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A motivation song by U2. Often used to cheer your buddies who has a bad day; but not for fat people, because the lyrics can be misconstrued as an insult.
Poor Bono. When Oprah laments about her weight gain, all he wanted to do was break into the song, "Stuck In A Moment" to cheer her up... Alas, he knew better... took her to a nice restaurant instead.
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Butter Cow Turns 90 Years Old
Butter Cow Turns 90 Years Old
An icon at the Illinois State Fair will celebrate her 90th birthday this year. Since 1922, the butter cow has graced the Dairy Building at the fair in Springfield. The unusual work of art is an Illinois State Fair tradition, drawing in fair-goers to see her likeness sculpted in more than 600 to 800 pounds of butter. She's come a long way since her first fair in the center cooler case of the Dairy Products Building, when visitors could only see half of the cow. Over the years, a variety of display changes eventually led to today's revolving circular display where viewers can see the full 360-degree shape of the artist's creation.
And in 2012, a webcam located inside the case will provide a new, close-up perspective, delivering a feed that can be seen at the viewing area in the Expo Building or at www.illinoisstatefair.info. As part of the butter cow's 90th birthday celebration, fair visitors are encouraged to bring in a homemade card, including a picture or story about the butter cow, to be entered for a "got milk?" dairy prize. A drop-off location inside the Dairy Building can be used to submit entries.Where previous fair's opened with the finished sculpture already in place, in 2011 fair visitors could watch the final touches being put on the butter cow sculpture on the first few days of the fair, and that opportunity continues this year.
Sharon BuMann of rural New York is back to sculpt the cow, as she has done since 2004. BuMann has been carving butter for 16 years, having gotten her start when the New York State Fair was looking for a new butter sculptor. Her website explains, "I sent in my credentials, created a small sample piece and the rest is history. "Each year, the Butter Cow's design remains a tightly-kept secret; nevertheless; it will complement the 2012 fair's theme "Family Fun for Everyone." Some highlights from past years' butter cow displays include:
2007 – A wise owl sat in a tree representing the "Celebrate and Educate" theme
2008 – A family of skunks made an appearance for "A Family Tradition" theme
2009 – A young Abe Lincoln was included for the "An All-American Fair" theme
2010 – A cow stood in a corn field to highlight the "Cream of the Crop" theme
2011 – Illinois state symbols surrounded the cow for the "We've Got a Good Thing Growing" theme
Attractions at the Dairy Building are sponsored by Midwest Dairy Association on behalf of the dairy farmers of Illinois. The Dairy Building is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. to view the butter cow and other displays, and to get a tasty dairy treat. Kids' games end at 6 p.m.
Midwest Dairy Association is a non-profit organization funded by dairy farmers to build demand for dairy products through integrated marketing, nutrition education and research. Midwest Dairy is funded by checkoff dollars from dairy farmers in a 10-state region, including Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma. For more information, visit www.midwestdairy.com. Follow us on Twitter and find us on Facebook at Midwest Dairy.

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W. Neil "Shelly" Shellhammer, 90, longtime resident of Attica and Republic, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2012, at Ruffing Family Care Center, Bloomville, where he had been a resident for the past two years.
He was born May 12, 1922, in Green Springs, to William Neil and Alta Mae (Husted) Shellhammer Sr. He married Helen E. Shultz Oct. 20, 1944, in Republic, and she survives in Bloomville.
Other survivors include two sons, Charles (Erma) Shellhammer of New Riegel and Jeffery (Ann) Shellhammer of Tiffin; two daughters, Sandra (Paul) Bridgford of Attica and Virginia (Herman) Holmer of Republic; 12 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.
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Mr. Shellhammer
He was preceded in death by two sisters, his twin, Wilma Mae, and Pauline McConnell and a brother, Marion Shellhammer.
Mr. Shellhammer was a truck driver for Pennzoil, Fremont, for many years, retiring in 1974. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Republic, and attended the Attica Methodist Church. He was an avid horseman, a member of Ohio Mule Association, the Ohio Miniature Horse Association, American Paint Horses Association, Seneca County Saddle Club and Lazy Aces Saddle Club, and the Attica Lawnmower Club.
His funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, 2012, at Lindsey-Olds Funeral Home, 3085 S. SR 19, Bloomville, with the Rev. Michael Padula and the Rev. David Clarke officiating. Burial will follow at St. Jacob's Cemetery, CR 38 Republic.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Attica Historical Society or a charity of the donor's choice.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.lindseyoldsfh.com.


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Branson Molinar plans to improve his 12-minute run, make a new friend, try a new food and give his father 12 spankings.
However, that's only four of the 12 things the 12-year-old Milliken middle-schooler plans to do today — his 12th birthday that just so happens to fall on 12/12/12.
Branson isn't the only one celebrating the special birthday on the very special day that has all the same numbers and won't happen again until 10/10/10 of the 22nd century.
Many other Weld County kids will be doing special things with their friends and families to commemorate the big day. It is unknown exactly how many kids will turn 12 today in Weld, but The Tribune found 11 of them, and talked to nine.
"Something like this doesn't happen very often," said Brentwood middle-schooler Hailey Reeves.
Eaton sixth-grader Jordan Young was excited to celebrate not just his birthday on 12/12/12, but also his golden birthday on the historic date.
A golden birthday is when the age is the same as the day of the birthday. Jordan celebrated with a pizza, cake and ice cream party last weekend.
Birthdays aren't the only thing people want to celebrate today. There are six weddings planned at the Weld County courthouse, two at 12 p.m.
"It just seemed like a really good day," Dennis Fetzer, 38, said with a laugh about marrying his bride Dee Dee Madson, 38, at noon. "The time wasn't planned, though. It was just the only time the judge could do it."
Tonya Key, 25, did plan the time and hopes her marriage to Jesse Read, 31, will finish at 12:12 p.m.
"It's the last time this will happen until the next century, so why not?" she said.
The date has caused a bit of dyslexia, too. Many have confused the date with the Mayan calendar's supposed end of the world date, which is 12/21/12.
"It's actually kind of funny," Fetzer said. "We originally wanted to get married on the day that was supposed to be the end of the world, but we thought that was 12/12/12 and then found out later it was 12/21/12."
A website for Body Mind Spirit Journeys advertised a journey to the land of the Maya in Chichen Itza, Mexico, to commemorate how "the Ancient Mayan calendar speaks of 12-12-2012 as the end of times as we know it, and the beginning of a new cycle of evolution for planet earth, humanity and the cosmos." It now has a large red "canceled" on it.
Today is a commemorative date in the Mexican culture, celebrating La Virgen de Guadalupe, which commemorates the shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe and is the most visited Catholic pilgrimage destination in the world in Mexico City. This year is the 481st celebration. Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church, 1311 3rd St., is celebrating with song, Mass, dance and refreshments beginning at 5 a.m.
The celebration is what makes Esequiel Salinas, a sixth-grader at Brentwood, excited about his 12th birthday today.
"I share this day with the Virgen de Guadalupe. She is the Virgin Mary. I stay up all night on the 11th to see (Las Mañanitas) on TV at midnight on the 12th," he said. "La Virgen de Guadalupe is my devoted saint."
Las Mañanitas is the Latin American version of the happy birthday song.
Even those who have celebrated many 12/12 birthdays said today will go down as the best of them all.
Shirley Allison, who turns 81 today, will celebrate over lunch at Red Lobster with her best friend, Frankie Ballard, who also turns 81.
"It doesn't seem like it's any different," Allison said. "I'm still going pretty strong, but it will be the one I remember most because not too many have it."


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Sources: IEEE Spectrum, LLNL, The New York Times
quote: Technically, he's prejudice if he assumes these attributes about people from the south by default, but he's not racist. There is no race called the south.
quote: At the end of the day though, he is correct about money flow. States that vote blue tend towards net loss in under Federal tax and spending while red states tend toward net gain.
quote: Red states OTOH are saying even though the current tax structure helps them, they don't want that help and would prefer moving to a tax system which helps blue states. They're the ones staking the noble position here, not the folks imposing a higher tax on themselves and then trying to blame it on the recipients of that tax revenue.
quote: They're welcome to turn down the tax money coming from blue states and send it back.
quote: http://www.fuckthesouth.com
quote: Really though, the South's also beat you at politics, having relatively more federal programs located there; not just military bases, but NASA facilities, research, government contractors of various sorts, agriculture subsidies, etc. Despite a disadvantage in population.
quote: The south would disintegrate into a Christian version of the current Afghan government in a couple of years without our propping up.
quote: Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland and Ireland.
quote: All of these countries have Universal Healthcare and mostly allow abortions.
quote: I also pay a lot of taxes, five figures, a year to the federal government alone.
quote: You keep making this argument, and it's idiotic. Your tax money goes to the Federal Government, which it then redistributes in a variety of ways. But to keep making the statement that your tax dollars "props up" southern states exclusively
quote: so it's obviously going to prop up the red states.
quote: There are very few blue states that take more federal money than they pay in taxes,
quote: The blue states would not have budget shortfalls if their federal tax revenue came back to their state instead of to red states.


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Olabisi Are, 21, graduates from the University at Buffalo this weekend with a bachelor's in political science and international business.
During her four years at UB, the Brooklyn native also learned a lot about food. She weighed 200 pounds in her junior year – and has lost 35 pounds since.
What were your favorite foods before you changed your diet?
Rice, potatoes, bread, bagels, pasta. I ate a lot of meat. I ate out with my friends every weekend. I loved eating out.
What are your favorite foods now?
When I started my weight loss routine, I cut out rice and bread, anything white. I eat a lot of salmon and shrimp, sweet potatoes. Oatmeal for breakfast in the morning, egg whites. I eat a lot of bananas and fruits, mangoes, oranges and a lot of avocados, too, at nighttime. And I eat a lot of vegetables. I always eat broccoli with everything I cook. I eat a lot of greens. I never used to eat healthy.
What do you generally drink?
Only water. And if I feel like I need caffeine, I drink green tea with no sugar in it.
Any foods now you still can't resist?
Rice, but I only eat it once a week and when I do eat it, I eat brown rice and only just a small portion of it.
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The Voice"'s top six contestants were under double pressure Monday night when they had to sing two songs each. But there was even more stress at Tuesday's elimination.
"It went as well as it could have gone," Team Blake's Terry McDermott said on Monday of his performances of "I Want to Know What Love Is" and Rod Stewart's "Stay with Me." "There was a lot of pressure stripping a song down, but it worked to my advantage."
"I felt good," said Team Cee Lo's Trevin Hunte, who performed "Walking on Sunshine" and Jennifer Hudson's "And I Am Telling You (I'm Not Going)." "I'm confident. I feel like I've really grown. I'm definitely happy with my performance. I just want to see how America votes."
His chance came Tuesday when he and McDermott stood alongside competitors Nicholas David (Team Cee Lo), Cassadee Pope (Team Blake), Melanie Martinez and Amanda Brown (both Team Adam) to hear host Carson Daly reveal the voting results. Keep reading to find out ...
America saved McDermott, Hunte and Pope, but Martinez said goodbye to the competition for good. "I love all of you who have supported me," she said to her fans. "I'm just so grateful for you."
Brown also met the same fate, making David the final member of the top four. That leaves Adam Levine in the same spot as Christina Aguilera – without any contestants left in the competition.
The semi-final show airs Monday (8 p.m. ET) on NBC.
The Voice Reveals Top Four Contestants
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Heavy equipment, dump trucks, and construction workers will be a normal scene along the Woodward Avenue corridor while M-1 RAIL builds a 3.3-mile modern streetcar system between Downtown and North End, but before that can happen they need qualified local contractors to bid on the work.
On Monday, Nov. 18, M-1 RAIL's Construction Manager Stacy and Witbeck in partnership with the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council (MMSDC) will host a "Pre-Bid Meeting" for local contractors from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at NextEnergy, 461 Burroughs, Detroit, MI 48202.
"It is a top priority of our leadership and the entire M-1 RAIL team to have as many local, Michigan and Detroit-based businesses as possible secure work on this project," said Paul Childs, chief operating officer for M-1 RAIL. "We are regulated by very specific federal guidelines pertaining to contracting services, but we feel hosting meetings like this will help to prepare our local companies to bid on the millions of dollars of work that will be made available through this project."
A visit to the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council online registration for the pre-bid meeting provides a quick snapshot of the types of sub-contractors, service providers and material suppliers that are needed to complete the streetcar project. From trucking companies and rebar installers to saw-cutting experts and security, there are plenty of needs that are just waiting for a local company to fill.
"When it comes to major civic projects, it is critical that local residents and community members have a stake in its success," said Louis Green, president and CEO of the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council. "Local involvement adds a layer of trust and accountability to civic projects, a factor that cannot be understated."
The "Pre-Bid Meeting" is open to any local area contractor and MMSDC members. Registration can be done online at http://www.minoritysupplier.org/event/m-1-rail-pre-bid-meeting/ or by calling 313-481-4782.
The bid packages for various portions of the construction work will be released before the end of the year.
A California based company, Stacy and Witbeck is considered to be the premier construction manager /general contractor for building streetcar systems in urban areas. Together with local contracting partners from each city, they have successfully constructed more than 250 miles of track for rail transit systems across the United States.
"Stacy and Witbeck has an excellent tradition of working with minority vendors on their rail and civil construction projects around the country," said Green "As they entered the Michigan market, it made perfect sense to formalize a partnership that would help them to connect with Michigan's talented pool of certified minority business enterprises."
"We are very pleased to be working in partnership with the Michigan Minority Supplier Development Council to host this pre-bid meeting," said Tom Gilman, CM/GC Project Manager for Stacy and Witbeck. "Their talent pool runs deep with local expertise and it's our hope to be able to work with many of them to construct the Woodward Avenue Streetcar system."
The $140-million streetcar project is a unique public-private partnership that has received significant financial backing from foundations and the private sector, which has freed-up city government to focus its resources on core services. Construction activities in the area south of Adams to Larned are expected to begin before the end of the year.
When it's all said and done, officials with M-1 RAIL and others believe the streetcar will accelerate the transformation of the Woodward Avenue by becoming the economic catalyst needed to spur investment, create jobs and connect residents, employees and visitors to other mode of transit that travel across Southeast Michigan.
To learn more about M-1 RAIL's effort to build the Woodward Avenue streetcar, visit http://www.M-1RAIL.com.


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quote: If you think that we can open our spouts all of the sudden and have an effect on the global market, sorry. We can't.
quote: I'll continue to disagree with you no matter how much name calling you do.
quote: We only lease the land to oil companies who have absolutely no interest in prices going down...


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a term used to describe someone who is in a high level of intoxication. can also be used to describe an intense makeout session, as long as you are refering to an intense makeout that happened while drunk.
"man i got so sloshed last night, it was rediculous"
"i was hellof drunk and we sloshed for a good 10 minutes"
"i was hellof drunk and we sloshed for a good 10 minutes"
Beküldő: lanelane 2007. február 10.
Being sloshed is the weed equivalent of a hangover. Some call it a weed hangover. This feeling is brought on by going to bed high. When sloshed, you feel tired, lazy, and your mind seems a bit hazy and off. When sloshed, you arent high, but you arent one hundred percent sober either.
"Dude, I dont want to go to class today, I'm so damn sloshed."
"I think I smoked too much weed, I was sloshed the whole day."
"I think I smoked too much weed, I was sloshed the whole day."
Beküldő: Grant "the Man" 2012. március 5.
The state you enter when you become very slow and tired. Contrary to popular belief of being very drunk.
Dude I need a nap, Im so sloshed right now
Beküldő: Buzno 2010. július 24.
waking up after a night of drinking on your back with arms spread wide to your sides and legs propped up in a missionary position.
yoooooooo i got sloshed last night
Beküldő: reeeeeeeeens 2009. február 9.
to be so wonderfully intoxicated that you can not control your body or actions.
Jessica was completley sloshed Friday night. She drank an entire bottle of vodka, then proceeded to stumble everywhere and slure her words. needless to say she had a great time.
Beküldő: the slosher 2011. szeptember 17.
Getting white boy wasted
Damn bro, Im fuckin sloshed!
Beküldő: MDKMRDONTKNOW 2010. november 23.
When you are so incredibly tired that it creates the effect of drunkenness.
"Man, I stayed up so late last night I don't remember anything, I was so sloshed!"
Beküldő: loates 2010. június 11.


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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
At River Oaks Middle School Daniel Fairburn stays busy.
The 28-year-old teaches keyboarding, computer applications and entrepreneurship. He has assisted in coaching girls volleyball at the school and just finished up baseball. He is a coach for boys basketball the team just won their third basketball championship in a row. The Summerville resident is on the schools PBIS committee and was voted Rookie Teacher of the Year last year.
While he is in his second year teaching he is also working to become a certified teacher, meaning he gets to teach and learn how to teach at the same time.
Fairburn is at school from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on a daily basis but he is loving it.
Fairburn was born and raised in Lima, Ohio and attended Bowling Green State University in Ohio, majoring in sports management.
His mother was a teacher. Growing up, he might have considered the profession as well, but he loved playing sports and wanted to be in the sports industry.
He ended up working for a minor league baseball team in Ohio before transferring to Savannah, Ga. to work with a different team.
Eventually working 160 games out of the year took its toll on Fairburn, who decided to move to the Summerville area with his now-wife Jennifer.
Fairburn enrolled in a program called PACE Program of Alternative Certification for Educators through which he is going to become a certified teacher.
He has been at River Oaks for four years, starting off as a substitute teacher and then an ISS instructor. He is now in his second year teaching keyboarding, computer applications and entrepreneurship.
I think its exactly where Im supposed to be, Fairburn said.
Fairburn said his hardest experience with teaching thus far has been observing students who are overall good kids, but end up making a mistake or two that costs them their spot at school.
They get expelled or go to an alternative school and then down the line you start hearing things about them, Fairburn said. Its hard to see that happen to some kids.
On the flipside, Fairburn loves seeing his own students succeed, and his best experience teaching comes watching students pass the final exam.
Computer applications is a high school class for middle schoolers, and it is good to see when a big percentage of them are passing the final exam so they can go to high school with one credit, he said. You get a smile on your face when you see them do well and pass that test.
Professionally, Fairburn hopes to finish PACE and obtain his official teachers license. He has dreams of being a high school coach maybe even an athletic director. His main goal is to become an administrator.
Outside of the school Fairburn enjoys playing golf. This June he will have been married to his wife Jennifer for one year. Jennifer is a math teacher at River Oaks. The couple has no children but Fairburn said his life goal is to grow old with his wife and raise a family.
For fun Fairburn likes to go on dates with his wife; they enjoy going to dinner and movies. They honeymooned in Jamaica and have plans to put money away so they can one day travel back.
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Perhaps it was Kristel Kimball's attire that made her stand out in an audience of nearly 200 people.
Dressed in a flamingo costume and wearing a blond wig, the Zephyr Cove resident was pulled out of the audience for a turn on the popular game show by "Let's Make a Deal" host Wayne Brady.
Kimball, who works as an ad specialist for Harveys and Harrah's Lake Tahoe, was in the Los Angeles area with her husband and mother-in-law. Since they have family in Southern California, they visit the area on a regular basis, she said. Prior to their visit, she looked on the show's website and requested tickets. She chose dates online and received tickets in the mail.
"Let's Make a Deal" is, in part, characterized by the colorful costumes many audience members wear and the deals they make with Brady. It is filmed at the Sunset Bronson Studios in Hollywood.
"I was really excited," Kimball said. "I was a flamingo, I borrowed a costume from work and had feathers and a blond wig ... I was standing out for sure."
According to Kimball, the show's producers are always watching and audience members do brief interviews beforehand and keep the audience dancing during commercial breaks to keep the energy up.
"They want to pick people who are really excited to be there," she said.
Once her turn came around, Kimball was asked to choose between cash or an envelope.
"I chose the envelope because it was gold and sparkly," she said. "Then I lost. I got Zonked! I embarrassed myself on national television."
But Kimball said she was told she'd get a consolation prize, which she's still waiting for.
Despite not walking away as a big winner, Kimball is still happy to have had the experience.
"I totally recommend it, it's free, it's fun - we made a day out of it in LA," she said.
Today Kimball said she'll be watching the show with coworkers when it airs at 2 p.m. Check your local listings for details.


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National Alliance on Mental Illness
page printed from http://www2.nami.org/
(800) 950-NAMI; email@example.com
Depression Drug Study
November 2, 2006
A landmark study on the effectiveness of drugs for major depression has demonstrated the importance of giving people the best possible, most effective medications, right from the start.
Findings from the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), published this week in the American Journal of Psychiatry show that almost 70% of patients with depression are helped by one or more drugs. Approximately 40% achieved remission of symptoms on the first try and 30% on the second.
However, the latest results show diminishing returns. Only 14% and 13% of patients respectively achieved remission on the third and fourth tries. In 2005, NAMI conducted a survey that showed that the majority of patients with depression who were surveyed had tried four medications.
Greater scientific research is needed to achieve better, faster-acting, long-lasting alternatives.
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Lillian Dewitt
Lillian Lea Lewis Dewitt, 77, a resident of Beverly, departed this life Saturday morning, Oct. 6, 2012, at her home, surrounded by her family.
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She was born Saturday, April 13, 1935, at Beverly, a daughter of the late George Arnold and Juanita Esta Mae Lewis.
On Nov. 16, 1957, she was married to Robert Sidney Dewitt, who survives. They had celebrated 54 years of marriage.
Also surviving are two sons, Kenneth Robert Dewitt and wife, Angie, Elkins; Larry Allen Dewitt, Beverly; three daughters, Vickie Louise Butcher and husband, Jack, Beverly; Mary Juanita Morris, Bowden; Lesia Darlene Gibson and husband, Lon, Elkins; four brothers, Glen E. Lewis and wife Agnes, Kentucky; Arnold Ray "Bud" Lewis and wife, Shirley, Florida, Paul E. Lewis and wife Sandy, Morgantown; Alfred "Samp" Lewis and wife, Brenda, Beverly; two sisters, Donna Stalnaker Brant and Linda Darlene McCollam and husband, Bill, all of Elkins; one sister-in-law Sue Lewis of Beverly, 11 grandchildren, Noah, Adam, Amy, Jason, Ryan, Seth, Autumn, Chelsea, Erin, Chloe and Jarad; seven great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and a very special caregiver, Janet Swecker of Dailey.
Preceding her in death are four brothers, Charles Junior, Luther Guy, Allen Dent, and Harry Eugene Lewis.
Lillian attended the one-room White School at Beverly and graduated from Beverly High School with the class of 1953. She had worked for the former G.C. Murphy Co., was a teacher's aide for Randolph County Schools for 33 years and was a homemaker.
The family will receive friends at Lohr & Barb Funeral Home of Elkins from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Final rites will be conducted from the funeral home, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012, at 11:30 a.m.
The Rev. Jack Howell will officiate and interment will follow at the Mountain State Memorial Gardens at Gilman.
Lohr & Barb Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements for Lillian Lea Lewis Dewitt. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.lohrbarbfuneralhome.com.


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Thank you. Derived from the German "Danke schön".
"Here, have a soda."
"Donkey shit!"
"Donkey shit!"
od uživatele Clay Smith 11. červenec 2005
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Can you define these popular missing words?
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a piece of turd thats comes from the donkeys arse
eeeeewwwww that smells donkey shit
od uživatele 0o~lauz~o0 23. říjen 2005
Any film created by Jason Freidberg and Adam Seltzer
Disaster Movie, Epic Movie, Date Movie, Meet the Spartans, were all pieces of donkey shit, and Jason Freidberg and Adam Seltzer should be shit on by donkey's for having created them.
od uživatele Nick Den 02. září 2008
Something that is more silly, fake, or stupid
"The movie Bruno, has more donkey shit than Borat"
"All of the videos parodying Greatest WOW Freak Out are all Donkeyshit"
"All of the videos parodying Greatest WOW Freak Out are all Donkeyshit"
od uživatele Supermike6 14. srpen 2009
How a Mexican person might try to pronounce the German term for thank you.
Heeey...gracious amigo, I mean donkeyshits mein friend
od uživatele pudcan 24. červen 2007


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With the onset of the world financial crisis, anti-Semites across the ideological spectrum increased their propagandizing on the classic theme of Jewish control of banks and governments, and alleged that Jews and Zionists were responsible for the U.S. economic recession.
Anti-Semitic publications like American Free Press accused Jews of "pillaging" the American people and concluded that Jews "should be treated as the traitors they are." Others blamed the financial crisis on "Zionist Robber Barons" and called on ordinary Americans to "reclaim their country from rapacious Zionism." Other anti-Semites tried to connect the current financial crisis with another perennial favorite, anti-Semitic 9/11 conspiracy theories. The anti-Semitic Web site Rense.com published an essay alleging that the current fiscal crisis and the 9/11 attacks were both parts of a vast Jewish conspiracy to control the United States. The essay has since been reposted on numerous sites across the Internet.
An original anti-Semitic conspiracy theory that developed with this financial crisis alleges that Lehman Brothers, a Wall Street investment firm, sent $400 billion to Israeli banks shortly before it declared bankruptcy. This conspiracy theory, which has no basis in reality, originally appeared on a Web site associated with noted U.S. anti-Semite Willis Carto. It too has been disseminated widely on other sites.
Though anti-Semitism was to be expected from the haters described above, a surprising amount of anti-Jewish rhetoric regarding the economic crisis also appeared in popular Web sites and venues like YouTube, Yahoo! Groups, and the comments sections of online mainstream newspaper sites.
A September 2008 video on YouTube entitled "The Court Jewsters" conflated photos and clips of failing banks with depictions of former Federal Reserve chairmen Ben Bernanke and Alan Greenspan, as well as other Jews. Another YouTube video entitled "We the People" blames Jews for "enslaving" non-Jews to serve their own interests and greed. The video stated, "�the same Jewish bankers have been robbing us in this same manner for nearly an entire century now�".
Thousands of anti-Semitic comments were posted on online discussion boards run by Yahoo! Finance. After receiving numerous complaints, Yahoo deleted most of those posts.
Following shortly after the onset of the U.S. recession, the revelation of a $65 billion Ponzi scheme run by a Jew named Bernard Madoff led to yet more anti-Semitic rhetoric about Jews and money. "Ho hum, another Crooked Wall Street Jew. Find a Jew who isn't Crooked. Now that would be a story," wrote one anonymous poster on a mainstream financial discussion site. "The greed and corruption of the Jews has brought the financial system and the American economy low," wrote another.
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High potential for silo gas this year
High potential for silo gas this year
by Dennis J. Murphy
The author is an extension safety specialist at Penn State University.
The combination of scorching heat and drought conditions heightens the potential for silo gas during harvest. Late-season rainfall on drought-stressed corn in manured fields could produce higher-than-average nitrates resulting in high gas levels in silos.
During the fermentation process, the most concerning gas in upright silos is oxides of nitrogen, commonly referred to as silo gas. The formation of these gases peak in one to two days after filling and can last for 10 days to two weeks after the fresh forage is chopped and blown into the silo. This naturally occurring fermentation process is necessary to preserve the forage so it can be stored long term for livestock feed.
Heavier than air
Silo gas can have a bleach-like odor and under certain conditions can be visible as a fog from a distance (sometimes mistaken for smoke). If the gas is highly concentrated, this fog will appear to be yellow to reddish brown in color, and the silage surface, silo wall, base of the chute and other structures of the silo may be stained (yellow, orange, reddish) from the gas. This gas is heavier than air, therefore, it will settle at the surface of the silage instead of rising to the top of the silo and exiting through the fill door.
The highest concentration of gas is typically located at the silage surface, which is the area where a person will be going if they need to enter the silo for any reason. If a silo door is open near the surface of the silage, the high concentration of gas (heavier than air) could exit the silo through this door and flow down the chute causing it to settle at the base of the silo in the feed room or flow into the barn area. A dangerous buildup of silo gas can occur if there is little ventilation in the barn area.
The presence and concentration of silo gas depends on the storage structure and quality of the chopped forage material. Crops that have received nitrogen fertilizer and those crops that have suffered prolonged drought or especially prolonged drought conditions followed by rain just prior to harvest often lead to high gas production. Stunted corn may be harvested early for silage causing high levels of nitrates leading to higher than normal concentrations of silo gas produced during the ensiling process. Operators need to be aware of this and take precautions.
Precautions include assuring all spaces at the base of the silos are well-ventilated, silo doors are closed well above the level of the silage surface, stay out of the silo for three weeks after filling the silo and always ventilate the silo with the silo blower for at least 20 minutes prior to entry (only effective if the silo is over half full). Consider leaving the lower 10 to 12 inches of the stalk in the field (chop higher than normal) because this part of the plant may have the highest level of accumulated nitrates.
Risk levels differ
Individual reactions to silo gas depend on the concentration of inhaled gas and length of exposure. Very high concentrations of gas will cause immediate distress resulting in a person collapsing and dying within minutes. When gas levels are this high, typically the individual will not be able to withstand the symptoms felt and will quickly vacate the area.
Milder concentrations could cause upper respiratory congestion, watery eyes, cough, difficulty breathing, fatigue, nausea and so forth. If symptoms are mild, an individual may stay in the area to finish the job making the effects of silo gas worse. Effects can last for several hours in the body, causing symptoms to become progressively worse over the course of a day or two.
If a person experiences any of these symptoms when inside or near a freshly filled silo, they should immediately exit to fresh air and discontinue the task. They should immediately go to their doctor or hospital emergency room and report that they have been exposed to "silo gas poisoning."
One after-effect of silo gas poisoning is fluid in the lungs leading to chemical pneumonia and possibly death if not treated promptly. The effects of fluid filling the lungs may not present itself until several hours after the exposure which may be too late.
Occasionally, gas production becomes so great that it is mistaken for a silo fire. People may see "smoke" coming from the silo chute and assume that the silo is on fire and contact the fire department. Upon arrival, the firemen realize that the silo is just "gassing." Remember, it is rare for a silo to begin burning in the first week of filling, and if a cloud is seen escaping the silo, it is most likely due to silo gas. If the fire company is called, make sure firemen use a thermal-imaging camera to identify any excessive heating of the silo. A burning silo will give off temperatures of more than 190 degrees at the general location of the fire as viewed with a thermal-imaging camera.
For more information about silo gas, farm rescue strategies regarding silo fire or silo fire response training for fire departments, contact Dave Hill at the Pennsylvania State University at 814-865-2808 during working hours or 814-404-5441 after hours. The website, www.farmemergencies.psu.edu, has an excellent resource for fire companies to use in managing silo fires.
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Bringing together business, government, NGOs, and academia, to examine the concept of sustainability.
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Don Giovanni: "Là ci darem la mano" (Keenlyside, Malfi)
Simon Keenlyside (Giovanni) and Serena Malfi (Zerlina) perform the Act I duet from Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the final dress rehearsal. Production: Michael Grandage. Conductor: Fabio Luisi. 2016–17 season.
Don Giovanni: "Madamina, il catalogo è questo" (Plachetka)
Adam Plachetka sings Leporello's aria from Act I of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" at the final dress rehearsal. Production: Michael Grandage. Conductor: Fabio Luisi. 2016–17 season.
The Met: Behind the Scenes
Check out this behind-the-scenes look at the opera house from Curbed, in celebration of the Met's 50 years at Lincoln Center.
The 2016–17 Season: TV Spot
The Met's 2016–17 season opens September 26 with a new production of Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde." Ailyn Pérez (featured) stars in "La Bohème," opening on September 28.
The Met's Chandeliers Rise Again
Following a mechanical rejuvenation of the machinery responsible for raising and lowering the Met's Lobmeyr crystal chandeliers, the iconic light fixtures will once again rise elegantly to the ceiling to signal the beginning of each performance.
The 2016–17 Live in HD Season
Watch our new trailer for the 2016–17 season of Live in HD movie-theater broadcasts. The series includes ten transmission, five of them new productions.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Named New Music Director
The Met announced on June 2 that Yannick Nézet-Séguin will be the company's next Music Director. Watch a video conference to hear from the maestro himself, with General Manager Peter Gelb and other members of the Met company.
Rusalka: Prelude (Yannick Nézet-Séguin)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the prelude to Dvorák's "Rusalka" with the Met Orchestra. Clip taken from the 2014 Live in HD transmission.
Robert Lepage on His New Production of L'Amour de Loin
Watch a preview of Robert Lepage's Met premiere production of Kaija Saariaho's "L'Amour de Loin," starring Susanna Phillips and Eric Owens and conducted by Susanna Mälkki. Opens December 1, 2016.
2016 HD Summer Encores
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Robert Carsen on His New Production of Der Rosenkavalier
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Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Martern aller Arten (Shagimuratova)
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Gilbert Named MAC West Softball Player of the Week
MUNCIE, Ind. - - For the first time this season, and the ninth time in her career, Ball State softball senior left fielder Jennifer Gilbert (McKinney, Texas/McKinney) has been named the Mid-American Conference West Division Player of the Week.
Gilbert earns the honor after helping guide the Cardinals to a 3-1 record last week, including a perfect 3-0 mark at the Blues City Classic hosted by Memphis at Greenbrook Park in Southaven, Miss.
For her effort at last weekend's tournament, Gilbert was named to the Blues City Classic All-Tournament First Team. Gilbert posted a .500 (6-for-12) batting average over Ball State's two days at the event, with five RBI and five runs scored. She also tallied a double, triple and home run for a 1.000 slugging percentage, while logging her first stolen base of the season.
With one swing of the bat versus Murray State last Saturday, Gilbert took over sole possession of two MAC career records by blasting her 58th career home run and scoring her 168 career run. Gilbert would go on to score four more runs the remainder of the weekend to finished the tournament with 172 career runs scored.
Gilbert's five RBI at the Blues City Classic also moved her closer to becoming the first player in league history to record 200 career RBI, raising her career total to 194.
Gilbert reached base safely in all four of Ball State's games last week, with three of her six hits going for multiple bases, including her first triple of the season versus Southeast Missouri State. Gilbert also drove in what proved to be the game-winning run versus SEMO with her RBI single in the third inning.
Over Ball State's four games last week, Gilbert tallied a .467 (6-for-14) batting average and led the squad with a .857 slugging percentage.
The Cardinals have had a MAC weekly award winner in each of the first three weeks of the season. Sophomore pitcher Kelsey Schifferdecker (Belton, Mo./Belton) earned MAC West Division Pitcher of the Week accolades in each of the first two weeks, while senior first baseman Taylor Rager (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern) was named the MAC West Player of the Week during the first award period.
Gilbert and the rest of the Ball State softball team return to action Friday, when they open play in the Louisville Slugger Invitational hosted by Arizona State with games versus South Carolina (4:30 pm ET/2:30 pm MT) and FIU (6:45 pm ET/4:45 pm MT).
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More senior finance executives from leading organisations such as Pepsi, GlaxoSmithKline, Unisys and the BBC have been appointed to a global think-tank to bring new perspectives on business services and finance transformation issues.
The new appointees to ACCA's (the Association for Chartered Certified Accountants) Finance Transformation Forum will further strengthen the forum's reputation and will bring direct insights and new thinking to opportunities and challenges facing CFOs and business service leaders across finance transformation issues, such as the advent of global business services, talent management and finance operations technology.
Jamie Lyon FCCA, head of corporate sector at ACCA and co-chair of the forum comments: 'I am absolutely delighted to welcome more joiners to the forum. They will all bring a wealth of experience and deeper insights into the issues, challenges and opportunities finance leaders face in continuing to transform their finance and business operations through shared services and outsourcing.'
Deborah Kops, managing principal at Sourcing Change and co-chair, said: 'The forum is really quite unique because it gives leaders in the business services space a platform to come together and honestly discuss what they're seeing and how their businesses are addressing some of these key transformation challenges.'
The new forum members are:
Nigel Coffey, Senior Director Finance Process Transformation, Pepsi Co
Nigel Coffey qualified as an accountant with Arthur Anderson & Co in the UK in 1993 before going on to work with Price Waterhouse in Ireland. He subsequently worked as a finance director with Novo Nordisk Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer in Ireland. As finance director of Pfizer's Irish commercial operations Nigel was involved in the initial set-up of their European Shared Service operations in Dublin in 2002 before subsequently joining the shared service organisation as European Service Delivery Director. The shared service operation supported 22 countries across Europe as a full financial services provider and an additional 106 countries worldwide from an O2C perspective. Nigel joined PepsiCo in 2013 to lead their European Shared Service initiatives.
Leighton Davies, Director of the Finance Centre of Excellence, BBC
Leighton Davies currently leads the Finance Centre of Excellence for the BBC and brings significant finance and business transformation experience and understanding. Prior to joining the BBC Leighton held Finance Director positions with Network Rail and GE Aviation. He started his career training as an accountant with Ernst & Young and then moved his career into corporate finance at Deloitte. He is currently transforming the BBC Finance Centre of Excellence and embedding new ways of working built on the premise of open and honest communication, continuous improvement and problem-solving lean principles.
Chris Gunning, Vice President Global Shared Services, Unisys
Chris Gunning is vice president of global shared services at Unisys. The shared services organization comprises a mix of larger operational transaction processing centres (TPCs) and smaller-sized footprints of regional front desk service delivery centres operating from seven main locations across the globe. Historically seen as 'traditional' finance SSC covering typical A2R, P2P and OTC functions, the portfolio has expanded to take on board many support operations for sales, supply chain and procurement, human resources, facilities, and commercial functions in recent years, to provide strategic value add expertise activity and support. Chris is an Irish Chartered Accountant (ICAI) having worked with KPMG prior to joining Unisys, and holds a BSc Accounting from Queen's University, Belfast.
Andrew Bacon, Head of EMEA Shared Services Centre, Doosan Infracore
Andrew Bacon is the Head of the EMEA Shared Services Centre for Doosan Infracore and is located in Dublin. Doosan Infracore is a Korean multi-national and the seventh largest construction equipment company in the world. The EMEA SSC provides IT and Finance back office support to the region. Andrew is also the Chief Accounting Officer for EMEA, a role he held before establishing the SSC in Dublin in 2012. Andrew is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and will complete his MBA from the University College Dublin, Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School in August 2014.
Tim Smail, Director Shared Services and Outsourcing Advisory, KPMG UK
Tim has recently joined KPMG from TMF Group where he established and ran the Global Shared Services organisation. With over 14 years' experience working client side on multi-functional, cross regional service delivery, Tim has deep insight into both the strategic and practical challenges of creating a successful global business services platform. He has set-up captive centres in China, Malaysia, India, Bulgaria and Ukraine and negotiated then implemented BPO contracts with several BPO suppliers. Tim advises across the shared services/outsourcing lifecycle with a particular focus on GBS solution design, governance and service management.
Colm D'Arcy, Head of Accounting and Reporting, Irish Water
Colm is an FCCA (Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) with experience in both practice and industry. Colm started in the accounting profession in 1989 working for a number of London accounting practices before moving into Industry with Hertz UK Ltd in 1997. He returned to Ireland in 1999 when the Hertz European Shared Service Centre was being established in Dublin where he held a number of key roles, such as Project, Centralisation and Finance managers, which led to his appointment as Director for Financial Operations in 2006. Colm is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt with Ford and an active member of ACCA through his involvement with the ACCA Shared Service Forum in Ireland and the ACCA Shared Services advisory group which is based in London. Colm Joined Irish Water on the 2 September 2013 with management responsibilities for Accounting and Reporting.
Patrick Hicks Service Owner, Global Finance Services at GSK plc.
Patrick is an FCCA (Fellow of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) who has worked in the Energy, Financial Services and Pharmaceutical Sectors holding a number of senior roles in Tax, Financial Control and Finance Services and Finance Transformation. Pat joined GSK from Barclays in 2009 and headed the Global Tax Centre of Excellence before moving into Finance Services as the Global Process Owner for Record to Report. He then took up the role of Finance Service Owner for EMEA and set up the European Finance Business Service Centre in West London. Pat is now responsible for GSK's Global Finance Services which includes Supply Chain and Treasury Accounting, Global Tax and Statutory Reporting and Financial Analysis, Planning and Reporting.
The existing members of the forum are:
- John Ashworth, Global Head of Finance Transformation, Pearson
- George Connell, Vice President Strategy, Finance Operations and Centre Finance Lead
- Leo Curran, Senior Vice President, Head UK/Europe EXL
- Liz Ditchburn, Relationship Leader, Kimberly-Clark
- Greg Southwell, Managing Director, BPO EALA, Accenture
- Gary Hobbs, CEO Aviva Global Services
- Pascal Henssen, Senior Vice President and COO Genpact Europe
- Sandy Khanna, Global F&A and SCM Practice Leader, Vice President, IBM Global Process Services
- Dilesh Magdani, Head of Finance Shared Services, Specsavers
- James Meader, Partner, Ernst and Young
- Peter Moller, Partner, Deloitte Consulting
- Simon Newton, Finance Director Partnership Services, John Lewis
- Julie Spillane, Managing Director, Accenture Global Business Services
- Anirvan Sen, Partner, Chazey Partners.


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A type of dance a girl does in the bar which involves a little grinding and a LOT of bumping, to the point where it hurts the guys junk that she is dancing with.
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You guys do realize that just because we've gone on a winning streak here doesn't mean that enforcers are completely useless now in hockey.
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Marketing encompasses four major processes known as the 4 Ps of Marketing which include: 1) choosing and developing a product, 2) deciding a price for the product, 3) selecting a channel to move the product to the consumer, and 4) promoting the product for sale. By gaining an understanding of consumer behavior marketers become aware of their demands and wants so they can make adjustments as necessary to their product selection. Additionally, they conduct marketing research where they study cultural, social, economic, and environmental factors that can have an effect on product or service development.
For individuals to be successful in marketing, they must enjoy working in teams where they can organize different ideas to come up with an array of solutions. In addition, they must possess a creative mind so that they can produce advertising that is eye-catching and unique. For the most part, marketers are extroverts, which is necessary in order to attract clientele and sell their product or service. Being sociable allows them to build rapport with customers on a regular basis, so that they can provide excellent customer service.
In the field of marketing, marketers can expect to find job positions as marketing managers, marketing coordinators, retail store managers, marketing directors, business development managers, and project managers. Additionally, they may explore options by being marketing research analysts, advertising managers, e-commerce managers, public relations managers, and brand marketing managers.
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A poser onion is basically another word for "poser". It was derived from the Veggie Burger bags from A&W. The bag features three vegetables all smiling. One day, while partaking of this burger, it was discovered that the onion looked somewhat suspicious, and out of place looking the way he did. It was decided that he was a "poser onion", and anyone who was a poser, is also a poser onion.
Most emo kids are poser onions.
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Toni Czekanski has been a faculty member at the Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative for more than 11 years.
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Representative List of Recent Courses Taught: Summer Intermediate/Middle Literacy Institute; Intermediate/Middle Literacy Collaborative Literacy Coach Training; An Introduction to Guided Reading in a Good Literacy Program, Grades 3–8
Education: B.A. Framingham State College; M.Ed. University of Massachusetts Lowell; C.A.G.S. Lesley University
Prior to joining the Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative, Toni worked as an adjunct faculty member at Lesley University's School of Education in the Language and Literacy Department. Her classroom teaching experience spans grades 1–6. She has worked as a Reading Recovery teacher, reading intervention specialist, and in programs for gifted and talented students. At the Center, Toni works with school districts and teachers at the intermediate and middle school levels as they implement literacy initiatives. She presents at conferences and institutes on content related to reading, writing, and literacy coaching.
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History of Kness The founder, Austin Enos Brick Kness invented numerous different items, however, the one invention Kness is noted for is the Ketch-All Multiple Catch Mousetrap.
In 1927, Kness Mfg. Co. was formed and Brick began an earnest manufacture of the Roto-Bow tree saw and the Ketch-All Automatic Mousetrap.
Since then Kness Mfg. co. has added a full line of mouse, rat and animal traps. Pro-ketch is a multiple catch mousetrap that is low profile, Big Snap-E traps, Snap-e Mouse snap traps, Kage-all for all your animal control needs, pigeons, to chipmunks.


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Grade reports are available on WebAdvisor at the end of each semester or term. Individual course grade rosters are not posted. Students needing additional copies of grade reports for reimbursement programs or other verifications may obtain additional copies from the Registrar's Office.
Credit/No Credit Option
Students may elect to take a maximum of two courses on a credit/no credit basis. However, students must earn passing letter grades in courses applied toward their majors or minors. Therefore, if a student chooses to elect credit/no credit on a course that is required in his or her major or minor, the student will need to repeat that course in a future semester. Courses offered only on a credit/no credit basis are excluded from these limitations.
Students who declare a major or minor in a given subject after having taken a course in that subject on a credit/no credit basis may be required by their major or minor department to retake the course for a letter grade.
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Many people know a song or three from the 1968 rock musical "Hair." The soundtrack is iconic -- featuring such hits as "Aquarius," "Let the Sun Shine In" and the title song -- reaching far beyond the hippie era it depicts.
But nearly as famous as the songs is the controversy surrounding the last scene of Act I. As the main character, Claude, sings about his confusion about his future -- whether to accept his draft into the Vietnam War or hide from service -- the rest of the cast strips naked on stage as they sing with him.
When asked about the scene, Noah Plomgren, who plays Claude in the national touring production of the most recent revival of "Hair," made a noise that was somewhere between a laugh and a sigh about the question he has heard again and again.
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Noah Plomgren plays the lead role of Claude in the national touring production of 'Hair.'
"It's really one of the most beautiful scenes in the play," he said. "It's very artistically done, it's very dimly lit. In rehearsal, it was handled very sensitively. They wanted to make sure everyone was comfortable. I think everyone has found it very liberating.
"I think I'm the only one who isn't naked, because I'm singing a very introspective power ballad and everyone is stripping their clothes off in back of me. But everyone has said it's very empowering."
Plomgren and the rest of the (usually clothed) cast will bring the touring adaptation of the hit 2009 Broadway revival to Eisenhower Auditorium on the Penn State University Park campus at 7:30 p.m. April 12.
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What: "Hair"
When: 7:30 p.m. April 12
Where: Eisenhower Auditorium, University Park
Tickets: $53 and $62 for adults, $38 and $44 for University Park students and $48 and $54 for those age 18 and younger
Parental discretion is advised. Hair includes a dimly lighted, 20-second scene with non-sexual nudity.
The Center for the Performing Arts presentation has been selling very well, said director of marketing Laura Sullivan. But there have been some concerned calls there, as well.
"We've had some questions about the production from patrons -- mostly about the 20-second, dimly lit nudity, about whether or not people can bring their teenagers," Sullivan said. "There's nothing questionable, it just stays true to the original production."
That "original production" of "Hair" premiered on Broadway in 1968 and was subtitled "The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical." It tells the story of a "tribe" of politically active hippies living a free love lifestyle in New York City. The ground-breaking musical featured controversial discussions of drugs, sex, racism, religion and more, but proved to be a big hit. It ran for four years and was adapted into a (dramatically changed) film by director Milos Forman in 1979.
The musical's most recent Broadway revival -- following an unsuccessful one in 1977 -- was a big hit in 2009, winning both the Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Best Revival of a Musical.
"I had seen this production my freshman year of college [at Carnegie Mellon University]," Polmgren said. "I took a trip to New York to audition for a Broadway show I was in consideration for and at the last minute snagged a Standing Room Only ticket to 'Hair' -- it was the big hit of the season. The music ... it's one of the most incredible scores ever written."
This current national touring production is the second tour of the revival, following a two-year run that began in 2010. According to Plomgren, who spoke to the Mirror by phone from his home in Southern California, the revival is mostly faithful to the original production.
And, though that production is more than 35 years old, it still resonates today.
"Even though it took place in 1968, all of its themes are still relevant to today," Plomgren said. "Different age groups might respond to it differently. Everyone brings their own life experiences to a musical."
Plomgren said that audiences have been responding well to the show, as well as its unique "audience participation" segments.
"Audiences have been wonderful and really welcoming," he said. "In many parts of the show, we have cast marching into the audience and protesting and holding hands and handing out flowers."
Sullivan thinks the Eisenhower crowd will be just as entertained, judging by the interest that the show has drawn.
"We're excited about the show. It's getting really good reviews," she said. "Tickets are selling really well. ... It's been a strong seller for us. The whole second semester has been a strong seller for us."
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First on the agenda was the OVAC advocacy training sessions. The sessions were intended to prepare us for lobbying activities planned for the next day, to coincide with the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. Attendees included advocates from across the US, representing over forty different advocacy organizations and a wide variety of cancers. The training focused on understanding the government institutions and programs that deal with cancer research, the congressional allocations process, lobbying and advocacy. The sessions offered some really good information to help us all understand what we were asking for and how to ask for it. It also provided a great opportunity to meet so many committed advocates and compare notes.
After the training sessions, we regrouped by state and discussed who was going to be attending each of the lobbying sessions with Senate and House members and who would play what role at each session. When meeting with members of Congress or their staff, our job is to explain why we're there, as constituents and cancer advocates. We then have the opportunity to talk about the importance of cancer research, personalize it by sharing our own stories, and then deliver the "ask." The "ask" outlines specific appropriations for the NCI, the National Institutes Of Health (NIH), the National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the Centers For Disease Control (CDC), to fund cancer prevention, treatment, and research that we would like to be included in this year's appropriations.
The next morning we set out, en masse, for Capitol Hill to attend the Senate Appropriations hearing, chaired by Iowa Democratic Senator Tom Harkin, assisted by ranking Pennsylvania Republican Senator Arlen Specter. These senators are both cancer survivors, and are passionate about cancer research.
Mike and I were a bit winded and more than moist after hustling to get to the Hill in time to get good seats for the hearing. IMF President Susie Novis was chosen to represent OVAC on the witness panel, so we were pretty excited and wanted to make sure we could be there to see it live and in person.
The Senate Appropriations Sub-committee on Labor, HHS, Education, and Related Agencies hearing began with testimony by HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson. He focused on activities at the NCI and the NIH, which include major investments in cancer research, especially for prevention and treatment. Senator Harkin then called the witness panel, which included:
Dr. Huerta, a prominent physician and radio personality, was the first to speak. Dr. Huerta's testimony focused on cancer prevention and on treating the whole person and not just the cancer. He was followed by Dr. Ronald Herberman, a cancer researcher, who spoke about the progress that has been made and the promise of new technologies and new directions in cancer research.
IMF President Susie Novis was next, representing OVAC. Susie's testimony laid out a logical case for increased funding but also personalized the need by sharing how myeloma altered her life. She also introduced myeloma patient Mary Godwin, a nurse from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and her daughter Lanissa. Susie noted that Brad High, a patient from Pennsylvania, was to attend but lost his battle with myeloma just a few weeks before the hearing. Susie finished her testimony by reminding the assembled crowd that everyone in the room has been affected by cancer and that we cannot afford not to fund the research necessary to end the suffering. When she was done, the room burst into applause, led by Senator Harkin who gave her a big "thumbs up," and thanked her for a "powerful statement." Way to go Susie!
Brain cancer survivor Michael Bruene gave an emotional statement, personalizing the horror of cancer and the special challenges of dealing with incurable disease. He was followed by AOL Time Warner Chairman, Steve Case, whose brother Daniel was fighting brain cancer. (Daniel passed away at age 44, four weeks after the hearing.)
At the conclusion of the hearing, Senator Harkin asked if anyone had any additional comments they wanted to make. Susie Novis jumped in, reiterating the need to fully fund the NCI bypass budget and observing that over 70% of approved NCI grants cannot be funded. This set off a flurry of dialog on how big a difference the doubling of the budget had made, capping the hearing with a bit of excitement and making it clear that there were significant challenges ahead but much promise for a brighter future.
Friday was a busy day for Mike and his Unknown escort. First stop, the NCI, for a meeting with the Director, Dr. Andrew Von Eschenbach. Mike and fellow members of the NCI Director's Consumer Liaison Group (DCLG) were set to discuss the future role and priorities for the group with the Director and his staff. Dr. Von Eschenbach was very interested in our views but also spent considerable time talking about his ideas, soliciting feedback, and facilitating a very animated, interactive discussion. Dr. Von Eschenbach is a very intelligent man who clearly cares about cancer patients and their issues. His appointment bodes well for the future.
From there, your Unknown friend dashed to the NCI Clinical Center. IMFer Norma Holmes had arranged for a tour of the Clinical Center, which is where the NCI conducts cancer clinical trials and performs much of its "intramural research" – the NCI's internal research effort, conducted by NCI scientists. A number of NCI research scientists presented promising new projects that could yield results for myeloma patients within the next few years. The approaches being discussed are truly novel, making use of the most recent advances in molecular biology and targeted therapy.
From there, we hitched a ride to Tyson's Corner with IMF advocacy consultant Greg Brozeit. We joined the IMF crowd for the welcome reception and dinner that preceded the Patient & Family Seminar. We were joined by NCI Director Andrew Von Eschenbach, who took time out of his busy schedule (yes, there are people even busier than the Unknown Patient!) to join us and share his views on future directions in cancer research and specifically, how myeloma research will be impacted. The Unknown Patient was especially pleased that Dr. Von Eschenbach thanked the IMF and its members for putting a face on myeloma and the need for further research.
We were also fortunate to have with us Drs. Kyle, Greipp, and Rajkumar of the Mayo Clinic, as well as Dr. Jagannath of New York's St. Vincent's Comprehensive Cancer Center. And, it was great to see so many old and new friends, myeloma patients and family members, enjoying each other's company and sharing experiences.
The next morning began bright and early with the IMF seminar. The seminar began with Carol Svec, patient advocate, speaking about how to be an "active patient." Carol was followed by our own Mike Katz, who spoke about how to get organized and keep track of your medical records and test results. They were followed by Drs. Kyle, Durie, Rajkumar, Jagannath, and Coumans, who covered a broad range of myeloma-related topics. The breaks were a wonderful opportunity to compare notes and make new friends. The Unknown Patient missed most of the breakout sessions, ducking out with Mike Katz, who was speaking about clinical trials at the ECOG meeting in DC. After Mike's talk, it was back to Tysons Corner for the conclusion of the IMF seminar, which found the attendees energized and hopeful. The Unknown Patient has been to almost all of the IMF's seminars and never ceases to be amazed how there always seems to be something new and so many wonderful new people at each session.
The week ended on Sunday, as the Unknown Patient tailed Mike Katz at the ECOG meeting. Sunday's program included a meeting of the ECOG myeloma committee, which is responsible for developing and managing large-scale, national clinical trials for multiple myeloma. Mike also attended a meeting of ECOG's Underserved Committee, chaired by IMF board member Dr. Edith Mitchell, which addresses issues of how to make clinical trials more accessible to members of underserved populations. The day ended with a plenary session at which Mayo Clinic myeloma specialist Dr. Rafael Fonseca received two awards, the ECOG Young Investigator Award and an award for an Outsanding Research Project. ECOG chair Dr. Bob Comis characterized Dr. Fonseca as a "young researcher taking the Group by storm." Great to have talented young people like Rafael joining the ranks of scientists battling myeloma!
After the plenary session, the Unknown Patient followed Mike to a reception, after which we made a bee line for the airport, grabbing the last Shuttle back to New York for a well-deserved, albeit short rest.


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Manalani English of Kula's Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka climbed to the top of the hula world winning the Miss Aloha Hula title Thursday night at the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo.
It was a night that put the spotlight on dancers from Maui as Sloane Makana West of Halau Kekuao-kala'au'ala'iliahi of Wailuku finished as the runner-up, emulating the one-two finish of two years ago. That year, English was the runner-up to Tori Hulali Canha of Maui.
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Manalani English, performing her kahiko number, captured the Miss Aloha Hula title Thursday night at the Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo.
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Sloane Makana West finished second in the Miss Aloha Hula competition, giving Maui a one-two finish.
In a clean sweep of the top awards for Maui dancers, English also captured the Hawaiian Language Award.
The 24-year-old Waiohuli resident and Kapiolani Community College radiology technology student dances under the guidance of kumu hula Napua Greig.
Tonight, the attention at Aunty Edith Kanaka'ole Tennis Stadium will turn to the halau competition with Maui's Halau Na Lei Kaumaka O Uka, led by Greig and her sister, Kahulu Maluo, competing in the women's division, and Halau Kekuaokala'au'ala'iliahi', under the direction of 'Iliahi and Haunani Paredes', entering its men in the kane group division.
Tonight's competition will feature hula kahiko (ancient), and on Saturday, the hula auana (modern) will be featured.
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With the calendar constantly reminding us September is here, and therefore that fall is rapidly gaining on us, it is time to do a final planting before starting to put the garden to bed. We need to plant some garlic.
This time last year, I went to a large garlic farm at Mersley on the isle of Wight during my trip home to England. This was an interesting place to visit, having evidence of Neolithic occupation with flint adzes and other tools, relics of an Iron Age roundhouse from about 50 B.C., and terraces and the ruins of a Roman temple from 200 A.D. Now, it is the main source of garlic in the British Isles.
Once in the ground, garlic needs no more care until next summer's harvest time, a good plant for those like me who need a rest from garden chores.
There are two main types of garlic, hardneck and softneck. The third type sometimes included in this category, elephant garlic, is not truly a garlic but is related to leeks.
If you are planning to braid your crop into one of those attractive swags, use the softneck variety. I have a pamphlet with detailed instructions on braiding which I brought from the farm, but I have not tried it yet.
Planting is very simple. Just buy a few heads of garlic at the store and separate the cloves. Garlic prefers alkaline soil, so if yours tends toward acid, add a little lime. A pH of 6.7 is ideal. Plenty of organic matter in the soil will produce larger specimens.
Getting the cloves into the soil this month is ideal. Plant them about an inch deep and 6 or more inches apart, with the pointed end up.
Hardneck garlic needs a period of cold to vernalize the clove and trigger the mechanism that induces it to split into cloves and bulb up. Do not plant the smallest cloves, but use them in the kitchen.
Hardneck garlic has just one circle of cloves; softneck will have two or three rows.
Some leaf growth probably will take place during the winter, depending on weather conditions, and an inch or so of mulch will help to be sure the plants do not heave out of the ground with freezing and thawing.
As the days begin to lengthen next spring, leaf growth will stop, and the plants will be ready to harvest when the foliage turns brown in late summer. Dig the bulbs, don't pull them, and hang them out of direct sun for a few weeks, then cut off the foliage, leaving an inch or two of stalk, and store the cured bulbs in a cool, dry place until needed.
Some hardneck varieties, principally Rocambole, will send up a scape, or flowering stem, during the summer. Snip these off to allow the plant's energy to go to producing a larger bulb. I have read the flower stems can be steamed and served with melted butter, or used in a stir fry for a mild garlic flavor. Waste not, want not!
Minced garlic added to melted butter is excellent on mushrooms, broccoli or green beans, and as a spread on French bread. Meatballs and spaghetti sauce cry for garlic, and every joint of lamb needs slivers tucked under the skin. And just slip a clove into a bottle of wine vinegar to add to a salad.
Garlic is a delicious vegetable, easy to grow, planted and forgotten over the winter, delicious next summer. What more could we ask?
Janet Del Turco is a local gardener and a graduate of the Ohio State University Master Gardener program. Contact her at email@example.com.


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Washington – Phil Ferrel, a retired fire fighter from the Tacoma Fire Department in Tacoma, Washington was diagnosed with smoldering myeloma in May 2010. He served with the department for 31 years. The story of his advocacy work follows…
"After my diagnosis I began the search for information and luckily discovered the IMF. I saw in the research that firefighters have a greater chance of getting myeloma due to the toxic environments we work in during and after a fire. I was informed that Washington State's Presumptive Occupational Disease for Firefighters law, RCW 51.32.185, covers this under Workman's Compensation.
I contacted the Washington State Council of Firefighters for assistance since "smoldering" is not yet considered cancer and I didn't know if I would be covered under the law. They forwarded my case to the attorney general's office for a ruling. A short time later I was contacted by Wendy Devries from Washington State Labor and Industries. She indicated the AG office had contacted her and had conferred with the doctors that developed the law. They concluded it is considered a pre-cancerous condition and would be covered. She said she has the final approval and if there were any problems to contact her.
Then I was required to undergo an Independent Medical Evaluation by a doctor chosen by the Eberle Vivian company, the claims adjudicator used by the City of Tacoma No additional testing, just a review of the original diagnosis. As I expected, the claim was denied for coverage. I contacted Wendy and asked for assistance. She was very direct with the adjudicator indicating the State would support and approve this claim and if they wanted to appeal, they would lose and be responsible for all legal fees. Within hours I was contacted by the adjudicator announcing they would approve the claim.
I am very grateful for the firefighters, legislators and physicians that developed and approved this law for the benefit of firefighters. I am especially thankful for someone like Wendy to stand up for workers as she did. I hope to stay in the smoldering stage and not progress, but at least I will have the medical coverage if I do."
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Take Action in August!
August is the perfect month to meet with your US Senators and Representatives because they will back in their local offices near or in your hometown.
The IMF Advocacy team has been very active with the oral chemotherapy access legislation in various states and is gearing up for an active summer at the federal level. We are going to need help from all of you!
During the next few weeks you will receive more information on how you can get involved and training opportunities to prepare you. Stay tuned!
In the meantime, be sure to review our 6 easy steps to scheduling a face-to-face meeting with your members of Congress!
Step 1: Visit the Advocacy Action Center. Click on the "Elected Officials" tab on the homepage.
Step 2: Type in your zip code to locate your Senators and Representatives.
Step 3: Click on your Senator or Representative and select the "Contact" tab. Please be sure to contact the local district office and not the DC office.
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Step 5: During your visit share your personal story with myeloma and if applicable, ask for support of specific legislation.
Step 6: Continue building relationships with your legislators. Make this the first of many visits. And, have fun!
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Police continue search for body of LeBoeuf man
State police today are continuing their search for the remains of a LeBoeuf Township man who they believe was killed by the father of his former girlfriend.
Cadaver dogs are assisting in the search for Gerald VanDyke, 55, police said this morning.
VanDyke was last seen leaving his home on Smith Road in LeBoeuf Township on Sept. 14. Police believe that he drove to the home of Richard Houy, 68, in Rockdale Township, Crawford County, and that Houy killed him there.
Houy told police Wednesday that he argued with VanDyke after VanDyke arrived at his home on Teepleville Flats Road. Houy told police that he punched VanDyke in the face, causing him to fall and hit his head on machinery, according to information in the affidavit of probable cause filed with a search warrant for Houy's residence.
Huoy told police that he put VanDyke's body in VanDyke's pickup, drove to nearby Miller Station Road, and put the body into French Creek, according to the affidavit. Huoy told police that he left the truck at the creek, but neither the truck nor the body has been found, a state police spokesman said this morning.
Police are continuing to search the creek and the Houy property for VanDyke's body. Houy's daughter told police that her father told her that he hit VanDyke with something like a tire iron and led her to believe that the body "in whole or in parts," was hidden in barrels or drums in his barn, according to the affidavit.
She told police that she saw blood at the barn and a chain saw that she believed was used to dismember VanDyke, according to the affidavit.
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Plans for Ciminelli Real Estate Corp.'s $100 million medical office, research and clinical facility on the edge of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus hit a snag Tuesday, after Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz and three other directors blocked the Erie County Industrial Development Agency from approving $4.24 million in tax breaks.
Calling the proposed project just "a glorified medical office," Poloncarz opposed any incentives for it because he said it doesn't qualify for or deserve taxpayer assistance. He asserted that the development and growth of the medical campus itself should serve as enough of a draw and an incentive to ensure that projects like this happen anyway.
"We have invested millions of dollars on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus under the premise that private developers will invest their money and we don't have to," he said.
The vote does not mean the project will not, ultimately, receive incentives through the IDA, which is expected to consider it again at its March meeting. But it caught many in the room by surprise, especially the project's developer, Paul Ciminelli. A shaken and visibly angry Ciminelli, speaking to the media after the meeting, denounced the vote and particularly the characterization of the proposed building as just medical offices.
"Clearly, the county executive has to get a better understanding of what's going to happen in the building," he said. "Anyone who thinks that this is just another doctor's office is not understanding what this is all about."
The developer's project – called Conventus, which is Latin for "coming together" – calls for construction of a 287,000-square-foot, six-story medical office building that would be physically linked to the planned new John R. Oishei Children's Hospital and University at Buffalo's medical school.
Most of the building would be devoted to clinical, practical and research space, with key tenants including Kaleida Health, with 85,000 square feet of space, and medical practice UBMD, with 60,000 square feet. Both are nonprofits that would not have paid taxes if they built a facility on their own. Plans are also in the works for a medical research collaboration on the upper floors between UB and East Aurora-based aerospace company Moog, which also has a medical devices division.
The first floor would include retail space to support the medical campus, such as a First Niagara Bank branch, a pharmacy and limited food service, while the building would also have two levels of below-ground parking for 332 vehicles, totaling another 120,000 square feet.
But Poloncarz, who was joined by World Trade Center Buffalo Niagara President Christopher Johnston, said it's just another example of local industrial development agencies "moving pieces of the chessboard around" since the jobs already exist elsewhere in the county and are being moved downtown.
"It's our role to incentivize a project that isn't going to occur. It is not our role to incentivize a project that's going to happen anyway, he said.
They were joined by Amherst Town Supervisor Dr. Barry Weinstein and Buffalo Urban League president Brenda McDuffie. Frank Mesiah, president of the Buffalo branch of the NAACP, abstained from the vote because of inadequate information, after criticizing the lack of assurance of jobs and opportunities for residents of surrounding neighborhoods and even the city overall. As a result, supporters were able to muster only nine votes in favor, one short of the tally needed to approve the incentives.
ECIDA Chairman John J. LaFalce then moved to table the resolution until the next meeting, to allow for more time for Ciminelli officials to meet with their critics and address concerns.
The vote by the county economic development agency represented a broadside to developers, a warning that they shouldn't take for granted that they'll get tax or other incentives just for proposing a project.
"It's not an automatic green light," Poloncarz said. "Any developer who automatically thinks they're going to get tax incentives should reconsider. Anyone who thinks they're entitled to pay no taxes needs to seriously reconsider the impact on the entire community [of what they're proposing]. They have to sell themselves. No one is entitled to receive tax breaks."
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By Amy
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Comments about Levenger Circa Weekly Vertical Format Agenda, Letter 17:
My son bought this for his girlfriend that had just graduated from college and was getting prepared to start her graduate program. She wanted a good planner that had full page weekly layouts with lots of room to write. She LOVES her Levenger because she how can punch her class schedule, syllabus and other key notes for class and add to the planner and have it all in one place. It was also nice that we could pick the starting date. She is set to go with it on June 1st. That is super convenient!
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By mrhdal
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I love my new Levenger Agenda. I work from multiple online calendars but rely on my Levenger for an overview of the week, day and hour.Great room to write and keep notes. Beautiful cover and fits perfectly in my case.So happy to be back with Levenger again!
Great Product and Company
By blhammer7266
from Johnston, RI
I bought this for my daughter to use in her first year in college. She is very ocd about her planner and she became very accustomed to the one her high school provided. She insisted in getting one from her high school to use in college. I was able to find this one which the pages are very similar to her high school one and she is officially not using her old planner in college. Customer Service is wonderful too. I had ordered another item and it was not what i needed. They sent me the correct one and were great about it.
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Wish the week layout was a real week.
By BusyWorkingMamma
from Montana
I have been looking for a system like circa that allows me to "build your own system" . As owner and operator of a business that is mobile, I need a system that is flexible. However since I work Sun- Sat I am having a difficult adapting to the CIrca Vert Format Agenda since it is designed for someone who works Monday- Friday in an office. Disappointed that the Agenda is not flexible like the rest of Circa.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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I've been a Circa user for years and I will continue to organize my life with the many Circa accessories available. That being said, I have noticed some decline in quality over the years. The paper itself is no longer the high quality paper I received with my first Circa orders. I also miss the perforated corners that appeared for a couple of years.Despite a few missing upgrades, I love the vertical format of the agenda and the flexibility afforded by the Circa line.
Good design
By CPAMOM
from Washington, DC
Circa agenda user for many years. I have tried other systems & formats only to return to this layout for function. However, I do prefer the earlier design with the perforated corners.
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A Useful and Flexible Agenda Format
By organizedandinspired
from Pennsylvania
The Circa Weekly Vertical Format is a useful and flexible Agenda that allows the user to organize tasks and ideas in both linear and non-linear ways. Prior to the weekly scheduling pages at the beginning of each new month, there is a full lined page of Notes and Month To-Do. These are useful pages that allow me to write quick notes and reminders for the next month while I am still in the current month. These notes and reminders are then useful when I schedule appointments and meetings for the upcoming month. Additionally, I like how each week-day has a notes section following the scheduling area. This notes area is a good place to put tasks for the current day that may not necessarily fit into a timed schedule and also to write quick reminders and follow-ups corresponding to tasks that were completed.As the previous reviewer stated, the disks on this Agenda are full. I have added one 3x5 card dock-it fully equipped with cards to the front of the Agenda. The dock-it fits well, but there is no additional room for me to add anything else that may add considerable bulk (such as the monthly tabs). On that note, though, I do not desire to add any bulky items. I still use the Circa add-ins such as the Balanced Life cards and the Circa Task pages. These items all fit well without having to up-size the Circa disks.I would like to see the addition of the scored page corners on the bottoms of the pages. The scored corners make using the Agenda more efficient because you are able to quickly find the current page. Additionally, I would like to see the grams per square meter of the paper used for this agenda increased. I use a Waterman rollerball and Waterman ink with my Agenda, and I do not like how you can see the writing on the reverse sides of the pages. I fully realize that these modifications may increase the cost of this Agenda. The cost increase may be worth it, though.
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Wish it were 2010 again
By Alexsays
from Atlanta, GA
I've loved buying this agenda since 2007 but since 2011 that Levenger keeps changing it and I dislike it more and more. This year again, they decided to remove the monthly tabs so you need to purchase them separately and you also need to purchase larger discs since the 1/2" that come with it collapse as soon as you add the tabs. They also removed the dotted tear corners that helped you track past pages from new pages. I understand it's about cost efficiency, but Levenger is already an expensive brand, so they should understand their end customer who purchases for functionality more than price - otherwise we'd purchase At-a-Glance products
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