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Theater Review: Powerful portrayals make Hamlet'By Jim Lowe
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Queen Gertrude (Kerry Noonan) caresses her son Hamlet (Jordan Gullikson) in the Champlain Theatre production of Hamlet.BURLINGTON Shakespeares Hamlet is in many ways as much about theater as it is about people. Not only are actors playing roles on stage, those characters are playing roles as well, as Joanne Farrell pointed out in her program notes for the Champlain Theatre production.
On Saturday, the Champlain College-based theater completed a two-weekend run of Hamlet at the Burlington schools Alumni Hall, directed by Farrell, that featured professional actors and faculty members as well as a few students. The closing performance, unusually attended by a large number of Burlington area theater professionals, proved both flawed and powerful.
Hamlet, one of Shakespeares greatest and most familiar tragedies, tells of Prince Hamlet, who returns home to Denmark upon the death of his father, King Hamlet, only to find his mother, Gertrude, married to his uncle, now King Claudius.
Through the ghost of his father and some cooperative actors, Hamlet proves to himself that Claudius indeed murdered his father. Feigning madness for time and advantage, Hamlet seeks justice and revenge. Before all is told, nearly everyone is destroyed even Hamlets beloved Ophelia.
What gives Hamlet its great dramatic power is the authenticity and humanness of its characters. All are severely flawed human beings, save perhaps Ophelia. Even Hamlet can be blamed for driving Ophelia to suicide.
Throughout, the drama and intrigue are accomplished through artifice: theater. In addition to Hamlets madness, Claudius feigns innocence and love for his stepson to Gertrude; Rosencrantz and Guildenstern feign friendship to Hamlet; and so on. Only Ophelia remains true.
Champlain Theatres often compelling production resulted from deft directing and some deeply rewarding performances. Jordan Gullikson was Hamlet. The Burlington-area professional not only delivered a performance that was natural, but he convincingly brought the audience through Hamlets emotional turmoil. There was no ham in this Hamlet.
Powerful and beautiful as well as heart-wrenching was Natalie Battistones Ophelia. Among the most poignant scenes were Hamlets rejection of Ophelia, and Ophelias later mad scene. These moments, without any overdoing, were about as emotion-filled as theater gets.
The productions ham could be found in Eric Ronis portrayal of Polonius. The veteran and accomplished actor played Ophelia and Laertes father as a clown, and gay as well.
There are humorous and even witty moments in the script, but Ronis performance had the audience in stitches, even guffawing seriously detracting from some very important moments in this tragedy.
Most of the performances were solid, though not always fully dimensional. Some of the less-experienced actors were either stiff or difficult to understand. (When will actors learn that they are incomprehensible when yelling, shrieking or moaning? And it kills any sense of drama.) Still, with Farrells expert direction, the story was told effectively.
The physical production, with a contemporary setting, was limited by the brightness of Alumni Hall, more of a lecture or concert hall. Still, the imaginative stage design (uncredited) and Eric Pearsons lighting and ambient music went a long way in creating the appropriate atmosphere.
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President Haas extends holiday wishes
Posted on November 21, 2012
To all Students, Faculty and Staff:
The end of fall semester is upon us, with Thanksgiving, final examinations and Commencement coming soon. There is much to do before the end of the year, but this is also a time to take stock, reflect, and be thankful. To those who are graduating, please accept my congratulations for a job well done. I look forward to greeting you in person on December 8.
This has been another challenging year for public higher education finance in Michigan. State aid to universities was cut by 15% last year, and this year's base funding remains at that reduced level. There are continued issues in our economy. That is why we have been diligent about setting our own course for the future. Despite the challenges we will continue to provide a high quality and relevant education. I am committed to fulfill our promises to those who choose Grand Valley.
Three significant construction projects enable our efforts in creating the learning environment -- The Mary Idema Pew Library Learning and Information Commons in Allendale and the L. William Seidman Center in Grand Rapids -- are on track for their 2013 opening. These dramatic new facilities have been made possible because of generous private support from those who believe in, and invest in, Grand Valley. When the new library is completed, we will remodel the Zumberge Library to accommodate business and administrative functions that are presently located in classroom buildings around campus. This shift in location will allow us to reclaim academic space for additional classrooms and faculty offices -- a win-win for everyone. Tuition will not be raised to pay for construction of these facilities.
These are just a few of the many developments that make Grand Valley such a remarkable place to learn and to work. Our high quality academic programs, our focus on student success, our financial stability, and the help we receive from alumni and from the communities that host our campuses, combine to make Grand Valley one of the "Best in the Midwest." That accolade, along with many others, would not be ours but for the hard work and commitment of our Board, faculty and staff, the diligence of our students, and the confidence of those we serve. At Grand Valley we are led by learning and I am optimistic about our future.
Marcia and I extend our very warmest wishes for the holidays and a joyous New Year.
Very respectfully,
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Elroy Fitzgerald would have been 84 years old on Thursday.
Even in the steamy weather, Fitzgerald likely would have been outside enjoying a baseball game somewhere. Perhaps even with his old-school, four-inch-thick, outside-the-shirt chest protector while calling balls and strikes.
That's what Fitzgerald did. If there were an official position as McHenry County Sports Patriarch, Elroy would have held the position. No election would have been necessary.
Fitzgerald died at his Cary home on Jan. 13, so Thursday is an emotional day for the family of a man who was so instrumental for so many people in sports and education.
Fitzgerald's four children have set up scholarships for two Cary-Grove students each year – one male and one female – for education and athletics. The applicants went through an interview process like those for other various scholarships.
Mickey Duncan and Tori White are the first recipients of the $500 scholarships this year.
"My dad always valued education and was on the school board for 29 years," said Linda Sanfilippo, one of Fitzgerald's four children. "He gave us the gift of working hard. He always said, 'Don't compete just to make yourself better than somebody else, but to make yourself better in life.' "
Fitzgerald worked as a tool-and-die maker, but was best known for his contributions to local athletics and American Legion Post 276. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea. As the father of three daughters, he also was a huge advocate for local girls sports, helping girls gain equal ground with the boys.
Fitzgerald was an athlete, coach and long-time official in football, basketball and baseball. More than 10 years ago, C-G named Elroy Fitzgerald Gymnasium in his honor, and shortly after he refereed an underclass game. How many refs can ever say they called a game in their own gym?
The Fitzgerald children – Linda, Debi Lechner, Theresa Miller and Elroy Jr. – have experienced the gamut of emotions while going through scrapbooks, newspaper clippings and correspondences at his house. Linda said a man from California, who also was in the Army in Korea and served close to her father, found him later and began writing back and forth.
Because to Elroy, no one was a stranger.
The family still is receiving letters from people conveying their thoughts on Fitzgerald's passing.
"We want to thank people for their letters and thoughts," Sanfilippo said.
Anyone who would like to contribute to the scholarship fund may do so at BMO Harris Bank on Main St. in Cary. Checks can be made payable to the Elroy Fitzgerald Sr. Scholarship Fund.
• Joe Stevenson is a senior sports writer for the Northwest Herald. He can be reached by email at firstname.lastname@example.com. You also can follow him on Twitter @nwh_JoePrepZone.


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The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has created three public service announcement videos to encourage people to keep their distance while viewing dolphins, seals, whales and other marine life.
One video asks people how they would feel if they were a Hawaiian monk seal resting on the beach while noisy people get close for photos.
Another asks if you wouldn't like someone jumping on your back, why would a green sea turtle.
The department said Wednesday grant money from the Hawaii Tourism Authority paid for the 30-second videos.
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary state co-manager Elia Herman says the department is hoping hotels and car rental companies will play the videos at their businesses.
The state is also hoping public television stations will air them.
Click here to watch the third PSA.
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I recently spent an afternoon with Tyler McNabb[1] in Glasgow. Later that day Tyler sent me an email of encouragement. Part of it was below. Apparently, someone asked, "Just out of curiosity, how many here were introduced to Molinism by WLC?" Below are a few responses.
Dwight Stanislaw WLC and Max Andrews. Max led me to Keathley's book, which was the first treatment on Molinism I've read. Now I'm reading Freddoso's intro to Molina's own work and it's destroying every last brain cell I have left.
Chad Miller Dwight literally took the exact route I did. I was intrigued by WLC but still Calvinist. I got to know Max via social media and communicated a lot with him. I asked him THE book on Molinism that gave the best argument and he recommend S&S by Ken Keathley, and now I'm here in this group and shall remain as long as Facebook is around…
Jonathan Thompson WLC, Plantinga, and Max Andrews. I first came in contact with this view upon hearing WLC's lecture "Is One True Religion Possible?".


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Hospital fears for funding after patient death
MONTPELIER Funding for most of a Bennington hospitals budget could be in jeopardy after an investigation found two nurses failed to provide proper care for a patient who died in the emergency room, hospital officials said.
The hospital, Southwestern Vermont Medical Center, is moving quickly to correct the problems identified after the patients death in hopes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services wont cut off the funding, which accounts for about 75 percent of its budget, they said.
Its important for our hospital to be able to treat any patient who comes through the door and working with any provider in the area, hospital spokesman Kevin Robinson said Tuesday. We will leave no stone unturned to be able to continue to participate in this program.
On Monday, the hospital announced that a state investigation determined hospital policies werent followed after a patient arrived complaining of back pain. After an initial assessment by nurses, the patient was found dead by a nonclinical staff member. The staffer notified the two nurses who initially cared for the patient; neither responded.
Another nurse later alerted a doctor.
The cause of the patients death is unknown.
The hospital reported the incident to the state Oct. 2. The hospital didnt disclose the date of the incident or the name of the patient.
Robinson said the two nurses were no longer providing patient care but that he didnt know if they were still employed by the medical center.
The hospital said the state, which acts on behalf of the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, indicated that hospital policies including those related to privacy, obtaining consent for treatment and immediately reporting adverse events werent followed.
I am upset and disappointed that we did not live up to our own high standards for the care that we provide and that our community expects, hospital President Thomas Dee said in a statement.
Frances Keeler, assistant director of the Vermont Division of Licensing and Protection, which does regulatory work for CMS in the state, said CMS sent the hospital a letter Tuesday outlining the violations inspectors found. She said the hospital is being asked to submit a plan to correct the deficiencies and once the plan is submitted the letter will become public.
I know that they communicated to us over the last couple of days the steps that they were putting into place to correct the problem, Keeler said. And that was a good thing from our point of view.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center hadnt been notified by CMS what actions it was going to take against the hospital, Robinson said.
We think that it is likely that those programs may be in jeopardy, he said. Thats why we are focusing on addressing those (deficiencies) as quickly and as thoroughly as we can.
Robinson refused to speculate about what would happen if the hospital lost the majority of the funding for its $142 million budget.
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ZZ Packer Speaks at the Barker Center
Radcliffe fellow ZZ Packer is known for the compelling voices that she gives to her characters, a skill that was confirmed by her performance. During the talk, she read an excerpt from a previously published short story followed by three excerpts from "The Thousands." Her powerful reading voice added a depth and intensity to these excerpts.
Confronting Violence Through Arts and Activism
Comic books and video games are part of the central focus of a Radcliffe Institute exhibition and conference exploring violence. "Where do we develop our ideas about gender and violence?" asked Harvard's Janet Rich-Edwards during opening remarks at the exhibition, which features 36 recent comic books and more.
Radcliffe Fellow Talks Novel, Nuances of Sri Lankan Politics
Where Science Meets Creationism
Plotting Her Return
Unbossed, Unbought, and Unheralded
"March is Women's History Month and as the United States gears up for the 2016 election, I propose we salute a pathbreaking woman candidate for president," says Susan Ware, senior advisor to the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute.
Jennifer Bornstein's "Two Videos" Presents An Artistic Evolution
The Harvard Crimson highlights Jennifer Bornstein's new exhibition, "Two Videos," which is a synergistic piece of art that uses seemingly distinct videos to express Bornstein's artistry and development.
Revealed in Verse
Violence Against Women: Tackling a Centuries-Old Problem
"Battering of Women in Historical and Contemporary Christian Narrative, A Theological Perspective" is an event cosponsored by the Harvard Divinity School and Radcliffe Institute as a lead in to Radcliffe's "Confronting Violence" conference, which explores activism and cultural change that can reduce violence. Here a Q&A with speaker Nancy Nienhuis.
Radcliffe Raises $42 Million In Capital Campaign
Harvard's Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study has drawn in $42 million in gifts and pledges towards its capital campaign goal of $70 million, reports the Harvard Crimson.


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The Pains of Being Kyle Kendrick
First came the elaborate prank in Spring Training of 2008, when Kyle was fooled into believing that he'd been traded to a team in Japan.
Then came trips to the minors, trips to the bullpen, and being left off the postseason roster.
Most recently, he was the odd man out when the Phils signed Cliff Lee, giving them six starters to fill five rotation spots.
Now comes this indignity:
Really, Inquirer, you couldn't find a picture of Kendrick that didn't have the ball over his face?
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Maybe Kendricks is getting ready for a 2011 Tour as the "Unknown Ballplayer" ? But unlike the Unknown Comic from the "Gong Show", Kyle uses a rawlings ball attached to his nose to hide his real idendity. Or maybe he can become a Super Heroe…..butr not sure what his power would be….yet.
The guy is the Rodney Dangerfield of the Phillies….Got punked thinking he was traded for a hot dog eater, must have been late for dinner once too often (rotation). and was lewft off the VIP list (post season)……Hopefully he doesn't have to go to Razzles and get in a fight like Hamels to get noticed again………But I digress.
I really hope they finally find a good solid plan for a guy who has endured more than his share of….." just missed" opportunities.
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When I first saw that pic I thought he was blowing a giant bubble! So glad you told us it was a ball. LOL.
Renegade – I wonder if Kendrick wouldn't benefit from the proverbial "change of scenery". For all the back and forth between majors and minors, rotation and bullpen, I think he doesn't instill a lot of confidence in the fans or the management.
Jane – Now that would be a talent, blowing a huge bubble in mid-pitch!
AHAHAHAHAHA! I literally LOL'd on that pic. Nice. Hate to see what Brad Lidge circa 2009's pic would be.
That was a classic prank. Hilarious, except for Kendrick I suppose. And that photo looks like he's about to take a line drive to the face, not like he just released a pitch. It sounds like he needs consistent scenery more than a change of scenery – bullpen, minors, another team, one place he can stay for a few months and work things out.
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Movies have taught us many things: that smoking is cool, that sex is consequence-free, and that cops are always, always sarcastic. But probably the most important thing the movies ever taught us was how to properly swear. To celebrate Hollywood's many instructive lessons in inventive cussing, we've put together a definitive montage of the greatest all-time moments in cinematic swearing. Enjoy. Fuckers.
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Teeth were gnashed as Worthington Kilbourne defensive players ran onto the field with a little more than six minutes remaining in the second quarter.
The Wolves had just lost their third fumble and Dublin Scioto, their rival 2.3 miles to the west on Hard Road, was playing with a lot of fire.
Defensive back Daniel Stricker knew someone needed to make a play for Kilbourne as he lined up to blitz Irish quarterback Nathan Densel. Stricker leapt to bat away a pass, but the ball stuck in his hands and he returned the interception 10 yards for a touchdown to get Kilbourne rolling to a 38-3 victory last night in a first-round Division II playoff game at Kilbourne's Jeff Gafford Field.
The Wolves' defense was everywhere, intercepting five passes, recovering a fumble and making five tackles for loss in the team's first playoff appearance since 2008.
Kilbourne (10-1) will play Zanesville (11-0) in a regional semifinal on Friday at a site to be determined.
As he ran to the bench after the touchdown, Stricker knew he had put a charge into his teammates, providing a 7-3 lead.
"It felt like the whole team got momentum," he said. "I think we were tense until that point. That lightened the mood. We just started to play our game. I saw the quarterback wind up and went into the air. I put my hands up. I was surprised the ball stayed in my hands."
The defense attacked Scioto (6-5) after Kilbourne took a 14-3 lead on a 4-yard touchdown pass from Griffin Dahn to Chandler Bridges with 10:29 left in the second quarter.
The game turned when defensive back Taylor Wilson set up a 3-yard touchdown run by Justin Stoner with an interception that he returned 50 yards for a touchdown to make it 28-3 with 1:35 left in the third quarter.
"Our head coach has done a great job of getting us into the right spots," Wilson said of Vince Trombetti. "Yes, I'm going to say it, we've got the top defense in the state of Ohio. At the beginning of the season, we didn't play well. Now, we have it down."
Dominic Brown intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble, and Bridges had an interception. The defense gave up 73 yards.
There was jubilation but also relief, because Scioto had defeated Kilbourne 22-21 on opening night with a touchdown and two-point conversion with 23 seconds left.
Trombetti had tears in his eyes talking about the victory.
"At halftime, Taylor Wilson stood up and said, 'We are ready for this. We are ready to do this,' " he said. "This was a big win. We hear from alumni saying they are so proud that the program is back where it is supposed to be. We have a tremendous senior class, tremendous senior leadership.''
Defensive lineman Mason Rigio blissfully received pats on the back and congratulations after the game. The longest plays for the Irish were passes of 16 and 18 yards and a run of 15 yards.
"This is huge," he said. "We lost to them the first game of the season in the last minute. We just wanted to beat them."


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Voted to the Pro Bowl.
Voted to the Pro Bowl.
1.25) Artie Burns - CB, Miami (Mackensie Aleander)
2.58 ) Sean Davis - S/CB, Maryland (Deion Jones)
3.89) Javon Hargrave - DT, S. Carolina St. (Nick Vannett)
4.123) Jerald Hawkins - OT, LSU (Deandre Houston-Carson)
6.220) Travis Feeny - OLB, Wash (Darius Jackson)
7.227) Demarcus Ayers - WR, Hou (Graham Glasgow)
7.246) Tyler Matakevich - OLB, Temple (Travis Feeney)
The referee said that you hit Brian Sipe too hard. Did you hit him too hard?
I hit him as hard as I could - Jack Lambert
No Ryan Clark or Suisham ? Congradulations to Pouncey and Heath !
I have to honestly say I don't see what everyone sees in Pouncey. He is a very good Center but is he really one of the Top 3-4 in the NFL? He seems to get driven back quite a bit on pass plays. If he is really that good glad we have him.
I was thinking pouncey wasn't having a pro bowl year, until they put him in at guard. clearly we need him on the field so I figured there's much more going on than I was seeing. pretty strong indictment that the #1 defense (stats only) couldn't field a pro-bowler. I don't think they were snubbed, I think the league and fans were accurate in their assessment.
Miller is a complete class act and one of the players who will never quit. Great year and great effort all around. I hope he recovers fully as we are going to need him. I wish more of our players had the values and heart that Miller shows each and every game.
Now, who is the leader of the DL/LB crew?... with Harrison in his twilight, that group needs a new voice and I am not sure I hear one.
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For Immediate Release
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Chicago principal earns national recognition for making students active participants in their own education
Pershing West Elementary School principal receives Milken National Educator Award
CHICAGO-The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) and the Milken Family Foundation announced today that Chicago Public Schools principal Cheryl Watkins has been selected as a Milken National Educator. Watkins, the principal at Pershing West Elementary School, will receive $25,000 as part of the award.
"Illinois has some of the best teachers in the world and we're proud of not only the work they do in their classroom, but also their commitment to every aspect of their students' lives," said Linda Tomlinson, Assistant Superintendent at the Illinois State Board of Education. "I want to thank the Milken Family Foundation for their support and recognition of exemplary teachers."
Watkins strongly believes that all students can succeed and her passion and determination have held fast as she has advanced in her career. Pershing West is one of Chicago's 2010 Renaissance Schools.
"Because of Cheryl, our students are active participants in their own education," said Durrell Anderson, Assistant Principal at Pershing West. "Cheryl believes in the students and the staff and we are all working together toward the common goal of student success."
Lowell Milken, chairman and co-founder of the Milken Family Foundation was joined by football great Rosie Greer and local dignitaries for an assembly at Pershing West where the surprise announcement was made. The prestigious award is given annually to teachers demonstrating exemplary teaching skills and a personal commitment to education. Each winner receives $25,000 from the Milken Family Foundation which they can use however they wish.
Watkins, who has been a teacher and principal for 17 years, strongly believes in celebrating the differences among today's students. Her background includes teaching students with and without disabilities, students in wealthy districts and students in poor districts.
This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the Milken Educator Awards. Up to 80 recipients across the county will receive the award during the next six weeks. Over $60 million has been awarded to more then 2300 recipients, including the 2008 awardees. New winners will join the Milken Educator Network, a rich resource of educators and other influential leaders accessible to fellow teachers, legislators, school boards, and others who are shaping the future of education. Illinois joined the Milken Educator Awards program in 1988 and to date 106 educators across the state have been named National Educators.


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"Your rank and possessions are nothing to us, for we have long before this sacrificed the like for the sake of Christ and rejoice in what we have done."
~ Saints Crispin and Crispinian, to Emperor Maximianus after he had used threats and bribes in an attempt to persuade them to renounce their faith; their martyrdom gained them heaven; Maximianus, after losing his crown, killed himself in despair.


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I was initially motivated to write a book in the latter part of the 1980s about my fifth-grade teacher because she was an excellent teacher, and her characteristic qualities as a teacher and the strategies she used in the classroom could be beneficial for parents and educators, as they have been most beneficial to me as a student, parent, and educator. But, during the next fourteen to sixteen years, there was no apparent time to seriously write because of job, family, and community interests and concerns that seemed to take every moment of my time.
Shortly after the opening of the new millennium, I began to think about the book again, focusing on the possible effects that my fifth grade teacher had on my classmates.
After talking with and learning more about my classmates and the factors they thought most important to their development, my interest for the book shifted to the impact of the teachers at Valena C. Jones School (our elementary school), our parents, our classmates, our culture, our principals, and our community on our success in life and on the paths we selected. Special consideration in this book is given my fifth grade teacher because she greatly impacted my life.
Although I had been jotting down thoughts for this book for several years, I didn't really get started on it in a serious manner until after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans on August 29, 2005, three months after I attended activities in New Orleans celebrating the fortieth anniversary of my graduation from Dillard University.
Hurricane Katrina attacked New Orleans almost two weeks short of the fortieth anniversary of my leaving the city for graduate school at Howard University in Washington, DC. I left New Orleans a few days after Hurricane Betsy hit in 1965, at which time hurricane waters had not yet receded in all sections of the city. Following Hurricane Katrina, I knew New Orleans would never be the same, and I wanted to focus and capture in writing the New Orleans of my formative years.
I began planning the content for the book and talked with close relatives and friends about my plans. I developed a list of interview questions, selected a somewhat diverse group of classmates (initially 6) and subsequently interviewed twelve of my elementary school classmates who unselfishly helped to capture a period in the history of New Orleans and of the Creoles of color in the Seventh Ward as well as the engendering culture of my city during the 1950s. They relived the education and cultural experiences during that period. Many of my classmates interviewed have also contributed to an understanding of the evolution of the Creoles of color into the broader culture of African Americans as we learned to be accepting of and acceptable to the larger culture. I am most grateful that my classmates dug deep into their memories and were free and open in sharing their lives.
As a senior citizen, I feel free and compelled to share the many positives and some negatives of my Creole culture and educational experiences and of those of my classmates.
We noted with delight that our teachers in grade school, parents, and principals — all African Americans — valued education during racial segregation in the south; they set high standards for student achievement and believed that the students could reach those standards. They set standards of performance for the common good, and they believed that we could become good citizens and rewarded us for doing so.
Those beliefs and the experiences provided by the teachers and principals and supported by our parents helped to produce competitive individuals in all walks of life who serve their communities with distinction. Many of our parents were not formally educated; however, they were steadfast in supporting the education of their children.


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Never in the world I would be brave enough to wear a super bright fluorescent yellow trousers in London town especially in this horrid weather, nonetheless the outfit managed to brighten the depressive day. With the Benetton trousers I balanced the yellow with a loose fit white t-shirt, multicolour necklace, pink and grey stripey cardigan, pink checks and beige converse and bright pink Benetton scarf which has a cute lip print on it.
This style has a sense of casualness, urban and hip-hop. Ideally I would define this look as Swagger with a touch of cuteness, but what's missing? The look can never go without key Swagger accessories like; dice key chains, retro Casio watch, huge headphones and baseball cap. Never mind the cluttered accessories, simpleness is the key.
Thanks to Jen of The Style Crusader for the outfit photos.
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Posted on 11/04/2009 4:18:56 PM PST by raptor22
Cold War: The White House has announced our absence at ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Meanwhile, Russia has been practicing a nuclear invasion of an abandoned Poland.
The Berlin Wall has been a famous backdrop for American presidents sounding the battle cry of liberty in the struggle against tyranny. It was there that John F. Kennedy expressed our solidarity with the encircled residents of that outpost of freedom with his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner." And it was there that Ronald Reagan, with a defiant "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall," voiced our determination not to merely contain or get along with Soviet Communism, but to defeat it.
On Nov. 9, 1989, the people of Berlin did just that, secure in the knowledge that an economically and militarily revived America had their back. But that was then and this is now.
Today, American leaders travel the world expressing their regrets for our alleged past transgressions, and American exceptionalism is no longer part of our vocabulary. We're just another one of the gang, sandwiched alphabetically between Uganda and Upper Volta, whose votes cancel ours in an international community to which we pledge our fealty.
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Linkee no workee.
(Providing a perfect campaign spot for whomever runs v Marxist Obama in 2010.).
Obama: "I could not possibly appear at an event where people might actually think about the heroic and courageous actions of someone other than me. Instead would you consider showing the HBO special about my historic election campaign on a big screen for all the Berliners?"
Obama is a disgusting human.
There's an easy fix for that - we can appease foreign nations' derision of all things American by not coming to their aid the next time. We can be just like the other countries they want us to be by turning our backs on them the next time Europe or Asia, or some Islamic country needs help and simply explain, "sorry, we're re-arranging our collective sock drawers this year and simply can't be bothered coming to free your sorry a$$ from whatever tyrant has taken you over."
I'll bet the rest of the world will REALLY love us then!!!
As for those "leaders" who feel the need to apologize to the rest of the world for who/what we are, there's a place saved in an unemployment line for them in the VERY near future!!!
(Idiots!! Their arrogance and sanctimony are beyond disgraceful!!!)
A sad day for Mother Russia.
Having seen your post, it reminds me that this is exactly what Charles DeGaulle did in France after we helped liberate France from the Nazis. He was so jealous of America and American influence in France, he threw us all out of France and forced us to abandon the few military bases we had their to protect France while they rebuilt!!!
He couldn't stand the fact that most French credited Eisnhower and America with freeing them from Hitler.
as fyi here is another unrelated article but shows where this admin's priorities are
The White House has announced our absence at ceremonies marking the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Meanwhile, Russia has been practicing a nuclear invasion of an abandoned Poland... Today, American leaders travel the world expressing their regrets for our alleged past transgressions, and American exceptionalism is no longer part of our vocabulary. We're just another one of the gang, sandwiched alphabetically between Uganda and Upper Volta, whose votes cancel ours in an international community to which we pledge our fealty.
Obama, like many leftists, does not believe that the fall of European communism was a good thing. The Left is no doubt happy that Obama isn't going to show.
Obama can't afford to tick off the neo-Soviets in the Kremlin. He wants to have tea with Putin and Medviev on a daily basis (and lick their boots), and even a few rounds of Golf. And a discussion on Leninist politics for good measure.
This is sick. Obama is ONLY skipping going to the wall so he can appease the monsters in the Kremlin.
Obviously, the wall is not there anymore :) If Barry had his way, it would still be there.
"Obama is a disgusting human."
Calling him human is making an assumption.
Obama could have at least had the courtesy to send Bush 1. But I suppose his ego wouldn't let him.
For 0bozo, this was the easiest decision of his entire sorry ass administration so far. The socialist-fascist-commie pig usurper 0bozo doesn't believe in individual freedom or rights bestowed on us from our Creator....so why would the commie pig 0bozo choose to celebrate liberty & freedom at the Berlin Wall. The commie bastard 0bozo simply doesn't believe in these fundamental values or individual rights.
Hope and change will not be sacrificed because of freedom and liberty is in the way of the progress of the people...
Calling him human is making an assumption.
LOL. How about "BHO is a disgusting, shameful marxist PIG?"
When do the re-education camps open, comrad?
JFK: "Ich bin ein Berliner"
Obama: "Ich bin ein Loser"
What a disgrace this man is. What an utter disgrace to all who have suffered and died for freedom.
I cannot believe we have such a dangerous and irresponsible narcissist running our Republic.
He's turned his back on Honduras, Poland, and the Czech Republic in favor of Socialist and Communist despotism.
He's selling out our Allies. He and his champions claim that he's put America in a positive light "again". Selling out our Allies and siding with dictators is NOT a positive trait.
No one put up obstacles to GHW Bush travelling there on his own.
Besides, he probably has better things to do - like watching more fawning reruns of his election and erecting a new Communist Wall of Tyranny in America!
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Fugetaboutit, It Was a Home Run!…
Brian Cashman, did I mention how much I appreciate the investment you made in A.J. Burnett?
The Yankees salvaged the final game of the four game series with the Cleveland Indians to settle for a split in the first series ever played at the new Yankee Stadium. Considering that the Yankees lost games of 10-2 and 22-4, taking 2 of 4 sounds like a fairly good deal. The last time the Yankees gave up two big innings in a series like this, they were known as the New York Highlanders and it was 1907.
Branch Rickey, who is best known as the Dodgers GM who broke the color barrier by signing Jackie Robinson, was a left fielder on the team.
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Jack Chesbro, who had won 41 games three years earlier, was winding down a great career. San Jose's own Hal Chase was the Yankees first baseman.
Courtesy Hal Edward Chase III
Sunday brought the return of Carl "American Idle" Pavano, and he pitched the way he should have when he wore pinstripes. He pitched six innings, gave up 4 hits and 1 walk, and struck out 4. He turned over the game to the Cleveland bullpen, with a 3-1 lead. Fortunately, the Yankees rallied against the Tribe, thanks in large part to a disputed two-run pinch hit homer by Jorge Posada. The play represented the first time the officials used the video replay, but the upon review, the homer stood. The Indians had claimed fan interference.
A.J. Burnett had gotten into trouble earlier in the inning, when he loaded the bases with one out. A.J. struggled with his control today, walking 7 batters and throwing three wild pitches. But he kept the Yankees in the game, until he couldn't go any further. Joe Girardi went to reliever Jonathan Albaladejo who did a great job in retiring the next two batters. Then, it was time for Posada's heroics.
Cody Ransom (he's still a toad) hit a three-run double in the 8th to provide the final margin of victory, 7-3. I am not quite sure why Shin-Soo Choo slowed up and let Ransom's hit drop, but I'll take it. Maybe the ghosts of The House That Ruth Built finally moved across the street after seeing Saturday's debacle.
The game was closed out by the dynamic duo of Brian Bruney (8th) and Mariano Rivera (9th). It was not a save situation for Mo due to Ransom's insurance runs. Albaladejo got the win (1-0).
A.J. Burnett may not have had his best stuff today, but again, he has proven he is a warrior and the guy knows how to pitch. I have great confidence when Burnett pitches. He may not get the decision and he might take the loss, but you know that he's going to give it everything he's got and clearly he's nobody's fool. The guy has heart, and the last guy who pitched like that in pinstripes (David Cone) had a memorable Yankees career.
The Yankees are in second place, 2.5 games behind the AL East Leader, the surprising Toronto Blue Jays. Julia's Red Sox are a half-game back, tied for third with the Baltimore Orioles.
Next up at Yankee Stadium is an old friend. Jason Giambi returns to the Bronx to check out the new Stadium with his team, the Oakland A's.
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Nomar Garciaparra will be in tow. I think he's played a meaningful game or two in the Bronx.
Speaking of old friends…well, maybe less emphasis on the "friends" part, congratulations to Randy Johnson for his stellar performance against his old team, the Arizona Diamondbacks. He had a no-hitter into the 7th inning before giving up a double to Augie Ojeda. Johnson stranded Ojeda at third, and left the game after 7 innings. He gave up just one hit, Ojeda's double, and struck out 7. It was Johnson's first victory of the season (1-2) and the 296th of his career. As one who never minds seeing the D-Backs lose, congrats to the Big Unit for the vintage performance!
I had told some Dodger friends that the Yankees would have a better record than their team by the end of week. The only problem? The Dodgers haven't lost since. Yikes! Joe Torre and company continued their 8-game winning streak with a 14-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Manny Ramirez may be all that, but Matt Kemp is finally becoming the man for the Dodgers. Credit Donnie Baseball for his help in Kemp's realization of his five-tool talent.
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The Red Sox won. Bummer…
Just kidding, Julia! 🙂
Have a great week!
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SCOTT!!!!! Just kidding? Oh my friend – those are fighting words!😉 Enjoy your week – next weekend might not be so enjoyable for you! lol! And can you make sure your Sharks win tonight? My Bruins are doing their part! Oh – yeah – nice game Lakers. whoo hooo.😉
Scott – Could your Sharks win at least ONE game! lol! My Bruins are doing what they have to! I'm expecting they will be 3-0 after tonight!
At least the Yankees can't lose today! lol! Rained out. Red Sox got their's in – 5 in a row.
AJ in pinstripes, sorry but that's still going to take some getting used to. Sorry to hear about the rain, but it's been pouring here all day too!
Wonder if the Habs will ever win a game against the Bruins?
Why aren't the Sharks winning? Anaheim is a tough team, but you guys ran away with the Pacific this year. Anyway, I'm glad for Pavano too. Without him, wer'e in trouble.
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Cool photo…the replay doesn't lie! Many umpires do…but not the replay :O)
It's good to see what Yankee fan favorites Carl Pavano and Randy Johnson have been up to lately. And Jeffrey Maier approves of instant replay.-Erinhttp://plunking-gomez.mlblogs.com
After having just played the Dodgers, their streak is crazy, 14-2… it was brutal. Also, I have to say, even though I do claim to be part Red Sox fan, your last picture made me crack up.


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CAA: Toughest Conference in Division I
by Gary Lambrecht | Special to Lacrosse Magazine Online | Lambrecht Archive
Will Manny and UMass are in their second season since realigning with the CAA, which has become the deepest Division I men's lacrosse conference in the country.
Seth Tierney isn't joking, and he's not playing the homer by pumping up the league in which his Hofstra University men's lacrosse team competes.
Tierney means it when he looks at the quality of the Colonial Athletic Conference.
"From top to bottom, this conference could be the toughest in the country," said Tierney, Hofstra's fifth-year coach. "A lot of teams in this league are going to get you if you don't bring [your best]. It's going to be quite a battle just to be one of the top four teams that makes it to the league tournament. This conference has changed tenfold since I got here."
Among the seven conferences that produce automatic qualifiers for the NCAA tournament, the seven-team CAA is rivaled by the fast-improving Patriot League and the re-established Ivy League. But I give the edge right now to the CAA, which is in its second year of realignment and boasts a variety of schools that could make serious noise in May.
For the first time in its decade-long history, the CAA could send three teams to the NCAAs. No joke.
Take a look at this group. First, there is Hofstra, where Tierney has stocked a team that boasts numerous scorers and combines Canadian flair (attackmen Jamie Lincoln and Jay Card) with Long Island toughness and some well-placed transfers -- led by midfielder/graduate student Steve Serling, formerly a star at Lafayette.
The Pride is probably the most talented team, but that won't promise anything in a year shaping up this way. Look at Drexel, with proven, 40-point scorers in attackmen Robert Church and Scott Perri, an excellent, 270-pound junior goalie Mark Manos filling up the net and second-year coach Brian Voelker – Tierney's four-year roommate at Johns Hopkins long ago – calling the shots. Look at Delaware, which under 33-year coach Bob Shillinglaw keeps finding enough physical, talented midfielders and rough-and-tumble defenders to be a threat, not to mention another strong faceoff man in Dan Cooney.
Massachusetts and Penn State, which joined the CAA a year ago after Villanova, Sacred Heart and Robert Morris exited, bring more juice to the league.
UMass, five years removed from a trip to the NCAA title game, looks poised to rebound from last year's rebuilding season. The Minutemen, who already have upset Army, have a shutdown defender in junior Tom Celentani, a potent attack led by sophomore Will Manny, a solid, experienced midfield and a goalie on the verge of stardom in junior Tim McCormack. And it's only a matter of time before coach Jeff Tambroni squeezes the potential out of Penn State.
Then there's Towson, which regularly gets beaten up by its non-conference schedule, only to emerge as a CAA contender, after dominating the league in its early years. The Tigers have to find their offense in 2011, but they will scrap and defend. They have one of their better freshman classes under coach Tony Seaman, who always makes Towson a factor.
Only St. Joseph's is an easy out in the CAA, and that probably won't last long.
"We used to have two [automatic] wins [in Sacred Heart and Robert Morris]. Then you had to beat two of the other three teams and you were in the playoffs," Seaman said. "Now it's a lot tougher. Our early schedule doesn't help us with wins and losses overall, but we really need that kind of schedule to get us ready for our league."
The huge growth of lacrosse at the recreation and high school levels has made it possible for the "mid-majors" of Division I to attract strong, second-tier recruits, including some major impact players who did not develop until later in high school. And schools such as Hofstra, Towson and Penn State have committed more to the sport, as is reflected in upgraded facilities and recruiting budgets.
Big dividends have come at places such as Delaware, which rode faceoff specialist extraordinaire Alex Smith to the school's only final four in 2007, when the Blue Hens destroyed defending national champion Virginia in the first round. Hofstra, which went 17-2 in 2006, drove Johns Hopkins off its schedule after beating the Blue Jays for the third straight time on Long Island last spring. Drexel knocked off Virginia in its 2007 season opener, and nearly did it again on Saturday behind Manos' 19 saves.
Get used to it. The CAA continues to arrive on the lacrosse field. And it will not be going away anytime soon.
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PDC Energy to buy $330.6M in oil and gas assets
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PDC Energy, which did not name the seller, said it will close on the deal June 29. The assets include an estimated 35,000 net acres for horizontal development of the Niobrara and Codell formations, the company said.
"The acquisition solidifies PDC's position as the third largest leaseholder with about 103,000 net acres in the highly sought-after Core Wattenberg Field," PDC Chief Executive Officer James Trimble said in the statement.
The current net production of the area is about 2,800 barrels of oil equivalent per day from about 700 wells in the Niobrara and Codell formations. PDC Energy's independent engineering consulting firm estimates the assets contain proven reserves of 29.2 million barrels of oil equivalent.
The proven reserves consist of 58 percent crude oil and natural-gas liquids. The company believes the acreage will deliver reserves of 300,000 to 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per well.
PDC also plans to deploy a second horizontal rig to the Wattenberg beginning in the third quarter and drill about 37 horizontal Niobrara wells this year. It plans to add a third horizontal rig next year.
PDC also said Monday that the company, traded on the Nasdaq, intends to offer 6.5 million shares of common stock to the public through an underwritten offering. The company plans to use the net proceeds from the offering to finance a portion of the Wattenberg acquisition.
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Tiny Tigers Fans Rev Up for 2010
Just so we're clear, indeed, this is a personal attack on Mr. Krause, his home state of Michigan and his undying allegiance to a team that just ain't any good anymore.
(It is also a photo essay on the subsequent decay of US American youth)
(1st image courtesy of I HATE MY PARENTS; 2nd & 3rd images courtesy of 9GAG)
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Firstly, what self-respecting parent uploads these? Okay, they aren't identifiable in any of these.
Secondly…why am I not that surprised that there are these types of pictures (and definitely a lot more than 3) on the internet? Because it's the internet? Not really.
The first one looks too happy to be a Tigers fan, though.
They're photos of my nieces and nephews Jeff stole from my Facebook family reunion photos section. The first one is of Johnny Dale Earnhart Jones III, second is Cletus Kinsler Jones, and the third is my lovely niece, Brittany Lohan Jones.
Cici — I don't know. I think they're kinda funny. *snicker* You have a point on the first one, I admit, but I had just told him a joke🙂
Jonestein — Something tells me a Cletus Kinsler Jones probably does exist. My mom is a nurse who takes care of babies and she knows quite a few Brock Gibsons.
Emma -I know right!?
When I see pictures of kids like these, it make me wanna have 10 of'em. Seriously I could have a lot of fun. If they didn't cooperate, I could use photo shop.😉
Austin — You and me both. I just borrow my sisters' kids for stunts like this. Try it!
Kids as props…Oh, why not. As long as they're too young to remember, even in therapy years later.
Jane — Didn't affect me too badly… well, maybe it did. I dunno.


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History converges at Ten Mile River; Remembering an 'army' that planted trees
On August 4, 2013, a full day of events is scheduled on the site of Sullivan County's historic CCC Camp at Ten Mile River (TMR) Boy Scout Camp. There will be activities for the whole family, including tours of the CCC Camp; discussions with CCC expert John Dowd; interviews with a re-enactor portraying Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), the charismatic U.S. president who launched the CCC; plus displays of memorabilia, artifacts and more. The story of the CCC is a tale of noble ideas, desperate times and the men who had nothing to lose and everything to gain.
The Great Depression
Following the Stock Market Crash of 1929, America was thrown into the grip of the Great Depression. Unemployment was (under)estimated at 25%. Families became splintered as men left home to travel great distances in search of work. Conditions were made worse by the Dust Bowl, caused largely by a crippling drought (1934-1937) in the Great Plains, but exacerbated by years of misuse of our nation's agricultural lands.
In 1933, as FDR was pushing through his "New Deal" relief programs, the CCC was born. Sometimes called Roosevelt's "Tree Army," it saw the fastest mobilization of young men in the U.S. in peace time. Its purpose was two-fold—first, to provide unskilled manual labor jobs to a nation of young men struggling to find work; and secondly, to establish a natural resources conservation program in every state and territory.
Enrollees were provided housing, clothing, food and medical care and were paid $30 a month. Of this, $25 had to be sent home. After a seven-hour workday, classes were offered in reading, writing and other skills, such as woodworking, metal work, typing and photography, to prepare the men for life after the CCC.
During its nine years of operation, FDR's "Tree Army" of 2.5 million men would be responsible for planting three billion trees to help reforest America. The CCC can be credited with establishing many of our national parks; and the Appalachian Trail, which runs from Maine to Georgia, owes much of its clearing to the CCC.
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Jon Shaffer's Silver Bullet Solution to the Ho-Hum Hauler
What's it take to set a truck apart from the crowd anymore? In retrospect we had it easy a few years ago. Power anything with some modern running gear, bag it, shave it, and ribbon it with graphics and voilà — instant crowd. Ask any cutting-edge builder today and they'd confirm that the days of simple trucks with stock bodies, simple paint, and steel springs are over.
Apparently Jon Shaffer never got that memo. I don't think it would've mattered anyway; he sees things a little differently. Shaffer works for the third largest heavy-truck manufacturer in the world. Specifically he works at the company's technical center, the place where engineers send their designs to see what it takes to break 'em. And if one learns anything in testing it's that simple is better. To paraphrase GM's Charles Kettering, parts left off don't cause problems.
Just as a sharp person doesn't get good at breaking things without learning what makes them better, a restless one can't just learn without applying that information in one way or another. Shaffer's restless, but a big rig doesn't exactly lend itself to experimentation. So he scaled down a bit. He built a mini-truck—a 1969 Chevy to be exact.
As most stories start today, he found it on Craigslist. "It was an old high school friend's dad's truck," Jon begins. Will Vandermulen, he explains, is a local legend for having and knowing all about '67-72 GM trucks. "I picked his brain and parts piles many times," Jon says.
Actually what Shaffer really started with was a cab and chassis. He stripped and prepped the frame, but before building it he kicked it up 2 inches at the front crossmember. He retained the stock control arms, but swapped the springs for 3-inch Classic Performance Products drop coils. The modular CPP knuckles drop the truck farther and give it its later five-lug pickup discs. The truck also has power steering, 1969 being the first to get the integral-assist box.
If they were good enough for the NASCAR boys, the trailing arms were good enough for Shaffer. In anticipation of the truck's proposed ride height, however, he swapped the stock stamped crossmember for a Porterbuilt tubular variant. He achieved the drop with QA1 coilovers and swapped the fixed Panhard rod for an adjustable one from Chassis Engineering. To maintain suspension travel at the truck's new ride height Shaffer cut away the frame over the axle and bridged the gap with rectangular tubing.
Shark Racing in Sedro-Woolley, Washington, machined the vintage '70s 350 block. Judging by the low compression, a consequence of flat-top pistons and large-chamber heads, it comes across as almost weak. But Shaffer did that to give a B&M 144-series blower the opportunity to make up the difference with displacement. This one sports a 700-cfm 4150-series Holley.
That engine feeds a 700-R4 transmission. Transmission Outlet of Burlington, Washington, endowed it with heavy-duty bands, a Corvette servo, and a Transgo shift kit. Blower engines don't trade low-speed torque to build power, so the truck gets away with a remanufactured low-stall converter.
A Drivelines Northwest shaft transmits torque to a 12-bolt pickup axle. A 3.73:1 cog multiplies the torque and a GM Positraction limited-slip gear carrier feeds it to a pair of Dutchman 1541H shafts. The axle ends boast GM disc brakes. A pair of 15⁄8-inch-diameter Hedman headers feed the 2½-inch diameter exhaust system Shaffer built from stainless tubing sourced from Columbia River Mandrel Bending, Flowmaster Super 44-series mufflers, and MagnaFlow Camaro exhaust tips.
The frame bridge required a raised bed floor, or at least holes in the bed. But rather than do the work and end up with another wood floor he built a new one from a later-series longbed pickup. He installed it high enough to clear the bridge and trimmed it for widened '90s C1500 wheelwells. He spanned the 3-inch gap between the new bed floor and the old bed's threshold with sheetmetal and mounted the fuel tank filler there. With the bedsides in place, the finished structure looks as if Chevrolet built it as a test for the following series.
Shaffer back-dated his '69 with a '68 grille. He eliminated its integrated turn signals by replacing the lower opening with a spare upper opening. He nosed the hood above it and mounted it with Porterbuilt's cowl hinges. More than just shave it, he completely re-skinned the flat part of the firewall. Shaffer also fabricated the inner fender panels to accommodate the wheels' new location.
He used a Key Parts smoothie front bumper, but only after having Queen City Plating redo it for an acceptable finish. Queen City also did the rear bumper after Shaffer modified the mounts to raise it, notched its top to fit the body's profile, and shaved its fastening holes.
The truck breaks with full-custom convention by wearing its door handles. He threw another curveball by using parts from the GM pile not usually seen on these pickups. The door mirrors, for example, came from a '67 Impala; the side badges, a '62 pickup. Finally he relocated the tailgate handle to the inside of the box.
Inside the cab, Shaffer smoothed the dash, filled the speaker hole and climate control panel, and redesigned the defrost vents. He grafted an early Chevrolet rocker cover script to the glovebox door and made the gauge panel from a spare glovebox door. A Vintage Air climate control system got tucked up under the dash and its control panel hidden in the glovebox. Auto Meter Pro Comp Ultra Lite gauges fill the modified dash insert and a Ron Francis kit was used to wire the truck. A Lokar shifter stalk sprouts from the floor.
Reshaped foam belies the '94 Chevy pickup seat's heritage. Frank Castilleja at Frank's Custom Upholstery in Burlington trimmed it and the door and kick panels in red Ultraleather and the floors in bright red loop-pile carpet. He installed an ididit steering column that wears a Budnik Beveled Sport steering wheel.
Mount Vernon's Manuel Padilla applied the finish, a Matrix System base/clear formula dubbed Bright Silver. Glazier Sammy Aguilar installed the glass and Mukilteo's Queen City Plating finished the brightwork.
For most of us, a truck finished to the level Shaffer took his to is a keeper. To him, however, it's a proof of concept—it validated his ideas, primarily that he could build a truck from pretty much scratch. So when someone offered more money than Shaffer could resist, he turned the truck loose.
Jon Shaffer assures us that this won't be his last, though. When pressed for what the next one might look like, he shrugged. "I don't know," he says, "But I have some things I'd like to try out."
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What Assets "Count" as Part of Your Total Investment Portfolio?
Howard and Thelma Morrison were recently married. They are both in their early 30s, and each has brought valuable assets into their marriage. Now, they are in the process of consolidating them.
At the same time, they are starting to take a serious look at setting up an investment plan. Neither had really given much thought to investing before they were married; they simply made decisions about individual investments as the need arose, with no overall plan in mind. Now, they have decided that the best approach is to determine an appropriate asset allocation and try to refocus their investments according to the plan.
First, however, they need to take stock of where they currently stand—the current allocation of their investment portfolio. And that has led to some confusion: Which of their assets should they include as part of their "investment portfolio?" Some of the assets are relatively clear, but others are less so.
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Table 1 shows the assets that the Morrisons think may "count" as part of their investment portfolio.
|Current Market Value* ($)
|Include in Investment Portfolio?
|Thelma's Assets
|Checking account
|5-Year CD
|Category: Fixed income
|401(k) Plan:
|Stock Fund
|Category: Stock
|Category: Fixed income
|Consumption item
|Consumption item
|Consumption item
|Total "investments"
|Howard's Assets
|Money market fund
|Category: Cash
|Cash value life insurance
|Category: Fixed income
|Stock fund
|Category: Stock
|401(k) Plan:
|Stock Fund
|Category: Stock
|Balanced Fund
|Category: Stock/Fixed Income
|Category: Real Estate; not a consumption item
|Consumption item
|Stamp Collection
|Total "investments"
|Expected Future Assets:
|Thelma's Inheritance: 5 stocks
|Category: Stock; expectation is soon and certain
|Social Security
|Distant and uncertain payments
|Unvested pensions
|Distant and uncertain payments
|Total "investments"
|Total of all "investments"
|* Illiquid assets are valued at estimated market value. Condominiums are valued at estimated current market value less outstanding mortgage.
|Asset Allocation of Combined Portfolios:
|Real Estate
Thelma has a checking account with a balance of roughly $2,000. She also managed to save $20,000, which she invested in a five-year certificate of deposit. Thelma's employer sponsors a 401(k) plan in which she participates. Her own contributions and the vested portion of her employer's contributions total $50,000, and she has invested these assets in a stock fund ($35,000) and a GIC (guranteed income contract) ($15,000). She also has unvested employer contributions, to which she will be entitled if she stays with the company for several more years. Thelma owns a condominium in which the couple is now living; her equity investment (estimated market value less the mortgage) in the unit is roughly $200,000. And Thelma has brought some "hard assets" into the marriage—she has about $10,000 worth of jewelry and $30,000 of antiques, which she enjoys collecting.
Howard has a money market fund totaling $20,000, and a small life insurance contract that he was talked into purchasing several years ago. He managed to save $30,000, which he has invested in a stock fund. His employer also sponsors a 401(k) plan in which he participates; his vested portion currently stands at $50,000, of which $30,000 is invested in a stock fund and $20,000 in a balanced fund (with a 50% stock/50% bond investment objective). Howard's company also sponsors a defined-benefit pension plan, although he has not been with the company long enough for his entitlement to amount to very much. Howard owns a condominium, which the Morrisons rented out once they decided to move into Thelma's unit. His equity investment in the condo is $180,000. Howard has a relatively new car that is worth about $30,000 and a stamp collection, valued at about $10,000.
The Morrisons also expect to receive certain assets in the future. Thelma's grandmother recently died and left her five stocks valued at $150,000, but the estate has not yet released the shares. In the more distant future, they hope to stay with their current employers and receive the unvested portions of their employers' 401(k) plan contributions and pension plan. Of course, both have been contributing to Social Security, and they hope to receive some payments once they retire.
While the Morrisons have been able to identify most of their assets, they are uncertain what they should consider as an "investment." The issue is important, because it will affect their asset allocation decisions.
After mulling over the issue for some time, however, the Morrisons reach some conclusions about what they will include in their "investment portfolio," what they will exclude, and how they will value and categorize their inclusions:
Their personal investments:
Thelma's checking account and CD and Howard's money market fund and stock fund are relatively straightforward, and for the most part will be included as part of their investment portfolio; they will be valued at their current market value, and categorized as cash (for the money market fund), fixed-income (for the CD) and stock (the stock fund). However, they decide to exclude Thelma's checking account, since the sums in it tend to be (and most likely will continue to be) inconsequential. In the future, larger sums of cash will be kept in the money market fund.
Howard's cash value life insurance:
This includes a savings component that they will include in their "investment portfolio." Of course, it also includes an insurance component that should not be included. The amount they include, therefore, is the current surrender value less the premium they would need to pay for term insurance with equivalent coverage. Since the investment portion grows at a fixed rate, they will treat the savings component as a fixed-income investment.
Their 401(k) plans:
The amounts in their plans to which they are currently entitled—their own contributions and the vested portions of their employer contributions—are included as part of their investment portfolio and valued at their current market value. They are categorized based on how they are invested, with Howard's balanced fund investment categorized as 50% stocks, 50% bonds, and Thelma's GIC categorized as fixed income.
Their condominiums:
The Morrisons have decided that assets they are using primarily for consumption rather than investment will not be included in their investment portfolio. They are currently living in Thelma's condominium, and when they sell it, they will use the proceeds to purchase another home in which to live. Howard's condominium, on the other hand, has essentially turned into an investment, although he did not really intend it as such when he originally purchased it. Therefore, Howard's condo is included in their "investment portfolio," and valued at its estimated market value less the mortgage; it is categorized as a real estate investment.
Thelma's jewelry and antiques, and Howard's car and stamp collection:
The Morrisons decide not to include these in their "investment portfolio," since they are more for consumption rather than an investment—they are hard to value, they are illiquid, and the Morrisons are unlikely to sell them to meet future needs.
Thelma's inheritance:
Although Thelma has not yet received this asset, she is certain to in the near future, and thus the valuation of it is relatively straightforward and easy to include in their investment portfolio. It is categorized as a stock investment.
Thelma and Howard's unvested employer 401(k) contributions, pension plan, and future Social Security payments:
The Morrisons decide to exclude these from their investment portfolio because the possible payments are too uncertain and distant, and their current value is difficult to estimate and therefore meaningless. If, however, the Morrisons were just a few years away from the payments, they would be included, since there is much less uncertainty concerning the payments and the value can be estimated.
The bottom of Table 1 shows the Morrison's asset allocation based on their decisions concerning what to include and exclude. You can see that the resulting allocation would be quite different if, for example, they had excluded Thelma's probable inheritance or Howard's condominium.
Defining an Investment Portfolio
The Morrisons ran into a problem faced by many investors—although many "investments" are easily identifiable, some are not. It is important to carefully consider what you should include and exclude from your "investment portfolio," because it can have an impact on your asset allocation. If you misdefine your investment portfolio, you may wind up with an asset allocation that is less efficient in meeting your needs.
An investment portfolio should consist of financial assets that you would be willing to sell for spending money or that generate some form of spending money, either now or some time in the future.
Many items, such as mutual funds, stocks and bonds, are obvious. But other items, such as your house or pension payments, are less clear.
Here are some points to consider if you are uncertain about what to include or exclude as part of your investment portfolio:
- Is there a dollar value that you can attach to it? Some assets are difficult to value—for instance, stock options on your employer's stock. If the value is vague, its inclusion in your overall portfolio will add little meaning and would serve only to confuse your allocation strategy.
- Is it of substantial or material value? Some items may not be worth much relative to your other assets—for example, you may only carry small balances in your checking account. If the item is not worth much relative to your other assets, it is not worth the effort to add it to your overall portfolio.
- Is it an asset that, if not included in your portfolio, would cause you to structure your portfolio differently? An example could be pension payments you are receiving after retirement—excluding these payments from consideration may cause you to invest a substantially higher amount in fixed-income securities than would otherwise be the case; they should therefore be included.
- Is it an investment asset or a consumption asset? An investment asset is a financial asset that you would not mind liquidating for cash to spend and should be included in your investment portfolio. A consumption asset is purchased for purposes other than simply investment, such as your home (a housing need) or a collectible (a hobby or desire); these would be more difficult to part with and should not be included in your investment portfolio.


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