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The Department of Dance Studies serves a wide range of students, who are preparing to discover the dynamic possibilities of a career in the arts or health related fields. The Department of Dance Studies offers a bachelor of arts in dance studies, as well as a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science in dance and movement science.
Program Overview
A BA in Dance Studies is an interdisciplinary program that combines dance theory and technique with a variety of departmental courses.
The BA/BS in Dance and Movement Science is a combination of dance theory and technique, with a focus on human science and movement.
Where will my degree take me?
The Dance Studies Department serves a wide range of students, who are preparing to discover the dynamic possibilities of a career in the arts or health related fields. The BA and BS in Dance Studies enhances the focus on dance-related fields, such as choreography, management, education, and multiple health related fields. Both degrees allow students to pursue further education in dance and movement-related areas, such as pursuing an MFA in Choreography or Physical Therapy, or attending medical school.
The BA is an interdisciplinary program that combines dance theory and technique with various different departmental courses that allow students to cultivate their own interests. The BA in Dance Studies positions itself as a degree that allows women to explore their passions and to reach their artistic goals.
The BA/BS in Dance and Movement Science is a combination of dance theory and technique, with a significant focus on human science and movement. This degree empowers students to prepare for health related careers, such as dance and physical therapy, fitness education, exercise physiology, and somatic instruction.
Dance Faculty
The dance department is under advisement of Heidi Echols. Receiving her MFA from UNC Greensboro, Heidi has trained with many renowned dance educators and has presented her choreography nationally. Adjunct Faculty includes Shawn Bowman-Hicks, Karola Luttringhaus, and Melissa Pihos. Guest artists include Bill T. Jones, Twyla Tharp, and multiple local artists. For photos and to learn more about dance at Salem College, visit our website.
Dance Majors (B.A.)
The BA in Dance Studies will position itself as a degree that allows women to explore their passions and to reach their artistic goals. The BA is an interdisciplinary program that combines dance theory and technique.
BA Dance Studies (15 course credits)
Dance Core Courses 6 course credits
Dance Technique Courses 3 course credits
Ensemble 1 course credit
Additional Electives 5 course credits
The BA/BS in Dance and Movement Science is a combination of dance theory with technique, and a significant focus on human science and movement.
BA Dance and Movement Science (15 course credits)
Dance Core Courses 4 course credits
Dance Technique and Ensemble 3 course credits
Science Courses 7 course credits
Exercise Science Elective 1 course credit
BS Dance and Movement Science (18 course credits)
Dance Core Courses 4 course credits
Dance Technique and Ensemble 2 course credits
Science Courses 11 course credits
Exercise Science Elective 1 course credit
Dance Minors
Dance Minor5 course credits
Dance Management Minor 5 course credits
Dance Courses (DANC)
The following dance technique courses may be used to satisfy one-half of the Salem Signature two-course physical education activity requirement: DANC 020, 021, 022, 034, 035, 036, 037, 038 or 039.
020. Dance Company Performance One-quarter course
021. Dance Company Choreography One-quarter course
022. Dance Company Production One-quarter course
034. Beginning Ballet One-half course
035. Intermediate/Advanced Ballet One-half course
036. Beginning Jazz Dance One-half course
037. Intermediate/Advanced Jazz Dance One-half course
038. Beginning Modern Dance One-half course
039. Intermediate/Advanced Modern Dance One-half course
104. History of Dance One Course
201. Choreography One Course
202. Movement Research/Somatic study One Course
210. Dance in the Community One Course
220. Special Topics in Dance One-quarter to one course
230. Independent Study in Dance One-quarter to one course
270. Internship in Dance Studies One Course
350. Capstone - Research Methods in Dance One Course
Heidi Echols, Associate Professor and Chair
Heidi Echols, MFA is an associate professor and Chair of Dance Studies at Salem College. Along with teaching dance theory and technique, Heidi is also the artistic director of the Salem College Dance Company. She has trained, performed, and choreographed with many dance artists, including Merce Cunningham, Bill T. Jones, and Twyla Tharp. Heidi has presented her work and teaching pedagogy research nationally. Heidi is the recipient of the NCAAHPERD College Dance Educator of the Year.
Shawn Bowman-Hicks, Adjunct Faculty
Shawn Bowman-Hicks received her MFA in Dance from The Ohio State University and her bachelor from Columbia College. She has been a guest artist and on the faculties at several schools, including Ohio State, Towson State, Goucher College, Wake Forest University, UNC Greensboro, and Guangxi Arts College in China. She has had numerous dance works produced, and performs regionally.
Karola Lüttringhaus, Adjunct faculty
Karola was born in Berlin, Germany. Merging American experiences with her European roots, she creates interdisciplinary works in dance theatre, installation, scene design, sound, and costume design. She is the artistic director of ALBAN ELVED DANCE COMPANY, and works as a freelance designer, choreographer, and educator at theatres and universities across Europe and the US. She holds a BFA in Dance and Choreography from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and a MA/MFA in Scene Design from the Technische Universität Berlin, Germany.
Brianna Taylor, Adjunct Faculty
Atiba Rorie, Accompaniment
ALban Elved Dance Company
ALBAN ELVED DANCE COMPANY pursues the creation and presentation of innovative, multi-dimensional, original, and intellectually stimulating art experiences to fulfill some of humanities most fundamental needs: meaningful emotional & intellectual exchange and growth, creativity, and freedom.
Alban Elved Dance Company Partnership with Salem College
Twyla Tharp (2014)
Twyla Tharp founded her own dance company, Twyla Tharp Dance, in 1965. She has since choreographed more than 150 works: 129 dances, 12 television specials, five Hollywood movies, four full-length ballets, four Broadway shows, and two figure skating routines. Tharp is the recipient of a Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, 19 honorary doctorates, and a 2008 Kennedy Center Honor. In addition to choreographing for her own company, she has created dances for companies worldwide.
Jason Aryeh (2013)
Jason Aryeh is an Assistant Professor of Dance, choreographer, and artist scholar. Aryeh has worked with numerous artists in developing movements of infusion into choreography, He has won many awards, including the prestigious student award at the ongoing American Dance Festival (ADF) as a Faculty Assistant. Aryeh is the artistic director and choreographer for African Alive Dance Company and holds a BFA in Dance and African Studies from the University of Ghana, and an MFA in Choreography and Performance from the State University of New York, College at Brockport.
Ursula Kendall (2013)
Ursula Kendall was born in Atlanta, GA, and captivated the audience of her peers and teachers as a graduating student of Tri-Cities High School Turner Visual and Performing Arts Magnet Honoree. She landed a partial scholarship for the summer intensive program at The Alvin Ailey School. Ursula has danced for the Dillard Diamonds dance team, where she choreographed some of their featured pieces that were aired on BET's 106th and Park.
Bill T. Jones (2012)
Bill T. Jones is a multi-talented artist, choreographer, dancer, theater director, and writer. He has received major honors, ranging from a 1994 MacArthur "Genius" Award to a Kennedy Center Honors in 2010. His ventures into Broadway theater resulted in a 2010 Tony Award for Best Choreography in the critically acclaimed Fela! He also earned a 2007 Tony Award for Best Choreography in Spring Awakening, as well as an Obie Award for the show's 2006 off-Broadway run. His choreography for the off-Broadway production of The Seven earned him a 2006 Lucille Lortel Award.
Melissa Pihos (2012-2013)
Melissa Pihos graduated from UNC Greensboro with an MFA in Choreography, where she created PIHOS: A Moving Biography – a documentary dance/film performance that focuses on her father's fight with Alzheimer's disease and various aspects of his life. She currently dances for The Jan Van Dyke Dance Group and for Sidelong Dance Company. Her choreography is described as being complicated, gripping, evocative, moving and captivating. She often uses multimedia technology in her work, which adds a layer to the viewer's visual experience.
Renay Aumiller (2011)
Renay Aumiller has presented her dance works across the United States and in the Triangle/Triad areas of North Carolina as the Founder/Artistic Director of Renay Aumiller Dances (RAD). She dances with The Kearns Dance Project, and has performed for numerous choreographers and companies including Renée Wadleigh, Christian Von Howard, and Chicago-based contemporary companies, The Dance Team and Thread Meddle Outfit. She teaches regularly at the Samuel H. Scripps ADF Studios in Durham, NC and is an assistant professor of Dance at Elon University.
MoRe is an incubator for research in science, art and creative thinking, a driving force in the discovery of knowledge about human movement, a place for experimentation, an informative and inspiring event series, an instigator of cross organizational and cross disciplinary collaboration, and the organizer of a tri-annual week-long festival of Human Movement, celebrating, educating, empowering and inspiring our community.
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Whoever trusts in his own heart is stupid, But the one who walks in wisdom will escape. Proverbs 28:26
In this age of tele-media ("distal media"), relational distance may induce the idea of, or be similar to, separation and worry. In a child, separation from the protecting mother may signal lack of security - support, causing worry or fear. For couples, separation or distance, may induce similar feelings. To a pregnant woman, mother, or one in a long distance relationship, separation may "mean" loss of support. "Loss of support" may cause worry and jealousy.
A man's distal relations with another woman, chitchats on the internet, may indicate to his wife an emotional affair. An emotional involvement may become a risk of leaving for the woman on the internet; losing his support, that may make the wife jealous. The "internet woman" is seemingly withholding sexual relations at a distance; that, in the wife's mind, may be perceived as that internet woman having more fidelity; and thus, he may fall in love with her and leave. The opposite may hold if the husband would be having a sexual affair close by; his wife may not become as jealous- since in her mind, he would be having a mere sexual fling with an infidel- who he would, more likely than not, leave to return to his wife. In the wife's mind, he probably would not fall in love with a woman engaged in sexual infidelity.
The difference between distal - emotional infidelity and proximal - physical - sexual infidelity in making woman and man jealous seems obvious. If he is not close to the other woman sexually, worry and jealousy may be there that he may fall in love and leave her. If she would be having a distal - emotional relation with another man may not make him as jealous than if she would become proximal - physical - sexual with the another man.
How often does one see a partner's cell phone being seized, or internet contacts monitored? Now, imagine another borderline paranoid scenario; internet sensors would monitor feelings (based on cell phone recorded volume, pitch, word choice, tone, etc.) and sexual arousal distally-- spying on one another's distal and proximal relations-- no longer justifying the paranoia by seizing and reviewing the partner's contacts- but now raising tele-media flags about risk of jealousy and may be breakups!
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- Are Internet of Things (IOT,s) and relational freedom twisted paradoxically?
- Who is more jealous of internet friends, he or she?
- Are electronic networking relationships meaningful?
- Is envy a misperception and jealousy ("paranoia") a misconception acted out?
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The theme was Up inspired (with all the balloons and rainbow colors) along with some cute owls.
Created by Sweet Dreams Bakery (http://sweetdreams-bakery.blogspot.com/), we had a special rainbow inspired dessert bar with 6-flavored macaroons of every color of the rainbow and mini cupcakes along with delicious Oreo truffles.
The rainbow balloon centerpieces were handmade by me, the mom.
We designed "Fun Facts about Lily" cards with photos on the other side around the room so people could get to know more about Lily.
The party favors cookie jars (with the secret ingredient of love and kisses from Lily) and kiddie goodie bags were all done by us parents.
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What do you stand for?
How do you define yourself?
What belongs in your realm, and where do you need to make a clean break?
'Deciding, tell it in the king's chambers.
With truth, call out, there is danger.
Notify your own city.
Fruitless to take up arms;
Fruitful to have a direction to go.'
The old Chinese character for 'Deciding' shows a hand holding up a token – asserting your identity and right to be heard, even in the king's chambers. This is where decision begins, at the very centre of power. That centre might be inside your own mind, and yet still not feel safe. Declaring the truth loud and clear is dangerous; it stirs up old ghosts, inner and outer. Yet better this than ignoring and neglecting them.
As the message of the decision spreads out from the centre, it is fruitless to take up arms: this is a time to communicate, not fight. It will serve you better to focus with clear intention on what you're moving towards, rather than what you're reacting against.
'Lake above heaven: Deciding.
A noble one distributes riches to reach those below,
She dwells in power and virtue, and also shuns things.'
Deciding follows from Hexagram 42, Increasing:
'Increasing and not reaching an end must mean breakthrough, and so Deciding follows. Deciding means breaking through.'
Deciding forms a pair with Hexagram 44, Coupling:
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'Deciding means breaking up, firm breaks up supple.'
'Vigour in the leading foot.
Going on without control means making mistakes.'
'Alarmed, calling out.
Evening and night, bearing arms
Do not fear.'
'Vigour in the cheekbones means a pitfall.
Noble one decides, decides.
Goes on alone, meets the rain,
And is indignant as if she were soaked through.
Not a mistake.'
'Thighs without flesh,
Moving awkwardly now.
Lead a sheep on a rope, regrets vanish.
Hear words, not trusted.'
'Amaranth on high ground.
Decide, decide.
Move to the centre, no mistake.'
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I heard on another forum they were strictly made for the Eropean market, and the G25/28 models were same size as the 9mm subcompact. I still wouldnt mind having one for back up.
This is a discussion on Glock 380? within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I was just on glock's website looking at their 380's-25 & 28. Before they were LE only and probably still are-but-anyone think or hear rumors ...
I was just on glock's website looking at their 380's-25 & 28. Before they were LE only and probably still are-but-anyone think or hear rumors of them being available to the public, seeing as alot of other manufacturers are making them?Hmmmmmmm
I heard on another forum they were strictly made for the Eropean market, and the G25/28 models were same size as the 9mm subcompact. I still wouldnt mind having one for back up.
Yeah the 380's aren't USA approved. I forgot exactly why, and Glock had no plans to change things to allow the import of it either.
When Seconds Count, The Cops Are Just Minutes Away!!
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IIRC, they don't meet the minimum size requirements for import.
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Why are the Glosk 25 and Glock restricted in the US?
The G25 and G28 are .380 ACP versions of the G19 & G26. Because of their caliber they do not get enough import points for normal importation and are only available to LE and military. See here for details.What is the BATF points system and how does it affect Glocks?
Many of the Glock's parts and sometimes the whole gun are dictated or limited by the BATF's system of "import points". To qualify for import a pistol must score 75 points based on the following system:
Characteristic Points
Length: for each 1/4" over 6" 1
Forged steel frame 15
Forged HTS alloy frame 20
Unloaded weight w/mag (per oz.) 1
.22 short and .25 auto 0
.22 LR and 7.65mm to .380 auto 3
9mm parabellum and over 10
Locked breech mechanism 5
Loaded chamber indicator 5
Grip safety 3
Magazine safety 5
Firing pin block or lock 10
External hammer 2
Double action 10
Drift adjustable target sight 5
Click adjustable target sight 10
Target grips 5
Target trigger 2From one of my favorite Glock resources on the internet: The Glock FAQFor example, here is how the G17 scores:
Length (7.28") 5
Weight (24.79oz) 25
Caliber (9mm) 10
Locked breech 5
Firing pin block 10
Double action 10
Target sight 10
Target grips 5
Total 80
Here is how the Glock 26 scores:
Length (6.29") 1
Weight (21.87oz) 22
Caliber (9mm) 10
Locked breech 5
Firing pin block 10
Double action 10
Target sight 10
Target grips 5
Target trigger 2
Total 75
That's too bad a 380 in the g26 size would be a nice backup.
I'm thinking why bother. Points or not, it's the same size as a larger caliber Glock.
Training means learning the rules. Experience means learning the exceptions.
Why would a person want a 380 in place of a 9mm if it is exactly the same size???? 380 ammo is higher priced and less energy. What am I missing???
I do carry 380 as edc only because of the physical size of it, not because I like the 380 cal.
An ounce of lead is worth 200lbs of cop.
IIRC, the Glock in .380 was developed because in may nations...especially those south of Texas...it is a felony to possess a military caliber handgun and/or military caliber ammo. See this thread.
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I would see the advantage in a .380 as being smaller and lighter than a 9mm. If it is the same size it offers no advantage in size or weight, and a disadvantage in power.
Ammunition is easier to get, and maybe cheaper in 9mm than .380, although I have not compared prices.
A .380 G "26" does not seem like a good idea or a good seller to me.
If I use a .380 it will be my KT P3AT, which does offer the advantages of light weight, and small size.
So buy a Sig .380, or a Taurus .380, or a Walther .380.
All three of those just premiered at SHOT.
All can be sold here in US, because unlike Glocks, all three have complete manufacturing plants in US now.
Or a Kahr .380, probably about same price as a Glock .380 would be if you could buy one here.
If a Glock .380 would have a place in the US market, by now, someone would have offered an after market upper.
I believe the Glock .380 would only do well in markets that have non-LE / military limitations on hand gun calibers. Case in point, Glock could add adjustable sights and a few other changes and get it in. There is not enough of a potential market to bother. IMHO, there are better platforms and designs using .380 then what glock offers, for CC.
But I have never shot a Glock .380, so maybe there would be something to it.
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The bottom line, not invented here, not built here, and certainly not available here. But maybe that will change when the new facility opens in the US?
It was stated at the Glock end of show reception... 2009.
The .38 super was a Mexican solution to the same no Mil Spec calibers here, in my mind a better round than a 9mm anyhow.
Italy has the same rule, El Al security had 380 Berettas when the Rome Airport attack took place, the terrorists were armed with AK 47s, all killed by the Israelis, one beaten to death by an empty .380.


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Good morning campers. It's day two (was when I wrote this) after our final Rockwood show and I'm gettin' my brain back on. To say I'm grateful for the turnout and support of every lovely night's audience would be an understatement. You inspire me.
We finished out our final shows with Ed Romanoff and Adrien Reju both playing stunning opening sets. Ed's vox and lyrics resonate with a wisdom and pathos that dig into your bones. Adrien is like a bird from another planet that can see directly into your heart. I hope you enjoyed all the support sets as much as I did. And I loved our little posse that formed this month as well. Musical guests Paloma and Louise (The Dove and The Wolf), John and O of Late Cambrian, Margaret Glaspy, Tracy Bonham, Or Mathias, Rich Mercurio and of course my constant backbone of Kevin Salem and Ben Kalb. Tommy, Andy and Liza, Nay, Pamela, Eugene, Jess and all of our friends that were repeat attenders – you are incredible.
Fav moments are too many to list, but I loved the ballad soaked nature of the 3rd show and the play the 'hits' hilarity of number 4. Our communal jams on Dealbreaker, Duet with Ed and John, Would You Please featuring that new sky blue pedal, Heavyweight and It'll Do with Tracy and Ben, Worn Me Down acoustic style with Kev – just vox and his bad ass guitar – all my favs. Or brought such awesomeness to the table and Rich's morphed percussion and drums took the songs to a new place of organic…well, 'richness'.
Fall has always been my favorite season and to begin it with the weekly rez that now makes Rockwood feel like a home away from home has started everything beautifully. Thank you Rockwood. Thank you to all of the musicians, artists and friends. Thank you Pete. Thank you NYC. Oh – and we got it all on tape. We'll revisit again soon I promise. I'll be premiering some of the artwork of the new EP 'Heavyweight' very soon. Can't wait to see everyone again in November. Endless love to all….


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As of March 7, 2014, these are some of the spiritual events scheduled for the next few weeks. New events include a Laugh Out Loud class by Shaman Iggy Garcia at Mystic Nirvana.
March 8-9, 2014 12th Annual Gift of Light Expo, Veterans Memorial, 300 W. Broad St., Columbus, OH Saturday, March 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 9 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. $12 per day, Children 10 and under free. Psychics, energy work, nutrition, arts and crafts and food.
March 8, 2014 Opening to Life - Dances of Universal Peace, Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Ave., Columbus, OH 43214. 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Donations gladly accepted. Parking adjacent to the church off Oakland Park Ave, which is one block north of North Broadway and about 150 feet east of High Street. Contact Thalia at email@example.com.
March 14, 2014 David Stringer Kirtan with Sheela Bringi
Yoga on High is sponsoring a kirtan by the highly regarded David Stringer group. The venue is the Christian Spiritualist Temple located at 77 S. Sixth Street, Columbus, OH 43215. The kirtan will run from 8:00 to 10:30 p.m. Advanced tickets are $29.00 by March 13th. $35 is the ticket price at the door. Parking is in the two lots on the west side of the church. View the attached video for an explanation of kirtan.
Sheela will lead off the night with selections from her debut album, Incantations. Dave will be performing this in combination with Sheela Bringi. Dave will perform kirtan from his new album, Ojas. This is a must see event, and one of many scheduled by Yoga on High.
March 16, 2014 Beginning to intermediate drum class led by Wahru Cleveland at the Maynard Ave. Methodist Church, 2350 Indianola Ave., Columbus, OH. Class starts at 2:00 p.m. at a cost of $10 for the lesson. Open drumming at 4:00 p.m. Donation asked to help pay for space.
March 22, 2014 - Sacred Music of Spring by Dr. Marc Heeg
At the time of the spring equinox, Dr. Heeg will perform classical music at the Christian Spiritualist Temple. Dr. Heeg has performed classical music recitals around the world. This concert will be from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Suggested donation is $10 to $20. You can be aware of other Community Events on the church website. Selections will include Mozart, Debussy, other classical composers, and original works by Dr. Heeg.
March 27, 2014 - An Introduction to Homeopathy by Ellen Bench at 6:30 p.m.
This event is jointly sponsored with Dr. Qunilin MD of the Winchester Medical and Health Clinic. The location is the Wagnells Memorial at 150 E. Columbus Street, Lithopolis, OH 43136. Ellen Bench is a Holistic Master Clinician. This is a free class. The local number to call for arranging private consultation with Ellen Bench is 614-837-4765614-837-4765. You can also contact Anne Darling Cyphert of the Wagnells Memorial at 614-306-7552614-306-7552.
March 30, 2014 has a book launch party at the Columbus Mennonite Church on Sunday, March 30, 2014 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The book is titled Belief Without Boundaries; Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not the Religious. There will be a presentation on the book by Rev. Linda Mercadante, PhD. A raffle, refreshments, and a performance by the Victory Drummers will be provided. The address for the church is 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus, OH 43214-4146. There is parking adjacent to the church.
March 30, 2014 Laugh Out Loud healing class is being offered by Shaman Iggy Garcia at Mystic Nirvana at 2:00 p.m. Mystic Nirvana is located at 80 S. Liberty Street, Powell, OH 43065. The suggested donation is $30 for the two to three hour session that starts at 2:00 p.m. Iggy can help you release your emotions through laughter, drumming and your own high energy.
April 6, 2014 1st Saturday spiritual forum happens at the Christian Spiritualist Temple at 77 S. Sixth Street, Columbus, OH 43215 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $20 is the admission price for two or more readings, energy healing such as Reiki, massage or reflexology, and lunch. There is a discount coupon at the church website that provides admission of two people for $30.
April 6, 2014 1st Saturday In Spirit Ministries chanting is held at the First Unitarian Universalist Church at 93 W. Weisheimer Road, Columbus, OH 43214 at 5:00 p.m. This is a group of talented musicians that provide uplifting music at each concert. A love offering is collected to defer expenses, and your contribution is greatly appreciated.
May 3-4, 2014, 2nd Rose Croix University International Ohio Region
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"Rules and Laws to Know as We Journey the Inner and Spiritual Path into Self".
Instructor: Lonnie C. Edwards, MD, AMORC Board of Directors.
Fee for this two day event is $120 if registered before April 1, 2014. Fee after April 1 is $140. Refund of fees less $25 if cancelled before April 1, 2014. No refunds after April 1, 2014. Fee includes Saturday evening banquet. Register by completing and mailing the form located at Rosicrucian University registration.
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* Only food service/nutrition directors/providers of schools/districts or early child care and education programs are eligible to apply. * Schools/districts and early child care and education programs must have at least 50% free and reduced-price meal enrollment or equivalent. (See application for more details on applicant eligibility)
The MI Farm to School Grant Program will award up to 20 Michigan K-12 schools/districts and early child care and education programs with funds ($2,000 maximum each) to plan for or implement Farm to School programs. The grant year is September 3, 2013 – June 6, 2014.
Applications are due by 5 pm on Friday, May 10th, 2013. DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MAY 17th 2013!!!
The link below is a recording of an informational webinar for prospective applicants held April 25th 2013: http://msucrfs.adobeconnect.com/p4ayacoq03m/
For applications
Anne Scott, MPH Center for Regional Food Systems MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 480 Wilson Rd, Suite 303 East Lansing, MI 48824 firstname.lastname@example.com
See below a mini-grant opportunity from the National Farm to School Network for schools to plan National Food Day
Anne Scott, MPH Center for Regional Food Systems MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 480 Wilson Rd, Suite 303 East Lansing, MI 48824 firstname.lastname@example.com 517.353.0751
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Deadline extended – Job announcement – Academic specialist (#7350) at MSU's Center for Regional Food Systems – applications due February 28
See job posting below – with extended deadline Anne Scott, MPH Center for Regional Food Systems MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 480 Wilson Rd, Suite 303 East Lansing, MI 48824 firstname.lastname@example.com 517.353.0751
Anne— Would you send this to the Youth Grow listserv? Thanks.
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Position Description – Academic Specialist
Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems
The Michigan State University (MSU) Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) is seeking an Academic Specialist to support outreach and research efforts promoting good food access and awareness in childhood development and education environments. The position will support existing CRFS initiatives and help to develop additional programming capacity in this arena.
Status: This is a full-time, annual year, temporary position. Initial appointment will be for one year with reappointment contingent upon funding and performance.
Available: April 1, 2013 or when suitable candidate is identified.
Application Deadline: February 22, 2013 or until suitable candidate is identified.
Starting Salary: Commensurate with education and experience up to $50,000 annually.
Reporting: Individual reports to Senior Associate Director, MSU Center for Regional Food Systems.
1. Master's degree in food systems, public health, public policy, nutrition, education or related field. 2. At least two years of experience with community food systems and/or early child care and K-12 education issues, environments and programs. 3. Demonstrated project leadership, resourcefulness, and self-motivation. 4. Ability to balance multiple simultaneous projects and to easily shift between working independently and as part of a team. 5. Strong written and verbal communications skills and experience using a broad range of communications tactics. 6. Ability to effectively engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholder groups such as academic faculty and staff, youth and adult community members, organizational partners and funders. 7. Knowledge and use of technology in completing job requirements including Microsoft Office suite, web-based search and information systems, and phone/web conferencing systems. 8. Available to travel throughout the state and within the U.S. and possession of a valid, current state driver's license 9. Understanding of and commitment to equal opportunity/affirmative action and diversity/pluralism.
Job Summary: • Develop and execute a strategic, multi-year outreach and research agenda, including the engagement of national organizations as partners, to promote good food access and awareness in early childhood development and education environments. • Support on-going Michigan Farm to School network efforts with an emphasis on early child care environments, including provision of training and technical assistance and development of resources; • Convene national and statewide project partners virtually and in person to enhance collective understanding and collaboration; • Develop and submit grant proposals, fulfill objectives and manage budgets and reporting requirements of grants awarded; • Develop publications, webinars and presentations, and other resources for diverse audiences; • Participate in relevant CRFS work group and/or community of practice as interest and time allows; • Document and share project work and accomplishments; maintain regular internal and external communication about project activities; develop and report on an annual plan of work; • Represent projects at local, state and national meetings; • Report to and collaborate with project principal investigators as funding requires; • Help to foster, facilitate and maintain CRFS culture of trust, support and accountability.
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You must apply online to MSU Human Resources:
Go to: http://jobs.msu.edu
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If you have questions about the position or search process, you may contact: Rich Pirog, Senior Associate Director MSU Center for Regional Food Systems Phone: (517) 353-0694 Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Please do not send application materials directly to Rich Pirog.
CRFS Mission: CRFS works to engage the people of Michigan, the United States and the world in applied research, education and outreach to develop regionally integrated, sustainable food systems.
MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer and is committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity. The university actively encourages applications and/or nominations of women, persons of color, veterans and persons with disabilities. Michigan State University employment opportunities are open to eligible/qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, or family status.
I want to share this opportunity to participate in the Everybody Eats conference this February 23rd in Lansing. There are several great sessions planned that are focused on youth and community food topics. This may be of interest to many who are outside the Greater Lansing Area, but have attended past Community & School Gardener Networking Meetings. We encourage and welcome you to join us!
Registration is open at: http://www.every-body-eats.com/registration.html
See below for more details.
Anne Scott, MPH Center for Regional Food Systems MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 480 Wilson Rd, Suite 303 East Lansing, MI 48824 email@example.com
On 1/26/13 10:14 AM, "Kyle Powys Whyte"
Dear Friends,
I am happy to announce the next Everybody Eats conference in 2013. This year's event builds on last year's theme, "Cultivating Food Democracy" (http://every-body-eats.com). The conference takes place Saturday February 23rd, 2013 at Trinity Church (3355 Dunckel Rd Lansing, MI 48911). Attendees should plan to arrive around 8:30am to check in (doors open at 8am). There will be networking activities and a formal welcome at 9:15am. Panels, networking activities, and keynotes are scheduled from 10am until 4:15pm. Light breakfast items and lunch are included. A main keynote will be given at 4:30pm. The day concludes with networking activities from 5:30pm-7pm (with refreshments).
There are almost 30 panels and 20 exhibitors confirmed as of January 26th, 2013. More are being confirmed every week. The keynote speakers are Diego Angarita (Nuestras Raices), Erin Caudell (Ruth Mott Foundation), Dr. Melvin Jones (Union Missionary Baptist Pastor) and Jackie King (King's Karate). We are working to make transportation options, sign language interpretation and Spanish language translation available (contact Kyle Whyte at firstname.lastname@example.com
Early registration is open. Tickets are $15 each if you register by February 1st and $20 after February 1st. You must register by February 19th. Scholarships are available thanks to the wonderful sponsors of Everybody Eats. To register (and for information on scholarships), go to (http://www.every-body-eats.com/registration.html).
Main keynote and program information is below.
Main Keynote Diego Angarita
"Nuestras Raices: Ingredients to creating identity through community based agriculture"
Since the 1960's, Puerto Ricans in Holyoke MA have been adapting to the Northeast in various ways. Puerto Rican migration started because of US policies that affected agricultural practice, labor and citizenship. In 1992, with the incorporation of Nuestras Raices, the community was able to access land for gardening. Over the years, the organization has evolved to support more ambitious development projects but at the core has always been the connection to culture, community, and agriculture. Some of the biggest achievements include the launch of a 30-acre community farm, the acclimatization of the ajice dulce pepper, and a new generation of US born Puerto Ricans who are finding their identity through urban agriculture.
Confirmed Panel Topics and Films Youth Leaders in Food Justice Teaching Food Systems and Equity in the Classroom Youth Gardening and Nutrition Education Activity Sampler Lessons Learned: Bringing Hydroponics to Schools What is a Community Food System? Fostering Collaborative Enterprise: Creating the conditions for entrepreneurship to happen Meet Buyers / Meet Growers Food Hubbing Placemaking & Food Food & Community Building (Neighborhhod Examples) Cultivating Future Growers: Charting a pathway for new and beginning farmers Beyond Food Security, Moving toward Food Sovereignty Power & Privilege / Inequality in the Food System Where do I begin? Gardening 101 Perma-capital design: A permaculture approach to a food sovereign Lansing Where's the Dirt? What the "-ponics" is happening in that garden? Movie: Dirt! The Movie Movie: Soul Food Junkies Movie: Urban Roots Urban Ag. Zoning Classes, Codes, & Ordinances for Lansing Healthy Diet on a Budget Basic Healthy Cooking Class Food Policy Councils Health & Nutrition Policy School Nutrition changes in menu and addressing ethnically diverse schools Diabetes Overview, management, personal and advocates stories and Governor Snyder's endorsed 4×4 wellness prevention tool Yoga for Everybody
Anne Scott, MPH Center for Regional Food Systems MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 480 Wilson Rd, Suite 303 East Lansing, MI 48824 email@example.com 517.353.0751
From: Suzanne Ebright
Hello All,
I just wanted to share this grant opportunity with you all: National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is pleased to announce funding from the Darden Restaurants Foundation to make available grants for community gardens that benefit low-income families. Grants will range from $2,500 to $7,500 and may be used to build/expand community garden facilities or programs that result in the donation of produce. Applications must be submitted by Wednesday, February 6, 2013.The online Community Garden grant application is available here
Suzanne Ebright Education Coordinator email@example.com
"A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise." – Aldo Leopold
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Thanks Shakara!
Anne Scott, MPH Center for Regional Food Systems MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY 480 Wilson Rd, Suite 303 East Lansing, MI 48824 firstname.lastname@example.com 517.353.0751
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Hi Anne,
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Check out the link below for educator training opportunities for school gardens and youth farm stands from MSUE at Tollgate Farms (Novi, MI)
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The most exciting things are actually the most boring—fruits and vegetables. They have the highest amounts of antioxidants and flavonoids, the compounds thought to provide the most age-fighting benefits. When we looked at studies of large populations, consistently, the ones that eat more fruits and vegetables live longer and have lower rates of cancer and heart disease. A supplement with the antioxidants vitamin C and E might be a good idea, too. Unfortunately, supplements of antioxidants haven't been proven to have the same protective health effects, though. And the shotgun approach of randomly taking supplements is not a great strategy. We're still in the early stages of understanding how to use them safely. There is even one theory that by consistently taking high doses, the body might lose its innate ability to stimulate natural antioxidant responses.So all that good news we hear about beauty and anti-aging supplements isn't true?
You need to recognize the limits of these studies. Their results were based on a very specific form of a vitamin or herb in a specific dosage that was given to a specific population. You can't always extrapolate from that information that any form of the same vitamin or herb will give you those results. Biotin and niacin show up in beauty supplement formulas. They are important nutrients, but we most likely get enough in our diets. There's probably no harm in taking more, but I would say there is no guarantee of beauty enhancement.Do you take any supplements?
I'm considering beta glucan because it has shown promise in lowering cholesterol. But I'm only 44 years old, and I would still rather just focus on my diet. I fear that if I started taking supplements I would use it as an excuse not to eat well.What would the dream diet look like?
It would be low-calorie. Anytime you put an animal on a low-calorie diet, it lives longer—which is challenging for humans because we like high-calorie foods.If you don't want to change your diet drastically, what one tweak might make a difference?
Add one serving of an antioxidant-rich fruit per day. The darker, deeper, and richer the color, the higher the concentration of antioxidants. Drink a glass of pomegranate or tart cherry juice every day or add a bowl of berries—especially blueberries—to your breakfast. And it's best to move as close to vegetarianism as you can. There are no benefits to red meat, and with fish there are concerns over chemicals and mercury. Instead of a giant steak, eat just a third of it and add a big salad.What do you think of the fact that it's vanity—not health concerns—that gets a lot of women to eat better?
It doesn't matter why you come to the table, as long as you come to the table! If you're worried that your skin or hair doesn't have the luster you want, that might make you start thinking about antioxidants.Do you foresee a generation that will look and feel significantly younger thanks to better behavior?
I see it already. Women who are 50 or 60 look better than they did 20 years ago. That was the generation on the leading edge of the health kick—they stayed out of the sun, stayed active, and ate well. And we haven't even scratched the surface of what we can achieve. If you are in your 20s or 30s and start practicing all these things now, you could look and feel fantastic into your 80s or 90s. Lay the foundation as young as possible. It's like saving for retirement.


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I grew up on the farm in Chlemsford, Ontario. I left the farm in 1959 to attend the University of Toronto, where I obtained a Bachelor of Applied Science in Industrial Engineering, I spent the first 18 years of my career with the T.Eaton Company Limited, in Toronto and Montreal, where I rose to be General Merchandise Manager for Eastern Canada. I left Eaton's in 1981 to join Comark Inc, where I created and became the President of Brettons Inc., a chain of high-end apparel and accessories stores. After leaving Brettons and spending two years consulting to the retail industry, I opened a Pro Hardware store in Peterborough, Ontario, which I operated with my wife June until 2001. June and I now live in Orillia, Ontario, Ontario
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Dean Swift, the early 18th Century British satirist, illustrated perspectives on human folly through the eyes of a Lemuel Gulliver, who in several voyages found himself alternately in lands of the very small, the very large, the quite bizarre, including an Academy full of caricatures of the most ludicrous pseudo-intellectual crack-pots (rivaling even what we see in contemporary America); and, finally in relief, a land where dignified horses ruled over a population of human low lives, whose behavior suggested (or anticipated) antics of the very worst of today's entitled. But what would a reincarnated Gulliver find worthy of comment in contemporary America? Might he begin by observing our permitted choices & those now denied; the free choices of our educated classes & those forced on others? There are patterns, here, as strange as anything Gulliver found in an Academy in Lagado.
Imagine, then, an observant traveler, coming unexpectedly upon 21st Century America--a land with a proud past, but far from certain future--to consider "freedom of choice," as popularly used with reference to personal decisions, in respect to abortion, private property, education & freedom of association; and other matters.
On coming to America, I was immediately struck by the curious use of the word "freedom." While Americans spoke a form of the language of my native England, they employed that word in a paradoxical manner. "Freedom" could indicate anything the user favored, rather than for any sense to which I was familiar. Thus "freedom" meant treating men & women as competing interest groups, not complements in life's continuum. A particularly startling example of this was in a popular description of the "right" of any woman to sentence her unborn child to death, even without her husband's consent. This "freedom" was described by members of the governing party, as "a woman's right to choose."
This contrasted, strikingly, with a form of legislation that forbad an employer from hiring persons based upon traits in common! Forbidden preferences were common ancestry, common religion, even origin in the same country, or actual behavior, if such behavior involved rejection of conduct considered to be an abomination in the Faith of the employer. The governing party described this as "freedom from discrimination"; but it seemed never to occur to them that what they were actually doing was to abolish freedom of association, as well as an ancient freedom, not to be forced to use private property in ways deemed morally offensive.
Thus a situation, where a woman could decide, on merest whim, to have her baby killed; but no one could consider the usual attributes of social continuity, or religious teaching, in deciding to whom to entrust private property or pay wages. Yet, those who embraced this seeming paradox, referred to both policies under the umbrella of "freedom." Suggesting a further paradox, was the now legally enforced attitude towards organized religion.
I knew from a study of the history of American settlement, that some of the original British colonies had been founded by groups seeking a safe refuge for particular denominational perceptions; yet local communities, originally founded by religious denominations as refuges for those wishing to practice their perceptions of true Faith without hindrance, are forbidden to even allow any open prayers in their public schools; while groups advocating perverse substitutes for so basic a traditional institution as marriage, are openly encouraged to recruit adherents. And while all of the Founders' denominations had, at least, shared a common reverence for the Ten Commandments as fundamental to a working legal system; in present day America, almost any display of those Commandments on public property is forbidden.
While the political leaders regularly speak about a need to improve public education & public health care, as essential to both prosperity & human freedom; policy directives, over the decades, have increasingly interfered with an individual's freedom of choice. The cost of such services has become increasingly dear, as the quality--especially of the former--has continued to decline. Nor can a morally responsible individual easily extricate his family from the problem, as much of the increased expenditure has gone to expanding a multi-level educational bureaucracy, which stultifies the ability of an individual teacher to ever act innovatively with child or parent, to deal with any particular personality.
This trend coincides with an over 70 year policy, by which the Federal Government has paid women at the bottom of society to have children out of wedlock, thus tending to increase the percentage of children with low academic aptitudes. Yet unwilling to even acknowledge the factor, politicians bemoan the declining quality of student performance & call for even more Governmental interference. Few note that in an era when Americans were outdoing the rest of the world in innovation & material achievement, educational matters were locally directed, and functioned well with only a tiny fraction of the material resources presently employed.
As to medical services, political intervention has not only greatly increased the proportion of all revenue, public or private, that goes to providers; it seems to have distorted attitudes of both providers & patients--and among patients between those who must pay their way, and those whose care has become a vote buying entitlement. Physicians, who once deemed practice a calling, are now immersed in billing various agencies, their offices increasingly run by clerks rather than medical technicians; and while spokesmen for the governing party continue to talk of personal "freedom," they pursue reforms that only tend to restrict an individual's actual freedom of choice.
Manifestly there is less & less freedom of choice in contemporary America. What choices are allowed seem seldom based on reason. Parallel to this strange devolution of traditional values among a once very independent minded people, the immigration policy since 1965 has been to deliberately encourage, even subsidize, migration from lands, which contributed little or nothing to the original development. As many of these peoples had achieved far less in their lands of origin than had the earlier settlers of America; there was little reason to think that they would benefit the existing American population--to whom, one would imagine, that would be a major consideration. Thus, another obvious paradox.
Yet, while the political leadership was subsidizing this inward flow from much poorer nations, the same voices were bemoaning unemployment, discussing how to conserve resources and enacting chaotic regulations; seeking to preserve the quality of a clean environment, but further reducing the freedom of the long settled population. It seems never to have occurred to that leadership, that bringing in tens of millions of incongruous peoples, could only compound existing problems in that environment--as well as in education & health care. But why ignore the obvious?
The domains of the Americans, while large, are still finite; finite in space, finite in resources. Moreover, there are clear differences in what each nation has to offer. A disproportionate share of the migrants, since 1965, have come from nations that have demonstrated less of the complex skills required in a more technology driven society; while an increasing availability of machines, that replace manual labor, have made the skills they do display increasingly less needed. Many come from lands where the exceptional degree of confident individual responsibility, which once permeated American society & public institutions, are more noteworthy in their absence than in their presence.
From the standpoint of continuity, of preserving the human social, economic & political bases of their society, the contemporary American seems to have embraced a perverse humor--the only parallel, in the natural order, the behavior of the Scandinavian lemming. I have even heard of an incident, where almost a thousand American ex-patriots, living in their own community in northern South America & apparently driven by the same humor, drank a poisoned beverage, to rush the process on which their ex-compatriots seem to have embarked. Is it possible to understand why people, who were once the most prosperous on earth, should have devolved into what I describe?
Inquire of the natives, as I might, few Americans appeared even aware of any paradox affecting their continued existence. None would admit that they saw a parallel in the mass suicide, or in Lemmings throwing themselves over a cliff into the ocean, and the behavior of those who supported the present Government. But if not deliberate self-destruction, what other driving force could possibly have brought about so strange a confluence of contradictory & irrational behavior?
In an effort to better understand Americans, I perused some of their formative documents and the original commentaries on their Declaration of Independence & debates over the ratification of a Federal Constitution. These showed an incisive intelligence: Profound treatises on Society & Government; reasoned analyses of the dynamics of human behavior, based not on airborne theory but on the experience of many generations. Yet, here, far from explaining the bizarre paradoxes I had observed, was one still greater. How could a people with so profound an understanding have degenerated in the present era to one governed by politicians, campaigning for office by repeating sloganized--but never demonstrated--assertions, that appealed to all that was base in any audience?
Mulling over this enigma against a background of all that I had experienced in my early 18th Century travels & all that I had observed since coming to America, I developed a working hypothesis. As a small lad, my loving grandmother had read me the Genesis account of the serpent leading Eve to ruin. She had sternly admonished me, never to heed serpentine appeals to the baser side of my nature--whether insinuated by whisper or shouted from a rostrum. Reviewing all that I had learned of American history, of the rise & fall of the Americans; all that I remembered from my duties as a ship's surgeon, dealing with a great variety of types; finally conversations with many contemporary Americans, to be discussed in another Chapter; I reached a conclusion.
The major changes in American politics, social policies & culture--even adverse interactions between her diverse peoples--over an eighty year period, had been initiated by serpentine voices; by political demagogues, social activists, journalists & educators, appealing to what was, in fact, base & unworthy among those to whom they appealed. It was never in an understanding of what actually worked, but in a serpentine seduction to all that was base, that the key to American degeneration had lain.
Those serpentine voices had distracted Americans from the pursuit of truth to the pursuit of folly; substituting airborne wish lists for the achieved knowledge of the centuries; the principal serpentine method, appeals to envy, resentment, jealousy & sloth; the sowing of a belief in unearned entitlements to stultify both better judgment & personal responsibility, reducing an ever greater proportion of the population to dependency upon those manipulating a common will: Fantasy to a purpose;--an ongoing continuum of methodology that had worked with Eve, worked with others through the worst of times, with effect no more benign than the original in Genesis, so well described by Milton in a classic of my father's day.
A poignant example of the paradox between the real & only apparent, was evident in the multi-year effort by which Whites with serpentine voices, mouthing Jacobin# slogans, beguiled descendants of America's Negro slaves away from the proven path to social progress. What transpired? A true man of the people, a self-taught former slave, educator & natural leader, Booker T. Washington, had made great steps towards reversing the corruption wrought by an earlier generation of serpentine voices, who had sought to exploit the newly freed for political advantage. Nurturing a goal of self-improvement among his many followers, winning the respect of well intentioned Whites & appealing to a common history, Washington had become the recognized voice of the American Negro by the early days of the 20th Century.
Under Washington's guidance, social conditions began to improve; family structures stabilized, the crime rate fell. But in 1909, Jacobin oriented pseudo-intellectual Whites formed a seductively named organization, the "National Association For The Advancement Of Colored People," which substituted a serpentine demand for Government enforced "Equality" for Washington's pursuit of earned respect & personal responsibility for advancement. Years later, the organization was finally turned over to control by men of color; but that transfer came only after the mischief had been accomplished. The supposed beneficiaries had been induced to turn away from what was working; from what had worked for others, to what had never worked for anyone; the result, a soaring crime rate, with 70% of American Negro children born outside of wedlock, against a 14% rate, when the influence of Washington began to erode after 1930.*
Yet, how had those serpentine voices stifled the reaction that one would have expected from the affluent & successful, still capable of independent thought & personal responsibility; those who still achieved & planned a family future? The same serpentine voices that had recruited the susceptible by envy, resentment & jealousy, to blame rather than emulate those who thrived, for every frustration & inadequacy, employed an endless iteration of that blame to instill apologetic attitudes, even a sense of fear & social guilt, among achieving Americans; gradually making it seem less & less appropriate, even dangerous, for the affluent to challenge the absurd new dispensation.
Finally recognized, for what it was, the game was obvious. It was as old as the Fall in Genesis, perhaps as irreversible. As a path to progress, it made no more sense than one of the projects, I had observed at the Academy in Lagado.
Apologies to Dean Swift, for borrowing his hero. But his truth can hardly be denied. Later, we may relate some of his conversations with contemporary Americans.
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There was a rumble in the media lately about theatre-goers not minding their manners. There were letters in the national press giving out about noisy punters who spoiled the theatre experience for others by clinking glasses, rattling ice and, of course, failing to turn off those ubiquitous mobile phones. Most of the comment was generated as a result of a production of Long Day's Journey Into Night, the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Eugene O'Neill that ended a two-week run in the Gaiety on 13 October.
Not only did the noisy punters come in for criticism– so too did the Gaiety itself. Many felt that they should change their policy of allowing drinks into the auditorium and there were complaints too about the noises from the foyer permeating into the auditorium during the performance.
Others complained about bare bulbs at the back of the theatre that were lit throughout the performance, causing distraction and general discomfort for the audience members unfortunate enough to be sitting there.
h4. Lack of respect
Disgruntled theatre-goers rang in to Joe Duffy's Liveline and ranted about the general lack of respect displayed by some audience members and all complained bitterly about mobile phones.
One poor man recounted a tale where he unwittingly became the object of scorn and was merely owning up to it so that it might prevent embarrassment for others.
He had been to an amateur production of a show in which his daughter was playing the lead.
He had switched off his mobile phone but, right in the middle of her most important scene, his phone went off. Although his phone was switched off, the alarm was set. He wanted to tell the nation that, if your alarm is set, it switches the phone on again when the alarm time comes around. Mental note to self: check alarm status and clear reminders before entering theatre.
I didn't know that little piece of techno trivia and I felt sorry for the poor man who found it out the hard way. His daughter, he said, is just about talking to him again.
h4. Empty houses
But if there's one thing worse than a noisy audience, it's no audience at all. Or at least a paltry one. My most recent theatre outing was to the Dunamaise Arts Centre in Portlaoise to see the Reduced Shakespeare Company's All The Great Books (abridged) show and the 240-capacity theatre was less than a third full.
The three über-talented members of the company delivered just under two hours of side-splitting, intelligent comedy as they raced through the classics and gave the likes of War and Peace and Don Quixote the irreverently-clever Reduced Shakespeare treatment. And there was only a handful of people there to enjoy and appreciate it.
I made excuses for the absence of Portlaoise locals, telling myself that because it was Thursday and therefore a school night people were reluctant to turn up. The show was running on the Friday and Saturday as well– maybe those nights would put bums on seats.
But I went back on the Saturday night and it was the same story. It's embarrassing to sit in an almost empty theatre as the cast on stage give it their all. And it's not as if the Reduced Shakespeare Company are an unknown quantity in Portlaoise– they brought their Complete Works of Shakespeare (abridged) show there a few years ago and played to packed houses.
h4. Abridged acts
They've also had exposure on national television– who remembers an hilarious three-minute segment on The Late Late Show some years ago when they abridged an entire series of Glenroe?
They also did a TV3 slot this time round as they kicked-off the tour. This is the company who had three shows running in the West End in London at one time, with two of them– The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) and The Complete History of America (abridged)– winning the distinction of being the West End's longest-running comedies. But somewhere between their last visit to Portlaoise and this one, something has started to rot in the state of regional theatre.
And Portlaoise is not on its own, it seems. As we left the theatre on the Saturday night, we stopped to talk to Noah, Ryan and Dustin who comprise this troupe of the Reduced SC. With true diplomacy, they commented that yes, the houses were a bit disappointing, but they praised the audiences as being mannerly and receptive and out for a good time. And Portlaoise, they said, was not the worst.
Their last stop had been New Ross. They played to 13 people on one of the nights. At €15 a ticket (€16 in some venues), I don't understand what's happening here. Has the Celtic Tiger screwed us to the point that Sky Sports blows the entire entertainment budget for a year?
Has the fact that regional arts centres are linked to and funded (at least in part) by county councils made management lazy about advertising and promotion? Whatever the cause, it's a sad state of affairs when world-class acts can't fill a small hall in provincial Ireland.
h4. Hue and cry
Even the home-grown acts struggle– I went to see Mick Hanly a little over a year ago and there were about 30 people dotted throughout the theatre. Mind you, with consummate professionalism, he turned it round and made it a warm, intimate experience. Everyone ignored allotted seat numbers and gathered together near the front. It was a great evening. But the fact remained– the hall was all but empty.
The silly thing is, if these theatres were to close, there would be an enormous hue and cry from the general public – the same general public who probably haven't seen the inside of the place in years. There'd be weeping and wailing and accusations that Dublin and Galway get everything by way of arts and culture. For a country with such a healthy tradition of supporting the arts, we're slipping. If these regional facilities keel over and die, we have only ourselves to blame.
For those of you who still enjoy a good night out at the theatre, the Reduced Shakespeare Company's All The Great Books (abridged) continues its tour at the following venues: October 26 and 27, Belltable Arts Centre, Limerick; November 1– 3, Backstage Theatre and Centre for the Arts, Longford; November 5– 7, An Grianan, Letterkenny; November 8– 10, Hawk's Well Theatre, Sligo; November 12– 14, Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny. It's world-class stuff on your doorstep. And it's hilarious. Go along and enjoy.
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Attorneys for Talisker Land Holdings, LLC and PCMR last week wrote letters to the judge outlining positions on one of the key decisions facing Harris. The bond is expected to reach into the millions of dollars. Neither side, though, has publicized details as they craft a dollar figure to submit for the judge's consideration. The bond would cover damages should PCMR's appeal be unsuccessful.
The judge has sided with Talisker Land Holdings, LLC on the most important points in the case. He has signed a de facto eviction order against PCMR but stayed its enforcement. PCMR has taken a step in anticipation of an appeal to the Utah Supreme Court.
John Lund, the lead attorney for Talisker Land Holdings, LLC, on July 29 wrote Harris a one-page letter discussing the bond. Lund says in the letter Talisker Land Holdings, LLC wants the Aug. 27 court date to "be devoted to setting the proper amount of the bond and also to establishing the manner and timing for posting of the bond."
But in a two-page letter to the judge on Aug. 1, Alan Sullivan, the lead attorney for the PCMR side, says the Aug.
"Once the Court provides us with guidance on the legal principles it intends to apply in determining the amount of the bond and whether it wants to hold an evidentiary hearing on some of the issues, the parties can file sequential briefs on what they contend the amount should be . . . ," Sullivan says in the letter.
Sullivan, meanwhile, anticipates the sides will "inevitably disagree on crucial legal questions." He lists issues such as the how any damages claimed by Talisker Land Holdings, LLC will be measured and the amount of time since April of 2011 that Talisker Land Holdings, LLC can claim damages. The judge has ruled the PCMR lease expired in April of 2011 after it was not renewed.
Sullivan also says questions remain about the period that Talisker Land Holdings, LLC is entitled to be awarded triple damages, known as treble damages in legal terms, and whether PCMR must post a bond to cover three times the amount of damages.
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August 2007 was quite an eventful month and we've got a lot of wonderful comments from you, our readers, to share this time around. On our way to grab some dinner one evening, we were stopped by the Napa Valley Wine Train and we snapped a few photos as it passed by. We asked if… Read More
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Forget the wine, how to do Napa for the art
The Napa Valley is pretty much known for one thing, and one thing only: wine. Further, one could argue that Napa is synonymous with Cabernet Sauvignon. That being said, if you're not into wine, there are plenty of other activities to chose from--spas, golf, biking, hiking and more. Another option is to check out the… Read More
Guest blog entry: a review of the Calistoga Massage Center experience
My husband and I were recently in the Napa area visiting family and at the last minute decided to book a massage. After calling the familiar spas in the area and finding they were all booked up, it was time to do a Google search and see what other options we might find. We came… Read More
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It's been a while since our resident photographer walked the vineyards to capture how things currently look in the Napa Valley. With the '07 harvest well underway and warm sunny days lending themselves to cooler, crisper nights, the vineyards they are a changin'. Have a look: [techtags: Napa, Napa Valley, vineyard, napa valley vineyards, vineyard… Read More
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Dizziness is a condition that occurs when you feel lightheaded, weak, or physically unsteady. Some people may feel as if the room is spinning around them. Vomiting occurs when your stomach contents travel upward from your stomach to your esophagus and out... Read more
What Are Dizziness and Vomiting?
Dizziness is a condition that occurs when you feel lightheaded, weak, or physically unsteady. Some people may feel as if the room is spinning around them.
Vomiting occurs when your stomach contents travel upward from your stomach to your esophagus and out your mouth. Vomiting can be forceful and painful. Chronic vomiting can damage the teeth and the delicate lining of the esophagus and mouth, because vomit is highly acidic.
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Causes of dizziness and vomiting include:
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- anxiety: Intense feelings of anxiety can lead to physical symptoms, such as dizziness and vomiting.
- inner ear inflammation: The inner ear is responsible for helping maintain balance in the body. Inflammation can cause dizziness that leads to nausea and vomiting.
- medications: including sedatives, chemotherapy, tranquilizers and anti-seizure medications
- vestibular migraine: Migraines are headaches that can cause intense symptoms, including dizziness, nausea, and light and noise sensitivity.
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College Hockey:Komm stops 41 as Bentley blanks RIT
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Last year, RIT ended Bentley's season by taking the best of three Atlantic Hockey quarterfinals with a 3-0 shutout in the deciding game.
Bentley enacted some revenge on their first return trip to Rochester since then with their own 3-0 shutout over the Tigers. The Falcons withstood a strong first period by RIT to slowly take control of the game.
"I thought we had a good approach to the game," Bentley coach Ryan Soderquist said. "Obviously, goaltending performed tonight. Branden Komm played phenomenally."
Komm, from just down the New York State Thruway in Williamsville, got the whitewash with 41 saves.
"I'm from Buffalo, N.Y., so a lot of my friends and family were able to come today so it was real special," Komm said. "I felt great. I really tried to come back from Christmas break and do a lot better than the first half. I was really happy with the way my team played out there. Great job defensively."
Once RIT got its first of two power plays in the opening period, the Tigers controlled play with numerous chances. However, it was Bentley which came out of the period leading, 1-0, despite being outshot, 18-7.
"They got a lot of shots," Komm said. "But our defense did a great job clearing out the net and the forwards did a great job of backchecking."
"He did what he needed to do," Soderquist said. "Since Christmas break, he came back strong. He's had his third strong game in a row."
Brett Switzer came down the right side on an odd-man rush. Neither the defense nor the goaltender challenged him, so Switzer shot a soft wrister which deflected off of Watson, sitting back on the goal line, and into the far upper corner at 18:06.
The second period saw Bentley outshoot RIT, 13-9, and outscore them, 2-0, for a commanding 3-0 lead.
It started at 10:40 when Brett Hartung, unmarked as the trailer, easily put in a fat rebound after Watson made a tough save on a strong shot from Andrew Fitzstephens.
Bentley scored three minutes later thanks to a defensive turnaround deep in the Tigers' zone. Switzer picked up the loose puck, dropping it back to Justin Breton in the slot, who fired it past Watson.
The third period was a matter of preserving the shutout and for RIT to break it. The Tigers even pulled their goalie in the last minute, but to no avail.
"Didn't like the way that we finished the game the last 12 minutes," Soderquist said. "I think they dictated play the last 12 minutes and we hung on. I'm hoping for tomorrow night we show up ready to go and play hard the first period."
Bentley and RIT face each other again Saturday night.
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