation of the Theory of Mind Inventory (ToMI): A study of typically developing children and children with autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42 (3) 327-341. DOI 10.1007/s10803-011-1244-7
Cannizzaro, M., *Allen, E.A. & Prelock, P.A. (2011). Perceptions of communicative competence after traumatic brain injury: Implications for ecologically driven intervention targets. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 13 (6), 549-559. (doi: 10.3109/17549507.2011.596571)
Prelock, P.A. (2011). Understanding the National Standards Project: Evidence-based interventions to support the language and social communication of children with ASD. Perspectives on School-Based Issues, 12 (2), 68-76.
Prelock, P.A., *Calhoun, J., Morris, H., & Platt, G. (2011). Supporting parents to facilitate communication and joint attention in their young children with ASD: Two pilot studies. Topics in Language Disorders, 31 (3), 210-234.
Lerner, M., *Hutchins, T., & Prelock, P.A. (2011). Brief report: Preliminary evaluation of the Theory of Mind Inventory (ToMI) and its relationship to measures of social skills. Journal of Autism & Development Disorders, 41, 512-517. DOI 10.1007/s10803-010-1066-z
Giangreco, M. F., Prelock, P. A., & Turnbull, H. R. (2010). An issue hiding in plain sight: When are speech-language pathologists special educators rather than related services providers? Language, Speech, Language & Hearing Services in Schools, 41, 531-538.
Hartwell, M., *Hutchins, T.L., Belin, G, & Prelock, P.A. (2010). Retention of school-based SLPs in Vermont: Relationships among job satisfactions, caseload, workload and best practice. Communication Disorders Quarterly, 31 (3), 139-154.
Book Chapters & Reviews
Potvin, M.C., Prelock, P.A., Snider, L., Beaudoin Savard, L. (2014). Promoting recreational engagement in children with autism spectrum disorders. In F. R. Volkmar (Ed.), Handbook of Autism & Pervasive Developmental Disorders, 4th edition (pp.871-886). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Prelock, P.A., Gulbronson, M. D. M., Hutchins, T., Green, E., & Glascoe, F.P. (2013). Psychosocial risk, language development, and bilingual/dual language learners. In F. P. Glascoe, K.P. Marks, J.K. Poon, & M.M. Macias (Eds.), Identifying and Addressing Developmental-Behavioral Problems: A Practical Guide for Medical and Non-medical Professionals, Trainees, Researchers and Advocates (pp.200-233). Nolensville, Tennessee: PEDSTest.com, LLC, 2013.
Prelock, P. A. (2013). Forward. In M. G. Winner, Why teach social thinking? Questioning our assumptions about what it means to learn social skills. San Jose, CA: Think Social Publishing, Inc.
Prelock, P. A., Paul, R., & Allen, E. (2011). Evidence-based treatments in communication for children with autism spectrum disorders. In B. Reichow, P. Doehring, D. V. Cicchetti, & F. R. Volkmar (Eds.), Evidence-base treatments for children with autism (pp. 93-169). NY: Springer.
Selected Honors and Awards:
- Editor's Award, Contemporary Issues in Communication Sciences & Disorders, 2014
- Cecil and Ida Green Honors Professor, Texas Christian University Visiting Scholar, 2011
- Puppet's Choice Award in Autism, VT Kids on the Block & Puppets in Education, 2010
- Academic Keys Who's Who in Health Sciences Higher Education, 2010
- University Scholar, University of Vermont, 2003
- ASHA Fellow, 2000
- Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award, University of Vermont, 2000
- First Annual Autism Society of Vermont Excellence in Service Award, 2000
Professional Affiliations:
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Council for Exceptional Children
Autism Society of America
Vermont Speech & Hearing Association
Key Scholarly Research Interests:
- The use of social stories and comic strip conversation to improve the behavior, communication and perspective taking of children with ASD
- Parent training to support social communication in children with ASD
- Facilitating the play and social interaction of preschool children with ASD and their typical peers
- Assessing theory of mind in children with and without ASD
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In conversation with venissa santi
By Tomas Peńa
What do radio show host and jazz expert Bob Parlocha, Latin music icon Ruben Blades, the legendary promoter Dick LaPalm, and pianist Danilo Perez all have in common? They all agree that singer-songwriter Venissa Santi has a very bright future. In this engaging and candid interview, Venissa speaks about her family's legacy, her search for her identity, her musical training in the U. S. and Cuba, and her debut recording, Bienvenida.
Your parents, Enrico Mario Santí and Olga Teresita (Terri) Ros Husted, migrated from Cuba to the U.S. in 1961. How did they end up in Ithaca, New York?
My parents met in Middle School (in Miami). They were very competitive with one another academically and ended up dating throughout college. My dad went to Vanderbilt and my mom attended Barry College. They came from a lot of struggle … my mom's family especially had a difficult time. They strove for academic greatness so that they could get out of Miami. My Mom became a mathematician and my dad is a writer and professor of Latin American Literature. They are both published and are both amazing educators. His specialty is Octavio Paz, and he is an important figure in his field. He got his PhD at Yale. Soon after, he was awarded a position at Cornell University, in Ithaca, where I was born.
[Interviewer's note: Enrico Mario Santí is presently the William T. Byron Professor of Hispanic Studies at the University of Kentucky. He is the author of half a dozen books and serves on a number of editorial boards.]
You come from a long line of prominent artists. Your grandfather, Jacobo Ros Capoblanca, was a Cuban composer who entrusted you with his body of work and instilled in you a passion for music.
They called my grandfather 'Jaco.' Kind of like the great Jaco (Pastorius)!
In a past interview you described him as 'So full of music that everything made him cry.'
Oh yeah, he would always ask me to sing. I remember him conducting when I would sing 'Jingle Bells,' or any song, and he would cry. He was never able to compose after he came to the U. S. My mom and I cry a lot too. Music has the power to touch you and move you so deeply.
Your grandfather on your father's side, Mario Santi, was an artist, sculptor, and professor. I understand that he played a role in designing Jose Marti's tomb [in Cuba]. In fact, you have quite a few prominent people in your family.
He won a competition for the design, but I have yet to see it in person.
Tell me about grandfather Jaco's relatives.
Jacobo's brothers and sisters were musicians, pianists and singers. But his uncle was the Cuban chess champion, Jose Raul Capablanca. That's the teeny, tiny name dropping card I use when I meet other Cubans [laughs]. I have always felt the need to identify myself as Cuban-American—even though I grew up in the U. S.—and look and 'pass' as American. When I was a little girl my dad used to ask me, 'Tu eres Cubana o Americana?' I remember saying 'Cubana, Papi!'
I reconnected with Cuban music because of him. He took me to New York City for a weekend during my freshman year and we stayed at a friend's house who had an excellent record collection. I went to a convenience store and purchased a bunch of tapes so I could 'lift' his music. It was early Celia Cruz, Clifford Brown and Edith Piaf, to name a few. I sweated out those tapes for years and fell in love with early Celia. So much so that I transcribed the tapes and performed them during my senior year.
At the same time, I was pouring over the jazz standard repetoire, shedding and transcribing solos, and honing my sound with Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, and Betty Carter. I was [also] into Brazilian music. I realized that I had a responsibility to explore Cuba's immense repertoire, and that I had to find a master or masters to train me. Jaco left me all of his scores. I heard them for the first time when I went to college.
That must have been quite an experience.
It was ground shaking—one of those moments when you think, 'Oh my God, what is my purpose here?' What a weight on my shoulders. It was Jaco's dream. I recorded his song, 'Lucerito De Amor.' That's his voice at the beginning of the track. I have several more compositions that I hope to update, rearrange, and prepare for a Cuban orchestra. I have tapes of him singing all of his songs.
Tell me about your association with Artistas y Músicos Latino Americanos, or Artists and Musicians of Latin America [AMLA].
AMLA is a community school in the barrio of North Philly. That's where I began teaching private voice lessons after college, and where I met so many world musicians from the Philly community. That's where I saw Ban Ra Ra, a rumba group, and where I first saw the guaguanco. Oh my God, and yet again I had a ground shaking moment, when I saw people from my culture doing a dance that that showed no inhibition whatsoever. I wanted to open myself up to that, or be like them and play that kind of music.
Speaking about ground shaking and/or life changing events, tell me about your first trip to Cuba.
Pianist Elio Villafranca's former wife, Donna Bostock, a percussionist and educator, was running trips to Cuba out of AMLA. The way Cuba was described to me by my family, it was such a distant, faraway land. I never imagined I would actually go there.
I find it interesting that no one tried to talk you out of going to Cuba.
They had no objections to my going, but I couldn't find anyone to go with me. The first time I visited Cuba, I went alone.
What were your first impressions of Cuba?
That it's gorgeous. Rundown of course, with very illogical and oppressive rules—yet it is so full of life and energy! I met my extended family for the first time. My mother's first cousins, Pepin and Sofia turned out to be my surrogate parents. Overall, the people were very supportive. They laughed at me and called me 'La Cubanasa.' They didn't understand why I wanted to be there. Their attitude was, 'You're an American … you're fine. You don't have to come here. All the young kids here want to go there.' I explained to them that where I come from there is every culture in the world, and that the only way to identify yourself is to identify with your own culture and that I regretted the lack of Cuban culture in my life when I was growing up. I realize now that I am so grateful for being exactly who I am. If I had grown up in Miami, would I have fallen in love with my culture? If I grew up in Habana would I want to sing Cuban songs? If I didn't grow up in the U.S., would I have soaked up the jazz flavor and feel?
What part of Havana is your family from?
My folks took me to walk though the old family house in Vedado. It was a little eerie, because there's a different family living there now, yet all of my family's old possessions are still there. Of course, they don't own the house, it's owned by the government. It was lost when a relative chose to trade it for an apartment.
How did you connect with the musicians in Cuba?
Pianist Elio Villafranca gave me the address of the beloved rumbero and educator Gregorio ' El Goyo' Hernandez. I showed up at Goyo's house and they invited me in and told him that I wanted to study with him.
Goyo started teaching me Orisha songs. I sat with him and his son Lazaro for a few weeks. I basically lived as a student, taking Cuban taxis—'boteros'—from Miramar to Vedado to see Goyo. I tried to sound as Cuban as possible when I asked for a lift, because the cabbies charge tourists more money. I practiced saying 'Chicho por Linea?' which means, 'man take me to Linea,' a main strip. I spent two weeks in my room, tapping out 6/8 clave and practicing the Orisha songs, studying bongó and some rumba dance. I fell in love with Mayito Rivera's record 'Por Chappotin,' but I was not quite getting what I was looking for stuck in my room.
One day I went to the Feria with my family, and I saved these two young tourists who were about to be hustled by a 'jinetero,' and made friends with them. I dragged them with me to the night clubs to see Adalberto Alvarez and Anacaona. Those shows were actually not that much fun because there were no Cubans there and the cover charge was very expensive. The real party was at the matinee shows that cost pesos. My tourist friends took me to a party in Centro Habana one night. There was rum, dancing and James Brown playing, and big shrines for the Orishas in this one guy's house. Suddenly they turned off the music and the men broke into song. I later learned they were singers from Clave y Guaganco. It was amazing and it was exactly what I was looking for. I ran up to them and said, 'Oh my God, I have been looking for you.' and embraced them one by one. At the time they thought I was crazy, but I ended up studying with them. Later on, I went to El Callejon de Hamel and they eventually allowed to me to sit in and do coro [chorus/backup].
Thus far, you have visited Cuba on four separate occasions.
Yes. I went in 2001, 2002, and twice in 2003, and I'm dying to go back. To keep studying, travel, record, and do research. Every time I returned to Philly, I would share what I had learned with my students at AMLA, and play and hang with the world musicians, of which there are many: Elizabeth Sayre, Pablo Batista, Orlando Fiol (the son of the great Henry Fiol) and so many players and dancers that have been going to Brazil, Cuba and Africa to master the music.
Obviously the experience changed you and your music in a very big way. Looking back, did you find what you were looking for? Was it the missing piece to the puzzle?
In a word, yes. But at first it was hard to put it all together. I wanted to do rumba, standards, and original material. I was taught in school to be versatile, but for awhile it was sort of a curse. I wanted to do everything all at once. Guess what? I still do.
How did you hook up with the Rodriguez Brothers?
My voice teacher, J.D. Walter, whose help and guidance has been invaluable, told me, 'There are these two young Cuban-American cats, they are playing with everybody. Get them and record your album.' So I called up Rob [Rodriguez]. He might have thought I was crazy, because I had never met a Cuban-American musician before. He and Mike agreed to do the project! I invited Yunior Terry on bass, Francois Zayas on drums, and Cuco Castellanos on congas.
Special guest [guitarist] Jef Lee Johnson joined us to do 'Como Fue.' That was so cool … We recorded with Daoud Shaw at Radioactive Productions in Roxborough. He was the first Saturday Night Live drummer, and former drummer and engineer for Van Morrison!
Initially you released Bienvenida as an independent recording. I understand that you submitted some of the tracks from the album were awarded a PEW Fellowship in 2008.
Yes, what a tremendous honor.
How did you connect with Bob Parlocha and Dick LaPalm?
Bob Parlocha loved the record and put it at number three on his Top 40 list and played it for two weeks. He asked me to send the record to his favorite record promoters, Dick LaPalm and Fred Mancuso. One day Freddy called me up and said [imitates his voice], 'Venissa, this is Freddy Mancuso from Las Vegas. I just heard your CD, and I have to say it is like an ocean breeze from Habana itself.'
Later, Dick called. Come to find out, this is Dick LaPalm, formerly of Chess Records, who discovered Peggy Lee … and was a long time friend and promoter of Nat King Cole. He was with Nat when he played at the Tropicana [in Cuba]. He expressed so many wonderful things about the record and asked me, 'Do you have a manager? Do you have a publicist? Do you have any money?' To which I answered, 'No, no, no!' To his credit, he shopped my recording and has been my constant guide. Dick has a PhD in girl singers, and he's a legend in radio. Eventually, Francois Zalacain of Sunnyside Records made me an offer, and it was released in April of 2009. That seems like a long time ago. Now Dick and I are old pals, and we have been working non-stop to get this record to its audience. It has been quite a journey.
Which brings us to the end result. Tell me about the track, 'Tender Shepard and Little Girl Blue.' How did you arrive at the idea of putting those two tunes together?
I don't know … these are things that just occur to me. I can only just say that it's my love of the songbook and my romantic and whimsical side. I have a few arrangements like that. I have an original tune that goes into a swing version of the Maria and Anita duet from West Side Story ... 'I Have a Love.' I hear medleys all the time. Maybe that's sort of what's kicking me into these leapfrogging standard journeys in my practice. The harmony is so close and the songs relate to one another. I first heard the Rodgers and Hart tune, 'Little Girl Blue,' by Nina Simone. The tune is from a show called Jumbo and it's about a sad elephant! But to me, it is about a girl who is looking for love, so I gave it to her.
How about your bluesy version of the Cuban standard, 'Como Fue?'
Once again, something that naturally happened in the course of interpreting these songs over a long period of time. Take a Cuban standard and a jazz standard … there are some that if you just put them on top of each other … think about it this way … 'Como Fue' and 'Georgia on My Mind,' and 'La Gloria Eres Tu' and 'There is No Greater Love.' I think I'm on to something here!
So there is a method to your madness!
But that's not what I was thinking of … it actually came out as blues when I was singing to my son and rocking him to sleep. All of these tunes came about that way, in 2004, when I came back from Cuba, got married, and had my son. I was home, isolated myself from the music scene, and worked on my repertoire. I sang songs to myself and my son in my rocking chair.
Much like Brazilian vocalist, Rosa Passos, who isolated herself from the music scene for a time in order to spend time with her family and raise her children. Despite the isolation, she never stopped singing or composing.
Tell me about the tune, 'Cumpling Cumpling.'
That's a song that my teacher, Jose Salazar, taught me. I think he wrote it. It's just a pretty little guaguanco. In the middle I do a verse that I made up, where I sing to the rumberos of today and yesterday and I mention all of the amazing teachers I had—like Goyo, Lazaro, el Negro (Miguel Angel) and Jorge Salazar.
There are also two original tunes on the recording: 'Talking to You' and 'Wish You Well.'
They are based on my first love. Those are just very personal little windows into my life experiences. The subject matter took awhile to come out. Now I am starting to write based on recent life experiences … although this one song has a line that I thought of in the 7th grade. I'm just now able to use it. All of my songs take a long time to piece together. I work them out separately in my head, until they are finished and then I transcribe them. Sounds like brain surgery. Yikes!
I like your treatment of 'Embraceable You.' It brings to mind great vocalists/scatters and rhyme masters like King Pleasure and Jon Hendricks.
That vocalese is by the great pianist, Barry Harris. It's known as 'Embarrysable You,' or 'Paradise.' He teaches it to his beloved community of followers and students. I have been to his class and have attended a few of his concerts. The wisdom and harmonies he drops on singers is so important. I learned the piece by rote from his former student, my friend and mentor Orlando Fiol. The vocalese repertoire is a must when you study jazz voice. Listening to Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross, King Pleasure, Willie Bobo, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau.
You must be very pleased with the fact that your recording has been so well received. Have you started developing ideas for your next project? Or is it too soon to be thinking that far ahead?
I hope by this time next year to have a new recording out. I am very pleased, but have my work cut out for me in this new music biz model. I have been very fortunate to have made the connections I have made. I work closely with my husband, Patricio Acevedo, who is a guitarist, and working with my drummer Francois Zayas. I am looking forward to collaborating more with Rob and Mike Rodriguez, too. We are brainstorming some new arrangements. For example, in 2010 I will be doing a tribute concert at the Kimmel Center's Jazz Up Close series for Billie Holiday. I've been singing 'My Man' for a while. In the middle part, my idea was to suggest a melody from Carlos Embale—'Tu No Debes Jugar Con Mi Amor' ['You shouldn't play with my love']. It's the male response to Billie, who is hopelessly in love with a bad man. Someone said to me, 'If the only people that will understand your music are Cubans, why would you want to do it?'
Your music goes beyond the parameters of typical Cuban music.
Right now I am happy to be percolating. I understand that I still have a long way to go, and that it is going to take time to develop my career.
Visit Venissa Santi's Official Web Site, www.venissasanti.com, and her MySpace page, www.myspace.com/venissasanti.com.
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B.A. in History-Teacher Education
All students seeking the Bachelor of Arts in History - Teacher Licensure (a "comprehensive major" -- no minor) must complete units I, II, and III below. Although most student require 4 1/2 years to finish the teacher education degree, others complete it in 4 years, through a combination of high school AP courses and Summer School classes. Student teaching is carried out at a number of sites around the state. For the latest News about our History Teacher Education majors and program , see below. See below for information on resources for teaching history and the WIU Teacher Education Program's Conceptual Framework as well.
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History - Teacher Education majors should also consult the Teacher Education Handbook and the Center for the Preparation of Education Professionals (CPEP) , in the College of Education and Human Services, for further information on WIU's Teacher Education Program.
History - Teacher Education majors have very specific General Education requirements but take the same History Core Courses as other History majors. The state of Illinois now requires that all candidates seeking licenses to teach History must also be qualified to teach all other social studies subjects. Our program is designed to ensure that you pass the State Subject Matter Certification Exam, which covers that full range of social studies subjects, including History. Upon graduation, WIU graduates will be licensed to teach secondary school History and social studies in the state of Illinois. The state has reciprocity agreements with a number of other states as well, allowing those certified to teach in Illinois to gain a license in those additional states.
Official information on all History Department undergradute programs is available via the WIU Undergraduate Catalog. A complete listing of all undergraduate courses offered by the WIU History Department is available elsewhere on this web site, including some not listed in the current catalog.
All History - Teacher Education majors must meet regularly with the Undergraduate History Advisor, Ralph Heissinger, prior to registration each semester, to plan their programs and ensure their timely progress toward their degree.
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History - Teacher Education students must complete the University General Education requirement (43 hours), including the following required courses: Geography 100, 110, 120, and 121; Poli Sci 122; Econ 100 or 231; and any Gen Ed Math course (inc. Math/Stat 171).
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The following books are available in the Undergraduate History Advisor's office (Ralph Heissinger, 436 Morgan):
Stan Cody's Teaching Out of the Box: A Teacher's Guide to Making History Fun . . . and More .
Frederick Drake and Lynn Nelson's Engagement in Teaching History: Theory and Practices for Middle and Secondary Teachers.
James W. Loewen's Teaching What Really Happened: How to Avoid the Tyranny of Textbooks and Get Students Excited About Doing History.
David Kobrin's Beyond the Textbook: Teaching History Using Documents and Primary Sources.
James Percoco's A Passion for the Past: Creative Teaching of U.S. History.
Joan Brodsky Schur's Eyewitness to the Past Strategies for Teaching American History in Grades 5-12.
Stephen J. Thornton's Teaching Social Studies That Matters: Curriculum for Active Learning.
Yohuru Rahsied Williams's Teaching U.S. History Beyond the Textbook: Six Investigative Strategies, Grades 5-12.
See also the "History Links for K-12 Educators" section of the Historical Links web page on our web site.
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- History Teacher Ed Major Wins 2011 Nollen Scholarship from Phi Kappa Phi
- History Teacher Ed Majors Adam Bednar, Carl Spath, & Amy Kallenbach Graduate with Distinction in Fall 2009
- History Teacher Ed Major Adam Bednar Named Fall 2009 College Scholar by Honors College
- History Teacher Ed Major Cody Boland Elected President of CAS Student Council
- New Global Encounters World History Course for Spring 2010
- History Teacher Ed Major Mallorie Clark Named Spring 2009 College Scholar by Honors College
- History Teacher Ed Major Amy Kallenbach Wins 2009 CAS Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award
- "So You Want to Be a History Teacher?" Panel Presentation Held in March 2009
- Teacher Ed Major Adam Bednar Wins First Place in University's Senior Research Paper Competition
- Teacher Ed Seniors Mallorie Clark & Abby Lagemann Honored by Department
- Seminar on Teaching English Language Learners Held in February 2009
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Last night One Direction mania swept into Scandinavia, and in particular Denmark, where fans in Herning were treated to the latest stage of the sell-out 'Take Me Home Tour'.
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Here's the lads answering some Twitter questions. Check out the really cool view from the lucky fan in the crowd, EmmyKaulitz:
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AUSTIN - The answers are 7:35 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. tonight.
The question has been a popular one for nearly two weeks, ever since Panhandle sprinter Delt Cockrell qualified for the UIL state track meet in both the 100- and 200-meter sprints. What time does he run in Austin?
Cockrell runs about 9 hours after Quanah's Jason Hill defends his title and sets his eye on the Class 2A state record in the high jump. It's those two, along with Lockney sprinter Brandy Collins, who are likely to mak e the biggest splash among Panhandle-area athletes in the 2A portion of the meet at Mike Myers Stadium.
Panhandle coach Russell Graham could move Cockrell, a junior, to the 400 next year, but they see a nice going-away present as medals, possibly both gold, in the 100 and 200.
"You never know in those two races," said Graham. "In the 800 or mile, you can make up for a mistake or two, but in the sprints, it can be all over before you know it."
Provided he gets a good start, Cockrell and Mart's Quan Cosby should lead a tight pack in both races. Cockrell has the field's top regional time in the 100 with an automatic clocking of 10.66 seconds, while Cosby, headed to the University of Texas to play football, was timed in 10.72. McCamey's Rigo Juarez owns a 10.73.
"Delt and Quan Cosby have the two fastest times, but in the 100, anybody can get a bad start and you're out," Graham said. "Last year Kirk (Land of Panhandle) had the second-fastest time going in, got a bad start and finished fifth."
In the 200 at last year's state meet, Cosby finished second (21.56) while Cockrell was fifth in 22.20. This year Cockrell has run as fast as a hand-held 21.2. Cosby enters the race with the top qualifying mark of 21.63. A bad start at the Region I-2A meet still had Cockrell winning, but in 22.05.
"He flinched, then rocked back, and when he rocked back, the gun went off," Graham said of Cockrell's 200 start. "Usually he's out of the curve in first by a long way, but he was in sixth this time and had some catching up to do, which he did.
"His start is the key - that's what we've really been working on. His start the last couple of meets has not been great. His top-end speed is good, but he needs a good first 20 to 30 meters. If he can get that, he should win."
Graham said the times of the eight qualifiers are posted in the Panhandle lockerroom, and Cockrell seems unfazed by any of it.
"To tell you the truth, Delt is not intimidated," Graham said. "He's pretty confident. I could put a time of 10.0 on the board, and I don't think he'd think a lot of it."
The only competition for Quanah's Hill may not come from anyone in a track uniform, but simply the bar himself. Hill, the defending state champion last year at 6-11, won the regional title at 6-10. Only one in the 2A high-jump field cleared 6-6 at regionals. The rest were at 6-4.
Hill has cleared 7 feet once this year, that at a regional qualifiers meet at Graham. The 2A state record is 7 feet, set first by Cedric Barrer of Beckville in 1985 and in 1998 by Van Vleck's Vonchass Griggs, whom Hill beat a year ago.
"There's not that much competition, the way it looks, so we're focusing on the 2A record," said Quanah coach Harvey Wilson. "We've really got our sights on getting up there, but first things first, and that's trying to win again, stay clean and not miss."
An ideal scenario, Wilson said, would be to clear 6-8, 6-10, 7-0 and then go for the record at 7-1. The 6-foot-4 Hill has been consistent all year, having gone at least 6-10 in every meet but one.
"At 7 feet, Jason needs to be aware of his curve and get his take-off just right," Wilson said. "That affects his form over the bar. And sometimes he doesn't get a good arch on his back at 7 feet. It's really just a little fine-tuning because he's got enough spring to get up there."
In other 2A field events, Spearman's Richard Varnon in the discus (170-1) and Clarendon's James Williams (57-31/2) in the shot put have medal chances, but it likely won't be gold. They will both compete against Refugio's Matt McKinney, two-time state champion in both. McKinney set 2A records last year with throws of 200-7 and 63-9.
"He's going to throw what he's going to throw," said Williams of McKinney. "I want to shake him up a little bit, come out and throw good. If I can shake him up, maybe I can throw him off a little bit. I want him to beat me on my best day. I don't want to have just an all-right day."
In the girls division, Lockney's Collins is making her fourth consecutive state meet appearance in the 100. Her 12.42 at regionals qualifies her second behind Region I rival Victoria Williams of Seymour (12.34). Less than four-tenths of a second separate the eight qualifiers.
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incredible website46 ratings since posting on Thursday, August 31, 2006
(submitted by Duchess Aletheia )
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I think this website is cool. www.preorderfalloutnewvegas.org - Victoria Zhou , posted 07/11/10
It makes me feel peaceful. . .
. . . to know that I couldn't do any worse! - Johnny , posted 10/04/06
what are we rating, content or design?
The content of this website is about peace, folks - why all these angry comments about the design? DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW THAT NOT ALL OF US HAVE THE CASH TO HIRE A SLICK WEB DESIGNER??? Isn't now a time in human history when any and all promotions for peace are necessary and welcomed - regardless of what they look like? C'mon - enough sour comments about the colors, etc. The site is clearly promoting PEACE and that makes it a good website. 'nuff said!
A+ for promoting peace (aka content)
As for the design - The contrast between the black background and the bright colors is a little tough on the eyes but the site is functional and not terribly difficult to navigate.
Light and love.
Peace be with you and with you be peace - this wish is for everyone. - P and J , posted 09/12/06
not just about the surface
I'm shocked at the mean-spiritedness of much of the commentary. If you look beneath the surface, there's some good stuff here. It's not just about the surface, right? Sometimes getting to the good stuff requires a bit more intention. - Unsubscribed , posted 09/11/06
looks to me like a portal page for spyware and other malicious programs. i wouldn't click it with 10-foot pole! - Helen , posted 09/11/06
This web site is very busy... THe content is not the problem. I think more people would be willing to check out more of it if they weren't struggling to figure out what they were seeing. I must admit that I my eyes began to ache after moment 1. - Unsubscribed , posted 09/10/06
OWWWWWW!!!!! My EYES!!!!! Make it stop hurting!!! - Nurse Lisa , posted 09/09/06
in need of remedial art? call 1-800-don't look here
ouch. please stop.
communication occurs best when the senses are not assaulted. - Unsubscribed , posted 09/08/06
Its Just a website
Eh.. Too much stuff going on for my taste.
Not easy to follow..or maybe I just wasn't particularly interested in finding out anything in depth about the subjects.
Whats with the venomous comments about the designer? Says more about how remarkably uncool those reviewers are than anything about the site.
- Pak Hanafi , posted 09/08/06
I dig it, way groovy.
Right on, man. The other critics must all be jaded. Yes to Peace, dudes. :P - Baya , posted 09/08/06
generates traffic
Does it look, tone, and feel convey the message, social group, and attitudes of its owners? Yes - *****
Does it look, tone, and feel clearly convey the message, social group, and attitude of its target audience? Probably - ****
Is it well-organized? Fairly - ***
Is it readable? So-so - ** Suggestion: make the stars much, much smaller.
Does its my-little-rainbow-pony color scheme offer viewers an opportunity to take pot shots (heh) at the designers? Absolutely - *
Is its design generating press (good or bad) and increasing traffic to the site? Obviously - *****
Then it's doing its job.
- drusilla , posted 09/08/06
This website is so awesome I think I had an aneurysm.
The amazing design, proficient use of colour, and textual clarity are rivaled only by www.timecube.com - Unsubscribed , posted 09/08/06
feedback listeded to - check it now :)
I have taken some of the critism of my site to heart and redesigned the menue page to make it easier on the eyes, i hope this works better - i still give mysef 5 stars for effort and sincerity
:) - viziondanz , posted 09/18/06
It's got a certain chaotic symbiosis
"NO one can hold back the Dawn!" It's right there in, uh, rainbow and, um, black. -xd - Dawn , posted 09/08/06
To Be Fair.....
I'm not capable of designing a web site period. Even that badly.
- Unsubscribed , posted 09/07/06
Lorda MERCY!
"Lorda MERCY!" as my mama would say. The sheer design of that site makes me want to nuke baby whales and do other mean things to the planet just to get even for the unpleasant feeling I got from the home page. I didn't click a single link for fear my Macintosh would explode. How that site can promote peace just from the look of it, I'll never know. I need an some Enya music or something so I can get to sleep tonight. - Unsubscribed , posted 09/07/06
It is amazing how much hate this Peace site has inspired! - Xiomara , posted 09/07/06
it deserves no stars.
its design is... merely vapid. It deserves no stars, and should not be a topic of review. if your are really my friend dont ask me to look at this crap by publically reviewing it. - Unsubscribed , posted 09/07/06
"Best restaurant in the city," "Excellent Service"
I am forever changed. Please hug me. - Dr. Fiasco , posted 09/07/06
Grammar Tips
I used to use double negatives and not realize I was hurting the planet for it.
Now, with this website's advice, I know the Power of Positive Syntax.
It's not No to War, it's Yes to Peace! And sarcasm can be a real bummer!
Thanks for helping me with my grammar, hippy! - Alexandra , posted 09/07/06
Best Site Ever!
I loved it so much I applied neosporin to my eyes after seeing it! - Unsubscribed , posted 09/07/06
Isn't there a negative number here for rating?
Bloody Hell !! Go back to your Fucking tree house you fucking patchouli smelling, sandal wearing, no bathing hippies.
You can't design a site to save your lives.
A) You can't fucking read it with all the shit you have going on. There is too much distraction. The colors are not good for reading. You can't make out some of the letters or words because of the clash of colors. Just because there are a bazillion colors out there doesn't mean you have to use every single one. Please let the professionals design web sites and you guys just design your tied-dye T-shirts.
You guys might be trying to do some kind of hippy goodness here, but honestly your going about it in the wrong way. Well, I guess unless you live your life in the way of the crystal. - Unsubscribed , posted 09/07/06
I give it a five for the laughs!!!
Take your grownup clothes off and get in a spooge filled hot tub with hairy people who want to get creative with you. - LaLaLuvU.com , posted 09/07/06
In Love and Light
This site is bad...I recommend you spend as little time on it as possible.
Try this one.....
Dieter - Indian in the mac... , posted 09/07/06
The web equivalent of attending a political rally and being surrounded by acid burnouts
[Note: that I saw this site at 6am and I can be terribly snarky when dealing with something I don't like that early in the morning. In retrospect t I should have kept my opinion to myself, because, though I found the site unpleasant on the eyes, I do not have anything against the basic sentiments.]
Any website that constantly uses "R" for "are"; "4" for "for"; "2" for "to" and "too"; and "B" for "be" without the slightest bit of irony is going to irk me. Add to that the poor design, jumbled organization of the portal page, terrible use of color, and all the random .gif animations and I am revolted. Even a cool idea like a photo gallery of chalk grafitti is marred by obnoxious rainbow captions and a terrible layout.
- Ian , posted 09/09/06
I've seen worse
Any one seen patriotic troop supporting flag waving smite the liberals sites that rival this?
You Know they are out there - ghôti , posted 09/07/06
be good family
hang yourself - Unsubscribed , posted 09/07/06
I'd rather have a barium enema
There should be a law against the use of blatant rainbow colors. Was this site created during a carob rush? All I can hear in my head is a group of neo-pagans singing "We all come from the godess and to her we shall return, like a drop of rain ..."
- Trouble Porndawgie , posted 09/06/06
I fortunately had forgotten that sites with design this bad existed.
To be any worse it would have to be hosted on AngelFire. - Jory , posted 09/08/06
the only thing that's missing are blink tags
i think an organ ruptured anyway. - lola*carr , posted 09/06/06
Good lord!
Peace my ass! This Webmaster is declaring war on our senses! o_0 - Mira , posted 09/06/06
this is a joke, right?
Especially when I read this:
"Take off your grown up clothes and immerse yourself in the hot tub of creative possibilty"
Yeah I'm gonna take the Magic Carpet Ride....the Magic Carpet Ride to HELL!!!!!!!!!!
BLECH! go back to the Playa fucking hippies, like Kipod said! - Dina , posted 09/06/06
Paingully Crass
Now ugly just doesn't cover it. It's visually abusive. - ☂Skylar , posted 09/06/06
my eyes!! - Unsubscribed , posted 09/06/06
If this is eye candy I must be diabetic...
This is the most persuasive advertisement for war, strife, hatred and intolerance I've run across so far...
It's like going to Coney Island and stuffing yourself full of hot dogs onion rings cotton candy french fries cracker jacks pizza salt water taffy strawberry milkshake fried clams and snow cones and going for a ride on the Tilt-O-Whirl!!! - Unsubscribed , posted 09/07/06
incredibly bad, you mean
but it does remind me of vintage bud uglly design.
budugllydesign.com/ - Unsubscribed , posted 09/06/06
Get me a bucket!
Just looking at it made me have a seizure. - Unsubscribed , posted 09/06/06
I think that I am going to have a migraine and puke all over the place! - !~Leslie~ remains! , posted 09/06/06
Dear god, it's horrible!
Reminds me of this:
www.angelfire.com/super/badwebs/ - The Baron , posted 09/06/06
if you like this
you have not come down from the playa yet, you damned hippy. social acupuncture? what the fuck ever. - kꦿd , posted 09/06/06
I was for peace until I saw that website.
Now I want to kill whoever designed it. - Unsubscribed , posted 09/06/06
I'd rather go to war than look at that mess. - Unsubscribed , posted 09/06/06
Party For Peace!
Very inspiring indeed! - Unsubscribed , posted 09/06/06
most inspiring website/concept I've seen for a while...
check this out! this guy has all the right ideas from what i can see, YES TO PEACE, Chalk4Peace, Party for Peace, Dance for Peace, Live for Peace...
i am inspired. - Duchess Aletheia , posted 08/31/06
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Protesters burn buses after the fatal shooting of 12 men - investigators say it could have been an act of revenge by policemen.
03:49, UK, Tuesday 14 January 2014
The fatal shootings of 12 young men in Brazil could have been carried out by police officers as revenge after one of their colleagues was killed.
The wave of murders began on Sunday night and continued into early Monday in Campinas, 60 miles (100km) northwest of Sao Paulo.
Investigators said the killings occurred within about four hours of one another.
They came after an off-duty police officer was killed while fighting armed robbers who targeted him as he stopped at a petrol station in the same region.
The men were killed in mostly drive-by style shootings.
"We're not ruling out executions, revenge nor a fight between criminals," police investigator Licurgo Nunes Costa told the newspaper Estado de S Paulo.
"It's a sequence of events in the same region and around the same time, and we have to consider the relationship between the occurrences."
Shortly after the killings protesters attacked commuter buses, burning at least three of them.
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|I loved how French Tarragon from the garden perked up the flavors in this shrimp salad.
(Makes 4-6 small servings; recipe adapted from Shrimp Salad with Tarragon and Chives from Fine Cooking.)
Salad Ingredients:
1 lb. frozen cooked shrimp (I used 50-70 count shrimp)
1 cup diagonally sliced celery
1/4 cup diagonally sliced green onions
salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Dressing Ingredients:
1/3 cup mayo
2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
1 T reduced shrimp juice
1 T finely chopped tarragon (or less if you're not sure how much you like tarragon)
1/2 tsp. celery seed
This kept well in the refrigerator for several days.
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Shrimp and Macaroni from Kalyn's Kitchen
Spicy Shrimp and Cucumber Salad with Mint, Lemon, and Cumin from Kalyn's Kitchen
Shrimp and Avocado Salad with Edamame, Cilantro, Chipotle, and Lime from Kalyn's Kitchen
Picnic-Perfect Tortellini and Shrimp Salad from The Perfect Pantry
Marinated Shrimp Salad from Sweetnicks
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Record-breaking December rain forced some Clarks Hill Lake facilities to close.
Docks, boat ramps and fishing piers and other lakeside facilities remained closed Monday after a week of rising waters.
The beaches and docks at Petersburg Campground were closed last week and campers at a low-lying camp site had to be moved because of rising waters.
Park Attendant Richard Reeves said over the weekend, the water rose to within a couple of feet of flowing over the pavilion at the swimming area.
Halftime during the big bowl games is often a chance for football fans to grab some extra snacks or take a much-needed bathroom break, but not for all.
For members of Harlem High School's marching band, halftime at the Allstate Sugar Bowl was the highlight of the game.
The band was among 16 high school bands providing part of the halftime entertainment Thursday, said band director Stacey Wade, who traveled to New Orleans with 45 students for the big game.
No matter what the weather forecast, snow is coming to Evans Towne Center Park on Jan. 18.
The second annual Columbia County Snow Fest will be from noon to 5 p.m.
The event will feature a snow field and two snow slides – a 7-foot-tall and a 12-foot-tall slide, said event organizer Joe Mullins.
"There will be a larger snow field," Mullins said.
Families crowded the 40-foot-square field in December 2012. The field will be 70 feet square this year, Mullins said.
Just before 8 a.m. Tuesday, Robbie Marshall was standing on the sidewalk with a pile of bags and two children in tow, waiting for the bus.
Columbia County officials are still waiting for Gov. Nathan Deal's office to acknowledge their letter sent last week, reporting "possible malfeasance" on the part of Tax Commissioner Kay Allen.
Commssion Chairman Ron Cross said Monday he had not heard from the governor's office about the letter, which commissioners approved on Dec. 23. The letter cites possible malfeasance in connection to fees that Allen was paid by Grovetown and Harlem to collect city taxes taxes. The letter says the fees were "retained as personal compensation that should have been remitted to the county."
Man leads authorities on chase
A Grovetown man was arrested Monday morning after leading police on a chase and trying to ram them.
Ricardo A. Bell, 28, of Old Augusta Highway, was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and numerous traffic charges, according to Columbia County sheriff's Maj. Rick Whitaker.
It's Thursday at the Acorn Restaurant in Harlem, and the room hums with friendly chatter as a group of women lunches on grilled pimento cheese, chicken salad and BLT sandwiches.
The mood changes, however, as soon as the cards are dealt.
The chatter is replaced with murmured phrases of "One no trump," "We booked" and "You're the dummy" – which does not refer to one's intelligence.
The Harlem Bridge Club has begun another session.
Former Richmond County Commissioner Paul William "Bill" Hiers told police a long Christmas Eve checkout line led him to shoplift from a Columbia County store.
In many homes, the only remnant of the recent holiday is the Christmas tree.
There's plenty of ways to dispose of that now barren tree.
The annual Bring One for the Chipper tree recycling event offers residents a way to recycle their tree.
The 12th annual event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Home Depot at 520 N. Belair Road in Evans.
"We had a really good year last year," said Jenny Hinson, Columbia County Green Programs manager.
Prosecution of a Grovetown woman accused of beating her 10-year-old son in early December will continue in Columbia County Superior Court.
County Magistrate Judge Bobby Christine determined at a preliminary hearing Tuesday that there was enough evidence against Shavoya Tenesia Davis, 26, for the case against her to continue.
Christine also refused to grant a bond for Davis who has been held in the Columbia County Detention Center without bond since her Dec. 4 arrest.
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