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Beginning again after 75 years; Lake Huntington Fire Company opens doors and hearts to all comers: celebration planned for July 14
July 11, 2012 —
"I've been a part of this fire company since I was this high," Lake Huntington Fire Chief Jason Kraack said, holding his hand about two feet off the floor. His dad, Ed Kraack, nodded. No doubt, because Ed's been in the fire company for some 45 years, with 14 of those logged in as chief. "It is a way of life," Ed explained.
Not only is it a way of life, it's an extended family, said Cochecton Ambulance Captain Herb Sawall.
These three, along with volunteer Ray Evans, were gathered at the new fire station on Saturday morning to do prep work for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the fire company on July 14. And as the men talked about how the changing demographic was challenging volunteer fire companies throughout the region and the nation, young Cameron Sullivan was proudly pointing out all of the fire apparatus in the cavernous new building that fronts County Route 116 by the Cochecton Town Hall.
And not unlike many of the traditions that have given small town living its values, becoming a volunteer fire fighter is harder now than it used to be. Not only has the required training hours changed from some 36 hours of the old Fire Essentials to a 96-hour Firefighter I, lack of employment in town is taking residents out of the area during the day. Fire companies are also challenged as youth who have grown up and trained with the company go off to college and pursue careers elsewhere.
But not surprisingly, for those who have stayed or moved into the area, the benefits of joining the ranks as an emergency service provider have never been stronger.
"There is a sense of belonging and camaraderie when everyone gets together," said Evans, who is a new member. "When I was a weekender in Narrowsburg, I went to the firehouse and asked what I could do. They told me to come back when I retire."
Grinning, he said that he retired to Lake Huntington and the fire company has welcomed him with open arms and put him right to work. He and Ed oversaw the building of the firehouse, a project which, according to Ed, was 30 years in the making.
The new firehouse, which is being shared with the Cochecton Volunteer Ambulance Corps as a cost-saving measure for both, sports a large meeting room and a beautiful new kitchen, which will make its inaugural appearance at the Pancake Breakfast, beginning at 7 a.m. The kitchen will provide the company with the opportunity to host different events (maybe even a Thanksgiving dinner, if Ed gets his way), give the community a place to gather and a facility to rent.
Day on the Lake July 14, rain or shine
Schedule of events:
(Parts of State Route 52 closed 9am to 5pm)
7:00am to 11:00am ~ Pancake Breakfast
9:00am to 10:0am ~ Vendor Set Up
10:00am to Noon ~ THUNDER 102 LIVE
10:00am ~ Craft Fair Begins
10:00am to 11:30 ~ Car Cruise In & Judging at Gasko Meyers Lot
11:30 to 12:30 ~ Parade Line Up at Sullivan West Central High School
1:30 to 5:30 ~ Craft Fair, food, games, kids playground, other fun events
2:00 to 7:00 ~ Live Music on Bandstand
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Each week you face another team from the league. I believe there are 9 "scoring" criteria that gauge your players' performance throughout the week.
Whomever wins the most categories based off those points each week gets the "win" over your opponent. (eg, if you win 5 categories, he wins 4, you beat him and notch a "win" in the standings, he gets a loss).
We got two divisions right now, and I think 8 teams make playoffs, with top seeds, etc. That's of course based off how you rank in your division based off those wins/losses.
You can drop a player from your team and pick up another from "free agency"/waiver whenever; I think 4 moves like that are allowed per week. And you can change your lineup whenever you like, daily, rotating around guys already on your team; as long as a player on your roster hasn't already begun that day's game, you can bench him and replace him with someone from your bench or team whenever you'd like.
hey dudos! just keeping this thread alive, this is my first fantasy league ever, and now that i've gotten the hang of it, it's a total blast, and i'm having a great match against Ronoranina's Multiple Scorgasms (ha!) that will probably go down to the wire, unless Chrispaul just puts me away.
I notice a lot of you are not substituting on a daily basis, thus not giving it your all with what you've got. If you pay attention to your daily team, this will be a great league for all involved. I'd like to see everyone do their best, even when the Knicks are blowing hard, it's fun to see your players do well in their respective games.
If anyone wants help, feel free to private message me, it only took me a couple days to get it together; I think I've made a couple good moves as well as a few stupid adds/drops, but I didn't personally draft, so I have myself to blame.
I'm also looking to upgrade at PF/C and SG, so I'm open to trades, if anyone's looking for a decent PG.
good luck to everyone, have a happy new year, go Knicks go!
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This is a nice match up and it's been that way because we've been active. I want the rest of them to be as good.
Bottom line:
Get active guys!!
Peace and Happy New Year,
Yeah I'm one of the quilty ones. My bad guys. Been caught up but now I'm on my grind. Byw the scoring in this league is odd to me. Someone wanna explain?
Yeah can someone say exactly what scoring criteria are?
Is it those 9 that show up when you look at the head 2 head matchup? So whoever is higher in each category wins (or lower in the case of "attempted" and turnovers)?
I really don't understand it.
Each night your guys go out and accumulate stats in various categories, points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks etc. The points garnered based on performance you had of each player that actually played that night, that you also had starting (which is key obviously) are added up and you either win on a given night or lose based on that total. At the end of the match up period, which you should see at the top of the match up grid, who ever has the highest total based on each nights performance wins the match up. Then you move on to play someone else.
This why it's imperative that you get your lineups straight everyday. If you have guys in your "seven" that have the night off you WILL NOT accumulate points in those slots. The first night of the season I had guys starting that didn't have a game at the two and SF, with Jason Terry and Shawn Marion sitting when they had games and it cost me dearly. Clyde got out to a huge lead. Had me wanting to quit LOL. But I stuck with it and it's been alot of fun.
This is my understanding of how the league works. Perhaps someone else can add more or correct me if I'm off on something. Hope this helps..
The other problem is I totally didn't realize you could change add/drop players so frequently and swap your lineup round day to day. I've only played fantasy football where it's a weekly thing. That's why I took B Davis and Iman in the draft so they could be useful to me later if someone went down injured, but in fact they are totally useless until they are playing and wasted picks
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why would the total match up score not matter? what the hell is the point of that?
I've had difficulty actually using the sliders to swap players. I don't know if it's my computer, or what? It makes me hemorrhage.
I thought drafting Tyreke Evans was a decent call, but the dude is smelly. Love to trade him! Between him and Jimmer I've got 2 Sacramento sacs that suck the sac.
I was frowned upon for drafting Kevin Love with the 2nd pick, but he's been awesome for me. I can also proudly say that I don't have any Boston or Miami ringworms on my team, and am doing rather tidily between Nene and Gay, Love.
I'll trade you Jimmer for your best player and some hooker spit.
Seriously though, I need some help @ the 2.
Who wants to talk transactions?
every day you have a 7 man team, consisting of PG, SG, PF, SF, 2 x C and 1 utility player (can be any position). each day, you want to fill those positions with your best players who are actually playing that day, in those respective positions. some players are PG/SG, or PF/C, so they can fill either role, and so on.
also, pay attention to when a player is injured and not playing (you'll see a little red medical + next to his name), and fill his position with someone else. each day, you should change your team to fill each position, and SUBMIT CHANGES.
you are allowed to add/drop 4 players per week, and you can trade with other teams aside from that. add/drops don't take effect until a day later.
the accumulation of points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks earns fantasy points and turnovers take away points (damn you Metta World Peace and your -6 performance).
the team with most points at the end of the week wins the matchup.
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As the Democratic candidates duke it out in what is becoming a surprisingly long and bitter nomination process, Republican nominee John McCain should be shoring up his base and expanding his appeal in preparation for the general election.
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Home List of Titles Learning from dying patients during their final days: life reflections gleaned from dignity therapy
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- Hack, Thomas F.; McClement, Susan E.; Chochinov, Harvey M.; Cann, Beverley J.; Hassard, Thomas H.; Kristjanson, Linda J.; Harlos, Mike
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- Dignity therapy is a novel therapeutic approach designed to decrease suffering, enhance quality of life and bolster a sense of dignity for patients approaching death. The benefits of dignity therapy were previously documented in a sample of 100 terminally ill patients. One of the products of dignity therapy is a transcript of the edited therapy session(s). In this qualitative study, 50 of the 100 (17 from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, and 33 from Perth, Australia) dignity therapy transcripts were randomly drawn, and independently coded and analysed by three investigators using a grounded theory approach. The transcripts revealed that dignity therapy serves to provide a safe, therapeutic environment for patients to review the most meaningful aspects of their lives in such a manner that their core values become apparent. The most common values expressed by the patients included 'Family', 'Pleasure', 'Caring', 'A Sense of Accomplishment', 'True Friendship', and 'Rich Experience'. Exemplars of each of these values illustrate the pervasive, defining role of values in our lives. The findings are discussed in terms of values theory, the role of dignity therapy, and consideration of values clarification in clinicians' efforts to enhance the dignity of terminally ill patients.
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- 2010
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- Attitude to death; Australia; Canada; Care and caring; Dignity; Friendship; Human dignity; Learning; Neoplasms; Palliative care; Personal experiences; Personal values; Personhood; Qualitative; Quality of life; Terminal care; Terminal illness; Therapy
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Lost in the initial reaction to MetroPCS (PCS) and T-Mobile's decision to merge in a long-awaited blockbuster telecoms deal is the fact that struggling industry third player Sprint(S) remains on track to go from worst to first as a stock performer in the fast-moving sector.
In 2011, Sprint shed more ground than any telecom within the S&P 500 Index , losing over 44% in share value, according to Bloomberg data. The wireless carrier's financial condition deteriorated on billions spent to bring on Apple (AAPL) iPhone subscribers and upgrade its nationwide network to handle an expected surge in smartphone data use.
Now, as worst case fears such as bankruptcy recede according to even bearish analyst estimates, the merger of MetroPCS and T-Mobile - long seen as a big negative for Sprint - isn't derailing Overland, Kansas-based Sprint from being the top performer in the telecom sector in 2012.
On the heels of Wednesday's merger announcement between MetroPCS and T-Mobile, Sprint shares rallied over 6%, adding to year-to-date gains in excess of 100% in 2012. Sprint remains the top performer in the space beating out 40%-plus 2012 gains posted by MetroPCS and Crown Castle (CCI) , and dramatically outperforming double digit stock gains posted by larger rivals AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) .
In response to the blockbuster merger in a complicated cash and stock deal that has MetroPCS taking over larger T-Mobile in a 1 for 2 reverse stock split, Citigroup analysts led by Michael Rollins added Sprint to the bank's "Most preferred List" of stocks, and advocated that investors consider a pair trade where it outperforms MetroPCS through year-end.
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Well let's see, I usually use my laptop but I use my phone to check up on things occasionally.
iPod - Problems with images and animations which appear as white squares and sometimes hard to navigate using my iPod.
laptop and Ipod at school.... though my school has narutobase blocked as games.....
my PC. i dont visit on any other device, too annoying to type on touch screens and i hate laptop track pads
I visit on my PC and also my Samsung Galaxy SII. I do prefer my PC however, as the touch pad on my Galaxy is quite a nightmare to use a lot of the time.
From my PC at work or home.
Laptop at home, never anywhere else :p
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Laptop, Pc, Ipad :D
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On my laptop and iPad.
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The purpose of the Heart Tracks™ program is to provide individuals with their personal risk factors profile for coronary heart disease via an online risk calculator or an in-person assessment. The in-person assessment program was developed in 2005 and includes risk factor and lifestyle screening, analysis of weight and body fat, blood pressure, ankle brachial index (ABI) and random total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, glucose and hemoglobin. The Chester County Health Department provides the blood screening component. Participants review their findings with a professionally trained counselor, and all individuals with moderate or greater risk per the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III guidelines are contacted by our Cardiovascular Nurse Navigator to address medical and lifestyle needs. The online risk calculator was collaboratively developed with our physician team and was launched in early 2010, but is considered an expansion of the original program to bring awareness to a wider audience. The online component assesses many of the same, but self-reported indicators, calculates a heart risk score and provides a summary of findings and recommendations. Participants can then opt in to receive a consultation with the Cardiovascular Nurse Navigator and additional online education.
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Elwin F. PrestonJanuary 11,2013
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BRAINTREE Elwin F. Preston, 80, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at the VA Medical Center in White River Junction.
He was born Dec. 18, 1932, in Randolph, the son of Francis and Mae (Corse) Preston.
He attended Randolph schools and graduated from Randolph High School in 1950.
He served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
He married Beverly Bowen on Nov. 17, 1954, in Randolph. She died in 1991. He later married Brenda MacDougall on Jan. 25, 1992, in Brookfield.
His jobs included: working as a meat cutter and produce manager for Grand Union; owning and operating farms in Tunbridge and Randolph Center; working at L.W. Greenwoods in East Randolph; Orange County deputy sheriff and high bailiff; game warden; and chief of police for Randolph. In the late 1970s he took over his brother-in-laws contracting business, which he ran until 2000. He then worked as a greenskeeper for the Montague Golf Club in Randolph and was a mail carrier until 2011.
He served on the Randolph Select Board and was a member of Randolph Rotary. His other memberships included Randolph American Legion Post 9, Vermont Police Association, Montague Golf Club and the Morgan Horse Association.
He enjoyed golfing, horses, competitive combat shooting and deer hunting.
Survivors include his wife, of Braintree; two sons, David Larocque, of Manchester, N.H., and Francis Preston, of Brookfield; five daughters, Lynda Cutts, of Troy, N.H., Susan Cline, of Little Elm, Texas, Elizabeth Morang, of Bangor, Maine, Maureen Campbell, of Fort Myers, Fla., and Carol Brown, of Derby Line; 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Shirley Porter, of Texas, and Nancy Young, of Tennessee.
He was predeceased by a sister, Joyce Warner.
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Today, I had to forcibly separate a boy from my daughter after he grabbed her and started shoving her around. I complained to his mother, only to have her shout, "mind your fucking business" and say that her son can do whatever the hell he wants. FML
by WELL FUCK YOU KINDLY, MA'AM / 11/18/2012 at 4:22pm / United States (New York) / Kids
Today, I delivered a pizza to a guy so high out of his mind that I had to let myself in and set it down on a table, because he'd forgotten how to walk, and was on the ground sobbing. FML
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Today, just like every morning this month, I woke up, put on my clothes, looked out my window, and was pointed at by a man in a ninja outfit on my neighbor's roof. The police still can't find him. FML
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Today, I was enjoying a nice bath, when one of my cats jumped up on the rim and started purring. I thought it was sweet, until my other cat ran in and body-slammed the first into the tub with me. Being a conscientious cat owner, I hadn't de-clawed them. FML
by Neutered / 11/27/2012 at 2:52pm / United States (Alaska) / Animals
Today, my English professor accused me of plagiarizing a poem I submitted, because she'd read it online earlier that day. The poem was mine; I posted it after writing it for her class, and even after logging into the site to prove it, she reported me to the school. FML
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Today, I realized that the comforting, unique scent of my mother in my childhood was actually the smell of the marijuana she smokes. FML
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Today, the car in front of me in the drop-off area at my son's school parked, and the driver got out. I basically leaned on my horn and gave her every dirty look in the book. She said nothing but stared at me as she opened the back of her van to unload her child's wheelchair. I'm an asshole. FML
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Today, I found out that not only is my girlfriend enough of a superstitious twat to believe the world is going to end on December 21st, she actually thinks it's an acceptable excuse to go sleep around with other men. FML
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Today, my boyfriend broke up with me because I'm now about 15 pounds overweight. When I called him a hypocrite as he's over 40 pounds overweight, he said that his weight didn't matter because "it's the girl's job to look hot." FML
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Today, a stray dog came up to my living room window. My pitbull went into attack mode and tried to jump through said window, while it was closed. Now I have to pay to replace the window, and pay to get stitches for my idiot dog. FML
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Aaron Schaffhausen's attorney has until Dec. 14 to file motion
Prosecutors said a man killed his three daughters in River Falls last July in order to hurt his ex-wife.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press reported it's the first time authorities have revealed Aaron Schaffhausen's motive.
Schaffhausen faces three counts of first-degree intentional homicide for the deaths of 11-year-old Amara, 8-year-old Sophie and 5-year-old Cecilia. All three girls were found tucked into their beds with their throats slit.
Prosecutors offered the motive at a pretrial hearing Wednesday. Also Wednesday, a judge told Schaffhausen's attorney he has until Dec. 14 to file a motion to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, and until Dec. 28 to request a change of venue.
Schaffhausen faces mandatory life in prison if convicted. The judge could grant him a chance at parole, however.
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When I first started this Phillies Phantasy Camp Diary, one of the first comments I received was from a fellow who attended the Camp back in 2007. What immediately struck me was the fact that he was from Australia. I could not believe someone from a country where you are more likely to swing a cricket bat rather than a Louisville Slugger, traveled such a long distance to play baseball in Florida.
Cut to the Rookie Meeting during the first night of Camp. The emcee, Scott Palmer, spotlighted a few campers that were quite noteworthy, including Luis Liceaga, who was attending his 11th straight Camp. One Camper who was given a special mention was a guy named Mike Macdonald, who made a very similar trek as the Aussie Phillie back in '07. Mike came to Clearwater all the way from Auckland, New Zealand.
On the night of the Awards Banquet, Mike's incredible experience was about to get more special. He was given the "Maje McDonnell Award" for being the one player at Camp who "has personality and is a class act both on and off the field". This garnered a huge response from the appreciative crowd.
Unfortunately, since the Drillers never played his team, the Sea Dogs, I never had a chance to meet and chat with Mike while we were down in Clearwater.
But thanks to the power of the Internet, specifically, Facebook, I have finally been able to speak with Mike on a regular basis. Our conversations range from New York City, to cricket, to the two of us being fellow drummers. (Check out Mike's former band, The Warners). I recently asked Mike if he would be interested in answering a
few questions for the blog and he was more than willing to share every wonderful memory of his Camp experience.
Sarge: When and how did you come about becoming a Phillies/baseball fan?
Mike: I first went to the U.S. in 1986, to be in a summer camp counselor in Raymond, Maine. The locals were, of course, totally obsessed with the Red Sox, and talked all day about the games. Camp was late June through August, and the Sox were going well that year. So I started getting hooked into the game as their enthusiasm rubbed off onto me. But when I came back home, there was no baseball, so I forgot about it. In 1993, I got pay TV, and they had baseball on their sports channel. It
was September that I got the service, and I started watching the games, and we only got two a week, but of course it was a good year for the Phillies, so we got to see them a few times, and then thru the World Series. Looking at the other teams, they were all like super athletes who went out to WIN WIN WIN. The Phillies looked more like a bunch of guys who turned up on the day, didn't shave, didn't comb their hair, and just woke up. I thought if I was a baseball player, that was the sort of team I'd want to play on, and they always looked like they were having fun, win or lose. And more than any John Kruk always looked and acted like I think I would, if I was there. I also liked the way Lenny Dykstra played.
S: How do your friends and family react to your devotion to baseball?
M: The people down here don't get baseball at all, and they are not sure why I like it. Rugby is our biggest game, and the true fans of it don't talk to me when they know I don't like their game. But to each their own. Our national game is played in the rain and the cold of winter, and it's a group of guys rolling around in the mud. I
went to see Phillies versus Mets at Shea on a perfect hot sunny Sunday in the summer. I know which conditions I like to watch a game.
S: What was your motivation to attend Phantasy Camp?
M: Watching baseball on TV is always so much fun, so I thought it must be better to play, but its the chance to play with the pros that made me want to go to Camp. I don't really have motivation to want to play it every week, and wouldn't really have the time to do it. There is a little bit of baseball down here, and maybe it's growing, but you can't compare it to the experience of the Phantasy Camp. Of course there was going to be great players at the Camp, but I figured there would be a lot of guys like me, so wasn't worried about my skill level. I was more worried that I don't know the game and ex-pros like the rest of the Campers.
S: Did you ever play any sort of organized baseball in New Zealand?
M: I played lunchtime softball at school, but had never played baseball until Phantasy Camp. My last hit at softball would have been 1980 I guess.
S: Which Legend did you most want to meet at Camp?
M: I wanted to meet John Kruk, as I saw so much of me in him, and his attitude. I mean, he's 110% professional, as much as they joked around at Camp, they can't help but be good at what they were paid to do, and loved doing every day. They will always be ball players. I also wanted to meet the other '93 Phillies, as they were the first players that I watched play and made me want to be a Phillies fan.
S: How was it to win the "Maje McDonnell Award"?
M: I was blown away when I won the award. I didn't know the story behind the man, apart from the stories from L.A. (Larry Andersen) and the video clip of Maje that we saw, but the fact that they picked me as the winner means that I must have left a mark in their minds. I talked a few times to L.A. and Scott Palmer, and they, like so many others, were just blown away by the fact that someone would come halfway round the world to be at the Camp, and that I knew about the Phillies, have been to
games, and wanted to be part of it. And then L.A. asked me to give a little speech… I don't really remember what I said, but I seemed to say the right things, and my speech was enjoyed by everyone. Some asked me afterwards if I knew I was getting the award, as they thought I had pre-written the speech. But no, I was stunned when L.A. said I had won. I knew I wasn't going to get an award for my playing, but to be picked out of everyone was incredible.
S: What were your favorite and most memorable moments at Camp?
M: So many great memories, but I guess getting my first ever base hit in our third game was probably the top, as it showed me that I could play, and it felt so great to run the bases. Pity I never got a run, but was only three steps away from home plate before being thrown out, so I almost made it. Also hitting Ricky Bo's (Bottalico)
pitch in the Legends game was great. I got thrown out at first, but to be put out by John Kruk was not a bad thing. And L.A. had heard that I wanted to meet Kruk, but was never near John to say "hi", so at the end of the second day of camp, L.A. took me to the pro's locker room, where I spent about 10 minutes talking one-on-one to Kruk and Dave Hollins. John and Bull (Greg Luzinski) signed a ball for me, and spoke to Kruk a couple more times after that. He didn't know what to say when I said that I was a Phillies fan and at the Camp mainly because of him. Dave Hollins suggested that maybe I was insane. The interaction of the pros was great to see. Just like when Ricky Bo was telling me how to run home form third as soon as the ball was hit in our game when I was on base. The opposing Legends said he was full of sh!t, and what the hell does a pitcher know about running… great stuff.
S: Will you return to Camp some day?
M: I would love to go back to Camp. For me, just like going to the August reunion, it's simply a cost factor that's stopping me. My Camp experience was well in excess of twice the costs of everyone else, with the extra flights to get to America and over to Florida, as well as our exchange rate of around 75 cents to your dollar, and going to Camp means it will be a few more years until I can afford to go back and watch the Phillies play at home.
S: Finally, how will the Phillies do this year?
M: Some good wins at Spring Training, but I am reading a few stories about Chase Utley, and some others with broken bones (Domonic Brown)… so who knows. Its a long season (I don't know how they do it every year), but we all want to see another win, so I'll pick good things for 2011… as I'm sure we all are.
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Nice job as always Bryan. Had a pleasure of a quick hello with you at camp Mike, a pleasure to meet a fellow phillies fan from far away.


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Fall 2010 - 61245 - PA397 - Introduction to Empirical Methods for Policy Analysis
| Matwiczak, Kenneth
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Course Overview
This course helps students develop an understanding of how basic quantitative tools are used in policy analysis. The major concepts discussed include modeling, optimization, sensitivity analysis, statistical inference, estimation, and prediction. These concepts are covered in the context of applications such as constrained decisionmaking based on calculus and on linear programming; policy choices with probabilistic information; evaluating and updating information with Bayesian techniques; estimating the impact of policy factors using regression models; and practical methods for forecasting. As the first course in the quantitative sequence, the emphasis is on broad exposure of techniques and appreciation of their contributions as well as their limitations in policymaking. Students must have fulfilled prerequisites in college-level algebra, calculus, and statistics before enrolling in this course. It is usually taken during the fall semester of the first year.
Section Description
This course develops basic competence and skills in problem solving and quantitative methods applied to public policy analysis. It emphasizes the art and skill of converting problem descriptions into quantitative models, and the analysis and interpretation of these models. This course develops basic competence and skills in problem solving and quantitative methods applied to public policy analysis. It emphasizes the art and skill of converting problem descriptions into quantitative models, and the analysis and interpretation of these models.
We will review some basic concepts of probability, probability distributions, and descriptive statistics as a means of communicating and describing data of all types. Following a brief discussion of data sources and sampling methods, we will study the use of sample data to make estimates of, and inferences about, the parameters of larger populations. Using these inference skills, we develop and test linear regression models to describe relationships between a characteristic dependent variable (such as income) that describes a sample or population, and one or more other explanatory variables (such as gender, age, etc.), based on sample data. Building on these regression skills, we use historical data to estimate and forecast trends and seasonality.
We will also look at how quantitative methods can be applied to support decision-making. In our look at decision analysis, we will model decisions using decision matrices and decision trees. With these tools, we will evaluate decisions made under conditions of certainty, risk, and uncertainty. We will also consider the value and cost of obtaining additional information when making decisions, and how to incorporate the decision maker's value judgments into the decision model. In all our decision analysis work we will consider the sensitivity of the decision to changes in the problem conditions. After a brief look at making choices involving several different, diverse characteristics, (i.e. multi-criteria decisions), we introduce the idea of "mathematical optimization" as a way to search for the best possible solution to a decision problem which may be constrained or unconstrained. This will include using linear programming techniques as well as calculus-based techniques for non-linear functions.
The course is an applications course rather than a rigorous theoretical or mathematical development. Emphasis in the course is on the application and interpretation of quantitative modeling and analysis methods in policy evaluation and decision-making. Students will be required to make extensive use of Microsoft Excel computer spreadsheets for homework assignments, applications exercises, and take-home exams. Students will also participate in a phased semester project on a pseudo-real world problem of their own choosing, making an oral presentation on the results of their work at the end of the semester. Two take-home exams will complement the four or five homework problem sets.
- Successful completion of a "typical" college-level mathematics course, including algebra / linear algebra. Plus, one semester of introductory statistics, or equivalent. Calculus "validation."
- Familiarity with computer spreadsheets, or willingness to devote out of class time to become familiar with using spreadsheets such as MS-Excel. "Familiarity" includes recording data in a spreadsheet, performing simple calculations, and using the graphing functions.


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The Maquis, Part I (episode)
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(written from a Production point of view)
|"The Maquis, Part I"
|DS9, Episode 2x20
Production number: 40512-440
First aired: 24 April 1994
|39th of 173 produced in DS9
|39th of 173 released in DS9
|318th of 728 released in all
| Teleplay By
James Crocker
Story By
Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Jeri Taylor, and James Crocker
Directed By
David Livingston
|Unknown (2370)
|Arc: The Maquis (1 of 2)
When a Cardassian freighter explodes at Deep Space 9, the Cardassians blame Federation colonists in the new Demilitarized Zone.
Summary Edit
While a Cardassian freighter, the Bok'Nor, is docked at Deep Space 9, a Human posing as a Starfleet maintenance worker tampers with a nearby wall panel. Shortly thereafter, the freighter explodes while leaving the station.
Act One Edit
A subsequent investigation reveals no signs of explosive devices or other obvious methods of sabotage, but traces of mercassium, a compound unique to the United Federation of Planets, are found in the debris of the Bok'Nor. Although the explosion may have been an implosive protomatter device, O'Brien informs Sisko that he cannot be sure.
Starfleet sends Calvin Hudson, the ranking officer in the demilitarized zone along the Cardassian border and an old friend of both Sisko and Dax, to the station to investigate the possibility of retaliatory attacks. He tells Sisko his presence on the border is a joke; his assignment has been to help colonists whose land the Federation gave to Cardassia adjust to the new circumstances. Contrary to Starfleet's belief, Hudson is sure the Cardassians will not retaliate, but he guarantees a response will come.
Later, the man who sabotaged the Bok'Nor is abducted.
Act Two Edit
When Sisko returns to his quarters that evening, he finds Gul Dukat waiting for him. Dukat explains that Cardassian Central Command is unaware of his presence on DS9, but he has come unofficially to help Sisko find the truth about the destruction of the freighter. In order to do so, the two of them take a runabout to a group of colonies in the demilitarized zone, which Dukat describes as "not so demilitarized I'm afraid." There, they find two Cardassian attack vessels attacking a Federation merchant ship; before the runabout can intervene, another Federation vessel arrives and destroys the Cardassians.
Act Three Edit
Back on the station, Quark has arranged a "business" dinner with a Vulcan woman named Sakonna. She is eager to begin negotiations but he quotes one of the Rules of Acquisition: "Never begin a business negotiation on an empty stomach." When he describes the Rules of Acquisition, she finds them logical and "quite reassuring." Once Quark is ready to discuss business, he is surprised to hear she is looking to acquire weapons: she wishes to acquire a continuous supply of "guns, phaser banks, photon torpedoes, troop transports, and a number of cobalt-thorium devices," among others.
In the demilitarized zone, Gul Evek, the Cardassian attaché to the demilitarized zone, is in a heated debate with Cal Hudson when Dukat and Sisko enter the room. When they describe the incident they observed, both sides seem to feel that their colonists were justified. Evek then produces a confession from the Bok'Nor saboteur, William Patrick Samuels, but claims that Samuels committed suicide shortly after giving it. One of the colonists present attacks Evek and must be restrained.
Act Four Edit
Later that night, Hudson warns Sisko that the Cardassians have no intention of allowing the Federation colonists to stay and tells him the Bok'Nor was likely transporting weapons to Cardassian colonists. He concedes that Samuels might have destroyed the freighter but claims the colonists have the right to defend themselves. On the way back to Deep Space 9, Sisko discovers Dukat knew of Samuels' confession but knew nothing of the "suicide." Furthermore, Dukat swears on the lives of his children that the Bok'Nor was not transporting weapons.
Sakonna requests that Quark move the weapon shipment schedule forward and he complies greedily. Meanwhile, O'Brien has confirmed what Sisko believed: The bomb that destroyed the Bok'Nor was of Federation origin. Shortly after Sisko's and Dukat's arrival on the station, a group consisting of a man posing as a Starfleet security guard, Sakonna, and several colonists who were present during the confrontation between Evek and Hudson kidnaps Dukat.
Act Five Edit
Sisko and the rest of the crew determine the course the terrorists most likely took and he, Kira, and Bashir follow them in a runabout. Before the trio leaves, an anonymous transmission from the demilitarized zone attributes the bombing of the Bok'Nor and the recent kidnappings to a group calling itself the Maquis.
They follow the Maquis into an area called the Badlands with which Bashir is unfamiliar. Kira explains that it is an area of the Cardassian border with frequent plasma storms, which pilots generally try to avoid. "Sounds like the perfect place for a hideout," he observes. They beam to the surface of a planet, where the armed Maquis members emerge from nearby foliage — followed by Cal Hudson, out of uniform.
Memorable QuotesEdit
"He happens to be brilliant, his brain is twice the size of yours and mine."
"I know, I've seen it."
"It's not his fault Gallamites have transparent skulls."
- - Jadzia Dax and Kira
"And by the way, I'd love to melt that cold Vulcan heart of yours."
- - Quark, about Sakonna but not to her
"...what I meant was, how about we plan our negotiations to coincide with when you think you'll be hungry? How does eight sound to your tummy?"
- - Quark, after Sakonna rebuffs his offer of a drink.
"Commander, we just received a general subspace transmission from somewhere in the Demilitarized Zone. A group there is taking credit for the kidnapping of Dukat. They're calling themselves the Maquis."
- - Kira Nerys
"I'm glad to see you had no trouble finding us, Ben. It seems that one disaster after another keeps bringing us back together again."
- - Calvin Hudson to Benjamin Sisko, emerging out of uniform with the rest of the Maquis
"I've got every admiral within subspace range on my back. Can I at least tell them it looks like an accident?"
- - Benjamin Sisko to Kira Nerys and Miles O'Brien
Background InformationEdit
Story and scriptEdit
- This episode marks the first appearance of the Maquis, whose origins are rooted in the events of TNG: "Journey's End". They later appeared in TNG: "Preemptive Strike" and several more episodes of Deep Space Nine (such as the Michael Eddington arc of "For the Cause","For the Uniform" and "Blaze of Glory"), as well as being featured prominently in Star Trek: Voyager. Michael Piller commented "DS9 is the true inheritor of the Maquis since there is no long term benefit to Voyager". (The Deep Space Log Book: A Second Season Companion, p 42)
- An early idea for the episode had Jake get involved with an old friend of Sisko's who was now a mercenary. Ira Steven Behr commented "The way it got started originally was that Jim Crocker and the writing staff - including Michael - decided to do Shane. Don't ask me why". (The Deep Space Log Book: A Second Season Companion, p 42)
- The conversation that Sisko has with the admiral was actually included in the script, even though it was not heard. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion - A Series Guide and Script Library)
- At the suggestion of director David Livingston, costume designer Robert Blackman originally designed a much more revealing outfit for Sakonna than seen in the episode. However when Rick Berman saw it, he told Blackman to tone it back somewhat. Blackman still likes the outfit that Sakonna wears however, as it shows off actress Bertila Damas's figure and is a much sexier look than ever seen on a Vulcan. (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion)
- Sisko states that the Cardassians were caught shipping weapons through the Yridians, but in the episode earlier in the season, "The Circle", it is found to be the Kressari who were acting as intermediaries. It is unclear whether this was a continuity error, or whether Sisko was simply referring to two separate incidents.
- Referenced Rule of Acquisition: #214 ("Never begin a negotiation on an empty stomach")
- In the first scene of act 1, when Kira and O'Brien are searching the wreckage of the Bok'Nor, Kira is not wearing her Bajoran earring.
- When Dukat and Benjamin Sisko enter the Promenade, having just returned to Deep Space 9 after visiting the Demilitarized Zone, it is obvious that the chest piece of Dukat's costume has detached itself from the underlying material. The rubber armor even catches a few times on the actor's lower arm as it swings while he walks.
- This is the second of three DS9 appearances for actor Richard Poe as Gul Evek. He previously appeared in "Playing God" and would later be seen in "Tribunal", before making his final appearance as Evek in VOY: "Caretaker", the pilot episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
- This episode is the first to refer to the Badlands, and Sisko states that a few ships have been lost there, foreshadowing the occurrences of the USS Voyager less than a year later.
- The Maquis settlement is a re-use of the set used in an early TNG episode "The Ensigns of Command".
- Captain Boday is referenced for the first time in this episode. He would be mentioned again in "Let He Who Is Without Sin..." (where his name would cause an argument between Jadzia Dax and Worf), "Penumbra" (where it would cause an argument between Ezri Dax and Worf) and "Resurrection".
- Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko) does not appear in this episode, but Benjamin Sisko asks Kira Nerys where he is.
Video and DVD releasesEdit
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 20, 22 August 1994.
- As part of the DS9 Season 2 DVD collection.
Links and ReferencesEdit
Also StarringEdit
- Rene Auberjonois as Constable Odo
- Siddig El Fadil as Doctor Julian Bashir
- Terry Farrell as Lieutenant Jadzia Dax
- Colm Meaney as Chief Miles O'Brien
- Armin Shimerman as Quark
- Nana Visitor as Major Kira Nerys
Guest StarsEdit
- Tony Plana as Amaros
- Bertila Damas as Sakonna
- Richard Poe as Gul Evek
- Michael A. Krawic as William Samuels
- Amanda Carlin as Kobb
- Marc Alaimo as Gul Dukat
Special Appearance ByEdit
Uncredited Co-StarsEdit
- Scott Barry as a Bajoran officer
- David Fisher as a Human Maquis member
- Kevin Grevioux as a security officer
- Grace Harrell as a female Peliar Zel native
- Sue Henley as a command division officer
- David B. Levinson as Broik
- Joe Mack as a male Peliar Zel native
- Mary Meinel-Newport as a female Bolian
- Robin Morselli as a Bajoran officer
- John Saint John as a Native American maquis
- Unknown performers as
Stunt doublesEdit
- Dennis Madalone as stunt double for Tony Plana
- Joe Murphy as stunt double for Marc Alaimo
- Lynn Salvatori as stunt double for Bertila Damas
- Unknown stunt performer as stunt double for Richard Poe
admiral; Alpha Quadrant; Badlands; Bajor; Bajorans; Bajoran Provisional Government; Bajoran space; Bajoran wormhole; Bardeezan; beer; Bergen; Boday; Bok'Nor; Cardassian border; Cardassian Central Command; Cardassian pursuit vessel; Cobalt-thorium device; Dax, Curzon; deflector grid; Demilitarized Zone; distress signal; dogma; Earth; Farius Prime; farmer; Federation; Ferengi; Ferengi wine; Galadoran; Galador II; Gallamite; Galor-class phaser bank; golside ore; gun runner; hat; Hudson, Gretchen; gun; impulse generator; impulse signature; jumbo Romulan mollusk; kelindide; Klingon freighter; Kotakian; Kotakian starship; latinum; Lissepians; long range sensor scan; Mazurka Festival; mercassium; metric ton; New Berlin; Nog; Norway; Occupation of Bajor; phaser bank; photon torpedo; plasma storm; plomeek soup; Promenade; protomatter; proximity scan; Quark's; ramscoop; Regulon system; Rest and Relaxation; rodinium; Ropal City; Rules of Acquisition; runabout; Saltah'na clock; Samuels, Louise; sausage; Second Order; shield generator; Sisko, Jake; Sisko, Jennifer; Soltok IV; SID; Starfleet Command; subspace transmission; suicide; three-dimensional chess; Volan colonies; Volan system; Volan III; Volan II; Vulcan; Vulcan (planet); Vulcan Bill of Rights; Vulcan port; warp signature;
External linksEdit
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WikiLeaks: Snowden going to Ecuador to seek asylumAP PHOTO
A TV screen shows a news report of Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee who leaked top-secret documents about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs, at a shopping mall in Hong Kong Sunday.
MOSCOW Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor wanted by the United States for revealing highly classified surveillance programs, flew to Russia on Sunday and planned to head to Ecuador to seek asylum, the South American countrys foreign minister and the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks said.
Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said his government has received a request for asylum from Snowden. WikiLeaks, which is giving Snowden legal assistance, said his asylum request would be formally processed once he arrived in Ecuador, the same country that has already been sheltering the anti-secrecy groups founder Julian Assange in its London embassy.
Snowden arrived in Moscow on an Aeroflot flight shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday after being allowed to leave Hong Kong, where he had been in hiding for several weeks after he revealed information on the highly classified spy programs.
Snowden was spending the night in Moscows Sheremetyevo Airport and was booked on an Aeroflot flight to Cuba today, the Russian news agencies ITAR-Tass and Interfax reported, citing unnamed airline officials. Aeroflot has no direct flights from Moscow to Quito, Ecuador; travelers would have to make connections in Paris, Rome or Washington, which could be problematic for Snowden.
Kristinn Hrafnsson, the WikiLeaks spokesman, told Britains Sky News that Snowden would be meeting with diplomats from Ecuador in Moscow. WikiLeaks said he was being escorted by diplomats and legal advisers from the group.
The car of Ecuadors ambassador to Russia was parked outside the airport in the evening.
Assange, who has spent a year inside the Ecuadorean Embassy in London to avoid extradition to Sweden to face questioning about sex crime allegations, told the Sydney Morning Herald that WikiLeaks is in a position to help because it has expertise in international asylum and extradition law.
A U.S. official in Washington said Snowdens passport was annulled before he left Hong Kong, which could complicate but not thwart his travel plans. The U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity for lack of authorization to discuss the matter, said that if a senior official in a country or airline ordered it, a country could overlook the withdrawn passport.
While Patino did not say if the asylum request would be accepted, Ecuadors President Rafael Correa has shown repeated willingness to irk the U.S. government and he has emerged as one of the leaders of Latin Americas leftist bloc, along with Fidel and Raul Castro of Cuba and Venezuelas late President Hugo Chavez.
Both the United States and Britain protested his decision to grant asylum to Assange.
Critics have suggested that asylum for Assange might be aimed partly at blunting international criticism of Correas own tough stance on critics and new restrictions imposed on the news media.
The White House said President Barack Obama has been briefed on Sundays developments by his national security advisers.
Snowdens departure came a day after the United States made a formal request for his extradition and gave a pointed warning to Hong Kong against delaying the process of returning him to face trial in America.
The Department of Justice said only that it would continue to discuss this matter with Hong Kong and pursue relevant law enforcement cooperation with other countries where Mr. Snowden may be attempting to travel.
The Hong Kong government said in a statement that Snowden left on his own accord for a third country through a lawful and normal channel.
It acknowledged the U.S. extradition request, but said U.S. documentation did not fully comply with the legal requirements under Hong Kong law. It said additional information was requested from Washington, but since the Hong Kong government has yet to have sufficient information to process the request for provisional warrant of arrest, there is no legal basis to restrict Mr. Snowden from leaving Hong Kong.MORE IN Wire NewsMADISON, Wis. Full StoryKABUL, Afghanistan Afghanistan has fallen so far from Americans consciousness that some may... Full StoryCHARLESTON, S.C. Full Story
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March 8, 2011—During North Central College's spring break, March 17-26, more than 60 students will travel across the country to work as volunteers on six different service projects.
Four Habitat for Humanity trips are planned. One trip includes 15 student-athletes, representing six varsity sports, who will travel to Mobile County, Ala., to build houses for families that were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Another seven football players will travel to Johns Island, S.C., six volunteers are headed to Coatesville, Pa., and 12 to Tulsa, Okla., to also repair and build houses with Habitat.
Two more student trips will head to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., to work with the Center for Student Missions in those cities. Students will live in the cities, learn about the communities and become part of the solutions of those cities by offering their time and energy and helping with urban outreach work and afterschool programs, soup kitchens and homeless shelters.
These trips, with the exception of the student-athletes serving with Habitat for Humanity in Mobile and Johns Island, are coordinated through North Central's Office of Ministry and Service. While many college students choose to spend spring break pampering themselves at the beach, many at North Central are choosing to invest their time helping people in need through service trips.
Kaitlin Ballard, a junior who's leading a trip to Washington, D.C., explained why she's returning to volunteer with Center for Student Missions. "I experience the greatest growth and learning when working in areas outside my comfort zone. This was especially true in this outreach ministry to the homeless. We met the homeless where they are and in whatever condition they may be, as opposed to them coming to us. One day, another girl and I walked up to a stranger and listened to his life story for about an hour, visited the shelter where he stays and introduced him to members of our group. This unplanned experience made a difference in each of our lives."
The students and staff members are:
Habitat for Humanity: Johns Island, S.C.
Joe Guenther, a sophomore from Shorewood, Ill.
Ryan Hambleton, a junior from Ottawa, Ill.
Joey Michals, a sophomore from Frankfort, Ill.
Kevin Pashakarnis, a junior from Burbank, Ill.
Alex Pirela, a sophomore from West Chicago
Austin Sadnick, a sophomore from LaSalle, Ill
Joe Schneiderbauer, a senior from Sterling, Ill.
Gary Ireland, director of student involvement and assistant dean of students
Habitat for Humanity: Tulsa, Okla.
Kat Hamilton, a senior from Evansville, Wis., and Kathryn Braun, a senior from Naperville, are student leaders
John Adkins, a freshman from Lombard
John Focosi, a freshman from South Barrington, Ill.
Jordan Fritz, a freshman from Mendota, Ill.
Rachael Hancz, a junior from Canton, Mich.
David Hess, a freshman from Naperville
Zachary Howell, a freshman from Lemont, Ill.
Alexander Mann, a freshman from Glenview, Ill.
Peter Mann, a freshman from Glenview, Ill.
Abbey Smith, a senior from Mineral Point, Wis.
Jacob Steele, a freshman from Peru, Ill.
Mark Carbonara, area hall director, Seager Residence Hall
Habitat for Humanity: Coatesville, Pa.
Emanuel Pavlopoulos, a sophomore from Naperville, and Luke Kinney, a junior from Aurora, are student leaders
Jaimelynn Brand, a junior from Lisle, Ill.
Christian Horst, a freshman from Tiskilwa, Ill.
Nicholas Pavlopoulos, a sophomore from Naperville
Jocelyn Wilcox, a freshman from Bourbonnais, Ill.
Veronica Robledo, secretary, student affairs/student work program
Habitat for Humanity: student-athletes in Mobile, Ala.
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Kelly Ator, a senior from Franklin Grove, Ill.
Jenae Harner, a sophomore from Effingham, Ill.
James Hoffman, a junior from Channahon, Ill.
Kellie Holpuch, a freshman from Oswego, Ill.
Theotis James, a junior from Kankakee, Ill.
Michelle Lazowski, a junior from Tinley Park, Ill.
Melissa Majeski, a junior from Lake in the Hills, Ill.
Trevor Maus, a freshman from Portland, Mich.
Alexandra Nelson, a freshman from Yorkville, Ill.
Colleeen Oakes, a senior from Morton Grove, Ill.
Eric Oyster, a freshman from Plainfield, Ill.
Donald Smith, a senior from Winfield, Ill.
Spencer Stanek, a sophomore from Mokena, Ill.
Mackenzie Wenger, a freshman from Davis, Ill.
Andrew Zobac, a junior from Canton, Ill.
Hannah Weiss, graduate assistant men's cross country
Shawna Jansen, graduate assistant men's and women's tennis, women's golf
Joe Norton, graduate assistant wrestling coach
Center for Student Missions: Philadelphia
Carolyn Englund, a junior from Lemont, and Alicia Zimmerman, a junior from Wheaton, are student leaders
Sarah Allen, a junior from Lockport, Ill.
Alyssa Allgood, a freshman from Westmont, Ill.
Adam Goc, a sophomore from River Forest, Ill.
Katherine Liddy, a junior from Naperville
Jennifer Pope, a junior from Addison, Ill.
Kayleigh Pryzgoda, a junior from Gurnee, Ill.
Corinne Schillerstrom, a junior from Naperville
Chris Smith, graduate assistant, fine arts box office management
Center for Student Missions: Washington, D.C.
Megan Scanlan, a junior from Geneva, Ill., and Kaitlin Ballard, a junior from Galva, Ill., are student leaders
Emily Cardwell, a sophomore from Naperville
Alexander Diller, a senior from Chatsworth, Ill.
David Johnson, a junior from Rock Island, Ill.
Shelby McGlasson, a sophomore from Coal City, Ill.
Ivana Miljic, a senior from Wheaton
Maci Mitchell, a freshman from Sterling, Ill.
Carly Schroeder, a sophomore from Yorkville
Brandon Kurzweg, interim assistant director of student involvement
Founded in 1861 and celebrating its Sesquicentennial in 2011, North Central College is an independent, comprehensive college of the liberal arts and sciences that offers more than 55 undergraduate majors and graduate programming in six areas. Located in the Historic District of Naperville, Illinois—rated by Money magazine as among the nation's "Best Places to Live"—North Central College is just 30 minutes from Chicago's Loop. With more than 2,900 undergraduate and graduate students, North Central College is committed to academic excellence, a climate that emphasizes leadership, ethics, values and service, a curriculum that balances job-related knowledge with a liberal arts foundation and a caring environment with small classes. Visit northcentralcollege.edu to learn more.


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Artists who have never won a Grammy
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Artists who walked away empty-handed from the Grammys on Monday night can take solace in the fact that more than a few legendary bands and singers also got shut out by the Grammys.
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Documents of the Panama Canal Commission and Its Predecessor Agencies
As a Federal Depository Library, the Government Documents Department holds approximately 1,500 items published by the Federal Government relating to the planning for, building of and ongoing operation of the Panama Canal. These holdings include 33 linear feet of publications produced by the U.S. Panama Canal Commission and its predecessor agencies, the Panama Canal Company/Canal Zone Government, the Panama Canal, and the Isthmian Canal Commission. Congressional hearings, committee reports, maps, and general documents concerning the Canal are included in this collection.
Panama and the Canal (full collection) is a joint project from the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries and the Panama Canal Museum. Panama and the Canal builds from the Panama Canal Museum's rich collection of Panama and Canal Zone materials and the extensive holdings on Panama and the whole of Latin America from the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries' Latin American Collection, Government Documents Collection, and the Map & Imagery Library.
Upcoming plans include a traveling exhibit for the 100th anniversary of the Panama Canal in 2014, and the digitization of documents related to the U.S. Panama Canal Commission and Canal Zone newspapers currently only available on microfilm.


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January 3, 2013
Prairie State Achievement Examination (PSAE) Day 2 Orders and Enrollment Confirmation Due February 8, 2013
Established PSAE Test Sites for 2013 must order PSAE Day 2 materials using Pearson's PSAE TestSites Online website no later than Friday, February 8, 2013. User IDs and passwords were sent to PSAE Test Supervisors the week of January 7, 2013. If the user ID and password have been misplaced, the PSAE Test Supervisor must call 1-800-553-6244 x1678 (state code 14) or write to firstname.lastname@example.com to request this information again.
Additionally, PSAE Test Supervisors will be asked to confirm their school's total enrollment count using ACT's online system no later than Friday, February 8, 2013. ACT will sent a user ID and password to all PSAE Test Supervisors the week of February 4, 2013, with details.
Please refer to the 2013 PSAE Checklist of Dates for other important PSAE dates and deadlines, online at http://www.isbe.net/assessment/pdfs/2013/psae/checklist-of-dates13.pdf. PSAE questions may be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A panel of healthcare experts representing privacy, trends, technology, regulatory, data breach and governance have identified the top seven trends in healthcare information privacy for 2011.
The experts suggest that as health information exchanges take form, millions of patient records – soon to be available as digital files – will lead to potential unauthorized access, violation of new data breach laws and exposure to the threat of medical and financial identity theft.
"Endemic failure to keep pace with best practices and advancing technology has resulted in antiquated data security, governance, policy plaguing in the healthcare industry," said Larry Ponemon, chairman and founder, Ponemon Institute.
"Millions of patients are at risk for medical and financial identity fraud due to inadequate information security," he said. "Information security in the healthcare industry is at the fulcrum of economic, technological, and regulatory influence and, to date, it has not demonstrated an ability to adapt to meet the resulting challenges – but it must. The reputation and well-being of those organizations upon which we rely to practice the healing arts depends on it," he said…


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February 16, 2012 —
HONESDALE, PA — The 2012 Wayne County, PA/Sullivan County, NY Dairy Day/Ag Day is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Monday, February 20, at the Honesdale High School, 459 Terrace St. A 12 noon lunch, supported by exhibitors, supporters and participants, will be available to the two counties' farming community members. Registration is requested by Friday, February 17.
At the event, the Wayne County Dairy Court will be offering many dairy-related products and free recipe booklets and games. To get you in the mood, Wayne Dairy Misses Paige Gill and Abigail Hynes offer here some butter facts, tips and a recipe.
For more information or to register for lunch at the Ag Day, email email@example.com [1] or call 570/253-5970, ext. 4110 (Wayne County); or email firstname.lastname@example.com [2] or call 845/292-6180 (Sullivan County).
Butter production began prior to the 1870s on farms by a process called churning. It wasn't until 1871, in Iowa, that commercially produced butter became available.
Butter is made from 80% milk fat, water and nonfat milk solids. It can be made from milk, cream or a combination of both. It is not uncommon to find varieties with added salt. Salted butter is also marketed as sweet cream butter. Look for two common symbols on your butter package. If you are purchasing pure butter, it will contain the "real" seal. Your butter packaging will also have a USDA grade on it. The US government assigns a grade to butter based on four criteria: flavor, body, color and amount of salt. If your butter is of superior quality, it will be grade "AA." Standard products will contain a grade "B" symbol. Butter graded B will most often be used for manufacturing purposes, while grade AA butter is mostly a consumer good.
Isn't butter, butter? No. Just like many other dairy products, butter comes in a variety of forms to suit the tastes and needs of the consumer. Reduced-fat butter contains nonfat milk, water and/or gelatin. This type of butter is produced so it contains 40% or less milk fat. To be government approved, it must be nutritionally equivalent and have the same quality as regular butter. Because it contains less moisture, it is advised not to substitute reduced-fat butter for traditional butters when frying or baking.
Whipped butters spread with ease and are quick to melt due to the nitrogen gas that is whipped into it to increase the volume. Whipped butter does not measure the same as regular butter and should not be used as a substitute ingredient in many recipes. You can make your own whipped butter at home using a food processor. Simply soften your regular butter, place in food processor and pulse until it becomes light in color and slightly fluffy. To finish, set food processor on high until butter consistency is fluffy.
Drawn butter or clarified butter is clear, melted butter with the milk solids and water removed. Clarified butter can be heated to a higher temperature.
Wondering about margarine? Margarine is not butter nor is it a dairy product! It does have the same caloric and fat content as butter. However, margarines contain trans fats which are linked to increased blood cholesterol levels. Butter contains low levels of trans fats; in fact, about 33 mg. per tablespoon. The daily recommended limit is 300 mg.
Storing butter is simple. To keep it fresh and flavorful, store in a covered dish in the refrigerator butter compartment. Unopened, wrapped salted butter can be refrigerated for up to two months. Looking for longer storage options? In its original wrapper, butter can be frozen for several months. Unsalted butter is best frozen until ready to use and can remain frozen for about five months. Salted butter can be frozen for six to nine months. For extended freezer times, it is recommended that you wrap the package in foil or plastic.
Ultimate Triple Chocolate Bars
12 oz. bag semisweet chocolate chips
3 oz. pkg. cream cheese
2/3 c. evaporated milk
2 c. Bisquick original baking mix
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 c. baking cocoa
¾ c. butter, softened
1 c. white baking chips
6 oz. bag semisweet chocolate chips
Heat oven to 375 degrees. Heat 2 c. chocolate chips, cream cheese and milk in 2 qt. saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth. Cool while making crust. Mix Bisquick, sugar and cocoa in medium bowl. Cut in butter, using a pastry blender or crisscrossing two knives, until mixture is crumbly. Press half of the crumbly mixture (2 cups) on bottom of ungreased 13-inch by 9-inch rectangular pan. Sprinkle with white baking chips. Spoon chocolate mixture over crumbly mixture and chips; spread evenly. Sprinkle with remaining crumbly mixture and 1c. chocolate chips. Press lightly with fork. Bake 30-35 minutes until center is set. Cool completely, about one hour. Refrigerate one hour until chilled. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Of special interest at Ag Day:
1:15 p.m. "Other Paths to Success in Dairy: A Panel Discussion"
2:00 p.m. "Farmer Listening Session: What Do Dairy Farmers Need in Order to Succeed?"
February Dairy Fact: It takes 22 pounds of milk, or about 1.4 gallons, to make 1 pound of butter.


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 Pre-service training (PST) is seven weeks in length and begins with the arrival of a new group of trainees, once a year. Phase One of PST, the first three weeks, is conducted on St. Lucia, where Peace Corps/Eastern Caribbean headquarters is located.. Phase Two of PST takes place on the island nation of assignment and lasts four weeks. During the entire training period and for two weeks after swearing-in as a Peace Corps Volunteer, you will live with a homestay family. Qualification for Peace Corps service is determined according to an established set of competencies and upon successful completion of PST. After seven weeks of PST, trainees are sworn-in as Volunteers and are expected to serve 24 months from that date.

 Pre-service training in the Eastern Caribbean is a unique and challenging opportunity that requires your active and full participation. There are two interrelated goals. First, training is designed to provide you with the basic cross-cultural, technical, language, behavior norms, and health and personal safety skills necessary to live and work effectively as a Peace Corps Volunteer. Second, training is a mutual assessment process, whereby you will have the responsibility to assess whether Peace Corps service is the right thing for you at this point in your life. At the same time, Peace Corps staff will assess your suitability to provide the Eastern Caribbean with Volunteers who are effective and qualified.

 During the last week of training in St. Lucia, you will be assigned to serve in one of the six Eastern Caribbean island nations. Peace Corps staff will make site assignment decisions by matching your skills, knowledge, personality, and medical status with the needs of a particular community, not on the basis of your personal preferences. You should expect to serve anywhere in the Eastern Caribbean, including rural areas on the more remote islands. When you accept our invitation to serve in the Peace Corps/Eastern Caribbean, you are agreeing to serve in any of the six main islands and in any one of the smaller islands, such as Barbuda, Nevis, and Carriacou, which are also part of the region.

 ===Training Model ===

 Our training has been designed with the following two goals in mind: (1) to assist you in developing the skills that will make you a self-sufficient Volunteer in your new environment by learning to access resources and information, engage safely and communicate easily with your communities, and adjust to cultural differences; and (2) to equip you to work as a partner in change with your community to accomplish its goals in accordance with the Peace Corps' project framework. To meet these goals, training uses both competency-based and community-based training models. Your training activities have been designed to facilitate learning information and acquiring skills that will allow you to carry out the tasks outlined in the project framework and meet competencies in safety and security, health, personal behavior, culture, language, and technical areas. Additionally, the community-based training (CBT) model incorporates coaching, demonstration, and self learning. CBT focuses on individual autonomy where trainees are expected to take responsibility for their own learning. You will participate in field facilitated sessions and carry out self-directed activities on your own or with assistance from your community support network, including your homestay family.

 ===Technical Training ===

 Technical training prepares you to hone the skills that you bring, to feel confident in using your skills, and to learn new skills necessary to meet the needs of your community. Technical training will help prepare you to operate in the community development context, with specific technical topics including asset-based community development approaches, manangement tools for group dynamics, conflict managment, team building, learning methodologies for literacy, nonformal education tools, and a behavior change communication metholdogy. Peace Corps/Eastern Caribbean experts facilitate most of the training program. Current Volunteers assist in facilitating some sessions on the individual island nations. Training places great emphasis on learning how to transfer the skills you have to the community in which you will serve as a Volunteer.

 Besides training in the area of community development, technical training will include sessions on the economic and political situations in the Eastern Caribbean and strategies for working within such a framework. You will review the community development technical goals and will meet with the local agencies and organizations that invited the Peace Corps to assist them. You will be supported and evaluated by the training staff throughout the training to build the confidence and skills you will need to undertake your project activities and to be a productive member of your community.

 For the most part, competencies in language, personal behavior, cross-culture, health and safety and security will be incorporated within the technical training sessions. Some sessions will be stand-alone, however, to ensure that critical elements of some compentencies are addressed.

 ===Language Training===

 As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you will find that language skills are important for personal and professional satisfaction during your service. These skills are critical to your job performance, will help you integrate into your host community, and ease your personal adaptation to the new surroundings. Our goal is to help you acquire basic social communication skills so that you can practice and develop language skills more thoroughly once you are at your site. Although the language of business on most of the islands is English, many of the islands also have a second widely used language. Trainees assigned to St. Lucia and Dominica are taught the French-based Creole or Kweyol, which is spoken on these island nations. Volunteers going to other islands will have language sessions in the various dialects spoken there during Phase Two of pre-service training.

 ===Cross-Cultural Training ===

 Throughout your pre-service training, you will live with a host family. This experience is designed to ease your transition into life at your site. Families are thoroughly briefed and familiar with the Peace Corps' homestay policy. They have gone through an orientation conducted by Peace Corps staff to explain the purpose of the pre-service training program and to assist them in helping you adapt to living in the Caribbean. Many Volunteers form strong and lasting friendships with their host families, and maintain those bonds long after their return to the United States.

 Cross-culture and diversity are covered to help improve your skills of perception, communication, and facilitation within the community development focus. Topics such as "liming" with a purpose, the cycle of adjustment, comfort zone exercises, group dynamics, and gender and development will be addressed.

 ===Health Training ===

 During pre-service training, you will be given basic health and nutrition training. You are expected to practice preventive healthcare and to take responsibility for your own health by adhering to all Peace Corps policies. You are required to attend all medical sessions. The topics include preventive health measures and minor and major medical issues that Volunteers may encounter while in the Caribbean. Sexual health, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), harassment, nutrition, and mental health issues are among the topics covered.

 ===Safety Training ===

 During the safety training sessions, you will learn how to adopt a lifestyle that reduces risk in your home, at work, and while traveling. You will also learn appropriate, effective strategies for coping with unwanted attention and about your individual responsibility for promoting safety throughout your service. There will be instruction on coping with crises and emergencies, and the regional emergency action plan will be explained and discussed.

 ===Additional Trainings During Volunteer Service ===

 In its commitment to institutionalize quality training, the Peace Corps has implemented a training system that provides trainees and Volunteers with continual opportunities to examine their commitment to Peace Corps service while increasing their technical and cross-cultural skills. During your service, there is a minimum of three training events. Additional workshops are planned on the basis of resources and special initiatives. The titles and objectives for the minimum number of trainings are as follows:

 * In-Service Training: Provides an opportunity for Volunteers to upgrade their technical, language, and project development skills while sharing their experiences and reaffirming their commitment after having served for three to six months.
 * Mid-Service Training: Assists Volunteers in reviewing their first year, reassessing their personal and project objectives, gaining and refining skills for their second year of service, and beginning to plan for life after Peace Corps.
 * Close-of-Service Conference: Prepares Volunteers for the future after Peace Corps service and reviews Volunteers' respective projects and personal experiences. Volunteers' views are solicited in the planning process to ensure that their needs are adequately met.

 The number, length, and design of these trainings are adapted to country-specific needs and conditions. The key to the training system is that training events are integrated and interrelated, from the pre-departure orientation through the end of your service, and are planned, implemented, and evaluated cooperatively by the training staff, Peace Corps staff, and Volunteers.

 Remember, you are responsible for your own learning. Peace Corps training will support you by providing opportunites for gaining experience, information and resources.

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