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ST. LOUIS � Bacon lovers can relax. They�ll find all they want on supermarket shelves in the coming months, though their pocketbooks may take a hit.
The economics of the current drought are likely to nose up prices for bacon and other pork products next year, by as much as 10 percent. But U.S. agricultural economists are dismissing reports of a global bacon shortage that lent sizzle to headlines and Twitter feeds last week. Simply put, the talk of scarcity is hogwash.
�Use of the word �shortage� caused visions of (1970s-style) gasoline lines in a lot of people�s heads, and that�s not the case,� said Steve Meyer, president of Iowa-based Paragon Economics and a consultant to the National Pork Producers Council and National Pork Board.
�If the definition of shortage is that you can�t find it on the shelves, then no, the concern is not valid. If the concern is higher cost for it, then yes.�
Fears about a scarcity of bacon swept across social and mainstream media in recent weeks after Britain�s National Pig Association said a bacon shortage was �unavoidable,� citing a sharp decline in the continent�s pig herd and drought-inflated feed costs. The report caused much consternation over a product that used to be merely a breakfast staple but nowadays flavors everything from brownies to vodka.
The alarm was quickly dismissed by the American Farm Bureau Federation as �baloney.�
�Pork supplies will decrease slightly as we go into 2013,� Farm Bureau economist John Anderson said. �But the idea that there�ll be widespread shortages, that we�ll run out of pork, that�s really overblown.�
On Monday, a spokesman for the British pork trade group maintained its position that �there will be a significant tightening in the global pigmeat supply� in the second half of next year, because �the vast majority of pig producers around the world are losing money on every pig they sell.�
�Given the huge amount of interest in the United States created by our earlier press release, maybe more producers will now hang on in production, in the hope of recovering their losses next year and in 2014,� Digby Scott told The Associated Press in an email. �We agree with the view of some economists in the (United) States that supplies will tighten and prices will rise BUT maybe you won�t see �standing-in-line� shortages in supermarkets. Time will tell.�
The stubborn drought in the U.S., the world�s biggest supplier of feed grains, undeniably will affect pig production. The Corn Belt�s lack of moisture twice has prompted the U.S. Agriculture Department to slash its forecast for this year�s corn output. The government now expects U.S. production of the grain to amount to 10.8 billion bushels, the least since 2006.
Those lowered expectations sent prices of corn � also used in ethanol, further squeezing supply � to record highs through much of the summer. Feed generally makes up about 60 percent of the expense of raising a pig. Rather than absorb the higher costs, swine and beef producers often have culled their animals by sending them to slaughter.
As of Sept. 1, the nation�s inventory of hogs numbered 67.5 million head, up slightly from a year earlier, the USDA reported Friday. But the USDA suggested that pork supplies will tighten next year as the nation�s breeding stock and intended farrowings � birthings of litters of pigs � likely will drop due to high feed costs.
�I think we�re going to (still) see pretty substantial liquidations� of livestock, Meyer said, guessing that 3 percent of the nation�s breeding pigs could be sent to slaughter by next March. �And by my estimation, that�s a big move.�
The USDA said the breeding inventory of sows and boars stands at 5.79 million head, down slightly from last year and off 1 percent from the previous quarter.
Such liquidations could mean a temporary glut of pork on the U.S. market, depressing pork prices before the oversupply eases and the volume of pork drops again next year, causing hog prices to rebound, said Ron Plain, an agricultural economics professor at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Consequently, he estimates, the higher costs will be passed along to consumers, who could end up paying 10 percent more for their bacon.
As of Friday, the USDA said, a pound of sliced bacon cost an average of $4.05 at the nation�s supermarkets, down 22 cents from a week earlier.
Pig producer Phil Borgic is banking on high prices. With 3,400 sows near Nokomis in central Illinois, Borgic figures he�s had to spend $2 million more this year for the 600,000 bushels of corn he feeds his pigs.
Rather than sell off animals on the spot market, the 56-year-old farmer is hedging his bets by contracting them out for slaughter over a staggered period � what he sees only as a break-even proposition.
�The previous couple of years have been good to us,� he said. �Then the drought changed the ballgame on a worldwide level.�
He waves off the concerns about consumers facing shortages.
�The U.S. has plenty of pork, and we won�t run out here,� he said. �We�ll have some price inflation, but we have plenty of supply.�


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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
After asking teachers, administrators and various stakeholders for feedback, the Berkeley County School Board approved the first of two readings of the 2013 – 2014 school calendar at its regularly scheduled Jan. 22 meeting in Moncks Corner.
Barring changes, school is set to start Aug. 19, winter break is set for Dec. 23 – Jan. 6, spring break for April 14 – 22, 2014, and the last day is May 30, 2014.
The board is expecting to approve and pass the second and final reading at its Feb. 12 meeting, Berkeley County School District Public Information Officer Susan Haire said.
The board is not expected to make changes for the second reading, but changes are always a possibility.
Haire said the district is asking all principals to take the two versions of their draft calendar to their school community so they can get feedback from their staff.
"That was reported back to the board," Haire said. "We also got feedback from the Teacher Forum."
The main differences in the two drafts is varying dates for teacher workdays and therefore varying days that classes resume.
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The Machinists union on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a labor contract with Boeing to ensure work on the 777X jet stays in Washington state. The vote was 67 percent against the eight-year labor agreement.
Boeing Commercial Airplanes immediately made good on its promise to look elsewhere if the labor agreement failed.
"Without the terms of this contract extension, we're left with no choice but to open the process competitively and pursue all options for the 777X," the Chicago-based aerospace giant said in a statement shortly after the results were announced around midnight Eastern time.
The International Association of Machinists lauded the vote's outcome.
"We preserved something sacred by rejecting the Boeing proposal," said IAM leader Tom Wroblewski, almost a week after he reportedly tore up a copy of the contract proposal at the end of a union meeting in Seattle.
"We've held on to our pensions, and that's big," he said in a written statement after cancelling a scheduled press conference following the vote. "At a time when financial planners are talking about a 'retirement crisis' in America, we have preserved a tool that will help our members retire with more comfort and dignity."
Wroblewski also said he hoped Boeing would not overlook the union's skills when it decides where to build the 777X.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, who signed legislation Monday to provide Boeing with $8.7 billion in tax breaks through 2040 if it builds the new airplane in the Puget Sound area, was disappointed with the outcome but said Boeing ensured him the Evergreen State is not out of the running.
"We could have won this without any competition. We didn't even win it before the race started. Now ... the game is afoot," Inslee said in a press conference following the vote. "(Today) the competition starts, and we intend to be there when the bell goes off." The union's rejection does not mean production on the new aircraft will automatically come to South Carolina, one of the states mentioned as a possible alternative.
A report in The Seattle Times cited an internal analysis by Boeing that shows the Palmetto State is not among the top three contenders.
Though the plane-making company is amassing more land near its 787 Dreamliner campus at Charleston International Airport for an undisclosed use, the Seattle newspaper said leading candidates include Long Beach, Calif.; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Huntsville, Ala.
Long Beach has a skilled workforce where the C-17 cargo jet is made, but the plant will be mothballed in 2015, leaving it open for a possible new use.
A Boeing facility in Salt Lake City makes horizontal stabilizer parts for the 787-9 Dreamliner. Huntsville doesn't make airplanes for Boeing, but it heavily supports the company's aerospace ventures.
"Boeing South Carolina is unlikely to be chosen because that complex needs all its resources to try to get the 787 Dreamliner on track," the newspaper said.
Hints that the nonunionized plant in North Charleston was not in the running came out last week when local and state officials disclosed that no one in the Palmetto State has been talking incentives for Boeing to land the 777X project in North Charleston.
State Senate Finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman, who controls the state's money flow to a great degree and was heavily involved in previous deals to lure Boeing to South Carolina, said no one from the company has approached him seeking inducements for the new plane work. If Boeing comes calling, the state stands ready, he said.
Boeing's top official reiterated the company's stance Wednesday to look outside the state of Washington to produce its next generation of wide-body jets if the 31,000-member union in the Pacific Northwest killed the labor agreement.
Speaking at a lecture at the University of Montana, Boeing CEO Jim McNerney said, "We will consider other alternatives if the vote goes negatively," KING-TV station reported.
The eight-year contract called for union concessions on pension and health care benefits, but it offered members a $10,000 signing bonus and other carrots to accept the deal. The agreement would have ensured no strikes through 2024. The current contract expires in 2016.
Washington's governor hoped Boeing and the union will meet again soon at the bargaining table.
"Ultimately, we will ask the parties to continue talking for some resolution on the agreement," Inslee said.
Boeing South Carolina top executive Jack Jones would not comment Tuesday during a ground-breaking ceremony for a new jet-propulsion plant in North Charleston on the Palmetto State's prospects of landing work for the 777X except to say some of the detailed design work will be done locally.
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Culinary Event Draws Foodservice Operators, Retailers and Packers to Learn About Beef
Culinary Event Draws Foodservice Operators, Retailers and Packers to Learn About Beef
The beef checkoff recently hosted a steak immersion and educational event at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, Calif., to help educate decision makers from more than 30 major U.S. foodservice (restaurant) operators, major retail chains and the top US packers. Because rising food prices and reduced beef supply are causing foodservice operators to rethink their menus, the event aimed to inform operators on the versatility and selling power of beef.
The group -- consisting of chefs from multi-unit chain restaurants such as Applebee's, Chili's, Qdoba and Sizzler, and retailers including Whole Foods, SaveMart, Harris Teeter and HEB -- had the opportunity to learn more about:
New and exciting beef menu ideas
"Producers need to understand that 50 percent of the beef we produce runs through the foodservice channel and we need to make sure they know the different products available and production methods that we use," says Scott McGregor, chair of the checkoff's foodservice committee and producer from Nashua, Iowa. "This event not only helped foodservice operators understand new beef cuts and create new recipes, but they got a better understanding of the overall beef marketplace and economics and why beef prices are where they are."
Operators dove right in to explore a variety of ingredients, unique flavor dynamics and beef pairings – all information they could take back to their foodservice operations to enhance their culinary expertise and menu offerings.
They worked with the top sirloin filet, top sirloin cap steak (Coulotte steak), chuck eye steak (Delmonico steak), boneless country-style ribs and Denver steak. In the test kitchen, each chef was given a base recipe from which they made their own lunch entrée item and on day two, slider menu item.
"No two recipes turned out the same," says McGregor. "There wasn't a beef cut that didn't shine and the chefs' creativity was just amazing. That in itself showed us that the product was very versatile. Our challenge now is to get packers and meat processors to make it available to these restaurants."
In addition to funding from the national Beef Checkoff Program, checkoff dollars from Texas, California, Kansas, Florida, Iowa and South Dakota made this session possible.
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DETROIT – The Red Wings are likely done with roster moves for the summer after signing their own restricted free agent Justin Abdelkader on Friday.
The Michigan native signed a four-year deal to remain with the Wings, who now have 16 NHL forwards under contract. He became a restricted free agent on July 1 and could have filed for arbitration. However, Abdelkader was confident that a deal could be struck without the services of an arbiter
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 21-year-old surfer from DeBary paddling in the waves in the South Jetty, suffered the first shark bite this year season, Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt. Tammy Marris said earlier today.
The surfer, whose name was not immediately available, was bitten 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Marris said, adding he suffered a minor cut to his hand.
Volusia County had eight shark bites last year, most of them near the South Jetty, where sharks as long as 5 feet, are drawn to bait fish that swirl in the swollen surf.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The annual yard sale for the Relay For Life will be held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 200 Canal St. in the New Smyrna Beach Utilities Commission Parking Lot.
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JACKSONVILLE, N.C. -- An Iraq War veteran campaigning for Congress in eastern North Carolina against U.S. Rep. Walter Jones has changed his party registration from Republican to Democrat, saying the tea party has made the GOP too extreme.
In a statement on his website, former U.S. Army Sgt. Jason Thigpen said the recent federal government shutdown triggered his switch. He said the GOP is now dominated by an "extremist movement" that "only appears to thrive on fear and hate mongering of anyone and everyone who doesn't walk their line."
Thigpen said he wouldn't change any of his policy positions, including stanch support for gun rights.
Such a switch is not unprecedented. Third District incumbent Jones pulled off the reverse move in 1994, becoming a Republican after losing a Democratic primary two years earlier.


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Ghetto Ass Bitch.
Serena Williams is such a GAB. (especially at the 2011 US Open finals)
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Sometimes members of the Niagara Falls City Council majority make criticizing them so easy. Too easy.
Recently the triumvirate – Council Chairman Glenn A. Choolokian and Councilmen Sam Fruscione and Robert Anderson Jr. – leveled a ridiculous accusation against Mayor Paul A. Dyster, accusing him of being beholden to Buffalo charities.
Dyster had the nerve to seek help for his beleaguered city from none other than the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo. He wanted $4,000 to pay for the city's membership in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, an organization of Great Lakes mayors that meets every year to discuss relevant issues related to the Great Lakes watershed.
The Council had eliminated the item from the 2013 budget, in part because of the city's fiscal crisis stemming from the loss of Seneca Niagara Casino revenues. The Council had already made that bad situation worse by slapping aside Albany's $13 million lifeline from the New York Power Authority. That would have been an advance on proceeds from the Niagara Power Project relicensing agreement.
The Council majority members didn't like that deal and now they definitely don't appreciate Buffalo charities offering any assistance. Choolokian went so far as to level at Dyster the preposterous charge that the charities were trying to "fund our city and buy favors from your administration." Then Choolakian added: "I've been in the system for 27 years, and I've never seen Buffalo get involved like they have since you've been mayor."
Twenty-seven years is a long time. Perhaps the shenanigans the chairman has witnessed over that time caused him to judge harshly that which he doesn't understand. The mere thought of Buffalo charities in their city has rattled not only Choolokian but his cohorts, Fruscione and Anderson. This may be a matter for the FBI, according to Choolokian.
More evidence of influence peddling, if you ask this group, was the Community Foundation's assistance in Dyster's effort to attract the best candidates for top administrative posts back in 2007. It was tough luring candidates, given the city's low salaries. The foundation established a fund of anonymous donors who pledged to "build a better Niagara." And the John R. Oishei Foundation offered to help funds arts and culture. Now, in a city that needs all the help it can get, the Council majority is saying it doesn't need such "outsiders" meddling in city business.
Dyster is left, as they say in social media parlance, SMH (shaking my head). So are the others on the Council, Charles Walker and Kristen M. Grandinetti. Grandinetti couldn't have said it better when she called the actions "very irresponsible and frankly embarrassing."


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Cell imaging is an increasingly useful tool in predictive ADME/Tox strategies, according to Karen Tilmant, Ph.D., research scientist, investigative nonclinical safety, at UCB Pharma, who spoke at Mondial Research Group's "Conference on Predictive Human Toxicity and ADME/Tox Studies" held recently in Brussels.
"One test that is gaining importance is the automated micronucleus test, based on cell imaging of fluorescent-labeled nuclei and micronuclei," said Dr. Tilmant. The formation of micronuclei is a result of chromosome loss (aneugens) or detachment of a chromosome fragment (clastogens).
"The manually performed micronucleus test is validated and widely used, but it is low throughput. Also, counting can vary with the person who evaluates the microscope slides. The automated micronucleus test has advantages of being medium throughput, providing objective reading, and it can easily be applied in screening."
The goal of predictive ADME/Tox, of course, is to reduce late-stage attrition. Identifying genotoxicity early is especially critical, noted Dr. Tilmant, "because it is often an insurmountable hurdle in drug development. Even a small mutation can lead to cancer."
UCB's in vitro toxicology group screens compounds with various automated imaging tests "to rank compounds from the same family and to allow the selection of the best compounds for further testing." Improved cell imaging and high-content screening techniques received a fair amount of discussion at the conference, no doubt because of expanding applications. "Besides genotoxicity tests, cell imaging allows work on different other toxicity markers, through different immunomarkers and fluorescent dyes," Dr. Tilmant said.
Estimating the unbound fraction of a compound in the brain is a key parameter when developing drugs for the central nervous system. Currently, dialysis systems and brain slice assays are the methods of choice. Hinnerk Boriss, Ph.D., CEO of Sovicell, described the company's two-year-old Transil technology, which, he said, is faster and cheaper than other methods and has been shown to be as accurate as dialysis in work recently published by GlaxoSmithKline.
"The old way of looking at how difficult it is for a drug to pass the blood brain barrier (BBB) is actually the wrong question. Every drug gets into the brain, just to different extents. The right question is what happens when the drug actually gets into brain," said Dr. Boriss. He noted that many drugs have drastically differing BBB penetration profiles—e.g., Sumatriptan (poor BBB penetrator) and Sertraline (high penetrator)—but are also effective in the brain.
Transil uses porous silica beads as a carrier for biological molecules such as membranes and proteins. Sovicell's Transil Brain Absorption kit is made with reconstituted porcine brain lipid membranes immobilized on the beads.
After mixing and incubation for two minutes the beads are separated by low-speed centrifugation.
"If you do LC/MS, which is the standard method in this field, then you need longer gradients to interpolate the biological matrix from the compound of interest to quantify them. With our method there is no need to separate the biological matrix because that's the beads. We just remove the beads and you can straight away analyze and quantify the samples. It's three to four times faster for analyzing and quantifying the results."
Dr. Boriss emphasized that lipid binding is a more important indicator than protein binding "because there are very few proteins that contribute to binding. It's about 28 micromolar albumin that contributes to binding versus about 125 micromolar lipid and the affinity of drugs to lipids is three to four orders of magnitude higher on average—higher than binding to albumin."
Sovicell offers assay chips and assay services on a small scale. Dr. Boriss believes the technology has the potential to enable companies to ramp up screening activities, reduce investments in instruments, or redirect other activities to instruments previously tied up with processing samples from dialysis.
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He has been one of the leading voices in Western New York's business arena for nearly 30 years and, at times, has been a controversial figure. Andrew J. Rudnick will retire in June as president and chief executive officer of the Buffalo Niagara Partnership.
He sat down with The Buffalo News' Brian Meyer to discuss his tenure. Here is a summary of some issues in the interview that is part of the weekly "In Focus" series; you can watch the full six-minute interview at BuffaloNews.com/video.
Meyer: Why the departure?
Rudnick: I'm a baby boomer ... baby boomers are retiring. I'm 62 years old. I've been working for nearly 40 years straight. In my mind, it's enough already. … From the organization's point of view, and from the community's point of view, this is a good time to retire, because we're dealing with strength as a community. I think the leadership of this organization and the leadership of the business community – the leadership of the community overall – are working more effectively and corroboratively than they ever did before. And so what better time to go out than when things are good, and when they're so good that it should be easy for the best person to be interested in this job once I'm actually gone.
Meyer: I'll ask you a question I sometimes ask my college students after they've done a big project. What grade do you think you should get for your 28-year project here?
Rudnick: That's a real good question. And clearly, I'm not the right person to answer that. I will say that what I was asked to do when I was recruited here – to re-create private-sector initiative, to have the business community provide leadership in all kinds of issues – has occurred. And it has occurred to a degree that I think everyone will recognize and everyone respects. And I think part of the success the community has had here that we see in 2013 is as a result of that more effective, more collaborative ... private sector initiative. So I'll give my grade as complete.
Meyer: Looking back at these 28 years ... what would you do differently if you could go back?
Rudnick: I think the one thing that I would probably have done more of – I don't know if it's differently – is I probably would have been more concerned about marketing what we do in order for more people to understand what we do as an organization and as the business community ... I may have been naive in the sense of feeling that good work is enough. What we're doing much more of ... than we did in 1992 and '93 is market, communicate our activities, our intent, the need for involvement, etc. I probably should have started more of that earlier.
Meyer: Moving Western New York from its well-known industrial past to this new economy, a lot of critics say it has been a snail's pace.
Rudnick: I think everyone in virtually every community thinks that there hasn't been enough progress made, that they would like to have more change occur faster. The reality is, change takes time. I think it's real important for people to understand that a lot of what is occurring today started 10, 15, 20 years ago. And it's only because it started and people stayed with it – and had a durability and a patience – that we are seeing the very positive results that we've seen. ... Patience is part of what has to continue to happen. Involvement of patient people over time, the continuous commitment of civic leadership, is going to be key for this community's future.


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Jiyuan Yu, professor of philosophy, was appointed director of the UB Confucius Institute (CI) in August, and says he plans to revamp the institute to enhance and support Chinese studies and promote traditional Chinese culture on campus.
Specifically, Yu wants to take the institute beyond its artistic exchange and community education role and integrate the CI into UB's mainstream campus life, academic offerings and research as an element of "Realizing UB 2020: Achieving Academic Excellence."
Through UB 2020 — the university's strategic plan — the university is pursuing ways to further globalize the university and its curriculum, enriching the experiences of all students and preparing them to navigate in an increasingly diverse world.
The Confucius Institute at UB opened in 2010 under the direction of Kristin Stapleton, associate professor of history and former director of the university's Asian Studies Program. From its inception, the CI has supported and facilitated cultural exchanges between UB and Chinese universities, and notably, has brought teams of Chinese artists to Buffalo to celebrate Chinese New Year and other Chinese festivals with elaborate and well-attended presentations of Chinese performance art.
Under Stapleton's direction, the CI also co-sponsored seminars and symposia, and established a Chinese language program through which native Chinese-speakers from Capital Normal University in Beijing come to Buffalo and teach Mandarin to K-12 students. Participants now include four Western New York school districts and seven private schools, and more are expected to enroll in the program.
Yu says he now is focusing the institute inward by creating well-defined educational on-campus and overseas programs for UB undergraduate and graduate students and faculty. This effort has produced new scholarship and study abroad programs, lecture series and language programs for UB.
Yu urges students to take advantage of the institute's campuswide initiatives to make themselves well-rounded individuals by developing a better understanding of Chinese culture and tradition. He quotes Confucius in this regard: "I am not bothered by the fact that I am unknown; I am bothered when I do not know others."
Another initiative is the new Distinguished Lecture Series instituted by the CI, which welcomes leading Chinese scholars to Buffalo to present lectures in their fields. Yu says UB faculty members from all disciplines are encouraged to nominate lecturers for the series, which began early this semester with a talk on ritual by Michael Puett, Walter C. Klein Professor of Chinese History at Harvard University. Yu points out that Confucius taught that ritual serves to unite people and strengthen the human community.
Yu also has been at work developing new CI academic offerings, including a new scholarship program for UB undergraduates interested in pursuing a PhD at a Chinese university.
The scholarship would cover tuition, a lodging-and-living stipend, in-China health insurance and round-trip air fare, all paid for by Confucius Institute headquarters in China. UB's CI will facilitate the application process and recommend students. Applicants must achieve a test score of at least level 5 on the HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi), China's only Chinese language-proficiency test for non-native speakers).
For undergraduate s who wish to study abroad, Yu says the CI and the UB Department of Linguistics will collaborate to expand Chinese language classes at UB, and develop a new two- or three-week program at Capital Normal University.
He says that although UB already has several semester and yearlong academic courses of study in China, "This one will offer a less-expensive option for China study and will permit more UB students to realize the university's goal that each UB student has an international experience."
In another new development, Yu says the institute and the UB Graduate School of Education have agreed to offer a master's-degree program in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, which will lead to New York State teacher certification. The proposal has been submitted to SUNY for consideration. If approved, the program is expected to launch in the fall 2014 semester.
"In a way, the CI helps bring Buffalo to China and China to Buffalo, which furthers the university's service to its surrounding community," says Bruce Pitman, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
UB's Confucius Institute is part of a network of 300 institutes officially headquartered in the Office of Chinese Language Council International, also known as Hanban. Though the organization is affiliated with the Chinese Ministry of Education and is subject to general guidelines established by Hanban, Yu says the UB institute manages its own budget and is governed by a board of directors composed of representatives from UB and Capital Normal University, and chaired by Stephen Dunnett, UB vice provost for international education.
Yu says administrators of the institution welcome collaboration with the UB and Buffalo community and look forward to sharing their traditions and culture through more campuswide events.
For more information, visit the Confucius Institute website.
I would be interested in knowing what foreign language methodology preparation the native Mandarin speakers have for teaching in U.S. public schools.
My understanding is that both methodology and classroom management in Chinese schools vary quite a bit from L2 methodology and classroom management in U.S. classrooms.
I hope that the teachers are well-prepared for both before they come to the U.S. so that the teaching learning experience for all is successful.
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5 Arguments Parents Have (Never Won) With Their Kids
Think back to the most frustrating, heated arguments you've ever had with your parents, and chances are that most of you will remember something from the heart of your teenage years. And if you're old enough to have kids of your own, most of you are going to remember those arguments as petty and laughable. Then you're going to cringe when you realize that you'll be repeating that same stupid bullshit from the other side when your kids reach that age ... and there isn't a goddamn thing you can do about it.
You have to keep in mind that it's not their fault. The most volatile arguments you'll ever have reach the point of suppressing punches because they are impossible for either side to win. And as long as you go into these conversations with that "win" mentality, the following arguments will face-fuck your patience into a flickering memory.
#5. "You Don't Understand Me! It's Not Like When You Were a Kid!"
The Argument:
"How can you possibly tell me that you understand what I'm going through? Back when you were a kid, if you got stressed out you could just pay five bucks to fill up your gas tank, listen to grunge music and smoke pot with your slacker friends, and it was totally expected. We have virtually nothing in common. You like different movies, music, TV shows. You have a completely different sense of humor from me. The world has moved on, and today's kids aren't like they were back when you were my age. We're more technology-minded, we know more about how the universe works, we have different styles and sensibilities than your generation. It's impossible for you to understand, so stop telling me that you do. Hey, you know what else? Fuck Pearl Jam ... yeah, I said it."
"Don't look at me like that, I'm trying to have a talk with my dad."
Why It's Unwinnable:
The kid's reasoning is perfectly sound based on the information available to him. Who the hell is the parent to say that he's spending too much time on the Internet when the parent didn't even have the Internet as a kid? It sounds to the kid like an unfrozen caveman is lecturing us on the dangers of wearing shoes instead of wrapping our feet in a nice hollowed-out mammoth scrotum. What is impossible for the teenager to understand is that the larger lesson Dad is trying to get across (i.e., that learning to manage your free time is the difference between success and failure as an adult) hasn't changed in 10,000 years.
But you can't blame the kid for that. Teenagers have just learned to use reason and logic on an adult level, but they have virtually no practice. They're being trained to think critically, but until real-world scenarios pop up that put that tool to practical use, it's like being handed an F-15 fighter jet, getting a crash course on how to fly it and then being shoved directly into battle against hardened vets. They're in a very odd stage of life where the adult part of their brain is starting to kick in, but the kid side is still hanging around like a meth head's last tooth.
That latter mentality is the side that's judging the world around them based on the surface things that matter to teenagers: music, styles of dress, level of socially acceptable bigotry. Because at that point in their lives, that's what they've been exposed to -- two cliques that wear different clothes and listen to different music might as well be from different planets. What they can't do -- what is physically impossible for them to do -- is something every adult can: compare their own generation's teenage years with those of current teens.
No, not those fucking idiots. I'm talking about actual teenagers.
How can they? Those people don't exist yet. And in turn, teens haven't lived long enough to witness with their own eyes and ears (not just listen to a lecture about) the perpetual cycle of identical thoughts and feelings among that age group, regardless of their differences in pop culture or what style of cloth they use to cover their floppy parts. It's why many teenagers fall into this line of thinking, and why most adults laugh it off with a condescending "Oh, man, when you're older you are going to feel really stupid." It's enough to make kids want to reply, "Yeah, when I'm older, I'm going to beat your ass for saying that."
#4. "You Have No Idea What You're Talking About!"
The Argument:
"Everything you just said to me is so far removed from my life that I'm genuinely baffled as to why you even said it. I decided long ago that I was going to wait for marriage before I had sex, yet here you are with a condom and a banana, looking like the lecture you're about to give will get your name on a government watch list. I told you I've never done drugs in my life and that I never intend to, but I can't go one week without hearing about how bad crack is. You're talking about politics as if I give a crap, and virtually everything you're saying is the exact opposite of what I believe. What works for you isn't going to work for me, and every time you talk about these types of things, you sound like you're just making shit up as you go along."
"And that's why you don't want to have unprotected sex: dong goblins."
Why It's Unwinnable:
This works both ways, and it's equally frustrating on both ends because, yes, there are plenty of people out there who don't in fact have any goddamn clue what they're talking about. And yet they talk. By the time you're in your teens, you've figured out that a lot of what adults say is ridiculous scare-mongering ("Everyone who smokes a joint is five minutes away from blowing a homeless man for crack!").
So it's kind of a Catch-22 for an adult, because obviously the time to tell kids about drugs, STDs, etc. is before they run into them in the real world. But that means that everything that's being told to them sounds like a worst-case hypothetical. They hear, "One day, there's a possibility that people may ask you to do things that are against your beliefs. They may try to get you to do things you said you'd never do." And since they've never had that happen to them, you might as well be saying, "Now, when you fight Metallica, make sure to favor your left side."
Oh, Lars ... you have no idea how long we've been waiting for you to say that.
They can't see it as "This will absolutely happen because it eventually happens to everyone," because they haven't been through it. For most of them, even your real-life examples are just stories -- anecdotes that happened to other people. The reason it perpetuates the argument is because in the end, it always boils down to "That was them. They are not me. I made my decisions, and I'm sticking with them. Frankly, I'm insulted that you think that little of my resolve. I am a strong person, not some shallow, weak idiot who caves at the first sign of peer pressure. I dictate my own actions."
And once again, everything they've seen in their lives so far says they're right. Their record up to that point may be spotless outside of a couple of groundings and detention; it's not like there are a lot of 12-year-olds out there who know what the crushing weight of regret feels like. So if what they're doing has been working so far, why should they listen to you?
#3. "You've Just Got to Let Me Be Me!"
The Argument:
"I'm sick of you trying to mold me into another version of you. You're trying to dress me in your clothes, make me talk and act like you ... I am not you. I'm my own person, and you have to let me express myself in my own way. If I want to cut my hair a certain way, I will. If I want to send my boyfriend topless photos of myself, that's my right. I'm not a kid anymore, and I make my own decisions! You have to let me be me. Now please leave me alone so I can finish learning to comb my hair the way my favorite band combs theirs."
"I'm into punk. Or mid-'80s pop. I really can't tell anymore."
Why It's Unwinnable:
This is one of those times when the kid is actually right, but not for the reason she thinks. The teenage brain thinks either "I have finally become the amazingly cool, awesome, sexy badass I was always destined to be" or "I have become the tortured, oppressed, dark genius adults fear," but both amount to the same thing: "I have grown into something amazing and complex that you boring grown-ups can't understand." They're not right about that part, of course. But they're right that they have to go through that ridiculous phase in order to come out the other side as a well-adjusted person.
There's no way around it. Looking back on our teenage years, most adults could pick out a couple dozen ridiculous or embarrassing things that they'd love to erase from existence. Like the time you went to that protest wearing nothing underneath your giant fish costume. Then when it caught on fire and you had to escape, the whole world saw the Gin Blossoms tattoo on your ass.
But the truth is that having the ability to look back on those things with a cringe is the reason we don't repeat them. Well, mostly. The fish thing happened seven more times, but that's another article. As a parent, it's hard to get past our biological demands to protect our own kids from the world's bullshit, but there is absolutely a time when we have to. The problem is knowing the line. Yeah, it's probably a good idea to flat-out prevent them from tattooing racial slurs on their face ... but it may be to their benefit to just let them find out on their own that speaking like a gang member when they're trying to be taken seriously isn't going to work out in most social non-gang settings.
"Sup, bitches? I'm here about the fuckin' summer job. Recognize."
It's incredibly easy to sit back and say, "If you'd just listen to what I'm trying to tell you, you could avoid so many stupid, preventable mistakes in your life." But no one wants to live their life based solely on the words and warnings of another person. Especially at an age when we're literally programmed to rebel against those warnings. It's a case of push and pull where, no matter what you say, the argument is always going to come back to "Fuck you. You can't control me. This is my life, not yours."
And they're right -- they have the steering wheel now. All you can do is offer directions and say "I told you so" when they don't take them and end up in a Mexican prison.


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While pregnant with daughter Rainbow Aurora, Holly Madison decided to turn the page on her old eating habits. She now has the post-baby body to show for it.
Having lost the 30 lbs. she gained during pregnancy, Madison didn't really shed those pounds with aerobics, she tells PEOPLE. She did it with her menu.
"I really wanted to eat more healthy while I was pregnant so I started reading a lot of nutrition books," she says. "It was really through diet that I lost the weight. I used to be the most unhealthy person. I would eat fast food everyday because I was on the go. When you have someone else's life in your hands, you become more aware of nutrition."
With her first-hand experience, the former Playboy model is partnering with ediets.com to launch the Holly Madison Diet, a diet geared toward pregnant women and new mothers.
"It will give recipes and you get a diet tailored to your likes and your needs," she tells PEOPLE. "You can customize it to the things you want, whether it's meals or snacks."
These days, the newlywed is really into green smoothies and healthy snack bars.
"Before [Rainbow was born], I was work, work, work, but as long as I stayed somewhat skinny that was all I cared about," she says. "Now it's a totally different thing. Now I want to be healthy and at a proper weight for healthful reasons."
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Fleet Feet Sports, the nationally recognized specialty retailer of running and walking shoes, apparel, and accessories, opened a store in Mount Pleasant on Thursday, March 14, marking the 100th store for the company. Family - owned and operated by Mount Pleasant residents Chris and Amy Minkel, the new store will be the third Fleet Feet Sports store in South Carolina.
It is located near Whole Foods Market in the Patriots Plaza Shopping Center.
Fleet Feet Sports Fleet Feet Sports is the nation's leading franchisor of running specialty stores.
The Glasspro Pit Stop has announced that construction of a new state-of-the-art Cactus Car Wash next to the existing Pit Stop automotive service facility began on March 1.
The new car wash will replace the existing Pit Stop car wash and is scheduled to open this June.
During the Cactus construction phase, the Glasspro Pit Stop automotive service center will remain open.
The Glasspo Pit Stop Car Care Center will continue to offer a complete range of
automotive services, from major repairs to routine vehicle maintenance, tires, brakes, quick lube service, tire rotation, wheel alignment and much more.
Cactus operates several car wash facilities in the Southeast, including three others in the greater Charleston area, as well as several in Florida and Georgia. Cactus
Car Wash offers customers traditional, full-service car washing, exterior-only express car washing and a variety of special detailing and restoration options.
Charleston Ear, Nose & Throat Associates are pleased to announce the addition of Thomas Oma Hester, MD, FACS to their medical staff.
Dr. Hester, a board-certified and fellowship-trained ear specialist, will be a key participant in directing patient care and services for The Hearing and Balance Institute at Charleston ENT, a newly launched center with satellite offices, where physicians collaborate with audiologists to solve the most challenging hearing and balance problems.
Before receiving his doctorate from East Carolina University School of Medicine, Dr. Hester earned a BS in Biology from St. Andrews Presbyterian College. He performed surgical internships at Bowman Gray and the University of Kentucky, followed by an ENT residency at the University of Kentucky.
He then completed his sub-specialty fellowship in Otology/Neurotology at the Ear Research Foundation, Sarasota, FL.
Dr. Hester is actively involved in hearing research initiatives and a frequent presenter at national and regional conferences on ear, nose and throat topics.
He has authored a score of medical journal articles and a textbook chapter in the field of otolaryngology.
Board-Certified in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Neurotology Society, Dr. Hester is seeing patients at Charleston ENT's West Ashley, Mount Pleasant and Summerville locations as well as The Surgery Center of Charleston.
East West Partners and Cooper River Realty welcome Patty Scott with Carolina One New Homes as sales executive for the Tides Condominiums.
Scott joins the team in sales for the Tides Condominiums with more than 20 years of experience in luxury real estate sales and development. Working in sales and marketing for Ginn Real Estate, DR Horton and most recently, The Ponds of Summerville, Scott has extensive knowledge of the regional real estate marketplace.
East West Partners is managing the sales and marketing of the remaining residences at the Tides, backed by a sales team including Mac Triplett, Patty Scott and Carolina One New Homes. East West Partners has started reintroducing these residences back to the real estate market, with the first residences listed as of March 1.
For more information about the Tides, visit www.TidesCharleston.com. For more information on East West Partners, visit www.ewpartners.com. For inquiries on available residences, contact Mac Triplett at email@example.com or Patty Scott at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Miami-based Houck Anderson, a renowned maritime and admiralty law firm, announced that it merged with The Chartwell Law Offices, one of the fastest growing law firms on the East Coast. The merger became effective March 1.
The merged firm will operate under the Chartwell name. Chartwell's practice areas have also expanded to handle toxic tort, creditor's rights and construction defect litigation.Carolina One
Carolina One Real Estate Services has recently named 75 of its realtor associates as Lifetime Achievement Award recipients. To qualify for this prestigious and exceptional accomplishment, an associate must have closed 500 homes or generated $100 million in closed volume within the Greater Charleston MLS area.
Lifetime Achievement Award recipients includethe following Mount Pleasant agents:
Coleman Boulevard: Susan Altman, Timm Gipe, Nancy Hoy, Ed Hunnicutt, Dede Warren
Isle of Palms: Charlie Aikman, Mac Jenkinson, Everett Presson, Bill Smith, Darlene Smith, Win Walker
Longpoint Road: Chuck Aydlette, Pam Bishop, Lynn Carmody, Kathy Carrier, Ursula Erichsen, Lolly Fabian, Gregg Fesler, Terry Horres, Katrina Johnson, Tommy Lovett, Mary Molony, Cary Walker
Mount Pleasant North: Don Dawson
New Homes: Sunday Lempesis
For the first time in the Charleston area, Keller Williams has named a commercial director, Joshua Schaap, to head up the commercial division.
Marking the rise in commercial real estate sales, Keller Williams, the largest residential real estate company in the country, has named a commercial director to the Charleston area.
This means the commercial market in the tri-county area will have proper representation.
Schaap, a multi-million dollar real estate broker, has successfully sold commercial real estate in the Charleston area for more than a decade with his business, Charleston Connection Real Estate Services.
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Gymnastics' Christian Named All-MAC Second Team
Denasiha Christian, a sophomore member of the Ball State gymnastics team, has been selected to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team in a vote by the league's head coaches.
Christian has posted four first-place finishes on the vault and four on the floor for the Cardinals this season. She tied her career high on the vault with a 9.85 at Southeast Missouri State. Christian also tallied a 9.85 mark on the vault vs. Central Michigan last season and at the 2013 MAC Championships. She managed a season best 9.90 on the floor at Ohio State and tied the Ball State record on the floor with a 9.95 at the 2013 NCAA Regional.
Ball State will compete at the MAC Championships Saturday in Ypsilanti, Mich.


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PLEASE NOTE: SKY CHAIR closes daily at 9 PM.
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Remember we have a safe, marked and maintained Snowshoe Trail network within the Nordic Ski Area. Cypress Mountain strongly recommends that you stay within the Alpine and Nordic Ski Area Boundaries for all activities at all times - areas beyond the Boundaries are not controlled and many hazards exist - we provide a wide variety of safe and fun activities and services within our Boundaries for all ages and abilities so be Smart and be Safe!
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The skate park is open today at 9:30am!
The 'Skate Park' is located off of Eagle Chair and was recently rebuilt and is currently home to 13 different features. Super fun and flowy, come see why its called the Skate Park. Visit the Park Blog Page for the latest park post!
The 'Patio Park' is scheduled to open this week with the Katal Airbag on:
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Friday 14th 4pm-8pm
Saturday 15th 11am-8pm
Sunday 16th 11am-4pm
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The Skate Park starts out with the following features:
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Going back to school? Nontraditional students face special hurdles
When most of us think of college students, we picture young adults between the ages of 18 and 23.
But according to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 21 percent of U.S. college students in the 2011 school year were over the age of 30. You'd think with that with so many older students, colleges would be focused on meeting their needs, but older students still face special challenges as they complete their degrees.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
An officer was behind a pick up truck that kept swerving in and out of its lane and, at one point, drove half way into the oncoming lane. according to the police report.
The vehicle turned into a neighborhood and drove down the middle of the street before the officer finally pulled the driver over.
The driver was smoking a cigarette when the officer approached him, the report said.
But the smoke did not cover up the smell of booze. The officer asked him for his license, registration and insurance - the usual.
The driver then handed over his license and asked the officer what he needed.
Then he asked the officer what he had given him so far. The officer asked the driver if he had been drinking, and he replied that he had a couple of beers.
He was asked to step out of his vehicle, and the driver asked the officer if the officer could just follow him home since he lived right around the corner.
When he got no response the driver walked to the rear of his truck, falling slightly into it.
Before they began field sobriety tests he was asked again about drinking and this time he said he had five beers at a concert that night.
He was asked if he had any physical impairments and he said he had bad knees but could walk and stand on one leg just fine.
He also said he had a college education and knew his alphabet.
But according to the police report, when asked to recite the alphabet from D to R, he said E, E, F, G, H, R, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U.
Then he said, "What was I supposed to do again?"
The officer explained the instructions a second time and this time he said, "D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, aaahhh, J, K, (pause), L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, there is an I in there somewhere."
And the one leg stand didn't go so well either, according to the report. He said he could not stand there because he was not feeling good.
He was eventually arrested for DUI. He blew a .10 percent and was taken to the jail.
On the way there he said he did not even have any beer at the concert. Instead he stated he drank a double scotch and a double vodka.
The officer asked him why he lied and he said, "Telling you that I had a couple of beers sounded better than telling you I had four shots of liquor."
A woman living in an apartment complex often walks her three dogs without a leash. They roam free and become aggressive when they pass other dogs locked up on their back porches or in their own fenced-in yards.
Another tenant of the complex has witnessed this behavior many times.
Most recently, this witness watched the woman kneel down in front of her fence, feed her dog something and keep going. Not 24 hours later, the dog became very sick and refused to eat.
The vet was not able to treat the dog due to the witness not being able to cover the costs.
The witness then healed her dog with a home remedy, but called police because she felt certain the crazy dog lady fed her dog something poisonous.
There was no way to prove this, but officers did go to the woman's house and warn her not to let her dogs run free and to stay away from other dogs.
Two high school kids got busted by in-school surveillance cameras for stealing.
They must have been starving because it was reported they stole $4 worth of items out of a vending machine.
One would act as the look out and one would lie down on the ground and squirm his skinny arm up and over the stop bar to grab items out of the machine, according to the report.
They stole things like a poptart or rice krispy treat.
The boys admitted to wrongdoing and were punished by the school administration.
The vending machine company chose not to press charges, but did want to be reimbursed.
Both kids' parents agreed to pay back $2 each.
A 33-year-old local man called police in reference to his car being stolen.
He said he last saw his car on a Saturday night and that Monday morning he noticed his car was missing from his usual parking spot.
He said his golf clubs were still in his trunk.
Police began their investigation and learned the car had been towed by a local tow service Monday. The call for service came in from the manager of a local bank.
The police brought in a crime scene tech to inventory the car.
The golf clubs were still in the trunk.
An employee of the tow company overheard police doing their investigation and offered up some information.
He said a car had hit a fast food restaurant sign on Saturday night and car parts were all over the roadway.
Police collected those car parts which were of similar make and model of the allegedly stolen car.
The case remains active until police can review the tape from the bank and the fast food restaurant to determine who the driver was.
A gas station clerk called police after a man fell asleep at the wheel of his car in front of one of her pumps.
Police arrived and asked the man what he was doing. He said he was sleepy and not driving.
He said his friend went to the restroom but never returned.
The driver appeared to be unsteady on his feet, according to the report, and not aware of what was going on around him.
He completed a series of field sobriety tests successfully and said he had not been drinking alcohol or doing drugs.
Several minutes went by and the driver's "friend" never reappeared.
He maintained his story that he never drove the car.
But the gas station clerk pulled the video that clearly shows the suspect driving into the gas station parking lot, circling around the pumps and then parking.
No one was in the car with him, according to the report.
It turns out his license is suspended.
This was his second citation for driving under suspension.
A high school student stayed late after school for an extra-curricular activity.
When she walked out to her car, parked in the school parking lot, she saw that her car had been vandalized. Someone had keyed a vulgar cuss word into her paint job. She called police and showed them what happened.
When asked if she had any idea who would do this to her, she immediately spouted off the name of a girl she had been having issues with.
No one saw the incident take place, but school officials said they would pull the surveillance tape to see if they could ID anyone.
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Jennie Garth has a new man in her life.
The former Beverly Hills, 90210 actress posted a picture of her boyfriend, Michael Shimbo, on Instagram Thursday along with the comment, "#luckylady"
A source close to Garth confirms to PEOPLE that she's been steadily seeing Shimbo, a San Francisco-based media exec who is the CEO of a video travel channel called PlanesTrains+Automobiles.
Garth, 41, who finalized her divorce from Twilight star Peter Facinelli in June, has been sharing pics of her new beau on Twitter and Instagram, and has introduced him to friends, including her former 90210 costar Shannen Doherty.
She also took him as her date to the Comedy Central Roast of James Franco on Aug. 25.
Garth has three daughters with her ex-husband – Luca, 15, Lola, 10, and Fiona, who turns 7 this month – was most recently linked to Big Gigantic drummer Jeremy Salken.
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Shop for locally made gifts. Watch live artists demonstrations. Celebrate Artists at Work's 20th anniversary, all while enjoying live music and delicious snacks from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday.
This holiday season, shop locally at Artists at Work as this small cooperative celebrates its 20th year of operating in downtown Elkins. On Friday, members of the co-op will be offering an array of artists demonstrations throughout the day focused on painting, working with polymer clay and much more.
In the afternoon, the store will be filled with the sounds of solo singer-songwriter Jay McClung. Dubbing his style of music "front porch Americana," McClung's songs tend to be centered around family, trees, the mountains of West Virginia and other things he loves. His music will be the perfect complement to this special event.
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Founding members of Artists at Work include, standing, Ruth Blackwell Rogers, Joy Cooper, Kay Gillespie, Pam Roberts, Anne Beardslee and Linda Walker; and, seated, Michael Davis.
Artists at Work was founded in 1993 when six artists began displaying their work in the vacated storefronts of downtown Elkins. Now, 20 years later, it has become a thriving community and business opportunity for more than 20 local artists.
The co-op has maintained an eclectic mix of traditional handmade crafts which includes jewelry, quilted and hand sewn items, candles, basketry, weaving, pottery, wood working, knitting and fiber arts, as well as fine arts such as printmaking, oils, watercolor and photography.
"Our purpose over the past 20 years has been to provide maximum exposure of ideas and artwork by West Virginia artists to boost their sales potential, to enhance the cultural environment of Elkins, and to increase the awareness and participation in the arts," said Kate Harward, a member of AAW.
The gallery started with the mantra that by sharing the workload and the expenses, artists could develop a successful business that would enhance the Elkins area. Individual artists keep 100 percent of the proceeds from the sale of their work. Instead of charging a commission, the co-op asks that all members pay modest monthly dues to cover the expense of the shop. Members are also asked to work at least 1.5 days each month to keep the gallery open. This provides a unique opportunity for visitors to meet and talk to the artists.
Artists at Work has been successful because the artists are committed to sharing their talents and ideas to improve the gallery and to enrich the community. With a goal of giving back, AAW members provide donations each year for a variety of auctions and fund raisers.These efforts have included local schools and arts bank programs, the Humane Society, joint projects with the Randolph County Community Arts Center, and much more.
"We hope everyone will stop in and join our celebration," Harward said. "We know that Elkins residents value creativity and quality, both of which abound at Artists at Work."
Artists at Work is located at 329 Davis Avenue right next to the Old Brick Theatre.


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n- a white chick with a booty like a black chick.
"Do you see that whooty over there?"
"She has a whooty."
"She has a whooty."
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A white girl with a booty
Damn homegurl is a whooty
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White girl with a booty.
Tiffany: Dang, Jessica, does this fat ass of mine make my ass look big?
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Tiffany: Righteous.
Jessica: Word, Tiffany. You're a whooty.
Tiffany: Righteous.
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Guy 1: Whoa, that Jessica Simpson girls got one huge ass!
Guy 2: Yeah man that's just one big whooty.
Guy 2: Yeah man that's just one big whooty.
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White girl with a booty.
Check out that whooty, I guess white girls do got back.
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If Nicole Thompson were superintendent of the Buffalo Public Schools, everybody in school would wear a uniform – including teachers and administrators – and the superintendent would get out of her office and "go up to the schools and help out," as well as encourage the students "to learn beyond the classroom."
But Nicole isn't the superintendent of schools.
She is a 10½-year-old sixth-grader at Dr. Drew Science Magnet School, and she was the first-place winner Sunday in an essay contest titled "If You Were Superintendent, How Would You Improve the Buffalo Schools?"
She was one of about a dozen young essayists who competed in the contest at the Frank E. Merriweather Jr. Library on Jefferson Avenue.
The most popular suggestion among the essayists was that there should be more emphasis on instruction in mathematics. A couple of them suggested that mathematics be extended outside the classroom and into an extracurricular math club that could meet after school.
Other suggestions included:
• Additional training for teachers.
• More nutritious meals in school cafeterias – especially at breakfast.
• Safer, healthier and cleaner school buildings.
• More extracurricular activities, including art, music and sports.
Eva M. Doyle, a retired teacher, prolific writer and lecturer on minority group affairs, organized the essay contest for students from grades 4 through 12.
"A common theme among the essays is that everybody needs to change: parents, students and teachers," Doyle said.
"Each of these students went above and beyond in writing these essays."
Except for Nicole, most of the contestants are students of Charles T. Lyons, a fifth-grade teacher at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy. Each of the winning essayists and runners-up earned a certificate from the Board of Education, a cash prize and, in some cases, a book or school supplies.
School Board member Sharon Belton-Cottman, of the Ferry District, said copies of the essays will be distributed among fellow members of the board and to the superintendent.
Nicole, the first-prize winner, said she enjoys writing and currently is working on a Halloween story.
Regarding school uniforms, Nicole wrote:
"I will want all schools, students, faculty and staff to wear uniforms to show fairness, school pride and to be proud to be in the Buffalo public school system.
"I believe sooner or later everyone in the Buffalo, N.Y., schools system will wear uniforms. Because I don't like when people talk about each other. For example, 'Oh, she wore that the other day. Oh, just look at her.'
"Sometimes fights can start or other hurtful things happen. I want to end all of that."
She also wrote, "Some teachers need more training to help them be more patient to break things down for students to understand before leaving the classroom – or offer additional help."
As superintendent, Nicole said, she would "check out the schools and see if everyone is following the Buffalo public schools policy. I would take a sneak peek at the teachers to make sure they are doing their job right. I also would check on the principals and assistant principals to ensure that the policies that I set in place are being followed.
"I would encourage the students to challenge themselves to a higher learning level … to do their very best because education can change your life and prepare you for college and your future. This is to promote the best education for the students."
Doyle was a teacher for 30 years, and she has written a column for the weekly newspapers the Criterion and the Challenger for 33 years. She is in the midst of a series of 33 public lectures on African-American life and history at various public libraries and is the host of local radio and television programs called "Eye on History," broadcast every few weeks.
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As everyone else in the volunteer community, UNV Country Office Team in Kazakhstan is also preparing to celebrate IVD Day. Here are some updates on our preparation work.
An introduction of UNV Strategy as a tool to promote national volunteerism and lunching V4D on national base to stakeholder and decision-makers and thus, mitigating further partnership between civil society, community, authorities, and other interested parties.
Kazakhstan is aspiring to be listed as one of the most competitive 50 countries in the world. It has enormous economic and highly skilled human capital, but underutilizing it. Volunteering is important part of the common people, but is almost not recognized and neglected by decision-makers. There is no national policy, and any legislation document to regulate and support volunteering in the country. A low number of international volunteers from the country with highly literate human capital and advanced economic transition, can be explained mainly by the lack of awareness among the general population and distorted notion of volunteerism - remnants from the central-planned economy system.
There is also a lot of room for work within the country itself. High concentration of power, weak civil society, limited public participation, social exclusion, marginalization, and divisive social forces resulted in poverty and inequality.
Overall, the key priority of UN Volunteers Country Office in Kazakhstan is to ensure sustainability through capacity building of local people by localizing Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Recognizing volunteerism as development resource, UNV together with its partners aspires to promote the recognition and use of this resource in the achieving and localizing development programs. Volunteerism to UNV is a social phenomenon that cuts across social groups, traverses borders and is present in all aspects of human activity
In relation to that, UNV Kazakhstan together with UN Resident Coordinator Office has launched Volunteerism and MDG Public awareness among the university students.
This campaign is thought to build a solid awareness among students, and nation in general on understanding that volunteerism is a tool to achieve MDGs, and mobilization of Kazakhstan's resources as a contribution to the international development world. The UNV trained students will l act then as pillar and ambassadors to deliver message to the student body about a role of volunteerism to achieve MDGs (= government development priorities).
We have planned to hold a pess briefing with the message that Kazakhstan is becoming a middle income country and is in the state of becoming an emerging donor, not a recipient country any more. In light of this, Kazakhstan is not fully utilizing its capital – volunteers, with appropriate recognition and appreciation from the decision makers (e.g. legislation mechanism, etc), and proper volunteer management the country can achieve its ambitious goal with extra resources on hand. Also, we would like to convey our support in building local capacity in managing volunteers, establishing a mechanism of sharing information, and not duplicating the efforts is key to success. There is a sufficient willingness to volunteer but there is lack of management.
We would also hold the best journalist work award ceremony and a program led by student volunteers. IVD celebration in Kazahstan is being organized by UNV and participated by Volunteer Service Overseas, the Academy of Labour and Social Studies, the international student organization AIESEC, MIRAS high school, the Almaty Confederation of NGOs and members of the media.
With best regards,
Eenjin BatsurenProgramme Officer, UN VolunteersKazakhstan


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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
A seven-year-old boy bit a Pop-Tart into the shape of maybe-what-sorta-looked-like-could-possibly-have-been a gun. And the world stopped.
Ok, it didn't stop for everyone. Just the students, teachers and families associated with Park Elementary School in Baltimore.
According to London's The Daily Mail—my latest online addiction—and many U.S. news outlets, on Feb. 28 Josh Welch was at school when he gnawed his breakfast pastry into something a teacher thought looked like a gun.
The kid said he was trying to nibble his strawberry snack into a mountain. But when his teacher saw what he had done, Josh said, she became upset and he knew he was "in big trouble."
Sure enough, Josh was suspended for two days. SUSPENDED FOR TWO DAYS. For munching a Pop-Tart into a shape that may or may not have looked like Mount Hood, or possibly a cartoon gun.
I can't decide if this is Orwellian or Kafkaesque. It's so absurd as to be hysterical. Under this premise, if Josh had chomped it into a circle and cried, "Boom!" the school would've been evacuated for a bomb threat.
When administrators called Josh's dad to inform him of his spawn's nefarious deed, Mr. Welch temporarily lost the power of speech. When he regained it, he said, "I would almost call this insanity."
He said school officials claimed Josh cried, "Bang! Bang!" while holding—or was he AIMING?--the pastry. The horror!
Mr. Welch found the incident surreal. "What with the real threats, bullies, whatever--it's a pastry. Ya know?" he said.
The school also sent home a letter with every student informing parents that a classmate had used food "to make an inappropriate gesture." If I were to receive such a letter, I would probably bite the head off a chocolate bunny and go to bed for two days.
Josh, who reportedly suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and enjoys art classes, told a local Fox News crew he didn't mean to cause a stink. He denies that his food art was ever meant to be a gun.
"I just kept biting it and tore off the top and it kinda looked like a gun but… I was trying to turn it into a mountain but it turned out to be a gun, kinda," he said. And the results were ridiculous, kinda.
As I write this on March 3, the school had refused to comment due to privacy issues.
I don't have kids but I do pay taxes that fund our schools. I'm for any security measures that keep another Sandy Hook or Columbine or Jonesboro from happening. But to suspend a seven-year-old for having an imagination is protecting whom from what?
My brother took a wooden rubber-band gun to school in the 70's. He zinged two pals pretty good before an assistant principal grabbed him by the collar and confiscated the weapon. T-Bob never saw it again. Today, he would never have seen the inside of that school again. He would have been expelled and sent to an alternative school.
I know times have changed. Our society is more violent and kids have a horrifying propensity to shoot each other. I know safe is better than sorry. But a Pop-Tart shaped like a gun? Really? I'm concerned about a teacher that paranoid. Did she err on the side of caution, or does she see assassins around every corner? I don't know.
I just know I'll never eat a Pop-Tart the same way again.
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A person that will not be ruled or enslaved. A self-reliant, self-sufficient, independent person of any sex, any race that is self-directed, self-disciplined, and self-governed. A person that is not opposed to collective governments but believes each person's rights come not from man-made governments but from God and that all are responsible and accountable for their own actions. The exact opposite of a slave.
Thomas Payne was a true freeman .... quote "government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one; for when we suffer or are exposed to the same miseries by a government, which we might expect in a country without government, our calamity is heightened by reflecting that we furnish the means by which we suffer.".......
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To freeman. Verb.
The act of fucking and licking pussy at the same time.
The act of fucking and licking pussy at the same time.
Person 1: Dude. Those two chicks are so hot.
Person 2: I'd freeman them.
Person 2: I'd freeman them.
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The swagger of being free. Not worrying about other people.
He just dont care, he is so freeman
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A "meast". Which in essence, basically translates to pure "man-beast". Been known to drink 20+ shots in a single sitting. Has a preference for Jager, but is not partial as long as the drink contains alcohol. Loves to dong hot little blondes. Can be found "Going Off" in most bars around the US.
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Wife: "I saw that, I heard he is also a Freeman in the sack!"
Wife: "I saw that, I heard he is also a Freeman in the sack!"
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A kid who is very concious about his height and where everyone makes fun of him because he is shorter than Justin Bieber.
Eric: Why is that yellow monkey such a Freeman.
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The process or act of never showing your cards in poker, win or lose the hand
Guy1: Hey what you have?
Guy2: Im not showing Cuz
Guy1: Come on man, dont be such a Freeman
Guy2: Im not showing Cuz
Guy1: Come on man, dont be such a Freeman
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