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Cultural Identities in Central Europe
Cracow, the Jagiellonian University campus in Przegorzaly
July 15-30, 2004
A two-week-long summer course organised by the International Cultural
Centre in Cracow in cooperation with the Institut fur den Donauraum und
Mitteleuropa in Vienna. The course will complete the cycle of other
sessions dedicated to Galicia: its history (2001), culture (2002) and
places of memory (2003).
In western perceptions, the area of south-eastern Poland and western
Ukraine is one of those peripheral fringes of Europe where western
civilization constantly rivalled with eastern cultural traditions.
Borders and political powers changed according to external relations.
Between 1772 and 1918 today's southern Poland and western Ukraine formed
the Habsburg crownland Galicia. Between 1918 and 1939 the area belonged
to the Polish Republic. Afterwards, Nazi Germany form in its western part
a German satellite state. After 1945 the area was divided between Poland
and the Soviet Union. Since 1990 eastern Galicia is a part of independent
Ukraine. From May 2004 onwards the cultural space Galicia will be partly
inside and partly outside the European Union. In the collective memory of
the people living in this region, Galicia is seen as a powerful tradition
which combines elements of plurality, cultural diversity, European
identity and national revival. The idea of the cultural region Galicia
transcends historic and present day ethnic, religious and state borders.
The curriculum of the summer session will comprise the issues of the
newest history of the region, politics and future perspectives of the
region from different academic angles and with a view on European
integration processes, changes for cross border cooperation and on the
consequences of globalisation for Central European transition countries.
The lectures and discussions will concentrate on recent critical research
perspectives concerning "inventions of traditions", "spaces of identity",
discourses on "legitimacy", "national myths", "post-modern theories of
plurality" and "transition research".
The classes held in Cracow will be supplemented by the tour of
Malopolska and will give the opportunity to acquaint the participants
with natural and cultural heritage of the region. The working language is
English. The session is addressed to advanced students, post graduates
and young scholars. The candidates from Austria and East-Central European
countries may apply for grants to cover the course participation fees.
The students will study under the guidance of the experts from Austria,
Poland, Ukraine and the USA. The application package should contain CV, a
letter of recommendation, a certificate of a good command of English, and
an essay on the newest history of the region, with particular
consideration of chances and perspectives for the region after the
enlargement of the European Union.
The applications should be sent by April 30, 2004 to:


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Marc Staal's 17:17 of ice time in his return to the Rangers line-up was for the most part uneventful. But the effect on his teammates was more than noticeable.
Here's Derek Stepan on the defensman's impact (via New York Post)…
"It's huge. He makes the D-core calm," said Derek Stepan. "He's got a presence about him that he can just control a game. He did a great job tonight. … He found a way to get back to himself and I couldn't be happier for him.
"Everyone really adores Marc. I know it's a cheesy way to say it but we do."
John Tortorella added (via Bergen Record)…
"He's so well respected in the room. This is two major injuries he's come back from. So, even before you step on the ice, I think that really helps your room."
Here's Staal on the eye…
"I could tell on the ice, it's different," said Staal. "You play your whole life with 20/20 vision and then you step out there and things definitely have changed. There are certain plays I saw a little different, but nothing I can't get used to.
"You're not used to playing, so that's what's constantly in your head, as to where if you don't have it you're just reacting, playing and your instincts just take over. I just want to get to that point as soon as possible."
…Staal will be the first to admit he was a little rusty last night, but the emotional lift he gave the team was tangible. Last night was easily the most passionate and energetic the team has been in this series and I'll give all the credit to the return of Staal. Mindset means so much to the success of a team in the playoffs.
…and while Staal may personally not have had a huge impact on the ice, his mere presence makes the defensive corps that much more formidable. Especially when Tortorella is able to drop Del Zotto to the third pair and cut his minutes.
…i got to tell you though, my heart was in my throat when Staal took that big hit from Brouwer. Thought the worst. Especially when he wasn't getting much playing time early. Great that he was able to fight through it. I expect him to get better and more comfortable every game going forward.
Here's some post game video of Staal…
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Our featured pet is Stewie. Hi my name is Stewie. I am a very nice nine year old male Basset Hound. I was left behind in the yard as my owners moved away, I almost died from the lack of food and water. I was so thin and weak when the Animal Control came to rescue me I could not lift my head. I have broken teeth from trying to eat rocks to keep me alive. I am getting Heartworm Treatment right now because I was Heartworm positive so I will not be available until December. My previous owners starved me, I was so full of fleas I looked grey brown but once I got rid of the fleas I was really a black and white Basset. I am nearly bald from flea bites but am getting better and better every day with good food and a clean place to lie down. I am so sweet and forgive easily I do not blame anyone for my past and look forward to a happy future. If you are interested in me please fill out an application on me at wmbri.org.
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Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
(May 20, 2011)
CONCORD, N.C.—There's an old saying in NASCAR: Win or bring home the steering wheel (and nothing else) trying. More than any other event, that applies to Saturday's Sprint All-Star Race.
With the race comes an expectation, a hope, a yearning, that someone will dump someone for the win, for the pride, for the glory, for the checkers, and above all, for the million bucks. The thought is that after weeks of racing conservatively for fear of falling in the ever-important points race, drivers will race like maniacs, unshackled by the burden of a miscue destroying their Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup chances. It's a source of endless prerace chatter as drivers contemplate their strategies for the 10-lap shootout at the end of the 100-lap event.
But for all the hand-wringing, Mark Martin says in his 21 years in the All-Star Race, nobody has ever intentionally wrecked anybody for the win. Which leads to the question: Do drivers race any differently in the All-Star Race than they do every other week?
There are three schools of thought on this.
First, Martin: "We race all out all the time. It's hard to try harder than everything you got."
Second, Kyle Busch: "You can be a lot more aggressive."
Third, Ryan Newman: "You can't believe marketing. That's just marketing."
Here's the truth: There will be no racing for fifth place because not even a driver's mom cares if he finishes fifth in the All-Star Race. But with no points at stake, drivers generally will be more willing to take chances they wouldn't otherwise take late in the race when they are going for the win. At which point a driver will come face to face with the moral ambiguity of intentionally knocking another driver out of the way for the win. Some drivers would do it to anybody, some drivers would do it only to drivers they think would do it to them (or already had done it to them), and some drivers never would do it under any circumstances.
It sounds backward, but drivers are willing to take more risks to win a race that means nothing than they are to take risks to win a race that means something. In the context of the season, a win in the All-Star Race carries no value. But in the context of a career, it's invaluable. Outside of the Daytona 500 and the Brickyard 400, this is the race win most coveted by drivers. Martin says he remembers his two All-Star wins as vividly as any of his 40 points wins and more vividly than most of them.
There's a direct relationship between how proud a driver is of a win and how much other drivers want that win. The fact drivers want to win the All-Star Race so desperately adds to the perception that it's an anything goes race. Whether it actually is an anything goes race is less important than the perception that it is. And nobody pushes that perception more than Charlotte Motor Speedway. Track president Marcus Smith has promised to pay any fine a driver receives for fighting during the race.
And what would be better than if those fines involved Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch? The feuding drivers du jour were fined $25,000 apiece and put on probation after a late-race wreck and post-race altercation two weeks ago in Darlington. Last weekend at Dover, both made it clear they didn't like the other and never would. The problem is that they are so similar—stubborn, short-tempered, hyper-competitive smart-alecks. There was a cease-fire between them on Friday; both were asked about racing against the other, and both danced around real answers. Maybe they'll let their bumpers do the talking.
The two passed each other in the media center. Harvick's media time preceded Busch's, and Harvick was exiting as Busch arrived. The two did not speak to each other, acknowledge each other or even look at each other.
"I've forgiven and forgotten," Busch said.
He said it like he meant it. Let's hope that on Saturday night, he drives like he didn't.


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Orie gains release from prison
PITTSBURGH -- Former Republican state Sen. Jane Orie, who was convicted of using her legislative staff for her sister's campaign for state Supreme Court judge, has been released from prison after serving less than two years.
A spokeswoman for the State Correctional Institution at Cambridge Springs said the 52-year-old Orie was released early Sunday morning.
Orie was sentenced in June 2012 to two and a half to 10 years in prison by an Allegheny County judge. She was released early because of credit for good behavior and a rule that let her serve 75 percent of her minimum term because she's a nonviolent criminal.
Orie was told after a November parole board hearing she would be released after the completion of her minimum sentence. The parole board noted her "positive institutional behavior," the "positive recommendation made by the Department of Corrections" and her "demonstrated motivation for success," according to information provided by SCI Cambridge Springs.
Her release comes as the appeal of her conviction and sentence is still pending.
Orie was convicted of using her legislative staff to campaign for her sister, former state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin.
Orie plans to return to Pittsburgh's North Hills suburbs and live with her father, a retired physician.
Melvin, 57, was charged separately and convicted of using her own Superior Court staffers to run her 2003 and 2009 campaigns for the Supreme Court. Melvin has since been removed from the court and was sentenced to three years' house arrest and other penalties, but that's been suspended while she, too, appeals her conviction.


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Honduras overview
Honduras is a relatively small country with a population of some 7.5 million, of which approximately 4.2 million live in rural areas. Economic growth rates have been high in the past years, yet a significant number of people – up to 50% – remain below the poverty line. It has a GDP per capita of US$4,151 (IMF, 2010). Decentralisation started in 1990 with the Municipal Law. Current coverage for rural water supply stands at around 77%, but it is significantly lower for those living in highly dispersed small rural communities. The political situation has been highly fragile in recent years.
The country is divided administratively into 18 departments, and there are 298 municipalities, with clear definitions between rural and urban areas.
Main sector institutions
- In common with most countries in the Latin American countries region, the Ministry of Health is the ultimate authority for water supply issues. Sector organisation is relatively well defined, with a separation of functions between a number of key institutions:
- Consejo Nacional de Agua Potable y Saneamiento (CONASA) is the National Council for Water and Sanitation, and is the apex body for policy development and planning.
- Ente Regulador de los Servicios de Agua Potable y Saneamiento (ERSAPS) is the sector regulatory body responsible for setting normative standards and performance criteria for operators.
- Servicio Autónomo Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (SANAA) is the National Autonomous Service for Water and Sewerage. It is a parastatal body that was previously responsible for direct implementation and support functions, but under the new reform framework it provides support, and direct implementation should fall to municipalities.
- Municipal and urban authorities are responsible for ensuring service provision to their populations.
- National and international NGOs play a significant role in both the construction of new systems and support to O&M, accounting for some 15-20% of implementation, but generally with a semi-permanent presence.
In addition there is the Fondo Hondureño de Inversión Social (FHIS) (Honduran Social Investment Fund), which is the largest implementing programme in the country accounting for and on behalf of all direct investment in the water sector.
Service Delivery Models
There are four principal SDMs recognised in sector policy:
- CBM, – although for larger communities (i.e. more than 500 households or with multi-village schemes) voluntary models are considered to be limited and more professionalised approaches are the norm.
- Municipal provision through small scale utilities run by local government.
- Utility provision – public or private.
- Self-supply, which refers to highly dispersed small rural committees (of up to about 250 people) formally recognised, but with no formal support programmes).
Key issues
CBM has been heavily promoted and generally well implemented in the past. In addition there is a well-documented track record in the area of post-construction support and sector information systems, producing several innovative models over the last decades. As a result, sustainability of rural water supply has been relatively well-managed, particularly with support from development partners (USAID and large INGOs). But in recent years this support has reduced significantly with the associated deterioration of support systems.
More recent changes under the sector modernisation process, started in 2003, but largely stalled over the past five years, are promising and include many of the elements and institutions that are required for adopting a sustainable SDA on paper (coordination and planning platforms, a regulator, legal recognition of CBM options, monitoring systems, etc.). However, in practice, these elements are not adequately funded and, most importantly, are not coordinated in a coherent way. The sector remains largely donor dependent, but determining the exact level and sources of funding streams is challenging as there is no single annualised overview of financial flows or clear financing policy. There are also limited consolidated planning and investment processes. The result is a somewhat fragmented sector which lacks the final 'kilometre' of finalising policy and improving national coordination mechanisms.


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Cornell Readies Architects' Face-Off
Cornell University is close to choosing an architect to design the school's first academic facility for its new planned technology and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island.
Cornell has narrowed down the candidates to six high-profile architecture firms after fielding proposals from more than 40 firms from the U.S. and abroad, school officials plan to announce Tuesday. Cornell expects to pick a winner by April.
Finalist include Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the designers of 7 World Trade Center; Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the firm that helped design the High Line; and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, which gained famed for its design of the China Central Television Headquarters in Beijing. Other finalist are Morphosis Architects, Steven Holl Architects and Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill helped put together Cornell's initial proposal for the campus and will continue to work with the university to develop a master plan for the new school.
The school expects to break ground in 2015 for the 150,000-square-foot facility, which will include lecture halls and instructional space. Cornell plans to have it ready for occupancy by 2017.
This initial building will "provide a signature element" that will "set the standard for what's to follow," said Gilbert Delgado, university architect for Cornell.
University officials also want the initial building on the campus to achieve so-called net zero status, which means the facility wouldn't use more energy than it produces. The building will generate power using both solar panels and geothermal wells.
Overall, Cornell plans to build a 2 million-square-foot campus costing more than $2 billion on Roosevelt Island over the next three decades.
School officials declined to estimate the cost of the first building.
The Coler-Goldwater Memorial Hospital, a specialty and nursing facility, occupies the current site of the campus and will need to be decommissioned before construction can start. Several campus buildings eventually will be situated on the southern section of the island.
Cornell officials envision commissioning many different architectural firms to design several individual buildings. School officials want "the best architects of their time" to have a hand in designing the campus's facilities, Mr. Delgado said.
While still years away from determining the final look and feel of all the buildings, the campus will keep the basic footprint and its public spaces that Cornell initially proposed.
"Those are very important to us and are still being maintained," Mr. Delgado said.
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Anyone who ever played with or against fullback Kevin Turner knew he was a good person to have on your side on fourth-and-short. He was a powerful inside runner, on the relatively rare occasions when he was asked to carry the football, and a sure-handed target on checkdown and dumpoff passes. But his primary asset was his willingness and even eagerness to, in the parlance of the sport, to "put his hat on somebody" as a lead blocker.
"He was a battering ram," one of Turner's former Eagles teammates, linebacker Ike Reese, recalled with obvious appreciation. "That's what fullbacks are. Very often they ram themselves into linebackers.


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The Bronx Zoo's missing cobra, thanks to a hilarious Twitter account, dominated conversation on the Internet this week.
Most Tweets detailed the reptile's whereabouts: "Thinking about seeing 'How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.' That Daniel Radcliffe really speaks to me." And although the cobra was finally found, it looks like she had one last stop: a meeting with Ryan Seacrest.
In honor of April Fools' Day on Friday, Seacrest's Twitter and official Web site were taken over by the fanged cobra. And the slithery celebrity wasn't holding back, taking swipes at the American Idol host and other stars.
"BREAKING: Ryan Seacrest has been found & is being returned to his enclosure in the pygmy marmoset exhibit at the L.A. Zoo," Tweeted the snake, who linked to a photo of the diminutive star, then wrote, "Sure it sucks being locked up, but the good news is I'm a celebrity now so I should be able to pull a @LindsayLohan and be out by dinner."
On Seacrest's Web site, the cobra offers the Dos and Don'ts for Dating a Cobra and other snake-filled photo galleries.
The cobra's such an impressive writer, we're prepared to offer the reptile her own desk – er, habitat – at PEOPLE.com. Just please don't, you know, bite us.
Ryan Seacrest Eaten by Cobra? April Fools!
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Kent wobble after huge opening stand
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Rob Key and Sam Northeast each scored centuries to put Kent in the driving seat before Hampshire belatedly fought back with a late flurry of wickets on day two at the Ageas Bowl.
Skipper Key and highly-rated youngster Northeast shared an opening stand of 252 as the home bowlers struggled to cope on an easy-paced wicket for much of the day.
However, Hampshire responded by dismissing five batsmen towards the end of the day, including Northeast for 136 and Key, whose 119 came to an end in the final over before stumps.
Kent, in response to Hampshire's first-innings total of 292, closed on 291 for five, having surrendered a seemingly dominant position.
Hampshire were 292 for nine overnight, but lasted only two balls today; Mark Davies had Danny Briggs caught in the slips by James Tredwell to complete figures of 3-36.
Key and Northeast soon made Hampshire's total look inadequate as they remained together until the 77th over, when Kent finally lost their first wicket.
Northeast had faced 259 balls for his fifth career century and hit 14 fours before being caught behind by wicketkeeper Michael Bates off Sean Ervine.
At that stage Kent were only 40 behind and had nine wickets in hand but Hampshire fought back impressively thereafter.
Ben Harmison was the next to go at 273, snapped up at first slip by Liam Dawson off David Balcombe at the start of a collapse that saw four wickets fall for 18 runs.
Brendan Nash made only five before James Tomlinson found a way through his defences and the left-arm pace bowler struck twice more before the close.
Michael Powell was caught behind at 288 and then, with only four balls remaining before stumps, Key's day-long vigil at last came to an end.
The former England batsman, whose century was his 46th in first-class cricket, had looked secure throughout until he followed an outswinger and Bates again clutched the catch.
Key's hundred occupied 234 balls and he hit 16 fours but was the junior partner to Northeast as Kent set the platform for a formidable total.
Tomlinson, who had little luck earlier in the day, finished with figures of 3-45, having provided Hampshire with renewed hope.
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- Flexo explains how not all target retirement funds are created equal.
- FMF adds commentary on a Yahoo article about five ways you're supposedly wasting money.
- JLP hosted the 96th Carnival of Personal Finance… four away from a hundred!
- Nickel writes about how you can take your time filing taxes if you're due refund.
- MightyBargainHunter writes about hotels and perqs.
- Yan at ProBargainHunter compiled a list of personal finance bloggers and ranked them according to a bunch of easily accessible statistics. It's an impressive list and must have taken hours to compile, kudos to Yan!


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Three congressmen who represent parts of Berks County came face to face with members of the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday.
Republicans Jim Gerlach, Charlie Dent and Joe Pitts spoke at Met-Ed's headquarters in Muhlenberg Township.
The chamber honored the lawmakers for their pro-business voting record.


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Friday, October 15, 2010 to Saturday, October, 16 2010
We welcome submissions on any philosophical topic. Papers should be no longer than 3000 words, suitable for reading aloud, and prepared for blind review. E-mail submissions are preferred. The paper should be in .doc, .docx, .pdf, .rtf, .tex, or .txt format. Please include the following information on a detachable cover page:
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A former KTTV-TV, Los Angeles, cameraman was awarded $13 million last week for injuries suffered when a leased helicopter in which he was riding crashed during live coverage of the Academy Awards ceremonies in 2000.
In the evening accident Phil Arno's left leg was crushed, leaving him unable to resume his television career. The defendants—helicopter owners the Purwin Co., its operator, Helinet Aviation Services; and pilot Kris Kelley - admitted liability for the crash.
A jury of seven men and five women took two days to decide the damages, awarding $3.7 million to Arno, 53, for past economic and other damages and $9.4 million for future damages.
"Phil was blessed. He had a job that he loved, that he did well," Stanley K. Jacobs, one of Arno's attorneys, told the L.A>Times. "Today, everything that he worked for he will never be able to do again."
According to his attorneys, since the crash, Arno has undergone six surgeries on his left ankle and leg, and will require more surgery. He also suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Arno did not sue his former employer, KTTV-TV Channel 11. "They have been absolutely tremendous through this," he told the L.A. Times.
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Gardner Goes In Western Midgets
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Ronnie Gardner won the Honda USAC Western Midget Series feature Saturday night at Bakersfield Speedway.
Gardner took the lead from David Prickett on lap 24 of the third-mile dirt track and led the final 17 laps for the victory.
Prickett finished second ahead of Sean Dodenhoff, Trey Marcham and Shannon McQueen.
Cory Elliott won the Ignite midget feature.
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During the past 28 months, 60 patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were admitted to a prehospital satellite industrial coronary care unit (SICCU). During patient stabilization, clinical data, blood studies and continuous electrocardiographic tape recordings were obtained. Thirty-three of the 60 patients had AMI, and the median SICCU arrival time was 45 minutes. Seventy-seven percent of the patients had one or more ventricular premature beats (VPBs) on the 78 ± 11 minute ECG tape recording, and 36% of the AMI patients developed major ventricular arrhythmias within 24 hours of the initial observation. Closely coupled VPBs and elevated cortisol levels were reliable prehospital precursors of serious ventricular arrhythmias. Early prehospital arrival, atrial bradycardia, frequent VPBs, hypertension, elevations of growth hormone or nonesterified fatty acid (NEFA), and decreased insulin levels lacked significance as indicators of subsequent ventricular arrhythmias.
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Public invited to community breakfast
DAMASCUS - The public is invited to the monthly community breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Damascus United Methodist Church, 300 Valley Road. The suggested donation is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 10.
Chamber 's annual meeting is Jan. 24
SALEM - The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting on Jan. 24 at the Salem Community Center.
The luncheon buffet begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by the program at noon. Cost is $25 for chamber members and $30 for non-members.
The program will include the honoring of the 2013 Outstanding Citizen of the Year: Elaine Rousseau-Kothera; Large Business of the Year: Salem Regional Medical Center; and Small Business of the Year: Stark Memorial.
Reservations are required and can be made by contacting the chamber at 330-337-3473 or email@example.com.
United Class of 2015 selling spirit shirts
HANOVERTON - The United Class of 2015 After Prom committee is selling spirit shirts that honor the memory of Gavin Ward. Proceeds benefit his classmates, the class of 2015.
Shirts are available in red with black and silver ink or blue with white and silver ink. Cost is $11 each in sizes youth medium-adult XL; add $2 for 2XL and 3XL.
For more information call the library at 330-223-2815. Orders will be taken now through Jan. 28.
Unkefer Scholarship applications available
MINERVA - Consumers National Bank announced Tuesday that its 2014 Homer Unkefer Agriculture Scholarship application is now available for students pursuing secondary education in an agricultural related profession. The scholarship is named in recognition of the late Homer Unkefer, a founder and director emeritus of Consumers National Bank and a life-long advocate for agriculture in Ohio.
The purpose of the Homer Unkefer Agriculture Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to students pursuing higher education which will prepare them for a career in agriculture. Applicants must be a high school senior attending a school in or residing in Carroll, Columbiana or Stark counties. Five awards in the amount of $1,000 each are based on the applicant's experience in agriculture, and must meet all of the educational eligibility requirements.
Applications for 2014 must be received by Consumers National Bank by April 30. Scholarship applications can be obtained at any of Consumers' 12 locations and from guidance counselors at local high schools.
Green Twp. zoning board will meet Feb. 4
SALEM The Green Township Board of Zoning will meet at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 in the zoning office at 12184 Lisbon Road. Members will discuss amendments to the current zoning regulations. The public is invited to attend.
Tax Aide program will begin Feb. 6
SALEM - The annual Tax Aide program, sponsored by the AARP Foundation in cooperation with the Internal Revenue Service, will begin Feb. 6 at the Office on Aging in the Memorial Building, 785 E. State St. Taxes will be prepared, free of charge, by appointment from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Appointment may be made by calling the Office on Aging at 330-332-1163.
While the emphasis is on helping the elderly, the program is available to all ages. Membership in AARP is not required. AARP tax aides are capable of doing complete tax forms including earned income credit, child tax credit, educational credit and retirement savings credits.
People coming to the site should bring last year's taxes, all W-2's and 1099's, all other related documents for the current year, and also an itemized list of their medical bills and medical insurance premiums if applicable
To avoid identity theft, a drivers license or picture ID and the Social Security cards for the family and all dependents are required.
Alzheimer's support group will meet
ALLIANCE - The Alzheimer's Association will hold a monthly caregiver support group meeting at 2 p.m. Feb. 27 at Rodman Public Library, 215 E. Broadway St. Meetings are free of charge and open to all caregivers, family members, and friends with a loved one living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. For more information call the Greater East Ohio Area Alzheimer's Association at 330-650-0552 or 800-272-3900.
Fat Tuesday fundraiser is March 4 at SCC
SALEM The Feed the Salem Community Pantry Fat Tuesday celebration will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. March 4 at the Salem Community Center. All proceeds will go to the Salem Community Pantry.
Celebrity chefs are needed for the fundraising event, sponsored by the Salem Community Center, Salem Rotary Club and Salem Kiwanis Club.
Those interested in becoming a celebrity chef will be asked to prepare food (small portions) for 50 people. Chefs must provide their own warming device (non-electric) and a server for their table. A sign with your name, or name of your business, will be provided and displayed on your table. The deadline to reserve a table is Feb. 14.
For more information visit the SCC website at www.salemcommunitycenter.com or call 330-332-5885. Tickets for the event will go on sale Feb. 1 and may be purchased at the SCC or from a Rotary or Kiwanis member.
St. Paul confirmation class backing?Banquet
SALEM - Members of the St. Paul confirmation class will sponsor and serve the Banquet in Salem from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Memorial Building, 785 E. State St.
The menu includes wedding soup, roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, salad, fresh vegetables and fruit, and assorted desserts.
Additional sponsors are needed. For more information call Patty Colian at 330-831-2169.


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Well as funerals go this was a lovely event. My brother-in-law and his wife had found a small intricate jewelry box that belonged to my mother-in-law, it contained her high school ring, her engagement ring, and a few more sentimental pieces of jewelry. They gifted them to my daughter (she is the only granddaughter, and was very close to her grandmother before her death). My daughter was completely overwhelmed, it was very emotional. They also found a small ornate cash box sort of thing in which my father-in-law had kept some important papers of family members (the passports from when his and his wife's parents had moved to the US, etc) and they gifted this to my son, who is a huge history buff and was also overwhelmed.
There was a military honors burial. So they draped the coffin in an American flag, the hearse had the Army seal on the doors, the car procession all had flags on each on, there was a guy along the way who actually saluted the hearse. They gave a 15 gun salute (apparently 21 is saved for generals and people of very high rank) then played taps, there were guys in uniform "guarding the casket" then after taps played they folded the flag (this is an impressive ceremony where they don't look at the flag as they fold it). Then one of them walks over to my husband (the oldest brother) and says a very nice bit about how the POTUS, and the American people give us this flag in honor and remembrance of the service given by our loved one. Then my husband handed the flag to his brother (this was unplanned and took them both off guard), then his brother handed the flag to my son (holy crap talk about losing it!). Then the gentleman in charge of the gun corps handed my son the casings (spent shells? I dunno what you actually call them) from the gun salute. So very touching and beautiful. It was a perfect day, the sun came out of the clouds just as taps was finished.
Then we drove.....7 hours last night, 4 this morning. I am spent. I just finished a 3 hour nap!
Food wise, well I just made the best choice available at every time I had a choice. I think it went well, though obviously not primal or all SANE, I didn't do any desserts or sweets. So it is all good.


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John T. Schmader, 78, of Bryn Mawr, a former owner-operator of Schmader's Garage, a Main Line auto-repair business in Haverford Township, died Monday, March 17, of cancer at his home.
Mr. Schmader, known as Jack, and his brother, Jim, took over the family business at 610 Old Lancaster Rd. when their father, Cosmo, died in 1960. The two had worked as mechanics with their father since age 13.
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Key People and Organizations
The impact of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans had far-reaching effects. It exposed profound weaknesses at many levels of government and tested the judgment and responsiveness of a broad range of individuals and organizations. While most people would agree to start a list of key people and organizations with Mayor Ray Nagin, Governor Kathleen Blanco, FEMA Director Michael Brown and President George Bush, the "complete" list of the most important players in the events associated with Katrina depends on your focus – on the story you want to follow and the specific questions you are asking about what happened and why.
This listing contains more than 70 entries, grouped by category. Different combinations of entries tell different stories and the importance of any one entry depends on interest and judgment.
Please submit the names of people or organizations who have a significant association to Katrina, but are not on this list. Knowing the myriad interests of people studying Katrina, the listing is not presented as complete. Depending on your point of view, categories might be over-represented and while others are ignored. As with any historic event, some of the most important people associated with the hurricane are beneath the radar of many published accounts. It is our hope that this listing will become more comprehensive through the contributions of its users.
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Government Agencies/Departments
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DHS is a Cabinet-level department of the U.S. government created in November 2002, in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Homeland Security and its Secretary.
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FEMA was created by the Carter administration in 1979, when the many different federal departments dealing with disaster and emergency relief were merged into a single agency. FEMA became part of the newly-created Department of Homeland Security in 2003. Headed by a presidentially-appointed administrator, the agency has more than 2,600 full-time employees. Its principal function is to coordinate the response to disasters that overwhelm state and local authorities. The governor of a state in which a disaster occurs must declare a state of emergency and formally request that the federal government and FEMA respond to the disaster.
The Orleans Levee Board was the local agency responsible for inspecting and maintaining the levees around Orleans Parish. In the aftermath of Katrina, the board was abolished and its functions merged into two new regional levee boards serving all of southeastern Louisiana.
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The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers brings together civilian and military engineers and scientists to provide a variety of services, including flood prevention and environmental protection. The New Orleans District of the Corps oversaw the construction of the complex system of levees and flood protection along the Louisiana coast.
The Coast Guard is the smallest branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Its responsibilities include enforcing maritime law, mariner assistance, and search and rescue operations. During and after Katrina, the Coast Guard conducted numerous helicopter rescues of New Orleans residents stranded on the rooftops of flooded homes. The Guard was one of the few government agencies to receive praise for their response in the aftermath of Katrina. Historian Douglas Brinkley partially dedicated his book about Katrina, The Great Deluge, "For the U.S. Coast Guard first responders, whose bravery was unparalleled."
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The National Guard is a component of the U.S. Armed Forces. Maintained by the National Guard Bureau, units are under command of the state's governor. When a unit is federalized, it falls under the command of the President of the United States. On Sunday, August 28, 2005, the day before Katrina made landfall, 150 National Guard troops assisted state police with evacuations and conducted security at the Superdome. By Tuesday, August 30, the governors of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi had called up an additional 7,500 troops. The National Guard assisted with land and air evacuations of those at the Superdome as well as thousand of people throughout the city, secured the Convention Center, and brought convoys of food and water to the city. By Saturday, September 10, 50,000 National Guard troops had been dispatched to the region.
Government Officials
Bahamonde, a career FEMA employee, was the only agency official in New Orleans when Katrina hit the city. In later testimony before the U.S. Senate, Bahamonde sharply criticized his superiors for not responding more quickly to the flood damage.
Barbour has been the Republican Governor of Mississippi since 2004. Barbour's strong Republican credentials – he was chairman of the Republican National Committee 1993 to 1997. It is alleged that his close ties to the Bush administration helped him win billions of dollars in federal aid for his state after Katrina. Barbour was named a 2006 Public Official of the Year by Governing.com for his leadership after Katrina.
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Blanco, a Democrat, was elected governor of Louisiana in 2003. She was the state's first woman governor. The most controversial aspect of her leadership in the aftermath of Katrina was her reluctance to request federalization of emergency operations. Blanco announced she will not seek re-election in 2007.
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Brown, who was appointed FEMA director in January, 2003, by President Bush, became the symbol – some observers say scapegoat – for the federal government's slow response to Katrina. Though President Bush publicly praised Brown on September 2, saying in televised comments, "Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job," Brown was widely blamed for the inadequacy of the FEMA response in the early days of the Katrina catastrophe. He was removed from his duty overseeing relief operations on September 9, when he was replaced by Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thad Allen. Brown resigned as director of FEMA three days later.
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Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, declared a federal state of emergency on August 27, 2005, two days before Katrina made landfall. When the storm hit land, he declared an Emergency Disaster for Louisiana and Mississippi, freeing up federal funds to supplement local and state aid. After cutting his vacation short, Bush surveyed the damaged area from Air Force One on Wednesday, August 31. The following day he sent a request to Congress for $10.5 billion in emergency relief aid and appointed former Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton to lead fundraising efforts for hurricane victims. The following day, he flew to the Gulf region, spoke at Louis Armstrong International Airport, and met with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco. Over the next five days, Bush dispatched over 11,000 active duty troops to the area and requested an additional $52 billion from Congress in relief aid. Later that month he took responsibility for the flawed response of the federal government. On June 15, 2006, Bush signed for an additional spending of $19.4 billion for Katrina.
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Chertoff, a former federal judge and prosecutor, was Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security during Katrina, a position that included responsibility for FEMA. One day after Katrina made landfall, Chertoff declared an "incident of national significance" and invoked the National Response Plan. The next day he said he was "extremely pleased with the response." Chertoff continues to hold this post.
Ebbert, a Vietnam veteran, was the city of New Orleans' director of Homeland Security, operating the city's Emergency Operations Center out of City Hall when Katrina hit.
Landrieu, a Democrat, was elected Louisiana Senator in 1996. Her father, Maurice Edwin "Moon" Landrieu, was mayor of New Orleans from 1970 to 1978; her brother, Mitch Landrieu, has been Lieutenant Governor since 1999. Landrieu's home was destroyed by Katrina.
Landrieu, brother of Senator Democratic Mary Landrieu and son of former New Orleans Mayor Maurice Edwin "Moon" Landrieu, was Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana when Katrina hit. He ran for Mayor of New Orleans in 2006, losing a close election to Ray Nagin.
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Nagin, a New Orleans businessman, was first elected Mayor of the city in 2002. He is perhaps best remembered for his desperate pleas for help made on a live radio interview with host Garland Robinette the day after Katrina hit: "Don't tell me 40,000 people are coming here," he told Robinette during the interivew. "They're not here. It's too doggone late. Now get off your asses and do something, and let's fix the biggest goddamn crisis in the history of this country." Despite being at the receiving end of much of the criticism for the inadequacy of early relief efforts, Nagin was re-elected mayor in May, 2006, defeating Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu.
Rick Perry, the Republican governor of Texas, assumed that post when George W. Bush resigned to run for president. Perry was re-elected in 2002 and 2006. Perry responded to Louisiana Gov. Blanco's request for assistance as Katrina headed toward New Orleans, helping organize relief efforts and working with Houston Mayor Bill White to prepare the Astrodome and other facilities to receive storm evacuees.
Bill White, a Democrat, was elected mayor of Houston, Texas, in 2003. In that position, he helped organize the city's massive response to Katrina, including staging the Astrodome and other facilities as shelters for thousands of storm evacuees. He was later awarded a John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for his assistance to Katrina evacuees.
Military/Law Enforcement
Allen became Chief of Staff of the Coast Guard and Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Headquarters in May 2002. Allen replaced ousted FEMA chief Michael Brown as the chief coordinator of the federal government's relief efforts on September 9, 2005.
Bayard, commander of the New Orleans Police Department's Vice and Narcotics Division, helped coordinate boat rescues during Katrina. Bayard personally led crews of narcotics and vice detectives who rescued hundreds of people from their flooded homes during the days after the levees broke.
Eddie Compass, a 27-year veteran of the force, was the New Orleans police chief when Katrina hit; he resigned unexpectedly on September 25, 2005. Later reports suggested that he was forced to resign. His emotional comments in the aftermath of Katrina are recorded in When the Levees Broke.
Duckworth, a lifelong Coast Guard reservist, was one of the first-responders who "knew the waterways of southern Louisiana like the backs of their hands," according to author Douglas Brinkley in The Great Deluge. Duckworth was able to use his experience to direct Coast Guard troops to rescue thousands of stranded people in the immediate aftermath of Katrina.
Honore, a Louisiana native and army commander, was appointed commander of Joint Task Force Katrina on Aug. 31, 2005, in an effort to combine FEMA and military operations and provide relief to the Gulf Coast. Honore's general competence was summed up by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who called him "one John Wayne dude … that can get some stuff done."
McLaughlin, an officer in the Louisiana National Guard, helped organize relief efforts both at the Superdome and the New Orleans Convention Center. He was described by Douglas Brinkley in his book, The Great Deluge, as someone who "performed heroically throughout the Katrina ordeal."
Paskewich, the Coast Guard's commanding officer in New Orleans when Katrina hit, and is widely credited with providing the kind of leadership and planning that allowed the Coast Guard to become the one government agency to respond effectively in the immediate aftermath of Katrina. Paskewich moved the Coast Guard's command post to Alexandria, Louisiana, on August 25, several days before the storm hit, allowing his troops to have a dry, well-equipped base from which to stage rescue operations after Katrina made landfall.
The newspaper, serving the Mississippi Gulf Coast, was flooded and forced to operate for eleven days from offices of a newspaper in Columbus, Georgia, but was able to keep publishing. It shared the Public Service Pulitzer Prize with the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The Pulitzer committee cited the paper's "valorous and comprehensive coverage of Hurricane Katrina, providing a lifeline for devastated readers, in print and online, during their time of greatest need."
Cooper rose to mega-stardom at CNN in the aftermath of Katrina. His on-location reporting helped catapult his show, Anderson Cooper 360, into the network's prime 10 pm time slot. He is perhaps best remembered for a heated interview with Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu, in which he bemoaned listening "to politicians thanking each other and complimenting each other" while "no one seems to be taking responsibility" for the situation.
Herbert, a New York Times columnist, has written numerous columns highly critical of the rebuilding efforts in New Orleans. Click here to read his column.
Ignatieff, Carr Professor of Human Rights at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, wrote a column for The New York Times Magazine on September 25, 2005, called "The Broken Contract," in which he condemned the denial of basic rights of citizenship to "the poor, abandoned, hungry people huddled in the stinking darkness of the New Orleans convention center."
Loy, a law student who publishes The Irish Trojan's Blog, warned on August 26, 2005, that "at the risk of being alarmist, we could be 3-4 days away from an unprecedented cataclysm that could kill as many as 100,000 people in New Orleans." Loy is featured in When the Levees Broke. To see Loy's August 26, 2005 blog, click here.
Despite having its headquarters flooded by Katrina and being forced to move its operations to Baton Rouge for six weeks, New Orleans' hometown newspaper was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2006. Along with the Biloxi/Gulfport Sun Herald, the Times-Picayune was cited "for its heroic, multi-faceted coverage of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, making exceptional use of the newspaper's resources to serve an inundated city even after evacuation of the newspaper plant."
O'Brien, a morning anchor for CNN, was the face of much of the network's extensive coverage in the aftermath of Katrina. Her confrontational interview with FEMA Director Michael Brown is featured in When the Levees Broke.
A longtime local news journalist in New Orleans, Robinette's broadcasts on WWL-AM radio in the immediate aftermath of Katrina were one of the few sources of on-the-spot information available to New Orleans residents. On September 2, 2005, he conducted a live interview with Mayor Ray Nagin in which the mayor implored the federal government to speed up its response. For a transcript of the interview, click here.
Schleifstein, a reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, co-authored a front-page series in the paper in June 2002 warning of the dire threat of a major hurricane to the city.
Williams, the seventh anchor of the NBC Nightly News, replaced Tom Brokaw in December, 2004. Williams anchored extensive live coverage from New Orleans before, during and after Katrina, including broadcasts from inside the Superdome. He later anchored a 30-minute retrospective called "In His Own Words: Brian Williams on Hurricane Katrina."
Images outside the New Orleans Convention Center shot by Zumbado, a photojournalist for NBC news, were among the most riveting of the Katrina experience. Zumbado later told a reporter "I thought I'd seen it all, but … I've never seen anything in my life like this."
Until Katrina, the 1927 Mississippi River flood was considered the greatest natural disaster in American history. Barry, an expert on flood control and resident of New Orleans, chronicled that event and its far-reaching effects on American society in the best-selling Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America, published by Simon & Schuster in 1997. Click here to see his homepage.
At the time of the storm, Brinkley was a historian and director of the Roosevelt Center at Tulane University in New Orleans. He wrote The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast, a 716-page chronicle of the events before, during, and after Katrina.
At the time of the storm, Dyson was the Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities at the University of Pennsylvania and author of numerous books about race and class in modern America, including Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster. Click here to see his homepage.
Horne was a member of the team of reporters and editors at the New Orleans Times-Picayune awarded a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of Katrina, and the author of Breach of Faith: Hurricane Katrina and the Near Death of a Great American City.
Piazza is a novelist, music critic, and longtime resident of New Orleans. After Katrina, he wrote Why New Orleans Matters, an affectionate homage to the city's cultural importance to the United States. Click here to see his homepage.
Scientists & Engineers
Meteorologist Mayfield was director of the National Hurricane Center when Katrina hit. Having worked for the National Weather Service since 1972, he had experience with numerous hurricanes, including Andrew in 1992 and Isabel in 2003. He is scheduled to be featured in the forthcoming documentary New Orleans Story. Mayfield retired in 2007 and became hurricane expert for WPLG-TV in Miami.
Born in South Africa, Van Heerden is cofounder and deputy director of the LSU Hurricane Center and director of the Center for the Study of Public Health Impacts of Hurricanes. He is the author with Mike Bryan of The Storm: What Went Wrong and Why During Hurricane Katrina – The Inside Story From One Louisiana Scientist, published in 2006 by Viking.
Community Action Groups/Civic Leaders
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is a national grassroots organization working to improve life in low- and moderate-income communities. ACORN has been at the forefront of rebuilding efforts in New Orleans. See their Katrina Recovery and Rebuilding Campaign Report.
This fund is the commission established by Mayor Ray Nagin to help with the city's rebuilding efforts. The group includes 17 civic and business leaders, including real estate mogul Joseph Canizaro, Rev. Alfred C. Hughes, the Archbishop of New Orleans, and Alden J. MacDonald, President and CEO of Liberty Bank and Trust Company since 1972, one of the five largest African-American owned banks in the nation. Click here to see their homepage.
The "Cajun Navy" is the term used to describe the flotilla of small boats used to rescue some 4,000 residents of New Orleans trapped by Katrina's flood waters. The group was initially organized by a New Orleans accountant named Sara Roberts, of Cajun descent. Read more here.
Established immediately after Katrina hit, the Common Ground Collective has worked to provide relief for hurricane victims as well as support for the rebuilding of New Orleans.
Morial, the son of New Orleans' first African-American mayor, served in that same position from 1994 to 2002. He became President of the National Urban League in 2003. The New Orleans Convention Center, which played a dramatic role in the events after Katrina, was named for his father, Ernest Nathan ("Dutch") Morial. Click here to see his homepage.
"Big Charity" was New Orleans' oldest public hospital, having been founded in 1736, known for catering to a largely poor, African-American population. Big Charity was forced to evacuate in the aftermath of Katrina, with 363 patients and a total of some 2,200 people led from the flooded building, and has not re-opened. Read more here.
McSwain, chief of trauma surgery at Big Charity Hospital, helped organize a heroic evacuation of patients and hospital workers from the flooded medical center in the days after Katrina hit. For an account of his efforts, click here.
Some 35 residents of this nursing home in St. Bernard Parish drowned when the building was flooded. The owners, Sal and Mabel Mangano, were charged with negligent homicide for failing to follow a mandatory evacuation order. Read more here.
Sister hospital to "Big Charity," University Hospital (originally known as Hotel Dieu), was flooded during Katrina and its patients and staff forced to evacuate. Unlike Charity Hospital, however, it was partially renovated and reopened in late 2006.
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Tulane, the largest hospital in New Orleans, successfully evacuated its patients and staff with helicopters. The hospital's CEO, Jim Montgomery, later directed the helicopters to assist with the evacuation of Big Charity. The hospital, which endured more than $90 million in damaged, reopened its emergency room and some other facilities in February, 2006. For Montgomery's account of the experience of Katrina at the hospital, click here.
Religious Leaders
Members of this church, in the Broadmoor neighborhood, have used their facilities to house and feed volunteers helping to rebuild the devastated neighborhood.
Pastor of Mary Queen of Vietnam Catholic Church, Nguyen is helping his church rebuild the Vietnamese community of eastern New Orleans devastated by Katrina.
Walker, the pastor of the flooded Noah's Ark Missionary Baptist Church in the poverty-stricken Central City neighborhood, led dozens of boat rescues of parishioners and others stranded by Katrina's floodwaters. Read more here.
Historical Figures
La Salle was the French explorer (1643-1687) who claimed the Louisiana territory (named in honor of Louis XIV) for France on April 9, 1682. La Salle is credited with being the first European to sail the full length of the Mississippi River. He was murdered by mutineers on an expedition in Texas in 1687.
Virginia-born Claiborne (1775-1817) was the first American governor of Louisiana, elected after the territory became a state in 1812. He briefly served as Senator of the State in 1817, the year he died at age 42.
Often called the "Father of New Orleans," the Montreal-born Bienville (1680-1767), was the French governor of the Louisiana colony in the early 1700s. Among his accomplishments were the founding of Charity Hospital ("Big Charity") and leading relief efforts after several 18th-century hurricanes.
Longtime Louisiana Senator, Long was the son of the legendary Louisiana Senator and Governor Huey Long. During Hurricane Betsy in 1965, Long personally telephoned President Johnson, a longtime friend, pleading for assistance from the federal government and assuring Johnson that a personal visit might reverse his political fortunes in Louisiana, a state Johnson had failed to carry in the 1964 presidential election because of southern opposition to Democratic support of the Civil Rights movement.
Considered by many the single most influential figure in the early development of American jazz, Armstrong was a native of New Orleans who learned to play trumpet while incarcerated as a young boy at the city's "Home for Colored Waifs." Armstrong spent the early years of his career in New Orleans, where numerous landmarks, including the city's international airport and a 32-acre park that houses the New Orleans Jazz National Historic Park, are named in his honor. Read more here.
Blanchard is a jazz trumpeter and composer and has worked on the soundtracks for several of Spike Lee's films. He is a native of New Orleans and appears in When the Levees Broke. Click here to see his homepage.
Domino is a legendary rock-and-roll and rhythm-and-blues artist, famous for such recordings in the late 1950s and early 1960s as Blueberry Hill and Ain't That a Shame. Domino retired to New Orleans, his hometown, in the 1980s, and stayed in his Lower Ninth Ward Home during Katrina. At first, it was widely believed that he had died – the spray-painted words "RIP Fats You Will Be Missed" on his home were shown on television – but it was later revealed that he had been rescued by the Coast Guard. Read more here.
Harrison-Nelson is "Big Queen" of the Guardians of the Flame, one of the many tribes of New Orleans' Mardi Gras Indians, who has led efforts in recent years to publicize the activities of this New Orleans subculture. The Mardi Gras Indians are African-American residents of the city who create elaborate costumes and rituals for performance in Mardi Gras and other city festivals. For more information, click here.
Click here to download a lesson plan on the Mardi Gras Indians.
Founded in 1995 by tuba player Bennie Pete, the Hot 8 Brass Band continues the long tradition of New Orleans street bands that haved played in traditional "Second Line" parades for nearly a century. The band was prominently featured in When the Levees Broke.
Trumpeter Marsalis, a native of New Orleans featured prominently in When the Levees Broke, is considered one of the finest jazz musicians working today. He is director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, where he organized a benefit concert for Katrina victims. He has won numerous Grammy Awards as well as a Pulitzer Prize for Music, and also performs classical music. Click here to see his homepage.
The Neville family is one of the best-known musical family in New Orleans. Family members include the Neville Brothers (Aaron, Art, Charles, Cyril and Ivan), who have made dozens of recordings as a group and individually, and Charmaine Neville, whose recordings include Queen of the Mardi Gras. Charmaine Neville's graphic accounts of rape and survival in the aftermath of Katrina made national headlines.
Shavers, a drummer for the Hot 8 Brass Band, was featured in When the Levees Broke. He became a victim of the wave of violence that followed Katrina when, in December, 2006, a teenager targeting another victim in a neighborhood dispute shot him in the back of the head, killing him. Read more here.
Blitt is the cartoonist whose Sept. 19, 2005, cover illustration for The New Yorker was voted best cover of the year by the American Society of Magazine Editors. The cartoon, entitled "Deluged," featured President Bush, Karl Rove, Condoleezza Rice, Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld seated in an Oval Office filled with floodwaters, offering a commentary that, the magazine editors said, "unleashes the floodgates of the nation's collective anger."
Read more here.
Alexander is a New Orleans street poet featured prominently in When the Levees Broke.
An award-winning filmmaker and actor, Lee directed the four-hour documentary When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, which first aired on HBO in August, 2006. For more information about the film and an interview with Lee about it, click here.
Polidori is a staff photographer for The New Yorker Magazine whose photographs of post-Katrina New Orleans have been displayed in a highly-acclaimed photographic exhibit at numerous museums and were published in an art book called After the Flood, published by Steidl. To see a slideshow of his work, click here


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By Nicole Walby
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Edgar Award-winning author Megan Abbott speaks to prospective writers at Heidelberg University Tuesday.
Megan Abbott, Edgar Award-winning author, visited Heidelberg University Tuesday, beginning with a master class where she discussed her struggles, inspirations and frustrations.
"To this day I still have trouble calling myself a writer," Abbott said.
Abbott grew up in Grosse Pointe, Mich. She described herself as a "compulsive reader. I was always the kid with their nose stuck in a book."
Abbott is part of the formerly male-dominated category of noir mystery novels.
"Some say the key is to write what you know, but more importantly, write what you are most interested in," Abbott said. "Immerse yourself in your subject."
The beginning of her inspiration came from her love of old Hollywood, gangster-noir films and true crime books.
"(These films) were part of my creative foundation," Abbott said. "Find what you are passionate about and make it contagious for your reader. Write from your gut and your heart, only good things can come from that."
Inspiration also comes from newspaper articles, Abbott said.
"There are elements that come from certain articles that stay with me," she said. "If it means that much to you, it is key."
Abbott has been a fan of true crime since she was a kid.
"I am obsessed with stories about women that kill," Abbott said.
For example, one of Abbott's novels, "Bury Me Deep," is a reworking of the notorious 1930s Winnie Ruth Judd murder case.
"There is a point where you have to take that element of a case and transform it to make it real and vivid for your reader," Abbott said.
Currently living in Queens in New York City, Abbott loves the city and spends her time in her studio writing.
During her free time, Abbott goes to films and loves watching TV series such as "Homeland" and "Breaking Bad" and taking long walks around the city.
As a writer, one has to read all the time whether good or bad, she said.
"Learning why a book fails as a reader is just as important than what thrills you."
There is a lot of discipline that a writer needs to have.
"You have to fight the distractions. I still have a hard time to just go and sit in the chair," Abbott said. "You have to learn to escape from your own head."
Turning her writing over to her editor, Abbott said she is always scared.
"Nothing is perfect and you will have to write and rewrite over and over. In writing you will have to 'kill all your darlings,'" she said. "You have to be objective and find whether something serves the story."
Abbott graduated from the University of Michigan and received her doctoral degree in English and American literature from New York University. She has taught at NYU, the State University of New York and the New School University. She is to serve as the John Grisham Writer in Residence at The University of Mississippi.
Abbott is the author of the novels "Queenpin," "The Song Is You," "Die a Little," "Bury Me Deep" and "The End of Everything." Her latest novel, "Dare Me," was chosen by Entertainment Weekly and Amazon as one of the Best Books of 2012 and is to be turned into a motion picture through Fox 2000 Studios.
Writing a screenplay is compared to writing a book as an ocean beach of sand is to a thimble full of sand, Abbott said.
"It is like a blue print of your book. Things that work for a book do not work for a screenplay," Abbott said.
Abbott also spent the day in Doug Collar's American mystery and noir fiction class and Ruth Wahlstrom's class, literature by women. She ended her visit with a reading from one of her novels and discussing her career, followed by a book signing.
This event was sponsored by the English Department, Bryenton Center for the Honors Program and a grant from Jean (Warren) Gekler and Brooks Gekler.


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Issues for Catholic Voters (2012 edition) – Health Care
Health Care
"Life and physical health are precious gifts entrusted to us by God. We must take reasonable care of them, taking into account the needs of others and the common good. Concern for the health of its citizens requires that society help in the attainment of living conditions that allow them to grow and reach maturity: food and clothing, housing, health care, basic education, employment, and social assistance" (CCC 2288).
The issue of health care dominated the debate during the 2010 election. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), passed by Congress and signed by President Obama, attempts to provide universal care for American citizens long supported by the bishops.
Some people falsely assume that for health care to be universal it must be managed by the federal government. In fact, the bishops have never stipulated how universal health care – reasonable access for everyone to adequate health care – should be achieved. It could have been achieved by a combination of personal and corporate insurance coverage, supplemented by philanthropic and governmental programs.
But, the bishops did not support this legislation because it contains federal funding for abortion. In spite of this historic expansion of the abortion mandate, the majority of Catholic members of Congress voted for this legislation, many of them denying the very presence of the abortion funding their bishops publicly condemned.
Other Catholic leaders, including the Catholic Medical Association, questioned the impact of putting the nation's health care under the supervision of the federal government. Their argument raised the principle of subsidiarity in connection with the loss of individual choice and the impact on the doctor-patient relationship.
The Protect Life Act has been introduced to strip the abortion mandate from the legislation and faces an initial vote in the House. This legislation has been strongly endorsed by the Catholic bishops and Catholic Advocate.
As Catholics, we are called to respect the dignity of people by helping "in the attainment of living conditions that allow them to grow and reach maturity" (CCC 2288). Throughout this country's history, Catholic hospitals—622 as of 2002—have steadfastly fulfilled this moral obligation to care for the sick. But faith-based medical services, along with publicly funded hospitals and clinics, are strained to take care of the uninsured.
Insured patients have been financially strained to meet the rising costs of health care. Most rely on their employee benefit plans, which are less expensive than private insurance policies. However, the costs are still high, and some companies are scaling back their benefit programs. Other companies and professions do not offer any benefits at all.
Another health-care issue that has surfaced in the PPACA is that of conscience protections. Following the passage of Roe v. Wade, Congress protected the rights of health organizations and providers to refuse to perform abortions under the conscientious objection principle. Today, this question is returning with a vengeance. Under President Obama, all conscience protections for health care personnel have been removed from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
In response, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act of 2011, was introduced by Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R, NE-01) on March 17, 2011. It amends PPACA "to permit a health plan to decline coverage of specific items and services that are contrary to the religious beliefs of the sponsor, issuer, or other entity offering the plan or the purchaser or beneficiary (in the case of individual coverage) without penalty."
It also applies similar guidance to the state health insurance exchange programs and becomes retroactive to when PPACA was signed into law by President Obama as if the language was included.
In recent years, "reproductive rights" advocates have pushed for expanded health-care coverage that would force all employee health plans to include contraception and "emergency contraception." The Catholic health-care ministry is based on the protection of life and preservation of the dignity of people. Procedures that are contrary to this mission (abortion, euthanasia, and contraception) cannot be provided by Catholic hospitals or supported by Catholic health-care plans.
As a result, many Catholic hospitals have lost their Catholic identity, gradually caving into the pressure to offer abortions, and some have been sold to secular medical conglomerates.
- Catholics should not be required to pay taxes that subsidize abortion coverage in a universal health care program.
- The good of achieving universal coverage does not outweigh the presence of abortion funding in Affordable Care Act.
- Health care needs should be met by a combination of personal and corporate insurance, philanthropy, and government programs.
- Catholic health care organizations must be free to perform their work with clear consciences.
By Deal Hudson, President of Catholic Advocate


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A Female who was sex with 2 or more guys in the same setting.
"Lil Larry & 'nem finna bring a flipper through, we all finna hit."
מאת Deondre Duncan 17 באוקטובר, 2003
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Can you define these popular missing words?
canadian people (like on south park, they have flip top heads)
i was arguing with a bunch of flippers on the wall.
מאת da trick biatch 21 בדצמבר, 2005
A flipper is a hoe.
damn she a flipper.
מאת applebottom 23 במרץ, 2004
a canadian person, like on south park, with a flip-top head.
i hate that stupid flipper on the wall. he is a bitch.
מאת da trick biatch 9 בינואר, 2006
A female who performs sexual favors, then is able to "FLIP" around and perform sexual favors on another man.
e Rowdy And E.G. were banging this bad ass flipper last night, son.
מאת e Rowdy 11 באוגוסט, 2005
a flipper is a girl that goes from one man to another.Basically a hoe. Or a girl that has a man but flirts a lil 2 much.
Damn man yo girl is a flipper.
מאת Roxanne Walker 23 בפברואר, 2005
An 80s hardcore-noise-punk band, notorious for drinking and vandalizing the East Bay area more than actually playing. At one time, San Francisco's Clipper Street was constantly being spraypainted "Flipper Street", presumably by band members. Dead fish logos are still visible in some parts of Frisco (Other notable places to find their fish logo include the Berlin Wall, the Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China, and the bathroom at the Vatican in Rome.).
Their most notable album, "Generic Flipper", is known to be one of Nirvana vocalist Kurt Cobain's favorite albums.
Their most notable album, "Generic Flipper", is known to be one of Nirvana vocalist Kurt Cobain's favorite albums.
"COME ON! THIS IS ROCK N ROLL! THIS IS THE PUNK WOODSTOCK! THIS IS THE INFATUATION OF THE NATION! THIS IS...the end of the show." - Bruce Loose, Flipper vocalist, "lyrics" from the song "Ever"
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Over 4,500 SOLVE Volunteers Clean Oregon Beaches at the Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup
March 22, Portland, Ore. – Oregon beaches are ready for summer after shedding close to 23 tons on Saturday. Over 4,500 volunteers helped clear the entire Oregon coast of trash at the annual SOLVE Spring Oregon Beach Cleanup. An estimated 45,955 pounds of debris was removed, including 14 tires.
An Oregon tradition for 30 years, the twice-annual coast wide beach cleanups have seen nearly 225,000 Oregon volunteers remove an estimated 2.8 million pounds of trash from our beaches since 1984.
"None of this work would be possible without the dedicated Zone and Beach Captains that lead thousands of volunteers across 47 cleanup sites," said Joy Irby, Program Coordinator for SOLVE. "The success of this event truly belongs to everyone that participated."
The most common items found were cigarette butts, fishing ropes, and plastic bottles. Interesting items found by volunteers included telephone poles, the remains of a sunken crab vessel in Brookings, a large semi-truck tire at Glenedan Beach, and a 200 pound block of Styrofoam in Netarts Bay.
SOLVE once again worked with over 60 volunteers from Portland Shokookai and the Japan-America Society of Oregon, a partnership that has been indispensable in the years following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
"So many Oregonians have a deep bond with our Japanese friends whose lives and livelihoods were so affected by the tragic disasters of March 11, 2011. By coming together for the beach cleanup with SOLVE, we now have a framework of committed volunteers from many Japan-related organizations in our community who support efforts along our Oregon beaches now and in the future," said Dixie McKeel, Executive Director of the Japan-America Society of Oregon.
Due to shared ocean currents, marine debris impacts coastlines across the North Pacific Ocean, washing up on both the shores of Japan and the West Coast of the United States. "The SOLVE cleanup is a wonderful opportunity to work together and promote mutual understanding and friendship between our two countries," added McKeel.
The non-profit, Washed Ashore, took debris from several check-in sites to turn into art at their Bandon facility. Due to their efforts, over 5,000 pounds of debris will be kept from landfills.


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Chaiken, Dungan acquire rights to memoir
Jen Chaiken ("My Flesh and Blood") and Sebastian Dungan ("Transamerica") of 72 Prods. have acquired the rights and will produce a feature film adaptation of "The Devil Came on Horseback," a memoir by former U.S. Marine Capt. Brian Steidle.
Story centers on Steidle, who was assigned to be an official observer in Sudan and who traded his gun for a camera and risked his life bringing back the first images of the atrocities taking place in Darfur. Gretchen Steidle Wallace co-wrote the book.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Freed will adapt "Horseback."
A documentary about Steidle's experiences, directed by Annie Sundberg and Ricki Stern, premiered at last year's Sundance Film Festival.


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Q: Me and my mother are looking to buy a home together, preferrably a foreclosure. We know that you have to be employed as the first qualification to purchase a home. However, she is retired and I am full time employed with a very reputable company and have been with the same company for the past 7 years. My mom has a credit score in the high 700s if not 800 by now, my credit score might be half of hers. We were "told" that we could still purchase a home using her credit and using my income ($50,000 +)…Is this true?
–Ms. Lisa, Michigan
A: In Utah when purchasing a home the mortgage company uses the credit scores and income from all parties qualifying for the loan. You may want to check with the bank that you have your checking or savings account with, and have them do a pre-qualifying sheet on you and your mother to see exactly what loan amount you can qualify for. Also they may be able to pull a "soft " credit report to see exactly where your credit score is and give you some help on raising your credit scores.
Sandy Straley is a Realtor® in Layton, UT.
A: Don't guess on this or you may be left hanging at the end …. do a complete application process with your preferred mortgage lender and get that answer UP FRONT .. sooner rather than later. Because your credit score is so low … and your mothers is high … YOU MIGHT be able to have her guarantee the loan … if she is in a position to do so … BUT RUN … don't walk to a reputable mortgage broker … and authorize them to do credit checks up front on both parties …
David Congdon is a Realtor® with Islands International Realty in Satellite Beach, FL.
A: The best thing to do is to make an appointment with a local lender and let them run the numbers for you and find out what you qualify for and how …etc….
Your credit score could pull your mom's down but if you keep up the payments – it will help your score rise.
go to a lender and get the full story
Sincerely, Leah
Augusta GA
Leah Layman is a Realtor® with Keller Williams Realty Augusta Partners in Augusta, GA.
A: It may very well be true. My suggestion is you inquire through a reputable mortgage company.Maria Picardi-Kenyon is a Realtor® with Re/Max Tri County Realtors in Hamilton, NJ
strong>A: You should have no problems even though your mother is retired as long as your combined income qualifies you for the mortgage you are looking for. It really shouldn't matter what percent of the qualifying amount each party contributes. I strongly recommend you contact a lender and establish a working relationship. Get pre-approved for the home you wish to buy. A mortgage lender can give you the best guidence and prepare you to make an offer when you do find a home. Most foreclosed and short sale homes require the buyer to show proof of pre-approval anyhow.
Carolyn Mitchell is a Realtor® with D. Schafer Realty-Bella Vista in Bella Vista, AR.
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Eastwood has just produced a Limited Edition of their popular Classic 12 in Metallic Blue. Only 24 of these electric 12-string guitars were made. They begin shipping Oct 10, 2012. First come, first served. Order yours today!
Christmas Special: DELTA 6 in Seafoam Green, Mandola in Metallic Blue
What could be more exciting than unwrapping a new guitar at Christmas? How about a custom color Seafoam Green Delta 6 Resonator!? What about a nifty Airline Mandola in Metallic Blue?! That's right folks, we've made 12 of them in these never-been-done-before colors, ready to ship to you on December 9th, with plenty of time to stuff it under the tree for your loved ones.Just like a real Christmas present, you can't see it until you unwrap it! (just kidding, but we won't have pictures of them until Dec 7th) However, we know you're going to love them, so we are taking PRE-ORDERS NOW. Of course, you will get to see some photos before we ship and you can cancel your order if you don't like it for any reason.
Limited Edition Eastwood Classic 12 Guitar – Flamed Honeyburst – Only 24 Available!
Left-Hand Players – Limited Edition Models – Going, Going, Almost Gone!
UPDATED August 19, 2013: All the planets have aligned for the LEFT-HAND crowd this month, as a strange fluke in production has created some EXTREMELY Rare limited left-hand models. Seriously, most of these have never been made before and will not be made again. On top of that, for some of these models, we only have three of each!! Yes, THREE. So, enough said, if you want one, don't mess around.
Eastwood Custom Guitar Mods: The Hummingbird
Eastwood Hi-Flyer Phase 4 Guitar – Nirvana Replica – Now available LEFT-HAND
Eastwood has released its new Phase 4 Hi-Flyer guitar model. The Phase 4 was the last generation UNIVOX Hi-Flier model that were made from 1968 to 1977. The model was used by Kurt Cobain in their Heart Shaped Box video. The song was released as the first single from the group's third and final studio album, In Utero, in 1993.