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Sir Ken Robinson, an internationally renowned authority on creativity, urges educators (and others) to embrace the idea of teaching our children to be more creative. Robinson claims that the world is desperate for creative thinkers and doers, and, although creativity might seem impossible to teach, perhaps it is easier than one might think.
"It's the process of somehow making manifest an idea."
—Senator Tommy Banks, pianist, conductor and arranger
"The ability to produce that which was imagined."
—Matt Brown, Scholastic Inc.
"The ability to experiment toward productive acts."
—David Edwards, Harvard educator and writer
"Living in possibility."
—Bobby Boogaloo, children's entertainer
"Creativity refers to the phenomenon whereby a person creates something new (a product, a solution, a work of art, etc.) that has some kind of value."
"It's hard to describe …"
—Taylor, Grade 12 student
"Oh, are there options?"
—Anna, Grade 12 student (Anna did not want to get the question wrong and would have preferred a multiple-choice question.)
If we're lucky, we've felt the touch of creativity. Certainly, we recognize it when we see it. But how do we define it? And can it be taught? At first, there is a tendency to pause and reflect when translating into words the apparently elusive concept of creativity. Even Wikipedia's definition implies an almost venerable, mystical quality—like those ascribed to the concepts of truth, beauty and God. Create is, after all, the fifth word in the Book of Genesis, right next to God: "In the beginning, God created …" (emphasis added).
Creativity is often seen as a gift bestowed upon a lucky few by divine benevolence; it is often related to artistic pursuits, such as playing the violin or composing poetry. This idea presumes two things: a preordained talent and a lifelong devotion, sometimes involving suffering or martyrdom for a cause. Small wonder, when the most renowned and creative figures from the past—Mozart, Beethoven, da Vinci and Shakespeare—have achieved god-like status.
Perhaps it is exactly the sacredness with which we regard creativity that renders it out of reach for so many, reserved for a more divine than mortal sphere. Thus creativity, though valued universally, remains elusive for many—often to the point of resignation: "I'm not the creative type" so many say. Creativity, considered thus, produces an aura of detachment, a separateness in terms of creatives (like superheroes) and the rest of us. And paired with the daunting task to produce, manifest or create something new and of value, it's no wonder the concept and the actualization of creativity elude most of us.
But by trying to pin down this rather elusive concept, we've missed something significant. Creativity is an aspect of human personality and a component of human development. Mozart, Beethoven, da Vinci and Shakespeare were human. Creativity is a cognitive capacity, like intelligence, and should be treated as such.
Creativity has received much international attention. The Creativity World Forum, held November 2010 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, noted that creativity is "the driving force behind our greatest ideas, our most comprehensive solutions, and our most profitable enterprises." That there is actually a world forum on creativity is a testament to the importance of the concept, and bespeaks the urgency of an action plan for this new global imperative.
Oklahoma's Creativity World Forum was a gathering of people from 18 countries and all sectors of society (educators, artists, business and government leaders, scientists, parents, students, and everyone in between) who came to hear and discuss creativity as a necessary element for the survival and functioning of society. Sir Ken Robinson, an internationally renowned leader on the subject and a guiding force for the implementation of a creative system for the entire state of Oklahoma, was the keynote speaker.
Through the efforts and design of Sir Ken Robinson, Oklahoma has received the designation International District of Creativity, one of only 14 worldwide, and the only North American region to achieve this status. The model, Creative Oklahoma, inspired my colleagues and me to form Creative Alberta, a nonprofit organization dedicated to instigating and developing creative initiatives in Alberta. We aspire to the designation of International District of Creativity and to make Alberta a world-renowned centre for creativity and innovation in education, culture and commerce.
At the conference, Sir Ken Robinson said: "There are changes facing the world for which there is no precedent. We are currently experiencing a creativity crisis." When defining creativity, Sir Ken began by saying what it is not:
Creativity is not a whimsy. Creativity is not a set of luxuries. Creativity is not an abstraction. It is actually a fundamental set of skills and competencies. To be creative, you have to be doing something. This is a very practical thing. It is the process of having original ideas that have value.
Creativity is not a whimsy. Creativity is not a set of luxuries. Creativity is not an abstraction. It is actually a fundamental set of skills and competencies. To be creative, you have to be doing something. This is a very practical thing. It is the process of having original ideas that have value.
Robinson's point is that, if we think of creativity as something we do, we can address creative capacity as a function of human learning, as part of who we are; the capacity for creativity, therefore, can be nurtured, cultivated and developed.
A recent report by IBM (Capitalizing on Complexity: Insights from the 2010 IBM Global CEO Study) asked CEOs around the world the following question: "What are the top qualities you seek when hiring someone?" The answer was "the ability to deal with complexity." When they were asked what qualities they find lacking in today's workplace, they said "creativity."
Scott Noppe-Brandon, executive director of New York's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, notes that tests show a decrease in creativity in students. In fact, this lack of creativity has become a national concern, and the United States Department of Homeland Security has enlisted the services of Lincoln Center to address what the 9/11 Commission ultimately ruled a "failure of imagination."
What, then, will be the costs to our society and our future if we fail to make creativity in education a priority?
The newly launched National Creativity Network, of which Robinson is a main advisor, asserts the following:
A sustainable future depends upon imaginative, creative, innovative solutions to profound and complex challenges. The very future of our communities and institutions depends on our ability to nurture and harness imagination to creatively solve problems.
A sustainable future depends upon imaginative, creative, innovative solutions to profound and complex challenges. The very future of our communities and institutions depends on our ability to nurture and harness imagination to creatively solve problems.
Robinson is an appointee to the British National Commission on Creativity, whose mandate is to "support the strategy for implementation of creativity systematically within the educational system." Robinson believes that "there exists a broad argument for creativity as a way of addressing economic, social and cultural issues. Our challenge is to transform advocacy into action." If he is right, how can educators create an environment that promotes and develops creativity? How can we transform our educational system to cultivate the creative abilities of future generations?
For Robinson, the answer is simple: You provide "children, students, with the opportunity to feel and experience creativity in their world." He believes that every educational system in the world is currently undergoing reform, but reform, like change, is often not warmly embraced. As Robinson notes, "There is often a push-back. Not because people are actually against creativity, but because they have too little information. They often think of it as another problem, whereas it is actually a set of solutions."
Creativity does not and cannot exist in a vacuum. In the same way that a healthy lifestyle considers both diet and exercise, creativity needs companion components of imagination and inspiration. If we were to consider imagination a product of the mind and inspiration a product of the soul (without any religious connotation), then we may begin to look at creativity holistically. And at the intersection of imagination and inspiration, we find engagement. Through the methods and pedagogies of engagement, creativity becomes implementable. If engagement is the vehicle for imagination, inspiration and creativity, we can begin to measure the degree and effects of this engagement, particularly in our education systems.
Dale Skoreyko, principal of McNally High School, in Edmonton, provides some real-life snapshots of creativity in action at his school.
The significance of these examples is that the teacher released the students from the tight constraints of producing a specific product (as in paper-and-pencil tests) to demonstrate understanding and ability in the curriculum outcome. The students used an ability they were born with—creativity—to create the product they believed revealed their understanding of a topic.
Our educational task is enriched by experiencing the interdisciplinary character of creativity. We begin to imagine and appreciate how education can positively influence the lives of thousands of students when creativity is a priority.
The practical and pedagogical application of creativity offers a perfect vehicle through which to develop critical-thinking skills. Every creative pursuit involves a reliance on one's capacity for critical evaluation, and each step in the creative process presents an opportunity to test and develop critical-thinking skills. Creativity and critical thinking thus become inseparable and enjoy a relationship of mutual dependence and benefit; each profits from the practice and development of the other.
This is the gift of creativity, and if we take up Sir Ken's challenge, we may find ourselves in enthusiastic accord with the wise words of Kaleia, a Grade 4 student: "Being creative means discovering new things. And trying. With creativity you can probably learn something as well."
Maybe creativity is teachable. With careful and deliberate cultivation it may render our humanness, our humanity, that much more divine. As Kaleia suggests, we will probably learn something as we continue to explore the meaning, concept and application of creativity. Possibly, hopefully, the journey itself will deliver the ultimate reward for educators, students and society.
During a memorial for those killed in a mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, in January 2011, Rick Wamer, of Tucson's Opening Minds through the Arts (OMA) education program, spoke about the healing effects of the arts and performed his mime poem "Fire of Life." Wamer said: "It is indeed the work of educating our children to be tolerant, discerning and caring lifelong learners that cultivates a community of engaged citizens who positively contribute to the common welfare. The arts foster such community, and I have been graced to be involved, for my lifetime, with the arts in one form or another."
On August 5, 2010, Massachusetts became the first state in the U.S. to adopt the Creative Challenge Index, an initiative to raise the priority of creative work in schools, when Governor Deval Patrick signed the Economic Development Reorganization bill into law. The Creative Challenge Index received substantial support in the House of Representatives and the Senate because of the efforts of thousands of advocates.
The Creative Challenge Index will enhance creativity by establishing an incentive for schools to implement the core curriculum frameworks that support creative thinking. It will raise the priority of teaching valuable 21st-century creative skills to children and provide a measurement by which to hold schools accountable.
Haley Simons is a classically trained pianist by profession. She is interested in the arts and how they harmonize with our most creative impulses.
Dale Skoreyko is a 30-year veteran of the Edmonton Public School Board and is principal of McNally High School, in Edmonton.
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I caught this article in Business Week and couldn't resist a sad commentary on our country and county. Everyone has read the Walmart stories about how they are the death of many small businesses, how they underpay their workers, how they squeeze suppliers to the point that they are forced overseas in order to maintain shelf space. The usual capitalist pig type stuff.
I personally quit shopping there a few years back because of many of the above reasons. I like to shop local and keep the money in the small businesses of our community. I've shopped at Walmart in the past and from time to time I'll venture in to see how Sam's vision is coming along. I do shop at Sam's Club for full disclosure.
I had the opportunity to meet and talk about one of my ventures with M. (real name withheld as I didn't ask him if I could blog about our conversation). M is a former CEO for Sam's Club International, Petsmart among others. He's in the top echelon of American CEO's.
We met at an Applebee's in Phoenix, which I thought was odd for a CEO type like M. He pulled out an Applebee's credit card and mentioned that he was on their board of directors, so much for judging a book by it's cover. M. and I got into a deep discussion about Walmart and I shared with him my philosophical reasons for not shopping there. He had an interesting theory and since he's been inside I think it has quite a bit of merit.
His theory on Walmart is that just like major retailing giants that dominated America in the past, Walmart will implode on it's own success. In the 40's 50's and 60's the dominate retailer in America was Sears and Roebuck (and Montgomery Wards to a lessert extent). Sears pioneered the catalog business, built mega stores in downtown's and eventually suburbs across the country. The Sears Tower went up as a testament to their dominance.
M's theory is the entrepreneurial spirit that made them the power house got lost in the beauracratic maze that inevitably sets in an organization (or government for that matter). The theory goes that middle management works harder to justify their existence than they do on making necessary moves for the organization. Eventually the sharp edge is lost and an economic hiccup can set off a series of dominoes until its too late. Same thing happened to KMart and eventually, according to M. it will happen at Walmart.
As an aside, M. turned me on to Greenleaf's Servant Leadership and I highly recommend the book and its philosophy, it's one of those life changers.
Walmart's quest for low prices took the quality out of most of their merchandise. Walmart's customer service is non existent and most of the employees look so overwelmed and under supported that they could care less about the principals that Sam insisted on to build his brand. In the mean time I'll still be shopping at Target and waiting for the day that I can say I told you so.
But hey if gas prices have your pocket book a little lite and the ARM on your mortgage just adjusted, stretching a buck could become a big part of raising your family. To each his own.
Let's bring it back to Tucson. Walmart cracked the top ten largest employers in our region at 5626 employees. Read the post HERE. The Oro Valley market place celebrated a shiny new Walmart in what some people describe as a bait and switch job perpetrated by the OV council. A council which have since been replaced.
The sad commentary is that the jobs Walmart creates don't come with quality benefits or high wages our region desperately needs. Walmart's are part of our equation but we must bring in higher paid skilled industries to create an economic base that can afford simple things like buying a home.
Check out TheStoryOfStuff.com for an different way of looking at our consumption.
And a Jib Jab link that fellow blogger at L.O.V.E. linked to the other day that's worth a view.
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Juan Pablo Galavis wasn't in the studio on Tuesday morning when the country got to see all the stars who would be dancing for the mirror ball trophy. The celebrities looked happy to be part of the show and the introduction to everyone seemed to have a hint of glee. According to Good Morning America all the cast was present for the big reveal on Tuesday. So fans have to be wondering where is The Bachelor contestant Juan Pablo?
In almost every season there is a cast member from the romantic show that hands out roses. It's the final time the fans get to see the star before he decides what next to do with his life after being on national television. It's almost become a tradition that the Dancing With the Stars fans love to see.
It appears that Juan Pablo is damaged goods when it comes to branding of The Bachelor. Instead of fans ready to cheer him on, the star had viewers ready to jeer or hope that he might trip. It would have still brought in ratings, but for a whole different reason.
This season Dancing With the Stars has tried something new with their cast members. Instead of bringing together people who need to be searched online for their celebrity status, the show brought in stars that fans know. Well, except for Diana Nyad, who is a swimmer, but not really a celebrity if compared to the other cast Dancing With the Stars members.


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Twenty-two alleged conspirators from four Midwestern states conspired to bomb public and other buildings in the summer of 1970 said agents of the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division in Omaha, Nebraska. The ATF effort to prosecute the Midwest 22 was turned down by United States Attorney Richard Dier according to an ATF case progress note disclosed on April 14 by a court researcher who found the long-hidden document buried in a file.
The Midwest 22 members were from Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Minnesota. Most of the alleged conspirators were Black Panthers and suspected of an unsolved series of bombings in the Midwest.
The two most prominent members of the Midwest 22 are Edward Poindexter and Mondo we Langa (formerly David Rice) who are themselves known as the Omaha Two. The two men were leaders of Omaha's Black Panther affiliate chapter, the National Committee to Combat Fascism. The pair had already been targeted by the rival Federal Bureau of Investigation for counterintelligence action under the clandestine COINTELPRO operation and were convicted in April 1971 for the bombing murder of an Omaha policeman.
Ed Poindexter was chairman of the NCCF chapter and was the victim of two bogus letters circulated against him by Omaha FBI agents before his arrest for the murder of Patrolman Larry Minard, Sr. One false FBI letter, personally approved by J. Edgar Hoover, was sent to black-owned news outlets accusing Poindexter of fraudulently accepting donations for bail money. The second FBI letter, around the time of Minard's killing, was to Black Panther headquarters in Oakland, California and accused Poindexter of cooperating with "Whitey's newspaper", the Omaha World-Herald.
Mondo we Langa was the Minister of Information and published the NCCF newsletter as well as coordinating sales of The Black Panther newspaper. In the months leading up to Mondo's arrest in the Minard case, the FBI carefully planned an ambush on the route to NCCF headquarters from Eppley Airport where the Panther newspapers arrived from California. Because of changes in the shipping schedule the FBI was never able to "disrupt" the distribution of the newspaper despite their plans.
Ed Poindexter was accused of constructing the bomb and giving orders on its placement to a juvenile member of the group. Poindexter also allegedly had dynamite particles in a shirt pocket. The NCCF leader denied any role in Minard's murder and said he was unaware of how dynamite particles were found in his shirt by an ATF chemist. Poindexter was actually arrested twice in the case, about a week apart. Following his initial arrest on suspicion of murder, Poindexter was released for lack of evidence while wearing only his underwear. ATF agent Thomas Sledge and Omaha Deputy Chief of Police Glen Gates hand-carried Poindexter's clothing to Washington, D.C. for analysis where the particles were purportedly found.
Mondo we Langa was accused of storing the bomb and other dynamite at his house. According to ATF chemist Kenneth Snow, Mondo's pants pockets also had dynamite particles. However, the dynamite particles examined by Snow were added to Mondo's clothing after he surrendered. As soon as Mondo arrived at the County Jail he was stripped and checked for dynamite with a hand-swab test. An Omaha World-Herald photo taken as Mondo waited for an elevator to the jail showed the Panther with his hands, which tested clean, deep in the pockets where the dynamite particles were supposedly found.
Ed Poindexter and Mondo we Langa remain in the maximum-security Nebraska State Penitentiary where they continue to deny any role in a bombing conspiracy, either in the case of Minard's death, or other explosions blamed on the Midwest 22 by ATF agents.
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Lady Raiders Edge Baylor, 51-49
January 2, 1999
WACO, Texas (AP) - Keitha Dickerson made a 17-foot jumper as time expired, leading No. 8 Texas Tech in a 51-49 victory Saturday over Baylor.
The Lady Raiders (12-1, 1-0 Big 12) trailed 44-41 with 2:33 remaining. But Tech went on an 8-2 run, including 5 points by Rene Hanebutt and Melinda Schmucker's 3-pointer, to take a 49-46 lead with 1:01 left.
Schmucker had a chance to put the game out of reach, but missed a free throw with 28.2 seconds left. She then fouled Lara Webb at the other end of the floor as Webb attempted a 3-pointer. Webb hit all three free throws with 22.5 seconds left to tie the.
Webb then knocked the ball away from Tech's Angie Braziel on the baseline with five seconds to go. But Braziel recovered and passed to Dickerson just beyond the free-throw line for the winning shot.
Braziel led Tech with 17 points, and had 11 rebounds for Tech. Dickerson had 10 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
Danielle Crockrum led Baylor (8-4, 0-1) with 12 points and eight rebounds. Webb and Monica Arnold added 12 points apiece for the Lady Bears.
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Historic, House-Proud Galena
By STEPHEN KINZER
Published: September 8, 2002
ON a low shelf at the rear of a rare-book shop in Galena, Ill., I found a two-volume first edition of the memoirs of President Ulysses S. Grant. Often described as the best memoir ever written by an American president, it is one of those books that most lovers of American history know they should read, but few actually do. The edition I saw, bound in green covers that were only slightly faded, was priced at $175. That seemed steep, but there was an added attraction: Grant actually lived in Galena, less than a mile from the bookstore. The idea of buying Grant's book so close to where he wrote it was nearly irresistible. But before reaching for my wallet I decided to reflect awhile, and stepped out for a stroll along this town's magnificently preserved Main Street.
Galena, which has a population of just 3,500, is a treasure of 19th-century architecture and a popular destination for visitors from around the Midwest and beyond. More than a million people visit each year. There were only a few tourists when I visited last summer, and William Butts, the proprietor of the bookshop where I found Grant's memoirs, told me: ''You did the right thing not coming on a weekend.''
The town's charm is immediately evident. It sits on a cluster of hills near the Galena River, a few miles from the Mississippi. Although the Mississippi is not visible, Galena still evokes the days of pioneers and paddleboats. The surrounding countryside is pristine and, with its rolling hills and verdant valleys, more appealing than much of the flat farmland that surrounds it on both sides of the river. Bald eagles are a common sight, especially during the winter. Several shops sell local wines; I found them less than captivating, but a white called General's Reserve is pleasantly dry and features a handsome picture of the town's most famous son on the label. There are also cheeses and sausages (some quite excellent) and various homemade delicacies (the spicy mustard made by the Galena Canning Company is more fiery than any I've tasted).
Main Street is Galena's real attraction. Its six blocks present an architectural panorama of 19th-century buildings. Most are made of rich red brick, two or three stories high, and are in the sturdy and unornamented Federal style. Almost all are still retail establishments as they were when they were built, although their shelves are now more likely to hold souvenirs and scented soaps than harnesses and farm equipment. If you train your eyes just above street level so you don't see the modern wares and tourists buying them, you are facing an urban vista almost identical to the one that Grant saw.
Galena became a boom town in the 1840's as fortune hunters arrived to mine the rich lead deposits that lay under the earth nearby. By 1850 it was the main port on the Mississippi between St. Louis and St. Paul, with a prosperous population of 15,000. Civic leaders confidently predicted that Galena would establish itself as the principal city in the Midwest, easily besting Chicago. But the lead ran out after awhile, and prospectors moved on to California in search of wealth in the gold fields. Fires swept through the town in the 1850's. Soon it had not only abandoned its hopes of displacing Chicago but had even lost prominence to Dubuque, Iowa, which sits on the opposite bank of the Mississippi.
It is to those fires, however, that Galena owes much of its charm. They led city fathers to pass ordinances forbidding the construction of wooden buildings downtown, and as a result the town center was almost entirely rebuilt in brick and stone. After the Civil War, Galena began a slow decline that lasted until the 1960's, when the architectural preservation movement flowered. Many buildings have been renovated and cleaned, and 85 percent of the town was declared a national historic district.
The anchor of Main Street is the DeSoto House, which opened in 1855 and billed itself as the ''largest hotel in the West.'' Abraham Lincoln once spoke from the balcony, and titans like William Jennings Bryan, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Theodore Roosevelt passed through. Grant made it his campaign headquarters when he ran successfully for president in 1868. Like the rest of Galena, the hotel fell on hard times, but it has also shared in the town's revival. Today it receives guests both in upstairs rooms and at Generals' Restaurant, which is named not just for Grant but also for the eight other local men who rose to the rank of general for service rendered during the Civil War. That is a record few communities of any size can approach.
Beyond Main Street, many stately homes testify to the town's former and present glory. They are as varied in style as Main Street is unified, including striking examples of French Colonial, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Greek Revival and Romanesque architecture. Most are set on large lots, with ample lawns and old shade trees. The post office, a small Renaissance Revival jewel built of limestone by Gen. Eli S. Parker, a Seneca Indian who served on Grant's staff, is said to be the oldest government-built post office in continuous operation anywhere in the United States.
Galena is ideal for walking, and after one tires of the commerce on Main Street there are many quiet quarters to explore.


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As Santa Barbara authorities continue to try and get their arms around a deadly scenario that unfolded Friday evening in a popular beach community, many people are wondering if it could have happened in their town and/or been prevented.
Mass killings unfortunately have been all too common in this country, including Southern California.
In the summer of 1984 (30 years ago this July 18), 21 individuals were fatally shot in a San Diego area (San Ysidro) McDonald's by James Oliver Huberty, with 19 others injured. Huberty was eventually killed by police, but not before committing the deadliest rampage in U.S. history, that was until the Texas 1991 Luby's massacre.
In the latest deadly rampage to hit Southern California, police say that 22-year-old Elliot Rodger first stabbed to death his three roommates, then went on a shooting spree that left three other innocent people dead, this before reportedly killing himself in his vehicle with a gunshot to the head.
According to documents and videos obtained online, Rodger planned the killings ahead of time, lamenting in both written and video tirades that he planned to get retribution against those (mainly young women at the University of California, Santa Barbara) he felt denied him pleasure in life.
A Washington Post report outlined the chain of events, beginning with Rodger killing three men in his residence.
When the night of terror was over, authorities were still trying to put all the pieces together, including why a man from what seemed like a well-to-do family would carry out such a heinous crime.
In what most expected would be some of the fallout from this tragedy, a number of people (including one of the deceased victim's fathers) railed against gun control in this country.
First, no one (unless they have lost a child in similar fashion) can even begin to contemplate what the deceased victim's parents are going through right now. All we can do is offer our prayers that they get through this.
That said, it seems that guns are of course the weapon of choice to speak out against.
Have we heard anyone looking to control or ban knives in wake of the fact that Rodger reportedly killed three innocent people with a knife or knives? The answer to that of course is no.
There are lessons to learn each time one of these terrible tragedies happens.
Yes, we do need to re-evaluate our gun control measures in this country, something that can and should be done regularly.
We also, however, need to stop jumping on the "blame all tragedies on guns" bandwagon each and every time one of these events happens.
Unless I'm wrong or terribly uneducated, a gun has never walked into a school, deli, shopping mall, restaurant etc. and killed someone.


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2014/15 Seasoncards: Sold out
- 11 June 2014 16:41
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The 2014/15 season may be nine weeks away but supporters have wasted no time in snapping up Seasoncards!
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The best way for supporters to catch next season's action now is to become Cityzens, our soon-to-be-launched global membership that brings you closer to the Club you love and to the fans who share your passion. Cityzens will be able to participate in Club decisions, qualify for discounts on merchandise, access exclusive and unique money-can't-buy experiences and content, and earn rewards for showing how much of a fan they are. You can buy Cityzens membership from 9am on Monday 21 July.
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Grosse Pointes
Liggett falls in Class C final
By Jon Malavolti
Posted March 17, 2012
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Liggett's Madison Ristovski drives to the hoop during the state final. She finished the game with 42 points.
Liggett's Madison Ristovski drives to the hoop during the state final. She finished the game with 42 points.
EAST LANSING - Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett's girls basketball team came up just short in its second consecutive bid to win the Class C state title.
The Knights fell 61-57 to Morley-Stanwood March 17 at MSU's Breslin Center.
"It just didn't happen tonight," Liggett coach Joe LaMagno said.
Senior Madison Ristovski led the Knights with 42 points. Freshman Lola Ristovski added 10 points, while junior Haleigh Ristovski led the team with seven rebounds and nine steals.
Senior Alexis Huntey led Morley-Stanwood with 27 points.
Liggett finishes the year at 22-5, while Morley-Stanwood ends up a perfect 28-0.
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Two pieces of good news in the wake of last fall's Superstorm Sandy:
Spokesman Dan Watson says the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would have soon run out of funds without the $11.5 billion infusion, slowing rebuilding efforts in New Orleans and other recent non-Sandy disaster sites.
"There are no restrictions on which states can receive the money for which disasters," confirms Rob Blumenthal, spokesman for the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Another bill, the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 (H.R. 219), the president signed the same day expands how cities and counties may spend debris removal and hazard mitigation monies. The reforms were included in H.R. 2903, a bill the House passed in the last session (See: http://go.hw.net/PW-Reimbursement) but never taken up by the Senate and reintroduced this year by Rep. Jeff Denham (R-Calif.) as H.R. 219.
The law reauthorizes an expired pilot program that let cities and counties use FEMA public assistance funds to pay public works employees instead of hiring outside contractors to remove debris. In addition to saving money, it eliminates time spent to meet competitive bidding requirements. A February 2011 Department of Homeland Security report, http://go.hw.net/DebrisRemoval, found that some contractors game the debris removal system, increasing costs for both localities and the federal government.
President Obama authorized a 30-day extension of that pilot program in Sandy-affected states post-Sandy. Debris removal and other public assistance grants reimburse a minimum of 75% of the costs for eligible work: pickup and disposal of vegetative, mud, and other debris on public property.
The law also allows local governments to:
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Microsoft Apps for Symbian Belle smartphones coming soon
Nokia has announced that its Symbian Belle smartphones would receive a software update that brings "a suite of Microsoft productivity applications" known as Microsoft Apps.
The applications will include Microsoft OneNote, Microsoft Lync 2010 Mobile, Microsoft Document Connection, and Microsoft PowerPoint Broadcast. They will be rolled-out to Symbian Belle smartphones (Nokia 600, Nokia 700, Nokia 701), as well to Symbian Anna smartphones that are about to be upgraded to Belle (N8, C7, E7, C6-01, E6 and X7).
According to Nokia, the update which brings Microsoft Apps will be offered starting late Q4 2011 – by that time, the Finnish company should also launch its first Windows Phone Mango handset(s).
Another update, apparently scheduled for 2012, "will introduce Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint as native applications for the first time outside the Windows platform."
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Starts With Soccer, Ends With Service
March 29, 2013
More Information About Urban Initiatives
By Robbin Cooley, UIC Athletic Communications
CHICAGO - When UIC head men's soccer coach Sean Phillipsand his coaching staff sets out on the recruiting trail it is about winning, and as an athlete or a coach, winning is about reaching one goal. It is about extending a season until the very end and prevailing, being on top, being the best of the best.
The difference is when Phillips and his staff recruit, they aren't just recruiting athletes; they are recruiting student-athletes.
A student-athlete is going to work for all of the aforementioned things; extending a season until the very end, being on top, being the best of the best, etc., while also taking the time to succeed in the classroom and the community.
With a roster full of student-athletes it is no surprise that the men's soccer team is active with the Chicago Public School-based co-ed program "Urban Initiatives" that focuses on learning and growth through the game of soccer.
Founded in 2003, Urban Initiatives began with just one school and 12 kids in the Chicago Public School system and now just 10 years later, the program is partnered with 24 schools and over 700 students. Its largest issue is keeping up with how fast the program is growing.
The increase in numbers can be attributed to several positive factors within the organization: the safe environment where these kids feel welcomed and are able to grow in to leaders and young adults, a love for the game of soccer, and the help of outside resources, such as the UIC men's soccer team to name a few.
"UIC Soccer is always excited to partner with Urban Initiatives on their projects," Phillips said. "Our growing partnership over the past few years provides a great opportunity for our players to give back to the game of soccer and their UIC community. Students from Urban Initiatives have had UIC Soccer players as coaches at their games and UIC Soccer Camp, as well as the opportunity to attend UIC Soccer games. We look forward to not only maintaining, but growing this great relationship."
The relationship between the men's soccer program and Urban Initiatives began a few years back, and continues to strengthen each year.
"I have been with Urban Initiatives for three years, and during that time, Coach Phillips and UIC have been such huge supporters for us," Urban Initiatives Program Manager Tom LaClair said. "There are always UIC men's soccer players who volunteer for us during game-days; we used Flames Field a couple of years ago for a soccer tournament, and Coach Phillips and his wife come out and support our Soccer Gala."
Earlier this week (March 26, 2013) Coach Phillips and UIC assisted the Urban Initiatives program with its largest retreat yet at just over 40 participants from 24 schools, where the youth who are members (team captains) of Urban Initiative's "Take the Lead" Program spent time on UIC's campus playing soccer and beginning their service-learning project.
"We gave them four options to focus on for the service-learning project that they will be leading in their community," Urban Initiatives Program Associate Brendan McAlpine said. "The options were an anti-hunger campaign, a recycling initiative, park clean-up and a book drive."
Each "team captain" was asked to visualize what their own community would benefit from within the four categories of service, and despite the young age of these participants, the response was insightful.
LaClair stated, "when we asked why one team had selected a book drive, the fifth-grader from the Englewood neighborhood said, `In my neighborhood a lot of kids are out in the street causing trouble when they should be at home reading books and learning more about the world. If we do a book drive, we will be able to give more opportunities to do that.'
With a motivation to increase the education level of Chicago youth through a book drive, it would be one building block - an essential one - to becoming a student-athlete, and with the turnout to Tuesday's event, maybe even it could even be at UIC.
"The beautiful thing about UIC is how centrally located it is for us," LaClair said. Beyond that, knowing that it was going to be on UIC's campus, and that they could meet Coach Phillips was also motivating for them to participate on a day during their spring break. I think they were all trying to get his attention with their soccer skills."
Maybe if they continue to hone their soccer skills and build upon the principles that Urban Initiatives have instilled, it will be them that Coach Phillips and his staff are recruiting at to fill the role of "student-athlete."


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A Tour of The White House
From Renee Rutledge on February 10, 2009 in Locations
Home is our daily topic of choice, but theres one in particular we havent discussed the Presidents home. With 132 rooms and 35 bathrooms, it is a residence worth knowing more about.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue has been around for over 200 years. What started out as an idea by our beloved President Washington became a symbol of America and all that we stand for.
Construction began in 1792 but wasnt completed until 1800; President Washington never lived in the White House. The first residents were President John Adams and his wife Abigail. Including President Obama, 43 presidents have called the White House their private home.
Prior to President Roosevelt officially naming the White House in 1901, it was known as the Executive Mansion, Presidents Palace, and the Presidents House.
A Glance at The White House
- 6 stories
- 132 rooms
- 35 bathrooms
- 28 fireplaces
- 8 staircases & 3 elevators
- Dinner seating for 140 guests
- Bowling
- Theater
- Tennis court
- Swimming pool
- Track
The East Room
The large East Room is located at the East corner of the White House. It serves as a multipurpose room for weddings, funerals, receptions, and conferences. Its also been a laundry room, cabinet room, office, and a movie theater. The bodies of President Lincoln and President Kennedy have lain in state in this room.
The Diplomatic Room
Until 1902 this space was used as the furnace room. It is located on the first floor and, after a renovation, became an attractive parlor and gathering place for guests.
The Green Room
Located on the first floor, this room serves as a state parlor. It is a favorite room of presidents and their families because of its quaintness and décor. The signing of our first declaration of war took place in The Green Room. In 1862 President Lincoln held the funeral for his youngest son William Wallace here.
The Blue Room
The Blue Room has an oval shape and offers gorgeous views of the South Lawn. It is the customary room for presidents to formally receive guests. In 1886, President Cleveland became the first and only president to ever marry in the White House.
The Red Room
Due to its vibrant color scheme, and all the more enhanced by its small size, this room received the name The Red Room in the 1840s. This room was used for social gatherings, mostly by the First Ladies.
The State Dining Room
This room has been renovated from dining room to office and back to dining room. In 1801 President Jefferson converted the dining room into his office and, years later, President Jackson moved the horse stalls (and odor) out from under its windows and converted it back to a dining room.
The Cabinet Room
This formal room in the West Wing overlooks the Rose Garden and serves as a meeting space for presidents, cabinet secretaries, and advisors. It opens directly into the Oval Office and is surrounded by leather chairs that are specifically assigned with an engraved placard on the back indicating the position of the person meant to sit there.
The Oval Office
The presidents personal office sits in the center of the West Wing and is connected to the Cabinet Room and the Chief of Staffs office. It was never used as the presidents office until after its renovations in 1902. President Taft was the first to relocate the office to this room and he was responsible for changing its shape from rectangular to oval.
The Press Room
What started out as a therapy pool built by Polio-stricken President Franklin Roosevelt became the press briefing room in 1970 when President Nixon converted the space to accommodate television news networks video equipment. Centrally located in the West Wing this room is reserved for daily press briefings by the White House press secretary and other spokesmen for the executive branch.
The Roosevelt Room
This window-less room was the original presidents office. After The Oval Office was built The Roosevelt Room became a waiting room. Today the room is used as a conference room.


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The Czech Embassy screened excerpts of "CUBAMERICAN", about Cuban exiles' struggle for freedom and success in the United States, and hosted a discussion and reception on March 19.
Cuba Democracy Advocates executive director Mauricio Claver-Carone moderated the discussion between the film's writer-producer-director José Enrique Pardo and Cuban blogger-photographer Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo.
The film (here's the trailer) explores the Cuban Revolution's sparking an exodus, and the exiles' struggle for freedom and success in the United States.
Movie star Andy Garcia is the best-known success featured in the film. Born Andrés Arturo García Menéndez in Havana in 1956, he was five years old when Castro took over, and the Garcia family fled to Miami Beach.
The cast also includes:
- MacArthur "genius" fellows: sculptor Jorge Pardo, Dr. Pedro Jose Greer (also a Presidential Medal of Freedom honoree), and Dr. Pedro A. Sanchez.
- Carlos Eire, Yale professor and National Book Award winner for "Waiting for Snow in Havana".
- Pulitzer-winning journalists Achy Obejas and Mirta Ojito, who also wrote "Finding Mañana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus".
- Prima ballerinas Lorena Feijoo (San Francisco Ballet) and Lorna Feijoo (Boston Ballet), who both studied at the Cuban School of Ballet, founded by the renowned ballerina Alicia Alonso.
- CEOs, educators, designers, among other highly successful Cuban Americans.
Pardo says of his film, "My father's death prompted me to look back at my life. I experienced a profound feeling of gratitude to him for getting me out of Communist Cuba and bringing me to the United States, where I had lived free to express myself and choose my own path in life. I imagined a kinship with all other Cuban-Americans of my generation who had grown up in the USA. I set out to investigate their journeys and integrate them with mine."
Spanning the last 60 years, "CUBAMERICAN" is a "pro-immigrant story that highlights the absolute need for all of the world's people to be able to freely exercise their fundamental human rights."
The former Czechoslovakia was under a Communist regime for more than four decades until the "Velvet Revolution" in late 1989. Human rights activist and writer Vaclav Havel, who had led the negotiations with the communist government, was elected President in 1990. The Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic became separate nations on Jan. 1, 1993.
Czech Ambassador Petr Gandalovic told me, "More than 40 years under totalitarian rule has been a painful part of the Czech Republic's recent history. We remember well what it means to be deprived of basic civil rights such as the right to express one's opinion and the right to peaceful assembly. We consider it unacceptable that in some places, including Cuba, people can still be imprisoned for exercising these basic rights. That's why we made a strong commitment long ago to support people in Cuba in their striving for democracy and freedom. Since then, the Czech Republic's policy towards Cuba, whether bilateral or as part of the EU, has been based on this fundamental principle."
A reception with light refreshments followed the discussion.
On a separate but related note, the Cuba left behind is illustrated exquisitely in a book "Cuba Then: Rare and Classic Images from the Ramiro A. Fernández Collection" (The Monacelli Press, April 15). The fascinating book has 250 images, most never before published, collected by Havana-born photographer Fernández. It also has poetry plus foreword by Cuban American Richard Blanco, who spoke and read so movingly at President Obama's second inauguration.
Fernández writes, "Cuba has always seduced indiscriminately -- from revolutionaries to mambo queens, failed spies to socialites, savvy gangsters to honeymooning Americanos." These photographs capture all: young Fidel at a 40 mm anti-aircraft gun; a shirtless Che Guevara; "Queen" Celia Cruz on a break; and prima ballerina Alicia Alonso en pointe (on toe) in a photo from her tutu'd torso down.
The book, and the "CUBAMERICAN" evening at the Czech Embassy, will be very much on point.
As Blanco writes in "Poem Between Havana and Varadero" (Cuba's best-known beach), "...the last thing I need is to love this crocodile-shaped island that was my beginning with no end..."
For more info: "CUBAMERICAN", www.cubamericanthemovie.com, excerpts, discussion, and reception, Embassy of the Czech Republic, 3900 Spring of Freedom Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. March 19, 6 P.M. Here is the trailer. "Cuba Then: Rare and Classic Images from the Ramiro A. Fernández Collection" (The Monacelli Press, April 15).
Suggested Links
- Film of love amid Holocaust shown in Czech Embassy movie series in Washington
- Czech Embassy's 80s disco party celebrated end of the Cold War
- Czech Embassy's fab 'Peace Out 1970s Party' closed out Vaclav Havel fest Oct. 31
- National Archives opened gallery brilliantly illuminating struggles for equality
- Indian American stereotype busting 'Beyond Bollywood' exhibit now at Smithsonian


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My first thread so please don't beat me up about how I post. I am basically doing this to help some people who may normally use memorex and have plenty of discs...or for folks that just want to go to their nearest staples or wal-mart and pick up a pack. I normally use memorex because I get them for $10 a 15 pack at staples and I live right near one(convenience). I never burn my games anything other than 4x until now, and I usually use cookies not imgburn(preference). Never had a coaster with xgd2 never had a game mess up or anything...nearly 100 burns!(Samsung 223L Burner)
Like most everyone who just purchased the liteon specifically for these new xgd3 titles, I had to produce some coasters before I got everything right(3 to be exact). In the process I discovered that I actually had two different discs, but same disc? Here's what I'm talking about
The ones on the left are made in India with a disc i.d. of MPIPG101 R10-065
The ones on the right are made in Taiwan with a disc i.d. of RITEK S04-066
I also put included the packaging discs just to show you the difference, but you can also tell a slight difference in the look of the disc itself. Notice the ring around the center hole...see the difference? Anyways, the reason I am showing you all of this is because I found out in MY EXPERIENCE the INDIA discs worked better. At first I tried using just the Smartburn, with Force Hyper Tuning, and Online Hyper Tuning, but it wouldn't work because my discs would not let me burn at 2.4x. So I decided to give mediacode edit a try and it worked! It is important to know that I changed the firmware twice to let me use both discs at 2.4x. Here is exactly what I did with media code edit.
I loaded the iHAS124 burner max fw and chose the MBIPG101 R10-065 and changed to RICOJPN D00-001
I saved that changed firmware and then closed an reopened media code edit.
I loaded the firmware I just saved and chose the RITEK S04-066 and changed to RITEK D01-001
Saved,then I flashed that new firmware to my IHAS124. I Believe I could have changed to any 2.4x disc, but I am just showing you what I did.
I am now go to post some tests to show you the difference in quality of the two discs. I always make sure to load Smartburn after I have everything ready to go in imgburn(Disc in tray, iso chosen). For some reason Smartburn gets disabled if I choose to open it before I have Imgburn opened and ready.
Smartburn, Force Hyper Tuning, Online Hyper Tuning, 2.4x speed, and OPC Not Ticked
Both Games verified in Imgburn, Both games work fine with no problems. One just gets a way better score.
India scores first, Taiwan scores second. I couldn't get then to fit in where I wanted them to sorry
UPDATE: Since I first posted this I have not been able to even complete a burn with the India Memorex discs. I have a whole 15 pack of Taiwan discs that all have finished but do not give good kprobe results. They play, install to hard drive, and never give any other problems. I recommend using Singapore Verbatims, but if you absolutely have to, or just don't give a f#ck, give this a whirl. Oh, and sorry I do not post the firmware for everyone...it's too easy to do and their are too many tutorials out there on how to use mediacode speed edit for me to just spoon feed everyone. Game on Bitches!
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I also have the MPIPG101 R10-065, but they don't work for me.
Very interesting...I have three 50-packs of the memorexes....gonna have to try this tomorrow....would save me some money if it works...i just need it to be able to install to the HD and then read the disc on launch.
Always save your DVD Key first!! That is the Holy Fucking Grail of your XBox 360!!
AP26 has been defeated, AP25 has not...if you do not patch your games correctly, you WILL be flagged!!
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I've gotten 2/2 successful burns in the past few hours with Memorex, just now running through KProbe. I got help from crimi, cimi, something along those lines in #c4e on IRC, which is a great resource just fyi. These are the steps I did.
1. Download MediaCodeSpeedEdit and put it on the Burner Max FW (Adding 2.4x Burn Speeds, just don't use MKM cd Burn), then reflash the drive, simple enough.
2. Open IMGBurn, and go to the Burn Image to Disc, and in the bottom right of the setup screen (Or whatever you want to call it, it's the one with the select source, the media info, etc.) and in the bottom right you will see half of a cog with a dialogue box and a check in it. Click on this, this is the advanced settings area. Go to the LITE ON tab, and click the drop box. Go to Force HyperTuning, and enable it, be sure to hit change. Do the same for Online HT, and be sure SmartBurn is enabled. Hit OK, then go to the next step.
3. Go to tools -> Settings -> Write and be sure that DVD+R DL are set to calculate optimal layer break.
4. Be sure you are verifying, have it set to burn at 2.4x, and close all uneeded applications.
5. You should be set, now let your computer fully devote it's time to burning, and don't use it while burning for best results.
Hope this helps, as this is what I did. I think I'm forgetting one step, but I don't think it's anything too important. Best of luck to you.
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No problem, best of luck!
Ok, I just did exactly what you did AND...
...it didn't work... at first, BUT then again I had already coastered 3 other Mem's earlier, so I thought, 'What the hell', and opened a BRAND NEW pack of Mem's and pulled on right off the top. I restarted, loaded the disk, checked the ticks, and off it went.
THIS time when it hit the layer break it kept on goin'! Burned 100%, verified 100% - started to check it with KY-probe but that seemd to take 4-eh-ver, so I stopped it and had some silly high numbers (I should run again, yeah) but it then INSTALLED 100%!
What was it? Battlefield 3 Multiplayer disk 1, even the HD content. Played a game and jizzed in my pants!
I HAZ 224, lol, no upgrade/crossflash stuff, BUT I did use Media Edit to change the Memorex disk to a RITEK like JACK'O said, but this was after floppin' 2 disks after the initial drive flash. I tried at 4x with nothing on but OPC, and I got failure right outta the gate while it was trying to configure power usage. Then I tried with smartburn, Hypertuning and Online HT turned on and it got half way (to the layer break) and gave up as well. I then REFLASHED after changing media codes for my Memorex disk, the India one, MBIPG101 R10-065, and tried again, but it failed the burn right at the layer break, AGAIN! So I thought ONE MORE TIME with fresh media, and IT WORKED!!
Will it work again? I have a copy of BF3 disk 2 comin' up, so we will see, but I am happy to have this work for the time being. Great job Jack and Lockdown, and I'd like to thank my third grade teacher Ms. Wilson for bending over my desk and showing me what cleavage was all about...
Glad it worked! Burn on!


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Original link: http://angerclinic.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/codependent-and-narcissist/
The "dance" of codependency requires two people: the pleaser/fixer and the taker/controller. This inherently dysfunctional dance can only happen with one partner who is a codependent and another partner who is a narcissist (abuser or addict). Codependents do not know how to emotionally disconnect or avoid significant relationships with individuals who are selfish, controlling, and harmful to them. They find partners who are experienced with their dance style: a dance that begins as thrilling and exciting, but ends up rife with drama, conflict, and feelings of being trapped.
When a codependent and narcissist come together in a relationship, their "dance," unfolds flawlessly: the narcissistic partner maintains the lead and the codependent follows. Because the codependent gives up their power, the dance is perfectly coordinated: no one gets their toes stepped on.
Typically, codependents give of themselves much more than their partners give to them. As a "generous" but bitter partner, they seem to be stuck on the dance floor, always waiting for "next song," at which time their partner will finally understand their needs. The codependent confuses care-taking and sacrifice with love and responsibility. Although they are proud of their self-described strength, unselfishness, and endless compassion, they end up feeling deflated, empty, and yearning to be loved, but angry that they are not. They are essentially stuck in a pattern of giving and sacrificing, without the potential of receiving the same from their partner. When they dance, they often pretend to enjoy the dance, but usually hide their feelings of bitterness, sadness, and loneliness.
The codependent's fears and insecurities create a sense of pessimism and doubt over ever finding a healthy partner, someone who could love them for who they are versus what they can do. Naturally, the narcissist is attracted to the codependent's lack of self-worth and low self-esteem. They intuitively know that they will be able to control this person and be able to choose and control the dancing experience.
All codependents want balance in their relationships, but seem to consistently choose a partner who leads them to chaos and resentment. When given a chance to stop dancing with their narcissistic partner, or comfortably sit out the dance until someone healthy comes around, they choose to continue to dance. The codependent dares not to leave their narcissistic dance partner because their lack of self-esteem and low sense of self-worth manifests into the fear of being alone. Being alone is equivalent to feeling lonely, and loneliness is an intolerable feeling for a codependent.
Without self-esteem or feelings of personal power, the codependent does not know how to choose healthy (mutually giving) partners. Their inability to find a healthy partner is usually related to an unconscious motivation to find a person who is familiar…someone who reminds them of their powerless childhood. Many codependents come from families in which they were children of parents who were also experts at the dance. Their fear of being alone, compulsion to control and fix at any cost, and comfort in their role as the martyr who is endlessly loving, devoted, and patient, is a result of roles they observed early on in their childhood.
No matter how often the codependent tries to avoid "unhealthy" partners, they find themselves consistently on the dance floor dancing to different songs, but with the same dance partner. Through psychotherapy and, perhaps, a 12-step recovery program, the codependent begins to recognize that their dream to dance the grand dance of love, reciprocity, and mutuality, is indeed possible. Through therapy and/or change of lifestyle, they build self-esteem, personal power, and hope to finally dance with partners who are willing and capable to share the lead, communicate their movements, and pursue a shared rhythm.
Aaron Karmin MA, LCPC. Through Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL. Aaron earned his masters degree in clinical professional psychology. In addition, he is a certified clinical hypnotherapist and holds an advanced certification in stress management, which involves teaching six mind-body techniques to enhance relaxation. Aaron has been a practicing counselor for over 10 years. He has worked at all levels of mental health care from inpatient to outpatient, private to community, not for profit to Fortune 500 companies. He is a highly effective guest lecturer, group therapy leader, and individual therapist who is able to discuss a variety of topics including: Anger Management, Leadership, Relaxation Techniques, Communication Skills, and Goal Setting Strategies. Aaron recognizes the need for flexibility and creativity to address the mind and body and uses solution-based instructions to promote a healthy lifestyle.
His approach to anger management focuses on increasing frustration tolerance and impulse control by understanding triggers, identifying physical cues, recognizing thoughts, considering consequences, implementing solutions, choosing behaviors, and promoting expression. Aaron believes that when individuals feel in control of their situations and their lives, their depression and anxiety are replaced with feelings of security, confidence, competence, identity, responsibility, belonging, and self-respect, which are prerequisites for success at home and at work.


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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- August 16, 2001 -- The board of directors of State Auto Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:STFC) voted today to increase the quarterly cash dividend to $0.0325 per share, payable September 28, 2001, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 11, 2001.
The previous cash dividend was $0.03 per share.
This marks STFC's tenth annual dividend increase and 41st consecutive cash dividend since the company's initial public offering of common stock on June 28, 1991.
State Auto Financial Corporation is a regional property and casualty insurance holding company engaged primarily in writing personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, commercial multi-peril, workers' compensation and fire insurance. The company currently markets its products through more than 21,500 agents associated with approximately 3,400 agencies in 26 states. Products are marketed primarily in the Midwest and Eastern United States, excluding New York, New Jersey and the New England states.
Except for historical information, all other information in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied. The most significant of these uncertainties are described in State Auto Financial's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports and exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to) legislative changes at both the state and federal level, state and federal regulatory rule making promulgations and adjudications, class action litigation involving the insurance industry and judicial decisions affecting claims, policy coverages and the general costs of doing business, the impact of competition on products and pricing, inflation in the costs of the products and services insurance pays for, product development, geographic spread of risk, weather and weather-related events, and other types of catastrophic events. State Auto Financial undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
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I have a studio in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco. It's on the second floor of a large warehouse, along with Recchiuti chocolates and the graduate studios of the San Francisco Art Institute. Most days the hallway smells like a combination of chocolate and paint.
The studio itself is a cubicle-type space in a larger room that houses a woodshop, a fire escape, and five other studio/cubicles. I share my studio with the fashion designer Robin Ward. We each get half, split down the middle. I have a desk and a tiered organizer in the corner and one long wall to hang work on.
Except for a sketchbook that I keep at home, I store all my materials at the studio: printed photographs, art books, brushes, canvas, rolls of paper, paints, pastels, powders, pencils and pens, solvents, spray cans, an airbrush, clip lights, old work, raisins, peanut butter, bread, painting clothes, extra socks, cleaning supplies, tea, and instant coffee.
I see my studio as a place of action where I can experiment and produce new work. It can get pretty messy at times, so I like to do the bulk of my planning and research elsewhere.
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The old guard (cheese, I almost said 'farts') in the Republican Party continue to dine on their younger members as well as independent conservatives.
The Washington Times Monday, March 10, 2014, edition included two trendy reports:
- ONE: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed any tea party candidates challenging establishment Republicans in the 2014 midterm elections would not just fail — but fail miserably. "I think we are going to crush them everywhere," he said, The New York Times reported, "I don't think they are going to have a single nominee anywhere in the country." Mr. McConnell faces concerted challenge himself, most notably from a Kentuckian named Matt Bevin, a businessman who's branded himself a true conservative, The Blaze (Glenn Beck) reported. "Mitch McConnell is clearly in trouble in his primary, or he wouldn't be attacking Matt Bevin and declaring war on conservatives," the Senate Conservatives Fund's Matt Hoskins told The New York Times. The Kentucky primary is set for May 20.
- TWO: Rep. Peter King suggested during a weekend appearance on national television that Sen. Rand Paul is playing on the "lowest common denominator" of political supporters to push his foreign policy views. For instance, Mr. Paul shouldn't make comments about Americans fearing a drone strike while drinking coffee at Starbucks, Mr. King said on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday. Those types of remarks only drive up constituents' fears, while playing to Mr. Paul's political base, Mr. King suggested, Newsmax reported. "Our real enemy is al Qaeda," Mr. King said, Newsmax reported. "We have to be concerned about Russia." Mr. King faulted Mr. Paul for believing America as "an imperial power" and calling for a retreat from the international stage. "Nothing can make the world more dangerous that if America" did retreat, Mr. King said, Newsmax reported. "We cannot allow isolationists to take over" the Republican Party.
The fall mid-term elections should be an interesting test of Tea Party power. If they win big, they will not be absorbed by the GOP for an election cycle or two. If they lose big, as Sen. McConnell suggests, the movement is probably doomed to follow the path of all other third party movements in the United States – the adoption of a few of their pet issues into the major political party most closely aligned with them in the first place, which would be the Republican Party.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- April 2, 2001 -- State Auto Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:STFC) made the following announcement today concerning its Management Agreement with State Auto Mutual Insurance Company (Mutual).
Late Friday afternoon, March 30, 2001, Mutual concluded a series of discussions that took place over the past several weeks with the Ohio Department of Insurance (Department) regarding the Management and Operations Agreement dated January 1, 2000 (the Management Agreement), between State Auto Property and Casualty Insurance Company (State Auto P&C), STFC's wholly owned affiliate, and Mutual. As a result of these discussions, Mutual was requested by the Department to file an analysis on a quarterly basis of its justification for the apportionment of the service fee paid by Mutual to State Auto P&C. This analysis, which is to start with the quarter beginning January 1, 2001, must demonstrate that the accounting for the service fee paid by Mutual under the Management Agreement complies with the accounting guidance outlined in Statement of Statutory Accounting Principles No. 70 - Allocation of Expenses.
The Company believes that its accounting for such service fee is consistent with all statutory accounting principles. However, there can be no assurance that all or any part of the service fee paid by Mutual will be justified to the Department's satisfaction, which may affect the amount of such fee recognized as revenue by the Company. In 2000, the service fee paid by Mutual represented $0.24 on a basic and diluted earnings per share, after tax, basis.
"While we are disappointed the service fee has become an issue at this time, it is important to recognize our strong-performing insurance operations represent the primary source of earnings for STFC. With our much-improved top-line growth and continuing underwriting excellence we remain confident in our ability to sustain our momentum," said Robert H. Moone, Chairman and CEO of State Auto Financial.
State Auto Mutual is the parent of STFC, a regional property and casualty insurance holding company engaged primarily in writing personal and commercial automobile, homeowners, commercial multi-peril, workers' compensation and fire insurance. The companies currently market their products through more than 14,000 agents associated with approximately 2,200 agencies in 26 states. Products are marketed primarily in the Midwest and Eastern United States, excluding New York, New Jersey and the New England states.
STFC has scheduled a conference call with industry analysts for Monday afternoon, April 2, 2001, 2 PM to discuss this announcement. Live and archived broadcasts of the conference call can be heard on www.streetfusion.com.
Except for historical information, all other information in this news release consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, anticipated or implied. The most significant of these uncertainties are described in State Auto Financial's Form 10-K and Form 10-Q reports and exhibits to those reports, and include (but are not limited to) legislative changes at both the state and federal level, state and federal regulatory rule making promulgations and adjudications, class action litigation involving the insurance industry and judicial decisions affecting claims, policy coverages and the general costs of doing business, the impact of competition on products and pricing, inflation in the costs of the products and services insurance pays for, product development, geographic spread of risk, weather and weather-related events, and other types of catastrophic events. State Auto Financial undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
This release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the securities of either company, nor a solicitation of a proxy. Any such offer or solicitation will only be made in compliance with applicable securities law.
Kyle Anderson
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Tara Shull
Investor Relations and Finance Director
(614) 917-4478