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The Pain of Regain After Gastric Surgery
These Women Learned That the Procedure Alone Doesn't Keep Them Thin
Stress of Divorce Led to Weight Gain
Real estate agent Holly Harwig knew she needed help when, meeting with a homeowner in the spring of 1998, she fell right through his wood deck. "I laughed it off," she says. "But inside I was dying." After a workshop with Dr. Daniel Baker, a bariatric surgeon in the Minneapolis area, she had bypass surgery and "the weight just fell off," she says. Within 18 months, the 5'1" Harwig, 42, had gone from 285 to 132 lbs. But over the next three years, she added 18 "bounce back" lbs. Then, last year, dealing with a difficult divorce, she turned to alcohol and gained 42 more. Although she has now been sober for three months, the weight has stayed put. Harwig, who met third husband Jim, 43, at a bypass-support group in '02, says she's still happier than she was presurgery. "I was a size 28 and now I'm a 16," says the mother of three. "I have to look at that and say, 'Hey, that's really good.' I'm a work in progress."
Wasn't Prepared for Her New Thin Self
Four months after her surgery in 2000, Beverly Keating no longer recognized herself. "I'd always had a double chin, and it was gone," says Keating, who had lost 108 lbs. from her high of 294. "I could never see my collar bone, and now I could. I could see my cheekbones—I had definition!" Perhaps even better, Keating, 37, no longer suffered from diabetes or asthma. Still, some aspects of the change were difficult. "For someone who's been overweight their entire life, I didn't know how to be thin," recalls Keating, who fluctuated from 250 to 310 even in high school. "Men were taking notice where they didn't before. It was odd and scary." She did what she'd always done when faced with stress: She ate. Her doctor, John Snyder, whose practice is near Keating's home in Anchorage, recommended a post-surgery diet high in protein, with little sugar or dairy, since they make many patients sick. (The self-policing effect usually wears off after about a year). But Keating, who is married to Doug, a medical biller, and has a son, Eldon, 11, from a previous marriage, "developed my own diet," she says wryly. "I guess that's where I went wrong." Keating's system reacted badly to meats, so she began to graze on cheese and yogurt, snack on bread at her bakery job and drink soda. Over the next two years she added back 54 lbs. to her 5'3" frame, plateauing nine months ago at 240, where she remains today. "A realistic goal would be to be under 200," she says. "I would have the surgery again if I had to." Still, she knows now that surgery is no cure-all. "To anyone contemplating it, I'd make sure they're prepared for that day when they look in the mirror," she says. "A lot of obese people use fat as a security blanket, and they should make sure they're ready to give it up."
Sought Solace in Food
At 512 lbs., Darlene Cates seemed like an ideal candidate for gastric bypass surgery when she appeared as the mother of Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio in 1993's What's Eating Gilbert Grape. In fact Cates, who has since appeared on shows like Touched by an Angel, had already undergone another version of the procedure, called stomach stapling, back in 1981. "I thought maybe this was the magic bullet," she says. For a while, it was. She quickly dropped from 412 to 310 lbs. and felt "on air," she says. But her weight loss stalled after a year, and she began putting on pounds. "One day it dawned on me, Wait, I should have been able to eat just a fourth of this burger; how was I able to eat half?" she says. By the mid '80s she was back to her former habits as well as her former weight. "That thing that made you fat in the first place? They don't cut that out during surgery," she says. "The pressures that caused you to seek solace in food are still there when you come home from the hospital." Cates, 56, who lives in Forney, Texas, with husband Bob, a former Marine, now weighs 542 lbs. and relies on a motorized wheelchair to get around. Her daughter Sheri, 38, has been urging her to get a gastric bypass, but Cates worries that she would die on the operating table. "I'm afraid this has become a panacea for everything," says Cates. "'If you're fat, have a gastric bypass.' They don't help people think about the consequences down the road."
CARNIE WILSON FIVE YEARS LATER: "Some Days Are More of a Struggle"
This August will mark the fifth anniversary of Carnie Wilson's gastric bypass surgery. Although the 5'3" singer went from 300 lbs. to 148 lbs. and even posed for Playboy, she still battles her weight—and the media, who are quick to report any apparent gain. Wilson, 36, says she's now at 158, and though tabloids have routinely hinted that she's packing on weight, she says she has been fighting "these darn 10 lbs. for two years."
It's time to crack the whip and go down 10 lbs. But when people are waiting outside my door to take pictures of me walking, I get upset because they only want to focus on the negative. That's why I'm on the treadmill inside my house now! I'm working on maintaining success every day. I try not to be so hard on myself. I have to say, "Wait a minute, you're battling 10 lbs., not 160!" The bottom line is, it's just as hard to keep the weight off after gastric bypass surgery as it was to lose the weight before. If you don't get over your emotional snacking and don't exercise, you will gain weight. I still get full really quickly, especially if I eat protein first, like a chicken breast, but I can definitely eat more food than when I first got out of surgery. I think a lot of people test themselves. They see how much they can eat. If I'm out with friends and there's a bunch of food, I'm tasting a little here and there and then I have to stop and say, "Okay, if I have another bite of that mac and cheese, I might not feel so good, so I'll stop now." You have to be conscious. The most important thing is that you don't become lazy about your responsibilities. When I follow the rules, it works. That's when I smile and think, "Oh my gosh." It's wonderful.
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One person was killed and four others injured after a three-car crash caused by a vehicle apparently traveling the wrong way on northbound Highway 14 near Escondido Canyon Road early Saturday morning.
Shortly before 3:30 a.m. a Toyota Tundra truck driven by 38-year-old Burbank resident Bradford E. Pate entered the northbound lanes of Highway 14 north of Escondido Canyon Road and began traveling in the southbound direction, according to an incident report from the California Highway Patrol.
Shortly thereafter, Pate's truck collided head-on with a second vehicle, a Chrysler 300 sedan, south of Escondido Canyon Road, according to the report.
The driver of the Chrysler, a man, was killed in the collision. His name has not been released.
Two passengers in the Chrysler, a man and a woman, suffered life-threatening injuries in the collision. The woman was airlifted from the scene to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center while the man was transported to Henry Mayo, according to the CHP report.
Pate was transported to Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital with injuries that are life-threatening, according to the CHP report.
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Pate's truck rolled over as a result of the collision while the Chrysler deflected and collided with a third vehicle, a Ford Econoline. The driver of the Econoline was not injured in the crash while one passenger suffered a minor cut to one of his arms.
Saturday's crash marks the second time in less than a week that a crash has involved a vehicle traveling the wrong way on Highway 14 near Escondido Canyon Road. Thirteen people were hurt in a nine-car pileup Monday that was reportedly caused by a wrong-way driver.
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According to the Journal's news partner, WKBN FirstNews, the Mahoning County coroner has issued a preliminary cause of death for Roger Watkins, 55, of Youngstown, saying both his death and resulting accident were cardiovascular in nature.
Watkins, was driving his tractor-trailer southbound on Route 11 south of the Austintown exit at about 5 a.m. Friday when he rig went off the right side of the road and traveled several hundred feet before running into a pillar on the Kirk Road overpass. The truck ended up wedged against the bridge support.
WKBN quoted the coroner's office as saying Watkins likely had a heart attack prior to the accident. The coroner noted Watkins had minimal injuries, WKBN said, and nothing suggested drugs or alcohol were involved.
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Her Role of a Lifetime
Farrah Talks About Playing a Victim of Domestic Abuse in NBC's TV Movie The Burning Bed
How were you chosen to play the role in The Burning Bed?
The screenplay was offered to me three years ago. All of the TV networks turned us down at the time, saying, "Nobody wants to see any woman—especially Farrah Fawcett—being beaten for two hours." After Extremities, NBC said, "We'll do The Burning Bed, but only if Farrah plays it."
Why have you chosen two roles showing abuse of women?
I don't consider myself a feminist, but I liked hearing the Extremities audience shift in their seats upon seeing the tables turned on a rapist. Before The Burning Bed, I had never thought about wife abuse, and I had no idea how prevalent it is. I learned that even though shelters are a proven help in breaking the cycle of domestic violence, we have better shelters for animals than for women in this country. I hope the movie makes people think about the problem.
Why do husbands beat their wives?
I think it's largely due to the confusion of roles today. My parents had a traditional, loving relationship where he was big and strong and the breadwinner, and she took care of the home. Today men come home from a stressful day at work to find wives who demand equal say because they work too. Men traditionally have dominated and their masculinity is threatened.
Why do women stay with men who abuse them?
That was the hardest thing for me to understand. I kept saying to the Burning Bed director, "I want to hit back. I would never let a man treat me that way. Why does Francine stay?" In my research for the role, I attended therapy sessions and talked to 30 women in two shelters in California. Some women had broken bones; one had lost her hearing due to her husband's beatings. The women stayed partly out of economic dependence and concern for their children. But the common thread among them was a lack of self-esteem. In all of the relationships, including that of Francine and her husband, there was love and passion in the beginning. Then the man changed. The women assumed it was their fault, and they had this incredible hope that they could change the man back. They'd say, "I should be prettier" or "I didn't have dinner ready and that irritated him."
Did you meet Francine Hughes?
No. I thought it would be painful for her to visit the set. And I needed to play her at her lowest point, not as she is today. I did watch a 1980 interview with her on the Phil Donahue show, and I listened to seven hours of taped interviews between her and our screenwriter. I was obsessed with those tapes, playing them over and over in my car.
Your makeup man says it was like putting his foot through a Rembrandt to make you look battered. Did you have any hesitation about looking so terrible?
Not at all. I liked not washing my hair for days. Do you have any idea how hard it is to concentrate on your work when someone keeps fluffing your hair and tilting your head so your circles don't show? Sometimes I want to scream.
Was there ever a time when your choreographed fight scenes became real?
In one scene Paul LeMat [who plays her husband] caught my face when he was supposed to slap me as I moved away. The blow chipped my tooth. I started sobbing, for myself and for Francine. Paul held me for a half hour before we could begin again.
Have you been subject to physical abuse in your own life?
No. I certainly never saw it at home, and I never saw it among my neighbors when I was growing up.
As a child in Texas in the 1950s, were you brought up to defer to men?
Yes I was, like most women my age. When I came to Hollywood as a teenager, I was thrown into a male-dominated world, from agents to studio executives. I've realized that some of my anger in the past came from being brought up to defer to men.
Have you ever been hit by a man?
In an argument during my college days, I slapped someone and he slapped me, but I've never been slapped where a man took his fist and closed it.
What would you do if you were in Francine's situation?
I'd fight back—and probably be killed. I'm athletic, but I don't know how long I could withstand repeated beatings.
How do you know you'd fight back?
There was an incident in New York during Extremities. My secretary, who's male, and I were trying to get a cab to the theater in the rain. A van came along and the driver—who didn't recognize me—offered to take us. He passed where we were going and demanded our money. He made my secretary get out, and he pulled a screwdriver on me, saying, "Give me your money,—-." I was so incensed that I said, "Come on, big man, use it, you're not getting my money." His face turned red, and I thought, "Good, now he knows the degradation he made me feel." He said, "Get out," and shoved me out of the car. Maybe it was my frame of mind from Extremities, but that's how I know I would fight back.
Do you think murdering her husband was a solution for Francine?
No, obviously not. She tried to get help from the authorities many times, but none was available. She has to live the rest of her life knowing that she killed the man she loved. How can she and her children possibly have a normal life after that?
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DETROIT (AP) — Detroit police say a 14-year-old and an 18-year-old were playing with a gun when it accidentally fired, killing the younger teen.
Police said in a statement that they arrested the 18-year-old and recovered the weapon. The statement says the shooting happened about 6 p.m. Saturday on Detroit's east side.
The statement says the victim was a 14-year-old but doesn't provide further details. The Associated Press left a message with police Sunday seeing information.
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Kaplan Law is a distinguished Colorado law firm representing clients who have been the victim of legal malpractice in Colorado's Front Range, as well as throughout the state. We have offices conveniently located in Boulder and Denver to serve our malpractice clients. The experienced legal malpractice attorneys and support staff at Kaplan Law use our knowledge of Colorado law and our outstanding legal expertise to quickly resolve your legal malpractice case. If you have been the victim of legal malpractice, contact attorney Marc J. Kaplan at Kaplan Law.
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Ryan Spurling: Reaction and Response to TASER Hit
Dave Smith talks to Cpl. Ryan Spurling of the Washington State Patrol about the different responses people can have to TASER hits. In performing different exercises to determine a subject's ability to shoot a gun while being tased, the Washington State Patrol found that under certain conditions, the subject may still be able to use deadly force on an officer.


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South Korea: North Korea moved missile to east coast
SEOUL, South Korea -- After a series of escalating threats, North Korea has moved a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast, South Korea's defense minister said Thursday. But he emphasized that the missile was not capable of reaching the U.S. and that there are no signs that the North is preparing for a full-scale conflict.
North Korea has been railing against U.S.-South Korean military exercises that began in March and are to continue until the end of this month. The allies insist the exercises in South Korea are routine, but the North calls them rehearsals for an invasion and says it needs nuclear weapons to defend itself. The North has also expressed anger over tightened U.N. sanctions for its February nuclear test.
Analysts say the ominous warnings in recent weeks are probably efforts to provoke softer policies from South Korea, to win diplomatic talks with Washington and solidify the image of young North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Many of the threats come in the middle of the night in Asia -- daytime for the U.S. audience.


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President Barack Obama is campaigning at Elm Street Middle School in Nashua. The event, which will feature a performance by James Taylor, is set to start after 2 p.m.
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The number of people without health insurance rose to 47 million in 2006, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau released today.
That's up from 44.8 million in 2005.
The number of children without health insurance rose to 8.7 million -- a nearly 12 percent increase from 2005, the bureau said.
The figures are contained in a report called "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2006 report." It can be found at www.census.gov.


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Friday, January 18, 2013
Alzheimer's support groups continue
The local Alzheimer's Association has three caregiver support groups in the area held at different locations on the second Monday of each month.
Locations are the Goose Creek library (5:30-6:30 p.m.) on Old Moncks Corner Road, Moncks Corner Medical Center (11 a.m – noon) on N. Live Oak Drive, and the Otranto Road library (1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.) in North Charleston.
For more information, please contact Cawana Wilson at (843) 571-2641.
LFD barbecue Saturday
The Lebanon Fire Department is sponsoring its annual barbecue on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 3:30 until 6:30 p.m. at the Lebanon Community Center located at 1188 Lebanon Road in the Lebanon Community.
Plates are $7 each (eat-in or carryout).
DayLily Club meets Jan. 27
The Lowcountry DayLily Club will hold its monthly meeting at Berkeley Electric Co-Op, 551 Rembert Dennis Blvd. in Moncks Corner, at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 27.
Jim and Peggy Jeffcoat of Singing Oaks Gardens will present the program. Both Jim and Peggy are daylily hybridizers, so this should be an interesting program. Refreshments are provided.
Visitors are most welcome to attend the meetings. For additional information, please contact Perry Gaskins at (843) 336-3433 or Brenda Davis at (843) 761-8062.
Free concert Feb. 9
A free concert by the Woodwind Quintet of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9 in the Berkeley High School Auditorium.
This event is a gift to the public from the Town of Moncks Corner and the Recreation Department. Please come and enjoy a quiet evening with good music, just in time for Valentine's Day.
Call 899-4708 on Monday, Wednesday or Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for more information.
Democratic fundraising breakfast Saturday
The Berkeley County Democratic Party will have a fundraising pancake breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 19 at Applebee's Restaurant on Rembert Dennis Blvd in Moncks Corner from 9 to 11 a.m. Plans for 2013 will be discussed.
Breakfast is $7 per person. For additional information, contact Melissa Watson at 793-9818 or firstname.lastname@example.com or Jane Pulling at 899-4463 or email@example.com.
Democratic Women meet Feb. 2
Berkeley County Democratic Women will have an organizational luncheon at Gilligan's on St. James Avenue in Goose Creek on Saturday, Feb. 2 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Susan Smith, president of the South Carolina Democratic Women's Council, will speak. Lunch is by reservation only. Cost will be $12 per person.
Checks should be made out to Gilligan's and mailed to Dr. Jane Pulling, PO Box 478, Pinopolis, SC 29469. For further information, contact Dr. Pulling at (843) 209-3505 or firstname.lastname@example.com or Michelle Coryea at (843) 830-4916 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Hiking, biking, paddling volunteer training set
Palmetto Conservation will offer training for volunteers to lead outdoor hiking, biking and paddle trips in the local area at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25 and Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Old Santee Canal Park in Moncks Corner.
E-mail Archie at blueways@bswcd if you want to volunteer.
Bank grand opening Jan. 24
First Citizens will hold a grand opening event to celebrate the opening of the bank's new 6,500-square foot branch in Moncks Corner on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m. at 212 East Main St.
Bank and town officials will take part in the event, which will highlight the new building that features enhanced digital merchandising and a convenient image deposit ATM.
The branch is located at the same address as the former Moncks Corner branch, which was demolished in July to prepare for construction of the new edifice. First Citizens previously was serving customers from a temporary modular unit located behind the site of the new branch, which opened on Dec. 17.
Red Cross volunteers needed
The American Red Cross is actively recruiting volunteers. Sign up for the class by visiting www.lowcountryredcross.org or by calling (843) 764-2323.
Tax aid sessions announced
AARP Tax Aid sessions have been scheduled at the Berkeley County Library Goose Creek and Farmers and Merchant Bank in Moncks Corner (221 East Main Street), on Monday and Thursday from 9:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the library, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. by appointment at Farmer's and Merchant. Call (843) 761-0390 or (843) 270-7881 for an appointment.
Vocalist to appear at First Baptist of St. Stephen
Local renowned vocalist Peggy Sineath will be the featured guest on Sunday morning, Jan. 20, at the First Baptist Church of St. Stephen.
Sineath, a resident of Hanahan, is well known throughout the state for her Christian music and testimony. She has opened The Citadel sports events many times with her rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner," and has sung in numerous churches throughout the state.
The First Baptist Church of St. Stephen is located at 126 Hood Street, near the Town Hall. The Morning Service begins at 11 a.m., and is open to all. Dr. David Brien is the Interim Pastor.
Free computer classes at TTC
The Public Computer Center at Trident Technical College's Berkeley Campus is offering the following computer courses to the public, free of charge.
The course schedule for January 2013 includes:
• Thursday, Jan. 17: Setting Up/Using Email, 3 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 19: Social Networking, 11 a.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 22: Microsoft Word, 3 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 24: Microsoft Word, 3 p.m.
• Tuesday, Jan. 29: Microsoft PowerPoint, 3 p.m.
• Thursday, Jan. 31: Questions and Answers, 3 p.m.
All course participants will need to bring a USB flash drive to save their work.
Berkeley Campus is located at 1001 S. Live Oak Dr. (Hwy 17-A), Moncks Corner. The Public Computer Center is located in the Learning Resources Center (Library), Room 106C. Please call 899.8029 to register or for more information.
Health Fair set for Lowcountry
Charleston's premier healthcare providers and wellness based businesses have joined forces to create the Fifth Annual Total Health Fair on Saturday, Jan. 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 20 from Noon to 4 p.m.
The event will take place at the Omar Shrine Convention Center on Patriots Point Road in Mt. Pleasant.
The health and wellness expo for the Charleston area is a free event that will increase awareness of all forms of healthcare and healthy living opportunities that are available to all residents of the Lowcountry.
Over 80 healthy living businesses and several area non-profit organizations whose common goal is to make the Lowcountry healthier, according to a release from the event. Educational lectures, demonstrations, and activities for all ages will be ongoing throughout the weekend.
Biggest Loser contestant Antoine Dove is scheduled to make an appearance.
The first 200 attendees on Saturday and the first 200 attendees on Sunday will receive free goodie bags at the door.
For more information, please visit www.CharlestonHealthFair.com or call (843) 402-0310.
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Marc Stein reports the KD extension talks are off and running. Or in fact, were off and running at 12:01 this morning.
"The Oklahoma City Thunder opened the free-agency period with a visit to a familiar face. Sources with knowledge of the Thunder's plans said team officials met with star forward Kevin Durant at his new Oklahoma City home at one minute past midnight Thursday to formally open negotiations on a contract extension. It remains to be seen how long talks actually take, given the Thunder's famously methodical ways, but there seems little doubt that Durant will ultimately receive the maximum five-year extension worth in excess of $80 million from Oklahoma City before the Oct. 31 deadline."


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1 of 2 missing Dallas dogs found after search spreads to Facebook
Look at the two little white dogs in this picture on the shoulder of the ice-covered Dallas North Tollway. A woman spotted them Friday as they walked through the sleet. She tried to get them into her car, but they fled. Now thousands have joined the search for Pearl and Raleigh. Here's their story:
Update at 2:37 p.m.: Pearl returned home safely this afternoon, but Raleigh is still missing, owner Trey Bounds said.
Early today, he got a tip that a dog that looked like Pearl was at the Dallas Animal Center. He went there, found her and took her home.
Pearl searched around the house for her brother when she returned home before falling asleep, Bounds said. She was tired out from her long journey, but healthy, he said.
Original post at 1:24 p.m.: Owner Trey Bounds said his small, fluffy dogs may have been dazed by the winter weather or power outage Friday morning when they uncharacteristically bounded out the door without their collars or leashes.
Since then, he said more than 20,000 people have shared a Facebook post asking for help finding Pearl and Raleigh — the small but spunky pair that's far from home in chilly winter weather.
The little dogs have been sighted on the Tollway and near the Katy Trail – but so far, they haven't returned from their "big adventure," Bounds said. Along with Facebook posts, Bounds has distributed fliers around town.
He said he's optimistic that Pearl and Raleigh, who are brother and sister, are sticking together and will be found.
"I grew up in the country and I know how tough and resourceful dogs are," he said. "As much as they are babied and pampered, they are resourceful and resilient."
A woman saw them on the Tollway about an hour after they went missing Friday and posted a photo on Facebook. She could not coax them into her car, but said they headed toward the Stoneleigh Hotel. Bounds and the woman, who did not know each other, eventually connected on Facebook when he recognized the two white dogs as his own.
Other people have reported possible sightings near the Company Cafe on the Katy Trail and the Melrose Hotel on Oak Lawn Avenue.
Bounds adopted Pearl and Raleigh about six months ago from an animal shelter, a day before they were scheduled to be put down. The two are "utterly inseparable," he said.
Pearl and Raleigh each weigh about 20 pounds and have white, medium-length hair. They are a poodle, Maltese and Bichon Frise mix. The dogs are chipped, but they are not wearing collars.
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Trey Bounds at (214) 883-4600 or Dallas Animal Services at 311.


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Microsoft's BETTER project bags CSR award
The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (Amcham) has picked the 'BETTER' programme of Microsoft Thailand for its CSR award from among 36 companies, for its active role in bolstering the Thai workforce through technology.
Under the BETTER project, the company, established in 1993, gives tools to the Thai workforce nationwide to improve their computer literacy, apply practical ICT skills and tools to their business, upgrade their job skills using ICT, improve their self-learning skills towards life-long-learning experiences, and gain more information accessible through the Internet.
Microsoft Thailand was presented the 4th annual ACE Recognition award, at the fifth annual Amcham Corporate Social Responsibility Excellence (ACE) Recognition 2011.
Amcham said Microsoft Thailand had previously been recognised for its Unlimited Potential - Community Technology Skills Programme in 2007, its MultiPoint Mouse Programme - under the Partners in Learning Programme in 2009, and Imagine Cup Competition in 2010.
In order to qualify for the ACE Recognition award this year, the 'BETTER' project fulfilled the award criteria - creation of long-term economic and social gains; engagement of stakeholders; communication and sharing of best practices, and incorporation of sustainability in the CSR Programme.
The BETTER project, which has been running for three years, is a cooperative effort between Microsoft Thailand, the Kenan Institute Asia and the Department of Skill Development, supporting the IT skills enhancement of Thailand's workforce. The project also supports the creation of the Asean Economic Community, which will come into effect in 2015, by preparing the Thai workforce to compete with the entire region.
"Microsoft Thailand believes that greater access to technology and the sharing of IT skills can really transform lives and enhance living standards, so we have been focusing a lot of our attention on this through the BETTER Programme for workforce enhancement," said Birathon Kasemsri na Ayudhaya, managing director of Microsoft (Thailand).
"We have a fundamental belief in using technology to bridge the gaps in our society and better equip the Thai workforce with the knowledge and skills that are necessary in today's IT world. The project plays a vital role in bringing success to the Thai peoples' careers in terms of workforce capabilities and job opportunities, and will eventually prepare them for the upcoming Asean free trade in the future," Amcham president Peter Eliot said.
"I would like to congratulate Microsoft Thailand for being honoured with this prestigious ACE award for the fourth time since 2007. This year, ACE Recognition has identified Microsoft Thailand's CSR best practices in its BETTER project for creating both long-term economic and social value for Thailand by invigorating the Thai workforce with the necessary IT skills for their individual career success and to further IT growth of the Thai nation as a whole," Eliot said.
Amcham's ACE programme is aimed to:
• raise awareness of CSR among Amcham members;
• provide recognition to firms with best practice CSR programmes;
• gather information on CSR best practices to share with all Amcham member companies;
• continue Amcham's CSR leadership among foreign chambers in Thailand.
ACE Recognition identifies Amcham members' CSR best practices which demonstrate an understanding of the linkages between business operations and society, and conducting business in a way that creates both long-term economic and social value.
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"Calvin and Hobbes" is a singular work of genius, and if you disagree, you might find "Dear Mr. Watterson" a tough slog.
Joel Allen Schroeder's documentary, about Bill Watterson's comic strip, in which a boy and his stuffed tiger served up wistful, thoughtful hilarity for a decade, is an hour and a half of hero worship, basically.
Fine by me. I'm one of the devoted; I once discovered a collection of strips about Calvin's snowman creations and spent the better part of an hour looking over it, laughing and sending the link to everyone I could think of. This was more than 10 years after Watterson had hung up his pen.
So as a "Calvin" fan, the movie thrills me. As a movie critic, well. …
It's not a bad movie, by any means. Just repetitive in its relentless praise. And, as fans of Watterson can guess, incomplete. That's because the one person Schroeder doesn't talk to is the one we all want to hear from: Watterson.
But Watterson doesn't talk, at least not to people with cameras, recorders, pens or paper. To anyone, almost; he's reportedly given two interviews in 20 years. He is famously reclusive, and his voice is missing from the film. That's not a fatal flaw, because it isn't unexpected. But among the many talking heads extolling Watterson's virtues and, occasionally, gently mentioning his flaws, his presence would have been welcome.
And, in fairness, extraordinary.
Calvin, if you are not aware, is a rambunctious little boy with a stuffed toy tiger named Hobbes he carries around everywhere. But to Calvin, and to readers, Hobbes is very real, a voice of reason in the souped-up sugary cereal world of childhood that Calvin flits about like a moth in a hurry.
Calvin is always getting into trouble, but there is an existential aspect to many of his misadventures. (Calvin and Hobbes are named after John Calvin and Thomas Hobbes, which says a lot about them and the comic.)
Schroeder is a fanatic, and he's found such like-minded people as actor Seth Green and a cavalcade of cartoonists to talk about the impact "Calvin" had on both cartooning and the culture. The general agreement is that it was immense.
Schroeder travels to Watterson's hometown, the perfectly named Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and to his own home, which is a distracting diversion. He visits a cartoon library. But mostly he talks and talks and talks to people.
Most interesting among them is Berkeley Breathed, who created "Bloom County." Like everyone else here, he is in awe of Watterson's talent. Yet he also ran afoul of Watterson from time to time because of his aggressive marketing of "Bloom County" characters. Watterson refused any licensing of "Calvin and Hobbes," a ban that remains in place today. (So yes, whenever you see a car-window decal of Calvin kneeling before a cross or peeing on a Chevrolet symbol or whatever, know that Watterson didn't approve it.)
Some experts estimate that Watterson turned down $300 million in licensing fees. From all accounts, he didn't care. He wanted control of the strip and its characters, which is also evidenced in his demand that the Sunday strip run at a certain size in newspapers.
Ah, newspapers. The film strikes a bittersweet tone toward them and the social power they once wielded. The funny pages, after all, were Calvin's stomping grounds. Breathed suggests that there will never be another "Calvin," that it's the last truly great comic in a line going from "Pogo" to "Peanuts" to "Calvin," because of the fragmentation of media. Gathering so devoted a fan base today would be impossible without the clout of the shared experience of the Sunday comics.
Watterson quit at the top of his game, further cementing his status as an offbeat artist making his own decisions on his own time.
Why? Schroeder doesn't much get into it. He doesn't examine anything too deeply, really. But when "Dear Mr. Watterson" shows strips from "Calvin," the cartoon's brilliance speaks for itself.
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'Dear Mr. Watterson'
FAIR: 3 stars
Director: Joel Allen Schroeder.
Cast: Berkeley Breathed, Jef Mallett, Stephen Pastis.
Rating: Not rated.
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Before a standing room only crowd, the Covington Historic District Commission Tuesday night weighed in on St. Scholastica Academy's plan to upgrade its campus, giving the all-girls Catholic high school a thumbs up to proceed with a project that has divided the city. Opponents, who fear the project will destroy the ambiance of the downtown area, have 10 days to appeal the commission's decision to the City Council.
The commission voted unanimously in favor of granting the school a certificate of appropriateness for its project to add a large multi-purpose building and an adjoining gymnasium to its campus on the fringe of the city's popular historic district. The panel ruled the project's scale, texture, spacing and materials were compatible with the surrounding community.
While the commission's decision represents a victory for the school, the project may have to withstand an appeal to the council. Because the new construction would exceed 20,000 square feet, the school proposal also must go before the city's zoning commission, which will have a say in whether the site plan is appropriate.
The vote came after about 90 minutes of discussion before a crowd of about 200 people. SSA supporters wore blue and white lapel stickers; opponents wore green ribbons.
School leaders say the school is in dire need of additional space for its approximately 645 students. Last year, the school outlined a plan to demolish its outdated and undersized gymnasium and replace it with a new 36,956-square-foot athletic facility with a seating capacity of 1,000 people. A significant part of the new building would have faced Jahncke Avenue, with a very narrow setback from the roadway.
After residents complained that the project would overwhelm the historic neighborhood, the school withdrew its plan before it reached the commission and decided to reconfigure the project. The residents also express concerns about parking and traffic in the area and worried that the construction work would require several large live oak trees to be felled.
Under the new proposal, a multi-purpose building would be constructed near the intersection of Jahncke Avenue and 21st Street, adjacent to the existing gymnasium. In a subsequent phase, the gymnasium would be demolished and replaced by a new one on the exact same footprint. The total square footage of the two buildings would be about 56,000-square-feet.
The new plan calls for the section of the building fronting Jahncke Street to be set back farther from the street than the original 10-foot setback. To address persistent parking problems in the neighborhood, SSA is proposing to demolish an apartment building it owns on Rutland Street and use the lot for parking. The existing Wisdom Hall building on campus will also be taken down. Proponents of the plan say only two trees will be taken down.
While some agree the new plan is improved, some nearby residents remain adamantly opposed to the project, which they said will overwhelm the community. They let their feelings be known Tuesday night.
"I'm very pro-Catholic and very pro-SSA, but I am vehemently opposed to this project," said Covington resident Patrick Moore, saying that the proposed buildings will be out of character for the neighborhood.
Longtime resident Patricia Clanton said she has great respect for the school and noted that her mother was in SSA's first graduating class. But she said the scale and magnitude of the project is not compatible with the surrounding homes.
Allowing the project to proceed "will bring about changes that can never be mended," Clanton said.
Supporters said the 110-year-old school has had a significant economic and educational impact on the city and has done its best to satisfy the concerns of the community.
Architects explained that the scale of the two-story buildings will be mitigated by landscaping and by a "living wall" of mesh that will allow vegetation to grow along the facade facing woodsy Jahncke Avenue.
Eddie Villere asked the commission to consider the fact that the 1960s vintage gymnasium, Wisdom Hall and the school-owned Bogue Falaya apartment complex on Rutland Streeet will be torn down. "SSA is tearing down the ugliest buildings in Covington," he said.
Defending the argument that the school buildings will be out of scale, several proponents noted that they will be significantly smaller than the massive St. Tammany Parish Courthouse in downtown Covington.
Speaking in favor of the SSA project, the Rev. Charles Latour, principal of Hannan High School near Covington, told the commission that schools need to be able to expand because the way teachers educate students has changed dramatically over the years. Latour was one of three Catholic priests speaking in favor of the SSA project.
The Benedictine Sisters founded the school in Covington in 1903. It was purchased by the Archdiocese of New Orleans in 1965.


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Flu still on upswing in Erie County
Erie County's 2012-2013 flu season has claimed its first victim.
A county resident who was at least 65 years old died from flu complications the week ending Dec. 29, said Charlotte Berringer, director of community health for the Erie County Department of Health. No other information about the death was available. Typically 60 to 70 people in Erie County die from influenza each year.
A total of 291 flu cases have been reported in the county so far this season and the end is nowhere in sight, said Howard Nadworny, M.D., chief of infection control at Saint Vincent Health Center.
One-hundred eight cases were reported to the county health department last week, and 87 cases were reported the week before.
"We're still seeing an upswing," Nadworny said.
"A lot of older people are coming down with flu and a lot of people are being admitted to the intensive care unit."
The dominant flu strain this season, H3N2, is a type of influenza A that is more severe and prevalent in older people, Nadworny said.
The good news is that it's also one of the three strains covered in this season's flu vaccine.
It's not too late to get vaccinated. The body needs about two weeks to develop full protection from a flu shot.
"I expect flu season to last at least three or four more weeks," Nadworny said.
Local family physicians are seeing plenty of flu in their offices, but they are seeing other illnesses, too.
"We have patients with flu-like symptoms and we are also seeing people with upper respiratory infections," said Craig Johnston, D.O., a physician with UPMC's Pinecrest Family Practice, 3535 Pine Ave.
Influenza's main symptoms include a high fever, severe body aches, fatigue, coughing, sore throat and sometimes nausea.
The antiviral Tamiflu can reduce the flu's severity and duration, if it's prescribed and taken soon after symptoms develop, said Shawn Simko, D.O., a Saint Vincent emergency physician.
"You get to take it within 48 hours of getting sick," Simko said. "Once you feel you have the flu, you need to call your doctor or come to the ER."
The best way to prevent getting the flu is a flu shot, but the vaccine isn't 100 percent effective, Nadworny said.
Other precautions should be taken.
"Wash your hands often and avoid anyone who is coughing," Nadworny said.
DAVID BRUCE can be reached at 870-1736 or by e-mail. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ETNbruce.


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Hepatitis Health Center
Natalie Cole Recovering After Kidney Transplant
May 21, 2009 -- Singer Natalie Cole is "resting comfortably" at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after undergoing a kidney transplant operation on May 18, according to Cole's web site.
Cole may be able to leave the hospital as early as next week, her spokeswoman tells WebMD.
Cole went public with her hepatitis C in 2008. "Thankfully, her hepatitis C has been completely cured" by treatment given before the kidney transplant, Cole's spokeswoman tells WebMD via email.
Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by infection with a virus. It damages the liver, which may lead to a need for liver transplant.
But Cole got a kidney transplant, not a liver transplant, and she recently said she believes her hepatitis C treatment was the source of her kidney problems, though she admitted her doctors aren't sure about that.
Natalie Cole's Hepatitis C
During an April 2009 interview on CNN's Larry King Live, Cole said that she was diagnosed with hepatitis C in February 2008 and that she believes she became infected with hepatitis C from illicit drug use years earlier, though she didn't know it. Cole is now sober.
On the show, Cole said she started taking a drug called interferon in May 2008 to fight the hepatitis C virus and that both of her kidneys were failing. She started kidney dialysis.
Cole attributes her kidney problems to her interferon treatment, but says her doctors haven't acknowledged that interferon caused her kidney problems.
"When I talk with my own doctor, he didn't say no and he didn't say yes," Cole said.
"You believe it, though?" King asked her.
"Absolutely, yes; with every bit of my body. I never had a kidney problem in my life," Cole said.
Hepatitis Expert Weighs In
"I think she's mistaken" about interferon causing her kidney problems, says Bruce R. Bacon, MD, director of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology at St. Louis University School of Medicine.
Bacon, who isn't treating Cole and doesn't have details of her case, tells WebMD he doesn't know of interferon carrying any kidney risks.


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The question of what causes the persistent east-west jets on Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune remains a major unsolved problem in planetary science. Two-dimensional models of turbulent motion show that, under the appropriate conditions, small-scale turbulence reorganizes itself into large-scale jets. And since the 1970s it has been repeatedly suggested that moist convection (i.e., thunderstorms) can supply the small-scale turbulence to the cloud layer. However, published dynamical models generally induce the turbulence with random perturbations of vorticity or mass that are broadly distributed (with some characteristic wavelength) over the entire globe. In contrast, Jovian thunderstorms are localized and produce isolated clouds that expand in a few days to diameters of 1000--5000 km. Moreover, published studies have used forcing that does not interact with the flow, whereas Jovian thunderstorms typically occur within cyclonic regions, indicating that the large-scale circulation modulates the storm locations. Here, I present full nonlinear shallow-water simulations to test the hypothesis that realistic thunderstorms can drive Jupiter's cloud-level atmospheric jets. Using the premise that thunderstorms transport moist air into the cloud level, I parameterize the storms as localized mass sources that are episodically added to the model's cloud-level flow. Like Jupiter, the simulations generate numerous midlatitude vortices, primarily anticyclones; the wind speeds often reach 50-100 m/sec. Unlike Jupiter, the flow generally develops a robust westward jet at the equator. Midlatitude jets form in some cases but not in others, depending on the storm parameters. Interestingly, several simulations develop jets with latitudinal potential-vorticity gradients that strongly violate the barotropic stability criterion; eddies and/or vertical stratification (i.e., the spatially variable free-surface height) may help stabilize these jets against instabilities. These simulations generally support the suggestion that thunderstorms can help drive Jupiter's mid-latitude jets. But the repeated failure of shallow-water models to produce eastward equatorial jets suggests that the eastward equatorial jets on Jupiter and Saturn result from 3-dimensional effects. This work is supported by NSF grant AST-0206269.
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Seniors Propel Mens Hoops to Win in Home Finale
MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Ball State men's basketball team had been so close in recent weeks. The effort was always there and the execution continued to improve through numerous overtime games and near misses, but the wins just refused to come.
Saturday afternoon, the Cardinals found the breakthrough they were seeking on Senior Day. Ball State never trailed against Mid-American Conference West Division foe Central Michigan and withstood a potential tying shot at the buzzer for a 74-71 victory. The win came, in large part, because of the play of the team's five seniors.
Jesse Berry led the Cardinals with 20 points; Majok Majok logged his ninth double-double of the season with 14 points and 14 rebounds; Chris Bond scored 10 points and grabbed eight boards; Tyler Koch did a little bit of everything with seven points, six rebounds and four assists; and Kindon Crowder made his first career start and drained a second-half 3-pointer.
"I'm proud of the whole team and I'm really proud of the seniors because they all did a great job," Ball State head coach James Whitford said. "It was a great win for us."
Koch has been plagued by injury throughout his career and only recently returned to action from a hip injury. But he said after the game he felt as good today as he has all season. It showed in his performance as he made pin-point passes, set key screens, crashed the boards and wound up on the floor more than once trying to save possessions.
The local product from Winchester, Ind., played a season-high 27 minutes to help the Cardinals (5-22, 2-14 MAC) snap a 10-game losing streak. Only Zavier Turner with seven assists had more than his four for a Ball State team that finished the game with 17 assists on 23 made baskets.
"It's been a really hard year for Tyler, and he's been out," Whitford said. "I can't believe I played him 27 minutes. He did a great job and really fed Majok. Those guys worked hand in hand. Tyler I thought played a complete game: leadership, performance on the court and organization."
The Cardinals were able to survive this time against Central Michigan (10-18, 3-13 MAC) after surrendering a late lead and losing to the Chippewas on the road just 11 days ago in triple overtime. They avoided a similar fate this time around but not without a little excitement.
Ball State led 74-68 after a Turner free throw with less than 10 seconds to play, but Central Michigan's Rayshawn Simmons got free for a 3-pointer with just over 1 second left to bring the Chippewas within three. The Cardinals then threw the in-bounds pass away and CMU leading scorer Chris Fowler managed to fire off a corner 3 at the buzzer, but it came up short and Ball State held on.
"We made two mistakes late," Whitford said about those final plays. "The good news is we addressed that in the locker room, and for the first time in a long time we get a teachable moment after a win. We haven't had enough of those."
Fowler, the third-leading scorer in the MAC, led Central Michigan with 26 points and nine assists, while Braylon Rayson joined him in double figures with 11 points. The Chippewas fell to 2-20 all-time in Worthen Arena.
Ball State will close out the regular season next week with two road trips, starting with a visit to Eastern Michigan for a 7 p.m. tipoff Tuesday in a game that will be televised by the Ball State Sports Network. The conference tournament gets underway March 10.
"I look forward to these games coming up because we're playing better," Whitford said. "You look at the scores of our recent games, and we're right there on so many of them. We just have to keep searching and keep grinding, and if the ball keeps bouncing our way, we're going to surprise some people."
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Eoghan Harris: Reconciliation requires more than cosmetic handshakes
Published 01/07/2012 | 05:00
DREW Nelson, Grand Secretary of the Orange Order, will address Seanad Eireann next Tuesday. As I listen, I will look back on my long relationship with the Order. Long enough to earn me the moral right to have reservations about that handshake.
Fourteen years ago, I was invited to speak to the Ballynafeigh Lodge in Belfast. It had taken me years to win that trust. But to most of my colleagues, it merely emphasised my eccentric belief that the Orange Order was as Irish as the Gaelic Athletic Association -- which was still operating the ban.
Drumcree drowned out any chance of me getting a hearing. In Dublin, distinguished journalists were mocking Orangemen with "chamber pots on their heads". Racist jibes about Afrikaners filled the airwaves.
But to me, the 1998 Ballynafeigh invitation was a big breakthrough. Eleven years before, in 1987, I had failed to persuade RTE to reach out to the unionist and Orange tradition. My proposals for doing so, in a document called Television And Terrorism, were rejected.
Television And Terrorism had two aims. First, to alert broadcasters that the Republic's consensus against terrorism was a "leaky consensus". That meant that the Republic rejected IRA terrorism while it was going on, but got an attack of amnesia as soon as it stopped.
That being so, I predicted that Sinn Fein would run rings around RTE broadcasters if we lifted Section 31, which kept IRA propagandists off the air. Last week, a Labour parliamentary secretary, Noel V Walsh, told Newstalk that lifting Section 31 was the making of Sinn Fein. Let's hope that Labour TD Alex White, who led the RTE campaign for its abolition, was listening.
Today there is again a leaky consensus about remembering IRA atrocities. So while I am all for moving on, I am also all for putting up two firewalls: against airbrushing IRA atrocities away and against accepting Sinn Fein's sullen refusal to say that the armed struggle was wrong.
The second aim of Television And Terrorism was to persuade RTE to reach out to the unionist and Orange traditions. To that end, I attached an appendix titled 'A 20-point programming plan to explain Protestant fears and accelerate change in the southern consensus against terrorism on a sectarian basis'. A sample of three points shows that it was 20 years ahead of its time.
A programme explaining the progressive role of William of Orange in creating a Dutch Republic against the Spanish and their Inquisition, so as to place in context the historical Protestant fears of 'popery'. A series on Luther, Wesley and other great Protestant divines. A frank and funny examination of what Protestants and Catholics thought of each other growing up North and South and the myths and fantasies on both sides.
As a republican, I really believed that those in RTE who also claimed to be republicans would support a pluralist plan. Instead, they ignored the pluralist part of the document and denounced its support for Section 31. This began a process of alienation that ended with my enforced resignation from the station in 1989.
Luckily, I found a new forum in the Sunday Times. In 1993, I began writing a weekly column that continued until 2001. As the paper had a respectable unionist readership it was the ideal instrument to reach out to northern Protestants. And from the start, I consciously tried to stand in their shoes.
At first, this was simply an exercise in political empathy. I wanted to show northern Protestants that a southerner could see the world from their side. But first, I had to gain their trust.
Being attacked by advanced nationalists was the surest way to do that.
To get unionists to lower their guard and listen to what I had to say, I took up positions which were anathema to my tribe. Mind you, I had plenty of practice.
Chief among my controversial positions was to treat the Orange Order as a rational response to particular historical pressures. These ranged from the massacres of 1641, to the Spanish Inquisition, to the sectarian slaughter of first-born Protestant farmers in Fermanagh.
As I said, this started as an exercise in political empathy. But the more I saw the world through the eyes of northern Protestants, the more I admired their stoic courage. Finally, but most important of all, my admiration was followed by affection.
This matter of affection brings me back to that handshake. Contrary to what most of the media believe, the handshake had good and bad sides. If it was a genuine gesture of reconciliation by republicans, it must be respected.
But was it genuine? I do not believe so. Sinn Fein is currently conducting a campaign to reach out to unionists. But there are two reasons to regard this campaign as cosmetic.
First, as Davy Adams pointed out in The Irish Times last Thursday, certain party members are still behaving in a sectarian fashion. Last week, a Belfast employment tribunal found that Conor Murphy, a former Sinn Fein minister, had discriminated against Alan Lennon (who had applied for the post of chairman of Northern Ireland Water) because Lennon was a Protestant. Sinn Fein appear to have used the handshake to distract from its failure to condemn Murphy's actions.
Second, Sinn Fein has never said sorry for the suffering the IRA caused to northern Protestants. For example, it has never specifically expressed remorse for the sectarian murders of 200 Fermanagh Protestants, where eldest sons were targeted in a campaign that was close to ethnic cleansing.
Sinn Fein has no real empathy with northern Protestants. It makes goody-goody gestures because they advance Sinn Fein's agenda with an amnesiac southern middle class. But there is no real change of heart, no real empathy, no real affection for northern Protestants.
That is not to say such gestures have no significance. As Aristotle says, virtue is a habit. The habit of handshaking with an empty heart may free up following generations to make gestures with a good heart.
Meantime, as someone who was taking flak as a "neo-unionist" over 20 years ago, I am entitled to keep a beady eye on Sinn Fein. And to argue that the Seanad's invitation to Drew Nelson is far more sincere than Sinn Fein's publicity stunt with the Queen.
Any snob wants to meet the Queen. Only real republicans want to meet members of the Orange Order. All credit then to Senator Paddy Burke, cathaoirleach of the Seanad, and Senator Martin McAleese, who jointly came up with the daring notion of inviting Drew Nelson.
To this day, I still cherish my parting gifts from the Ballynafeigh Lodge: a pot of King William orange preserved marmalade; a baby bottle of Bushmills; a keyring with a cheerful little Orangeman with a bowler hat and black boots; and a lodge tie, with diagonal red and cream stripes.
The tie is tempting. But it doesn't go with my striped shirts. Like the leader of the Seanad, Senator Maurice Cummins, I will still be true blue next Tuesday.
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July 2, 2013 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids Community College is reaching out to bilingual students and their families with a day of workshops and resources that will help them take the first step to a new future.
The college is hosting bilingual open houses 3-5 p.m. July 16, and 6-8 p.m. July 18 at the Wisner Bottrall ATC – located at Fountain Street and Ransom Avenue. Participants can park free in the GRCC Bostwick parking ramp.
Workshops in both Spanish and English will cover the enrollment process, financial aid and GRCC's academic and transfer programs. While GRCC courses are taught in English, the college offers bilingual support services designed to help students get the degree or certificate they need.
"According to the U.S. Census Bureau, between 2000 and 2010 the number of Hispanic and Latino individuals in Michigan has increased by 34.7 percent. It is our goal to raise awareness of higher education options and encourage communication between the Hispanic/Latino community in West Michigan and our bilingual staff," says Enrollment Center Support Professional Francisco Ramirez.
GRCC wants to reach out to students like Azusena Nevarez, a West Ottawa High school graduate who is the first in her family to graduate high school and attend college. "As a child I moved around a lot and can remember attending about six different elementary schools," says Nevarez. "Everyone at home knew only Spanish, so it was harder for me to learn English. Over the years I have had many challenging experiences. I've learned that an education will be one of my strongest tools in life.
"GRCC fits me best because it is close to home, tuition is not ridiculously high, there are many locations where I can pick my classes, and there are many degrees and transfer programs. My plan is to transfer to Grand Valley State University in the winter, earn my bachelor's in social work and go to Western Michigan University for my master's right away."
The open houses are an opportunity to learn about GRCC's college success center; academic counseling and tutoring services; associate degree, certificate and job training programs; and GED and ESL programs — all at one time and in one location. Refreshments will be provided.
"Upon attending this event prospective students and their families will, gain a better understanding of the steps to becoming a student and strategies to pay for an affordable education at GRCC. Families will learn about different career pathways, educational options and academic programs available to them," says Adult Enrollment and Outreach Coordinator Angela Salinas.
Reservations may be made at grcc.edu/prepare or by calling 616-234-2217 and leaving a message. Though reservations are preferred, the events are open to everyone.
Grand Rapids Community College, established in 1914, offers opportunities for more than 30,000 students annually in degree courses, certification and training programs, workshops and personal enrichment classes. GRCC holds classes on the downtown Grand Rapids campus as well as several locations throughout Kent and Ottawa counties.