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Homeless standup comedians? It's no joke
Published: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 6:58 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 6:58 p.m.
BRADENTON - Sleeping outside in the cold. Wondering where your next meal will come from. Watching people cross the street to avoid you.
Martha: The Bill Galvano One Stop Center's "resident storyteller," who now runs Open Door, the day resources program, was once, by her own admission, "a liar, thief, prostitute, unfit mother and crack addict." She stole the show with redneck tales from her Tennessee homeland.
John: Once a successful business owner, the recession forced John and his son onto the streets nine months ago. Though at the first class he said outright, "I can't do this," by performance day he effortlessly told a story both amusing and poignant about camping in a Cub Scout tent with his son next to the Braden River and encountering an alligator.
Kevin: Wearing a green t-shirt printed with the words, "An Irishman walks out of a bar ... no, really, it could happen," Kevin colored his jokes with a heavy Irish brogue. "Everyone always told me I should be a comedian," he said with a smile that was missing several teeth. "That I could actually get up there and pull it off was something. Usually I need a few beers."
There's nothing much funny about being homeless.
But that doesn't mean the homeless can't be funny. Nor that comedy can't be a tool for helping them realize their potential and the best way to present it.
That much was clear Thursday at the culminating performance of "Connecting Through Comedy," a series of classes taught by Les McCurdy of McCurdy's Comedy Theater, to clients, volunteers and staff at Turning Points, an organization connecting the homeless with services from food stamps to dental care.
"If at any point in a presentation you think something might be a punch line . . . it is," said McCurdy before the show, an informal gathering before about two dozen audience members at the Bill Galvano One Stop Center in Bradenton. "Give them the benefit of the doubt."
So whether the routine was a mundane joke read off a sheet of paper ("Why did the horse cross the road? The chicken needed a day off,"), a mumbled ramble of scatalogical expletives, or an impressively elaborate tale told in a convincing Tennessee accent, each performer received hearty applause and a few guffaws.
The point of the classes, after all, was not to create standup comics, but to use comedy to teach communication skills like making eye contact, being aware of body language, matching appropriate remarks to given situations and projecting confidence and self assurance.
"The homeless often feel invisible, so I thought this would be a way to make them visible," said Becky Taylor, Turning Points' development director, who got the idea for the classes after seeing McCurdy's annual "Special Olaughics" for the developmentally disabled. "At best it might give them the confidence to ask for a job or make a connection to family."
Apparently, that was entirely possible. During introductions, Taylor proudly announced that two clients who had participated in the classes would not be performing because "they're out working today." One attributed her newly acquired position at a laundromat to the skills she'd learned in class.
"We provide a lot of direct services for their basic needs," said Turning Point Executive Director Adell Erozer. "But helping them to be more confident and assertive and to recognize their impact on others is not something we can do every day."
McCurdy said he saw both verbal and physical "transformations" over the five-class series, even though only a few of the participants came to them all and many came to only one. He was lavish with his praise, telling the performers that he had just come from a lunch with "20 highly successful business people in this city and not one of them have ever done this."
"When you do what you did today, you gain confidence, and when you show it, people will say, 'That person has it together,' " McCurdy said. "You look successful, even if you're not."
McCurdy said his greatest hope was that the classes would help the participants make forward progress with their lives, but that he would be content with much less.
"If all they got out of it was to be spoken to as if they mattered, or it gave them an hour of fun out of the kind of day they probably have, that's enough," he said.
He also said he thought the workshops were "repeatable" and that he would be willing to teach them again. Taylor also looked pleased, saying, "I think we've accomplished quite a bit in a month.
"In fact," she added, with just a shadow of worry crossing her brow, "some of them have already asked me about doing an open mic night."
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Definition of tambour in English:
1 historical A small drum.
Example sentences
- As the tambour (drum) was a spurned instrument, only the triangle could bring a strong support destined to accentuate the rhythms of the accordion dance.
- Today, the tambour has found its rightful place, a typical orchestra is made up of a tambour and a diatonic accordion, complemented by some percussion instruments: triangle, drum sticks, objects filled with grains producing a sound close to the maracas and empty tinned cans that are rubbed or struck.
- The Tambour also plays ongoing rolls at ranging speeds that provides a bass for the improvisation as a whole, as does the Triangle whose sounds are very softly present behind the entire improvisation, blending with the Cow Bell and Agogo.
2A circular frame for holding fabric taut while it is being embroidered.
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- A very similar application of screw threads was used in the stretchers for tambour and tapestry frames, except that the stretching was applied to both directions of the canvas yarns.
- She stoops over her heavy tambour frame, at work that fascinates her black spaniel dog, which stands with its forepaws on the front bar to watch her dexterity.
- The Tajik style of tapestries typically has floral designs on silk or cotton and is made on a tambour frame.
3 Architecture A wall of circular plan, such as one supporting a dome or surrounded by a colonnade.
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- Without these sagacities, the brickwork of the tambour, in addition to taking a very long time so that the concrete could dry up and solidify, would surely have been too heavy to support the dome.
- In the fourteenth century, Macedonia was annexed by Serbia and numerous churches were renovated and built, mostly in the shape with a central cupola placed on a high tambour.
- This artistic masterpiece of all time, which still dominates the panorama in Rome from wherever one looks, even from the sky, was built from the design by Michelangelo, who supervised the work on it until the completion of the tambour.
3.1Each of a sequence of cylindrical stones forming the shaft of a column.
4A lobby enclosed by a ceiling and folding doors to prevent draughts, typically within a church porch.
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- The chapel was separated from the central tower by the two folding doors that formed a small tambour.
- St.Pierre's lovable houses, built from wood imported from New England because it withstood the humid cold, often include a tambour, a small, closed entrance, frequently with a curved roof.
4.1 [usually as modifier] A sliding flexible shutter or door on a piece of furniture: a tambour door
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- The bedrooms each had a fitted wardrobe with a large mahogany sliding or tambour door (those in the smaller bedrooms concealing a vanity unit), which gave the rooms a tidy appearance and enabled them to be more simply furnished.
- Its wide arched opening with tambour doors is a notable detail sometimes found on furniture from the Salem area.
- Floors jetty out, but are seemingly pulled back by the tambour shutters that make up the facade.
5A sloping buttress or projection in a real tennis or fives court.
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- There are minor differences in the width or angle of the penthouse roof above the corridor and in the width of the tambour as well as the dimensions of the court.
- The practical significance of the tambour is that if you hit a shot off the sloped section (the 'face'), it changes direction ninety degrees.
- All serving is done on one side while the other is called the 'receiving' or 'hazard' side due to the protruding tambour.
verb[with object] (often as adjective tamboured)
Decorate or embroider on a tambour: a tamboured waistcoat
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- The west of Scotland was renowned for tamboured muslins, which were produced by women and girls working from home.
- Coggeshall and tamboured lace has cotton net mounted into a frame and is worked using a tambour hook to make a continuous chain stitch to outline the design and create the fillings.
- In this hospital the poor are well lodged, clothed, and fed; the house is kept clean and well aired; the young are instructed in the principles of religion, in reading English, and a little writing and are employed in such labour as is fitted for them, as making thread lace, tambouring muslins, setting card teeth etc.
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County to compete in 'America in Bloom' awards
Published: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 5:52 p.m.
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Henderson County will compete this year in the nationally recognized America in Bloom awards program. A group of volunteers and industry professionals are working with city and county officials to have Henderson County be named one of the prettiest in the nation.
Henderson County will compete against other municipalities for the bragging rights in six categories: heritage preservation, landscaping, environmental efforts, urban forestry, and floral displays. According to the America in Bloom website, "America in Bloom promotes nationwide beautification through education and community involvement by encouraging the use of flowers, plants, trees, and other environmental and lifestyle enhancements."
For more information on the program, or how you can help Henderson County get "judge ready," contact Kerrie Roach at 828-697-4891 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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STOCKTON - The U.S. Marshals Service apprehended one of Stockton's most wanted criminals Wednesday, arresting 23-year-old Lunny Onesavanh on suspicion of homicide, authorities said.
Onesavanh, a documented gang member, was wanted in connection with a Nov. 18 shooting that killed one person and wounded three others in the 8600 block of Acapulco Way, officials said. Albert Williams, 35, was killed in the shooting.
U.S. marshals located Onesavanh after receiving information that he was hiding out in Fresno.
At 8 a.m. Wednesday, authorities converged on a home in the 2100 block of North Angus Street in Fresno, officials said.
They found Onesavanh hiding inside.
Onesavanh was booked into the Fresno County Jail to await extradition to Stockton, authorities said.
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Ten Ways to Keep Your Fashion Drawing Current
Peruse fashion publications.
Although digital is cutting-edge in a lot of areas, in the fashion world, nothing is better than reading or paging through fashion magazines and catalogs. You have a variety of periodicals to choose from, targeted at different ages, styles, and looks, from luxury to rough-and-tough and more.
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Texas A&M – Corpus Christi Men's Tennis player Aurelien Tave won the final match of the Third-Annual Islanders Open against teammate Matt Westmoreland by a 6-1, 6-1 score on Tuesday night. The two players met under the lights at the Thomas J. Henry Tennis Center in front of over 150 fans to decide the championship. The Islanders won three-of-four titles (Men's Singles, Women's Singles and Men's Doubles) at the tournament.
"I'm really proud of the way these two guys developed, as everyone knows we lost our top two guys from last year," said Director of Tennis Steve Moore. "These guys have stepped up to take those spots and worked very hard this summer.
"This was a very tough field, to make the finals against each other, I'm very proud of them. And to have Stefania Nicolae win the women's with Houston's top players is very impressive."
The experience of Tave, a senior, helped him take the match over Westmoreland, a sophomore, in the two-set affair. In the opening set, each player held serve to open before Tave broke Westmoreland twice to take the 6-1 decision.
In set two, Tave won the first four games before Westmoreland held serve for a 4-1 score. Tave won the next game to go up 5-1 before finishing things off by breaking Westmoreland's serve for another 6-1 final.
The senior capped off a great tournament by the Islanders contingent, with two finalists in the men's final, Nicolae winning the women's draw and the team of Tave and Pietro Jordao capturing the men's doubles title as well.
Texas A&M – Corpus Christi has had five-of-six finalists in the men's bracket since the inception of the tournament, with Laurent Montoisy and Tave winning the past two titles.
For all the latest information on Islanders tennis, follow the teams on Twitter (@IslandersTennis) and Facebook (Islanders Tennis).


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LEXINGTON, Ky. – University of Kentucky women's basketball senior guard A'dia Mathies was named to the John R. Wooden Award Women's Preseason Top 30 today announced the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The list is comprised of 30 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for college basketball's most prestigious honor. The list is chosen by a preseason poll of national college women's basketball media members.
Mathies, who was recognized as a top-15 finalist for the award last March, enters her senior year after being named the 2012 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and leading the Wildcats in scoring (15.0 ppg), assists (2.7 apg), steals (2.6 spg) and 3-point field goal percentage (.378) in 2011-12. The Louisville, Ky., native is also on the "Wade Watch" list, while also being tabbed the preseason SEC Player of the Year by the coaches and media and a Senior CLASS Award candidate.
The 5-foot-9 guard leads the Wildcats into their 2012-13 season opener Saturday, Nov. 10 against Delaware State at 1 p.m. ET in Memorial Coliseum. Mathies looks to climb the UK Hoops record books as she currently sits No. 12 on the school's career scoring charts (1,435) and No. 6 on the career steals list (251).
The 2012 Wooden Award went to Baylor's Brittney Griner, whom the Cats will face Tuesday, Nov. 13 in Waco, Texas at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2 as part of the State Farm Classic.
Transfers, freshmen and medical redshirts are not eligible for the Preseason Top 30. These players and others who excel throughout the season will be evaluated and considered for January's midseason list and the official voting ballot released in March. The National Ballot consists of 20 top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA. The Wooden Award All American Team, consisting of the nation's top five players, will be announced the week of the Final Four.


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Phone: 4494
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Director of Career Counseling
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Professor of Religious Education
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Professor of Social Work
Phone: 4555
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Professor of Sociology/Criminal Justice
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Professor of English
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Director of Institutional Research
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Professor of Bible
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Lecturer in Philosophy
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Institutional Registrar
Phone: 4733
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Assistant Professor of New Testament
Phone: 5719
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Beverley Crawford-Locke
Lecturer in English/Director of Writing Center
Phone: 4441
B.A. Nyack College; M.A., Ed.D. (ABD) Teachers College, Columbia University
Dr. Elio Cuccaro
Professor of Bible
Phone: 4514
B.S. Cornell University; M.Div., S.T.M. Biblical School of Theology; M.Phil., Ph.D. Drew University
Dr. James Danaher
Professor of Philosophy
Phone: 4535
B.A. Ramapo College; M.A. Montclair State University; M.A. New School; M.Phil., Ph.D. City University of New York
Dr. Elias Dantas
Director of International Relations
Phone: 5744
B.Th. North Presbyterian Seminary, Brazil; Th.M. D. Miss., Ph.D. Fuller Theological Seminary
Keith Davie
Athletic Director/Men's Soccer Coach
Phone: 4770
B.A. Houghton College; M.S. Oneonta State University
Dr. Amy Davis
Associate Professor of Bible
Phone: 4515
B.A. Grove City College; M.Div. Alliance Theological Seminary; Ph.D. Drew University
Dr. Louis DeCaro Jr.
Assistant Professor of Church History
Phone: 6174
B.A. Geneva College; M.A. Westminster Theological Seminary; M.A. New York University; Ph.D. New York University
Dr. Thomas Donworth
Associate Professor of Bible
Phone: 6147
B.A. University of Texas; Th.M. Dallas Theological Seminary; D.Min. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Dr. Christopher Dost
Director of Online Programing, Assistant Professor of Old Testament
Phone: 7587
B.A. Western CT State Univ.; M.A. Alliance Theological Seminary; M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. The Jewish Theological Seminary
Dr. Jeffrey Dueck
Associate Professor of Philosophy
Phone: 4550
B.A. Nyack College; Ph.D. State University of New York
Dr. David Emanuel
Assistant Professor of Bible
Phone: 6126
MSc. University of London; M.A, Ph.D. Hebrew University Jerusalem
Dr. Elaine Eng
Associate Professor of Mental Health
Phone: 6162
B.A Princeton University; M.D. Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cheryl Felmlee
Library Director - ATS
Phone: 5764
B.A. Washington Bible College; Graduate Studies, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; M.A. Northern Illinois University
Amy Flavin
Assistant Professor in Psychology
Phone: 6168
B.A. DePauw University; M.S. Villanova University
Dr. Lars Frandsen
Professor of Music
Phone: 6190
B.M. Royal Academy of Music; M.M. Yale University School of Music; D.M.A. Eastman School of Music
Janet Furness
MSW Program Director
B.S. Philadelphia Biblical University; MS Rutgers; EdD University of Rochester
Jeffrey Garcia
Lecturer in Bible
Phone: 7748
B.A. Nyack College; M.A. New York University; Ph.D. (ABD) New York University
Dr. Jonathan Gates
Professor of English
Phone: 4523
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Dr. Michael Gillern
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Counseling
Phone: 5737
B.S. University of New Haven; M. Div. Trinity Divinity; M.A. New School for SR; D.Min. Gordon Conwell
Dr. Antoinette Gines-Rivera
Assistant Professor of Mental Health Counseling
Phone: 6163
B.A. College of New Rochelle; M.S. Fordham University; Ph.D. Regent University
Dr. Sharron Greaves
Professor of Communications
Phone: 4492
B.A. University of North Carolina; M.F.A. Chapman University; Ph.D. Arizona State University
Dr. Charles Hammond
Associate Dean of Students - NYC
Phone: 6131
B.S. New York University; M.P.S. Alliance Theological Seminary, Ph.D. Trinity College
Dr. Dion Harrigan
Professor of Education
Phone: 4545
B.A. University of the Southern Carribean; M.Div. SDA Theological Seminary, Andrews University; M.A., Ph.D. Andrews University
Dr. Susanne Hartl
Associate Professor of Business
Phone: 4490
B.A. State University at Brockport; M.B.A. University of New Orleans
Denise Hirschlein
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Phone: 6166
B.A. Glassboro State College; M.A. Grace Theological Seminary
Dr. Julia Hood-Baldomir
Asst. Prof of Organizational Management; Director of SADE Academic Programs
Phone: 4471
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Dr. Inseon Hwang
Assistant Professor of Nursing
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Pamela Hylton
Lecturer of Nursing
Phone: 4683
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Gina Jacobs-Strain
Chair of Developmental Education
Phone: 4451
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Assistant Professor of Music
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Assistant Professor of Education
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Dr. Stanley John
Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies
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Dr. Leonard Kageler
Dean of the Center for Teaching Excellence & Faculty Resources
Phone: 4518
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Phone: 4531
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Dr. Marie Kenote
Professor of Music
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Dr. Dongsu Kim
Professor of Bible
Phone: 6149
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Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice
Phone: 6194
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Dean of School of Music
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Associate Professor of Nursing
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Assistant Professor of Mental Health Counseling
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Assistant Director, Eastman Library
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Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministries
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Professor of Physical Science
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Dean of School of Education
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Lecturer in Communications
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Director of Assessment - School of Education
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Assistant Professor of Mental Health Counseling
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Professor of Music
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Professor of English
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Assistant Professor of Music Education
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Professor of Psychology
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Assistant Professor of English
Phone: 4520
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Associate Professor of Pastoral Ministries
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Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy Counseling
Phone: 5739
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Professor of Mathematics
Phone: 4532
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Associate Professor of Accounting
Phone: 4489
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Assoc. Director of Advisement for Adult Programs
Phone: 4470
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Lecturer in Intercultural Studies
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Associate Professor of Education
Phone: 4540
B.A., M.A. Montclair State University; Ph.D. Trinity College and Seminary
Drusila Nieves
Director of Counseling Services
Phone: 4564
B.A. Brooklyn College; M.S.W. Fordham University
Dr. Steven Notley
Distinguished Professor of Bible
Phone: 6148
B.A., M.A. Oral Roberts University; Ph.D. Hebrew University
Sunya Notley
Director of Bailey Library
Phone: 4436
B.A. Oral Roberts University; M.L.S. Southern Connecticut State University
Dr. Lyndell O'Hara
Professor of History
Phone: 6145
B.A., M.A. Empire State College; M.A., Ph.D. Fordham University
Dr. Peter Park
Assistant Professor of Biology
Phone: 4552
B.S. Stony Brook University; Ph.D. Stony Brook University
Dr. Gwendolyn Parker-Ames
Associate Dean - Division of Student Services
Phone: 4446
B.A., M.A., Ed.D. Columbia University, Teachers College
Dr. Josue Perez
Associate Professor of Theology
Phone: 7708
B.A. Columbia International University; M.Div. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; M.Phil.; Ph.D. Drew University
Dr. Kevin Pinkham
Associate Professor of English
Phone: 4526
B.A. Nyack College; M.A. Baylor University; Ph.D. University of Southern California
Dr. Larry Poston
Professor of Religion
Phone: 4554
B.A. Grace College of the Bible; M.A. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; M.A., Ph.D. Northwestern University
Linda Poston
Dean of Library Services
Phone: 4434
B.S. Grace College of the Bible; M.L.S. Long Island University
Jeffrey Quinn
Vice President for College Relations
Phone: 4534
B.A. Nyack College; M.A., M.Ed. Columbia University Teachers College
Dr. Scott Reitz
Asst. Prof of Intercultural Studies; Director of Global Service Learning
Phone: 4528
B.A. Nyack College; M.A. Crown College; Ph.D Regent University
Dr. Cleotha Robertson
Assistant Professor of Old Testament
Phone: 6175
B.A. Dartmouth College; M.Div. Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; M.S. Brooklyn College; Ph.D. New York University
Dr. Carol Robles
Professor of Mental Health Counseling
Phone: 5735
B.A.; M.S.W. New York University; M.A.; Ph.D. Adelphi University
Dr. Brian Roland
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Phone: 7745
B.A., M.S.W., Ph.D. University at Albany
Dr. James Romaine
Associate Professor of Art History
Phone: 4683
B.A. Wheaton College; M.A. University of South Carolina; Ph.D. The City University of New York
Dr. Ching-Ching Ruan
Assistant Professor of Marriage & Family Therapy
Phone: 5741
B.A. Soochow University; M.A. University of Durham; M.A. University of Connecticut; Ph.D. University of Connecticut
Miguel Sanchez
Assistant Professor of Sociology/Criminal Justice
Phone: 4558
B.A. Fordham University; M.A. Alliance Theological Seminary; Ph.D. (ABD) Fordham University
Dr. Martin Sanders
Dir.Of DMin in Christian Leadership in the Global Context
Phone: 5750
B.A. Toccoa Falls College; M. Div. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Th.M. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; D.Min. Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary
Dr. Bennett Schepens
Assistant Provost. & Director of Institutional Assess.
Phone: 4543
B.A. University of Montana; M.Div. Bethel Theological Seminary; M.A., Ph.D. University of Alabama
Dr. Glen Shellrude
Professor of New Testament
Phone: 6173
B.A. American University of Beirut; M.Div. Denver Seminary; Ph.D. University of St. Andrews
Dr Aaron Sherwood
Assistant Professor of New Testament
Phone: 5720
B.A. Western Washington University; M.A. Regent College; Ph.D. Durham University
Dr. Elizabeth Simon
Dean & Professor of Nursing
Phone: 4679
B.A. Punjab University;M.S. Columbia University; Ed.M. Columbia University; M.S. (ANP) Hunter College;Ph.D. Walden University
Dr. Donald Skinner
Associate Professor of Mental Health Counseling
Phone: 5740
B.A. William Patterson University; M.A. & PhD. Alliant International University
Deborah Spivey
Lecturer in Developmental Education
Phone: 7737
B.S. North Carolina A&T State; M.Div. Drew Theological School
Dr. Lisa Steiner
Assistant Professor of Mental Health Counseling; Director of Online Mental Health Counseling Program
Phone: 6112
B.S. Montclair State University; MBA Pace University; MA Nyack College-AGSC; Ph.D. Regent University
Laura Summerhill
Assistant Professor of Social Work
Phone: 6130
B.S. Florida State Univ., M.S. Columbia Univ., M.S. Bank Street College of Ed
Dr. Elizabeth Swanson
Associate Professor of Music
Phone: 6189
B.M.Ed. St. Olaf College; M.M. Ithaca College; D.M. Northwestern University
Dr. Dana Talley
Professor of Music
Phone: 6187
B.A. Western Washington University; M.M . The Juilliard School; Ph.D. University of Dublin
Dr. Sue Talley
Professor of Music
Phone: 6186
B.A. Whitworth College; M.A. Western Washington University; Ph.D. University of Dublin
Jennifer Teeters
B.A. Appalachain State University; M.S. Columbia Int. Univ.
Jeffery Teeters
B.A. Applachain State University; M.Div Columbia Int. Univ.
Dr. Rexi Thomas
Asst. Professor of Nursing
Phone: 4678
A.AS, SUNY Rockland Community; BSN/MSN Pace University
Dr. David Turk
Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs
Phone: 4422
B.A. Nyack College; M.A., Ph.D. New York University
Dr. Frank Tuzi
Professor of Language & Linguistics
Phone: 4549
B.S. Lancaster Bible College; M.A. West Chester University; M.S. Capitol College; Ph.D. Indiana University of PA.
Dr. Anita Underwood
Dean of School of Business & Leadership
Phone: 4476
B.A. Spelman College; M.A. Fisk University; Ph.D. University of Michigan
Dr. Carlos Velez
Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministries
Phone: 6155
B.A. Empire State College; M.P.S. Alliance Theological Seminary; Ph.D. Trinity Seminary
Miriam Velez
Assistant Professor of Education
Phone: 6127
B.A. University of Puerto Rico; M.S. Long Island University
Wanda Velez
Associate Dean of Students
Phone: 4573
B.A. Nyack College; M.P.S. Alliance Theological Seminary
Dr. Ronald Walborn
Dean of Alliance Theological Seminary
Phone: 5716
B.A. Nyack College; M.Div. Alliance Theological Seminary; D.Min. Fuller Theological Seminary
Dr. Wanda Walborn
Director/Spiritual Formation
Phone: 4457
B.A. Nyack College; M.A. Alliance Theological Seminary; Ph.D Western Seminary
Dr. Steven Ware
Professor of Historical Theology
Phone: 6153
B.A. Fort Wayne Bible College; M.Div. Oral Roberts University; S.T.M. Trinity Lutheran Seminary; Ph.D. Drew University
Christine Warrington
Lecturer in English
Phone: 6152
B.A. College of New Rochelle; M.A. Manhattanville College
Dr. Jacqueline Washington
Professor of Biology
Phone: 4530
B.S. Adelphi University; Ph.D. University of Medicine and Denistry of New Jersey
Millicent Waterman
Assistant Professor of Academic Development
Phone: 6139
B.A., M.S. University of Guyana
Dr. David Weir
Professor of History
Phone: 4524
B.A. Haverford College; M.A., Ph.D. Princeton University; Ph.D. University of St. Andrews
Dr. Marie White
Associate Professor of Education
Phone: 6129
B.A. Gordon College; M.A. Empire State University; M.A. CUNY Graduate Center; Ph.D. CUNY Graduate Center
Dr. Bryan Widbin
Professor of Old Testament
Phone: 5721
B.A. John Brown University; M.Div. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; Th.M. Trinity Evangelical Divinity School; M.A., Ph.D. Brandeis University
Dr. Jack Wiltshire
Professor of Psychology
Phone: 4553
B.A. Brooklyn College; M.A. Biola University; Psy.D. Biola University
Dr. Andrzej Wlodarczyk
Professor of Business
Phone: 6181
B.A. Jagiellonian University; M.Ed. Concordia University; M.B.A. Lindenwood University; Ph.D. University of Nebraska
Dr. Wenbo Yan
Assistant Professor of Biology
Phone: 6182
B.S. Beijing University; Ph.D. Rutgers University
Dr. Keyone Kale Yu
Assistant Professor of History
Phone: 4521
B.A. Clark University; M.Div. Princeton Seminary; Ph.D. Columbia University
Dr. Kwi-Ryung Yun
Associate Dean of the School of Social Work
Phone: 6170
B.S.W. Sacred Heart (Sung Shim) College for Women; M.S.W., Ph.D. University of Wisconsin


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Joshua D. Surver has been awarded an Air Force ROTC scholarship to attend a host college or university. High school seniors from across the United States are selected after a competitive application process based on comprehensive tests scores, scholastic achievement, school officials' evaluations, extra-curricular activities, and community involvement.
The majority of scholarships cover full college tuition, provide a textbook allowance and pay most laboratory or incidental fees. The scholarship program also pays a $350 tax-free monthly allowance to each student during the academic year, which increases to $500 by his or her senior year. The value of a scholarship may exceed $100,000, depending on the student's choice of school and the type of scholarship offered.
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In this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, photo, Kevin Tsujihara, poses for photos in a screening room at the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif. On Friday, Feb. 28, 2013, Tsujihara, 48, who grew up making deliveries as the son of egg distributors, will become the CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment. The third-generation Japanese-American will be the first Asian-American to head a Hollywood studio.(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)


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Sidney Crosby skated in alone on Henrik Lundqvist, faking Sweden's goalie to the ice with a textbook-quality deke and sliding a perfect backhand into the net.
Canada did everything by the book at the Sochi Olympics, winning all six games with a ferocious commitment to defense and discipline. When Canada's captain finally got his first goal of the games Sunday, it had none of the dramatics of Crosby's last Olympic goal four years ago in Vancouver.
But it was every bit as golden.
Jonathan Toews scored in the first period, Carey Price made 24 saves in his second consecutive shutout, and Canada defended its Olympic men's hockey title with a 3-0 victory over Sweden.
"We're just an amazing team to watch, the way we work together," Toews said. "We were just all over them. It's fun to be a part of."
Chris Kunitz also scored as the Canadians confirmed their worldwide dominance in their national game by winning gold for the third time in the last four Olympics. No team in the NHL era has controlled a tournament like this group, which allowed just three goals in six games and never trailed at any point in the 12-day tournament.
Canada became the only repeat Olympic champ in the NHL era and the first team to go unbeaten through the Olympic tournament since the Soviet Union in Sarajevo in 1984.
Canada won its record ninth Olympic hockey gold medal -- its first outside North America since 1952 -- and joined the women's team to complete Canada's second straight Olympic hockey sweep.
Lundqvist stopped 33 shots, but the depleted Swedes couldn't keep pace with the new Big Red Machine in Russia.
While Canada got goals from its two best centers, Sweden had to play without its top three centers. With Henrik Sedin and Henrik Zetterberg already out for the tournament, Nicklas Backstrom was scratched shortly before game time. Swedish Olympic officials said Backstrom had a positive drug test because of an allergy medicine.
"I was ready to play the biggest game of my career," Backstrom said. "And two and a half hours before the game, I got pulled aside. It's sad."
Tommy Boustedt, the Swedish hockey team's general manager, lashed out at the International Olympic Committee about the timing of its decision, saying it was "political" because it would make news.
The governing body refused to fire back.
"We will not comment on any potential process until it has concluded," IOC spokesman Mark Adams said.
Bobsledding: Alexander Zubkov drove Russia to victory in the four-man race, adding gold to his two-man win and making him the sixth pilot to sweep those events at an Olympics.
"We did the impossible," Zubkov said.
Oskars Melbardis of Latvia drove to the silver medal, matching his nation's best showing in a Winter Olympic event. Steven Holcomb, the 2010 four-man champion from Park City, Utah, piloted USA-1 to bronze, ceding his Olympic title but winning his third career medal -- tying the most by a U.S. bobsledder -- and giving the Americans seven sliding medals at the games, tops among all nations.
"We came here to win a medal, and we did just that," Holcomb said. "It was a tough race. It wasn't easy. We kind of knew Zubkov was going to be fast and really hard to beat, and the Latvians had a great day today and pulled away, but to come away with a bronze medal, we're pretty happy with it."
USA-2, piloted by Monterey's Nick Cunningham, finished 12th.
Cross-country skiing: Alexander Legkov led a Russian medal sweep of the men's 50-kilometer race. He was followed by Maxim Vylegzhanin and Ilia Chernousov. That assured Russia of finishing with the most medals. It was also the host nation's first gold in the sport in Sochi.
"This is priceless," Legkov said. "It's more valuable than my life."
Doping: Sochi had six doping cases; Vancouver had one four years ago. As IOC President Thomas Bach sees it, that's good news -- the drug cheats are getting caught. "The number of the cases for me is not really relevant," he said.
Sunday, Austrian cross-country skier Johannes Duerr was cited for the blood booster EPO, the most serious of the Sochi cases.
"It is a black day for us," Austrian Olympic Committee President Karl Stoss said at a news conference.
Duerr finished eighth in the men's skiathlon Feb. 9.


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Q:Which Charger is included with the Factory Reconditioned Ryobi ZRP20021 One Plus 18V 12 in. Cordless Lithium-Ion Straight Shaft String Trimmer/Edger?
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This warranty covers all defects in workmanship or materials in your Ryobi outdoor tools and equipment for a period of one year from the date of purchase.
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Kai-lan is one decked out dinosaur for Halloween! A bit of food coloring, frosting & a big imagination is all it takes to make this a party time staple.
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Spoon 3 tablespoons of vanilla frosting into a plastic resealable bag. Divide the remaining vanilla in half. Tint one part beige by combining the yellow and brown food coloring. Tint the other part light purple by adding the purple food coloring to the vanilla frosting. Spoon into a plastic resealable bag. Tint the chocolate frosting black with the black food coloring. Spoon into a separate resealable bag. Seal all of the bags.
Cut the chocolate taffy rolls into 24 pieces. Shape each piece into a flat 1/4-inch oval for the eyes. Cut the white fruit chews into 12 pieces. Shape each piece into a cone shape for the horn on Kai-lan�s costume (use the photo as a guide). Place candies on a sheet of wax paper until ready to use.
Spread a thin layer of the beige frosting on top of the cupcakes and make smooth. Snip a small corner from the bag containing the purple frosting. Pipe a line across the top third of the cupcake. Pipe lines of frosting down each side of the cupcake. Fill in the top third with more purple frosting and spread to make smooth.
Snip a very small corner from the bags with the white and black frosting. Pipe the eyes on top with the vanilla frosting. Add the chocolate taffy roll ovals. Pipe the hair, eyebrows, lashes, pupils, nose and mouth with the black frosting. Pipe a dot of vanilla frosting as the sparkle in the eyes. Continue with the remaining cupcakes and frosting.
Add the white fruit chew cone as the horn on top of the cupcake.
Give an apple a Rintoo-licious makeover with some yummy dulce de leche
Little dragons everywhere will love Rintoo's too cute Halloween cupcake!
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LSU's Brown among inductees
Published: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 10:23 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 6, 2013 at 10:23 a.m.
BATON ROUGE — LSU says former basketball coach Dale Brown will be among five people inducted into the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame next Friday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on the campus in Baton Rouge.
In addition to Brown, new inductees include Olympic baseball pitcher Kurt Ainsworth; two-sport basketball and track standout Frank Brian; national champion diver Ashley Culpepper-Gluck; gymnast Amy McClosky-McGinley, and volleyball setter Daniela "Dani" Reis.
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Operation Lost Kids will be active on Saturday morning through the last parade of Mardi Gras Day.
Operation Lost Kids is a volunteer group of Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman's Special Reserve deputies who help reunite lost children with their parents or guardians along the parade route during Mardi Gras.
Operation Lost Kids will be located at the corner of St Charles and Louisiana avenues. Anyone finding a lost child can bring the child to this location.
Operation Lost Kids will also assist people with information about the history of Mardi Gras and the location of parades.


text: Does this ring a bell for anyone? Short story set in the future - aliens come to Earth, and bring us the technology they use to travel massive interstellar distances. Nanobots (I think) scan the entire body and brain, then create a physical copy in the far-off place; the original "copy" then dies. In the story, a woman agrees to be one of the first humans to undergo the process, but something goes wrong. Her copy is created, but her original self doesn't die. This violates the aliens' rule that there can only be one copy of a person in existence, so the guy running the operation is ordered to kill the (original) woman. This is a convoluted description, but the basic themes of the story were about what constitutes a person's self and soul, and whether a perfect physical copy is, for all intents and purposes, that same person. It was really interesting, and I can't seem to find it anywhere. Does anyone know what it is, and where I might find it? Thank you! Rachel


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I work out regularly and have just started paying attention to my target heart rate. However, I often times exceed my target heart rate, but I feel great while I'm working out. Is this ok to do?
If you have no current health conditions...why not?! Something you should definetly confirm with your doc if you worried about it...good luck!
Max Heartrate = 220 - age
I asked one of the cardiologists I work with that question and he said "no, it's not bad, but it's not any better. " Dr. Cooper, also a cardiologist,
of Cooper aerobics says as we continue to run and our hearts become more accommodating, it's normal to exceed the current heart
rate formulas. The heart is a muscle and responds to whatever we do as a muscle does. You might want to check Cooper aerobics website
for more on that thought.
220 - age does not always give you an entirely accurate heart rate - it's an estimate. Unless you have tested your maximum heart rate, you may not be exceeding your heart rate. And your precise maximum heart rate changes depending on the activity.
For example, I'm in my thirties, and when I swim (generally lower heart rate) I can maintain a heart rate greater than 190 for many minutes. I'm not really exceeding my maximum heart rate - I can talk right away when I stop, and recover quickly. I'm not working harder than my lanemates with lower heart rates, either.
If you're still able to speak at this higher heart rate, you're probably within your training zone. If not, well, maybe you're pushing it too hard. But don't let the heart rate trick you - your range may differ from the average for your age.
Here's a web site that gives coaching advice based on heart rate... you might want to check it out. www.numetrex.com/coachscorner
Hi Zack, Thank you for asking this question as I was wondering this myself. My problem is that I have a chronic rapid heart beat (tachycardia) which is somewhat controlled with medicine. Even so, my resting heart rate is about 90. I've been exercising pretty vigorously since the end of October 2007 and I ALWAYS exceed my target heart rate while exercising. In fact I very often exceed my "maximum" heart rate, which according to the common formula is 220 - 40 (my age) = 180. I usually get up to about 183. So far I haven't encountered any serious problems, although a couple of times I found it difficult to catch my breath and had to wait while the rest of the exercise group continued on. Still, I would have thought that my resting heart rate would have gone down as I got into shape.
I hope I didn't kill this thread...I was looking forward to more information from my fellow Active members. ?:|
This was great. Thank you for all the helpful information. I wasn't going to ask, but I'm glad I did. I appreciate it.
Eco13, I hope someone will be able to answer your question for you also. Anyone have any answers?
ECO - you're throwin' around some medical words and mentioning medication. This raises some concerns for pushing your heart rate too high. Allow me to offer a few medical thoughts on this.
As others on this thread have pointed out, the "max heart rate" is just a guideline and everyone is different. Going 183 instead of 180 is generally not an issue, nor is going 195 if that's what your body does and you feel ok while doing it.
When we talk about these rates, we're assuming a normal "sinus" rhythm (exercise induced sinus tachycardia to be precise). The electrical impulse to trigger the heart beat starts in the top of the heart in the 'sinus node'.
There are people who's hearts will start to add beats when things get reved up, beats that don't come from the 'sinus node'. They going into a different cardiac rhythm (ventricular tachycardia or a re-entry tachycardia/PSVT or other scary rhythms) that can originate in a different part of the heart and leading to a short circuit type of thing.
If you have a history of an abnormal rhythm, you need to talk with your doctor before intense exercise. If you are feeling like your heart jumps from a semi-normal to a super fast rate all of a sudden, or if you feel like you might pass out or feel bad in some other way, you need to slow down and then go see a cardiologist.
DK, thank you for your response and information. I did see my doctor recently and did mention that I had been exercising regularly since Oct 2007, but honestly I don't recall if I mentioned the fact that a couple of times I had problems catching my breath. Some time ago my doc recommended me to a cardiologist, who in turn recommended I go through a procedure similar to an angiogram in which a small wire is threaded through a vein in my leg to the heart, where a sensor could determine where the "miss-fire" is happening, and then they could cauterize that portion of the heart. I was not at all thrilled about undergoing this procedure, and as it turned out my insurance denied it because it was considered "experimental." I've since been told by another doctor that as long as the condition is controlled by the meds, I should be fine and not to worry about that procedure.
Since it looks like you're an MD, I can tell you that the name of the condition (please pardon my spelling) is paroxysmal atrial tachycardia. I'm pretty good about communicating any problems with the exercise coaches, so I think I'll be OK. The can't-catch-my-breath thing usually happens on foggy or wet days when there is a lot of moisture in the air. Don't know if the moisture has anything to do with it, but maybe I'm not getting enough oxygen on those days?
Hi Eco (and others interested in this topic)
Fascinating! Interesting stuff, isn't this??
Allow me to provide definitions for this discussion:
Dysrhythmia - a messed up rhythm (simple enough, just a fancy word)
Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia (PAT):
Paroxysmal ("it just happens all of a sudden")
Atrial ("top part of the heart" and the origin for this dysrhythmia)
Tachycardia ("fast heart rate")
The first step in diagnosing a dysrhythmia like this is to be hooked up to a heart monitor.
Of course, your heart might not cooperate and show the problem while hooked up to a monitor, so people often have to wear a Holter monitor for 24+ hours. This is a recording device, similar to a polar heart rate monitor, but it actually records the rhythm, too, not just the rate.
I presume you've done this already. Otherwise, you wouldn't have a specific diagnosis (PAT) and no one would have suggested to you to have the electro -physiology study (EP study). The EP study is when they poke you in the femoral area and run the catheter up to your heart. They can map out some of the conduction paths in your heart and, as you mentioned, sometimes cauterize the path that's triggering the dysrrhythmia.
I am a board certified Emergency Physician, I am not a cardiologist or an electro physiologist (a subspecialty of cardiology), so I don't know at which point you should pursue the EP study or have a path cauterized. I tend to agree with the idea that if the meds are controlling things and your cardiologist doesn't think it's dangerous, then hell... don't do it. I would talk to a cardiologist or an electro physiologist about this stuff.
I strongly disagree with your insurance company for saying it's experimental. It's not. It's been done for years and is the standard treatment now for certain dysrhythmias.
There can be more to the evaluation of a patient with a dysrhythmia. Sometimes other things going on with the heart that lead to these dysrhythmias. Sometimes people need an MRI of the heart to assess the heart tissue and check for changes in tissue.
And lastly, regarding the feeling you get when you can't catch your breath on foggy days, perhaps your heart is fine, but your lungs have a harder time in the moist environment? Albuterol, a broncodilator could help there, but it could, and likely would, exacerbate the tachycardia. Talk to your doctor.
Clearly, much of this is beyond what can be covered here. My goal is to simply offer a little clarification and the vocabulary so you and others can both research more on these issues and speak more with your doctors or cardiologists.
Bottom line again: Some weird heart rhythms are bad. The heart rate, how you got there (heart rate jumped up all of a sudden?), and how you feel all need to be considered when deciding who should pursue further evaluation, but the heart rate a lone tells us little. And for those who don't have a funny rhythm, exceeding the "max heart rate" is probably just fine (remember that original question??
Hi to all..a bit "off subject" here, but caught the shortness of breath thing and wanted to make everyone out there of what I ran into last year. A roadie that kept getting "spanked" by women older than I, so I took my bruised ego to the Doc. He did a pulse ox test a promptly sent me to a resp. specialist. After a zillion tests, said my ox levels were running between 86-96% with unk causes and sent me to a cardiac specialist. He did the other zillion tests and came to the same conclusion with no suggestion as to what it might be. Deep breath here. So, I got both my bloodwork tests and looked them over and saw that the B12 levels were extrmemely low, followed that info to some symptoms of same and there, lurking in the shadows was "shortness of breath". amopung other things. So you take the syptom, add the lack of diagnosis, and the low levels and march into your orig. Docs office who suggests 1ml of B12 a mo for 6 mos, and presto, problem solved.
Seems you have to be your own "Doc" every once in a while....I was told the blood work was "fine", and after another look was told, "hmmm, B12 levels are extrememly low. Geeze. Anyway, keep your eyes open to all options, some are pretty obscure! By the way, last pulse ox test was 100 %!
Stuck in the middle of nowhere.....:p
Go hard or stay in the yard...
Wawaski, thanks for the info. Very interesting! I will certainly ask the question about B-12 the next time I see the doc.
By the way - Zack (the original poster, hehe), sorry I sent this thread off on a tangent. How have you been doing? Still feeling good while exercising?
K64 and all:
This was a great discussion. K64...I handle medical malpractice claims (defending doctors and hospitals), and I can tell you that you are exactly the kind of physician witness we (and jurys) love. You explanation was very well written, thoughtful, and easy for anyone to understand...you should consider being an expert witness.
To add to these questions, one other factor in causing a high heart rate during exercise is your location. When I lived in UT, my heart rate was always around 200-210+ when I ran, and I was able to run for 3+ hours. When I moved to Dallas, TX, and took the fitness test for the police department, they put me on a treadmill. Before doing so, they took my resting heart rate (48). I was on the tread mill for 2 minutes @ 5 mph, hardly breathing, and definitely not sweating. The elevated the treadmill to 3 degrees, and my heart rate immediate shot up to 200. The nurses rushed me over to a bench and had me lay down (remember, I wasn't breathing any harder than I usually do while resting...and I had been running 40-50 mile/wk in UT). Anyway, after 60 seconds, my heart rate was 82 and after 2 minutes it was 64. They had me go to the in-house doctor who explained to me that heart rate is a function of oxygen deprivation. Since I had been training vigorously at altitude, it is to be expected that I would a) have a much more rapid heart rate to compensate, and b) have an enlarged heart (something common with athletes). He explained that if I had been left on the treadmill, that my body would have quickly realized that I wasn't ramping up (like at altitude), and my heart rate would have backed down on it's own...that's why I recovered so quickly.
As for shortness of breath, I totally agree with the B12, but if that is not an issue, check your intake of caffine and also aspartaime (nutrasweet). Caffine has many different effects. For one, it is a diuretic and can cause dehydration, which adds stress to things like the heart and lungs, reducing their efficiency. The aspartaime is very, very, very, very bad stuff. The first few times I drank anything with it, I coughed and wheezed all day. This is a known side effect of this drug...yes, drug. Unlike things like Splenda and Nu Stevia (natural 0 carb sweeteners), this stuff is made in a lab. Another real nasty thing that most of us consume unknowingly is corn syrup. This substance (used as a sweetener and preservative) has the highest glycemic index response of any substance...much higher than sugar. After getting on the Atkins diet years ago, I discovered I had a corn allergy. When I cut out the corn and corn derivative products, my stress induced (from exercise) asthema, eczema, and frequent upset stomach issues all resolved. Watch what you drink, and read the labels on EVERYTHING you buy. The more "natural" foods you eat the better, and with veggies, steam them so they stay just a little crisp...we Americans always overcook everything.
Oh, one more thing. For you heart, eat oats at least 4 times per week (Cheerios or oatmeal), and eat onion and peppers after any heavier meal. Onions have been proven to lower our heart rate significantly.
Hope this helps.
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I purchased my copy last Nov (2006) and have a problem printing after exporting as PDF. Apparently this glitch has been fixed in the later versions and I am allowed to update one. However I just don't know how to do it.
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MANATEE COUNTY - A Port Charlotte woman died and a Parrish man was seriously injured in a traffic collision Saturday.
At About 4:45 p.m., Mary Perkins, 65, was southbound and Jason Dearth, 38, was northbound on State Road 37. The Florida Highway Patrol says that, for an unknown reason, Dearth applied the brakes on his Ford F-150 and entered the southbound lane, colliding with Perkins' Nissan Versa.
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|<< (v) The real TB 47.
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(vi) Further bending of reliable sources.
1. In 1985 Irving wrote to a Munich newspaper, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, claiming that the police chief responsible for the 'Final Report' had the 'most reason to minimise the losses', because he was the person with air-raid protection. Irving was implying therefore that the figure of 18,375 given in the 'Final Report' was a politically-motivated underestimate.182 Yet Irving is quite happy in other places to accept the authenticity of police statistics on air-raid losses. As he himself commented with regard to the October 1943 attack on Kassel, the Germans '...kept records of all air raid losses with meticulous care - even those on livestock.'183 After the September 1944 raid on Darmstadt he wrote in the 1995 edition of the Dresden book: 'Once again the police chief's post-raid report provides the best documentary description of the attack.'184 Irving, indeed, quoted the 'Final Report' no less than eighteen times in 1995. Why therefore should it be unreliable? Moreover TB 47 itself had also been signed by the police chief for Dresden. Yet for a long time Irving had accepted the figure of 250,000 given in the forged version of the document as entirely plausible. Here is yet another example of the double standard Irving applies in the evaluation of evidence which suits his case, and evidence which does not.
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AO wrote:More courses need to be like west lake and a couple holes at peninsula.
Maybe you should move to Des Moines.
You have to realize, and I'm sure you do to an extent, that course design doesn't revolve around the top 1% of golfers in the state. (That's a compliment, by the way.)


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Tom Davis of the Inman community just over the border was curious about the crowd angry over required reading at a state-supported school in South Carolina, so he went to the library for a copy of "Out Loud: The Best of Rainbow Radio." "As a straight Christian grandfather of six, I have been disappointed to read about the controversy ... and after carefully reading this short collection of essays and poems about the difficulties and discrimination faced by some of our citizens, I can only praise the university for having the courage to ask its entering students to consider one of this nation's most timely equal rights issues," says Mr. Davis. "In a time when technology allows us to listen only to voices with which we agree, where, if not a university, can we be exposed to views that might expand our horizons? As a lifelong Christian, I have always believed strongly in the words of Jesus Christ when he implored us to love all of God's children as he does. It distresses me that some choose to use religious reasons to stigmatize, demonize and deny equal rights to others in the name of our Savior, who specifically tells us to 'judge not!' "
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Not Much Happened Today
About three years ago, my mother purchased for me a $50 Starbucks gift card. Because I make my own coffee at both work and home, and because I only drink plain old large coffees (I refuse to say the Starbuck size-names so I often get different sizes of coffee when I order?it adds an element of surprise to the purchase), that card didn't run out of credit until today.
It's the end of an era.
I hadn't given a Starbuck's employee any actual cash in so long, I almost forgot what it was like. And I have to say, handing a Starbuck's employee cash is a pretty forgetful experience. Which is probably why I forgot what it felt like.
After purchasing my coffee, adding milk and turning around to leave the Starbucks, I realized I had just left my card with the stupid counter person (I refuse to use the Starbuck sanctioned name for the counter person either, even though I clearly don't have a better name handy). I turned around, cut the line and said to the counter person, "I forgot my card."
"It's? it's out of credit, man" said the counter person. "Why do you want it?"
"What the fuck do you care?" I asked. "It's my card and I want it back."
"I threw it away," said the counter person, who surprised me by actually conveying some confrontational spirit from his eyes and demeanor (believe it or not, most Starbuck's employees tend to be a tad spineless).
"Could you do me a favor?" I asked.
"Sure," he said.
"Could you reach into the trash can and get my fucking card back and give it to me? I'd hate to violate Starbucks' policy by getting it my damn self."
"I suppose so, but I'd sure like to know why you want it."
Now, the truth is that I wanted it because I utilize a front pocket wallet that holds all my cards in a pocket and whenever I remove a card from said pocket, I risk the other ones spilling out every time I pull out my wallet, but I didn't have the time or the inclination to tell this bastard that. So I told him this:
"The answers are on the card."
And the fucker nodded, pulled the trash can out from beneath him, peered into it, and then slowly pulled my card out and handed it to me.
"Answers to what?" he asked as he handed it to me.
"The questions on the card," I said.
And then I left.
To borrow a phrase from the great Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbs), I like to make everyone's day a little more surreal.
I love how you mess with peoples heads.
People out here think im odd for giving stupid answers when i cant be bothered explaining the real ones.
I would tell them to come read this post and see that im NOT the only one who does it.... but that would make sense, and i dont "have the time or the inclination to tell this bastard that".
That doesnt count as plagarism, right? Id hate for you to add me to the list of people who steal your stuff. hmm, if i just add those quote-ey things i could copy paste all your stuff and never write again! cool.
Nathan DeGraaf: Too weird to live, too rare to die.
Nate, you're a weirdo. I'm sure I'm not the first to tell you this, but you're just not right. Funny, but still not right.
Still one of my favorite comics ever, seconded only by Calvin holding a bucket in a boat, yelling "HERE FISH!!!"
As an aside (and at the risk of offending Gaudio), how 'bout them Bulls? I wish I could have been there. You going to make the trek to Birmingham for the Bowl game?
Thanks Hunii, Bill and The Dude.
USF Ian, go ahead, offend Gaudio. I sent him smug text messages throughout the game and then called him shortly after the USF Victory. Instead of hello, he answered the phone with, "Fuck you." He was a little depressed. I enjoyed it.
And no, unless you know someone I could crash with in Birmingham, and someone else to drive, I will not be going to the Bulls bowl game (I'm holding out for the year we win the natl championship: 2010)
I'm just waiting for 2009 when we shock Florida and beat them at home. I cannot wait to see the look on all my UF friends' faces when they finally realize that South Florida is legit, and owned their ass.
Car's full, but I could scrounge up a chunk of floor for ya if you can get up there.
I would have just thrown the card back at him. Preferably at his face.


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FREMONT -- What should have been a routine ground ball suddenly became a tense moment on the diamond as Fremont Aces pitcher "Fingers" Hammonds grabbed it, spun and threw to "Spanky" Sullivan covering second.
The rawhide sphere bounced out of his small, webless glove with the Oakland Colonels runner pounding up the line.
Spanky grabbed the ball barehanded and kept his foot on the base, forcing the out and drawing cheers from his teammates.
It was classic Bay Area Vintage Base Ball, a return to the national pastime of the 19th century, with arcane rules and equipment that encourage an odd mix of old-fashioned gentility and sloppy play.
Both qualities were plentiful Sunday at Karl Nordvik Park, where the Fremont nine defeated the Colonels 18-5.
The contest featured teams from the 10-year-old amateur league, which plays by 1886 baseball rules. Other vintage squads include the Hayward Journals, Berkeley Clarions and two San Francisco squads, the Pelicans and the Pacifics. They play 12 to 15 games a season, sometimes drawing as many as 200 spectators.
League games, featuring 1880s pomp and circumstance, have been compared to Civil War re-enactments, except that nobody knows the ending beforehand.
"I love the game of baseball but having the historical perspective makes it a little more interesting," said Aces player "Lucky" Ott, an assistant coach at Mission San Jose High in Fremont.
Every Aces player has a nickname, such as "Dipper," "BB," and "Doc," born of good-natured teasing. One of the slowest runners became "Stallion," and the oft-injured "Hammy" bears the burden of his tender hamstring.
"Some of the guys in the league I've known a long time, but I don't even know their real names -- just their nicknames," said "Snake Charmer" Jensen, a Pleasanton mortgage broker.
The uniformed Aces look as though they were reincarnated from a yellowing, 120-year-old photograph. Their black pants, held up by gold belts, tuck into gold knee socks, and they tie their black jerseys at the neck with string.
Their circa-1886 equipment has them swinging heavy, 44-ounce bats that swat balls toward thin, undersized mitts with little padding. The vintage baseballs are like modern ones, but are less dense and grow spongy during play.
The primitive gloves make routine plays rare and turn some lazy fly balls into chaotic, run-scoring errors. The mitts also can make a simple game of catch an exercise in pain management.
"During warm-ups your hand gets a little hot," Jensen said. "We all seem to break a finger here or there every year."
Seven balls, not four, earn a walk and foul balls -- "unfair balls" to these history buffs in cleats -- don't count as strikes. Old-time batters, called "strikers," can spend a lot of time at the plate facing down the "hurler" on the mound. The teams -- led by "captains," not managers -- feature a "first keeper" at first base.
An umpire is "Sir," and arguing with him is frowned upon. When small-town squads faced off in the late 19th century, the umpire usually was a well-respected figure in town, like the mayor or a judge, said Ed Rovera, the umpire Sunday.
"It was more of a genteel game then, and behaviors commonplace today would get you penalized," the Oakland resident said. "Cursing or spitting would get you fined a nickel, which was a lot of money back then."
But some things never change: The fans are "cranks."
Rovera cuts a flamboyant figure, umping in a gray suit with tails, top hat and bow tie. His silver handlebar mustache gives him the look of a Barbary Coast barkeeper.
Some vintage players revel in their facial hair authenticity, showing well-groomed 'staches that would make former Oakland A's reliever Rollie Fingers proud.
But it's not all fashion. A contest still must be waged, and bragging rights won. Which leads to conflict, even among gentlemen.
Tension filled the 4th inning Sunday, when some of the Colonels took offense at Fremont's attempts to steal bases while leading 16-2. The Colonels' catcher fired up Fremont by plunking an Aces runner in the back on his way to first. Though the catcher denied intention, a donnybrook seemed about to erupt among the hirsute gentlemen.
But team captains Jensen and "Chops" Siee kept tempers at bay. The two conferred quietly between innings, and "Snake Charmer" told his boys to stop running on pitches.
Crisis averted.
Vintage hurlers and strikers may honor 19th century regulations, but modern practicality rules the day.
"We say, 'Play hard, but don't get hurt,'" Jensen said. "Because everybody has to go to work the next day."
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CAREER: 2005-06: Led team with 100 penalty minutes… Did not a record a point in 28 games… Accumulated a career-high 17 PIMs vs. Los Angeles (1/14)… Saw first ice time of the season vs. Boston (10/7)... Dressed but DNP vs. NY Islanders (10/5)...taken off IR (triceps) prior to season opener.
2004-05: Played with Bodens IK in Sweden, finishing with six points (2+4) and 195 PIMs in 22 games.
2003-04: Led team with 151 penalty minutes…Ranked 17th in NHL in penalty minutes and fifth with 23 major penalties…Led the NHL rookies with 23 majors and finished second in PIMs…Penalty minute total ranks fifth all-time among Sabres' rookies…Assessed 15 PIMs @ Montreal (4/03)… Scored empty net goal vs. Pittsburgh (3/26)…Had one shot and five PIMs @ Washington (3/10)… Scored first-ever NHL goal in 7-1 win vs. Washington (12/31)…Recorded 15 PIMs and one shot in win @ Los Angeles (10/23)…Had five PIMs vs. Dallas (10/13) and one shot…Recorded 10 PIMs vs. N.Y. Islanders (10/11)…Made NHL debut @ Philadelphia (10/09)…Had one shot on goal and four PIMs…In preseason, scored goal against Ottawa (10/05) in hometown…Only player to appear in all eight exhibition games…Led team with 58 penalty minutes.
2002-2003: Tallied 223 penalty minutes for the season, ranking second on Amerks…Finished season logging three total points (3+0)…Ranks 10th on Amerks' all-time penalty minute list with 729…Missed nine games due to injury from 1/31 to 2/15…Recorded 600th penalty minute at Cleveland (12/26)…Scored first goal of season against Hamilton (11/17)…Missed seven games with injury (10/14 to 10/30)…Recorded nine penalty minutes on 10/12 against Philadelphia, to move into 18th place on Amerks' all-time penalty minute list but also injured shoulder that night.
2001-02: Finished season with 388 penalty minutes, ranking second on Amerks' single-season penalty minute list behind Rob Ray (446 PIMs 1988-89)…Led AHL in PIMs, becoming the first Amerk to lead the league in category since Ray in 1988-89…Finished season with career highs in goals (four) and points (five) in 67 games…Broke 500-penalty minute mark as pro @ Cleveland (4/07)…Served one-game suspension vs. Syracuse (4/05)…Played in 100th professional game @ Syracuse (3/06)…Broke 300 penalty minute plateau @ Chicago (3/02)…First Amerk to top 300 PIMs in a season since Rumun Ndur accomplished the feat in 1995-96…Scored first goal of season @ Cleveland (12/20)…Played first game with brother, Geoff (3/22)…Geoff and Andrew both had one goal and one assist @ Cincinnati (3/23)…2002 Playoffs: Did not appear in postseason due to serving two-game suspension.
2000-01: Appeared in 49 games and was fourth on Amerks with 118 PIMs in first season of professional hockey.
1999-00: Scored 19 points in 42 games with Kitchener (OHL).
1998-99: Recorded 14 goals in 54 games with Oshawa (OHL)…Totaled nine points (2+7) in 15 playoff games with Oshawa.
1997-98: Tallied second-most penalty minutes on team with 220 PIMs for Oshawa (OHL)…Scored two goals in Memorial Cup playoffs.


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West Chester University graduate student Sean Fourney arrived on campus at the same time an opportunity arose that seemed tailored for him.
Borough-based WCHE 1520AM had an opening for a 30-minute, live radio program, and wanted to develop a connection with the University. The recent East Stroudsburg University communication studies graduate had hosted a talk show for two years and also served as education director for the student-run campus radio station WESS 90.3FM. When a graduate assistantship at WCU became available, Fourney slid comfortably into a role as both student and broadcaster.
And the live radio program "Ram Jam" was born.
Fourney is on the air from 1:30 to 2 p.m. every Wednesday, telling listeners about activities, volunteer opportunities and the general buzz on campus, as well as giving them some insightful recaps on events he's attended. As a newcomer to campus, his journalistic curiosity and conversational tone invite listeners to linger rather than turn the dial.
Each week, he prepares for a live interview with a University community member on a timely topic, from the political conventions held earlier this fall to mental health awareness month (October). Students, faculty and administrators are all guests.
In doing Ram Jam, he says he's learned "how expert the faculty really are and how much happens on campus."
He chose WCU because everything academically and otherwise was the right fit for him: "It's a beautiful campus and town, close to the city, and I liked the feeling of this small, close-knit community, both on the campus and in the borough."
That sense of community is one of the reasons people should listen to the show.
"We hope Ram Jam will become appointment radio for those in Chester County who want to find out what's happening on West Chester's campus," says WCHE General Manager Bill Mason.
"I hope we can extend the community feeling," Fourney adds, "broadcasting opportunities for the community not only to attend WCU events but possibly to get involved in them alongside students."
Listen to Fourney on Ram Jam at 1:30 p.m. every Wednesday on WCHE 1520AM.


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Negotiators from the Democratic-controlled House and majority-Republican Senate bridged significant gaps between their two budgets and agreed upon a two-year spending plan that achieves several important course corrections for the state.
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