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Johannessen announces Assembly run
By Steve Marschke
News-Ledger Editor
West Sacramento City Councilman Mark Johannessen made it official Thursday: he will run next year for the California Assembly seat now held by fellow Democrat Roger Dickinson. Dickinson plans to run for the State Senate seat now held by Darrell Steinberg, who will step down due to term limits.
"I am proud of what has been accomplished since my election to the West Sacramento City Council in 2006. By bringing together businesses and the community, we have created a culture of governmental efficiency that is widely respected throughout the region. Together, we have promoted economic growth, improved local schools, reduced crime, and focused on senior health and transportation issues," said Johannessen in an emailed statement.
"Even though my campaign for Assembly is just beginning," he added, "I have already received the support of state and local leaders including (state board of education member) Betty Yee, (Yolo) County Supervisors Mike McGowan, Jim Provenza and Don Saylor, West Sacramento City Councilmember Bill Kristoff, as well as business leaders like Mark Friedman and Jeff Savage and the support of many labor organizations and neighborhood leaders."
Johannessen's current city council term ends in 2014.
The two-term councilman is the son of former state senator K. Maurice Johannessen, a Republican. He's a family law attorney.
Other West Sacramento politicians have not succeeded recently in bids for state office. Yolo County Supervisor Mike McGowan (a former local city council member) ran unsuccessfully against the elder Johannessen in a state senate race in 1994, and current mayor Chistopher Cabaldon twice failed win an Assembly seat more recently.
With Mark Johannessen in the upcoming race for the District 7 Assembly seat is Democrat Kevin McCarty, a Sacramento city councilmember who will make his second bid for the seat.
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Learn more about foster parenting: workshop on Tuesday in West Sacramento
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — June 19, 2013 —
West Sacramentans are invited to learn more about becoming a foster parent.
"Most people have a false impression of foster children," reported Cherie Schroeder of the Foster & Kinship Care Education Program at Woodland Community College.
"They are kids who at no fault of their own are placed into care, usually because someone in their immediate family has not been able to keep them protected and safe," she added in a press release. "Often, placement is related to their parent's addiction, lack of stable housing and/or lifestyle. Kids in care often have been hurt and neglected, many going without proper shelter, food, clothing, or medical intervention."
"Truly, our goal is to place local foster children in the best family possible; to have several foster homes to choose from and to make a 'best fit'" said Schroeder. "Do you have room in your home and in your heart to help a vulnerable child? Good foster families leave a lasting legacy, one that changes the course of a child's life, and hopefully serves to break the cycle of abuse and neglect."
Learn more at an information session at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, in the community room of the Arthur F. Turner Branch Library, 1212 Merkley Avenue in West Sacramento. Or attend a workshop at 6:30 p.m. on July 9 at Woodland Community College, Building 700, Room 727.
For more information, visit www.yolofostercare.com or call (530) 574-1964.
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Drama camp for young actors next month in West Sacramento
Something else for your little drama queen (or king) to do this summer: they can join the young actors' workshop, and learn basic acting skills regardless of experience or talent. Open to youth age 10-18. $90,and classes go from July 8 to Aug. 2. Call 617-4620.
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But will the popcorn get wet? Swim in Rec Pool while watching a movie
The Recreation Center in Southport (next to River City High School on Raider Lane) offers the film "Wreck It Ralph" for its "Cinema at Sundown" program at sundown on June 27.
For details, call 617-4770.
Free to Rec Center pass holders. Others: $6 for adults, $4.50 for children and students. Swim in the pool while watching the movie!
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'West Sacramento Promise' hopes to give free first-year college tuition for local grads
By Steve Marschke
News-Ledger Editor
What if local high school graduates knew that if they took the proper courses, they would be guaranteed a place in the local community college – and their first-year tuition would be free?
That's the premise of the "West Sacramento Promise," a plan being developed by the West Sacramento Foundation and Mayor Christopher Cabaldon.
If successful, the local version of the "Promise" would follow in the footsteps of programs set up in other cities, where local governments or philanthropists chip in to start a college savings account for young kids in the school district or to otherwise subsidize college costs. Most famous is the "Kalamazoo Promise," where donors in that Michigan city guarantee to cover college costs in the state's public education system for high school graduates who earn acceptance.
Cabaldon mentioned the "West Sacramento Promise" idea during his "State of the City" address last month. Yesterday, he talked to the News-Ledger about it in a little more detail.
"It's part of the 'Future Ready' program I'm doing with the West Sacramento Foundation," said the mayor. "It's essentially a trust fund to support a variety of initiatives that help youth become more college- and career-ready."
"The (West Sacramento Promise) concept comes from Long Beach," he added. "It's basically a partnership between the schools, local community college and the students."
"If you graduate from River City High or the West Sacramento Early College Prep school, and you, as a student, have done all the right things, then you know you will have a place at the community college," stated Cabaldon. "And what they've done in Long Beach is that they have used funds to pay (the student's) tuition for the first year at community college."
If successful, said Cabaldon, the new program here would address several big problems that discourage local students from entering college, or finishing degree program:
One is that the program would require participating students to complete the "A-G curriculum" college-prep track at the high school. They'd also have to rack up some college-level credits while in high school. Students could do that either by completing some "advance placement" courses in high school or by jointly enrolling in some community college courses while in high school. This would make local grads better prepared for college, said Cabaldon.
"Something like 70 to 80 percent of the students we send to community college now need remedial courses," Cabaldon said. "This makes them less likely to complete their degrees or certificates."
The "Promise" would also ensure that the local community college will hold a place for West Sacramento grads – giving them preferred enrollment.
And it would reassure them that the first year of tuition in that college will be free. Tuition in the Sacramento City College system runs $46 per unit, and a full-time student takes a minimum of 24 units a year. While a lot of lower-income students already qualify for a fee-reduction waiver, they often don't know it, said Cabaldon. The "Promise" would make it simple, at least for the first year.
"We'd be saying, 'you're not going to pay,'" he stated. "You are either going to get a fee waiver, or we're paying, but you're not going to pay."
The "West Sacramento Promise" is still in its formative stages, said the mayor, and it's being developed in tandem with a similar initiative in Sacramento.
How much will it cost?
Cabaldon said he doesn't have an estimate, but he believes it will cost less than $500,000 per year to fund. The first big project to raise seed money is a "GearUp" bicycle ride planned for October 12. Basic details of the ride are at www.gearup4youth.com.
Cabaldon said he doesn't have an estimate, but he believes it will cost less than $500,000 per year to fund. The first big project to raise seed money is a "GearUp" bicycle ride planned for October 12. Details of the "Future Ready" program in West Sacramento can be found on FaceBook, said the mayor.
The West Sacramento Foundation is at www.westsacfoundation.org.
On February 13, The News-Ledger published an editorial on a related subject. The News-Ledger suggested a new effort to create a $50 college savings account for every local kindergartner. You can find that editorial here.
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Food giveaway in West Sac today
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — June 12, 2013
The Yolo County Food Bank will distribute free food to eligible West Sacramento and Clarksburg residents on Tuesday, June 18. Hours and locations include the West Sacramento County Building at 500 Jefferson Blvd., from 9-10 a.m; Trinity Presbyterian Church at 1500 Park Blvd.; from 10:30-11:15 a.m.; Yolo Housing Authority at 685 Lighthouse Dr., from 11-noon; and the Clarksburg Firehouse, noon-1 p.m.
Please bring a bag and attend only one site. For information, call (530) 668-0690.
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Wolfington guilty in 2011 motel stabbing
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig's office announced that on Friday, a Yolo County Jury convicted gang member Billy Thomas Wolfington, Jr., 29, of second degree murder,, criminal street gang activity and personal use of a deadly weapon. The jury found that on September 2, 2011, Wolfington stabbed and killed Bobby Jamar Brittenum, 29, of Sacramento. The jury acquitted Shannon Lashaun Silva, 32, of Sacramento of related charges.
Prosecutors had originally sought first-degree murder charges against both, with "gang enhancements."
The murder occurred at a party at the Town House Motel, 940 West Capitol Avenue. There, Wolfington and Silva confronted Brittenum, said the D.A.'s office. Wolfington and Silva entered the hotel room and told other partygoers to leave the room. Others protested and an argument ensued. Witnesses testified that Silva then began punching the victim and Wolfington stabbed the victim at least sixteen times with a six-inch "butterfly" knife. Wolfington stopped stabbing the victim when one partygoer began screaming for help out the hotel window. Wolfington and Silva fled then the scene. The victim suffered stab wounds to his face, chest and arms. Wolfington and Silva were found a short time later hiding in heavy brush near some railroad tracks.
Also, according to the D.A.'s office, the prosecution introduced evidence of Wolfington's and Silva's gang history and membership. Wolfington is a member of the "Broderick Boys" criminal street gang and also shares membership with Silva in a newer gang called the "Northern Ryders." During the murder, witnesses testified that Wolfington told the victim that he was a Broderick Boy. Gang expert testimony argued that when a gang member either asks or describes where he is from, that this is effectively a challenge, in gang parlance. An expert for the prosecution also testified that violent crimes such as murders elevate the level of fear of a gang, creating a benefit by discouraging witnesses from coming forward to report crimes. As the prosecution explained, the victim's refusal to leave the room was an act of disrespect that would diminish the reputation of the gang if the disrespect was not answered with violence.
District Attorney Reisig praised local police in a press statement.
"The West Sacramento Police Department and the prosecution team worked hard in convicting a dangerous criminal who took a man's life," said Reisig.
A court trial regarding Wolfington's past convictions is scheduled for July 1 before Judge Stephen L. Mock, who presided over the trial. Wolfington will be sentenced after the conclusion of the court trial. He faces life in prison.
Wolfington was at the center of a local court case decided in 2007.
The Yolo County District Attorney's office crafted an anti-gang injunction in West Sacramento, targeting the Broderick Boys. The D.A.'s office asserted that the gang was an "unincorporated association" with about 350 members. When serving the gang with judicial notice, the notice was delivered only to Wolfington – with the assumption that this would be adequate legal "service" to the entire gang.
The ACLU and others challenged the process, and a judge agreed that service was inadequate. The original injunction was tossed out. The D.A.'s office and local police have since crafted and instituted a new version of the gang injunction, which provides a curfew and other restrictions on "validated" gang members in much of the city's north.
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When my milk first came in, the LC at the hospital brought me a hospital Medela pump and a brand new package with all the accessories (including the tubing). The accessories were mine to keep, and the pump needed to be returned.
One of my close friends has a Medela Pump in Style that she is done with and my accessories fit on her pump. Medela's website and the pump say that it is a single user pump - Apparently there is a diaphragm inside the pump that can't be changed out - I just don't understand how that can interfere with my milk if it's all new tubing and other accessories?
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Classic scones with jam & clotted cream
Nutrition and extra info
- Freezable
- Easily doubled / halved
Nutrition: per scone (no jam or cream)
- kcal268
- fat10g
- saturates6g
- carbs41g
- sugars8g
- fibre1g
- protein6g
- salt0.95g
- 350g self-raising flour, plus more for dusting
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
Baking powderbay-king pow-dah
Baking powder is a raising agent that is commonly used in cake-making. It is made from an alkali…
- 85g butter, cut into cubes
Butter is made when lactic-acid producing bacteria are added to cream and churned to make an…
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 175ml milk
One of the most widely used ingredients, milk is often referred to as a complete food. While cow…
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- squeeze lemon juice (see Know-how below)
- beaten egg, to glaze
The ultimate convenience food, eggs are powerhouses of nutrition, packed with protein and a…
- jam and clotted cream, to serve
Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Tip the flour into a large bowl with the salt and baking powder, then mix. Add the butter, then rub in with your fingers until the mix looks like fine crumbs. Stir in the sugar.
Put the milk into a jug and heat in the microwave for about 30 secs until warm, but not hot. Add the vanilla and lemon juice, then set aside for a moment. Put a baking sheet in the oven.
Make a well in the dry mix, then add the liquid and combine it quickly with a cutlery knife – it will seem pretty wet at first. Scatter some flour onto the work surface and tip the dough out. Dredge the dough and your hands with a little more flour, then fold the dough over 2-3 times until it's a little smoother. Pat into a round about 4cm deep.
Take a 5cm cutter (smooth-edged cutters tend to cut more cleanly, giving a better rise) and dip it into some flour. Plunge into the dough, then repeat until you have four scones. By this point you'll probably need to press what's left of the dough back into a round to cut out another four. Brush the tops with beaten egg, then carefully place onto the hot baking tray.
Bake for 10 mins until risen and golden on the top. Eat just warm or cold on the day of baking, generously topped with jam and clotted cream. If freezing, freeze once cool. Defrost, then put in a low oven (about 160C/fan140C/gas 3) for a few mins to refresh.
Adding a squeeze of lemon juice to the milk sours it slightly, mimicking sharp-tasting buttermilk, often used in scones but sometimes tricky to find. The slightly acidic mix gives a boost to the raising agents in the flour and baking powder.
Jane says...
Scones are so quick to make that my mum would often emerge with a plateful before we'd even noticed she'd gone! I've borrowed her tip of using warm milk, and added a few tricks of my own for light scones that rise every time
Towering tall
For toweringly tall scones, always pat the dough out a bit thicker than you think you should. I say pat rather than knead because scones are essentially a sweet soda bread and, like other soda breads, will become tough when over-handled. Kick-start the scones' rise with a hot baking tray and don't leave the dough sitting around. If you like your scones with lots of juicy fruit, stir 85g plump sultanas into the mix at the same time as the sugar.
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I work from home no great chef but like a cuppa and a scone... tried various recipes for scones but this is the best so far. Followed the recipe absolutely apart from
1.used 100grams of bertollii olive oil spread not 85grams of buttet
2. rolled out dough to 2 to 3 cm.. I considered 4cm way to thick to cook properly... the lemon juice is great tip.. gets the baking powder working straight away and the dough was a soft pillow before I had finished cutting......... when baked at 200degrees in fan oven for 10 mins they came out light cooked and when cooled snd cut were fantastically fluffy inside... perfect.... I need help with the cutting... odd shapes... but who cares.... lovely with a cuppa!
I like this recipe - it works great for me. But...
Step 4 of the procedure neglects to tell you - once you have cut them into individuals, and while you are brushing the egg on them, they need to be sitting on some loose flour, so you can pick them up easily to put them on the hot baking sheet, without distorting their shapes. Won't matter for the family, but when you are competing at the village show, they'll all need to be looking the same, and ideally round. Just saying...
Scones never work for me. I followed this recipe step by step exactly with all measurements correct and all steps exactly the same. I had to cook them exactly 10 more minutes. They did not rise, even after the baking powder and self raising flour. The inside tasted sour and uncooked, but if I had left them in the oven any longer, they would have burnt. It could be our oven but everything else seems to cook fine. Not sure what it is, scones just never work out.
Great recipe.I us buttermilk instead of milk and had to add a little extra liquid to get mix to combine. I started the temp at 160 and I did have to turn it down to finish cooking them. But as a chef I could see I needed to adjust according to type if oven. I added cherries to some if the mix and made apple cinnamon ones as well. Really yummy shame I can't post a pic here of them
I hadn't made scones for around 20 years (since I was a child) but I managed these. The lemon juice (though I used lime juice from a storecupboard bottle since that's what I had in) works great too - such a simple but smart tip! This recipe is easy to follow and brings out an astonishingly good result. Since discovering it earlier this year I used it twice and this will likely be my scone recipe for life now that I have discovered cooking again :)
Well, I had the same problem with this that I have every time I make scones. Followed the instructions to the letter, and cooked them until they were golden brown on the outside. Seemed fine underneath, when I took them off the tray, but when I tried cutting them in half, they were soggy in the middle. And I had already cut down on the liquid. In the end, I gave them 20 minutes, and they were still a little undercooked in the middle, although crispy on the outside.
No idea why this keeps happening, I consider myself to be a competent baker, so I don't know what the problem is.
I used to have the same problem, but I found that rolling out the dough thinner works quite well - I find 4cm to be excessive anyway, 2-3cm does nicely. If it's too thick, they'll be burnt on the outside and still raw in the middle. And I never use eggs, I even brush the tops with milk instead of wasting an egg. And I always bake on the top shelf of the oven, particularly important in a gas oven. Hope this helps, there's nothing better than freshly baked scones with a cuppa tea! :)
I make scones all the time but I just use SR flour, butter and milk. When I roll out the dough I make sure it is at least 1/2 inch deep (Delia Smith tip) and then just brush the rounds with a little bit of milk. They are perfect every time, light, fluffy and well risen and, as there is no added sugar, they go well with either cheese or jam and cream. They are really good if, like me, you are diabetic. I also use fruit spread instead of jam.
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Okay, replying to my own question: made my own SR flour, then proceeded with recipe exactly as noted.
No problems whatsoever. Very nice vanilla-y flavor & not too sweet. Great crumb.
I would recommend following the advice in the tips & definitely sticking to the notes--especially working the butter into the flour. Although it took way longer than five minutes prep, that's because it was the first time.
Get your mise-en-place & from there it is quite easy.
Hi, i recently tried these scones but somewhere along the line i must of done something wrong as the mixture was completely wet after adding the ingredients and became more of a muffin batter mix. I did use margarine instead of butter and lactose free milk but everything else was the same as the recipe, what could of gone wrong??
It's probably the AGA: they are very inaccurate and may or may not be producing consistent heat.
Hi Doral: Sure thing. I recommend you use weights anyway (gram/etc), but I've provided a rough translation below.
450F oven
2 and 4/5th cup self-raising flour
JUST about 6 TBS butter
3/4th cup milk
Caster sugar is just superfine sugar; DON'T use powdered sugar. If you can't find superfine sugar at your local markets, you can buy it on Amazon cheap enough.
From when I convert my British recipes now I live in the U.S., 1 cup of flour is equal to around 125g of flour, 3/4 stick of butter is 85g and 175ml is about 3/4 cup. Caster sugar is finer than granulated (but don't use powdered as a replacement) so when it absolutely needs to be castor sugar, I just whiz up some regular sugar in a mini processor. Hope that helps.


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I bet you thought that a guy with a government blog called "Opening Doors" would be in favor of making the list of people with Illinois Firearm Owner Identification Cards public. Think again.
My biases in favor of government openness and against government secrecy are no secret to anyone who knows me, or regularly reads my articles or my blog. But I applaud the efforts by the General Assembly, and now an Illinois circuit court, to keep the list of FOID card holders private.
(I'll lay another bias out in the name of full disclosure: I have a FOID card and I own firearms. As a former Army infantryman who has fired just about everything imaginable, I feel naked without having them around.)
A Peoria judge ruled that the list of the state's 1.3 million cardholders must remain private. The mess started when the Associated Press tried to get the list under the Illinois Freedom of Information Act. The Illinois State Police refused, but Attorney General Lisa Madigan ruled that nothing in the law made the list exempt.The ruling reinforces the General Assembly's decision earlier this year to exempt the list.
The question that has to be asked is, why does the AP want the FOID list? The only sensible thing that readily pops to mind – to see if felons or other disqualified people have FOID cards – makes absolutely no sense. A criminal who wants a gun is just going to get one, not risk detection by getting registered.
My guess is that the AP wants to follow in the footsteps of other news agencies who have merely printed such lists wholesale because they can.
The Northwest Herald, like many newspapers, celebrates Sunshine Week every March to stress the importance of freedom of information. And in recent years, some newspapers have made the irresponsible decision to publish the names and locations of people in their coverage areas who have permits to carry concealed weapons (which of course, Illinois does not allow).
Newspapers in Sandusky, Ohio, Roanoke, Va., and elsewhere have celebrated "Sunshine Week" by making concealed carry lists public. And instead of showing the need for freedom of information, these newspapers succeeded only in making the public scared silly of it.
There are a lot of people who have good reason to carry concealed weapons and keep their locations secret. The retired police officer and the prosecutor who have spent their careers putting bad guys in jail come to mind. Maybe the battered spouse on the run from an abusive, stalking ex-husband wouldn't appreciate having her home address and possession of firearms made public.
Sorry, but my suspicion, backed by evidence, is that the AP's logic is this: Guns are bad and scary. People who own them must therefore be bad and scary. We need to let people know if they have bad, scary gun owners in their neighborhood.
In almost every case I listed above, the respective state governments stepped in and tightened their public records laws to exempt the list, so the newspapers wanting to promote openness ended up, if you'll pardon the pun, shooting themselves in the foot. Here in Illinois, where our state lawmakers (including two of our local ones) are filing bill after bill to gut our new Freedom of Information Act, and our local governments like the McHenry County Board are spending our tax dollars to help them, do we really need to give them more excuses?
When I file a Freedom of Information Act request, I have a good reason. I seek information that will legitimately inform the public and serve the public trust. I don't want or need access to a list of law-abiding citizens exercising their Second Amendment right to bear arms. Once they decide to break the law, it becomes my business. Until then, it's none of my business.
I'm sure this post will irk those journalists who believe we have to have absolute access to absolutely everything, lest democracy die. But this journalist is happy with having access to just about everything.
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Runners participating in the Oshkosh Half Marathon over the weekend paused to honor those affected by the Boston Marathon bombing.
A brief ceremony was held prior to the race in Oshkosh Sunday morning.
Several Wisconsin runners who ran the Boston Marathon last Monday talked about their experiences at the world's oldest marathon, where two bombs exploded Monday, killing three people and injuring more than 170 others.
"A lot of people were just giving a lot of well wishes and letting us know they're glad we made it back safely, which made us feel real good," said runner Adam Brouch.
Midwest Sports Events organized the Oshkosh Half Marathon and 5K. Executive director Gloria West said they reached out to all Wisconsin runners who were at the Boston Marathon and invited them to Sunday's event.
The Oshkosh Northwestern said between 20 and 30 runners who were in Boston were expected to join about 2,700 runners signed up for the event.
Race organizers said there were some extra security precautions in place because of the Boston bombings. Runners reported they felt safe.


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FAQs about Peace Corps in Honduras
|FAQs about Peace Corps
For information see Welcomebooks
- 1 How much luggage am I allowed to bring to Honduras?
- 2 What is the electric current in Honduras?
- 3 How much money should I bring?
- 4 When can I take vacation and have people visit me?
- 5 Will my belongings be covered by insurance?
- 6 Do I need an international driver's license?
- 7 What should I bring as gifts for Honduran friends and my host family?
- 8 Where will my site assignment be when I finish training and how isolated will I be?
- 9 How can my family contact me in an emergency?
- 10 Can I call home from Honduras?
- 11 Should I bring a cellular phone with me?
- 12 Will there be e-mail and Internet access? Should I bring my computer?
How much luggage am I allowed to bring to Honduras?
Most airlines have baggage size and weight limits and assess charges for transport of baggage that exceeds those limits. The Peace Corps has its own size and weight limits and will not pay the cost of transport for baggage that exceeds these limits. The Peace Corps' allowance is two checked pieces of luggage with combined dimensions of both pieces not to exceed 107 inches (length + width + height) and a carry-on bag with dimensions of no more than 45 inches. Checked baggage should not exceed 80 pounds total with a maximum weight of 50 pounds for any one bag.
Peace Corps Volunteers are not allowed to take pets, weapons, explosives, radio transmitters (shortwave radios are permitted), automobiles, or motorcycles to their overseas assignments. Do not pack flammable materials or liquids such as lighter fluid, cleaning solvents, hair spray, or aerosol containers. This is an important safety precaution.
What is the electric current in Honduras?
Both 110 volts, 60 cycles (the U.S. standard), and 220 volts can be found in houses in Honduras. The outlets often are close to each other and easily confused, so you need to know which outlet to use. Some Volunteers do not have electricity in their houses or have it only for a few hours a day.
How much money should I bring?
Volunteers are expected to live at the same level as the people in their community. They are given a settling-in allowance and a monthly living allowance, which should cover their expenses. Often Volunteers wish to bring additional money for vacation travel to other countries. Credit cards and traveler's checks are preferable to cash. If you choose to bring extra money, bring the amount that will suit your own travel plans and needs.
When can I take vacation and have people visit me?
Each Volunteer accrues two vacation days per month of service (excluding training). Leave may not be taken during training except in conjunction with an authorized emergency leave. Family and friends are welcome to visit you after pre-service training as long as their stay does not interfere with your work. Extended stays at your site are not encouraged and may require permission from your country director. The Peace Corps is not able to provide your visitors with visa, medical, or travel assistance.
Will my belongings be covered by insurance?
The Peace Corps does not provide insurance coverage for personal effects; Volunteers are ultimately responsible for the safekeeping of their personal belongings. However, you can purchase such insurance before you leave. If you wish, you may contact your own insurance company; additionally, insurance application forms will be provided, and we encourage you to consider them carefully. Volunteers are cautioned not to ship or take valuable items overseas. Jewelry, watches, radios, cameras, and expensive appliances are subject to loss, theft, and breakage, and in many places, satisfactory maintenance and repair services are not available.
Do I need an international driver's license?
Volunteers in Honduras do not need to get an international driver's license. Most urban travel is by bus or taxi. Rural travel ranges from buses and minibuses to trucks and lots of walking. On very rare occasions, a Volunteer may be asked to drive a host country agency vehicle, but this can occur only with prior written permission of the country director. Should this occur, the Volunteer may obtain a local driver's license. A U.S. driver's license will facilitate the process, so bring it with you just in case.
What should I bring as gifts for Honduran friends and my host family?
This is not a requirement. A token of friendship is sufficient. Some gift suggestions include knickknacks for the house; pictures, books, or calendars of American scenes; souvenirs from your area; hard candies that will not melt or spoil; or photos to give away.
Where will my site assignment be when I finish training and how isolated will I be?
Peace Corps trainees are assigned to individual sites in the eighth week of training but do not move to the sites until after they have completed training. This gives Peace Corps staff the opportunity to assess each trainee's project and language skills prior to assigning sites, in addition to finalizing site selections with their Honduran counterparts. If feasible, you may have the opportunity to provide input on your site preferences, including geographical location, distance from other Volunteers, and living conditions. However, keep in mind that many factors influence the site selection process and that the Peace Corps cannot guarantee placement where you would ideally like to be. Most Volunteers live in small towns or in rural villages and are usually within one hour from another Volunteer. Some sites require a 10- to 12-hour bus ride from the capital.
How can my family contact me in an emergency?
The Peace Corps' Office of Special Services provides assistance in handling emergencies affecting trainees and Volunteers or their families. Before leaving the United States, instruct your family to notify the Office of Special Services immediately if an emergency arises, such as a serious illness or death of a family member. During normal business hours, the number for the Office of Special Services is 800.424.8580; select option 2, then extension 1470. After normal business hours and on weekends and holidays, the Special Services duty officer can be reached at 202.638.2574. For nonemergency questions, your family can get information from your country desk staff at the Peace Corps by calling 800.424.8580, extension 2521 or 2512.
Can I call home from Honduras?
International phone service to and from Honduras is relatively good but can be expensive. Hondutel, the local telephone agency, has offices in many cities and towns, and some of these offices offer direct lines to U.S. long-distance carriers. Rates as of mid-2008 are 2 Lempiras (USD 0.11) per minute to the U.S. Calling cards and other phone discount programs' rates from the U.S. to Honduras are usually about $0.35 per minute.
Should I bring a cellular phone with me?
Officially, Peace Corps recommends that you not bring a phone. A U.S.-based phone will probably not work in Honduras. Some American cell phone companies, including AT&T, can enable international roaming for their customers but it is prohibitively expensive to make calls, though text messages can and do go through from these phones at reasonable rates.
As of mid-2008, nearly all Volunteers in Honduras had cell phones, and coverage from one or the other of the main telecom companies, Tigo and Claro. Service is generally very reliable, though the sound quality of international calls can vary considerably.
While prices vary, it is not uncommon to find serviceable but no-frills phones for sale for Lps 500 or less (about USD 25). Most phones operate on a pre-paid system, where subscribers periodically recharge their "minutes" in increments from Lps 10 to Lps 250 (USD 0.50 to 12). Domestic rates on Tigo are around Lps 3-4 per minute, but purchasing saldo (minutes) on days advertised as "double saldo" give you extended talk time to other Tigo and Hondutel land lines. Calls to the U.S. and Canada from Tigo phones are about Lps 2.25 per minute. Calls are usually charged by the second only, not rounded up to the next minute.
Volunteers commonly use text messages for much communication and cost around Lps 1 (USD 0.05) per message. Phone plans with a fixed monthly allotment of minutes and fee per month are available but the rates are not much better than the pre-paid plans and require a lot of paperwork.
In urban areas, some Volunteers live in houses with Hondutel land lines installed, but in most outlying areas, cell phones are the only phones available.
As of mid-2008, Volunteers' living allowance is calculated without including expenses for maintaining a cell phone, but very nearly all Volunteers in Honduras find money for it in their budgets.
Will there be e-mail and Internet access? Should I bring my computer?
Volunteers nearly always have regular access to the Internet, either in their sites or in nearby towns and cities. Volunteers receive a monthly allowance for Internet use and are encouraged to utilize businesses in or near their communities. Internet connections are, with few exceptions, not very fast and slowed further if being shared with other clients at the Internet café.
During training and at the Peace Corps office during their services, Volunteers do not have access to the equipment used by Peace Corps staff, though as of mid-2008 there are four computers dedicated for Volunteer use at the Peace Corps in Tegucigalpa.
Many Volunteers do choose to bring a laptop with them at the start of training and find it useful throughout their time in country; some who did not initially take computers with them either have their laptops sent to them subsequently or bring their laptops back after returning to the U.S. after a vacation. The Peace Corps office in Tegucigalpa has installed secure wireless Internet access points which can be accessed by computers of Volunteers once configured by Peace Corps information technology staff. Other Internet cafés and other businesses around the country have wireless Internet or allow clients with laptops to plug into their wired networks.
Tigo and Claro both offer Internet service through their cell phone networks. These services, with decent but not fast connection speeds, can be expensive and usually involve a good deal of paperwork. The trouble and expense may not be worth it for Volunteers nearing completion of their service but could be a good investment, in the long run, for a Volunteer near the start of his or her time in Honduras. Plans are usually priced in U.S. dollars and run from $15 to $50 per month.
Volunteers, regardless of whether they have or bring a laptop, will find USB flash drives (also known as thumb drives or memory sticks) useful for exchanging documents with Peace Corps staff, other Volunteers and community partners.
If you choose to bring a laptop computer to Honduras, please take extra precautions as they are subject to theft and damage. If you choose to bring a laptop or other valuable equipment, you should insure it against theft and water damage. Also advisable is a good surge protector to guard electronics against sometimes-temperamental electric current.


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If Monday was any indication, 2012 might be a dry year for the Ute Water Project.
President Barack Obama's 2012 budget proposal, unveiled Monday, has no money set aside for the $500 million project, which would pump water from the Ute Reservoir in Quay County to members of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority.
The budget did include millions in funding for continued construction at Cannon Air Force Base.
Congress will use this budget proposal as a blueprint when it develops spending bills to fund the federal government in 2012.
The financial obligation for the project, authorized in 2009, is 75 percent from the federal government, 15 percent from the state government and 10 percent authority members.
"Unfortunately, this year's call for fiscal restraint means there will be projects in New Mexico and around the country that will left behind," Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., said in a release. "I am disappointed that the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Project is one of them. I will continue to push for funding for this important initiative, but it will be difficult to secure funding this year in light of the current ban on seeking earmarked funds for such projects."
Bingaman chairs the Senate Committee on Water and Natural Resources.
Gayla Brumfield, Clovis' mayor, is chair of the water utility authority, which is responsible for creating and maintaining the project. She expected a lean year for the Ute Water Project, and noted that other projects are ahead of it — including a Navajo water settlement project which received $30.8 million in the budget.
"That one has been in the pipeline longer than ours has been, and they received $182 million just months ago," Brumfield said. "We knew this was going to be a tough year. Everybody's looking at the deficit and needing to tighten up. We feel good about moving up (on the priority list)."
Brumfield said a visit to Washington, D.C., is scheduled for March, and the hope is to change some minds when spending bills are written. She said "nothing's a done deal until it's a done deal" and she's seen support increase for the project over her two years as mayor.
"It is a priority, but with huge projects it just takes years," Brumfield said. "And (our project has only been) authorized for two years."
Scott Verhines, program manager for the authority, said a pair of requests were made to the federal government regarding the Ute Water Project.
"One was for the 2011 budget, and it was for $2 million. It was a write-in to the Bureau of Reclamation budget by our delegation. That $2 million, because they're on a continuing resolution, and because the House says no write-ins are allowed, we're not sure we'll get anything or not."
A continuing resolution is a type of appropriations legislation used by Congress to fund government agencies if a formal appropriations bill has not been signed into law.
The second request, Verhines said, was for $25 million in the 2012 budget. The result was disappointing, Verhines said, but not surprising and not a lack of endorsement for the project.
"When I looked at the Bureau of Reclamation's budget, none of the rural water projects around the country fared very well," Verhines said. "It certainly wasn't anything personal. The way I read that, the emphasis is on obligations the Bureau of Reclamation already has … for projects that are already in place."
Verhines said the authority holds $13 million, all but about $1 million from state and authority members. That, he said, should be enough to pay for construction of the intake structure (pumping station) and take the project into 2013.
The authority meets 10 a.m. Thursday at Clovis' city hall.
The Clovis City Commission, in its Feb. 3 meeting, passed an ordinance for a .25 percent gross receipts tax increase to provide money for Clovis' share of the project. There is a petition being circulated in the city to force a special election on the commission's decision. When asked if the tax increase is a harder sell given no demonstrated federal commitment, she felt the opposite was true.
"I think, if anything, we need to send a stronger message," Brumfield said. "The community is behind it, we're stepping up, we're putting our best foot forward."
At the end of each federal fiscal year, around September, Verhines said, there is sometimes money left over that didn't get expended for projects, and that money is available for projects that are ready to go.
"We'll certainly have our work in," Verhines said, "and be eligible in a September time-frame."
Cannon funding included in the president's budget:
• $7.5 million upgrade wastewater treatment plant
• $15 million for dormitory (96 rooms)
• $9.6 million for simulator facility
• $15 million for aircraft maintenance squadron facility
• $28 million for apron and taxiway
• $10.9 million for C-130 Squadron operations facility
• $10.8 million for C-130 washrack hangar
• $41 million for hangar aircraft maintenance unit
• $17 million squadron operations facility


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Having Crawford and Randolph still in the starting 5 = not the brightest idea.
Dalembert is Philly's only shot blocker and true center; I don't see why they would just give him straight up for an inferior center in Curry.
Plus these trades don't address much, we NEED to get under the CAP; its simple as that.
All your doing is continuing what Isiah did here. Just END it, understand it didn't work THEN, it doesn't work NOW, and it will never WORK.
I'm tiring of my team losing all these games so you guys can understand that.
GET UNDER THE CAP or nothing else. We can't have Crawford here if we want to progress and move on to the future and more success.


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September 25, 2013 —
BETHEL, NY — "En Plein Air" is the French term for painting in the open air, a tradition that goes back to the Barbizon School. It finds different interpretations in each of the three artists at the Stray Cat Gallery's show that runs from Friday, September 27 to Wednesday, October 9, with an opening reception on Saturday, September 28 from 4 to 7 p.m.
Impressionism is alive and well in the work of Staats Fasoldt and Alix H. Travis. Fasoldt believes in simplification. He achieves a poignant grace in his watercolors through reduction of information. His paintings are interpretations of nature that stress spontaneity as a method. Travis, who splits her painting time between New Orleans and Halcottsville, works constantly in her sketch book from nature, then takes her sketches into the studio, creating large oil paintings from the activity she has witnessed. In her watercolors, Travis, like Fasoldt, paints quickly, with broad strokes and only passing attention to detail.
Marjorie Morrow's studio, one side entirely made up of windows, looks out onto the Catskill landscape, bathed in an abundance of light. Coming to the Catskills after 25 years as an abstract painter in the city, she was drawn to the landscape. Over the years her work has evolved to be an observation and response, as opposed to a depiction of nature. Like Fasoldt and Travis, she likes to capture the essence of nature as quickly and spontaneously as possible.
The Stray Cat is located at 2037 Rte. 17B in Bethel. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Friday, 11 to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 10 to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 to 5 p.m. Visit www.straycatgallery.com [1] or call 845/423-8850.


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PITTSBURGH, PA (October 30, 2009) – The Allegheny County Airport Authority today recognized employees and officially kicked off the 2009-2010 Snow Removal Season at Pittsburgh International Airport today. A special recognition event was held at 10 am, Friday, October 30, 2009, at the Snow Removal Equipment Facility, 300 Cargo Road, Coraopolis, PA 15108.
This event featured a recognition event celebrating the great success of the 2008-2009 Snow Removal Season and served as a kick off to the 2009-2010 Snow Season.
The employees who participate in the snow removal process at Pittsburgh International Airport include Allegheny County Airport Authority employees from Operations, Field Maintenance, Facility Maintenance, the airlines and the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower.
"A successful snow removal season is determined by exercising proper safety measures, excellent communications and teamwork, and minimizing the impact to regular air operations due to weather and snow removal. Employees of the Airport Authority, aircraft operators and the FAA control tower are consistent high performers in snow removal and airfield safety year after year at Pittsburgh International Airport," said Glenn R. Mahone, Chairman, Allegheny County Airport Authority.
"Pittsburgh International and Allegheny County Airports are well prepared for snow. The Airport Authority is one of the best in the world at snow removal. Air traffic may be impacted by heavy snowfall, but Pittsburgh International Airport nearly ever closes due to snow," said Bradley D. Penrod, Executive Director/ CEO, Allegheny county Airport Authority.
"Teamwork, communications and airfield awareness is critical to reducing the time it takes to clear snow, to maximize the availability of runways and to increase the safety factor of airfield operations. I am proud to be a part of this program that makes these characteristics a priority," said Felix Sanchez, Director FAA PIT Air Traffic Control Tower.
The airport's efforts have received international attention. Pittsburgh International Airport is a four-time winner and recognized six times in the honorable mention category for the International Balchen/Post award for excellence in the performance of airport snow and ice control.
When heavy snow is expected, the Snow Control Center is activated. The Airport Snow and Ice Committee includes the Airport Operations Staff, Airline flight operations departments, FAA Air Traffic Control Tower, the National Weather Service and other concerned parties deemed necessary. The snow and ice control committee conducts pre- and post-seasonal planning meetings, operates the snow control center and implements a written plan. The SCC main functions are managing snow clearing operations, serving as the prime source of field condition reporting and informing ATC, air carriers of runway closures and openings.
Runway friction assessments are conducted when contaminants are present, following snow clearing, anti-icing, and de-icing operations. These numerical values can show the trend of a runway as to the increasing or decreasing friction.
The affected parties are informed about the quantities of snow expected and the possible consequences. The group decides what actions should be taken.
During the colder half of the year (roughly November through March), Pittsburgh International Airport has about 11 seasonally hired snow removal staff to operate snow removal equipment. Together with permanent staff, they form a team of more than 100 people who provide snow removal services. Special routes are planned for sweeping teams, which clear each runway at intervals of 35 to 45 minutes. The sweeping teams are directed via radio from the air traffic control tower.
Each team consists of eight PSB (plowing, sweeping and blowing) machines that move side by side. The PSB machines are followed by a snow thrower. As needed, a chemical truck is next, spraying anti-skid agent on the runways. On their heels is a crew of electricians who ensure all runway lighting is intact and if not, they quickly repair lighting.
When snow removal is completed on each runway, the surface is tested by a friction vehicle, which measures friction value. The airport announces the friction value, and then it is each pilot who decides whether this value is sufficient for a landing. The friction value determines how often a runway must be plowed and treated with anti-skid agent.
In fall 2008, the Airport Authority finished construction on the Snow Removal Equipment (SRE) Storage Building on Cargo Road, Coraopolis, PA. The 488-feet by 100-feet building has 29 parking spaces for snow removal equipment. The building purpose is to protect and extend the life of the unique and expensive snow removal equipment at Pittsburgh International Airport. One feature of this facility is the impressive truck wash bay. Snow removal vehicles are driven over a high pressure spray system that will loosen and clear frozen snow and snow removal chemicals from the under carriage of the trucks.
"The frozen snow and runway chemicals have done some significant damage to this equipment over time," said Penrod. "This process will significantly extend the life of the equipment and will protect the Airport Authority's investment."
After going through the wash and rinse pressure sprays, the equipment will be parked in one of the 21-feet by 59-feet parking spaces in the adjoining garage. The facility will provide costs savings by reducing vehicle idling time. Typically, this type of equipment is extremely difficult to start when it is stored outside.


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#207875 - 10/31/12 08:55 PM New scrabble words
old hand
Registered: 12/18/06
Posts: 956
Loc: Auckland, New Zealand
Found this list in todays NZ Herald online. Any of which could have been a candidate for Hoggys.
Endangered words to become officially playable in Scrabble, by region:
Zowpeg, Zowpig - woodlouse
Quaazy - unwell
Gleanies - guinea fowl
East Yorkshire:
Swaal - throw, chuck
Twag - play truant
Scaal - to spread over the ground (eg muck)
Darrack - a day's work
Whick - living, alive - not dead
Marlock - to play, joke, prank
Meemaw - an antic, grotesque action, expression of freedom
Layrock - skylark or lark
Skelled - tipped
Arrad - tired
Splawder - to walk or run awkwardly and inefficiently, to spread over
Hotchin - a hedgehog
Gawster - to laugh helplessly
Nowter - a nobody, someone who does not count
Tizzick - cough
Pishamire - ant
Swidge - small puzzle
Stangy - tailor
Norration - confused noise, disturbance
Pogger - compulsive worrier
Boboy - human figure, scarecrow
#207880 - 11/01/12 07:09 AM Re: New scrabble words [Re: olly]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13803
Great collection of words. But do you have to be playing in the county specified to count them?
#207882 - 11/01/12 07:18 AM Re: New scrabble words [Re: olly]
Registered: 09/21/10
Posts: 1706
Loc: down under
Good find olly...some interesting words.
And pity you didnt run a hog round with one
#207886 - 11/01/12 11:02 AM Re: New scrabble words [Re: Candy]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 06/23/08
Posts: 8541
Loc: Land of the Flat Water
I'm impressed.
Wish I played Scrabble more often._________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#207888 - 11/01/12 06:01 PM Re: New scrabble words [Re: Faldage]
old hand
Registered: 12/18/06
Posts: 956
Loc: Auckland, New Zealand
Great collection of words. But do you have to be playing in the county specified to count them?
I'd imagine you'd have to know the words first and then verify them with the 'official' scrabble book 'o' words.
#207889 - 11/01/12 07:08 PM Re: New scrabble words [Re: olly]
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Registered: 05/10/10
Posts: 954
Loc: Alaska
I've run across pismire before, in Shakespeare, I think, for ant, and I believe ptisic (tizzick) as well, meaning consumption, tuberculosis. I like quaazy and splawder and, especially, nowter.
#207890 - 11/01/12 09:41 PM Re: New scrabble words [Re: olly]
Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 12/01/00
Posts: 13803
The nowter's motto:
There's three kinds of people in this world. Those that count and those that don't count.
#207892 - 11/02/12 06:37 AM Re: New scrabble words [Re: olly]
Registered: 09/21/10
Posts: 1706
Loc: down under
That sums it up nicely, Faldo.
#207897 - 11/02/12 06:55 AM Re: New scrabble words [Re: Candy]
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Registered: 11/13/11
Posts: 1075
Loc: Lancaster, UK
It's a interesting list - somemof the words are familiar to me - especially the ones from the northern counties. I've never heard "Marlock" in Lancashire, though. Possibly it's common in the southern part of the county. Up here, in Northn Lancashire, they are more likely to say "laikin" for play, practical joke, etc. It is even more common in WestYorkshire. The word is Scandinavian, and in current usage in Denmark - prolly parts of Norway, too._________________________
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#207898 - 11/02/12 07:06 AM Re: New scrabble words [Re: olly]
Registered: 09/21/10
Posts: 1706
Loc: down under
In Oz we talk about Larakin, a likeable rouge. Is that similar to laikin Rhuby?
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In what is probably the best celebrity parental decision in quite some time, this A list model refused to let her daughter go to a party with Kylie Jenner or have any contact with her.
Cindy CrawfordReplyCancel
+1 Sugartits Maker!ReplyCancel
Or Christies Brinklys daughter, sailorReplyCancel
Got it by a mole!!!ReplyCancel
Booby update. Surgery big success. (Or "little" rather). Pain has been remarkably minimal. I'm wrapped up up like a mummy so can't tell what they will look like but they feel lighter and definitely feel smaller. But I'm told the FINAL FINAL result is what I will be seeing in 4-6 months. Hubby stayed with me the whole time and really stepped up in taking care of me. Checking out in a few minutes. Can't wait to go home and kiss my kitteeees:)ReplyCancel
Ees okay! ! That's my nameReplyCancel
If jenners are spending time with sisters in hamptons, this is definitely sailor Brinkley , who lives there most if the yearReplyCancel
Whoop whoop!!
Thanks for the update! !
Feel better
Actually Kaia Crawford only 13..sailor is 16
Seems more likely it's sailor
Crawford would love nothing more than to have her daughter papped. This is Brinkley.ReplyCancel
Sailor guess is good.
Yay @yahoo! Glad you are well.
Crawford or brinkly good guesses. Children bringingvthemselves up make mistakes. ( see: drew barrymore) and dont always have a happy ending. I mean, what is the future for kykendel?? Is it going to be cute when they're 30 and illiterate? They have already missed their prom, and I highly doubt they got their school rings. All thats missing is taking their baby to a mall, giving him or her to a stranger for 20 mins while she cries her illiterate tears! Later, at playground, she will briefly abscond with everyone 's shoes but eventually return them. Not a pretty future, lolReplyCancel
@wahoo…great stuff….
Maybe be doing that myself someday……oft think about it:)
Happy home..
Congrats, wahoo, glad all went well!ReplyCancel
They are probably just doing something innocent like starting a book club!ReplyCancel
Jeebus Derek, they couldn't join ours. Even our discussions require you to be over the age of majority. Get drunk reading. Didja see Sunday's Social? I can still smell the fumesReplyCancel
Finally! A sane celeb!!!! What's this world coming to…
GOOD Decisions to whoever this model mom is!ReplyCancel
Congrats, Wahoo! I've often wanted to do this, but the scarring and loss of sensitivity scares me. My doctor told me about anchor cuts and that skeeved me out. On the other hand, I know women who said it was the best decision they could make. I just hate looking at photos of myself because all you see is bewbs.ReplyCancel
Amen, finally a celeb parent that gives a crap about their child's life. I swear sometimes I think celeb kids are better of with a pack of wolves. Congrats to Wahoo!ReplyCancel
Good to hear Wahoo! Yay for you and bless your husband for being so good to you. You have a winner.
And this mom, wow she's a smart cookie. Glad she's prohibited her child from sinking in the slime of the Kartrashians. Of course I am sure PMK is butt hurt because she can't hang with a celebrity mom. That's probably ALL she cares about anyway.ReplyCancel
Good mom points for not handing your daughter off to be turned out. I'm sure Kris taught her girls the art of pimping in addition to whoring.ReplyCancel
Awesome news. So happy for u!! Me ow.ReplyCancel
Smart lady, whoever she is!ReplyCancel
Cindy's daughter is only 12 eve though she looks older. It's not her. I'm going with Sailor. Ahoy, matey!ReplyCancel
I remember that, Katie. Didn't it turn out to be the nanny and her boyfriend in on an extortion thing? Gerber and Crawford paid once but when the guy came back for more money they went to the cops or sued.ReplyCancel
@Katie, i remebered that story and i have never trusted crawford again, shady womanReplyCancel
I still don't think Cindy Crawford would want ANY ASSOCIATION w/ the Kartrashians- remember, she's in the George Clooney Camp(or rather Randy is)& George called them everything that's wrong w/America tv,etc.ReplyCancel
Yah my scarring is not great (8 yrs later) but always happy I did it.ReplyCancel
Cindy Crawford. I don't like her much but I think she's probably a really good Mom.ReplyCancel
So happy for you, wahoo. I forgot to update on my son in law who had the heart surgery 2 weeks ago, for those who responded (been a stressful time). He came thru the surgery with flying colors, and was out of the hospital 4 days later, on Father's Day. He got to spend it with his little 3 year daughter. We're so relieved, and grateful for his surviving, and for all the good thoughts and prayers sent his way! 😀ReplyCancel


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Debbie Caffrey of Debbie's Creative Moments will show step-by-step how to test for accurate seam allowances and correct alignment of triangles in quilting projects. She lives in Albuquerque.
Vivian Lavinskas will show how to add surface texture and flair to garments and accessories with snail or box-pleated ruching. This is a fun project where your imagination offers many possibilities for creativity. She's with Singer Sewing Co. in Lavergne, Tenn.
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Meet Digital Media Management Program Director, Bret Sweet
Bret Alexander Sweet was born in San Francisco, California. He was raised between Oakland and Sacramento, settling in San Francisco in 1997. Bret graduated from Berkeley High School in 1995. He is the son of prominent Bay Area civil rights attorney and social entrepreneur, Clifford Charles Sweet.
Bret combined his passion for music and entrepreneurship at a young age by earning himself an internship at PolyGram Group Distribution's San Francisco office in the summer of 1995. Three months later he was an artist development rep focusing on the company's urban division associated with Island Def Jam artists. He left PolyGram shortly after the merger to focus more on his college career at San Francisco State University and open his own label. Throughout his studies, Bret invested his time working in various community development organizations as well as running his own independent record label, House Kemetic Suns. Although House Kemetic Suns never reached platinum status with its artists, Bret had established the first online music distribution channel when he was 19; 6 years before Steve Jobs would bring iTunes to market.
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In 2007, Bret founded the Dualism Group which is early stage venture capitalism firm and consulting arm geared toward helping underserved entrepreneurs launch and expand their companies in order to bring jobs to lower income communities. One of his clients is Robert Simpson of Back A Yard Corporation which led to Bret being instrumental in the founding of Coconuts Palo Alto and the expansion of Back A Yard into San Jose. In addition he established his own property management firm called Sweet Rentality which creates tech innovations for the property rental market. Bret is currently the director of Digital Media Management programs at Cogswell College.
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Cogswell: Managing an entrepreneurial business that manufactures or provides a service probably does not pose the same challenges as managing a digital arts venture. Can you provide a definition of 'entrepreneur' as it applies to the expanded Digital Media Management Program?
Sweet: I think the term entrepreneur has become really co-opted over the last 10 or 20 years. In regards to the Digital Media Management Program here at Cogswell, it's really the fusion of creative thinking, business systems and self-awareness within four concentrations: audio artist management, entertainment media management, game design and business modeling, and finally, interactive marketing.
Cogswell: I'd like to know if this program is designed just for people who want to go out on their own after graduating?
Sweet: This program is for those who want to work both independently and for those who want to be prepared to work for companies like Disney, Sony and EA. We're teaching them the fundamentals of how to have a larger position in business, whether it's starting their own business or working in a high level position at a global company.
Cogswell: That's great, because not everyone wants to go out on their own right after graduating and even the ones that do usually work for a larger company before making that jump.
Sweet That's right. 'Fundamentals for the digital arts' is a key descriptive here. Let me give you an example. We had a Dean of a business school speaking to us recently. His brother had gone to an Ivy League school, was a practicing attorney, but wanted to get into the animation field. He had to go back and make coffee at the animation company for four years before he got hired into management because he knew nothing about animation. Imagine if he attended a law school integrated with digital arts. I don't believe he would have been making coffee.
Cogswell: Sounds like he needed our Digital Arts Management program, he could have probably secured a degree in less than four years.
Sweet: Indeed, but what's really going on out there is that you have a generation of individuals who are running media companies, largely a result of consolidation and mergers, who don't know the fundamentals of the digital arts business. You have the artists who work in these companies who don't know business because it's out of their comfort zone, and then business managers who don't know anything about where the art comes from.
Cogswell: What specific sets of skills will digital artists learn in this program that will help them be more successful?
Sweet: Digital arts students understand how content is created, but they may not understand how to monetize it, create a working business model around it, protect it, keep it legally viable, market it, or determine who the target customer is. It's not like there's a How to Run a Studio for Dummies out there. We provide the core skills of what is needed to run a digital arts enterprise and present the information in the context of the arts, where our students are most comfortable.
Cogswell: Aren't some skills universal, don't all businesses need some of the same core skills regardless of what the industry is?
Sweet: Yes, but the digital arts have a unique core skill set. If you talk to most of our students and you ask them why they're at Cogswell, what they are not going to say is 'I want to be a business person.' The students look at the business world and say, 'that's not something I am good at.' Cogswell's Digital Media Management program places students at the intersection of business and the digital arts. We use the term 'entrepreneurship' as a vehicle to teach business to our students. The irony here is that the attitude of a game designer or someone who wants to manage musical artists is decidedly anti-business, but many of our graduates have gone on to work at Pixar, which is owned by Disney, one of the largest companies in the world. They end up with most of the same skills, but learned in a very different environment. They find out that the business skills they used to fear actually come quite natural to them.
Cogswell: Can you share a specific example of this?
Sweet: Sure. This summer we are offering Hip Hop: America's Narrative Platform. It's a humanities class, but the idea is to teach students how to do a S.W.O.T. analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) by looking at urban music. We're teaching a core business skill through an art form.
Cogswell: What you've described certainly demonstrates a larger need in the industry for this broader base of education in the digital arts community.
Sweet: Absolutely. Just imagine that you work for an entertainment company, but the person who signs your checks worked at a television network for 20 years selling soap ads. They were great selling ads, but when the network bought your record label, they got moved, placed above you on the ladder and do not know anything about music. To them, everything is business and corporate culture. To the recording artists, everything is music and culture. The Cogswell Digital Media Management graduate becomes the conduit in between. We're finding that there has to be a happy medium between the people who are creating the content and the people who are monetizing it. This is what our program is all about.


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Boyz II Men, one of the most successful R&B groups of all time whose music is cited as a major influence by Justin Bieber and other artists, will perform Sept. 25 at North Central College.
Boyz II Men stop in Naperville after wrapping up a European tour and celebrating its 20th anniversary. The band was named the most successful musical group of the 1990s by Billboard Magazine.
Boyz II Men's performance will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25, in North Central's Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. Benton Ave., Naperville. Tickets are $75, $65 and $60; call the North Central College Box Office at 630-637-SHOW (7469) or visit www.northcentralcollege.edu/showtix.
The group signed its first record contract in 1990 as a quartet with Motown Records when the members were teenagers practicing in school bathrooms and hallways. The band's first release in 1991, "Cooleyhighharmony," combined soulful doo wop with hip hop flavors. The album sold more than 9 million copies and won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
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Boyz II Men has won four Grammy Awards, nine American Music Awards, two World Music Awards and has sold more than 60 million records. The group, now a trio, released its latest studio album "Love" in 2009. According to member Shawn Stockman, the album features cover versions of songs by "artists I don't think people would expect us to cover." Visit www.boyziimen.com to learn more.
Boyz II Men's performance is the first of five shows in the North Central College 2010-2011 Fine & Performing Arts Season's Contemporary Series. The Boyz II Men performance was originally scheduled for May 15, 2010, but postponed due to the group's European tour.
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Maynard James Keenan's projects are known for their enigmatic properties — who the hell starts a winery in the Arizona desert? But Puscifer is tough for even him to define.
"It's always kind of been a moving target, and it continues to be," Keenan said via phone from Los Angeles. "It's not just music. It's kind of joined at the hip with winemaking, merchandise, performance, video, animation …"
Fans of Keenan and/or enigmas get another chance to experience Puscifer's blend of performance, musical theater and sketch comedy as they return to the LC on Thursday. Keenan — best known for fronting luminary thinking-man's hard rock acts Tool and A Perfect Circle — has a warning for audiences.
"People with preconceived notions or expectations shouldn't bother coming. If you're closed-minded, we don't really need you there," Keenan said.
Another thing you don't need there? A recording device. Photos and recordings are prohibited, a practice that's an anomaly in the age where a sea of raised iPhones is a ubiquitous concertgoing sight.
"We're looking for people who are willing to put down their camera phones and remember how to tell a story," Keenan said. "You rely on your external devices to remember what happened. If you lose that external device, you can't tell the story because you were too busy messing with it to actually be there with us … We like people who are observers. And storytellers."
Telling the story of a Puscifer show? No easy task.
Asked to describe the show, Keenan quipped, "I don't know what to tell you that's not going to give things away. But also, if I was going to give things away, I don't really know what to tell you."
"It's like describing a painting," he added. "Go look at it."
Keenan is quick to point out that he's only part of that painting. He has long had a tendency of being a frontman who is more content not to be the center of attention. Over the years, he's performed in dimmed lighting, in full-body makeup and, with Puscifer, behind a video projection screen.
"I think that every collective that you witness occurring on a stage, it's not about any one of the individuals," Keenan said. "The more you can take the individual out of the picture and just witness the thing that's happening … to not attach this energy to a particular individual."
Keenan's parting words of advice are a pretty good mindset to be in for the show — or for life, really.
"Just let people know that no matter how weird things feel … take a deep breath and it's all gonna work out."
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