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WILLIAMSBURG Ky. The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Patriot football program earned a statement victory on Saturday as they upended the #9 MidAmerica Nazarene University Pioneers by a score of 42-24. The #7 Patriots did this with a rushing offense that continues to give each of their opponents' trouble. After soaking in the victory on Saturday evening, the Patriot coaching staff and players are back up and ready for work on Sunday as they learned who their next opponent will be in the NAIA FCS Quarterfinals.
UC will now make the trip to Chicago, Illinois as they will now take on the #4 ranked St. Xavier University (SXU) Cougars. The Cougars earned a share of the Mid-States Football League East Division Championship as they went 9-1 overall this season and 4-1 in conference play. Their only loss of the season came at the hands of the University of St. Francis (Ind.) by a score of 25-13.
The two teams squared off at Deaton Field in the first round of the 2010 NAIA Football Championship Series with the Cougars coming away with a 66-19 victory. The game was close early as SXU held a 14-13 advantage in the second quarter before three unanswered touchdown passes by former standout quarterback Anthony Kropp allowed the hosts to pull away for good.
This will be only the second quarterfinals appearance for the Patriots with its first coming during the 2008 season. The Patriots lost that game to Mid-States Football Association (MSFA) Mideast League foe University of Saint Francis (Ind.), 31-20.
St. Xavier Coach Mike Feminis commented, "Cumberlands is an extremely talented football team and we have some familiarity with their program from our match-up a couple of years ago. They have an extremely talented rusher in Terrance Cobb (Knoxville, TN) and he was tough to contain as a freshman the last time we met, so I'm sure he will present our defense with even more of a challenge this time around. Our guys know that every postseason game is a huge test and we have to play at our best if we want to come away with the victory."
The Cougars currently have the #2 passing offense in the country as they average 325.3 yards per game and 3,578 yards passing on the season. They also have the #3 scoring defense in the country as they average allowing only 13.3 points per game.
Cumberlands Head Coach John Bland commented, "St. Xavier is a tough team in all phases. They are well coached and play with a lot of confidence. I believe we match up well though. We need to play well in all phases of the game to win and advance."
The game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. start at Bruce R. Deaton Memorial Field in Chicago.
For more information on the Patriot football program as well as other Patriot athletics, please visit www.cumberlandspatriots.com.


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Leominster native Rob Blanchflower '14 (communication) will take part in the 2014 Reese's Senior Bowl, one of the top postseason showcase events for collegiate football, on Jan. 25 in Mobile, Ala. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m., and the game will be televised live on the NFL Network, as will the week of practices leading up to kickoff.
This past season Blanchflower broke the UMass record for receiving yards by a tight end, finishing his career ranked 15th all-time at UMass with 1,164 receiving yards. He also ranks eighth all-time in career receptions with 109. Despite missing half of the season due to injury, Blanchflower still maintained a veteran leadership role with the team as captain and was awarded the Vern Smith Leadership Award. Widely considered one of the top tight ends in UMass history, he battled injuries throughout the 2013 season, finishing with 27 receptions for 313 yards and three touchdowns – including the 47-yard game-winner against Miami (Ohio) on Oct. 12 – in just six games. He is the seventh Minuteman to play in the Senior Bowl, joining Emil Igwenagu (2012), Vladimir Ducasse (2010), James Files (1976), Ed McAleney (1976), John Hulecki (1972) and Morin (1966).
Blanchflower is currently projected as a fourth- or fifth-round pick in the NFL draft. Early in the year, he was rated by Gil Brandt as one of the top five senior tight ends in the country. According to NFLDraftScout.com, he is the eighth-rated tight end available for the draft and the 159th-ranked player overall.

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Research & Scholarship
Because it takes a research university.
We're called the College of William & Mary, but we're actually a university. Part of what makes us a university is that we make more than our share of a university's contributions to the creation of knowledge—otherwise known as research and scholarship.
Our research culture places an emphasis on quality, selectivity and innovation. Our size fosters both collaboration and efficiency. We're big enough to contribute effectively to many of the solutions of problems at national and global levels, yet small enough to keep overhead costs from ballooning.
The scale of our research operation is ideal for the development of collaborations. Because of our size—and because of the complexity of the problems we address—we've developed a model of working based upon teamwork and collaboration. Interdisciplinary, interdepartmental and inter-institutional partnerships are a hallmark of our philosophy.
Our collaborative philosophy extends to the involvement of undergraduates in research at the highest levels. It's quite common at William & Mary to find projects on which professors, post-docs, graduate students and undergraduates all work together—great illustrations of our research.
How to get involved in research at William & Mary
As a partner or collaborator
We encourage you to contact any researcher, department or program directly. You can get a good overview of what's going on by reading Ideation, our research magazine and by browsing web pages of our programs. Some good contacts for potential partners/collaborators:
- Dennis Manos, Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Professional Studies
- Julie Summs '92, Director of Economic Development and Business Innovation
- Jason McDevitt, Director of Technology Transfer
As a graduate student
Grad students should pursue research opportunities from within their own departments, but there is a large amount of helpful information on the web, including this rundown of funding sources.
As an undergraduate student
Research opportunities for undergrads are plentiful, but many projects get filled. Here's some advice:
- Ask! If you know a professor who is doing research (and most of them are), ask to get involved.
- Remember, you can do research outside your major.
- Check out the opportunities available through the Roy R. Charles Center.


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SAN JOSE -- Earthquakes star Chris Wondolowski is one of three finalists to be named Major League Soccer's most valuable player, the league announced Thursday.
Frank Yallop is a finalist for coach of the year whereas striker Alan Gordon is a candidate for comeback player of the year. Also Honduran international Victor Bernardez is a finalist for defender of the year and newcomer of the year.
Wondolowski led MLS with 27 goals this year to tie the single-season record set by Roy Lassiter in 1996. The Danville native has led the league in scoring three years running.
New York's Thierry Henry and Kansas City's Graham Zusi are the other candidates for league MVP. The MVP will be announced Nov. 29.
Yallop took a team that missed the playoffs last season to win the Supporters' Shield with a 19-6-9 regular-season record. The Los Angeles Galaxy eliminated the Quakes in a two-game series in the Western Conference semifinals last week.
D.C. United's Ben Olsen and Kansas City's Peter Vermes also are finalists for the coaching award.
Gordon returned from a season-ending injury in 2011 to get a career-best 13 goals and seven assists and his first cap with the U.S. national team.
Announcements of the MLS awards start Monday.
Contact Elliott Almond at 408-920-5865 and follow him on Twitter at Twitter.com/elliottalmond.


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Opera Soloists / Sopranos
Joana Gedmintaitė
In 2002 Ms. Gedmintaitė graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (prof. Irena Milkevičiūtė's class), where she received her MA Degree in vocal performance. After joining the LNOBT opera company in the same year and making her debut there as Donna Anna in W. A. Mozart's opera "Don Giovanni", she became the winner of the "Operos Švyturiai" Awards in the category Opera Hope of the Year. In 2004 she received another "Operos Švyturiai" award, this time as the Best Female Soloist of the Year (awarded for her interpretation of Rachel in "La Juive".
She is also the prizewinner of a number of national and international vocal competitions, including "Operete mano meile/Operetta, My Love" (3rd prize, 2002), Vincė Januškaitė-Zaunienė Competition (3rd prizes in 2001 and 2002), International Vocal Competition in Beskow, Germany (hailed as Best Interpreter, 2002), and Fortuna 2004 for the role of Julliette in Charles Gounod's "Romeo et Julliette". In 2005 Ms. Gedmintaitė represented Lithuania at the "Expo 2005" exhibition held in Japan. In 2010 J. Gedmintaitė received the "Operos Švyturys" award as the Best Female Opera Soloist of the Year for her role of Susanna in W. A. Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro".
Ms. Gedmintaitė is often participating in concerts together with the Lithuanian State and Lithuanian National symphony orchestras, performing soprano parts in many oratorios, masses and cantatas. She performed in the UK, Estonia, Japan, USA, France, Sweden, Switzerland and elsewhere.
Repertoire includes:
Donna Anna (W. A. Mozart's "Don Giovanni")
Juliette (Ch. Gounod's "Romeo et Juliette")
Nedda (R. Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci")
Gilda (G. Verdi's "Rigoletto")
Rachel (J. F. Halevy's "La Juive")
Dalia (B. Dvarionas' "Dalia")
Mimi (G. Puccini's "La Boheme")
Ortlinde (R. Wagner's "Die Walküre")
Adina (G. Donizetti's "L'elisir d'amore")
Susanna (W. A. Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro")
Tiny Lingonberry (J. Tamulionis' "The Tiny Lingonberry")
Tatyana (P. Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin")
Cunegonde (L. Bernstein "Candide")
Johanna (S. Sondheim "Sweeney Todd"), etc.
Viktorija Miškūnaitė
Regina Šilinskaitė
In 1984-1992 Regina Šilinskaitė studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, in Vlada Mikštaitė's class. She also participated in masterclasses held by Lilian Šukys (1992, Austria), P. Orlowitz (1993, Denmark) and Josef Loibl (Germany, 1996).
In 1992 she made her debut as Gilda in "Rigoletto" at the Kaunas State Musical Theatre. That same year in Saint Petersburg she also won a competition for young singers "Baltic Stars". Since 1998 she has been a soloist with the opera company of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre.
In 2004 Ms. Šilinskaitė was nominated for the Golden Cross of the Stage Award for her portrayal of Valencienne in F. Lehar's operetta "Die lustige Witwe". One year later she received the same award for the role of Princess Eudoxie in J. Halevy's "La Juive", which is considered to be one of her most successful and mesmerizing performances.
The soloist has prepared chamber music programmes consisting of French and German music. She collaborated with conductors Yehudi Menuhin, Ingo Ernst Reihl, Jonas Aleksa, Liutauras Balčiūnas, Saulius Sondeckis, Martynas Staškus and Vytautas Viržonis.
The soloist toured France, Finland, Switzerland, Germany and other countries.
Repertoire includes:
Adina (G. Donizetti "L'elisir d'amore")
Gilda (G. Verdi "Rigoletto")
Oscaro (G. Verdi "Un ballo in maschera")
Olympia (J. Offenbach "Les contes d'Hoffmann")
Susanna (W. A. Mozart "Le nozze di Figaro")
Konstanze (W. A. Mozart "The Abduction from the Seraglio")
Donna Elvira (W. A. Mozart "Don Giovanni")
Lauretta (G. Puccini "Gianni Schicchi")
Eudoxie (J. F. Halevy "La Juive")
Micaela and Frasquita (G. Bizet "Carmen")
Lia San (P. Abraham "Viktoria un ihr Husar")
Bella (F. Lehar "Paganini")
Adele, Rosalinde (J. Strauss "Die Fledermaus")
Arsena (J. Strauss "The Gypsy Baron")
Julia (B. Britten "Let's Make an Opera")
Franziska and Pepi (J. Strauss "Wiener Blut")
Valencienne (F. Lehar "Die lustige Witwe")
Julija (B. Kutavičius' "Lokys")
Malvina (J. Gaižauskas "Buratino")
Paquette (L. Bernstein "Candide"), etc.
Sigutė Stonytė
Ms. Sigutė Stonytė graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music in 1982 - here she studied singing with Prof. Z. Paulauskas. In 1982-1984 she also studied with vocal teacher Joana Kepenienė. In 1984 the soloist won the International Competition for Singers in Riga and a year later made her debut at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre as Tatyana in P. Tchaikovsky's opera "Eugene Onegin" - since then she has been performing leading soprano parts in most performances produced by the LNOBT and other companies. In 1991 Sigutė Stonytė won the second prize at the International Marian Anderson Vocal Arts Competition in Maryland, USA (first prize was not awarded).
Ms. Sigutė Stonytė is currently one of the most acclaimed Lithuanian opera singers, also enjoying wide international recognition. In 1996 she became a laureate of the Kristoforas Prize for the role of Lady Macbeth in G.Verdi's opera "Macbeth", in 1999 - a laureate of the "Kipras" Prize of the Society of Lithuanian Opera Friends. In 2000 she was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas. In 2003 she received a Special Prize given by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania for her interpretations of Amelia in G. Verdi's "Un ballo in maschera" and Zerlina in W. A. Mozart's "Don Giovanni". One year later she has been honoured with the Lithuanian National Prize - the most important award given to Lithuanian artists for their achievements. In 2005 the soloist was also given the "Operos Švyturiai" Award as the Best Female Soloist of the Year. Her newest award is the "Golden Cross of the Stage" Award (2011), given for her portrayal of Countess Rosina Almaviva in W. A. Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro".
The soloist has an extensive concert repertoire - she's often singing soprano parts in oratorios and masses (around 30 soprano parts ranging from Bach to Britten) and is an acclaimed performer of chamber pieces (including R. Schumann's "Frauenliebe und Leben", G. Mahler's "Rueckert-Lieder", O. Messiaen's "Poemes pour Mi", works by S. Rachmaninoff, R. Strauss, J. Karnavičius and many other authors).
Sigutė Stonytė participated in various music festivals, such as Savonlinna Opera Festival (Abigaile), "Verdianaeum" in La Roncole (Abigaile), Bratislava Cantans, Heilbronn Festival in Germany (Agathe), Glamorgan Valley, Norrtelje Chamber Music festival, Holland Opera Festival (Aida), among others. She regularly sang Abigaile, Aida and Lady Macbeth at the Estonia Theatre in Tallinn, also performed the role Violetta together with the Lithuanian Opera Company of Chicago, sang Aida in Taiwan, Abigaile and Zerlina in England, and Salome in Tel Aviv. Together with the Latvian National Opera she toured France, where she performed Abigaile in the Opera Festival in Arles.
The soloist has sung with the National Symphony Orchestra of the USA in the J. F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., with the Moscow Philharmonic, Odense Symphony, the Lithuanian State and National Symphony orchestras, the Estonian and Latvian Symphony orchestras, with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, etc.
Sigutė Stonytė performed in Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Russia, Poland, Czech Republic, the USA, Taiwan ROC, Japan and elsewhere.
In 1992 she started teaching at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and is currently a Professor and one of Lithuania's most acclaimed teachers of vocal performance, often giving master classes abroad. She is also a judge in many local and international singing competitions.
Repertoire includes:
Tatyana and Larina (P. Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin")
Violetta (G. Verdi "La Traviata")
Lady Macbeth (G. Verdi "Macbeth")
Abigaile (G. Verdi "Nabucco")
Leonora (G. Verdi "Il trovatore")
Aida (G. Verdi "Aida")
Ramunė (J. Karnavičius "Gražina")
Marguerite (Ch. Gounod "Faust")
Cherubino (W. A. Mozart "Le nozze di Figaro")
Fanny (G. Rossini "La cambiale di matrimonio")
Elisabeth (R. Wagner "Tannhäuser")
Marcellina (L. van Beethoven "Fidelio")
Agathe (C. M. von Weber "Der Freischutz")
Tosca (G. Puccini "Tosca")
Antonia (J. Offenbach "The Tales of Hoffman")
Sister Angelica (G. Puccini "Suor Angelica")
Liza (P. Tchaikovsky's "The Queen of Spades")
Senta (R. Wagner "Der fliegende Holländer")
Zerlina (W. A. Mozart "Don Giovanni")
Amelia (G. Verdi "Un ballo in maschera")
Liu (G. Puccini "Turandot")
Leonora (G. Verdi "La forza del destino")
Salome (R. Strauss "Salome")
Countess Almaviva (W. A. Mozart "Le nozze di Figaro")
Desdemona (G. Verdi "Otello"), etc.
Julija Stupnianek
Ms. Julija Stupnianek studied singing with Assoc. Prof. Irena Argustienė at the Lithuanian Academy of Music, graduating in 2001. Her international training included "Wiener Musikseminar" with Ingeborg Wamser in 1999, master classes with famous baritone H. Hugegord (Sweden) in 2000, Russian Art Song Courses together with O. Preobrazhenska and Opera Island Bornholm summer academy in 2002, where she appeared as Fiordiligi in the premiere performances of Mozart's Cosi fan tutte directed by Jonathan Miller. She completed her post-graduate studies at the Lithuanian Academy of Music in 2003. In 2000 she made her debut at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre as Violetta in G. Verdi's "La Traviata".
That same year she also participated in the Usedomer Festival in Germany and St. Christopher Summer Festival in Vilnius, one year later 2001 - in Rostock Baltic Countries Festival and Helsinki Festival (Finland). Ms. Julija Stupnianek was also a participant in the production of J. Juzeliūnas cantata "The Speech of Flowers", presented together with the St. Christopher's Chamber Orchestra at the contemporary music festival "Gaida" in Vilnius. In 2004 she made her debut at the Latvian National Opera as Liu in G. Puccini's "Turandot".
Ms. Julija Stupnianek is the prizewinner of Dichler-Sato Competition in Vienna (3rd prize, 1999), "Romansiada" International Vocal Competition in Moscow (3rd prize, 2000), Vincė Jonuškaitė-Zaunienė Competition in Vilnius (1st prizes in 2000 and 2001). In 2003, she won the "Operos Švyturiai" Award in the category "Opera Hope of the Year". She also received Grand prix awards at the International Competition for Singers in Kiev (Ukraine, 2005) and International Competition for young opera singers "Art and Education in the 21st Century" (Finland, 2006).
The soloist has prepared soprano parts in oratorio pieces by W. A. Mozart, R. Schubert, J. Haydn. In her concerts of chamber music she's often singing music by different German, French, Italian, Russian and Lithuanian authors.
In her opera and concert career Ms. Julija Stupnianek has performed under the baton of many notable conductors, including Jonas Aleksa, Juozas Domarkas, Saulius Sondeckis, Robertas Šervenikas, Donatas Katkus, Liutauras Balčiūnas, Vytautas Viržonis, Joseph Walnig, Bernhard Sieberer and Manfred Honeck.
The soloist has performed in Australia, Denmark, Great Britain, Poland, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, Slovenia and Italy.
Since 2005 Ms. Julija Stupnianek has been teaching vocal performance at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
Repertoire includes:
Rita (G. Donnizetti "Rita")
Franziska Cagliari (J. Strauss "Wiener Blut")
Violetta (G. Verdi "La Traviata")
Fiordiligi (W. A. Mozart "Cosi fan tutte")
Donna Anna (W. A. Mozart "Don Giovanni")
Agathe (C. M. von Weber "Der Freischutz")
Prilepa (P. Tchaikovsky "The Queen of Spades")
Juliette (Ch. Gounod "Romeo et Juliette")
Apollonia (E. Geist "The Return of Dionysus")
Princess Eudoxie (J. F. Halevy "La juive")
Dalia (B. Dvarionas "Dalia")
Gerhilde (R. Wagner's "Die Walküre")
The Water (R. Portman "The Little Prince")
Amelia (G. Verdi "Un ballo in maschera")
Adina (G. Donizetti "L'elisir d'amore")
Eglė (V. Klova "Pilėnai")
Mercedes (G. Bizet "Karmen")
Marcellina (W. A. Mozart "Le nozze di Figaro")
Tiny Lingonberry (J. Tamulionis "The Tiny Lingonberry")
Tatiana (P. Tchaikovsky "Eugene Onegin")
Rosalinde (J. Strauss "Die Fledermaus")
Rosina (G. Rossini "Il barbiere di Siviglia") etc.
Irena Zelenkauskaitė
Irena Zelenkauskaitė studied singing at the Vilnius' J. Tallat-Kelpša Music School (currently Vilnius Conservatory) and at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (A. Kiselienė's class).
In 1992 she became a soloist with the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre. In 1998 she won the "Kristoforas" Prize, given by the Lithuanian Theatre Association. In 2006 she was bestowed an "Operos Švyturiai" Award as the Best Female Opera Soloist of the Year, and a year later received the "Golden Cross of the Stage" Award for her role of Cio-Cio San in G. Puccini's "Madama Butterfly".
Ms. Zelenkauskaitė is singing soprano parts in oratorio pieces written by L. van Beethoven, B. Britten, C. Orff, G. B. Pergolesi, F. Poulenc and others. She has performed together with such orchestras as Lithuanian National Symphony, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian State Symphony, conductors Juozas Domarkas, Jonas Aleksa, Saulius Sondeckis, Gintaras Rinkevičius, Justus Franz, Juri Bashmet, Vytautas Viržonis, Rimas Geniušas, Julius Geniušas, Martynas Staškus, Vytautas Lukočius, Modestas Pitrėnas, David Parry and others.
Her voice can also be heard on the CD recording of B. Kutavičius' opera "Lokys", conducted by Martynas Staškus. The CD was released by "Ondine" (Finland).
Ms. Zelenkauskaitė performed in Holland, Germany, Savonlinna Opera Festival (Finland), USA, Bulgaria, UK and elsewhere.
Repertoire includes:
Violetta (G. Verdi "La Traviata")
Gilda (G. Verdi "Rigoletto")
Pepi (J. Strauss "Wiener Blut")
Rovena (B. Britten "Let's Make an Opera")
Lucia (G. Donizetti "Lucia di Lammermoor")
Gretel (E. Humperdinck "Hansel and Gretel")
Monica (G. C. Menotti "The Medium")
Thibault and Voice from Heaven (G. verdi "Don Carlos")
Blonde (W. A. Mozart "The Abduction from the Seraglio")
Fiordiligi (W. A. Mozart "Cosi fan tutte")
Carlotta (A. L. Weber "The Phantom of the Opera")
Aennchen (C. M. von Weber "Der Freischütz")
Anna (G. Verdi "Nabucco")
Voice of the High Priestess (G. Verdi "Aida")
Olympia (J. Offenbach "Les contes d'Hoffmann")
Lauretta (G. Puccini "Gianni Schicchi")
Oscaro (G. Verdi "Un ballo in maschera")
Donna Elvira (W. A. Mozart "Don Giovanni")
Julija (B. Kutavičius "Lokys")
Valencienne (F. Lehar "Die lustige Witwe")
Cio-Cio San (G. Puccini "Madama Butterfly")
Frasquita (G. Bizet "Carmen")
Adele (J. Strauss "Die Fledermaus"), etc.


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Kenneth Kelch
Personal Information
Shirley Hufstedler School of Education
San Diego Campus
Director, Int. Lang. Ed. and CTEL
Assistant Professor
Alliant International University San Diego
10455 Pomerado Road
San Diego CA 92131
Courses, Research Interests, Publications
TES 7490 TESOL Practicum
Doctoral Level
TES 7470 Teaching English as a Foreign Language
TES 7410 Theory and Method of Second Language Teaching
TES 7460 English Grammar for ESL and EFL Teachers
TES 7430 Teaching Reading and Writing to Second Language Learners
TES 8460 Sociolinguistics
TES 8441 Design, Development and Evaluation of Programs for Second Language Learners
TESOL teacher education, curriculum development, research design and qualitative research
Kelch, K. & Yang, J.Y. (2008). Integrating the Task-based Approach into Content Curriculum. CATESOL Journal. Winter 2008
Kelch, K. (2007). "Teaching Speaking, Pronunciation, and Language Functions." In Uludag, A. & Butler-Pascoe, M.E. (Eds.) English Interactive Online, Cisco Learning Institute.
Alidou, H. & Kelch, K. (2007) "Reading and Vocabulary Skills in the L2 Classroom." In Uludag, A. & Butler-Pascoe, M.E. (Eds.) English Interactive Online, Cisco Learning Institute.
Kelch, K. & Santana-Williamson, E. (2003) "ESL Students' Attitudes Toward NS/NNS Accents." CATESOL Journal. Spring 2003
Kelch, K. (1985) "Modified input as an aid to comprehension." Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 7: 81 - 90.
"Teacher Study Groups as Professional Development." Presentation given at International TESOL Conference, New York. April, 2008."
"Promoting Teacher Development in an Intensive English Program." Presentation given at CATESOL state conference, San Diego, California. April, 2007.
"Listening and Speaking Skills in Communicative Language Teaching." Presentation given for Jordanian Ministry of Education curriculum project. November, 2006.
"ESL Students' Attitudes Toward NS/NNS Accents." Teacher training workshop given at CATESOL state conference, Ontario, California. April, 2002.
"Curriculum Development in English Language Programs." Presentation given at Kainan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Academic History and Background
B.A., English (Cum Laude), Cal Poly, Pomona
M.A., English as a Second Language (Cum Laude), University of Hawaii, Manoa, 1984
EdD, Alliant International University Dissertation Title: "Articulating Teacher Belief Systems in an Intensive English Program. A Case Study", 2005
California Council on Teacher Education
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (International, State, and Local chapters)
American Association of Intensive English Programs
National Association of Foreign Student Advisors
Professional Practice and Community Service
Southern California Coordinator & Director, curriculum developer and instructor, CTEL Program, 2008-Present
Assistant Professor, Alliant International University, San Diego, California, 2005-Present
Director, International Language Education and Cultural Center, 2000-Present
Mid Pacific Institute, English Language Program, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1988-1989
New Intensive Course in English, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1987-1988
Tokyo Foreign Language College, Tokyo, Japan, 1986-1987
Uniden Corporation, English Instructor, Tokyo, Japan, 1986-1987
Alliant International University, Institutional Review Board, HSOE representative


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OK, now it's time to prepare your ears for Game 3 at Oracle Arena on Friday night.
But first, before I wade through all the incredible performances in the Warriors' 131-117 Game 2 victory in Denver, I've got two clear statements to make:
* This was Mark Jackson's finest hour as a coach. Young core, playing rookies, just lost one of their key players, switching up the rotation, a 6th seed on the road against a team that won 57 regular-season games and was 39-3 at home.
And the Warriors won going away, shooting 64.6%, getting large and stormy performances from everybody who played.
You can quibble that it's a low bar to praise a coach for a Game 2 first-round victory, but I'm taking it all into consideration: Jackson's first playoff trip as a coach, the Warriors' recent history of misery, the composition of the roster, the depth and talent-level of the Nuggets.
The Warriors' playoff run essentially could've ended tonight, and it would've been understandable if it ended tonight... and they would've had to re-group and figure out how to get better in the future—and that all still may happen.
But somebody convinced this roster it not only could win but should win tonight, and now the Warriors know they can win an imperative game without David Lee.
More: They can win this series if they continue to play this way. They might not win it, but they know it's possible.
The significance of that, for a perennially losing franchise, cannot be measured, and I'm giving Jackson the big-picture credit for it.
Some people are already telling me I'm over-reacting and I can live with that judgment. I've made my own.
I don't know what else Jackson will do in the rest of his coaching career, but this victory -- plugging in the right play-calls, going at the right Denver weak spots, making the right personnel decisions, keeping his young players confident and loose -- will be very tough to top.
And secondly...
* This was the best, most complete Warriors performance since Game 1 in Dallas, 2007, which singularly tilted the series towards the 8 seed and away from the 1 seed and the series never tilted back.
We'll see if this victory leads to the Warriors taking the series. I think it's basically even-up from here on, but the Warriors had to get this game to have a shot at this series.
Why don't I count one of the Warriors' home wins in the 2007 run? Because I always count road victories as far more consequential than most things done at home. Winning on the road stuns the home team, and sometimes they stay stunned.
* Ohhh kay, the David Lee Issue.
Fact: He was out, the Warriors played well in the fourth quarter in Game 1.
Fact: He was out, the Warriors played incredibly the entirety of Game 2.
I'm not saying the Warriors are better off with Lee out. He's a good player, he does important things, and he's good for the team in a lot of different facets. They will miss him throughout the rest of their playoff run, however long it lasts, and they will miss him up until the moment he returns next season.
However, Lee is NOT an indispensable player and never has been, despite the public relations work and the surface stats and All-Star glory, not even for a Warriors roster that was partly built to suit his skills.
Sorry. He's not.
Especially when the Warriors are matched against a finesse/speed team like Denver. What they mostly need from a power forward against Denver is versatility, athleticism, a variety of offensive moves, and toughness on the glass and near the rim on defense.
Lee is a creative offensive player and a great rebounder, but doesn't provide much of those other things, and he didn't in his healthy minutes of Game 1, either.
So what happened in the fourth quarter in Game 1 and in all of Game 2 with Lee out?
Jackson turned to Harrison Barnes in parts (who only turned in the game of his life with a game-best +17 and several trapeze-act drive-dunks), turned to Carl Landry (some huge baskets), turned to Draymond Green (18 key minutes)... And the Warriors out-rebounded Denver 36-26, duplicating their 10-rebound advantage from Game 1.
Plus, with Barnes or Green at power forweard (and a little bit with Landry), the Warriors can calmly switch every position on defense except center (when Andrew Bogut or Festus Ezeli is out there), which has stifled Denver's slashing offense.
The biggest power forward void so far? Denver needs Kenneth Faried at full speed. After missing Game 1 with a sore ankle, Faried was a step slow in Game 2. The Warriors repeatedly put Faried in pick-and-roll defense against Stephen Curry, and Curry burned him several times.
Last point: Bogut really does seem to play much better when Lee isn't out there with him. Bogut was great in the fourth quarter of Game 1 and, despite foul trouble in Game 2, he grabbed eight rebounds and just looked smoother out there than he has for most of this season.
My guess why: Without Lee dominating the ball on the post offense or as a weak part of the post defense, Bogut probably has more room on offense and a cleaner look at the defense in front of him.
Sometimes that makes the Warriors better without Lee. Sometimes it won't. But he's not indispensable and it was wrong to assume he ever was.
* You knew Jackson was on a Bruce Bochy-like hot streak when he put Bogut & Ezeli in together on a last offensive possession to close the first half, ran a pick-and-roll with Jarrett Jack and Ezeli... and got a bucket out of Ezeli.
Again, that's part of the reason I'm crediting Jackson so much: HE GOT MAJOR PRODUCTION OUT OF EZELI IN A CRUCIAL PLAYOFF GAME.
* Yes, by the way, Curry and Klay Thompson controlled the game from the perimeter, which is almost impossible to do on the road in the playoffs.
When those two are moving and passing... they are occasionally un-guardable together, and Denver didn't do a very good job of trying to guard them.
The Warriors didn't look to be running tricky stuff. They just put Kosta Koufos into pick-and-roll coverage as much as possible (bingo!) and ran Andre Iguodala, Ty Lawson, et al through as many screens and double-screens as possible, until they just didn't want to chase Curry and Thompson that hard.
I don't know if the Warriors can shoot 64.6% again, but if they start hitting them at Oracle, I don't know that they'll stop.
* A note: In the second and third quarters of Game 2, the Warriors outscored Denver 70-52.
* And oh, before the round started, did somebody predict that the Warriors would even this series with a Game 2 victory and huge Steph Curry performance? Yeah, I think somebody did.
I think I'll still project Denver winning this in seven games. (I'm presuming Faried gets a lot quicker with two more off-days before Game 3 and as the series moves on.) But the Warriors just put a jolt into the NBA playoffs, which is always good.
They're going to miss David Lee and they're probably not going to get too much further. But for now, the Warriors showed what's possible and how dangerous they can be.
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Angry parents at Tutt Middle School want to know why their children were forced off the school bus on Thursday, April 13.
Several parents met with administrators Monday morning to find out what happened and whether the bus driver will be punished.
The school board wouldn't allow the media in today's meeting.
Both parents and students were asked to write statements about what happened and sign releases preventing them from talking publicly until the investigation is complete.
It took three days before the Richmond County School System began investigating why some Tutt Middle School students say they were scared into getting off a bus miles from their bus stop.
"We need a system in place where this school system is covered 24/7, regardless of weekend or holiday," says board member Kenneth Echols. Echols, whose district includes Tutt Middle, called it a communication failure within the school board after learning of the problem through the media.
Several parents and about 18 students met at the middle school Monday morning to find out why parents weren't given any answers.
"Administration needs to step forward and have a statement on what's going on," Echols says.
Parents tell News 12 that substitute driver Robert Lynch stopped the bus in front of the Time Saver convenience store on Boy Scout Road.
He allegedly told the students, "If you want to get off, then get off now."
Students say they were scared of his behavior and got off the bus. They say the driver grabbed two students by the arm and shook them. Both got away...and one climbed out a window.
The bus driver tells us it was his first time driving that route so he was unsure of the stops.
Regardless, Echols says there's no excuse.
"I'm sure it was a horrible thing that happened to them and I'm sure some were out of control but there's a process in place. They can call public safety for backup," Echols says.
But Lynch's former employer at the Burke County Transportation System says Lynch worked for them for more than a decade and always did a good job.
"Robert's a good person. He's very well-liked in the county."
But that's not the same driver some students say they saw last Thursday.
Robert Lynch refused to make any statements on camera, but he denied all of the allegations.
He argued that he was having problems getting the kids under control and that he notified the assistant principal before he ever left the school.
Echols expects to have everything worked out sometime this week.


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Romney Did His Best
Published: Friday, November 23, 2012 at 12:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, November 23, 2012 at 12:15 a.m.
I am tired of the bashing of Mitt Romney from some Republican pundits and prospective GOP candidates. This is primarily based on comments on why he lost in a private conversation Mitt had to his financial supporters a few days after the election. Mitt was frank, perhaps too frank, but probably accurate about gifts by Barack Obama.
Bashing a fine man who is down is not only deplorable but does nothing to help win in the future. Mitt did the best he could against a heavy onslaught of personal attacks by the Democrats not seen since the Lyndon B. Johnson-Barry Goldwater election.
I have been involved in Republican presidential campaigns since 1968. Every time we lose many people say "that was the worst campaign ever." When we win it was "the best campaign ever." Somewhere in the middle is the truth.
Mitt made mistakes as all candidates do. I know one thing for sure, he tried his best to get every person's vote. We volunteers did our best to help get every vote we could for our candidate.
We will work hard to correct what went wrong to win in the future instead of sniping about candidates.
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The Marietta Clown Club will be collecting donations for the Washington County Easter Seal Society. The collection site will be at the Frontier Shopping Center/McDonald's/YMCA area. The "road block" is an annual part of the Society's telethon effort.
For two weeks in January, Maj. Sharlotta Mylar, a Parkersburg resident, Marietta Memorial Hospital employee and major in the W.Va. National Guard, traveled to Honduras to work at an Army field hospital. Mylar was one of 700 members of the 1092nd battalion sent to Honduras to build roads.
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The suggestion that a well be drilled in Marietta for the purposes of testing for "deep oil" will be discussed by the Board of Trade.
After hearing the testimony of several witnesses, Mayor Leeper found Frank Baker guilty of furnishing liquor to minors and fined him $75. When Baker was unable to pay he was sent to the county jail to serve out his fine.
Compiled by Amanda Nicholson, Marietta College Special Collections.


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CHICAGO (AP) " The release of squad-car video showing a white Chicago police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times set off a dramatic chain of events, from days of demonstrations to Mayor Rahm Emanuel's firing of the city's police superintendent.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) " Police in Alaska's capital city have not determined whether the city's new mayor died from a natural event or foul play but have tentatively ruled out gunshots, drugs or suicide in the death.
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) " The trial of two Arizona parents accused of imprisoning and abusing their three young daughters could come to a close Wednesday after attorneys deliver closing arguments.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) " The married couple dubbed the "San Francisco witch killers" seemed locked away for good when each was sentenced to 75 years to life for three Northern California murders three decades ago.
JERUSALEM (AP) " The Nazi soldiers made their orders very clear: Jewish American prisoners of war were to be separated from their fellow brothers in arms and sent to an uncertain fate.
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AP) " Two months after the Taliban rampaged through the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, residents are still sifting through the rubble, wondering how they will ever rebuild and worrying that the insurgents will return.
NEW YORK (AP) " Inspired by his own experience living in a New York City apartment building that was converted into high-priced condos, a 71-year-old former state regulator is taking on developers citywide on behalf of seniors and disabled tenants.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) " In the tense days after a black man's death at the hands of police, Minnesota's first African-American congressman stood with protesters as they besieged a police station, even tweeting what he called an "agonizing" photograph...
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To reach the large Midwestern market of skiers and snowboarders, Vail Resorts announced Thursday the addition of two Midwest ski areas: Afton Alps and Mount Brighton. What's more, Summit locals with the Epic Pass, Epic Local, Summit Value and Epic-7-day have instant access at the newest ski areas.
As part of the acquisition, Vail Resorts plans to enhance both the on-mountain and base area experience at each ski area.
"We plan to bring state-of-the-art racing, terrain parks, coaching and technology to the guest experience. We also will connect these urban ski areas to our world-class resorts in Colorado, California and Nevada with new season pass offerings, providing the chance to experience the best skiing and riding locally and in the West," said Rob Katz, chairman and chief executive officer of Vail Resorts.
These enhancements will include redesigned and updated terrain parks, coaching and instruction for all levels of skiers and riders, dedicated racing programs, expanded dining and entertainment options at the base area and integrated technology and social media programs like EpicMix, EpicMix Photo and EpicMix Racing.
Summit County's Minnesotan population, many of whom grew up riding and skiing at areas like Afton, are looking forward to the convenience from the additions.
Kelly Harber of Breckenridge said the addition is convenient since she still visits the state often, though "it will be strange to feel Vail's presence at the small, local spot" she skied at as a child.
"It will be really convenient for me as a native Minnesotan to have access to Afton," Harber said.
"Last winter I was riding Afton, looking forward to moving out to the mountain - to Vail territory," Harber said. "Now when I go back to Minnesota, we'll have a little piece of it there. Part of Afton's appeal for me was always its shabby, homey feel and I'm sure people will miss that, but it could definitely use some infrastructure in certain areas - it will be fun to see how (Vail Resorts) will update the parks."
Matthew Fredericks, who moved to Breck from Lakeville, Minn. five years ago, said he is excited for his friends back home.
"I think it will be sweet for my friends back home to be able to buy the Epic Pass and be able to come out here and use their passes while they're on vacation," Fredericks said. "I think that Epic Mix will do really well there too because that mountain really doesn't have anything like that."
Vail Resorts has entered into agreements to purchase the two ski areas for $20 million, said Kelly Ladyga, spokeswoman for VR.
Both Afton and Brighton serve major snowsports markets in the Midwest with more than 468,000 active skiers and snowboarders in the nearby Minneapolis, St. Paul and Detroit metropolitan areas, according to a press release.
"We are thrilled to welcome Afton Alps and Mount Brighton to the Vail Resorts family," Katz said. "These acquisitions are part of a new strategy for Vail Resorts to drive season pass sales and build broader guest loyalty by looking at premier smaller ski areas located near major urban markets."
Afton Alps, nearing its 50th anniversary, is the largest ski area near a major city in the Midwest with 48 trails on nearly 300 acres, 18 lifts, four base areas, night skiing and riding, tubing and an 18-hole golf course.
The ski area is located 33 miles from more than two million people and more than 161,000 skiers and snowboarders in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area, according to the press release.
Open since 1960, Mount Brighton features 26 trails on 130 acres, six lifts, night skiing and riding and an 18-hole golf course. The ski area is located 43 miles from Detroit and is within reach of more than four million people and more than 307,000 skiers and snowboarders in the Detroit, Lansing and Ann Arbor metropolitan areas.
Effective immediately, Afton Alps and Mount Brighton season pass holders will receive a 25 percent discount off the window rate on lift tickets at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood.


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Honestly, it didn't look good for the Marietta College men's basketball team at halftime.
In front of a noisy, sold out, standing room only crowd at Ban Johnson Arena Saturday night, the No. 13-ranked Pioneers trailed visiting John Carroll University 49-28 in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament championship game.
A 21-point deficit. How in the world were the Pioneers going to make up that difference? Well, thinking positively, the navy blue and white had a whole second half or 20 minutes to do so.
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"It was just extreme focus," said MC point Tyler Worstell of the mood in the Pioneer locker room at halftime. "Just focus on one possession at a time, and we knew we had to get tough. We needed defensive stops."
In the first half, John Carroll just couldn't miss, shooting a blistering 61.1 percent (22 of 36) from the floor. And, frontcourt people Maurice Haynes and Mark Hester were unstoppable, combining for 25 points.
"We played a good first half," said John Carroll head coach Mike Moran, whose Blue Streaks were 0-2 versus Marietta during the regular season. "Actually, we didn't shoot bad in the second half (54.2 percent on 13-24), but...."
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Marietta College men's basketball coach Jon VanderWal hoists the Ohio Athletic Conference title trophy after Saturday night's win in the title game.
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Marietta College's Trevor Halter (3) drains the game-winning three with just seconds remaining in the OAC Tournament title game at Ban Johnson Arena Saturday night. MC rallied to defeat John Carroll, 88-85.
But, Marietta, which rallied to win the game 88-85 and secure its first OAC Tournament championship, shot better after the break. Much better (63.3 percent on 19-30).
"Against a team like this, you can get back in the game, because it's going to be such a fast-paced game," said MC head coach Jon VanderWal. "But we had to be a lot tougher and take it to them."
It is said that to overcome such a large deficit, the first thing is to try to get it into single digits. Well, MC did that early on, scoring 13 unanswered points to make it 56-50. Then, after JCU hit a three, the Pioneers had an 8-2 run to cut it to two points (60-58) at the 11:14 mark.
With nine minutes remaining, it was a ballgame - and anything was possible.
At the 5:34 mark, Worstell dished a pass in the paint to Conner Kilpatrick, who scored, making it 71-70 Marietta. The Pioneers had finally caught the Blue Streaks, but it was shortlived as the visitors from University Heights answered with two straight Corey Shontz triples to regain the advantage, 76-71.
Marietta didn't flinch, however, stayed composed and more importantly within striking distance. Still battling, Jason Humphrey's layup with 1:41 left tied the score at 82-all. But again, JCU recovered and took the lead when Maurice Haynes made one-of-two freebies.
Now, it was under a minute left, and the Pioneers had the ball. With 49 seconds remaining, Worstell drained a three to give the navy blue and white its second lead of the half.
"It felt good when I let it go," Worstell said. "We needed it and I'm really glad I hit it."
Added MC tournament MVP Trevor Halter, "That was huge. That was one of the biggest shots in the game."
Well, as it turned out, of course, Halter himself would hit the biggest shot, knocking down a three and the game-winner with four seconds left to cap an incredible second-half comeback.
"We were hoping that we'd get hot a little bit and make some plays (in the second half)," VanderWal said. "And, that's what happened."
It's an old cliche, but, really, all's well that ends well. Right now, things couldn't be any better for the Marietta College men's basketball program, honestly.
Said Moran, "There's a reason why they (Marietta) won the conference. They're a good team."
Ron Johnston is the Marietta Times' sports editor and can be reached at 376-5441 or at firstname.lastname@example.com


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World Poetry welcomes Sultan Khilji, a talented poet and artist from Lahore, Pakistan to our www.worldpoetry.ca site!!
By worldpoetry on November 7, 2012 - 11:00am
Ariadne's notes: We are so pleased to welcome Sultan Khilji, a talented poet and artist from Lahore, Pakistan to our World Poetry Site!
He will be interviewed live with hosts Ariadne Sawyer and Israel Mota and technician Medhi will welcome Sultan.on the World Poetry Cafe Radio Show on November 6 at www. coopradio.org at 9 pm PST. On November 7th the link will go up so you can download the show. The show is not available yet.
Sultan Khilji is an author and visual artist based in Pakistan. Just the spell of his name has a sense that's royal, which entails history, shyness, maturity, and yet, is slumber-less. He demands immaculate perfection from himself. Sits and soaks himself with the world around him, and then takes his own time to spell it out in words, which craft poems.
He never claimed to be a poet, so when he pens he does it like he's doing for the first time, as well as the last. Little afraid, a bit keen, overwhelmed and mesmerized with experience of his observation. He likes to listen to music, – any music. He likes to cook – any dish. He likes to paint – any form. Yet in all three there's one thing in common – he's creating poetry.


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What is Deism?
Who Owns a Parish?
God and Tsunamis
Q: Although I keep coming across the term "deism," I am having trouble understanding it. It clearly involves what people believe about God, but I am having trouble being more specific. Are there any deists today?
A: Deism is a type of belief in God—but just barely. It tends to present God as a master builder, creating an intricate machine called "creation." This operates according to built-in laws and does not require God's ongoing attention or revelation.
For a deist, God sets the world in motion and then goes fishing—so to speak. This is not the God revealed in the Bible, a God who communicates through people and is passionately interested in how they use their God-given freedom.
Deism was most popular in Western Europe during the Enlightenment (18th century). Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson were deists. A few people saw deism as a more grown-up religion than belonging to some Christian denomination because they felt that human freedom required this kind of independence from God.
Deists tended to see all religious observances as vain superstition, a rejection of reason and its ability to explain how the world works. Our country's Declaration of Independence speaks of "the Laws of Nature," "Nature's God" and the "Supreme Judge of the World."
Deism is not atheism, but it is always in danger of slipping into atheism. According to deists, God is very aloof, slightly interested in the whole cosmos but not having any significant concern about individual people and places. In time, some people will ask, "Who needs such an aloof God? Isn't atheism simply more honest?"
The term "Enlightenment" suggests that the deists who favored such an aloof God were smarter than people who believe that God can and does communicate through human beings.
Deists tended to regard Jesus' Incarnation, the Trinity and sacraments as insignificant. They saw miracles as an offense against human intelligence. Scripture was useful to promote order in society but not to reveal God. According to them, nature does that completely.
In his encyclicals Concern for the Social Order (1987), The 100th Year (centenary of Leo XIII's 1891 encyclical Rerum Novarum), plus Faith and Reason (1998), Pope John Paul II suggested that the Enlightenment actually set the stage for some of the human family's greatest tyrannies.
Why? If human rights are seen not as God-given but rather as created by the State, then they can easily be canceled when "progress" (another favorite Enlightenment term) demands it. Everything put forward as progress is not necessarily that. A blind belief in progress (without asking "For whom?" or "At what cost?") is, in fact, a form of superstition.
In the January 2005 issue of First Things, Cardinal Avery Dulles wrote "The Deist Minimum." This article offers a short history of deism, including its influence on American civic religion.
Dulles notes: "Although deism portrayed itself as a pure product of un-aided reason, it was not what it claimed to be. Its basic tenets concerning God, the virtuous life, and rewards beyond the grave were in fact derived from Christianity, the faith in which the deists themselves had been reared. It is doubtful whether anyone who had not been brought up in a biblical religion could embrace the tenets of deism. The children of deists rarely persevered in the faith of their parents."
He later writes, "It was impossible to enter into communion of life and love with the cold and distant God of deism."
To my knowledge, you will not find a First Deist Church of Des Moines (or of any other place), but the ideas behind deism are still accepted by many people.
Who Owns a Parish?
Q: An ethnic parish in our diocese has been governed for many years by a parish board of directors and is now in conflict with our bishop regarding its finances. Does a diocese really "own" its parishes?
A: I cannot speak to the specific case you cite because within the Catholic Church in the United States, the legal ownership of church property varies from state to state. I can summarize what the Code of Canon Law says about the ownership of parish property, indicating the Church's view of this issue.
A parish owns its property, movable goods and financial accounts. Canon 532 says: "In all juridical matters, the parish priest acts in the person of the parish, in accordance with the law. He is to ensure that the parish goods are administered in accordance with Canons 1281-1288."
Canon 1255 says: "The universal Church, as well as the Apostolic See, particular Churches [dioceses and archdioceses], and all other public and private juridical persons are capable of acquiring, retaining, administering and alienating temporal goods, in accordance with the law." Parishes are included in the term "public juridical persons."
A diocese can establish general rules for all parishes or particular rules for a certain parish regarding financial matters, within the limits of the Church's universal law.
When a parish has been lawfully suppressed, its assets ordinarily revert to the local diocese or archdiocese. In two recent cases, the Archdiocese of Cincinnati assigned such assets to nearby parishes whose boundaries now included the territory of the suppressed parish.
The issue of parish ownership is very much in the news these days since the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, and the Dioceses of Tucson and Spokane have filed for bankruptcy in view of damages sought in pending clergy sex-abuse litigation.
Could parishes not named in these lawsuits be sold to pay for a judgment against the diocese? Dioceses are arguing "no" because they do not own these assets outright. Properties owned directly by a diocese (for example, a seminary, diocesan offices or land for future parishes) would be subject to sale to pay for legal judgments against a diocese.
On February 7, 2005, Catholic News Service reported that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Portland, Oregon, has scheduled a hearing on this issue for May 9. Many courts and dioceses will be closely watching this hearing and the subsequent ruling.
Q: Why does God allow things like the December 26 tsunami in the Indian Ocean to happen? In biblical times, it would be blamed on the sins of the people. It is hard to do that now. Are natural disasters a judgment on God's part? How can we account for them if God is loving and just?
A: Let's start with the fact that this tsunami killed over 300,000 people, disrupted countless lives and caused immense property damage. The earth's tectonic plates shift, causing tsunamis and earthquakes. Volcanoes and lightning sometimes kill people. In these situations, the physical order created by God is being followed. Unfortunately, people also lose their lives.
Whoever points to these facts as proof that God does not exist or that God is terribly callous about human suffering needs also to explain why many people who believe in a compassionate God respond compassionately. A generous response will not bring people back to life, but it does witness to the God of life and of compassion.
A deist understanding of God (see question above) tends to move toward atheism when faced with natural disasters. A biblical approach moves toward greater compassion.
In their book God Is Close to the Brokenhearted: Good News for Those Who Are Depressed (St. Anthony Messenger Press), Sisters Rachel Callahan, C.S.C., and Rea McDonnell, S.S.N.D., write: "God does not want innocent suffering. God does not test a family with untimely death. God does not punish a nation with a typhoon. God does not cause, does not even permit these tragedies.
"Instead, God waits with us in hospital rooms, stands in the breadline among the hungry, cries with those made homeless by earthquake. God is neither testing us nor punishing us."
In the face of great suffering, people move toward either bitterness or compassion.
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What is the BCS rating?
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Computers and human often disagree on who the better teams are in a given sport. One way to combine the various ratings is to mimic what is done in college football with the BCS ratings. This article explains how it works at oregonprepsports.net.
The BCS rating is a rating method similar to that used in college football to determine which teams play for the BCS (Bowl Championship Series) games at the end of the season. The BCS ratings in college football are comprised of a sample of computer ratings and a few polls voted on by humans. In my system, I try to mimic that by using the 3 computer ratings tracked on this site (RPI, Power, Colley) as well as any available polls for the given sport/classification (Coaches, A/P, etc).
For the computer polls, an average placing is determined for each team. If a team places 4th in RPI, 2nd in the Power rating, and 9th in the Colley rating, their average computer rating is (2+4+9)/3 = 5.0 This figure is then translated into a scale from 1 to 0. A team with a 1.0 average rating (first in every rating) would be assigned a rating of 1.0 A team averaging last in every rating would have a rating of 0. All of the other teams will be assigned a rating based on the number of teams in that class for that sport. If there are 50 teams, then each "place" is worth 0.02. Thus a team averaging 5th in the computer ratings would get a rating of (50 + (1 - 5)) / 50 = 0.92.
For the human polls, a rating is calculated based on the teams' votes received divided by the maximum votes possible. In a typical poll where you vote for the top 10, the first place team receives 10 points, the second place team gets 9, etc. The maximum possible is usually 10 multiplied by the number of voters. Using the number of votes rather than the final placing in the polls helps to indicate the true intentions of the voters. If a team places 2nd in a poll with 80 votes while the 3rd place team receives 65 votes, there is a clear distinction between 2nd and 3rd place. However, if the 3rd place team received 77 votes, the gap between the teams should be smaller in the ratings.
The final BCS rating is computed by averaging the rating from the computer poll averages with each of the human poll ratings. If a team receives an average computer rating of 0.900, a Coaches poll average of 0.85 and an A/P poll average of 0.65, their BCS rating is then 0.8. Their BCS rank will depend on the BCS rating of the other teams.


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January 10, 2006
It's being called a cutting-edge plan to cut down on smoking. Aiken County's council will hear a proposal to prohibit the use of any tobacco products at parks. News 12 is on your side on what this proposal would mean for you.
The sign says "All Resident of Aiken County Welcome." But soon there might be another sign telling smokers to stay away.
"It's kinda a result of where society's going now. There's smoking bans in public places and buildings. There's already a ban smoking on county owned buildings," said Parks Director Brian Sanders.
A proposal in front of the council would ban not just smoking, but all tobacco products at the county's 22 parks. Harrison-Cover Park is one of the larger ones, with tennis courts, a walking track and baseball fields. Cigarette butts litter the ground around every corner. A city worker says he spends time each day picking them up, but it's still not enough. The plan has few precedents. Sanders says few smoking bans in South Carolina apply to the outdoors.
"Inevitably, children are playing in a grassy area or they take their shoes off they run around and play. We get kids that burn the soles of their feet from people that discard lit cigarettes," Sanders said.
But others are against the plan. Two walkers, who declined to be interviewed on camera, say parents who smoke would no longer be able to bring their kids to the park and worry the plan might be stepping into foul territory.
Tuesday night will be the first reading for the tobacco ban proposal. The Aiken County Council meeting starts tonight at 7 o'clock at 736 Richland Ave. The ban would not apply to the city of Aiken or any other incorporated cities or towns in Aiken County.


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- Top of the line!the new Echo 1 Troy MRF-C is by far the best airsoft gun I've ever had a chance to shoot. This gun packs a punch, shoots accurately and has some awesome range. Couple that with great flip up sights, an awesome feeling rubberized foregrip, and a full metal RIS system, this gun is one heck of a beast.
there's only a few things that don't add up to super quality though. the stock wobbles a little, bust just barely, and I'd rather have wobble then to stiff to move. the charging handle also was a little catchy at first, but after using it and lubing it up, and messing with it doesn't catch as much. and one last thing, the battery usage on the gun....I fired loads of rounds, and eventually, at the end of the airsofting day, the battery started to die, and I needed to recharge. good or bad, I'm not sure, I've never used a gun as much as I have this one! haha.
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overall it's an excellent, awesome gun. I HIGHLY recommend it.
- Good GunI bought this gun a while ago and it preformed to all my expectations. Then I saw a full metal M4 that looked the exact same as this one (with different traits) for $20 MORE! So if you don't like metal then this is a great gun.
-Rails o' Plenty
-No silly triangle sight
-Battery that comes with it is nice enough
-Comes with a 300rd mag
-Fore grip is really solid
-Whole gun is solid (except the crane stock wobbles a bit but you can tape the buffer tube easy)
-The sights are from CoD
-gotta change the spring for cqb
-no sling mounts
-orange tip has a microscopic allen key (you can just man-handle it off)
- Good GunI think this gun is good! The reason I say Good Not great because it started jamming up a quite a bit. but working fine now that its fixed. I'm a beginner and i recommend this gun to all others!
- Great GunThis gun is pretty good. It has good power, range, accuracy, and killer looks. I use .25g bbs and they are okay, but I would recommend .28g bbs for the best accuracy. The hop-up is pretty good, a little aggressive but good, and it also has a Madbull bucking which is nice. It shoots hard and fast. The FPS is dead on at about 400. The rpm is also 1080, and not 900 (According to Echo1's website). It has a lot of metal giving it a decent weight, not too heavy. The flip-up battle sights are strong and really nice. The RIS is great with plenty of room to mount your favorite accessories.
The stock battery I got was huge and barely fit into the stock, so I would get a different one instead if you have this problem. The first weekend I got to shoot it, I blew threw 15 full 350rd magazines (5250 bbs) in about an hour and I never got a single jam.
The best thing is that this is a whole package deal: it comes with the gun, battery, charger, manual, cleaning rod, 300rd magazine, and foregrip. To disassemble it is also easy, if you wanted to know....
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text: By Linda D. Kozaryn American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON -- They offered no options -- the lives of their soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen are not negotiable. Their message was clear: Anything less than DoD's mandatory anthrax vaccination program is unacceptable. Senior military leaders recently delivered that firm message to Congress. Late September hearings were held because of congressional concerns about the impact on military readiness of service members refusing vaccinations. These concerns were fueled by controversial reports, many of them sprouting up on small Internet sites, that claim DoD's vaccine is untested and dangerous. Deputy Defense Secretary John J. Hamre testified on the issue Sept. 30 before the Military Personnel Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. He was followed by U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni, commander, U.S. Central Command and Dr. (Lt. Gen.) Ronald E. Blanck, surgeon general of the Army. The Army is the immunization program executive agent. Hamre stressed that DoD's Anthrax Vaccine Immunization Program, implemented in March 1998, is a vital part of the military's force protection strategy. Over the next seven years, the department plans to immunize 2.4 million active duty and reserve component personnel against the threat posed by at least 10 nations suspected of having weaponized anthrax. The Defense Department received unequivocal evidence in 1997 that Iraq had weaponized anthrax, Hamre said. Anyone in the U.S. Central Command's theater of operations is especially at risk, and the anthrax vaccine is as necessary for force protection as a flak jacket or a helmet, he said. "If you don't get inoculated, you're going to die," he said. Weapons-grade anthrax is as deadly as the Ebola virus and virtually always fatal if inhaled. Anthrax normally is a livestock disease transmitted to humans by skin contact and though dangerous is not usually fatal if treated in time. The DoD vaccine is the same one licensed in 1970 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and used ever since by the U.S. livestock industry. Internet misinformation and rumormongering about the vaccine has alarmed some service members, Hamre said. "I would admit we have not done a good enough job explaining to all of the people at home," he said. Emphasis was put on education of service members in Central Command, where the threat was the most urgent, he said. The deputy noted that the Pentagon's top leaders, including himself, Defense Secretary William S. Cohen and other top Pentagon leaders including every service chief, service secretary and commander in chief have all taken the shots. "I am not going to ask a soldier to put something in his arm if I'm not prepared to take it first," Hamre said. Zinni acknowledged that anthrax vaccinations are voluntary among allied and coalition forces, but he rejected a voluntary program for the United States. "On battlefields, we overwhelm our medical capability," he said. "If we accept voluntary inoculation, I accept additional casualties." As a commander, Zinni said, he would not place U.S. forces in a position where they would be reliant on unvaccinated coalition forces. "I think I would make that promise to any American, mother, father or leader of this country," he said. Blanck reported that the vaccination program as of Sept. 30 had immunized more than 340,000 personnel, including 27,000 guardsmen and reservists. Very few of those personnel have experienced significant and serious side effects, he said, and the numbers are consistent with the results of extensive safety studies done over the years in humans. The anthrax vaccine is a biological product -- as are the vaccines used for the seven other required immmunizations troops receive, he said. "That means when they're injected, there are often local side effects that include tenderness, soreness, redness, a lump at the site, fever, muscle aches and pains," he explained. The effects are mild and go away on their own, he said. Blanck said 72 cases of serious side effects have been reported that required hospitalization or missed duty for greater than a day. Of those cases, FDA and Department of Health and Human Services officials could attribute only 55 to the anthrax vaccine, he said, and all 55 service members involved have returned to full duty. The surgeon general noted that there are no known long-term health consequences to the vaccine, which can counter more than 30 anthrax strains. About 500 employees at the Army's Medical Research and Materiel Command at Fort Detrick, Md., have received the vaccine since the 1970s and have evidenced no signs of illness related to the vaccine, he pointed out. Blanck attributed problems in some units to a lack of education. "In those organizations," he said, "the command information program to get the soldiers and the troopers the exact facts of the situation has not been what it should be." He stressed that commanders' total involvement is called for in educating service members about the threat and the vaccine. As a physician, Blanck concluded, the bottom line is very clear. "If we're attacked with this agent and we have a force that's vaccinated and protected, our soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines will largely survive. If they're not vaccinated, they will inevitably die." Gen. John Keane, Army vice chief of staff, who accompanied Hamre, said the threat of exposure to U.S. forces is real, and he believes the vaccine is safe and effective. "We have a moral obligation to do everything in our power to protect our troops from the anthrax threat," he said. "Despite reports to the contrary, results so far have been overwhelmingly positive. We have very few refusals, by comparison, to the number of troops that we have inoculated." Although the military does not specifically track the number of refusals, Keane said, they are ultimately gleaned from military justice channels. Service members who refuse the shots first go through education and counseling to ensure they know all the facts and are making an informed decision. If they still refuse, the commander can then impose nonjudicial punishment, separation from the service or court-martial. Keane said there have been few courts-martial, and all have convened at the service members' insistence on a trial.


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Apparently the closer the wedding gets, the faster the days fly by. We officially have less than a month until our wedding. I'm pretty sure it's about 18 days according to The Knot and Project Wedding. (I'm not sure if I love or hate the daily emails telling me how much longer I have, don't get me wrong they are helpful….but also a bit frightening.) and I am having mini panic attacks daily.
Let me explain….
I have no wedding coordinator, my catering manager is no longer working with the hotel (but I was assigned someone new), I thought it would be a great idea to start grad school 25 days before my wedding, 20 page research papers are my new favorite thing, I went way over budget, I am not working, I've been interviewing for jobs in between dress fittings, I fell off a horse twice and have a pretty black and blue that covers my whole right arm (not the fashion accessory I thought I would have to pull off and when I say my whole right arm I am not exaggerating-see picture below), Because of my injury my bridal tone-up plan has been put on hold, Cookies are my new favorite food, My fiance is breaking out in hives, We are having houseguests before and after the wedding, My no kids allowed wedding has turned into Romper Room, Suddenly everyone wants to bring a date to the reception, My to-do list keeps getting longer and longer, One of my bridesmaids who is getting married next year decided to have her bridal shower the weekend before my wedding, My bridal shower is on a Tuesday(three days before my wedding) and I have an Organizational Behavior midterm the next day, I keep having nightmares that my fiance's tux is way too big, We still haven't planned a honeymoon, I am not sure I like my wedding dress or the bridesmaids dresses, I'm freaking out that I'm going to cry and I never cry, I'm afraid no one will have fun….and I am petrified that I am going to fall while walking in 5″ heels down the extremely long and shiny aisle of the church. I think I'm forgetting something but I'm not sure exactly what it is yet.
is this normal?
Here it is….My poor arm…
{Things you shouldn't do before a wedding….ride a horse and fall off twice. I have no idea how I managed to fall on the inside of my arm and I am not sure why I got back on just to get thrown off again. I'm thinking, tattoo coverup make-up the day of the wedding if the bruising doesn't go away by then}
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News 12 at 11 o'clock / Monday, March 25, 2013
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW) -- Clyde Gurosik has been farming since the 80s, but he says this year is the latest he's had to deal with cold temperatures.
"There's over 100,000 strawberry plants alone," Gurosik said.
When Gurosik bought 100 acres off Briggs Road, there were no strawberries.
"The farm, it was all forest," Gurosik said.
Now, it's filled with more than just fruit.
"Twelve acres of strawberries, then we have 3 acres of hybrid black berries. We also have a couple of acres of vegetables and flowers," Gurosik said.
The cold weather can be a concern, but more importantly, it's the high winds coming later Monday night that worry farmers like Gurosik. His workers put covers over the strawberries to take care of them overnight.
"Very cold intense winds come out of Canada and they sweep down across the United States and sweep into my farm. If those temperatures drop below freezing and you have wind, you can no longer protect with just water," Gurosik said.
And oddly enough, Gurosik can actually protect his strawberries from the cold by freezing them.
"We might be able to put water on top of the row covers and form some sort of an igloo. The water forms a big sheet of ice where it would keep the plants even warmer," Gurosik said.
The row covers serve as the main protector and work like a blanket.
"The row covers are the primary protection against wind because it will shelter it, keep the plant a lot warmer under there, and in the event we have to use water, it's not dropping water directly on the plant," Gurosik said.
The last week of March is the latest Gurosik has ever had to put covers on his strawberries. He says last year the weather was the complete opposite.
"We were averaging between 80 and 86 degrees for our highs during the day," Gurosik said.
Gurosik added the harvest could be delayed weeks because of the wind and cold weather. He says that's not good because the Easter holiday is one of their busiest times of year.


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- In Some Assembly Required, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter of her own life: grandmotherhood.
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- In Some Assembly Required, Anne Lamott enters a new and unexpected chapter of her own life: grandmotherhood. Stunned to learn that her son, Sam, is about to become a father at nineteen, Lamott begins a journal about the first year of her grandson Jax's life. In careful and often hilarious detail, Lamott and Sam--about whom she first wrote so movingly in Operating Instructions--struggle to balance their changing roles with the demands of college and work, as they both forge new relationships with Jax's mother, who has her own ideas about how to raise a child. Lamott writes about the complex feelings that Jax fosters in her, recalling her own experiences with Sam when she was a single mother. Over the course of the year, the rhythms of life, death, family, and friends unfold in surprising and joyful ways. By turns poignant and funny, honest and touching, Some Assembly Required is the true story of how the birth of a baby changes a family--as this book will change everyone who reads it.
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GM battery engineering teams have tested and validated the A123 battery chemistry at the automaker's Global Battery Systems lab in Warren, Michigan.
General Motors (GM) announced on August 11 that it has awarded a production contract to A123 Systems for batteries to be used in future GM electric vehicles (EV) that will be sold in global markets. A123, which operates a battery laboratory in Warren, Michigan, is a Massachusetts-based developer and manufacturer of advanced lithium ion batteries and systems. The contract includes advanced cells and fully integrated electronic components. The specific vehicles and brands will be announced later.
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In 1936, writers Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall published their 7th adventure novel, The Hurricane. �Their 4th novel, Mutiny on the Bounty, published in 1932, had been �such a literary sensation that MGM turned it into a film in 1935 starring Clark Gable and Charles Laughton. � This time around, studio mogul Samuel Goldwyn wanted to make a movie based on a Nordhoff and Hall novel �and he hired John Ford to direct this tale of wrong-doing, injustice, and �love, amidst the onslaught of a South Pacific hurricane.
Goldwyn made a promise to Ford, that he could make the film in the actual South Pacific and even wait for a real hurricane to come along and use footage of it in the film! �With Ford's love of the sea and his penchant for realism in his films, he jumped at this chance. �Unfortunately, �only a few weeks after agreeing to make the film, Goldwyn contacted Ford and said he'd changed his mind about filming on location. �He told Ford to just put wind machines on a back lot at the studio and film it there. �That �caused Ford to lose interest in the film but thanks to a strong cast, script improvements by Ben Hecht, �and outstanding special effects by James Basevi, The Hurricane was a hit �and it still holds up to today's audiences.
The two main characters are Dorothy Lamour as Marama, this being only her second film, and Jon Hall as Terangi. �Coincidentally, Hall was the nephew of James Norman Hall, one of the novel's authors. �Mary Astor is Madame De Laage, the govenor's wife and Raymond Massey plays the govenor. �C. Aubrey Smith is Father Paul and Thomas Mitchell plays Dr. Kersaint. �John Carradine plays a sadistic jailer and Jerome Cowan plays Captain Nagle.
The setting is the beautiful island of Manakoora. �Terangi is first mate on Captain Nagle's trading ship. �Terangi also marries Marama, the daughter of Mankoora's chief. �There is an elaborate and beautiful wedding ceremony and feast sequence where Governor and Mrs. De Laage are honored guests, and lovely leis are placed upon Mary Astor. �Father Paul is there to pray a blessing of thanks for the trading ship's safe arrival and to perform the wedding. � The newlyweds happiness is short-lived. �While on a trading ship excursion to Tahiti, �a white man who is bullying Terangi gets a deserved punch in the jaw. �Unfortunately, the bully is a man with influence and he gets a Tahitian official to sentence Terangi to 6 months in prison. �Terangi's friends go to Governor De Laage, the French Governor of Mankoora. �He is a hard-nosed, no nonsense, follow the letter of the law kind of guy. �He refuses to have Terangi brought back to Mankoora to be pardoned. �Even when Madame De Laage pleads with him to relent and bring Terangi back because his wife is expecting a baby, the Governor won't listen. �After many escape attempts, Terangi manages to do so, but accidentally kills a guard in the process. He arrives back in Mankoora as a terrible hurricane is heading towards the island and in a selfless act, he ties his wife and daughter to a tree, then he ties a rope from that tree to the church, where �Mrs. De Laage, Dr. Kersaint, and Father Paul are sheltering, along with a large group of islanders. �Governor De Laage is out on the ocean on a schooner, hunting for the escaped Terangi. �Dr. Kersaint manages to head out to a canoe where a woman is in labor and he delivers that baby during the hurricane! �Terangi leads Mrs. �De Laage to the tree and ties her to its upper branches as he has done for his wife and daughter. �Father Paul won't leave the church behind and tells all of them not to worry about him. �After the hurricane has blown through and utterly destroyed the island, we learn that Terangi and his family have survived, as well as Mrs. De Laage, Dr. Kersaint, and his tiny patient and the mother. �Governor De Laage can see with binoculars that Terangi is still alive, and that he has also saved Mrs. De Laage. �She, in turn, urges Terangi to grab a canoe and sail away with his wife and daughter. �When the Governor arrives at his wife's side, he sees the canoe in the distance and she tells him it is just a log. �He knows it is Terangi, but embraces his wife and agrees that it is just a log.
In reading about Mary Astor and her career, I learned that she began acting in silent films in the 1920s. �She easily made the transition to talkies and was adept at playing in comedies or dramas. �Her role in The Hurricane was not that of the lead, but one of the co-starring parts. �With her elegance, and calm demeanor, she was the perfect choice to play the warm-hearted wife to a hard-hearted governor, such as the one Raymond Massey portrayed.
Director John Ford was known to choose one actor or actress to be the one that got "picked" on during the entire production run of a movie. �For whatever reason, Mary "won" that title during the filming of The Hurricane. �She reportedly took his jabs and comments with good humor and later said, "I think 'laconic' is a good word for John Ford and for his technique of direction",…"No big deal about communication with John. �Terse, pithy, to the point. �Very Irish, a dark personality, a sensitivity which he did everything to conceal."1
For the actual hurricane scene, Special Effects director James Basevi was given a $400,000 budget. �He spent $150,000 to build a native village on a back lot and then spent $250,000 to destroy it! The planning of the scene, the production of it, and the filming took 4 months. � Usually Basevi didn't like to discuss how he made his special effects magic on any film, but The Hurricane was one film where he was quite open as to how he got that great scene completed. �His village set was 600 feet long with wharves, huts, a church, and palm trees. �The beach ran into a lagoon, which was actually a 200 yard-long tank. Across this tank were put up airplane propellors, mounted on towers to create the fierce winds. �Water from 12 fire hoses streamed in front of the propellors' blades to send water and spray over the actors and the set. �Wave machines churned up the waters of the lagoon. �To show a tidal wave, Basevi let loose 2000 gallons of water down chutes topped by big tanks.2
A very kind soul has put the hurricane scene up on Youtube and �I have watched it over and over. �Those are really all of the main actors in that scene. �Mary Astor is soaking wet and trying to grasp that rope to safely get from the church to that giant tree, with Terangi leading her to safety. �It is a very impressive scene, and I am delighted to report that Turner Classic Movies will be showing The Hurricane on Wednesday, May 29th, at 11:00 p.m. CST.
To see an exciting film directed by John Ford and one of Mary Astor's subtle and warm-hearted performances, set your dvrs and �don't miss The Hurricane!
The De Laage's elegant dining room.
This blog was written in conjunction with The Mary Astor Blogathon, hosted by two great classic movie bloggers: Tales of the Easily Distracted and Silver Screenings. �If you visit their sites, you will read other wonderful blogs all about the wonderful Mary Astor.
Sources sited for this blog: 1 Davis, Ronald L., John Ford: Hollywood's Old Master, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman and London, 1995. Page 88.
2Zinman, David, 50 Classic Motion Pictures:The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of: Vintage Films From Hollywood's Golden Age, Limelight Editions, New York, 1992. �Pages 112-113.
Filed under: Movies Tagged: C. Aubrey Smith, Charles Nordhoff, Dorothy Lamour, Hurricane, James Basevi, James Norman Hall, Jerome Cowan, John Carradine, John Ford, Jon Hall, Mary Astor, Raymond Massey, Samuel Goldwyn, Thomas Mitchell, Turner Classic Movies, Youtube


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